1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 106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 Both Galileo and Shakespeare were born in Italy, in 15 （ A） True （ B） False 2 Galileo
2、studied medicine in the university at Pisa. （ A） True （ B） False 3 Later his father persuaded him to study mathematics instead of medicine. （ A） True （ B） False 4 Galileo made an important discovery at the age of （ A） True （ B） False 5 Galileo questioned the idea of the Greek scientist Aristotle. （
3、A） True （ B） False 6 According to Galileo, feathers, leaves and snowflakes fall slowly because they are light. （ A） True （ B） False 7 Every object is affected by the two forces at the same time: the pulling force and the spinning force. （ A） True （ B） False 8 Galileo believed that continuous force w
4、as needed to keep an object moving at a steady speed. （ A） True （ B） False 9 People dont feel the earths movement because the earth is very large. （ A） True （ B） False 10 Galileo measured the amount of time that took an object to fall straight down. （ A） True （ B） False Part B Directions: You will h
5、ear 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 According to the speaker, what are convenience goods? （ A） Commodities that people are in constant need of. （ B） Goods that are convenient to use or purchase. （ C） Items
6、 that people tend to buy on impulse. （ D） Items that have to be bought once a week. 12 What are the shopping goods that are basically considered the same? （ A） Those that satisfy similar needs of the consumer. （ B） Those that consumers dont care where to buy. （ C） Those that consumers spend much tim
7、e looking for. （ D） Those that can be found everywhere. 13 What is characteristic of specialty goods? （ A） They are goods that can be bought at a special price. （ B） They are special kinds of products. （ C） They are characterized in their brands, （ D） They need special efforts to get. 14 Why are wom
8、en much better at dealing with more than one thing at a time, but men are not as good? （ A） Because women have better abilities. （ B） Because men are not used to doing housework. （ C） Because men lack practice. （ D） Because men find it easy to concentrate on just one thing. 15 What do we know about
9、the difference between men and women in terms of personal relationships? （ A） It is easier to get along with women than with men. （ B） Women tend to reveal their feelings more easily. （ C） Personal relationships are more central to most mens lives. （ D） Its easier to establish personal relationships
10、 with women than with men. 16 Why does the woman mention football? （ A） To illustrate mens interest. （ B） To illustrate that men usually do not touch upon anything important in talking about their work and interest. （ C） To prove men are more of football fans. （ D） To show that men intentionally try
11、 to avoid talking about their true feelings. 17 What memorandum did President William J. Clinton issue? （ A） On enhancing learning and education through technology. （ B） On Federal programs. （ C） On new opportunities that technology provides. （ D） On financial support for life long learning. 18 What
12、 actually was being emphasized by the president? （ A） Tax credits. （ B） Students tuition. （ C） Lifelong learning for Americans. （ D） Success in Americas new economy. 19 In which year, about 40 percent of adults aged 17 and above participated in adult education program? （ A） 1995. （ B） 1996. （ C） 199
13、4. （ D） 1992. 20 How many adults above 16 enrolled in adult education in 1996? （ A） Over 50 million. （ B） Over 5 million. （ C） Over 44 million. （ D） Over 4 million. Part C Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questions or complete the notes in your test booklet for Questions 2
14、1-30 by writing NOT MORE 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 was the American economic system based on until 1930? 22 Who own most factories? 23 What do capitals refer to? 24 What determines what an
15、d how much manufacturers want to produce? 25 How can producers make more profit? 26 What makes the American economy self-regulating? 27 What role did government play in controlling economy after 1930s? 28 In a capitalistic system, what motivates both consumers and producers? 29 What happened to Amer
16、ican economy in 1980s? 30 What do you know about American economy in the early 1990s? 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. 30 One of the most important social d
17、evelopments【 C1】 _helped to make possible a shift in thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the【 C2】_boom of the 1950s and 1960s on the schools. In the 1920s, but【 C3】 _in the Depression conditions of the 1930s, the United States experienced a declining birthrate every thousan
18、d women aged fifteen【 C4】 _forty-four gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940.【 C5】_the growing prosperity brought on by the World War and the economic boom that【 C6】 _it, young people married and established households earlier and began to【 C7】 _lar
19、ger families than had their predecessors during the Depression. Birth【 C8】 _rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955. Although economics was probably the most important determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed【 C9】 _the idea of
20、 the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming into the first grade by the mid-1940s and became a flood【 C10】 _1950. The public school system suddenly found itself overtaxed. While the number of school-children【 C11】 _because of wartime and postwar condi
21、tions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope【 C12】 _the flood. The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built【 C13】 _1940 and 1945. Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed, large【 C14】 _of teachers left their profession for better-paying jo
22、bs elsewhere in the economy. Therefore, in the 1950s and 1960s, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the “custodial rhetoric“ of the 1930s and early 1940s no longer made【 C15】 _; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out【 C16】_the labor market by keepi
23、ng them in school could no【 C17】 _be a high priority for an institution unable【 C18】 _find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic acad
24、emic skills【 C19】 _discipline. The【 C20】 _no longer had much interest in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths. 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39 【 C9】 40 【 C10】 41 【 C11】 42 【 C12】 43 【 C13】 44 【 C14】 45 【 C15】 46 【 C16】 47 【 C17】
25、48 【 C18】 49 【 C19】 50 【 C20】 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. 50 It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday,
26、and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the people watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States. American males are more addicted to sports than females are, but not by a huge margin. Females are more addicted to the thea
27、tre and concert halls than males are, but not by a huge margin. In our electronic age, addicts and experts alike can be couch potatoes, enjoying their entertainments from the comfort of home. Tree fans get off their butts and go. The three games in the two cities on that miserable Sunday afternoon h
28、ad respective attendances of 75,061,67,204 and 57,318. The biggest crowd watched professional football, in which the Washington Redskins were beaten by the Blatimore Ravens. The crowds sat in the cold and rain, and most of them endured the weather to the bitter end because the outcome of the game wa
29、s in doubt. Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by nativeborn American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them are black. It is a game of physical strength, Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weight and muscles,
30、 for how fast they can run and how hard they can hit each other. Football draws the biggest crowds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get so battered. The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the baseball World Series. Baseball was once Americas favourite game, but has los
31、t that claim to basketball. The 1997 World Series was much reviled in the news media of the largest cities, mostly because they had been shut out of it. NBC, which broadcast the Series, wished loudly that it hadnt. Despite all the bad press, every game was sold out and double the tickets could have
32、been sold had the stadiums accommodated more people. Baseball is a game that requires strength, but not hugeness. Agility, quickness, perfect vision and quick reaction are more important than pure strength. Baseball was once a purely American game, but has spread around much of the New World. In tha
33、t Sundays finale, the final hit of the extra inning game was delivered by a native of Columbia. The Most Valuable Player in the game was a native of Cuba. The rosters of both teams were awash with Hispanic names, as is Miami, which now claims the World Championship is a game that may be losing popul
34、arity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the world. Baseball in America has taken on a strong Hispanic flavor, with a dash of Japanese added for seasoning. In soccer, the ethnic tide has been the reverse of baseballs. Until recently, professional soccer in the United States had lar
35、gely been an import, played by south Americans and Europeans. Now, American citizens in large numbers are finally taking up the most popular game in the world. Basketball, an American invention increasingly played around the world, these days draws large crowds back home. Likewise, hockey, a game la
36、rgely imported to the United States from neighbouring Canada. Lacrosse, a version of which was played by Native Americans before the Europeans arrived, is also gaining a keen national following. Sports of all kinds are winning support from American armchair enthusiasts from a variety of ethnic backg
37、rounds. 51 It can be inferred that the football game was played in _ on that Sunday afternoon. （ A） Washington （ B） Miami （ C） Baltimore （ D） Colorado 52 What is “revile“ Para.4, Line 3) most likely to mean? （ A） Praise. （ B） Expose. （ C） Abuse. （ D） Admire. 53 All of the following except _ are very
38、 important in baseball. （ A） muscles （ B） quick reaction （ C） good eyesight （ D） agility 54 _ is the most popular game in America. （ A） Football （ B） Baseball （ C） Basketball （ D） Soccer 55 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （ A） Football teams play only once a week,
39、 because football players need time to recover from each match. （ B） The 1997 world series of baseball were reviled in news media because the games are played in closed fields. （ C） Most of the players in baseball game played in Miami came from South America. （ D） Hockey was an American invention wh
40、ich has gained the popularity in the world. 55 A very important world problem in fact, I think it may be the most important of all the great world problems which face us at the present time is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on the land. The population of the world today is about 4,000
41、,000,000. That is an enormous number, yet it is known quite accurately, because there are very few parts of the world which have not carried out a modem census. The important thing is not so much the actual population of twenty million about six months increase in world population. Take Australia fo
42、r example, there are ten million people in Australia. So it takes the world about three months to add to itself a population which peoples that vast country. Let us take our own crowded country, England and Wales forty-five to fifty million people. This is just about a years supply. By this time tom
43、orrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120,000 extra people just about the population of the city of York. I am not talking about birth rate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birth rate, look at the second hand of your watch. Every second, three babies are born so
44、mewhere in the world. Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep up with the birth rate. This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By AD2000, unless something terrible happens, there will be as many as 7,000,000,000 people on the surface of the Earth
45、! So this is a problem which you are going to see in your lifetime. 56 The population of the world today is about _. （ A） 40 million （ B） 4 billion （ C） 400 million （ D） 40 billion 57 England and Wales _. （ A） have a bigger population problem than Australia （ B） have the same population increase rat
46、e as Australia （ C） have the same number of people as the worlds yearly increase （ D） can supply Australia with a whole years increase of people 58 According to the author, Australia _. （ A） has a population of twenty million （ B） is a vast country that needs a bigger population （ C） constitutes one
47、-fourth of the worlds population increase every year （ D） has a population that happens to be one-fourth of the yearly world increase 59 The present net increase of world population is _. （ A） 180 per minute （ B） one per second （ C） 120,000 per week （ D） too many to be counted 60 In the last paragra
48、ph, what does the author probably imply by “something terrible“? （ A） Population explosion. （ B） Land shortage. （ C） Exhaustion of life supply. （ D） Natural disasters or wars. 60 Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical vocabulary, the function of which is partly to
49、refer to things or processes which have no names in ordinary English, and partly to secure greater exactness in expression. Such special dialects, or jargon, are necessary in technical discussion of any kind. Being universally understood by the devotees of the particular science or art, they have the precision of a mathematical formula. Besides, they save time, for it is much more economical to name a process than to de
