1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 126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 Why did Jim think that Joyce might be changing her name? （ A） He thought that she was planning to get married. （ B） He thought that she didnt like her name. （ C） He thought that she was not a relative of the Armstrongs. （ D） He thought that she would change t
6、o name after her mother. 15 What is the first name of the man with the horn-rimmed glasses? （ A） Armstrong. （ B） Jim. （ C） Joseph. （ D） The dialog doesnt say what it is. 16 Why did Jim leave Joyce before they had finished their conversation? （ A） He wanted to meet the young girls who were screaming.
7、 （ B） He saw someone else he had to talk to. （ C） He would like to go and get something to drink. （ D） He was responsible for looking after the little boy who was all dressed up. 17 What memorandum did President William J. Clinton issue? （ A） On enhancing learning and education through technology. （
8、 B） On Federal programs. （ C） On new opportunities that technology provides. （ D） On financial support for life long learning. 18 What actually was being emphasized by the president? （ A） Tax credits. （ B） Students tuition. （ C） Lifelong learning for Americans. （ D） Success in Americas new economy.
9、19 In which year, about 40 percent of adults aged 17 and above participated in adult education program? （ A） 1995. （ B） 1996. （ C） 1994. （ 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.
10、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 have 1 minute to read Questions 21-30. 21 一、 Sect
11、ion 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 “Down-to-earth“ means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to (31) _ someone
12、who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk (32) _ and accepts other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the (33) _ of someone who acts important or proud. Down-to-earth persons may be (34) _ members of society, of course. But they do not let their importance“ (3
13、5) _to their heads. “They do not consider themselves to be better persons than (36) _ of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, (37) without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air. “ There is (38) _ way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth. A
14、mericans (39) _ another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth. “ The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground. “ Someone (40) _both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good understanding (41) _ reality. He has what is called “common sense. “ He may have dreams, (42) _ he does not a
15、llow them to block his knowledge of (43) _ is real. The opposite kind of (44) is one who has his “head-in-the- clouds. “ A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer (45)_ mind is not in the real world. (46) _, such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually (47)
16、_a day-dreaming student down-to-earth. Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very (48) _ to have both feet on the ground. (49) _ we have both our feet on the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly (50) _ others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong. P
17、art 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 is almost 15 years since I first tested a mobile phone. I was covering the Live Aid concert at Wembley and it was a fiasco. My newspaper was t
18、rying a huge two-piece machine: a handset on a cradle, which went on one shoulder, and a power pack almost the weight of a car battery, which went on the other. The total talk time was 30 minutes and the phone cost several thousand pounds. Oh, and it was barely possible to get a signal. Those of us
19、with this Herculean model greatly envied our slicker colleagues who were trying out an American Motorola phone. Not only did it work for up to an hour, it also looked like a housebrick. What is fascinating is that, after a long period in the social and stylistic doldrums, mobile phones or cellular r
20、adios as they should really be called are becoming fashionable again. The new Ericsson mobile phone has been acclaimed these past few days by everyone who eyes it as one of the coolest objects of all time. It is pretty much the size of a credit card and the thickness of a chocolate bar. It vibrates
21、discreetly when someone calls and it even recognises the owners voice, so dialing someone is as simple as saying their name. Phones have become like cars: all levels in society have them, but there are cars and there are CARS. Phones like that shiny, chrome Nokia that was all the rage a few months a
22、go, or the Bounty bar-sized Motorola and the slim new Ericsson are the glossy, understated Audi A4s of mobiles; perilously close to being fashion items. Wrist-watch phones could be next years big thing but the more important and less flashy development will be the emergence of the first web-browsing
23、 phones. These will make it possible both to speak and surf the Internet and to deal with e-mails in a bar, on the train or wherever. Another big development which will take off in the next few months concerns not the phones so much as the kind of enhanced services available through them. While the
24、ultra-thin Ericsson has a voice-dialling system, theres still a limit to the fancy stuff you can cram into a breastpocket telephone. Theres no such limit, however, to what the mainframe computers at mobile phone companies can do. 51 The word “fiasco“ (para. 1) most probably means_. （ A） a great surp
25、rise （ B） an unpleasant event （ C） a wonderful thing （ D） a stiff competition 52 Which of the following is NOT true of the new Ericsson mobile phone? （ A） It is very small. （ B） It vibrates gently. （ C） It can connect you to someone if you just say his phone number. （ D） It can recognize the caller
26、through his voice. 53 Which of the following can be inferred about Audi A4 cars? （ A） They are equipped with mobile phones. （ B） They are available to all levels of society. （ C） They are very fashionable. （ D） They will soon be replaced by newer models. 54 According to the passage, what is the draw
27、back of breast pocket phones? （ A） They are fragile and easily damaged. （ B） The information stored is limited. （ C） They are not popular with business people. （ D） Few people can afford them. 55 All of the following products are expected to come out in the future EXCEPT_. （ A） wrist-watch phones （
28、B） web-browsing phones （ C） phones connected to computers （ D） voice-dialling phones 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 up the suitors to my parents. Marriage brokering is a favorite past
29、ime 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. After that came drin
30、ks 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 explaining that he wasnt ready for a serious commitment which was a shame be
31、cause 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 was a pleasant exchange. When we met in person, he complimented my ap
32、artment, 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 follow a breakup after just a few months of dating, I came out relativel
33、y 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 successfully cloned a couple of mice. If I could take elements of my three s
34、uitors 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 seems keen on sending me on an extended holiday to India. I can just
35、 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 close at hand. 56 The first date failed because_. （ A） the banker was ru
36、de （ 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 second date （ B） the author did not feel disgust toward her second d
37、ate 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. 59 The author believes that （ A） she should marry a scientist （ B）
38、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 to work in India （ B） the authors mother lives in India （ C） in India
39、, a mans height is a desirable attribute for marriage （ D） the author was warmly received when she arrived in India 60 It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing t
40、hem 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 theatre and concert halls than males are, but not by a huge margin. In
41、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 had respective attendances of 75, 061, 67, 204 and 57, 318. The bigg
42、est crowd watched professional football, in which the Washington Redskins were beaten by the Baltimore 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 was in doubt. Professional football in the United States is almos
43、t wholly played by native-born American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them black. It is a game of physical strength. Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weight and muscles, for how fast they can run, and how hard they can hit each other.
44、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 lost that claim to basketball. The 1997 World Series was much revil
45、ed 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 been sold had the stadiums accommodated more people. Baseball is
46、 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 that Sundays finale, the final hit of the extra inning game was del
47、ivered 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 popularity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the w
48、orld. Baseball in A-merica 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 largely been an import, played by south Americans and Europeans. N
49、ow, 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 largely 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 ki
