1、公共英语四级(笔试)-56 及答案解析(总分：99.95，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Information about “The Lost Generation“After World War , many American novelists produced a literature of 1 F. Scolt Fitzgerald“s vision was essentially 2 In Hemingway“s writing, he cut out all unnecessa
2、ry 3 The main characters in his books were good at sports or war but awkward in dealing with 4 “The Lost Generation“ had no clear picture of their lives and the country“s future, but had a feeling of 5 （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Jane Austen was one of the many children of a clergyman who
3、se income was sufficient to support 1 Her father“s literate tastes created an urbane atmosphere in 2 Jane never married but resided and worked in her 3 The Austens lived largely in 4 Pride and Prejudice resembles the 18th-century comedy of manners with which her work has been too generally associate
4、d, mid she herself was later dissatisfied with the sustained “playfulness and epigrammatism of 1“ 5 （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）(1).At the beginning, Mike doesn“t _ the modern art.（分数：1.00）A.think highly ofB.object toC.learnD.refuse to accept(2).Why does Susan think early master
5、s could produce “true to life“ art?（分数：1.00）A.Because they were intelligent.B.Because they were more devoted to art.C.Because there were no cameras to compete with them.D.Because they liked art very much.(3).According to Susan, how many steps are involved in appreciating arts?（分数：1.00）A.One.B.Two.C.
6、Three.D.Four.(4).What is the third step?（分数：1.00）A.Identifying the media used in the work.B.Interpreting the work of art.C.Taking an inventory of what you see.D.Making your judgement.(5).Where did this dialogue most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a museum.B.In a school.C.In a hospital.D.In a fact
7、ory.（分数：5.00）(1).Where was Joseph Haydn born?（分数：1.00）A.In Australia.B.In Austria.C.In Austin.D.In Auckland.(2).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Haydn“s father liked to sing folksongs.B.Haydn learned basic musical knowledge from one of his relatives.C.Haydn once served as a choirboy in
8、Vienna.D.Haydn had a good chance for perfecting his instrumental technique in Vienna.(3).When did Haydn“s life change for the better?（分数：1.00）A.When he was a little boy.B.When he was playing violin in the popular Viennese street bands.C.When he was twenty-nine.D.After he was thirty.(4).What were Hay
9、dn“s duties when serving in the prince family?（分数：1.00）A.Composing musical pieces requested by his patron.B.Conducting an orchestra.C.Overseeing the condition of instruments.D.All of the above.(5).What were the advantages of serving in the prince“s family in the eighteenth century for Haydn?（分数：1.00
10、）A.Receiving a steady income.B.His works got performed.C.Both A and .D.Neither A and .五、Section Reading(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Part A(总题数：1，分数：20.00)We know we have to read “between the lines“ to 1 the most out of anything. Marking up is also a useful practice, but you shouldn“t mark up a book 2 isn“t your
11、s. Librarians who lend you books 3 you to keep them clean, and you should. 4 you decide that I am right about the usefulness of marking books, you will have to buy them. There are two ways 5 which one can 6 a book. The first is the property fight you establish by paying for it, just as you pay for c
12、lothes and furniture. But this act of purchase is only the prelude to possession. Full ownership 7 only when you have made it a part of yourself, and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. An illustration may make the point clear. You buy a beefsteak and transfer it from the
13、 butcher“s icebox to your own. But you don“t own the beefsteak in the most important sense 8 you consume it and get it into your bloodstream. I am arguing that books, too, must be 9 in your bloodstream to do you any good. There are three 10 of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and bes
14、t sellers-unread, untouched. The second has a great many booksa few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of them 11 clean and shiny as the day they were bought. The third has a few books or manyevery one of them dogeared and dilapidated. 12 is marking up a book indispensable to re
15、ading? First, it 13 you awake. I mean wide awake. In the second place, reading if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in 14 . Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you 15 , or the thoughts the author expressed.（分数：19.95）七、Part B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)American JazzJazz
16、 is a gift to the world from the American blacks. It is rooted in the music that the black slaves sang as they picked cotton in Alabama, or heaped up the earth on the levees along the Mississippi River. This strange rhythmic chanting, with its African harmonies, was encouraged by the white masters,
17、who knew that it helped to get the work done. In the 1790s the Methodists, a Protestant sect, began to convert the slaves to Christianity, so that during the 19th century most of the blacks became Protestants of one denomination or another. Led by their own black ministers, they worshipped in their
18、own black churchesor out in the open air. Music played an essential part in the service. Before long they had Africanized the music of the Christian hymnbooks. It was the feelings of the slaves in 1865 which finally brought black musicians into the world of entertainment, making music a way of earni
19、ng a living. In the great port of New Orleans, bands of self-taught black trumpeters, clarinetists, drummers, pianists, found work of another kind. New Orleans was a colorful, pleasure-loving, cosmopolitan city, and a flourishing “red light“ district had grown up there. This improvised music, with i
20、ts exciting syncopated rhythms, its “African“ harmonies, its expression of emotion and mood, became known as jazz. In 1917 the “red light“ district of New Orleans was shut down. The USA had entered World War and the US Navy was afraid of the effect of the “houses“ might have on its sailors. Black mu
21、sicians lost their jobs. But not for long! Many of them left New Orleansand jazz exploded into the world outside. Many went north up the Mississippi to Chicago, where a large black population was already living on the South side. Jazz musicians thrived in the “speakeasies“. Some of the most famous j
22、azz players began their careers in Chicago. The trumpeters, Joe “King“ Oliver and Louis Armstrong, both came from New Orleans and matured in Chicago. Louis Armstrong did more to promote jazz than any other single musician. Jazz later reached Broadway, where it became big business. In the 1920s jazz
23、became a craze. After the honors and tensions of World War , people wanted to have fun. The strong, exciting rhythms of jazz set everyone dancing. White dance bands played loud and feverish music in the dance halls and fashionable restaurants. But soon this ceased to be true jazz; it was jazz adapte
24、d to suit the needs of the dances. But the original jazz has never died, and there is a great interest in it today. There are jazz concerts and jazz festivals all over the world. In New Orleans, black bands, white bands and mixed bands still play in the jazz halls of the old quarter. New Orleans is
25、devoted to the preservation of jazz. One of the favorite haunts of jazz lovers in New Orleans is called Preservation Hall, a scruffy little room whose walls are decorated with faded prints and photos of the great players of the past.（分数：15.00）(1).What is the root of the American jazz?（分数：3.00）A.Song
26、s sung by the American black slaves.B.Songs sung by the white masters.C.Songs sung by the African black people.D.Songs sung by the African black slaves.(2).What made the jazz players move to Chicago?（分数：3.00）A.The shutdown of the “red light“ district in New Orleans.B.The outbreak of World War .C.Bla
27、ck musicians lost their jobs in New Orleans.D.All of the above.(3).Who was the most outstanding jazz musician?（分数：3.00）A.Joe “King“ Oliver.B.Louis Armstrong.C.Lil Hardin.D.Fletcher Henderson.(4).Why did jazz become a craze in the 1920s?（分数：3.00）A.The strong, exciting rhythms met American people“s ne
28、eds after World War .B.The teenagers became interested in jazz.C.There were more jazz concerts.D.Jazz bands needed more dancers.(5).Which city is still regarded as the home of jazz?（分数：3.00）A.New York.B.Mississippi.C.New Orleans.D.Chicago.八、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：45.00)1.Read the following text(s)
29、 and write an essay to1) summarize the main points of the text(s),2) make clear your own viewpoints, and3) justify your stand.In your essay, make full use of the information provided in the text(s). If you use more than three consecutive words from the text(s), use quotation marks(“ “).You should wr
30、ite 160-200 words. There“s always one. It might be something you remember fondly from when you were a child. Or. it could be one that just resonated with you years after your first experienced it. For some, it could be the one that surprised them the most. That “one“ is a favorite book, and with peo
31、ple reading in so many different ways today, it“s interesting to see what America“s favorite book is. This year, same as in 2008 when The Harris Poll last asked this question, the number one book is The Bible , followed by Margaret Mitchell“s Gone with the Wind . Moving up one spot on the list to nu
32、mber three is J. K. Rowling“s tales of the young wizard in the Harry Potter series. Rounding out the top five favorite books are another seriesJ. R. R. Tolkien“s The Lord of the Rings , which drops one spot to number fourand Harper Lee“s coming of age classic To Kill a Mockingbird , which moves up t
33、wo spots to number five. Across all the various demographic groups, The Bible is the number one book, but there are definitely differences in the second favorite. Men go to fantasy, with The Lord of the Rings series being their second favorite, while for women it“s all about the Southern charm in Go
34、ne with the Wind . There is also a generational difference, with Millennials“ second favorite being the Harry Potter series while for Gen Xers it“s The Lord of the Rings series. Both Baby Boomers“ and Matures“ second favorite is Gone with the Wind. There is also a race/ethnicity difference. For Whit
35、es, Gone with the Wind is their second favorite book while for Blacks it is Moby Dick and for Hispanics The Great Gatsby is their second favorite book. Regionally, Gone with the Wind is both Southerners“ and Midwesterners“ their second favorite book, but there is a battle between wizards on the coas
36、ts. In the East, The Lord of the Rings series is the second favorite while in the West it is the Harry Potter series. （分数：45.00）_公共英语四级(笔试)-56 答案解析(总分：99.95，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Information about “The Lost Generation“After World War , many American nove
37、lists produced a literature of 1 F. Scolt Fitzgerald“s vision was essentially 2 In Hemingway“s writing, he cut out all unnecessary 3 The main characters in his books were good at sports or war but awkward in dealing with 4 “The Lost Generation“ had no clear picture of their lives and the country“s f
38、uture, but had a feeling of 5 （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：disillusionment.）解析： disillusionment. 听力原文 After World War , many American novelists produced a literature of disillusionment. Some lived abroad and were known as “The Lost Generation“. F. Scolt Fitzgerald was among this group. His novels captured
39、 the restless, pleasure-hungry, defiant mood of the 1920s. His prose was exquisite, yet his vision was essentially emotional. Another famous novelist of “The Lost Generation“ was Ernest Hemingway. Having seen violence and death close at hand, Hemingway adopted a moral code exalting simple survival a
40、nd the basic values of strength, courage and honesty. In his own writing, he cut out all unnecessary words and complete sentence structure, concentrating on concrete objects and action. His main characters were tough, silent men, good at sports or war but awkward in their dealings with women. Among
41、his best books were The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls. He eventually won the Nobel Prize and is considered one of the greatest American writers. “The Lost Generation“ didn“t form a clear picture of their lives and the future of their country. They had a feeling of af
42、termath. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were the two most representative novelists of “The Lost Generation“. 解析： emotional. 解析： words. 解析： women. 解析： aftermath. 三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Jane Austen was one of the many children of a clergyman whose income was sufficient to support 1 Her fathe
43、r“s literate tastes created an urbane atmosphere in 2 Jane never married but resided and worked in her 3 The Austens lived largely in 4 Pride and Prejudice resembles the 18th-century comedy of manners with which her work has been too generally associated, mid she herself was later dissatisfied with
44、the sustained “playfulness and epigrammatism of 1“ 5 （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：his family.）解析： his family. 听力原文 Jane Austen is an English novelist. She was born in Steventon, near Basing Stoke, on December 16, 1775. She was one of the many children of a clergyman whose income was sufficient to support
45、his family and whose literate tastes created an urbane atmosphere in the Austen home. She enjoyed an affectionate intimacy with her brother and her sisters. Jane never married but resided and worked in her family“s home. The Austens lived largely in the English countryside, and Jane came to know al
46、of country society, from the village apothecary to the landed aristocracy. She died in Winchester on July 18, 1817, and was buried in the cathedral. One of her most famous novels is Sense and Sensibility , in which sentimentality is seriously attacked as a source of emotional in sufficiency. Another
47、 famous novel is Pride and Prejudice , the most popular and wittiest of her novels. This novel resembles the 18th-century comedy of manners with which her work has been too generally associated, and she herself was later dissatisfied with the sustained “playfulness and epigrammatism of the general s
48、tyle.“ 解析： the Austen home. 解析： family“s home. 解析： the English countryside. 解析： the general style. 四、Part C(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）(1).At the beginning, Mike doesn“t _ the modern art.（分数：1.00）A.think highly of B.object toC.learnD.refuse to accept解析：听力原文 Mike: I don“t think much of the modem art you
49、 hang here on the wall. Those paintings don“t mean anything. Susan: I know you mean that the pictures don“t look like something in real life. Is that right? Mike: Yes. I mean when you look at paintings, you should be able to identify what you are looking at. Susan: It“s true that in recent years we have seen more and more modern art hanging in the galleries around the world. Mike: You are absolutel
