1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 5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 passengers will have a 15-minute _ stop at Bloomington. 2 The coach will arrive in New Orleans at five _ afternoon. 3 The number of the coach is _. 4 In tile coach pipe or cigar smoking is not _. 5 Passengers moving about in the coach should _
3、 their step. 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 The daily circulation of the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express is _. 7
4、The total weekly circulation of local newspapers in Britain is _. 8 What of the local papers is naturally influenced by the community they serve? 9 _ are regular suppliers of news for local papers. 10 What is essential for the success of a newspaper? PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues
5、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 each piece ONLY ONCE.
6、11 The man and his family are _. （ A） leaving for Boston in a few days （ B） staying in Boston for a few days （ C） visiting their relatives in Boston in a few days （ D） spending a few days in Boston for a job interview 12 The man has to_. （ A） register by writing his name and address （ B） register fo
7、r his suitcases （ C） register for the tour arrangement （ D） register for the sake of security 13 The family plans to stay in Boston for _. （ A） three days （ B） four days （ C） five days （ D） six days 14 What do womens liberation groups in Britain do with graffiti? （ A） Rally support for their movemen
8、t. （ B） Liberate women from tedious housework. （ C） Claim their rights to equal job opportunities. （ D） Express their anger against sex discrimination. 15 What do some New Yorkers think of graffiti? （ A） It will bring a lot of trouble to the local people. （ B） It is a popular form of art. （ C） It wi
9、ll spoil the natural beauty of their surroundings. （ D） It is popular among rock stars. 16 Why does the speaker cite the example of graffiti in the London underground? （ A） To show that mindless graffiti can provoke violence. （ B） To show that Londoners have a special liking for graffiti. （ C） To sh
10、ow that graffiti, in some cases, can constitute a crime. （ D） To show that graffiti can make the environment more colorful. 17 What is wrong with the womans current apartment? （ A） Its too noisy, （ B） The walls are too thin. （ C） The buses dont go in that direction, （ D） The boiler often goes wrong.
11、 18 What do you think the woman is? （ A） A university student. （ B） A landlady. （ C） A researcher. （ D） A repair woman. 19 At what time of the year does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） Winter. （ B） Summer. （ C） Spring. （ D） Autumn. 20 What does the woman require of her next apartment
12、? （ A） It must be a high rise. （ B） It must near the university. （ C） It must be quiet. （ D） It must be new and functional. 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 The tang
13、o has probably traveled further and gone through more changes than almost 【 21】 _ . African slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century; in Cuba, the tango was influenced by the local Cuban dance, 【 22】 _ “the Havana“. From there 【 23】 _ took the tango in Argentina in the 19th cen
14、tury, 【 24】 _ it was changed once again and became popular in the 【 25】 _ . It was an erotic dance of working class people by this time. 【 26】 _ made it difficult for middle-class Europeans to accept. 【 27】 _ at the beginning of this century, the tango was refined, so that it 【 28】 _ its erotic feat
15、ures. It was preformed in 【 29】 _ casino ballrooms. The tango, in its sophisticated European 【 30】 _ , became popular in England and in the USA. Once 【 31】 _ , the tango became the rage in London and Paris. People began to 【 32】 _ the Viennese waltz custom of dancing in restaurants between the 【 33】
16、 _ of a meal Proprietors 【 34】 _ this, “for the pleasure of the customers and for the benefit of their digestion“! After “tango teas“ 【 35】 _ everywhere, even in private houses, Latin American music was played for the tango, 【 36】 _ more and more people owned gramphones. The tango returned in 【 37】
17、_ in a freer, more exotic form than 【 38】_ . Rudolph Valentino, the Holly-wood film star, began his 【 39】 _ as a professional tango partner in American tea-rooms. Valentino 【 40】 _ immortalized the dance on film. 21 【 21】 （ A） any more dances （ B） any dance （ C） any other dance （ D） any dances 22 【
18、22】 （ A） referred to as （ B） called as （ C） referring to （ D） calling 23 【 23】 （ A） immigrants （ B） emigrants （ C） immigrates （ D） emigrates 24 【 24】 （ A） where （ B） there （ C） when （ D） then 25 【 25】 （ A） polite society （ B） upper circles （ C） European quarter （ D） sirens 26 【 26】 （ A） where （ B） t
19、hat （ C） when （ D） which 27 【 27】 （ A） Therefore （ B） But （ C） Furthermore （ D） And 28 【 28】 （ A） acquired （ B） demonstrated （ C） lost （ D） initiated 29 【 29】 （ A） fabulous （ B） frigid （ C） feeble （ D） fashionable 30 【 30】 （ A） shape （ B） form （ C） format （ D） contour 31 【 31】 （ A） having establishe
20、d （ B） establishing （ C） being established （ D） established 32 【 32】 （ A） follow （ B） imitate （ C） abandon （ D） adapt 33 【 33】 （ A） intervals （ B） pauses （ C） courses （ D） dishes 34 【 34】 （ A） had been encouraged by （ B） had encouraged （ C） was encouraged by （ D） encouraged 35 【 35】 （ A） sprang out
21、（ B） dg forth （ C） sprang up （ D） sprang back 36 【 36】 （ A） as （ B） with （ C） so （ D） due to 37 【 37】 （ A） 1920s （ B） the 1920 （ C） 1920s （ D） the 1920s 38 【 38】 （ A） before （ B） ago （ C） past （ D） former 39 【 39】 （ A） occupation （ B） life （ C） career （ D） employment 40 【 40】 （ A） lately （ B） latter
22、 （ C） late （ D） later 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 Mans puzzlement and preoccupation with time both derive ultimately from his unique relationship to it. All animals exist in
23、time and are changed by it; only man can control it. Like Proust, the French author whose experiences became his literary capital, man can recapture the past. He can also summon up things to come, displaying imagination and foresight alone with memory. It really can be argued, that memory and foresi
24、ghtedness are the essence of intelligence: that mans ability to manipulate time, to employ both past and future as guides to present action, is what makes him human. To be sure, many animals can react to time after a fashion A rat can learn to press a lever that will, after a delay of some 25 second
25、s, reward it with a bit of food. But if the delay stretches beyond 30 seconds, the animal is stumped. It can no longer associate the reward so “far“ in the future with the present lever-pressing. Monkeys, more smart than rats, are better able to deal with time. If one of them is allowed to see food
26、being hidden under one of two cups, it can pick out the right cup even after 90 seconds have passed. But after that time interval, the monkeys hunt for the food is no Better than chance predicts. With the apes, mans nearest cousins, “time sense“ takes a big step forward. Even under laboratory condit
27、ions, quite different from those they encounter in the wild, apes somemnes show remarkable ability to manipulate the present to obtain a future goal. A chimpanzee, for example, can learn to stack two boxes, one on the other, as a platform from which it can reach a hanging banana. Chimpanzees, indeed
28、, carry their ability to deal with the future to the threshold of human capacity: they can make tools. And it is by the making of tools physical tools as crude as a stone chopper, mental tools as subtle as a mathematical equationthat man characteristically prepares for future contingencies. Chimpanz
29、ees in the wild have been seen to strip a twig of its leaves to make a probe for extracting termites from their hole. Significantly, however, the ape does not make his tool before setting out on a termite hunt, but only when it actually sees the insects or their nest. Here, as with the banana and th
30、e crates, the ape can cope only with a future that is immediate and visible and thus halfway into the present 41 According to the article, which of the following statements ts TRUE? （ A） Chimpanzees sense of time is as good as mans. （ B） Man developed from apes. （ C） Memory and foresight contribute
31、to intelligence. （ D） Monkeys and apes are almost as intelligent as man 42 From the sentence “Like Proust. the French author whose experiences became his literary capital, man can recapture the past, you can tell that Proust _. （ A） wrote primarily to improve his future life （ B） discovered things a
32、bout his future life （ C） described mans development of time sense （ D） wrote about his past experiences 43 It is significant that chimpanzees make tools, but it is more important that _. （ A） they never make tools before they need them （ B） they can make up simple equations （ C） they stack items to
33、 make platforms （ D） the tools are crude 44 The word “contingencies“ in the fifth paragraph means _. （ A） the making of tools （ B） dependent conditions （ C） incidental thoughts （ D） events that may occur 45 This article is about _. （ A） time sense in animals （ B） how mans time sense separates him fr
34、om animals （ C） mans preoccupation with past and future events （ D） how apes understand time relationships 46 There are a great many careers in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is
35、 an increasing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these peo
36、ple “generalists“. And they are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see that other people do their work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize other peoples work, to begin it and judge it. The specialist understands one field; his concern is
37、with technique and tools. He is a “trained“ main and his educational background is properly technical or professional. The generalists and especially the administrators deal with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated“ man; and the humani
38、ties are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is y
39、our task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your ca-leer accordingly. Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of
40、 your ability to hold any job. At the same time, you must not look upon the first job as the final job. It is primarily a training job, a chance to understand yourself and your fitness for being an employee. 46 There is an increasing demand for _. （ A） all round people in their own fields （ B） gener
41、alists who are capable of making general judgment （ C） people whose educational background is either technical or professional （ D） specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others 47 The specialist is _. （ A） a man whose job is to train other people （ B） a man who has
42、 been trained in more than one field （ C） a man who can see the forest rather than the trees （ D） a man whose concern is mainly with technique and tools 48 The administrator is _. （ A） a “trained“ man who is more a specialist than a generalist （ B） a man who sees the trees as well as the forest （ C）
43、 a man who is very strong in the humanities （ D） a man who is an “educated“ specialist 49 During your training period, it is important _. （ A） to try to be a generalist （ B） to choose a profitable job （ C） to find an organization which fits you （ D） to decide whether you are fit to be a specialist o
44、r a generalist 50 A mans first job _. （ A） is never the right job for him （ B） should not be regarded as his final job （ C） should not be changed or people will become suspicious of his ability to hold any job （ D） is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final job 51 On Tuesday August 11t
45、h, 1911, a young artist, Louis Beraud, arrived at the Louvre in Paris to complete a painting of the Salon Carre. This was the room where the worlds most famous painting, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, was on display. To his surprise there was an empty space where the painting should have been.
46、At 11 oclock the museurn authorities realized that the painting had been stolen. The next day headlines all over the world announced the theft. Actually the Leonardo had been gone for more than twenty-four hours before anyone noticed it was missing. The museum was always closed on Mondays for mainte
47、nance. Just before closing time on Sunday three men had entered the museum, where they had hidden themselves in a storeroom. The actual theft was quick and simple. Early the next morning Perrugia removed the painting from the wall while the others kept watch. Then they went out a hack exit. Nothing
48、was seen or heard of the painting for two years when Perrugia tried to sell it to a dealer for half a million lire. Perrugia was arrested on December 13th Perrugia claimed he had stolen it as an act of patriot-ism, because, he said, the painting had been looted from the Italian nation by Napoleon. P
49、errugia was imprisoned for 7 months. It seemed that the crime of the century had been solved. But had it? Perrugia was keen to claim all responsibility for the theft, and it was twenty years before the whole story came out. In fact Perrugia bad been working for two master criminals, Valfierno and Chaudron, who went unpunished for their crime. They would offer to st
