1、公共英语四级-83 及答案解析(总分：100.00，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)You will hear a radio weather report. 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. Write only 1 word in each numbered
2、 box. You will hear the recording twice.Michigan Weather ReportChicago is reporting light UU 1 /U/UThe temperature at Ann Arbor Airport is UU 2 /U/UTomorrow morning the sun will rise at UU 3 /U/UThe pollution index today is UU 4 /U/UThe weekend is likely to be UU 5 /U/U（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_
3、填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)You will hear a lecture about child development. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use no more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions belo
4、w.（分数：5.00）(1).Who is the speaker talking to?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What is the main topic of this talk?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).When do children first begin to make language-like noises?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).At what age do most children begin to master the basics of grammar?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What does the
5、speaker say about the grammatical mistakes that four-year-olds make?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by
6、 choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 1113 are based on the following talk about Mark Twain, a well-known American writer. （分数：3.00）(1).When was Twain born? A.1865. B.1825. C.1835. D.1845.
7、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What job did Twain get on the 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.
8、00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1416 are based on the following talk about computer science education in Switzerland. （分数：3.00）(1).How long does a masters degree take in Switzerland? A.One year. B.Two years. C.Three years. D.Four years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who has to choose from a booklet of fifty courses for
9、study? A.Students specializing in computer science. B.Students studying for a bachelors degree. C.Students doing Ph.D. D.Students studying for a masters degree.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the speaker think the computer science education in Switzerland is particularly good? A.Because it is quite wi
10、de-ranging. B.Because theres more emphasis on applied Information Technology. C.Because there are more grants available. D.Because students can get money from the state.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1720 are based on the following conversation about a department store. （分数：4.00）(1).What is the food hal
11、l of Harolds noted for? A.The cheese sold there is very special. B.It sells many different kinds of food. C.It sells 250 kinds of bread. D.It sells more than 180 kinds of chocolate.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is the Egyptian hall so famous? A.It looks like an Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago. B.I
12、t is an Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago. C.It sells all kinds of food. D.It produces much electricity.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Whats the record of money that customers spend in the department on one day? A.30,000 pounds. B.300,000 pounds. C.9 million pounds. D.1.5 million pounds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
13、(4).About how many customers come to Harolds on an average day? A.30,000. B.300,000. C.1.5 million. D.9 million.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.Besides climate change, developing countries
14、 like China need to deal with energy U U 1 /U /Uand environmental issues: the development of sources of clean energy needs to be U U 2 /U /Uline with their interests. Clean energy has been given greater prominence than ever before; it is seen as a new industrial U U 3 /U /Uand U U 4 /U /Uof economic
15、 growth for the new century. The time for clean energy has come.In China, clean energy is moving ahead at full speed. Take wind power as an example: by the end of last year, China had U U 5 /U /Uwind power generating capacity of 12.21 GW, making China the largest wind power generator in Asia and fou
16、rth in the world. But according to the research, one-third of wind power capacity is running U U 6 /U /Udue to an inability to get the power to the national U U 7 /U /U.India-like Chinarelies U U 8 /U /Uon coal for its energy needs. This will only change if the funds and technology to develop clean
17、energy, such as wind and nuclear power, are U U 9 /U /U. India will not choose clean energy U U 10 /U /U. Nuclear power is currently the most U U 11 /U /Uof clean energy sources. U U 12 /U /U, if it is to be U U 13 /U /Uon a large scale by developing nations, technological advances will be needed to
18、 make it competitive with coal.Compared U U 14 /U /Udeveloped countries, developing countries have more U U 15 /U /Uchoices when it comes to energy structure. Promoting economic growth requires U U 16 /U /Uenergyand coal, the cheapest and most U U 17 /U /Usource of energy for many countriesis the U
19、U 18 /U /Uchoice. Cheap coal means cheap electricity and a competitive economy. Rising electricity prices would cause public U U 19 /U /Uand impact on standards of U U 20 /U /U.（分数：20.00）(1). A.scarce B.scare C.scarcity D.scary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.on B.in C.with D.along（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.rev
20、olution B.evolution C.advance D.development（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.resource B.reason C.root D.source（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.inspected B.inspired C.instigate D.installed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.effectively B.regularly C.slowly D.idle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.net B.network C.grid D.mesh（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
21、8). A.mainly B.significantly C.majorly D.vitally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.provident B.providential C.providing D.provided（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.by itself B.on its own C.voluntarily D.automatically（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.cheapest B.expensive C.competitive D.advanced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A.Therefore
22、 B.However C.Furthermore D.Otherwise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A.adopted B.adapted C.adaptable D.admitted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.to B.with C.in D.upon（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.limited B.limitless C.maximal D.minimal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A.expensive B.much C.competitive D.cheap（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A.a
23、bsurd B.abundance C.absent D.abundant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A.good B.best C.first D.last（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A.discord B.content C.discontent D.discomfort（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A.life B.living C.live D.lives（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
24、数：1，分数：5.00)The core of Greeces troubles is too much spending, too little tax-collecting and book-cooking. Spain and Ireland are in trouble even if the percentage of their public debt in gross domestic product is much smaller than that of Germany. Italy, also in the financial markets crosshairs, has
25、 high public debt but a lower deficit than the eurozones average.The root of these countries problems is that their prices and wages have risen much faster than those of other eurozone members.There are two ways to mitigate the pain. First, to adopt temporarily more expansionary fiscal policies for
26、a while. Or, more powerfully, the wider euro area could adopt more expansionary monetary policies for several years. As to the second option, the “inflation fundamentalists“ will have none of it. This elite consisting of central bankers, top economic officials, politicians, academics and journalists
27、 insists that it is unacceptable to allow inflation to climb above two percent.Hyper-inflation in Germany in the 1930s and stagflation in industrial countries in the 1970s and 1980s support their view. Its true that moderate inflation can creep up to become high inflation. But inflation fundamentali
28、sm can also hurt. There is little if any empirical evidence that moderate inflation hurts growth. In most countries, cutting actual wages is politically difficult if not impossible. But, to regain competitiveness and balance the books, real wage adjustments are sometimes inevitable. A slightly highe
29、r level of inflation allows for this painful adjustment with a lower level of political conflict.On the other hand, ultra-low inflation, in a recession, can easily become deflation. Falling prices encourage people to defer spending, which makes things worse and erodes tax payments, impairing a gover
30、nments ability to pay debt. That in turn increases the debts size and costs.In addition, a single-minded focus on inflation makes it easy for policymakers to lose sight of the broader picture-asset prices, growth and employment. Policy can become too tight or too looseas in the run-up to the crisis
31、in the U.S. when low inflation was seen as a comforting sign that things were in order.In a recession, ultra-low inflation also reduces the effectiveness of monetary policy since interest rates cannot go below zero. The crisis in the euro area highlights the need for a more open-minded discussion of
32、 the merits and costs of ultra-low inflation.（分数：5.00）(1).In the authors opinion, the second way to mitigate the pain is _. A.cutting the spending B.controlling inflation within two percent C.ultra-low inflation D.moderate inflation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following inflation might be accep
33、ted by the author? A.2%. B.1%. C.4%. D.8%.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).We can learn from the fourth paragraph that _. A.moderate inflation hurts growth B.it is unnecessary to cut actual wages C.the author opposes moderate inflation D.the author opposes inflation fundamentalism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “
34、books“ (paragraph 4) means _. A.tickets B.accounts C.works D.stamps（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the text mainly about? A.The core of Greeces trouble. B.Two ways to solve the problems of Greece, Spain, Ireland and Italy. C.The merits of inflation fundamentalism. D.The shortcomings of inflation fundam
35、entalism.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Slavery has played a significant role in the history of the U.S. It existed in all the English mainland colonies and most of the Founding Fathers also had slaves, as did eight of the first 12 presidents.Dutch traders brought 20 Africans to James
36、town, Virginia, as early as 1619, however, throughout the 17th century the number of Africans in the English mainland colonies grew very slowly. At that time, colonists used two other sources of unfree labor: Native American slaves and European indentured servants.During those years, every colony ha
37、d some Native American slaves, but their number was limited. Indian men avoided performing agricultural labor, because they viewed it as womens work, and colonists complained that they were too “haughty“. The more important was that the settlers found it more convenient to sell Native Americans capt
38、ured in war to planters in the Caribbean than to turn them into slaves, because they often resisted and it was not hard for the slaves to escape. Later, the policy of killing Indians or driving them away from white settlements was proposed and it contradicted with their widespread employment as slav
39、es.The other form of labor was the white indentured servitude. Most indentured servants consisted of poor Europeans. Desiring to escape tough conditions in Europe and take advantage of fabled opportunities in America, they traded three to seven years of their labor in exchange for the transatlantic
40、passage. At first, it was mainly English who were the white indentured servitude but later increasingly Irish, Welsh, and German joined. They were essentially temporary slaves and most of them served as agricultural workers although some, especially in the North, were taught skilled trades. During t
41、he 17th century, they performed most of heavy labor in the Southern colonies and also consisted of the bulk of immigrants to those colonies.At the end of the 17th century, in order to meet the labor need, landowners in America turned to African slaves. During the late 17th and 18th centuries, thanks
42、 to the dominant position of England in terms of naval superiority, English traders (some of whom lived in English America) transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic. And the transatlantic slave trade produced one of the largest forced migrations in history, blacks (the great majority of
43、whom were slaves) increasing from about 7 percent of the American population in 1680 to more than 40 percent by the middle of the 18th century.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following was true of the slavery in America? A.The colonists sold African Americans to planters in the Caribbean. B.Native America
44、n slaves performed agricultural labor. C.During the 17th century, the white indentured servitude was the main labor in the Southern colonies. D.It was at the end of the 17th century that African people began to be brought to America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We can infer from the sentence “Later, the pol
45、icy of killing Indians or.contradicted with their widespread employment as slaves“ that _. A.many Indians were killed by White settlers B.many Indians were drove away from white settlements C.the Indians were slaves in a wide-spread way D.white settlers must have to find other source of labor（分数：1.0
46、0）A.B.C.D.(3).In the third paragraph, the author mainly argues that _. A.the number of Native American slaves was very small B.the colonists thought that the Native American slaves were very haughty C.the Native American slaves had been treated cruelly D.the Native American slaves always resisted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following wasnt the opinion of the colonists towards the Native American slaves? A.The Native American slaves were very haughty. B.The Native American slaves were very lazy. C.The Native Americ
