1、公共英语四级-69 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/BBDirections:/BI For Questions 15, you will hear a dialogue on enrolling for a course. 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. Wri
2、te only I word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below./I（分数：5.00）(1).The young man wants to know if there are any _ for the course in Modem Guitar.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The maximum number for the class is _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The cours
3、e will be held on the _ floor in the Main Building.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The man can buy a student book at a _ price.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The man can get a _ guitar for around 20 to 50.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What is the main responsibility of the, United Nations Populati
4、on Fund according to the passage?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How many people are there in the world today?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The percentage of the population growth in the 49 least developed countries is expected to be _ in 50 years.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The UN thinks people in the richest countries use more
5、 of _ than people in developing countries.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Who would be given more power in order to have slower population growth, according to the UN Population Fund?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 13 are based on a conversation between two college classmates. You now ho
6、ve 15 seconds to read Questions 11 13.（分数：3.00）(1).When does the conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.D.Saturday.(2).Where does Barbara come from?（分数：1.00）A.America.B.Italy.C.Canada.D.Britain.(3).What is Johns plan for the future?（分数：1.00）A.To open a shoe sh
7、op.B.To get a job abroad.C.To tour Britain.D.To become a naval engineer.Questions 14 16 are based on a talk about Indonesians and Indonesia. You now hove 15 seconds to read Questions 14 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What breaks up Indonesians extended family living?（分数：1.00）A.Change of family values.B.Increase of
8、 urbanization.C.Charm of being mobileD.Pressure of changing houses.(2).Which of the following characterizea relations among Indonesians?（分数：1.00）A.Harmony and obedience.B.Respect and harmony.C.Obedience and punctuality.D.Punctuality and respect.(3).Which of the following is not always a positive sig
9、nal?（分数：1.00）A.Smiling.B.Bowing.C.Shaking hands.D.Being punctual.Questions 17 20 are based on a talk about the execution of Timothy James the guy who bombed the Oklahoma building and killed many people in 1995. You now hove 20 seconds to rend Questions 17 20.（分数：4.00）(1).How many adults died in the
10、bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma?（分数：1.00）A.168.B.1187.C.149.D.Hundreds of people.(2).What can be said about McVeighs education?（分数：1.00）A.He has a college degreeB.He dropped out from high school.C.He received no education.D.He is a high school graduate.(3).Which of the following statemen
11、ts is TRUE about McVeigh?（分数：1.00）A.He was involved in anti-government activities while in the army.B.He left the army right before the Persian Gulf War.C.He received several awards for his good performance in the Persian Gulf War.D.He worked as a security guard before the Persian Gulf War.(4).When
12、was McVeigh executed?（分数：1.00）A.in April 1995.B.In June 1995.C.In June 2001.D.In June 2002.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In recent years a new farming revolution has begun, one that involves theU (21) /Uof life at a fundamental level the gene. The study of genetics hasU (22) /Ua new industry calle
13、d biotechnology. As the name suggests, itU (23) /Ubiology and modem technology through such techniques as genetic engineering. Some of the new biotech companies specializeU (24) /Uagriculture and are working feverishly to duplicate seeds that give a high yield, thatU (25) /Udiseases, drought and fro
14、st, and that reduce the need forU (26) /Uchemicals.U (27) /Usuch goals could be achieved, it would be most beneficial. But some have raised concerns about genetically engineered crops.In nature, genetic diversity is created within certain space. A roseU (28) /Ube crossed with a different kind of ros
15、e, but a rose will never cross with a potato. Genetic engineering,U (29) /U, usually involves taking genes from one species and inserting them intoU (30) /Uin an attempt to transfer a desired characteristic. This could mean,U (31) /U, selecting a gene which leads to the production of a chemical with
16、 anti-freeze quality from an arc- tic fish, and insertingU (32) /Uinto a potato or strawberry to make it frost-resistant. In essence, then, biotechnology allows humans toU (33) /Uthe genetic walls that separate species.Like the green revolution,U (34) /Usome call the gene revolution contributes to t
17、he problem of genetic uniformity some say even more so that geneticists can employ techniquesU (35) /Uas cloning andU (36) /Uculture, processes that produce perfectlyU (37) /Ucopies. Concerns about the erosion of biodiversity, therefore,U (38) /U. Genetically altered plants, however, raise new issue
18、s, such as the effects that they may haveU (39) /Uus and the environment. “We are flying blindly into a new era of agricultural biotechnology with high hopes, few constraints, andU (40) /Uidea of the potential outcomes,“ said science writer Jeremy Rifkin.（分数：20.00）A.manipulationB.managementC.manufac
19、tureD.maturityA.got along withB.given rise toC.come up withD.lived up toA.broodsB.breedsC.blendsD.blastsA.onB.byC.inD.atA.to resistB.resistC.resistingD.resistedA.hostileB.hydraulicC.hazardousD.harmlessA.IfB.HoweverC.ThatD.UnlessA.mayB.needC.canD.mustA.after allB.on the other handC.in any caseD.as a
20、resultA.otherB.the otherC.anotherD.the anotherA.for exampleB.that isC.as we knowD.and so onA.itB.themC.whichD.itsA.brakeB.blazeC.breachD.brandA.whatB.asC.whereD.soA.suchB.justC.soD.thatA.skinB.tissueC.organD.muscleA.resemblingB.alikeC.similarD.identicalA.remainB.remainsC.is remainingD.remainedA.forB
21、.onC.toD.atA.muchB.manyC.littleD.no五、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：20.00)BPassage 1/BMans puzzlement and preoccupation with time both derive ultimately from his unique relationship to it. All animals exist in time and are changed by it; only man can control it.Like Proust, the French author whose experien
22、ces became his literary capital, man can recapture the past. He can also summon up things to come, displaying imagination and foresight alone with memory. It really can be argued, that memory and foresightedness are the essence of intelligence: that mans ability to manipulate time, to employ both pa
23、st and future as guides to present action, is what makes him human.To be sure, many animals can react to time after a fashion A rat can learn to press a lever that will, after a delay of some 25 seconds, reward it with a bit of food. But if the delay stretches beyond 30 seconds, the animal is stumpe
24、d. It can no longer associate the reward so “far“ in the future with the present lever-pressing.Monkeys, more smart than rats, are better able to deal with time. If one of them is allowed to see food being hidden under one of two cups, it can pick out the right cup even after 90 seconds have passed.
25、 But after that time interval, the monkeys hunt for the food is no Better than chance predicts.With the apes, mans nearest cousins, “time sense“ takes a big step forward. Even under laboratory conditions, quite different from those they encounter in the wild, apes somemnes show remarkable ability to
26、 manipulate the present to obtain a future goal. A chimpanzee, for example, can learn to stack two boxes, one on the other, as a platform from which it can reach a hanging banana. Chimpanzees, indeed, carry their ability to deal with the future to the threshold of human capacity: they can make tools
27、. And it is by the making of tools physical tools as crude as a stone chopper, mental tools as subtle as a mathematical equationthat man characteristically prepares for future Ucontingencies/U.Chimpanzees in the wild have been seen to strip a twig of its leaves to make a probe for extracting termite
28、s from their hole. Significantly, however, the ape does not make his tool before setting out on a termite hunt, but only when it actually sees the insects or their nest. Here, as with the banana and the crates, the ape can cope only with a future that is immediate and visible and thus halfway into t
29、he present（分数：5.00）(1).According to the article, which of the following statements ts TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Chimpanzees sense of time is as good as mans.B.Man developed from apes.C.Memory and foresight contribute to intelligence.D.Monkeys and apes are almost as intelligent as man(2).From the sentence “Lik
30、e Proust. the French author whose experiences became his literary capital, man can recapture the past, you can tell that Proust _.（分数：1.00）A.wrote primarily to improve his future lifeB.discovered things about his future lifeC.described mans development of time senseD.wrote about his past experiences
31、(3).It is significant that chimpanzees make tools, but it is more important that _.（分数：1.00）A.they never make tools before they need themB.they can make up simple equationsC.they stack items to make platformsD.the tools are crude(4).The word “contingencies“ in the fifth paragraph means _.（分数：1.00）A.
32、the making of toolsB.dependent conditionsC.incidental thoughtsD.events that may occur(5).This article is about _.（分数：1.00）A.time sense in animalsB.how mans time sense separates him from animalsC.mans preoccupation with past and future eventsD.how apes understand time relationshipsBPassage 2/BThere a
33、re a great many careers in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too
34、 much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people “generalists“. And they are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see tha
35、t other people do their work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize other peoples work, to begin it and judge it.The specialist understands one field; his concern is with technique and tools. He is a “trained“ main and his educational background is properly technical or professional.
36、 The generalists and especially the administrators deal with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated“ man; and the humanities are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a
37、 good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your ca-le
38、er accordingly.Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At the same time, you must not look upon the first job as the final job. It is primarily
39、 a training job, a chance to understand yourself and your fitness for being an employee.（分数：5.00）(1).There is an increasing demand for _.（分数：1.00）A.all round people in their own fieldsB.generalists who are capable of making general judgmentC.people whose educational background is either technical or
40、 professionalD.specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others(2).The specialist is _.（分数：1.00）A.a man whose job is to train other peopleB.a man who has been trained in more than one fieldC.a man who can see the forest rather than the treesD.a man whose concern is mai
41、nly with technique and tools(3).The administrator is _.（分数：1.00）A.a “trained“ man who is more a specialist than a generalistB.a man who sees the trees as well as the forestC.a man who is very strong in the humanitiesD.a man who is an “educated“ specialist(4).During your training period, it is import
42、ant _.（分数：1.00）A.to try to be a generalistB.to choose a profitable jobC.to find an organization which fits youD.to decide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a generalist(5).A mans first job _.（分数：1.00）A.is never the right job for himB.should not be regarded as his final jobC.should not be cha
43、nged or people will become suspicious of his ability to hold any jobD.is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final jobBPassage 3/BOn Tuesday August 11th, 1911, a young artist, Louis Beraud, arrived at the Louvre in Paris to complete a painting of the Salon Carre. This was the room where
44、the worlds most famous painting, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, was on display. To his surprise there was an empty space where the painting should have been. At 11 oclock the museurn authorities realized that the painting had been stolen. The next day headlines all over the world announced the
45、theft.Actually the Leonardo had been gone for more than twenty-four hours before anyone noticed it was missing. The museum was always closed on Mondays for maintenance. Just before closing time on Sunday three men had entered the museum, where they had hidden themselves in a storeroom. The actual th
46、eft was quick and simple. Early the next morning Perrugia removed the painting from the wall while the others kept watch. Then they went out a hack exit.Nothing was seen or heard of the painting for two years when Perrugia tried to sell it to a dealer for half a million lire. Perrugia was arrested o
47、n December 13th Perrugia claimed he had stolen it as an act of patriot-ism, because, he said, the painting had been looted from the Italian nation by Napoleon. Perrugia was imprisoned for 7 months. It seemed that the crime of the century had been solved.But had it? Perrugia was keen to claim all res
48、ponsibility for the theft, and it was twenty years before the whole story came out. In fact Perrugia bad been working for two master criminals, Valfierno and Chaudron, who went unpunished for their crime. They would offer to steal a famous painting from a gallery for a crooked dealer or an unscrupulous private collector. They would then make a copy of the pictur
