1、公共英语四级-416 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)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)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：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1113 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.They often take place in her major industries.B.Br
2、itish trade unions are more powerful.C.There are more trade union members in Britain.D.Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.A.Such strikes are against the British law.B.Such strikes are unpredictable.C.Such strikes are more difficult to control.D.Such strikes are very common th
3、ese days.A.Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.B.Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.C.Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.D.Employer worker relations in Britain have become tenser.六、Questions 1416 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.He was so pleased that he wan
4、ted to share the mushroom with it.B.The dog would enjoy the mushroom.C.He liked the dog very much.D.He was afraid of mushroom poisoning and wanted to test the mushroom by the dog.A.Throw away the mushrooms left behind.B.Get medical treatment for themselves.C.Save the dying dog.D.Announce that the do
5、g was dead.A.It suffered a lot before death.B.It died of mushroom poisoning.C.It was killed by a passing car.D.It had escaped.七、Questions 1720 are (总题数：1，分数：4.00)A.Learning a foreign language.B.Finding a job to continue to live.C.Communicating with foreigners.D.Making their work less hard.A.They are
6、 actually useless.B.They have a practical problem.C.They should be disigned in more phrases.D.They dont provide enough useful phrases.A.Because he has a phrase book which can talk.B.Because he has a tape recorder.C.Because he knows four different languages.D.Because his phrase book produces phrases
7、in four languages.A.Keiths phrase book is smaller than any others.B.Foreigners cant understand phrases in books.C.Phrase books provide people with right phrases.D.A foreign language is not difficult to learn.八、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Each company has man(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.（分数：1.00）A.decre
8、asedB.increasinglyC.increasedD.compound2.（分数：1.00）A.productionB.productC.assemblyD.byproduct3.（分数：1.00）A.resultedB.compoundedC.derivedD.changed4.（分数：1.00）A.andB.butC.howeverD.either5.（分数：1.00）A.passB.transferC.conveyD.transmit6.（分数：1.00）A.firstB.startC.beginD.starting7.（分数：1.00）A.managementsB.manage
9、rialC.managersD.management8.（分数：1.00）A.andB.butC.soD.however9.（分数：1.00）A.headquartersB.plantsC.agentsD.subsidiaries10.（分数：1.00）A.parentB.motherC.head officeD.original11.（分数：1.00）A.elseB.othersC.otherD.rest12.（分数：1.00）A.diversificationB.diversifyingC.diversifyD.diversified13.（分数：1.00）A.businessB.co-o
10、perationC.incorporateD.corporate14.（分数：1.00）A.glanceB.viewC.watchD.consideration15.（分数：1.00）A.analyticalB.analystC.analysisD.analysts16.（分数：1.00）A.createdB.coinedC.madeD.imagined17.（分数：1.00）A.broadlyB.sizablyC.competitivelyD.largely18.（分数：1.00）A.limitingB.limitsC.limitD.limited19.（分数：1.00）A.speciali
11、zedB.specialC.specialtyD.specialization20.（分数：1.00）A.inB.underC.withD.have十、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Text 1(总题数：5，分数：5.00)21.From the second paragraph we learn that（分数：1.00）A.the objection to euthanasia is diminishing in some countries.B.physicians and citizens hav
12、e the same view on euthanasia.C.technological changes are chiefly responsible for the new law.D.it takes time to appreciate the significance of laws passed.22.We can infer from the text that the author believes the success of the right-to-die movement is（分数：1.00）A.only a matter of time.B.far from ce
13、rtain.C.just an illusion.D.a shattered hope.23.By saying that “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling“, the author means that（分数：1.00）A.observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia.B.there is a possibility of similar bills being passed in the U.S. an
14、d Canada.C.observers are waiting to see the movement end up in failure.D.the process of the bill taking effect may finally come to a stop.24.When Lloyd Nickson is close to death, he will（分数：1.00）A.undergo a cooling off period of seven days.B.experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient.C.have a
15、n intense fear of terrible suffering.D.face his death with the calm characteristic of euthanasia.25.What is the authors attitude towards euthanasia?（分数：1.00）A.Hostile.B.Suspicious.C.Approving.D.Indifferent.十三、Text 2(总题数：5，分数：5.00)26.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?（分数：1.00）A.
16、The amount of time available is usually decided by management in decision-making.B.Individual decision-maker may lessen the risk of decision-making than group.C.The reality of decision process concerns without time.D.Decision theory is not thoroughly suitable to the reality.27.The decision-making pr
17、ocess is often influenced by（分数：1.00）A.the operational aspects of management.B.the theoretical aspects of management.C.the environment and structure of the organization.D.the method of decision-making itself.28.The social and cultural background can affect（分数：1.00）A.the interaction among people invo
18、lved in the decision.B.the cultural framework.C.the traditional life-time employment.D.the social and cultural restriction.29.Groups of experts often come up with（分数：1.00）A.better solutions than individuals.B.worse solutions than individuals.C.no solution at all.D.a lot of solutions.30.Which of the
19、following is the least important factor that may alter the ideal decision-making process?（分数：1.00）A.The amount of flexibility within an organization.B.The control of data available.C.The amount of technical training the company can offer.D.The abundance of resources.十四、Text 3(总题数：5，分数：5.00)31.It is
20、significant that chimpanzees make tools, but it is more important that（分数：1.00）A.they never make tools before they need them.B.they can make up simple equations.C.they stack items to make platforms.D.the tools are crude.32.According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.00）
21、A.Chimpanzees sense of time is as good as mans.B.Man developed from apes.C.Memory and foresight contribute to intelligence.D.Monkeys and apes are almost as intelligent as man.33.From the sentence “Like Proust, the French author whose experiences became his literary capital, man can recapture the pas
22、t.“ you can tell that Proust（分数：1.00）A.wrote primarily to improve his future life.B.discovered thing about his future life.C.described mans development of time sense.D.wrote about past experiences.34.This article is about（分数：1.00）A.time sense in animals.B.how mans time sense separates him from anima
23、ls.C.mans preoccupation with past and future events.D.how apes understand time relationships.35.The word “contingencies“ underlined here means（分数：1.00）A.uncertainties.B.dependent conditions.C.incidental thought.D.events that may occur.十五、Text 4(总题数：5，分数：5.00)36.According to the passage, the author c
24、onsiders the reduction of energy in an empty region of space to which a real particle has been added to be（分数：1.00）A.a well-known process.B.a frequent occurrence.C.a fleeting aberration.D.an unexpected outcome.37.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists are currently making efforts to obs
25、erve which of the following events?（分数：1.00）A.The decay of a vacuum in the presence of virtual particles.B.The decay of a vacuum next to a super heavy atomic nucleus.C.The creation of a superheavy atomic nucleus next to an intense electric field.D.The creation of a virtual electron and a virtual pos
26、itron as a result of fluctuations of a vacuum.38.Which of the following titles best describes the passage as a whole?（分数：1.00）A.The Vacuum: Its Fluctuations and Decay.B.The Vacuum: Its Creation and Instability.C.The Vacuum: A state of Absence.D.Particles That materialize in the Vacuum.39.The authors
27、 assertions concerning the conditions that lead to the decay of the vacuum would be most weakened if which of the following occurred?（分数：1.00）A.Scientists created an electric field next to a vacuum, but found that the electric field was not intense enough to create a charged vacuum.B.Scientists asse
28、mbled a super heavy atomic nucleus next to a vacuum, but found that no virtual particles were created in the vacuums region of space.C.Scientists assembled a super heavy atomic nucleus next to a vacuum, but found that they could not then detect any real particles in the vacuums region of space.D.Sci
29、entists introduced a virtual electron and a virtual positron into a vacuums region of space, but found that vacuum did not then fluctuate.40.Physicists recent investigations of the decay of the vacuum, as described in the passage, most closely resemble which of the following hypothetical events in o
30、ther disciplines?（分数：1.00）A.On the basis of data gathered in a carefully controlled laboratory experiment, a chemist predicts and then demonstrates the physical properties of a newly synthesized polymer.B.On the basis of manipulations of macroeconomic theory, an economist predicts that, contrary to
31、accepted economic theory, inflation and unemployment will both decline under conditions of rapid economic growth.C.on the basis of a rereading of the texts of Jane Austen s novels, a literary critic suggests that, contrary to accepted literary interpretations, Austens plots were actually metaphors f
32、or political events in early nineteenth-century England.D.on the basis of data gathered in carefully planned observations of several species of birds, a biologist proposes a modification in the accepted theory of interspecies competition.十六、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十七、Do animals have righ(总题数：5，分数：15.00
33、)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）_十八、Section Writing(总题数：1，分数：25.00)46.A fable is a story that usually has animals us the main characters and teaches a moral or a lesson. Tell the fable “the fox and the grapes“ written by the Greek writer Aesop in writing and give the
34、 moral at the end.You story should be written in 160 - 200 words on ANSWER SHEET2.（分数：25.00）_公共英语四级-416 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)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Breakfast）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Work）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：12：45）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Tea）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Home）
35、解析：听力原文 15Interviewer: Could you tell me something about your working day. especially about the times you do different things.Secretary: Yes, all right. where would you like me to start? Interviewer: Well, what time do you get up in the morning?Secretary: Usually about seven.Interviewer: And what ti
36、me do you have your breakfast?Secretary: Oh, about half past seven. It takes me about 20 minutes. I only have a cup of tea and some cereal, usually corn-flakes. Sometimes I have a bit of toast, but not often. Interviewer: What time do you have to leave home to get to work?Secretary: Half past eight.
37、 It usually takes me three-quarters of an hour to get there in the rush hour. I go by bus. and I like to get there a bit early. I dont really start work till half past nine.Interviewer: Do you have a coffee break in the morning?Secretary: Yes, at about 11 oclock. for fifteen minutes.Interviewer: Wha
38、t about your lunch break? What times that?Secretary: I get an hour and a quarter, and I usually take it from a quarter to one till two.Interviewer: I see. Do you get any break in the afternoon?Secretary: Yes, a quarter-of-an-hours tea break, usually at about half past three.Interviewer: And what tim
39、e do you finish work in the afternoon?Secretary: Half past five. Then I get home about half past six. If were lucky, dinners ready about seven oclock. After that I watch TV for a bit,and perhaps do a few odd jobs about the house. and then it seems to be time for bed. Im usually in bed and asleep by
40、eleven.Interviewer: Your day seems to be as busy as mine! Thank you.三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)填空项 1:_ （正确答案：saving and investment）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Aesops fable/a(famous) fable）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：spending or saving）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：be diminished）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：spend(more)money）解析：听力原文 610Two of the most
41、 key functions performed by individuals and institutions in any economy are saving and investment. Without these, economies would not grow and flourish. The concept of saving is at least as old as Aesops fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper.“ The ant worked hard all summer to put away enough food for
42、the winter, while the frivolous grasshopper chirped and played. When winter arrived the grasshopper had no food to eat, but the ant had plenty.In any economy, individuals have two ways to use income they can spend it or save it. Much of what is spent is used to buy goods, much of what is saved is us
43、ed to invest in the companies that produce the goods. If too much is spent and too little saved, the economys capacity to produce will be diminished. If, on the other hand, too much is saved and too little spent, there will be more money available for investment than can possibly be used, and not en
44、ough people will buy what is produced. Under such circumstances, only when people begin to spend more will there be any reason for companies to invest in new buildings, machinery, or employees.四、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Questions 1113 are (总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.They often take place in her major industries.
45、 B.British trade unions are more powerful.C.There are more trade union members in Britain.D.Britain loses more working days through strikes every year.解析：A.Such strikes are against the British law.B.Such strikes are unpredictable. C.Such strikes are more difficult to control.D.Such strikes are very
46、common these days.解析：A.Trade unions in Britain are becoming more popular.B.Most strikes in Britain are against the British law.C.Unofficial strikes in Britain are easier to deal with now.D.Employer worker relations in Britain have become tenser. 解析：听力原文 1113Strikes are very cormmon in Britain. They are very harmful to its industries. In fact, there are other countries in western Europe that lose more working days than Britain. The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in central industries. There are more than four hundred ninety-five unions in B
