1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 123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 （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （
2、A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE （ 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 Why did the man
3、go to see his doctor? （ A） To find out if he has the flu. （ B） To find out how to maintain a nutritious diet. （ C） To find out how to prevent illness. （ D） To find out the results of a blood test. 12 How does the man describe his health problem? （ A） He gets ill at the same time every year. （ B） He
4、doesnt get enough exercise. （ C） He often has difficulty sleeping. （ D） Hes sick with influenza throughout the winter. 13 Why does the doctor suggest the man get a lot of rest and eat well? （ A） To be ready to have a physical examination. （ B） To increase weight. （ C） To fight off the disease. （ D）
5、To feel well during the new semester. 14 Which of the following about pickpocketing is NOT true? （ A） It is a fast increasing crime. （ B） Its methods are improving. （ C） Nobody is safe from a veteran pickpocket. （ D） There are about 4, 000, 000 victims every year. 15 What was probably the reason for
6、 discontinuing to hang a pickpocket in the 18th century? （ A） Hanging was a useless warning. （ B） It was too cruel and violent. （ C） Too many people watched the practice. （ D） Other pickpockets were only spectators. 16 Where is the least likely place for pickpocketing? （ A） Banks and supermarkets. （
7、 B） Train and bus stations. （ C） Post offices and hospitals. （ D） Elevators and airports. 17 Whats the main objective of a student who attends a certain number of courses? （ A） To graduate and obtain a degree. （ B） To learn something he is interested in. （ C） To avoid working. （ D） To obey his paren
8、ts order. 18 Why are American students usually under pressure of work? （ A） Because their academic performance will affect their future career in the future. （ B） Because they are heavily involved in student affairs. （ C） Because they have to observe the university discipline. （ D） Because they want
9、 to run for positions of authority. 19 Why are students enthusiastic for positions in student organizations? （ A） Because they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study. （ B） Because they will then be able to stay longer in the university. （ C） Because such positions help them hunt better
10、 jobs. （ D） Because such positions are usually well paid. 20 In which respect does the students organizations seem to be effective? （ A） dealing with academic affairs of the university. （ B） ensuring that the students observe university regulations. （ C） evaluating students performance in their stud
11、y. . （ D） keeping up the students enthusiasm for social activities. 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 t
12、alk TWICE. You now have 1 minute to read Questions 21-30. 21 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 Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy
13、. Most people dislike making a fuss. But if something you have bought is (31) _ or does not do what was claimed for it, you are not asking (32) a favour to get it put right. It is the shopkeepers responsibility (33) take the complaint seriously and to replace or repair a faulty article or put right
14、poor service, because he is the person with(34) _ you have entered into an agreement. The manufacturer may have a part to play but that comes later. Complaints should be made to a responsible (35) _. Go back to the shop (36)_you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have. Ask to see
15、the owner in a large store. In a small (37) _the assistant may also be the owner so you can complain directly. In a chain store ask to see the manager. If you telephone, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find (38) _ who dealt with the complaint later. Even
16、the bravest person finds it (39) _to stand up in a group of people to complain, so if you do not want to do it in person, write a letter. Stick(40) _ the facts and keep a copy of what you write. (41) _ this stage you should give any receipt numbers, but you should not need to give receipts or other
17、papers to prove you bought the article. If you are not satisfied (42) _the answer you get, or if you do not get a reply, write to the managing director of the firm, shop, or organization. (43) _ sure to keep copies of your own letters and any you receive. If your (44) _ is a just one, the shopkeeper
18、 may offer to replace or repair the faulty article. You may find this an attractive solution. In certain cases you may have the right to refuse the (45) _ and ask for your money back, but this is only where you have hardly used the goods and have acted at once. Even when you cannot refuse the goods
19、you may be (46) _ to get some money back as (47) . And if you have suffered some special loss, if for example a new washing machine tears your clothes, you might receive money to replace them. If the shopkeeper offers you a credit note to be used to buy goods in the same shops but you would (48) hav
20、e money say so. If you accept a credit note remember that later you will not be able to ask for your money. If the shopkeeper refuses to give you money, ask for advice from your Citizens Advice Bureau before you accept a credit note. In some (49) _the shopkeeper does not have to give you your money
21、back if, for example, he changes an article simply because you dont like it or it does (50) _ fit. He does not have to take back the goods in these circumstances. 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
22、ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 Mass transportation revised the social and economic fabric of the American city in three fundamental ways. It catalyzed physical expansion, it sorted out people and land uses, and it accelerated the inherent instability of urban life. By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for r
23、esidential expansion, the omnibuses, horse railways, commuter trains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times more distant from city centers than they were in the pre-modern era. In 1850, for example, the borders of Boston lay scarcely two miles from the old business d
24、istrict; by the end of the century the radius extended ten miles. Now those who could afford it could live far removed from the old city center and still commute there for work, shopping, and entertainment. The new accessibility of land around the periphery of almost every major city sparked an expl
25、osion of real estate development and fueled what we now know as urban sprawl. Between 1890 and 1920, for example, some 250, 000 new residential lots were recorded within the borders of Chicago, most of them located in outlying areas. Over the same period, another 550, 000 were plotted outside the Ci
26、t-y limits but within the metropolitan area. Anxious to take advantage of the possibilities of commuting, real estate developers added 800, 000 potential building sites to the Chicago region in just thirty years lots that could have housed five to six million people. Of course, many were never occup
27、ied: there was always a huge surplus of subdivided but vacant land around Chicago and other cities. These excesses underscore a feature of residential expansion related to the growth of mass transportation: urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. It was carded out by thousands of small investors who
28、 paid little heed to coordinated land use or to future land users. Those who purchased and prepared land for residential purposes, particularly land near or outside city borders where transit lines and middle-class inhabitants were anticipated, did so to create demand as much as to respond to it. Ch
29、icago is a prime example of this process. Real estate subdivision there proceeded much faster than population growth. 51 With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned? （ A） Types of mass transportation. （ B） Instability of urban life. （ C） How supply and demand determine land
30、use. （ D） The effects of mass transportation on urban expansion. 52 The author mentions all of the following as effects of mass transportation on cities EXCEPT_. （ A） growth in city area （ B） separation of commercial and residential districts （ C） changes in life in the inner city （ D） increasing st
31、andards of living 53 Why does the author mention both Boston and Chicago? （ A） To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth. （ B） To show that mass transit changed many cities. （ C） To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation. （ D） To contrast their rates of growth. 54 Accordi
32、ng to the passage, what was one disadvantage of residential expansion? （ A） It was expensive. （ B） It happened too slowly. （ C） It was unplanned. （ D） It created a demand for public transportation. 55 The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city_. （ A） that is large （
33、B） that is used as a model for land development （ C） where land development exceeded population growth （ D） with an excellent mass transportation system 55 In the past two years Ive phoned, e-mailed and dined with three potential “ideal husbands. “ (This is according to the aunts or cousins who talk
34、 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 spen
35、t most of lunch whining about being unemployed. After that came drinks with the San Francisco-based attorney. He rattled on about himself for an hour and then we said polite goodbyes. It was a superficial meeting, as initial conversations usually are. Two days later he sent me a long e-mail explaini
36、ng that he wasnt ready for a serious commitment which was a shame because Id already mailed the invitations, set up the bridal registry and commissioned the cake. Finally, there was the multimedia artist raised in London. We had been e-mailing each other for a few months and, for the most part, it w
37、as a pleasant exchange. When we met in person, he complimented my apartment, but said he would like it better if I werent in it (I think he was joking). He made me see “Deep Impact. “ Enough said. Obviously, none of these gentlemen wound up being “the one. “ And compared with the agony that can foll
38、ow a breakup after just a few months of dating, I came out relatively unscathed. However, just because there wasnt an emotional investment, the rejection didnt smart any less. In my most dire moments I consider surrendering my marital future to the scientists at the University of Hawaii who successf
39、ully cloned a couple of mice. If I could take elements of my three suitors and fuse them together, maybe I would have the perfect man. I could just relax while genetic engineering caught up with my needs. Of course, I dont see the anxious aunts and cousins waiting it out with me. In fact, my father
40、seems keen on sending me on an extended holiday to India. I can just picture myself rolling out of Calcutta customs, bleary-eyed and jet-lagged, to be greeted by a line of eligible young men holding up little cards with their respective heights printed on them, well-intentioned mothers hovering clos
41、e at hand. 56 The first date failed because_. （ A） the banker was rude （ B） the banker was a sexist （ C） the author was not ideal for the banker （ D） the author felt she was not worthy of the banker 57 We can conclude from the second paragraph that_. （ A） the author was not serious when she met her
42、second date （ B） the author did not feel disgust toward her second date at all （ C） the author was difficult to please （ D） the author was afraid of being married 58 What did the author feel about being rejected by her dates? （ A） Painful. （ B） Shamed. （ C） Relieved. （ D） As if nothing had happened.
43、 59 The author believes that （ A） she should marry a scientist （ B） she should let her family decide who she should marry （ C） she could find something desirable in each of the three men （ D） she is too young to consider marriage 60 From the last paragraph, we can infer that_. （ A） the author used t
44、o work in India （ B） the authors mother lives in India （ C） in India, a mans height is a desirable attribute for marriage （ D） the author was warmly received when she arrived in India 60 It is interesting to reflect for a moment upon the differences in the areas of moral feeling and standards in the
45、 peoples of Japan and the United States. Americans divide these areas somewhat rigidly into spirit and flesh, the two being in opposition in the life of a human being. Ideally spirit should prevail but all too often it is the flesh that does prevail. The Japanese make no such division, at least betw
46、een one as good and the other as evil. They believe that a person has two souls, each necessary. One is the “gentle“ soul, the other is the “rough“ soul. Sometimes the person uses his gentle soul. Sometimes he must use his rough soul. He does not favor his gentle soul, neither does he fight his roug
47、h soul. Human nature in itself is good, Japanese philosophers insist, and a human being does not need to fight any part of himself. He has only to learn how to use each soul properly at the appropriate times. Virtue for the Japanese consists in fulfilling ones obligations to others. Happy endings, e
48、ither in life or in fiction, are neither necessary nor expected, since the fulfillment of duty provides the satisfying end, whatever the tragedy it inflicts. And duty includes a persons obligations to those who have conferred benefits upon him and to himself as an individual of honor. He develops th
49、rough this double sense of duty a self discipline which is at once permissive and rigid, depending upon the area in which it is functioning. The process of acquiring this self-discipline begins in childhood. Indeed, one may say it begins at birth. Early is the Japanese child given his own identity! If I were to define in a word the attitude of the Japanese toward their children I would put it in one succinct word-“ respect“. Love? Yes, abundance of love, w
