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1、2007年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案Section I Listening Comprehension( 30 minutes)Part A 1-5略Part B 6-10略Part CDirections:You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one ,you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choo
2、sing A ,B , C or D . After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece once only.Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about prodigies, kids with unusual natural abilities. You now have 1.5 seconds to read Questions 11-13.11. What was
3、 John Stuart Mill? A A historian. B A composer. C A philosopher. D A mathematician.12. What has been found about children of unusual talent? A Many of them are from middle-class families. B There are more girls than boys among them. C They are mostly born by natural childbirth. D Their parents are u
4、sually ambitious and humorous.13. What can be inferred from the talk? A Material wealth goes hand in hand with mental emptiness. B Environment plays a decisive role in the development of prodigies. C Success has not always brought happiness to prodigies. D Public praise will help prodigies to find t
5、he value of their lives.Questions 14-16 are based on the interview with British singer and songwriter Beth Orton.You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.14. When did Beth Orton begin singing? A After she met William. B Before she went to acting classes. C After she dropped out of school. D B
6、efore she joined a traveling group.15. When is the best time of a woman s life, as Beth Orton was told?A In her 60s. B In her 40s.C In her 30s. D In her 20s.16. What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so? A Improve her skills in playing the drums. B Learn how to play the violin. C Try so
7、me strange musical instruments. D Train herself in coordination.Questions 17-20 are based on the following discussion with Dr. Jane Richard about premarital contracting. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.17. How do people see premarital contracting in general? A It is unfeasible and un
8、necessary. B It has no effect on true love. C It is only effective for someone rich and famous. D It suggests distrust between the two partners.18. What does the woman think of premarital contracting? A It helps a couple know more about each other. B It makes a couple s relationship more stable. C I
9、t helps to develop genuine love in a couple. D It makes a couple feel more comfortable with each other.19. What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer?A 50%. B 30%.C 20%. D 10%.20. What is essential in premarital contracting, according to the woman? A Financial status. B Legal documents.
10、C Attitude to marriage. D Communication.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWERSHEET 1.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.Section II Use of English( 15 minutes)Directions :Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered b
11、lank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.Believe it or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year 21 pressure from a Congress which was 22 stories of nightmare flights.So why is it that flying is getting 23 for so many passengers, 24 airline
12、s are spending billions of dollars to improve service, 25 in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone 15anks so travelers can quickly 26 a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is that air travel has 27 been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transpo
13、rtation Department doubled in 1999 28 1998.It seems Mother Nature would 29 people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 30 long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread delays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work
14、 more closely with airlines 31 weather slowdowns-for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to 32 the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA 33 the new initiative has fallen 34 of expectations, and many passengerscomplain tha
15、t the delays seem 35 Part of the problem is overcrowded planes. 36 the strong economy, U. S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On 37 ,planes are about 76 percent full these days, also a 38 . That s good news for the Transport Depar
16、tment, which are profitably loading more passengers _ 39 each flight, and bad news for passengers, 40 irritations build rapidly in tight quarters.21. A under B below C beneath D beyond22. A held back by B fed up with C taken in by D filled in with23. A inferior B worse C desperate D fatal24. A as if
17、 B so that C even though D now that25. A upgrading B purchasing C installing D investing26. A reclaim B reserve C recall D rebook27. A never B often C also D always28. A since B upon C over D from29. A persist B presume C prefer D permit30. A featuring B capturing C distinguishing D characterizing31
18、. A charged with B responding to C replying to D abiding by32. A draw in B follow up C figure out D set aside33. A admits B allows C reveals D claims34. A lagging B lacking C scarce D short35. A absolute B arbitrary C plentiful D superfluous36.A According to B Except for C Thanks to D Based on37. A
19、calculation B average C estimate Dtotal38. A fantasy B monument Clegend D record39.A at B for C over D on40. A since B although C unless D ifSection II1 Reading Comprehension( 60 minutes)Part ADirections :Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. M
20、ark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1The future of space exploration depends on many things. It depends on how technology evolves, how political forces shape competition and partnerships between nations, and how important the public feels space exploration is. The near future will see the contin
21、uation of human space flight in Earth s orbit and unpiloted space flight within the solar system. Piloted space flight to other planets, or even back to the moon, still seems far away. Any flight to other solar systems is even more distant, but a huge advance in space technology could drive space ex
22、ploration into realms currently explored only by science fiction.The 1968 film 2001 : A Space Odyssey depicted commercial shuttles flying to and from a giant wheel-shaped space station in orbit around Earth, bases on the moon, and a piloted mission to Jupiter. The real space activities of 2001 will
23、not match this cinematic vision, but the 21st century will see a continuation of efforts to transform humanity into a spacefaring species.Perhaps the most difficult problem space planners face is how to finance a vigorous program of piloted space exploration, in Earth s orbit and beyond. In 1998 no
24、single government or international enterprise had plans to send people back to the moon, much less to Mars. Such missions are unlikely to happen until the perceived value exceeds their cost.One belief shared by a number of space exploration experts is that future lunar and Martian expeditions should
25、 be aimed at creating permanent settlements. The residents of such outposts would have to live off the land, obtaining such necessities as oxygen and water from the harsh environment. On the moon, pioneers could obtain oxygen by heating lunar soil. In 1998 the Lunar Prospector discovered evidence of
26、 significant deposits of ice, a valuable resource for settlers, mixedwith soil at the lunar poles. On Mars, oxygen could be extracted from the atmosphere and water could come from buried deposits of ice.The future of piloted lunar and planetary exploration remains largely unknown. Most space explora
27、tion scientists believe that people will be on the moon and Mars by the middle of the 21st century, but how they get there, and the nature of their visits, is a subject of continuing debate. Clearly, key advances will need to be made in lowering the cost of getting people off Earth, the first step i
28、n any human voyage to other worlds.41. A flight to other solar systems will be made more possible by A technological breakthroughs. B international co-operation. C market competition. D public pressure.42. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that human society will become increasingly A worded about
29、 life on other planets. B dependent on space tourism. C accustomed to long-distance flights. D associated with space exploration.43. According to this text, piloted space missions will need to be A more exciting than earlier film versions. B supported by international organizations. C more cost-effe
30、ctive than they appear to be at present. D financed by individual governments.44. It is predicted that people who will live on other planets would have to A appreciate the harsh conditions they encounter there. B depend on the natural resources available there. C take most dally necessities along wi
31、th them. D engage in scientific research.45. It is difficult to send people to other planets because of. A lack of capacity of space exploration vehicles. B the financial expenditure involved in space travel. C controversial nature of space travel. D the uncertain future of space exploration.Text 2E
32、mpowering workers constitutes the first step toward a stronger economy and stronger citizenry. It is a vital step toward overcoming inequality in American society. During the 1980s, the need for better wages for all workers increased as women, traditionally secondary earners, assumed greater respons
33、ibility for their own and their children s well-being. Yet the ability to raise families to adecent living standard through wage work decreased; real wages fell for most workers. And the Federal Government enacted no new policies to facilitate the integration of work and family, as working women and
34、 working families suffered a loss in political power as well.Black or Hispanic women are four times as likely to be low-wage workers as are white men with comparable skills and experience. White women are more than three times as likely as white men to be low-wage workers, and black or Hispanic men
35、more than one-and-a-half times as likely. More than half of all low-wage workers are the only wage workers in their families, or live alone.Employment no longer provides an escape from poverty. More than eight million working adults are poor; two million of them work full-time, year-round. More than
36、 seven million poor children have at least one working parent. When that one working parent is a low-wage worker, the children have no better chance of escaping from poverty than if the parent were not working at all ; more than two-fifths of such children are poor.Even if generous income assistance
37、 were available, the wages employers pay would be held to a minimum. In addition, policies such as tax credits for working parents do nothing to increase the political power of working women and men.Our research shows that unionization is among the most effective strategies for raising pay, especial
38、ly for women and minority men. Being a union member, or being covered by a collective-bargaining agreement, raised 1984 wages by $ 1.79 per hour for Hispanic men, $ 1.32 for black men, $ 1.26 for Hispanic women, $ 1.01 for black women, $ 0.68 for white women, and $ 0.41 for white men, when all other
39、 factors, such as occupation, industry, firm size, education and experience were held constant. In percentage terms, the union increase was more than 15 percent for blacks and Hispanics, 11 percent for white women, and 4 percent for white men.46. During the 1980s, women started to play a more import
40、ant role in A demanding political rights. B improving social welfare. C supporting the family. D earning better wages.47. According to Paragraph 2, who are most likely to be poor? A Women of color. B White women. C Men of color. D White men.48. According to Paragraph 3, having a job A means earning
41、a low wage. B has never provided a way out of poverty. C does not mean that the children will become rich. D may not be a guarantee for a poor family to become better off.49. The term unionization (Line 1, Paragraph 5) refers to A mobilizing all workers to seize power. B gathering workers into an or
42、ganized group. C working out strategies to raise workers pay. D changing wage policies for women and minority men.50. What is the theme of the text? A The causes of low-wage problems. B The inequality of workers pay. C The improvement of the rates of pay. D The economy and the rates of pay.Text 3Du
43、Bois was a sociological and educational pioneer who challenged the established system of education that tended to restrict rather than to advance the progress of black Americans. He challenged what is called the Tuskegee machine of Booker T. Washington, the leading educational spokesperson of the bl
44、acks in the U. S. A sociologist and historian, Du Bois called for a more determined and activist leadership than Washington provided.Unlike Washington, whose roots were is southern black agriculture, Du Bois s career spanned both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line. He was a native of Massachusetts, received his undergraduate education from Fisk University in Nashville, did his graduate study at Harvard University, and directed the Atlanta University Studies of Black American Life in the South. Du Bois approached the problem of racial relations in the United States from two dimensions