1、公共英语五级-28 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear an interview between a mathematician and a reporter. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the interview ONLY ONCE.You now have 2 minute to read Questions 2 to 10.
2、/I（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 some courses on new and modern scientific fields.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The mathematician was no
3、t 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 are two kinds of science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).The mathematician thinks mathematics is both di
4、scovered 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 mathematician was delighted to be admitted to Columbia University.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/
5、B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following conversation between two friends about a trip. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).How did the man go from Calais to Paris?（分数：1.00）A.By bus.B.By boat.C.By train.D.By plane.(2).Why did the man take a bus to Av
6、ignon in the south of France?（分数：1.00）A.Its cheaper.B.He wanted to see the villages.C.Its faster.D.He met a friend on the bus.(3).What did the man not do in Madrid?（分数：1.00）A.Went out to bars.B.Visited the Prado Museum.C.Went to a bullfight.D.Stayed in a small hotel.Questions 14 to 16 are based on t
7、he following conversation on a taxi ride between the driver (the man) and a passenger (the woman). You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the current time in the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.3:40 PM.B.4:15 Pm.C.4:30 PM.D.4:45 PM.(2).How does the driver figure out that the
8、 passenger is a first-time visitor to the city?（分数：1.00）A.The passenger 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 upwar
9、d at the tall buildings.(3).What is one item the driver did NOT mention about the restaurant?（分数：1.00）A.The price.B.The service.C.The interior design.D.The serving size.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following news report about Arafats visit to China. You now have 20 seconds to rend Questions 1
10、7 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).Arafat visited China _.（分数：1.00）A.to attend annual policy-setting meetingB.to talk about diplomatic relationship with ChinaC.to talk with President Jiang about the appropriate time to declare statehoodD.to persuade China to support them in declaring statehood(2).The differences
11、between Israelis and Palestinians lie in _.（分数：1.00）A.the status of JerusalemB.the appropriate time to declare statehoodC.explicit backing from ChinaD.mutual hatred(3).China offers backing to _.（分数：1.00）A.PalestineB.IsraelC.both Palestine and IsraelD.neither of them(4).Which of the following is NOT
12、true?（分数：1.00）A.China urges the international community to help Palestine and Israel solve their differences.B.China calls on the Palestine and Israel to settle the issue peacefully.C.China will strive for a long-term settlement of the Palestinian issue.D.China urged Palestine to declare an independ
13、ent state.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).Whats the basic difference between English football and American football?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2)._ is the only player allowed to use his hands in the English football.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Americans call the English football _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What is
14、 the other name for “goal“?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).“The goalmouth“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The goalkeeper is also called the man “_ “.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Who takes the throw-in if side kicks the ball of out of play?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What is the proper term when the ball goes off either end of
15、the pitch?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).A penalty is given when a foul takes place within _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).An English person calls the American game of football _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Almost daily, the gulf between education and employment widens. Careers officers complainU (3
16、1) /Ua system that presents them with school-leavers devoid of ideas for employment. Employers deplore the fact U(32) /Uteenagers are unable to spell and write and calculate. Graduates discover that a knowledge of Ancient History or Zoology counts for nothing when they areU (33) /Ufor a job.With all
17、 our magnificent new colleges of further education, the super-polytechnics areU (34) /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 sadU (35) /Uit may seem to those who believ
18、e in its mind- broadening, horizon-widening and stamina testing qualities you can not eat education.U (36) /Uare 39 universities and colleges offering degree courses in Geography, but I have neverU (37) /Uany good jobs advertised for Geography graduates. Or am I alone in suspecting that they will al
19、l return toU (38) /UGeography to another set of students, who inU (39) /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 withU (40) /Uthe aircraft industry has been dispensin
20、g with excess personnel. On the other hand, hospital casualty departments throughout the country are having to closeU (41) /Ubecause of the lack of doctors. The reason? University medical schools can only find places for half of those whoU (42) /U.It seems to me that the time is ripe for the Departm
21、ent of Employment and Productivity and the Department of Education and Science to getU (43) /Uwith the universities and produce a revised educational system that will make more economicU (44) /Uof the wealth of talent, application and industry currently being frittered away on certificates, diplomas
22、 and degrees that no one wants to knowU (45) /U. They might make a start by reintroducing a genuine “General“ Certificate of Education. In the daysU (46) /Uit meant something, this was called the School Certificate. Employers liked it, because it indicated proficiencyU (47) /UEnglish, Arithmetic, Sc
23、ience and Humanities inU (48) /Uwords, that you had an all-round education You could use it as a springboard to higher education,U (49) /Uit actually meant something in itself in everyU (50) /Ufrom chemical to clothing.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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
24、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:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：15.00)BText 1/BSuppose you lost a lot of blood, what would a doctor do? Replace the blood as quickly as possible by giving you a transfusion of blood donated by another person. But the doctor
25、cant use just anyones blood. The donors blood has to be of a type that wont be destroyed by your blood. Blood type? Whats that?To find your blood type, the doctor sends your blood to a laboratory. There your red cells are separated from the other parts of your blood. These ceils may have certain ant
26、igens (special proteins) on their surfaces“A“ antigens and/or “B“ antigens. If your red ceils have “A“ antigens you are Type A; “B“ antigens make you Type B; both “A“ and “B“ make you Type AB; neither “A“ nor “B antigens makes you Type O. How do you find these antigens?A lab technician mixes your re
27、d blood cells with two kinds of blood serum. One contains anti-A antibodies. The other kind contains anti-B antibodies. An antibody is a substance that “attacks“ a particular antigen, in this case “A“ or “B“ antigens.The technician then looks at each mixture under a microscope to see what will happe
28、n to your red blood cells. Certain mixtures may make your red cells clump together. By finding which mixtures do this and which do not, the technician can figure out your blood type.But blood typing isnt the only reason to have a blood test taken. It can also check for signs of infection. How? When
29、you have an infection, especially a serious one, the number of white blood cells soars. This is normal response of your body to an invasion of germs.This time a sample of blood goes to the lab for a CBC complete blood count. A technician will examine your blood under a microscope counting the white
30、cells in a small marked-off area If the number is much higher than it ought to be, the doctor may need to treat you to be sure the infection doesnt spread.Other blood tests can determine the concentration of various chemicals in your blood or the variety and types of blood cells circulating in the b
31、lood. The information hidden in a drop of blood may lead a doctor to suggest ways to treat, or avoid dangerous health conditions.Was the stick in the finger or arm necessary? If protecting yourself from danger is necessary, the answer has got to be. yes!（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _.（分数
32、：1.00）A.discussing the blood testing and its use of determining blood group and checking for infectionB.differentiating the four blood typesC.the technique and procedure of blood testingD.illustrating various types of blood(2).If two persons blood types are different, that means they have different
33、_.（分数：1.00）A.red cells in the bloodB.proteins on the red cells surfacesC.parts of the blood other than the red cellsD.white cells in the blood(3).Which is true when you have an infection?（分数：1.00）A.The number of red blood cells decreases.B.The total number of blood cells remains the same.C.The numbe
34、r of white blood cells increases.D.The total number of blood cells changes.(4).The authors attitude towards blood testing is _.（分数：1.00）A.positiveB.disinterestedC.indifferentD.disapproval(5).According to the passage, what is the relationship between blood testing and keeping healthy?（分数：1.00）A.The i
35、nformation hidden in a drop of blood call keep one healthy.B.To take blood testing is necessary for keeping healthy.C.Blood testing can only avoid dangerous health conditions.D.Blood testing is necessary only for the sick.BText 2/BBiotechnologists have developed genetically modified rice that is for
36、tified with beta carotene which the body converts into vitamin A and additional iron, and they are working on three kinds of nutritionally in proved crops. Biotech can also improve farming productivity in places where food shortages are caused by crop damage attributable to pests, drought, poor soil
37、 and crop viruses, bacteria or fungi. Damage caused by pests is incredible. In trials of pest-resistant cotton in Africa yields have increased significantly. So far, fears that genetically modified, pest-resistant crops might kill good insects as well as bad appear unfounded. Viruses often cause mas
38、sive failure in staple crops in developing countries. Two years ago Africa lost more than half its cassava crop a key source of calories to the mosaic virus. Genetically modified, virus resistant crops can re duce that damage, as can drought-tolerant seeds in regions where water shortage limits the
39、amount of land under cultivation. Biotech can also help solve the problem of soil that contains excess aluminum, which can damage roots and cause many staple-crop failures. A gene that helps neutralize aluminum toxicity in rice has been identified. Many scientists believe biotech could raise overall
40、 crop productivity in developing countries as much as 25% and help prevent the loss of those crops after they are harvested.Yet for all that promise, biotech is far from being the whole answer. In developing countries, lost crops are only one cause of hunger. Poverty plays the largest role. Making g
41、enetically modified crops available will not reduce hunger if farmers cannot afford to grow them or if the local population cannot afford to buy the food those farmers produce. Nor can biotech overcome the challenge of distributing food in developing countries. Taken as a whole, the world produces e
42、nough food to feed everyone Ubut much of it is simply in the wrong place./U Especially in countries with undeveloped transport infrastructures, geography restricts food availability as dramatically as genetics promises to improve it. Biotech has its own “distribution“ problems. Private-sector biotec
43、h companies in the rich countries carry out much of the leading-edge research on genetically modified crops. Their products are often too costly for poor farmers in the developing world, and many of those products wont even reach the regions where they are most needed. Biotech firms have a strong fi
44、nancial incentive to target rich markets first in order to help them rapidly recoup the high costs of product development. But some of these companies are responding to the needs of poor countries. To increase the impact of genetic research on the food production of those countries, there is a need
45、for better collaboration between government agencies both local and in developed countries and private biotech firms.Biotech is not a Upanacea/U, but it does promise to transform agriculture in many developing countries. If that promise is not fulfilled, the real losers will be their people, who cou
46、ld suffer for years to come.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the first paragraph, what is the function of biotech?（分数：1.00）A.The genetically modified, pest-resistant crops might kill good insects as well as bad ones.B.It can help solve the problem of soil that contains little aluminum,C.It could overcome t
47、he challenge of distributing food in developing countries.D.It can help prevent the loss of those crops before they are harvested.(2).By saying “but much of it is simply in the wrong place“ (Lines 56, Para 2), the author means _.（分数：1.00）A.the food is produced mainly in developed countriesB.the food is produced in the place where it is not so ne
