1、公共英语四级-25 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 1-5, you will hear a weather forecast for some major cities in the world. 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.
2、 Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below./IBInternational Weather Report/B City High Low WeatherAthens 80 70 _ 1.Beijing _ 64 cloudy 2.Cairo 93 73 _ 3.Istanbul 86 _ clear 4.New Delhi _ 80 cloudy 5.（分数：5.00）(1).（分数：1.0
3、0）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).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（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 remar
4、riage 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:_三、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)I Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about Emily Dickinson. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13./I（分数：3.00）(1).How lon
5、g did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born?（分数：1.00）A.Almost all her life.B.Less than half her life.C.Until 1830.D.Before 1872.(2).Which of the following is TRUE of Emily Dickinson?（分数：1.00）A.She was not a productive poet.B.She saw many of her poems published.C.She was not a sociable
6、 person.D.She had contact only with a few poets.(3).When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized?（分数：1.00）A.After Henry James referred highly to her.B.After seven of her poems were published.C.After her poems became known to others.D.After she had been dead for many years.I Questions 14-16 are based o
7、n the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16./I（分数：3.00）(1).What is the woman doing when the man interrupts her?（分数：1.00）A.Taping some music.B.Watching a film.C.Making a video recording.D.Writing a letter.(2).Why is the woman so excited?（分数：1.00）A.She is going to study i
8、n another country.B.She received a letter from a Japanese friend.C.She just returned from a trip to Japan.D.She got a job at a travel agency.(3).Why does the woman feel grateful to Professer Mercheno?（分数：1.00）A.He helped her get into the program.B.He recorded some tapes especially for her.C.He gave
9、her a good grade in her Japanese class.D.He told her about an interesting movie to watch.I Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20./I（分数：4.00）(1).How long is it since the first newspaper was printed?（分数：1.00）A.700 years,B.Over 2,000 years.C
10、.About 1,300 years.D.About 380 years.(2).According to the passage, which of the following newspapers have the largest circulation?（分数：1.00）A.English language newspapers.B.Chinese language newspapers.C.Japanese language newspapers.D.German language newspapers.(3).Which of the following is NOT mention
11、ed in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The earliest printed newspaper was developed in Europe.B.It took hundreds of years for newspapers to be developed into their present form.C.Boston is the place where American newspapers were first printed.D.The first American newspaper carried news from both home and abr
12、oad.(4).Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.China developed advanced technology in printing long before any other country in the world.B.More people read newspapers in English than in any other languages.C.Japan is the country where people read more newspapers.D.Ne
13、wspapers have developed quickly in the U. S. since the beginning of the 18th century.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some countries was as high as 90 percent. Some countries did notU (21) /Uenough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were no
14、t U(22) /U. Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of the developed countries U(23) /Usolutions.U (24) /U, problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized countries. Industry in the developed countries is highly automated and veryU (25) /U. It provides fewer jobs t
15、han labor-intensive industrial processes, and highlyU (26) /Uworkers are needed toU (27) /Uand repair the equipment. These workers must be trainedU (28) /Umany countries do not have the necessary training institutions. Thus, theU (29) /Uof importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent abr
16、oad to U(30) /Uvocational and professional training.U (31) /U, just to begin training, the students must U(32) /Ulearn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students then spend many years abroad, andU (33) /Udo not return home.All countries agree that science and technologyU (34) /Ube shared. Th
17、e point is: countries U(35) /Uthe industrial processes of the developed countries need to look carefullyU (36) /Uthe costs, because many of these costs areU (37) /U. Students from these countries shouldU (38) /Uthe problems of the developed countries closely.U (39) /Ucare, they will take home not th
18、e problems of science and technology,U (40) /Uthe benefits.（分数：20.00）A.generateB.raiseC.produceD.manufactureA.answeredB.metC.calculatedD.rememberedA.forB.withoutC.asD.aboutA.MoreoverB.ThereforeC.AnywayD.HoweverA.expensiveB.mechanicalC.flourishingD.complicatedA.giftedB.skilledC.trainedD.versatileA.ke
19、epB.maintainC.retainD.protectA.sinceB.soC.andD.yetA.chargeB.priceC.costD.valueA.acceptB.gainC.receiveD.absorbA.FrequentlyB.IncidentallyC.DeliberatelyD.EspeciallyA.soonB.quicklyC.immediatelyD.firstA.someB.othersC.severalD.fewA.mightB.shouldC.wouldD.willA.adoptingB.conductingC.receivingD.adjustingA.to
20、B.atC.onD.aboutA.opaqueB.secretC.sealedD.hiddenA.tackleB.learnC.studyD.manipulateA.InB.ThroughC.WithD.UnderA.exceptB.norC.orD.but五、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：20.00)BPassage 1/BThe Internet raises major issues and challenges for education, not just in China but all over the world. Yet it simply cannot b
21、e ignored in terms of the opportunities and resources that it can offer.We can divide the main issues facing education systems into three groups - access, quality and responsibility. Let us consider the Internet in relation to each of them.First, access. Through the Internet, practically the whole w
22、orld can be brought into your classroom. Using e-mail makes it possible to have a class whose members are spread all over the world and who may never meet either the teacher or each other face to face. It can put students in different countries in easy contact.The information resources available are
23、 almost limitless. With the Internet, students and teachers can access the wisdom, experience, skills, and even guidance of others in a way that was only possible for a very privileged few.Next, quality. The Internet does pose serious problems of quality for education systems. Obviously, there is a
24、lot of material on the Internet that no one would want children or students to have uncontrolled access to, but there are other problems which are very difficult to solve.The first is how to handle the sheer quantity of information available, and how to make it manageable.Because anyone can put info
25、rmation on the Internet, and there are no limits on quantity, it can be almost impossible to find exactly the information that one wants. Teachers and students cannot afford to waste time on unsuccessful searching.How can we identify the information which will be most useful without overloading ours
26、elves and our students with unnecessary information? How do we select the best information from all that is available?This raises the issue of responsibility. There are few editors or quality controllers on the Internet. The ultimate responsibility for selection and judgment falls to the user, wheth
27、er teacher or student. Teachers, and still less students, are not experts in every field; what we select may not be what we really want, perhaps is old, even wrong.Any profession must take some collective responsibility in resolving these problems. Conscious and deliberate efforts have to be made to
28、 share information between teachers about useful sites and about the best way to use them.Those who have found something useful or of high quality should not keep the information to themselves, but share it as widely as possible.There are many professional discussion groups active on the Internet wh
29、ich aim to do this. Access to them by teachers should be actively encouraged. This will require investment by institutions in giving easy access to the Internet and email to all teachers. Without this investment, educators - and ultimately students - will be deprived of a vital resource for the deve
30、lopment of education in the future.（分数：5.00）(1).With which of the following statements would the author be least likely to agree?（分数：1.00）A.The Internet provides us with perfect educational information.B.The Internet provides us with limitless resources.C.We can obtain the latest information from fo
31、reign countries through the Internet.D.The information on the Internet is no longer available only for a few people.(2).The authors attitude towards a large quantity of information on the net is（分数：1.00）A.satisfied.B.indifferent.C.furious.D.worried.(3).The text implies that（分数：1.00）A.professional pe
32、ople should pick out proper information from the Internet for schools.B.professional people should instruct teachers and students to use the Internet.C.educators should be active in using computer.D.educators should have their own email address.(4).The word “institutions“ (Para. 12) here probably re
33、fers to（分数：1.00）A.communities.B.governments.C.schools.D.researching groups.(5).What is mainly discussed in the text?（分数：1.00）A.The on-line information for school teaching.B.Some problems of the Internet use.C.Who is responsible for the Internet safety.D.How to evaluate the on-line resources.BPassage
34、 2/BA parent with a child carrying a musical instrument or a drawing board walking along a Beijing subway platform or street is a familiar sight on weekends. They are on the way to training schools.Education of their children has become the most important responsibility of parents who were sent to r
35、ural areas for “re-education“ during the “Cultural Revolution“ from 1966 to 1976.They lost the chance for university education and now hope their children can receive a better education than they did. As a result, these people now in their forties expose their little children to early training so th
36、at they can enter a prestigious school.The parents imagine a road to success: from excellent primary and middle schools to an elite university and then to a good job. On average, they may spend about 100 yuan a month on their childrens education.And what results have these parents obtained?Most of t
37、hem feel that the large investment has failed to lead to rapid progress in their childrens study. “We seem to be throwing our money away,“ said one parent.However, many parents still think that spending more on their childrens schooling will result in high scores. These parents have also introduced
38、a “contract system“, which offers rewards for good school grades. More than 80% of parents in families in Chengdu have signed contracts with their children, according to the Consumers“ Times. The paper notes that the heavy pressure put on children to perform well at school has resulted in a decline
39、in childrens health.The parents investment in their children also includes hiring tutors. A survey of 250 students in Xuzhou found that 10% of their parents hired tutors. The pay for one tutorial hour is three yuan.Liberation Daily commented that these parents have too high expectations of their chi
40、ldren. According to the article, “They are trying to help the young plants grow by pulling them upwards.“ They ignore their childrens psychology and perhaps will damage the real talents the children possess.（分数：5.00）(1).Parents in their forties want their children to get the best education because（分
41、数：1.00）A.the parents missed out on their own education when they were young.B.it is their responsibility to help their children.C.their children are cleverer than they were.D.they dont want them to go to the rural areas.(2).In the parents view, entry to a good university depends upon（分数：1.00）A.havin
42、g some early art training.B.attending the best primary and middle schools.C.getting a good job.D.the parents prestige and position.(3).The “contract system“ is（分数：1.00）A.a method of university entry.B.a way of encouraging children to work hard.C.an agreement between children and their teachers.D.a w
43、ay of guaranteeing the young people a good job.(4).In the Xuzhou survey, how many children have extra private lessons?（分数：1.00）A.250.B.25.C.10.D.3.(5).What is the Chinese newspapers attitude to the parents described in this article?（分数：1.00）A.Sympathetic.B.Critical.C.Approving.D.Neutral.BPassage 3/B
44、He landed in this country when he was 4 years old without a word of English, and there he has recently graduated with honors from Loyola Academy.An immigrant kid whose family rents an apartment in a city two-flat, he attended the North Shore school with full scholarship. All the aunts and uncles wer
45、e so proud that they made their way from the old country or from various corners of this country to celebrate his graduation.A debate is raging about whether immigrant children first should be taught English, then their other subjects; or whether they should be taught other subjects in their native
46、tongue as they are more gradually introduced to English over two to three years.California voters recently banished the gradual approach - bilingual education - in favor of immersion in the English language. The Chicago Public Schools in February put a three-year deadline on moving into all English
47、classes in most cases. But that was never an issue for this graduate, and it never came up for discussion at his party. Relatives and friends laughed and reminisced in their native tongue, inside and outside, on sofas and lawn chairs. Before long, the instruments came out, old world music filled the
48、 air and the traditional dancing began.Like many immigrant chicken, the graduate listens to his parents in the old language and responds to them in English. During a year after arriving here and enrolling in a Chicago Public School he was speaking fluent English with an American accent so strong that his parents would roll their eyes.But fluency had not come easily; it required a year of total immersion in Englis
