1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 331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 When was Twain bom? （ A） 1865. （ B） 1825. （ C） 1835 （ D） 1845 12 What job did Twain get on the Mississippi? （ A） Type-setter. （ B） Writer. （ C） River pilot. （ D） Reporter. 13 Why did Twain go to West? （ A） To prospect for silver and gold. （ B） To get away from the war and the a
5、rmy. （ C） Because of the outbreak of the Civil War. （ D） To travel. 14 How long does a master s degree take in Switzerland? （ A） One year. （ B） Two years. （ C） Three years. （ D） Four years. 15 Who has to choose from a booklet of fifty courses for study? （ A） Students specializing in computer science
6、. （ B） Students studying for a bachelor s degree. （ C） Students doing Ph. D. （ D） Students studying for a master s degree. 16 Why does the speaker think the computer science education in Switzerland is particularly good? （ A） Because it is quite wide-ranging. （ B） Because there s more emphasis on ap
7、plied Information Technology. （ C） Because there are more grants available. （ D） Because students can get money from the state. 17 According to the speaker, what should the listeners do as soon as possible? （ A） Find a roommate. （ B） Hand in applications. （ C） Go to Spanish house. （ D） Buy a meal ti
8、cket for the cafeteria. 18 Which type of housing allows cooking? （ A） Women s dorms. （ B） Men s dorms. （ C） Family housing. （ D） International houses. 19 Which place has no more room for students? （ A） Coed dorms. （ B） Family student housing. （ C） International houses. （ D） Spanish house. 20 What wi
9、ll the listeners probably do next? （ A） Visit the type of housing they like. （ B） Move into the housing. （ C） Fill out forms. （ D） Buy a meal ticket. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on A
10、NSWER SHEET 1. 20 Pollution is a “dirty“ word. To pollute means to contaminatetopsoil or something by introducing impurities which make【 C1】 _unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many forms. We see it, smell it,【 C2】 _it, drink it, and stumble through it. We literally lived in and breathe pol
11、lution, and not surprisingly, it is beginning to【 C3】 _our health, our happiness, and our civilization. Once we thought of pollution【 C4】 _meaning simply the smogthe choking, stinging, dirty air that hovers over cities. But air pollution, while it is【 C5】 _the most dangerous, is only one type of con
12、tamination among several【 C6】 _attack the most basic life functions. Through the uncontrolled use of insecticides, man has polluted the land, killing the wildlife. By【 C7】 _sewage and chemicals into rivers and lakes, we have contaminated our 【 C8】 _water. We are polluting the oceans, too, killing th
13、e fish and【 C9】 _depriving ourselves of an invaluable food supply. Part of the problem is our exploding【 C10】 _. More and more people are producing more wastes. But this problem is intensified by our “throw-away“technology. Each year Americans【 C11】 _of 7 million autos, 20 million tons of waste pape
14、r, 25 million pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million cans. We throw away gum wrappers, newspapers, and paper plates. It is no longer wise to【 C12】 _anything. Today almost everything is disposable. Instead of repairing a toaster or a radio, it is easier and cheaper to buy another one and discard t
15、he old, even 【 C13】 _95 percent of its parts may still be functioning. Baby diapers, which used to be made of reusable cloth, are now paper throw-aways. Soon we will wear clothing made of【 C14】 _:“Wear it once and throw it away“ will be the slogan of the fashionable-consciousness. Where is this all
16、to end? Are we turning the world into a gigantic dump, or is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem?【 C15】 _, solutions are in sight. A few of them are positively ingenious. 21 【 C1】 22 【 C2】 23 【 C3】 24 【 C4】 25 【 C5】 26 【 C6】 27 【 C7】 28 【 C8】 29 【 C9】 30 【 C10】 31 【 C11】 32 【 C12】 33
17、【 C13】 34 【 C14】 35 【 C15】 Part A 35 A Some archaeological sites have always been easily observablefor example, the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, the pyramids of Giza in Egypt; and the megaliths of Stonehenge in southern England. But these sites are exceptions to the norm. Most archaeological sites h
18、ave been located by means of careful searching, while many others have been discovered by accident. Olduvai Gorge, an early hominid site in Tanzania, was found by a butterfly hunter who literally fell into its deep valley in 1911. Thousands of Aztec artifacts came to light during the digging of the
19、Mexico City subway in the 1970s. B In another case, American archaeologists Rene Million and George Cowgill spent years systematically mapping the entire city of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico near what is now Mexico City. At its peak around AD 600, this city was one of the largest human settle
20、ments in the world. The researchers mapped not only the city s vast and ornate ceremonial areas, but also hundreds of simpler apartment complexes where common people lived. C How do archaeologists know where to find what they are looking for when there is nothing visible on the surface of the ground
21、? Typically, they survey and sample (make test excavations on) large areas of terrain to determine where excavation will yield useful information. Surveys and test samples have also become important for understanding the larger landscapes that contain archaeological sites. D Surveys can cover a sing
22、le large settlement or entire landscapes. In one case, many researchers working around the ancient Maya city of Copan, Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using aerial photographs and by making surveys on foot. The resulting settlement maps show how th
23、e distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically between AD 500 and 850, when Copan collapsed. E To find their sites, archaeologists today rely heavily on systematic survey methods and a variety of high-technology tools and techniques. Airborne technologies, su
24、ch as different types of radar and photographic equipment carried by airplanes or spacecraft, allow archaeologists to learn about what lies beneath the ground without digging. Aerial surveys locate general areas of interest or larger buried features, such as ancient buildings or fields. F Most archa
25、eological sites, however, are discovered by archaeologists who have set out to look for them. Such searches can take years. British archaeologist Howard Carter knew that the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun existed from information found in other sites. Carter sifted through rubble in the Va
26、lley of the Kings for seven years before he located the tomb in 1922. In the late 1800s British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evan combed antique dealers stores in Athens, Greece. He was searching for tiny engraved seals attributed to the ancient Mycenaean culture that dominated Greece from the 1400s to
27、1200s BC. Evans s interpretations of these engravings eventually led him to find the Minoan palace at Knossos (Knossos) on the island of Crete, in 1900. G Ground surveys allow archaeologists to pinpoint the places where digs will be successful. Most ground surveys involve a lot of walking, looking f
28、or surface clues such as small fragments of pottery. They often include a certain amount of digging to test for buried materials at selected points across a landscape. Archaeologists also may locate buried remains by using such technologies as ground radar, magnetic field recording, and metal detect
29、ors. Archaeologists commonly use computers to map sites and the landscapes around sites. Two and three dimensional maps are helpful tools in planning excavations, illustrating how sites look, and presenting the results of archaeological research. Order: Part B Directions: Read the following four tex
30、ts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 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 a
31、re, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority(优先 )it must be given over 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
32、 of spelling. If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child 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 dictiona
33、ries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom 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 cri
34、ticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who 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
35、on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation(动力 )to seek improvement. 41 Teachers are different in their opinions about_. （ A） the difficulties in teaching spelling （ B） the role of spelling in general language development
36、（ C） the complexities of the basic writing skills （ D） the necessity of teaching spelling 42 The expression“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 43 Teachers encourage the use of
37、dictionaries so that_. （ A） students will be able to express their ideas more freely （ B） students will have more confidence in writing （ C） teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes （ D） students will learn to be independent of teachers 44 The writer seems to think that the teachers ju
38、dgement on that sensitive piece of writing is_. （ A） unfair （ B） reasonable （ C） foolish （ D） careless 45 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 relationshi
39、p between spelling and the content of a composition 45 In the 1960s the West Coast became an important 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
40、U. S. A. “ , “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good life 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
41、 peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music. Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo-pling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs. Not all of th
42、e rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A. . That was the time of the great British rock groups like 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 singer
43、s. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were 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
44、people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical 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 poo
45、r parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life 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 De
46、troit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown or 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. 46 Where in the
47、United States did pop music first emerge? （ A） The West. （ B） New York. （ C） The South. （ D） San Francisco. 47 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 II. （ C） The Vietnam War. （ D） The Gulf War. 48
48、The term “Hippies“ refers to_. （ A） three young rock stars （ B） four Liverpool boys （ C） the rock group of the Rolling Stones （ D） the lost generation 49 American rock music of the 1960s was greatly influenced by_. （ A） American country music （ B） British rock music （ C） Hollywood film music （ D） th
49、e Hippies 50 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s? （ A） Terrible. （ B） Humiliating. （ C） Enjoyable. （ D） Holy. 50 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 our children as well?“ At Time Warner
