1、公共英语四级-167 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The student cannot register because 1.（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、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The tour guide is introducing the exhibit of_ pottery.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四
2、、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following monologue introducing the library. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the topic of this passage?（分数：1.00）A.The largest library in the United States.B.A special system for numbering books.C.Finding boo
3、ks in a library.D.Finding a needle in a haystack.(2).Which is the largest public library in the United States?（分数：1.00）A.The Library of Congress.B.The Harvard University Library.C.The Chicago Public Library.D.The New York Public Library.(3).How do librarians keep b6oks in order?（分数：1.00）A.They arran
4、ge the books in alphabetical order.B.They put the books into a card catalogue.C.They give a number to each book.D.They put the books on the shelves.Questions 14-17 are based on a lecture in a college class. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 14-17.（分数：4.00）(1).What are the students going to d
5、o during this class period?（分数：1.00）A.Watch a slide show about trees.B.Learn how to prevent Dutch elm disease.C.Study the history of the campus buildings and grounds.D.Look at examples of trees on campus.(2).In what class is this lecture probably being given?（分数：1.00）A.History.B.Physical education.C
6、.Botany.D.Architecture.(3).What is remarkable about the black walnut tree outside Brett Hall?（分数：1.00）A.Its leaves are yellow.B.Its leaves are lopsided.C.It is very tall.D.It is not an angiosperm.(4).What is the problem with the elm tree near Jackson Hall?（分数：1.00）A.It has grown too tall for its des
7、ignated space.B.It may be diseased.C.Its branches are being broken off.D.It no longer hears from.Questions 18-20 are based on the following monologue introducing the consequences of the Gulf War. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 18-20.（分数：3.00）(1).The consequence of the Gulf War that has ca
8、lled the concerns of the scientists is _.（分数：1.00）A.The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B.The exhaustion of energy resources.C.The destruction of oil wells.D.The spread of the black powder from the rims.(2).What was the good news for scientists?（分数：1.00）A.The underground oil resources
9、have not been affected.B.Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C.The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D.The underground water resources have not been polluted.(3).What are the officials puzzled at now?（分数：1.00）A.How to restore the normal production of the oil w
10、ells.B.How to estimate the losses caused by the fires.C.How to remove the oil left in the desert.D.How to use the oil left in the oil lakes.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Daydreaming again, barb? Youll never (21) anything if you spend you time that way! Cant you find something useful to do?“Ma
11、ny youngsters have heard words (22) from their parents. And until recently this hostile attitude towards daydreaming was the most common one. Daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it was considered an unhealthy escape from real life and (23) duties. But now some people are taking a fresh loo
12、k at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very healthy thing to do.Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing (24) attitudes towards night dreaming have changed. Once it was thought that nighttime dreams (25) our (26) rest. But then researchers tried (27) the dreams of sleepers. They learned that sle
13、epers who are allowed to dream lose the benefits of rest. They have trouble concentrating. Their mental health is (28) damaged. (29) again, they must be allowed to dream.Now researchers are finding that daydreaming may also be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, is a good means of
14、 relaxation. But its benefits go (30) A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some surprising conclusions.Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming (31) intellectual growth. It also improves concentration, attention span, and the (32) to get along with others,
15、 she says. In an experiment (33) schoolchildren, this same researcher found that daydreaming led the children to pay more attention to detail. They had (34) feelings. They worked together better. Another researcher reported that daydreaming seemed to produce improved self-control and creative abilit
16、ies.But thats only part of the story. The most remarkable thing about daydreaming may be its (35) in shaping our future lives as we want (36) . Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was (37) the positive use of daydreaming. He (38) that “you can imagine your future.“ Floren
17、ce dreamed of becoming a nurse. (39) pictured himself as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came true.Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick believed that the way we picture ourselves is often the way we turn out. He offered this advice, “. Picture yourself vividly as defea
18、ted, (40) alone will make victory impossible ./（分数：20.00）A.reachB.amount toC.arriveD.gainA.like thisB.like thoseC.as this ID as thoseA.theB.theirC.itsD.thoseA.in much the same way thatB.in much the same wayC.the same way thatD.in much the same way in whichA.interfered inB.interfered withC.interferin
19、g inD.interfering withA.neededB.needingC.needsD.needA.interruptingB.to interruptC.interruptD.interruptedA.contemporarilyB.temperamentC.contemptiblyD.temporarilyA.Feeling goodB.To feel goodC.Feeling wellD.To feel wellA.beyond thatB.over thatC.beyond thisD.over thisA.contribute toB.attribute toC.contr
20、ibutes toD.attributes toA.abilityB.capabilityC.capacityD.aptitudeA.withB.inC.amongD.ofA.happierB.more happyC.much happyD.much happierA.useB.usefulnessC.usageD.usingA.them to beB.themC.it to beD.itA.owe toB.thanks forC.due toD.becauseA.maintainedB.retainedC.containedD.obtainedA.The young Thomas Ediso
21、nB.Young Thomas EdisonC.A young Thomas EdisonD.Some Thomas EdisonA.and thatB.then thatC.while thatD.that六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The physicians in a hospital form the core of the medical staff. But they couldnt provide effective medical care
22、 to their patients without the help of numerous other medical employees. Form the viewpoint of the patients, the nursing staff is particularly important. Nurses are usually in close contact with patients as long as they are in the hospital.A nurse does not study for as many years as a doctor. Howeve
23、r, each must be equally dedicated. Caring for sick persons requires a great deal of patience and concern. Most nurses work long days, and they often must work at odd hours or during the night.Under the supervision of the head nurse, the nursing staff must provide nursing services on a 24-hour basis
24、and attend to patients needs. This responsibility continues around the clock, and so nurses must work in shifts. A shift is a period of duty, usually eight in length. The nurses on the ward rotate their shifts. All of them work out of a central area on the ward called the nurses station.A nurse must
25、 always be alert. She can never afford to be careless. This is true in all nursing situation, but it is especially true in the intensive care unit. Patients under intensive care arecritically ill, and they must be monitored at all times. The nurses who do intensive care duty have one of the most dem
26、anding jobs in the hospital.Serving as a nurse can be a very rewarding job. But it is not an easy one. Not every person is suited to become a nurse. Only very dedicated people have chosen nursing as a profession.（分数：5.00）(1).The nursing staff_.（分数：1.00）A.are central to the medical staffB.played an i
27、mportant role in caring for patientsC.can work effectively without physiciansD.are always in close contact with the patients(2).Why dont nurses study for as many years as doctors?（分数：1.00）A.Most nurses work long days.B.They dont treat patients for illness and injury.C.Caring for sick patients requir
28、es patience and concern.D.They are not dedicated.(3).Why must nurses work in shifts?（分数：1.00）A.They are careless.B.Nursing services must be provided continuously.C.They work at night form time to time.D.A shift is usually eight hours long.(4).What kind of person is suited to become a nurse?（分数：1.00）
29、A.A very careful person.B.An able person.C.A very dedicated person.D.A specially trained person.(5).Which of the following is not mentioned by the author?（分数：1.00）A.Nurses are specially trained to offer bedside care to sick persons.B.Patients cannot do without nurses.C.Nurses cannot practice medicin
30、e.D.Nurses often work during the night.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)It is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too
31、unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navys formerly top-secret system of underwater listening d
32、evices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemi
33、es,Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in
34、ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second, slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds focusing them in the same way a stethoscope does when it carries faint
35、 noises from a patients chest to a doctors ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles.（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is chiefly about _.（分数：1.00）A.an effort to protect an endangered marine speciesB.t
36、he civilian use of a military detection systemC.the exposure of a Navy top-secret weaponD.a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales(2).The underwater listening system was originally designed _.（分数：1.00）A.to trace and locate enemy vesselsB.to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC.to study the
37、 movement of ocean currentsD.to replace the global radio communications network(3).The deep-sea listening system makes use of_.（分数：1.00）A.the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB.the capability of sound to travel at high speedC.the unique property of layers of ocean water in tran
38、smitting soundD| low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water(4).It can be inferred from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB.blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC.opini
39、ons differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technologyD.military technology. has great potential in civilian use(5).Which of the following is true about the Navy underwater listening network?（分数：1.00）A.It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B.It has bee
40、n replaced by a more advanced system.C.It became useless to the military after the cold war.D.It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, and three gam
41、es were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States,Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by native-born Americancitizens, mostly very large and very strong, man
42、y of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weigh and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other, Football draws the biggest crowds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get
43、so battered.The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the Baseball World Series. Baseball was once Americas favorite game, but has lost that claim to basketball.Baseball is a game that requires strength, but not hugeness. Agility, quickness, perfect vision and quick reaction are more impor
44、tant than pure strength. Baseball was once a purely American game, but has spread around much of the New World. In that Sundays final, the final hit of the extra inning game was delivered by a native of Columbia. The Most Valuable Player in the game was a native of Columbia. The rosters of both team
45、s were awash with Hispanic names, as is Miami, which now claims the World Championship is a game that may be losing popularity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the world. Baseball in America has taken on a strong Hispanic flavor, with a dash of Japanese added for seasoning.Soccer
46、, which many countries just call football, is the most widely enjoyed sport in the world. In soccer, which many countries just call football, the ethnic tide has been the reverse of baseball. Until recently, professional soccer in the United States has largely been an import, played by South America
47、ns and Europeans. Now, American citizens in large numbers are finally taking up the most popular game in the world.Basketball, an American invention increasingly played around the world, these days draws large crowds back home. Likewise, hockey, a game largely imported to the United States from neig
48、hboring Canada. Lacrosse, a version of which was played by Native Americans before the Europeans arrived, is also gaining a keen national following.Sports of all kinds are winning support from American armchair enthusiasts from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following can
49、reflect the ever-changing ethnic structure of America?（分数：1.00）A.Sportsman.B.Audience.C.Both of them.D.None of them.(2).Who play professional football in the United States?（分数：1.00）A.Native-born American citizens.B.Europeans.C.South Americans.D.Both B and C.(3).What is Americas favorite game?Al Baseball.B Basketball.C Professional football.D Soccer.（分数：1.00）A.B.
