1、公共英语四级-468 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)Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if possible)16/11Building (1) (2) (3) 23/11(4) (Nothing special) (5) （分数：5.00）(1).Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if p
2、ossible)16/11Building (1) (2) (3) 23/11(4) (Nothing special) (5) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if possible)16/11Building (1) (2) (3) 23/11(4) (Nothing special) (5) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if possi
3、ble)16/11Building (1) (2) (3) 23/11(4) (Nothing special) (5) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if possible)16/11Building (1) (2) (3) 23/11(4) (Nothing special) (5) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Date Workshop title Children advised to wear Please bring (if possible)
4、16/11Building (1) (2) (3) 23/11(4) (Nothing special) (5) （分数：1.00）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：3，分数：10.00)Questions 1113 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113.（分数：3.00）(1).What kind of tour is Sam leading?A
5、. a bus tourB. a train tourC. a walking tourD. a business tour（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The original buildings on the site were _A. houses.B. industrial buildings.C. shops.D. parks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The local residents wanted to use the site for _A. leisure.B. apartment blocks.C. a sports centre.D. war
6、ehouses（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1416 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416.（分数：3.00）(1).Why does the speaker advice overseas students to buy health insurance?A. Itll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.B. Itll allow them to receive free medical t
7、reatment.C. Itll protect them from possible financial crisis.D. Itll present the doctors from overcharging them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the drawback of students buying international travel insurance?A. They cant immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.B. They have to go throu
8、gh very complicated application procedures.C. They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.D. They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the speaker say about students getting health insurance in the country where they wilt study?A. They d
9、ont have to pay for the medical services.B. They neednt pay the entire medical bill at once.C. They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.D. They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1720 are based on the following dialogue. You now
10、 have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720.（分数：4.00）(1).What do we learn from the conversation about Ms. Rowlings first book?A. It was about animal.B. It took her six years to write.C. It was adapted from a fairy tale.D. It was about a little girl and her pet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does Ms. Rowling c
11、onsider herself very lucky?A. She knows how to write best-selling novels.B. She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.C. She is able to win enough support from publishers.D. She can make a living by doing what she likes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What dictates Ms. Rowlings writing?A. The character
12、s.B. The readersC. Her ideas.D. Her life experiences.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Ms. Rowling, where did she get the ideas for the Harry Potter books?A. She doesnt really know where they originated.B. She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.C. They popped out of her childhood dreams.D. The
13、y grew out of her long hours of thinking.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Historically, humans get serious about avoiding disasters only after one has just struck them. (21) that logic, 2006 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior. With the memory of 9/11 still
14、 (22) in their minds, Americans watched hurricane Katrina, the most expensive disaster in U.S. history, on (23) TV. Anyone who didnt know it before should have learned that bad things can happen. And they are made (24) worse by our willful blindness to risk as much as our (25) to work together befor
15、e everything goes to hell.Granted, some amount of delusion (错觉) is probably part of the (26) condition. In A.D. 63, Pompeii was seriously damaged by an earthquake, and the locals immediately went to work (27) , in the same spotuntil they were buried altogether by a volcano eruption 16 years later. B
16、ut a (28) of the past year in disaster history suggests that modern Americans are particularly bad at (29) themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we (30) did about the dangers we face. But it turns (31) that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is (32) the storm, the quake or the (3
17、3) itself. More often, it is ourselves.So what has happened in the year that (34) the disaster on the Gulf Coast? In New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has worked day and night to rebuild the flood walls. They have got the walls to (35) they were before Katrina, more or less. Thats not (36) ,
18、we can now say with confidence. But it may be all (37) can be expected from one year of hustle (忙碌).Meanwhile, New Orleans officials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to (38) the sick and the disabled. The city estimates that 15, 000 people will need a (39) out. However, state officials ha
19、ve not yet determined where these people will be taken. The (40) with neighboring communities are ongoing and difficult.（分数：20.00）(1).A. To B. By C. On D. For（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. fresh B. obvious C. apparent D. evident（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. visual B. vivid C. live D. lively（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A
20、. little B. less C. more D. much（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. reluctance B. rejection C. denial D. decline（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. natural B. world C. social D. human（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. revising B. refining C. rebuilding D. retrieving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. review B. reminder C. concept D. prospect（分数：
21、1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. preparing B. protesting C. protecting D. prevailing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. never B. ever C. then D. before（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. up B. down C. over D. out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. merely B. rarely C. incidentally D. accidentally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. surge B. spur C. surf D.
22、splash（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. ensued B. traced C. followed D. occurred（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. which B. where C. what D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. enough B. certain C. conclusive D. final（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. but B. as C. that D. those（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. exile B. evacuate C. dismiss D. d
23、isplace（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. ride B. trail C. path D. track（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. conventions B. notifications C. communications D. negotiations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A report consistently brought back by visitors to the
24、 US is how friendly, courteous and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers ar
25、e hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment. For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence.Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived
26、 distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world. The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality.Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the near
27、est cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didnt take in the stranger or take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in
28、 the same situation. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. “I was just traveling th
29、rough, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner-amazing. “ Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly.The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as arti
30、ficial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition. As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someon
31、e understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “translate“ cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word “friend“, the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and cult
32、ure. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.（分数：5.00）(1).In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, _.A. rude
33、 taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB. small-minded officials deserve a serious commentC. Canadians are not so friendly as their neighboursD. most Americans are ready to offer help（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A. culture exercises an influence over socia
34、l interrelationshipB. courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC. various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friendsD. social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strange
35、rs _.A. to improve their hard lifeB. in view of their long-distance travelC. to add some flavor to their own daily lifeD. out of a charitable impulse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The tradition of hospitality to strangers _.A. tends to be superficial and artificialB. is generally well kept up in the united St
36、atesC. is always understood properlyD. has something to do with the busy tourist trails（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Whats the authors attitude toward Americans friendliness?A. Favorable.B. Unfavorable.C. Indifferent.D. Neutral.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)When prehistoric man arrived in new parts
37、 of the world, something strange happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.That the seas are being over fished ha
38、s been known for years. What researchers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have shown is just how fast things are changing. They have looked at half a century of data from fisheries around the world. Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matte
39、r) of fish species in particular parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. According to their latest paper published in Nature, the biomass of large predators (animals that kill and eat other animals) in a new fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start
40、of exploitation. In some long-fished areas, it has halved again since then.Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. One reason for this is that fishing technology has improved. Todays vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. Tha
41、t means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes in catch sizes. In the early days, too, longlines would have been more saturated with fish. Some individuals would therefore not h
42、ave been caught, since no baited hooks would have been available to trap them, leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past. Furthermore, in the early days of longline fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, because there are fewe
43、r sharks around now.Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account. They believe the data support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the “shifting baseline. “ The notion is that people have failed to detect
44、the massive changes which have happened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of i
45、ts original levels. Most fisheries are well below that, which is a bad way to do business.（分数：5.00）(1).The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that _.A. large animals were vulnerable to the changing environmentB. small species survived as large animals disappearedC. large sea
46、 animals may face the same threat todayD. slow-growing fishes outlive fast-growing ones（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We can infer from Dr. Myers and Dr. Worms paper that _.A. the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%B. there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years a
47、goC. the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amountD. the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).By saying “these figures are conservative“ (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr. Worm means that _.A. fishing technology has improved ra
48、pidlyB. the catch sizes are actually smaller than recordedC. the marine biomass has suffered a greater lossD. the data collected so far are out of date（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Dr. Myers and other researchers hold that _.A. people should look for a baseline that can work for a longer timeB. fisheries sho
49、uld keep their yields below 50% of the biomassC. the ocean biomass should be restored to its original levelD. people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries _.A. management efficiencyB. biomass levelC. catch-size limitsD. technological appli
