1、公共英语(四级)36 及答案解析(总分：11.98，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Section I Listening(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Information about History and Organization of Olympics（分数：1.00）(1).The city in which women competed in Olympic events for the first time 1.（分数：0.20）填空项 1:_(2).The year when first Olympic village was built 1.（分数：0.20）填空项 1:_(3)
2、.The first Asian country holding Olympics 1.（分数：0.20）填空项 1:_(4).The other official language for IOC besides English 1.（分数：0.20）填空项 1:_(5).Number of years for choosing Olympic cities ahead of time 1.（分数：0.20）填空项 1:_二、PART B(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Event Demonstration Place; South African Offices and 6. 1 City
3、7. 2 8. 3 Zimbabwe Race 9. 4 Number of people arrested more than 10. 5 （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、PART C Direction(总题数：3，分数：3.00)(1).When was the euro launched?（分数：0.33）A.1992.B.1995.C.1999.D.2001.(2).Why did the worth of euro drop?（分数：0.33）A.It dropped due to the weakness of the
4、eurozone economies and the inexperience of the European Central Bank in dealing with the international markets.B.People in most European countries refused to use euro instead of their own currency.C.Counterfeiters made a lot of fake notes since people were not familiar with the new currency.D.Some c
5、ountries are not ready for the euro. They stopped using euro in daily purchasing.(3).Why are the eight coins of euro different in composition, weight, thickness, and milling?（分数：0.33）A.Because each nation wants to keep its characteristics.B.Because they are designed by different artists from eight c
6、ountries.C.Because it will enable the blind to distinguish between them easily.D.Because Denmark and other countries want to have their own coins.(1).Why did the man go to see the woman?（分数：0.25）A.To apply for a student loan.B.To discuss a decision he has to make.C.To ask for a letter of recommendat
7、ion.D.To find out which colleges accepted him.(2).What concern does the man have about the State University?（分数：0.25）A.The laboratories are not well equipped.B.The classes are too large.C.Its too expensive.D.Its too far away from home.(3).What does the man consider to be an advantage of White Stone
8、College?（分数：0.25）A.It has a beautiful campus.B.Professors regularly publish their results.C.Its in an urban setting.D.Faculty members interact with students.(4).What is the man likely to do in the near future?（分数：0.25）A.Investigate borrowing money for college.B.Choose a new major.C.Accept an interns
9、hip at the State University.D.Look for a job as a biologist.(1).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the thing included in your list?（分数：0.33）A.Visa.B.Passport.C.Foreign currency.D.Food.(2).Which of the following is NOT TRUE about packing?（分数：0.33）A.Youll have to pay extra if your luggage is o
10、verweight.B.Liquid such as aerosol sprays are not allowed to be put in your case.C.Sharp objects like scissors are not allowed to be packed in your luggage.D.Its advisable to take with you an all-purpose adaptor and light traveling iron.(3).Which is the right thing to do on a long distance flight?（分
11、数：0.33）A.Dont eat much through the day.B.Dont sleep during the flight.C.Dont drink water during the flight.D.Dont walk around the cabin.四、Section II Use of E(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a quiet, shy, reserved person who is fully 【B1】 only among people he knows well. In the pres
12、ence of strangers or foreigners he often seems inhibited, 【B2】 embarrassed. You have only 【B3】 a commuter train any morning or evening to see the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing in a corner; no one speaks. In fact, to do so would seem most
13、unusual. 【B4】 , there is here an unwritten but clearly understood code of behavior which, 【B5】 broken, makes the person immediately the object of 【B6】 It is a well-known fact that the English have a 【B7】 for the discussion of their weather and that, given half a chance, they will talk about it 【B8】
14、Some people argue that it is because English weather 【B9】 forecast and hence is a source of interest and 【B10】 to everyone. This may be so. 【B11】 Englishmen cannot have much 【B12】 in the weathermen, who, after promising fine, sunny weather for the following day, are often proved wrong 【B13】 a cloud
15、over the Atlantic brings rainy weather to all districts! The man in the street seems to be as accurateor as inaccurateas the weathermen in his 【B14】. The overseas visitors may be excused for showing surprise at all the number of references 【B15】 weather that the English make to each other in the cou
16、rse of a single day. Very often conversational greetings are 【B16】 by comments on the weather. “Nice day, isnt it?“ “Beautiful! “may well be heard instead of “Good morning, how are you?“ 【B17】 the foreigner may consider this exaggerated and comic, it is worthwhile pointing out that it could be used
17、to his advantage. 【B18】 he wants to start a conversation with an Englishman but is 【B19】 to know where to begin, he could do well to mention the state of the weather. It is a safe subject which will 【B20】 an answer from even the most reserved of Englishmen. （分数：1.00）A.entertainedB.relaxedC.amusedD.e
18、nlightenedA.yetB.otherwiseC.evenD.thoughA.experienceB.undergoC.travelD.witnessA.ObviouslyB.ContrarilyC.FrequentlyD.PracticallyA.unlessB.ifC.whileD.as ifA.suspicionB.oppositionC.attackD.studyA.passionB.fancyC.necessityD.judgementA.at lengthB.to a great extentC.from their heartD.by all meansA.followsB
19、.predictsC.defiesD.violatesA.contributionB.deductionC.contemplationD.speculationA.StillB.AlsoC.CertainlyD.FundamentallyA.faithB.relianceC.honorD.creditA.ifB.onceC.whenD.whereasA.propositionsB.predictionsC.approvalD.defianceA.aboutB.onC.as toD.toA.replacedB.conductedC.executedD.proposedA.SinceB.Altho
20、ughC.HoweverD.BeforeA.Even ifB.BecauseC.IfD.ForA.at a lossB.at lastC.in factD.on the occasionA.stimulateB.constituteC.furnishD.provoke五、Section III Reading(总题数：4，分数：4.00)Although there had been various small cameras developed, it was not until George Eastman introduced the Kodak in 1888 that the mas
21、s appeal of photography attracted America and Europe and thereafter spread quickly to the far corners of the earth. Eastman called his new famous camera the Kodak for no particular reason except that he liked the word. It was easy to remember and could be pronounced in any language. An immediate con
22、sequence of Eastman s invention was a blizzard of amateur photographs that soon became known as snapshots. The word came from hunters jargon. When a hunter fired a gun from the hip, without taking careful aim, it was described as a snapshot. Photographers referred to the process of taking pictures a
23、s shooting, and they would take pride in a good days shoot the way country gentlemen would boast about the number of birds brought down in an afternoon. Photography became not only easy but fun because of the Kodak. Almost overnight photography became one of the worlds most popular hobbies. A new an
24、d universal folk art was born; the showing of ones latest pictures and the creation of family albums became popular social pastimes. Camera clubs and associations numbered their members in the millions. One ardent amateur was the French novelist Emile Zola, who took a lot of photographs of his famil
25、y, friends, and travels. Interviewed about his favorite hobby in 1900, he observed, “I think you cannot say you have thoroughly seen anything until you have got a photograph of it.“ “The little black box,“ as the Kodak was affectionately dubbed, revolutionized the way people communicated. “A picture
26、 is worth a thousand words“ was the claim and there were literally billions of pictures. In one year alone 1988, the centenary of the invention of the Kodak it is estimated that almost thirty billion were taken in America alone. The impact of the sale of photographic equipment on the economy is equa
27、lly mind-boggling. Photography has played an essential role in the media revolution. It has greatly enhanced our ability to convey information, so that the concept of the global village has become a commonplace. Photographs have greatly extended our understanding of and compassion for our fellow hum
28、an beings. Did Mr. Eastman have the faintest idea of the power residing in his “little black box“ ? （分数：1.00）(1).What was the underlying significance of the invention of the Kodak?（分数：0.20）A.It made the work of professionals more enjoyable.B.It made picture-taking suddenly popular among ordinary peo
29、ple.C.It marked the beginning of manufacturing small cameras.D.It met the need of photographers in America and Europe.(2).Snapshot, as is explained in the passage, refers to（分数：0.20）A.the shooting of birds by hunters.B.the whole process of taking pictures.C.pictures taken at random.D.pictures that w
30、ere taken after careful preparation.(3).Which of the following is NOT a result brought out by the Kodak according to the passage?（分数：0.20）A.A new folk art came into existence.B.Enjoying pictures became a popular hobby.C.The number of professional photographers increased quickly.D.Camera clubs and as
31、sociations flourished.(4).From context clues, we can guess that the word “centenary“ (Para.4,line 3) means（分数：0.20）A.celebration.B.one hundred years.C.a noteworthy year.D.an annual celebration(5).The popularity of photography has not only revolutionized the way people communicate, but it has（分数：0.20
32、）A.benefited the economy to a large extent.B.increased the efficiency of information conveyance.C.improved the understanding between human beings.D.All of the above.Languages will continue to diverge. Even if English were to become the universal language, it would still take many different forms. In
33、deed the same could happen to English as has happened to Chinese: a language of intellectuals which doesnt vary hugely alongside a large number of variants used by local peoples. We will continue to teach other languages in some form, and not just for reasons of practicality. Learning a language is
34、good for your mental health; it forces you to understand another cultural and intellectual system. So I hope British education will develop a more rational approach to the foreign languages available to students in line with their political importance. Because so many people believe its no longer im
35、portant to know another language, I fear that time devoted to language teaching in schools may well continue to decline. But you can argue that learning another language well is more taxing than, say, learning to play chess well it involves sensitivity to a set of complicated rules, and also to cont
36、ext. Technology will certainly make a difference to the use of foreign languages. Computers may, for instance, alleviate the drudgery that a vast translation represents. But no one who has seen a computer translation will think it can substitute for knowledge of the different languages. A machine wi
37、ll always be behind the times. Still more important is the fact that no computer will ever get at the associations beyond the words associations that may not be expressed but which carry much of the meaning. In languages like Arabic the context is very important. Languages come with heavy cultural b
38、aggage too in French or German if you missed the cultural references behind a word youre very likely to be missing the meaning. It will be very hard to teach all that to a computer. All the predictions are that English will be spoken by a declining proportion of the worlds population in the 21st cen
39、tury. I dont think foreign languages will really become less important, but they might be perceived to be and that would in the end be a very bad thing. （分数：1.00）(1).From Paragraph 1 we can infer that_.（分数：0.20）A.English is the universal languageB.Chinese would become the universal languageC.languag
40、es always take kinds of formsD.English has no variants, but Chinese does(2).Which of the following is TRUE?（分数：0.20）A.If a language is not good for practicality, we can drop it.B.We can understand another cultural and intellectual system by learning language.C.Time devoted to language teaching has n
41、ever declined.D.We should spend more time in learning language than playing chess.(3).Why cant a computer translation substitute for knowledge of different languages?（分数：0.20）A.Because computer can alleviate much drudgery.B.Because computer is always behind the times.C.Because computer cant get the
42、inner meaning of words.D.Because computer has no sensation.(4).What does the author mean by “that would in the end be a very bad thing“(in the last sentence)?（分数：0.20）A.Less and less people will use English.B.Foreign languages will become less important.C.Foreign languages will be perceived less imp
43、ortant.D.We must realize the importance of foreign languages.(5).Which is the best title of the passage?（分数：0.20）A.Learning Foreign LanguagesB.Language Continuing to DivergeC.The Limitation of Technology in Learning Foreign LanguageD.The Inner Meaning of WordsThe study of social science is more than
44、 the study of the individual social sciences. Although it is true that to be a good social scientist you must know each of those components, you must also know how they interrelate. By specializing too early, many social scientists can lose sight of the interrelationships that are so essential to un
45、derstanding modem problems. Thats why it is necessary to have a course covering all the social sciences. In fact, it would not surprise me if one day a news story such as the one above should appear. The preceding passage placed you in the future. To understand how and when social science broke up,
46、you must go into the past. Imagine for a moment that youre a student in 1062, in the Italian city of Bologna, site of one of the first major universities in the Western world. The university has no buildings. It consists merely of a few professors and students. There is no tuition fee. At the end of
47、 a professors lecture, if you like it, you pay. And if you dont like it, the professor finds himself without students and without money. If we go back still earlier, say to Greece in the 6th century B. C. , we can see the philosopher Socrates walking around the streets of Athens, arguing with his co
48、mpanions. He asks them questions, and then other questions, leading these people to reason the way he wants them to reason (this became known as the Socratic method ). Times have changed since then; universities sprang up throughout the world and created colleges within the universities. Oxford, one
49、 of the first universities, now has thirty colleges associated with it, and the development and formalization of educational institutions has changed the roles of both students and faculty. As knowledge accumulated, it became more and more difficult for one person to learn, let alone retain, it all. In the 16th century one could still aspire to know all ther
