1、公共英语四级(笔试)-61 及答案解析(总分：100.00，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)The Pop Revolution of the 1960s changed English life 1 The young“s influence can be judged from a look at 2 The Pop Revolution has broken down social 3 The teenage girls screamed over the 4 They wanted
2、to break through traditional British reserve and fear of showing their 5 （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)According to the media, American teenagers are crazy about 1 Young Americans are emotional about pop idols and their 2 It is not always easy to tell a girl of fourteen from a girl of 3 Tee
3、nagers as young as fourteen are allowed to drive if they have passed the usual 4 They often earn the money by taking an evening job after school or 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).How often does the United States conduct a census of the population?（分数：1.00）A.Every one year.B.E
4、very two years.C.Every five years.D.Every ten years.(2).In 1990, the population of the United States was about _.（分数：1.00）A.227 millionB.250 millionC.230 millionD.220 million(3).Now, more people prefer to live _.（分数：1.00）A.in the North and the MidwestB.in the South and the WestC.in the North and the
5、 EastD.in the South(4).From the 1990 census, in Michigan, the population of Detroit is down _.（分数：1.00）A.3%B.4%C.2%D.1%(5).Which of the following is NOT the reason for the population boom in the South and West of the US?（分数：1.00）A.The entry of large industries.B.More and more new jobs.C.Decent clima
6、te here.D.Political environment.（分数：5.00）(1).The two national newspapers mentioned in the passage have a weekly circulation of about _.（分数：1.00）A.four millionB.thirteen millionC.twenty-eight millionD.thirty million(2).Who provides much of the news in the local newspaper?（分数：1.00）A.The local governme
7、nt.B.People who like to read them.C.The local clubs and churches.D.People who know the district well.(3).British families generally buy _.（分数：1.00）A.a newspaper every dayB.a newspaper on SundayC.two or three newspapers every dayD.two or three “Daily Mirror“ on Sunday(4).Local newspapers _.（分数：1.00）A
8、.often take sides on political questionsB.sometimes provide better shopping facilitiesC.often comment on national problemsD.don“t often comment on national problems(5).For many people in a small town, the death of someone is _.（分数：1.00）A.as important as a disaster in a foreign countryB.not as import
9、ant as a disaster in a foreign countryC.more important than a disaster in a foreign countryD.not important at all五、Section Reading(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Part A(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Informing the WorldEvery day, the news of the world is relayed to people by over 300 million copies of daily papers, over 400 milli
10、on radio sets, and over 150 million television sets. Additional news is shown by motion pictures, in theaters and cinemas all over the world. As more people learn what the important news is, fewer are still concerned exclusively with the events of their own household. As the English writer John Donn
11、e put it, nearly four hundred years ago, “No man is an island.“ This idea is more appropriate today than it was when Donne lived. In short, wherever he lives, a man belongs to some society; and we are becoming more and more aware that whatever happens in one particular society affects, somehow, the
12、life and destiny of all humanity. Newspapers have been published in the modern world for about four hundred years. Most of the newspapers printed today are read in Europe and North America. However, they may be read in all parts of the world, thanks to the new inventions that are changing the techni
13、ques of newspaper publishing. Electronics and automation have made it possible to produce pictures and text far more quickly than before. Photographic reproduction eliminates the need for type and printing process. And fewer specialists, such as typesetters, are needed to produce a paper or magazine
14、 by the photo-offset method. Therefore, the publishing of newspapers and magazines becomes more economical. Furthermore, photocopies can be sent over great distance now by means of television channels and satellites. Thus, pictures can be brought to the public more quickly than previously. Machines
15、that prepare printed texts for photocopies are being used a great deal today. Thousands of letters and figures of different sizes and thicknesses can now be arranged on a black glass disc that is only eight inches in diameter, to be printed in negative form (white on a black background). The disc on
16、 the machine turns constantly at the rate of ten revolutions a second. A beam of light from a stroboscopic lamp shines on the desired letters and figures for about two-millionths of a second. Then the image of the letters and figures is projected onto a film through lenses. The section of film is la
17、rge enough to hold the equivalent of a page of text. Film, being light and small, can be sent to other places and used to print copies of the text where they are needed. Film images can also be projected easily on a movie or television screen. Television broadcasts are limited to an area that is wit
18、hin sight of the sending station or its relay. Although television relays are often placed on hills and mountains so that they can cover a wider region, they still cannot cover more land than one could see from the same hilltop on a clear day. However, the rays also go out into the atmosphere, and i
19、f there is a relay station on a satellite that revolves around the earth, it can transmit the picture to any point on the earth. Three satellites revolving over the equator transmit any television program to any part of the earth. Some day, it may be possible for people to press a button and see a n
20、ewspaper page on his television screen. It may be some time before television sets become common in the average homes in Africa and Asia. However, radio is rapidly becoming accessible to thousands of people in these areas. And now that good radios are being made with transistors, and their price is
21、gradually dropping, it may not be too long before radios become commonplace in areas which have no newspapers. Transistors make it possible for people to carry small radios wherever they go. People who have time to read several papers can already compare different reports of the same event. When an
22、event has political significance, each paper reports it from the point of view of its own political beliefs or preferences. Ideally, the expression of editorial opinion should be limited to the editorial page, and the news articles should be objectivetelling the facts as completely as possible, with
23、out trying to influence the reader“s opinion. However, reporters and editors are only human, and if they have strong political beliefs, it is almost impossible for them to hide them. If editors believe their point of view is best for the readers, what“s to stop them from using the paper to influence
24、 public opinion? If a world newspaper becomes a reality some day, it will be the most powerful press agencies that will choose the news to be sent out to all countries.（分数：20.00）(1).The expression “no man is an island“ means that _.（分数：4.00）A.no man lives surrounded by waterB.every man is in someway
25、 aloneC.no man lives on an islandD.everyone belongs to some society(2).Compared with today“s newspaper, the newspaper of the future will be _.（分数：4.00）A.more objectiveB.more subjectiveC.more expensiveD.more widely available(3).Television relays are often placed on hilltops so that _.（分数：4.00）A.they
26、can reach a satelliteB.they can cover a wider regionC.the rays meet less interferenceD.more people can see them(4).Transistors are particularly useful because they _.（分数：4.00）A.are common even in AfricaB.don“t work by electricityC.have made radio sets and TV sets smallerD.are expensive(5).If newspap
27、ermen have strong political beliefs, they _.（分数：4.00）A.usually hide their opinion from the readersB.will express their opinion only within the editorial pageC.are stopped by the publicD.will possibly try to influence the readers with their own opinion七、Part B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1 If people can become an
28、gry because there is somebody else around who is angry; if students become intelligent because teachers expect them to be intelligent, it is obvious that a study of human behavior requires a study of the social contexts within which people move, the expectations as to how they will behave, and the a
29、uthority which tells them who they are and what they are supposed to do. And, to understand the true nature of women, we must understand the social expectations about them and the social conditions under which they live. 2 How are women characterized in our culture, and in psychology? They are incon
30、sistent, emotionally unstable, weak, intuitive rather than intelligent, and, if they are at all normal, suited to the home and the family. In short, if they know their place, which is in the home, they are really quite lovable, happy, child-like, loving creatures. 3 In a review of the intellectual d
31、ifferences between little boys and little girls, a psychologist has shown that there are no intellectual differences until about high school, or, if there are, girls are slightly ahead of boys. At high school, girls begin to do worse on a few intellectual tasks, such as arithmetic reasoning, and bey
32、ond high school, the achievement of women drops off more rapidly. There are a number of non-intellectual tests showing sex differences. I choose this one because it is seen clearly that women start becoming inferior. It is no use to talk about women being different but equal; all the tests I can thi
33、nk of have a “good“ outcome. Women always end up at the “bad“ outcome. 4 In light of social expectations about women, what is surprising is that some women resist this message even after high school, college and graduate school. 5 Many psychologists assume that people move in a context-free conditio
34、n either. Until they begin to respect evidence, and until they begin looking at the social context within which people move, psychology will have nothing to offer. I don“t know what unalterable differences exist between men and women. Probably there are a number of differences. But it is clear that
35、until social expectations for men and women are equal, until we provide equal respect for both men and women, our answers to this question will simply reflect our prejudices.（分数：15.00）_八、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：45.00)1.Read the following text(s) and write an essay to1) summarize the main points of
36、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 write 160-200 words. Qixi Festival, the Chinese equivale
37、nt of Valentine“s Day that fell yesterday, was not only a disappointment for forgotten lovers, but also for businessmen left with empty pockets. The cold reception has prompted cultural experts to seriously worry that the lovers“ festival, marked for generations since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220)
38、, is dying out. Some have even called for legislation to make the festival a legal “Chinese Lovers“ Day“, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar year. But the effectiveness of such a measure is in doubt, although efforts to preserve traditional festivals are highly commenda
39、ble. A growing number of traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, share the same fate as the Qixi Festival. Young people are showing less interest in traditional culture as symbolized by these festivals. Even if all traditional festivals are finally ma
40、de legal, the risk of them becoming purely formalized celebrations with little meaning is not removed. If the younger generation fails to identify with the cultural significance of these holidays, there is little that can be done. While complaining about traditional festivals“ fading appeal, decisio
41、n-makers should reflect on cultural protection. Undeniably our country has done a bad job of preserving culture and traditional festivals, compared to neighboring Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The 2,500-year-old Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The tradi
42、tional customs and rituals of the occasion, which originated in China, have been better preserved in the ROK. Only a few years ago did China begin to realize the significance of preserving intangible cultural heritage when the ROK planned to apply to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cu
43、ltural Organization to list its version of the Dragon Boat Festival as an important example of intangible culture. （分数：45.00）_公共英语四级(笔试)-61 答案解析(总分：100.00，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)The Pop Revolution of the 1960s changed English life 1 The young“s influence
44、can be judged from a look at 2 The Pop Revolution has broken down social 3 The teenage girls screamed over the 4 They wanted to break through traditional British reserve and fear of showing their 5 （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：pattern.）解析： pattern. 听力原文 Pop, in its pure sense, means “of or for the people“
45、. The Pop Revolution of the 1960s changed the pattern of English life. It gave the young an importance influence they had never had before. The influence can be judged from a look at advertisements. The young are now regarded as one of the most important markets for consumer goods. The Pop Revolutio
46、n has broken down social barriers among the young. It has helped to sweep away as many of the inhibitions which gave the British their reputation for being cold and reserved. In the 1960s, people in Britain began to talk about the permissive society and the generation gap. The teenage girls screamed
47、 over the Beatles. The teenage boys copied the Beatles and grew their hair long. They wanted to break through traditional British reserve and fear of showing their feelings. One of the main reasons why boys and girls are such good companions today is because they are no longer afraid of showing their feelings towards one another. Many people who criticize them are probably jealous because they couldn“t, or they didn“t, behave in the same way when they were young. 解析： advertisements. 解析： barriers. 解析： Beatles. 解析： feelings. 三、Part B(总题
