1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 84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 time one can enjoy a number of different sporting activities in the sports center is from _. 2 One can use the outdoor tennis courts _. 3 The aerobics for men opens from _. 4 4. Between five and half past seven in the evening, one can do fitn
3、ess training in _. 5 The opening time for squash courts is _. 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 a Greenhouse Ef
4、fect? 7 What do the occurring gasses above us act as? 8 Why might the earth become warmer? 9 What is the latest prediction about the global temperature change in this conversation? 10 What is the best way to determine the global temperature, according to the conversation? PART C Directions: You will
5、 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 your answer to each question. You will hear
6、each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What accounts for the great strength of Janes novels? （ A） The social observations they contain. （ B） The deep feeling. （ C） The romantic love. （ D） The real experience. 12 When did Jane Austen start to write? （ A） When she was teenager. （ B） When she was less than ten years
7、 old. （ C） When she was more than twenty. （ D） Not mentioned. 13 When did she die? （ A） In 1811. （ B） In 1814. （ C） In 1817. （ D） In 1812. 14 Trees in rainforests have broad leaves. The advantage is_. （ A） to accept more sun light （ B） to encourage the heavy rain to run off the leaves （ C） to shade
8、their roots （ D） to hide their trunk 15 If we see some plants close their leaf pores, we can deduce that they are living in _. （ A） rainy area （ B） hot area （ C） drought area （ D） windy area 16 In this monologue, we can learn plants may develop mechanisms and adaptations _. （ A） to protect themselve
9、s from disasters （ B） to avoid being hurt by human being （ C） to fight against the hostile environment （ D） to benefit the environment 17 Why are “Clovis people“ believed to first enter North America? （ A） Some fossils have been discovered. （ B） They were found to have lived in the area known as the
10、 refuge during the ice age. （ C） Some spear points were discovered. （ D） It is in accordance with the biblical explanation. 18 According to the “Clovis first“ theory, when did people travel to North America? （ A） 30,000years ago. （ B） 13,000 years ago. （ C） 14,000 years ago. （ D） 20,000 years ago. 1
11、9 What is the alternative route of entry? （ A） The land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. （ B） Western Canada. （ C） Wales Island （ D） The Pacific coast. 20 Which of the following words can best describe the authors attitude in writing the article? （ A） Informative. （ B） Optimistic. （ C） Convincing.
12、 （ D） Enthusiastic. 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 A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animal 【 21】 _ an area. The size of the a
13、rea is sufficient to provide food for him, his 【 22】 _ and their offspring. Migrating birds, for example, divide up the best territory in the order of “first come, first 【 23】 _ “ The late arrivals may acquire 【 24】 _ territories, but less food is 【 25】 _ , or they are too close to the 【 26】 _ of th
14、e enemies of the species. When there is conflict over territory, animals will commonly use force, or a 【 27】_ of force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use only the 【 28】 _ amount of force necessary to drive away the intruder. The
15、re is usually no killing. In the 【 29】 _ of those animals which are capable of doing each other harm, there is a 【 30】 _ for the losing animal to show the 【 31】 _ animal that he wishes to submit. When he shows this, the 【 32】 _ normally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily es
16、cape from conflict seem to have no 【 33】 _ against killing, and equally no 【 34】 _ for 【 35】 _ . The losing bird simply flies away. However, if two doves age 【 36】 _ in a cage, and they start fighting, they will 【 37】 _ to fight until one kills the other. We all think of the dove 【 38】_ a 【 39】 _ of
17、 peace and, in its natural habitat, it is peaceful. But the “peace“ mechanism does not 【 40】 _ in a cage. 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） served （ D） gained 24 【 24】 （ A） larger （ B）
18、 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） little （ D） much 29 【 29】 （ A） way （ B） c
19、ase （ 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 （ D） way 34 【 34】 （ A） state （ B） situati
20、on （ 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） in 39 【 39】 （ A） sign （ B） signal （ C）
21、 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 physicians in a hospital form the core of the medical staff. But
22、 they couldnt provide effective medical care to their patients without the help of numerous other medical employees. Form the viewpoint of the patients, the nursing staff is particularly important. Nurses are usually in close contact with patients as long as they are in the hospital. A nurse does no
23、t study for as many years as a doctor. However, each must be equally dedicated. Caring for sick persons requires a great deal of patience and concern. Most nurses work long days, and they often must work at odd hours or during the night. Under the supervision of the head nurse, the nursing staff mus
24、t provide nursing services on a 24-hour basis and attend to patients needs. This responsibility continues around the clock, and so nurses must work in shifts. A shift is a period of duty, usually eight in length. The nurses on the ward rotate their shifts. All of them work out of a central area on t
25、he ward called the nurses station. A nurse must always be alert. She can never afford to be careless. This is true in all nursing situation, but it is especially true in the intensive care unit. Patients under intensive care are critically ill, and they must be monitored at all times. The nurses who
26、 do intensive care duty have one of the most demanding jobs in the hospital. Serving as a nurse can be a very rewarding job. But it is not an easy one. Not every person is suited to become a nurse. Only very dedicated people have chosen nursing as a profession. 41 The nursing staff_. （ A） are centra
27、l to the medical staff （ B） played an important role in caring for patients （ C） can work effectively without physicians （ D） are always in close contact with the patients 42 Why dont nurses study for as many years as doctors? （ A） Most nurses work long days. （ B） They dont treat patients for illnes
28、s and injury. （ C） Caring for sick patients requires patience and concern. （ D） They are not dedicated. 43 Why must nurses work in shifts? （ A） They are careless. （ B） Nursing services must be provided continuously. （ C） They work at night form time to time. （ D） A shift is usually eight hours long.
29、 44 What kind of person is suited to become a nurse? （ A） A very careful person. （ B） An able person. （ C） A very dedicated person. （ D） A specially trained person. 45 Which of the following is not mentioned by the author? （ A） Nurses are specially trained to offer bedside care to sick persons. （ B）
30、 Patients cannot do without nurses. （ C） Nurses cannot practice medicine. （ D） Nurses often work during the night. 45 It is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio dev
31、ices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior. So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy
32、s formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built
33、over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies, Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the networ
34、k for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second, slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds focusing them i
35、n the same way a stethoscope does when it carries faint noises from a patients chest to a doctors ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles. 46 The passage is chiefly about _. （ A） an effort t
36、o protect an endangered marine species （ B） the civilian use of a military detection system （ C） the exposure of a Navy top-secret weapon （ D） a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales 47 The underwater listening system was originally designed _. （ A） to trace and locate enemy vessels （ B）
37、to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptions （ C） to study the movement of ocean currents （ D） to replace the global radio communications network 48 The deep-sea listening system makes use of_. （ A） the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under water （ B） the capability of sound to travel at high
38、speed （ C） the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound D| low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water 49 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whales （ B） blue whales are no lo
39、nger endangered with the use of the new listening system （ C） opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technology （ D） military technology. has great potential in civilian use 50 Which of the following is true about the Navy underwater listening network? （
40、A） It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists. （ B） It has been replaced by a more advanced system. （ C） It became useless to the military after the cold war. （ D） It is indispensable in protecting endangered species. 50 It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and
41、a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States, Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by native-born
42、 American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weigh and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other, Football draws the biggest crow
43、ds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get so battered. The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the Baseball World Series. Baseball was once Americas favorite game, but has lost that claim to basketball. Baseball is a game that requires strength, but not hugeness. Agility,
44、 quickness, perfect vision and quick reaction are more important than pure strength. Baseball was once a purely American game, but has spread around much of the New World. In that Sundays final, the final hit of the extra inning game was delivered by a native of Columbia. The Most Valuable Player in
45、 the game was a native of Columbia. The rosters of both teams were awash with Hispanic names, as is Miami, which now claims the World Championship is a game that may be losing popularity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the world. Baseball in America has taken on a strong Hispani
46、c flavor, with a dash of Japanese added for seasoning. Soccer, which many countries just call football, is the most widely enjoyed sport in the world. In soccer, which many countries just call football, the ethnic tide has been the reverse of baseball. Until recently, professional soccer in the Unit
47、ed States has largely been an import, played by South Americans and Europeans. Now, American citizens in large numbers are finally taking up the most popular game in the world. Basketball, an American invention increasingly played around the world, these days draws large crowds back home. Likewise,
48、hockey, a game largely imported to the United States from neighboring Canada. Lacrosse, a version of which was played by Native Americans before the Europeans arrived, is also gaining a keen national following. Sports of all kinds are winning support from American armchair enthusiasts from a variety
49、 of ethnic backgrounds. 51 Which of the following can reflect the ever-changing ethnic structure of America? （ A） Sportsman. （ B） Audience. （ C） Both of them. （ D） None of them. 52 Who play professional football in the United States? （ A） Native-born American citizens. （ B） Europeans. （ C） South Americans. （ D） Both B and C. 53 What is Americas favorite game? （ A） Baseball. （ B） Ba
