1、公共英语四级-59 及答案解析(总分：91.00，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：4.00)（分数：4.00）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).Many people can remember feeling very lonely when we were _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(2).The feeling of loneliness is very difficult
2、to _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(3).In order to survive, we all put on a _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(4).It is easy to get the feeling that everyone except you is making a full, rich and busy life in_.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_(5).Your destination is less _.（分数：0.80）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：4，分数：14.00)（分数：4.00）(1).Whats Toms purpos
3、e of speaking to Mr. Clinton? A. Asking for housing. B. Asking for a promotion. C. Asking for a raise. D. Asking for some help for work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats Mr. Clintons comment on his work? A. He does his job enthusiastically, though he has not much efficiency. B. He didnt want to persist on
4、his job from the beginning. C. He does his job adequately, but he doesnt do it well enough to deserve a raise. D. He should be dismissed anyway.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does Mr. Clinton suggest that Tom should do? A. Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job. B. Dont neglect the dut
5、y any more. C. Wait for some time patiently. D. Study more knowledge about his subject.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does Tom threaten to do if he cant get what he wants? A. To shout out in front of the others. B. Not to leave the bosss office. C. To accuse the company. D. To quit his job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C
6、.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the womans present position? A. Assistant director. B. Assistant professor. C. Director. D. Professor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the womans university? A. Nearly half were from overseas. B. They were only from African c
7、ountries. C. They were only from the Far East and Middle East. D. They were only from Latin America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the womans new job be like? A. There will be less community work. B. There will be less policy work. C. There will be more dealing with students. D. There will be less d
8、ealing with students.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).How many children did Susan and Michael interview? A. 150. B. 151. C. 152. D. 153.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why do many of the boys avoid certain instruments? A. Because they find it not challenging enough to play them. B. Because they consider it import
9、ant to be different from girls. C. Because they find them too hard to play. D. Because they think it silly to play them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which group of children have a bias when choosing musical instruments? A. Children with private music tutors. B. Children who are between 5 and 7. C. Children
10、who are well-educated. D. Children who are 8 or older.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the woman want the man to read in the newspaper? A. An accident. B. A man. C. An old lady. D. A theft.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How did the man mentioned in the newspaper try to win further trust from the victim
11、s? A. He flashed a card to people. B. He asked for a drink. C. He helped them fix the appliance. D. He helped them examine the appliance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the warning from the police? A. Not to let anyone in unless they have an appointment. B. Ask for everyones ID card. C. Have no money a
12、t home. D. Put all money in the bank.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman speaker tell us about the old lady? A. She went to the post office to draw her pension. B. She lost most of the pension. C. She lost a little. D. She was hurt by the man.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In
13、search of other energy alternatives, the United States has been developing its synfuels industry, which is the production of synthetic fuels toU U 1 /U /Uthe place of oil, coal, and natural gas. One of the new technological processesU U 2 /U /Uwith the production of gasohol, aU U 3 /U /Uof 90 percen
14、t gasoline and 10 percent alcohol. There are two types of alcohol used as fuels: ethanol, producedU U 4 /U /Ucorn and other grains, and methanol, produced from coal and city wastes. Either can be mixed with gasoline, but ethanol is preferred. TheU U 5 /U /Ufuel, methanol, can beU U 6 /U /Uby extra r
15、efining processes, but this increases the cost andU U 7 /U /Uthe energy input-output ratio. Service stationsU U 8 /U /Uthe country are already selling gasoholU U 9 /U /Udiscouragement from many large oil companies, ethanol may provide a sensible, quick alternative to fossil fuels.StillU U 10 /U /Ual
16、ternative to fossil fuels can beU U 11 /U /Uin energy from the sun.U U 12 /U /Uenergy provides a goodU U 13 /U /Uof heat that can be collected and evenU U 14 /U /Ufor later use. Already many homes and office buildings have been designed to takeU U 15 /U /Uof the suns warmth.The sun can also be used
17、to produce electricity. Solar energy generators are already providing power forU U 16 /U /UIndian villages in Arizona andU U 17 /U /Uin Alaska. Solar-generated electricity also may be the airplane fuel of the future. Solar-powered aircraft have succeeded in crossing the English Channel andU U 18 /U
18、/Umay becomeU U 19 /U /Ufor extended distances, as more efficient, lighter, and cheaper solarU U 20 /U /Uare developed.（分数：20.00）(1). A. replace B. take C. substitute D. occupy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. concerns B. involves C. treats D. deals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. form B. mixture C. combination D. c
19、ompound（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. for B. from C. with D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. inferior B. poor C. fossil D. cleaner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. refined B. decreased C. produced D. improved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. reduces B. changes C. increases D. affects（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. throughout B. in C.
20、across D. through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. Without B. Despite C. Inspite D. From（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. another B. other C. one D. an（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. used B. found C. generated D. existed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. Sun B. Solar C. Lunar D. Wind（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. source B. use C. suppl
21、y D. origin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. accumulated B. stored C. produced D. retained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. into account B. use C. energy D. advantage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. nearby B. various C. remote D. local（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. societies B. districts C. communities D. parts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
22、.(18). A. finally B. at last C. as a result D. eventually（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. useful B. practical C. probable D. easy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. ingredients B. parts C. components D. elements（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：4.00)The
23、 chances are that you made up your mind about smoking a long time ago and decided it was not for you.The chances are equally good that you know a lot of smokersthere are, after all, about 100 million of them, work with them, play with them, and get along with them very well.And finally its a pretty
24、safe bet that you are open-minded and interested in all the various issues about smokers and nonsmokersor you wouldnt be reading this.And those three things make you incredibly important today.Because they mean that yours is the voicenot the smokers and not the antismokers that will determine how mu
25、ch of the societys efforts should go into building walls that separate us and how much into the search for solutions that bring us together.For one tragic result of the emphasis on building walls is the diversion of millions of dollars from scientific re search on the causes and cures of diseases wh
26、ich, when all is said and done, still strike the nonsmokers as well as the smokers. One prominent health organization, to cite but a single instance, now spends 28 cents of every publicly-contributed dollar on education (much of it in antismoking propaganda) and only 2 cents on research.There will a
27、lways be some who want to build walls, who want to separate people from people, and up to a point, even those who may serve society. The antismoking wall-builders have to give them their due help to make us more keenly aware of choice.But our guess, and certainly our hope, is that you are among the
28、far greater number who know that walls are only temporary at best, and that over the long run, we can serve societys interests better by working together in mutual accommodation.Whatever virtue walls may have, they can never move our society forward fundamental solutions. People who work together on
29、 common problems, common solutions can.（分数：4.00）(1).In paragraph 4, “you“ refers to _. A. smokers B. nonsmokers C. antismokers D. smokers who have quitted smoking（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the word “walls“ in the passage mean? A. Antismoking propaganda. B. Diseases striking nonsmokers as well as
30、 smokers. C. Rules and regulations that prohibit smoking. D. Separation of smokers from nonsmokers.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).It is evident that the author is NOT in favor of _. A. building a wall between smokers and non-smokers B. doing scientific research at the expense of ones health C. bringing smoker
31、s and nonsmokers together D. providing accommodation for smokers（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).As is suggested, the common solution to the common problem is _. A. to separate people from people B. to work together in mutual accommodation C. to make us keenly aware of choice D. to serve societys interests bett
32、er（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage, the writer looks upon the antismoking wall-builders action _. A. optimistically B. pessimistically C. unconcernedly D. skeptically（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Americas love affair with the credit card began in 1949. When businessman F
33、rank 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 to bail him out. His embarrassment gave him the idea for
34、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 been charged on the growing number of cards, and the com
35、pany 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 “from New York to New York without a dime in their pocket“.
36、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 many that in 1966 Bank Americard began forming alliances wi
37、th 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 people and babies got cards. Hundreds of Chicagoans discovere
38、d 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 Law 91-508, signed by President Nixon in October 1970, p
39、rohibited 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 disputes.Of course, Credit cards have not only replaced
40、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 with an embarrassed businessman who was out of cash now s
41、eems 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）(1).When did American begin to love credit card? A. In 1
42、949. B. In 1955. C. In 1970. D. In 1951.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which bank first made a profit from the credit card? A. Diners Club. B. Bank of Americas Bank Americard. C. Alfred Bloomingdale. D. President Nixon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
43、? 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 Americard.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).“Sp
44、ark“ in the sixth Paragraph means_. A. cause B. flame C. burn D. reason（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Credit Card B. American Bank C. Americans Love Affair D. Americans Credit Card Shopper（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、BPassage 3/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Jill Ker Co
45、nway, president of Smith, echoes the prevailing view of contemporary technology when she says that “anyone in todays world who doesnt understand data processing is not educated“. But she insists that the increasing emphasis on these matters leave certain gaps. Says she: “The very strongly utilitaria
46、n emphasis in education, which is an effect of man-made satellites and the cold war, has really removed from this culture something that was very profound in its 18th and 19th century roots, which was a sense that literacy and learning were ends in themselves for a democratic republic. “In contrast to Platos claim for the social value of education, a quite different idea of intellectual purposes was advocated by the Renaissance humanists. Overjoyed with their rediscovery of the classical learning that was
