1、公共英语四级-290 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：0，分数：0.00)三、综合题型(总题数：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:_四、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).When will showers reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What will the minimum temp
2、erature be in the south during the night?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).On what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was given?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What will be the general feeling about the weekend in the Netherlands?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend
3、?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Questions 11-13 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Almost all her life.B.Less than half her life.C.Until 1830.D.Before 1872.A.She was not a productive poet.B.She saw many of her poems published.C.She was not a sociable person.D.She had contact only with a few poets.A.Afte
4、r Henry James referred highly to her.B.After seven of her poems were published.C.After her poems became known to others.D.After she was dead for many years.七、Questions 14-16 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.In the white page.B.In the blue page.C.In the yellow page.D.In a special section.A.On the first page of t
5、he telephone book.B.At the end of the telephone book.C.In the front of the white page.D.Right after the white page.A.Check your number and call again.B.Tell the operator what has happened.C.Ask the operator to put you through.D.Ask the operator what has happened.八、Questions 17-20 are (总题数：1，分数：4.00)
6、A.By judging to what extent they can eliminate the risks.B.By estimating the possible loss of lives and property.C.By estimating the frequency of volcanic eruptions.D.By judging the possible risks against the likely benefits.A.One of Etnas recent eruptions made many people move away.B.Etnas frequent
7、 eruptions have ruined most of the local farmland.C.Etnas eruptions are frequent but usually mild.D.There are signs that Etna will erupt again in the near future.A.They will remain where they are.B.They will leave this area for ever.C.They will turn to experts for advice.D.They will seek shelter in
8、nearby regions.A.Because it is a very beautiful area.B.Because rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for farming.C.Because people like to live near the mountains.D.Because people all around the world came here.九、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、More than forty thou(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.（分数：1.00
9、）A.confirmB.resolveC.assureD.secure2.（分数：1.00）A.yetB.stillC.moreoverD.however3.（分数：1.00）A.civilB.humanC.mankindD.individual4.（分数：1.00）A.toB.forC.ofD.on5.（分数：1.00）A.moreB.lessC.mostD.least6.（分数：1.00）A.onB.inC.forD.between7.（分数：1.00）A.friendsB.whatC.peopleD.who8.（分数：1.00）A.ruleB.disciplineC.lawD.regul
10、ation9.（分数：1.00）A.appearsB.feelsC.leadsD.sounds10.（分数：1.00）A.aboutB.withC.ofD.by11.（分数：1.00）A.summaryB.decisionC.conclusionD.claim12.（分数：1.00）A.thoseB.allC.anyD.other13.（分数：1.00）A.printB.copyC.issueD.publication14.（分数：1.00）A.interestsB.feelingsC.friendshipD.impressions15.（分数：1.00）A.askB.appealC.call
11、D.look16.（分数：1.00）A.returnB.replyC.additionD.turn17.（分数：1.00）A.playB.keepC.showD.do18.（分数：1.00）A.attractB.attachC.controlD.bind19.（分数：1.00）A.mainB.centralC.neutralD.nuclear20.（分数：1.00）A.effectsB.expectationsC.resultsD.consequences十一、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、Passage
12、 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、Heroin addictions to(总题数：5，分数：5.00)21.According to the author, how can the addicts get the money for drugs?（分数：1.00）A.Borrow from their families.B.By hard working.C.In an illegal way.D.The author doesn t mention it.22.What is the topic of this passage?（分数：1.00）A.How to cure a dru
13、g addict.B.Heroin and narcotic.C.The harm of the drugs and the anti drug measures taken by the government.D.The American laws.23.A person who sell heroin to a kid can be _.（分数：1.00）A.fined $ 20,000B.sentenced to 5 to 20 years in prisonC.sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prisonD.sentenced to death24.An
14、addict cannot continue his education or work at a job, because of_.（分数：1.00）A.his concentration on getting drugsB.his personalityC.his emotional problemsD.his shortage of money25.According to the author, who can get narcotic easily?（分数：1.00）A.Government men.B.Medical workers.C.The minorities.D.The J
15、ews.十五、Passage 2(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十六、About 50 years ago t(总题数：5，分数：5.00)26.Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Sir Ludwing Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.B.sir Ludwing Guttmann is an injured soldier.C.Sir Ludwing Guttmann is from Germany.D.Sir Ludwing
16、Guttmann is welcomed by the British.27.Beside Stroke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in _.（分数：1.00）A.New YorkB.LondonC.RomeD.Los Angeles28.From the passage we may conclude that writer is _.（分数：1.00）A.one of the organizers of the games for the disabledB.a disabled who onc
17、e took part in the gamesC.against holding the games for the disabledD.in favor of holding the game for the disabled29.The first games for the disabled were held _ after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.（分数：1.00）A.50 yearsB.21 yearsC.9 yearsD.4 years30.In Paragraph 2, the word “athlete“ means
18、_.（分数：1.00）A.people who support the gamesB.people who watch the gamesC.people who organize the gamesD.people who compete in the games十七、Passage 3(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十八、There are various wa(总题数：5，分数：5.00)31.Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as a criterion for determining a per son s pl
19、ace in a traditional society?（分数：1.00）A.Family background.B.Age.C.Religious belief.D.Custom.32.In the second paragraph, the word “real“ in “real goods“ could best be replaced by which _. of the following?（分数：1.00）A.High quality.B.Concrete.C.Utter.D.Authentic.33.According to the passage, a barter eco
20、nomy can lead to _.（分数：1.00）A.rapid speed of transactionsB.misunderstandingsC.inflationD.difficulties for the traders34.What is the main purpose of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.To outline contrasting types of economic systems.B.To explain the science of economics.C.To argue for the superiority of one econ
21、omic system.D.To compare barter and money-exchange markets.35.According to the passage ,who has the greatest degree of control in an administered system?（分数：1.00）A.Individual.B.Small businesses.C.Major corporations.D.The government.十九、Passage 4(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十、American Indians pla(总题数：5，分数：5.00)36.
22、What is the main point the author makes in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Siding with the English in the Revolution helped American Indians regain their land.B.At the time of the Revolution, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs had little power.C.Regardless of whom they supported in the Revolution, American
23、 Indians lost their land.D.The outcome of the Revolution was largely determined by American Indian women.37.According to the passage, what did Mary Brant and Nancy Ward had in common?（分数：1.00）A.Each was called “Beloved Woman“ by her tribe.B.Each influenced her tribe s role in the American Revolution
24、.C.Each lost a brother in the American Revolution.D.Each went to England after the American Revolution.38.The word “it“ in line 3 refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.sideB.revolutionC.disputeD.independence39.To which tribe did Nancy Ward belong?（分数：1.00）A.Mohawk.B.Roquois.C.Cherokee.D.Creek.40.How did Ward gain
25、her position of authority?（分数：1.00）A.By bravery in battle.B.By marriage to a chief.C.By joining the confederacy.D.By being born into a powerful family.二十一、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二十二、综合题型(总题数：5，分数：15.00)41.（分数：3.00）_42.（分数：3.00）_43.（分数：3.00）_44.（分数：3.00）_45.（分数：3.00）_二十三、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)
26、46.For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary? The first sentence has already been written for you. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below.1) 很多人认为有必要举行口语考试，理由是2) 也有人持不同意见3) 我的看法和打算；You shoul
27、d write 160-200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2（分数：25.00）_公共英语四级-290 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：0，分数：0.00)三、综合题型(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：3,174）解析：听力原文 Part AM: Hi, Mary. How s everything?W: Fine. You know, John, I m planning to go to Las Vegas for a holiday
28、 and would like to stay in a large hotel. Anything to recommend ?M: Er! The Hilton Hotel. There is quite a large one. It has 3,174 bedrooms. It also has 12 restaurants and about 125,000 square feet of convention space. There re a 10-acre recreation deck and a stage show dining hall. Over 3,600 peopl
29、e now work for it.W: Oh, great! Is it the largest hotel in the U. S. ?M: Yes, it is. But it may not be the largest in the world. Er! As far as I know, the Hotel Rossiya in Moscow is larger than Hilton. It is a 12-story building that has 3,200 rooms. It can provide accommodation for 6,000 guests. Bes
30、ides, there s a 21-story “Presidential Tower“ in the central courtyard. It has 15 restaurants and 93 elevators. And it employs a bout 3,000 people. The ballroom is known as the world s largest. Russians are not allowed to live in that hotel. And foreigners are charged 16 times more than the very low
31、 rate charged Russian officials.W: It s unbelievable !填空项 1:_ （正确答案：3,600）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：15）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：93）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Moscow）解析：四、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).When will showers reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：By early morning.）解析：听力原文 Part BHe
32、llo. Its been another warm and fine day for most of us. Temperatures in south-east England reached twenty-six degrees centigrade by mid-afternoon, and Brighton had fifteen hours of lovely sunshine. But already the weather is beginning to change. Im afraid, and during the night, showers will slowly m
33、ove in from the Atlantic to reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales by early morning. The rest of the country will have a very mild, dry night with minimum temperatures no lower than fifteen degrees in the south, a little cooler- eleven degrees or so -in the north. Any remaining sho
34、wers in northwest Scotland will pass quickly, to leave a mild, dry night there too. And now, the outlook for Friday and the weekend. Well, southern Europe will once again get the best of the weekend weather, and if your holiday starts this weekend, then southern Spain is the place to go, with temper
35、atures of thirty-four degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the eastern end of the Med, too, you can expect uninterrupted sunshine and temperatures of up to thirty-two degrees centigrade in Greece and south-east Italy, but further north the weather s not so settled. Much of France, Belgium and t
36、he Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain and maximum temperatures will be around twenty-two degrees- very disappointing for this time of the year. Scotland and Northern Ire land will have heavy rain for much of the weekend and temperatures will drop to a cool seventeen de grees. Across mos
37、t of England the weather will be cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods. And when the sun does come out, temperatures could rise to a maximum of twenty-three degrees.(2).What will the minimum temperature be in the south during the night?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：No lower than fifteen degrees）解析：(3).O
38、n what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was given?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Thursday.）解析：(4).What will be the general feeling about the weekend in the Netherlands?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Very disappointing）解析：(5).What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend?（分数：1.00）填空项
39、 1:_ （正确答案：Across most of England）解析：五、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Questions 11-13 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.Almost all her life. B.Less than half her life.C.Until 1830.D.Before 1872.解析：解析 原文中可以看出她很少离开家乡，从 And after l872 she rarely left her house and yardIn the last years of her life she retreated to a smalle
40、r and smaller circle of family and friends 可以看出，她几乎不出家门，交往圈子越来越少，直至死亡。所以她一生几乎大部分时间都是在房间里度过的。应选 A。听力原文 Questions -Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She die
41、d in the same house fifty-six years later. During her life time she never left her native land. She left her home state only once. She left her village very few times. And after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life she retreated to a smaller and smaller circle of fa
42、mily and friends. In those later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to “examine“ her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a “strange“
43、 figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in prim. But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the essential facts of life. Ac
44、cording to Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day. She read only a few books but knew them
45、 deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. Not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets.A.She was not a productive poet.B.She saw many of her poems published.C.She was not a sociable person. D.She had contact only with a few poets.解析：解析 从 11 题也可以看出，她不善于交往，朋友不多，不经常
46、出去，所以她不是一个善于交际的人。应选 C。A.After Henry James referred highly to her.B.After seven of her poems were published.C.After her poems became known to others.D.After she was dead for many years. 解析：解析 由原文“She died on May 15，1886”和最后一句“Not until 1950s was she relognized as one of the greatest American poets”可推断 D 为本题答案。七、Questions 14-16 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.In the white page.B.In the blue page. C.In the yellow page.D.In a special section.解析：解析 由原文“The blue pages contain numbers of city services，government agencies， and public sch
