1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 65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 Marathon race interview Distance (kilometers) of the marathon _ 1 Number of runners _ 2 Jims finishing position _ 3 His position last year _ 4 Jims time (hours) _ 5 PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than
3、 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 How long has acupuncture been practiced? 7 What are doctors in the United States doing with acupuncture? 8 How many needles are used during an Operation to keep the p
4、atient from feeling pain? 9 Where were two needles inserted? 10 How did the patient feel throughout the operation? 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,
5、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 How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born? （ A） Almost all her life. （ B） Less than half her life. （ C） Until
6、 1830. （ D） Before 1873. 12 Which of the following is TRUE of Emily Dickinson? （ A） She was not a productive poet. （ B） She saw many of her poems published. （ C） She was not a sociable person. （ D） She had contact only with a few poets. 13 When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized? （ A） After Henry
7、 James referred highly to her. （ B） After seven of her poems were published. （ C） After her poems became known to others. （ D） After she was dead for many years. 14 What is the woman doing when the man interrupts her? （ A） Taping some music. （ B） Watching a film. （ C） Making a video recording. （ D）
8、Writing a letter. 15 Why is the woman so excited? （ A） She is going to study in another country. （ B） She received a letter from a Japanese friend. （ C） She just. returned from a trip to Japan. （ D） She got a job at a travel agency. 16 Why does the woman feel grateful to Professor Mecheno? （ A） He h
9、elped her get into the program. （ B） He recorded some tapes especially for her. （ C） He gave her a good grade in her Japanese class. （ D） He told her about an interesting movie to watch. 17 What is the basic honor in taking part in the Olympic Games? （ A） To win medals. （ B） To break world record. （
10、 C） To win first places. （ D） To take part in the Games. 18 What is the most obvious feature of the parade in the opening ceremony? （ A） Runners enter the stadium with torches. （ B） Teams of different countries put on a wonderful display. （ C） The host country marches in last. （ D） There must be bot
11、h men and women in all teams. 19 The Olympic Games are not only sport games but also （ A） world celebrations of sports. （ B） world-wide movements for peace. （ C） great displays of the best sportsmen. （ D） chances for women to be equal with men. 20 When were womens swimming events first introduced? （
12、 A） In 1900. （ B） In 1912. （ C） In 1928. （ D） In 1930. 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 Only three strategies are available for controlling cancer: prevention, scree
13、ning and treatment. Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other types of cancer. A major cause of the disease is not 【 21】 _ known; there is no 【 22】 _ evidence that screening is much help; and treatment 【 23】 _ in about 90 percent of all cases, at present, therefore, the main strategy must be 【 2
14、4】 _ . This may not always be true, of course, as for some other types of cancer, research 【 25】 _ the past few decades, has suggested some importance in prevention, screening or treatment. 【 26】 _ , however, we consider not what research may one day offer but what todays knowledge could already del
15、iver that is not being delivered, then the most practicable and cost-effective opportunities for 【 27】 _ premature death from cancer, especially lung cancer, probably involve neither screening nor improved treatment, 【 28】_ prevention. This conclusion does not depend on the unrealistic assumption th
16、at we can 【 29】 _ tobacco. It merely assumes that we can reduce cigarette sales by raising prices or by 【 30】 _ on the type of education that already appears to have a 【 31】 _ effect 【 32】 _ cigarette assumption by white collar workers and that we can substantially reduce the amount of tar 【 33】 _ p
17、er cigarette. The practicability of preventing cancer by such measures applies not only in those countries, such as, the United States of America, because cigarette smoking has been common for decades, 25 to 30 percent of all cancer deaths now involves lung cancer, but also in those where it has bec
18、ome 【 34】 _ only recently. China is a good example. Countries where cigarette smoking is only becoming widespread can expect enormous increase in lung cancer during the 1990s or early in the next century, 【 35】 _ prompt effective action is taken 【 36】 _ the habit. There are three reasons 【 37】 _ the
19、 prevention of lung cancer is of such overwhelming importance: first, the disease is extremely common, causing more deaths than any other type of cancer now 【 38】 _ ; secondly, it is generally incurable; and finally, 【 39】 _ tobacco consumption will also have a substantial 【 40】 _ on many other dise
20、ases. 21 【 21】 （ A） publicly （ B） hardly （ C） widely （ D） reliably 22 【 22】 （ A） good （ B） clear （ C） bad （ D） positive 23 【 23】 （ A） takes （ B） fails （ C） succeeds （ D） results 24 【 24】 （ A） screening （ B） treatment （ C） cure （ D） prevention 25 【 25】 （ A） in （ B） from （ C） over （ D） of 26 【 26】 （ A
21、） Unless （ B） If （ C） Though （ D） As 27 【 27】 （ A） deducing （ B） avoiding （ C） separating （ D） rising 28 【 28】 （ A） but （ B） and （ C） thus （ D） then 29 【 29】 （ A） go with （ B） eliminate （ C） abolish （ D） break with 30 【 30】 （ A） expending （ B） dealing （ C） examining （ D） strengthening 31 【 31】 （ A）
22、negative （ B） positive （ C） probably （ D） moderate 32 【 32】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） with （ D） to 33 【 33】 （ A） maintained （ B） retained （ C） regulated （ D） contained 34 【 34】 （ A） widespread （ B） affected （ C） energetic （ D） sensitive 35 【 35】 （ A） though （ B） when （ C） unless （ D） if 36 【 36】 （ A） aga
23、inst （ B） to （ C） up （ D） on 37 【 37】 （ A） of （ B） which （ C） that （ D） why 38 【 38】 （ A） does （ B） comes out （ C） brings （ D） causes 39 【 39】 （ A） provide （ B） controlling （ C） reducing （ D） increasing 40 【 40】 （ A） impact （ B） result （ C） threat （ D） trouble Part B Directions: Read the following f
24、our texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet un
25、aware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet. It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well kno
26、wn is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zoe Zysman. English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K. Thus the American president and vice president have surname
27、s starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bushs predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half. Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged (Berlusc
28、oni, Blair, Bush, Chirac, Chretien and Koizumi). The worlds three top central bankers(Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami)are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. As are the worlds five richest men (Gates, Buffett. Allen, Ellishon and Albrecht). Can
29、 this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early. At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So shor
30、t-sighted zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabatically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual atten
31、tion, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly. The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ, Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of c
32、onference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them. 41 What does the author intend to illustrate with AAAA cars and Zodiac cars? （ A） A kind of overlooked inequality. （ B） A type of conspicuous bias. （ C） A type of
33、 personal prejudice. （ D） A kind of brand discrimination. 42 What can we infer from the first three paragraphs? （ A） In both East and West, names are essential to success. （ B） The alphabet is to blame for the failure of Zoe Zysman. （ C） Customers often pay a lot of attention to companies names. （ D
34、） Some form of discrimination is too subtle to recognize. 43 The 4th paragraph suggests that_. （ A） questions are often put to the more intelligent students （ B） alphabetically disadvantaged students often escape from class （ C） teachers should pay attention to all of their students （ D） students sh
35、ould be seated according to their eyesight 44 What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ“ (Line 2, Para. 5)? （ A） They are getting impatient. （ B） They are noisily dozing off. （ C） They are feeling humiliated. （ D） They are busy with word puzzles. 45 Which of the following
36、is TRUE according to text? （ A） People with surnames beginning with N to Z are often ill-treated. （ B） VIPs in the Western world gain a great deal from alphabetism. （ C） The campaign to eliminate alphabetism still has a long way to go. （ D） Putting things alphabetically may lead to unintentional bia
37、s. 45 Americans today dont place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education-not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellec
38、tualism in our schools arent difficult to find. “Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual,“ says education writer Diane Ravitch. “Schools could be a counterbalance. “Ravitchs latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots
39、 of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. But they could and should be. Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control. Without the ability to thin
40、k critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others, they cannot fully participate in our democracy. Continuing along this path, says writer Earl Shorris, “We will become a second rate country. We will have a less civil society.“ “Intellect is resented as a form of power or privil
41、ege,“ writes historian and professor Richard Hofstadter in Anti-Intellectualism in American Life, a Pulizer Prize winning book on the roots of anti-intellectualism in US politics, religion, and education. From the beginning of our history, says Hofstadter, our democratic and populist urges have driv
42、en us to reject anything that smells of elitism. Practicality, common sense, and native intelligence have been considered more noble qualities than anything you could learn from a book. Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Transcendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unna
43、tural restraints on children: “We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for 10 or 15 years and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing. “Mark Twains Huckleberry Finn exemplified American anti-intellectualism. Its hero avoids being civilized - going to school a
44、nd learning to read - so he can preserve his innate goodness. Intellect, according to Hofstadter, is different from native intelligence, a quality we reluctantly admire. Intellect is the critical, creative, and contemplative side of the mind. Intelligence seeks to grasp, manipulate, reorder, and adj
45、ust, while intellect examines, ponders, wonders, theorizes, criticizes, and imagines. School remains a place where intellect is mistrusted. Hofstadter says our countrys educational system is in the grips of people who “joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness
46、 to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.“ 46 What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school? （ A） The habit of thinking independently. （ B） Profound knowledge of the world. （ C） Practical abilities for future career. （ D） The confidence in intellectual
47、 pursuits. 47 We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of_. （ A） undervaluing intellect （ B） favoring intellectualism （ C） supporting school reform （ D） suppressing native intelligence 48 The views of Ravitch and Emerson on schooling are_. （ A） identical （ B） similar （ C） complementa
48、ry （ D） opposite 49 Emerson, according to the text, is probably_. （ A） a pioneer of education reform （ B） an opponent of intellectualism （ C） a scholar in favor of intellect （ D） an advocate of regular schooling 50 What does the author think of intellect? （ A） It is second to intelligence. （ B） It evolves from common sense. （ C） It is to be pursued. （ D） It underlies power. 50 It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California option al. Small wonder, Americans life expectancy has n
