1、公共英语四级-478 及答案解析(总分：91.00，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)(1).Number of languages in the world (approx) is _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Number of people speaking English as their 1 st language is _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Number of words in Oxford Dictionary (approx) is _
2、 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Percentage of computer information in English is _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).More than 1,000 languages spoken in _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).The character of Hermione Granger is both（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What was beyond Rowlings expectation of the Harry books?（分数：1.0
3、0）填空项 1:_(3).Her future books on Harry Potter are getting（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Rowlings favorite writer of all time is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Rowlings favorite writer of all time is（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、Part C(总题数：3，分数：11.00)(1).Whats Toms purpose of speaking to Mr. Clinton?A. Asking for housing.B. Asking for
4、 a promotion.C. Asking for a raise.D. Asking for some help for work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats Mr. Clintons comment on his work?A. He does his job enthusiastically, though he has not much efficiency.B. He didnt want to persist on his job from the beginning.C. He does his job adequately, but he doesn
5、t do it well enough to deserve a raise.D. He should be dismissed anyway.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does Mr. Clinton suggest that Tom should do?A. Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job.B. Dont neglect the duty any more.C. Wait for some time patiently.D. Study more knowledge about h
6、is subject.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does Tom threaten to do if he cant get what he wants?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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).According to the passage, what did nature represent to Isadora Duncan?A.
7、Something to conquer B. A model for movementC. A place to find peace D. A symbol of disorder（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an area of dance that Isadora Duncan worked to change?A. The music B. The stage setsC. Costumes D. Movements（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).
8、Compared to those of the ballet, Isadora Duncans costumes were less _.A. costly B. colorful C. graceful D. restrictive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the passage mainly about?A. The evolution of dance in the twentieth century.B. Artists of the last century.C. Natural movement in dance.D. A pioneer in m
9、odern dance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What happened to the woman?A. She lost her money. B. She lost her way.C. She was robbed. D. She was kidnapped.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why didnt the woman report it before?A. She was bound and gagged.B. She was threatened.C. She didnt have a cell phone.D. She didnt know
10、how to use the cell phone.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How much money was robbed?A. 20 dollars. B. 50 dollars. C. 300 dollars. D. 200 dollars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of t
11、he British Isles as England. (21) , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (22) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (23) the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed (24) being classified as “English“.Even in Eng
12、land there are many (25) in regional character and speech. The chief (26) is between southern England and northern England. South of a (27) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (28) there are local variations.Further north, regional speec
13、h is usually“ (29) “than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (30) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (31) . They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (32) . Northerners generally have hearty (33) : the visitor to Lanc
14、ashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous (34) at meal times.In accent and character the people of the Midlands (35) a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.In Scotland the sound (36) by the letter “R“ is generally a strong sound, and “R“
15、 is often pronounced in words in which it would be (37) in southern English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (38) inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (39) as being more “fiery“ than the Engl
16、ish. They are (40) a race that is quite distinct from the English.（分数：20.00）(1).A. In consequence B. In brief C. In general D. In fact（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. confine B. attach C. refer D. add（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. as B. which C. for D. so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. with B. by C. at D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C
17、.D.(5).A. similarities B. differences C. certainties D. features（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. factor B. virtue C. privilege D. division（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. line B. row C. border D. scale（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. who B. when C. though D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. wider B. broader C. rarer D. scarcer（分数：1
18、.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. used B. apt C. possible D. probable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. perfect B. notorious C. superior D. thorough（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. swiftly B. promptly C. immediately D. quickly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. appetites B. tastes C. interests D. senses（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. helpings B. of
19、ferings C. fillings D. findings（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. represent B. designate C. demonstrate D. reckon（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. delivered B. denoted C. depicted D. defined（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. quiet B. obscure C. faint D. silent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. rather B. still C. somehow D. even（分数：1.00）A
20、.B.C.D.(19).A. rendered B. thought C. impressed D. described（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. with B. of C. among D. against（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、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)“Dinosaur“ is the story of a young Iguanodon dinosaur whose life is uprooted when a
21、meteor hits the planet and he and his family are forced to look for a new home.“Its about characters who have to face adversity and stick together,“ Schumacher said, a human story told with animals.But he admits the real achievement of “Dinosaur“ is taking digitally created characters and blending t
22、hem with real images like waves crashing on the beach or clouds floating in the sky. This creates “a live-action type of film.“To be different from traditional cartoons, “Dinosaur“ attempts to re-create the real-life existence of dinosaurs. And the talking animals offer simple lessons in how to live
23、. In short, it is vintage Disney.The 90-minute movie took more than five and a half years to produce, and Disney built a huge campus in Burbank, California for the new digital studio, called “The Secret Lab, “that would create “Dinosaur.“While a typical live-action film takes about two years to make
24、 from beginning to the cinema, Disney animators took 18 months just to make a “test“ version of the film to see if it could be done.Four years later, they have “Dinosaur,“ and early reviews are ecstatic. Trade newspaper Daily Variety called it “an eye-popping visual spectacle that serves up a vivid
25、picture of what the planet might have looked like.“The film follows the life of Aladar, an Iguanodon-a sort of cow-like animal weighing up to five tons-who is separated from his herd and raised by a family of primates called Lemurs.Aladar, voiced by actor D. B. Sweeney, feels the Lemurs are his kin.
26、 But he is actually an outsider.When a meteor hits Earth, Aladar saves his family from the fire and devastation that follow and they find themselves on a quest for food and water. While on their trek, they meet other prehistoric beasts all looking for a safe nesting ground.During the journey, Aladar
27、 fights with the herds leader, Kron, falls in love with Krons sister, Neera, and teaches the other dinosaurs that if they all work together they can achieve a common goal.The scenery is bright and beautiful. When herd members locate their nesting paradise, the sky is the bluest of blue, the grass a
28、deep green, and the water looks cool and inviting.The film is rated PG, meaning parental guidance is suggested because of its violence.（分数：5.00）(1).If you want to know “Dinosaur“ in detail, you have to go to _ .A. the museum B. the libraryC. the cinema D. The Secret Lab（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We can le
29、arn from the text that “Dinosaur“ is actually based on _ .A. human experience B. prehistoric lifeC. wild life D. dinosaur history（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The author tells us that the story involves _ .A. rich imagination B. old traditionC. violent action D. present high-tech（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Accordin
30、g to the story, dinosaurs misfortune results from _ .A. a meteor stroke B. aliens attackC. extreme coldness D. a sudden disaster（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In order to survive the disaster, the dinosaurs had to _ .A. separate B. unite C. compete D. fight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)It is said
31、 that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus started because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becoming higher and narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10.5 ounces, without any reduction i
32、n price. There were still twelve biscuits, but they had been reduced in size. Later, the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely illustrated box that pictured, in a single slice, almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie.The manufacturer who increases the unit p
33、rice of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity of delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 8-ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc. A- study of drugstore and supermarket shelv
34、es will convince any observer that all possible sizes and shapes of boxes, jars, bottles, and tins are in use at the same time and, as the package journals show, week by week, there is never any hesitation in introducing a new size and shape of box or bottle when it aids in product differentiation.
35、The producers of packaged products argue strongly against changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes, but no one in the trade comments unfavorably on the huge costs incurred by endless changes of package sizes, materials, shapes, art works, and net weights that are used for impro
36、ving a products market position.When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5, from 1 dollar to 2.50 dollars by changing to a fancy jar, or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as though it held 8 ounces, he was in effect telling the public that pac
37、kaging can be a very expensive luxury. It evidently does come high. When an average family pays about 200 dollars a year for bottles, cans, boxes, jars and other containers, most of which cant be used any more but stuffing the garbage can.（分数：5.00）(1).What started the public and Congressional concer
38、n about deceptive packaging rumpus?A. Consumers complaints about the changes in the package size.B. Expensive packaging for poor quality products.C. A senators discovery of the tricks in packaging.D. The rise in the unit price for many products.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “undue“ in the second par
39、agraph means _.A. improper B. adequateC. unexpected D. excessive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Consumers are concerned about the changes in the package size, mainly because _.A. they hate to see any changes in things they are familiar withB. the unit price for a product often rises as a resultC. they have to
40、pay for the cost of changing package sizesD. this entails an increase in the cost of packaging（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to this passage, various types of packaging come into existence to _.A. meet the needs of consumersB. suit all kinds of productsC. enhance the market position of productsD. in
41、troduce new products（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author is critical mainly of _.A. dishonest packaging B. inferior packagingC. the changes in package size D. exaggerated illustrations on packages（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Society was fascinated by science and things scientific in the nin
42、eteenth century. Great breakthroughs in engineering, the use of steam power, and electricity were there for all to see, enjoy, and suffer. Science was fashionable and to it is not surprising that, during this great period of industrial development, scientific methods should be applied to the activit
43、ies of man, particularly to those involved in the processes of production.Towards the end of the nineteenth century international competition began to make itself felt. The three industrial giants of the day, Germany, America, and Great Britain, began to find that there was a limit to the purchasing
44、 power of the previously apparently inexhaustible markets. Science and competition therefore provided the means and the need to improve industrial efficiency.Frederick Winslow Taylor is generally acknowledged as being the father of the scientific management approach, as a result of the publication o
45、f his book. The Principles of Scientific Management, published in 1911. However, numerous other academics and practitioners had been actively applying such approaches since the beginning of the century. Charles Babbage, and English academic, well-known for his invention of the mechanical computer wi
46、th the aid of a government grant as long as 1820 applied himself to the costing of processes, using scientific methods, and indeed might well be recognized as one of the fathers of cost accounting.Taylor was of well-to-do background and received an excellent education but, partly owing to troubles w
47、ith his eyesight, decided to become an engineering apprentice. He spent some twenty-five years in the tough, sometimes brutal, environment of the US steel industry and carefully studied methods of work when he eventually attained supervisory status. He made various significant innovations in the are
48、a of steel processing, but his claim to fame is through his application of methods of science to methods of work, and his personal efforts that proved they could succeed in a hostile environment.In 1901, Taylor left the steel industry and spent the rest of his life trying to promote the principles o
49、f managing scientifically and emphasizing the human aspects of the method, over the slavedriving methods common in his day. He died in 1915 ,leaving a huge school of followers to promote his approach worldwide.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passage ,what was badly needed to improve industrial efficiency?A. Great breakthrou
