1、公共英语四级-412 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 time one can enjoy a number of different sporting activities in the sports center is from（分数：5.00）(1).The time one can enjoy a number of different sporting activities in the sports center is from（分数：1
2、.00）填空项 1:_(2).One can use the outdoor tennis courts（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The aerobics for men opens from（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Between five and half past seven in the evening, one can do fitness training in（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The opening time for squash courts is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Ho
3、w many computers in the classroom?（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 dialogue between friends about their family. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 11-13.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the talk, how did vitamins lose in o
4、nes body?（分数：1.00）A.Through cooking and improper use of them.B.Through sweating.C.Through eating unhealthy foods.D.Through taking in much meat.(2).In a healthy diet, what kind of food should be mostly avoided?（分数：1.00）A.Fish and meat.B.Sugar, salt and butter.C.Bread and rice.D.Fruit and vegetables.(
5、3).How can people get enough vitamins?（分数：1.00）A.Cut down fat-soluble vitamins and obtain water-soluble vitamins.B.Take more vitamin pills.C.Read the magazines on health.D.Eat a variety of foods.Questions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue between friends about their family. You now have 20 s
6、econds to read Questions 14-17.（分数：4.00）(1).Whats Toms purpose of speaking to Mr. Clinton?（分数：1.00）A.Asking for housing.B.Asking for a promotion.C.Asking for a raise.D.Asking for some help for work.(2).Whats Mr. Clintons comment on his work?（分数：1.00）A.He does his job enthusiastically, though he has
7、not much efficiency.B.He didnt want to persist on his job from the beginning.C.He does his job adequately, but he doesnt do it well enough to deserve a raise.D.He should be dismissed anyway.(3).What does Mr. Clinton suggest that Tom should do?（分数：1.00）A.Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm
8、for the job.B.Dont neglect the duty any more.C.Wait for some time patiently.D.Study more knowledge about his subject.(4).What does Tom threaten to do if he cant get what he wants?（分数：1.00）A.To shout out in front of the others.B.Not to leave the bosss office.C.To accuse the company.D.To quit his job.
9、Questions 18-20 based on the following dialogue between friends about their family. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 18-20.（分数：3.00）(1).When is this lecture given?（分数：1.00）A.Just before the final exam.B.During the first week of classes.C.During the second week of classes.D.After the second
10、laboratory quiz.(2).How would the vitalist view the functions of the mind?（分数：1.00）A.The mind can be completely understood through scientific observation.B.The mind may function separately from the brain.C.The mind is too complex to be considered part of the “vital force“.D.The mind and the brain ha
11、ve the same chemical and physical functions.(3).What does the professor tell her students to do?（分数：1.00）A.Transfer to the introductory class.B.Write an essay about vitalism and mechanism.C.Take an article home and read it.D.Decide whether they are mechanists or vitalists.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，
12、分数：20.00)Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. (21) a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the (22) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The (23) student is considered
13、to be (24) who is motivated to learn for the sake of (25) , not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned (26) brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is (27) for learning the material assigned.When research is (28) ,
14、 the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with (29) guidance. It is the (30) responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain (31) a university library works; they expect students, (32) graduate students,
15、 to be able to exhaust the reference (33) in the library. Professors will help students who need guidance, but (34) that their students should not be (35) pendent to them. in the United States professors have many other duties (36) aching, such as research work.(37) the time that a professor can spe
16、nd with a student outside of class is (38) If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either (39) a professors office (40) e an appointment with the professor.（分数：20.00）A.IfB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.SinceA.suggestionB.contextC.abstractD.informationA.poorB.idealC.averageD.disappoint
17、edA.suchB.oneC.anyD.someA.funB.workC.learningD.prizeA.byB.inC.forD.withA.criticizedB.innocentC.responsibleD.dismissedA.collectedB.distributedC.assignedD.finishedA.maximumB.minimumC.possible DJ practicalA.studentsB.professorsC.assistantsD.librariansA.whenB.whatC.whyD.howA.particularlyB.essentiallyC.o
18、bviouslyD.rarelyA.selectionsB.collectionsC.sourcesD.originsA.hateB.dislikeC.likeD.preferA.tooB.suchC.muchD.moreA.butB.exceptC.withD.besidesA.HoweverB.ThereforeC.FurthermoreD.Nevertheless(18).Al plentiful B limited IC irregular D flexible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A.greetB.annoyC.approachD.attachA.orB.andC.toD
19、.but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)Hawaiis native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelagos political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the Second W
20、orld War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origins, is opposed to the idea.The islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and since then Hawaiis native peoples have fared worse than any of its other ethnic groups. They make up over 60 per cent of the states homeless, suffer higher levels of u
21、nemployment and their life span is five years less than average Hawaiians. They are the only major Hawaiian native group without any degree of autonomy.But a sovereignty advisory committee set up by Hawaiis first native governor, John Waihee, has given the natives cause a major boost by recommending
22、 that the Hawaiian natives decide by themselves whether to re-establish a sovereign Hawaiian nation.However, the Hawaiian natives are not united in their demands. Some just want greater autonomy within the stateas enjoyed by many American Indian natives over matters such as education. This is a posi
23、tion supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), a state agency set up in 1978 to represent the natives interests and which has now become the moderate face of the native sovereignty movement. More ambitious is the Ka Lahui group, which declared itself a new nation in 1987 and wants full, off
24、icial independence from the US.But if Hawaiian natives are given greater autonomy, it is far from clear how many people this will apply to. The state authorities only count as native those people with more than 50 per cent Hawaiian blood.Native demands are not just based on political grievances, tho
25、ugh. They also want their claim on 660,000 hectares of Hawaiian crown land to be accepted. It is on this issue that native groups are facing most opposition from the state authorities. In 1933, the state government paid the OHA US $136 million in back rent on the crown land and many officials say th
26、at by accepting this payment the agency has given up its claims to legally own the land. The OHA has vigorously disputed this.（分数：5.00）(1).Hawaiis native minority refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.Hawaiis ethnic groupsB.people of Filipino originC.the Ka Lahui groupD.people with 50% Hawaiian blood(2).Which of t
27、he following statements is true of the Hawaiian natives?（分数：1.00）A.Sixty percent of them are homeless or unemployed.B.Their Life span is 5 years shorter than average Americans.C.Their life is worse than that of other ethnic groups in Hawaii.D.They are the only native group without sovereignty.(3).Wh
28、ich of the following is NOT true of John Waihee?（分数：1.00）A.He is Hawaiis first native governor.B.He has set up a sovereignty advisory committee.C.He suggested the native people decide for themselves.D.He is leading the local independence movement.(4).Which of the following groups holds a less radica
29、l attitude on the matter of sovereignty?（分数：1.00）A.American Indian natives.B.Office of Hawaiian Affairs.C.The Ka Lahui group.D.The Hawaiian natives.(5).Various native Hawaiians demand all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.a greater autonomy within the stateB.more back rent on the crown landC.a claim
30、 on the Hawaiian crown landD.full independence from the US九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The Carnegie Foundation report says that many colleges have tried to be “all things to all people“. In doing so, they have increasingly catered to a narrow-minded careerism while failing to cultivate a global vision
31、among their students. The current crisis, it contends, does not derive from a legitimate desire to put learning to productive ends. The problem is that in too many academic fields, the work has no context; skills, rather than being means, have become ends. Students are offered a variety of options a
32、nd allowed to pick their way to a degree. In short, driven by careerism, “the nations colleges and universities are more successful in providing credentials than in providing a quality education for their students.“ The report concludes that the special challenge confronting the undergraduate colleg
33、e is one of shaping an “integrated core“ of common learning. Such a core would introduce students “to essential knowledge, to connections across the disciplines, and in the end, to application of knowledge, to life beyond the campus“.Although the key to a good college is a high-quality faculty, the
34、Carnegie study found that most colleges do very little to encourage good teaching. In fact, they do much to undermine it. As one professor observed: “Teaching is important, we are told, and yet faculty know that research and publication matter most.“ Not surprisingly, over the last twenty years coll
35、eges and universities have failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates. Faculty members who dedicate themselves to teaching soon discover that they will not be granted tenure, promotion, or substantial salary increases. Yet 70 percent of all faculty say their interests lie more in t
36、eaching than in research. Additionally, a frequent complaint among young scholars is that “there is pressure to publish, although there is virtually no interest among administrators or colleagues in the content of the publications./（分数：5.00）(1).When a college tries to be “all things to all people“,
37、it aims to _.（分数：1.00）A.satisfy the needs of all kinds of students simultaneouslyB.focus on training students in various skillsC.encourage students to take as many courses as possibleD.make learning serve academic rather than productive ends(2).By saying that “in too many academic fields, the work h
38、as no context“ the author means that the teaching in these areas _.（分数：1.00）A.ignores the actual situationB.is not based on the right perspectiveC.only focuses on an integrated core of common learningD.gives priority to the cultivation of a global vision among students(3).One of the reasons for the
39、current crisis in American colleges and universities is that _.（分数：1.00）A.a narrow vocationalism has come to dominate many collegesB.students dont have enough freedom in choosing what they want to learnC.skills are being taught as a means to an endD.students are only interested in obtaining credenti
40、als(4).It can be inferred from the passage that high-quality college education calls for _.（分数：1.00）A.putting academic work in the proper contextB.a commitment to students and effective teachingC.the practice of putting learning to productive endsD.dedication to research in frontier areas of knowled
41、ge(5).Which of the following is NOT the reason that teachers didnt delicate to teaching?（分数：1.00）A.Colleges didnt encourage teachers to devote to teaching.B.College highly regards teachers research and publication.C.Colleges have failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates.D.Most of
42、 faculty have interests more in research than in teaching.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Marianne Moore (18871972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged l
43、ines on the page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this p
44、ractice, she wrote,“ ,Why the many quotation marks? I am asked.When a thing has been said so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence my Writing is, if not a cabinet of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber.“ Close observation and concentration on details are the met
45、hods of her poetry.Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Louis. After graduation from Bryn Mawr College in 1909, she taught commercial subjects at the Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Later she became a librarian in New York City. During the 1920s she was an editor of The Di
46、al, an important literary mfigazine of the period. She lived quietly all her life, mostly in Brooklyn, New York. She spent a lot of time at the Bronx Zoo, fascinated by animals. Her admiration of the Brooklyn Dodgersbefore the team moved to Los Angeleswas widely known.Her first book of poems was pub
47、lished in London in 1921 by a group of friends associated with the Imagist movement. From that time on her poetry has been read with interest by succeeding generations of poets and readers. In 1952 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Poems. She wrote that she did not write poetry “f
48、or money or fame. To earn a living is needful, but it can be done in routine ways: One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to ones happiness to express ./（分数：5.00）(1).What would be the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The Influence of the Imagists on Ma
49、rianne MooreB.Marianne Moores Ideas on Poetry WritingC.Quotations in Marianne Moores PoetryD.Marianne Moores Life and Work(2).Moore mentioned “flies in amber“ in lines 8-9, paragraph 1, to refer to _.（分数：1.00）A.a close observation and concentration on detailsB.a cabinet of fossilsC.the use of footnotesD.the quotations in her poetry(3).From
