1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 18（无答案）PART ADirections: 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 twice.
2、You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.1 PART BDirections: 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 long will one course take?7 How m
3、uch time should be spent on the course every week?8 How many students are there in a class?9 When will the first course start?10 How much is the registration fee?PART CDirections: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the q
4、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 When were the first x-rays discovered?（A）In 1894.（B） In 1895.（C） In 1904.（D）In 1911.12 W
5、here did Made and Pierre Curie meet each other?（A）In London.（B） In Hamburg.（C） In Paris.（D）In Rome.13 When was Marie awarded the Nobel Prize?（A）In 1904.（B） In 1911.（C） In 1934.（D）Both A and B14 What was the first step in fighting against infectious disease?（A）The discovery of a vaccine.（B） A powerfu
6、l injection.（C） The help of a milkmaid.（D）The help from government.15 Who first showed that germs caused disease?（A）Edward Jenner.（B） Lady Montague.（C） Louis Pasteur.（D）Robert Koch.16 When was a rabies vaccine developed?（A）In 1976.（B） In 1867.（C） In 1881.（D）In 1882.17 What are the students going to
7、do during this class period?（A）Watch a slide show about trees.（B） Learn how to prevent Dutch elm disease.（C） Study the history of the campus buildings and grounds.（D）Look at examples of trees on campus.18 In what class is this lecture probably being given?（A）History.（B） Physical education.（C） Botany
8、.（D）Architecture.19 What is remarkable about the black walnut tree outside Brett Hall?（A）Its leaves are yellow.（B） Its leaves are lopsided.（C） It is very tall.（D）It is not an angiosperm.20 What is the problem with the elm tree near Jackson Hall?（A）It has grown too tall for its designated space.（B） I
9、t may be diseased.（C） Its branches are being broken off.（D）It no longer hears from.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. 21 In the past, the Park Service focused on making the
10、 big scenic parks more 【21】_ and comfortable for tourists. Roads were paved to allow “windshield visitors“ to experience the grandeur of nature without leaving their cars, and a 【22】_ number of hotels and grocery stores were permitted to open 【23】_ the park boundaries.Now this trend is changing. Pla
11、ns have been made to 【24】_ the parks to their natural condition as much as possible. The objective of such a move would be to secure the preservation of the parks for future generations, 【25】_ allowing present-day visitors to experience pure wilderness, 【26】_ from any obvious signs of civilization -
12、 an opportunity which is quickly disappearing in the twentieth century. 【27】_ plans call only 【28】_ a reduction in the number of cars 【29】_ into the parks each day, but 【30】_ , tourists may have to leave their cars at the gates and then either visit the park on foot 【31】_ use park 【32】_ 【33】_ , stor
13、es and hotels may no longer be allowed within park boundaries and even the number of campgrounds may be restricted.Denali National Park in Alaska serves as an excellent 【34】_ for this new type of park, one which has been changed only slightly from its 【35】_ state. There is only one road, unpaved in
14、【36】_ , which cross 【37】_ Denali. As car traffic is strictly limited, many visitors experience the magnificent 【38】_ and wildlife from a park bus. There are no hotels or stores and only seven campgrounds within Denalis 3,000 square miles. This 【39】_ isolation offers backpackers, canoeists, and other
15、 sport enthusiasts a 【40】_ physical and psychological challenge.21 【21】（A）possible（B） accessible（C） approachable（D）reachable22 【22】（A）large（B） amazing（C） minimum（D）limited23 【23】（A）within（B） inside（C） on（D）at24 【24】（A）recover（B） turn（C） rebuild（D）restore25 【25】（A）thus（B） and（C） while（D）but26 【26】（A）
16、released（B） devoid（C） free（D）resulted27 【27】（A）Detailed（B） Initial（C） Overall（D）Long-term28 【28】（A）at（B） on（C） for（D）about29 【29】（A）allowed（B） parked（C） moved（D）headed30 【30】（A）then（B） finally（C） consequently（D）eventually31 【31】（A）or（B） and（C） but（D）may32 【32】（A）transportation（B） traffic（C） faciliti
17、es（D）lot33 【33】（A）Exceptionally（B） Additionally（C） Increasingly（D）Extraordinarily34 【34】（A）prototype（B） example（C） model（D）pattern35 【35】（A）original（B） natural（C） primitive（D）rude36 【36】（A）segments（B） portions（C） divisions（D）sections37 【37】（A）in（B） into（C） off（D）through38 【38】（A）scenery（B） scene（C）
18、sight（D）spectacle39 【39】（A）comparative（B） relative（C） strict（D）geographical40 【40】（A）strange（B） specific（C） special（D）distinctPart BDirections: 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. 41 The stability of the
19、US banking system is maintained by means of supervision and regulation, inspections, deposit insurance, and loans to troubled banks. For over 50 years, these precautions have prevented banking panics. However, there have been some close calls. The collapse of Continental Illinois Bank alternatively
20、if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He s
21、ees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rashes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a tab
22、le by himself. “Who is that?“ the new arrival asked St. Peter. “Oh, thats God,“ came the reply, “but sometimes he thinks hes a doctor.“If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and itll be appr
23、opriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairmans notorious bad taste in ties. With other audiences you mustnt attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen or their chairman. You will be on safer g
24、round if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system.If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural. Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often its the delivery
25、 which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly, and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark.Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on a familiar quote “If at first you dont succeed, give up“ or a
26、 play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sentences which you can turn about and inject with humor.51 To make your humor work, you should_.（A）take advantage of different kinds of audience（B） make fun of the disorganiz
27、ed people（C） address different problems to different people（D）show sympathy for your listeners52 The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are _.（A）impolite to new arrivals（B） very conscious of their godlike role（C） entitled to some privileges（D）very busy even during lunch hou
28、rs53 It can be inferred from the passage that public services _.（A）have benefited many people（B） are the focus of public attention（C） are an inappropriate subject for humor（D）have often been the laughing stock54 To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered_.（A）in well-worded l
29、anguage（B） as awkwardly as possible（C） in exaggerated statements（D）as casually as possible55 The best title for the text may be _.（A）Use Humor Effectively（B） Various Kinds of Humor（C） Add Humor to Speech（D）Different Humor Strategies56 The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the prin
30、t and broadcast journalist is reflected in several books that have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapters, mainly in, but not limited to, journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the “how to“ aspects of journalistic interviewing rather th
31、an the, conceptual aspects of the interview, its context, and, implications. Much of the “how to“ material is based on personal experiences and general impressions. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings
32、 together evidence from which broad generalized principles can be developed.There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research literature in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many gene
33、ral texts as well as numerous research articles on interviewing in fields other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and articles present the theoretical and empirical aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature
34、 about interviewing pays little attention to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewing does not deal with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modern Western societies are more familiar, a
35、t least in a positive manner, with journalistic interviewing than with any other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably somewhat familiar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interest
36、ed in getting information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar situation is the job interview. However, very few of us have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with
37、 the journalistic interview by virtue of our roles as readers, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic interview, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analysis and even study, as this book indicates.56 The main idea of the first paragraph is that_.（A）
38、generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the chief concern for writers on journalism（B） importance should be attached to the systematic study of journalistic interviewing（C） concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewing（D）personal experie
39、nces and general impressions should be excluded from journalistic interviews57 Much research has been done on interviews in general_.（A）so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthened（B） though the study of the interviewing techniques hasnt received much attention（C） but
40、journalistic interviewing as a specific field has unfortunately been neglected（D）and there has also been a dramatic growth in the study of journalistic interviewing58 Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interview _.（A）but most of them wish to stay away from it（B） and many of them hope to b
41、e interviewed some day（C） and many of them would like to acquire a tree understanding of it（D）but most of them may not have been interviewed in person59 Who is the interviewee in a clinical interview?（A）The patient.（B） The physician.（C） The journalist.（D）The psychologist.60 The passage is most likel
42、y a part of_.（A）a news article（B） a journalistic interview（C） a research report（D）a prefacePart DDirections: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. 61 The authors attribute each towers c
43、ollapse to three separate but related “loading events“. 【61】 The first event was a Boeing aircraft hitting the building, cutting through the exterior structure and creating a fireball that immediately consumed some of the estimated 10.000 gallons (38 kiloliters) of jet fuel. The high-rises structura
44、l systems were sufficiently redundant. However, that this major damage by itself did not cause the collapse. According to the report, “most of the load supported by the failed columns is believed to have been transferred to adjacent perimeter columns through Vierendeel behavior of the exterior wall
45、frame“.【62】 The second event was the continuing tire fed both by the remaining jet fuel and the office contents of furniture and paper. 【63】 This fire heated and weakened the structural systems, adding stress to the damaged structure. Meanwhile, the sprinklers were not operating as designed, “Even i
46、f these systems had not been compromised by the impacts,“ says the report, “they would likely have been ineffective. 【 64】 the initial flash fires of jet fuel would have opened so many sprinkler heads that the systems would have quickly depressurized and been unable to effectively deliver water to t
47、he large area of fire involvement.“ The third event was a progressive collapse: 【65】 “As the large mass of the collapsing floors above accelerated and impacted the floors below, it caused an immediate progressive series of floor failures, punching each in turn onto the floor below, accelerating as t
48、he sequence progressed. Freestanding exterior walls, buckled at the bolted column splice connections and also collapsed.“61 【61】62 【62】63 【63】64 【64】65 【65】二、Section IV Writing (35 minutes)66 Suppose you are a secretary of a company. Your boss is thinking about expanding business on the Internet, so
49、 you are assigned to find out; (1) the number of people who surf the Internet in China, (2) the sales volume of your company via the Internet, and (3) peoples attitudes toward buying things on the Internet. Write an E-mail to your boss about your survey. You should make full use of the information provided in the form printed below. You should write 160200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
