1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 6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 A Nobel Prize is one of the most highly regarded _ honors. 2 The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in _. 3 Among the five Nobel Prizes, there are three in various sciences, one for _, and the Peace Prize. 4 Nobel wished his property to be contribute
3、d to the _ of prizes in his last will. 5 The first part of the prize is a gold _. 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 Hip
4、pocrates has been regarded as the father of _. 7 What did Aristotle make a scientific study of? 8 In which century did William Harvery make his discovery about the circulation of the blood? 9 Louis Pasteurs theories were about_. 10 The lecturer says the advances of the 20th century are _ than all th
5、e other periods combined. 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
6、to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 The entrance rate of medical schools of the US in 2001 was _. （ A） near 20%. （ B） 30%. （ C） near 50%. （ D） 80%. 12 Students are ready to use their knowledge to begin helping sick people in a hospital at their_ year of coll
7、ege. （ A） first （ B） second （ C） third （ D） fourth 13 The training program students begin seeking to enter during the fourth gear of medical school in a hospital is called _. （ A） a medical competition （ B） a treatment competition （ C） a medical treatment （ D） a medical residency 14 What is the mean
8、ing of “Skating on thin ice“? （ A） One may be doing something quite difficult. （ B） One may be doing something quite risky. （ C） One may be doing something quite annoying. （ D） One may be doing something impossible. 15 When somebody told you that you will “cut no ice“ with him, what did he mean? （ A
9、） You will not persuade him. （ B） He is getting nowhere with you. （ C） You cannot sell your ice to him. （ D） You should not waste time cutting ice with him. 16 When the game is really over, which idiom can we use? （ A） It is iced up. （ B） Skating on thin ice. （ C） To cut no ice. （ D） To break the ic
10、e. 17 How many adults died in the bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma? （ A） 168. （ B） 1187. （ C） 149. （ D） Hundreds of people. 18 What can be said about McVeighs education? （ A） He has a college degree （ B） He dropped out from high school. （ C） He received no education. （ D） He is a high sch
11、ool graduate. 19 Which of the following statements is TRUE about McVeigh? （ A） He was involved in anti-government activities while in the army. （ B） He left the army right before the Persian Gulf War. （ C） He received several awards for his good performance in the Persian Gulf War. （ D） He worked as
12、 a security guard before the Persian Gulf War. 20 When was McVeigh executed? （ A） in April 1995. （ B） In June 1995. （ C） In June 2001. （ D） In June 2002. 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
13、on ANSWER SHEET 1. 21 Predictions of many robots in industry have yet come true. For ten years or more, manufacturers of big robots have explained how their machines can make industry more competitive and productive. The maker for 【 21】 _ robots is over-supplied now, and the driving force of the rob
14、otics revolution is 【 22】 _ to be with makers of machines that handle a few kilos at most. “Heavy-robot manufacturers are in some difficulty 【 23】 _ finding customers. They are offering big 【 24】 _ just to get in the door. There has been a 【 25】_ growth everywhere in the numbers of robots, so we adm
15、it we are either deceiving 【 26】 _ or that the market is slowly growing.“ said John Reekie, chairman of Colen Robotics. “The following things must happen 【 27】 _ the robotics revolution to occur. We must achieve widespread robot literacy, 【 28】 _ there has been a computer 【 29】 _ program. There must
16、 be a robot policy. Finally, some kind of 【 30】 _ intelligence needs to be 【 31】 _ .“ Colen makes educational robots and machine tools. It is small 【 32】 _ with companies like ASEA or Fujitsu Fanuc. But Galen with others and departments in universities such as Surrey, Manchester, and Durham possess
17、an advantage 【 33】_ the giants. The big companies sell very expensive 【 34】 _ to businesses with expert knowledge in automation. The 【 35】 _ companies make robots for teaching people, and now they have realized that there is a need for small. 【 36】_ robots that they can meet. The little companies ei
18、ther bring their educational machines 【 37】 _ an industrial standard or design from the start. One technique that they all adopt is to choose 【 38】 _ components where possible. The major cost of making 【 39】 _ their models is the electronics, which will fall in price. There is 【 40】 _ scope for redu
19、ctions in mechanical costs. The sue of standard parts, which are easily replaced, should give these robots a mechanical life of something in the order of five years. 21 【 21】 （ A） small （ B） educational （ C） big （ D） business 22 【 22】 （ A） claimed （ B） called （ C） spoken （ D） told 23 【 23】 （ A） as （
20、 B） with （ C） over （ D） in 24 【 24】 （ A） money （ B） discounts （ C） prices （ D） costs 25 【 25】 （ A） exciting （ B） encouraging （ C） despairing （ D） disappointing 26 【 26】 （ A） ourselves （ B） customers （ C） companies （ D） us 27 【 27】 （ A） to （ B） for （ C） in （ D） with 28 【 28】 （ A） as if （ B） even thou
21、gh （ C） just as （ D） although 29 【 29】 （ A） custom （ B） literacy （ C） poem （ D） tradition 30 【 30】 （ A） artificial （ B） human （ C） wise （ D） high 31 【 31】 （ A） capable （ B） possible （ C） probable （ D） available 32 【 32】 （ A） compared （ B） comparing （ C） contrasted （ D） contrasting 33 【 33】 （ A） than
22、 （ B） above （ C） over （ D） from 34 【 34】 （ A） tools （ B） robots （ C） equipment （ D） electronics 35 【 35】 （ A） other （ B） big （ C） little （ D） robot 36 【 36】 （ A） expensive （ B） artificial （ C） educational （ D） low-cost 37 【 37】 （ A） up to （ B） to （ C） in （ D） about 38 【 38】 （ A） mechanical （ B） stan
23、dard （ C） cheap （ D） small 39 【 39】 （ A） much （ B） many （ C） both （ D） some 40 【 40】 （ A） more （ B） less （ C） no （ D） least 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 When we think of Holly
24、wood a term I use loosely to describe American movie production in general, not simply films made in Los Angeles we think of films aimed at musing audiences and making money for producers. During the early years of the new century, as workers won their demands for higher wages and a shorter working
25、week, leisure assumed an increasingly important role in everyday life. Amusement parks, professional baseball games, nickelodeons, and dance halls attracted a wide army of men and woman anxious to spend their hard-earned dollars in the pursuit of fun and relaxation. Yet of all these new cultural end
26、eavours, films were the most important and widely attended source of amusement. For a mere five or ten cents, even the poorest worker could afford to take himself and his family to the local nickelodeon or storefront theatre “Every little town that has never been able to afford and maintain an opera
27、 house,“ observed one journalist in 1908,“now boasts one or two Bijou Dreams “By 1910 the appeal of films was so great that nearly one-third of the nation flocked to the cinema each week; ten years later, weekly attendance equaled 50 percent of the nations population. Early films were primarily aime
28、d at entertaining audiences, but entertainment did not always come in the form of escapist fantasies. Many of the issues that dominated Progressive-era politics were also portrayed on the screen. “Between 1900 and 1917,“ observes Kevin Brownlow, “literally thousands of films dealt with the most pres
29、sing problems of the day white slavery, political corruption, gangsterism, loansharking, slum landlords, capital vs labour, racial prejudice, etc.“ While most of these films were produced by studios and independent cornpanies, a significant number were made by what we might call today “special inter
30、est groups“. As films quickly emerged as the nations most popular form of mass entertainment, they attracted the attention of a wide range of organizations that recognized the mediums enormous potential for disseminating propaganda to millions of viewers. 41 In this passage, “Hollywood“ is used to d
31、escribe _. （ A） American movies production in general （ B） films made in Los Angeles （ C） an area in Los Angeles, famous because many popular films have been produced there （ D） film aimed at amusing audiences and making money for them 42 It may be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） most of the
32、film-goers were working people （ B） films were more interesting than professional baseball games （ C） people were eager to spend their money on amusement and relaxation （ D） films were the most important and widely enjoyed amusement 43 “Bijou Dreams“ in the second paragraph probably refers to“ _“. （
33、 A） opera houses （ B） amusement parks （ C） cinemas （ D） small and pretty places 44 It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _. （ A） few of the social and political problems were reflected on the screen of the films （ B） films often dealt with the most important problems of the day （ C） films
34、. quickly became a very popular form of entertainment （ D） because of the large attendance, films had a great influence on a large number of people 45 The passage m mainly about _. （ A） the term Hollywood （ B） American movie production （ C） the history and function of the film （ D） the early films 4
35、6 The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abundance. Stores and shops are choked with food. Rationing is virtually suspended, and overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion
36、Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay? Does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect. The recent growth of export surpluses on the world f
37、ood market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests in North America is now being followed by a third. Most of Britains overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also raised. But the effect of
38、 all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by simultaneous rise in food prices, due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government support for food. The shops are over-stocked with food not only because there is more food available but also because people, frightened by h
39、igh prices, are buying less of it. Moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a time when world prices have begun to fall with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling. Consumers are beg
40、inning to ask why they should not be enabled to benefit from this trend. The significance of these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generations have seen it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food
41、 imports and a shrinking home market. Present production is running at 51 percent above pre-war levels, and the government has called for an expansion to 60 percent by 1956; but repeated ministerial advice is carrying little weight and the expansion program is not working very well. 46 The main purp
42、ose of the first paragraph is _. （ A） to show the reason of food shortage （ B） to explain the conflict between the surplus of food Supply and rising prices （ C） to show the deteriorating living conditions of farmers （ D） to analyze the market demand for food supply 47 The main reason for this rise i
43、n food prices is that _. （ A） domestic food production has decreased （ B） the government is providing less support for agriculture （ C） imported food is driving prices higher （ D） people are buying less imported food 48 The decrease in world food prices was a result of _. （ A） a sharp fall in the pu
44、rchasing power of the consumers （ B） a sharp fall in the cost of food production （ C） the overproduction of food in the food-importing countries （ D） the overproduction on the part of the main food exporting countries 49 Why didnt the governments expansion program work very well? （ A） Because the fa
45、rmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production. （ B） Because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government, guaranteed. （ C） Because the farmers were uncertain whether foreign markets could be found for their product. （ D） Because the older generation of farm
46、ers were strongly against the program. 50 What did the future look like for Britains food production at the time of writing this article? （ A） The fall in world food prices would benefit British food producers. （ B） An expansion 6f food production was at hand. （ C） British food producers would recei
47、ve more government financial support. （ D） It looks depressing despite government guarantees. 51 Not all decisions are alike. Nor is every decision made in the same manner. Although some actions you undertake derive their basis from newly made decisions, there are other instances when decision-makin
48、g does not really take place. The latter, according to Deacon and Firebaugh, may involve routine, programmed, impulsive or intuitive action. When you wake up in the morning and prepare to attend class, do you consciously make decisions about such things as which side of your hair to comb first, how
49、to brush your teeth, or which shoe to put on first? Probably not. Although you may have made a conscious decision about what you were going to wear to class, you probably didnt spend any time in making a decision about how to get ready to attend class. Every individual has certain habits or routine behaviors. Although they originated from decisions made at an earlier time in
