1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 43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 The dining-room opens _ for breakfast. 2 The packed lunches can be collected _. 3 The group have dinner in _. 4 The holiday makers can go _ on Tuesday night. 5 Wendy is a _. PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not
3、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 kind of city is Tokyo? 7 What were the two disasters that destroyed the city of Tokyo? 8 Why were many new stadiums, parks and hotels built? 9 Which pro
4、blem is not mentioned in the passage? 9 What is the main idea of the passage? 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, answer each question by choosing A, B
5、, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 10 The speaking focused on which aspect of Mark Twains life? （ A） His travels. （ B） His short stories. （ C） His finances. （ D） His family. 11 Where do most people think Twai
6、n was born? （ A） Florida. （ B） California. （ C） Nevada. （ D） Hannibal. 12 What job did Twain especially love? （ A） Typesetter. （ B） River pilot. （ C） Soldier. （ D） Prospector. 13 What were Mollys feelings as they walked home? （ A） She wished she had gone to London too. （ B） She was delighted to be a
7、lone with her father, （ C） She was looking forward to Mrs. Gibsons return. （ D） She hated being apart from Cynthia. 14 Mrs. Gibson was _. （ A） Dr. Gibsons mother （ B） Mollys mother （ C） Cynthias daughter （ D） the doctors wife 15 What did Mrs. Goodmays think about the visit to London? （ A） She was je
8、alous of the two who had gone. （ B） She thought the visit was much too short. （ C） She was glad that the doctor and Molly had not gone. （ D） She was surprised they had not taken more clothes with them. 16 Whats the possible relationship of the two speakers? （ A） Doctor and patient. （ B） Teacher and
9、student. （ C） Husband and wife. （ D） Shopkeeper and customer. 17 What docs Harry enjoy after work each day? （ A） He enjoys watching TV. （ B） He enjoys talking with his wife. （ C） He enjoys wasting his time. （ D） He enjoys doing anything. 18 What docs Sheila enjoy after work? （ A） She enjoys watching
10、 TV. （ B） She enjoys having something to do. （ C） She enjoys preparing dinner. （ D） She enjoys staring at the TV screen. 19 What does “put ones feet up for a while“ mean? （ A） To do physical exercise for a while. （ B） To sleep with feet up for a while. （ C） To relax for a while. （ D） To sit and watc
11、h TV for a while. 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. 19 In 1910 the world was shocked by a particularly cold-blooded murder. H. H. Crippen was 【 21】 _ American doctor who
12、 worked in London. He was a married 【 22】 _ ,but when he was 【 23】 _ in England, he fell in love 【 24】_ his secretary. Instead of asking his 【 25】 _ for a divorce (离 ) ,he killed her and buried 【 26】 _ body in the cellar(地下室 ) of his house. Then he and his secretary, who was dressed 【 27】 _ a boy, s
13、ailed on a 【 28】 _ called “The Montrose” for New York. Only a very 【 29】 _ time before, however, the wireless telegraph (无线电报 ) 【 30】 _ been invented. The Montrose was one of the 【 31】 _ ships equipped with Marconis wireless, and the passengers were not 【 32】 _ ignorant of its presence on board, but
14、 probably did not 【 33】 _ know what a “wireless telegraph” 【 34】 _ . The captain of the ship recognized Crippen and secretly 【 35】 _ a message to the London police. An inspector set out in a faster ship, and 【 36】 _ up with the Montrose in the Atlantic. 【 37】 _ up as a sailor, he boarded the Montros
15、e 【 38】 _ she reached New York, and arrested Dr. Crippen. Eighteen months 【 39】 _ , the British Government passed a law that all passenger ships 【 40】 _ carry wireless. 20 【 21】 （ A） a （ B） the （ C） an （ D） some 21 【 22】 （ A） doctor （ B） husband （ C） person （ D） man 22 【 23】 （ A） going （ B） living （
16、 C） coming （ D） studying 23 【 24】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） on （ D） with 24 【 25】 （ A） girl （ B） wife （ C） woman （ D） secretary 25 【 26】 （ A） a （ B） her （ C） hers （ D） hers 26 【 27】 （ A） for （ B） alike （ C） as （ D） unlike 27 【 28】 （ A） ship （ B） train （ C） boat （ D） plane 28 【 29】 （ A） short （ B） few （
17、C） long （ D） little 29 【 30】 （ A） has （ B） had （ C） was （ D） have 30 【 31】 （ A） supply （ B） space （ C） naval （ D） passenger 31 【 32】 （ A） actually （ B） only （ C） truly （ D） once 32 【 33】 （ A） even （ B） just （ C） indeed （ D） still 33 【 34】 （ A） is （ B） has been （ C） was （ D） had been 34 【 35】 （ A） ga
18、ve （ B） offered （ C） sent （ D） took 35 【 36】 （ A） kept （ B） caught （ C） went （ D） came 36 【 37】 （ A） Dressed （ B） Clothed （ C） Putting （ D） Wearing 37 【 38】 （ A） after （ B） while （ C） before （ D） when 38 【 39】 （ A） later （ B） earlier （ C） sooner （ D） ago 39 【 40】 （ A） did （ B） could （ C） might （ D）
19、must 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. 39 The chances are that you made up your mind about smoking a long time ago and decided it was not for you. The chances are equally good that yo
20、u know a lot of smokersthere are, after all, about 100 million of them, work with them, play with them, and get along with them very well. And finally its a pretty safe bet that you are open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and nonsmokersor you wouldnt be reading this. A
21、nd those three things make you incredibly important today. Because they mean that yours is the voicenot the smokers and not the antismokers that will determine how much of the societys efforts should go into building walls that separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us tog
22、ether. For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the diversion of millions of dollars from scientific re search on the causes and cures of diseases which, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmokers as well as the smokers. One prominent health organization, to cite but a
23、single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly-contributed dollar on education (much of it in antismoking propaganda) and only 2 cents on research. There will always be some who want to build walls, who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even those who may serve society.
24、 The antismoking wall-builders have to give them their due help to make us more keenly aware of choice. But our guess, and certainly our hope, is that you are among the far greater number who know that walls are only temporary at best, and that over the long run, we can serve societys interests bett
25、er by working together in mutual accommodation. Whatever virtue walls may have, they can never move our society forward fundamental solutions. People who work together on common problems, common solutions can. 40 In paragraph 4, “you“ refers to _. （ A） smokers （ B） nonsmokers （ C） antismokers （ D） s
26、mokers who have quitted smoking 41 What does the word “walls“ in the passage mean? （ A） Antismoking propaganda. （ B） Diseases striking nonsmokers as well as smokers. （ C） Rules and regulations that prohibit smoking. （ D） Separation of smokers from nonsmokers. 42 It is evident that the author is NOT
27、in favor of _. （ A） building a wall between smokers and non-smokers （ B） doing scientific research at the expense of ones health （ C） bringing smokers and nonsmokers together （ D） providing accommodation for smokers 43 As is suggested, the common solution to the common problem is _. （ A） to separate
28、 people from people （ B） to work together in mutual accommodation （ C） to make us keenly aware of choice （ D） to serve societys interests better 44 According to the passage, the writer looks upon the antismoking wall-builders action _. （ A） optimistically （ B） pessimistically （ C） unconcernedly （ D）
29、 skeptically 44 When a magazine for high-school students asked its readers what life would be like in twenty years, they said: machines would be run by solar power. Buildings would rotate so they could follow the sun to take maximum advantage of its light and heat. Walls would “radiate light“ and “c
30、hange color with the push of a button“. Food would be re placed by pills. School would be taught by electrical impulse while we slept. Cars would have radar. Does this sound like the year 2000? Actually the article was written in the 1958 and the question was, “What will life be like in 19787“ The f
31、uture is much too important to simply guess about, the way the high school students did, so experts are regularly asked to predict actually. By carefully studying the present, skilled businessmen, scientists, and politicians are supposedly able to figure out in advance what will happen. But can they
32、? One expert on cities wrote: cities in the future wouldnt be crowded, but would have space and fields. People would travel to work in “airbuses“, large all weather helicopters carrying up to 200 passengers. When a person left the airbus station, he could drive a coin-operated equipment with radar.
33、The radar equipment of cars would make traffic accidents“ almost unheard of“. Does that sound familiar? If the expert had been accurate, it would, because he was writing in 1957. His subject was “The City of 1902“. If the professionals sometimes sound like high-school students, it is probably becaus
34、e future study is still a new field. But economic forecasting, or predicting what the economy will be, has been around for a long time. It should be accurate and generally it is. But there have been some big mistakes in this field, too. In early 1929, most forecasters saw an excellent future on the
35、stock market. In October of that year, the stock market had its worst losses ever, ruining thousands of investors who had put their faith in financial forecasters. One forecaster knew that predictions about the future would always be subject to significant errors. In 1957, H. J. Rand of Rad Corporat
36、ion was asked about the year 2000. “Only one thing is certain,“ he answered. “Children born today will have reached the age of 43.“ 45 The high-school students answer to “what will life be like in 19787“ sounds _. （ A） accurate （ B） imaginative （ C） correct （ D） right 46 According to the writer, for
37、ecasting is fairly accurate in _. （ A） politics （ B） science （ C） sociology （ D） economy 47 Which of the following statements is NOT compatible with the writers comment on future study? （ A） Prediction should be accurate. （ B） Professionals sometimes sound like high-school students. （ C） There have
38、been big mistakes in the field of economic forecasting. （ D） Predictions about the future would always be subject to significant errors. 48 This passage was most probably written _. （ A） in 1982 （ B） in 1958 （ C） after 1958 （ D） in 1957 49 H. J. Rands prediction about the year 2000 shows that _. （ A
39、） it is easy to figure out in advance what will happen （ B） it is difficult to figure out in advance what will happen （ C） only professionals can figure out in advance what will happen （ D） very few professionals can figure out in advance what will happen 49 Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on
40、Februry 19, 1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as La
41、t in, mathematics and astronomy. It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Koppernigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy, where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities. In Copernicus time, people still believed t
42、hat all thingsthe sun, the stars, and the planetsmoved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle bad based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the church had long been the center of learning, the theory was also linked to religious beliefs. In 150
43、6, Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later, he began to work for the church. All those years, Copernicus carded on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipment and, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. Still, using mathematics and logi
44、c, Copernicus worked out a different theory that the planets go around the sun. Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hide the scientific troth. So he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his works published. Hi
45、s great book On the Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the very end of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day when he died, May 24,1543. 50 Which of the following is true about Copernicus? （ A） He had two brothers and a sister. （ B） He used to be called Niklas Koppernigk. （ C
46、） His father died soon after he was born. （ D） He spent 10 years at the University of Cracow. 51 From the passage we can see that astronomy is _. （ A） the life experience of great men （ B） the movement of the stars and the planets （ C） the scientific study of natural objects in space （ D） the theori
47、es developed by scientists of old times 52 Copernicus developed his theory _. （ A） by using various telescopes （ B） based on Aristotles beliefs （ C） through observations and reasoning （ D） under the encouragement of his friends 53 The writer of the passage wants us to know _. （ A） Copernicus didnt p
48、ublish his book until his death （ B） Copernicus dared to do nothing against the church （ C） urged by his friends, Copernicus wrote his great book （ D） before he went back to Poland, Copernicus started to work for the church 54 Copernicus had his book published because _. （ A） he didnt agree with Ari
49、stotle （ B） he couldnt hide the scientific troth （ C） he worked for the church （ D） his friends advised him to do so 54 To be successful in a job interview, you should take care to appear modestly dressed, avoiding the extremes of too elaborate or too casual attire. On the positive side, clothes may be a good leveller, putting you on a bar with other a
