1、公共英语四级-479 及答案解析(总分：90.00，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)A Passage about Insurancethe insurance that is necessary while studying abroad 1.besides education the thing medical expenses can wipe out 2.the amount of types of health insurance 3.the country where you
2、usually purchase your international travel insurance 4.the percentage of the medical cost you will pay with a heath insurance 5.（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：3，分数：10.00)(1).Which of the following does not contribute
3、 to Torontos healthy economy?A. A large local market.B. Tremendous opportunities for manufacturing and development.C. The diversified industrial base.D. Abundant capital.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The industries in the Toronto metropolitan area includesA. computer industries B. information related enterpr
4、isesC. arts and culture industries D. travel service（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Many films for cinema and television are financed byA. Chicago companies B. New York companiesC. United States companies D. Seattle companies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to this monologue, which of the following is one of the
5、 fastest growing industries in Toronto?A. The Tornoto Stock Exchange. B. The film industry.C. The Eaton Center. D. Port related industry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).In the USA, how many children smoke every day?A. two fifths B. 63 percentC. About one in five D. 63,000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why should childre
6、n be educated about the harm of smoking at an early age?A. Because small children are more curious about cigarettes.B. Because smoking is difficult to give up for children.C. Because the early age is the time to form values.D. Because childrens health is more venerable to the hurt of cigarette.（分数：1
7、.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can be inferred from the passage?A. 11 percent of boys in America smoke before their fourth grade.B. Nicotine is a part of cigarette.C. Children form values in the fourth grade.D. Parents who cannot stop smoking should force their children to stay away from it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
8、1).Why did the driver stop his car the first time?A. Because he saw a black cloud following his car. B. Because he heard a loud noise from the back of the car.C. Because he heard a strange noise from the back of the car.D. Because he wanted to get something from the gas station.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).
9、What solution did the police suggest?A. To cover the rear wheel of the car with bees.B. To call a local beekeeper to deal with the situation.C. To put the queen bee and her followers in a barge box.D. To hide a passenger in the rear part of the car.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How did the driver and the bee
10、keeper feel at the end of the story?A. Both of them felt thankful to the other.B. Both of them had a sense of relief.C. Both of them liked the unexpected gift.D. Both of them felt it strange.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Most musicians agree that the best violins were made in
11、Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago. These violins sound better than any others. They even sound (21) violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to make (22) like the old Italian violins. (23) they arent the same, Musicians prefer the old ones. No one really knows (24) these old Italian vi
12、olins are so special, (25) many people think they have an answer.Some people think it is the age of the violins. But not all old violins sound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are (26) .Other people think that the (27) to those violins is the wood. The wood of the violin is very importan
13、t. It must be from certain kinds of trees. It (28) too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew (29) special about wood for violins.But the kind of wood may not be (30) important. (31) may be more important to cut the wood in a special way. Wood for a violin must be cut very caref
14、ully. It was to be the right size and (32) The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin. Musicians (33) think that this was the secret of the Italians. (34) they understood more than we do about how to cut the wood.Size and shape may not be the answer (35) .Scientists measured these o
15、ld violins very carefully. They can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape. But the violins do not sound (36) the old ones. Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish. Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin. It makes the wood (37) shiny. No one knows (38) the Italian
16、violin makers used in their varnish. So no one can make the same varnish today. There may never be other violins (39) the violins of Cremona. And there are not very many of the old violins (40) .（分数：20.00）(1).A. better than B. worse. than C. more than D. rather than（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. equipment
17、B. devices C. instruments D. facilities（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Yet B. Hence C. Thus D. Besides（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. why B. how C. where D. in that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. so B. whatever C. whereas D. however（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. strange B. peculiar C. special D. odd（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. mystery
18、 B. success C. characteristic D. secret（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. can be B. may be C. must not be D. may not be（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. something B. anything C. nothing D. some thing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. too B. so C. very D. much（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. Here B. They C. It D. That（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12)
19、.A. shape B. model C. figure D. form（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. some day B. some times C. some time D. sometimes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. Surely B. May be C. Perhaps D. Might（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. either B. neither C. too D. nor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. better than B. as well as C. as well D. as good a
20、s（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. look B. sound C. see D. watch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. in which B. what C. whatever D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. like B. as well C. alike D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. remain B. leave C. remained D. left（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
21、：0.00)八、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)According to the latest research in the United States of America, men and women talk such different languages that it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor Deborah Tannen of Georgetown University, has noticed differences in the st
22、yle of boys and girls conversations from an early age. She says that little girls conversation is less definite than boys and expresses more doubts. Little boys and conversation to establish status with their listeners.These differences continue into adult life, she says In public conversations, men
23、 talk most and interrupt other speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amountsalthough they say things in a different style. Professor Tannen. believes that. for women, private talking is a way to establish and test intimacy. For men, private talking is a way to explore
24、 the power structure of a relationship.Teaching is one job where the differences between mens and womens ways of talking show. When a man teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen. he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, how
25、ever, she is more likely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in.But Professor Tannen does not believe that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel they achieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt people m
26、ore than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually encourage this to happen because they believe it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.Some scientists who are studying speech think that the brain is pre-programmed for language. As we are usually taught to speak by wom
27、en, it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual bias in its programming, otherwise male speech patterns would not arise at all.（分数：5.00）(1).There are _ in little girls conversations than in boys according To the research.A. less definition B. less statusC. more doubts D. less uncertainties（分数：
28、1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In private conversations, women speak _ men. although they say things in a different style.A. as much as B. as little asC. the same as D. the same things as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the opinion of the Professor. women encourage men to talk and interrupt people more _ be- cause they be
29、lieve it will lead to more intimacy and help to establish a relationship.A. in talk B. in private talkC. in public D. in public conversations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Some scientists believe that the brain is pre-programmed for language. Here “pre-programmed“ means _.A. programmed already B. programmed b
30、efore one is bornC. programmed early D. programmed by women（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The main idea of this article is _.A. men and women talk different languagesB. little girls conversation is less definiteC. men talk most and interrupt other speakers moreD. women are naturally more helpful（分数：1.00）A.B.C
31、.D.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Boston is a tiny place. Even when inner urban suburbs such as Cambridge, Brookline, Somerville, and Chelsea are included, Greater Boston is still unusually small in scale for a major population center. That gives Boston much of its special flavor. Unfortunately, during t
32、imes of great prosperity it also creates special challenges.Perhaps the most pressing of these challenges is housing. As the Phoenixs special package on housing shows, the apartment shortage in Greater Boston has reached crisis proportions. Since the mid 1990s, rents have gone up by 50 percent or mo
33、re in some neighborhoods. And even at these grossly inflated prices, apartments are still nearly impossible to come by. Nevertheless, some modest steps can be taken.Its the old not-in-my-backyard syndrome: everyone knows theres a housing shortage, but no one wants to see new housing come into his or
34、 her own neighborhood. Such opposition can be eased by involving local residents in planning for new housing. The lesson is that bottom-up solutions invariably work better than top-down edicts.Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern University, and MIT have taken major steps toward building
35、housing for their students on their own campuses. During the 1960s and 70s, student housing spread into neighborhoods such as the Fenway (near Northeastern) and Audubon Circle (near BU). Students kept such neighborhoods alive during those difficult years. But as neighborhoods become able to “thrive
36、on their own“ , universities should be encouraged, wherever possible, to pull back, thus opening up neighborhood housing to long-term residents.In his State of the City address in January, Mayor Tom Menino identified the housing crisis as his number-one priority, and named a respected legislator, Ch
37、arlotte Richie, as his housing czar. In a recently published interview, Boston Redevelopment Authority head Tom O Brien spoke of the need to preserve the diversity of Bostons neighborhoods, and identified the citys residential character as one of its saving graces. Yet the city has been missing in a
38、ction. At the very least.Menino should make a concerted effort to ease the housing shortage in neighborhoods where the problem is particularly acute. More important, Menino has to realize that he cannot deal with housing as an “in box“ mayor, taking on an issue here, an issue there as they come up.
39、He should work with officials in surrounding communities and convene a housing summit to consider a wide range of ideas.（分数：5.00）(1).The author thinks that Boston is a tiny place, because _.A. it has a small populationB. it covers a small piece of landC. it is unusually small in scale for a major po
40、pulation centerD. few people know about this city（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The author has suggested the following solutions to the housing crisis, EXCEPT _.A. involving grassroots B. back to campusC. improving transportation D. governmental efforts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the author mean by “not-in
41、-my-backyard syndrome ?A. You can do whatever you like so long as you dont bother me.B. It is none of my business, and I dont care about it.C. No new houses should be built in my backyard.D. It is the mayors decision and I have no word in it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The authors attitude towards the gove
42、rnment is _.A. hopeful B. disappointedC. sarcastic D. bitter（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The authors suggestion to the Mayor is _.A. to sit in his office and listen to reportsB. to visit those bothered by lack of housing and listen to their complaintsC. to hold a meeting attended by high officials in his go
43、vernment and listen to their adviceD. to meet the mayors of nearby cities and listen to their opinions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Everyone knows that the world has too many people. But how many people are too many? By what standard is the Earth overpopulated? Certainly not in terms of
44、 living space. The worlds entire population could fit into Jacksonville, Florida, in the USA, with everyone having standing room. Dense cities often are surrounded by nearly empty countryside. For overpopulation to be real, there must be conditions that are undesirable and unmistakably caused by the
45、 presence of a certain number of people. If such indications cannot be found, we are entitled to dismiss the claim of overpopulation.In arguing their case, believers in overpopulation make references to a vague standard known as “carrying capacity“, colorfully illustrated with stories about bacteria
46、 and herds of zebras (anything but human beings). Famine, deepening poverty, disease, environmental degradation and resource depletion. Yet on no account is there evidence to support the claim of overpopulation.In fact, during the 20th century there has been no famine that has not been caused by war
47、s, irrational economic policies or natural disasters. Food is abundant and is becoming cheaper and more plentiful. That good news is due largely to technological advances (the “green revolution“) that have provided better seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and methods of farming. The only obstacles to a
48、gricultural progress are those created by governments. Imagine what the world would be like today if the fertile farmland of India or Russia had been in productive private hands operating in free markets for the past several decades. Since permitting market incentives in agriculture, India has becom
49、e a net food exporter and China has experienced a boom in agricultural production.Catastrophists argue that the bright past does not imply a bright future; they assert that mankind has crossed some fateful threshold. Those who annually predict imminent famine seize on any change as evidence that mans alleged strain on the environment is finally begin
