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1218大学公共四级英语真题

PartI ListeningComprehension （35points,35minutes）

PartA （15points,15minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

InpartA,youwillhearshortconversationsbetweentwopeople.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestionabouttheconversation.Thequestionsandthequestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstotheletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.

1.（A）Gotothebasketballgame.

（B）Trytopostponethegame.

（C）Gotowork

（D）Changeherworkschedule.

2. （A）Themanshouldconsiderchangingjobs.

（B）Thestyleofthesuitisout-of-date.

（C）Thecolorofthesuitisnotappropriate.

（D）Themanshouldbuythesuit.

3. （A）Hethinkstheyshouldstudyatthewoman'sapartment.

（B）Hewon'thavemuchtimetostudy.

（C）Hisapartmentismessy.

（D）Hisapartmentisinanoisyarea.

4. （A）HelostPam'snotes.

（B）HetriedtocallPamyesterday.

（C）HewantsthewomantocallPam.

（D）HeforgottoreturnthenotestoPam.

5. （A）Speaktohisteacheraboutthepresentation.

（B）Recordhimselfpracticingthepresentation.

（C）Listentoatapeofherpresentation.

（D）Asksomeoneelsetodothepresentation.

6. （A）Stopbotheringthewoman.

（B）Takethewoman'sbookwithhim.

（C）Showthewomanhowtogettothelibrary.

（D）Asksomeoneelsetogotothelibrary.

7. （A）Heisn'tveryhungryrightnow.

（B）Heregularlyeatsathisrestaurant.

（C）Theselectiononthemenuislimited.

（D）Hedoesn'twantsaladwithhislunch.

8. （A）She'sstilllookingforanapartment.

（B）Shewastoldthedormwasfull.

（C）Shedoesn'tplantomove.

（D）Shewantstomoveoutofthedorm.

9. （A）Sheknowstheman'ssister.

（B）Shewantstowatchhersisterplay.

（C）Shethinksthemanisagoodsoccerplayer.

（D）Sheisn'tinterestedinsoccer.

10.（A）He'llschedulethewomanforanafternoonappointment.

（B）Hecan'tscheduleanappointmentforthewoman.

（C）Dr.Andersonwillcallthewomanbacksoon.

（D）Dr.Anderson'sscheduleisfull.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearlongerconversations.Aftereachconversationyouwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.

Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourtestbookandchoosethebestanswer.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandfillinthespacethatcorrespondstoyourletteroftheansweryouhavechosen.

Remember,youarenotallowedtotakenotesorwriteinyourtestbook.

11.（A）It'sonlyopentopoetrymajors.

（B）Itrequiresanotherclassfirst.

（C）It'salreadyfull.

（D）It'sonlyofferedinthemorning.

12.（A）Theclassmeetsduringhisworkinghours.

（B）Theclassistoofaraway.

（C）Hehasanotherclassatthesametime.

（D）He'salreadyfamiliarwiththematerial.

13.（A）Alltheotherworkschedulesconflictwithhisclasses.

（B）Hedoesn'twanttoaskhisbossforanotherfavor.

（C）Hewantstoworkthesamescheduleashisfriends.

（D）Helikestodohishomeworkintheevenings.

14.（A）Itscoursescostless.

（B）Ithasapool.

（C）Theclasssizeissmaller.

（D）Itmayoffertheclassheneedsduringtheday.

15.（A）AnexperimentinAntarctica.

（B）ThebreakingoffofpartoftheLarsenIceShelf.

（C）TheformationoftheLarsenIceShelf.

（D）AnexpeditioninAntarctica.

PartB （20points,20minutes）

SectionA

Inthispartofthetestyouwillhearseveraltalks.Aftereachtalk,youwillhearsomequestions.Thetalksandquestionswillnotberepeated.

16.（A）Howmostspeciesofspidersreproduce.

（B）Howonespeciesofspiderfeeditsyoung.

（C）Howspidersdefendtheirterritory.

（D）HowDarwinexperimentedwithspiders.

17.（A）Theyeatoneanother.

（B）Theyeatinsectsthattheycatch.

（C）Theybuildanewnest.

（D）Theyareattackedbyotherspeciesofspiders.

18.（A）Notwomembersofaspeciesareexactlyalike.

（B）Asinglespeciesmayevolveintotwoseparatespecies.

（C）Primitivelife-formsevolveintomoreadvancedlife-forms.

（D）Thesurvivalofthestrongestinaspeciescontributionstothesurvivalofthatspecies.

19.（A）EarlynewspapersinEngland.

（B）Theearlyhistoryofmagazines.

（C）ThelifeofDanielDefoe.

（D）Differencesbetweennewspapersandmagazines.

20.（A）ItspublicationwasbannedbytheBritishgovernment.

（B）Itwasthefirstweeklynewspaper.

（C）Itcausedaprisonrevolt.

（D）Itwasthefirstmagazineeverpublished.

21.（A）Ithadmanymorepagesthannewspapers.

（B）Itwasgivenawayforfree.

（C）Itdealtwithissuesratherthanevents.

（D）Itwasmorewidelyavailablethannewspapers.

22.（A）HewrotearticlesoftheChurchofEngland.

（B）HerefusedtostoppublishingtheReview.

（C）Herefusedtopaypublishingtaxes.

（D）HerefusedtojointheChurchofEngland.

23.（A）Itwasnotreallyamagazine.

（B）Itfeaturedavarietyofarticlesandstories.

（C）Itwaspraisedbyreadersofpoetry.

（D）Itwasunpopularwithpoliticians.

24.（A）Howartistsgainedfame.

（B）Ascheduleofartexhibits.

（C）Oneformoffolkart.

（D）Thepreservationofoldpaintings.

25.（A）Veryfewwereproduced.

（B）Mostwerekeptonlyashorttime.

（C）Mostwereprintedondelicatepaper.

（D）Manyhavebeenacquiredbycollectors.

SectionBCompoundDictation

TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmorethanone-hundred-twenty-millionbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers, S1____publicationsandlettersofS2____interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art S3____,movies,soundrecordingsandmusicalS4____.TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforgovernmentholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.ButnooneisS5____totakebooksoutofthebuilding.

TheLibraryofCongresswasS6____ineighteen-hundred.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolBuilding.Byeighteen-fourteen,thecollectionhadincreasedtoaboutthree-thousandbooks.TheywereS7____thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburnedduringAmerica’swarwithBritain.

Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.MisterJefferson’scollectionincludedseven-thousandbooksinsevenlanguages.S8____.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection.S9____.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.S10____.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingpublishedintheUnitedStates.

PartII ReadingComprehension（35points,25minutes）

SectionI Carefulreading（25points,20minutes）

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

TEXTA

Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation.Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobediencetoasignal.Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain.Anotherup-trainpassedthem,thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone.Thetraingatheredspeedagain.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-line,swervedinwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect.Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel,now,onegainingalittle,nowtheother.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible.Theothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages.

Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst-classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway.

Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoherfeet.

Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,remorselessly,stranglingher.Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets,herfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGillicuddywatched,fascinated,theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpledintheman’shands.

Atthesamemoment,Mrs.McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed.Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight.

AlmostautomaticallyMrs.McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothecommunicationcord,thenpaused,irresolute.Afterall,whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling?

Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters,andtheunusualcircumstances,madeherfeelparalysed.Someimmediateactionwasnecessary,—butwhat?

Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,“Ticket,please.”

26. WhenMrs.McGuillicuddy’strainpassedthroughastation,it___.

A.gainedspeedsuddenly B.ke

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