2012年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案

2012 年 9 月公共英语四级考试真题及答案 Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)听力 1-10 略 11、听材料，回答下列问题。 Why did the police officer stop the driver? A．The driver exceeded the speed limit. B．The driver didn't stop at the zebra crossing. C．The officer was conducting a routine check. D．The officer found the car's brake lights were out. 12、Why did the driver mention his wife's cousin's husband? A．To prove his connection with the officer. B．To show himself as an influential man. C．To influence the police officer. D．To establish a new friendship. 13、What did the police officer threaten to do? A．Give the driver a ticket. B．Take the driver to court. C．Retain the driver's car. D．Take the driver to the police station. 14、听材料，回答下列问题。 What is the origin of Kwanzaa related to.? A．Religion. B．Family life. C．Agriculture. D．Community. 15、Which of the following colors is used for decoration in Kwanzaa? A．Yellow. B．Green. C．White. D．Blue. 16、What do the seven candles stand for? A．Principles. B．Cultures. C．Tribes. D．Colors. 17、听材料，回答下列问题。 When was the Word Bank officially founded? A．In 1944. B．In 1946. C．In 1949. D．In 2000. 18、The World Bank dreams of a world without A．inequality B．poverty C．oppression D．conflicts 19、What do we know about the Word Bank member countries? A．They have equal say. B．They decide on the bank's work. C．They are the board members. D．They are its shareholders. 20、How many leading contributors does the World Bank have? A．24. B．19. C．5. D．3. Section II Use of English (15 minutes) 英语常识 根据材料，回答下列 21-40 问题。 Humans like to regard themselves as exceptional.Many philosophers believe humans are the only 21 which understands that others have their own personal thoughts.That understanding is known in the 22 as having a "theory of mind," and it is considered the 23 to such cherished human 24 as sympathy and deception. Biologists have learned to treat such 25 with caution.Bernd Heinrich and Thomas Bugn-yar describe an experiment they have carried out 26 ravens. 27 to gaze is reckoned to be a good 28 of the development of theory of mind in human children. 29 about 18 months, most children are able to follow the gaze of another person, and 30 things about the gazer from it.Failure to 31 this trick is an early symptom of autism, a syndrome whose main underlying feature is a(n) 32 to understand that other people have 33 , too. To 34 whether ravens could follow gaze, Dr Heinrich used six six-month-old hand-reared ravens.The birds were set, one at a time, on a perch on one side of a room divided by a barrier.An experimenter in front of the barrier 35 his head and eyes in a particular 36 and gazed for 30 seconds before looking 37 Dr Heinrich found that all the birds were able to follow the gaze of the experimenters, even 38 the barrier.In the 39 case, the curious birds either jumped down from the perch and walked around the barrier to have a 40 or leapt on top of it and peered over. 21、 A．category B．group C．race D．species 22、 A．perspective B．trade C．business D．skill 23、 A．secret B．attribution C．alternative D．gateway 24、 A．qualifies B．operations C．habits D．values 25、 A．comparisons B．findings C．assertions D．studies 26、 A．on B．to C．against D．for 27、 A．Indifference B．Response C．Resistance D．Instinct 28、 A．call B．reason C．hint D．measure 29、 A．With B．In C．By D．At 30、 A．imagine B．infer C．locate D．confer 31、 A．develop B．find C．plan D．conceal 32、 A．resent B．tendency C．attempt D．inability 33、 A．senses B．minds C．beliefs D．faculties 34、 A．argue B．prove C．test D．confirm 35、 A．moved B．hid C．revealed D．adjusted 36、 A．manner B．direction C．type D．circle 37、 A．down B．up C．away D．inside 38、 A．into B．within C．beyond D．from 39、 A．former B．latter