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1、公共英语四级真题 2007 年 09 月及答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数:1,分数:5.00)BPart A/BBDirections:/BI For Questions 1- 5, you will hear a report on a survey recently done in Britain. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to
2、you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below./I(分数:5.00)(1).(分数:1.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_二、BPart B/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:_三、BPart C/B(总题数:3,分数
3、:10.00)IQuestions 11-13 are based on the following talk about prodigies, kids with unusual natural abilities. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13./I(分数:3.00)(1).What was John Stuart Mill?(分数:1.00)A.A historianB.A composerC.A philosopherD.A mathematician(2).What has been found about child
4、ren of unusual talent?(分数:1.00)A.Many of them are from middle-class familiesB.There are more girls than boys among themC.They are mostly born by natural childbirthD.Their parents are usually ambitious and humorous(3).What can be inferred from the talk?(分数:1.00)A.Material wealth goes hand in hand wit
5、h mental emptinessB.Environment plays a decisive role in the development of prodigiesC.Success has not always brought happiness to prodigiesD.Public praise will help prodigies to find the value of their livesQuestions 14-16 are based on the interview with British singer and songwriter Beth Orton. Yo
6、u now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.(分数:3.00)(1).When did Beth Orton begin singing?(分数:1.00)A.After she met WilliamB.Before she went to acting classesC.After she dropped out of schoolD.Before she joined a traveling group(2).When is the best time of a womans life, as Beth Orton was told?(分数
7、:1.00)A.In her 60sB.In her 40sC.In her 30sD.In her 20s(3).What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so?(分数:1.00)A.Improve her skills in playing the drumsB.Learn how to play the violinC.Try some strange musical instrumentsD.Train herself in coordinationIQuestions 17-20 are based on the foll
8、owing discussion with Dr. Jane Richard about premarital contracting. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20./I(分数:4.00)(1).How do people see premarital contracting in general?(分数:1.00)A.It is unfeasible and unnecessaryB.It has no effect on true loveC.It is only effective for someone rich an
9、d famousD.It suggests distrust between the two partners(2).What does the woman think of premarital contracting?(分数:1.00)A.It helps a couple know more about each otherB.It makes a couples relationship more stableC.It helps to develop genuine love in a coupleD.It makes a couple feel more comfortable w
10、ith each other(3).What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer?(分数:1.00)A.50%.B.30%.C.20%.D.10%.(4).What is essential in premarital contracting, according to the woman?(分数:1.00)A.Financial statusB.Legal documentsC.Attitude to marriageD.Communication四、BSection Use o(总题数:1,分数:20.00)Believe i
11、t or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year U(21) /Upressure from a Congress which was U(22) /U stories of nightmare flights.So why is it that flying is getting U(23) /U for so many passengers, U(24) /U airlines are spending billions of doll
12、ars to improve service, U(25) /U in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly U(26) /U a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is that air travel has U(27) /U been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transportation Depart
13、ment doubled in 1999 U(28) /U 1998.It seems Mother Nature would U(29) /U people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, U(30) /U long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread delays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to
14、work more closely with airlines U(31) /U weather slowdowns-for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to U(32) /U the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA U(33) /U the new initiative has fallen U(34) /U of expectations, and
15、 many passengers complain that the delays seem U(35) /U.Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. U(36) /U the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On U(37) /U, planes are about 76 percent full these days, also a
16、 U(38) /U. Thats good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers U(39) /U each flight, and bad news for passengers, U(40) /U irritations build rapidly in fight quarters.(分数:20.00)A.underB.belowC.beneathD.beyondA.held back byB.fed up withC.taken in byD.filled in w
17、ithA.inferiorB.worseC.desperateD.fatalA.as ifB.so thatC.even thoughD.now thatA.upgradingB.purchasingC.installingD.investingA.reclaimB.reserveC.recallD.rebookA.neverB.oftenC.alsoD.alwaysA.sinceB.uponC.overD.fromA.persistB.presumeC.preferD.permitA.featuringB.capturingC.distinguishingD.characterizingA.
18、charged withB.responding toC.replying toD.abiding byA.draw inB.follow upC.figure outD.set asideA.admitsB.allowsC.revealsD.claimsA.laggingB.lackingC.scarceD.shortA.absoluteB.arbitraryC.plentifulD.superfluousA.According toB.Except forC.Thanks toD.Based onA.calculationB.averageC.estimateD.totalA.fantas
19、yB.monumentC.legendD.recordA.atB.forC.overD.onA.sinceB.althoughC.unlessD.if五、BSection Readi(总题数:4,分数:20.00)BPassage 1/BThe future of space exploration depends on many things. It depends on how technology evolves, how political forces shape competition and partnerships between nations, and how import
20、ant the public feels space exploration is. The near future will see the continuation of human space flight in Earths orbit and unpiloted space flight within the solar system. Piloted space flight to other planets, or even back to the moon, still seems far away. Any flight to other solar systems is e
21、ven more distant, but a huge advance in space technology could drive space exploration into realms currently explored only by science fiction.The 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey depicted commercial shuttles flying to and from a giant wheel-shaped space station in orbit around Earth, bases on the moo
22、n, and a piloted mission to Jupiter. The real space activities of 2001 will not match this cinematic vision, but the 21st century will see a continuation of efforts to transform humanity into a spacefaring species.Perhaps the most difficult problem space planners face is how to finance a vigorous pr
23、ogram of piloted space exploration, in Earths orbit and beyond. In 1998 no single government or international enterprise had plans to send people back to the moon, much less to Mars. Such missions are unlikely to happen until the perceived value exceeds their cost.One belief shared by a number of sp
24、ace exploration experts is that future lunar and Martian expeditions should be aimed at creating permanent settlements. The residents of such outposts would have to “live off the land,“ obtaining such necessities as oxygen and water from the harsh environment. On the moon, pioneers could obtain oxyg
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