公共英语五级-184及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语五级-184 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).The mathematician has a college degree.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The mathematician studied science in Bronx High School of Science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).The mathematician felt very lucky to learn

2、some courses on new and modern scientific fields.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The mathematician was not allowed to use the Columbia University libraries.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).The mathematician would like to study a vast series of textbooks one by one.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The mathematician believes that there

3、 are two kinds of science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).The mathematician thinks mathematics is both discovered and invented.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The delightful book the mathematician mentions was written by G. H. Hardy.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The mathematician prefers to teach himself.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The

4、 mathematician was delighted to be admitted to Columbia University.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：11.00)（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements about the telephone of the future is NOT true? A. It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today. B. It will be more convenient

5、to use than todays telephone. C. Yon will be able to dial great distances. D. There will be no busy lines.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The screens of televisions of the future will _. A. become screens of movie theaters B. become as large as walls in home C. have no change D. become smaller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

6、(3).What will happen to the programs of televisions of the future? A. All TV sets can receive some programs without paying money in a certain area. B. You may pay for some special programs if you like. C. If you are interested in a certain subject, you may borrow some video tapes about it. D. All of

7、 the above.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Why does the speaker recommend travelling by bus? A. Its fast and comfortable. B. Its safer than trains. C. You can see more of the country. D. You can sleep in it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why are the long distance buses called Greyhound buses? A. Americans like

8、greyhounds. B. The buses go to the country. C. The buses are as fast as greyhounds. D. Theres a picture of a greyhound on the bus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).why are businessmen more likely to travel by air? A. They dont like buses. B. They are always in a hurry. C. They find trains too crowded. D. They th

9、ink planes much safer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is a free way? A. Any highway without crossroad. B. Any road without traffic lights. C. Its a road where the drivers does not pay turnpikes. D. Its a highway not controlled by the government.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).When did aeroplanes begin to ca

10、rry passengers? A. In 1909. B. In 1919. C. During the First World war. D. Before the First World war.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The planes from which two countries crashed into each other? A. France and England. B. France and Germany. C. England and Germany. D. Germany and America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why

11、 did the English Company give passengers hot water bottles, heavy gloves and warm coats? A. The weather was colder than usual that winter. B. The passengers had no other protection from the cold. C. Its a good way to attract passengers. D. Its a counter measure against the German company.（分数：1.00）A.

12、B.C.D.(4).How did the pilot overcome the difficulties in navigation? A. By flying at a very low altitude. B. By the pilots experience. C. By following the roads or railway tracks. D. Both A and C.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).The author assumes that we live in（分数：1.00）填空项

13、 1:_(2).Are we sure whether its right to build babies in petri dishes?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).How long can we obtain some of the techniques and inventions presented in the article?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What are the fields that receive the most attention at the beginning of 21st century?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5)

14、.Where was Dr. Jerri Nielsen when she found a lump in her breast?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).What technology enables doctors to communicate with specialists at long distances?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where do some radiologists have the appropriate computer technology installed?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Which country i

15、nitiated a program called SmartLabrador?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).The United Nations is sponsoring a _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).The practice of telemedicine illustrates that were quire able to harness _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Almost daily, the gulf between education and employment wid

16、ens. Careers officers complainU U 1 /U /Ua system that presents them with school-leavers devoid of ideas for employment. Employers deplore the fact U U 2 /U /Uteenagers are unable to spell and write and calculate. Graduates discover that a knowledge of Ancient History or Zoology counts for nothing w

17、hen they areU U 3 /U /Ufor a job.With all our magnificent new colleges of further education, the super-polytechnics areU U 4 /U /Uup like mushrooms, and our much-vaunted increase of students in fulltime education, one vital point is being left out of educational thinking. What will it earn? Because

18、sadU U 5 /U /Uit may seem to those who believe in its mind- broadening, horizon-widening and stamina testing qualities you can not eat education.U U 6 /U /Uare 39 universities and colleges offering degree courses in Geography, but I have neverU U 7 /U /Uany good jobs advertised for Geography graduat

19、es. Or am I alone in suspecting that they will all return toU U 8 /U /UGeography to another set of students, who inU U 9 /U /Uwill teach more undergraduates Geography?Only 10 universities currently offer degree courses in Aeronautical Engineering, which perhaps is just as well, in view of the speed

20、withU U 10 /U /Uthe aircraft industry has been dispensing with excess personnel. On the other hand, hospital casualty departments throughout the country are having to closeU U 11 /U /Ubecause of the lack of doctors. The reason? University medical schools can only find places for half of those whoU U

21、 12 /U /U.It seems to me that the time is ripe for the Department of Employment and Productivity and the Department of Education and Science to getU U 13 /U /Uwith the universities and produce a revised educational system that will make more economicU U 14 /U /Uof the wealth of talent, application a

22、nd industry currently being frittered away on certificates, diplomas and degrees that no one wants to knowU U 15 /U /U. They might make a start by reintroducing a genuine “General“ Certificate of Education. In the daysU U 16 /U /Uit meant something, this was called the School Certificate. Employers

23、liked it, because it indicated proficiencyU U 17 /U /UEnglish, Arithmetic, Science and Humanities inU U 18 /U /Uwords, that you had an all-round education You could use it as a springboard to higher education,U U 19 /U /Uit actually meant something in itself in everyU U 20 /U /Ufrom chemical to clot

24、hing.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、BText 1/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Today TV audiences all over the world are accustomed to the si

25、ght of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew-cuts, good teeth, an uncomplicated sense of humour and a severely limited non-technical vocabulary.What marks out an astronaut from his earthbound fellow human beings is something of a difficult problem. Should you wish to intervi

26、ew him, you must apply beforehand, and you must be prepared for a longish wait, even if your application meets with success. It is, in any case, out of the question to interview an astronaut about his family life or personal activities, because all the astronauts have con- tracts with an American ma

27、gazine under conditions forbidding any unauthorized disclosures about their private lives.Certain obvious qualities are needed. Any would be spaceman must be in perfect health, must have powers of concentration ( since work inside a spacecraft is exceptionally demanding) and must have considerable c

28、ourage. Again, space-work calls for dedication. Courage and dedication are particularly essential. In the well-known case of the Challenger seven crew members lost their lives in space because of the faulty equipment in the shuttle. Another must is outstanding scientific expertise. It goes without s

29、aying that they all have to have professional aeronautical qualifications and experience.A striking feature of the astronauts is their ages. For the younger man, in his twenties, say, space is out. Only one of the fifty men working for NASA in 1970 was under 30. The oldest astronaut to date is Alan

30、Shepard, Americas first man in space, who, at nearly fifty, was also the man who captained Apollo 13. The average age is the late thirties. The crew members of Apollo 11 were all born well before the Second World War. In 1986 the Challenger astronauts had an average age of 39. The range was from 35

31、to 46.In a society where marital continuity is not always exhibited, the astronauts record in this respect hits you in the eye. Of all the married men in NASA group, only two or three are divorced from their wives. Mind you, it is hard to tell whether something in the basic character of an astronaut

32、 encourages fidelity or whether the selection process demands that a candidate should be happily married.The NASA astronauts live in unattractive small communities dotted here and there around the base in Texas. You would expect them to find their friends from among their professional associates, bu

33、t this is not the case. Rather, they prefer to make friends with the normal folk in their districts, A good job, too, Astronauts, like everybody else, must get fed up with talking shop all the time, and, whereas they are indeed an elite, their daily life outside work should be as normal as possible,

34、 if only for the sake of their families.As for the astronauts political leanings, they seem to be towards the right. This may be due to the fact that a large proportion of the astronauts have a military background. On the other hand, it could be just coincidence.（分数：4.00）(1).Details of the private l

35、ife of an astronaut are hard to come by, because they are A. his own business and privacy. B. secrets as far as interviews are concerned. C. the property of an American magazine. D. the first rate national confidential information.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).To audience, the typical American astronaut A. h

36、as a limited vocabulary. B. is a clean-cut, cheerful and frank guy. C. cant understand a sophisticated joke. D. is well-built but rather slow-witted. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).In politics, astronauts are generally A. democrats. B. republicans. C. conservatives. D. communists. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).The phr

37、ase“ talking shop“ (Line 4, Para. 6) probably means A. talk about shopping. B. discuss ones work with colleagues. C. exchange personal news. D. talk with friends in a group. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the statements is NOT true? A. Astronauts have a good job which demands high. B. The divorce rat

38、e in NASA is very low. C. The NASA astronauts mostly find friends from among their work. D. There is no younger man in his twenties in the spaceship. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.九、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Opinion polls are now beginning to show a reluctant consensus that, whoever is to blame and whatever happen

39、s from now on, high unemployment 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 we

40、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 neighbourhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centres of prod

41、uction and work?The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples 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, i

42、n 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

43、, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from peoples homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, ma

44、ny peoples 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

45、out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations 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

46、 work, young people and old people were excludeda problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives. All this may now 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.（分数：5.00）(1).Research carried out in re