1、公共英语四级-475 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) historical interest good (1) Visit places which have (2) Cost between 5.00 and (3) per personNote special trips organized for groups of (4) peopleTime departure8.30 amreturn6.00 pmTo reserve a seat sign
2、name on the (5) 3 days in advance（分数：5.00）(1). historical interest good (1) Visit places which have (2) Cost between 5.00 and (3) per personNote special trips organized for groups of (4) peopleTime departure8.30 amreturn6.00 pmTo reserve a seat sign name on the (5) 3 days in advance（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(
3、2). historical interest good (1) Visit places which have (2) Cost between 5.00 and (3) per personNote special trips organized for groups of (4) peopleTime departure8.30 amreturn6.00 pmTo reserve a seat sign name on the (5) 3 days in advance（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3). historical interest good (1) Visit plac
4、es which have (2) Cost between 5.00 and (3) per personNote special trips organized for groups of (4) peopleTime departure8.30 amreturn6.00 pmTo reserve a seat sign name on the (5) 3 days in advance（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4). historical interest good (1) Visit places which have (2) Cost between 5.00 and (3)
5、 per personNote special trips organized for groups of (4) peopleTime departure8.30 amreturn6.00 pmTo reserve a seat sign name on the (5) 3 days in advance（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5). historical interest good (1) Visit places which have (2) Cost between 5.00 and (3) per personNote special trips organized for
6、 groups of (4) peopleTime departure8.30 amreturn6.00 pmTo reserve a seat sign name on the (5) 3 days in advance（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Where does the conversation most probably happen? (6) For how many people did the man book the room? (7) The clerk said they didnt have any rooms for
7、that night because therewas a 1.(8) According to the clerk, when was the breakfast free? (9) How much discount did the clerk give in the end? (10) （分数：5.00）(1).Where does the conversation most probably happen? (6) For how many people did the man book the room? (7) The clerk said they didnt have any
8、rooms for that night because therewas a 1.(8) According to the clerk, when was the breakfast free? (9) How much discount did the clerk give in the end? (10) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Where does the conversation most probably happen? (6) For how many people did the man book the room? (7) The clerk said the
9、y didnt have any rooms for that night because therewas a 1.(8) According to the clerk, when was the breakfast free? (9) How much discount did the clerk give in the end? (10) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Where does the conversation most probably happen? (6) For how many people did the man book the room? (7) T
10、he clerk said they didnt have any rooms for that night because therewas a 1.(8) According to the clerk, when was the breakfast free? (9) How much discount did the clerk give in the end? (10) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Where does the conversation most probably happen? (6) For how many people did the man boo
11、k the room? (7) The clerk said they didnt have any rooms for that night because therewas a 1.(8) According to the clerk, when was the breakfast free? (9) How much discount did the clerk give in the end? (10) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Where does the conversation most probably happen? (6) For how many peopl
12、e did the man book the room? (7) The clerk said they didnt have any rooms for that night because therewas a 1.(8) According to the clerk, when was the breakfast free? (9) How much discount did the clerk give in the end? (10) （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 1113 are based on the fol
13、lowing passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.（分数：3.00）(1).What did scientists once believe according to the passage?A. There were no planets without moons.B. There was no air or water on Jupiter.C. Life was not possible in outer space.D. The mystery of life could not be resolved.（
14、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter?A. It has a number of active volcanoes.B. It has an atmosphere like the earths.C. It has a large ocean under its surface.D. It has deep caves several miles long.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What have scientists come to know recen
15、tly about the formation of life?A. Light is not an essential element to it.B. Life can form in very hot temperatures.C. Every form of life undergoes evolution.D. Oxygen is not needed for some life forms.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14-16 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to
16、read Questions 14-16.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the womans present position?A. An employee in the city council at Birmingham.B. Assistant Director of the Admission Office.C. Head of the Overseas Students Office.D. Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do we learn about the postg
17、raduates enrolled last year in the womans university?A. Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.B. About fifteen percent are from Africa.C. A large majority are from Latin America.D. A small number are from the Far East.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the womans new job be like?A. She will have more cont
18、act with students.B. It will bring her capability into fuller play.C. She will be more involved in policy-making.D. It will be less demanding than her present job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17-20 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720.（分数：4.00）(1).Accordin
19、g to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children?A. They care a lot about children.B. They need looking after in their old age.C. They want to enrich their life experience.D. They want children to keep them company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their bir
20、th parents?A. They are usually adopted from distant places.B. Their birth information is usually kept secret.C. Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.D. Their adoptive parents dont want them to know their birth parents.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why do many adoptees find it hard
21、 to make the decision to search for their birth parents?A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.C. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.D. They are fully aware of the expenses involved
22、in the search.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What can we infer from the passage?A. Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption.D. Adoption has much to do with love.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section
23、Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set.Now those (21) seem hopelessly old-fashioned, this Christmas, there were a lot of (22) computers under the tree. (23) that computers are
24、 their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children (24) taught to use them on school as early as possible.The problem for schools is that when it (25) computers, parents dont always know best. Many schools are (26) parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without (27)
25、 educational planning so they can say, “OK, weve moved into the computer age. “ Teachers (28) themselves caught in the middle of the problembetween parent pressure and (29) educational decisions.Educators do not even agree (30) how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized e
26、ducational materials (31) research has shown can be taught (32) with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should (33) to computers warn of potential (34) to the very young.The temptation remains strong largely because young children (35) so well to computers. First graders have
27、 been (36) willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.(37) school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates (38) another problem: a division between the havens and have-notes. Very few parents ask (39) computer instructions in poor schoo
28、l districts, (40) there may be barely enough money to pay the teacher.（分数：20.00）(1).A. items B. toys C. sets D. series（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. private B. children C. school D. personal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Given B. Provided C. Convinced D. Believed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. are B. be C. are being D. w
29、ere（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. talks about B. comes to C. turns to D. mentions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. objecting to B. blaming C. yielding to D. improving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. possible B. sound C. hard D. complicated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. relied on B. relaxed C. freed D. found（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. w
30、ise B. clever C. slow D. enough（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. on B. with C. to D. among（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. however B. where C. what D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. in the way B. the same way C. just as well D. not at all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. be open B. have access C. look D. turn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
31、14).A. approaches B. exposures C. dangers D. laziness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. adopt B. contribute C. adapt D. devote（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. watched B. seen C. told D. taught（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. All B. Not every C. No D. Any（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. already B. of course C. in addition D. yet（分数：1
32、.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. for B. against C. with D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. in that B. in any case C. although D. where（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)When an invention is made, the inventor has three possible courses of action open to h
33、im. he can give the invention to the world by publishing it, keep the idea secret, or patent it.A granted patent is the result of a bargain struck between an inventor and the state, by which the inventor gets a limited period of monopoly and publishes full details of his invention to the public afte
34、r that period terminates.Only in the most exceptional circumstances is the lifespan of a patent extended to alter this normal process of events.The longest extension ever granted was to Georges Valensi; his 1939 patent for color TV receiver circuitry was extended until 1971 because for most of the p
35、atents normal life there was no colour TV to receive and thus no hope of reward for the invention.Because a patent remains permanently public after it has terminated, the shelves of the library attached to the patent office contain details of literally millions of ideas that are free for anyone to u
36、se and, if older than half a century, sometimes even repatent. Indeed, patent experts often advise anyone wishing to avoid the high cost of conducting a search through live patents that the one sure way of avoiding violation of any other inventors right is to plagiarize a dead patent. Likewise, beca
37、use publication of an idea in any other form permanently invalidates further patents on that idea, it is traditionally safe to take ideas from other areas of print. Much modern technological advance is based on these presumptions of legal security.Anyone closely involved in patents and inventions so
38、on learns that most “new“ ideas are, in fact, as old as the hills. It is their reduction to commercial practice, either through necessity or dedication, or through the availability of new technology, that makes news and money. The basic patent for the theory of magnetic recording dates back to 1886.
39、 Many of the original ideas behind television originate from the late 19th and early 20th century. Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear.（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _.A. an approach to patentsB. the application for pat
40、entsC. the use of patents D. the access to patents（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. When a patent becomes out of effect, it can be repatented or extended if necessary.B. It is necessary for an inventor to apply for a patent before he makes his invention
41、public.C. A patent holder must publicize the details of his invention when its legal period is over.D. One can get all the details of a patented invention from a library attached to the patent office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).George Valensis patent lasted until 1971 because _.A. nobody would offer any re
42、ward for his patent prior to that timeB. his patent could not be put to use for an unusually long timeC. there were not enough TV stations to provide colour programmesD. the colour TV receiver was not available until that time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “plagiarize“ in the fifth paragraph most pro
43、bably means “ _ . “A. steal and useB. give reward toC. make publicD. take and change（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).From the passage we learn that _.A. an invention will not benefit the inventor unless it is reduced to commercial practiceB. products are actually inventions which were made a long time agoC. it
44、is much cheaper to buy an old patent than a new oneD. patent experts often recommend patents to others by conducting a search through dead patents（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps t
45、he most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. Yet a co
46、nsiderable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.We are
47、 even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War , at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. In those far-off day
48、s, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were
49、 about. These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. “So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism, “ Newman wrote, “that I am tempted to define journalism as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are. “Unfo
