1、公共英语四级-224 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)/r/n /r/n Name of the radio programme/r/n /r/n 1/r/n /r/n /r/n Time of the programme is/r/n /r/n 2/r/n /r/n /r/n Visitors nationality is/r/n /r/n 3/r/n /r/n /r/n Weather in Brighton is/r/n /r/n 4/r/n /r/n
2、 /r/n Visitor plans to go to/r/n /r/n 5/r/n /r/n（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)/r/n /r/n What is the woman planning to do?/r/n /r/n 6/r/n /r/n /r/n Why can she fly to Northern Scotland tomorrow morning?/r/n /r/n 7/r/n /r/n /r/n When is she watching the forecast?/r
3、/n /r/n 8/r/n /r/n /r/n What is the weather like in East Anglia during the daytime?/r/n /r/n 9/r/n /r/n /r/n What can you infer from the announcement?/r/n /r/n 10/r/n /r/n（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、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk. You now have
4、 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the conversation, what is one problem with arm exercises?（分数：1.00）A.They dont get rid of flabby arms.B.They can damage arm muscles.C.They are not acceptable to most people.D.They can raise ones blood pressur(2).How did the woman obtain th
5、e information about arm exercises?（分数：1.00）A.By talking to an expert.B.By reading an article.C.By attending an exercise class.D.By listening to the radio.(3).Which of the following exercises is suggested?（分数：1.00）A.Wearing arm weights while you are swimming.B.Jogging vigorously in one place for a lo
6、ng time.C.Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs.D.Walking slowly while swing your arms back and fortQuestions 14-16 are based on the following monologue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the handing capacity of Tianjin port?（分数：1.00）A.4,00
7、0,000 tons a year.B.400,000 containers a year.C.4,000 tons a year.D.40,000,000 containers a year.(2).Which of the following is TRUE about the size of the container storage area?（分数：1.00）A.It resembles the park to the size of 12 football fields.B.It is about the size of 12 football fields.C.It is abo
8、ut the size of dozens of basketball fields.D.It resembles the parking lot to the size of dozens of football fields.(3).Which of the following is the company that Tianjin seaport has encouraged to invest in the economic development area?（分数：1.00）A.Sino-Japanese steel pipe factory.B.The universal furn
9、iture company of U.S. and Singapore joint venture.C.Taiwan-funded chemicals.D.Sino-French clothing company.Questions 17-20 are based on the following monologue. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following does not contribute to Torontos healthy economy?（分数：1.0
10、0）A.A large local market.B.Tremendous opportunities for manufacturing and development.C.The diversified industrial base.D.Abundant capital.(2).The industries in the Toronto metropolitan area includes（分数：1.00）A.computer industriesB.information related enterprisesC.arts and culture industriesD.travel
11、service(3).Many films for cinema and television are financed by（分数：1.00）A.Chicago companiesB.New York companiesC.United States companiesD.Seattle companies(4).According to this monologue, which of the following is one of the fastest growing industries in Toronto?（分数：1.00）A.The Tornoto Stock Exchange
12、.B.The film industry.C.The Eaton Center.D.Port related industry.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population, there are several other influences which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a
13、 very (21) effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high (22) of very young people or of (23) too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than (24) there were an (25) spread age distribution. If the population grows raidly (26) natural increase, i.e., the number of
14、 births greatly (27) the number of deaths, then as a total population increases the proportion of the workforce (28) .Sometimes a population is described as aging, (29) means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire (30) the workforce there are insufficient
15、numbers of young people entering it to (31) those who are leaving it. The population is top heavy with older people. So the (32) of the population in the workforce declines when there is (33) a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.The age distribution of the population has several import
16、ant effects on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring (34) a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a (35) level of social services to the retired group.
17、If the (36) are to be cared (37) in special homes or hotels, finance must be (38) for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative (39) the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce
18、members have to be (40) more heavily.（分数：20.00）A.littleB.markedC.muchD.lotA.portionB.correlationC.proportionD.approximationA.thoseB.onesC.whoD.thatA.whenB.ifC.unlessD.otherwiseA.evenlyB.oddlyC.smoothlyD.decentlyA.withB.toC.upD.fromA.sustainsB.exceedsC.overwhelmsD.overthrowsA.declinesB.refusesC.rejec
19、tsD.inclinesA.thisB.thatC.itD.whichA.toB.intoC.fromD.outA.supplementB.replaceC.facilitateD.implementA.shareB.percentageC.allocationD.propertyA.neitherB.noneC.bothD.eitherA.withB.withoutC.uponD.afterA.reasonableB.sensibleC.predictableD.workableA.agingB.agedC.retiringD.youngA.forB.aboutC.ofD.afterA.fe
20、asibleB.availableC.practicableD.tractableA.aboutB.toC.ofD.forA.loadedB.imposedC.taxedD.executed六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-mirror-the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns
21、rays to enter but prevents the heat from escaping.According to a weather experts prediction, the atmosphere will be 3 warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raisi
22、ng sea level several meters and severely flooding coastal cities. Also the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food-growing zones.In the past, concern about a man-made warmi
23、ng of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming: in other words, by a warming on the scale that will p
24、ossibly take place in the next fifty years from the burning of fuels.Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarcitic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming takes place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth.However, most of the fuel is
25、burnt in the northern hemisphere, where temperatures seem to falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has the most effect on the weather?On possibility is the variable behavior of
26、 the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and “cold“ spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots) on the sun. As the sun rotated, every 27.5 days, it presents hotter of “colder“ face to the earth, and different aspects to different parts of the earth. This seems to h
27、ave a considerable effect on the distribution of the earths atmospheric pressure, and consequently on wind circulation. The sun is also variable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.Scientists are now finding mutual relations between models of
28、 solar-weather interactions and the actual climate over many thousands of years, including the last Ice Age. The problem is that the models are predicting that the world should be entering new Ice Age and it is not. One way of solving this theoretical difficulty is to assume a way of thousands of ye
29、ars while the solar effects overcome the inertia (惯性的) of the earths climate. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving a useful counter-balance to the suns diminishing heat.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be concluded that a concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere w
30、ould _.（分数：1.00）A.prevent the suns rays from reaching the earths surfaceB.mean a warming up in the ArcticC.account for great changes in the climate in the northern hemisphereD.raise the temperature of the earths surface(2).The article was written to explain _.（分数：1.00）A.the greenhouse effectB.the so
31、lar effects on the earthC.the models of solar-weather interactionsD.the causes affecting weather(3).Although the fuel consumption is greater in the northern hemisphere, temperatures there seem to be falling. This is _.（分数：1.00）A.mainly because the levels of carbon dioxide are risingB.possibly becaus
32、e the ice caps in the poles are meltingC.exclusively due to the effect of the internal of the earths climateD.partly due to variations in the output of solar energy(4).On the basis of their models, scientists are of the opinion that _.（分数：1.00）A.the climate of the world should be becoming coolerB.it
33、 will take thousands of years for the inertia of the earths climate to take effectC.the man-made warming effect helps to increase the solar effectsD.the new Ice Age will be delayed by the greenhouse effect(5).If the assumption about the delay of a new Ice Age is correct, _.（分数：1.00）A.the best way to
34、 overcome the cooling effect would be to burn more fuelsB.ice would soon cover the northern hemisphereC.the increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could warm up the earth even more quicklyD.the greenhouse effect could work to the advantage of the earth九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Psychologis
35、ts say the one factor that differentiates people who are creative from those who arent is belief-creative people believe they are creative. To be creative, you simply have to believe and act as if you are. Once you believe you are creative, you begin to find ideas and to imagine all kinds of probabl
36、e and improbable solutions.Here are a few techniques to help you get started looking for ideas you may already have in your mind.Play a different role. Suppose you want to improve your companys training program. Play the role of another person. Write, from the perspective of that role, what changes
37、the person would make. Record any interesting thoughts or new ideas.Randomly pick something and compare it with your problem. Open a dictionary and randomly, without looking, pick a word. Force yourself to make a comparison between the problem and the word.Suppose you are having a problem with a man
38、ager and you randomly pick the word “pencil“. You might list the characteristics of the pencil and determine how those characteristics are like your problem.Imagine you have a magic wand (魔杖). Consider what changes or actions you will use the wand to create, especially those that wouldnt normally be
39、 possible. After letting your imagination run, ask yourself what specific features of those wishes particularly appeal to you. Think of some feasible changes of actions that embody some of those specific features.Think outrageously. The more incredible and divergent from conventional thinking an ide
40、a is, the greater the possibilities for new twists. A frozen-fish processor used this technique. A line of his frozen fish tasted bland and boring. He tried everything to improve the taste, including keeping the fish alive in holding tanks until he put a predator (食肉动物) in the holding tank with fish
41、. The fish kept moving to escape the predator and they retained their vitality and flavor.Challenge assumptions. Reserve the assumptions you make about problems. List the assumptions and write the opposite. Henry Ford challenged the practice of having workers to go where building materials were kept
42、. In order to build cars, by creating a system that brought the materials to the workers instead. With this reversal, the assembly line was born.Be an artist. Write a poem about your job. Poetry helps give a voice to your wildest imagination, which may lead to new ideas.Try the above methods and tes
43、t if your creativity might be somewhat improved.（分数：5.00）(1).What does one have to be if he wants to make himself creative according to the author?（分数：1.00）A.He should try to be as creative as possible.B.He may set up a problem and then try to conceive all the possible solutions to it.C.He should st
44、udy all the techniques mentioned in the passage and try to use them.D.He should play a different role from the one he plays now.(2).What kind of techniques has the author used by taking the example of “a pencil“?（分数：1.00）A.Metaphor.B.Simile.C.Analogy.D.Association.(3).What instruction does the autho
45、r have in his mind by asking you to imagine you have a magic wand?（分数：1.00）A.To increase your imagination power.B.To conceive a magic trick.C.To set up particularly attractive wishes.D.To enable you to perform miracles.(4).The sentence “the more incredible and divergent from conventional thinking an
46、 idea is, the greater the possibilities for new twists“ can best be paraphrased as _.（分数：1.00）A.“The more far-fetched a thought is, the less possible it is to be wise“B.“A good idea can often come to ones mind unexpectedly“C.“The more conflicting an idea is from the traditional way, the more likely
47、it is to be put into practice“D.“The farther an idea is from the generally accepted norms, the more useful it is to create new possibilities“(5).All the following things you are advised to do, according to the author, make one creative EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.to learn from such creative persons as Henry
48、 FordB.to develop ones thinking power in every conceivable wayC.to sum up all the successful methods ever tried by creative peopleD.to learn to be more creative by doing easy things in an unusual way十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The American educational system is based on the idea that as many people as po
49、ssible should have access to as much education as possible. This fact alone distinguishes the U.S. system from most others, since in most others the objective is as much to screen people out as it is to keep them in. The U.S. system has no standardized examinations whose results systematically prevent students from going on to higher levels of study, as the British
