[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷110及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 110及答案与解析 Part A Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer Questions 1-10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1-10. 1 （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （

2、A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE Part B Directions: 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 Which are not a

3、regular part of the student dorms? （ A） Desks. （ B） Suites. （ C） Kitchens. （ D） Closets. 12 What do the married student apartments not allow? （ A） Children. （ B） Cooking. （ C） Spouses. （ D） Single students. 13 Which of the following is most likely required in Spanish House during some periods? （ A）

4、Spanish nationals. （ B） Spanish majors. （ C） Spanish speaking. （ D） Spanish cooking. 14 What is the main topic of the talk? （ A） How quartz sand is formed. （ B） How underground water differs. （ C） How rain is formed. （ D） How water tables change. 15 What characteristics of hard water does the speake

5、r mention? （ A） It is undrinkable. （ B） It has minerals in it. （ C） It is slightly colored. （ D） It only tastes horrible. 16 What does the speaker say about quartz? （ A） It usually absorbs mineral impurities. （ B） It is rarely found in sand dunes. （ C） It does not dissolve in water. （ D） It wears aw

6、ay other rocks. 17 Why does the speaker refer to swimming as one of the most beneficial forms of general exercise? （ A） Because no other form of exercise uses so many muscles in the body so fully. （ B） Because no other form of exercise provides so much pleasure. （ C） Because no other form of exercis

7、e is so popular. （ D） Because no other form of exercise is so competitive. 18 What group is the speaker addressing? （ A） Parents of swimmers. （ B） Tennis coaches. （ C） Candidates for the swimming team. （ D） Competitive runners. 19 The speaker compares competitive swimming with what sport in terms of

8、 the athletes age? （ A） Golfing. （ B） Tennis. （ C） Football. （ D） Running. 20 What does the speaker say about competitive swimming? （ A） It is a lifelong sport. （ B） It may interfere with academic studies. （ C） It does not offer many financial rewards. （ D） It is less demanding than other sports. Pa

9、rt C Directions: 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. 21 一、 Sectio

10、n 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. 30 Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy. Most people dislike making a fuss. But if something you have bought

11、is (31) _ or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking (32) a favour to get it put right. It is the shopkeepers responsibility (33) take the complaint seriously and to replace or repair a faulty article or put right poor service, because he is the person with(34) _ you have entered int

12、o an agreement. The manufacturer may have a part to play but that comes later. Complaints should be made to a responsible (35) _. Go back to the shop (36)_you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. Ask to see the owner in a large store. In a small (37) _the assistant may also be

13、 the owner so you can complain directly. In a chain store ask to see the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find (38) _ who dealt with the complaint later. Even the bravest person finds it (39) _to stand up in a group of people to

14、complain, so if you do not want to do it in person, write a letter. Stick(40) _ the facts and keep a copy of what you write. (41) _ this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not satisfied (42)

15、_the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. (43) _ sure to keep copies of your own letters and any you receive. If your (44) _ is a just one, the shopkeeper may offer to replace or repair the faulty article. You may find this

16、an attractive solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the (45) _ and ask for your money back, but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods you may be (46) _ to get some money back as (47) . And if you have suf

17、fered some special loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would (48) have money say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you wi

18、ll not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for advice from your Citizens Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some (49) _the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money back if, for example, he changes an article simply because you dont li

19、ke it or it does (50) _ fit. He does not have to take back the goods in these circumstances. Part A Directions: Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 The “standard of living“ of any country means the a

20、verage persons share of the goods and services which the country produces. A countrys standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth“ in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods “such as food a

21、nd cloth-ing, and “services“ such as transport and entertainment. A countrys capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a countrys natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and

22、 so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and

23、her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy. Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadi

24、ly, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a countrys people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed

25、 to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to produce more goods in their working day. A c

26、ountrys standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britains wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to dep

27、end only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural product that would other wise be lacking. A countrys wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found re

28、ady to accept its manufactures. 51 According to the author, a nations wealth depends upon_. （ A） its standard of living （ B） its money （ C） its ability to provide goods and services （ D） its ability to provide and transport and entertain 52 The best title for the passage would be_. （ A） The Wealth o

29、f a Country （ B） The Standard of Living （ C） The Natural Resources of a Country （ D） none of the above 53 The word “foremost“ most probably means_. （ A） firstly （ B） largely （ C） for the most part （ D） most importantly 54 The main idea of the second paragraph is that_. （ A） the USA is one of the ric

30、hest countries in the world （ B） the Sahara Desert is a very poor region （ C） a countrys wealth depends on many factors （ D） natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a country 55 Which of the following about Britains wealth is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） Britains

31、 wealth is entirely produced and consumed within its borders. （ B） Britain is more dependent upon trade than any other countries in the world. （ C） Britain manufactures more than it needs for home consumption. （ D） Britains wealth lies only in what it can manufacture. 55 Mass transportation revised

32、the social and economic fabric of the American city in three fundamental ways. It catalyzed physical expansion, it sorted out people and land uses, and it accelerated the inherent instability of urban life. By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for residential expansion, the omnibuses, horse rail

33、ways, commuter trains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times more distant from city centers than they were in the pre-modern era. In 1850, for example, the borders of Boston lay scarcely two miles from the old business district; by the end of the century the radius e

34、xtended ten miles. Now those who could afford it could live far removed from the old city center and still commute there for work, shopping, and entertainment. The new accessibility of land around the periphery of almost every major city sparked an explosion of real estate development and fueled wha

35、t we now know as urban sprawl. Between 1890 and 1920, for example, some 250, 000 new residential lots were recorded within the borders of Chicago, most of them located in outlying areas. Over the same period, another 550, 000 were plotted outside the Cit-y limits but within the metropolitan area. An

36、xious to take advantage of the possibilities of commuting, real estate developers added 800, 000 potential building sites to the Chicago region in just thirty years lots that could have housed five to six million people. Of course, many were never occupied: there was always a huge surplus of subdivi

37、ded but vacant land around Chicago and other cities. These excesses underscore a feature of residential expansion related to the growth of mass transportation: urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. It was carded out by thousands of small investors who paid little heed to coordinated land use or to

38、 future land users. Those who purchased and prepared land for residential purposes, particularly land near or outside city borders where transit lines and middle-class inhabitants were anticipated, did so to create demand as much as to respond to it. Chicago is a prime example of this process. Real

39、estate subdivision there proceeded much faster than population growth. 56 With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned? （ A） Types of mass transportation. （ B） Instability of urban life. （ C） How supply and demand determine land use. （ D） The effects of mass transportation on

40、 urban expansion. 57 The author mentions all of the following as effects of mass transportation on cities EXCEPT_. （ A） growth in city area （ B） separation of commercial and residential districts （ C） changes in life in the inner city （ D） increasing standards of living 58 Why does the author mentio

41、n both Boston and Chicago? （ A） To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth. （ B） To show that mass transit changed many cities. （ C） To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation. （ D） To contrast their rates of growth. 59 According to the passage, what was one disadvantage of

42、 residential expansion? （ A） It was expensive. （ B） It happened too slowly. （ C） It was unplanned. （ D） It created a demand for public transportation. 60 The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city_. （ A） that is large （ B） that is used as a model for land development

43、 （ C） where land development exceeded population growth （ D） with an excellent mass transportation system 60 Most people are right-handed and children usually have the same handedness as their parents. This suggests that genes are at work. But identical twins have identical genes, so genes cannot be

44、 the whole story. Cultural attitudes seem to have played an important part in the development of hand preferences. In the past, left-handers have suffered anything from teasing to flogging. Even today in some countries enforced right-handedness, particularly for writing and eating, is still common.

45、To explain the observed patterns of handedness, researchers have devised what is known as a gene-culture coevolution model. The initial assumption of the model-drawn from observation of non-human primates and other mammals such as mice is that early on in human evolution, the genetic make-up of indi

46、viduals inclined them to prefer one hand or the other, but that the population was equally divided between right- and left-handed people. Over time, according to the model, the interaction of genes and culture has produced a state where everyone has identical genes for handedness. This would happen

47、if, for whatever reason, right-handers were more likely to survive and reproduce. The idea may not be that farfetched. Many biologists believe that handedness is related to brain structure say for example, early right-handers may have been better at language. The model predicts that today everyone h

48、as genes which confer a basic predisposition of 78% to be right-handed. How children actually turn out, however, can be influenced by whether their parents are dextral or sinistral. For example, children may mimic their par-ents. Or parents may influence the handedness of their children in the way t

49、hat they hand them toys or food. The researchers reckon that a child with two right-handed parents has a 91% probability of being right-handed; a child with two left-handed parents has a probability of only 63% of being right-handed. But parental influence does not account for everything. Random events during a childs development can also have a small effect on handedness. Even if identical twins have parents who are both dextral, factors such as their