1、公共英语四级-84 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 talk about personal income tax in China. 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 wo
2、rd in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.Personal Income Tax in ChinaIndividual income tax threshold will rise by UU 1 /U/UWhen the amendment is expected to become effective UU 2 /U/UNow the proportion of income earners who do not ne
3、ed payincome taxUU 3 /U/UHow much the move would reduce government revenue UU 4 /U/UHow high is the threshold set in 2006 UU 5 /U/U（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：5.00)You will hear a talk on organic farms. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the ques
4、tion. 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 below.（分数：5.00）(1).How much was the estimated total market value of organic products estimated to be by 2002?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Due to what has the Euro
5、pean Union shifted agricultural subsidies to organic farmers.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What is the total hectares that EU reaches in 2008?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Which country has the most organic land according to statistics and Emerging Trends 2009?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What risk is lowered for children havin
6、g organic food?（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 choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will hav
7、e 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 1113 are based on an interview with Peter Wilson, who works for Green peace. （分数：3.00）(1).What is the mans chief responsibility in the Green Peace organization? A.Hes involved in anti-nuclear activity. B
8、.Hes responsible for conservation and protection of animals. C.Hes the action organizer and arranges any protests. D.Hes involved in protection and support of the eco-system.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does Green Peace try to stop people from dumping nuclear waste? A.They harass the dumping ship with b
9、oats. B.They attack the dumping ships. C.They talk with them in a mild way. D.They stop them in a violent way.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the womans attitude towards the Green Peace campaigns? A.Contempt. B.Appreciate. C.Disapprove. D.Suspicious.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1416 are based on the foll
10、owing dialogue. （分数：3.00）(1).What crops does the farmer grow? A.Cotton every year. B.Corn and wheat. C.Rice. D.Other things.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the farmer pay his employees? A.Hourly. B.Weekly. C.Monthly. D.Yearly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What work does the farmer need to do? A.Irrigate my fie
11、lds. B.Apply pesticides. C.Fix machines. D.All the above.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1720 are based on the following dialogue. （分数：4.00）(1).What hasnt Devorah Day involved in? A.Madrigals. B.Folk. C.Rock. D.Opera.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is Devorah Day going to sing in future? A.Continue to sing jaz
12、z. B.Transfer to opera. C.Whatever songs she is offered. D.She is not sure.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How is her family? A.It doesnt have any musical background. B.It has many musicians. C.They pay much attention to Days work. D.They didnt care about Day at all.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which statement is true
13、 about Devorah Day? A.She starts singing as a jazz singer. B.The sessions for the album was done in 1999. C.Her family supports her work very much. D.She has faith in herself despite opposition of people around.（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
14、 word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.Nowadays, air travel is very U U 1 /U /U. We are not surprised when we watch on TV that a politician has talked with French President in Paris and attended a meeting in Beijing on the same day. U U 2 /U /U, if a person takes long-distance flying
15、 frequently, he can be so tired that he maybe feel his brain is in one country, his U U 3 /U /Uin another. U U 4 /U /U, he U U 5 /U /Uknows where he is.When we fly from east to west or U U 6 /U /Uversa, the U U 7 /U /Uwe experience after taking a long-distance flying is U U 8 /U /U, because we cross
16、 time zones. According to doctors, air travelers, after crossing several time zones, are in no U U 9 /U /Uto go to work, and they should go U U 10 /U /Uto bed U U 11 /U /Uarrival.As to airline pilots who often live U U 12 /U /Utheir own watches and ignore local time, there is no need for them to wor
17、ry about their health although they sometimes have breakfast at midnight, because they are used to U U 13 /U /Uand are U U 14 /U /Ufit.Many businessmen like long-distance flights, thinking they are U U 15 /U /Uto have been chosen and they are out for promotion. They are lucky if the company follows
18、the doctors advice and allow them to rest for a day or two U U 16 /U /Uworking. However, sometimes the manager is so energetic that he believes everyone is U U 17 /U /Uto be as fit as he is. Since he has never felt U U 8 /U /Uafter flying himself, the work he assigns is so U U 19 /U /Uthat the emplo
19、yee is too U U 20 /U /Uto carry the work out satisfactorily. That is disastrous for the employees health and the companys reputation.（分数：20.00）(1). A.ordinary B.common C.plain D.usual（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.Hence B.However C.Otherwise D.Furthermore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.digestion B.concentration C.
20、friends D.life（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.In short order B.All in one C.In a word D.In other words（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.almost B.nearly C.hardly D.practically（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.vice B.via C.vicar D.vibes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.weary B.fatigue C.tired D.strain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.strengthened B
21、.increased C.reinforced D.aggravated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.status B.state C.situation D.condition（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.away B.straggly C.straightforward D.straight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.in B.when C.after D.on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A.on B.by C.upon D.with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A.fly B.flying C.
22、live D.lives（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.mentally B.emotionally C.physically D.bodily（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.favored B.flattened C.flayed D.flattered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A.before B.behind C.after D.in front of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A.likely B.supposed C.going D.expected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A.discon
23、tent B.resentful C.dissatisfied D.uncomfortable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A.demeaning B.demanding C.demonstrative D.deplorable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A.sleepy B.excited C.exhausted D.angry（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)Nowadays, our
24、society is being reshaped by information technologiescomputers, telecommunications networks, and other digital systems. Of course, our society has gone through other periods of dramatic change before, driven by such innovations as the steam engine, railroad, telephone, and automobile. But never befo
25、re have we experienced technologies that are evolving so rapidly, altering the constraints of time and space, and reshaping the way we communicate, learn, and think.The rapid development of digital technologies creates not only more opportunities for the society but challenges to it as well. Institu
26、tions of every stripe are grappling to respond by adapting their strategies and activities. It is no exaggeration to say that information technology is completely changing the relationship between people and knowledge.But ironically, at the most knowledge-based entitiesthe colleges and universitiest
27、he pace of transformation has been relatively modest. Although research has been transformed by information technology in many ways, and it is increasingly used for student and faculty communications, other higher-education functions have remained almost unchanged. For example, teaching largely cont
28、inues to follow a classroom-centered, seat-based paradigm. However, some major technology-aided teaching experiments are emerging, and some factors suggest that digital technologies may eventually drive significant change throughout academia.American academia has undergone significant change before.
29、 The establishment of secular education began during the 18th century and the Land-Grant College Act of 1862 resulted in another transformation. That Act created institutions serving agriculture and industries; academia was no longer just for the wealthy but charged with providing educational opport
30、unities to the working class as well. Around the year of 1900, the introduction of graduate education began to expand the role of the university in training students for careers both scholarly and professional.Higher education has already experienced significant technology-based change, even if it c
31、urrently lags other sectors in some areas. We expect that the new technology will eventually impose a profound impact on universitys teaching by freeing the classroom from its physical and temporal bounds and by providing students with access to original source materials and that new learning commun
32、ities driven by information technology will allow universities to better teach students how to be critical analyzers and consumers of information.The information society has greatly expanded the need for university-level education; lifelong learning is not only a private good for those who pursue it
33、 but also a social good in terms of our nations ability to maintain a vibrant democracy and support a competitive workforce.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the followings does not belong to information technologies? A.Laptop B.Telephone C.Telecommunication networks. D.Digital systems.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Many
34、 institutions adjust their strategies and activities in order to _. A.make money B.change the relationship between people and knowledge C.take advantage of the opportunities provided by digital technologies D.adapt the development of digital technologies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The phrase “higher-educat
35、ion functions“ (Paragraph 3) probably means _. A.increasing students ability B.broaden students horizons C.enriching students knowledge D.the way of teaching（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The transformation resulted from the Land-Grant College Act of 1862 was _. A.the popularization of education B.the establi
36、shment of secular education C.the introduction of graduate education D.the appearance of a competitive workforce（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Information technology will have an impact on the following aspects except _. A.freeing the constraints of time and space on classroom B.the chance students have to re
37、ad original source materials C.the way of communication D.training students for professional career（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BPassage 2/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Now the politics of US health reform are in a mess but the odds on a bill passing in the end are improving. It will not be a tidy thing, but if it moves th
38、e country close to universal health insurance the administration will call it a success.At this moment, that point of view may seem too optimistic. Last Friday, the Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives had hoped to produce a finished bill. But they failed, because the partys fiscal
39、conservatives demanded further savings. House Democrats are also divided on revenue-raising measures.The Senate is dealing with the same problems: how to contain the cost of expanded insurance coverage, and how to pay for what remains, so that the reform adds nothing to the budget deficit over the c
40、ourse of 10 years.Where does the money come from remains the crucial problem. Apparently, the answer is straightforward: tax employer-provided health benefits. At present, an employer in the U.S. is free from paying tax if he pays the health insurance while an individual purchaser has to buy it with
41、 after-tax dollars. This anomaly costs nearly $250bn a year in revenueenough to pay for universal coverage, and then some. Yet many Democrats in both the House and the Senate oppose to ending it. Will there be a breakthrough in terms of that aspect?However, to get employers out of health insurance s
42、hould be an aim, not something to be feared. Many US workers have complained that if they lose their job, their health insurance will go with it and tying insurance to employment will undoubtedly worsen the insecurity.What about high-risk workers who are thrown on to the individual market? If the ta
43、x break were abolished as part of a larger reform which obliges insurers to offer affordable coverage to all people regardless of pre-existing conditions, it will not be a problem. Its true this change needs to increase tax, and many people in Congress are reluctant to contemplate in any form. But s
44、ome kind of increase is inescapable. This one makes more sense than most.The president should say so. His Republican opponent John McCain called for this change during the election campaign and Mr Obama and other Democrats assailed the idea. So what? Mr. Obama has changed his ideas on other aspects
45、of health reform. For example, it seems that he now prefer an individual mandate to buy insurance. Let us see a similar flexibility on taxing employer-provided insurance.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the author, _. A.the politics of U.S. health reform is a total failure B.there is no possibility of pass
46、ing a bill C.its difficult to pass a bill D.U.S. will achieve universal health insurance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In the authors opinion, which of the following is “revenue-raising measures“? A.Tax employer-provided health benefits. B.Tax individual-purchased health insurance. C.Ending taxing employer-provided health benefits. D.Ending taxing individual-purchased health insurance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did the author say that to get employers out of health insurance should be an aim? A.Because employers evaded paying taxes. B.B
