1、公共英语五级真题 2013年 12月及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：1，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Emma grew up in a family with a sailing tradition.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Emma enjoys the sense of being free on the sea.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Sailing on the west coast of Scotland is a peaceful
2、experience because Emma has a good knowledge of the area.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Emmas second cruise around New Zealand impressed her a great deal.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Most of the time Emma did not feel lonely sailing on her own.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The worst thing that happened to Emma during the Arou
3、nd Alone race was that she broke one leg.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Replacing one of the ropes at the top of the mast gave Emma a very hard time.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The thought of death never occurred to her during the entire race.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).During the race, Emma could never get enough sleep as
4、 she was only able to doze off at intervals.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Her successful completion of the Around Alone race encouraged Emma to do a few more such trips in the future.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following news report about challenges facing Au
5、stralias agriculture sector. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).What is happening in Australias agricultural industry? （分数：1.00）A.Many people are disqualified.B.Few senior positions are offered.C.Aging staff is posing a threat to its future.D.Senior staff leave for overs
6、eas employment.(2).What is Professor Gordans concern? （分数：1.00）A.Lack of interest in agriculture.B.Shortage of agricultural talents.C.Existence of the generation gap.D.Reluctance to teach agricultural economy.(3).What problem does Mr. Kerin point out? （分数：1.00）A.Environmental pollution caused by agr
7、iculture.B.Insufficient investment in higher education.C.Diminishing number of agricultural institutions.D.Imbalance between research and production.(1).What is the problem with consultants? （分数：1.00）A.They do not have a middleman.B.They do not have sufficient capital.C.They are too humble to their
8、clients.D.They-focus on a six-figure salary.(2).What does Weiss say about self-esteem? （分数：1.00）A.Self-esteem matters a lot when one works in a company.B.Self-esteem enables people to confront someone superior.C.Self-esteem is built up on a support system.D.Self-esteem plays a bigger role for the se
9、lf-employed.(3).What does “bill on value“ mean? （分数：1.00）A.Helping a company improve its market share by 10 percent.B.Knowing what the company is planning to achieve.C.A consultants income depends on how much he helps a company make or save.D.A consultant should have a clear idea about who has the f
10、inal say on expenses.(1).How many people lost their lives worldwide in emergencies in 2008? （分数：1.00）A.1,000.B.16,000.C.250,000.D.11,000,000.(2).Which is one of the best practices WHO is advocating? （分数：1.00）A.To train doctors and nurses.B.To recruit volunteers.C.To equip hospitals with advanced fac
11、ilities.D.To do drills in preparation for emergencies.(3).Which of the following is suggested by the two officials? （分数：1.00）A.To spend 80 percent of the total health budget on hospitals.B.To make use of the existing facilities in emergencies.C.To increase the original budget for hospital constructi
12、on.D.To rebuild the hospitals that have been destroyed.(4).What causes hospitals to lose their normal functions? （分数：1.00）A.Inadequate investment.B.Large-scale outbreaks of diseases.C.Lack of experienced surgeons.D.Outdated health facilities.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Rowe thinks a civilized life i
13、s made possible by people doing _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The show is about jobs that most people try very hard to _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).To many Americans living a clean and suburban life, the jobs introduced in the show are _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Before the show was televised on a network, it was on the
14、 air in _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).In making the show, Rowe learns that the interest of the audience is in both _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Rowe was at the end of his wits when the number of his programs totaled _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where does Rowe get the inspirations for his programs now?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8)
15、.Though not well-educated, Rowes grandfather had a natural gift in the fields of _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).At the age of 18, Rowe decided not to follow _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What does Rowe think the people doing clean jobs lack in their lives?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Pay and
16、productivity, it is generally assumed, should be related. But the relationship seems to weaken (31) people get older. Mental ability declines (32) age. That is the same for the brainy and the dimand not (33) for humans: it is measurable even (34) fruit flies. (35) minds that keep lively will suffer
17、less than the lazy. In general, the more education you have, the more productive your old (36) will be. Some (37) decline faster than others. According to most studies, peoples numerical and reasoning abilities are (38) their best in their 20s and early 30s. (39) abilitiesthose that depend on knowle
18、dgemay improve with age. For most workers, decreased abilities will (40) to lower productivity; only a minority will find know-how and knowledge outweighs their failing powers. Even those employees who remain highly productive will be likely to shine only in a narrow (41) . Academics notice this. It
19、 is less clear that employers do. Studies of supervisors ratings show no clear correlation (42) age and perceived productivity. When other employees views are (43) into account though, the picture changes: these ratings suggest that workers in their 30s are the (44) productive and hardworking, (45)
20、scores falling thereafter. That is (46) up by studies of work samples, which find lower productivity among the oldest employees. A study for Americas Department of Labor showed job performance peaking at 35, and (47) declining. It varied by industry: the fall was (48) in footwear, but faster in furn
21、iture. Intellectual occupations are harder to measure, but the picture is the same. Academics seem to publish (49) as they age. Painters, musicians and writers show the same tendency. Their output peaks in their 30s and 40s. The only (50) is female writers, who are most productive in their 50s.（分数：2
22、0.00）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：3，分数：15.00)Text 1 Austerity is a word often found on the lips of politicians and economists at the moment, but it is seldom heard
23、from technologists. And although the idea that “less is more“ has many adherents in architecture, design and fashion, the technology industry has historically espoused the opposite view. Products should have as many features as possible; and next years version should have even more. As prices fall,
24、what starts off as a fancy new feature quickly becomes commonplacetry buying a phone without a camera, or a car without electric windowsprompting companies to add new features in an effort to outdo their rivals. Never mind if nobody uses most of these new features. In an arms race, more is always mo
25、re. But now there are signs that technologists are waking up to the benefits of minimalism, thanks to two things: feature fatigue among consumers who simply want things to work, and strong demand from less affluent consumers in the developing world. It is telling that the market value of Apple, the
26、company most closely associated with simple, elegant high-tech products, recently overtook that of Microsoft, the company with the most notorious case of new-features. True, Apples products contain lots of features under the hood, but the company has a knack for concealing such complexities by using
27、 elegant designs. Other companies have also prospered by providing easy-to-use products: think of the Nintendo Wii video-game console or the Flip video camera. Gadgets are no longer just for geeks, and if technology is to appeal to a broad audience, simplicity trumps fancy specifications. Another st
28、rand of techno-austerity can be found in software that keeps things simple in order to reduce distractions and ensure that computer-users remain focused and productive. Many word processors now have special full-screen modes, so that all unnecessary and distracting menus, palettes and so on are disa
29、bled or hidden; rather than fiddling with font sizes or checking e-mail, you are encouraged to get on with your writing. If the temptation to have a quick look at Facebook proves too much, there are programs that will disable access to particular websites at specified times of day; and if that is no
30、t draconian enough, there are even some programs that can block internet access altogether. A computer on which some features are not present, or have been deliberately disabled, may in fact be more useful if you are trying to get things done. There are no distracting hyperlinks on a typewriter. The
31、n there is the phenomenon of “frugal“ innovation. Low-cost laptops were inspired to be produced for children in poor countries, but have since proved popular with consumers around the world. All this offers grounds for hope. If the feature-obsessed technology industry can change its tune, perhaps th
32、ere is a chance that governmentswhich have also tended to be inveterate believers in the idea that more is moremight also come to appreciate the merits of minimalism.（分数：5.00）(1).What does “less is more“ mean? （分数：1.00）A.The less expensive a product is, the more popular it will be.B.The simpler a pr
33、oduct is, the better the design is.C.The less fancy a product looks, the more competitive it becomes.D.The fewer features a product has, the more difficult to sell it.(2).Who used to believe in the concept that “more is more“? （分数：1.00）A.Politicians and economists.B.Technologists.C.Architectural des
34、igners.D.Fashion designers.(3).The importance of minimalism has been realized for the following reasons EXCEPT that （分数：1.00）A.consumer preference has changed and frugality has been highly valued.B.consumers want to buy new products regardless of their features.C.Apples products show a smart combina
35、tion of features and design.D.high-tech products with an elegant appearance are getting popular.(4).What type of computers will probably represent the trend? （分数：1.00）A.Computers with hyperlinks.B.Computers with new functions.C.Computers with fairly comprehensive programs.D.Computers with hidden fea
36、tures used at users disposal.(5).What is the most suitable title for the text? （分数：1.00）A.In Praise of Techno-austerityB.Frugality Is the Mother of InventionC.Simplicity vs. ComplexityD.Obsession with FeaturesText 2 Miserabilists fear of change; idealists hope for a better world; an all-purpose adul
37、t nostalgia for lost youth: all these things ensure a ready hearing for claims that childhood is in crisis. Britons are especially worried. They fear that the young today are sadder than previous generationsstressed, and turned off learning by too much testing. Children may be nastier as well: bully
38、ing is an “epidemic“ in schools, according to one recent survey. They seem in danger like never before. No wonder a report published on February 2nd by the Childrens Society, entitled “A Good Childhood“, claiming that far too few British children have one, has received widespread notice. Children su
39、ffer because adults put their own needs first, the panel concluded, and only a wholesale shift away from competitiveness and individualism can save them. Right-wing commentators agreed with its criticism of single parents and working mothers, left-wing ones with its call for more redistribution of i
40、ncome and less-advertising to children. Both overlooked one striking finding: that most children are doing just fine. Amid the statistics on teenage pregnancy rates (higher than elsewhere in Europe, lower than in America), mental illness (a tenth of 5-16-year-olds are sufferers) and drunkenness (a t
41、hird of 13-15-year-olds have been drunk at least twice, a share three times higher than the European average), came some more heartening figures: 70% of ll-16-year-olds say they are very, or completely, happy, and only 4% say that they are at all unhappy. The report rolls the latter in with the 9% o
42、f children who describe themselves as neither happy nor unhappy to claim that 13% are “less than happy“. But clearly, very few children agree with adults that they are in deep trouble. In “Reclaiming Childhood“, Helene Guldberg, a child psychologist at the Open University, examines the same facts an
43、d draws different conclusions. Rising rates of mental illness among the young, she argues, reflect readier diagnosis, and bullying has increased because the word is now used to mean the infliction of even the slightest emotional bruise. She thinks many attempts to improve childrens lives, such as an
44、ti-bullying campaigns, and the parenting lessons proposed by the Childrens Society, are likely to be counterproductive. “Suggesting that all parents need to be taught how to do their job risks creating a self-fulfilling belief in parents incompetence and childrens lack of resilience,“ she says. Brit
45、ain is no Utopia, of course. As in other rich countries, children find it too easy to sit indoors, staring at screens and overeating. They lack the protection afforded by the Nordic belief in the sacredness of outdoor play, or the shared family meals of Mediterranean countries. A large minority ape
46、their elders drinking habits and a few, but still too many, become parents while still children themselves. （分数：5.00）(1).Britons are worried about the following EXCEPT that （分数：1.00）A.childrens learning is crammed with too much testing.B.they are confronted with a lot of hardships in their life.C.th
47、ere is more and more school violence in Britain today.D.young Britons today are sadder than previous generations.(2).The report published by the Childrens Society （分数：1.00）A.was criticized by right-wing commentators.B.has aroused the attention of the general public.C.concluded that most children in
48、Britain are doing fine.D.argued that single-parents should put childrens needs first.(3).According to statistics, teenagers in Britain （分数：1.00）A.have a higher pregnancy rate than those in America.B.agree with adults that childhood in Briton is in crisis.C.describe themselves, in great numbers, as neither happ
