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公共英语四级模拟41
[模拟]公共英语四级模拟41
SectionIListeningComprehensionDirections:
ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartAYouwillhearapassage.Listenandcompletethesentencesinquestions1-5withtheinformationyouhaveheard.Writenotmorethanthreewordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthequestionsbelow.
[听力原文]
Announcer:
AndnowherearesomeofthethingsyoucanlistentothiseveninghereonRadio3.OurThursdayplayisatnineandiscalledWisdomPeopleTalking;it'saboutasmallgroupofoldmensittinginasocialclubrememberingthepast.At7:
30wehaveMyFavoriteDiscsinwhichJennyLindleytalksabouttherecordsthatinfluencedhermusicalcareer.At10:
30thereisanaccountbyJamesFarmerofhistravelsintheMiddleEastbybicycleandat11:
00thereisaservicefromSt.Paul's.OnRadio4thebigeventoftheeveningisthebroadcastofLaTraviatafromtheAlbertHall;it'sat9:
00andithasFelicityNewcombeinthemajorrole.Theintervaltalkat9:
15isPeterMorrisrememberinghisadventureswhilefishinginScotland.RadioIhasanusualcontinuouspopmusic;from6to8it'stheTommyBrianShowwithinterviewswithlivepepstars;from10tillmidnightit'sJoeNewlandwithhisfriend.Soifyouareinfortheeveningorlisteningonthecarradiothereshouldbesomethingforyou;staytuned.
第1题：
____
参考答案：
Thursday
详细解答：
第2题：
____
参考答案：
7:
30
详细解答：
第3题：
____
参考答案：
bicycle
详细解答：
第4题：
____
参考答案：
1
详细解答：
第5题：
____
参考答案：
8
详细解答：
PartBYouwillhearapassage.Answerquestions6-10whileyoulisten.Writeassimplyaspossibleforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadeachquestions.
[听力原文]
6-10
Whenbasketballwasinventedin1891inAmerica,itwasintendedtobeanoutdoorgame,whichcouldbeplayedduringthesevereAmericanwinters,whenthegroundwastoofrozenorsnowyforbaseball.Nowadaysthegameisplayedonspeciallydesignedbasketballcourtsallovertheworld.Itisapopulargamebecauseitdemandsspeedandskillfromitsplayers,andisveryexcitingtowatch.MostAmericancitieshavebasketballteams.TheteamsoftenhavenamessuchastheTigers'whichsuggestspeedandphysicalpower.
Basketballisplayedbytwoopposingteams,eachoffiveplayers,onarectangularcourtwhichis26meterslongby14meterswide.Variationsof2metersonthelengthand1meteronthewidtharepermitted.Theobjectofthegameistoscorepointsbyshootingtheballintotheopponent'sgoal.Thisusedtobeawoodenbasketfixedhighonapole,butnowadaysitisametalhoop（stilloftenreferredtoasthebasket）,45centimetersindiameter,whichissecuredhorizontallywithanetattachmentbeneath,3.05metersabovethegroundonaverticalboard.Theheightofthehoopmeansthatbasketballteamsareusuallymadeupofplayerswhoaretallerthanaverage.
Likeallcompetitivesports,basketballisgovernedbystrictrules.Manyoftheserolesrelatetothehandlingoftheball.Eachplayertriestotaptheballtoamemberofhisorherownteam,whomaythenbounce,passorshoottheball.Noplayermayrunholdingtheball,butheorshemaydribbleitbybouncingitonthecourt,withonehandonly,asheorsheruns.
第6题：
Whenbasketballwasinvented,itwasintendedtobe______
参考答案：
anoutdoorgame
详细解答：
本题考查事实细节。
本文介绍了有关篮球运动的信息。
从原文中可以得知，“Whenbasketballwasinventedin1891inAmerica，itwasintendedtobeanoutdoorgame，”篮球运动最初是一项室外运动。
第7题：
Basketballplayersdemands______
参考答案：
speedandskill
详细解答：
本题考查事实细节。
原文中提到：
“Itisapopulargamebecauseitdemandsspeedandskillfromitsplayers，”由此可知，篮球运动需要运动员具备速度和技能。
第8题：
Woodenbasketwasusedbutnowadaysitis______
参考答案：
amentalhoop
详细解答：
本题考查事实细节。
原文中提到：
“Thisusedtobewoodenbasketfixedhighonapole，butnowadaysitisametalhoop，”由此可知，现在的篮球筐是一个金属圈。
第9题：
Howmanymetersabovethegroundisthebasketnowadays?
______
参考答案：
3.05
详细解答：
本题考查对事实细节的把握能力。
原文中提到：
“…3.05metersabovethegroundonaverticalboard，”由此可知，篮筐距场地的垂直距离为3.05米。
第10题：
Likeallsports,basketballisgoverned______
参考答案：
bystrictrules
详细解答：
本题考查事实细节。
原文中提到：
“Likeallcompetitivesports，basketballisgovernedbystrictrules，”由此可知，篮球运动有着严格的规则。
PartCYouwillhearthreedialoguesorpassages.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosing[A]、[B]、[C]or[D].Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswer.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.
[听力原文]
14-16
Thedeathratefrominfluenzarosemarkedlyinthe1990's,federalscientistsreported.Theexplanation,theysaid,isthatagreaterproportionofthepopulationiselderlyandthusparticularlysusceptibletoflu.Therewasanaverageof36,000fludeathsayearinthe1990'sascomparedto20,000ayearinpreviousdecades,theinvestigators,fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,reportedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.Ninetypercentofinfluenzadeathswereinpeople65andolder,saidDr.KeijiFukuda,theprincipalresearcherforthestudy.ButDr.Fukudaandhiscolleaguesreportedthattheviruswasespeciallydeadlyinpeopleover85,whomightbeupto32timesmorelikelythanthose65to69todiefromafluinfection.
Theresearchersalsoconcludedthattherewerelargenumbersofdeathsamongtheelderlyfromanothervirus,respiratorysyncytialvirus,knownasR.S.V.Asmanyas78percentofthe11,000peoplewhodiedfromR.S.V.eachyearwere65andolder,theresearchersconcluded.
Inaneditorialaccompanyingthepaper,Dr.DavidM.MorensoftheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases,saidthatmanypeoplewhowereparticularlyvulnerabletoinfluenzadidnotgetfluvaccines,theonlymethodofpreventingthedisease.Manymistakenlybelievethatthevaccine,whichismadefromakilledvirus,cangivethemtheflu.Overthelastfewyears,Dr.Fukudasaid,just65percentto67percentofpeople65andolderwereimmunized.Evenwhentheydogetthevaccine,headded,itislesseffectiveintheelderlythanitisinyoungerpeople.AndthereisnovaccinetoprotectagainstR.S.V.Dr;Morenswasnotoptimisticabouttheimmediatefuture.Thebesthope,hesaid,isforimprovedfluvaccinesandavaccineforR.S.V.Butfornow,hesaid,doctorsmustdoabetterjobofpersuadingolderpeopletobevaccinated.
第11题：
Howmanyfludeathsayearinthe1990's?
A.20,000
B.26,000
C.30,000
D.36,000
参考答案：
D
答案解析：
问题是“在90年代，有多少人死于流感?
”正确答案是“三万六千”，其依据是“Therewasanaverageof36，000fludeathsayearinthe1990'sascomparedto20，000ayearinpreviousdecades,…”。
在同一句中出现了两个数字，分别表示90年代和80年代死于流感的人数，要注意辨析。
第12题：
Dr.Fukudaandhiscolleaguesreportedthattheviruswasespeciallydeadlyinpeopleover
A.55
B.65
C.75
D.85
参考答案：
D
答案解析：
Fukuda和他的同事报道说，病毒对于多大年纪以上的人最为致命?
”正确答案是“85岁”，其依据是“ButDr．Fukudaandhiscolleaguesreportedthattheviruswasespeciallydeadlyinpeopleover85，…”容易混淆的是“65岁”，这是受感染最多的年龄段。
第13题：
Accordingtothereport,whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?
A.Theonlymethodofpreventingthediseaseistogetfluvaccines.
B.Dr.Morenswasoptimisticabouttheimmediatefuture.
C.Asmanyas87percentofthe11,000peoplewhodiedfromR.S.V.eachyearwere65andolder.
D.Thevaccine,whichismadefromakilledvirus,cangivepeopletheflu.
参考答案：
A
答案解析：
问题是“根据报道，以下哪一句是正确的?
”正确答案是“防止疾病的惟一办法是注射感冒疫苗”，其依据是“...getfluvaccines，theonlymethodofpreventingthedisease．”
[听力原文]
Doyoulikegettingapieceofhand-writtenmail?
Aretherepeoplewhoselettersyou'vesavedforyears7Theartofletterwritingseemstobedyingformanypeopleasmoreandmoreofusareturningtoourcomputerstosendaquickemail.YoumightthinktheUnitedStatesisacountryofseriousinternetusers,buttherearemanypeoplewhoseonlyon-lineactivityissendingandreceivingemail.In1999,Americanssent2.2billionemailmessagescomparedto293millionpiecesoffirstclassmail.Peoplehavebecomemoreandmoredependentonemailforquickcommunication.Inadditiontothequickcommunicationthatemailgivesus,manypeopleareusinginstantmessagestocommunicate.Howdoesthiswork?
Firstyoumakealistofyouron-linefriends.Whenyougoon-line,yourcomputertellsyouifthepeoplewhosenamesareonthelistareon-linetoo.Iftheyare,youcansendthemaninstantmessageandhavearealtimechat.Teenagersespeciallylovesendingandreceivinginstantmessagesandtheylovegoingtochatroomstotalktotheirinternetfriends.Butwhenpeoplesendemailandinstantmessages,theyoftendon'tgivemuchthoughttohowtheywrite.Manypeopleuseshortformsandomitcapitalletters.Theysimplywritethefirstthingthatcomesintotheirhead,clickandsendit.Eventhoughpeoplearewritingmore,theirwritingisusuallynotsomethingtokeepandreadagainyearslater.
第14题：
HowmanyemailmessagesdidAmericanssendin1999?
A.2.2billion.
B.2.2million
C.293million.
D.293billion.
参考答案：
A
答案解析：
第15题：
Whatareoftenusedinemailsand
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