1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 3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 twice
2、. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 The woman is going to talk to Professor Smith about _. 2 The job is to help others with their _. 3 Actually, the woman is undertaking a job as a _. 4 How did the woman know the employment information? 5 The kids are available after_. PART B Direct
3、ions: 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 First of all, successful language learners are _. 7 The first type of learners try to find the _ f
4、or themselves. 8 Successful language learners can accept information that is _. 9 Whats more important for successful learners to do in the language than to know the meaning of every word? 10 What are the final type of successful language learners? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or
5、 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 each piece ONLY ONCE. 11
6、 Why does the woman say she has mixed feeling? （ A） She wasnt quite ready to come back to campus. （ B） There are more endangered species in zoos than in the wild. （ C） The birds wont learn how to keep away from people （ D） She might change her major. 12 What was the womans job? （ A） Counting wildlif
7、e. （ B） Cleaning cages. （ C） Training baby birds. （ D） Making puppets. 13 Why does the man mention tigers and pandas? （ A） He once had a job in a zoo. （ B） Theyre familiar examples of endangered species. （ C） Hes interested in the genetics of mammals. （ D） They also become attached to humans. 14 Wha
8、t was the woman doing when the policeman found her? （ A） She was lying near a lonely road. （ B） She was driving along a lonely road. （ C） She was seriously ill. （ D） She was having a terrible accident. 15 According to the womans account, what happened to her? （ A） She was attacked by robbers. （ B） S
9、he escaped from her family. （ C） She survived a traffic accident. （ D） She was forced to enter a flying saucer. 16 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） The woman was intended to leave her husband without telling him. （ B） The woman had met some creatures from outer space. （ C） The woman a
10、nd the creatures couldnt understand each other. （ D） The creatures could read and speak English. 17 Who is the person being interviewed? （ A） John Nash. （ B） Russell Crowe. （ C） Nashs friend. （ D） Crowes doctor. 18 We learn that the strange voices John Nash heard came from _. （ A） his subconsciousne
11、ss （ B） some alien beings （ C） the actors imagination （ D） the True reality 19 Which of the following does the interviewee consider accurate? （ A） Brash. （ B） You dont know a crap. （ C） How could you? （ D） Arrogant. 20 When John Nash went into his mental illness, he didnt realize that _. （ A） he was
12、 quite alerted （ B） he was enlightened （ C） it was mental illness （ D） it was in a movie 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. 21 Boeing Cos Sonic Cruiser, a proposed faster
13、 airliner, would be mostly blended material, program director Walt Gillette said recently. In its quest for the 【 21】 _ to fly 15 to 20 per cent faster than 【 22】 _ airliners, the US company says about 60 per cent of the new planes 【 23】 _, including the wing, would be a carbon-fiber-reinforced comp
14、osite material that is lighter than aluminum for the same 【 24】 _. “Composites would 【 25】 _ almost all of the airplane that you could see from the outside,“ Gillette said. Composites are well regarded among aeronautical engineers and have been in 【 26】 _ use since the 1970s. Each generation of plan
15、es has more composites, and Gillette 【 27】 _ that about 10 per cent of Boeings 【 28】 _ civil aircraft, the early-1990s 777, is built 【 29】 _the material. 【 30】 _still only a proposal, the Sonic Cruiser has 【 31】 _ the interest of many airlines, which expressed unusual enthusiasm for the aircraft 【 3
16、2】 _the September 11 attacks forced most of them to scale back operations. When Boeing 【 33】 _the Sonic Cruiser last year it said the plane might enter service 【 34】 _2006 and 2008. Gillette said the 【 35】 _ date now is 2008, by which time the market and technology are expected to have developed 【 3
17、6】 _Wind-tunnel tests 【 37】 _ the companys computer calculations of optimal cruising speed for the plane at 95 to 98 per. cent of the speed of sound. Going faster than sound would use too much fuel and 【 38】 _ great 【 39】 _ on the aircrafts engines. Gillette said the Sonic Cruiser 【 40】 _be offered
18、as a family of aircraft with 200 to 250 seats and a range of 6,500 to 9,000 nautical miles (12,000 to 16,700 kilometers). 21 【 21】 （ A） proficiency （ B） efficiency （ C） affection （ D） effective 22 【 22】 （ A） latest （ B） new （ C） current （ D） available 23 【 23】 （ A） construction （ B） structure （ C） i
19、nfrastructure （ D） constitution 24 【 24】 （ A） power （ B） fight （ C） tension （ D） strength 25 【 25】 （ A） constitute （ B） include （ C） compose （ D） consist 26 【 26】 （ A） contagious （ B） infectious （ C） publicizing （ D） widespread 27 【 27】 （ A） noted （ B） noticed （ C） recorded （ D） written 28 【 28】 （ A
20、） latest （ B） earliest （ C） newest （ D） oldest 29 【 29】 （ A） in （ B） with （ C） of （ D） by 30 【 30】 （ A） Despite （ B） However （ C） Nevertheless （ D） Although 31 【 31】 （ A） arrested （ B） captured （ C） held （ D） draw 32 【 32】 （ A） before （ B） after （ C） when （ D） unless 33 【 33】 （ A） discovered （ B） ex
21、pose （ C） unveiled （ D） exhibit 34 【 34】 （ A） among （ B） from （ C） before （ D） between 35 【 35】 （ A） aim （ B） target （ C） destine （ D） ending 36 【 36】 （ A） efficient （ B） effective （ C） sufficiently （ D） ample 37 【 37】 （ A） confirm （ B） affirmed （ C） assure （ D） promis 38 【 38】 （ A） lead （ B） cause
22、（ C） result （ D） made 39 【 39】 （ A） pressures （ B） depression （ C） stress （ D） anxiety 40 【 40】 （ A） might （ B） can （ C） must （ D） will 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. 41 Would you
23、like to orbit the Earth inside the International Space Station? Now you can take a space holiday for a price. This is due to a recant decision by top space officials of the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan and the European Space Agency. Last April, American businessman Dennis Tito reportedly pai
24、d between twelve million and twenty million dollars to spend one week on the International Space Station NASA had strongly objected to the Russian plan to permit a civilian on the costly research vehicle After two years of negotiations, space officials have agreed on a process to train private citiz
25、ens to take trips to the International Space Station. NASA recently agreed to conditions that will permit Russia to sell trips to the space station. The trips are planned by an American company called Space Adventures Limited of Arlington, Virginia. The company calls itself “the worlds leading space
26、 tourism company“. The company has sold a space trip to Mark Shuttle-worth, a South African businessman. In April, Mr Shuttleworth will be launched into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Experts say the change in policy at NASA shows a new desire to use space vehicles for business an
27、d industrial purposes. In a speech to Congress last year, NASA official Michael Hawes said that the space agency had not considered civilian travel as one of the industries it wanted to develop, However, Mr Hawes said that private space travel could now be clone as long as safety measures are observ
28、ed carefully. Yet, the average citizen will not be able to travel into space in the near future. Space Adventures Limited sells a training program for space flight that costs two hundred thousand dollars. That price does not include the cost of the trip to the International Space Station. That holid
29、ay in space costs twenty million dollars, Candidates for adventure space travel trips must be in excellent health and must pass difficult health tests, They must receive a lot of training. Besides, good English can help you prepare for a space holiday. This is because all successful candidates who w
30、ish to travel to the International Space Station must be able to read and speak English. 41 At first, NASA is _ private citizens space travel. （ A） for （ B） against （ C） indifferent to （ D） hesitant about 42 The time between American businessman Dennis Titos and a South African businessman Mark Shut
31、tle worths space travel is _. （ A） one year （ B） two years （ C） three years （ D） four years 43 NASA thinks space travellers must _ to do private space travel （ A） observe safety measures carefully （ B） have a new desire to use space vehicles for civilian travel （ C） nagotiate with Russia or NASA （ D
32、） be as rich as Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth 44 If a person really wants to go to the space station, he or she should spend _ in total. （ A） $ 200 000 （ B） twelve million dollars （ C） twenty million dollars （ D） more than twenty million dollars 45 Those who want to travel in the space should _.
33、 （ A） afford the expenses of the space trip （ B） pass the health check and physical training （ C） speak English （ D） all of the above 46 Until the last few years, giant IBM was most workers ideal of a company with great human relations. Getting a job there meant you were set for life at one of the m
34、ost enlightened firms in the world. Company benefits sounded like a “whos who“ of worker-friendly programs. There was job security for life. You could leave work two hours early if you arrived two hours early. You could put children and elderly parents in IBM-paid care programs. You could go to grad
35、uate school full-time while still being paid. And there were no hourly workers. Everyone was considered important and mature, so everyone was paid a salary and didnt have to punch a time clock. The firm was one of the first to institute job enrichment programs; way before the term was even invented.
36、 Everything it did was aimed at making employees feel important. And for years IBM had a highly motivated work force. But things have changed. IBM chairman John Akers told a startled group of management trainees that employees are “too damned comfortable at a time when the business is in crisis“. He
37、 also said there are “too many people standing around the water cooler waiting to be told what to do“. Obviously, Akers thought shock therapy was in order, Between an economic recession and competition, IBM suffered a major drop m revenue in 1991. “What we need around here is a higher tension level,
38、“ Akers said. So theyre making some changes at IBM. The firm slashed about 17 000 jobs. And suddenly IBM wants its managers to encourage certain workers to leave the firm. The whole situation is a dilemma for IBM. Policies such as no layoffs have done a lot to motivate workers and make them loyal. Y
39、et in a highly competitive world it may be unwise to let employees feel too secure. 46 IBM was viewed by most workers as _. （ A） a pressure cooker （ B） an elder-care center （ C） a company caring human relations （ D） a company with high efficiency 47 Time clock punch was not used in IBM because _. （
40、A） nobody liked it （ B） staff were trusted and valued （ C） there were no hourly workers （ D） everyone was punctual 48 The word “hourly“ in the sentence “there were no hourly workers(Para. 2) means _. （ A） punctual （ B） full-time （ C） paid every hour （ D） paid according to hours of work 49 The ideal
41、of IBM as a company began to change_. （ A） a few years ago （ B） a few months ago （ C） since 1990 （ D） after John Akers became the General Manager 50 From this passage, we can conclude _. （ A） staff will work harder ii they are offered more benefits （ B） punishment is a better motivator to staff than
42、 reward （ C） the company must intensify its management to survive competitions （ D） layoff is the best therapy for staff loyalty 51 Dr. Thomas Starzl, like all the pioneers of organ transplantation, had to learn to live with failure. When he performed the worlds first liver transplant 25 years ago,
43、the patient, a three-year-old boy, died on the operating table. The next four patients didnt live long enough to get out of the hospital. But more determined than discouraged, Starzl and his colleagues went back to their lab at the University of Colorado Medical School. They devised techniques to re
44、duce the heavy bleeding during surgery, and they worked on better ways to prevent the recipients immune system from rejecting the organ an ever-present risk. But the triumphs of the transplant surgeons have created yet another tragic problem: a severe shortage of donor organs. “As the results get be
45、tter, more people go on the waiting lists and theres wider disparity between supply and need,“ says one doctor. The American Council on Transplantation estimated that on any given day 15 000 Americans are waiting for organs. There is no shortage of actual organs; each year about 5 000 healthy people
46、 die unexpectedly in the United States, usually in accidents. The problem is that fewer than 20 percent become donors. This trend persists despite laws designed to encourage organ recycling. Under the federal Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, a person can authorize the use of his organs after death by si
47、gning a statement. Legally, the next of kin can veto these posthumous gifts, but surveys indicate that 70 to 80 percent of the public would not interfere with a family members decision. The biggest roadblock, according to some experts, is that physicians dont ask for donations, either because they f
48、ear offending grieving survivors or because they still regard some transplant procedures as experimental. When there arent enough organs to go around, distributing the available ones becomes a matter of deciding who will live and who will die. Once donors and potential recipients have been matched f
49、or body size and blood type, the sickest patients customarily go to the top of the local waiting list. Beyond the seriousness of the patients condition, doctors base their choice on such criteria as the length of time the patient has been waiting, how long it will take to obtain an organ and whether the transplant team can gear up in time. 51 Which of the
