1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 317及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twi
2、ce. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 PART C Directions: You will he
3、ar three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear eac
4、h piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） A standard unit for measuring weight. （ B） How to care for precious metals. （ C） The value of precious metals. （ D） Using the metric system. 12 How is the weigh used? （ A） To measure amounts of rainfall. （ B） To check the accuracy of
5、scales. （ C） To observe changes in the atmosphere. （ D） To calculate the density of other metals. 13 What does Doctor Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight? （ A） It is too high for such a light weight. （ B） It is difficult to judge the value of such an object. （ C） It is a small amo
6、unt to pay for so much precious metal. （ D） It is reasonable for an object with such an important function. 14 Why does a newborn baby have to spend the first year of his life learning to listen? （ A） Because he likes learning. （ B） Because his hearing center is still immature. （ C） Because his ears
7、 are immature. （ D） Because he wants to know how to use his ears. 15 Whats a newborn babys reaction to a loud noise near him? （ A） Get angry. （ B） Look away （ C） Begin crying. （ D） Ignore it. 16 When does a baby begin to use more vowels and consonants? （ A） When he is pleased. （ B） As he grows. （ C）
8、 When he gets angry. （ D） When he hears other baby crying. 17 What is the occasion for the mans speech? （ A） Graduation. （ B） A class reunion. （ C） The dedication of a new building. （ D） The groundbreaking ceremony for a pedestrian walkway on campus. 18 In what aspect does State University remain th
9、e same? （ A） The main campus. （ B） The student population. （ C） The age-old ideals. （ D） The programs of the Division of Continuing Education. 19 Why was University Tower torn down? （ A） Because a bell tower was to the built on the site. （ B） Because it was found unsafe. （ C） Because a parking lot w
10、as to be constructed there. （ D） Because no one wanted to preserve it. 20 What is the main idea of the mans speech? （ A） Everything at State University has changed in the past ten years. （ B） Although the campus looks the same, some things have changed at State University. （ C） In spite of the Chang
11、es on the campus, the commitments of the State University remain the same. （ D） Everything has stayed the same at State University during the past ten years. Part A 20 Using a public telephone may well be one of the minor irritations of life, demanding patience, determination and a strong possibilit
12、y of failure together on occasion with considerable unpopularity. The hopeful【 B1】 _(shall we call him George?) waits till six o clock in the evening to take【 B2】 _of the so-called “cheap rates“ for a long distance call. The telephone box, with two broken panes of glass in the side, stands at the【 B
13、3】 _of two main roads with buses, lorries and cars roaring past. It is pouring with rain as George【 B4】 _a queue of four depressed-looking people. Time passes slowly and seems to come to a standstill【 B5】 _the person immediately before George【 B6】_on an endless conversation, pausing only to insert a
14、nother coin every minute or so. Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the【 B7】 _. George enters and picks up one of the directories inside, only to discover that someone unknown has torn out the 【 B8】 _page he needs. Nothing for it but to dial Directory Enquiries. He waits patien
15、tly for a reply (while someone outside【 B9】_repeatedly on the door) and finally notes down the number given. At last George can go【 B10】 _with his call. Just as he is starting to dial, however, the door opens and an unpleasant-looking face peers in with the demand “cant you hurry up?“. 【 B11】 _such
16、barbarity, George continues to dial and his unwanted companion withdraws. At last he hears the burr-burr of the ringing【 B12】 _, immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money, but he is now so upset that he knocks down the coins he has placed ready on the top of the box. Having at last loca
17、ted them, he dials again the pips are repeated and he hastily inserts the coins. A cold voice【 B13】 _him, “Grand Hotel, Chalfont Well.“ “Ive an urgent message for a Mr. Smith who is a guest in your hotel. Could you put me through to him? I m afraid I dont know his room number. “ The response appears
18、 less than enthusiastic and a long silence【 B14】 _. George inserts more coins. Then the voice informs him,“Ive been trying to locate Mr. Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him leave about a minute ago.“ Breathing heavily, George【 B15】 _the receiver, just as the knocking on the door starts
19、 again. 21 【 B1】 22 【 B2】 23 【 B3】 24 【 B4】 25 【 B5】 26 【 B6】 27 【 B7】 28 【 B8】 29 【 B9】 30 【 B10】 31 【 B11】 32 【 B12】 33 【 B13】 34 【 B14】 35 【 B15】 Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
20、35 Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先 )it must be given ove
21、r general language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling. If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child
22、will be likely to “play safe“. He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to a-void adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the botto
23、m of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible (难以辨认的 ). “It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who
24、had omitted to read the essay, which included some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil
25、 more motivation (动力 ) to seek improvement. 36 Teachers are different in their opinions about_. （ A） the difficulties in teaching spelling （ B） the role of spelling in general language development （ C） the complexities of the basic writing skills （ D） the necessity of teaching spelling 37 The expres
26、sion “play safe “probably means_. （ A） to write carefully （ B） to do as teachers say （ C） to use dictionaries frequently （ D） to avoid using words one is not sure of 38 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that_. （ A） students will be able to express their ideas more freely （ B） students wi
27、ll have more confidence in writing （ C） teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes （ D） students will learn to be independent of teachers 39 The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is_. （ A） unfair （ B） reasonable （ C） foolish （ D） careles
28、s 40 The major point discussed in the passage is_. （ A） the importance of developing writing skills （ B） the complexities of spelling （ C） the correct way of marking compositions （ D） the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition 40 In the 1960s the West Coast became an importan
29、t center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like “Surfin U. S. A.“, “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good life
30、in California. San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music
31、. Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Joplingr Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs. Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U.S. A That was the time of the great British rock groups l
32、ike the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America. Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were
33、about love and friendship, good and bad times. In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical
34、event of the 1960s. After World War II a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life
35、was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier. Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul. In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown o
36、r motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown. 41 Where in the United States did pop music first emerge? （ A） The West. （ B） New York. （ C） The South. （ D） San Francisco.
37、42 What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up pop music? （ A） The Korean War. （ B） The Word War . （ C） The Vietnam War. （ D） The Gulf War. 43 The term “Hippies“ refers to _. （ A） three young rock stars （ B） four Liverpool boys （ C） the rock group of th
38、e Rolling Stones （ D） the lost generation 44 American rock music 6f the 1960s was greatly influenced by_. （ A） American country music （ B） British rock music （ C） Hollywood film music （ D） the Hippies 45 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s? （ A） Terrible. （ B） Humiliating.
39、 （ C） Enjoyable. （ D） Holy. 45 No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of a nation. “Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten
40、our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at different times, involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and
41、 the corporate bottom line. At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 billion aft
42、er two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently. The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, wh
43、en Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-Ts violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. “The test of any democratic society, “he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “lies not in how well it can control expression but
44、in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We wont retreat when we face any threats. “ Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his h
45、ard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verses at last months stockholders meeting, Levin asserted that “music is not the cause of societys ills“ and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But he talked
46、as well about the “balanced struggle“ between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music. The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin an
47、d his corporate strategy. But insiders say some of them have shown their concerns in this matter. “Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited, “says Luce. “I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the compan
48、y have only recently come to realize this.“ 46 An American senator criticized Time Warner for _. （ A） its raising of the corporate stock price （ B） its self-examination of the soul （ C） its neglect of social responsibility （ D） its emphasis on creative freedom 47 The word “flap“ (Para. 3)here means
49、“_“. （ A） controversy （ B） fear （ C） disaster （ D） solution 48 In 1992, Time Warner caused public outrage because it_. （ A） sacked workers as a result of restructuring （ B） issued a record promoting violence （ C） advocated the culture of the street （ D） challenged the freedom of expression in democratic society 49 In the face of recent attacks on the company, Levin_. （ A） stuck to a strong stand to defend freedom of expression （ B）
