1、公共英语四级-87 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)For Questions 15, you will hear a reporter interviewing a runner who has just finished a Marathon race. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has
2、been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.Marathon Race InterviewDistance of a Marathon race in kilometersUU 1 /U/UNumber of runners this year UU 2 /U/UJims finishing position this year U
3、U 3 /U/UJims position last year UU 4 /U/UThe number of Jims hours in the race 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)For Questions 610, you will hear a passage about a visit to the City Zoo given by a tourist guide. While you listen, complete the sentences and
4、 answer the question. Use not 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).The speaker makes an announcement about the afternoon（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The first show will begin in the marine aren
5、a at（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).If visitors provide food for the animals, this may upset the animals（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).A tour to the giant bird cage will be guided by（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).If people have any inquiries, they can go to the information desk at（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)You will h
6、ear 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. Questions 1113 are based on the following dialogue. （分数：3.00）(1).What kind of proof did the man p
7、robably have when he bought the radio? A.A receipt and the cheque stub. B.The guarantee and the receipt. C.The radio and the box. D.The credit card and a receipt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When did the man buy the radio? A.Last week. B.The day before yesterday. C.Yesterday. D.This morning.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
8、.(3).What is wrong with the radio? A.It has no instructions. B.It has run out of battery. C.The switch is in broken. D.The switch is the wrong position.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1416 are based on the following passage. （分数：3.00）(1).Why are “How To“ books in great demand in the United States? A.Beca
9、use the rich do not always satisfy. B.Because many people read books only for pleasure. C.Because these books help Americans out of trouble. D.Because the books meet the needs of different readers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is one of the most popular types of books? A.The book that help people with t
10、heir personal problems. B.The book that tell you how to earn more money. C.The book that tell you how to choose a job. D.The book that tell you how to make progress.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which title best gives the ideas of the passage? A.Americans Like Reading. B.“How To“ Book, a True Friend. C.“How
11、To“ Book Is Popular. D.Americans Like Books.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1720 are based on the following passage. （分数：4.00）(1).Why are we far from satisfied with our basic needs? A.Because we should save extra money for future expenditure. B.Because we have other wants in addition to our basic needs.
12、C.Because we all enjoy reading books. D.Because man is never satisfied even if he has everything he wants.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can be inferred from the passage? A.We should be satisfied with our life. B.We should develop good habits. C.A reliable income makes the satisfactory standard of living
13、 possible. D.To provide for future expenditure is wise.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).“Shelter“ refers to A.safe. B.shell. C.house. D.income.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).“Expenditure“ means A.exercise. B.expense. C.style. D.cost.（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.In the past, the Park Service focused on making the big scenic parks more U U 1 /U /Uand comfortable for tourists. Roads were paved to allow “windshield visitors“ to experience the grandeur of nature without leaving their cars, and a U U 2 /U /U
15、number of hotels and grocery stores were permitted to open U U 3 /U /Uthe park boundaries.Now this trend is changing. Plans have been made to U U 4 /U /Uthe parks to their natural condition as much as possible. The objective of such a move would be to secure the preservation of the parks for future
16、generations, U U 5 /U /Uallowing present-day visitors to experience pure wilderness, U U 6 /U /Ufrom any obvious signs of civilizationan opportunity which is quickly disappearing in the twentieth century. U U 7 /U /Uplans call only U U 8 /U /Ua reduction in the number of cars U U 9 /U /Uinto the par
17、ks each day, but U U 10 /U /U, tourists may have to leave their cars at the gates and then either visit the park on foot U U 11 /U /Uuse park U U 12 /U /U. U U 13 /U /U, stores and hotels may no longer be allowed within park boundaries and even the number of campgrounds may be restricted.Denali Nati
18、onal Park in Alaska serves as an excellent U U 14 /U /Ufor this new type of park, one which has been changed only slightly from its U U 15 /U /Ustate. There is only one road, unpaved in U U 16 /U /U, which cross U U 17 /U /UDenali. As car traffic is strictly limited, many visitors experience the mag
19、nificent U U 18 /U /Uand wildlife from a park bus. There are no hotels or stores and only seven campgrounds within Denalis 3,000 square miles. This U U 19 /U /Uisolation offers backpackers, canoeists, and other sport enthusiasts a U U 20 /U /Uphysical and psychological challenge.（分数：20.00）(1). A.pos
20、sible B.accessible C.approachable D.reachable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.large B.amazing C.minimum D.limited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.within B.inside C.on D.at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.recover B.turn C.rebuild D.restore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.thus B.and C.while D.but（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.released B.devoid
21、 C.free D.resulted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.Detailed B.Initial C.Overall D.Long-term（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.at B.on C.for D.about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.allowed B.parked C.moved D.headed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.then B.finally C.consequently D.eventually（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.or B.and C.but D.may（分数：
22、1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A.transportation B.traffic C.facilities D.lot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A.Exceptionally B.Additionally C.Increasingly D.Extraordinarily（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.prototype B.example C.model D.pattern（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.original B.natural C.primitive D.rude（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A.s
23、egments B.portions C.divisions D.sections（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A.in B.into C.off D.through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A.scenery B.scene C.sight D.spectacle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A.comparative B.relative C.strict D.geographical（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A.strange B.specific C.special D.distinct（分数：1.00）A.B.C
24、.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)Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatl
25、y different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.If sp
26、elling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe“. He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attenti
27、on to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible (难以辨认的).“ It may have. been a sharp criticism of the pupils t
28、echnical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which included some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, a
29、n expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation (动力) to seek improvement.（分数：5.00）(1).Teachers are different in their opinions about A.the difficulties in teaching spelling. B.the role of spelling in general language development. C.the complexities
30、 of the basic writing skills. D.the necessity of teaching spelling.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The expression “play safe“ probably means A.to write carefully. B.to do as teachers say. C.to use dictionaries frequently. D.to avoid using words one is not sure of.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Teachers encourage the use
31、 of dictionaries so that A.students will be able to express their ideas more freely. B.students will have more confidence in writing. C.teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes. D.students will learn to be independent of teachers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The writer seems to think that the
32、teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is A.unfair. B.reasonable. C.foolish. D.careless.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The major point discussed in the passage is A.the importance of developing writing skills. B.the complexities of spelling. C.the correct way of marking compositions. D.the rela
33、tionship between spelling and the content of a composition.（分数：1.00）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 and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock beca
34、me 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 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hipp
35、ies, 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, Janis Jopling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendr
36、ix 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 place in the rock music of the 1960s in America.Another kind of softer
37、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 welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969
38、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 the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
39、 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 beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. T
40、he 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 musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded
41、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 love to take up pop music? A.The Korean War. B.The Word War . C.The Vie
42、tnam 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 music of the 1960s was greatly influenced by A.American country music. B.Britis
43、h 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 3/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of
44、 a nation. “Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and threaten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of
45、 the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at different times, involved issues of responsibility, creative freedom and the corporate bottom line.At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over fro
46、m the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to $17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently.The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for re
