公共英语四级模拟试题及答案解析(14)

公共英语四级模拟试题及答案解析（14）

(1~5/共5题)Part BRead the following text carefully and them translate the underlined segments into Chinese.

Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.

Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese.As part of more comprehensive compliance and ethics programs, many companies have formulated internal policies pertaining to the ethical conduct of employees. These policies can be simple exhortations in broad, highly-generalized language (typically called a corporate ethics statement), or they can be more detailed policies, containing specific behavioral requirements (typically called corporate ethics codes). 1 They are generally meant to identify the company′s expectations of workers and to offer guidance on handling some of the more common ethical problems that might arise in the course of doing business. 2 It is hoped that having such a policy will lead to greater ethical awareness, consistency in application, and the avoidance of ethical disasters. 3 An increasing number of companies also requires employees to attend seminars regarding business conduct, which often include discussion of the company′s policies, specific case studies, and legal requirements. Some companies even require their employees to sign agreements stating that they will abide by the company′s rules of conduct.

Many companies are assessing the environmental factors that can lead employees to engage in unethical conduct. A competitive business environment may call for unethical behavior. Lying has become expected in fields such as trading. An example of this are the issues surrounding the unethical actions of the Saloman Brothers.

Not everyone supports corporate policies that govern ethical conduct. Some claim that ethical problems are better dealt with by depending upon employees to use their own judgment. Others believe that corporate ethics policies are primarily rooted in utilitarian concerns, and that they are mainly to limit the company′s legal liability, or to curry public favor by giving the appearance of being a good corporate citizen. Ideally, the company will avoid a lawsuit because its employees will follow the rules. 4 Should a lawsuit occur, the company can claim that the problem would not have arisen if the employee had only followed the code properly. Sometimes there is disconnection between the company′s code of ethics and the company′s actual practices. 5 Thus, whether or not such conduct is explicitly sanctioned by management, at worst, this makes the policy duplicitous (搞两面派), and, at best, it is merely a marketing tool.

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(6~10/共5题)Section I Listening ComprehensionDirections:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. you will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C.

Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may

raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear a passage. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1-5 with the information you have heard. Write not more than three words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions below. Play00:0004:22

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You will hear a talk about personal income tax in China. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.

Personal Income Tax in China

Individual income tax threshold will rise by 1

When the amendment is expected to become effective 2

Now the proportion of income earners who do not need pay

income tax 3

How much the move would reduce government revenue 4

How high is the threshold set in 2006 5

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(11~15/共5题)Part BYou will hear a passage. Answer questions 6-10 while you listen. Write as simply as possible for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read each questions.

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You will hear a talk on organic farms. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use no more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.

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How much was the estimated total market value of organic products estimated to be by 2002?

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Due to what has the European Union shifted agricultural subsidies to organic farmers.

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What is the total hectares that EU reaches in 2008?

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Which country has the most organic land according to statistics and Emerging Trends 2009?

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What risk is lowered for children having organic food?

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(16~18/共10题)Part CYou will hear three dialogues or passages. Before listening to each one,

you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.

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Questions 14—16 are based on the following talk about computer science education in Switzerland.

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How long does a master′s degree take in Switzerland?

A.One year.

B.Two years.

C.Three years.

D.Four years.

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Who has to choose from a booklet of fifty courses for study?

A.Students specializing in computer science.

B.Students studying for a bachelor′s degree.

C.Students doing Ph.

D.

D.Students studying for a master′s degree.

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Why does the speaker think the computer science education in Switzerland is particularly good?

A.Because it is quite wide-ranging.

B.Because there′s more emphasis on applied Information Technology.

C.Because there are more grants available.

D.Because students can get money from the state.

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(19~22/共10题)Part CYou will hear three dialogues or passages. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.

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Questions 17—20 are based on the following conversation about a department store.

第19题

What is the food hall of Harold′s noted for?

A.The cheese sold there is very special.

B.It sells many different kinds of food.

C.It sells 250 kinds of bread.

D.It sells more than 180 kinds of chocolate.

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Why is the Egyptian hall so famous?

A.It looks like an Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago.

B.It is an Egyptian building from 4,000 years ago.

C.It sells all kinds of food.

D.It produces much electricity.

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What′s the record of money that customers spend in the department on one day?

A.30,000 pounds.

B.300,000 pounds.

C.9 million pounds.

D.1.5 million pounds.

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About how many customers come to Harold′s on an average day?

A.30,000.

B.300,000.

C.1.5 million.

D.9 million.

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(23~25/共10题)Part CYou will hear three dialogues or passages. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.

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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 choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. Questions 11—13 are based on an interview with Peter Wilson, who works for Green peace.

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What is the man′s chief responsibility in the Green Peace organization?

A.He′s involved in anti-nuclear activity.

B.He′s responsible for conservation and protection of animals.

C.He′s the action organizer and arranges any protests.

D.He′s involved in protection and support of the eco-system.

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How does Green Peace try to stop people from dumping nuclear waste?

A.They harass the dumping ship with boats.

B.They attack the dumping ships.

C.They talk with them in a mild way.

D.They stop them in a violent way.

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What is the woman′s attitude towards the Green Peace campaigns?

A.Contempt.

B.Appreciate.

C.Disapprove.

D.Suspicious.

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(26~45/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.

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text American 1 groups are afraid 2 competing with Chinese imports, because more and more American consumers begin to find Chinese goods a much cheaper 3 . So they 4 this political view that China’s rapid growth is not a blessing 5 all concerned. Instead it was bei ng thought as a force threatening other Asia 6 and America’s too. President George W. Bush "encourages the 7 of money, industrial capacity and technology to China that will 8 its development but will threaten the US and its 9 ", charges William Hawkins, a supporter 10 protecting US business and industry. Then there’s also people saying that China’s 11 is basically 12 every one else’s loss. An increasingly globalized and modernized nation of 1.3 billion is not a win-win for almost everyone. It’s a losing sit uation for every-one, 13 for China. That’s absurd, I think.

Sure, China’s 14 in Asia are 15 about Chinese competition and they know they have to work 16 in order to compete with China. 17 , it is unnecessarily sending scare by imagining that economic growth will be greatly reduced, domestic stock markets will get 18 and employment levels will become lower. Certainly, China’s economic progress will cause some 19 moments. But, on the whole, Asia and the rest of the world will benefit 20 China’s success.

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A.gain

B.interest

C.honor

D.profit

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A.of

B.in

C.at

D.into

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A.selection

B.election

C.choice

D.pick

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A.held

B.grasp

C.hug

D.take

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A.into

B.against

C.in

D.for

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A.economy

B.economies

C.economics

D.economic

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A.transmit

B.transport

C.transfer

D.transplant

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A.obstruct

B.protect

C.help

D.open

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A.alliance

B.alleys

C.allies

D.connections

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A.for

B.to

C.into

D.in

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A.acquire

B.profit

C.grasp

D.gain

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A.to

B.on

C.in

D.by

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A.even

B.but

C.or

D.and

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A.closeness

B.nearness

C.neighborhoods

D.neighbors

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A.worrying

B.worded

C.worry

D.worries

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A.smoothly

B.tightly

C.harder

D.exhaustedly

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A.Although

B.So

C.Otherwise

D.However

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A.mining

B.mined

C.rain

D.ruins

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A.tense

B.emergent

C.tight

D.urgent

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A.to

B.from

C.into

D.under

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(46~50/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.

Every country with a monetary system of its own has to have some kind of market in which dealers in bills, notes, and other forms of short term credit can buy and sell. The "money market" is a set of institutions or arrangements for handling what might be called wholesale transactions in money and short term credit. The need for such facilities arises in much the same way that a similar need does in connection with the distribution of any of the products of a diversified economy to their final users at the retail level. If the retailer is to provide reasonably adequate service to his customers, he must have active contacts with others who specialize in making or handling bulk quantities of whatever is his stock in trade. The money market is made up of specialized facilities of exactly this kind. It exists for the purpose of improving the ability of the retailers of financial services—commercial banks, savings institutions, investment houses, lending

agencies, and even governments—to do their jobs. It has little if any contact with the individuals or ruins who maintain accounts with these various retailers or purchase their securities or borrow from them.

The elemental functions of a money market must be performed in any kind of modern economy, even one that is largely planned or socialist, but the arrangements in socialist countries do not ordinarily take the form of a market. Money markets exist in countries that use market processes rather than planned allocations to distribute most of their primary resources among alternative uses. The general distinguishing feature of a money market is that it relies upon open competition among those who are bulk suppliers of funds at any particular time and among those seeking bulk funds, to work out the best practicable distribution of the existing total volume of such funds.

In their market transactions, those with bulk supplies of funds or demands for them, rely on groups of intermediaries who act as brokers or dealers. The characteristics of these middlemen, the services they perform, and their relationship to other parts of the financial vary widely from country to country. In many countries there is no single meeting place where the middlemen get together, yet in most countries the contacts among all participants are sufficiently open and free to assure each supplier or user of funds that he will get or pay a price that fairly reflects all of the influences (including his own) that are currently affecting the whole supply and the whole demand. In nearly all cases, moreover, the unifying force of competition is reflected at any given moment in a common price (that is, rate of interest) for similar transactions. Continuous fluctuations in the money market rates of interest result from changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon the market and in the pull of current demands upon the market.

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The first paragraph is mainly about ______.

A.the definition of money market

B.the constitution of a money market

C.the basic functions of a money market

D.the general feature of a money market

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According to this passage, a money market ______.

A.provides convenient services to its customers

B.has close contact with the individuals or firms seeking funds

C.maintains accounts with various retailers of financial services

D.is made up of institutions who specialize in handling wholesale monetary transactions

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Which of the following statements about a money market is NOT true according to this passage?

A.Money market does not exist in planned economies.

B.Money market has been established in some socialist countries.

C.Money market encourages open competition among bulk suppliers of funds.

D.Money market relies upon market processes to distribute funds to final users.

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The author uses the example of middleman to show ______.

A.market transactions are important in different countries

B.dealers are needed in doing business

C.middlemen can play great role in different transactions and different countries

D.middlemen in different countries have different actions in business

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According to this passage, ______.

A.brokers usually perform the same kinds of services to their customers

B.brokers have little contact with each other

C.open competition tends to result in a common price for similar transactions at any given moment

D.changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon market tends to maintain a common price for similar transactions

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(51~55/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.

About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of. But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville, England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the situation began to change. Sir Ludwig Guttmann, who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany, had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stroke Mandeville Hospital near London. His ideas about treating injuries included sports for the disabled.

In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part. The next year, 1949, five teams took part. From those beginnings things developed fast. Teams now come from abroad to Stroke Mandeville every year. In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held, if possible, in the same place as the normal Olympic Games, although they are organized separately. In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stroke Mandeville. In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games, 1, 604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately, they were held at Stroke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles, along with the other Olympics.

The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding, and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can′t enjoy sports. One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games, however, has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able bodies. Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded. 第51题

The first games for the disabled were held ______ after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.

A.50 years

B.21 years

C.9 years

D.4 years

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Besides Stroke Mandeville, surely the games for the disabled were once held in ______.

A.New York

B.London

C.Rome

D.Los Angeles

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In paragraph 2, the underlined word "athletes" means ______.

A.people who support the games

B.people who watch the games

C.people who organize the games

D.people who compete in the games

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.

B.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.

C.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.

D.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British.

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From the passage we may conclude that the writer is ______.

A.one of the organizers of the games for the disabled

B.a disabled who once took part in the games

C.against holding the games for the disabled

D.in favor of holding the game for the disabled

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(56~60/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.

Police in the popular resort city Virginia Beach recently began operating video surveillance cameras with controversial face recognition technology. Virginia Beach and Tampa in Florida two cities in the United States acquired the technology, which cost them $197000. "Before we switched it on, we went through an extensive public education process with hearings and the involvement of citizen groups and minority groups, who helped write the policies we are using," said deputy police chief Greg Mullen. A citizens′auditing committee has the right to perform unannounced spot checks on police headquarters to make sure the technology is not being misused.

Three of the city′s 13 cameras are linked full time to the face recognition system, though the others can be activited as needed. The database of wanted people is updated every day. So far, the system has failed to produce a single arrest, though it has generated a few false alarms. It works by analyzing faces based on a series of measurements, such as the distance from the tip of the nose to the chin or the space between the eyes. Critics say it is highly inaccurate and can be easily fooled. Mullen, who sees the system eventually being linked to the databases of other city, state and federal law enforcement agencies to track criticals and suspected terrorists, said, "The system doesn′t look at skin color or your hair or your gender. It takes human prejudices out of the equation."

"This technology has little or no effect on the crime rate but it does have an effect on people′s behavior. People feel cowed, "said Bruce Steinhardt, who directs the technology. Despite the fact that tests have shown faces recognition only works in around 30% cases, the ACLU is alarmed