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1、公共英语四级-名人(二)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For Questions 1 5, you will hear a passage about Jackie Chan. 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 on

2、ly 1 word in each numbered box.Information about Jackie chanHe began to take on roles in Bruce Lee films at (Age) _. UU 1 /U/UNew Fist of Fury is made in (Year) _. UU 2 /U/UHe became a success when he injected his own brand of _. UU 3 /U/UHe moved on to Hollywood in the _. UU 4 /U/UThe Yong Master w

3、as Chans first film to effectively combine comedywith _.UU 5 /U/U（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、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For Questions 6 10, you will hear a talk by a well-known U.S. journalist. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the questions. Use no more than 3 words

4、 for each answer.Besides reporters, who else were camped out for days outside thespeakers home?UU 1 /U/UOne reporter got to the speakers apartment pretending to pay _. UU 2 /U/UThe speaker believed the reporter wanted a picture of her looking _. UU 3 /U/UWhere a correction to a false story is usuall

5、y placed? UU 4 /U/UAccording to the speaker, the press will lose readers unless the editorsand the news directors _.UU 5 /U/U（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、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, read the questions related to

6、 it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.（分数：3.00）(1).How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was born? A. Almost all her life. B. Less than half her life. C. Until 1830. D. Before 1872.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the

7、following about Emily Dickinson is true? A. She was not a productive poet. B. She saw many of her poems published. C. She was not a sociable person. D. She had contact only with a few poets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized? A. After Henry James referred highly to her.

8、B. After seven of her poems were published. C. After her poems became known to others. D. After she was dead for many years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).When did Beth Orton begin singing? A. After she met William. B. Before she went to acting classes. C. After she dropped out of school. D. Before s

9、he joined a traveling group.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When is the best time of a womans life, as Beth Orton was told? A. In her 60s. B. In her 40s. C. In her 30s. D. In her 20s.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so? A. Improve her skills in playing the drums. B. Lear

10、n how to play the violin. C. Try some strange musical instruments. D. Train herself in coordination.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).How many matches did Moore play during his professional career? A. 90. B. 108. C. 180. D. 668.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In 1964, Bobby Moore was made _. A. Englands footballer

11、 of the year B. a soccer coach in West Germany C. a medalist for his sportsmanship D. a member of the Order of the British Empire（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).After Moore retired from playing, the first thing he did was _. A. editing Sunday Sport B. managing professional soccer teams C. working for Capital R

12、adio D. developing a sports marketing company（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following about Bobby Moore is true? A. He was a famous soccer player in West Germany. B. He had played in Englands national team for more than 10 years before he retired, C. No one has played more professional soccer mat

13、ches than him. D. He stopped working after he was diagnosed with cancer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each numbered blank.The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up

14、people involved in prominent cases U U 1 /U /Uthe trial of Rosemary West.In a significant U U 2 /U /Uof legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a U U 3 /U /Ubill that will propose making payments to witnesses U U 4 /U /Uand will strictly control the amount of

15、U U 5 /U /Uthat can be given to a case U U 6 /U /Ua trial begins.In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee, Lord Irvine said he U U 7 /U /Uwith a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not U U 8 /U /Usufficient control.U U 9 /U /Uo

16、f the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a U U 10 /U /Uof media protest when he said the U U 11 /U /Uof privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges U U 12 /U /Uto Parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which U U 13 /U /Uth

17、e European Convention on Human Rights legally U U 14 /U /Uin Britain, laid down that everybody was U U 15 /U /Uto privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.“Press freedoms will be in safe hands U U 16 /U /Uour British judges,“ he said.Witness payments

18、 became an U U 17 /U /Uafter West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were U U 18 /U /Uto have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised U U 19 /U /Uwitnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to U U 20 /U /Uguil

19、ty verdicts.（分数：20.00）(1). A. as to B. for instance C. in particular D. such as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. tightening B. intensifying C. focusing D. fastening（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. sketch B. rough C. preliminary D. draft（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. illogical B. illegal C. improbable D. improper（分数：1.00）A

20、.B.C.D.(5). A. publicity B. penalty C. popularity D. peculiarity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. since B. if C. before D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. sided B. shared C. complied D. agreed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. present B. offer C. manifest D. indicate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. Release B. Publication C. Printi

21、ng D. Exposure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. storm B. rage C. flare D. flash（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. translation B. interpretation C. exhibition D. demonstration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. better than B. other than C. rather than D. sooner than（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. changes B. makes C. sets D. turns（分数

22、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. binding B. convincing C. restraining D. sustaining（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. authorized B. credited C. entitled D. qualified（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. with B. to C. from D. by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. impact B. incident C. inference D. issue（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. stated B. re

23、marked C. said D. told（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. what B. when C. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. assure B. confide C. ensure D. guarantee（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Read the following text. Answer the questions below the text by choosing A, B, C o

24、r D.Du Bois was a sociological and educational pioneer who challenged the established system of education that tended to restrict rather than to advance the progress of black Americans. He challenged what is called the “Tuskegee machine“ of Booker T. Washington, the leading educational spokesperson

25、of the blacks in the U.S As a sociologist and historian, Du Bois called for a more determined and activist leadership than Washington provided.Unlike Washington, whose roots were in southern black agriculture, Du Boiss career spanned both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. He was a native of Massachuset

26、ts, received his undergraduate education from Fisk University in Nashville, did his graduate study at Harvard University, and directed the Atlanta University Studies of Black American Life in the South. Du Bois approached the problem of racial relations in the United States from two dimensions: as a

27、 scholarly researcher and as an activist for civil rights. Among his works was the famous empirical sociological study, The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study, in which he examined that citys black population and made recommendations for the school system. Du Boiss Philadelphia study was the pioneer

28、 work on urban blacks in America.Du Bois had a long and active career as a leader in the civil rights movement. He helped to organize the Niagara Movement in 1905, which led to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), established in 1909. From 1910 to 1934, Du Bois edi

29、ted The Crisis, the major journal of the NAACP. In terms of its educational policy, the NAACPs position was that all American children and youth should have genuine equality of educational opportunity. This policy, which Du Bois helped to formulate, stressed the following theme: (1) public schooling

30、 should be free and compulsory for all American children; (2) secondary schooling should be provided for all youth; (3) higher education should not be monopolized by any special class or race.As a leader in education, Du Bois challenged not only the tradition of racial segregation in schools but als

31、o the accommodationist ideology of Booker T. Washington. The major difference between the two men was that Washington sought change that was evolutionary in nature and did not upset the social order, whereas Du Bois demanded immediate change. Du Bois believed in educated leadership for blacks, and h

32、e developed a concept referred to as the “talented tenth,“ according to which 10 percent of the black population would receive a traditional college education in preparation for leadership.（分数：10.00）(1).Compared with Booker T. Washington, Du Boiss political stand was _. A. less popular B. more radic

33、al C. less aggressive D. more conservative（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the text, Du Bois worked as all of the following EXCEPT _. A. an editor B. an educator C. a scholar D. an official（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It is Du Boiss belief that _. A. the blacks have a priority in terms of education B. high

34、er education should be free for all races C. everyone has an equal right to education D. development in education should be gradual（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following statements is true according to the text? A. Washington would not appreciate the idea of overthrowing the social order. B. Ra

35、cial separation is an outcome of accommodationist ideology. C. Washington would not support determined activist leadership. D. The Philadelphia Negro is a book on blacks in American South.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. A. many blacks are prepared for leadersh

36、ip B. Du Bois was in favor of “elite education“ for blacks C. Washington and Du Bois had never been friends D. only the top 10 percent are worth educating（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.She, a gradu

37、ate from the department of psychology in Harvard University, starred in the film the Professional (这个杀手不太冷). She also portrayed the combination of white swan and black swan. She is Natalie Portman, the newly best actress for the 2011 Academy Award.17 years ago, she cast the role of Mathilde in the f

38、ilm the Professional. Since then, she was hailed as a child star with uncommonly skilled performance. U U 1 /U /UUFor most people, young Natalie easily achieved this role for her uniqueness; however, things didnt seem like that./UU U 2 /U /UUThough she was discovered at the age of 10 by a modeling s

39、cout, she expressed her interests in acting rather than modeling, and was sent to the acting agents where she got the chance to take a screening test in the Professional./U She was not approved by the director until she begged him for a chance to play a new scene. Finally she got the chance to let t

40、he world remember her.Maybe all these experiences could only express a little part of her distinctions. In 1999 when she has already filmed in Star War, Heat, Beautiful Girls, etc., and costarred with many film stars such as A1 Pacino and Woody Allen, she entered Harvard at the age of 18 after gradu

41、ation from high school to study psychology. U U 3 /U /UUBesides, she even hid her name and refused all the commercial activities to ensure her study in Harvard. She once said, “I like being with the talents. My roommates all have extraordinary experiences in different fields.“/U Knowing that Harvard

42、 would treat everyone equally, she focused more on study and achieved her BA degree in 2003.U U 4 /U /UUNatalie Portman was Jewish and she began the dancing training when she was 4 years old and kept training since then, which gave her profound advantages in starring in the film Black Swan./U She ma

43、de her directorial debut with a segment in the film compilation New York, I Love You in 2009. U U 5 /U /UUShe is an advocate for animal rights and has been a vegetarian since childhood and she does not eat animal products or wear fur, feathers, or leather. Meanwhile Portman has also supported antipo

44、verty activities./U For this she is called Audrey Hepburn the second.（分数：15.00）_九、BSection Writi(总题数：1，分数：25.00)1.Directions:Study the pictures carefully and write an essay of 160200 words in which you should1) Describe the photos briefly,2) Interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them,3) Give your point of view.（分数：25.00）_十、BSection Speak(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、B