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2015年公共英语五级全真模拟试题

Part A You will hear a talk.As you listen.answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False.You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. 1、听录⾳：点击播放回答1-10题： Some modem cities are usually famous for people who live a very long time. TRUE/FALSE 2、A simple diet high in vitamins and sugar but low in fat and chemicals benefits those people in Hunza. TRUE/FALSE 3、People in Russia are also famous for their longevity. TRUE/FALSE 4、Shirali probably lived until 168;Tsurba probably lived until age 160. TRUE/FALSE 5、People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition. TRUE/FALSE 6、One reason for the good health of the people in Vilcabamba must be the clean, beautiful environment. TRUE/FALSE 7、The diets of the people in the three regions are totally different. TRUE/FALSE 8、Most people in the mountains of Eduador drink a lot of coffee and alcohol, but they still live long. TRUE/FALSE 9、Calories, natural food, mountains and the distance from modern cities are the only common things in the three regions. TRUE/FALSE 10、Physical exercises and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity. TRUE/FALSE Part B You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A，B，C or D.You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE. 11、听录⾳，回答以下问题。

全国公共英语五级考试阅读指导练习题

全国公共英语五级考试阅读指导练习题全国公共英语五级考试阅读指导练习题Knowledge is power.以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的`全国公共英语五级考试阅读指导练习题，希望能给大家带来帮助!Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous. If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments. If we respected only what is inevitable and has a right to be , music and poetry would resound along the streets. When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, --that petty fears and petty pleasure are but the shadow of reality. This is always exhilarating and sublime. By closing the eyes and slumbering, by consenting to be deceived by shows, men establish and confirm their daily life of routine and habit everywhere, which still is built on purely illusory foundation. Children, who play life, discern its true law and relations more clearly than men, who fail to live worthily, but who think that they are wiser by experience, that is, by failure. I have read in a Hindoo book, that “there was a king’s son, who, being expelled in infancy from his native city, was brought up by a forester, and, growing up to maturity in that state, imagined himself to belong to the barbarous race with which be lived. One of his father’s ministers having discovered him, revealed to him what he was, and the misconception of his character was removed, and he knew himself to be a prince. So soul, from the circumstances in which it is placed, mistakes its own character, until the truth is revealed to it by some holy teacher, and then itknows itself to be Brahme.” We t hink that that is which appears to be. If a man should give us an account of the realities he beheld, we should not recognize the place in his description. Look at a meeting-house, or a court-house, or a jail, or a shop. Or a dwelling-house, and say what that thing really is before a true gaze, and they would all go to pieces in your account of them. Men esteem truth remote, in the outskirts of the system, behind the farthest star, before Adam and after the last man. In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places and occasions are now and here. God himself culminates in the present moment, and will never be more divine in the lapse of all ages. And we are enabled to apprehend at all what is sublime and noble only by the perpetual instilling and drenching of the reality that surrounds us. The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us. Let us spend our lives in conceiving then. The poet or the artist never yet had as fair and noble a design but some of his posterity at least could accomplish it.1. The writer’s attitude toward the arts is one of[A]. admiration. [B]. indifference. [C]. suspicion. [D]. repulsion2. The author believes that a child.[A]. should practice what the Hindoos preach.[B]. frequently faces vital problems better than grownups do.[C]. hardly ever knows his true origin.[D]. is incapable of appreciating the arts.3. The author is primarily concerned with urging the reader to[A]. look to the future for enlightenment. [B]. appraise the present for its true value.[C]. honor the wisdom of the past ages. [D]. spend more time in leisure activities.4. The passage is primarily concerned with problem of[A]. history and economics. [B]. society and population.[C]. biology and physics. [D]. theology and philosophy.Vocabulary1. sham 虚伪2. delusion 欺骗3. fabulous 荒诞无稽的，不存在的4. exhilarating 令人高兴的5. sublime 崇高的6. slumber 睡眠7. Hindoo 印度8. Brahma 婆罗门(贵族)9. come, fall, go to pieces 崩溃，垮台：10. culminate 达到顶点11. lapse 时间的推移/消逝12. apprehend 领悟，理解13. instill (慢慢地)滴注，灌输14. drench 浸泡，使湿透15. posterity 子孙后代16. look to 指望，注意难句译注1. If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life, to compare it with such things as we know, would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.[结构简析] 虚拟条件句，主句中to compare it with… know是插入语，也有假设之意。

公共英语(pets)五级考试真题

公共英语(pets)五级考试真题Section IListening ComprehensionThis 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 answer the questions in your test booklet, not on the ANSWER SHEET.At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto 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 has started.Part A You will hear a conversation between a student, Mr.Wang, and his tutor, Dr.Wilson.As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False.You will hear the conversation ONLY ONCE.You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1-10.1.Dr.Wilson and Mr.Wang have met before.TRUE/FALSE2.Wang prefers to live with an English family.TRUE/FALSE3.Wang intends to study how computer is used for language translation.TRUE/FALSE4.Back in his own country Mr.Wang studied C-language and chemistry.TRUE/FALSE5.Wang has some experience in CAD.TRUE/FALSE6.Dr.Wilson is satisfied with Wang’s past experience.TRUE/FALSE7.Wang has little knowledge of the phonetic processing system.TRUE/FALSE8.Wang decides to take courses and pass exams.TRUE/FALSE9.Dr.Wilson suggests that Wang should extend his stay at the university.TRUE/FALSE10.Dr.Wilson asks Wang to do a little more research before deciding on his project.TRUE/FALSETapescript:Hearing a knock on the door] Come in please.Good morning Dr.Wilson.Good morning Wang.So nice to see you again.Take a seat...why don’t you, please.When did you get to the university?mwmi arrived yesterday.Well...Are you living in the college?No, I am with an English family...actually...because I want to improve my speaking.WmwOh, fine.Right, did you take a language proficiency test before you came?Yes.Uhh...my Overall Band is 6, but...unfortunately my speaking is only 5.OK, you know, here in this university, you have to take our own English test before yo u attend any lectures.So, first of all, what we’ve got to do is, we have to make an arrangement for the test date.Umm...will tomorrow be all right for you?mw Yeah, I have time tomorrow morning.Good, then.Tomorrow at ten.I don’t think the test will be any p roblem for you.Now, let’s make sure you make full use of your time here.Let’s put it like this.What exactly do you want to accomplish in the next 12 months?mi’m interested in computer language translation, I mean, from English to Chinese and Chinese to Eng lish.I’ll try, if possible, to produce a software or a device which can serve as an interpreter.WMYes, could you be a bit more specific about...er...the device?For instance, when, you talk to the device in English it will translate your words into Chinese and vice versa.WmwmwUhuh...do you mean it’ll be as competent as...er...a human interpreter?Yes...well, I’ll let it deal with general situations, at least.Fascinating...and how big will the device itself be, do you think?The size of a cigarette pack, I think.So people can put itin their pocket.Really.Well, that could be a Ph.D project.Tell me what you have done so far.In my four years of undergraduate study, I studied electronics, advancedMmathematics, hardware designing, some computer languages and program writing.Yes, but have you done anypractical jobs? I mean, have you written anyWprograms for practical use?I was involved in a project for CAD in a shipyard.mwThe computer aided design.That was probably a good experience, but, unfortunately, it may not help your present project much.Are you familiar with C-language?No.mwUhuh...the phonetic processing system, do you know how such a system works?What do you mean by "phonetic processing system?"mwWell, you know, English is spoken by different people with different accents.Your English accent is different from mine, and of course mine is not the same as my colleagues’.So as I see it, your device would have to be able to recognise and understand different accents.Oh, I see.I think I can learn C-language and a phonetic processing systemMhere.Well, that’s probably true, but you’ve got only 12 months and you want aWdegree, don’t you?Yes.mwOK, so there’re two ways of studying for a degree here.You either take six courses, pass their exams and have your dissertation accepted or the other way is you do some research work and submit your project report.mwmwI think I’ll take the second way.Fine, but are you sure you can finish your project in 12 months?I don’t know, but I can work 12 hours a day and 7 days a week.Well, I’d suggest you spend some time in our library, trying to find out what other students have done before and perhaps re-consider your own project, to some extent.You might narrow your research area, concentrating on solving one or two major problems.And, it’d be a good idea to talk to your colleagues in the lab, first.Anyway, I’m sure we can work out something good.Shall I see you again in three days’ time?All right.I’ll go away and do some thinking.Then I’ll talk to you about myMnew plan.Good.See you then.WMTh ank you.Bye-bye.You now have 20 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - 10.That is the end of Part A,Part B:You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D.You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.Questions 1 - 3 are based on the following talk.You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1 - 3.1.What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term?[A] Consult with her frequently.[B] Use the computer regularly.[C] Occupy the computer early.[D] Wait for one’s turn patiently.2.What service must be paid for?[A] Computer classes.[B] Training sessions.[C] Laser printing.[D] Package borrowing.3.What is the talk mainly about?[A] Computer lab services.[B] College library facilities.[C] The use of micro-computers.[D] Printouts from the laser printer.TapescriptRight, everybody.Welcome to Central College library services.My name’s Kathy Jenkins.I’ll give you a brief introduction to the library.We have a well-stocked bank of resources which are in three main locations: the library itself, with books and periodicals; the self-access languagecentre, with audio and video material; and the micro-computer lab.I’ll start with the micro-computer lab, or micro-lab as we call it.It is fitted with 24 personal computers.If you are a member of the library, you may borrow CALL discs in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian as well as English.By the way, CALL stands for computer aided language learning: C A double L, "CALL", for short.You may also borrow a range of word processing and desktop publishing packages.All disks are, of course, strictly for use in the micro-lab only.If you wish to print anything you should use one of the five machines around the outside of the room.Four are connected to dot matrix printers, one is connected to the laser printer.If you want a top quality printout from the laser printer, come and see myself or any of the library staff.Dot-matrix printouts are free but there is a charge for using the laser printer.There is always a queue to get to the terminals towards the end of e in and get to know how to use the computers early in the term and use them regularly, rather than just before exams and essay deadlines, in order to avoid delay or disappointment.Training sessions are held on a regular basis, on the first and third Thursday of each month, and are free to full-time students of the college.See you there.Now, any questions?You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - 3.Part CYou will hear a talk given by a university lecturer.As you listen, you must answer Questions 1 -10 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right.You will hear the talk TWICE.You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1 to 10.1.What’s the average annual increase of foreign student population in the period between 1985 and 1990 in terms of percentage?2.Which part of the world contributed to an increase between 94/95 and 95/96?3.When will the speaker talk about the economic and political changes?4.What will the speaker discuss first?5.Where do the three largest groups of students come from?6.What’s the number of students from Malaysia?7.Which is the most popular field of study?8.What’s the perc entage of students in business and management?9.In terms of academic levels, in which level do we find the smallest number?10.In summary, what did the speaker talk about?TapescriptFor those of you who are either already studying in the United States or plan to one day, it might be interesting to know something about the foreign student population in the United States.For the academic year 1995/96 there was a total of approximately 344,000 foreign students studying in the United States.This figure of 344,000 may seem like a very large number until you compare it with the total population of 241,000,000.The foreign student population has been growing for a number of years and is still growing, but the rate of increase has dropped sharply during the 1990s.During the 1980s, the population grew quite rapidly.For example, between 1985 and 1990, the average yearly increase was 12.5%.However, the picture in the 1990s is quite different.The rate of increase has declined quite noticeably.In fact, the rate ofincrease between 1994/95 and 1995/96 was only .5%, or one-half of one percent.Although the overall rate of increase has dropped to only .5%, the number of students from some parts of the world is increasing while the number of students from other areas is decreasing.For example, during this same time period, that is between the academic years 94/95 and 95/96, there was a decrease in the number of students from the middle East, while the number of students from South and East Asia increased.These changes in the number of students coming from different parts of the world no doubt reflected changing economic and political situations.I’m sure you are aware of many of these changes, and perhaps we can discuss them at our next meeting.For today let’s confine our tal k to first, a discussion of the origin of these students, or, in other words, where they come from; second, the kinds of studies they pursue; and, finally, the academic levels they are found in.If we have a little time left, we might quickly discuss in which geographic areas most of them go to school.Let’s discuss the origins of the foreign student population in the United States for the academic year 1995/96.Let’s discuss it in order from those areas sending the most students to those areas sending the fewest students.If we look at the figures provided by the annual census of foreign students in the United States for the year 1995/96, we see that most of the foreign students studying in the United States during this year were from South and East Asia.This is a rather large geographical area which includes such countries as China, Korea, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.The total number of students from this area, South and East Asia was 156,830.In other words, roughly 2 out of every 5 foreign students come from South and East Asia.Almost 24,000 of this total were from China.Malaysia was close behind with just a little over 23,000 students.The?next largest number of students came from the middle East.The number of students from the middle East came to about one-third the number from South and East Asia.The fourth largest number came from South America.Next came Europe, Africa, North America, and Oceania.Let’s recapitulate what we’ve said.The largest number of students studying in the United States during the academic year 1995/96 were from South and East Asia, followed by the middle East, South America, Europe, Africa, North America, and Oceania.What fields are these large numbers of foreign students studying in? It probably won’t surprise you to learn that the largest number are in the field of engineering.In fact, 21.7% of the total number are studying engineering.Business and management is close behind, however, witha total of 18.9%.The third most popular field was mathematics and computer sciences with10.3%.As you can see, engineering with 21.7%, business and management with 18.9%, and mathematics and computer sciences with 10.3% comprise about one half of the total number of foreign students.Let’s talk about which academic levels these students can be found in.Foreign students can be found studying at all levels of higher education.As you might expect, the greatest number of them are studying at the undergraduate level?approximately 158,000.The second largest group study at the graduate level and that number is just under 122,000.The rest study at junior colleges or in non-degree programs.It is at the graduate level that foreign students have the most impact.While foreign students comprise only 2.7% of the total U.S.student population, they account for 8.7% of all the graduate students studying at U.S.institutions.Let me give you thosepercentages again so you can get a better feel for the overall picture.Foreign students make up only 2.75 of the total U.S.student population, but they make up 8.7% of the total graduate student population.Well, I see that’s all the time we have today.We’ll have to leave discussions of the geographic areas these students study in until another time.Now you are going to hear the talk a second time.REPEAT THE TEXTYou now have 3 minutes to check your answers to Questions 1 - 10.That is the end of Part C.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.That is the end of Listening Comprehension.SECTION II: Use of EnglishRead the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word.Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,(1) _____ to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement.The survey of 643 children and adults, aged from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests(2) _____ pen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying far(3) ______ attention to correct pen grip and handwriting style.Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher(4) ______ findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area(5) _______ she noticed that those pupils who had the most trouble with spelling(6) ______ had a poor pen grip.While Ms.Thomas could not establish a significant statistical link(7) ______ pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling, she(8) ______ find huge differences in technique between the young children and the matureadults, and a definite(9) ________ between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing.People who(10) ______ their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics(11) ______ inhibit learning,(12) _______ as poor posture, leaning too(13) ______ to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen(14) ______ than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscure(15) ______ is being written.Ms.Thomas believes that the(16) ______ between older and younger writers is(17) ________ too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at writing as they grow(18) ________.She attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences between(19) _______ groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties."The 30-year-olds showed a huge range of grips,(20) ________ the over 40s group all had a uniform ’tripod’grip."SECTION III: Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1In recent years, there has been a steady assault on salt from the doctors: salt is bad for you? regardless of your health.Politicians also got on board."There is a direct relationship," US congressman Neal Smith noted, "between the amount of sodium a person consumes and heart disease, circulatory disorders, stroke and even early death."Frightening, if true! But many doctors and medical researchers are now beginning to feel the salt scare has gone too far."All this hue and cry about eating salt is unnecessary," Dr.Dustan insists."For most of us it probably doesn’tmake much difference how much salt we eat." Dustan’s most recent short-term study of 150 people showed that those with normal blood pressure experienced no change at all when placed on an extremely low-salt diet, or later when salt was reintroduced.Of the hypertensive subjects, however, half of those on the low-salt diet did experience a drop in blood pressure, which returned to its previous level when salt was reintroduced."An adequate to somewhat excessive salt intake has probably saved many more lives than it has cost in the general population," notes Dr.John ragh."So a recommendation that the whole population should avoid salt makes no sense."Medical experts agree that everyone should practice reasonable "moderation" in salt consumption.For the average person, a moderate amount might run from four to ten grams a day, or roughly 1/2 to 1/3 of a teaspoon.The equivalent of one to two grams of this salt allowance would come from the natural sodium in food.The rest would be added in processing, preparation or at the table.Those with kidney, liver or heart problems may have to limit dietary salt, if their doctor advises.But even the very vocal "low salt" exponent, Dr.Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr.admits that "we do not know whether increased sodium consumption causes hypertension." In fact, there is growing scientific evidence that other factors may be involved: deficiencies in calcium, potassium, perhaps magnesium; obesity (much more dangerous than sodium); genetic predisposition; stress."It is not your enemy," says ragh."Salt is the No.1 natural component of all human tissue, and the idea that you don’t need it is wrong.Unless your doctor has proven that you have a salt-related health problem, there is no reason to give it up."1.According to some doctors and politicians, the amount of salt consumed[A] exhibits as an aggravating factor to people in poor health.[B] cures diseases such as stroke and circulatory disorders.[C] correlates highly with some diseases.[D] is irrelevant to people suffering from heart disease.2.From Dr.Dustan’s study we can infer that[A] a low-salt diet may be prescribed for some people.[B] the amount of salt intake has nothing to do with one’s blood pressure.[C] the reduction of salt intake can cure a hypertensive patient.[D] an extremely low-salt diet makes no difference to anyone.3.In the third paragraph, ragh implies that[A] people should not be afraid of taking excessive salt.[B] doctors should not advise people to avoid salt.[C] an adequate to excessive salt intake is recommended for people in disease.[D] excessive salt intake has claimed some victims in the general population.4.The phrase "vocal ...exponent" (line 2, para.4) most probably refers to[A] eloquent doctor.[B] articulate opponent.[C] loud speaker.[D] strong advocate.5.What is the main message of this text?[A] That the salt scare is not justified.[B] That the cause of hypertension is now understood.[C] That the moderate use of salt is recommended.[D] That salt consumption is to be promoted.Part BIn the following article some paragraphs have been removed.For Questions 1 - 5, choose the most suitable paragraph from the list A - F to fit into each of the numbered gaps.There is one paragraph which does not fit in any of the gaps.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.From her vantage point she watched the main doors swing open and the first arrivals pour in.Those who had been at the head of the line paused momentarily on entry, looked around curiously, then quickly moved forward as others behind pressed in.Within moments the central public area of the big branch bank was filled with a chattering, noisy crowd.The building, relatively quiet less than a minute earlier, had become a Babel.Edwina saw a tall heavyset black man wave some dollar bills and declare loudly, "I want to put my money in the bank"1It seemed as if the report about everyone having come to open an account had been accurate after all.Edwina could see the big man leaning back expansively, still holding his dollar bills.His voice cut across the noise of other conversations and she heard him proclaim, "I’m in no hurry.There’s something I’d like you to explain."Two other desks were quickly manned by other clerks.With equal speed, long wide lines of people formed in front of them.Normally, three members of staff were ample to handle new account business, but obviously were inadequate now.Edwina could see Tottenhoe on the far side of the bank and called him on the intercom.She instructed, "Use more desks for new accounts and take all the staff you can spare to man them."2Tottenhoe grumbled in reply, "You realize we can’t possibly process all these people today, and however many we do will tie us up completely.""I’ve an idea," Edwina said, "that’s what someone has in mind.Just hurry the processing all you can."3First, an application form called for details of residence, employment, social security, and family matters.A specimen signature was obtained.Then proof of identity was needed.After that, the new accounts clerk would take all documents to an officer of the bank for approval and initialing.Finally, a savings passbook was made out or a temporary checkbook issued.Therefore the most new accounts that any bank employee could open in an hour were five, so the three clerks presently working might handle? a total of ninety in one business day, if they kept going at top speed, which was unlikely.4Still the noise within the bank increased.It had become an uproar.A further problem was that the growing mass of arrivals in the central public area of the bank was preventing access to tellers’counters by other customers.Edwina could see a few of them outside, regarding the milling scene with consternation.While she watched, several gave up and walked away.Inside the bank some of the newcomers were engaging tellers in conversation and the tellers,?having nothing else to do because of the melee, chatted back.Two assistant managers had gone to the central floor area and were trying to regulate the flood of people so as to clear some space at counters.They were having small success.5She decided it was time for her own intervention.Edwina left the platform and a railed-off staff area and, with difficulty, made her way through the milling crowd to the main front door.A.Yet she knew however much they hurried it would still take ten to fifteen minutes to open any single new account.It always did.The paperwork required that time.B.But still no hostility was evident.Everyone in the now jam-packed bank who was spoken to by members of the staff answered politely and with a smile.It seemed, Edwina thought, as if all who were here had been briefed to be on best behavior.C.A security guard directed him, "Over there for new accounts." The guard pointed to a desk where a clerk?a young girl?sat waiting.She appeared nervous.The big man walked toward her, smiled reassuringly, and sat down.Immediately a press of others moved into a ragged line behind him, waiting for their turn.D.Even leaning close to the intercom, it was hard to hear above the noise.E.Even tripling the present complement of clerks would permit very few more than two hundred and fifty accounts to be opened in a day, yet already,?in the first few minutes of business, the bank was crammed with at least four hundred people,?with still more flooding in, and the line outside, which Edwina rose to check, appeared as long as ever.F.Obviously someone had alerted the press in advance, which explained the presence of the TV camera crew outside.Edwina wondered who had done it.Part CAnswer questions 1-10 by referring to the comments on 3 different cars in thefollowing magazine article.Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1.SECTION IV: WritingYou have read an article in a magazine with the following statement in it.Write an article for the same magazine.You should use your own ideas, knowledge or experience to generate support for your argument and include an example.You should write about 250 words.Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2."Economic development will inevitably generate industrial waste which in turn will cause pollution to the living environment.Economic prosperity and a clean environment can not coexist.You have to make a choice between the two."To what extent do you agree with the statement?Oral Test(For examiner)Part A: Self-introduction (This task will take about 2 minutes.)Interlocutor:Good morning (afternoon/evening).Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor.)My name is …and this is my colleague….He/she is not going to ask you any questions, but he/she is just going to be listening to us.So, your name is … and …? Thank you.First of all we’d like to know something abo ut you, so I’m going to ask you some questions about yourselves.(Begin with candidate A, then move on to candidate B) Now (say the name of the candidate and ask the questions).Home Town·Where are you from?·How long have you lived there?·What’s it like living there?·How does your home town compare with (place where candidate is currently living)?·Well, that’s interesting.。

公共英语-公共英语五级分类模拟题听力理解(七).doc

A. B. C. D. the barley is heavily roasted, it uses more hops. it is light brown. it is almost black. A. bitter contains less acid.公共英语五级分类模拟题听力理解（七）练习六Part AYou will hear a talk about picnics> As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 bycircling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the talk only once.You now have I minute to read Questions 1 to 10.You may smoke during the talk•2^ The speaker believes picnics always need cold chicken.3、 The speaker recommends portable barbecues for picnics.4、 The speaker believes that children are indispensable in a picnic•5、 The speaker recommends picnickers to bring umbrellas in a picnic•6、 There should be streams in a good picnic site.7^ The recipe the speaker recommends includes one orange, one banana and four eggs. 8、 The children should eat chocolate before the sausage roll.9、 Picnickers can be stung by bees.10> When the picnickers get home, they 111 have to wash the dishes.Part BYou will hear several conversations or talks and you must answer the questions bychoosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording only once.Questions 11 to 13 are, based on the following talk. You have 15 seconds to readQuestions 11 to 13.11> According to the talk, what is the main cause of the difference between mildand bitter beer?A. Different brewing processes•B. Different colours.C. Different names•D. Different strengths.12> Why does bitter beer taste bitter?Because Because Because Because13^ Why do doctors recommend mild ratherthan bitter? Because B. Because someone say"toyour health 11 .C. Because mild contains less acid.D. Because bitter is regarded more exciting.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds toread Questions 14 to 16. What is the talk mainly about?A. A gun battle.B. A board game•C. A ball game.D. A computer game•15^ What will you have to do first in order to get high scores?A. Shoot down some explosive weapons.B. Eliminate twenty tanks•C. Destroy some armoured vehicles•D. Capture a number of tanks•16、 What will happen if you chase a saucer?A. You will be exposed to enemy attacks.B. You will be able to hit a flying saucer.C. You can capture the saucer in the end.D. You can shoot behind the saucer.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following talk. You have 20 secondsII * s experiment? signals?A. TheB. TheC. TheThe childchild childchild will will will willmake little effort to speak• speak properly all the same• stop giving out signals. develop a language of its own. Questions 21 to 24 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 21 to 24. 21^ 22、 A. B. C. D. Because Because Because Because to read Questions 17 to 20.17> What happened to the child in FrederickA. The child 1s brain was damaged.B. The child died.C. The child kept silent.D. The child he ard no mother tongue•18> Why are some children still backward in speaking?A. Their brains have been input with too much language at once.B. They do not listen carefully to their mothers.C. Their mothers are not intelligent enough to help them.D. Their mothers do not respond to their attempts to speak.19> What is the difference of the language of a child of four from that of hisparents?A. The vowel sounds.B. The grammar.C ・ The style.D ・ The vocabulary.20N What is a possible consequence if the mother does not respond to her child 1 sWhy does the speaker feel sorry for the young people?they know little about accounting.they are not financially well off.they do not know what is truly important in life.they are not able to use the computer well.What does the survey reveal about college education?A. Literature and history are more popular than accounting•B. More students are studying business and engineering.C. Computer science has become the most popular course.D. More students are interested in philosophy.23、 What is true of the speaker's friend?A. She earned twice that of her college teachers the first year on the job ・B . She completed a two-year degree before she became a sales representative .C. She makes less money now than four years ago.D. She is proud that she earns a much higher salary than the speaker•24、 What is the speaker 1s attitude towards the present educational system?A. Satisfied.B. Critical.C. Proud.D. Ambiguous.Part CYou will hear a recording about the difference between the football in UK and the game in US ・ As you listen, you must answer Questions 25 to 34 by writing not more than three words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the conversation twice. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 25 to 34.25、 What 1 s the basic difference between English football and American football?26、 Who is the only player allowed to use his hands in each team in the English football?27> What do the Americans call the English football?28、 What is the other name for H goal H ?29、 What does 11 the goalmouth 11 refer to?30> Who can not have a 11 throw in 11 ?31> Who takes the throw in if your side kicks the ball out of play?32> What is the proper term when the ball goes off either end of the pitch? 33、When can a penalty be taken according to the speaker?34、What does an English person call the American game of football?You will hear a talk about World Trade Organization. As you listen, you must answer Questions 35 to 44 by writing not more than three words in the space provided on the righ t • You will hear the talk twice •You now have I minute to read Questions 35 to 44.35> Which organization did the speaker mention as established in 1995?36、How many countries agreed to draft a charter for International Trade Organization?37^ When did the founding ITO H contracting parties11 begin their tariff negotiations?38> What happened to the tariff concessions and rules known as GATT in January 1948?3 9、In which year did the UN Conference agree to the full ITO Charter known as Havana Charter?40、How many rounds of negotiations took place before agreement was reached for the establishment of WTO?41> How many differences did the speaker mention between GAFF and WTO?42^ How much time were the GATT member countries given to transfer from GATF to WTO? 43^ How large was the WTO membership as of October 1996?44、Besides merchandise goods and services, what area of trade does WTO cover?答案：练习六Part A1、A［解析］1-10My topic today is picnics. Please feel free and you may smoke if you wish • We will kick off by defining not what a picnic is z but what a picnic is not •A picnic is not a feast of cold chicken, tomato salad, pickles, tongue z ham and white wine consumed off a tablecloth in a field or wood.Such a meal is only a portable business lunch, eaten at a table without legs and thus liable to give you indigestion. Anyway, you1ve forgotten the delicious foods.A picnic is not sandwiches • Nor is it vacuum- flasks and greaseproof-paper bags in a car parked on a cliff top with the windows up.Nor is it portable barbecues, collapsible stools or storm-proof field ovens ・What, then, is a picnic?The following elements are indispensable:ONE : Children. Apicnic without children is like roast beef without Yorkshire pudding. Children are the whole delight and purpose of a picnic, as well as coming in useful for fetching cigarettes•TWO: Glorious weather.This is vital, for picnics and umbrellas do not go hand in hand. Picnics were intended to be eaten under a blue sky.THREE: A good site. There is a lot more in this than finding a meadow with fine, springy grass and its fair ration of buttercups.There must be streams to fall in, trees to fall out of, hills to roll down, and preferably a mad bull somewhere in the offing. This gives picnicking its proper air of adventure .FOUR:The right food. The following recipe is culled from a lifetime1s experience and will yield a successful picnic for four people•You get four small deep carrier bags of the kind that are used by wine merchants to hold one bottle of Scotch.Into each carrier bag you place these ingredients:One banana. One orange • One small portion of processed cheese. One handful of assorted biscuits, plain and sweet. One packet of chewing gum. One sausage roll. Onebag of potato crisps. One hard-boiled egg. Some cheese straws • A screw-top bottle of fizzy lemonade• One gingerbread man. One bun. One bar of chocolate. One stick of barley sugar.And other items to taste, provided that they are not boringly wholesome, that they were not left over from yesterday1 s dinner and especially that they are not placed between two slices of bread, whether brown or white.You hand out the carrier bags to your squad of picnickers and you set off .You do not worry if the oldest one, who has been crazed with hunger ever since finishing breakfast ten minutes ago, commences to eat his picnic before the car is even out of the garage•You do not worry if the youngest one eats his chocolate before he gets to his sausage roll, or even if he eats his sausage roll at all.You do not worry about your children getting stikyYou do not worry about your children feeling sick.You do not, in fact, worry about anything.You park the car and step out briskly into the countryside. You find a suitable spot. You sit down. You act as arbitrator while your children set up a brisk barter trade in boiled eggs and bananas.You eat. Your children begin to eat, cease eating in order to catch dragonflies and resume eating.You do not warn them against germs or about indigestion•You light a cigarette•The sun shines on.You fall asleep. All is rustic and peaceful except for the occasional magic cries of small picnickers being stung by bees.When it is time to leave, you heave your discarded carrier bags into the nearest litter bin and return home without worrying about the washing-ups•This picnic will be memorable . I promise you. 2> B 3、B 4、A 5^ B 6、A 7、B 8>B 9、A 10、B Part B 11> A［解析］11-13There are two main kinds of beer in pubs in the UK. One is called mild, and the other is known as bitter. Mild is a slightly sweeter brew than bitter, and the colour of mild is a deeper shade of brown. However, the difference is a result of two different brewing processes, or more specifically, the result of different ingredients being used in the brewing process.In the case of mild, the brewing process involves the use of slightly roasted barley, whereas with the bitter brew the barley is not roasted. Furthermore, when bitter is undergoing preparation there is more use of a plant called hops, which give it its distinctive bitter taste.When bitter is ready for consumption, it is a light yellow colour, sometimes becoming a light brown• If the barley is more heavily roasted, the beer takes on an ever deeper shade, resulting eventually in a brew which is almost black.One important point is that the names of mild and bitter do not necessarily indicate the relative strength of these two forms of beer.The word n bitter n may sound stronger than the word 1 mild, 1 but in this case the opposite may be true； in other words, there are some mild beers which are stronger than bitter beers. The preference for one kind over another is of course a matter of personal choice, but it is true that more bitter beer is drunk in Britain than mild beer.The reason for this is not clear. It may simply be because more bitter beer is available than mild beer； on the other hand, it may be because bitter beer may be regarded somehow as a more exciting drink than mild beer Certainly it contains more acid, which is perhaps why the medical profession recommend that if you are going to drink beer regularly, you should ask for mild rather than bitter, because the lower acid content in the mild beer means that it is better for the health.This last point may be borne in mind whenever somebody raises their glass to you and says 1cheers 1, or1to your health1•12> B 13> C14> D［解析］14-16Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, today 11m going to show you how to gain high scores at the game BATTLEZONE.In this game you are in a tank and the screen shows your view of the landscape outside•You gain points by shooting enemy tanks, supertanks, missiles and saucers.Expert players can gain scores of around 150,000 points at this game.To get a high score you have to destroy twenty tanks as quickly as possible. After this the supertanks, missiles and saucers appear.These are worth far more points than the ordinary tanks. However, the number of tanks you have to destroy before the supertanks appear varies on different machines.Try to approach an enemy tank from the side or the back, so it cannot shoot at you.Then, when you get close, turn to face it, line it up in your sights and fire before it turns to shoot at you. If you miss or are too slow, quickly escape by moving out of the enemy1s line of fire • You can then move arou nd the enemy and come in from another side.When a supertank appears, try to destroy it as quickly as possible.Then wait safely behind an obstacle for a missile or flying saucer.The cubes are useful obj ects to hide behind as you can fire over them without exposing yourself to danger .The missiles will fly straight at you, but they are difficult to hit, so do not shoot at them until they are quite close. The saucers are much easier to hit, but do not chase them as you will be open to attack from enemy tanks .There are other skills, which rll come to tomorrow. Lots of luck. 15> B16> A17> B［解析］17-20Is language a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged? Judging from the experiment of Frederick II in the thirteenth century it may be • Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent. All the infants died, before the first year.Today no such drastic deprivation exists. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant • There are critical times when children learn more readily.If these sensitive periods are neglected, the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again.Linguists suggest that speech milestone is reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age. At twelve weeks a baby smiles and utters vowel-like sounds ； attwelve months he can speak simple words and understand simple commands ； ateighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to fifty words. At three he knows about 1,000 words which he can put into sentences, and at four his language differs from that of his parents in style rather than grammar.Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak What is special about Man 1 s brain is the complex system which enables a child toconnect the sight and feel. And even more incredible is the young brain1 s abilityto pick out an order in language from the hubbub of sound around him to analyze, to combine and recombine the parts of a language in novel ways.But speech has to be triggered, and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child. Insensitivity of the mother dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals Sensitivity to thechild1s non-verbal cues is essential to the growth and development of language.18> D 19、 C 20、 A 21> C［解析］21-24It has often been remarked that the saddest thing about youth is that it is wasted on the young.According to a recent survey, today1s college freshmen are n more materialistic and less considerate of others n than at any time in the 19 years of the poll.The survey disclosed what I had already suspected from informalEnglish game of football, who is allowed is, the 1 goalkeeper:The English gameof Americans. The American game of football rugby, where all the players areallowedto use their hands both onimportant to recognise thatrugby.Looking more closely atthat the goalkeeper is the in”, this refers to athr ow the ball goes “out of play” must be taken withthe ballyour team.The ball is said to be end of the pitch.Turning now toa n free kick11 is given when a foul goal, and a penalty is given when 11 out of play11 also the two remaining has been committed a foul takes placepolls : if it (whatever it may be) won11 compute, and you can 11 drink it, smoke itor spend it, then n it f,holds little value •Not surprising in these hard times, the student1s major objective is 11to be financially well off n. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life. It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.Interest in teaching and social service is at a low, along with ethnic and women's studies. On the other hand, enrolment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up•That1s no surprise either, A friend of mine was a sales representative for a chemical company. And she was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first years on the job -even before she completed her twoyear associate degree.111111 tell them what they can do with their music, history, literature, or whatever, n she was fond of saying. And that was four years ago； I shudder to think what she1s earning now.Frankly, 11 m proud of the young lady, though not her attitude but her success . But why can11 we have it both ways? Can11 we educate people for life as well as for a career?In a time of increasing specialization, more than ever we need to teach young people what is truly important in life• Oscar wilde had it right when he said that we ought to give our ability to our work but our genius to our lives .22> B 23、 A 24、BPart C 25、Use of hands •［解析］25-34In England, football and soccer are the same thing, whereas in America they are different • The basic difference is that in America the game of football allows all players to use their hands to hold the ball while the game is on, but in England (except for the “goalkeeper") the g ame of football only allows the use of feet, head, and other parts of the body, although the hands may be used in certain circumstances. Such circumstances are when you have a "throw-in”，when the ball is 11out of play”，and when you are placing the ball in a certain position, to take a n free kick11, or H a penalty11. Of course, there is oneplayer in each team, in the to use hishands at any time that football iscalled H soccer H by the is rather likethe English game ofthe ball and on each other1s bodies, but it isAmerican football is not the same game as Englishthe terminology used in English football, we mayconsider the term I mentioned earlier, i . e . zH goalkeeper11, 11throw-in H, n out of play11z11free kick”，and H a penalty11. A goalkeeper1s main job is to stop the ball going into the goal, which is also sometimes called 1 the net. 1 Some goals have no nets z others do, and their purpose is to stop the ball z after it has gone into the goal.We also talk about n the goalmouth”，which of courserefers to the entrance to the goal .We also say man11 in goar!• Turning to the expression H a throw madeby any player (except the goalkeeper, when at theside of the football pitch. The throw inheld high and behind the head of the person who is taking it. If your side kicks the ball out of play, then the throw in is taken by the other team； if z on the other hand, the ball is kickedout of play by the otherside, then the throw in istaken by when is goes offeither expressions in ourlist, outside the box near the within the box near the goal, an area which is called the penalty area. When a free kick is taken, players in the other team must stand at a set distance from the person who takes the kick, thus giving him an advantage. When a penalty is taken, the player who takes it has an uninterrupted shot at goal, with only the goalkeeper allowed to try and stop him scoring a goal. A foul iscommitted when too much bodily contact takes place between players, or when the ball, while it is in play, touches the hand of a player other than the goalkeeper.It was mentioned earlier that the Americans call this game soccer, and the English usually call it football. However, sometimes it is called soccer in England (and, of course, in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland) . Also, many other countries in the world call the game either football or soccer. But we can be fairly sure that if an American refers to 11 football n , he is not referring to soccer. On the other hand, if an English person refers to football, he or she will certainly be referring to soccer. And if an English person wants to talk about the American game of football, which is not soccer, they will call it American football n . To those who do not know the difference, the situation may sound somewhat complicated；but it is not complicated really, so it is unlikely that the different nationalities will change the names they use at the moment. 26> Goalkeeper. 27、Soccer. 28、Net. 29、Goal entrance •30> Goalkeeper •31> The other team. 32、Outof play•33> Too much contact/hand touches ball. 34American football.35> TheWorld Bank.［解析］35-44As you probably know, the World Trade Organization, which is generally referred to as WTO, was established on January 1, 1995 . Its offices are located in Geneva.In order to understand the functions of WTO better, we should also learn something about GATT, the WTO's predecessor. GAFF stands for H the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade n• It was established on a provisional basis after the Second World War, following the establishment of other institutions dedicated to international economic cooperation -such as those now known as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.The original 23 GATT countries were among over 50 which agreed to a draft Charter for an International Trade Organization. It was a new, specialized agency of the United Nations. The Charter of the ITO was intended to provide not only world trade disciplines, but also contained rules relating to employment, commodity agreements, restrictive business practices, international investment and services.In an effort to give a boost to trade liberalization after the Second World War and to begin to correct protectionist measures that remained in place from the early 1930s, tariff negotiations were opened among the 23 founding ITO "contracting parties1' in 1946• This first round of negotiations resulted in 45,000 tariff concessions affecting $10 billion of world trade. It was then about 20% of the world trade • It was agreed that these concessions should be p rotected by early acceptance of some of the trade rules in the draft ITO Charter. These tariff concessions and rules came to be known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and came into force January 1948.Although the full ITO Charter was agreed to at a UN Conference on Trade and Employment in Havana in March 1948, ratification in national legislatures proved to be impossible in some cases. When the US government announced in 1950 that it would not seek congressional ratification of the Havana Charter, the concept of the International Trade Organization was effectively finished. Despite its provisional nature, the GATiremained, and it became the only instrument governing international trade from 1948 to the establishment of the WTO< Throughout the period, further efforts to reduce tariffs, improve international trade and move closer to an international trade body continued；the negotiations took place in a series of eight H trade rounds11, some of which took several years to reach agreement.The final round (Uruguay) concluded with the Marrakesh Agreement, signed April 15, 1994, which established the World Trade Organization as of January I, 1995.Now you may wonder how GA-i-F differs from WTO. First of all, GAFF was a set of rules; the WTO is an institution. Secondly, GAFF was conceived of as a provisional measure, while W-FO is a permanent commitment for its participants. Also, GATT rules applied to trade in manufactured goods, but the W-i-0 covers manufactured good, services and trade related aspects of intellectual property. What is more, GATT was a patchwork of agreements among various members of the trading community； the WTO applies to every partner in the membership. Finally, WTO dispute settlement system is faster and less susceptible to slowdowns than the GAFF system, and it is expected that the implementation of WTO dispute rulings will be more easily achieved.Although the WTO came into existence January 1, 1995, the GATT of 1947 continued to exist until the end of December 1995 in order to give GATT member countries time to join the WTO and ensure an orderly transfer between the institutions of GATT and WTO. GAFF 1994, the updated rules of the old GAFF are enshrined in the WTO Agreement, principally in the areas of international trade in goods.Out of a potential membership of 152 countries and territories, 76 governments became members of the WTO on its first day. By October 1996 z 123 governments had accepted the Marrakesh Agreement and membership in the WTO.Not only does the W-FO have a potentially larger membership than GATT, whichhad 128 by the end of 1994, it also has a much broader scope in terms of the commercial activity and trade policies to which it applies. As noted, the GATT applied only to trade in merchandise goods；The WTO covers trade in good, services and n trade in ideas11 or intellectual property.Some people describe the WTO as the n free-trade11institution • They are wrong, because the WTO permits tariffs and, in limited circumstances, other forms of protection. It is more accurate to say that it is a system of rules dedicated to open, fair and undistorted competition. Previous GATT rules, which laid down the basis on which governments could impose compensating duties on these two forms of H unfair n competition, were extended and clarified in WTO agreements • 36> Over 50 .37^ 1946 . 38> Came into force / came into effect /became effective. 39^ 1948. 40、Eight (rounds). 41> Five. 42、One year/12 months. 43、123 . 44、Intellectual property trade in ideas.。

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公共英语五级-阅读理解(二)(总分：30.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、练习一(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)As industrialisation came to define Western life in the 19th century, industry employed photography to portray its successes and strengths. For example, in 1857 British photographer Robert Howlett took pictures of the British steamship Great Eastern, the largest vessel of its day, and of its designer and engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He depicted both ship and man as heroic exemplars of the age.In addition to recording the construction of railroads, ships, buildings, and bridges, photography proved useful to medicine and the fledgling social sciences, such as ethnology, psychology, and sociology. Doctors wanted before-and-after pictures of wounded Civil War soldiers to study the effects of surgery. Psychologists studied photographs of mental patients in an attempt to visually discern their disorders. Fields as dissimilar as biology and astronomy demanded whole catalogues of new photographs to record and classify a rapidly expanding body of knowledge. American photographer Edward S. Curtis produced a 20-volume ethnographic survey of the native peoples of North America. Like much early scientific photography, Curtis's work suffered from his own cultural biases in this case, an overly romantic view of how Native Americans should look. He supplied his subjects with props and costumes that were not always authentic, and his photographs are no longer considered accurate as documentation.The development of faster cameras n the 1870s spurred scientists and others to use photography in the systematic study of human and animal movement. In 1878 Muybridge used a series of photographs of a galloping horse to demonstrate to an amazed world that the animal lifts all four feet off the ground at once. His work inspired Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins to take up the camera so he could more accurately depict motion in his paintings. French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey also followed Muybridge's example and devised a special camera to record sequential photographs on a single plate. Marey used this method to develop insights into the flight of birds, human movement, and the workings of the human eye. His experiments helped prepare the way for airplane flight, motion pictures, and modern athletic training.In the last quarter of the 19th century the camera helped record the plight of the dispossessed, displaced, and overlooked. One of the earliest attempts to document urban poverty was made by Scottish photographer Thomas Annan, who aimed his camera at the empty, unsanitary alleyways of Glasgow in 1868. City officials commissioned Annan's documentation to justify replacement of Glasgow's unsavory slums with new development. John Thomson went a step further with candid photographs of poor people themselves, published in a series called Street Life in London (1877). In the United States, Danish-born journalist Jacob Riis saw the virtue of photographs as well as words in his campaign to improve the lot of poor city dwellers in New York City. He first hiredphotographers to accompany him into the slums, and later began taking pictures himself. Riis illuminated dark, airless interiors with bright bursts of light that he produced by igniting magnesium flash powder. He showed the pictures at public lectures and later published them in a book entitled How the Other Half Lives (1890). Riis's tireless advocacy helped bring about better conditions for some slum dwellers, and initiated the use of photography as a powerful tool in the fight against poverty.（分数：5.00）(1).What can be best said about photography as reviewed in this text?（分数：1.00）A.It has been historically extensive and influential. √B.It has been more closely related to industry than to social sciences.C.It has been useful as an instrument for historical records.D.It has been visually impressive and powerful.解析：(2).Which of the following best reflects the comment of the author on Curtis's photographic work?（分数：1.00）A.Slightly ironical.B.Somewhat critical. √C.Totally supportive.D.Culturally biased.解析：(3).According to this text, improvement of camera speed resulted in（分数：1.00）A.the experiment of aircraft flight.B.accuracy in movie production.C.detailed depiction of movements. √D.delicate recording of images.解析：(4).It can be seen from this text that cities in their early growth（分数：1.00）A.helped improve photographic work.B.created anti-city feelings.C.were not successful as expected.D.were not without their ills. √解析：(5).What was the main aim of Jacob Riis's photographic career?（分数：1.00）A.To bring about social changes. √B.To disclose urban poverty.C.To show his special photographic technique.D.To practice both as a journalist and a photographer.解析：四、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The government of Britain has for many centuries been shared by the supreme authorities: the Monarch (i.e. the King or Queen), the Lords (i.e. the hereditary nobility) and the Commons (i.e. the ordinary people). The story of its development has been the story of a gradual shifting of supremacy from the first of these authorities to the third in other words a gradual progress towards democracy. Thus the Monarchy today is left without any power at all.This statement may seem surprising in view of the great affection which the British have for QueenElizabeth, the great ceremonies connected with her, the great state functions over which she presides, the oath of loyalty made to her by Parliament, and the many great decisions made in her name and requiring her authority. It is the Queen who approves the appointment of Ministers and the formation of a Cabinet; it is the Queen who summons Parliament and who introduces the new session with a speech from the Throne in which she summarizes the government's programme; it is the Queen who gives her assent to Bill before they become law, who concludes treaties and declares war, who makes appointments to all offices of State and Church, who dismisses Parliament when the government has been defeated or has reached the end of its term, and who chooses a new Prime Minister. Indeed, she is informed and consulted on every aspect of national life. And yet it remains true that she has no power. For in practice, she acts only on the advice of her Ministers, and must be completely impartial.This is of course not very easy to understand, and you may want to know what would happen if the Queen refused to give her assent to something she disagreed with. But the case would never arise. The Queen never refuses her assent, because she knows this would be unconstitutional. In any case she had no means of enforcing her will.What is then the use of having a queen? Some British people would answer: no use at all. Some think the Monarchy is a useless relic of bygone age, and a tremendous waste of public money too. But these arguments are comparatively weak. Most British people regard the monarchy as a long-established tradition, which, with all its colour and pageantry and with all the feelings of personal respect which it inspires, they would be most unwilling to lose. More than this, the monarch is the only unchangeable symbol of British itself. Politicians come and go according to the elections won or lost, and at any given moment every politician always has many determined opponents among those who do not belong to his own party. But the Monarch is always there, above party quarrels, representing the nation as a whole, and lending dignity and significance to all things done in her name.（分数：5.00）(1).What is mainly discussed in this text?（分数：1.00）A.The role of the Monarch in Britain.B.The outdated royal system in Britain.C.Who actually rules Britain.D.The Queen as the most powerful person. √解析：(2).A new Prime Minister is chosen by（分数：1.00）A.Parliament. √B.the Cabinet.C.the Monarchy.D.all Ministers.解析：(3).We can infer from the text that（分数：1.00）A.the Queen is not satisfied with her situation.B.the Queen's rule is only in name, not in practice. √C.the Queen still has her say in the government.D.the Queen is ill-informed of the national life.解析：(4).If the Queen disagreed with a certain policy, she would（分数：1.00）A.refuse to give her assent to it.B.consult with the Ministers about it.C.enforce her will. √D.approve it nevertheless.解析：(5).The system of the Monarchy is considered（分数：1.00）eful by a few British.B.a useful relic by politicians.C.a long-established tradition by most British.D.an insane waste of money by the author. √解析：五、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)As a medium of exchange, money permits the separation of exchange into the two distinct acts of buying and selling, without requiring the seller to purchase goods from the person who buys his products, or vice versa. 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是专为申请公派店铺的⼈员设⽴的英语⽔平考试。

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该⽔平的英语也能满⾜他们在国内外从事专业和管理⼯作的基本需要。

该级考⽣应能就各种话题⾃如地进⾏对话与讨论。

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词汇： PETS5要求考⽣应掌握7500左右的词汇以及相关词组，与原WSK(EPT)的词汇量要求完全⼀致。

阅读： PETS5阅读理解分三部分：多项选择、语段顺序理解和选择配伍。

语段顺序理解即在⼀篇长度为750~850词的⽂章中留有5处空⽩，⽂后有六段⽂字，要求考⽣根据⽂章内容从六段⽂字中选择五段分别放进⽂章的五个空⽩处。

此部分考查考⽣对诸如连贯性和⼀致性等语段特征的理解。

选择配伍题型要求考⽣根据所提供的⼀篇较长⽂章的内容，完成10道选择搭配题。

本题型旨在考查考⽣从长⽂章中快速查找所需信息的能⼒。

语段顺序理解和选择配伍是WSK未曾有过的新题型。

写作： PETS5要求考⽣根据主题性或情景性提⽰写出⼀篇不少于250词的短⽂，类型除了⼀般性⽂章外还包括书信、科研论⽂、实验报告、申请材料等;⽽WSK是指导性作⽂(guided writing)，要求按命题写出⼀篇不少于150个词的⽂章。

通过对⽐可以看出，PETS5⽐WSK写作要求⾼、难度⼤。

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A journalist and a photographer have come to his house. The journalist is interviewing Mr. Miller for an article in the magazine. W：Well, I’m very impressed by all the work you’ve done on your house, Mr. Miller. How long have you been working on it? M：I first became interested in Do-it-Yourself several years ago. You see, my son Paul is disabled. He’s in a wheel-chair and I just had to make alterations to the house. I couldn’t afford to pay workmen to do it. I had to learn to do it myself. W：Had you had any experience in this kind of work?Did you have any practical skills? M：No. 1 got a few books from the library but they didn’t help very much. So I decided to go to evening classes so that I could learn basic carpentry and electrical wiring. W：What sort of changes did you make to the house? M：First of all, practical things to help Paul. You never really realize the problems handicapped people have until it attacks your own family. Most government buildings, for example, have steps up to the door. They don’t plan buildings so that disabled people can get in and out. We used to live in a flat, and of course, it was totally unsuitable. Just imagine the problems a disabled person would have in your house. We needed a larger house with wide corridors so that Paul could get from one room to another. We didn’t have much money and we had to buy this one. It’s over ninety years old and it was in a very bad state of repair. W：Where did you begin? M：The electrical. I completely rewired the house so that Paul could reach all the switches. I had to lower the light switches and raise the power-points. I went on to do the whole house so that Paul could reach things and go where he needed. W：What else did you do? M：By the time I’d altered everything for Paul, do-it-yourself had become a hobby. I really enjoyed doing things with my hands. Look, I even installed smoke-alarms. W：What was the purpose of that? M：I was very worried about fire. You see, Paul can’t move very fast.I fitted them so that we would have plenty of warning if there were a fire. I put in a complete burglar-alarm system. It took weeks．The front door opens automatically. and I’m going to put a device on Paul’s wheelchair so that he’ll be able to open and close it when he wants. W：What are you working on now? M：I’ve just finished the kitchen. I’ve designed it so that he can reach everything. Now I’m building an extension so that Paul will have a large room on the ground floor where he can work. W：There’s a $10,000 prize. How are you going to spend it? M：I am going to start my own business so that I can convert ordinary houses for disabled people. I think I’ve become an expert on the subject.1．Though Paul is disabled, he managed to move around in the house.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B2．Mr Miller enjoys doing things with his own hands.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：A3．The front door to his home does not open automatically.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B4．Mr Miller bought his house simply because the flat he used to live in was too expensive.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B5．Government buildings often have special paths for those people handicapped.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B6．Paul could reach all the switches because they Were originally installed at the right height of him.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B7．Do-it-Yourself has become one of Mr Miller’s hobbies.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：A8．Mr Miller had known a lot about carpentry and electric wiring before he was engaged in do-it-yourself.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B9．Mr Miller did changes on the house only for fun.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：B10．Mr Miller will buy a new house with the money he has won.A．RightB．Wrong正确答案：BPart BDirections: You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.听力原文：W：Jim，thank goodness you’ve arrived．The class presentation started half an hour ago，and I was just beginning to panic．M：I’m sorry for being late，Alice. This morning has been a real mess．I didn’t think I was going to make it here at all．W：Why are you late? Our presentation depends on those graphs you are holding．M：Yes，I know．I’ll tell you about it later．First，let’s see how we are doing for time．Two groups are still ahead of us，aren’t they? The presentations on the fights of the consumer and the analysis of the stock market．That means I’ve got twenty minutes to sort out．W：You look cold．What happened?M：I’ve been standing outside in arctic temperatures for over an hour waiting for a bus．W：Over an hour? But I thought your apartment was only a ten minute bus ride to campus．M：In normal conditions，but the bus was delayed because of the weather，and when I stopped in a drug store to call home for a ride，the bus went by．As luck would have it there was no one at home，so I had to wait another forty-five minutes for the next bus．W：That’sMurphy’s Law，isn’t it? What did it say? If anything can go wrong，it will．Well，we’ve still got twenty minutes to get our wits together．11．What is the woman’s tone of voice when she first sees the man?A．Frustrated.B．Relieved.C．Sarcastic.D．Apologetic.正确答案：B12．What are the students doing when the man arrives in class?A．Taking an examination.B．Drawing graphs.C．Giving presentations.D．Having a class of discussion.正确答案：C13．How much time do the man and the woman have before they address the class?A．Less than ten minutes.B．About twenty minutes.C．Forty-five minutes.D．Over an hour.正确答案：B听力原文：During the Christmas shopping rush in London，the intriguing story was reported of a tramp who，apparently through no fault of his own，found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve．No doubt the store was filled with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beating and longing to get home．Presumably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents．However that may be，our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it．There was food，drink，bedding and camping equipment，of which he made good use．There must also have been television sets and radios．Though it was not reported if he took advantage of these facilities，when the shop re-opened．he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him．He seems to have been a man of good humour and philosophic temperament—as indeed vagrants very commonly are．Everyone else was enjoying Christmas，so he saw no good reason why he should not do the same．He submitted，cheerfully enough，to being taken away by the police．Perhaps he had a better Christmas than usual．He was put into prison for seven days．The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp hadconsumed．They had，in his opinion，already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television．Perhaps the judge had a good Christmas too．14．The tramp was locked in the store ______.A．for his own mistakesB．due to a misunderstandingC．by accidentD．through an error of judgment正确答案：C15．What action did the tramp take? He ______.A．looted the storeB．made himself at homeC．went to sleep for 2 daysD．had a Christmas party正确答案：B16．When the tramp was arrested, he______.A．laughed at the policeB．looked forward to going to prisonC．took his bottles with himD．didn’t make any fuss正确答案：D听力原文：Normally a student must participate in a certain number of courses in order to graduate，and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree．In many American universities the total work for a degree is made up of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester．A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks；while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester．Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year．It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period．It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course，though this is not in fact done as a regular practice．For every course that he follows a student is given a grade．which is recorded，and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers．All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work，but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs．Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm．The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities．Any student who isthought to have broken the rules，for example，by cheating has to appear before a student court．With the enormous numbers of students，the operation of the system does include a certain amount of activity．A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career．17．What’s the main objective of a student who attends a certain number of courses?A．To graduate and obtain a degree.B．To learn something he is interested in.C．To avoid working.D．To obey his parents’ order.正确答案：A18．Why are American students usually under pressure of work?A．Because their academic performance will affect their future career in the future.B．Because they are heavily involved in student affairs.C．Because they have to observe the university discipline.D．Because they want to run for positions of authority.正确答案：A19．Why are students enthusiastic for positions in student organizations?A．Because they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study.B．Because they will then be able to stay longer in the university.C．Because such positions help them hunt better jobs.D．Because such positions are usually well paid.正确答案：C20．In which respect does the students’ organizations seem to be effective?A．Dealing with academic affairs of the university.B．Ensuring that the students observe university regulations.C．Evaluating students’ performance in their study.D．Keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activities.正确答案：BPart CDirections: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questions or complete the notes in your test booklet for Questions 21-30 by writing NOT MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE.You now have 1 minute to read Questions 21-30.听力原文：W：Dr．Huber，when did you first become interested in physics and music?M：I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in physics．When I was a child．I was very curious about the world around me．For example．I always wondered why light behaves the way it does．I found it more fun to play with a prism than to play with the kids in the neighborhood．I wasn’t very social．but I was really into figuring out how things worked．I got my own telescope when I was eight years old．and I loved to take it out at night and go star gazing．I would look at the planets and stars and wonder what was out there．When I was ten．my father bought me a book on the universe，and I just ate it up．In fact，I still have that book right here in my office．It was the same with music．I’ve always had a natural ear for music．perfect pitch．Even as a young child，if I heard a song on the radio，I could go right to the piano and play it．When I heard a sound like the ring of a telephone，I could identify its pitch and play the note on the piano．However．I didn’t develop a serious interest in becoming a pianist until I was in college．I also seemed to do well in school in the visual arts like painting and drawing．W：What commonality do you see between music and physics?M：There is a common misconception that art and science are completely separated from each other．I think the distinction is artificial．In reality, art and science are not as mutually exclusive as one might assume．Solving a complicated mathematical problem，for example，can require the same degree of creative thinking as painting a landscape or writing a poem．I feel an indefinable tingle when I play the Schumann Concerto or dance the pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet．I get that the same tingle from theoretical physics．The beauty of art is readily apparent to most people．However，in the case of theoretical physics，the beauty is not nearly as accessible to the general public，but it is every bit as exciting．Nature seems to follow certain principles，very much the same as art does．It’s not uncommon for physicists to become accomplished musicians．Music theory is a very mathematical discipline．Relationships among various notes in classical harmony are based on simple mathematical relationships．W：You have said that physics is beautiful．What makes it beautiful to you?M：To me，it’s incredible the way nature seems to work so perfectly．I think it is beautiful．I always tell my students on the first day of class．“If you like reading Sherlock Holmes detective stories，you’ll like doing physics problems．”Physics is about figuring things out—discovering how they work，just like a detective． A lot of people fear physics because they view it as a big complicated jumble of facts that have to be memorized．But that’s not true．It’s an understanding of how nature works，how the various parts interact．One can view art and literature as the relationships and interactions of ideas．In the same way，physics studies the relationships and interactions of concepts．In other words，to me art and science fundamentally attempt to achieve the same objective—understanding of the world around us! The whole universe seems to follow some very basic principles as it evolves in with time，some of these principles including the Conservation of Energy and the Conservation of Angular Momentum．The conservation laws of physics are like non-interest bearing checking accounts．In the case of energy conservation，you can make energy deposits and energy withdrawals，but all the energy is accounted for．The rotation of objects is governed by a law called the Conservation ofAngular Momentum，which applies to everything in the universe including the rotation of stars，the rotation of the planets and their orbits，the behavior of an electron in an atom，the spin of a figure skater，and the rotation of Wheels on a truck．What it all comes down to in the end is that everything in the universe fits together like the pieces of a perfect puzzle．As Einstein said．“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible．”21．When did Dr. Huber get his own telescope?正确答案：Eight years old．22．Where was the interview conducted?正确答案：In his Office．23．What were the two things that interested Dr. Huber?正确答案：Physics and music．24．When did Dr. Huber become interested in piano?正确答案：In college．25．What’s the common misconception about art and science?正确答案：Completely separate/exclusive．26．What do the study of science and the study of art require?正确答案：Creative thinking．27．Who do not probably notice the beauty of theoretical physics?正确答案：The general public．28．What job did Dr. Huber compare physics to?正确答案：Detective29．What does Dr. Huber think accomplish the same objective?正确答案：Art and science30．What does Dr. Huber compare the universe to?正确答案：A puzzleSection II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,【C1】______to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement. The survey of 643 children and adults, ranking from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests【C2】______penholding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying far【C3】______attention to correct pen grip and handwriting style. Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher【C4】______findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area【C5】______he noticed that those students who had the most trouble with spelling【C6】______had a poor pen grip. While Mr. Thomas could not establish a significant statistical link【C7】______pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling,he【C8】______find huge differences in technique between the young children and the mature adults, and a definite【C9】______between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing. People who【C10】______their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics【C11】______inhibit learning,【C12】______as poor posture,leaning too【C13】______to the desk,using four fingers to grip the pen【C14】______than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb(which can obscure【C15】______is being written ). Mr. Thomas believes that the【C16】______between elder and younger writers is【C17】______too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at writing as they grow【C18】______. He attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences between【C19】______groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. “The 30-year-old showed a huge diversity of grips,【C20】______the over 40s group all had a uniform ‘tripod’ grip. “31．【C1】正确答案：according解析：according to意为“根据”，为固定短语，本句句意为“根据对…的严格调查，…。

英语等级考试公共英语五级试题阅读理解

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以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年英语等级考试公共英语五级试题阅读理解，希望能给大家带来帮助!Section 111 Reading Comprehension( 50 minutes)Part ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany., them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1As long as her parents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuition at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than $17, 000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton ( she' s threatening), where one year' s tuition, room and board-almost $ 34, 000 in 2007-will cost more than some luxury cars? Even a number cruncher like Tally admits it' s a little scary, especially since she' 11 retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.Paying for college has always been a hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $ 74 billion in financial aid, the most ever. Most families pay less than full freight. Sixty percent of public-university students and three quarters of those at private colleges receive some form of financial aid-mostly,these days, in the form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they appear for lower-income families, because schools are changing their formulas for distributing aid. Eager to boost their magazine rankings, which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen, they' re throwing more aid at smarter kids--whether they need it or not.The best way to prepare is to start saving early. A new law passed last year makes that easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for "qualified educaion expenses" like tuition, room and board. The plans aren' t for everyone. For tax reasons, some lower and middle income families may be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital.When' s the best time to start? "Sometime, " says Jack Joyce of the College Board, "between the maternity ward and middle school. "Aid packages usually come in some combination of grants, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid comes in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for "unsubsidized" federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins loans or "subsidized" Staffords, where the government pays the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrower' s market. "Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans, " says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when they' re reviewed this summer.Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families' planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old nationalwrestling champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. He' 11 almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, "we would really be in a bind, " says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, it' s worth the effort to pick through' local .and national scholarship offerings, which can be found Ol—— Web sites like college-board, com.51. What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the Harts?A. The difficulty of paying the tuition.B. The far-sight of the parents.C. The promising future of Katie.D. The increasing tuition in the university.52. What can we infer from the second paragraph?A. Some families are too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition.B. The parents do not favor the form of loans.C. Paying the tuition makes the parents feel humble.D. Those who are in great need may not get what they need.53. The last paragraph suggests that __A. many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarshipsB. Mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the troubleC. traditional scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problems in some familiesD. Mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling championship54. What does the author mean by "better off" ( Line 4, Paragraph 3 ) ?A. Richer.B. Wiser.C. Happier.D. Luckier.55. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. The Harts prefer a public university to a private one.B. It is much easier to pay the tuition at present.C. All students can get the aid package.D .Traditional scholarships are still attractive to some families.。

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公共英语五级分类模拟题阅读理解(-)Unit 1Part ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 3Travel is at its best a solitary enterprise : to see, to examine, to assess, y ou have to be alone and unencumbered• Other people can mislead you；they crowd your meandering impressions with their own；if they are companionable they obstruct your view, and if they art-boring they corrupt the silence with non-sequiturs, shattering you r concentration with ”0h, look, it1s raining, and n You see it lots of trees here • n Traveling on your own can be terribly lonely (and it is not understood by Japanese who, coming across you smiling wistfully at an acre of Mexican butter cups tend to say things like "Where is the rest of your team? n) , I think of evening in the hotel room in the strange city• My diary has been brought up to date； I hanker for company： what do I do? I don11 know anyone there, so I go out and walk and discover the three streets of the town and rather envy the strolling couples and the people with children. The museums and churches are closed, and toward midnight the streets are empty. If I am mugged, I will have to apologize as politely as possible, ,!I am sorry, sir, but I has nothing valuable on my person. n Is there a surer way of enraging a thief and driving him to violence?It is hard to, we clearly or to think straight in the company of other people• Not only do I feel, self-conscious, but the perceptions that are necessary to writing are difficult to manage when someone close by is thinking out loud. I am diverted, but it is discovery, not diversion, that I seek. What is requited is the lucidity of loneliness to capture that vision, which, however banal, seems in my private mood to be special and worthy of interest. There is something in feeling abj ect that quickens my mind and makes it intensely receptive to fugitive might also be verified and refined； and in any case I had the satisfaction of finishing the business a lone • Travel is not a vacation, and it is often the opposite of a rest, 11Have a nice time, people said to me at my send-off at South Station, Medford• It was not precisely what I had hoped for. I craved a little risk, some danger, an untoward event, a vivid discomfort, an experience of my own company, and in a modest way the romance of solitude• This I thought might be mine on that train to Limon• l^ Traveling companions are a disadvantage, according to the writer, because they .A.give you the wrong impression about the journeyB.distract you from your readingC.intrude on your private observationsD.prevent you from saying what you think2、It has been assumed by Japanese that he .A.belongs to a group of botanistsB. is excessively odd to travel aloneC. needs to be directed to his hotelD. has wandered away from his party 3His main concern in the evenings was to .A.take some physical exerciseB. avoid being robbed in the street C・ overcomehis loneliness D. explore the sights of the city4、The writer regards his friends! farewell to him as _____________ •A.inappropriateB. unsympathetic C • tactless D. cynical5、We gather from the passage that his main purpose in traveling was to•A.test his enduranceB. prove his self-sufficiencyC. experience adventureD. respond to new experiencesText 2Why does the Western movie especially have such a hold on our imagination? Chiefly, I think, because it offers serious insights into the problem of violence such as can be found almost nowhere in our culture. One of the well-known peculiarities of modern civilized opinion is its refusal to acknowledge theC• un -heroicD• posturing 10^Tile image of the Western hero is intended to show us that A. violence need not B. killing and deathC. our modern age isthere is always a Text 1 cause us concern are not important lacking in style need for standardsBut value of violence • This refusal is virtue, but like many virtues it involves a certain willful blindness and it encourages hypocrisy. We train ourselves to be shocked or bored by cultural images of violence, and our very concept of heroism tends to be a passive one: we are less drawn to the brave young men who kill large numbers of our enemies than to the heroic prisoners who endure torture without capitulating. And in the criticism of popular culture, the presence of images of violence is often assumed to be in itself a sufficient ground for condemnation.These attitudes, however, have not reduced the element of violence in ourculture but have helped to free it from moral control by letting it take on the aura of H emancipation" . The celebration of acts of violence is left more and more to the irresponsible . The gangster movie, with its numerous variations, belongs to a cultural 11 underground 11 which glamorizes violence and sets it against all our higher social attitudes• It is more "modern n genre than the Western movie, perhaps even more profound, because it confronts industrial society on its own ground — the city — and because, like much of our advanced art, it gains its effects by a gross insistence on its own narrow logic. But it is anti-social, resting on fantasies of irresponsible freedom. If we are brought finally to acquiesce in the denial of these fantasies, it is only because they have been shown to be dangerous, not because they have given way to higher values of behavior•In war movies, to be sure. it is possible to present violence within aframework of responsibility. But there is the disadvantage that modern war is a co-operative enterprise in which violence is largely impersonal and heroism belongs to the group more than to the individual. The hero of a war movie is most often simply a leader, and his superiority is likely to be expressed in a denial of the heroic : you are not supposed to be brave, you are supposed to get the job done and stay alive (this too, of course, is a kind of heroic posture, but a new and n practical *' one) . At its best, the war movie may represent a more civilized point of view than the Western, and if it was not continually marred by ideological sentimentality we might hope to find it developing into a higher form of dry. But it cannot supply the values we seek in the Western movies .These values are in the image of a single man who wears a gun on his thigh. Thegun tells us that he lives in a world of violence, and even that he H believes in violence" . But the drama is one of self restraint: the moment of violence must come in its own time and according to its special laws, or else, it is valueless. He is there to remind us of the possibility of style in an age which has put on itself the burden of pretending that style has no meaning, and, in the midst of our anxieties over the problem of violence, to suggest that even in killing or being killed we are not freed from the necessity of establishing satisfactory models of behavior.6、 The reason given for our acceptance of a gangster 1 s downfall is our bring convinced that ________ .A. his behavior is wrongB. he is a threat to societyC. his aspirations are unrealisticD. he represents a denial of freedom 7^Violence in modern societies is seen, it is claimed in paragraph 2, asA. a symbol of freedomB. something sacredC. morally controlledD. basic to our culture8、 The word n acquiesce n (Line 10, Para. 2) is closest in meaning toA. acceptanceB. refusalC. devotionD. giving up9、 War films present the hero asA. pragmati cB. impersonalMost earthquakes occur within the upper 15 miles of the earth * s surface.earthquakes can and do occur at all depths to about 460 miles. Their numberdecreases as the depth increases. At about 460 miles one earthquake occurs only every few years. Near the surface earthquakes may run as high as 100 in a month, but the yearly average does not vary much. In comparison with the total number of earthquakes each year, the number of disastrous earthquakes is very small.The extent of the disaster in an earthquake depends on many factors . If you carefully build a toy house with an erect set, it will still stand no matter how much you shake the table • But if you build a toy house with a pack of cards, a slight shake of the table will make it fall• An earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, was not strong enough to be recorded on distant instruments, but it completely destroyed the city. Many stronger earthquakes have done comparat ively little damage• If a building is well constructed and built on solid ground, it will resist an earthquake. Most deaths in earthquakes have been due to faulty building construction or poor building sites. A third and very serious factor is panic. When people rush out into narrow streets, more deaths will result.The United Nations has played an important part in reducing the damage done by earthquakes. It has sent a team of experts to all countries known to be affected by earthquakes. Working with local geologists and engineers, the experts have studied the nature of the ground and the type of most practical building code for the local area. If followed, these suggestions will make disastrous earthquakes almost a thing of the past•There is one type of earthquake disaster that little can be done about - This is the disaster caused by seismic sea waves, or tsunamis. (These are often called tidal waves, but the name is incorrect. They have nothing to do with tides.) In certain areas, earthquakes take place beneath the sea. These submarine earthquakes sometimes give rise to seismic sea waves. The waves are not noticeable out at sea because of their long wave length. But when they roll into harbors, they pile up into walls of water 6 to 60 feet high. The Japanese call them n tsunamis" , meaning ,f harbor waves'1, because they reach a sizable height only in harbors• Tsunamis travel fairly slowly, at speeds up to 500 miles an hour. An adequate warning system is in use to warn all shores likely to be reached by the waves. But this only enables people to leave the threatened shores for higher ground. There is no way to stop the oncoming wave.llx Which of the following CAN NOT be concluded from the passage?A.The number of earthquakes is closely related to depth.B.Roughl y the same number of earthquakes occur each year•C.Earthquakes are impossible at depths over 460 miles•D.Earthquakes are most likely to occur near the surfaces• 12、Thedestruction of Agadir is an example of .A.faulty building constructionB. an earthquake 1s strengthC. widespread panic in earthquakes D• ineffective instruments13> The United Nations1 experts are supposed to .A.construct strong buildings B • put forward proposalsC. detect disastrous earthquakesD. monitor earthquakes14、The significance of the slow speed of tsunamis is that people may.A.notice them out at sea B • find ways to stop themC・ be warned early enough D • develop warning systems15> Tsunamis is terrible because .A.they attack harborsB. a warning system is developedC.there is no way to stop the oncoming waveD.they travel slowlyPart BIn the following article some paragraphs or sentences have been removed for questions 16—20, choose the most suitable paragraph or sentence from the lists A—F to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There is one paragraph which doesn * t fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 1.Between the end of the World War II and the early sixties, a baby boom occurred in the US, and people born during that period were known as the baby boomers. Bill Clinton is no doubt a typical representative of that generation. Like the 1992 general elections, the presidential election of 1997 was not merely a skirmish between two political parties but also a generation war between the babyboomers and the G.I. generation represented by Bush and Dole.16._____________William Jefferson Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in the mountain city of Hope, Arkansas. In English, "hope” means n xiwang H.17._____________The family circumstances of Clinton1 s childhood years were very unfortunate . Clinton1s own father died in a traffic accident 3 months before Clinton was born.His stepfather, Roger Clinton, was a habitual drunkard, which caused discord in the family.18._____________Self-reliant, diligent and hard working, Clinton gained a good education• Inthe fall of 1964, he enrolled in Georgetown University in Washington D.C.， and majored in international politics. After graduation, he won the famous Rhodes scholarship pursued advanced studies for 2 years in England1s Oxford University. In 1971, he entered Yale University's law college and obtained a doctorate in law two years later . During his university days, Clinton actively participated in the students 1 movement against the Vietnam War, avoided army enlistment, and took atrip to Moscow in 1970.19._____________After leaving Yale, Clinton returned to his hometown in Arkansas where he began his political career. In 1974, when he was not quite 28, he formally campaigned for congress • His vividand dramatic first attempt greatly threatened his opponents. Though defeated in his campaign, his political talent received confirmation in news and political circles, winning him the title of "child prodigy11 . In 1976, Clinton won the post of State Attorney General. In 1978, he succeeded in his campaign for the Governorship and at 32 became the youngest governor in the history of the state of Arkansas. In 1980, he lost to the Republicans in his campaign for re-election but two years later he staged a comeback, which won him the nickname of 11undefeated kid11 .20._____________In October 1997, when China1s president Jiang Zemin visited the US, he and president Clinton reached agreement in the setting up of a constructive, strategic partnership for the 21st century. President Clinton announced that he would move up his visit to China to the end of June in order to give a fresh stimulus to the development and improvement of Sino-US relations-A.Such an experience helped Clinton become a man who knew his own mind, hadself-restrain and self-control, and was good at competition.B.He kept the Governorship right up until January 1993, when he officially became the master of the White House. His first term of office expired in 1997, but he defeated republican Dole and was re-elected, and served as president.C.Clinton 1 s triumph signaled a shift of US political power from the older generation to the younger one, and might reflect developments of far reaching significance in today's American politics.D.No wonder that later on Clinton 1 s supporters often called him 11 the manfrom the city of hope”.E . President Clinton has responded by making public apologies toUS citizens , who, as recently as the 1950s, were used as guinea-pigs in recent experiments involving radiation and sexually transmitted diseases.F. These experiences helped him mature early, but left him vulnerable topolitical controversies later, and branded him as a young liberal.Part CAnswer questions by referring to the introduction to 3 different architectures.Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on ANSWER SHEET. Some choices may be required more than once.A = Buddhist ArchitectureB = Taoist Architecture C= Imperial Mausoleum ArchitectureChinese Buddhist architecture consists of temple, pagoda and grotto• As the central structure of spreading Buddhism in China, the temple is where cenobites preceding their religious life • Since emperors of dynasties believed in Buddhism, temples erected like mushrooms, usually splendid like palaces, for many were built under imperial orders. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were more than 30,000 temples scattered in the country. Later as architectural techniques improved, glazed tiles, exquisite engravings and delicate paintings were applied in the construction of temples, which came to be more magnificent and splendid.Chinese Buddhist architecture follows symmetric style strictly. Usually main buildings will be set on the central axis, facing the south. Annexe structures will be on the west and east flanks • Temple gate, Heaven ly King Hall, the Main Hall and Sutra Library successively stands on the axis. Dorm, kitchen, dinning hall, storehouse and antechamber usually cluster on the right side while left side remains for the visitors.Pagoda is also the main integrating part of the Buddhist architecture, with varied styles and strong local flavors• Pagoda followed Buddhism into China around the first century, and developed into pavilion-like pagoda on which one can view scenery after immediate combination with traditional Chinese architecture.Another Buddhist architecture is grotto complex with its caves hewn on cliff walls, usually huge projects and with exquisite engravings. It came from India with Buddhism too and boomed during the Northern and Southern dynasty .Taoist ArchitectureTaoist architecture includes various structures according to different functions, categorized as palace for oblation and sacrifice, altar for praying and offering, cubby for religious service, residence for Taoist abbes and garden for visitors.Taoist architecture applies two architectural styles —traditional style and Bagua style. Most Taoist architectures resort to nature topography to build towers, pavilions, lobbies and other garden structural units, decorated with murals, sculptures and steles to entertain people, fully interpreting Taoist philosophy of nature.Taoist architectural decoration reflects Taoist pursuit of luck and fulfillment,long lifespan, and evolution into the fairyland. Taoist architectural motifs are all meaningful. Celestial bodies mean brightness shining everywhere while landscape and rocks immortality. Folding fan, fish, narcissus, bat and deer are used to imply beneficence, wealth, celestial being, fortune and official position, while pine and cypress stand for affection, tortoise for longevity, crane for man of honor. There are many other symbols very traditional and Taoist decorations root deep in Chinese folk residential houses.Imperial Mausoleum ArchitectureImperial mausoleum architecture accounts for a major part in ancient Chinesearchitecture since they usually stand for the highest architectural techniques of the time • Emperors would often force thousands of the nations, best architects to build these structures. They would withdraw millions, even billions from the exchequer to fund their tombs . These tombs were always magnificently deluxe and consisted of finest structures of the period. In vicissitude of the history, imperial mausoleums scattered around places which used to be capitals of different dynasties. These mausoleums were usually built against hills or mountains and facing plains. Most imperial mausoleums have broad ways called Shendao (the Sacred Way) at the entrance• Along both sides of the Shendao, there are stone sculptures of men and animals which guard the tombs. Other imperial structures were also built beside the tomb. Under huge hills of clay, splendid and superior structures were constructed with free facilities such as drainage systems.Dragon and phoenix, called Long and Feng in Chinese respectively, are totems of Chinese people. They were used to represent emperors and their consorts and were the main decorative patterns to be seen on various imperial structures . Palaces, columns, pathways and screen walls were all inscribed or carved or painted with their images.Unit 2Part ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 3Since the mid-1960s Southeast Asia has faced a potentially wide-ranging security threat. Well before the events of September 11, the region was enduring a slump in exports and a falloff in foreign investment as Western firms headed to China. Even Singapore 1s economy, the region 1s strongest, probably shrank by 2% in 2001, while Indonesia, the weakest player, is struggling to avert a new foreign debt crisis.Now the region is being seen overseas as a breeding ground for international terrorists• Foreign businesses have stopped sending execs to the region to explore new opportunities, while companies are beefing up security at their offices and homes. Clearly, the region1 s governments need to show the world they can keep the peace. That requires achieving a tricky balancing act: Authorities must provide adequate security to foreign firms without being alarmist and scaring them off completely.Also vexing for Southeast Asian governments is how to deal with US offers of military assistance. Nations with large Muslim populations cannot afford to make open appeals to the US for help • N owhere is this more true than in Indonesia, the most likely spot for Al Qaeda to operate . Indonesia is resisting pressure from the US because it can ill afford a nationalist revenge.Southeast Asia!s ailing economies won11 easily weather another round of investor disenchantment. As it is, foreign businesspeople are becoming increasingly j ittery. The perceived growth of radical Islam is clearly having a deleterious impact on the Indonesian economy< To be sure, the weak global economy is responsible for some of the dropoff in orders • But the numbers make grim reading. Indonesian exports fell from $3.6 billion in October to $3 billion in November, 2001, a drop of 16% in one month, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. Foreign direct investment plung ed from $1•9 billion in November, 2001 to $630 million in December of the same year.Meanwhile, Indonesia 1s domestic economy is feeling increasingly vulnerable . Wanandi, the CEO of an auto assembling company, believes the government is not doing enough! Like most Indonesians, Wanandi agrees that inviting in US troops is politically impossible. He is calling instead for the Indonesian military to be given greater powers to crack down on militant groups . 11There is a lot of competition between the army and the police, he says. H That1 s why a lot of bombing is going on. No one is being punished.nThe trouble is, the foe is maddeningly elusive. But until the threat fades, Southeast Asia will have to deal with declining foreign investment, j ittery execs, and, in Indonesia, rising poverty and instability — the very environment in which terror groups thrive•31> The best title for this brief passage should be .A.Indonesia: Grim Economic Prospects in 2002B.Why is Jakarta resisting US Military AidC.The Link of Indonesia Terror Groups to al QaedaD.Southeast Asia: Terror 1s New Front32、The word n deleterious n (Para. 4, Line 3) most probably means .A.harmfulB. noticeableC. decreasingD. benign33> According to the passage, Indonesian government is resisting pressure from the US because .A.of the economic slowdownB.of its fear of the nationalists1 revengeC.of the dropdown in foreign investmentsD.the government is at war with the US34^ Which of the following statements is true about Wanandi?A.He is a government official.B.He is an Islamic radical•C.He believes the Indonesian government should call in US troops for help.D.He believes the Indonesian government should keep a tight hand on the domestic troub1e-making military groups•35> With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?A.Terror groups are only likely to grow in countries with a weak domestic economy•B.The terror groups can be very easily identified.ernment intervention is not very likely to result in the crackdown of the terror groups.D.The presence of terror groups will largely hinder the economic growth of the Southeast Asia region.Text 1Opinion polls are now beginning to show a reluctant consensus that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemp 1 oyment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work• Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should w e not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work? The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people 1s work has taken the form of jobs . The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work• Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people 1s work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage . In pre - industrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Tax and benefit regularities still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excluded — a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives•All this may not have to change, the time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the Utopian goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.36、Research carried out in recent opinion polls shows that .A.available employment should be restricted to a small percentage of the populationB • new jobs should be created in order to rectify high unemployment figuresC .available employment must be more widely distributed among the unemployedD.the present high unemp1oyment figures are a fact of life37> The enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries meant that people were.A.no longer legally entitled to own landB.forced to look elsewhere for means of supporting themselvesC.not adequately compensated for the loss of their landD.badly paid for the work they managed to find3 8、The effects of almost universal employment were o ve rwhe Imi ng in that.A. the household and village community disappearedB・ men now traveled enormous distances to their places of workC. young and old people became superfluous components of societyD・ the work status of those not in paid employment suffered39^ The article concludes that __________ .A. the creation of jobs for all is an impossibilityB・ our efforts and resources in terms of tackling unemployment are insufficientC. people should start to support themselves by learning a practical skill D・we should help those whose jobs are only part time40^ The purpose of this article is to suggest that we should .A.be prepped to admit that being employed is not the only kind of workB.create more factories in order to increase our productivityC.set up smaller private enterprises so that we in turn can employ othersD.be prepared to fill in time at home by taking up bobbies and leisureactivitiesText 2H Internet n has created a new vocabulary that has come to represent a historical era of change• Ask John Morse, publisher of Merriam-Webster Dictionaries, to name the word that defines the close of the millennium and he doesn't hesitate: n Internet H. "No other word has become part of people 1s lives so quickly or has had such an impact, 11 he says. The Internet has swept into the American vocabulary and given birth to so many new words and phrases —H netizen z n "chatroom" and "homepage11 among them —that it has come to represent an era in social history, he says. And remarkably, 11Internet" has managed to become the most significant word of the century in less than a decade. n We first started seeing a number of citations in 1994, and by 1998 it was established in the dictionary, " Morse says, H It was just astounding. No other new word has gained such widespread acceptance so quickly,n he says•Just a century ago, another form of communication swept into the language. In the 1898 edition of "Merriam-Webster * s Collegiate Dictionary, *' the hot new word was n telephone n• "It brought massive social change and reshaped the way people did business, just as the Internet is doing today, " Mores says - "Telephone H was no easy linguistic act to follow. It helped bring into popular usage a wide range of new words and phrases —busy signals, wrong numbers, voice mail, cell phones. It also gave the United States its standard greeting： Hello. But n Internet" is holding its own, in part by borrowing words from older technologies and giving them new meaning, such as n bookmark,n"copy” and “browser.n"That is how vocabulary evolves, n Mores says. ,!It1 s human nature to make the concept easier to understand by using a familiar, in this case print-based, metaphor.H Allan Metcalf, a professor at MacMurray College in Illinois, helps put together a list of words of the year for the American Dialect Society. He says the word H Internet n is a strong candidate to define the end of the century, but he has another preference : words with the prefix e-, as "e-mail" or n e-commerce . n It has a little more impact and it conveys attitudes, 11 Metcalf says .At Merriam, new words earn a place in the dictionary simply by repeated use in popular press. Merriam* s lexicographers append a large part of their day reading newspapers, magazines, and now Internet publications. Each new word — along with a copy from the publication showing how it was used — goes into an electronic database.41> Why did John Morse choose H Internet" as the word that defines the close of the 20th century?A.The word has the highest frequency count in newspapers, magazines and the。

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[模拟] 公共英语五级模拟77Section I Listening Comprehension Directions:This sectionis 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, NOT on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto 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.[听力原文]1-10The second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, and byfar the largest eruption to affect a densely populated area, occurredat Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines on June 15, 1991. The eruption produced high-speed massive falling of hot ash and gas, giant mudflows, and a cloud of volcanic ash hundreds of miles across. The impacts ofthe eruption continue to this day.A huge cloud of volcanic ash and gas rose above Mount Pinatubo, Philippines, on June 12, 1991. Three days later, the volcano explodedin the second-largest volcanic eruption on Earth in this century. Timely forecasts of this eruption by scientists from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology and the US Geological Survey enabled people living near the volcano to evacuate to safer distances, saving at least 5 000 lives.On July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake (comparable in sizeto the great 1906 San Francisco, California, earthquake) struck about60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, shaking and squeezing the Earth's crust beneath the volcano. At Mount Pinatubo, this major earthquake causeda landslide, some local earthquakes, and a short-lived increase in steam emissions from a pre-existing geothermal area, but otherwise the volcano seemed to be continuing its 500year-old sleep undisturbed. In March and April 1991, however, molten rock rising toward the surface from more than 20 miles beneath Pinatubo triggered small earthquakes and caused powerful steam explosions that blasted three outlets on the north flank of the volcano. Thousands of small earthquakes occurred beneath Pinatubo through April, May, and early June, and many thousand tons of noxious sulfur dioxide gas were also emitted by the volcano. Following Mount Pinatubo's disastrous eruption on June 15, 1991, thou sands of roofs collapsed under the weight of ash made wet by heavy rains. Ash deposits from the eruption have also been remobilized by monsoon and typhoon rains to form giant mudflows of volcanic materials, which have caused more destruction than the eruption itself.Nearly 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide were injected into the upper atmosphere in Pinatubo's 1991 eruptions, and dispersal of this gas cloud around the world caused global temperatures to drop temporarily (1991 through 1993) by about 1 degree. The eruptions have dramatically changed the face of central Luzon, home to about 3 million people. About 20 000 indigenous Aeta highlanders, who had lived on the slopes of the volcano, were completely displaced, and most still wait in resettlement camps for the day when they can return home. About 200 000 people who evacuated from the lowlands surrounding Pinatubo before and during the eruptions have returned home but face continuing threats from lahars that have already buried numerous towns and villages. Rice paddies and sugar-cane fields that have not been buried by lahars have recovered; those buried by lahars will be out of use for years to come. 第1题：In 1991 Philippines witnessed the second largest volcanic eruptionthat hit an area with large population.A.YesB.No参考答案：B答案解析：独白第一句即指出：The second-largest volcanic eruption... on June 15, 1991，但题句中没有of the 20th century这——限定词，因此the second-largest volcanic eruption所指不对，故题句是错误的。

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公共英语五级分类模拟题阅读理解（七）练习六Part ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1Koalas, an Australian tree-climbing animal, are very particular about what they eat, devoting themselves entirely to a diet of the leaves of eucalyptus trees. But there are problems associated with an exclusive diet of leaves, especially if z like the koala, you happen to be a relatively small animal. One of these problems is that the leaves of trees are rich in fibre, and so resist digestion. Eucalyptus leaves are worse than most z for they contain large amounts of lignin, the indigestible, woody material found in the cell walls of many plants.But there is another drawback for the koala. The ratio of an animal1s gut volume to its energy requirements depends on body mass ；the smaller it is z the lower the ratio . So tiny leaf-eaters are likely to have difficulty processing sufficient quantities of their poor-quality food to meet their metabolic needs .S. J. Cork and T・ J. Dawson of the University of New South Wales and I.D.Hume of the University of New England have made a study of the koala1s digestion. They have identified three major factors that allow koalas to exploit its fibre-laden diet.In the first place, the koala has a discerning digestive system；like the rabbit, it can regulate the passage of food through its gut in a way that discriminates between particles of different sizes. The alimentary canal retains and solutes smaller, more digestible particles, while expelling unwanted, coarser matter• This is probably a space-saving exercise； it has the effect of increasing the rate at which raw material can be fed into the system.The second factor behind the koala !s success is that it has a low overall requirement for metabolic energy, compared to other Australian animals of similar size. So it saves on its fuel needs. In this respect, the koala is not dissimilar to another slow-moving, leaf eating mammal, the three-toed sloth.Thirdly, eucalyptus leaves have hidden qualities. Despite the large quantity of lignin, such leaves are rich in digestible energy -especially in the form of fatty substances. Not all such resources are available to the koala 1s metabolicmachinery； essential oils are passed out, for example. But some fatty substancesare available, as are sugar and starch. It is these compounds that satisfy the bulk of the koala1s energy needs.Surprisingly, constituents of the eucalyptus1s cell walls, such as cellulose,are less important. Some cellulose is digested, but the koala1s accomplishments in this field do not rival those of other animals that reshow. 1、One of the problems of eating too much of tree leaves is thatA.the leaves are made of woody materials.B・ the leaves are not easily digested.C・ small animals need little energy.D・ small animals process large amount of food.2^ The purpose of Cork, Dawson and Hume study is toA.find out why koalas could digest eucalyptus leaves.B.find out how koalas expel unwanted material.pare koalas with other Australian animals of similar size.pare eucalyptus leaves with other tree leaves.3^ The word n discerning f, in Line I, paragraph 4 is closest in meaning toA.discovering. B• uninteresting.C• understanding. D . discriminating.4、Eucalyptus leaves are different from other tree leaves in that they haveA.B.C.D. large quantities large amountsof large amounts of largeamounts ofoflignin.fatty substances.digestible engird.sugar and starch.5^ The title of the text might beA.Why Koalas Like Eucalyptus Leaves.B.Why Koalas Process Food to Meet Their Needs.C.Why Eucalyptus Leaves Are Rich in Digestible Engird.D.Why the Eucalyptus Cell Walls Are Less Important.Text 2The new- technology revolution in American newspapers has brought increased circulations, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs in spite of reduced manning in the composing rooms.Payrolls in the publishing industry more than doubled in a decade from $3.1 billion in 1972 to $6.3 billion in 1981. Capital investment, largely as a result of re-equipment with new technology, doubled from $554m in 1972 to $1.02 billion in 1981.Circulation of weekly newspapers has grown from 21m in 1960 to 4 9m in 1985 .Big city dailies have remained relatively static, with total circulation going from 58m to 63m. Sunday papers, though, have grown more dramatically from 8.6m to 56m. This reflects the trend toward specialisation. Growth has been especially strong in the number and circulation of suburban and small -community newspapers • In 1965 there were only 357 semi-weekly papers; in 1982, 508.There has also been a dramatic rise in newspapers circulating nationwide something that hardly existed in the old days. The Wall Street Journal is producing regional editions that have catapulted it into becoming the nation1s largest-circulation newspaper, a role formerly held by the New York Daily News. In addition, USA Today and the New York Times have used technological advances, particularly satellite-delivery of pages to regional production facilities, to achieve unprecedented growth.A number of daily papers have added Sunday editions -made possible through the new technology in response to demand from advertisers•Total newspaper employment, according to government statistics, rose from 345,000 in 1965 to 443,000 in 1984 and that figure does not fully cover the multitude of local papers• But the International Typographical Union, which formerly had a firm grip on nearly all printing jobs, has shrunk from over 100,000 in 1967 to 40 z000 today, of whom about 4,000 are in fact retired members . The prospect is that the union may be reduced to 5,000 members in the near future.According to Jim Cesnik of the 3 3,000-member journalists1 union, the Newspaper Guild, employment of journalists has grown but not to the same extent as that of sales people pushing advertising and circulation. The guild, however, has few members on the small local papers.The New York Times spent $2m on radio advertising to boost home-delivery of the paper in the first nine months of 1985 -a campaign responding to a fall in the number of streetside news-stands . The general growth in circulations has helped increase advertising revenue among dailies from $15 billion in 1965 to $66 billion in 1982.An interesting development noted by Charles Cole, a consultant to the 1,375-member American Newspaper Publishers Association, is that local newspapers have expanded their news -gathering teams, and some now send people abroad as well as having representatives in many American cities• Other departments in papers have also advanced, according to Cole. For example, mail rooms of many newspapers employ up to 25% more people handling the national advertising inserts that have become common. However, more automatic machinery may well reduce manning here.6、Which of the following has grown most rapidly in number?A.City dailies•B. Sunday papers.C. Weekly newspapers.D. Suburban newspapers.7、According to the text, which of the following is the largest-circulation newspaper in the United States?A. The Wall Street Journal.B. New York Daily News.C. USA Today.D. New York Times.8^ From paragraph 6, we learn that the International Typographical UnionA.is closing down in the near future•B.is losing its markets to its competitors.C.still controls almost all the printing jobs.D.has a bright future in face of the difficulties•9、According to Jim Cesnik, there have been moreA.advertising radios than the newspapers.B.sales people than the news-stands.C.journalists than the news-stands•D.journalists than sales people•10> We may infer from paragraph 9 thatA.local newspapers carry more advertisements.B.representatives of local newspapers are not welcomed.C.local newspapers did not send people abroad before.D.manual handling will be replaced by machines.Text 3Anew variety of sugar cane, bred from crosses of ordinary cultivated strains with a wild type found in Argentina, could become an important source of energy as well as sugar.Two conditions need to be fulfilled to make it worthwhile to cultivate an agricultural crop for energy. The crop must be easy to harvest and process, and it must be high-yielding• On both these counts, su gar cane is ideal: the technology for harvesting and milling has been thoroughly tested over the years, and sugar cane is one of the most productive plants ever recorded.Professor Mike Giamalva and his colleagues at Louisiana State University have now produced a plant that is super-productive. Their new variety grows to 3.6 metres high. On experimental plots, it gives yields of 253 tons per hectare -equal to the highest yield of any plant recorded. But even this record has been exceeded. On good soil, yields may reach 321 tons per hectare.Another advantage of Giamalva !s new strain of sugar cane is its high fibre content. Traditionally, researchers have selected strains that produce large amounts of juice rich in sugar, and low quantities of fibre. The fibre is either discarded, or sometimes burnt as fuel. The new sugar cane gives exceptional quantities of fibre for only modest amounts of juice• When it comes from the mill z the bagasse has about 70 per cent of the heat content of wood, or 30-40 per cent of that of coal.Burning bagasse to provide energy is not a new idea. Many sugar factories throughout the world are now self-sufficient in energy, while some, for example, in Mauritius, Hawaii and South Africa, H export n electricity to the national grid. Mauritius currently gets around 10 per cent of its electricity from sugar factories.However, in Louisiana local farmers are unwilling to grow the cane until they have a guaranteed market • Yet industrialists will not invest in the new fuel until they have a constant supply. And only local factories may be able to exploit cane because, being bulky, it is costly to transport. One way of overcoming this problem would be to dry the fibrous residue and compact it. Work on compacting fibrous residue is now under way in several research centres . Whether compacting will pay its way will depend on the local situation and the cost of alternative energy supplies. A study carried out by Fay Baguant from the University of Mauritius showed that electricity could be produced there from fibrous residue about twice as cheaply as from oil or coalfired stations.The new variety can be grown with ordinary sugar cane or with other crops to provide energy for processing . It can be compressed and burned as a substitute for charcoal. Or it can be incorporated into paper, cardboard and fibreboard. Brazil, with its fleet of cars running almost entirely on alcohol fuel extracted from sugar cane, already has shown that the plant has the potential to alter radically a country1s agricultural sector.11> How does sugar cane meet the two conditions of cultivating an agricultural crop for energy?A.It B.It C.It D. It12、 What A. It B. It C. It It13、Why are Louisiana farmers reluctant to grow sugar cane? A. Because B. Because C. Because Because 14、 is highly productive and easy to be harvested, is high yielding and easy to be transported• is the highest yielding crops so far• is worthwhileto grow the crops•is special of Mike Giamalva 1s new sugar cane? is high yielding andnutritious.has been recorded. is high yielding and rich in fibre. has fibre residue.they don 11 know how to transport it to factories. they are not sureif they can sell their crops. no industrialists are willing to usecane as fuel. local factories have bought them all•What does n bagasse n in line 6, paragraph 4 mean?A. cane roots.B. sugar juice.C. cane leaves.D. fibrous residue.15> The writer 1s attitude towards the potentials of the new sugar cane isA. pessimistic.B. doubtful.C• optimistic• D• unde r s t andab1e. Part BOne of the greatest economic and social changes of the post-war years has gonelargely unnoticed. It is that more and more women are going out to work. Today in the United States, in Japan and in the United Kingdom, almost 4 0 per cent of the work force is female.16 . ______Most women now work far longer hours than men -in factory, shop or office aswell as in the home as cook, cleaner, child rearer, shopper and home-maker. ThisH double burden 11 means that the average woman who goes out to work is now putting in an 80-hour working week -twice as long as most men.So equality depends not only on women sharing in paid employment but also onmen sharing in the tasks of the home. At the moment husbands in all industrialised countries contribute very little to domestic work and recent research shows that this contribution does not increase when the wife goes out to work. American researcher Joan Vanek, for example, found that the average father in the United States spends only 12 minutes a day with his children. Overall, women 1s unpaid work in the U.S.A, is estimated at about 40 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product.17 . _____The reasons why women earn less than men go deeper than legislation. And againthe main cause is the double burden 1 of home responsibilities which means that many women have to take part-time jobs, or less demanding jobs, and that they have less time for training and less opportunity for promotion.As children, girls are educated and conditioned either for no employment at allor for more manial and lower-paid jobs. As workers, they are crowded into industries like textiles, food, clothing, retailing -where they compete with each other for low-paid and insecure jobs which require little skill or training and offer little chance of promotion. A recent survey in Sweden shows that women have a choice of about 25 different occupations whereas a man chooses from over 306 careers. Indeed certain countries, says the OECD, "have come to rely on a supply of female labour which costs little and enjoys little protection 11 .18 . _____Single parent families are increasing in almost every industrialised country.In Britain at least 600,000 families are now headed by single mothers and the number is growing by 6 per cent a year. The main cause is the rise in divorce rates which have doubled in many countries during the last 15 years.19. ______As the ILO notes, pensioners are the poorest social group in the industrialisedworld. But here too it is the women who are worst off -partly because they tend to live longer than men and partly because inequality during their working lives isreflected in reduced pensions• In the United States, for example, the 8 millionwomen who are over the age of 65 make up by far the poorest group of people inAmerica -with almost half of them living below the official poverty line.20 . _____The first half of the U.N. Decade for Women has now gone and the vast maj ority of women in the industrialised countries have seen little or no benefit. Equal-pay legislation in almost all industrialised countries has been one of the big achievements of these five years • The task for the next five years is to achieve equal work which will give substance to equal pay. The biggest barrier is that working women now do two jobs. And overcoming that barrier is as much of a challenge to men as it is to women.A.But even in the work-place itself, women1 s wages are everywhere lower than men' s. In the U.K., women are paid an average of 25 per cent less. In the U.S.A. , they are paid 40 per cent less. And this is despite equal pay legislation in most industrialised countries.B.The result of this inequality is that women have more than their fair shareof poverty. And particularly hard-hit are the families dependent on a woman 1s earnings.C • In theory this should mean that women are becoming better-off, liberated, equal. But in practice it is a different story.D.For women at work, the final irony is that the trade unions -which have done so much to improve the pay, conditions and benefits of work forces in theindustrialised world -are also dominated by men. In America1s garment industry, 80per cent of the union members are women but 21 of the 22-member board of the unionare men. In New Zealand only 15 of the country1 s 323 unions have any womenexecutives despite the fact that women carry over a third of all union membership cards.E.It is these single-parent families, says the International LabourOrganisation, which make up the fastest rising group in any classification of thepoor population. Even after the receipt of benefits, the incidence of poverty isonly just below that of pensioners and is much higher than in any other group.F.In the case of younger women, such work loads are commonly combined with frequent pregnancy, childbirth and breast-feeding I exhausting processes for any woman1s body, but particularly debilitating when compounded by inadequate food and long hours of back-breaking work in the fields.Part CNote: When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. Some choices may be required more than once.A=Nokia B=Ericsson C=Philips D=Siemens E=MotorolaWhich mobile phone(s)- has a small and complex keyboard and screen? 21. __________________•has combined handwriting and keying? 22. ______•can recognize voices? 23 . _____•has a voice dial tag? 24. ______•has a pen which can write in the air? 25. ______•might carry out financial transactions? 26. ______•are working on dual slot phones? 27 • 28.•can be connected to your home by a saying1 Home1? 29. ______•is both a phone and personal digital assistant? 30. _______________Once the exclusive domain of executives with expense accounts, the mobile phone is set to become one of the central technologies of the 21st century. Within a few years, the mobile phone will evolve from a voice-only device to a multi-functional communicator capable of transmitting and receiving not only sound, but video, still images, data and text. A whole new era of personal communication is on the way.Thanks inpart to the growth of wireless networks, the telephone is converging with the personal computer and the television . Soon lightweight phones outfitted with high-resolution screens -which can be embedded in everything from wristwatches to palm-held units -will be connected to series of low orbit satellites enabling people to talk, send and receive e-mail, or take part in video conferences anytime, anywhere. These phones might also absorb many of the key functions of the desktop computer. Mobile devices are expected to be ideal for some of the new personalized services that are becoming available via the Internet, such as trading stocks, gambling, shopping and buying theater and airline tickets.The communications revolution is already taking shape around the globe. In Europe, small-scale trials are under way using mobile phones for electronic commerce.For example, most phones contain a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card that serves primarily to identify a user to the phone network. But the card could also facilitate limited financial transactions. Deutsche Bank and Nokia, for example, are working together to develop mobile banking services. Some manufacturers plan to upgrade the SIM card to an all-in-one personal identification and credit card. Another approach is to add a slot to mobile phones for a second smart card designed specifically for mobile e-commerce. These cards could be used to make payments over the Internet or removed from the phone for use in point-of-sale terminals to pay for things like public transportation, movie tickets or a round of drinks at the bar.In France, Motorola is currently testing a dual slot phone, the StarTACD, in a trial with France Telecom, while in Finland Nokia is testing a phone that uses a special plug-in reader for a tiny smart card. Siemens is pursuing a different approach. Since it is not yet clear whether it * s best to do everything with a single device, Siemens is developing dual slot phones and Einstein, a device equipped with a smart card reader and keypad that can be linked to the phone via infrared wireless technology.For those who want to, though, it will be possible to receive almost all forms of electronic communication through a single device, most likely a three-in-one phone that serves as a cordless at home, a cell phone on the road and an intercom at work. "The mobile phone will become increasingly multifunctional, 11 says Burghardt Schallenberger, vice president for technology and innovation at Siemens Information and Consumer Products in Munich, H and fingerprint technology or advanced speech recognition will ensure that only one or two authorized users will be able to operate it. " New hybrid devices, such as Nokia * s 9110 Communicator, a combination phone and personal digital assistant (P.D.A.), are already on the market. But some customers feel the keyboard and screen are too small and complex for comfort.To get around these problems, Nokia 1s 7110 mobile phone has a larger screen and is operated by a tracking ball in addition to a keyboard. The phone has found a ready market among young people, who tend to send more text messages than they make mobile phone calls not surprising given the fact that text is approximately a tenth as costly as voice. The Nokia 7110 also offers Internet access via Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), an open standard that allows streamlined versions of website contents to be displayed on mobile phone screens . Phones equipped -with WAP enable people on the move to access basic information such as news services, stock prices and flight timetables from specially -"cut-down1' sites .For some, any device that bridges the gap between handwriting and keying in text will be a world-beater. Ericsson is researching a "smart quill H pen that could do just that. Though the smart quill looks like any other pen, it permits writers to write on any surface -or even in the air -while a microchip in the tip of the pen records the shape of the scribblings and transmits them to a remote PC, where special software converts them into normal text• Could th is mean the end of typing? Not yet. Ericsson cannot say when a prototype will be ready.Keyboards might eventually be unnecessary on mobile handsets if speech recognition software continues to improve • Mobile phones might then be reduced to a few computer chips, a microphone and a receiver embedded in an earring. The Philips Genie, a lightweight mobile phone, can be operated by uttering a single word. When you type a name into the Genie ' s keypad, the system asks whether you would like to assign a voice-dial tag to that name. Through a series of yes or no prompts, the Genie compiles a list of up to 10 voice tags. The next time you want to call a person listed as one of these tags, just say that person1 s name or a relevant code word • The word home, for example, is sufficient to place a call to your family•答案：练习六 Part A B 2、A 3 D 4 C 5、A Text 2 6、D 7、A 8、 B 9、 D 10> C Text 3 11> A 12> C 13> B 14、D 15、Part B16、 17、 18 、 19 、 20、 Part C 21、 22、 23 24、 2526、 Text 1 30、 27、 28、 29、。