1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 76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 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 What is the means of transporta
3、tion? 7 How much is the trip? 8 What kind of hotel will they stay? 9 What kind of food the woman wants to try? 10 When would they start the trip? 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
4、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. 11 What major did Ms. Kophal got when she graduated from the University of Rostock last year? （ A） Mediea
5、l science （ B） Political science （ C） Biology （ D） Production management 12 What is the national average percent of unemployment? （ A） 9 percent （ B） 12 percent （ C） 16 percent （ D） 18 percent 13 What are the two classic jobs that people will take in Rostock, besides working at McDonalds? （ A） Becom
6、ing a physicist （ B） Becoming a school teacher （ C） Becoming a taxi driver （ D） Becoming a magazine production manager 14 Why Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wanted to celebrate Fathers day? （ A） Because she thought man and woman should be equal. （ B） Because the president Washington asked her to do so. （
7、C） Because she wanted to show respect to her father who brought up six children. （ D） Because she could not celebrate Mothers day. 15 What day did Sonora choose as Fathers Day? （ A） June 19th （ B） the third Sunday in June （ C） the second Sunday in June （ D） June 13th 16 Which president in the United
8、 States establish Fathers Day as a permanent national observance? （ A） George Washington （ B） Calvin Coolidge （ C） Richard Nixon （ D） Lybdon Johnson 17 Which word best describes the lawyers prediction of the change in divorce rate? （ A） Fall （ B） Rise （ C） V-shape （ D） Zigzag 18 What do people nowad
9、ays desire to do concerning their marriage? （ A） To embrace changes of thought （ B） To adapt to the disintegrated family life （ C） To return to the practice in the 60s and 70s （ D） To create stability in their lives 19 Why did some people choose not to divorce 20 years ago? （ A） They feared the comp
10、licated procedures. （ B） They wanted to go against the trend. （ C） They were afraid of losing face. （ D） They were willing to stay together. 20 Years ago a divorced man in a company would have _. （ A） been shifted around the country （ B） had difficulty being promoted （ C） enjoyed a happier life （ D）
11、 tasted little bitterness of disgrace 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 It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives
12、, 【 21】 _ about the future. These reminiscences are not simply random or trivial memories, 【 22】 _ is their purpose merely to make conversation. The old persons recollections of the past help to 【 23】 _ an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile: 【 24】 _ any role that brings respect or any go
13、al that might provide 【 25】 _ to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that here was a life 【 26】 _ living. 【 27】 _ , the memories form part of a continuing life 【 28】 _ , in which the old person 【 29】 _ the events and experiences of the years gone by and 【 30】 _
14、 on the overall meaning of his or her own almost completed life. As the life cycle 【 31】 _ to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending (即将发生的 ) death. 【 32】 _ this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a 【 33】 _ subject in the United States.
15、The mere discussion of death is often regarded as 【 34】 _ . As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are 【 35】 _ to think about itand certainly not to talk about it 【 36】 _ the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo 【 37】 _ only in the modern industrial societies.
16、 There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to 【 38】 _ the idea of death. It is the very fact that death remains 【 39】 _ our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes 【 40】 _ is so. 21 【 21】 （ A） better than （ B） rather than （ C） less than （ D） other than 22 【 22】 （ A
17、） so （ B） even （ C） nor （ D） hardly 23 【 23】 （ A） preserve （ B） conserve （ C） resume （ D） assume 24 【 24】 （ A） performing （ B） playing （ C） undertaking （ D） lacking 25 【 25】 （ A） orientation （ B） implication （ C） succession （ D） presentation 26 【 26】 （ A） worthy （ B） worth （ C） worthless （ D） worthw
18、hile 27 【 27】 （ A） In a word （ B） In brief （ C） In addition （ D） In particular 28 【 28】 （ A） prospect （ B） impetus （ C） impression （ D） review 29 【 29】 （ A） integrates （ B） incorporates （ C） includes （ D） interacts 30 【 30】 （ A） reckons （ B） counts （ C） reflects （ D） conceive 31 【 31】 （ A） keeps （ B
19、） draws （ C） inclines （ D） tends 32 【 32】 （ A） Therefore （ B） And （ C） Yet （ D） Otherwise 33 【 33】 （ A） taboo （ B） dispute （ C） contempt （ D） neglect 34 【 34】 （ A） notorious （ B） indecent （ C） obscure （ D） desperate 35 【 35】 （ A） ready （ B） willing （ C） liable （ D） reluctant 36 【 36】 （ A） at （ B） on
20、 （ C） with （ D） in 37 【 37】 （ A） status （ B） circumstance （ C） environment （ D） priority 38 【 38】 （ A） encounter （ B） confront （ C） tolerate （ D） expose 39 【 39】 （ A） under （ B） above （ C） beyond （ D） within 40 【 40】 （ A） which （ B） what （ C） as （ D） that Part B Directions: Read the following four t
21、exts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 A finding in recent years shows that men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women can. This makes surgery riskier for men. Because they do not breathe as often as women, men also nee
22、d more oxygen. But men breathe more deeply and this exposes them to another risk. They draw more of the air when it is polluted. Mens bones are larger than womens and they are arranged somewhat differently. The feminine walk that evokes so many whistles is a matter of bone structure. Men have broade
23、r shoulders and a narrower pelvis, which makes them to stride out with no waste motion. A womans wider pelvis, designed for childbearing, forces her to put more movement into each step she takes with the result that she displays a bit of a jiggle and sway as she walks. If you think a man is brave be
24、cause he can climb a ladder to clean out the roof gutters, dont forget it is easier for him than for a woman. The angle at which a womans thigh is joined to her knees makes climbing difficult for her, no matter whether it is a ladder or stairs or a mountain that she is tackling. A mans skin is thick
25、er than a womans and not nearly as soft. This prevents the suns radiation from getting through, which is why men wrinkle less than women do. Women have a thin layer of fat just under the skin and there is a plus to this greater fat reserve. It acts as an invisible fur coat to keep a woman warmer in
26、the winter. Women also stay cooler in summer. Because the fat layer helps insulate them against heat. Mens fat is distributed differently. And they do not have that layer of it underneath their skin. In fact, they have considerably less fat than women and more lean mass. 41 percent of a mans body is
27、 muscle compared to thirty-five percent for women, which means that men have more muscle power. When we mention strength, almost 90 percent of a mans weight is strength compared to about 50 percent of a womans weight. The higher proportion of muscle to fat makes it easier for men to lose weight. Mus
28、cle bums up five more calories a pound than fat does just to maintain itself. So when a man wants - to loss weight, the pounds roll off much faster. For all mens muscularity they do not have the energy reserves women do. They have more start-up energy, but the fat tucked away in womens nooks and cra
29、nnies provides a rich energy reserve that men lack. Cardiologists at the University of Alabama who tested healthy women on treadmills discovered that over the years the female capacity for exercise far exceeds the male capacity. A woman of sixty who is in good health can exercise up to 90 percent of
30、 what she could do when she was twenty. A man of sixty has only 60 percent left of his capacity as a twenty-year-old. 41 That boys suffer more from air pollution can possibly be justified by the fact that （ A） the male have larger bones than the female. （ B） women can manufacture blood more efficien
31、tly than men. （ C） men usually breathe more deeply than women. （ D） women breathe as often as men. 42 The different ways men and women move their body indicate that （ A） bone structures in men and women are arranged differently. （ B） womens bones are more ready to movement. （ C） men always move thei
32、r bodies with waste motions. （ D） women is good at climbing upwards. 43 It can be concluded from the passage that （ A） men suffer more from suns radiation than women do. （ B） men will be more exhausting than women after long trip. （ C） the higher proportion of fat in womens body makes them easier to
33、 lose weight. （ D） an aged man can still exercise his body as he is young. 44 The best title for above article is （ A） why men lack capacity for exercise over the years （ B） how mens bones are arranged differently from women. （ C） studies on differences and similarities between men and women. （ D） m
34、en and women: some differences. 45 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） More oxygen needs to be prepared when a man is having surgery. （ B） Mans courage has nothing to do with males body structure. （ C） A woman usually stays cooler in summer and warmer in wint
35、er. （ D） It is easier for a man to lose his weight. 45 More than 30,000 drivers and passengers who seat in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third-floor building. Wearing a seat belt saves lives:
36、 it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than half. Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you will be fined up to 50.It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the drivers resp
37、onsibility to make sure that children under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind. However, when youre reversing your car, you do not have to wear a seat belt; or you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; r if you have a valid medic
38、al certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember that you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove that you have been excused from wearing it. 46 How many people
39、 in front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured every year? （ A） 30,000. （ B） 60,000. （ C） Approximately 30,000. （ D） Above 30,000. 47 Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle （ A） reduces road accidents to more than half. （ B） saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hour. （ C） red
40、uces the death rate in traffic accidents. （ D） saves more than 15,000 lives each year. 48 It is the drivers responsibility to （ A） make the front seat passenger wear a seat belt. （ B） make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat belt. （ C） stop children riding in the front seat. （ D） wear a sea
41、t belt each time he drives. 49 According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front does NOT have to wear a seat belt? （ A） Someone who is backing into a parking space. （ B） Someone who is picking up the children from the local school. （ C） Someone who is delivering invitation le
42、tters. （ D） Someone who is under 14. 50 For some people, it may be better （ A） to wear a seat belt for health reasons. （ B） not to wear a seat belt for health reasons. （ C） to get a valid medical certificate before wearing a seat belt. （ D） to pay a fine rather than wear a seat belt. 50 The first na
43、vigational lights in the New World were probably lanterns hung at harbor entrances. The first lighthouse was put up by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1716 on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. Paid for and maintained by “light dues“ levied (征收 ) on ships, the original beacon w
44、as blown up in 1776. Until then there were only a dozen or so true lighthouse in the colonies. Little over a century later, there were 700 lighthouses. The first eight lanterns erected on the West Coast in the 1850s featured the same basic New England design: a Cape Cod dwelling with the tower risin
45、g from the center or standing close by. In New England and elsewhere, though, lighthouses reflected a variety of architectural styles. Since most stations in the Northeast were set up on rocky eminences (高处 ), enormous towers were not the rule. Some of them were made of stone and brick, others of wo
46、od or metal. Some of them stood on pilings or stilts; others were fastened to rock with iron rods. Farther south, from Maryland through the Florida Keys, the coast was low and sandy. It was often necessary to build tall towers there massive structure like the majestic Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,
47、lighthouse, which was lit in 1870. At 190 feet, it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country. Notwithstanding differences in appearenced construction, most lighthouses in America shared several features: a light, living quarters, and sometimes a bell (or, later a foghorn). They also had quarter
48、s, and something else in common: a keeper and, usually, the keepers family. The keepers essential task was trimming the lantern wick (灯芯 ) in order to maintain a steady, bright flame. The earliest keepers came from every industry they were seaman, farmers, mechanics, rough mill handsand appointments
49、 were often handed out by local customs commissioners as political plums. After the administration of lighthouse was taken over in 1852 by the United States Lighthouse Board, and agency of the Treasury Department, the keeper corps gradually became highly professional. 51 Which is the best title for the passage? （ A） The Lighthouse on Little Brewster Island （ B） The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper （ C） Early Lighthouses in the United States （ D
