1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 83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 What is Ginger? It is _ with an aromatic flavor. 2 Ginger originated in _. 3 Ginger trade became fairly popular in _. 4 4. Ginger was traded in Europe for sake of _. 5 Australia, as the largest producer of ginger, grew it in _. PART B Directions:
3、 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 How many computers in the classroom? 7 How can Barbara use the computer? 8 At what occasion, Barbara ma
4、y keep the computer for longer time? 9 What is the. opening time at weekends? 10 Who will help her, if Barbara has any problem in using the computer? 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 wh
5、ich 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 do we learn about the speaker? （ A） He has been in America for three years. （ B） He has alway
6、s lived in America. （ C） He visited America three years ago. （ D） He has come to America to do research on advertising. 12 Whats the speakers impression of the advertisement in America when he first arrived there? （ A） He found the advertisements there difficult to understand. （ B） The advertisement
7、s there were creative and necessary. （ C） The advertisements there were well designed. （ D） There were far more advertisements there than he had expected. 13 What does the speaker think future advertisers should do? （ A） Spend less money on advertising. （ B） Advertise more for their products. （ C） U
8、se new advertising techniques. （ D） Be more careful about what they advertise. 14 How has Mr. Humphries been learning Spanish? （ A） He has been going to an evening class and made many foreign friends. （ B） He has watched quite a lot of DVD. （ C） He has listened to the BBC radio programs. （ D） He has
9、 been going to an evening class and has watched quite a lot of the BBC TV programs. 15 What advice was given by Professor Watson7 （ A） Practice more in using the language. （ B） Go to live with the native speakers. （ C） Watch more TV programs. （ D） Read more newspaper and magazines 16 What does “lear
10、ning to speak“ mean, according to the professor? （ A） It means being able to put together the right groups of words and to say them in a reasonably accurate way. （ B） It means being able to pronounce correctly. （ C） It means having an accurate tone and pronunciation. （ D） It means speaking must obey
11、 certain grammar 17 When did Fleming move to London? （ A） At the age of 31. （ B） At the age of 13. （ C） At the age of 16. （ D） At the age of 17. 18 Who identified the mould as penicillin? （ A） One of Flemings colleagues. （ B） Sir Almroth Wright. （ C） Howard Florey. （ D） Fleming. 19 After his initial
12、 discovery, what did Fleming do? （ A） He returned to his routine work. （ B） He developed penicillin further. （ C） He kept a supply of the mould. （ D） Both A and C. 20 When was the penicillin mass-produced? （ A） In 1928. （ B） In 1913. （ C） After World War II. （ D） By World War II. 一、 Section II Use o
13、f 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. 21 【 21】 （ A） establishes （ B） builds （ C） founds （ D） erects 22 【 22】 （ A） wife （ B） mate （ C） friend （ D） neighbor 23 【 23】 （ A） used （ B） got （ C） serv
14、ed （ D） gained 24 【 24】 （ A） larger （ B） better （ C） smaller （ D） worse 25 【 25】 （ A） available （ B） unavailable （ C） edible （ D） inedible 26 【 26】 （ A） places （ B） nests （ C） residences （ D） habitats 27 【 27】 （ A） practice （ B） proof （ C） show （ D） comparison 28 【 28】 （ A） minimum （ B） great （ C） l
15、ittle （ D） much 29 【 29】 （ A） way （ B） case （ C） event （ D） manner 30 【 30】 （ A） system （ B） device （ C） method （ D） solution 31 【 31】 （ A） obtaining （ B） gaining （ C） winning （ D） acquiring 32 【 32】 （ A） killer （ B） loser （ C） victor （ D） successor 33 【 33】 （ A） prevention （ B） obstacle （ C） stop （
16、 D） way 34 【 34】 （ A） state （ B） situation （ C） mechanism （ D） occasion 35 【 35】 （ A） submission （ B） fighting （ C） stopping （ D） winning 36 【 36】 （ A） stationed （ B） perched （ C） placed （ D） deposited 37 【 37】 （ A） resume （ B） undertake （ C） renew （ D） continue 38 【 38】 （ A） on （ B） as （ C） for （ D
17、） in 39 【 39】 （ A） sign （ B） signal （ C） symbol （ D） mark 40 【 40】 （ A） appear （ B） continue （ C） apply （ D） function 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 The period of adolescence, i
18、. e., the person between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on societys definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period 6f time, while in industrial societies with pa
19、tterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of ones life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may change in a given society as social and ec
20、onomic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society. In modem society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their form
21、al recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For example, primary school graduation, high school graduation and colle
22、ge graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the individual. Ceremonies for adolescence have also been replaced by legal definitio
23、ns of status roles, rights, privileges and responsibilities, It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of child-hood and minor status are removed and adult privileges and responsibilities are granted. The twelve-year-old is
24、no longer considered a child and has to pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult rights. At the age of sixteen the adolescent is granted certain adult rights which increase his soc
25、ial status by providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain a drivers license; he can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult responsibilities as well as rights; the young man can now be a sold
26、ier, but he also can marry without parental permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contracts, and he is entitled to run for public office. No additional basic rights are acquired a
27、s a function of age alter majority status has been attained. None of these legal provisions determine at what point adulthood has been reached but they do point tO the prolonged period of adolescence. 41 The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because_. （ A） the definition o
28、f maturity has changed （ B） the industrialized society is more developed （ C） more education is provided and laws against child labor are made （ D） ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance 42 Former social ceremonies that used to mark adolescence have g
29、iven place to_. （ A） graduations from schools and colleges （ B） social recognition （ C） socio-economic status （ D） certain behavioral changes 43 No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is _. （ A） eleven years old （ B） sixteen years old （ C） twenty-one years old （ D） betwee
30、n twelve and twenty-one years old 44 Starting from 22,_. （ A） one will obtain more basic rights （ B） the older one becomes, the more basic rights he will have （ C） one wont get more basic rights than when he is 21 （ D） one will enjoy more rights granted by society 45 According to the passage, it is
31、true that_. （ A） in the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existed （ B） no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-one （ C） one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a drivers license
32、（ D） one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the army 45 Galaxies are the major building blocks Of the universe: A galaxy is giant family of many millions of stars, and it is held together by its own gravitational field. Most of the material universe is organized
33、into galaxies of stars together with gas and dust. There are three main types of galaxy: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, a flattish disc of stars with two spiral arms emerging from its central nucleus. About one-quarter of all galaxies have this shape. Spiral gal
34、axies are well supplied with the interstellar gas in which new stars form: as the rotating spiral pattern sweeps around the galaxy it compresses gas and dust, triggering the formation of bright young stars. The elliptical galaxies have a symmetrical elliptical or spheroidal shape with no obvious str
35、ucture. Most of their member stars are very old and since ellipticals are devoid of interstellar gas, no new stars are forming in them. The biggest and brightest galaxies in the universe are ellipticals with masses of about 1013 times that of the sun, these giants may frequently be sources of strong
36、 radio emission, in which case they are called radio galaxies. About two-thirds of all galaxies are elliptical. Irregular galaxies comprise about one-tenth of all galaxies and they come in many subclasses. Measurement in space is quite different from measurement on Earth. Some terrestrial distances
37、can be expressed as intervals of time, the time to fly from one continent to another or the time it takes to drive to work, for example. By comparison with these familiar yardsticks, the distances to the galaxies are incomprehensibly large, but they too are made more manageable by using a time calib
38、ration, in this case the distance that light travels in one year. On such a scale the nearest giant spiral galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy, is two million light years away. The most distant luminous objects seen by telescopes are probably ten thousand million light years away. Their light was already h
39、alfway here before the Earth even formed. The light from the nearby Virgo galaxy set out when reptiles still dominated the animal world. 46 What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? （ A） The Milky Way. （ B） Major categories of galaxies. （ C） How elliptical galaxies are formed. （ D） Differences
40、between irregular and spiral galaxies. 47 According to the passage, new stars are formed in spiral galaxies due to_. （ A） an explosion of gas （ B） the compression of gas and dust （ C） the combining of old stars （ D） strong radio emissions 48 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT tr
41、ue of elliptical galaxies? （ A） They are the largest galaxies. （ B） They mostly contain old stars. （ C） They contain a high amount of interstellar gas. （ D） They have a spherical shape. 49 Which of the following characteristics of radio galaxies is mentioned in the passage? （ A） They are a type of e
42、lliptical galaxy. （ B） They are usually too small to be seen with a telescope. （ C） They are closely related to irregular galaxies. （ D） They are not as bright as spiral galaxies. 50 Why does the author mention the Virgo galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy in the third paragraph? （ A） To describe the ef
43、fect that distance has no visibility. （ B） To compare the ages of two relatively young galaxies. （ C） To emphasize the vast distances of the galaxies from Earth. （ D） To explain why certain galaxies cannot be seen by a telescope. 50 Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The
44、summers most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly recreates the Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War II. But that isnt the films only reminder of the past. Harbor invites comparison to Titanic, the biggest hit of ail time. Like Titanic, Harbo
45、r heaps romance and action around a major historical event. Like Titanic, Harbor attempts to create popular global entertainment from a deadly real life. Like Titanic, Harbor costs a pretty penny and hopes to get in even more at the box office. Both Titanic and Pearl Harbor unseal their tales of lov
46、e and tragedy over more than three hours. Both stories center on young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men: In Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane compete for the love of the same woman, a high society type played by a British actress named Kate (Winslet). In Harbor, two p
47、ilots (Ben Affelck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse played by a British actress named Kate (Beckinsale). The scenes of peril also have similarities. Harbor has a shot in which soldiers cling for dear life as the battleship USS Oklahoma capsizes. The moment is recalled of the Titanics
48、 climactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the ocean liner as half of the ship vertically plunges into the water. In Harbor, one of its stars floats atop a piece of debris in the middle of the night, much like Winslets character does in Titanic. And the jaw dropping action of T
49、itanic is matched by Harbors 40 minute recreation of Dec. 7,1941 attack on the United States Pacific Fleet. Both films spent heavily on special effects. Harbor director, Michael Bay, for example, says.he kept salaries down so more could be spent on the visuals. Both movies shot their ship sinking scenes at the same location: Fox Studios Baja in Mexico. Harbors makers have even taken a Titanic-like approach to the soundtrack. The film includes one song, There Youll Be, performed by country music superstar Faith Hi
