1、公共英语四级-487 及答案解析(总分：96.00，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)._ make it possible for astronauts to reach the moon.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Rockets were first used in war in _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3)._ discovered liquid fuel as a fuel for rockets.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The f
2、irst liquid-fuelled rocket can fly _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The passage is mainly about _ .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（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)（分数：3.00）(1).What kind of proof did the man probably have when he bought the radio?A A receipt and the c
3、heque stub.B The guarantee and the receipt.C The radio and the box.D The credit card and a receipt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When did the man buy the radio?A Last week. B The day before yesterday.C Yesterday. D This morning.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is wrong with the radio?A It has no instructions.B It h
4、as run out of battery.C The switch is in broken.D The switch is the wrong position.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the mistaken impression of the American Indians created by most movies?A. All of them didn t know how to ride a horse.B. All of them couldn t live without horses.C. All of them we
5、re uncivilized and fond of killing.D. All of them lived a wandering life on the horseback.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did Hollywood and television change the historical facts when making movies about the American Indians?A. They were completely prejudiced against Indians.B. They wanted to make the stor
6、ies more exciting.C. They misunderstood these facts.D. They meant to be honest but made mistakes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When did the Americans Indians begin to take a life depending upon the use of horses?A. Long after the European colonizers arrived in North America.B. Long before the first Europeans
7、 began settling down in America.C. Ever since the American Indians came into being.D. After they saw the Hollywood movies about themselves.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, the author believes that _.A. people used to question the value of college educationB. people used to hav
8、e full confidence in higher educationC. all high school graduates went to collegeD. very few high school graduates choose to go to college（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because _.A. young people are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at coll
9、egeB. many young people are required to join the armyC. young people have little motivation in pursuing a higher educationD. young people dont like the intense competition for admission to graduate school（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage the problems of college education partly arise fro
10、m the fact that _.A. society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduatesB. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college educationC. too many students have to earn their own livingD. college administrators encourage students to drop out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In this pas
11、sage the author argues that _.A. more and more evidence shows college education may not be the best thing for high school graduatesB. college education is not enough if one wants to be successfulC. college education benefits only the intelligent ambitious, and quick-learning peopleD. intelligent peo
12、ple may learn more quickly if they dont go to college（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In 1942, the HMS Edinburgh was sunk in the Barents Sea. It was on its (21) back to Britain with ninety-one boxes of Russian gold. (22) thirty-nine years it lay there, too deep for divers to (23)
13、 . No one was allowed to explore it, either, since the bodies of sixty of the crew also lay in the (24) . Then, in 1981, an ex-diver called Jessop decided to try using new diving techniques. (25) he could not afford to finance the (26) which was going to cost four million pounds, he had to look for
14、people who were (27) to take the risk. (28) , they were not even sure the gold was going to be there! First a Scottish diving company, then a German shipping company agreed to join in the retrieval (29) Not long after that, Jessop (30) a fourth company to take a (31) Since the gold was the (32) of t
15、he British and the Soviet governments, they both hoped to make a (33) , too! The biggest problem was how to get (34) the gold. Fortunately, they were able to examine the Edinburghs sister ship, the HMS Belfast, to (35) out the exact location of the bomb room, (36) the gold was stored.They knew it wa
16、s to be an extremely difficult and dangerous undertaking. To reach the gold, they would have to cut a large square (37) the body of the ship, go through the empty fuel tank and down to the bomb room. After twenty-eight dives, they (38) to find the first bar. Everyone worked (39) the clock, helping t
17、o clean and stack the gold, (40) as to finish the job as quickly as possible.（分数：20.00）(1).A road B path C way D passage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A During B For C At D Since（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A find B discover C dive D reach（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A wreck B ruin C relic D waste（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A Altho
18、ugh B Unless C As D If（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A research B operation C movement D search（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A willing B lucky C committed D engaged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A All in all B In addition C In case D After all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A assignment B temptation C attempt D commission（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
19、(10).Aintroduced B persuaded C associated D stimulated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A chance B look C measure D choice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A business B estate C obligation D property（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A profit B benefit C success D welfare（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A about B around C to D from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
20、D.(15).A get B take C work D try（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A which B where C here D there（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A on B in C among D along（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A managed B achieved C succeeded D fulfilled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A before B by C with D round（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A that B much C far D so（分数：1.0
21、0）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)He comes home late, drunk after obligatory partying with the boss, and goes to bed. Her days are occupied with the home, the children, with hobbies hes scarcely aware of.Years pass. After the kids have gone
22、 and retirement nears, husband and wife see no shared dreams.Japans lower incidence of divorce than that of Western nations has long been seen by the Japanese as an example of their countrys social stability and harmony.But a sharp increase in divorce among older Japanese is shaking that belief. And
23、 the divorce rate is rising faster for older couples than for any other group.Retirement forces many of Japans elderly couples into the unknown territory of filling the hours of a day in one anothers company. Nobuo Kurokawa, a doctor who specializes in marriage related stress, has coined a term for
24、it: Husband-at-home- stress syndrome.“The wives start developing nervous disorders and exhibiting all sorts of psychosomatic physical symptoms, “he said. “Many even think of suicide.“Centuries-old rules about the roles of men and women persisted for the sake of national reconstruction after World Wa
25、r I1. Then prosperity arrived, changing social values.The tradition of the eldest son caring for parents in old age is no longer acceptable to Japans younger generations. Left to themselves, many elderly couples become lonelier together than they ever were when they spent the greater part of the day
26、 apart.The dilemma is highlighted by the response Hiromi Ikeuchi, a marriage counselor, gets when she asks a woman what kind of person her husband is.“Their immediate reaction is to give his job title or his height. But when I ask what his interests are or what worries him, they draw a complete blan
27、k,“ Ikeuchi said.Most of the divorces among elderly couples are initiated by women, but men are increasingly finding they want to divorce after decades of married life.The relatively high proportion of divorces among the elderly in Japan is also related to one of Japans most cherished values: enduri
28、ng hardship. Many couples just put up with each other until their kids grow up.By the time they have fulfilled their obligations and feel free to divorce, many seniors simply dont have the energy to go through with it, he said.（分数：5.00）(1).We can infer from the text that Japan _.A used to be a count
29、ry of a violent societyB used to be a country of a peaceful societyC becomes a country of an advanced societyD becomes a country of a decayed society（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).“Husband-at-home-stress syndrome“ probably refers to _.A husbands, wives enjoy their family life after retirement ageB husbands, w
30、ives find they are strangers after retirement ageC husbands and wives poor physical conditionD husbands and wives are prosperous after World War （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The author tells us that _.A women are more willingly to break up their marriagesB men are eager to terminate their family livesC wome
31、n remember everything about their husbandsD men will go back to work after divorce（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the text, which of the following is true?A The youngest son had to stay at home.B The eldest son had to enter a big company.C The eldest son was supposed to back his family.D The eldes
32、t son had to do family chores.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The text mainly discusses _.A the elderly divorce rate rises in JapanB the elderly dilemma rises in JapanC how to prevent the elderly problems in JapanD how to improve the elderly health condition in Japan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)A
33、 parent with a child carrying a musical instrument or a drawing board walking along a Beijing subway platform or street is a familiar sight on weekends. They are on the way to training schools.Education of their children has become the most important responsibility of parents who were sent to rural
34、areas for “re-education“ during the “Cultural Revolution“ from 1966 to 1976.They lost the chance for university education and now hope their children can receive a better education than they did. As a result, these people now in their forties expose their little children to early training so that th
35、ey can enter a prestigious school.The parents imagine a road to success: from excellent primary and middle schools to an elite university and then to a good job. On average, they may spend about 100 yuan a month on their childrens education.And what results have these parents obtained?Most of them f
36、eel that the large investment has failed to lead to rapid progress in their childrens study. “We seem to be throwing our money away,“ said one parent.However, many parents still think that spending more on their childrens schooling will result in high scores. These parents have also introduced a “co
37、ntract system“, which offers rewards for good school grades. More than 80% of parents in families in Chengdu have signed contracts with their children, according to the Consumers“ Times. The paper notes that the heavy pressure put on children to perform well at school has resulted in a decline in ch
38、ildrens health.The parents investment in their children also includes hiring tutors. A survey of 250 students in Xuzhou found that 10% of their parents hired tutors. The pay for one tutorial hour is three yuan.Liberation Daily commented that these parents have too high expectations of their children
39、. According to the article, “They are trying to help the young plants grow by pulling them upwards.“ They ignore their childrens psychology and perhaps will damage the real talents the children possess.（分数：5.00）(1).Parents in their forties want their children to get the best education becauseA the p
40、arents missed out on their own education when they were young.B it is their responsibility to help their children.C their children are cleverer than they were.D they dont want them to go to the rural areas.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In the parents view, entry to a good university depends uponA having some
41、 early art training.B attending the best primary and middle schools.C getting a good job.D the parents prestige and position.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The “contract system“ isA a method of university entry.B a way of encouraging children to work hard.C an agreement between children and their teachers.D a
42、 way of guaranteeing the young people a good job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the Xuzhou survey, how many children have extra private lessons?A 250. B 25.C 10. D 3.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the Chinese newspapers attitude to the parents described in this article?A Sympathetic. B Critical.C Approving.
43、D Neutral.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：1.00)1.The author refers to an artist and a doctor _.A in order to show the fact that students can become good doctors and artistsB because both the artist and the doctor were once studentsC in order to make people know how a teacher feels when he succ
44、eeds in creating a human being.D because an artist can make a picture and a doctor can hear sick pulse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十一、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health. Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe
45、 tobacco, and snuff(鼻烟). Most women did not use tobacco at all.The cigarettes industry began in the 1870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.Today cigarette smoking is a wide
46、spread habit. About forty-three percent of adult men and thirty-one percent of adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent o
47、f the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing.Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women .the age
48、group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24-44.Income, education and occupation all play a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other h
