1、公共英语四级-(无语音，只提供参考)2 及答案解析(总分：96.00，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)（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).The divorce rate in America has reached（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In the 21st century, most Americans will marry three or four times
2、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Alvin Toffler published a book named（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The percentage of remarriage among divorced Americans is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).One of the reasons for the change in American marriages is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）(1).According to the radio program, which
3、 one of the following four sentences is wrong?A Stanford University lies in California.B Stanford accepted less than eleven percent of the students who applied.C Stanford has accepted an unusually low percentage of students for admission this fall.D Stanford has accepted a lower percentage of studen
4、ts for admission, but not the lowest.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).High school seniors are applying to more schools probably by way of_.A copying others applicationsB using common applications which are the same as othersC sending a large number of application letters to different collegesD electronic applic
5、ation forms through internet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).If a student is on a waiting list, it means he will_.A wait for another year to apply again B wait for the school to make the decisionC go to the college if he accepts the offer D wait until other applicants get the result（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1)
6、.What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A Write a short story. B Prepare for the lesson.C Learn more about the writer. D Help their mother.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the speaker ask the questions?A To check the students understanding of the story.B To draw the students attent
7、ion to reading skills.C To let the students discuss father-son relationships.D To motivate the students.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the students do in 10 minutes?A Ask more questions. B Discuss in groups.C Give their answers. D Do their homework.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What are most of Stei
8、nbecks books about?A. People with problems. B. Travels around the world.C. Beautiful America. D. People in great cities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Steinbeck and Charley visited the following states except _.A. New York B. CaliforniaC. Texas D. Illinois（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the passage tell us abo
9、ut Steinbeck?A. He spent three months writing “Travels with Charley“.B. He enjoyed his travels around the United States.C. He was fond of writing about his travels.D. He didnt enjoy the trip as much as Charley.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What do we describe Charley?A. A writer. B. A singer.C. A dancer. D.
10、A dog.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)I am always endeavoring to extend the benefits it is possible for our company to (21) for its employees. (22) both spouses in so many families now work, the insurance industry has modified its approach (23) group insurance cover- age. Up (24
11、) now medical insurance has been (25) to one working spouse (26) a family policy; the other (27) “lost“ the benefit of medical insurance.We have just negotiated a group program with our insurer to provide (28) -a wide variety in kinds of insurance- (29) a certain amount for each employee; the amount
12、s are based in part on the annual salary. (30) the terms of our policy this amount covers major medical benefits, plus a certain (31) of life insurance. If it is possible for your medical insurance to be (32) by your spouses policy (whether the spouse works for our company or elsewhere), you can now
13、 redirect the value of what your medical premium would have (33) the company and use that premium value to obtain some (34) kind of insurance coverage.In effect, this benefit gives (35) of you who previously would have “lost“ either you or your spouses medical coverage benefit the opportunity of sec
14、uring other kinds of insurance (36) in place of that “lost“ (37) .The personnel office is ready to assist you (38) . looking through the options so you and your spouse can (39) what best meets your needs.We (40) your loyalty and efforts for the company, and trust you will accept this as another way
15、we can say “Thank you/（分数：20.00）(1).A offer B provide C give D present（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A After B Because C Since D As（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A for B to C with D toward（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A to B until C with D before（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A ordered B announced C supplied D issued（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).
16、A as B for C to D with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A company B spouse C person D wife（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A insurance B aid C money D benefits（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A worth B with C in D at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A On B In C With D Under（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A kind B amount C percentage D extent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
17、.(12).A dealt B covered C contained D involved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A cost B provided C used D taken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A another B one C certain D other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A some B many C those D these（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A policy B coverage C company D profits（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A insurance
18、 B benefit C interests D option（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A with B at C in D on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A decide B determine C provide D give（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A appreciate B enjoy C admire D thank（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)You can
19、t beat it, but you dont have to join it. Maybe it got the name common cold because its more common in winter. The fact is, though, being cold doesnt have anything to do with getting one. Colds are caused by the spread of rhinoviruses, and, at least so far, medical science is better at telling you ho
20、w to avoid getting one than how to get rid of one.Children are the most common way cold viruses are spread to adults, because they have more colds than adultsan average of about eight per year. Why do kids seem so much more easily to get colds than their parents? Simple. They havent had the opportun
21、ity to become immune to many cold viruses.There are more than 150 different cold viruses, and you never have the same one twice. Being infected by one makes you immune to itbut only it.Colds are usually spread by direct contact, not sneezing or coughing. From another persons hand to your hand and th
22、en to your nose or eyes is the most common route. The highest concentration of cold viruses anywhere is found under the thumbnails of a boy, although the viruses can survive for hours on skin or other smooth surfaces.Hygiene is your best defense. Wash your hands frequently preferably with a disinfec
23、tant soap, especially when children in your household have colds.But even careful hygiene wont ward off every cold. So, what works when a coughing, sneezing, runny nose strikes?The old prescription of two aspirins, lots of water, and bed rest is a good place to start. But youll also find some of the
24、 folk remedies worth using. Hot mixtures of sugar (or honey), lemon, and water have real benefits.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the essay, you may have a cold because_.A the weather is too coldB the spread of rhinoviruses gets people infectedC another persons coughing passes the cold to youD you wash yo
25、ur hands too often（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The best way to keep yourself from getting colds is_.A to keep yourself clean B to use a disinfectant soapC to take two aspirins every day D to drink lots of water（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Children have more colds because_.A they are usually infected about eight tim
26、es each yearB they are not immune to many cold viruses yetC they never wash their hands so that their thumbnails are dirtyD they dont like eating lemon（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When you are having a cold, _.A it is always the same kind of cold that you had last timeB it may be the same kind of cold that
27、you had last timeC it is certainly not the same kind of cold that you had last timeD it is probably not the same kind of cold that you had last time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).When one is having a cold, he may often have all the following symptoms EXCEPT_.A coughing B having a sore throatC having a runny n
28、ose D having a stomachache（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In the 1960s the West Coast became an important center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs
29、 like “Surfin U. S. A.“, “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good life in California.San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked abo
30、ut love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock music.Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jopling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jim Hendrix were all related to drugs.Not al
31、l of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A That was the time of the great British rock groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America.Another kind of softer rock music was created by the sin
32、gers. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs were about love and friendship, good and bad times.In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million youn
33、g people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important musical event of the 1960s.After World War a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor
34、parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities. Life was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier.Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul.In Detroi
35、t, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Motown or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown.（分数：5.00）(1).Where in
36、 the United States did pop music first emerge?A The West. B New York.C The South. D San Francisco.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up pop music?A The Korean War. B The Word War .C The Vietnam War. D The Gulf War.（分数：1.00）A.B
37、.C.D.(3).The term “Hippies“ refers toA three young rock stars.B four Liverpool boys.C the rock group of the Rolling Stones.D the lost generation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).American rock music of the 1960s was greatly influenced byA American country music. B British rock music.C Hollywood film music. D the
38、 Hippies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s?A Terrible. B Humiliating.C Enjoyable. D Holy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：1.00)1.It is significant that chimpanzees make tools, but it is more important that _.A they never make tools before they n
39、eed themB they can make up simple equationsC they stack items to make platformsD the tools are crude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Whether the eyes are “the windows of the soul“ is debatable; that they are intensely important in interpersonal communication is a fact. During the first tw
40、o months of a baby s life, the stimulus that produces a smile is a pair of eyes. The eyes need not be real: a mask with two dots will produce a smile. Significantly, a real human face with eyes covered will not motivate a smile, nor will the sight of only one eye when the face is presented in profil
41、e. This attraction to eyes as opposed to the nose or mouth continues as the baby matures. In one study, when American four-year-olds were asked to draw people, 75 percent of them drew people with mouths, but 99 percent of them drew people with eyes. In Japan, however, where babies are carried on the
42、ir mother s back, infants do not acquire as much attachment to eyes as they do in other cultures. As a result, Japanese adults make little use of the face either to encode or decode meaning. In fact, Argyle reveals, that the proper place to focus one s gaze during a conversation in Japan is on the n
43、eck of one s conversation partner.The role of eye contact in a conversational exchange between two Americans is well defined; speakers make contact with the eyes of their listener for about one second, then glance away as they talk; in a few moments they re-establish eye contact with the listener or
44、 reassure themselves that their audience is still attentive, then shift their gaze away once more. Listeners, meanwhile, keep their eyes on the face of the speaker, allowing themselves to glance away only briefly. It is important that they be looking at the speaker at the precise moment when the spe
45、aker re-establishes eye contact: if they are not looking, the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or will terminate the conversation. Just how critical this eye maneuvering is to the maintenance of conversational flow becomes evident when tw
46、o speakers are wearing dark glasses: there may be a sort of traffic jam of words caused by interruption, false starts, and unpredictable pauses.（分数：5.00）(1).The author is convinced that the eyes are _ .A. of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideasB. something through which one
47、 can see a person s inner worldC. of considerable significance in making conversations interestingD. something the value of which is largely a matter of long debate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Babies will not be stimulated to smile by a person _ .A. whose front view is fully perceived B. whose face is cover
48、ed with a maskC. whose face is seen from the side D. whose face is free of any covering（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversation partner s neck because _ .A. they don t like to keep their eyes on the face of the speakerB. they need not communicate through eye contactC. they don
