1、公共英语四级-47 (1)及答案解析(总分：99.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(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、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)（分数：4.00）(1).Two of the most vital functions performed in any economy are _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(2).The concept of saving is said to be at
2、 least as old as _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(3).The two ways individuals use income are _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(4).If too much is spent, the economys capacity to produce will _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(5).There is reason for companies to invest only when people _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：4，分数：12.00)（分数：3.00）(1).Wh
3、y does the woman say she has mixed feeling? A. She wasnt quite ready to come back to campus. B. There are more endangered species in zoos than in the wild. C. The birds wont learn how to keep away from people D. She might change her major.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the womans job? A. Counting wil
4、dlife. B. Cleaning cages. C. Training baby birds. D. Making puppets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the man mention tigers and pandas? A. He once had a job in a zoo. B. Theyre familiar examples of endangered species. C. Hes interested in the genetics of mammals. D. They also become attached to humans.
5、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the purpose of the talk? A. To encourage people to participate in a club activity. B. To introduce a new kind of bicycle. C. To inform the beginning cyclists about New Jerseys traffic law. D. To warn tourists about bicycling on the roadways.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).
6、According to the speaker, what makes New Jersey a good place to bicycle? A. Its large number of bicycle clubs. B. Its geographic variety. C. Its network of superhighways. D. Its mild climate.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the speaker mention the historical sites? A. Some of them are inaccessible to b
7、eginning cyclists. B. Some of them commemorate the development of the bicycle. C. They are nice places to visit on bicycle tours. D. They help to make New Jersey a wealthy state.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).In England and America the Victorian Period as a whole was an age of national _ A. growth. B
8、. warfare. C. depression. D. literary corruption.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the speaker, at the close of the Victorian Period, English and American literature was _ A. prosperous. B. homogeneous. C. on the wane. D. vitally energetic.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following can best reflect
9、 the attitude of the speaker towards the character of the literary history of the 19th and the 20th centuries? A. negative. B. contending. C. arbitrary. D. unbiased.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).When was Twain born? A. 1865. B. 1825. C. 1835. D. 1845.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What job did Twain get on th
10、e Mississippi? A. Type-setter. B. Writer. C. River pilot. D. Reporter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did Twain go to West? A. To prospect for silver and gold. B. To get away from the war and the army. C. Because of the outbreak of the Civil War. D. To travel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.0
11、0)All the wisdom of the ages, all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries, are easily and cheaplyU U 1 /U /Uto all of usU U 2 /U /Uthe covers of books - but we must know how to avail ourselvesU U 3 /U /Uthis treasure and how to getU U 4 /U /Ufrom it. The mostU U 5 /U /Upeople all over
12、the world, areU U 6 /U /Uwho have never discovered howU U 7 /U /Uit is to read good books.I am very interested in people, in meeting them andU U 8 /U /Uabout them. Some of the most U U 9 /U /Upeople Ive met existed only in a Writers imagination, thenU U 10 /U /Uthe pages of his book, and then, again
13、, in my imagination. Ive found in books new friends, new societies, new words.If I am interested in people, others are interested not so much in whoU U 11 /U /Uin how. Who in the books includes everybody from science-fiction superman two hundred centuries in the future all the way back to the firstU
14、 U 12 /U /Uin history; howU U 13 /U /Ueverything from the ingenious explanations of Sherlock HolmesU U 14 /U /Uthe discoveries of science and ways of teaching manners to children.Reading can make our minds feel pleased,U U 15 /U /Umeans that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge
15、and quicknessU U 16 /U /Uyou a good reader. Reading isU U 17 /U /U, not because the writer is telling you something,U U 18 /U /Ubecause it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works together with theU U 19 /U /Uor even goes beyond his. Your experience,U U 20 /U /Uhis, brings you to the same or
16、 different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.（分数：20.00）(1). A. useful B. new C. readable D. available（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. in B. at C. within D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. of B. with C. for D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. the more B. the most C. the much D. the less（分数：1.0
17、0）A.B.C.D.(5). A. lucky B. fortunate C. unfortunate D. misfortune（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. these B. that C. this D. those（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. satisfied B. dissatisfied C. satisfying D. dissatisfying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. to find out B. finding out C. to find D. finding（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. r
18、emarkable B. notorious C. hostile D. rude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. on B. in C. off D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. like B. and C. or D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. number B. point C. part D. figure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. recovers B. discovers C. uncovers D. covers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. to B. i
19、n C. untill D. into（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. that B. which C. what D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. do B. convert C. impose D. make（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. fun B. funny C. uninteresting D. exhausting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. and B. for C. since D. but（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. the author B. the author
20、s C. I the compiler D. the compilers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. comparing with B. compared with C. comparing to D. compared by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、BPassage 1/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)When he died in April of 1983, Dr. Joel Hildebrand was 101 years old, who
21、 had been married for seventy-five years, and had taught freshman chemistry to over 40,000 college students.For his life, he had published a popular chemistry textbook and dozens of articles, managed the U. S. Olympic ski team, and discovered a way to allow deep-sea divers to stay underwater longer.
22、 In his own way, Dr. Hildebrand was certainly a genius.Dr. Hildebrands interest in chemistry began at an early age. In an interview, he once said that his interest had been formed because he was fortunate enough to be born before there was television, so he had to make his own decisions about what t
23、o pay attention to. Even as a student in high school. Dr. Hildebrand had the reputation as the one who learned more chemistry than his teacher knew. As a result he was given the keys to the high school chemistry lab. And there he discovered that the correct formula for a certain chemical compound wa
24、s not the one given in his chemistry book but a totally different one. Dr. Hildebrand went on to teach at the University of California at Berkeley and remained there for almost forty years.During that time, Dr. Hildebrand discovered that the gas helium could be combined with oxygen for use as diving
25、 gas to allow divers to dive deeper and take the great pressure of the water without the physical discomforts that had been experienced when they used another gas, nitrogen. The use of helium for deep-sea diving is now standard practice. Dr. Hildebrand was also valuable to his country during both wo
26、rld wars. In World War I he analyzed the poisonous gases used on the battlefield and helped develop a truck that could clean and treat soldiers clothes which had been contaminated by poisonous gases during fighting. In World War he helped develop a type of snowmobile, a vehicle used to carry soldier
27、s through the snow in northern countries.Dr. Hildebrands retirement from teaching at the age of seventy was required by state law in California. He objected to this, joking that he thought a teachers time of retirement ought to be determined not by age but by how many of that teachers students were
28、still awake after the first fifteen minutes of class! Dr. Hildebrands writing career continued, however, and was still feeling strong at the age of 100, when he published an article on the theory of chemical solutions. Dr. Hildebrands love of life and his interest in it were an inspiration to all wh
29、o knew him. When asked once how he could have such ageless energy and vigor, he said, “I chose my ancestors carefully.“（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following is not mentioned in Para.1 of the text? A. The prizes and honors Dr. Joel Hildebrand received. B. Dr. Joel Hildebrands contributions to physical
30、training facilities. C. Dr. Joel Hildebrands talent in technical innovations. D. The number of students Dr. Joel Hildebrand had ever taught.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Television in Dr. Hildebrands eyes is probably _. A. a powerful weapon for knowledge spreading B. a favorable means to promote learning C.
31、something to distract peoples attention D. the embodiment of scientific and technological progress（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What distinguished Dr. J. Hildebrand from other students in high school? A. His rich knowledge in chemistry. B. His discovery of the formula for some chemical compound. C. His being
32、 given the key to the chemistry lab. D. His strong interest in chemistry from the very childhood.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The use of helium for deep-sea diving _. A. helped to overcome the physical discomforts the divers suffered when nitrogen was used B. was found by Dr. J. Hildebrand C. is now still g
33、enerally acknowledged as standard practice for deep-sea diving D. may be thought to contain all the information stated in A, B, and C（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The passage can best be entitled as _. A. A Remarkable Professor of General Chemistry B. A Man to Be Memorized Forever C. A Great Chemistry Profes
34、sor Who Lived over 100 Years D. A Man Who Lived a Long and Valuable Life（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)To produce the upheaval in the United States that changed and modernized the domain of higher education from the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s, three primary causes interacted. The emer
35、gence of a half dozen leaders in education provided the personal force that was needed.Moreover, an outcry for a fresher, more practical, and more advanced kind of instruction arose among the alumni and friends of nearly all of the old colleges and grew into a movement that overrode all conservative
36、 opposition. The aggressive “Young Yale“ movement appeared, demanding partial alumni control, a more liberal spirit, and a broader course of study. The graduates of Harvard College simultaneously rallied to relieve the colleges poverty and demand new enterprise. Education was pushing toward higher s
37、tandards in the East by throwing off church leadership everywhere, and in the West by finding a wider range of studies and a new sense of public duty.The old-style classical education received its most crushing blow in the citadel of Harvard College, where Dr. Charles Eliot, a young captain of thirt
38、y-five, son of a former treasure of Harvard, led the progressive forces. Five revolutionary advances were made during the first years of Dr. Eliots administration. They were the elevation and amplification of entrance requirements, the enlargement of the curriculum and the development of the electiv
39、e system, the recognition of graduate study in the liberal arts, the raising of professional training in law, medicine, and the fostering of greater maturity in student life. Standards of admission were sharply advanced in 1872 - 1873 and 1876 1877. By the appointment of a dean to take charge of stu
40、dent affairs, and a wise handling of discipline, the undergraduates were led to regard themselves more as young gentlemen and less as young animals. One new course of study after another was opened up: science, music, the history of the fine arts, advanced Spanish, political economy, physics, classi
41、cal philology, and international law.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following is the authors main purpose in writing the passage? A. To present the history of Harvard College and compare it with that of Yale University. B. To criticize the conditions of the U. S. universities in the 19th century. C. To d
42、escribe innovations in the U. S. higher education in the late 180Os. D. To introduce what was happening in major U. S. universities before the turn of the century.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the educational changes were the result of _. A. plans developed by conservative and churc
43、h leaders B. efforts of interested individuals to redefine the educational system C. the demands of social organization seeking financial relief D. rallies held by westerners wanting to compete with eastern schools（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).Before the change, Harvard _. A. was short of financial aid B. of
44、fered a narrower range of subjects C. was not strict with its students D. All of the above.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).From the passage, which of the following can be inferred about Harvard College before progressive changes occurred? A. Admission standards were lower. B. Students were younger. C. Classes
45、ended earlier. D. Courses were more practical.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is NOT included in Dr. Eliots reform program? A. Diversification of the courses offered. B. Elevation of the admissions standards. C. Enlargement of the enrollment. D. Enforced professional training in some fie
46、ld.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.十、BPassage 3/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Human intelligence and the IQ scales used to measure it once again are becoming the focus of fiery debate.As argument rages over declining test scores in the nations schools ,an old but explosive issue is reappearing ;What is intelligence and is it determined largely by genetics?The controversy erupted more than a decade ago when some U. S. scholars saw a racial pattern in the differing scores of students taking intelligence and college-entrance tests.Now, the racial iss
