1、公共英语四级-377 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).What is the percentage of people who send cards to themselves on February 14?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Why do some people send
2、cards to themselves on February 14?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).How did the 1/10 of the persons get the cards on that day?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Which nation is the least romantic according to the passage?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What is the best gift for the French on February 14?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0
3、.00)六、Questions 1113 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.One may be doing something quite difficult.B.One may be doing something quite risky.C.One may be doing something quite annoying.D.One may be doing something impossible.A.You will not persuade him.B.You are getting nowhere with him.C.You cannot sell your ice
4、to him.D.You should not waste time cutting ice with him.A.The game is on ice.B.Skating on thin ice.C.To cut no ice.D.To break the ice.七、Questions 1416 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.36 months of monthly salaryB.13% of salaryC.10D.Not mentionedA.They do not think 10 is a large sum of money.B.They sacrifice mov
5、ie, beer for bank deposit.C.They seldom have fixed deposit.D.They tend to live from paycheck to paycheck.A.Take more education and make yourself promoted quickly.B.When you get your paycheck, save some portion of it.C.Lend money from bank when you want to prepare for the future.D.Accumulate money by
6、 all means.八、Questions 1720 are (总题数：1，分数：4.00)A.represented a serious question as to the need for the statueB.was a put-on by a journalistC.raised a great deal of moneyD.poked fun at the FrenchA.11 yearsB.16 yearsC.26 yearsD.21 yearsA.design of its baseB.design of its stressed sheathingC.locating t
7、he statue without disrupting harbor trafficD.keeping the flame litA.they took so long to raise the moneyB.it was apparent the statue was mislocatedC.its design was tastelessD.they felt that the concept was a waste of money九、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、Everyone knows that (总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.（分
8、数：1.00）A.HoweverB.SoC.Of courseD.By chance2.（分数：1.00）A.look afterB.sympathizeC.considerD.see3.（分数：1.00）A.poorB.workingC.richD.richest4.（分数：1.00）A.less moneyB.more moneyC.fewer moneyD.most money5.（分数：1.00）A.noB.incomeC.indirectD.direct6.（分数：1.00）A.the bestB.the worstC.goodD.better7.（分数：1.00）A.otherB.
9、othersC.the otherD.many8.（分数：1.00）A.wayB.formC.nameD.terms9.（分数：1.00）A.a lotB.mostC.nothingD.more10.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.whatC.thatD.it11.（分数：1.00）A.soB.norC.notD.all12.（分数：1.00）A.leastB.highlyC.lessD.most13.（分数：1.00）A.have toB.willC.are willing toD.should14.（分数：1.00）A.aboutB.onC.forD.form15.（分数：1.00）A
10、.peopleB.poorC.richD.country16.（分数：1.00）A.meanB.meansC.a meansD.the means17.（分数：1.00）A.manyB.wellC.moreD.much18.（分数：1.00）A.incomeB.populationC.taxD.amount19.（分数：1.00）A.includingB.alongC.dealingD.and20.（分数：1.00）A.because ofB.instead ofC.withD.without十一、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Part A(总题数：0
11、，分数：0.00)十三、Passage 1(总题数：5，分数：5.00)21.According to the passage, what would be the future of the use of mobile phone?（分数：1.00）A.People will be forbidden to use mobile phone.B.People dare not use mobile phone because of its radiation.C.People will continue to use mobile phone.D.There will be new rest
12、rictions on the use of mobile phone.22.According to Leszezynski, how does mobile phone affect ones health?（分数：1.00）A.Mobile phone radiation can increase protein activities and such activities can make the protective shield more permeable.B.Mobile phone radiation can shrink the blood vessels and prev
13、ent blood from flowing smoothly.C.Mobile phone radiation will bring stress to people exposed to it.D.Mobile phone radiation kills blood cells at a rapid speed.23.Whats the result of the French study?（分数：1.00）A.The harm of mobile phone radiation is life-threatening.B.Mobile phone may affect ones norm
14、al way of thinking.C.Sleep disorders could result from mobile phone radiation.D.A protein called hsp27 is killed by mobile phone radiation.24.What kind of disease is not caused by the use of mobile phone?（分数：1.00）A.Fatigue.B.Headache.C.Alzheimers disease.D.Tuberculosis.25.Which of the following is N
15、OT true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The research in Finland found that mobile phone radiation will affect ones brain.B.Mobile phone radiation can cause increased activity in hundreds of protein in human cells.C.Increased protein activity might cause ceils to shrink.D.Lszczynski forbid his wi
16、fe and children to use mobile phone after his research.十四、Passage 2(总题数：5，分数：5.00)26.What is the authors attitude toward the future of film?（分数：1.00）A.PositiveB.NegativeC.UncertainD.Worried27.What does “media-saturated“ in “Fifty years on we could well be media-saturated as.“ (Para. 6) mean?（分数：1.00
17、）A.Be tired of mediaB.Be fully affected by mediaC.Be driven mad by mediaD.Be benefited by media28.What does “that“ in “I cant believe weve achieved that only to throw it away I favor. “(Para. 5) refer to?（分数：1.00）A.Digitally-delivered moviesB.MultiplexesC.Advanced cameraD.Sound29.What kind of film d
18、oes the author dislike?（分数：1.00）A.Violent films.B.Comedy.C.European films.D.Films acted by Leonardo.30.Which of the following about Internet is true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The Internet is the greatest progress for this century.B.Efforts are needed to control Internet.C.Paraguay refused
19、to sign a treaty for transmission.D.The United Nations has found ways to prevent Internet from developing.十五、Passage 3(总题数：5，分数：5.00)31.The example of American Indian languages in the passage is to illustrate that _.（分数：1.00）A.American Indian languages are not backwardB.“Backward“ languages are borr
20、owing from other languagesC.“backward“ languages may possess quite complicated vocabulariesD.Western languages may also borrow from “backward“ languages32.According to the author, “backward“ languages tend to expand in _.（分数：1.00）A.grammatical structuresB.vocabulariesC.complicationD.sound patterns33
21、.The best title for this passage is _.（分数：1.00）A.Criticism of Language HierarchyB.Cultural Englitarian from the Perspectives of LanguageC.Expansion of “Backward“ LanguageD.Criticism of Language Hierarchy34.Judging from the passage, the author might be _.（分数：1.00）A.an American IndianB.a CanadianC.an
22、AfricanD.a Japanese35.The author uses “backward“ here to indicate that _.（分数：1.00）A.backward languages are connected with backward groupsB.backward languages are connected with backward culturesC.backward languages are moving forwardD.there is no such thing as backward languages十六、Passage 4(总题数：5，分数
23、：5.00)36.London could soon replace New York as the centre of PR because _.（分数：1.00）A.British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companiesB.British companies are heavily involved in planning activitiesC.British companies are more ambitious than U.S.D.Four of the worlds top public relatio
24、ns agencies are British-owned37.The underlined word “provincial“ (Para. 3) most probably means“_“.（分数：1.00）A.rigid in thinkingB.interested in world financial affairsC.like people from the provincesD.limited in outlook38.We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the American PR industry _.（
25、分数：1.00）A.enjoy reading a great variety of English business publicationsB.speak at least one foreign language fluentlyC.are ignorant about world geographyD.are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts39.According to the passage, U.S. leadership in public relations is being threatened beca
26、use of _.（分数：1.00）A.shrinking cultural differences and new communication technologiesB.increased efforts of other countries in public relationsC.an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companiesD.the decreasing number of multinational corporations technologies40.What lesson might
27、be the PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN?（分数：1.00）A.The American PR industry should develop global communication technologies.B.People involved in PR should avoid suing the word “foreign“.C.American PR companies should be more internationally minded.D.People working in PR should be more fluent
28、 in foreign languages.十七、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十八、Researchers investig(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）_十九、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)46.Countries GNP per head Daily calorie Life expectancy Infant mortality(1982:US dollars)supply perheadat birth(year
29、s)rates (per 1000live births)BangladeshBoliviaEgyptIndonesiaUSA1405706905801316018772086295022963652 4050564974132124978712Selected statistics showing aspects of the quality of life in 5 countries（分数：25.00）_公共英语四级-377 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：0.0
30、0)三、综合题型(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：50）解析：听力原文1-5 Herb Ritts, the photographer whose glorifying images of the well known helped to further mythologize celebrity in the 1980s and 90s, died yesterday in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50 years old and lived in Los Angeles. The cause was complications
31、from pneumonia.Born in Los Angeles in 1952, Mr. Ritts grew up in a prosperous family that owned a furniture business. After graduating from Bard College in upstate New York with a degree in economics in 1975, he returned to Los Angeles to work for his familys company but was sidetracked when he star
32、ted taking adult-education classes, in photography.One day in 1979, while waiting for a tire to be changed, he took pictures of a young ac tor friend he was driving around with. The actor was Richard Gere, and the pictures, ultimately published in various national magazines, served as the catalyst f
33、or Mr. Rittss career as a portraitist.“His purpose was always to make you look good,“ Mr. Gere said , “He had an extremely elegant aesthetic. Some photographers are working very hard to be elegant, but to Herb it came effortlessly. Some photographers embalm their subjects, but he enlivened them.“A p
34、hotographer whose subjects ranged from Madonna and Cindy Crawford to the Dalai Lama and Kofi Annan, Mr. Ritts relied on clean, graphic compositions that often portrayed models and celebrities. Mr. Ritts had recently shot a series of portraits for Vogue, including ones of Mr. Annan, the United Nation
35、s secretary general, and Marion Jones, the Track Star, all of which will appear in the magazines February issue.本题考查考生对于具体信息的听辨能力。原句为“He was 50”应该看清楚试题，比如这题“Death (Age)”，说明需要补充的内容肯定是一个表示年龄的数字。另外，注意不要把“50”写成“15”。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：1952）解析：本题考查考生对于具体信息的听辨能力。原句为“Born in Los Angeles in 1952， MrRitts grew up
36、in a prosperous family that owned a furniture business”填空项 1:_ （正确答案：economics）解析：本题考查考生对于具体细节信息的听辨能力。原句为“After graduating from Bard College in upstate New York with a degree in economics in 1975.”因为文中没有出现“major”一词，所以需要考生在看过题目之后，在听的时候仔细捕捉。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：actor）解析：本题考查考生对于具体细节信息的听辨能力。原句为“One day in 197
37、9，while waiting for a tire to be changed，he took pictures of a young actor friend he was driving around with”关键是该词的拼写，容易拼成“acter”。填空项 1:_ （正确答案：February）解析：本题考查考生对于时间信息的听辨能力。原句为“MrRitts had recently shot a series of portraits for Vogue，including ones of MrAnnan，the United Nations secretary general，a
38、nd Marion Jones，the Track Star，all of which will appear in the magazines February issue”关键是该词的拼写，容易拼错。四、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What is the percentage of people who send cards to themselves on February 14?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：1/9）解析：听力原文6-10Its the most romantic day of the year, but for many peop
39、le the cards they receive on February 14 are not from a Valentine, but from themselves. One in nine love missives received on Valentines Day were sent by people to themselves “to save face on the dreaded V-day,“ according to a survey released by online retailer amazon. co. uk. Amazon, which question
40、ed more than 1,000 people in Britain, France and Germany, also found one in three cards was received by a parent and one person in 10 admitted to stealing a card from a sibling or housemate. Amazon said Germans were the least romantic, with 69 percent saying Valentines Day was unimportant, compared
41、to 54 percent of Britons and 46 percent of French. Germans were also the most likely to forget to give their partners a present while the French spent the most on their loved ones. One in three French lovers splashed out be tween 42 and 84 on a gift, and 11 percent spent more than 84. The most commo
42、n romantic gift in Britain and Germany was flowers. The French were more likely to opt for a romantic dinner.2 月 14 日是最浪漫的一天，令人匪夷所思的是还有人自己给自己寄贺卡。短文第二句就告知 one in nine love missives received on.也就是说有 1/9 的人给自己寄卡，目的就是为了保全面子。(2).Why do some people send cards to themselves on February 14?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_
43、 （正确答案：to save face）解析：第 6、7 题的答案都出自同一个句子，所以听时要特别注意。(3).How did the 1/10 of the persons get the cards on that day?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：steal from others）解析：还有一些人不用寄卡以保全面子，干脆去兄弟姐妹或室友处偷卡片，由于答案不能超出三个字，所以用 others 替代具体人物。(4).Which nation is the least romantic according to the passage?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （
44、正确答案：German）解析：亚马逊网站的调查结果显示德国人最不浪漫，只要听清楚三个比较的百分数就行。(5).What is the best gift for the French on February 14?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：a romantic dinner）解析：最后一题的答案在最后一段，英国、德国的普遍礼物是鲜花，而法国人则喜欢浪漫的晚餐。五、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Questions 1113 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.One may be doing something quite difficult.B.One
45、 may be doing something quite risky. C.One may be doing something quite annoying.D.One may be doing something impossible.解析：听力原文11-13In many places, ice is as widely used as bread, and it would be surprising indeed if ice did not give birth to many special phrases.The expression, “to break the ice,“
46、 meant, to make your first move, to do something for the first time; it was not possible until the ice was broken. Later, the expression developed another meaning, covering a relationship between people. When you have not broken the ice with someone, you have not yet cleared the way to his trust in you, to his friendship. You must get through to him, just as the small boats had to clear the rivers ice jam.When you tell someone that he “cuts no ice“ with you, you are making certain things clear to himthat you are not moved
