2016年公共英语四级考试模拟试题(4)

　　From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies(电影院); others'36'sports. It depends on individual(个人的)'37'. There are many different ways to spend our'38'time.

　　Almost everyone has'39'kind of hobby(爱好). It may be40'from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very'41'; others don't'42'at all. Some collections are'43'a lot of money; others are valuable only'44'their owners.

　　I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(稀有的)fiftycent piece'45'250!

　　He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was'46. '47', my youngest brother'48'match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However,'49'my brother they are extremly(特别地)'50'.Nothing makes him'51'than to find a new match box for his collection.That's'52'a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the'53'of it. The value in dollars is not important, '54'the pleasure it gives us'55'.

　　36. [A] soon [B] attend[C] tend[D] take part in

　　37. [A] time[B] energy[C] interests[D] fun

　　38[A] spare[B] working[C] own[D] day

　　39[A] some[B] any[C] certain[D] every

　　40[A] OK[B] all right[C] anything[D] something

　　41[A] expensive[B] interesting[C] exciting[D] cheap

　　42[A] spend anything[B] cost anything[C] pay nothing[D] need something

　　43[A] worth[B] worthy[C] valued[D] paid

　　44[A] for[B] to[C] with[D] of

　　45[A] worth[B] spent[C] worthy[D] uscd

　　46[A] a little too higher[B] too expensive[C] cheap[D] reasonable

　　47[A] At the same time〖KG2〗[B] On the other hand

　　[C] On the contrary〖KG4〗[D] As a matter of fact

　　48[A] collects[B] buys[C] chooses[D] selects

　　49[A] for[B] to[C] in[D] with

　　50[A] dear[B] expensive[C] valuable[D] costly

　　51[A] so happy[B] that happy[C] more happily[D] happier

　　52[A] what[B] how[C] how much[D] where

　　53[A] price[B] value[C] interest[D] fun

　　54[A] though[B] and[C] but[D] when

　　55[A] is[B] does[C] will[D] has

　　A

　　In the 1900's, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teeth

　　and combed their hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐)and

　　a wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there.

　　The bathtub was a wash tub(澡盆)filled with water from the stove. If you were small enough you could sit down by drawing your knees to your chest. Otherwise, you washed yourself standing up. Often all the women and girls in the family bathed together. Then the men and boys did. In most families this was Saturday night because Sundays they went to church.

　　A small number of families did have running water. But that depended on whether there was a water system where they lived and on whether they could afford the plumbing(水管设施). Some people had bathtubs in their homes as early as 1895. But many others did not have their first bath in a bathtub until 1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old.

　　56In the first paragraph, "took care of" means ""。

　　[A] kept　　[B] looked after　　[C] used　　[D] kept and used

　　57. In order to use the water from the stove, there be a pipe connecting the tub with the stove.

　　[A] must　　[B] seemed to　　[C] needn't　　[D] should

　　58. Which of the following statements is true?

　　[A] Males and females in the family took turns using the bathtub.

　　[B] Some bathtubs were big enough for many people to bathe in at the same time.

　　[C] All the women and girls of a family could bathe together standing up in the tub.

　　[D] When several family members bathed together, they did not use the bathtub.

　　59. Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895.

　　[A] Many　　[B] Not all　　[C] All　　[D] Few

　　60. We can infer(推断)that the plumbingat that time.

　　[A] cost little　　[B] was more expensive than a water system

　　[C] was too expensive for every family to afford　　[D] was not necessary

　　B

　　CARIFF, Wales桺oets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling.

　　"It might seem strange that people still want to listen to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again, "said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales.

　　"Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time. " he said early this month.

　　Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound.

　　Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively.

　　Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales.

　　"It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here." Ambrose said.

　　61. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling.

　　[A] will be more popular than TV　　[B] will be popular again

　　[C] started in Wales　　[D] are in the hands of some old people

　　62. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn.

　　[A] about their life as early as thousands of years ago

　　[B] why they tell the stories in a throatsinging way

　　[C] how cold it has been where the Inuit live

　　[D] how difficult it is to understand the Inuit

　　63. According to the writer, which of the following is not true?

　　[A] Storytelling once stopped in Wales.

　　[B] Storytelling has a long history in Wales.

　　[C] Storytelling is always well received in Wales.

　　[D] Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.

　　64. The underlined phrase in good hands means.

　　[A] controlled by rich people　　[B] grasped by good storytellers

　　[C] taken good care of　　[D] protected by kind people

　　C

　　Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾)toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages.

　　Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance.

　　In Africa, people learned to send messages by beating on a series of large drums(鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles.

　　In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.

　　Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.

　　65. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon .

　　[A] fine weather　　[B] high tower

　　[C] the spelling system　　[D] arm movements

　　66. Which of the following statements is true?

　　[A] Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message.

　　[B] African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message.

　　[C] Telephone was invented by a French engineer.

　　[D] Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly.

　　67. The African way of communication sent messages.

　　[A] in a special way　　[B] over a very short distance

　　[C] by a musical instrument　　[D] at a rather slow speed

　　68. The way of communication made use of visible signs.

　　[A] French　　[B] Roman　　[C] African　　[D] American

　　D

　　Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of weight as being a fixed quality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a onepound packet of butter 4, 000 miles out from the earth, it would weigh only a quarter of a pound.

　　Why would things weigh only a quarter as much as they do at the surface of the earth if we took them 4 000 miles out into space? The reson is this: All objects have a natural attraction for all other objects; this is called gravitational attraction, but this power of attraction between two objects gets weaker as they get farther apart. When the butter was at the surface of the earth, it was 4 000 miles from the centre (in other words the radius(半径)of the earth is 4 000 miles). When we took the butter 4 000 miles out, it was 8 000 miles from the centre, which is twice the distance.

　　If you double the distance between two objects, their gravitational attraction decreases(减少)two times two. If you treble(翻三倍)the distance, it gets nine times weaker(three times three). If you take it four times as far away, it gets sixteen times weaker(four times four)and so on.

　　69. The best title for this passage is.

　　[A] The Earth Weight　　[B] Weight in Space

　　[C] Changing Weight on the Earth　　[D] Weight on and off the Earth

　　70. We can feel things are heavy because.

　　[A] weight is a fixed quality in an object

　　[B] they are far away from the centre of the earth

　　[C] of the earth's strong attraction for them

　　[D] they are not taken away from the surface of the earth

　　71. If the distance between two objects is shortened by half, their gravitational attraction will.

　　[A] double　　[B] become four times stronger

　　[C] be the same　　[D] get four times weaker

　　72. If an object weighed one pound 8 000 miles above the earth, it would weighon the surface of the earth.

　　[A] 6 pounds　　[B] 4 pounds　　[C] 9 pounds　　[D] 1/9 pound

　　E

　　As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some trips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably enjoy the experience. If you will be eating a good meal alone, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much better for your digestion(消化). You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, and most importantly, anticipate(提前做准备)your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding(折叠)case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy(极其方便)for dirty clothes, as well as for business documents and papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep currently required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!

　　73. Who is the author's intended audience?

　　[A] Working women who have no time for cooking.

　　[B] Husbands and children of working women.

　　[C] Working women who must travel on their own.

　　[D] Hotel personnel who must attend to working women.

　　74. Why is lightweight luggage important for the travelling businesswoman?

　　[A] It provides space for dirty clothes.

　　[B] It is easy to move.

　　[C] It can double as a briefcase.

　　[D] It is usually big enough to carry all business documents.

　　75. Where would this passage most likely appear?

　　[A] In a magazine specially for women.　　[B] In a restaurant and hotel guide.

　　[C] In a news magazine.　　[D] In a journal for topranking businessmen and women.

　　答案

　　36 参加体育运动，应用D。

　　37 业余时间从事活动的不同应是源于兴趣的差别，故答案为C。

　　38 从上下文来看应是"业余时间"，答案为A。

　　39 这是表示"某种爱好"，答案为A。

　　40 该题是对"hobby"的一种举例，答案为D。

　　41至44是对"hobby"的分类评价。四个选择题相应说明，互为对照。答案为41：A;42：B;43：A;44：A，表示只有对收藏者来说才有价值。

　　45表示"值多少钱"，答案应是A。

　　46 用5角钱买下了价值250美元的硬币，自然应是感到很值，故答案为D。

　　47 从上下两个人收藏东西的价值来看应是一种对比。前面一个人的收藏很有价值，而另一位却没有什么价值，所以答案应是C。

　　48 这里介绍的是两个人的不同收集爱好，该题应是A。

　　49 表示"对……来说"，答案应是A。

　　50 这里讨论的是收藏东西的价值问题，所以该题应是C。

　　51 从后面"than"来看，应是比较级结构，答案应是D。

　　52 这里是表语从句，引导词在从句中作means的宾语，相当于汉语的"的"字结构，答案应是A。

　　53 既然是一种业余爱好，目的即是"娱乐"而不在其价格、价值或"兴趣"，答案应是D。

　　54 从上下句的关系来看应是一种转折关系，答案为C。

　　55 "美元的价值并不重要，而真正重要的是它带来的快乐"。由此可见53题答案D是正确的。55应表示"重要"之意，根据上半句的结构来看，应是A。

　　第三部分：阅读理解

　　56从上下文来看"took care of"应是"kept and used"之意，答案为D。

　　57从常理上看，将烧开的水倒入澡盆即可，所以本题答案为C。

　　58 从短文来判断，男女是分开洗澡的，答案应是A。

　　59 1895年时只有一些人有澡盆，说明答案是B。

　　60 短文最后一段"That depended on... and on whether they could afford the plumbing"说明答案应为C。

　　61 从文章第二段可以推断答案为A。

　　62 从他们所讲的故事中人们能够了解的是他们以前的生活，答案为A。

　　63 文中倒数第二段(coming back into use or existence)说明答案为D。

　　64 "the welsh are story tellers",因此"story telling was in good hands",

　　说明"in good hands"为"taken good care of"，即答案为D。

　　65 从第二段可以推知答案为D。

　　66 该题可以通过排除而得知答案为D。

　　67 鼓为一种乐器，所以本题答案为C。

　　68 法国工程师发明的用旗语表示拼写字母的方式是可以看到的，本题答案为A。

　　69 本篇短文介绍的是物体在空中和在地球上重量不同的原因，因此恰当的标题应是D。

　　70 我们之所以能感觉到重量是因为地球引力的原因，答案为C。

　　71 B

　　72 C

　　73 C。该篇文章介绍的是职业女性独自出差时的注意事项。所以其写作读者对象应是出差职业女性

　　74 B。出差时携带轻便行李自然为的是搬运方便

　　75 C。这类文章应是出现在新闻杂志上