1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 89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 Keets occupation? 2 The function of “the standard weight“ is to check_. 3 The old standard weight weighed _ when it is humid. 4 4. How much did the new standard weight cost? 5 The new standard weight is more expensive than _. PART B Direc
3、tions: 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 There was not any tobacco in Spain until _. 7 Several centuries ago, tobacco was regarded as a ki
4、nd of_. 8 How many chemicals does tobacco contains? 9 Before transplanted to the field, tobacco has to be cultivated in_. 10 Tobacco is produced in America, India, Brazil, China,_ and Zimbabwe. PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will hav
5、e 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 each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Why did the man lose his temper? （ A） Because the bird
6、 couldnt repeat his masters name. （ B） Because the bird screamed all day long. （ C） Because the bird uttered the wrong word. （ D） Because the bird failed to say the name of the town. 12 Who killed the three chickens? （ A） The cruel master, （ B） The man in the kitchen. （ C） The pet bird. （ D） The fou
7、rth chicken 13 Why was the man shocked at the scene the next morning? （ A） The bird had finally understood his threat. （ B） The bird managed to escape from the chicken house. （ C） The bird had learned to scream back at him. （ D） The bird was living peacefully with the chickens. 14 In 1998, the total
8、 value transacted in e-commerce was _. （ A） $ 680 000 million （ B） $ 68 900 million （ C） $ 68 900 billion （ D） $16 890 billion 15 Some people in the metal industry think the new trend will _. （ A） seriously change the way they do business （ B） seriously damage the way they do business （ C） not serio
9、usly change the way they do business （ D） not seriously damage the way they do business 16 Some people in the metal industry think only _ products will be traded on the web. （ A） standard and second class （ B） high-tech （ C） computer and software （ D） industrial 17 Which of the following is NOT ment
10、ioned in the conversation to flavor the new product with? （ A） Tomato. （ B） Cheese. （ C） Chocolate. （ D） Fish. 18 What would be a good reason for the man to buy the product? （ A） Its low purchase price. （ B） Its wide availability. （ C） Its good nutritional value. （ D） Its high water content. 19 Acco
11、rding to the woman, what is an advantage of the new product? （ A） Its bland flavoring is healthful. （ B） It can be stored a long time. （ C） It goes well with fish dishes. （ D） A high grade of fish is used in its preparation. 20 When will the new product be available? （ A） In a few weeks. （ B） In abo
12、ut two months. （ C） In about two years. （ D） In ten years. 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 “Daydreaming again, barb? Youll never 【 21】 _ anything if you spend you t
13、ime that way! Cant you find something useful to do?“ Many youngsters have heard words 【 22】 _ from their parents. And until recently this hostile attitude towards daydreaming was the most common one. Daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it was considered an unhealthy escape from real life a
14、nd 【 23】 _ duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very healthy thing to do. Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing 【 24】 _ attitudes towards night dreaming have changed. Once it was thought that nighttime dreams 【 25】 _ our 【 26】 _ rest. But th
15、en researchers tried 【 27】 _ the dreams of sleepers. They learned that sleepers who are allowed to dream lose the benefits of rest. They have trouble concentrating. Their mental health is 【 28】 _ damaged. 【 29】 _ again, they must be allowed to dream. Now researchers are finding that daydreaming may
16、also be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, is a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 【 30】_ A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some surprising conclusions. Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming 【 31】 _ intellectual growth.
17、 It also improves concentration, attention span, and the 【 32】 _ to get along with others, she says. In an experiment 【 33】 _ schoolchildren, this same researcher found that daydreaming led the children to pay more attention to detail. They had 【 34】 _ feelings. They worked together better. Another
18、researcher reported that daydreaming seemed to produce improved self-control and creative abilities. But thats only part of the story. The most remarkable thing about daydreaming may be its 【 35】 _ in shaping our future lives as we want 【 36】 _ . Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of h
19、is success was 【 37】 _ the positive use of daydreaming. He 【 38】 _ that “you can imagine your future.“ Florence dreamed of becoming a nurse. 【 39】 _ pictured himself as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick believed that the wa
20、y we picture ourselves is often the way we turn out. He offered this advice, “. Picture yourself vividly as defeated, 【 40】_ alone will make victory impossible .“ 21 【 21】 （ A） reach （ B） amount to （ C） arrive （ D） gain 22 【 22】 （ A） like this （ B） like those （ C） as this ID as those 23 【 23】 （ A） t
21、he （ B） their （ C） its （ D） those 24 【 24】 （ A） in much the same way that （ B） in much the same way （ C） the same way that （ D） in much the same way in which 25 【 25】 （ A） interfered in （ B） interfered with （ C） interfering in （ D） interfering with 26 【 26】 （ A） needed （ B） needing （ C） needs （ D） n
22、eed 27 【 27】 （ A） interrupting （ B） to interrupt （ C） interrupt （ D） interrupted 28 【 28】 （ A） contemporarily （ B） temperament （ C） contemptibly （ D） temporarily 29 【 29】 （ A） Feeling good （ B） To feel good （ C） Feeling well （ D） To feel well 30 【 30】 （ A） beyond that （ B） over that （ C） beyond this
23、 （ D） over this 31 【 31】 （ A） contribute to （ B） attribute to （ C） contributes to （ D） attributes to 32 【 32】 （ A） ability （ B） capability （ C） capacity （ D） aptitude 33 【 33】 （ A） with （ B） in （ C） among （ D） of 34 【 34】 （ A） happier （ B） more happy （ C） much happy （ D） much happier 35 【 35】 （ A） u
24、se （ B） usefulness （ C） usage （ D） using 36 【 36】 （ A） them to be （ B） them （ C） it to be （ D） it 37 【 37】 （ A） owe to （ B） thanks for （ C） due to （ D） because 38 【 38】 （ A） maintained （ B） retained （ C） contained （ D） obtained 39 【 39】 （ A） The young Thomas Edison （ B） Young Thomas Edison （ C） A yo
25、ung Thomas Edison （ D） Some Thomas Edison 40 【 40】 （ A） and that （ B） then that （ C） while that （ D） that 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 For centuries, explorers have risked the
26、ir lives venturing into the unknown for reasons that were to varying degrees economic and nationalistic. Columbus went west to look for better trade routes to the Orient and to promote the greater glory of Spain. Lewis and Clark journeyed into the American wilderness to find out what the US had acqu
27、ired when it purchased Louisiana, and the Appolo astronauts rocketed to the moon in a dramatic show of technological muscle during the cold war. Although their missions blended commercial and political-military imperatives, the explorers involved all accomplished some significant science simply by g
28、oing where no scientists had gone. Today Mars looms as humanitys next great terra incognita. And with doubtful prospects for a short- term financial return, with the cold war a rapidly fading memory and amid a growing emphasis on international cooperation in large space ventures, it is-clear that im
29、peratives other than profits or nationalism will have to compel human beings to leave their tracks on the planets reddish surface. Could it be that science. which has long played a minor role in exploration, is at last destined to take a leading role? The question naturally invites a couple of other
30、s: Are there experiments that only humans could do on Mars? Could those experiments pro- vide insights profound enough to justify the expense of sending people across interplanetary space? With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been. The issue of whether life ever ex
31、isted on the planet, and whether it persists to this day, has been highlighted by mounting evidence that the Red Planet had abundant stable, liquid water and by the continuing controversy over suggestions that bacterial fossils rode to Earth on a meteorite from Mars. A more conclusive answer about l
32、ife on Mars, past or present, would give researchers invaluable data about the range of conditions under which a planet can generate the complex chemistry that leads to life, If it could be established that life arose independently on Mars and Earth, the finding would provide the first concrete clue
33、s in one of the deepest mysteries in all of science: the prevalence of life in the universe. 41 According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was _. （ A） to display their countrys military might （ B） to accomplish some significant science （ C） to fin
34、d new areas for colonization （ D） to pursue commercial and state interests 42 At present, a probable inducement for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is _. （ A） international cooperation （ B） scientific research （ C） nationalistic reasons （ D） long-term profits 43 What is the main goa
35、l of sending human missions to Mars? （ A） To find out if life ever existed there and whether it still exists there. （ B） To see if animals could survive there. （ C） To prove the feasibility of large-scale space ventures. （ D） To show the leading role of science in space exploration 44 By saying “Wit
36、h Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been“(Line 1, Para. 4),the author means that _. （ A） with Mars the risks involved are much greater than any previous space ventures （ B） in the case of Mars, the rewards of scientific exploration can be very high （ C） in the case o
37、f Mars, much more research funds are needed than ever before （ D） with Mars, scientists argue, the fundamental interests of science are at issue 45 45 The passage tells us that proof of life on Mars would _. （ A） make clear the complex chemistry in the development of life （ B） confirm the suggestion
38、 that bacterial fossils travelled to Earth on a meteorite （ C） reveal the kind of conditions under which life originates （ D） provide an explanation why life is common in the universe 45 Signs of deafness bad given him great anxiety as early as 1778. For a long time he successfully concealed it from
39、 all but his mast intimate friends. The touching document addressed to his brothers in 1802, and known as his “Will“ should be read in its entirety. He reproached men for their injustice in thinking and calling him pugnacious, stubborn, and misanthropical when they did not know that for six years he
40、 had suffered from an incurable condition aggravated by incompetent doctors. He dwelled upon his delight in human society from which he had had so early to isolate himself, but the thought of which now filled him with dread as it made 14ira realize his loss, not in music but in all finer interchange
41、 of ideas. He requested that after his death his present doctor shall be asked to describe his illness and to append it to his document in order that at least then the world might be as far as possible reconciled with him. He left his brothers property, such as it was, if more conventional than the
42、rest of the document. During the last twelve years of his life, his nephew was the cause of most of his anxiety and distress. His brother, Kaspar Karl died in 1815, leaving a widow and a son The boy turned out utterly unworthy of his uncles persistent devotion and gave him every cause for anxiety. H
43、e failed in all his examinations, including an attempt to learn some trade in the polytechnic school, whereupon he fell into the hands of the police for at- tempting suicide, and after being expelled from Vienna, joined the army. Beethovens utterly simple nature could neither educate nor understand
44、a human being who was not possessed by the wish to do his best. His nature was passionately affectionate, and he has suffered all his life from the want of a natural outlet for it. He had often been deeply in love and made no secret of it; there was no one that was not honorable and respected by soc
45、iety as showing the truthfulness and self-control of a great man. Beethovens orthodoxy in such matters has provoked the smiles of Philistines, especially when it showed itself in his objections to Mozart, Don Giovanni and the grounds for selecting the subject of Fidelio for his own opera. The last t
46、hing that Philistines will never understand is that genius is far too independent of convention to abuse it; and Beethovens life, with all its mistakes, its grotesqueness, and its pathos, is as far beyond the shafts of Philistine wit as his art. 46 The sentence “genius is far too independent of conv
47、ention to abuse it“ implies that _. （ A） an artist does not understand conventional morality （ B） Philistines expect geniuses to be morally conventional （ C） Beethoven lived within a conventional moral code （ D） Don Giovanni abuses conventional standards 47 Beethovens contemporaries thought that he
48、was _. （ A） an isolationist （ B） inspired （ C） wealthy （ D） a good brother-in-law 48 Beethoven was distressed by his nephews _ （ A） extravagance （ B） unwillingness to do his best （ C） joining the army （ D） failure to enter polytechnic school 49 According to the passage, what was the loss to Beethove
49、n when he was deaf? （ A） His talent in music. （ B） His best friends. （ C） His delight in music. （ D） His talking with friends. 50 The word “append“ in Paragraph I means _. （ A） to supply （ B） to offer （ C） to add to （ D） to imply 50 During the adolescence, the development of political ideology becomes apparent in the individual: ideology here is defined
