1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 82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 new prison is designed particularly for_. 2 There live_prisoners in Cottonville. 3 The atmosphere of Cottonville is just like 4 4. The prisoners can spend what they earned in_. 5 The prison is run in a unique way, because the governors highly
3、 regard prisoners_. 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 Ginger? It is _ with an aromatic flavor. 7 Ginger origina
4、ted in _. 8 Ginger trade became fairly popular in _. 9 Ginger was traded in Europe for sake of _. 10 Australia, as the largest producer of ginger, grew it in _. 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 q
5、uestions 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. 11 According to the talk, how did vitamins lose in ones body? （ A） Through cooking and imp
6、roper use of them. （ B） Through sweating. （ C） Through eating unhealthy foods. （ D） Through taking in much meat. 12 In a healthy diet, what kind of food should be mostly avoided? （ A） Fish and meat. （ B） Sugar, salt and butter. （ C） Bread and rice. （ D） Fruit and vegetables. 13 How can people get en
7、ough vitamins? （ A） Cut down fat-soluble vitamins and obtain water-soluble vitamins. （ B） Take more vitamin pills. （ C） Read the magazines on health. （ D） Eat a variety of foods. 14 Whats Toms purpose of speaking to Mr. Clinton? （ A） Asking for housing. （ B） Asking for a promotion. （ C） Asking for a
8、 raise. （ D） Asking for some help for work. 15 Whats Mr. Clintons comment on his work? （ A） He does his job enthusiastically, though he has not much efficiency. （ B） He didnt want to persist on his job from the beginning. （ C） He does his job adequately, but he doesnt do it well enough to deserve a
9、raise. （ D） He should be dismissed anyway. 16 What does Mr. Clinton suggest that Tom should do? （ A） Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job. （ B） Dont neglect the duty any more. （ C） Wait for some time patiently. （ D） Study more knowledge about his subject. 17 What is the womans t
10、one of voice when she first sees the man? （ A） Relieved. （ B） Sarcastic. （ C） Sad. （ D） Apologetic. 18 What are the students doing when the man arrives in the class? （ A） Having a class discussion. （ B） Giving presentations. （ C） Drawing graphs. （ D） Taking an exam. 19 What classes are the man and t
11、he woman probably taking? （ A） Fashion design. （ B） Chemistry. （ C） Business. （ D） Art appreciation. 20 How much time do the man and the woman have before they address the class? （ A） Less than ten minutes. （ B） About twenty minutes. （ C） Over an hour. （ D） Forty-five minutes. 一、 Section II Use of E
12、nglish (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 A market is commonly thought of as a place where commodities are bought and sold. Thus fruit and vegetables are sold wholesale at Covent Garden Market and
13、 meat is sold wholesale at Smithfield Market. But there are markets for things 【 21】 _ commodities, in the usual sense. There are 【 22】 _ estate markets, foreign exchange markets, labor markets, short-term capital markets, and so on; there may be a market for anything which has a price. And there ma
14、y be no particular place 【 23】_ dealings are confined. Buyers and sellers may be 【 24】 _ over the whole world and instead of actually meeting together in a market-place they may deal with one another 【 25】 _ telephone, telegram, cable or letter. 【 26】 _ dealings are 【 27】 _ to a particular place, th
15、e dealers may consist wholly or in part of agents 【 28】 _ instructions from clients far away. Thus agents buy meat at Smithfield 【 29】 _ retail butchers all over England; and 【 30】 _ on the London Stock Exchange buy and sell 【 31】 _ on instructions from clients all over the world. We must therefore
16、define a market 【 32】 _ any area over which buyers and sellers are 【 33】 _ such close touch with one another, either directly or 【 34】 _ dealers, that the prices 【 35】 _ in one part of the market affect the prices paid in other parts. Modem means of communication are so rapid that a buyer can discov
17、er 【 36】_ asking, and can accept it if he wishes, 【 37】 _ he may be thousands of miles away. Thus the market for anything is 【 38】 _ . the whole world. But in fact things have, normally, only a local or national market. This may be because nearly the whole demand is concentrated 【 39】 _ one locality
18、. These special local demands, 【 40】 _ , are of quite minor importance. The main reason why many things do not have a world market is that they are costly or difficult to transport. 21 【 21】 （ A） nothing other than （ B） other than （ C） more than （ D） less than 22 【 22】 （ A） tree （ B） genuine （ C） re
19、al （ D） actual 23 【 23】 （ A） for which （ B） with which （ C） at which （ D） to which 24 【 24】 （ A） scattered （ B） sent （ C） spread （ D） dispelled 25 【 25】 （ A） from （ B） by （ C） at （ D） on 26 【 26】 （ A） Because （ B） Unless （ C） When （ D） Even if 27 【 27】 （ A） decided （ B） determined （ C） restricted （
20、D） restrained 28 【 28】 （ A） acting for （ B） acting out （ C） acting on （ D） acting up 29 【 29】 （ A） on the occasion of （ B） on behalf of （ C） on account of （ D） on the score of 30 【 30】 （ A） brokers （ B） breakers （ C） bribers （ D） braziers 31 【 31】 （ A） security （ B） securities （ C） safety （ D） safet
21、ies 32 【 32】 （ A） like （ B） as （ C） for （ D） to 33 【 33】 （ A） on （ B） to （ C） in （ D） for 34 【 34】 （ A） by （ B） by means of （ C） through （ D） in the interest of 35 【 35】 （ A） obtrusive （ B） obstinate （ C） obvious （ D） Obtainable 36 【 36】 （ A） what a price a seller is （ B） what price is a seller （ C）
22、 what is price a seller （ D） what price a seller is 37 【 37】 （ A） although （ B） while （ C） unless （ D） since 38 【 38】 （ A） normally （ B） potentially （ C） incidentally （ D） readily 39 【 39】 （ A） for （ B） on （ C） in （ D） upon 40 【 40】 （ A） furthermore （ B） however （ C） therefore （ D） then Part B Direc
23、tions: 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 If the United Nations Security Council rushes to send inspectors back into Iraq on Baghdads promise of cooperation and under the old rules, it will be playing
24、 a chumps game, one Saddam Hussein has won countless times. Once in a while, the inspectors will face delay, obstruction, bugging and a succession of manufactured crises. These will prompt familiar fights among the major powers over whether a particular Iraqi act constitutes a major violation. Soon
25、the United Sates will declare the whole exercise a failure and invade Iraq. That is an outcome worth avoiding. For the United States, the costs of such a war include the death of soldiers, economic losses caused by the effect of soaring oil prices on a fragile stock market, the need to post tens of
26、thousands of troops in Iraq for many years, lingering resentment among allies whose cooperation we need and the near certainty of creating legions of new terrorists who hate America. For the United Nations, the result would be a terrible defeat, an admission of weakness and its inability to impose i
27、ts writ on a villain. For the world as a whole, the costs will include the deaths of innocent Iraqis, increased repression in Arab states coping with domestic political anger and possibly chaos in the region. That is the short list. The worst-case outcomes include an attack with biological weapons o
28、n Israel and on American troops at their weakest moment-as they assemble in the region-by, a man with nothing to lose. What would be the likely response by both countries, and with what long-term consequence? There is a credible alternative to these scenarios that is worth trying. It is a new system
29、 of coercive inspection to replace the game of cat and mouse that Mr. Hussein has perfected. The Security Council would create a powerful, American-led multinational military force, the inspection implementation force, that would enable the inspection teams to carry out “comply or else“ inspections.
30、 If Iraq refused to accept, or obstructed the inspections, regime change (preferably under a United Nations mandate) Would be back on the table. 41 According to the author, what will happen if the UN waits for the cooperation of Iraq? （ A） The conflict will be solved in a peaceful way. （ B） No progr
31、ess will be made. （ C） Nothing serious will happen. （ D） It will result in a terrible consequence. 42 What will be the consequences for America if the war cannot be avoided? （ A） Casualty of soldiers. （ B） Economic difficulties. （ C） Hatred among allies. （ D） All of the above. 43 What solution is su
32、ggested to the present situation? （ A） An inspection armed with multinational military force. （ B） No action should be taken. （ C） To take a military action against Iraq. （ D） To change the regime of Iraq. 44 If Iraq refuses to accept the “comply or else“ inspection, what should the UN do according
33、to the author? （ A） To launch a war against Iraq. （ B） To try to overthrow Saddam Husseins regime. （ C） To inflict an economic embargo on Iraq. （ D） To isolate Iraq by internationally diplomatic coalition. 45 What is the authors attitude towards starting a war against Iraq? （ A） Approving. （ B） Susp
34、icious. （ C） Disapproving. （ D） Indifferent. 45 Scientists claim that air pollution causes a decline in the worlds average air temperature. In order to prove that theory, ecologists have turned to historical data in relation to especially huge volcanic eruptions. They suspect that volcanoes effect w
35、eather changes that are similar to air pollution. One source of information is the effect of the eruption of Tambora, a volcano in Sumbawa, the Dutch East Indies, in April 1815. The largest recorded volcanic eruption, Tambora threw 150 million tons of fine ash into the stratosphere. The ash from a v
36、olcano spreads worldwide in a few days and remains in the air for years, Its effect is to mm incoming solar radiation into space and thus cool the earth. For example, records of weather in England show that between April and November 1815, the average temperature had fallen 4.50 . During the next tw
37、enty-four months, England suffered one of the coldest periods of its history. Farmers records from April 1815 to December 1818 indicate frost throughout the spring and summer and sharp decreases in crop and livestock markets. Since there was a time lag of several years between causes and effect, by
38、the time the world agricultural commodity community had deteriorated, no one realized the cause. Ecologists today warn that we face a twofold menace. The ever-present possibility of volcanic eruptions, such as that of Mt St Helens in Washington, added to mans pollution of the atmosphere with oil, ga
39、s, coal, and other polluting substances, may bring increasingly colder weather. 46 According to the passage, the effects of Tamboras eruption were_. （ A） of several days duration worldwide （ B） felt mainly in the Dutch East Indies （ C） evident in the decreased world temperature （ D） immediately evid
40、ent to the worlds scientists 47 Which of the following was the cause of cold weather in England from 1815 to 1818? （ A） Englands proximity to the North Sea. （ B） Volcanic ash in the atmosphere. （ C） The rivers in flood. （ D） Pollution caused by the Industrial Revolution. 48 No on realized the cause
41、of the deterioration of the world agricultural commodity market because_. （ A） there was a long interval between cause and effect （ B） the weather is difficult for us to forecast （ C） weather forecasts were inaccurate （ D） ecologists didnt exist until modem times 49 According to the passage, which o
42、f the following is the cause of dropping temperature? （ A） Volcanic eruptions. （ B） Mountain torrents. （ C） Crop and livestock production. （ D） The floods after the storm. 50 What can be implied from the passage? _. （ A） Gas and coal are not menace to the temperature change. （ B） Volcanic eruption m
43、ight affect the world agricultural commodity production. （ C） England suffers its lowest temperature because of the volcanic eruption. （ D） Many other natural disasters also affect the temperature. 50 A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do no
44、thing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people. Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is disappearing
45、, and I think I know what it is: accountability. Accountability is not hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together honesty, kindness, and so on, accountability may be the most i
46、mportant of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law and, ultimately, no society. My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on peoples behavior are
47、far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment. Fortunately there are still communities smaller towns usually where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that proclaim: “In this family certain things are not tolerated they simply are not
48、done!“ Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you enrage him. The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in a
49、ttitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, its the criminal who is considered victimized: by his under-privileged upbringing, by the school that did not teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who did not provide a stable home. I don t believ
