1、公共英语四级-12 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BPart A/BI For Questions 15, you will hear a passage about time. 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 Bonly 1 word/B in each numb
2、ered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below./IA Passage about Timethe thing that he thinks a lot of 1.the percent of employees who dont have enough time for themselves 2.the percent of employees who dont have enough time for their spouses or partners
3、3.the percent of employees who don t have enough time for their children 4.the thing that workers demand over their time 5.（分数：5.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).How many levels of usage do languages have?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What are the level
4、s?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Whats the difference between them?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Which kind of language tends to be more polite?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).If you speak to your boss, you probably say I _ soccer.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)I Questions 1113 are based on the following opening monolog
5、ue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113./I（分数：3.00）(1).What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?（分数：1.00）A.Write a short story.B.Prepare for the lesson.C.Learn more about the writer.D.Help their mother.(2).Why does the speaker ask the questions?（分数：1.00）A.To check the s
6、tudents understanding of the story.B.To draw the students attention to reading skills.C.To let the students discuss father-son relationships.D.To motivate the students.(3).What will the students do in 10 minutes?（分数：1.00）A.Ask more questions.B.Discuss in groups.C.Give their answers.D.Do their homewo
7、rk.I Questions 1416 are based on the following dialogue about a phone call. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416./I（分数：3.00）(1).Why did Jane call Mike?（分数：1.00）A.To ask him to meet her.B.To tell him about Tom.C.To borrow his car.D.To give him a surprise.(2).Where will Jane be in about one
8、hour?（分数：1.00）A.At Mikes place.B.At the airport.C.At a garage.D.At school.(3).What can we infer from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.Jane has just learned to drive.B.Janes car is in bad condition.C.Mike will go to the airport.D.Mike wont go to the airport.I Questions 1720 are based on the following text
9、 about energy. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720./I（分数：4.00）(1).What is the major source of evaporation of water from the oceans and lakes?（分数：1.00）A.The moon.B.The sun.C.The star.D.The earth.(2).Whats the percent of energy that warms the earth?（分数：1.00）A.30%.B.50%.C.70%.D.13%.(3).What
10、is the use of greenhouse gases?（分数：1.00）A.They allow energy from the sun to enter but prevent energy from leaving.B.They allow energy from the sun to leave but prevent energy from entering.C.They protect the plants.D.They protect the earth.(4).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：1.00）A.Whe
11、n sunlight strikes an object, all the energy is absorbed.B.When sunlight strikes an object, all the energy is reflected.C.Snow reflects all the energy from the sun.D.Snow contributes to the low temperatures of winter.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her
12、 nervous system. She was unable to U(21) /U . In fact, she could hardly make any U(22) /U . Although she believed that she had a U(23) /U chance of recovering; the doctors said that U(24) /U , if any, could come hack to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not U(
13、25) /U . There, lying in her hospital bed, she U(26) /U that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was U(27) /U .She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not U(28) /U . It seemed that she was U(29) /U . The doctors
14、 were all fond of her and taught her about U(30) /U that she could make it. Every day Angela would lie there, U(31) /U doing her mental exercise.One day, U(32) /U she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle happened: The bed began to U(33) /U ! “Look, what Im doing! Look!
15、I can do it! I moved! I moved!“ she U(34) /U .Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was U(35) /U . More importantly, they were running U(36) /U safety.People were crying, and equipment was U(37) /U . You see, it was an earthquake. But dont U(38) /U that to Angela. She has U(39
16、) /U that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, shes back in school. You see, to such a person who can U(40) /U the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isnt it?（分数：20.00）A.seeB.hearC.talkD.walkA.progressB.differenceC.movementD.achieve
17、mentA.poorB.goodC.littleD.specialA.fewB.allC.someD.mostA.satisfiedB.delightedC.surprisedD.discouragedA.insistedB.sighedC.fearedD.promisedA.trueB.doubtfulC.certainD.impossibleA.get upB.give upC.turn upD.stand upA.disappointedB.proudC.troubledD.undefeatableA.thinkingB.expectingC.pretendingD.imaginingA
18、.sadlyB.madlyC.carefullyD.faithfullyA.asB.sinceC.afterD.beforeA.flyB.moveC.rollD.speakA.jumpedB.wonderedC.screamedD.recoveredA.frightenedB.pleasedC.touchedD.encouragedA.inB.byC.forD.withA.risingB.fallingC.missingD.gatheringA.tellB.doC.giveD.showA.noticedB.supposedC.believedD.discoveredA.pushB.shockC
19、.shakeD.save五、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：20.00)BText 1/BEvery body gets sick. Disease and injury make us suffer throughout our lives, until finally, some attack on the body brings our existence to an end. Fortunately, most of us in modem industrialized societies can take relatively good health for gran
20、ted most of the time. In fact, we tend to fully realize the importance of good health only when we or those close to us become seriously ill. At such times we keenly appreciate the ancient truth that health is our most precious asset, one for which we might readily give up such rewards as power, wea
21、lth, or fame.Because iii health is universal problem, affecting the individual and society, the human response to sickness is always socially organized. No society leaves the responsibility for maintaining health and treating iii health entirely to the individual. Each society develops its own conce
22、pts of health and sickness and authorizes certain people to decide who is sick and how the sick should be treated. Around this focus there arises, over time, a number of standards, values, groups, statuses, and roles: in other words, an institution (体系，机构). To the sociologist (社会学家), then, medicine
23、is the institution concerned with the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.In the simplest pre-industrial societies, medicine is usually an aspect of religion. The social arrangements for dealing with sickness are very elementary, often involving only two roles: the sick and the healer (治疗
24、者). The latter is typically also the priest (牧师), who relies primarily on religious ceremonies, both to identify and to treat disease: for example, bones may be thrown to establish a cause, songs may be used to bring about a cure. In modern industrialized societies, on the other hand, the institutio
25、n has become highly complicated and specialized, including dozens of roles such as those of brain surgeon, druggist, hospital administrator, linked with various organizations such as nursing homes, insurance companies, and medical schools. Medicine, in fact, has become the subject of intense sociolo
26、gical interest precisely because it is now one of the most pervasive and costly institutions of modem society.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following statements is tree according to Paragraph 1?（分数：1.00）A.Nowadays most people believe they can have fairly good health.B.Human life involves a great deal of
27、 pain and suffering.C.Most of us are aware of the full value of health.D.Ancient people believed that health was more expensive than anything else.(2).The word “authorize“ in Paragraph 2 means “_“.（分数：1.00）A.make way forB.give power toC.write an order forD.make it possible for(3).In Paragraph 2, we
28、learn that the sociologist regards medicine as _.（分数：1.00）A.a system whose purpose is to treat disease and keep people healthyB.a universal problem that affects every societyC.a social responsibility to treat ill healthD.a science that focuses on the treatment of disease(4).According to Paragraph 3,
29、 which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.In the past, bones might be used to decide why people fell ill.B.In pre-industrial societies priests sometimes treated patients by singing.C.Modern medicine is so complicated that sociology no longer has a place in it.D.There were only two roles in an e
30、lementary medical system, the patient and the one who tried to cure him.(5).The author of this passage is mainly concerned with_.（分数：1.00）A.sociological aspects in medicineB.medical treatment of diseasesC.the development of medical scienceD.the role of religion in medicineBText 2/BAmericas love affa
31、ir with the credit card began in 1949. When businessman Frank McNamara finished a meal in a New York restaurant and then discovered he had no cash. In those days, gasoline and store charge cards were common, but cash was standard for almost everything else. McNamara called his wife, who rushed over
32、to bail him out. His embarrassment gave him the idea for Diners Club.Within a year some 200 people carried the worlds first multi-use card. For an annual fee of $5, these card holders could charge meals at 27 restaurants in and around New York City. By the end of 1951 more than a million dollars had
33、 been charged on the growing number of cards, and the company was soon turning a profit.The problem was to persuade enough people to carry the cards. Diners Club turned to promotions. It gave away a round-the-world trip on a popular television show. The winners charged their expenses and made it “fr
34、om New York to New York without a dime in their pocket“. By 1955 the convenience of charging was catching on in a big way.The first to turn a profit was Bank of Americas Bank Americard. Bankers from all over the country descended on its California headquarters to learn the secret of its successso ma
35、ny that in 1966 Bank Americard began forming alliances with banks outside the state.Five million holiday credit card shoppers would have created a bonanza for banks, but in the dash to market, the banks had been less than cautious in assembling their lists. Some families received 15 cards. Dead peop
36、le and babies got cards. Hundreds of Chicagoans discovered they could use or sell a card they “found“ and by law, the person whose name appeared on it was liable for the chargeseven if he or she had never requested of received the card.The disaster sparked a movement to regulate the industry. Public
37、 Law 91-508, signed by President Nixon in October 1970, prohibited issuers from sending cards to people who hadnt requested them at all but eliminated card-holder liability for charges on a card reported lost or stolen. Later, the Fair Credit Billing Act set standard procedures for resolving billing
38、 disputes.Of course, Credit cards have not only replaced cash for many purposes, but also in effect have created cash by making it instantly available virtually everywhere. Experts estimate there are from 15,000 to 19,000 different cards available in his country.So the revolution that began in 1949
39、with an embarrassed businessman who was out of cash now seems complete. What Alfred Bloomingdale, then president of Diners Club, predicted more than 30 years ago seems to have come true: an America where “there will be only two classes of peoplethose with credit and those who cant get them.“（分数：5.00
40、）(1).When did American begin to love credit card?（分数：1.00）A.In 1949.B.In 1955.C.In 1970.D.In 1951.(2).Which bank first made a profit from the credit card?（分数：1.00）A.Diners Club.B.Bank of Americas Bank Americard.C.Alfred Bloomingdale.D.President Nixon.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true
41、 according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Before 1949, Americans didnt use any card.B.There are from 15,000 to 19,000 different cards available in his country.C.The revolution of credit card that began in 1949 with an embarrassed businessman.D.The first to turn a profit was Bank of Americas Bank Americar
42、d.(4).“Spark“ in the sixth Paragraph means_.（分数：1.00）A.causeB.flameC.burnD.reason(5).Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Credit CardB.American BankC.Americans Love AffairD.Americans Credit Card ShopperBText 3/BDuring the second half of 1776, the British had driven
43、 Washingtons armies from their strongholds in and near New York City. Washington retreated, moving southeast across New Jersey.Before his army reached the shores of the Delaware, he sent soldiers ahead to bring together all the boats they could find. When the British arrived at the east bank early i
44、n December, the Colonials were safely across. And the British could find only two small boats on a pond.For the time being, the British gave up the chase. They set up camp at Trenton and at other strongholds along the Delaware.Washington had the boats on the Pennsylvania side, but that was about all
45、 he had. Food was short, and many soldiers were too iii to march. And any day now, the river might freeze, making it possible for the British force to cross into Pennsylvania.If the struggle for freedom was to continue, Washington had to have a victory. Finally he decided to re-cross the Delaware at
46、 Mckonkeys Ferry. That was nine miles up river from Trenton. Washingtons plan was to cross under cover of darkness on Christmas night and attack the 2,000 to 3,000 British soldiers in Trenton. The general expected that the enemy force would still be celebrating the holiday. On the evening of Decembe
47、r 25, Washington gave the orders to cross. It was sleeting snowing, and the river was filled with floating ice. Finally, his force of more than 2,000 men was on the Jersey side. It was after 2 a.m In a battle that lasted less than two hours, they defeated the enemy force. Washington had the victory
48、he needed.（分数：5.00）(1).This story is about_.（分数：1.00）A.the battle for human rights and progressB.the battle of Delaware RiverC.the American Civil WarD.the American War of Independence(2).The British set up camp at Trenton because_.（分数：1.00）A.they wanted to attack Washington at TrentonB.they had no boats in which to cross the Delaware RiverC.they need time to make some preparationsD.they w
