2017年9月公共英语四级真题精选及答案解析
(1~20/共20题)Section II Use of EnglishRead the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark [A]、[B]、[C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1.
The loudest outcry about poverty seemed to come in the wealthiest country by far in the world. According to most calculations, ____21____ most of the 1945-1970 period the United States had a standard of living well ____22____ Europe’s and many times above the world ____23____ . Yet ____24____ about grinding poverty, hunger, and dreadful need proceed more from the United States than from countries with one-fortieth of their living standard. An annual per capita income of eight dollars is____25____ of much of Africa and Asia and not a little of South America.
It would seem strange to these people ____26____ they only aware of the fact that American radicals demand a ____27____ from an American ____28____ to the far corners of the globe so that the money thus saved can be spent raising the standard of living of ____29____ Americans. What this last point suggests is not so much that human ____30____ are never to be satisfied though this is doubtlessly true, and the American suburbanite ____31____ of his second car and his color TV suffers just as ____32____ as an African farmer in need of a second cow and a screen door. Rather, it sugges
ts the ____33____ of contemporary breach of social ____34____ —the emancipation of the individual self.
People have learned to consider any ____35____ to personal fulfillment an ____36____ insult. They have greatly expanded the circle of self-awareness. They no longer accept sharp limitations on individual desires in the ____37____ of the group. The amount of potential human discontent has always been ____38____ — misery, failure, misfitting, bitterness, hatred, envy ____39____ telling. It has usually failed of ____40____ , and in the past it was accepted passively as being beyond help.
第1题
A.until
B.through
C.in
<
第2题
A.over
B.above
C.against
D.below
第3题
研究生报考学校怎么选择A.average
证券准考证打印入口Bmon
第4题
A.storms
B.rage
C.protests
D.fury
第5题
C.ignorant
第6题
A.was
B.being
C.were
< be
第7题
Bpromise
D.detachment
第8题
Bmitment
Cplement
第9题
A.underprivileged
B.misguided
C.underlined
D.overjoyed
第10题
A.anticipations
B.shelters
C.shortages
D.wants
第11题
A.informed
B.deprived
第12题
重庆市人力资源和社会保障网公务员考试成绩查询A.acutely
B.abnormally
C.aggressively
D.initially
第13题
A.margin
B.scope
C.range
<
第14题
A.liberties
C.institutions
D.practices
第15题
A.access
C.obstacle
D.approach
第16题
A.incomprehensible
B.uninterpretable
C.intolerable
第17题
A.face
Bpany
C.name
D.wake
第18题
A.bulky
B.prompt
D.infinite
第19题
A.at
B.beyond
<
D.with
第20题
A.utterance
B.admittance
C.admittance
D.importance
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(21~25/共20题)Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
In the traditional(传统的)marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family , Most men worked in an office , a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the
money , he paid the bills(帐).The money was used for food , clothes , the house , and other family needs , The man made most of the decisions , He was the boss.
In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. she stayed at
home to care for the children and her husband, She cooked meals, cleaned the house , washed the clothes , and did other housework , Her job at home was very important.
In recent years , many couples(夫妇)continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family . The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house .Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities(责任).
There are two important differences in male(男性)and female (女性)roles(角)now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.
A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibili
ties are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time , all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage , Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families.
第21题
Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage ?
A.Men worked at a job to earn money for the family .
B.The women made most of decisions.
C.The woman stayed at home to care the children.
D.The man paid the bills.
第22题
In recent years ________.
B.the woman has a job and earns the money for the family .
C.the woman doesn´t stay at home and care for the children and the house.
D.the role of men and women has begun to change .
第23题
Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______.
A.marry or to stay single .
B.work or stay at home .
C.leave their jobs just because they have children
D.have their roles that are comfortable for them
第24题
The following are all now true except __________.
A.they may choose to have children or not
B.the man may tack care of the children some of the time.
C.the woman is the most important person in the house
D.the woman may want to go to work
第25题
Which of the following is not true?
A.Everyone tries to get married.
B.The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.
C.The woman´s job at home was very important in the past.
D.Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.
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(26~29/共20题)Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
In reading science, a heading (标题)often gives a clue (线索)to a problem that is going to be discussed .Getting the problem clearly in your mind is the first step to take in studying such material. You are advised to do this in reading science articles.
1. Read the title and think about it .
2. Read all of the headings .You should get a clear idea of what the problems are without reading anything but the headings.
3. Next , read the article all the way through carefully. Each time you come to a heading that names a problem, read the paragraphs under that heading to find out : 1. more information about the problem; 2.how the problem may be met .
第26题
This passage offers advice on _______.
A.how to read titles and headings
B.how to find headings in an article
C.what problems to be discussed in science article
D.how to read science material
第27题
It is advisable for you ________.
< read the heading which you think is the title
< read the heading that names a problem
< read one heading and the paragraph under it each time
< read the headings only
第28题
Read the whole article after ________.
第29题
You read the whole article carefully _________.
< get all the headings
< see how the problem is discussed
< name problems
< think about the title
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(30~33/共20题)Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Unemployment(失业)rose from 7.5&in June, 1996to 7.8% in July, 1996, the highest rate since
January of that year , the Labor Department reported. The main reason was a large increase -----nearly 700, 000 in the labor force , with a record 61.9% of the population over sixteen years of age working or actively looking for work.
That growth was caused mainly by an increase in the number of women in the labor force , an increase partly because of a continuation of long ----term and economic trends(经济趋势)and partly a reflection of pressure on families to increase their incomes.
第30题
According to the announcement, which of the following statements is correct?
A.Unemployment in July was higher than it had been since January.
B.Unemployment rose at a steady rate form January to July.
C.Unemployment rose by about 7% from June to July.
D.Unemployment rose about 7% the first time in July.
第31题
Why did unemployment increase during the period discussed in the passage?
A.There are fewer jobs in summer.
B.Many companies had dismissed workers.
执业医师证报考条件有哪些C.The labor force had grown.
D.Records have become more accurate(准确)
第32题
which of the following is said to be the main reason why more people are looking for work?
A.Young people start working younger.
B.Recent graduates have entered the labor market.
C.More people must have tow jobs to support their families.
D.More women have entered the job market.
第33题
It can be inferred that the labor force described in the passage is made up of __________.
A.persons whose jobs are not professional(专业的)
B.persons who work at both permanent (永久)and full-time jobs
C.those over 16 years of age who are looking for work
D.about 60% of the country´s population
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(34~36/共20题)Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
I found myself facing a dry-cleaning store which had once been one of the best restaurants in New York. On Sundays the old man would take my mother and me for dinner. There had been a balcony(走廊)where a baker (面包师)in a tall white hat baked fresh bread , and been whenever a customer entered, the baker would look down and put in a fresh batch(一炉).I could see the manager who always sat down with us while we ate .He had some disease , I suppose, because the right side of his face was swollen (肿的)out like a balloon , but he always wore a hard wing collar and a white tie , and never seemed sick .A Negro with a moustache was looking through the store window at me .For a moment I was anxious to go and tell him what I remembered. I did not go into the store , nor even toward our house , I went down town instead and sat in my room , trying to read.
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