1、公共英语四级-413 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).Within minutes after the little monkey is put into a small steel cage, the fright in its little brown eyes softens into(分
2、数:1.00)填空项 1:_(2).For Dr. Camerons purposes, the baby monkey can be compared to a highly anxious or depressed(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_(3).How much percent of adults can be kept from growing into a weak condition and lifelong problem if researchers learn how the disorder takes root?(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_(4).The ani
3、mals cannot talk about feelings. Anxiety, though, is easy to measure by(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_(5).Ultimately, what can be searched for that may explain peoples anxiety(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_五、Part C(总题数:0,分数:0.00)六、Questions 1113 are (总题数:1,分数:3.00)A.Medieal scienceB.Political scienceC.BiologyD.Production managem
4、entA.9 percentB.12 percentC.16 percentD.18 percentA.Becoming a physicistB.Becoming a school teacherC.Becoming a taxi driverD.Becoming a magazine production manager七、Questions 1416 are (总题数:1,分数:3.00)A.Because she thought man and woman should be equal.B.Because the president Washington asked her to d
5、o so.C.Because she wanted to show respect to her father who brought up six children.D.Because she could not celebrate Mothers day.A.June 19thB.the third Sunday in JuneC.the second Sunday in JuneD.June 13thA.George WashingtonB.Calvin CoolidgeC.Richard NixonD.Lybdon Johnson八、Questions 1720 are (总题数:1,
6、分数:4.00)A.Similar to a credit cardB.Similar to a necklaceC.Similar to a cigarette boxD.Similar to a dressing caseA.Young white-collar menB.Middle-aged white-collar menC.Young white collar womenD.Middle-aged white-collar womenA.CanonB.SonyC.NokiaD.CasioA.Now manufacturers are seeking a combination of
7、 high-tech features and “cool“ designB.Those young white-collar women have not been the primary buyers of digital camerasC.Digital technology is still a novelty nowadays.D.The Canon Digital PowerShot s230 camera is introduced in September, 2002.九、Section Use of Eng(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十、The government is
8、to(总题数:20,分数:20.00)1.(分数:1.00)A.publicityB.penaltyC.popularityD.peculiarity2.(分数:1.00)A.illogicalB.illegalC.improbableD.improper3.(分数:1.00)A.changesB.makesC.setsD.turns4.(分数:1.00)A.assureB.confideC.ensureD.guarantee5.(分数:1.00)A.statedB.remarkedC.saidD.told6.(分数:1.00)A.bindingB.convincingC.restrainin
9、gD.sustaining7.(分数:1.00)A.authorizedB.creditedC.entitledD.qualified8.(分数:1.00)A.translationB.interpretationC.exhibitionD.demonstration9.(分数:1.00)A.whatB.whenC.whichD.that10.(分数:1.00)A.sketchB.roughC.preliminaryD.draft11.(分数:1.00)A.impactB.incidentC.inferenceD.issue12.(分数:1.00)A.presentB.offerC.manif
10、estD.indicate13.(分数:1.00)A.better thanB.other thanC.rather thanD.sooner than14.(分数:1.00)A.ReleaseB.PublicationC.PrintingD.Exposure15.(分数:1.00)A.as toB.for instanceC.in particularD.such as16.(分数:1.00)A.sinceB.ifC.beforeD.as17.(分数:1.00)A.stormB.rageC.flareD.flash18.(分数:1.00)A.sidedB.sharedC.compliedD.
11、agreed19.(分数:1.00)A.withB.toC.fromD.by20.(分数:1.00)A.tighteningB.intensifyingC.focusingD.fastening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 1(总题数:4,分数:4.00)21.The growth of speeialisation in the 19th century might be more clearly seen in sciences such as _.(分数:1.00)A.soci
12、ety and chemistryB.physics and psychologyC.sociology and psychologyD.physics and chemistry22.We can infer from the passage that _.(分数:1.00)A.there is little distinction between specialisation and professionalisationB.amateurs can compete with professionals in some areas of scienceC.professionals ten
13、d to welcome amateurs into the scientific communityD.amateurs have national academic societies but no local ones23.The direct reason for specialisation is _.(分数:1.00)A.the development in communicationB.the growth of professionalisationC.the expansion of scientific knowledgeD.the splitting of academi
14、c societies24.The author writes of the development of geology to demonstrate _.(分数:1.00)A.the process of specialisation and professionalisationB.the hardship of amateurs in scientific studyC.the change of polices in scientific publicationsD.the discrimination of professionals against amateurs十四、Pass
15、age 2(总题数:4,分数:4.00)25.The writer mentioned the case of the United States to justify the policy of _.(分数:1.00)A.providing financial support overseasB.preventing foreign capitals controlC.building industrial infrastructureD.accepting foreign investment26.Governments attach importance to the Internet
16、because it _.(分数:1.00)A.offers economic potentialsB.can bring foreign fundsC.can soon wipe out world povertyD.connects people all over the world27.It seems that now a countrys economy depends much on _.(分数:1.00)A.how well-developed it is electronicallyB.whether it is prejudiced against immigrantsC.w
17、hether it adopts Americas industrial patternD.how much control it has over foreign corporations28.Digital divide is something _.(分数:1.00)A.getting worse because of the InternetB.the rich countries are responsible forC.the world must guard againstD.considered positive today十五、Passage 3(总题数:4,分数:4.00)
18、29.The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be _.(分数:1.00)A.quite trustworthyB.somewhat contradictoryC.very illuminatingD.rather superficial30.What is the passage mainly about?(分数:1.00)A.needs of the readers all over the worldB.causes of the public disappointment about newspap
19、ersC.origins of the declining newspaper industryD.aims of a journalism credibility project31.The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their _.(分数:1.00)A.working attitudeB.conventional lifestyleC.world outlookD.educational background32.Despite its efforts, the newspaper i
20、ndustry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its_.(分数:1.00)A.failure to realize its real problemsB.tendency to hire annoying reportersC.likeliness to do inaccurate reportingD.prejudice in matters of race and gender十六、Passage 4(总题数:4,分数:4.00)33.According to the author, one of the driving forces
21、behind M (2) screening; (3) nominating; (4) voting; (5) winning.M: Who votes for the GRAMMY Awards? Audiences? Record companies?W: It is Recording Academys voting members that can vote for the GRAMMY Awards.M: Who qualifies as a voting member?W: Recording Academy voting members are professionals wit
22、h creative or technical credits on six commercially released tracks. These may include conductors, songwriters, composers, engineers, producers, instrumentalists, arrangers, art directors, album notes writers, narrators and music video artists, and technicians.M: How many awards categories are there
23、 in the GRAMMY Awards?W: The GRAMMY Awards has 28 fields (Pop, Gospel, Classical etc.) and 101 categories within those fields.M: How many audiences does the GRAMMY Awards have?W: The GRAMMY Awards is telecast annually to an international audience of over 2 billion in 180 countries.此篇对话介绍葛莱美奖。本题提问时间,
24、通篇对话只有一个时间,不容易混淆。填空项 1:_ (正确答案:nominating)解析:本题和第 3 题同属信息题。难度较大。注意听原文的:“.the GRAMMY process can be divided into five stage.”之后紧接的内容,就可以很轻松地答对这两道题。填空项 1:_ (正确答案:winning)解析:分析见第 2 题。填空项 1:_ (正确答案:101)解析:是数字题,文中提到在 28 fields(领域)中有 101 奖项,所以必须听清数字前后的名词。填空项 1:_ (正确答案:Academy)解析:本题是细节题,此内容多次重复,比较容易把握,难度在于
25、单词的拼写和首字母大写上。四、Part B(总题数:1,分数:5.00)(1).Within minutes after the little monkey is put into a small steel cage, the fright in its little brown eyes softens into(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:curiosity)解析:听力原文6-10Rhesus monkey, only 4 months old, has been taken from the shoulders of its mother and put into a
26、small steel cage. Within minutes the fright in its little brown eyes softens into curiosity, and stepping carefully, the monkey makes its way across the cage. But when a man with a white hood over his head walks in and stops two feet away, the baby freezes. It pulls its body away from the cage and q
27、uietly looks the other way, appearing to ignore the man until, two minutes later, be leaves.“This is a very inhibited response,“ says Dr. Judy Cameron, a neurobiologist and the director of the University of Pittsburghs primate laboratory, watching the monkey through an opening in a curtain. “Obvious
28、ly, the intruder caused this animal a great deal of anxiety.“More important, for Dr. Camerons purposes, the baby monkey can be compared to a highly anxious or depressed human child. Now researchers are putting a spotlight on teenage depression, hoping that by learning how the disorder takes root, th
29、ey can find ways to keep it from growing into a weak condition and lifelong problem for 9.5 percent of adults.The monkey studies, it is hoped, will add to the effort to make clear which aspects of brain function are involved in adolescent depression. In monkeys, depression is difficult to diagnose b
30、ecause, obviously, the animals cannot talk about feelings. Anxiety, though, is fairly easy to measure by observing behavior.“Now, we can do all sorts of studies with the anxious monkeys that are harder to do in humans,“ Dr. Cameron said. “We can observe their behavior every day. We can take blood sa
31、mples and look at their hormones. We can assess how they respond to stress. We can ask whats different about their brains. And ultimately, we can search for genes that may explain peoples anxiety.“考查考生对于具体细节信息的听辨能力。关键是该词的拼写,容易拼成“curious”或“curisity”。(2).For Dr. Camerons purposes, the baby monkey can
32、be compared to a highly anxious or depressed(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:human child)解析:此题考查考生对于具体信息的听辨能力。原句为“More important,for Dr Camerons purposes,the baby monkey can be compared to a highly anxious or depressed human child”既然是按照录音内容填空,就要忠实原文,光答“human”或是“child”都是不对的。(3).How much percent of adults can b
33、e kept from growing into a weak condition and lifelong problem if researchers learn how the disorder takes root?(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:9.5)解析:本题考查考生对于具体数字信息的听辨能力。原句为“hoping that by learning how the disorder takes root,they can find ways to keep it from growing into a weak condition and lifelong prob
34、lem for 9.5 percent of adults”问题和原句在句子顺序上有所不同,要注意辨析。(4).The animals cannot talk about feelings. Anxiety, though, is easy to measure by(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:observing behavior)解析:本题考查考生对于具体信息的听辨能力。要注意动词的变化,是在“by”的后面,必须把“observe”改成“observing”。(5).Ultimately, what can be searched for that may explain
35、peoples anxiety(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_ (正确答案:genes)解析:本题考查考生对于具体细节信息的听辨能力。原句为“And ultimately,we can search for genes that may explain peoples anxiety”关键是该词的拼写。另外,不要忘记该词必须以复数形式出现。五、Part C(总题数:0,分数:0.00)六、Questions 1113 are (总题数:1,分数:3.00)A.Medieal scienceB.Political science C.BiologyD.Production management解
36、析:听力原文11-13For many well-educated young eastern Germans like Susanne Kophal, who was born, raised and educated in Rostock, a lovely city on the Baltic Sea, there is a familiar story about the moment in their post-graduation lives that they decided to leave.“Ill always have the wish to return to my h
37、ometown,“ said Ms. Kophal, 26, who graduated from the University of Rostock last year with a political science degree. “The people are friendly. In the summer you can take off for lunch, go swimming in the ocean and be back at work within an hour. But there are precious few professional jobs here an
38、d little hope of building a career. “And so, Ms. Kophal and every one of her college friends: a doctor, a biologist and a physicist among them, left Rostock for brighter prospects elsewhere in Germany or for a career abroad, probably for good. “I see myself as an economic refugee,“ Ms. Kophal said i
39、n an interview at her office in Berlin, where she found a position as a magazine production manager now. In Rostock, where unemployment stands at 18 percent, almost double the national average, “theres no chance to earn a decent living,“ she said. “The only alternatives are the two classic examples:
40、 becoming a taxi driver or working at McDonalds.“问题是:“MsKophal 去年从 Rostock 大学毕业时的专业是什么?”,正确答案是“政治学”。其依据是“MsKophal,26,who graduated from the University of Rostock last year with a political science degree”。虽然其他三个选项都在文中出现过,但指的都是其他事情。A.9 percent B.12 percentC.16 percentD.18 percent解析:问题是:“全国平均失业率是多少?”,
41、正确答案是“9%”,其依据是“In Rostock,where unemployment stands at 18 percent,almost double the national average,”关键是“double”一词表示“双倍于”。A.Becoming a physicistB.Becoming a school teacherC.Becoming a taxi driver D.Becoming a magazine production manager解析:问题是:“在 Rostock,除了去麦当劳,人们通常会做的另一种工作是什么?”,正确答案是“开出租汽车”。其依据是“Th
42、e only alternatives are the two classic examples:becoming a taxi driver or working at McDonalds”虽然其他三个选项都在文中出现过,但指的都是其他事情,不要混淆。七、Questions 1416 are (总题数:1,分数:3.00)A.Because she thought man and woman should be equal.B.Because the president Washington asked her to do so.C.Because she wanted to show re
43、spect to her father who brought up six children. D.Because she could not celebrate Mothers day.解析:听力原文14-16M: Who came up with the idea of Fathers Day?W: Her name was Sonora Louise Smart Dodd and she lived in Spokane, Washington. Sonora was the oldest of six children raised by their father, William
44、Jackson Smart, when their mother died during childbirth. Sonora honored and revered her father, and while listening to a Mothers Day sermon, in 1899, she determined there should also be a day to honor fathers.M: Why June?W: In 1910 Sonora chose June 19th, as the day to celebrate Fathers Day because
45、that was her fathers birthday. With support from the Spokane Ministerial Association and the YMCA, the first Fathers Day was celebrated in Spokane on June 19,1910.M: When did the United States begin celebrating Fathers Day?W: In 1910 Spokane, Washington celebrates Fathers Day. In 1924 President Calv
46、in Coolidge proclaimed the third Sunday in June as Fathers Day. In 1926 National Fathers Day Committee was formed in New York City. Then in 1956 Fathers Day was recognized by Joint Resolution of Congress. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring that the third
47、 Sunday of June as Fathers Day. In 1972 President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Fathers Day to be held on the third Sunday in June.M: Do other countries celebrate Fathers Day?W: Fathers Day is celebrated in every part of the world. In the United States, Canada and most
48、 countries in Asia, Fathers Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. Apart from flowers, on the third Sunday in June each year, all the fathers are still given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special.M: What flowers are given to fathers as gift?W: In both early times and these days, wearing flowers was a common way of celebrating Fathers Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower