公共英語四級真題(3)

1、公共英語四級真題（3）（總分：100.00，做題時間：90 分鐘）、SectionIListening Comprehension（總題數(shù)：0，分數(shù)：0.00）Part A （總題數(shù)：1,分數(shù)：5.00）Buck in gham Palace and Quee n Elizabeththe year whe n Buck in gham Palace was built1705the year whe n Elizabeth came to the throne1.the floor on which the royal family live2nd floorthe seas on whe

2、n garde n parties are held2.nu mber of guests at each party9000nu mber of people tak ing care of Quee n Elizabeth3.the meal duri ng which Scottish music is played4.places Queen Elizabeth often visits after lunch5.schoolsBuck in gham Palace and Quee n Elizabeththe year whe n Buck in gham Palace was b

3、uilt1705the year whe n Elizabeth came to the throne1.the floor on which the royal family live2nd floorthe seas on whe n garde n parties are held2.nu mber of guests at each party9000nu mber of people tak ing care of Quee n Elizabeth3.the meal duri ng which Scottish music is played4.places Queen Eliza

4、beth often visits after lunch5.schools（分數(shù)：5.00 ）填空項 1:_ （正確答案：1952）解析：1952 聽力原文Buckingham Palace is in London, England. It was built around 1705. Its famous because QueenElizabeth of England lives there. She becamequeen in 1952. Buckingham Palace is a big and beautiful building, a flagflies on the p

5、alace. It flies on top of the palace when the queen is there. Queen Elizabeth and her family lives on thesecond floor of the palace. The queen also has her office in the palace where she meets with presidents, kings, andpoliticians. Queen Elizabeth often asks some important people to have dinner at

6、the palace. She also has three gardenparties in the summer. She invites 9000 people to each party. Queen Elizabeths day starts at 7:00 in the morning.Seven people take care of her. One person prepares her clothes. Another person takes care of her dogs. The queenloves dogs. Right now she has eight do

7、gs. Everyday a man brings food for the dogs toQueen Elizabeth room. The queen puts the food in the bowls with a silver spoon. At 8:30 every morning, the queen hasbreakfast with her husband, Prince Philip. They drink a special coffeewith hot milk. During breakfast, a musician plays Scottish music out

8、side. Then Queen Elizabeth works in her office therest of the morning. After lunch, she visits hospitals or schools. 解析： summer 解析： seven 解析： breakfast 解析：hospitals三、 Part B （ 總題數(shù)： 1，分數(shù)： 5.00）（分數(shù)： 5.00 ）（1）. Alexander was called a god because he was 1. （分數(shù)： 1.00 ） 填空項 1:（正確答案： so powerful ）解析： so po

9、werful 聽力原文 He was a King, a commander, and a conqueror. Alexander the Great was so powerful some peoplecalled him a god. Hes one of the greatest generals in history. Alexander was born in 356 B. C.His father, King Philipn, hired the famous Greek philosopher Arist otle to tutor young Alexander. In t

10、he summer of 336B.C., his father was murdered by one of his body guards. Alexander then became King. Many people, inside and outsidethis country, flooded against the young king. But Alexander was shrewd. He quickly ordered the execution of all thosewho were against him. Crashed the rebellions and re

11、stored his rule. Next in 334 B.C., Alexander turned his attentiontoward thePersian Empire in southwest Asia. Their armies met in 333 B.C. and fought a fierce battle. Alexander won and thePersian Emperor fled. Alexander then let his soldiers south into the Egypt where he ceased power. At the mouth of

12、 NileRiver in northern Egypt, Alexander founded a new city. He named the city Alexanderia. Alexander was a militarygenius and a greatest explorer. He also had a grand ambition. He wanted to rule a world empire where people could livein peace with one another. As he traveled, he built more cities. He

13、 recruited soldiers, merchants and scholars from manylands to settle in them. In 326 B.C. Alexander turned south into India. But by then his men were tired and weak. Thesoldiers rebelled and refused to go farther. Although he was not willing,Alexander had to turn back. By 323 B.C he reached Babylon

14、in Iraq. While he was in Iraq, he caught a fever and died atthe age of 33. His empire was divided up.（2）. In which year did Alexander become king?（分數(shù)：1.00 ）解析： 336 B.C.（3）. In which country did Alexander found a new city?（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）解析： Egypt（4）. What kind ofpeople did Alexander recruit to live in th

15、e cities he built?（分數(shù)： 1.00）解析： soldiers, merchants, scholars（5）. At what age did Alexander die?（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）解析： 33四、 Part C （ 總題數(shù)： 3，分數(shù)： 10.00）Questions 1113 are based on the following conversation between a driver and a police officer. Questions1113 are based on the following conversation between a

16、driver and a police officer.（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）（1）.Why did the police officer stop the driver?（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. The driver exceeded the speed limit.VB. The driver didnt stop at the zebra crossing.C. The officer was conducting a routine check.D. The officer found the cars brake lights were out.解析： 聽力原文 W: OK. Ma

17、y I see your drivers license, please?M: What? Did I do anything wrong?W: License, please, and your car registration.M: Oh yeah. Its here somewhere in the glove compartment. Yeah, here it is.W: Sir, did you realize you were speeding in the school zone?M: What? No, I didnt. Thats probably because my m

18、eter is broken. I mean mile functioning.W: Yes, you were going 50 miles per hour in a 20 miles per hour zone. And.M: What?W: And you failed to come to the complete stop at the cross road back there.M: Rolling stops dont come.W: And one of your brake lights is out.M: Oh .W: You were not wearing a sea

19、t belt. And your drivers licenses expired six months ago.M: And . Your name is . Officer Smiths. Hey! Are you related to the Smiths in town? My wifes cousins husband, Ithink his name is Brad, works for the police department here. Or was there a fire department? Anyway, I think you mightbe good frien

20、ds, and you know, .W: So whats that got to do with it? Do you want meto re-hold your car fight now because of these violations?M: No, of course not.W: OK, then. Here is your ticket. You can either pay it or call him to pay in the final minute.Have a nice day!M: Do you take cash?（2）.Why did the drive

21、r mention his wifes cousins husband? （分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. To prove his connection with the officer.VB. To show himself as an influential man.C. To influence the police officer.D. To establish a new friendship.解析：（3）.What did the police officer threaten to do?（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. Give the driver a ticket.B. Take t

22、he driver to court.C. Retain the drivers car.VD. Take the driver to the police station.解析：Questions 1416 are based on the following talk on Kwanzaa,an African American cultural holiday. Questions1416 are based on the following talk on Kwanzaa,an African American cultural holiday.（分數(shù)： 3.00 ）（1）.What

23、is the origin of Kwanzaa related to?（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. Religion.B. Family life.C. Agriculture.VD. Community.解析： 聽力原文 Kwanzaa is an African American cultural holiday. Begins on the December 26th, and lasts seven full days throughJanuary 1st. Kwanzaa celebrates family, community, and African heritage and c

24、ulture. Millions of people celebrateKwanzaa every year in the United States. African communities and many other parts of the world also celebrate theholiday. The word Kwanzaa pronounced kuang za, comes from a Swahili phrase that means first fruits. Swahili isone of the most widely spoken languages i

25、n Africa. The first fruits or the first crops harvested at the end of the yearsgrowing season. Harvest celebration in Africa date back thousands of years. Modern harvest celebrations still take placein many parts of Africa. And an African American scholar namedMauluna Karenga developed Kwanzaa in th

26、e United States in 1966. Karenga wanted a special time for AfricanAmericans to honor their African heritage, and their own African American culture.Karenga wanted Kwanzaa to be a time of gathering for families and friends for giving thanks. Since the 1960s, Kwanzaahas spread to many other parts of t

27、he world. The colors of Kwanzaa are black, red, and green. These colors wereimportant symbols in ancient Africa. People celebrate Kwanzaa by decorating their homeswith these colors. Otherdecorations include traditional African crafts, such as colorful cloth and woven baskets. In many homes, families

28、exchange gifts. A major part of Kwanzaais the lighting of seven candles, called IIshumma. Each day a candle is lit torepresent one of the seven principles of black culture developed by Karenga. These principles encourage people to livewell according to African ideals.（2）.Which of the following color

29、s is used for decoration in Kwanzaa? （分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. Yellow.B. Green.VC. White.D. Blue.解析：（3）.What do the seven candles stand for?（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. Principles.VB. Cultures.C. Tribes.D. Colors. 解析：Questions 1720 are based on the following talk about the Worm Bank. Questions 1720 are based on thefollowing t

30、alk about the Worm Bank.（分數(shù)： 4.00 ）（1）.When was the World Bank officially founded? （ 分 數(shù) ：1.00 ）A. In 1944.B. In 1946.VC. In 1949.D. In 2000.解析： 聽力原文 The World Bank is an UN organization. It was set up to finance projects to further the economic development of itsmember nations. Its foundations rela

31、te at the UN Monetary and Financial Conference at Breatwoods in 1944, andofficially came to life in 1946. Back in the post-war era, the Bank made loans for the reconstruction of Europe. Later theemphasis Shifted from Europe to the developing world. In 2000, the Bank lent almost 16bilfion dollars to

32、its clientcountries.It says that its dream is a world free of poverty. Much of the money then goes towards the effort to strengthen and buildcapital markets. Another slice of money is loaned for projects, such as water supply, and sanitation. There are threemain sources of funds for the Bank subscri

33、ptionshit up by member countries, bond issues on the world financial markets, and net earnings on the Banks assets. TheWorld Bank has 183 member countries. All members must first join the International Monetary Fund. Members areshareholders of the Bank. They do not all pull equal weight within the o

34、rganization. The leading contributors are theUnited States, Japan, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. They have the biggest say in World Bank policy.Each of these five countries has a nominee on the Banks board of executive directors. The remaining 178 countries arebetween themallowed to nomin

35、ate a total of 19 other board members. It is thisselect board that decides on the Banks work.（2）.The World Bank dreams of a world without（分數(shù)： 1.00 ）A. inequalityB. povertyVC. oppressionD. conflicts解析：.What do we know about the World Bank member countries?（分數(shù)：1.00 ）A. They have equal say.B. They deci

36、de on the banks work.C. They are the board members.D. They are its shareholders.V解析：（4）.How many leading contributors does the World Bank have?（分數(shù)：1.00 ）A. 24.B. 19.C. 5.VD. 3.解析：五、SectionnUse of English （總題數(shù)：1，分數(shù)：20.00）Humans like to regard themselves as exceptional. Many philosophers believe human

37、s are the only1 which understands that others have their own personal thoughts. That understanding is knownin the 2 as having a theory of mind, and it is considered the 3 to such cherished human 4 as sympathy and deception.Biologists have learned to treat such 5 with caution. Bernd Heinrich and Thom

38、asBugnyar describe an experiment theyhave carried out 6 ravens.7 to gaze is reckoned to be a good 8 of the development of theory of mind in human children. 9about 18 months, most children are able to follow the gaze of another person, and 10 things about the gazer from it.Failure to 11 this trick is

39、 an early symptom of autism, a syndrome whose main underlying feature is a（n） 12 tounderstand that other people have 13 , too.To 14 whether ravens could follow gaze, Dr Heinrich used six six-month-old hand-reared ravens.The birds were set, one at a time, on a perch on one side of a room divided by a

40、 barrier. An experimenter in front of thebarrier 15 his head and eyes in a particular 16 and gazed for 30 seconds before looking 17 . Dr Heinrich found that all thebirds were able to follow the gaze of the experimenters, even 18 the barrier. In the 19 case, the curious birds eitherjumped down from t

41、he perch and walked around the barrier to have a 20 or leapt on top of it and peered over.（分數(shù)：20.00 ）A. categoryB. groupC. raceD. speciesV解析：解析該題考查名詞詞義辨析。category 種類；group 群體；race 種族；species 物種。根據(jù)句意 及下文對鳥類的實驗可知， 此處表達的意思是人類自認為是一個知道他人有自己想法的特殊物種，故選 DoA. perspectiveVB. tradeC. businessD. skill解析：解析該題考查名

42、詞詞義辨析。perspective 觀點、視角；trade 貿(mào)易；business 商業(yè)；skill 技能。聯(lián)系上文的“ that understanding ”和下文的“ theory of mind可知此處進一步說明哲學(xué)家的觀點， 故選 AoA. secretB. attributionVC. alternativeD. gateway解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 secret 秘密； attribution 歸因； alternative 選擇； gateway 門； 途徑。根據(jù)句意可知此處表達的意思是“心理理論”是人類同情與欺騙等情感產(chǎn)生的原因，故選B。A. qualities

43、VB. operationsC. habitsD. values解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 qualities 特質(zhì)； operations 手術(shù)；運營； habits 習(xí)慣； values 價值觀。根據(jù)后文提到的“ sympathy and deception ”可知，此處表達的意思是類似同情與欺騙等人類共 有的、區(qū)別于其他物種的特質(zhì)，故選A。A. comparisonsB. findingsC. assertionsVD. studies解析：解析該題考查名詞詞義辨析。comparisons 比較；findings 發(fā)現(xiàn)；assertions 斷言，論斷；studies研究。根據(jù)

44、前文可知，第一段主要列舉了哲學(xué)家的觀點來進一步論證“人類喜歡把自己當(dāng)作例外”這一論 點，然而文中并未明確說明哲學(xué)家的觀點是得到實證證明的，言外之意是，這只是他們的主觀看法，由此 可推知，此處表達的意思是生物學(xué)家對哲學(xué)家的“斷言”提出的質(zhì)疑，故選C。A. onVB. toC. againstD. for解析：解析該題考查介詞的用法。on 在上；關(guān)于；to 向方向；against 相反；for 為了。根據(jù)句意 可知，此處意為對渡鴉進行的一項實驗，其中“ ravens ”是實驗對象，前面需要一個表示“關(guān)于”的介詞，on 符合文意，故選 A。A. IndifferenceB. ResponseVC.

45、ResistanceD. Instinct解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 indifference 冷漠； response 反應(yīng)； resistance 抵觸；抗拒； instinct 直覺；本能。根據(jù)后文進一步的解釋，即大多數(shù)兒童在 18 個月大時能夠追隨他人的目光，可知此處表達的 意思是對于目光的反應(yīng)，故選B。A. callB. reasonC. hintD. measureV解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 call 呼喚；召喚； reason 原因； hint 暗示；示意； measure 措施；衡量標(biāo)準。 根據(jù)下文“大多數(shù)兒童在 18 個月大時能夠追隨他人的目光”可知，

46、此處表達的意思是對于他人 目光的追隨是衡量兒童心理理論發(fā)展的一個好的標(biāo)準，故選D。A. WithB. InC. ByD. AtV解析：解析該題考查介詞用法。with 表示伴隨；in 表示在.中；by 表示手段；at 表示在某一點。根據(jù)文意可知，此處表示的意思是對于兒童年齡段的描述，at 意為“在期間；在歲時”，符合文意，故選 D。A. imagineB. inferVC. locateD. confer解析： 解析 該題考查動詞詞義辨析。 imagine 想象； infer 推斷； locate 定位； confer 商談；給與。根 據(jù)空格所在的句子前半部分“追蹤他人的目光”，以及后半部分“關(guān)

47、于他人的一些信息”可知，此處表達 的意思是兒童能夠從他人的凝視中獲得信息。infer sth. from sth. 意為“從中推斷出”，故選B。A. developVB. findC. planD. conceal解析： 解析 該題考查動詞詞義辨析。 develop 發(fā)育；形成； find 發(fā)現(xiàn)； plan 計劃； conceal 隱藏。由本 句“自閉癥的早期癥狀”可知，此處表達的意思是缺失追蹤他人目光的能力，develop 表示在成長過程中形成、掌握某項能力，故選A。A. resentB. tendencyC. attemptD. inabilityV解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 r

48、esent 怨恨； tendency 傾向； attempt 嘗試； inability 無能力。 根據(jù)前文“自閉癥的基本特征”以及后文“對于其他人的理解”可以推斷，此處表達的意思與自閉癥的 癥狀有關(guān)， inability tounderstand.表示理解能力的缺失，符合文意，故選D。A. sensesB. mindsVC. beliefsD. faculties解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 senses 感覺； minds 想法； beliefs 信仰； faculties 能力。根據(jù) 前文“大多數(shù) 18 月大的兒童都能追隨另一個人凝視的目光， 并且從中推測出關(guān)于他的一些情況”可知

49、， 此 處表達的意思是自閉癥兒童在相關(guān)能力上的缺失，即自閉癥兒童不能理解他人也有想法，故選B。A. argueB. proveC. testVD. confirm解析： 解析 該題考查動詞詞義辨析。 argue 爭論； prove 證明； test 測試； confirm 確定。根據(jù)前文對 兒童追蹤目光的描述以及后文對渡鴉進行的實驗可知，此處表達的意思是海因里希博士進行實驗的目的是 測試渡鴉是否能夠追蹤目光，由于實驗尚未得到定論，故選C。A. movedB. hidC. revealedD. adjustedV解析：解析該題考查動詞詞義辨析。moved 移動；hid 隱藏；revealed 揭

50、示；adjusted 調(diào)整。根據(jù)本句 主語“實驗者”以及后文的賓語“他的頭和眼睛”可知，此處表達的意思是實驗者將頭和眼睛對準某一方 向，并且凝視 30 秒，adjust表示在原來的位置調(diào)節(jié)某事物的方向或者狀態(tài)，而move 意為將某物進行位置的改變或者移動， adjust 符合文意，故選 D。A. mannerB. directionVC. typeD. circle解析：解析該題考查名詞詞義辨析。manner 方式；direction 方向；type 類型；circle 圓圈。根據(jù)前文的“實驗者將頭和眼睛調(diào)整”以及后文的“凝視 30 秒”可知， 此處表達的意思是實驗者為了做出凝視的 動作，要將

51、頭和眼睛對準某一方向，故選 B。A. downB. upC. awayVD. inside解析：解析該題考查副詞詞義辨析。down 表示向下；up 表不向上；away 表示離開；inside 表示內(nèi)部。 由前文的“實驗者把他的頭和眼睛朝向某一方向， 在凝視 30 秒鐘之后”可知此處表達的意思是實驗者在做 出凝視的動作之后所做的動作，away 泛指其他的方向，符合文意，故選C。A. intoB. withinC. beyondVD. from解析： 解析 該題考查介詞用法。 into 表示向內(nèi)； within 表示內(nèi)部； beyond 表示越過；另一邊； from 表 示從。根據(jù)前文“實驗者發(fā)現(xiàn)

52、全部渡鴉都能追隨實驗者的目光，甚至能夠”以及后文的“障礙物”可 知，此處表達的意思是渡鴉甚至能夠越過障礙物而追蹤實驗者的目光。beyond the barrier 表示越過障礙物，符合文意，故選 C。A. formerB. latterVC. ordinaryD. unusual解析： 解析 該題考查形容詞詞義辨析。 former 表示前者； latter 表示后者； ordinary 普通的； unusual 非凡的。根據(jù)前文“所有的渡鴉都能夠追隨實驗者的目光，有些好奇的渡鴉甚至能越過障礙物”以及下文 好奇的渡鴉通過各種方式追隨實驗者的目光可知，此句進一步說明越過障礙物的情況，即前文所提到的

53、后 一種情況，故選 B。A. lookVB. restC. tryD. taste解析： 解析 該題考查名詞詞義辨析。 look 看； rest 休息； try 嘗試； taste 品嘗。根據(jù)前文“所有的渡 鴉都能夠追隨實驗者的目光， 有些好奇的渡鴉甚至能越過障礙物”以及后文“跳上障礙物， 并從上面俯視” 可知，渡鴉跳下木桿或走到障礙物周圍是為了看到實驗者的目光所指向的方向，have a look 意為“看一眼”，故選 A。六、Section 川 Reading Comprehension （總題數(shù)：0，分數(shù)：0.00）七、 Part A （ 總題數(shù)： 0，分數(shù)： 0.00）八、 Text 1

54、 （ 總題數(shù)： 1，分數(shù)： 5.00）Conventional wisdom has long held that mammals stayed millions of years on earth. As long as dinosaurs roamed thelands, our distant ancestors never got to be much more than chicken-hearted creatures that sneaked out at night to grabbits of plants when the terriblelizards were asle

55、ep.Only when they were wiped out did mammals begin to earn a little evolutionary respect.But that picture changed dramatically with the announcement inNatureof two impressive fossils. One, of a brand-newspecies namedR. giganticus, broke apart the notion that most dinosaur-age mammals were never larg

56、er thansquirrels. The animal had the dimensions of a midsize dog-by far the biggest dinosaur-age mammal ever found. And thesecond, a new specimen of a previously discovered species calledR. robustus, refuted the notion that it was alwaysthe mammals that got eaten. Inside the skeleton where the anima

57、ls stomach would have been are the fossilizedremains of a baby dinosaur. This discovery was the chance of a lifetime, says Jin Meng, scientist and coauthor of thepaper.Indeed, Meng didnt expect to find things like this at all. The smaller skeleton was discovered about two years ago byvillagers in Ch

58、inas Liaoning province, site of some of the richest fossil beds in the world. They brought it to the attentionof scientists, who took it to an institute for examination. We didnt see the stomach contents at first, says Meng.After they did, however, it didnt take them long to realize they had struck

59、scientific gold.On closer examination, the scientists determined that the remains were those of a juvenile dinosaur. Someof the armand leg bones were still attached to each other, suggesting thatR. robustusdidnt chew its food thoroughly but wolfedit down in large chunks.Taken together, the finds ove

60、rturn the already eroded idea that early mammalswere tiny and timid. Nowpaleontologistscan stop cooking up theories to explain why mammalswere so little that they had to be small to avoid being found, forexample, or they couldnt grow larger because dinosaurs already occupied those ecological spaces.