[語言類考試復習資料大全]公共英語四級真題(8)

1、書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學子：學業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復習資料大全公共英語四級真題(8)公共英語四級真題(8)Section Listening Comprehension Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are

2、 THREE parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET

3、 1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A Directions: For Questions 15, you will hear a report on a survey recently done in Britain. While you listen, fill out the table wi

4、th the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only I word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. Survey Results Readers profession Reading time per week Favored type of

5、 books 1 5 hours and 15 minutes all types of fiction secretaries almost 5 hours Jane Austins works politicians under 5 hours 2 history books taxi drivers 4 hours and _ minutes 3 self-help books 4 4 hours and 33 minutes crime fiction teachers 4 hours and 27 minutes _ fiction 5 (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名)1.答

6、案:accountants聽力原文 Recently, a survey of the nations reading habits was conducted in Britain. The survey asked members of different professions how much time they devoted to reading for pleasure every week. The researchers also asked what types of books they enjoyed. Accountants spend an average of f

7、ive hours and fifteen minutes of their leisure time reading every week. They read all types of fiction, mainly in bed or while commuting to work. Secretaries spend an average of almost five hours reading every week with Jane Austin on top of their list. Politicians who read for just under five hours

8、 a week favor biographies and history books. Most of their reading is done in bed. Taxi drivers manage an average of four hours and forty-six minutes a week much of it while waiting in their cabs. They read more self-help books than other workers. Lawyers read the highest percentage of crime fiction

9、 in their weekly average of four hours and thirty three minutes. They have no interest in poetry, gardening, self-help books, or romance. Teachers read for an average of four hours and twenty-seven minutes a week mainly in bed or on holiday. Teachers strong preference is for contemporary fiction ove

10、r the classics, but their favorite author is Jane Austin. A total of one thousand six hundred people were surveyed. The average time spent reading for pleasure was five hours and nine minutes a week. 2.答案: biographies3.答案: forty-six4.答案: lawyers5.答案: contemporaryPart B Directions: For Questions 610,

11、 you will hear an interview with Rosemary, a self-employed dog trainer in Hong Kong. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. 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.

12、(如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 1. What is the most important quality for a dog trainer?答案:understanding聽力原文 M: What qualifications do you need? R: I have a degree and worked for the SPCA for almost seven years. SPCA is a worldwide association that provides specialized care to pets. I graduated as a certified

13、dog trainer and behavior councilor from the dog academy of San Francisco SPCA. M: What sort of person does the job suit? R: Of course, the person should not be afraid of dogs. But most importantly, he should be understanding. M: What is the best way into the industry? R: Try volunteering as a dog wa

14、lker and a class assistant with dog academy certified trainers at Hong Kong SPCA. And you will learn a lot. M: What work hours do you keep? R: Evenings and weekends. M: Is there a clear career path? R: There is a clear path overseas, because there are training opportunities unlike in Hong Kong. It i

15、s a very specialized skill. Otherwise, if you like animals in general, there are many related careers like animal boarding, dog walking, pet-sitting, etc. M: Whats the best part of your job? R: Being able to help people build relationships with their dogs, and training dogs using more gentle methods

16、, preventing and resolving behavioral problems. M: Whats the worst? R: Dealing with dogs that have been beaten so much that they lose all their trust in people. M: Who is your role model? R: I have two: renowned animal behaviorist, Doctor Ian Dunbar, and Jane Dennison, the director of the Academy at

17、 San Francisco SPCA. M: Salary? R: Mine is between twenty thousand and forty thousand HK dollars a month. But a paid job starts at about seven thousand HK dollars without a degree and about ten thousand HK dollars with a degree. M: Last word. R: Working with animals is an interesting and rewarding f

18、ield to be in, but the pay may not be as good as one hopes. 2. When does Rosemary usually work?答案: evenings and weekends3. There is a clearer career path overseas because there are _.答案: training opportunities4. Dogs may lose all their trust in people if they are _.答案: beaten so much5. What is the s

19、tarting monthly salary for a dog trainer with a degree?答案:10,000 HK dollarsPart C Directions: You will hear three 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

20、 or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece once only. Questions 1113 are based on the following talk about prodigies, kids with unusual natural abilities. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 1. Wha

21、t was John Stewart Mill?A.A historian.B.A composer.C.A philosopher.D.A mathematician.答案:C聽力原文 For centuries, people have been amazed by children of unusual talent. Pianist and composer Felix Mendelssohn has composed a fair amount of music by the time he was eleven. His forth opera was produced in Be

22、rlin, when he was only eighteen. John Stewart Mill, the nineteenth century British philosopher, read Greek at three and had worked his way through elementary geometry and a large body of literature and history by the time he was twelve. Even though there has been a fascination with prodigies for cen

23、turies, there has been little serious study of them until recently. Some surprising common characteristics have been identified. The vast majority are boys. They are usually first born children of middle-class families. Often their parents are past the usual child-bearing age. Many are born by opera

24、tion rather than by natural child birth. They often have parents who seem to be trying to realize their own ambitions through their amazing children. And prodigies usually have a strange sense of humor. Although a child may be born with outstanding genetic potential, this potential will not necessar

25、ily develop. Just having the gene is not enough. says Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardener. Something in the environment must nourish the potential. And although many prodigies enjoy the satisfaction of the extraordinary achievement, public praise, and material wealth, even the most succe

26、ssful sometimes question the value of their lives and the accomplishment. I have a longing which grows stronger as I get older. confesses the famous American concert pianist Eugene Eastman, to be ordinary. 2. What has been found about children of unusual talent?A.Many of them are from middle-class f

27、amilies.B.There are more girls than boys among them.C.They are mostly born by natural childbirth.D.Their parents are usually ambitious and humorous.答案:A3. What can be inferred from the talk?A.Material wealth goes hand in hand with mental emptiness.B.Environment plays a decisive role in the developme

28、nt of prodigies.C.Success has not always brought happiness to prodigies.D.Public praise will help prodigies to find the value of their lives.答案:B Questions 1416 are based on the interview with British singer and song writer Beth Orton. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索

29、標題名) 4. 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 she joined a traveling group.答案:A聽力原文 M: You experimented with a lot of musical styles. Whats next? W: Its hard to say where Im going next, because my next

30、 record isnt finished. M: You used to go to acting classes before you got into music. Did you ever consider becoming an actress? W: Thats what I wanted to do initially. I left school and joined a traveling theater company. We didnt have money for hotels. So we used to camp in parks. It was brilliant

31、. Then I met William. He liked my voice and decided I should be a singer. It was queer because singing was something I never had ha mind. M: Is it true that the best time of a womans life is in her thirties? W: Well. Someones been telling me that it really starts at forty. She is a wonderful woman.

32、And she says the 30s are just as hard as the 20s, but in a different way. They are just confusing, But when you tier to forty, its just extraordinary. Apparently, the whole world opens up. M: What would you like to achieve before youre.say.sixty? W: Id love to learn how to play the violin but not be

33、fore Im sixty. Id like to do it in the next year or so. One of the first instruments I learned was the drums. And I am quite good at that coordination in a strange way. 5. 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.答案:B6. What d

34、oes Beth Orton Want to do in the next year or so?A.Improve her skills in playing the drums.B.Learn how to play the violin.C.Try some strange musical instruments.D.Train herself in coordination.答案:B Questions 1720 are based on the following discussion with Dr. Jane Richard about premarital contractin

35、g. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 7. How do people see premarital contracting in general?A.It is unfeasible and unnecessary.B.It has no effect on true love.C.It is only effective for someone rich and famous.D.It suggests distrust between the two partners.答案:D聽力原

36、文 M: The prevailing attitude about premarital contracting is that it spoils the whole concept of marriage, love, and trust. How do you counter that? F: First of all, most of us hear about premarital contracting when someone rich and famous gets divorced and about all the battles they are going throu

37、gh. I know when my husband and I decided that we wanted to have a premarital contract, my son said Why you guys doing that? Dont you trust each other? So its not surprising that peoples initial reaction is a negative one. But in fact, premarital contracting is a way that we can learn more about each

38、 other, make each other feel more comfortable about issues that are of concerns, and certainly clarify money concerns. This way, we can talk about them, decide together how we want our marriage to work, and if necessary, and only if necessary, we put it in a premarital contract, a legal document. M:

39、 Each year, there is one divorce for every two marriages. And a substantial portion of those who have divorced remarry. Is the notion of the premarital contract simply for those who are entering second marriages, or is it also something for the people getting married for the first time? W: Premarita

40、l contracting is a communication process. I think all of us, whatever age we are, whatever financial status we have, we have things to talk about. And if we avoid doing that and wait until there are problems, its almost too late. I think that no matter what age, whether weve been married once or not

41、, whether we have stepchildren, whether we have assets, its important to communicate and consider a legal document. 8. What does the woman think of premarital contracting?A.It helps a couple know more about each other.B.It makes a couples relationship more stable.C.It helps to develop genuine love i

42、n a couple.D.It makes a couple feel more comfortable with each other.答案:A9. What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer?A.50%.B.30%.C.20%.D.10%.答案:A10. What is essential in premarital contracting, according to the woman?A.Financial status.B.Legal documents.C.Attitude to marriage.D.Communi

43、cation.答案:DSection Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Believe it or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year 1 pressure from a Con

44、gress which was 2 stories of nightmare flights. So why is it that flying is getting 3 for so many passengers, 4 airlines arc spending billions of dollars to improve service, 5 in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly 6 a flight when it is de

45、layed or canceled? The fact is that air travel has 7 been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transportation Department doubled in 1999 8 1998. It seems Mother Nature would 9 people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 10 long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports l

46、ately and led to widespread delays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work more closely with airlines 11 weather slowdownsfor example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va., to 12 the best way to allocate the available

47、 airspace. But even the FAA 13 the new initiative has fallen 14 of expectations, and many passengers complain that the delays seem 15 . Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. 16 the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from l

48、ast year. On 17 , planes are about 76 percent full these days, also a 18 . Thats good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers 19 each flight, and bad news for passengers, 20 irritations build rapidly in tight quarters. 1.A.underB.belowC.beneathD.beyond答案:A解析 u

49、nder pressure為固定短語，表示“在壓力下，被迫”。故選A。2.A.held back byB.fed up withC.taken in byD.filled in with答案:B解析 hold back阻止；be fed up with厭煩；take in受騙；fill in with用填滿。由上下文可知，國會應該是厭倦了民眾反映的糟糕的飛行，因此選B。3.A.inferiorB.worseC.desperateD.fatal答案:B解析 inferior低等的；worse更差的；desperate絕望的；fatal致命的。由下文“The fact is that air tr

50、avel has.been such an annoyance, and.”可以看出，乘客的投訴越來越多，證明乘飛機旅行變得越來越糟，所以選B。4.A.as ifB.so thatC.even thoughD.now that答案:C解析 as if好像；so that為的是；even though即使；now that既然。由后文航空公司所做的努力和變得更糟的結果來看，前后分句是轉折關系，故選C。5.A.upgradingB.purchasingC.installingD.investing答案:D解析 upgrade提高；purchase購買；install安裝；invest投資。inve

51、st in為固定搭配，意為“買進”，其余三個詞都為及物動詞，后面直接跟名詞，故選D。6.A.reclaimB.reserveC.recallD.rebook答案:D解析 reclaim取回，改造；reserve儲備，保存；recall回憶；rebook重新預定。能接a flight作賓語的只有rebook，重新預定航班，故選D。7.A.neverB.oftenC.alsoD.always答案:D解析 從本題的后半句中1998年和1999年乘客對交通運輸部門的投訴可以看出，乘飛機旅行一直讓人很不快，可排除A、C選項；often和always都可以表示頻率高，但是always也可以表示某事持續(xù)了很

52、長時間，而often無此含義，故選D。8.A.sinceB.uponC.overD.from答案:A解析 本句的意思是從1998年以后，顧客對交通運輸部門的不滿在1999年翻了一番，因此since(從以后)最合適。故選A。9.A.persistB.presumeC.preferD.permit答案:C解析 persist堅持，執(zhí)意；presume假設；prefer更喜歡；permit允許；從后文反常的壞天氣使機場癱瘓，延誤了很多航班來看，大自然似乎更愿意人們乘公共汽車，故選C。10.A.featuringB.capturingC.distinguishingD.characterizing答案

53、:A解析 feature作為及物動詞表示“以為特色”；capture捕獲，獲得；distinguish區(qū)別，使顯出特色，一般與from連用，即distinguish A from B；characterize以為特征，一般用于被動語態(tài)。這里是說壞天氣主要是雷雨，故選A。11.A.charged withB.responding toC.replying toD.abiding by答案:B解析 be charged with承擔責任；respond to回答，響應，有反應；reply to回答，答復，一般指口頭回答；abide by遵守。本句中，airlines和weather slowdow

54、ns之間是“航空公司負責因天氣引起的延誤”或“航空公司對天氣引起的延誤作出反應”，如果選A，不應該是主動語態(tài)，故選B。12.A.draw inB.follow upC.figure outD.set aside答案:C解析 draw in拉進，拉入，誘使某人參與；follow up追究，追查；figure out想出；set aside留出。這里是說航空公司的代表要想出分配可用領空的最好方法，故選C。13.A.admitsB.allowsC.revealsD.claims答案:A解析 admit承認；allow允許；reveal揭示；claim宣布。前句話說聯(lián)邦航空部做了努力，本句和前句是轉折

55、關系，意思是即便如此，就連聯(lián)邦航空部也承認新的倡議有負眾望，從句意上判斷，可排除B和C選項；claim后面跟的“事實”一般都沒有經(jīng)過證明，與文意也不符，故選A。14.A.laggingB.lackingC.scarceD.short答案:D解析 lag滯后，延遲；lack欠缺，不足，作為動詞通常以lack in.的形式出現(xiàn)，作為名詞通常以lack of.的形式出現(xiàn)；scarce缺乏的，不足的，一般作表語，如be scarce；fall short of為固定搭配，意為“未達到目的”。故選D。15.A.absoluteB.arbitraryC.plentifulD.superfluous答案:A

56、解析 absolute絕對的，必然的；arbitrary任意的；plentiful充足的；superfluous過剩的，過多的。that后的從句作complain的賓語，由聯(lián)邦航空部也承認新的倡議有負眾望可推知，許多乘客抱怨航班延誤似乎成為一種必然現(xiàn)象，故選A。16.A.According toB.Except forC.Thanks toD.Based on答案:D解析 according to根據(jù)；except for除了；thanks to幸虧，由于；based on基于。本句意為：基于雄厚的經(jīng)濟基礎，美國航空公司有望在今年創(chuàng)造運送六億五千五百萬乘客的記錄，故選D。17.A.calculationB.averageC.estimateD.total答案:B解析 on average意為平均，是個固定短語，故選B。18.A.fantasyB.monumentC.legendD.record答案:D解