[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷41及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 41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 Mr. Huang will graduate in 2000. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 2 Mr. Huang studies Mathematics

2、in Beijing University. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 3 Mr. Huang is to study MBA in the U.K. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 4 Issues in International Accounting is provided in the first semester. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 5 Financial Performance Analysis is provided in the second semester. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 6 Financ

3、ial Performance Analysis is one of the optional subjects mentioned. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 7 The dissertation is written with the help of the teacher （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 8 The dissertation is to be submitted one week before the end of the following December. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 9 Mr. Huangs TOEFL

4、 score is 570. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 10 Mr. Huang has been accepted by Heather University. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 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 How did the man go from Cal

5、ais to Paris? （ A） By bus. （ B） By boat. （ C） By train. （ D） By plane. 12 Why did the man take a bus to Avignon in the south of France? （ A） Its cheaper. （ B） He wanted to see the villages. （ C） Its faster. （ D） He met a friend on the bus. 13 What did the man not do in Madrid? （ A） Went out to bars.

6、 （ B） Visited the Prado Museum. （ C） Went to a bullfight. （ D） Stayed in a small hotel. 14 What is the current time in the conversation? （ A） 3:40 p.m. （ B） 4:15 p.m. （ C） 4:30 p.m. （ D） 4:45 p.m. 15 How does the driver figure out that the passenger is a first-time visitor to the city? （ A） The pass

7、enger catches a taxi for a short one-mile trip. （ B） The passenger does not understand the rules for tipping drivers. （ C） The driver finds the passenger lost on the street before picking her up. （ D） The driver notices the passenger gazing upward at the tall buildings. 16 What is one item the drive

8、r did NOT mention about the restaurant? （ A） The price. （ B） The service. （ C） The interior design. （ D） The serving size. 17 Where did classical music originate? （ A） In Asia. （ B） In Africa （ C） In Europe. （ D） In Australia. 18 Blues and “Enka“ are examples of _. （ A） Traditional music. （ B） Folk

9、music. （ C） Classical music. （ D） Rock music. 19 In what way is jazz music different from other kinds of music? （ A） It is very inspiring and exciting. （ B） It doesnt need wind instruments. （ C） It is a combination of folk music and rock music. （ D） It has a different kind of rhythm. 20 What kind of

10、 instruments are used in rock music? （ A） Electric instruments. （ B） Chemical instruments. （ C） Medical instruments. （ D） Probing instruments. Part 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 MO

11、RE 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 What kind of overview does the book intend to give about American society? 22 Most of the articles in the book were written by _. 23 What is said about the points o

12、f view of some articles on the same topic? 24 In what form do most articles appear in this book? 25 The criteria for choosing an earlier article rather than a later one is whether the former gives a more _ treatment of the Subject. 26 What type of students is the book mainly compiled for? 27 What En

13、glish language level are the readers of this book expected to have? 28 What does the speaker say the compilers of the book would welcome from the readers? 29 What do the compilers hope that the readers would do after reading the book? 30 In general, what aspects of America are introduced into this b

14、ook? 一、 Section 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. 31 In the debate over genetically-altered foods, proponents Nike Senator Richard Lugar argued that such products will

15、be essential (31) we are to feed the world. (32) this claim rests on two persistent misconceptions about hunger. First, (33) people are hungry because of high population density, (34) second, that genetic engineering is the best or only way to meet our future needs. In (35), there is no relationship

16、 between the prevalence of hunger in a given country and its population. (36) every densely populated and hungry nation like Bangladesh, there is sparsely populated and hungry nation like Brazil. The world today produces more food per (37) than ever before. Enough is available to provide 2 kilograms

17、 to every person every day. The real problems, (38), are poverty and inequality. Too many people are too poor (39) buy the food that is available (40) lack land on which to grow it (41). As a matter of fact, some researchers have shown that (42) of the genetically-engineered seeds significantly incr

18、eases the (43) of crops. Far from (44) a solution to the worlds hunger problem, the rapid introduction of genetically-engineered crops (45) actually threaten agriculture and food security. (46), widespread adoption of herbicide-resistant seeds may (47) to greater use of chemicals (48) kill weeds. An

19、d biological pollution from genetically-engineered organisms may be another problem. A true solution (49) the problem of hunger depends on attacking poverty and inequality among both producers and consumers of food. (50) food system increasingly dependent on genetically altered seeds takes us in the

20、 wrong direction. 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. 51 Gene therapy and gene-based drugs are two ways we could benefit from our growing mastery of genetic science. But there will be

21、 others as well. Here is one of the remarkable therapies on the cutting edge of genetic research that could make their way into mainstream medicine in the coming years. While its true that just about every cell in the body has the instructions to make a complete human, most of those instructions are

22、 inactivated, and with good reason: the last thing you want for your brain cells is to start churning out stomach acid or your nose to turn into a kidney. The only time cells truly have the potential to turn into any and all body parts is very early in a pregnancy, when so called stem cells havent b

23、egun to specialize. Yet this untapped potential could be a terrific boon to medicine. Most diseases involve the death of healthy cells brain cells in Alzheimers, cardiac cells in heart disease, pancreatic cells in diabetes, to name a few; if doctors could isolate stem cells, then direct their growth

24、 they might be able to furnish patients with healthy replacement tissues. It was incredibly difficult, but last fall scientists at the University of Wisconsin managed to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural, gut, muscle and bone cells. The process still cant be controlled, and may ha

25、ve unforeseen limitations; but if efforts to understand and master stem-cell development prove successful, doctors will have a therapeutic tool of incredible power. The same applies to cloning, which is really just the other side of the coin; true cloning, as first shown with the sheep Dolly several

26、 years ago, involves taking a developed cell and reactivating the genome within, resetting its developmental instructions to a pristine state. Once that happens, the rejuvenated cell can develop into a full fledged animal, genetically identical to its parent. For agriculture, in which purely physica

27、l characteristics like milk production in a cow or low fat in a hog have real market value, biological carbon copies could become routine within a few years. This past year scientists have done for mice and cows what Ian Wilmut did for Dolly, and other creatures are bound to join the cloned menageri

28、e in the coming year. Human cloning, on the other hand, may be technically feasible but legally and emotionally more difficult. Still, one day it will happen. The ability to reset body cells to a pristine, undeveloped state could give doctors exactly the same advantages they would get from stem cell

29、s: the potential to make healthy body tissues of all sorts, and thus to Cure diseases. That could prove to be a true “miracle cure“. 51 The writer holds that the potential to make healthy body tissues will _. （ A） aggravate moral issues of human cloning （ B） bring great benefits to human beings （ C）

30、 help scientists decode body instructions （ D） involve employing surgical instruments 52 The word “rejuvenated“ (Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means _. （ A） modified （ B） re-collected （ C） classified （ D） reactivated 53 The aim of the research at the University of Wisconsin is _. （ A） to isolate st

31、em cells and to get them grow into different cells （ B） to show the effects of gene therapies （ C） to show us the advantages of human cloning （ D） to test the limitations of tissue replacements 54 Which of the following is true according to the text? （ A） The principle of gene therapy is applicable

32、to that of cloning. （ B） The isolation of stem cells is too difficult to be feasible. （ C） It is reasonable for all body instructions to be activated. （ D） Cloned animals will eventually take control of the world. 55 Towards the genetic research, the authors attitude can best be said to be that of _

33、 （ A） frustration （ B） indifference （ C） amazement （ D） opposition 56 Ours is a world in which no individual, and no country, exits in isolation. All of us live simultaneously in our own communities and in the world at large. The same icons, whether on a movie screen or computer screen, are recogni

34、zable from Berlin to Bangalore. We are all influenced by the same tides of political, social and technological change. Pollution, organized crime and the proliferation of deadly weapons likewise show little regard for the niceties of borders; they are “problems without passports“. We are connected,

35、wired, interdependent. Much of this is nothing new human beings have interacted across the planet for centuries. But todays “globalization“ is different. It is happening more rapidly. And it is governed by different rules or, in some cases, by no rules at all. Globalization is bringing us new choice

36、s and opportunities. It is making us more familiar with global diversity. Yet, millions of people experience it not as an agent of progress, but as a disruptive force that can destroy lives, jobs and traditions. Faced with the potential good of globalization as well as its risks, faced with the pers

37、istence of deadly conflicts in which civilians are the primary targets, faced with the pervasiveness of poverty and injustice, we must be able to identify the areas where collective action is needed to safeguard global interests. Local communities have their fire departments and town councils. Natio

38、ns have their courts and legislatures. But in todays globalized world, the mechanisms available for global action are hardly more than embryonic. It is high time we gave more concrete meaning to the idea of the “international community“. What makes a community? What binds it together? For some it is

39、 faith. For others it is the defense of an idea, such as democracy. Some communities are homogeneous, others multicultural. Some are as small as schools and villages; others as large as continents. Specifically, what binds us into an international community? In the broadest sense there is a shared v

40、ision of a better world for all people, as set out, for example, in the founding Charter of the United Nations. There is our sense of common vulnerability in the face of global warming and the spread of weapons of mass destruction. There is the framework of international law, treaties and human-righ

41、ts conventions. There is equally our sense of shared opportunity, which is why we build common markets and joint institutions such as the United Nations. Together, we are stronger. 56 The writers general attitude towards the world is that _. （ A） each individual lives independently in the world （ B）

42、 different countries are all under the influence of the world development （ C） we each have problems in spite of our friendly relationship with each other （ D） people like to enjoy each others images on a movie screen or a computer screen 57 What does the author say about globalization today? （ A） I

43、t has long existed for centuries. （ B） It helps us to learn differences of the world. （ C） It destroys our traditions. （ D） Both B and C. 58 Why do we build common markets and joint institutions? （ A） Because the mechanisms are available for global action. （ B） Because we have to protect our global

44、interests. （ C） Because we think we are equal to share new choices and opportunities. （ D） Because we are faced with few global risks, deadly conflicts and little poverty and injustice. 59 The word “embryonic“ in paragraph 3 means _. （ A） in an early stage （ B） like a young animal （ C） at a develope

45、d time （ D） destructive 60 Which of the following best summarises the text? （ A） Globalization needs global action. （ B） Why we built the United Nations. （ C） Problems without passports. （ D） The potential good and risks of globalization. 61 The sources of anti-Christian feeling were many and comple

46、x. On the more intangible side, there was a general pique against the unwanted intrusion of the Western countries; there was an understandable tendency to seek an external scapegoat for internal disorders only tangentially attributable to the West and perhaps most important, there was a virile tradi

47、tion of ethnocentricism, vented long before against Indian Buddhism, which, since the seventeenth century, focused on Western Christianity. Accordingly, even before the missionary movement really got under way in the mid-nineteenth century, it was already at a disadvantage. After 1860, as missionary

48、 activity in the hinterland expanded, it quickly became apparent that in addition to the intangibles, numerous tangible grounds for Chinese hostility abounded. In part, the very presence of the missionary evoked attack. They were, after all, the first foreigners to leave the treaty ports and venture

49、 into the interior, and for a long time they were virtually the only foreigners whose quotidian labors carried them to the farthest reaches of the Chinese empire. For many of the indigenous population, therefore, the missionary stood as a uniquely visible symbol against which opposition to foreign intrusion could be vented. in part, too, the missionary was attacked because the manner in which he made his presence felt after 1860 seemed almost calculated to offend. By indignantly waging battle against the notion that China wa