1、公共英语五级-4 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 a conversation. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling BTrue/B or BFalse/B. You will hear the conversation BONLY ONCE/B.You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1 10./I（分数：10.00）(1).The speaker
2、s are making arrangements for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The man doesnt have much to do during the week.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).He will take the lawyer out to dinner.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).He will have a meeting the whole morning on Tuesday.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).He will meet the ch
3、ief examiner on Tuesday morning.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).He will cancel the meeting with Johan Bluns parents.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).The meeting with the lawyer is to be postponed.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The tutorial with Maria Rosa will be cancelled.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Mr. Dennis is from the examining board
4、.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Mr. Dennis is expected to come at 2:30 on Monday afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)BQuestions 11 13 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 13./B（分数：3.00）(1).What was NOT true about the professor?（分数：1.00）A.He believed
5、in what he taught.B.He would telephone his students sometimes.C.He was full of honour.D.He would talk about paintings, recordings and pieces of sculpture in class.(2).According to the speaker, what can make learning more lasting?（分数：1.00）A.Sense of humor.B.Imaginative explanation.C.Well prepared and
6、 clearly delivered lectures.D.Getting on with the professor well.(3).What quality of the Italian professor does the speaker NOT mention?（分数：1.00）A.His devotion to teaching.B.His easy-going manners.C.His capacity of sculpturing.D.His lively wit.Questions 14 16 are based on the following conversation.
7、 You now have 15 seconds to rend Questions 14 16.（分数：3.00）(1).Why does Mr. Kelly raise the rent by 10%?（分数：1.00）A.Because the CPI has risen by 10%.B.Because taxes have increased by 10%.C.Because he has to pay more for keeping the house.D.Because the Bureau of Labor Statistics allows him to do that.(
8、2).How much more will Susan have to pay after the rise of rent?（分数：1.00）A.30.B.36.C.27.D.13.(3).What do you think Mr. Kelly will do at once after the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.Agree that Susan can pay the same rent as before.B.Go to fix the light switch for Susan himself.C.Ask someone else to fix the
9、light switch for Susan.D.Put in new smoke alarms for her.BQuestions 17 20 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 20./B（分数：4.00）(1).How many points will a student lose if he misspells a word on a composition?（分数：1.00）A.10 points.B.2 points.C.15 points.D.5 points
10、.(2).What will the students do in class on Friday ?（分数：1.00）A.They will take one of the six major tests.B.They will be given a pop test.C.They will be required to read a short story in class.D.They will have to write a composition.(3).How many themes will the students be required to write during the
11、 semester?（分数：1.00）A.Ten.B.Six.C.Eight.D.Twelve.(4).What must the students read for Wednesday?（分数：1.00）A.An essay.B.A magazine article.C.A poem.D.A short story.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).What are the biggest four-legged animals living on land?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How heavy may a newly-b
12、orn baby elephant be?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).At what time will an elephant stop growing?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).How tall may an adult elephant be?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What do we call the very long noses of the elephant?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Besides smelling things, what can the elephants long nose do?（分数：1.00）
13、填空项 1:_(7).What does elephant like to eat?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What do the elephants strong legs look like?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).How do elephants live in the jungles? Alone or together?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Can you use three adjectives to describe elephants?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.0
14、0)Dolphins are not the only animalsU (31) /Uhumans that use sounds in an apparently intelligent manner. Whales also use a complex system of soundsU (32) /Uis similar in many ways to a human language. One type of whale even sings, and its songs canU (33) /Uon for as long as three or four hours. What
15、is more, they can be heard under water atU (34) /Uof more than 300 kilometers. After analyzing one of these songs with the aid of a computer, Carl Sagan said itU (35) /Uat least a million “bits“ of information. This is approximately the sameU (36) /Uof “bits“ as in a long poem like the Odyssey.Chimp
16、anzees also use a system of different sounds to communicate with eachU (37) /U. One type of cryU (38) /Uto mean something like “danger in the air“ or “big bird“ and another apparently means “danger on the ground“ or “snake“. When theyU (39) /Uthe first cry, they hide under trees or in holes and look
17、 up at the sky. The second cry causes them to hide in the upperU (40) /Uof trees and to stare nervously at the grass. Chimpanzees are alsoU (41) /Uof learning sign language. So are gorillas. One chimp called Washoe learned toU (42) /Uabout 160 separate signs meaningU (43) /Uthings as “Give me a drin
18、k“ and “banana“. Washoe evenU (44) /Uto swear. She had a teacher called JackU (45) /Uonce refused to give her a drink. WashoeU (46) /Uangrier and angrier and used several signs whichU (47) /U“dirty Jack“ ! A group of chimps at research institute in Atlanta, Georgia, have recentlyU (48) /Utaught to t
19、ype sentences, using a type of computer. The chimps trainer was called Tim, and he kept correcting theU (49) /Uone of the chimps made. The chimp obviously wanted Tim to stopU (50) /Uhim and typed out the following request: “Tim, please leave room!“（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
20、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:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：15.00)BText 1/BPersonnel changes at the International Monetary Fund and proposals for changing the fund have been reported lately. After a lengthy public debate, t
21、he leading countries settled on another German, Horst Kohler, to replace Michel Camdessus as the IMFs managing director. Unfortunately, the circus-like process began to resemble an affirmative-action procedure when it became clear that a particular nationality-German-was a prerequisite for the job.C
22、alls for changes at the IMF came in the report from Congress International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, led by Allan H. Meltzer. (I was a witness before the commission on issues related to inequality.) The Meltzer Commissions report surprised me by not advocating abolition of the IMF.
23、The report said: “The commission did not join the council of despair calling for the elimination of one or more of these institutions.“The commission came close to recommending abolition, however, by proposing a new IMF that would be limited to short-term-liquidity assistance to solvent economies, c
24、ollection and publication of data, and provision of economic advice. The short-term-loan facility would represent a reasonable return to the IMFs role under the Bretton Woods regime that prevailed until the early 1970s. However, that role expanded greatly in the 1990s, and it is not clear how such f
25、urther expansion would be avoided under the new setup. So long as the IMF retains access to lots of money, it will be difficult to say no to large, insolvent countries, such as Mexico in 1995 and Russia in 1998. Past mistakes will probably be repeated, and the elimination of the IMF would have been
26、a better choice.I agree that the IMFs role in the collection and distribution of data has been useful. An advisory role might also be satisfactory (and some of my friends and former students perform these tasks admirably). This function could be served just as well, however, by nongovernmental insti
27、tutions. In any event, the demand for the IMFs economic advice is likely to be low if it is no longer tied to qualifying for some of its loans.The irony is that the IMF had available the ideal candidate in its deputy managing director, Stanley Fischer. Fischer not only is an outstanding economist bu
28、t also has a pleasant and effective management style, together with experience at the fund. He also seemed ideal on political grounds because he was born in Africa, previously held a British passport (related to his residencies in the former British colonies of Northern and Southern Rhodesia), and n
29、ow holds a U. S. passport. Apparently, Fischers British passport was not enough to make him European, much less German. Anyway, since my opinion of the IMFs social value is unfavorable, I probably ought not to back the most capable candidate as managing director.（分数：5.00）(1).The word “abolition“ in
30、the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to（分数：1.00）A.elimination.B.disappear.C.abundance.D.advocacy.(2).What is TRUE about Allan H. Meltzer?（分数：1.00）A.He advocates the abolition of the IMF.B.He calls for the elimination of one or more of these institutions.C.He is the IMFs managing director.D.He is
31、the leader of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission.(3).In the 4th paragraph, what does “this function“ refer to?（分数：1.00）A.IMFs advisory role.B.Nongovernment institution.C.Qualifying for some of its loans.D.Short-term-liquidity assistance.(4).What happens to IMF after a length
32、y public debate?（分数：1.00）A.Horst Kohler works as the managing director.B.It is abolished.C.Michel continues his leading over IMF.D.It is managed by Stanley Fisher.(5).What is the authors attitude towards Stanley Fisher as an ideal candidate?（分数：1.00）A.Ironical.B.Favourable.C.Negative.D.Neglectful.BT
33、ext 2/BEvolutionary theories. The Belgian George Lemaitre proposed the idea that about 20,000 million years ago all the matter in the universe-enough, he estimated, to make up a hundred thousand million galaxies-was all concentrated in one small mass, which he called the “primeval atom“. This primev
34、al atom exploded for some reasons, sending its matter out in all directions, and as the expansion slowed down, a steady state resulted, at which time the galaxies formed. Something then upset the balance and the universe started expanding again, and this is the state in which the universe is now. Th
35、ere are variations on this theory: it may be that there was no steady state. However, basically, evolutionary theories take it that the universe was formed in one place at one point in time and has been expanding ever sinceWill the universe continue to expand? It may be that the universe will expand
36、 for ever, but some astronomers believe that the expansion will slow down and finally stop. Thereafter the universe will start to contract until all the matter in it is once again concentrated at one point. Possibly the universe may oscillate for ever in this fashion, expanding to its maximum and th
37、en contracting over again.Developed at Cambridge by Hoyle, Cold and Bodi, the steady-state theory maintains that the universe as a whole has always looked the same and always will. As the galaxies expand away from each other, new material is formed in some ways between the galaxies and makes up new
38、galaxies to take place of those which have receded. Thus the general distribution of galaxies remains the same. How matter could be formed in this way is hard to see, but no harder than seeing why it should all form in one place at one time.How can we decide which of these theories is closer to the
39、truth? The method is in principle quite simple. Since the very distant galaxies are thousands of millions of light years away, then we are seeing them as they were thousands of millions of years ago. If the evolutionary theory is correct, the galaxies were closer together in the past than they are n
40、ow, and so distant galaxies ought to appear to be closer together than nearer ones. According to the steady-state theory there should be no difference.The evidence seems to suggest that there is a difference, that the galaxies were closer together than they are now, and so the evolutionary theory is
41、 partially confirmed and the steady-state theory-in its original form at least-must be rejected.（分数：5.00）(1).What do both theories assume to be TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.That new material is continually being formed.B.That, in time, the universe will contract.C.That the universe is expanding at present.D.That
42、 “a big bang“ started the expansion.(2).According to Lemaitre, the separate galaxies formed（分数：1.00）A.during a pause in the expansion of the universe.B.at the time of the primeval explosion.C.and will continue to form for ever.D.about 20,000 million years ago.(3).What is the basic difference between
43、 the two classes of theories?（分数：1.00）A.It concerns the place and time of the formation of matter.B.It is whether the universe will continue to expand or not.C.It is the current state of the universe.D.The variations on evolutionary theories cause the difference.(4).According to Hoyle and his friend
44、s at Cambridge（分数：1.00）A.the explosion occurred much earlier than Lemaitre suggested.B.it is hard to see how matter could be formed in this way.C.the expansion of the universe is not a real one.D.new material is continually being created.(5).We see distant galaxies as they were long, long ago becaus
45、e（分数：1.00）A.they were close together then.B.the universe has always looked as the same.C.their light takes so long to reach us.D.they have travelled such a long way.BText 3/BAt 67, CEO Toshifnmi Suzuki has enjoyed a distinguished career as the retailing visionary who made Seven-Eleven Japan CO, the
46、countrys No.1 convenience-store chain. But just when other execs would be winding down, Suzuki is gearing up for his next big challenge: to turn Seven-Eleven into an online shopping behemoth. In February, he gathered seven partners, including Sony, NEC, and Mitsui, the giant trading house, to develo
47、p e-commerce services ranging from book and ticket sales to online distribution of music and photos. By June, 7dream. com will be a reality. “With our large network of stores and distribution base, were attracting powerful partners,“ Suzuki says proudly.Suzuki has long been a pioneer. In 1974 he opened the first konbini, as convenience stores are known in Japan. He was fi
