1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 127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 What would a coo
3、ling trend in weather bring to the world? （ A） Floods along the sea coasts. （ B） A shortage of food and fuel. （ C） Unpredictable weather conditions. （ D） Disappointment to some climatologists. 12 What can be learned about the hypotheses of climatologists? （ A） They are often quite accurate. （ B） The
4、y are not reliable. （ C） They are short-sighted. （ D） They generally fall into two categories. 13 What was characteristic of the “Little Ice Age“? （ A） Cold and damp climate. （ B） Change in geographic conditions. （ C） World-wide drought. （ D） Reduction of water resources. 14 Why did the man go to se
5、e 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. 15 How does the man describe his health problem? （ A） He gets ill at the same time every year. （ B） He doesnt g
6、et enough exercise. （ C） He often has difficulty sleeping. （ D） Hes sick with influenza throughout the winter. 16 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） To feel
7、well during the new semester. 17 Why is Griffith often called The Father of the Motion Picture? （ A） He used long shots in motion-picture production. （ B） He first used the technique of close-ups in his films. （ C） He produced the earliest film in the world. （ D） He established a new standard for mo
8、tion-picture production. 18 What kind of motion picture camera shot was generally used in the early film? （ A） Close-up shots. （ B） Full shots. （ C） Long shots. （ D） Action shots. 19 When was After Many Years produced? （ A） 1899. （ B） 1903. （ C） 1907. （ D） 1910. 20 Why was the close-up of Annie Lee
9、followed by a shot of Annies husband? （ A） To shock Griffiths contemporaries. （ B） To show who Annie Lee was thinking about. （ C） To indicate when Annie Lees husband would return. （ D） To avoid criticism of the close-up shot. Part C Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questio
10、ns 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、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text and
11、 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. 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
12、) 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 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
13、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 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
14、 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 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. Stic
15、k(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 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
16、 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 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 refus
17、e 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 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
18、 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) have 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
19、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 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
20、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 ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 Hotels were among the earliest facilities that bound the United States together. They were both creatures and creators of c
21、ommunities, as well as symptoms of the frenetic quest for community. Even in the first part of the nineteenth century, Americans were already forming the habit of gathering from all corners of the nation for both public and private, business and pleasure purposes. Conventions were the new occasions,
22、 and hotels were distinctively American facilities making conventions possible. The first national convention of a major party to choose a candidate for President (that of the National Republican Party, which met on December 12, 1831, and nominated Henry Clay for President) was held in Baltimore, at
23、 a hotel that was then reputed to be the best in the country. The presence in Baltimore of Barnums City Hotel, a six-story building with two hundred apartments, helps explain why many other early national political conventions were held there. In the longer nm, too, American hotels made other nation
24、al conventions not only possible but pleasant and convivial. The growing custom of regularly assembling from afar the representatives of all kinds of groups not only for political conventions, but also for commercial, professional, learned, and avocational ones in turn supported the multiplying hote
25、ls. By mid-twentieth century, conventions accounted for over a third of the yearly room occupancy of all hotels in the nation; about eighteen thousand different conventions were held annually with a total attendance of about ten million persons. Nineteenth-century American hotelkeepers, who were no
26、longer the genial, deferential “hosts“of the eighteenth-century European inn, became leading citizens. Holding a large stake in the community, they exercised power to make it prosper. As owners or managers of the local “palace of the public“, they were makers and shapers of a principal community att
27、raction. Travelers from abroad were mildly shocked by this high social position. 51 The word “bound“ in line 1 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） led （ B） protected （ C） tied （ D） strengthened 52 The National Republican Party is mentioned in line 7 as an example of a group_. （ A） from Baltimore （ B） of
28、 learned people （ C） owning a hotel （ D） holding a convention 53 The word “assembling“ in line 13 is closest in meaning to_. （ A） announcing （ B） motivating （ C） gathering （ D） contracting 54 It can be inferred from the passage that early hotelkeepers in the United States were （ A） active politician
29、s （ B） European immigrants （ C） professional builders （ D） influential citizens 55 Which of the following statements about early American hotels is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） Travelers from abroad did not enjoy staying in them. （ B） Conventions were held in them. （ C） People used them for bo
30、th business and pleasure. （ D） They were important to the community. 55 Every year television stations receive hundreds of complaints about the loudness of advertisements. However, federal rules forbid the practice of making ads louder than the programming. In addition, television stations always op
31、erate at the highest sound level allowed for reasons of efficiency. According to one NBC executive, no difference exists in the peak sound level of ads and programming. Given this information, why do commercials sound so loud? The sensation of sound involves a variety of factors in addition to its p
32、eak level. Advertisers are skilful at creating the impression of loudness through their expert use of such factors. One major contributor to the perceived loudness is that much less variation in sound level occurs during a commercial. In regular programming the intensity of sound varies over a large
33、 range. However, sound levels in commercials tend to stay at or near peak levels. Other “tricks of the trade“ are also used. Because low-frequency sounds can mask higher frequency sounds, advertisers filter out any noises that may drown out the primary message. In addition, the human voice has more
34、auditory impact in the middle frequency ranges. Advertisers electronically vary voice sounds so that they stay within such a frequency band. Another approach is to write the script so that lots of consonants are used, because people are more ware of consonants than vowel sounds. Finally, advertisers
35、 try to begin commercials with sounds that are highly different from those of the programming within which the commercial is buried. Because people become adapted to the type of sounds coming from programming, a dramatic change in sound quality draws viewer attention. For example, notice how many co
36、mmercials begin with a cheerful song of some type. The attention-getting property of commercials can be seen by observing one-to-two-year-old children who happen to be playing around a television set. They may totally ignore the programming. However, when a commercial comes on, their attention is im
37、mediately drawn to it because of its dramatic sound quality. 56 According to the passage, the maximum intensity of sound coming from commercials （ A） does not exceed that of programs （ B） is greater than that of programs （ C） varies over a large range than that of programs （ D） is less than that of
38、programs 57 Commercials create the sensation of loudness because_. （ A） TV stations always operate at the highest sound levels （ B） their sound levels are kept around peak levels （ C） their sound levels are kept in the middle frequency ranges （ D） unlike regular programs their intensity of sound var
39、ies over a wide range 58 Many commercials begin with a cheerful song of some kind because_. （ A） pop songs attract viewer attention （ B） it can increase their loudness （ C） advertisers want to make them sound different from regular programs （ D） advertisers want to merge music with commercials 59 On
40、e of the reasons why commercials are able to attract viewer attention is that （ A） the human voices in commercials have more auditory impact （ B） people like cheerful songs that change dramatically in sound quality （ C） high-frequency sounds are used to mask sounds that drown out the primary message
41、 （ D） they possess sound qualities that make the viewer feel that something unusual is happening 60 In the passage, the author is trying to tell us_. （ A） how TV ads vary vocal sounds to attract attention （ B） how the loudness of TV ads is overcome （ C） how advertisers control the sound properties o
42、f TV ads （ D） how the attention-getting properties of sounds are made use of in TV ads 60 Most experts believe that an ever-increasing number of countries and terrorist groups will gain the technical capability to acquire and use chemical and biological weapons. But use of these weapons by hostile s
43、tates or terrorist groups is not inevitable. Even when locked in bloody conventional wars, nations that have considered using these weapons have generally been deterred by the risk that their opponents would retaliate in the same way or escalate the conflict elsewhere. Terrorist groups with the tech
44、nical capacity to acquire and use a chemical or biological weapon have typically lacked an interest in doing so, while groups interested in such weapons have generally lacked the necessary technical skills. Assessing future threats, however, involves more than simple extrapolation from past trends.
45、In the case of chemical and biological weapons, it appears that the likelihood of use by both hostile states and terrorist groups is growing, and it is clear that even one such attack against an unprotected population could be devastating. Ironically, some experts believe that the technological supe
46、riority of the U. S. armed forces is heightening the long-term risks of chemical and biological weapon use by states that wish to challenge the international status quo through aggression. Hostile states that hope to have a fighting chance against a U. S. led military coalition, such as the one that
47、 defeated Iraq in 1991, may search for ways to compensate for the inferiority of their own conventional military forces. An obvious answer, and one of grave concern to U. S. military planners, is that such states might turn to an unconventional arsenal, most importantly chemical and biological weapo
48、ns. The threat of CBW use by terrorists is of an entirely different character. Terrorists have almost always chosen to kill fewer people than they are able to kill. The main reason is that traditional terrorist strategies seek to draw international attention to a cause without excessively antagonizi
49、ng public opinion. For a variety of reasons this traditional model of terrorism appears to be changing in ways that make future acts of CBW terrorism more likely. Some terrorist groups appear to be increasingly interested in causing massive casualties, a phenomenon that may stem from a rise in religiously inspired acts of violence, the emergence of new, more fluid terrorist cells, and the perception that traditional, low-casualty terrorist acts have lost the capaci
