1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 107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 Water is a kind of chemical substance. （ A） True （ B） False 2 Water is as important as
2、 vitamins, minerals and proteins for life. （ A） True （ B） False 3 Women have more fat cells therefore women have less water. （ A） True （ B） False 4 Bones contain no water. （ A） True （ B） False 5 Warm water cant cool us, but cold water can. （ A） True （ B） False 6 Sugar in cold sweet drinks slows the
3、liquid from getting into the blood-stream. （ A） True （ B） False 7 Fat cells block body heat from escaping quickly. （ A） True （ B） False 8 A 15% 20% drop in body water can cause the blood system to fail. （ A） True （ B） False 9 Health experts say that all kinds of people should drink at least about 2
4、liters of liquids each day. （ A） True （ B） False 10 Meats also contain water. （ A） True （ B） False Part B Directions: You will hear 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 Which of the following is not a place whe
5、re most original classical music was written? （ A） Russia （ B） Australia （ C） Italy （ D） Germany 12 What do we call music that comes from a particular culture? （ A） jazz music （ B） classical music （ C） traditional music （ D） rock music 13 Which instrument is not used to play jazz music? （ A） saxopho
6、ne （ B） piano （ C） violin （ D） trumpet 14 Whats the topic of the passage? （ A） Reasons for Peoples Sleep （ B） Four Stages of Sleep （ C） Reasons for Sleepwalking （ D） A Sleep Experiment 15 At which stage is sleep called dozing? （ A） Stage four. （ B） Stage three. （ C） Stage two. （ D） Stage one. 16 Wha
7、t happens during stage four? （ A） People cant sleepwalk. （ B） Your body becomes very relaxed. （ C） You can still be awakened without difficulty. （ D） If you are awakened, you might feel very perplexed. 17 Who is the speaker? （ A） A poet. （ B） A teacher. （ C） A student. （ D） A artist. 18 What was the
8、 discussion topic of the previous class meeting? （ A） New England mystery stories. （ B） Eighteenth-century English criticism. （ C） A comparison of poems of Dickinson and Whitman. （ D） The poems of Walt Whitman. 19 How did Emily Dickinson differ from Walt Whitman? （ A） She published poems frequently.
9、 （ B） She seldom left home. （ C） She lived in an earlier era. （ D） She spoke a different language. 20 What will the class do now? （ A） Hear another report. （ B） Discuss one of Emily Dickinsons poems. （ C） Hear a lecture given by the teacher. （ D） Discuss poems they have written themselves. Part C Di
10、rections: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questions or complete the notes in your test booklet for Questions 21-30 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 According to the
11、 FBI, how many robberies were solved by the police last year in terms of percentage? 22 What is the percentage of burglaries reported to the police? 23 How long have solution rates for these four crimes remained virtually unchanged? 24 Why are robberies solved more often than burglaries, larcenies o
12、r auto thefts? 25 Why cannot the police convict most burglars? 26 Whats the best way to increase the closure rate? 27 Whats the average auto theft loss in 1997? 28 Whom will teenagers kill? 29 How is the nature of murder now? 30 In summary, what did the speaker talk about? 一、 Section II Use of Engli
13、sh (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 Many university students【 C1】 _studying history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented【 C2】 _a boring m
14、anner.【 C3】 _., Ill never forget my American History professor, Dr. Williamson. Each event leaped from the pages of our【 C4】 _and became as real【 C5】 _the daily news report on the radio. My favorite lecture concerned the American Revolution. Dr. Williamson set the mood for the story【 C6】 _imitating
15、Paul Revere, a well-known silversmith, working in his shop. The American colonists were angry because of the British control over their lives. Revere felt that war【 C7】 _the British and the colonists was imminent. Then, Dr. Williamson told us about Revere rowing【 C8】_the Charles River from Boston on
16、 April 18,1775. I can see the professor now as he raised his hand to【 C9】 _forehead as if he【 C10】 _looking across the Charles River to the Old North Church in Boston. Suddenly, Revere spotted two lanterns, a signal【 C11】 _meant that the British would attack【 C12】 _sea. He jumped on his horse to【 C1
17、3】 _the villagers【 C14】 _the attack. Professor Williamson reminded us that the first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and【 C15】 _Lexington, Massachusetts, the year before the Declaration of Independence was【 C16】 _in 1776. Never before【 C17】 _history seemed so alive to me. A
18、nd all because a【 C18】 _cared enough to put【 C19】_heart into his【 C20】 _. 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】 48 【 C18】 49 【 C19】 50 【 C20】 Part A Directions: Read the followi
19、ng texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our food supply continue to occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing legal responsibility on thos
20、e who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon. Attempts to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and friendly persuasion have been met by lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays not only in accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing some
21、thing about it. It seems that only when the government decides it can afford tax incentives or production sacrifices is there any initiative for change. Where is industrys and our recognition that protecting mankinds great treasure is the single most important responsibility? If ever there will be t
22、ime for environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now. We are being asked, and, in fact, the public is demanding that we take positive action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to
23、make the difference. Yes, the ecologist, the environmental activists and the conservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and promote behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental standards, I submit, who m
24、ust lead the charge. We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no longer afford to be tunnel-visioned in our approach. We must visualize issues from every perspective to make the objective decisions. We must
25、express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion. I believe we have a three-part mission for the present. First, we must continue to press for improvements in the quality of life that people can make for themselves. Second, we must investigate and understand the link betwee
26、n environment and health. Third, we must be able to communicate technical information in a form that citizens can understand. If we can accomplish these three goals in this decade, maybe we can finally stop environmental degradation, and not merely hold it back. We will then be able to spend polluti
27、on dollars truly on prevention rather than on bandages. 51 We can infer froom the first two paragraphs that the industrialists disregard environmental protection chiefly because _. （ A） they are unaware of the consequences of what they are doing （ B） they are reluctant to sacrifice their own economi
28、c interests （ C） time has not yet come for them to put due emphasis on it （ D） it is difficult for them to take effective measures 52 The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is _. （ A） to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasion （
29、 B） to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protection （ C） to take radical measures to control environmental pollution （ D） to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards 53 The word “tunnel-visioned“ (Line 2, Para.3) most probably means _. （ A） narrow-min
30、ded （ B） blind to the facts （ C） short sighted （ D） able to see only one aspect 54 Which of the following, according to the author, should play the leading role in the solution of environmental problems? （ A） Legislation and government intervention. （ B） The industrys understanding and support. （ C）
31、 The efforts of environmental health professionals. （ D） The cooperation of ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists. 55 Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph? （ A） Efforts should be exerted on pollution prevention instead of on remedial measures. （ B） More m
32、oney should be spent in order to stop pollution. （ C） Ordinary citizens have no access to technical information on pollution. （ D） Enviornmental degradation will be stopped by the end of this decade. 55 Painting your house is like adding something to a huge communal picture in which the rest of the
33、painting is done either by nature or by other people. The picture is not static; it changes as we move about, with the time of day, with the seasons, with new planting, new buildings and with alterations to old ones. Any individual house is just a fragment of this picture, nevertheless it has the po
34、wer to make or mark the overall scene. In the past, people used their creative talents in painting their homes, with great imagination and in varied but always subtly blending colors. The last vestiges of this great tradition can still be seen in the towns of the extreme west of Ireland. It has neve
35、r been recognized as an art form, partly because of the physical difficulty of hanging a street in a gallery and partly because it is always changing, as paint fades and is renewed. Also it is a communal art which cannot be indentified with any person, except in those many cases where great artists
36、of the past found inspiration in ordinary street scenes and recorded them in paint. Following the principles of decoration that were so successful in the past, you should first take a long look at the house and its surroundings and consider possible limitations. The first concerns the amount of colo
37、r and intensity in the day light in Britain. Colors that look perfectly in keeping with the sunny, clear skies of the Mediterranean would look too harsh in the grayer light of the north. Since bright light is uncomfortable for the eyes, colors must be strong in order to be seen clearly. Viewed in a
38、dimmer light they appear too bright. It is easy to see this if you look at a brick house while the sun is alternately shining and then going behind a cloud. The brick work colors look much more intense when the sun is hidden. The second limitation is the colors of the surroundings: the colors which
39、go best with Cotswold stone and a rolling green countryside will be different from those that look best by the sea or in a red-brick/blue-slate industrial town. In every area there are always colors that at once look in keeping. In many areas there are distinctive traditions in the use of color that
40、 may be a useful guide. The eastern countries of England and Scotland, particularly those with a local tradition of rendering of plastering, use colors applied solidly over the wall. Usually only the window frames and doors are picked out in another color, often white or pale grey. Typical wall colo
41、rs are the pink associated with Suffolk and pate buffs. Much stronger colors such as deep earth red, orange, blue and green are also common. In the coastal villages of Essex, as well as inland in Hertfordshire, the house-fronts of overlapping boards are traditionally painted black and originally tar
42、red like ships with windows and doors outlined in white. In Kent, these weather boarded houses are usually white. In stone areas of Yorkshire and farther north, color is rare: the houses are usually left in their natural color, though many are painted white as they probably all were once. 56 Accordi
43、ng to the passage, “painting your house“ in the first sentence refers to _. （ A） making a picture of your house using paint （ B） putting paint on the outside of your house （ C） painting pictures in your house （ D） painting your rooms 57 The passage suggests that as any individual home is just a frag
44、ment of a huge communal picture when you paint your house _. （ A） you should have your own unique way so as to avoid repetition （ B） you should take into account the fading of colors （ C） you should take general appearance of the area into consideration （ D） you should keep your house in harmony wit
45、h what have already been pain ted in the picture 58 Which of the following statements is not the reason why the painting of houses has never been recognized as an art form? （ A） It is a communal piece of work which cannot be identified with any person. （ B） It is impossible to display it to the gall
46、ery-going public. （ C） It is not static. （ D） People tend to think that communal picture is only a street scene that has no artistic value. 59 The writer mentions the sunny, clear skies of the Mediterranean to show us that _. （ A） the climate of Britain is a long cry from that of the Mediterranean （
47、 B） the bright colours chosen to paint a house in Mediterranean fit in well with the grayer light of Britain （ C） the different quality of light in Britain and in the Mediterranean results in different selection of colors （ D） the more intense the lights are, the more beautiful the picture becomes 6
48、0 The writer has the opinion that when you paint your house, you will most likely choose _. （ A） the characteristic local colors （ B） your favorite colors （ C） the colors to your artistic taste （ D） the colors that fit in well with furniture 60 In the past two years Ive phoned, e-mailed and dined wi
49、th three potential “ideal husbands“. (This is according to the aunts or cousins who talk up the suitors to my parents. Marriage brokering is a favorite pastime for my extended family.) The investment banker was my first blind date. The timing couldnt have been worse. Hed made his mark and was searching for a full-fledged adult companion, not a recent journalism-school graduate who spent most of lunch whining about being unemployed. Af
