1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 37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 twic
2、e. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 Name of the radio program: _ 2 Time of the program:_ 3 Visitors nationality:_ 4 Weather in Brighton:_ 5 After having dinner in a restaurant, the visitor plans to take the last train _ PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage
3、. 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 What is common tragedy everywhere according to the passage? 7 What is a particularly effective solution to the problem? 8 Where are swimming course
4、s arranged for children? 9 What are the three steps in the process of teaching children to swim? 10 Except whom of all mammals do they swim naturally from birth? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the
5、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 each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 According to the talk it is a common sense that _. （ A） Deer are vegetarians. （ B） Dee
6、r are carnivores. （ C） Deer eat raw foods only. （ D） Deer are both vegetarians and carnivores. 12 What will be eaten by the white-tailed deer? （ A） Small plants. （ B） Small animals. （ C） A kind of fish. （ D） A kind of flower. 13 When were these white-tailed deer introduced to the island? （ A） In 192
7、6. （ B） In 1826. （ C） In 1962. （ D） In 1862. 14 When did the person suffer from the computer related disease? （ A） At the age of 7. （ B） At the age of 8. （ C） At the age of 9. （ D） At the age of 18. 15 When will the boy probably act? （ A） He receives the instruction from computers. （ B） He receives
8、the instruction form human beings. （ C） He can judge the meaning from the ambiguous words. （ D） He can tolerate the interactions of human beings. 16 What is the feature of those kids like when they are growing up? （ A） Their health is going to be developed. （ B） They are going to develop the machine
9、 standard. （ C） They will no linger be computer-obsessed kids. （ D） They are going to gain a close access to human emotion. 17 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The American Revolution. （ B） John Hancocks handwriting. （ C） How an American expression began. （ D） Signing the Declaration of Indepe
10、ndence. 18 Why is John Hancock remembered best? （ A） Because he was the governor of Massachusetts. （ B） Because he helped the patriots in the Revolution. （ C） Because he signed his name in large letters. （ D） Because he was president of the Continental Congress. 19 Why did John Hancock make his sign
11、ature large? （ A） In order that people would see his signature. （ B） In order that it would show that he was proud to be a patriot. （ C） In order that John Bull could read it without his glasses. （ D） In order that he would be remembered as one of the signers. 20 What is now a John Hancock? （ A） A g
12、overnor. （ B） A man who signs petitions (请愿书 ). （ C） A strong patriot. （ D） A persons signature. 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 ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 A 80-year old man from Cincinnati i
13、n America is making legal history by suing doctors who saved his wife. Edward Winter has witnessed his wife s death from a 【 21】 _ attack. The doctors had tried to restart her heart with an electric 【 22】_ with remarkable success, but leaving her brain 【 23】 _ . Her death was a long and 【 24】 _ expe
14、rience, which he did not want to go through himself. After she died he asked his doctor 【 25】 _ to save him in 【 26】 _ circumstances, but instead to let him die 【 27】 _ . While out visiting in May 1988, Mr. Winter 【 28】 _ the heart attack, which he was treated, and was rushed to St Franc is hospital
15、 in Cincinnati. The doctor who 【 29】 _ him wrote down on his chart that he was not to be 【 30】 _ but the duty nurse was not informed of Mr. Winters 【 31】 _ . The nurse took the usual 【 32】 _ action and tried to revive him with an electric shock. His life was saved 【 33】 _ the treatment was not compl
16、etely successful. Since then he 【 34】 _ stay in a nursing home, partially 【 35】 _ and barely able to speak without weeping. Though there is 【 36】 _ hope of improvement in his condition, doctors say he could 【 37】 _ many more years. The hospital 【 38】_ his story, arguing that the injury suffered by M
17、r. Winter is the 【 39】 _ of an act of God and they 【 40】 _ him over $ 60,000 for saving his life. 21 【 21】 （ A） heart （ B） liver （ C） brain （ D） nerves 22 【 22】 （ A） system （ B） shock （ C） device （ D） operation 23 【 23】 （ A） destroyed （ B） disintegrated （ C） dismembered （ D） damaged 24 【 24】 （ A） pe
18、aceful （ B） unconscious （ C） painful （ D） harmless 25 【 25】 （ A） not try （ B） try （ C） not to try （ D） to try 26 【 26】 （ A） similar （ B） critical （ C） serious （ D） crucial 27 【 27】 （ A） quickly （ B） naturally （ C） peacefully （ D） comfortably 28 【 28】 （ A） caught （ B） suffered （ C） passed （ D） avoide
19、d 29 【 29】 （ A） saw （ B） knew （ C） admitted （ D） nursed 30 【 30】 （ A） dead （ B） neglected （ C） alive （ D） revived 31 【 31】 （ A） condition （ B） verdict （ C） preference （ D） wishes 32 【 32】 （ A） emergency （ B） urgency （ C） crucial （ D） immediacy 33 【 33】 （ A） except （ B） but （ C） and （ D） instead 34 【
20、 34】 （ A） had had to （ B） had to （ C） has had to （ D） has to 35 【 35】 （ A） paralysed （ B） authenticate （ C） intoxicated （ D） deliberate 36 【 36】 （ A） little （ B） much （ C） some （ D） such 37 【 37】 （ A） struggle （ B） survive （ C） stay （ D） endure 38 【 38】 （ A） dislikes （ B） proves （ C） supports （ D） d
21、isputes 39 【 39】 （ A） subsequence （ B） influence （ C） punishment （ D） consequence 40 【 40】 （ A） donated （ B） charged （ C） lent （ D） spared 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. 40 Reebok
22、executives do not like to hear their stylish athletic shoes called “footwear for yuppies (雅皮士，少壮高薪职业人士 )“. They contend that Reebok shoes appeal to diverse: market segments, specially now that the company offers basketball and childrens shoes for the under-18 set and walking shoes for older customer
23、s not interested in aerobics (健身操 )or running. The executives also poing out that through recent acquisitions they have added hiking boots, dress and casual shoes, and high-performance athletic footwear to their product lines, all of which should attract new and varied groups of customers. Still, de
24、spite its emphasis on new markets, Reebok plans few changes in the upmarket (高档消费人群的 )retailing network that helped push sales to $ 1 billion annually, ahead of all other sports shoe marketers. Reebok shoes, which are priced from $ 27 to $ 85, will continue to be sold only in better specialty, sport
25、ing goods, and department stores, in accordance with the companys view that consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of its distribution. In the past few years, the Massachusetts-based company has imposed limits on the number of its distributors (and the number of shoes supplied to st
26、ores), partly out of necessity. At times the unexpected demand for Reeboks exceeded supply, land the company could barely keep up with orders from the dealers it already had. These fulfillment problems seem to be under control now, but the company is still selective about its distributors. At presen
27、t, Reebok shoes are available in about five thousand retail stores in the United States. Reebok has already anticipated that walking shoes will be the next fitness-related craze, re- placing aerobics shoes the same way its brightly colored, soft leather exercise footwear replaced conventional runnin
28、g shoes. Through product diversification and careful market research, Reebok hopes to avoid the distribution problems Nike came across several years ago, when Nike misjudged the strength of the aerobics shoe craze and was forced to unload huge inventories of running shoes through discount stores. 41
29、 One reason why Reeboks managerial personnel dont like their shoes to be called “footwear for yuppies” is that _. （ A） they believe that their shoes are popular with people of different age groups （ B） new production lines have been added to produce inexpensive shoes. （ C） yuppies usually evokes a n
30、egative image （ D） the term makes people think of prohibitive prices 42 Reeboks view that “consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of its distribution” (Line 5, Para. 2) implies that _. （ A） the quality of a brand is measured by the service quality of the store selling it （ B） the qu
31、ality of a product determines the quality of its distributors （ C） the popularity of a brand is determined by the stores that sell it （ D） consumers believe that first-rate products are only sold by high-quality stores 43 Reebok once had to limit the number of its distributors because _. （ A） its su
32、pply of products fell short of demand （ B） too many distributors would cut into its profits （ C） the reduction of distributors could increase its share of the market （ D） it wanted to enhance consumer confidence in its products 44 Although the Reebok Company has solved the problem of fulfilling its
33、orders, it _. （ A） does not want to further expand its retailing network （ B） still limits the number of shoes supplied to stores （ C） is still particular about who sells its products （ D） still carefully chooses the! manufacturers of its products 45 What lesson has Reebok learned from Nikes distrib
34、ution problems? （ A） A company should not sell its high quality shoes in discount stores. （ B） A company should not limit its distribution network. （ C） A company should do follow-up surveys of its products. （ D） A company should correctly evaluate the impact of a new craze on the market. 45 A nine-
35、year-old schoolgirl single-handedly cooks up a science-fair experiment that ends up debunking (揭穿 的真相 )a widely practiced medical treatment. Emily Rosas target was a practice known as therapeutic (治疗的 ) touch ( TT for short), whose advocates manipulate patients “energy field” to make them feel bette
36、r and even, say some, to cure them of various ills. Yet Emily s test shows that these energy fields can t be detected, even by trained TT practitioners (行医者 ). Obviously mindful of the publicity value of the situation, Journal editor George Lund- berg appeared on TV to declare, “Age doesnt matter. I
37、ts good science that matters, and this is good science.“ Emilys mother Linda Rosa, a registered nurse, has been campaigning against TT for nearly a decade. Linda first thought about TT in the late 80s, when she learned it was on the approved list for continuing nursing deduction in Colorado. Its 100
38、,000 trained practitioners (48,000 in the U. S. ) don t even touch their patients. Instead they waved their hands a few inches from the patients body, pushing energy fields around until theyre in “balance.” TT advocates say these manipulations can help heal wounds, relieve pain and reduce fever. The
39、 claims are taken seriously enough that TT therapists are frequently hired by leading hospitals, at up to $ 70an hour, to smooth patients, energy, sometimes during surgery. Yet Rosa could not find any evidence that it works. To provide such proof, TT therapists would have to sit down for independent
40、 testing-something they havent been eager to do, even though James Randi has offered more than $1 million to anyone who can demonstrate the existence of a human energy field. (Hes had one taker so far. She failed. )A skeptic might conclude that TT practitioners are afraid to lay their beliefs on the
41、 line. But who could turn down an innocent fourth-grader? Says Emily. “I think they didnt take me very seriously because Im a kid.” The experiment was straightforward: 21 TT therapists stuck their hands, palms up, through a screen. Emily held her own hand over one of theirs-left or right-and the pra
42、ctitioners had to say which hand it was. When the results were recorded, theyd done no better than they would have by simply guessing. If there was an energy field, they couldnt feel it. 46 Which of the following is evidence that TT is widely practiced? （ A） TT has been in existence for decades. （ B
43、） Many patients were cured by therapeutic touch. （ C） TT therapists are often employed by leading hospitals. （ D） More than 100,000 people are undergoing TT treatment. 47 Very few TT practitioners responded to the $1 million offer because _. （ A） they didnt take the offer seriously （ B） they didnt w
44、ant to risk their career （ C） they were unwilling to reveal their secret （ D） they thought it was not in line with their practice 48 The purpose of Emily Rosas experiment was _. （ A） to see why TI could work the way it did （ B） to find out how TT cured patients illnesses （ C） to test whether she cou
45、ld sense the human energy field （ D） to test whether a human energy field really existed 49 Why did some TT practitioners agree to be the subjects of Emilys experiment? （ A） It involved nothing more than mere guessing. （ B） They thought it was going to be a lot of fun. （ C） It was more straightforwa
46、rd than other experiments. （ D） They sensed no harm in a little girls experiment. 50 What can we learn from the passage? （ A） Some widely accepted beliefs can be deceiving. （ B） Solid evidence weighs more than pure theories. （ C） Little children can be as clever as trained TT practitioners. （ D） The
47、 principle of TT is too profound to understand. 50 Birds that are literally half-asleep-with one brain hemisphere alert and the other sleeping- control which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks. Earlier studies have documented half-brain sleep in a wide range
48、of birds. The brain hemi- spheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye con- trolled by the sleeping hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere s eye stays open and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resting at once. Decades of stu
49、dies of bird flocks led researchers to predict extra alertness in the more vulnerable, end-or-the-row sleepers. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction. Also, birds dozing(打盹 ) at the end of the line resorted to single-hemisphere sleep, rather than tot
