1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 197（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 PART CDirections: You will hear thre
3、e 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 each piece
4、 ONLY ONCE.11 What is the meaning of “Skating on thin ice“?（A）One may be doing something quite difficult.（B） One may be doing something quite risky.（C） One may be doing something quite annoying.（D）One may be doing something impossible.12 When somebody told you that you will “cut no ice“ with him, wh
5、at did he mean?（A）You will not persuade him.（B） You are getting nowhere with him.（C） You cannot sell your ice to him.（D）You should not waste time cutting ice with him.13 When the game is really over, which idiom can we use?（A）The game is on ice.（B） Skating on thin ice.（C） To cut no ice.（D）To break t
6、he ice.14 According to the woman, how much money should people save for themselves?（A）36 months of monthly salary.（B） 13% of salary.（C） $10.（D）Not mentioned.15 Whats the biggest mistake people make?（A）They do not think $ 10 is a large sum of money.（B） They sacrifice movie, beer for bank deposit.（C）
7、They seldom have fixed deposit.（D）They tend to live from paycheck to paycheck.16 What does “Pay yourself first“ refer to?（A）Take more education and make yourself promoted quickly.（B） When you get your paycheck, save some portion of it.（C） Lend money from bank when you want to prepare for the future.
8、（D）Accumulate money by all means.17 Procrastinators have many problems, except that_.（A）they get more cold and flu symptoms（B） they sleep more（C） they smoke and drink more（D）they have more digestive problems18 Which of the following sentences about Timothy A. Pychyl is NOT true?（A）He is one of the P
9、rocrastination Research Group.（B） He is a psychologist.（C） He is a teacher in Carleton University in Ottawa.（D）He is the co-author of the study.19 What is the root of the problem?（A）Something has to do with genes.（B） Sleeping far less than they need.（C） Drinking more than they have intended.（D）An in
10、ability to regulate behavior and control impulses.20 Here are some favorite excuses for academic tardiness, except_.（A）computer failure（B） leaving a paper at home（C） losing a hand-held organizer（D）the death of a grandmother一、Section II Use of English (15 minutes)Directions: Read the following text.
11、Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened 21 As was discussed before, it was not 22 the
12、19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic 23 , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 24 of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution 25 up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading 26 through the telegrap
13、h, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures 27 the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in 28 It is important to do so.It is generally recognized, 29 , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, 30 by the invention of the integr
14、ated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, 31 its impact on the media was not immediately 32 . As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal“ too, as well as 33 , with display becoming sharper and storage 34 increasing. They were thought of
15、, like people, 35 generations, with the distance between generations much 36 .It was within the computer age that the term “information society“ began to be widely used to describe the 37 within which we now live. The communications revolution has 38 both work and leisure and how we think and feel b
16、oth about place and time, but there have been 39 view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits“ have been weighed 40 “harmful“ outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.（A）between（B） before（C） since（D）later（A）after（B） by（C） during（D）until（A）means（B） method
17、（C） medium（D）measure（A）process（B） company（C） light（D）form（A）gathered（B） speeded（C） worked（D）picked（A）on（B） out（C） over（D）off（A）of（B） for（C） beyond（D）into（A）concept（B） dimension（C） effect（D）perspective（A）indeed（B） hence（C） however（D）therefore（A）brought（B） followed（C） stimulated（D）characterized（A）unle
18、ss（B） since（C） lest（D）although（A）apparent（B） desirable（C） negative（D）plausible（A）institutional（B） universal（C） fundamental（D）instrumental（A）ability（B） capability（C） capacity（D）faculty（A）by means of（B） in terms of（C） with regard to（D）in line with（A）deeper（B） fewer（C） nearer（D）smaller（A）context（B） ran
19、ge（C） scope（D）territory（A）regarded（B） impressed（C） influenced（D）effected（A）competitive（B） controversial（C） distracting（D）irrational（A）above（B） upon（C） against（D）withPart BDirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on A
20、NSWER SHEET 1. 40 It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and a final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debating, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who w
21、ish to die. The measure was passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on-line service,Death NET. Says Hofsess
22、:“We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history. “The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally I11 Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical impli
23、cations. Some have breathed sighs of relief; others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australiawhere an aging population, life-extending technology and c
24、hanging community attitudes have all played their part. Other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.Under the new Northern Territo
25、ry law, an adult patient can request deathprobably by a deadly injection or pillto put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off“ period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can
26、 be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally 111 Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of vie
27、w, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks, “he says.41 From the second paragraph we learn that_.（A）the objection to euthanasia is diminishing in some countries（B） physicians and citizens share the same vie
28、w on euthanasia（C） technological changes are chiefly responsible for the new law（D）it takes time to appreciate the significance of laws passed42 By saying that “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling“, the author means that_.（A）observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards th
29、e future of euthanasia（B） there is a possibility of similar bills being passed in the U. S. and Canada（C） observers are waiting to see the movement end up in failure（D）the process of the bill taking effect may finally come to a stop43 When Lloyd Nickson is close to death, he will_.（A）undergo a cooli
30、ng off period of seven days（B） experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient（C） have an intense fear of terrible suffering（D）face his death with the calm characteristic of euthanasia44 What is the authors attitude towards euthanasia? _（A）Hostile.（B） Suspicious.（C） Approving.（D）Indifferent.45 We
31、can infer from the text that the author believes the success of the right-to-die movement is_.（A）only a matter of time（B） far from certain（C） just an illusion（D）a shattered hope45 Much of the language used to describe monetary policy,such as “steering the economy to a soft landing“ or “a touch on th
32、e brakes“, makes it sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The link between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long,variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy t
33、o driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rear-view mirror and a faulty steering wheel.Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about of late. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3% last year, close to its lowest
34、level in 30 years, before rising slightly to 2.5% this July. This is a long way below the double-digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s.It is also less than most forecasters had predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month sa
35、id that Americas inflation rate would average 3.5% in 1995. In fact,it fell to 2.6%in August, and is expected to average only about 3%for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This is no flash in the p
36、an; over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America.Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies,and especially Americas,
37、 have little productive slack. Americas capacity utilization, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate (5. 6% in August) has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemploymentthe rate below which inflation has taken off in the past.Why has inflat
38、ion proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately, a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have upended the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation.46 According to the text, making mo
39、netary policy changes_.（A）is comparable to driving a car（B） is similar to carrying out scientific work（C） will not influence the economy immediately（D）will have an immediate impact on the inflation rate47 From the text we learn that_.（A）there is a clear relationship between inflation and interest ra
40、tes（B） the economy always follows particular trends（C） the current economic problems are entirely predictable（D）the present economic situation is better than expected48 The text suggests that_.（A）the previous economic models are still applicable（B） an extremely low jobless rate will lead to inflatio
41、n（C） a high unemployment rate will result from inflation（D）interest rates have an immediate effect on the economy49 By saying “This is no flash in the pan“ (line 5, paragraph 3), the author means that（A）the low inflation rate will continue（B） the inflation rate will rise again（C） inflation will disa
42、ppear entirely（D）there is no inflation at present50 How does the author feel about the present situation? _（A）Tolerant.（B） Indifferent.（C） Disappointed.（D）Surprised.50 No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of a nation. “Is this what you intended to accomplish with your
43、careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever sin
44、ce the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at various times, involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and the corporate bottom line.At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial f
45、ront, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently.The flap over ra
46、p is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-Ts violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an out
47、let.“The test of any democratic society,“ he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We wont retreat i
48、n the face of any threats.“Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verses at last months stockholders meeting, Levin asserted that “music is not the cau
49、se of societys ills“ and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But he talked as well about the “balanced struggle“ between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he announced that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders say several of them have shown their c
