1、公共英语五级-124 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).If overseas students get trouble at college, they can turn to the Welfare Office and the overseas students societies and organizations.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The stamp on a students passport shows whet
2、her or not he/she ought to register with the police.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Any changes of the students address must be informed to the police within a week.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).It is free of charge to register with police when you arrive in UK.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).AII overseas students are required to
3、 register with the police as soon as they arrive in Britain.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Working in Britain without acquiring the relevant permission is illegal.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).If overseas students are to get a job in the UK, they need to get forms OW1 and OW5 at the Job Centers.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Ov
4、erseas students have to get forms OW21 and OW22 from Job Centers if they are looking for work experience.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Overseas students can only take part-time jobs.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The purpose and duration in London will be inquired for at the department of Employment.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误
5、三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk about the biggest movie event ,Oscars. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).What do the famous golden Oscar statuettes represent?A. The surprise winner. B. The hottest favorite.C. The greatest honor
6、 D. Thought-provoking films.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the film Crash talking about?A. Los Angeles. B. Different characters.C. Glamorous occasions. D. Racial tension.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did George Clooney say about being a director?A. Winning success. B. Being respected.C. Having a job. D. Be
7、ing popular.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on a talk on the Central College library. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term?A. Consult with her frequently. B. Use the computer regularly.
8、C. Occupy the computer early. D. Wait for ones turn patiently.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What service must be paid for?A. Computer classes. B. Training sessions.C. Laser printing. D. Package borrowing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the talk mainly about?A. Computer lab services. B. college library facilitie
9、s.C. The use of micro-computers. D. Printouts from the laser printer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following news broadcast between a newscaster (the woman) and a reporter (the man). You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).Where is the news reporter, St
10、an Fielding, in the city?A. At a military facility. B. In the suburbs.C. In the downtown area. D. In the countryside.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How long has the civil war been going on for?A. Almost one year. B. Just over a year.C. A year and half. D. Two years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the main target
11、 of the rebels in this latest attacks?A. The current location of city leaders. B. Military stockpiles of ammunition.C. The main lines of transportation. D. Military barracks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which is NOT a major problem as a result of the war so far?A. Lack of food. B. Lack of drinking water.C.
12、Insufficient housing. D. Infectious diseases.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Constantly revising weather forecasts bring _ to many people.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Except for airlines, who will buy WSIs forecasts?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).When was MarketFirst launched according to the speaker?（分数：1
13、00）填空项 1:_(4).How many customers with a years subscription to MarketFirst has WSI signed up?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).WSI claims its forecasts are right _ of the time.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).What has WSI detected in both the American and European forecast models?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What do American forecaste
14、rs tend to predict for the period from 11 to 15 days from the time of the forecast?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Subscribers will find it _ when MarketFirst becomes more and more widespread.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What does WSI sell MarketFirst earlier to certain customers for?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).WSI believes th
15、e need for the forecast of the forecast of the forecast in the long run is _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The life of Albert Einstein is a model in many ways (31) both natural and political scientists.First of all, he always employed the scientific method of (32) truth from fa
16、cts. He firmly believed, (33) he put it, that “there is nothing incomprehensible (34) the universe“, and through painstaking work explained many of the phenomena thought to be “incomprehensible“ in his day. Einstein was also never afraid to (35) mistakes when facts (36) his theories wrong.Second, Ei
17、nsteins contributions showed the great importance of theoretical work to scientific effort. (37) he himself rarely worked in laboratories, the concepts he developed led (38) many of the scientific advances (39) have shaped modern technology.Third, Einstein believed very deeply that scientists must (
18、40) a moral and social consciousness. (41) this way, he provided inspiration for a whole generation of scientists who became active in the communist movement.Einstein is often portrayed in bourgeois writings (42) a “Genius“ whose theories are (43) complicated that no one (44) a few best scientists c
19、an understand them. But he (45) rejected the efforts to (46) him in a position far (47) other people. He was well-known for his (48) manner and often stressed to interviews that his accomplishments would certainly have been achieved by others had he never lived.Actually, Einsteins (49) of relativity
20、 and his other scientific works are not that hard to understand with a little study. But beyond learning Einsteins theories, his overall attitude (50) science as a tool to liberate humanity is something from which everyone can and should learn.（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
21、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、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business methods. Amazon. com received one f
22、or its “one-click“ online payment system. Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy. One inventor patented a technique for lifting a box.Now the nations top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever si
23、nce they were first authorized 10 years ago. In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. In re Bilski, as the case is known, is “a very big deal“, say
24、s Dennis D. Crouch of the University of Missouri School of Law. It “has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents“.Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the Federal Circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-calle
25、d State Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions. Later, more established co
26、mpanies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch. In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents, despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them. S
27、imilarly, some Wall Street investment firms armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice.The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order
28、stating that the case would he heard by all 12 of the courts judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider“ its State Street Bank ruling.The Federal Circuits action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the Supre
29、me Court that has narrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example, the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions“ that are obvious. The judges on the Federal Circuit are “reacting to the anti-patent trend at the Supreme Court“, says Harol
30、d C. Wegner, a patent attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School.（分数：5.00）(1).Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of _.A. their limited value to businesses B. their connection with asset allocationC. the possible restriction on their granting D. the c
31、ontroversy over authorization（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?A. Its ruling complies with the court decisions.B. It involves a very big business transaction.C. It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit.D. It may change the legal practices in the US.（分数：1.00）A
32、B.C.D.(3).The word “about-face“ (Line 1, Para 3) most probably means _.A. loss of good will B. increase of hostilityC. change of attitude D. enhancement of dignity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We learn from the last two paragraphs that business-method patents _.A. are immune to legal challenges B. are often
33、 unnecessarily issuedC. lower the esteem for patent holders D. increase the incidence of risks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following would be the subject of the text?A. A looming threat to business-method patents.B. Protection for business-method patent holders.C. A legal case regarding busines
34、s-method patents.D. A prevailing trend for business-method patents.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Few words are more commonly used in our modern world than the word modern itself. The modernity of manufactured articles, of institutions, of attitudes, of works of art is constantly brought to
35、 our attention.We ourselves may well be judged by whether we are modern or not; indeed, many people go to considerable lengths to make quite certain that they will be accepted as modern modern in their dress, their behaviour, their beliefs. And yet, we may ask, must not earlier generations have felt
36、 precisely the same? Surely men throughout history must have recognized themselves as modern. Surely innovators like Julius Caesar, Peter the Great or Oliver Cromwell saw themselves as breaking with the past, as establishing a new order. (Must they not also have shared our awareness of the significa
37、nce of what is modern?) What is modern is distinct from what belongs to the past and men in earlier times must have experienced this sense of distinctiveness. Men cannot escape, and never have been able to escape, from an awareness of change. But reflection will tell us that our awareness of change,
38、 our sense of distinctiveness, is very different from that of our distant ancestors. Change for us is more, much more, than the change brought about by the passing of time, by important events or by the actions of outstanding individuals or groups of people. We make use of change and are ourselves a
39、 part of a process of change. Change for us has become modernization and modernization implies both direction and consciousness. Change is something we seek, something that has no end.This consciousness of change and this desire to direct change derives from the beginnings of the Industrial Revoluti
40、on. The term revolution is usually applied to an historical event, an event we can place in time. We can normally speak of a time before the revolution and a time after the revolution. But the Industrial Revolution, although it had a beginning, has never come to an end. It is a process which cannot
41、stop. It is a process which effects more and more people in more and more ways. We may argue that it is a process directed by men and this would be true if we look at the details of the process. But the whole process is, as yet, beyond control. We can decide the direction of modernization to some ex
42、tent but we cannot decide to halt it. This has led to a disturbing situation. What we boast of as modern or up-to-date today, will be old-fashioned or out-of-date tomorrow. The noisy insistence that something is modern often conceals fear of the knowledge that it will inevitably soon be superseded.
43、Again, the very fact that modernization has one direction only and involves every member of society permits only two attitudes: acceptance or rejection. The desire to change or modify the world we live in implies acceptance, since the world is a world of change. Rejection of modernization may, there
44、fore, lead to a sense of the world as unreal and meaningless, and this, in turn, to a breakdown, either individual or social.（分数：5.00）(1).It is suggested that the word modern is _ today.A. very vulgar B. in frequent useC. insufficiently precise D. used by the common people（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Great
45、innovators throughout history _.A. gave decisive commands in the past B. destroyed the past when they saw itC. realized they had not destroyed the past D. were conscious of changing the course of history（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Our awareness of change is different from that of our predecessors because _
46、A. we have changed on purposeB. they were not modern enoughC. modernization has become part of our way of lifeD. we are more modern than they were（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why is the Industrial Revolution not a revolution in the sense that this term is usually employed?A. Because it is not an event with
47、 a fairly clear end.B. Because nobody knows when it ended.C. Because we do not speak of a time before the Industrial Revolution.D. Because it is not historical.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why are acceptance or rejection the only possible attitudes towards modernization?A. Because modernization is a fact.B.
48、 Every member of society has only one direction.C. Because people have either to accept or to reject modernization.D. There are no alternative types of modernization and no one can escape from it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that our brain processes inform
