全国公共英语等级考试PETC四级样题.docx

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全国公共英语等级考试PETC四级样题

SectionIListeningComprehension,PartAYouwillheararecordingofaconversationbetweenMaryandJohnabouttheHiltonHotelandtheHotelRossiya.Listentoitandfilloutthetablewiththeinformationyou'veheardforquestions1-5.Someoftheinformationhasbeencompletedforyou.Writenotmorethan3wordsineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.

InformationabouttheHiltonHotelandtheHotelRossiya　

TheHiltonHotel

TheHotelRossiya

NumberofBedrooms

1

3,200

NumberofEmployees

2

3,000

NumberofRestaurants

12

3

NumberofElevators

4

CountryofLocation

U.S.

5

Tapescript:

M:

Hi,Mary.How'severything?

W:

Fine.Youknow,John,I'mplanningtogotoLasVegasforaholidayandwouldliketostayinalargehotel.Anythingtorecommend?

M:

Er?

theHiltonHotelthereisquitealargeone.Ithas?

er?

3,174bedrooms.Italsohas12restaurantsandabout125,000squarefeetofconventionspace.There'rea10-acrerecreationdeckandastageshowdininghall.Over3,600peoplenowworkforit.W:

Oh,great!

IsitthelargesthotelintheU.S.?

M:

Yes,itis.Butitmaynotbethelargestintheworld.Er?

asfarasIknow,theHotelRossiyainMoscowislargerthanHilton.Itisa12-storybuildingthathas3,200rooms.Itcanprovideaccommodationfor6,000guests.Ittakesnearly8yearsandahalftospendonenightineachroom.Besides,there'sa21-story"Presidentialtower"inthecentralcourtyard.Ithas15restaurantsand93elevators.Anditemploysabout3,000people.Theballroomisknownastheworld'slargest.Russiansarenotallowedtoliveinthathotel.Andforeignersarecharged16timesmorethantheverylowratechargedRussianofficials.W:

It'sunbelievable?

[fadeout]

Nowyouwillheartherecordingagain.（Therecordingisrepeated.）

ThatistheendofPartA.

PartBYouwillheararadioweatherforecast.Answerquestions6-10whilelistening.Usenotmorethan5wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave40secondstoreadthequestions.

Whenwillshowersreachsouth-westEnglandandthesoutherncoastofWales?

6

Whatwilltheminimumtemperaturebeinthesouthduringthenight?

7

Onwhatdayoftheweekdoyouthinkthisweatherforecastwasgiven?

8

WhatwillbethegeneralfeelingabouttheweekendintheNetherlands?

9

WhatpartofEnglandwillbecloudyanddryovertheweekend?

10

Tapescript

W:

Hello.It'sbeenanotherwarmandfinedayformostofus.Temperaturesinsouth-eastEnglandreachedtwenty-sixdegreesCentigradebymid-afternoon,andBrightonhadfifteenhoursoflovelysunshine.Butalreadytheweatherisbeginningtochange,I'mafraid,andduringthenightshowerswillslowlymoveinfromtheAtlantictoreachsouth-westEnglandandthesoutherncoastofWalesbyearlymorning.Therestofthecountrywillhaveaverymild,drynightwithminimumtemperaturesnolowerthanfifteendegreesinthesouth,alittlecooler?

elevendegreesorso?

inthenorth.AnyremainingshowersinnorthwestScotlandwillpassquickly,toleaveamild,drynighttheretoo.Andnow,theoutlookforFridayandtheweekend.Well,southernEuropewillonceagaingetthebestoftheweekendweather,andifyourholidaystartsthisweekend,thensouthernSpainistheplacetogo,withtemperaturesofthirty-fourdegreesalongtheMediterraneancoast.AttheeasternendoftheMed,too,youcanexpectuninterruptedsunshineandtemperaturesofuptothirty-twodegreesCentigradeinGreeceandsouth-eastItaly,butfurthernorththeweather'snotsosettled.MuchofFrance,BelgiumandtheNetherlandswillbecloudywithoccasionalrainandmaximumtemperatureswillbearoundtwenty-twodegrees?

verydisappointingforthistimeoftheyear.ScotlandandNorthernIrelandwillhaveheavyrainformuchoftheweekendandtemperatureswilldroptoacoolseventeendegrees.AcrossmostofEnglandtheweatherwillbecloudybutmainlydrywithsunnyperiods.Andwhenthesundoescomeouttemperaturescouldrisetoamaximumoftwenty-threedegrees.

Nowyouwillheartherecordingagain.（Therecordingisrepeated.）

ThatistheendofPartB.

PartCYouwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswer.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkintroducingEmilyDickinson,awell-knownAmericanpoet.Younowhave30secondstoreadquestions11-13.

11.HowlongdidEmilyDickinsonliveinthehousewhereshewasborn?

[A]almostallherlife[B]lessthanhalfherlife[C]until1830[D]before1872

12.WhichofthefollowingistrueofEmilyDickinson?

[A]Shewasnotaproductivepoet.[B]Shesawmanyofherpoemspublished.[C]Shewasnotasociableperson.[D]Shehadcontactonlywithafewpoets.

13.WhenwasEmilyDickinsonwidelyrecognized?

[A]afterHenryJamesreferredhighlytoher[B]aftersevenofherpoemswerepublished[C]afterherpoemsbecameknowntoothers[D]aftershewasdeadformanyyears

Tapescript:

M:

EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.ShewasborninatypicalNewEnglandvillageinMassachusettsonDecember10,1830.Shewasthesecondchildofthefamily.Shediedinthesamehousefifty-sixyearslater.Duringherlifetimesheneverlefthernativeland.Sheleftherhomestateonlyonce.Shelefthervillageveryfewtimes.Andafter1872sherarelyleftherhouseandyard.Inthelastyearsofherlifesheretreatedtoasmallerandsmallercircleoffamilyandfriends.Inthoselateryearsshedressedinwhite,avoidedstrangers,andcommunicatedchieflythroughnotesandpoemsevenwithintimates.Thedoctorwhoattendedherillnesswasallowedto"examine"herinanotherroom,seeingherwalkbyanopeneddoor.Shewasthoughtofasa"strange"figureinherhomevillage.WhenshediedonMay15,1886,shewasunknowntotherestoftheworld.Onlysevenofherpoemshadappearedinprint.ButtothinkEmilyDickinsononlyasastrangefigureisaseriousmistake.Shelivedsimplyanddeliberately.Shefacedtheessentialfactsoflife.AccordingtoHenryJames,afamousAmericannovelist,shewasoneofthoseonwhomnothingwaslost.OnlybythuslivingcouldDickinsonmanagebothtofulfillherobligationsasadaughter,asister,andahousekeeperandtowriteontheaverageonepoemaday.Shereadonlyafewbooksbutknewthemdeeply.Herpoemsaresimplebutremarkablyrich.Notuntil1950swassherecognizedasoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.

SectionIIUseofEnglishReadthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET

（1）.Duringthe1980s,unemploymentandunderemploymentinsomecountrieswasashighas90percent.Somecountriesdidnot1enoughfood;basicneedsinhousingandclothingwerenot

（2）.Manyofthesecountrieslookedtotheindustrialprocessesofthedevelopednations

（3）solutions.

（4）,problemscannotalwaysbesolvedbycopyingtheindustrializednations.Industryinthedevelopednationsishighlyautomatedandvery

（5）.Itprovidesfewerjobsthanlabor-intensiveindustrialprocesses,andhighly

（6）workersareneededto

（7）andrepairtheequipment.Theseworkersmustbetrained,

（8）manynationsdonothavethenecessarytraininginstitutions.Thus,the

（9）ofimportingindustrybecomeshigher.Studentsmustbesentabroadto

（10）vocationalandprofessionaltraining.

（11）,justtobegintraining,thestudentsmust

（12）learnEnglish,French,German,orJapanese.Thestudentsthenspendmanyyearsabroad,and

（13）donotreturnhome.Allnationsagreethatscienceandtechnology

（14）beshared.Thepointis:

countries

（15）theindustrialprocessesofthedevelopednationsneedtolookcarefully

（16）thecosts,becausemanyofthesecostsare

（17）.Studentsfromthesenationsshould

（18）theproblemsoftheindustrializedcountriesclosely.

（19）care,theywilltakehomenottheproblemsofscienceandtechnology,

（20）thebenefits.

1.[A]generate[B]raise[C]produce[D]manufacture

2.[A]answered[B]met[C]calculated[D]remembered

3.[A]for[B]without[C]as[D]about

4.[A]Moreover[B]Therefore[C]Anyway[D]However

5.[A]expensive[B]mechanical[C]flourishing[D]complicated

6.[A]gifted[B]skilled[C]trained[D]versatile

7.[A]keep[B]maintain[C]retain[D]protect

8.[A]since[B]so[C]and[D]yet

9.[A]charge[B]price[C]cost[D]value

10.[A]accept[B]gain[C]receive[D]absorb

11.[A]Frequently[B]Incidentally[C]Deliberately[D]Eventually

12.[A]soon[B]quickly[C]immediately[D]first

13.[A]some[B]others[C]several[D]few

14.[A]might[B]should[C]would[D]will

15.[A]adopting[B]conducting[C]receiving[D]adjusting

16.[A]to[B]at[C]on[D]about

17.[A]opaque[B]secret[C]sealed[D]hidden

18.[A]tackle[B]learn[C]study[D]manipulate

19.[A]In[B]Through[C]With[D]Under

20.[A]except[B]nor[C]or[D]but

SectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Itwas3:

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