1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 40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 _ is not printed very clearly on the ticket. 2 Either stay overnight and catch the next days flight or take the Athens flight that evening and _ from Athens. 3 I think the traveller will _. 4 The Athens will leave _. 5 The class of ticket is _. P
3、ART 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 When did John give his friend a cigarette? 7 How long did their holiday last? 8 What w
4、as the man opposite them doing? 9 Why was smoking not allowed? 10 Why was the mans photograph in the newspaper? 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 questions which accompany it. While listening, ans
5、wer 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 Russian influence is obvious in Alaska in all of the regions named except which one? （ A） The Southeast. （ B） The Northwest. （ C） The So
6、uthwest. （ D） The central part of the state. 12 How much did the United States pay for Alaska? （ A） A hundred dollars an acre. （ B） Ten dollars an acre. （ C） Two cents an acre. （ D） Ten dollars an acre. 13 According to the lecture, approximately how many residents are there in Anchorage? （ A） 200,00
7、0. （ B） 300,000. （ C） 100,000. （ D） 400,000. 14 According to the lecture, what was the result of Alis 1964 fight against Sonny Liston? （ A） Liston was claimed winner by decision after only two rounds. （ B） Ali knocked Liston out in the seventh round. （ C） Liston was unable to answer the bell in the
8、ninth round. （ D） Ali was proclaimed champion after six rounds. 15 What happened to Ali when he refused to enter the United States Army during the Vietnam War? （ A） He spent five years in prison. （ B） He was accepted into the Black Muslim religious group. （ C） He was denied his boxing rights. （ D） H
9、e was immediately exempted from military, service. 16 When did Ali announce that he had become a Black Muslim? （ A） He announced that he had become a Black Muslim after defeating Liston in a championship fight. （ B） He announced that he had become a Black Muslim while he was still an amateur boxer.
10、（ C） He announced that he had become a Black Muslim after the Vietnam War. （ D） He announced that he had become a Black Muslim when he retired form boxing in 1980. 17 According to the passage, what were dogs trained for in the past? （ A） For protection against other animals. （ B） For protection agai
11、nst other dogs. （ C） Just for fun. （ D） For the purpose of guarding the house. 18 Why were dogs used for hunting? （ A） Because they did not eat other animals. （ B） Because they were useful for protection. （ C） Because they were good hunters. （ D） Because they always obeyed their masters. 19 What is
12、the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now? （ A） For companionship. （ B） For amusement. （ C） For protection against robbery. （ D） For hunting. 20 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） The city can be a lonely place. （ B） Life in the west can be very dangerous. （ C） Peopl
13、e in the west are fond of animals. （ D） The dog is a useful and friendly animal. 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 An 80-year-old man from Cincinnati in America is ma
14、king legal history by suing doctors who saved his wife. Edward Winter has witnessed his wifes 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】 _ experience which he di
15、d 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 so treated, and was rushed to St Francis hospital in Cincinnati. The doc
16、tor 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 completely successful. Since th
17、en he 【 34】_ stay in a nursing home, partially 【 35】 _ and barely able to speak without weeping. Thoughthere 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 Mr Winter is the 【 39】 _ of
18、an act of Col 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） peaceful （ B） unconscious （ C） p
19、ainful （ 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） avoided 29 【 29】 （ A） saw （ B） knew
20、（ 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 【 34】 （ A） had had to （ B） had
21、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） disputes 39 【 39】 （ A） subseque
22、nce （ 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 The World Health Organization (WHO) i
23、s in trouble. Its leader is accused of tailing to lead, and as the organization drifts, other bodies, particularly the World Bank, are setting the global health agenda. Western governments want the WHO to set realistic targets and focus its energy on tackling major killers such as childhood diseases
24、 and tobacco. The WHO clearly needs to set priorities. Its total budget of 0.9 billion - around 10p for each man, woman and child in the world - cannot solve all the worlds health problems. Yet its senior management does not seem willing to narrow the organizations focus. Instead it is trying to be
25、all things to all people and losing dependability. Unfortunately, the argument for priority-setting is being seriously undermined by the US, one of the chief advocators of change. The US is trying to reduce its contribution to the WHOs regular budget from a quarter of the total to a fifth. That woul
26、d leave the organization 20 million short this year. on top of the substantial debts the US already owes. The WHO may need priorities, but it certainly doesnt need budget cuts. Thanks to the USs failure to pay its bills, many of the poorer nations see priority-setting as merely a cover for cost-cutt
27、ing that would hit their health programs hard. The WHO would not serve poorer countries any worse if it sharpened its focus . It would probably serve them better. In any case, a sharper focus should not mean that less money is needed, When the US demands cuts, it simply fuels disputes between the ri
28、cher and poorer countries and gives the WHO s senior management more time to postpone. The American action is not confined to the WHO. It wants eventually to cut its contributions to the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Labor Organization too But it knows that dissatisfaction
29、with the WHO and its leadership has made the organization vulnerable. If it wins against the WHO, the rest will lose out in their turn. Americas share of the budget is already a concession. Each nations contribution to the LIN agencies is calculated according to its wealth, and by that measure the U
30、S should be paying about 28 per cent of the WHO budget. But over the past three decades the US has gradually reduced what it pays the organization . The US should. not task for further cuts, Until it pays its full share of money, it will hold back the organizations much needed reforms. The world nee
31、ds the WHO. The World Bank may have a bigger budget, but it sees improved health as just one part of economic and social development, The WHO remains the only organization committed to health for all, regardless of wealth. 41 How much of the WHOs budget should the United States pay in terms of its w
32、ealth? （ A） quarter. （ B） 28% （ C） More than 20 million （ D） A fifth. 42 Which of the following can best characterize the US? （ A） It has stopped demanding reforms. （ B） Its management is inefficient. （ C） It is trying to pay less to WHO. （ D） Its government is not responsive. 43 What does the autho
33、r mean when he interprets the urge for a sharper focus? （ A） The US will be justified in cutting its financial contribution. （ B） More heated arguments will be unavoidable between richer and poorer countries. （ C） There should be better service for poorer countries but no cost - cutting. （ D） The po
34、orer countries will not receive more benefits. 44 What is the United States strategy to fight all those organizations according to the author? （ A） To defeat them all one by one. （ B） To defeat the WHO first and the others will give up. （ C） To exclusively cut contributions to the WHO. （ D） To cut c
35、ontributions to all the organizations. 45 Which of the following world organizations has the weakest leadership according to the passage? （ A） The International Labor Organization. （ B） The Food and Agriculture Organization. （ C） The World Health Organization. （ D） The World Bank. 45 Advertising pla
36、ys a major role in the distribution of goods from manufacturers to consumers. It provides an effective way for sellers to inform buyers about products. Advertising thus helps manufacturers sell their products and benefits consumers by providing them with shopping information. Advertising also helps
37、the economy grow by stimulating demand for new products. Manufacturers spend much money to develop new products. Through advertising, they can speed up the process of creating a market for a product and so recover their costs more quickly. Fewer new products would be developed if manufacturers could
38、 not use advertising to help sell the products. Advertisers include the expense of advertising in the sales price of a product. In some cases, advertising raises the price of a product. In other cases, advertising helps lower prices by creating the mass demand that supports mass production. Successf
39、ul advertising makes many people want a product. By mass producing a product and developing a large volume of sales, the manufacturer can charge less per unit. Sociologically, advertising supports the mass communication media. It pays all the costs of commercial television and radio. It provides vie
40、wers with free entertainment and news programs, though viewers are often annoyed by commercial interruptions. Advertising also pays three- fourths of the costs of newspapers and magazines. Without advertising, readers would have to pay a higher price for newspapers and magazines, and many of the pub
41、lications would go out of business. Because the mass media depend on advertising to stay in business, many people question whether advertisers control the media. Generally, media do no allow advertisers to influence their programming or editorial content. However, many broadcasters and publishers do
42、 not hesitate to run favorable information about their advertisers, and they sometimes refuse to run unfavorable information. Critics of commercial television maintain that dependence on advertising lowers the quality of TV programming . In order to sell advertising time at high prices, TV stations
43、try do attract the largest possible audience. Critics argue that the stations therefore broadcast too many general entertainment programs and not enough informational and cultural programs. Many critics also charge that advertising persuades people to buy products they do not need or want through th
44、e use of psychological techniques. Advertisers reply that they do not have the means to make people buy unwanted products. They argue that adults freely choose what to buy or what not to buy. Most experts agree, however, that that advertising is particularly persuasive to young children, who do not
45、have the ability or experience to judge advertising critically. For this reason, the Federal Trade Commission has strict regulations governing advertising aimed at children. 46 Advertising is useful to the economy in the sense that. （ A） it helps to inform consumers about new products. （ B） it gives
46、 the designers a chance to make money . （ C） it helps to create a market for new products. （ D） it gives the producers an excuse to raise prices. 47 Consumers will not benefit from advertising until it becomes successful. （ A） and the producer lowers the price （ B） with mass production. （ C） before
47、a new market has been created. （ D） or the manufacturer has recovered the cost. 48 The author seems to think that commercial interruptions on television and radio. （ A） are a waste of time （ B） are fully justified. （ C） only serve the interest of producers. （ D） only serve the interest of the media.
48、 49 What critics are really worried about? （ A） Broadcasters and publishers do not want to make open bad news about their advertisers. （ B） Stations are too much interested in seeking money from their advertisers. （ C） Programs are not so appealing to more and more audience. （ D） Stations will not b
49、roadcast enough educational programs. 50 What is the authors attitude towards advertising? （ A） Negative. （ B） Positive. （ C） Indifferent （ D） Not clear 50 There is a lot of argument between people who believe in the truth of old weather rhymes (韵文 ) and people who are reluctant to believe in them. The first group thinks the rhymes are helpful, but many others say that they are just silly devices that are more confusing than useful.
