1、公共英语四级-99 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/B BDirections:/B IFor Questions 1-5, you will hear an introduction to Prison Cottonville. While you listen, complete the sentences. Some of the information has been given to you. Write not more than 3 words for each answer.
2、You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences below./I（分数：5.00）(1).What is Ginger? It is _ with an aromatic flavor.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Ginger originated in _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Ginger trade became fairly popular in _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Ginger was traded in Europe
3、 for sake of _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Australia, as the largest producer of ginger, grew it in _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Ginger originated in _.（分数：1.25）填空项 1:_(2).Ginger trade became fairly popular in _.（分数：1.25）填空项 1:_(3).Ginger was traded in Europe for sake of _.（分数：1.25）填空项 1:
4、_(4).Australia, as the largest producer of ginger, grew it in _.（分数：1.25）填空项 1:_三、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)BDirections:/BYou 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 q
5、uestion by 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.I Questions 11-13 are based on the following friends talk about where to entertain. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13./I（分数：3.00）(1).Who
6、 is Barbara going to shop with?（分数：1.00）A.Tom.B.Tim and Mary.C.Mary and Tom.D.Tom, Mary and Tim.(2).How is Barbara traveling to the shops tomorrow?（分数：1.00）A.By bus.B.On foot.C.By taxi.D.By underground.(3).What time are they going to meet?（分数：1.00）A.At 9:30.B.At 10:30.C.At 8:30.D.At 8:00.IQuestions
7、14-16 are based on a lecture on human language. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16./I（分数：3.00）(1).Why is the study important to human?（分数：1.00）A.Because people have an interest in childrens learning.B.Because it leads to greater understanding of language.C.Because it encourages the rese
8、archers to work hard.D.Because it is good to childrens health.(2).How many periods of time do the researchers study on childrens language development?（分数：1.00）A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.(3).Which of the following is true about children under five? A They begin to make linguistic analysis. B They be
9、gin to develop both phonological and grammatical competence. C They begin to have semantic competence. DJ A and B.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.IQuestions 17-20 are based on comments on job interviews. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20./I（分数：4.00）(1).How long does an interview usually last accordin
10、g to the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.At least 45 minutes.B.From 30 to 45 minutes.C.Less than 30 minutes.D.More than 45 minutes.(2).How can one give the interviewer a good first impression?（分数：1.00）A.He should talk enthusiastically.B.He should show respect for the interviewerC.He should be dressed properly.D.
11、He should show confidence in himself.(3).What should be the best manner of speaking for a job seeker during an interview?（分数：1.00）A.Speaking politely and emotionally.B.Talking a lot about the job.C.Talking loudly to give a lasting impression.D.Speaking confidently but not aggressively.(4).What is th
12、e main idea of the short monologue you have just heard?（分数：1.00）A.A job seeker should create a good image during an interview.B.Self-confidence is the most important for a job seeker.C.Finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine.D.Professional knowledge is a decisive factor in job interview
13、.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)A land free from destruction, wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were importantU (21) /Uin helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.U (22) /Uthey were not enough. SomethingU (23) /Uwas needed to start the industrial proces
14、s. That “something special“, was menU (24) /Uindividuals who could invent machines, find newU (25) /Uof power, and establish business organizations to reshape the society.The men whoU (26) /Uthe machines of the Industrial RevolutionU (27) /Ufrom many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them we
15、reU (28) /Uinventors than scientists, A man who is aU (29) /Uscientist is primarily interested in doing his researchU (30) /U. He is not necessarily workingU (31) /Uthat his findings can be used.An inventor or one interested in applied science isU (32) /Utrying to make something that has a concreteU
16、 (33) /UHe tries to solve a problem by following the theoriesU (34) /Uscience or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain aU (35) /Uresult: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one ofU (36) /Uother objectives. Mo
17、st of the people whoU (37) /Uthe machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who hadU (38) /Uor no training in science might have made their inventions,U (39) /Ua groundwork had been laid by scientists yearsU (40) /U.（分数：20.00）A.ButB.And
18、C.BesidesD.EvenA.elseB.nextC.extraD.similarA.generatingB.effectiveC.extraD.creativeA.originsB.sourcesC.basesD.discoveriesA.employedB.createdC.operatedD.controlledA.cameB.arrivedC.stemmedD.appearedA.lessB.betterC.moreD.worseA.genuineB.practicalC.pureD.cleverA.B.C.D.A.happilyB.occasionallyC.reluctantl
19、yD.accuratelyA.nowB.allC.andD.soA.seldomB.sometimesC.usuallyD.neverA.planB.useC.ideaD.meansA.ofB.toC.withD.asA.singleB.soleC.specializedD.specificA.fewB.thoseC.manyD.allA.proposedB.developedC.suppliedD.offeredA.littleB.muchC.someD.anyA.asB.becauseC.ifD.anyA.agoB.pastC.aheadD.before五、BSection Readi(总
20、题数：4，分数：20.00)BPassage 1/BIt was the single, strangely spiraled tusk that first alerted scientists. Sticking out of the ice covered by Siberian soil, like an ivory tombstone, it revealed the. presence of a true scientific wonder: underneath lay the frozen body of a mammoth.The discovery has presente
21、d researchers with an unprecedented challenge-to move to laboratory, a mammoths entire, undisturbed body where it can be analyzed at leisure and its biological secrets revealed.Last week, scientists completed the first stage of this remarkable transfer, using a helicopter to lift a twenty-three-ton
22、block of ice and mammoth to a new site where defrosting can be started.As one of the team, Dutch paleontologist Dick Mol put it, “Its very exciting. Ive been working on mammoths for more than 25 years, and this is a dream for meto find the soft parts and touch them and even smell them.“In particular
23、, the discovery and recovery of the 23,000-year-old body has raised speculation that it may be possible to clone a mammoth from one of its cells. Could the same process used to clone Dolly the sheep be attempted with a mammoth, using an elephant as a surrogate mother?It is certainly an enticing pros
24、pect. Herds of woolly mammoths grazing the pastures of the worlds many natural parks would be a mighty attraction, and a massive triumph for modem science, showing it could even resurrect eradicated species. Extinction would no longer be forever.Mammoths once roamed the worlds northern hemisphere un
25、til they abruptly disappeared. Some. scientists argue that as the last Ice Age ended, the world went through major ecological changes, and these large woolly mammals found life awkward, sweaty and unaccommodating. No longer able to compete for resources, they became extinct.（分数：5.00）(1).According to
26、 the first paragraph, what scientific wonder was discovered?（分数：1.00）A.A mammoth had a strangely spiraled long nose.B.A mammoth was like an ivory tombstone.C.A mammoth stuck out of the Siberian soil.D.There was a frozen mammoth under the Siberian soil.(2).The word “defrosting“ in the third paragraph
27、 most probably means（分数：1.00）A.becoming unfrozenB.analyzingC.researchingD.discovering(3).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Scientists managed to move the mammoth to another place several days ago.B.Dick Mol had been working on mammoth for over two dozen years.C.Scientists are thinking ab
28、out cloning a mammoth using an elephant.D.There are herds of woolly mammoths in natural parks.(4).Which of the following best reflects the authors attitude toward the future of cloning a mammoth?（分数：1.00）A.Disappointed and surprised.B.Optimistic and longing for.C.Pessimistic and deeply worded.D.Doub
29、tful and unhappy.(5).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Mammoths can talk with scientists nowadays.B.Scientists completed mammoth clone last week.C.Scientists made speculation of cloning mammoths.D.We should protect mammoths for they will extinct soon.BPassage 2/BLandslides happen when
30、large amounts of rock, mud and other loose materials are suddenly uprooted and sent sliding down a slope. This might be caused by an earthquake or it might happen after a heavy rain or when soil becomes waterlogged after a fall of snow.As the material loses its grip and begins to move down the slope
31、 it gathers speed and sweeps up more material with devastating results. Nepal suffers from frequent landslides because the hillsides have been stripped of trees. When it rains the water soaks into the soil and this slides down the mountainside.The worst landslide in Wales history came about with the
32、 collapse of an artificial mountain on 21 October 1966.A 250-metre high mountain of waste material from the local coal mine had been piled up outside the village of Aberfan. Two million tons of rock, coal and mud began to move with a thunderous roar towardsthe local school, uprooting trees and crush
33、ing houses. It was the start of the school day and almost every child in the village was there. The building collapsed under the weight of the avalanche, and crushed children and their teachers beneath it. One hundred and forty five people, among them 116 children, lost their lives.（分数：5.00）(1).Whic
34、h of the following cannot explain how landslides happen?（分数：1.00）A.When large amounts of rock, mud and other loose materials are suddenly uprooted and sent sliding down a slope.B.This might be caused by an earthquake or it might happen after a heavy rain or when soil becomes waterlogged after a fall
35、 of snow.C.This might be caused by forest fire.D.The hillsides have been stripped of trees which are rooted on them.(2).The word “devastating“ in Paragraph 2 could be explained as _.（分数：1.00）A.desperateB.misfortunateC.destructiveD.catastrophic(3).Nepal suffers from landslides frequently because of（分
36、数：1.00）A.backward protection of plantsB.over-felling of treesC.the frequent floodD.the avalanche of alps(4).The Wales artificial mountain collapsed because（分数：1.00）A.the mountain is artificialB.the waste materials are piled up too much on the top of the mountainC.the flood rushed over the waste mate
37、rialsD.the mountain received an overwhelming amount of snow(5).Most of the dead villagers were children because（分数：1.00）A.it was early morning of the school dayB.the others except schoolchildren could leave the villageC.children were asked to keep there for the sake of securityD.children escaped mor
38、e slowly than the othersBPassage 3/BDiogenes was the founder of the creed called Cynicism (the word means “doggishness“); he spent much of his life in the rich, lazy, corrupt Greek city of Corinth, mocking and satirizing its people, and occasionally converting one of them. He was not crazy. He was a
39、 philosopher who wrote plays and poems and essays expounding his doctrine; he talked to those who cared to listen; he had pupils who admired him. But he taught chiefly by example. All should live naturally, he said, for what is natural is normal and cannot possibly be evil or shameful. Live without
40、conventions, which are artificial and false; escape complexities and superfluities and extravagance; only so can you live a free life. The rich man believes he possesses his big house with its many rooms and its elaborate furniture, his pictures and his expensive clothes, his horses and his servants
41、 and his bank accounts. He does not. He depends on them, he worries about them, he spends most of his lifes energy looking after them; the thought of losing them makes him sick with anxiety. They possess him. He is their slave. In order to procure a quantity of false, perishable goods he has sold th
42、e only true, lasting good, his own independence.Diogenes thought most people were only half-alive, most men only half-men. At bright noonday he walked through the market place carrying a lighted lamp and inspecting the face of everyone he met. They asked him why. Diogenes answered, “I am trying to f
43、ind a man.“To a gentleman whose servant was putting on his shoes for him, Diogenes said, “You wont be really happy until he wipes your nose for you; that will come after you lose the use of your hands.“And so he livedlike a dog, some said, because he cared nothing for privacy and other human convent
44、ions, and because he showed his teeth and barked at those whom he disliked. Now he was lying in the sunlight, as contented as a dog on the warm ground, happier than the Shah of Persia. Although he knew he was going to have an important visitor, he would not move.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage
45、 which one of the following is in accord with Diogeness philosophy?（分数：1.00）A.We should lead a lazy and idle life.B.People should live a natural and simple life.C.Wed better enjoy a luxurious life.D.We should make an easy living just like a dog.(2).According to the passage, Diogenes _.（分数：1.00）A.led
46、 a miserable life in CorinthB.gave his students lessons in certain places.C.was a capable playwright and poetD.enjoyed making a living like a dog(3).What does the last sentence in the first paragraph imply?（分数：1.00）A.The rich men lost their free life in order to own their possession for ever.B.The r
47、ich men has sold their perishable goods in order to buy some other goods.C.The rich man lost their freedom because they had become slaves.D.It is false to sell some possession in order to buy some other things.(4).According to the passage, what does convention mean to Diogenes?（分数：1.00）A.It means ha
48、bits and customs.B.It means death and poverty.C.It means superfluities and complexities.D.It means real and meaningful life.(5).What did Diogenes really want to express in the third paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.The man will be happy if his servants can wipe nose for him.B.The man will not be happy until he loses his freedom.C.The mans happiness is based on his lost freedom.D.The mans happiness
