1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 224（无答案）PART ADirections: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice.
2、 You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.1 PART BDirections: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.6 PART CDirections: You will hear thre
3、e dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece
4、 ONLY ONCE.11 What major did Ms. Kophal got when she graduated from the University of Rostock last year?（A）Medical science（B） Political science（C） Biology（D）Production management12 What is the national average percent of unemployment?（A）9 percent（B） 12 percent（C） 16 percent（D）18 percent13 What are t
5、he two classic jobs that people will take in Rostock, besides working at McDonalds?（A）Becoming a physicist（B） Becoming a school teacher（C） Becoming a taxi driver（D）Becoming a magazine production manager14 What is the origin of Kwanzaa related to?（A）Religion.（B） Family life.（C） Agriculture.（D）Communi
6、ty.15 Which of the following colors is used for decoration in Kwanzaa?（A）Yellow.（B） Green.（C） White.（D）Blue.16 What do the seven candies stand for?（A）Principles.（B） Cultures.（C） Tribes.（D）Colors.17 What does Professor Morgan do?（A）He is a film director of Science Fiction.（B） He is a writer of Scienc
7、e Fiction.（C） He is a scientist who researches on how to freeze a body and bring it back to life later.（D）He is a doctor who treats terminal illnesses.18 According to Professor Morgan, what enables animals to freeze themselves?（A）A certain chemical in their bodies.（B） The change of certain circumsta
8、nces around them.（C） A certain temperature.（D）A certain season in the year.19 How long will Professor Morgan be able to freeze human beings for as long or as short a time as he would like to?（A）About ten years.（B） About two years.（C） About twenty years.（D）About thirteen years.20 What is true about t
9、he application of Professor Morgans research?（A）It .can be used to prolong everyones life.（B） It can help find cures for terminal illnesses.（C） It can cure cancer and Aids.（D）It can help freeze people with terminal illnesses and bring them back to life when the cure appears.一、Section II Use of Engli
10、sh (15 minutes)Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had hap
11、pened 21 As was discussed before, it was not 22 the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic 23 , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the 24 of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution 25 up, beginning with transpo
12、rt, the railway, and leading 26 through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures 27 the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in 28 . It is important to do so.It is generally recognized, 29 , that the introduction of the computer in the
13、 early 20th century, 30 by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, 31 its impact on the media was not immediately 32 As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal“ too, as well as 33 , with display becoming sha
14、rper and storage 34 increasing. They were thought of, like people, 35 generations, with the distance between generations much 36 .It was within the computer age that the term “information society“ began to be widely used to describe the 37 within which we now live. The communications revolution has
15、38 both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been 39 view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits“ have been weighed 40 “harmful“ outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.（A）between（B） before（C） since（D）lat
16、er（A）after（B） by（C） during（D）until（A）means（B） method（C） medium（D）measure（A）process（B） company（C） light（D）form（A）gathered（B） speeded（C） worked（D）picked（A）on（B） out（C） over（D）off （A）of（B） for（C） beyond（D）into（A）concept（B） dimension（C） effect（D）perspective（A）indeed（B） hence（C） however（D）therefore（A）bro
17、ught（B） followed（C） stimulated（D）characterized（A）unless（B） since（C） lest（D）although（A）apparent（B） desirable（C） negative（D）plausible（A）institutional（B） universal（C） fundamental（D）instrumental（A）ability（B） capability（C） capacity（D）faculty（A）by means of（B） in terms of（C） with regard to（D）in line with（A
18、）deeper（B） fewer（C） nearer（D）smaller（A）context（B） range（C） scope（D）territory（A）regarded（B） impressed（C） influenced（D）effected（A）competitive（B） controversial（C） distracting（D）irrational（A）above（B） upon（C） against（D）withPart BDirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each t
19、ext by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism
20、 credibility project.Sad to say,this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes,combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want.But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journa
21、lists learn to see the world through a set of standard templates (patterns) into which they plug each days events. In other words, there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news.There exists a soci
22、al and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the “standard templates“ of the newsroom seem alien to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size, cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. T
23、hen residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and theyre less likely to go to church to do volunteer wo
24、rk, or put down roots in a community.Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite, so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite. The astonishing distrust of the news media isnt rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily clash
25、of world views between reporters and their readers.This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of symposiums and a credibility project dedicate
26、d to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class biases that so many former buyers are complaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program,now focused narrowly on race and gender,and look for r
27、eporters who differ broadly by outlook,values,education,and class.41 What is the passage mainly about?（A）Needs of the readers all over the world.（B） Causes of the public disappointment about newspapers.（C） Origins of the declining newspaper industry.（D）Aims of a journalism credibility project.42 The
28、 results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be_.（A）quite trustworthy（B） somewhat contradictory（C） very illuminating（D）rather superficial43 The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their_.（A）working attitude（B） conventional lifestyle（C） world outlook（D）ed
29、ucational background44 Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its（A）failure to realize its real problems（B） tendency to hire annoying reporters（C） likeliness to do inaccurate reporting（D）prejudice in matters of race and gender44 If you intend using humo
30、r in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Depending on whom
31、 you are addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.Here is an example, which I heard at a
32、 nurses convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors. A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly unti
33、l, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table himself. “Who is that?“ the new arrival asked St. Peter. “Oh, thats God,“ came the reply, “but sometimes he thinks hes a do
34、ctor.“If you are part of the group which you are addressing, you will be in a position to know the experiences and problems which are common to all of you and itll be appropriate for you to make a passing remark about the inedible canteen food or the chairmans notorious bad taste in ties. With other
35、 audiences you mustnt attempt to cut in with humor as they will resent an outsider making disparaging remarks about their canteen of their chairman. You will be on safer ground if you stick to scapegoats like the Post Office or the telephone system.If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practi
36、ce so that it becomes more natural. Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner. Often its the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show t
37、hat you are making a light hearted remark.Look for the humor. It often comes from the unexpected. A twist on a familiar quote “If at first you dont succeed, give up“ or a play on words or on a situation. Search for exaggeration and understatements. Look at your talk and pick out a few words or sente
38、nces which you can turn about and inject with humor.45 To make your humor work, you should_.（A）take advantage of different kinds of audience（B） make fun of the disorganized people（C） address different problems to different people（D）show sympathy for your listeners46 The joke about doctors implies th
39、at, in the eyes of nurses, they are_.（A）impolite to new arrivals（B） very conscious of their godlike role（C） entitled to some privileges（D）very busy even during lunch hours47 It can be inferred from the text that public service_.（A）have benefited many people（B） are the focus of public attention（C） ar
40、e an inappropriate subject for humor（D）have often been the laughing stock48 To achieve the desired result, humorous stones should be delivered_.（A）in well-worded language（B） as awkwardly as possible（C） in exaggerated statements（D）as casually as possible49 The best title for the text may be_.（A）Use H
41、umor Effectively（B） Various Kinds of Humor（C） Add Humor to Speech（D）Different Humor Strategies49 Cyberspace, data superhighway, multi-mediafor those who have seen the future, the linking of computers television and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming tech
42、nological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the “how“, the question of “for whom“ is put aside once again.Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the c
43、ommunications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important th
44、an the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global marketswith destructive impact on the have-nots.For them the result is instability. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of go
45、ods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As “futures“ are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for developing countries to
46、 buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselvesso-called “development communications“ modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries economies.Communications technology is generally exported from the U. S. , Europe or Ja
47、pan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore be bought on creditcredit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.Furthermore, when new tech
48、nology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development. This means that while local elites, foreign com-munities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it.50 From the
49、passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of（A）the world economy（B） the rich countries（C） scientific development（D）the elite51 It can be inferred from the passage that_.（A）the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration（B） the export of the poor countries should be increased（C） communications technology in the developing countries should be modernized（D）international trade should be expanded52 Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructi
