1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 109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 Everyone agrees on how television affects viewers. （ A） True （ B） False 2 People conce
2、ntrate very carefully while they are watching TV. （ A） True （ B） False 3 People look at the TV set only about half the time while they are watching the news. （ A） True （ B） False 4 About one-fourth of the people watching TV are doing something else at the same time. （ A） True （ B） False 5 The effect
3、 of TV is particularly strong on younger viewers. （ A） True （ B） False 6 Parents believe that television provides their children with good role models. （ A） True （ B） False 7 Parents worry about violence on television because it may convince children that violence is an acceptable solution for confl
4、ict. （ A） True （ B） False 8 American television is criticized for its explicit sexuality. （ A） True （ B） False 9 Although sexuality was a major problem in the 1950s, it is much better today. （ A） True （ B） False 10 A small number of parents have eliminated television because of its possible effects
5、on their children. （ 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 What are the two speakers discussing? （ A） How proverbs are created. （ B） Why people dont use prover
6、bs now. （ C） How proverbs are handed down. （ D） Why there are more proverbs in some cultures. 12 Why do the Americans have fewer proverbs now? （ A） They dont have a rich culture. （ B） They find proverbs too simple to explain things now. （ C） They dont like using proverbs. （ D） They think it unimport
7、ant to keep proverbs. 13 Who has a more developed culture according to the speaker? （ A） Mayans. （ B） Arabians. （ C） North American Indians. （ D） British. 14 Whats the talk mainly about? （ A） The reason for the popularity of parrots. （ B） The way to teach parrots to talk. （ C） The advantage of keepi
8、ng a parrot at home. （ D） Parrots are more easily to take care of. 15 Whats important in training a parrot? （ A） The energetic owners help. （ B） The trainers patience. （ C） Daily talks and feeding. （ D） More care and proper diet. 16 Whats true of a parrot? （ A） It can only be taught to talk. （ B） It
9、 is a tame and wild bird at the same time. （ C） It is likely to be spoiled. （ D） It often eats more than needed. 17 Who would be most interested in the advances mentioned in the talk? （ A） Inventors. （ B） Science fiction writers. （ C） Photographers. （ D） Health-care workers. 18 How do thermographic
10、pictures indicate the temperatures of various parts of the body? （ A） With charts and graphs. （ B） With a thermometer. （ C） With different colors. （ D） With moving lights. 19 Why are scientists now studying variations in body temperature? （ A） To get a better understanding of illness. （ B） To discov
11、er the side effects of thermography. （ C） To find out why a body requires rest. （ D） To improve the analysis of blood and tissue samples. 20 According to the speaker, why would thermography be non threatening to patients? （ A） It is not painful. （ B） Patients can see the pictures. （ C） The process i
12、s very relaxing. （ D） No radiation is involved. Part C Directions: 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 h
13、ave 1 minute to read Questions 21-30. 21 How may planets are there in the solar system revolving around the sun? 22 Which planet do people think is the most important one? 23 From which field of science do we learn a lot about the planets? 24 How long have astronomers studied the planets and other o
14、bjects in space? 25 What kind of new technology helped us a lot to study the planets? 26 Which planet is the closest planet to the sun? Mercury, Mars, Venus or Jupiter? 27 How long does it take Mercury to complete its orbit around the sun? 28 How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its own axis
15、 once? 29 Which planet is the easiest for people to see in the sky? Earth, Mercury, Venus or Jupiter? 30 Which is the largest one of all the planets? 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
16、answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 30 Henry Kissinger was born in a small town, located【 C1】 _the south German province of Franconia, on May 27,1923. His father was a Professor at a local high school, his mother was a house-wife; the setting was typical German-middleclass.【 C2】 _the Kissingers were a Jewish
17、 family in Germany that was on the brink of Nazism. He and his younger brother were often beaten by anti-Semitic youngsters on their way to and【 C3】 _their school; finally they were expelled and【 C4】_to attend an all-Jewish institution. Their father was forced to resign his professor-ship. After yea
18、rs of social torture, the family【 C5】 _to the United States in 1938. In America, the Kissinger【 C6】 _lived in New York City, in a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan among thousands of other【 C7】 _and Austrian refugees. Henry Kissinger was never assimilated by the culture and society that made up Americ
19、a; in taste【 C8】 _style, he would always be distinctly European. After four years in a New York City high school,【 C9】 _he had shown special【 C10】 _in mathematics, Kissinger began to study accounting at night sessions of the City University of New York, earning his tuition during the daytime. But th
20、en, in 1943, he was drafted by the US Army, an army which was at【 C11】 _with the Axis Powers. After the war, his friend Kraemer got him a job【 C12】 _an instructor in an Army training school that paid $10,000 a year. “That was real【 C13】 _power in 1946,“ Kraemer would remark later. But Kissinger was【
21、 C14】 _interested in that materialist lure; he felt he wanted【 C15】 _education of his own. And so he won a New York State scholarship, gave up his well-paying【 C16】 _, and enrolled at Harvard in September 1946. Since the Civil War, Harvard had carefully nurtured its pipeline to the nations capital.
22、In the postwar years, the Department of State was small and unsteady; in many situations, its first reflex was to turn【 C17】 _Harvards area specialists. In late 1965, Kissinger【 C18】 _invited to Saigon to investigate American involvement in Vietnam. In the following decades he【 C19】 _a famous activi
23、st of political and diplomatic【 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 following texts and answer the questions
24、which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 If you have ever been in a school play or even made believe you were a doctor, a detective, or a space traveller, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. Almost all of us have some wish to play the part of some
25、one, or something else. Historical records indicate that this occupation is as old as civilization itself. In the ancient world, acting was often associated with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. As far back as 2200 B.C., trained Chinese actors performed ceremonial dances in costume
26、and makeup at harvest festivals. It is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting. To the dance was gradually added pantomime the imitation of movements and gestures as well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue (speech). While acting
27、 was coming into its own in the ancient Chinese classical theater, it was doing the same in the western world in Greece. From about 500 B.C. on, acting became a highly specialized art in Greece. Greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions were largely fixed by costume. Consequently, t
28、hey had little opportunity to demonstrate their individual personalities. Modern acting, by contrast, gives the individual actor great opportunity to develop his or her personal talents for serious, comic, or musical drama. The names, faces, and styles of famous movie actors are known worldwide. Bro
29、adway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent. A special form of acting takes place in radio drama, which was highly popular before television. In radio drama the actors face a unique challenge. They are unseen by their audience. So they must rely on voice alone
30、to make their characters real to the listeners. Acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches. Only forty percent of Broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year. Those who become stars need not only talent but determination. They must not be easi
31、ly discouraged. Otherwise they might give up before the opportunity for stardom presents itself. 51 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. （ A） almost everyone enjoys acting （ B） some people like to act as doctors or detectives （ C） only civilized people like acting （ D） almost everyone
32、 has acted in a school play 52 Acting was supposed to originate in _. （ A） Rome （ B） China （ C） Greece （ D） Broadway 53 Greek actors had little opportunity to demonstrate their individual personalities because _. （ A） they were just the beginners （ B） nobody could see or hear clearly （ C） nobody enj
33、oyed their performances （ D） they wore masks and their motions were fixed 54 Radio drama may be more challenging because _. （ A） the actors must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners （ B） it is a special form of acting （ C） it is more popular than television （ D） actors
34、can display their talent 55 It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _. （ A） acting is a quick road to success （ B） forty percent of Broadway actors have nothing to do （ C） acting is highly competitive （ D） if you wait, you will get the chance 55 A scientist once said, “I have concluded that
35、 the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space.“ If we take this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs (unidentified flying object), questions immediately come up. “Why dont they get in touch with us, then? Why dont they land right on the White House lawn and declar
36、e themselves, people asked. In reply, scientists say that, while this may be what we want, it may not necessarily be what they want. “The most likely explanation, it seems to me,“ said Dr. Mead, “is that the responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we dont set
37、 in motion a chain reaction that they might have unexpected effects far outside our solar system.“ Opinions from other scientists might go like this, “Why should they want to get in touch with us? They may want to observe us only and not interfere with the development of our civilization.“ Some scie
38、ntists have also suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife reserve. Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, so perhaps Earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose. Are we being observed
39、by intelligent beings from other civilizations in the universe? Are they watching our progress in space travel? Do we live in a gigantic “zoo“ observed by our “keepers“, but having no communication with them? Now we have to recognize that, among the stars in the heavens, there may very well be world
40、s inhabited by beings who are to us as we are to ants. 56 People who ask the question “Why dont they get in touch with us . and declare themselves?“ think that _. （ A） there are no such things as UFOs （ B） UFOs are visitors from solar system （ C） theres no reason for UFOs not to land on Earth （ D） w
41、e are bound to see UFOs sooner or later 57 According to Dr. Mead, the attitude of beings from outer space towards us is one of _. （ A） unfriendliness （ B） suspicion （ C） superiority （ D） hostility 58 In Line 3, Last Para. the word “keepers“ refers to _. （ A） persons who look after animals in a gigan
42、tic zoo （ B） astronauts travelling in the manned space ship （ C） persons who are observing us （ D） intelligent beings observing us from outer space 59 The writer thinks that _. （ A） in the heavens there may be other worlds inbabited by intelligent beings （ B） human beings are as supreme as the intel
43、ligent beings in outer space （ C） maybe human beings are not so supreme as the beings from other civilizations in the universe （ D） both A and C 60 The tone of the writer is that of _. （ A） doubt （ B） warning （ C） indifference （ D） criticism 60 Most growing plants contain much more water than all ot
44、her materials combined. C.R. Barnes has suggested that it is as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building. Certain it is that all essential processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that
45、are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the soil solution before they can be taken into the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plant and are built into essential plant materials while in a dissolved state. The carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air may enter the leaf as a gas but is
46、dissolved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form simple sugars the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plant parts are generally 75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems no longer actively growi
47、ng may have much less water than growing tissues. The actual amount of water in the plant at any one time, however, is lonly a very small part of what passes through it during its development. The processes of photosynthesis, by which carbon dioxide and water are combined in the presence of chloroph
48、yll and with energy derived from light to form sugars, require that carbon dioxide from the air enter the plant. This occurs mainly in the leaves. The leaf surface is not solid but contains great numbers of minute openings, through which the carbon dioxide enters. The same structure that permits the
49、 one gas to enter the leaf, however, permits another gas water vapor to be lost from it. Since carbon dioxide is present in the air only in trace quantities (3 to 4 parts in 10,000 parts of air) and water vapor is near saturation in the air spaces within the leaf (at 80, saturated air would contain about 186 parts of water vapor in 10,000 parts of air), the total amount of water vapor lost is many times the car
