1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 128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 are the spe
3、akers trying to do? （ A） Visit the new restaurant. （ B） Watch a parade. （ C） Have a picnic. （ D） Go to the beach. 12 How does the man feel about the rain? （ A） Excited. （ B） Confused. （ C） Afraid. （ D） Surprised. 13 What will the speakers probably do next? （ A） Go home. （ B） Go to a restaurant. （ C）
4、 Unpack the car. （ D） Put a dry blanket under the tree. 14 Which of the following statements about the telephone of the future is NOT true? （ A） It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today. （ B） It will be more convenient to use than todays telephone. （ C） You will be able to dial g
5、reat distances. （ D） There will be no busy lines. 15 The screens of televisions of the future will become_. （ A） extremely large （ B） as large as walls in home （ C） as large as the screens of movies （ D） as large as you wish 16 What will happen to the programs of television of the future? （ A） A11 T
6、V sets can receive some programs without paying money in a certain area. （ B） You may pay for some special programs if you like. （ C） If you are interested in a certain subject, you may borrow some tapes about it. （ D） A11 of the above. 17 What memorandum did President William J. Clinton issue? （ A）
7、 On enhancing learning and education through technology. （ 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 lear
8、ning for Americans. （ D） Success in Americas new economy. 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） O
9、ver 5 million. （ C） Over 44 million. （ D） Over 4 million. 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.
10、 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 If youve been on campus for very long, Im certain that youve already
11、heard about this course. You may know that last semester about fifty (31) _ of the students enrolled in my course failed it. Let me explain how this came (32) _ before you jump to any (33) _. In the first (34) _, since this is a composition class, I expect my students to follow certain rules (35) _f
12、ormality. Unfortunately, students today dislike having to follow rules of any kind, especially those which they may feel to be unnecessary. For (36) _, I ask that each of your papers (37)_typed and centered on the paper correctly. I count off points for various kinds of mistakes. A misspelled word w
13、ill cost you 5 points. Youve lost 25 points if youve (38) _ five words. If you write (39) _ incomplete sentence, youve lost 10 points. If you give me two complete sentences as one without adequate punctuation, youve lost 15 points. I do not accept late (40) _. You will receive a zero for any theme w
14、hich you fail to submit on (41) I expect you to read each assignment. To make certain that you have read the assignment, I (42) _ give you a short unannounced quiz from time to (43) _. This class meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You will have a total of six major tests throughout the (44)
15、_. Your final grade will be based (45) _ an average of these major tests, the pop tests, (46) _ eight written themes. If you have any questions at any time, you can see me on Tuesday. My office is (47) _the second floor of this building. Your (48) _ for Wednesday is to read Hemingways short story on
16、 page 55. Friday will be the last class day of this week, so you can expect to write a short in-class theme for me then. Thats (49) _ for today. Ill (50) _ you on Wednesday. Part A Directions: Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your
17、answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 Male lions are rather reticent about expending their energy in hunting more than three-quarters of kills are made by lionesses. Setting off at dusk on a hunt, the lionesses are in front, tensely scanning ahead, the cubs lag playfully behind, and the males bring up the r
18、ear, walking slowly, their heads nodding with each step as if they are bored with the whole matter. But slothfulness may have survival value. With lionesses busy hunting, the males function as guards for the cubs, protecting them particularly from hyenas. Hunting lionesses have learnt to take advant
19、age of their environment. Darkness provides them with cover, and at dusk they often wait near animals they want to kill until their outlines blend into the surroundings. Small prey, such as gazelle, present lions with no problem. They are simply grabbed with the paws, or slapped down and finished of
20、f with a bite in the neck. A different technique is used with large animals, such as wild beast. Usually a lioness pulls her prey down after running up behind it, and then seizes it by the throat, strangling it. Or she may place her mouth over the muzzle of a downed animal, and suffocate it. Lions p
21、ractice remarkably sophisticated cooperative hunting techniques. Sighting prey, lionesses usually fan out and stalk closer until one is within striking distance. The startled herd may scatter or blot to one side right into a hidden lioness. Sometimes lionesses surround their quarry. While perhaps th
22、ree crouch and wait, a fourth may backtrack and then circle far around and approach from the opposite side, a technique not unknown in human warfare. No obvious signals pass between the lions, other than that they watch one another. A tactic may also be adapted to a particular situation. One pride o
23、f lions often pursued prey at the end of narrow strip of land between two streams. Several lionesses would sit and wait until gazelle wandered into this natural dead-end. Then they would spread out and advance quite in the open, having learnt that the gazelle would not try to escape by running into
24、the bush beside the river, but would run back the way they had come. A lioness has no trouble pulling down an animal of twice her weight. But a buffalo, which may scale a ton, presents problems. One lioness and a young bull battled for an hour and a half, the buffalo whirling around to face the cat
25、with lowered horns whenever she came close. Finally she gave up and allowed him to walk away. But on another occasion, five males came across an old bull. He stood in a swamp, belly-deep in mud and water, safely facing his tormentors on the shore. Suddenly, inexplicably, he plodded towards them, int
26、ent it seemed on committing suicide. One lion grabbed his rump, another placed his paws on the bulls back and bit into the flesh. Slowly, without trying to defend himself, the buffalo sank to his knees and, with one lion holding his throat and another his muzzle, died of suffocation. 51 When the lio
27、ns go out hunting for food, the males usually_. （ A） spend most of its energy guarding the family （ B） have the task of protecting the young cubs from any attack （ C） help lionesses to strike at and kill the prey （ D） are too lazy to do anything 52 According to the passage, which of the following is
28、 NOT true? （ A） Lions usually come out in the early evening （ B） Male lions often act as attackers and killers when hunting （ C） Lions do not use the same technique when hunting （ D） Female lions can kill animals twice their own weight 53 Hunting cooperatively, lions would try to catch their prey by
29、_. （ A） seizing its throat first （ B） frightening it to death （ C） fighting single-handedly （ D） rounding it up first 54 The old buffalo was killed because_. （ A） he decided to commit suicide （ B） he was too old to fight back （ C） there were five lions against him （ D） he left the swamp 55 This pass
30、age best answers which of the following questions? （ A） How do lions hunt in the wilderness? （ B） Why are lions afraid of buffalo? （ C） What is the function of the male lion in the pride? （ D） How intelligent are animals in the cat family? 55 The success or failure of a case often hinges on an organ
31、izing principle known as a case theme. For example, the case theme in the trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez, two brothers accused of murdering their parents, was “the abuse excuse“. The brothers should be excused because they had been severely abused. A primary case theme of the 0. J. Simpson defense
32、was “the police messed up and planted evidence“. Themes are simple, brief (one sentence!) statements that capture the essence of your argument. You control the lens through which the facts will be viewed. For a trial lawyer, this is absolutely critical. If the lawyer fails to establish a case theme,
33、 he or she gives opposing counsel the advantage. Or even worse, the listeners, or those you are trying to persuade, will adopt the theme suggested to them by your adversary. Whoever controls the definition of the case is inevitably the one with the power. Just as a theme gives the listeners a genera
34、lizing principle around which information can be organized, so too does it give you one. The great trial lawyers emphasize the need for an overall strategy as well as day-to-day tactics. A case theme embodies a lawyers overall strategy in a nutshell and helps him organize the case so that he always
35、stays on target. Use a theme to help you stay well and easily focused on the overall thrust of your presentation. A good case theme also greatly enhances your credibility. When you establish a succinct, easy-to-remember theme, you let people know that you have a well-defined and thought-out point of
36、 view. Such specificity adds to your perceived competence and trustworthiness. Remember: successful trial lawyers are never wishy-washy. 56 The case involving two brother killers demonstrates that_. （ A） even murders may be excused sometimes （ B） a well-defined argument can win a difficult case （ C）
37、 child abusers should be duly punished （ D） upholding justice is the most important in court 57 The message of this passage is that_. （ A） good lawyers are of critical importance in a lawsuit （ B） legal procedures sometimes may run out of control （ C） murder cases can be manipulated as people wish （
38、 D） a well-defined focusing point is a key to win a case 58 A good case theme can prevent_. （ A） the trial lawyer from losing his or her target in defense （ B） the opposing side from forming their case theme （ C） the audience from being easily persuaded （ D） those who have power from controlling the
39、 trial 59 An additional merit of a good case theme is that you may_. （ A） get more information （ B） control the opposing side （ C） prove your competence （ D） trust the jury and the judge 60 The last word “wishy-washy“ is closest in meaning to_. （ A） indecisive （ B） imaginative （ C） inadequate （ D） i
40、llogical 60 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 trying 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 w
41、ent 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 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
42、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 radios as they should really be called are becoming fashionable again. The new Ericsson mobile phone has been acclaimed these past few days by e
43、veryone 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 discreetly when someone calls and it even recognises the owners voice, so dialing someone is as simple as saying their name. Phones have become
44、 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 ago, or the Bounty bar-sized Motorola and the slim new Ericsson are the glossy, understated Audi A4s of mobiles; perilously close to being fashi
45、on 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 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 b
46、ig 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 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
47、such limit, however, to what the mainframe computers at mobile phone companies can do. 61 The word “fiasco“ (para. 1) most probably means_. （ A） a great surprise （ B） an unpleasant event （ C） a wonderful thing （ D） a stiff competition 62 Which of the following is NOT true of the new Ericsson mobile
48、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 through his voice. 63 Which of the following can be inferred about Audi A4 cars? （ A） They are equipped with mobile phones. （ B） They are avail
49、able to all levels of society. （ C） They are very fashionable. （ D） They will soon be replaced by newer models. 64 According to the passage, what is the drawback 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. 65 All of the following products are expected to come out in the future E
