1、公共英语四级-68 及答案解析(总分：88.00，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)Customers name Martin Bairdthe kind of room one _ room 1check-in time on _ 2price _dollars each day 3currency in _ 4todays exchange rate_ Yuan for one dollar5（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、BPa
2、rt B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What is the percentage of people who send cards to themselves on February 14？ _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Why do some people send cards to themselves on February 14? _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).How did the 1/10 of the persons get the cards on that day? _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Which
3、nation is the least romantic according to the passage? _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What is the best gift for the French on February 14? _（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：4.00）(1).Whats the main topic of the monologue? A. Different animals yawns. B. Humans yawn. C. Fishs yawn. D. Social animal
4、s yawns.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the speakers main point? A. Animals yawn for a number of reasons. B. Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom. C. Human yawns are the same as those of other animals. D. Only social animals yawn.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the speaker, when are hippos li
5、kely to yawn? A. When they are swimming. B. When they are quarreling. C. When they are socializing. D. When they are eating.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What physiological reason for yawning is mentioned? A. To exercise the jaw muscles. B. To eliminate fatigue. C. To get greater strength for attacking. D. T
6、o gain more oxygen.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What did scientists once believe according to the passage? A. There were no planets without moons. B. There was no air or water on Jupiter. C. Life was not possible in outer space. D. The mystery of life could not be resolved.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What
7、 have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter? A. It has a number of active volcanoes. B. It has an atmosphere like the earths. C. It has a large ocean under its surface. D. It has deep caves several miles long.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What have scientists come to know recently about the format
8、ion of life? A. Light is not an essential element to it. B. Life can form in very hot temperatures. C. Every form of life undergoes evolution. D. Oxygen is not needed for some life forms.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).Why does the woman say she has mixed feeling? A. She wasnt quite ready to come back
9、 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 wildlife. B. Cleaning cages. C. Training baby birds. D. Making puppets.（分数：1.00）A.B.
10、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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Mr. Smith, a passenger on the tr
11、anscontinental train, appeared before the judge. A police officer claimed he had attempted toU U 1 /U /Upaying his fare. The defendant refused to consult a lawyerU U 2 /U /Usuggested that the officerU U 3 /U /UawareU U 4 /U /Uall the circumstances. He appealedU U 5 /U /Uthe judge, when interpreting
12、the evidence, toU U 6 /U /Uinto account the absence of anyU U 7 /U /Ucriminal record in hisU U 8 /U /UHis ticket, he said, was stolen shortly before the train crossed the internationalU U 9 /U /U. At that time and in that territory he was unwilling toU U 10 /U /Uthe incident to the local railway aut
13、horities or cancel theU U 11 /U /Uof his journey, inU U 12 /U /Uof the severe maltreatment to which he might beU U 13 /U /UHe emphasized his readiness toU U 14 /U /UanyU U 15 /U /Upunishment the judge imposed.In his summary theU U 16 /U /Uindicated he was convinced that SmithsU U 17 /U /Uwas partly
14、justified. Technically,U U 18 /U /U, he had committed an offence. Crime must not be encouraged or the processes of the law interferedU U 19 /U /U. He found SmithU U 20 /U /Uand fined him one dollar.（分数：20.00）(1). A. avoid B. reject C. refuse D. neglect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. who B. while C. and D.
15、because（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. should not be B. would not be C. was not D. were not（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. about B. would not be C. with D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. for B. to C. against D. towards（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. take B. get C. make D. keep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. primitive B. precious C
16、. previous D. precise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. situation B. accident C. condition D. case（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. borders B. edges C. sides D. ranges（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. propose B. mention C. suggest D. complain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. last B. rest C. most D. latest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. vie
17、w B. spite C. case D. relation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. objected B. accused C. charged D. exposed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. receive B. accept C. admit D. acquire（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. regular B. respective C. reasonable D. relative（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. passenger B. judge C. officer D. author（分
18、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. suggestion B. cause C. reason D. excuse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. therefore B. moreover C. otherwise D. however（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. in B. with C. of D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. guilty B. sorry C. crazy D. rude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B
19、(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、BPassage 1/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)A smart man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a policeman , I have some urgent things to say to good people.Days after days my men and I struggle to stop a tidal wave of crime. Something h
20、as gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A principle ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.Accountability isn t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liab
21、le for their consequences.Of the many values that hold civilization together honesty, kindness, and so on accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law and, ultimately, no society.My job as a policeman is to impose accountability on people who
22、 refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people s behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Luckly there are still communities smaller towns, usually where schools keep discipl
23、ine and where parents hold up standards that proclaim: “In this family certain things are not tolerated they simply are not done!“Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his propert
24、y; he takes what he wants, including your life if you make him very angry.The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, its the criminal who is considered victimized: by hi
25、s underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn t teach him to read, by the church that failed to teach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didn t provide a stable home.I don t believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. I
26、f we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything.We desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.（分数：4.00）(1).What the wise man said suggests
27、 that A. it s unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evil. B. its certain that evil will prevail if good men do nothing about it. C. its only natural for virtue to defeat evil. D. its desirable for good men to keep away from evil.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, if a pers
28、on is found guilty of a crime A. society is to be held responsible. B. modern civilization is responsible for it. C. the criminal himself should bear the blame. D. the standards of living should be improved. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).Compared with those small towns, people in large cities have A. less se
29、lf-discipline. B. better sense of discipline. C. more mutual respect. D. less effective government. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).The writer is sorry to have noticed that A. people in large cities tend to excuse criminals. B. people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standards. C. todays societ
30、y lacks sympathy for people in difficulty. D. people in disadvantaged circumstances are engaged in criminal activities. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).The key point of the passage is that A. stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and families. B. more good examples should be set for people to fol
31、low. C. more restrictions should be imposed on people s behavior. D. more people should accept the value of accountability. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(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
32、 and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs 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
33、 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about 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,
34、 Janis Jopling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jim Hendrix were all related to drugs.Not all 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 pla
35、ce in the rock music of the 1960s in America.Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. 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 w
36、elcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young 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
37、 the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor 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
38、beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul.In Detroit, 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 musician
39、s like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown.（分数：5.00）(1).Where in 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
40、 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.C.D.(3).The term “Hippies“ refers to A. 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
41、 music of the 1960s was greatly influenced by A. American country music. B. British rock music. C. Hollywood film music. D. the 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、BPassage
42、3/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Marianne Moore (18871972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, art
43、ists, and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this practice, she wrote,“ ,Why the many quotation marks? I am asked.Whe
44、n a thing has been said so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence my Writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber.“ Close observation and concentration on details are the methods of her poetry.Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, n
45、ear St. Louis. After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920s she was an editor of The Dial, an important literary mfigazine of the period. She lived quiet
46、ly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgersbefore the team moved to Los Angeleswas widely known.Her first book of poems was published in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote that she did not write poetry “for m
