2007年9月公共英语四级考试真题及答案.doc

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 C Directions: 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 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 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 usually 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 the 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 ] Before 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 ] Tr