1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 69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 topic of this talk is_. 2 Busy families like to buy plastic bags because they can_. 3 While going grocery shopping, the speaker suggests people should take to grocery store_. 4 As a great amount of paper is consumed at work and school, the sp
3、eaker calls on people to_. 5 Whats the final proposal put forward by the speaker? 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 Wha
4、t is the percentage of people who send cards to themselves on February 14? 7 Why do some people send cards to themselves on February 14? 8 How did the 1/10 of the persons get the cards on that day? 9 Which nation is the least romantic according to the passage? 10 What is the best gift for the French
5、 on February 14? 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, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check
6、your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What kind of person is called “mall rat“? （ A） One spends so much time at malls. （ B） One steals at malls. （ C） One sees dentists at malls. （ D） One eats a lot at malls. 12 Which of the following is NOT the reason why people like m
7、alls? （ A） They feel safe because malls have police station of private security guards. （ B） They can be served free meals after doing shopping. （ C） They can do about everything at malls. （ D） The weather inside is always fine. 13 How many cars can be parked in the Mall of America? （ A） 350 （ B） 27
8、50 （ C） 7500 （ D） 1965 14 Which university did historian Patrice Higonnet graduate from? （ A） Stanford University （ B） Harvard University （ C） Massachusetts Institute of Technology （ D） University of Michigan 15 What is Higonnets attitude towards the fact that the two sides of the “myth“ complemente
9、d each other? （ A） Appreciation （ B） Dislike （ C） Indifference （ D） Anger 16 The so-called Parisian Golden Age ran roughly from the French Revolution to _. （ A） 1925 （ B） 1935 （ C） 1945 （ D） 1955 17 In which situation Indians wouldnt use sign language according to the passage? （ A） When they wanted
10、to kill an enemy. （ B） When they wanted to identify a stranger. （ C） When they wanted to tell the time of the day. （ D） When they wanted to send a message to a person far away. 18 Which of the following could NOT be used by Indians to make a signal? （ A） A small horse （ B） Cigarettes （ C） A mirror （
11、 D） Fire arrows 19 What would an Indian do when he wanted to show that he saw many animals? （ A） He would run away to hide. （ B） He would send signals with a mirror. （ C） He would set a fire. （ D） He would ride a small horse in a large circle. 20 Which of the following can be the best title of the p
12、assage? （ A） A small horse （ B） Mirror signals （ C） Indian sign language （ D） Clever Indians 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 The cost of plant and equipment include
13、s all expenditures reasonable and necessary in acquring the asset and placing it in a position and condition for use in the operations of the business. Only reasonable and necessary expenditures should be 【 21】_ For example, if the company truck driver receives a traffic ticket while hauling a new m
14、achine to the plant, the traffic 【 22】 _ is not part of the cost of the new machine. If the machine is dropped and 【 23】 _ while being uploaded, the cost of repairing the damage should be 【 24】 _ as expense in the current period and should not be added 【 25】 _ the cost of the machine. Cost is most e
15、asily determined 【 26】 _ an asset is purchased for cash. The cost of the as set is then 【 27】 _ to the cash outlay necessary in acquiring the asset 【 28】 _ any expenditure for freight, insurance while in transit, installation, trial runs, and any other 【 29】 _ necessary to make the asset ready for u
16、se. If plant assets are 【 30】 _ on the installment plan or by issuance of notes payable, the interest element or carrying charge should be 【 31】 _ as interest expense and not as part of the cost of the plant assets. Why should all the incidental charges 【 32】 _ to the acquisition of a machine 【 33】
17、_ included in its cost? Why 【 34】 _ treat these incidental charges as expenses of the period in which the machine is acquired? The answer is to be found in the basic accounting 【 35】 _ of matching costs and revenue. The benefits of 【 36】 _ the machine will be received over a span of years, 10 years,
18、 for example. During those 10 years the 【 37】 _ of the machine will contribute to revenue. 【 38】 _ , the total costs of the machine should be recorded in the accounts as a(n) 【 39】 _ and allocated against the revenue of the 10 years. All costs incurred in acquiring the machine are costs for services
19、 to be 【 40】_ from using the machine. 21 【 21】 （ A） excluded （ B） included （ C） combined （ D） spent 22 【 22】 （ A） accident （ B） freight （ C） fine （ D） expenditure 23 【 23】 （ A） damaged （ B） destroyed （ C） split （ D） hurt 24 【 24】 （ A） decided （ B） recognized （ C） known （ D） spent 25 【 25】 （ A） at （
20、B） in （ C） on （ D） to 26 【 26】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） when （ D） what 27 【 27】 （ A） superior （ B） inferior （ C） added （ D） equal 28 【 28】 （ A） taking （ B） adding （ C） minus （ D） plus 29 【 29】 （ A） costs （ B） fee （ C） cash （ D） charges 30 【 30】 （ A） purchased （ B） kept （ C） offered （ D） expended 31
21、 【 31】 （ A） pat （ B） recorded （ C） paid （ D） charged 32 【 32】 （ A） concerning （ B） required （ C） relating （ D） connected 33 【 33】 （ A） is （ B） will be （ C） to be （ D） be 34 【 34】 （ A） not （ B） too （ C） also （ D） but 35 【 35】 （ A） principal （ B） technique （ C） principle （ D） technology 36 【 36】 （ A）
22、owing （ B） owning （ C） operating （ D） repairing 37 【 37】 （ A） operation （ B） acquisition （ C） reservation （ D） maintenance 38 【 38】 （ A） However （ B） Furthermore （ C） In the end （ D） Consequently 39 【 39】 （ A） item （ B） asset （ C） cost （ D） liability 40 【 40】 （ A） owed （ B） acquired （ C） received （
23、D） accepted 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 Scholars and students have always been great travellers. The official case for “academic mobility“ is now often stated in impressive t
24、erms as a fundamental necessity for economic and social progress in the world, and debated in the corridors of Europe, but it is certainly nothing new. Serious students were always ready to go abroad in search of the most stimulating teachers and the most famous academies; in search of the purest ph
25、ilosophy, the most effective medicine, the likeliest road to gold. Mobility of this kind meant also mobility of ideas, their transference across frontiers, their simultaneous impact upon many groups of people. The point of learning is to share it, whether with students or with colleagues; one presum
26、es that only eccentrics have no interest in being credited with a startling discovery, or a new technique. It must also have been reassuring to know that other people in other parts of the world were about to make the same discovery or were thinking along the same lines, and that one was not quite a
27、lone, confronted by inquisition, ridicule or neglect. In the twentieth century, and particularly in the last 20 years, the old footpaths of the wandering scholars have become vast highways. The vehicle which has made this possible has of course been the aeroplane, making contact between scholars eve
28、n in the most distant places immediately feasible, and providing for the very rapid transmission of knowledge. Apart from the vehicle itself, it is fairly easy to identify the main factors which have brought about the recent explosion in academic movement. Some of these are purely quantitative and r
29、equire no further mention: there are far more centres of learning, and a far greater number of scholars and students. In addition one must recognise the very considerable multiplication of disciplines, particularly in the sciences, which by widening the total area of advanced studies has produced an
30、 enormous number of specialists whose particular interests are precisely defined. These people would work in some isolation if they were not able to keep in touch with similar isolated groups in other countries. Frequently these specialisations lie in areas where very rapid developments are taking p
31、lace, and also where the research needed for developments is extremely costly and takes a long time. It is precisely in these areas that the advantages of collaboration and sharing of expertise appear most evident. Associated with this is the growth of specialist periodicals, which enable scholars t
32、o become aware of what is happening in different centres of research and to meet each other in conferences and symposia. From these meetings come the personal relationships which are at the bottom of almost all formalized schemes of cooperation, and provide them with their most satisfactory stimulus
33、. But as the specialisations have increased in number and narrowed in range, there had been an opposite movement towards interdisciplinary studies. These owe much to the belief that one cannot properly investigate the incredibly complex problems thrown up by the modern world, and by recent advances
34、in our knowledge along the narrow front of a single discipline. This trend has led to a great deal of academic contact between disciplines, and a far greater emphasis on the pooling, of specialist knowledge, reflected in the broad subjects chosen in many international conferences. 41 According to th
35、e passage, scholars and students are great travellers because _. （ A） standards are higher at foreign universities （ B） their governments encourage them to travel （ C） salaries and conditions are better abroad （ D） they are eager for new knowledge 42 The writer says that travel was important in the
36、past because it _. （ A） was a way of spreading ideas （ B） broke down political barriers （ C） led to economic progress （ D） made new ideas less schooling 43 The writer claims that it is important for specialists to be able to travel because _. （ A） there are so many people working in similar fields （
37、 B） there is a lot of social unrest at universities （ C） their follow experts are scattered round the world （ D） their laboratories are in remote places 44 The writer thinks that the growth of specialist societies and periodicals has helped scholars to _. （ A） spend less time travelling （ B） cut dow
38、n research costs （ C） develop their ideas more quickly （ D） keep up with current developments 45 Developments in international cooperation are often, it is suggested, the result of _. （ A） friendships formed by scholars at meetings （ B） articles in learned journals （ C） the work of international age
39、ncies （ D） programs initiated by governments 45 To understand how astrology works, we should first take a quick look at the sky. Although the stars are at enormous distances, they do indeed give the impression of being affixed to the inner surface of a great hollow sphere surrounding the earth. Anci
40、ent people, in fact, literally believed in the existence of such a celestial sphere. As the earth spins on its axis, the celestial sphere appears to turn about us each day, pivoting at points on a line with the earths axis of rotation. This daily turning of the sphere carries the stars around the sk
41、y, causing most of them to rise and set, but they, and constellations they define, maintains fixed patterns on the sphere, just as the continent of Australian maintains its shape on a spinning globe of the earth. Thus the stars were called fixed stars. The motion of the sun along the ecliptic is, of
42、 course, merely a reflection of the revolution of the earth around the sun, but the ancients believed the earth was fixed and the sun had and independent motion of its own, eastward among the stars. The glare of sunlight hides the stars in daytime, but the ancients were aware that the stars were up
43、there even at night, and the slow eastward motion of the sun around the sky, at the rate of about thirty degrees each month, caused different stars to be visible at night at different times of the year. The moon, revolving around the earth each month, also has an independent motion in the sky. The m
44、oon, however, changes it position relatively rapidly. Although it appears to rise and set each day, as does nearly everything else in the sky, we can see the moon changing position during as short an interval as an hour or so. The moons path around the earth lies nearly in the same plane as the eart
45、hs path around the sun, so the moon is never seen very far from the ecliptic in the sky. There are five other objects visible to the naked eye that also appear to move in respect to the fixed background of stars on the celestial sphere. These are the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and the Sa
46、turn. All of them revolve around the sun in nearly the same plane as the earth does, so they, like the moon, always appear near the ecliptic. Because we see the planets from the moving earth, however, they behave in a complicated way, with their apparent motions on the celestial sphere reflecting bo
47、th their own independent motions around the sun and our motion as well. 46 The ancient people believed that _. （ A） the earth was spinning on the axis of the sky （ B） the sky was a hollow sphere spinning around the earth （ C） the patterns of stars on the sky would never change （ D） the stars around
48、the sky were not stationary 47 Which of the following is true about the motion of the moon? （ A） The moon and the sun are moving in the same plane. （ B） The moon revolved along the ecliptic. （ C） The moon moves faster than the sun. （ D） The position of the moon can be found changed in an hours time.
49、 48 It is stated in astrology that _. （ A） the sun is so distant from us that it was hard to follow its motion （ B） the sun was moving westward around the sky （ C） the motion of the sun is at the rate of about thirty degrees every week （ D） the motion of the sun is similar to the revolution of the earth around the sun 49 All the other fi
