1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 16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 good book may draw our attention so completely that we forget our surroundings and ev
2、en our identity for the time being. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 2 Good books can decrease our contentment when we are happy and lessen our troubles when we are sad. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 3 With only a good book we are very likely to feel lonely. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 4 According to the talk, only real cha
3、racters portrayed in books may become our friends. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 5 Our human friends sometimes may make us bored, but the friends in books may also be hurt by us. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 6 Good books can provide us with a wide range of experiences. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 7 Your wish to visit so
4、me far-off places can be realized by just reading books. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 8 “To travel by book“ means to take imaginary journeys to the places mentioned in the book. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 9 The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 10 We can make
5、a round-the-world trip free of charge if we finish reading enough books. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 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 Which are not a regular part of the student d
6、orms? （ A） Desks. （ B） Suites. （ C） Kitchens. （ D） Closets. 12 What do the married student apartments not allow? （ A） Children. （ B） Cooking. （ C） Spouses. （ D） Single students. 13 Which of the following is most likely required in Spanish House during some periods? （ A） Spanish nationals. （ B） Spani
7、sh majors. （ C） Spanish speaking. （ D） Spanish cooking. 14 What is the main topic of the talk? （ A） How quartz sand is formed. （ B） How underground water differs. （ C） How rain is formed. （ D） How water tables change. 15 What characteristics of hard water does the speaker mention? （ A） It is undrink
8、able. （ B） It has minerals in it. （ C） It is slightly colored. （ D） It only tastes horrible. 16 What does the speaker say about quartz? （ A） It usually absorbs mineral impurities. （ B） It is rarely found in sand dunes. （ C） It does not dissolve in water. （ D） It wears away other rocks. 17 Why is Gri
9、ffith 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 motion-picture production. 18 What kind of mo
10、tion 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 followed by a shot of Annies husband? （ A）
11、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 questions or complete the notes in your test bookl
12、et 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 How many languages are used throughout the world today? 22 How many major language families are there today? 23 Which langua
13、ge family does English belong to? 24 Which language belongs to the Indo-European language family, but is spoken through South and Central America? 25 Which language family includes most languages in the area of North Africa and the Middle East? 26 How many speakers do Chinese dialects have? 27 Whats
14、 the relation between Japanese and the Sino-Tibetan family like? 28 Languages in the Polynesian family were spread by _ from islands to islands. 29 Each group of islands developed its own _. 30 You should also note that each major language family has several _ within it. 一、 Section II Use of English
15、 (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. 31 The new prestige of the British graduates is the most spectacular because in the past Britain has been much (31) interested in universities and degr
16、ees than other advanced countries or even some backward (32). In 1901 Ramsay Muir observed that Britain had (33) universities per head than any other civilized country in Europe except Turkey. A U.N.ESCO survey in 1967 (34) Britain was still close to the bottom in Europe, in (35) of the proportion o
17、f the age-group from twenty to twenty-four who were enrolled in (36) education. Most continental countries in the (37) decade have expanded their higher education faster than Britain. University statistics are notoriously difficult to compare, because of the different implications of the word “stude
18、nt“; in most continental countries anyone who (38) his final school exam the baccalaureate is entitled to go into the university on the principle of “let him pass“; but he has (39) guarantees of tuition or personal attention. Partly as a result there are far more drop-outs and “ghost students“; in F
19、rance half the students never become graduates. A comparison of graduates, as opposed (40) students, shows Britain in (41) favorable light, for most British students take a degree. (42) even in terms of graduates, Britain is still (43) in the Europe league. Going to university is a much more solid a
20、mbition among the sons of the bourgeoisie in France or Germany than in (44); many of the British middle-classes (45) the shopkeepers and small-business men have tended to be skeptical, if (46) actually hostile, to university education for their children, and there are still rich and quite intelligen
21、t parents who will prefer their children to go straight (47) school into the city, to the army (48) to farming. But the attractions of a BA or (49) MA have penetrated into areas, (50) among the rich and the poor, where they would not have been felt twenty years ago; and they are far-reaching. Part A
22、 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. 51 In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly
23、 knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows. Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk“. The topics on his sh
24、ow are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the eye, common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of societys moral catastrophes, yet people are willing t
25、o eat up the intriguing predicaments of other peoples lives. Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individuals quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children res
26、ponsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors. Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word“. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the
27、 part where most people will learn something very valuable. Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with lifes tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand,
28、has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the shows exploitation. While the two shows are as differe
29、nt as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world. 51 Compared with other TV talk shows, both t
30、he Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are_. （ A） more family-oriented （ B） unusually popular （ C） more profound （ D） relatively formal 52 Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience_. （ A） remain fascinated by them （ B） are ready to face up to them （ C） r
31、emain indifferent to them （ D） are willing to get involved in them 53 Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? （ A） A new type of robot. （ B） Racist hatred. （ C） Family budget planning. （ D） Street violence. 54 Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows a
32、re both_. （ A） ironical （ B） sensitive （ C） instructive （ D） cynical 55 We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows_. （ A） have monopolized the talk show circuit （ B） exploit the weaknesses in human nature （ C） appear at different times of the day （ D） are targeted at different audiences 5
33、6 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 rear, walking slowly, their h
34、eads 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 advantage of their environment. Da
35、rkness 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 off with a bite in the neck. A
36、 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 practice remarkably sophistic
37、ated 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 three crouch and wait, a fourt
38、h 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 of lions often pursued prey a
39、t 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 the bush beside the river, b
40、ut 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 with lowered horns whenever
41、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, intent it seemed on committing
42、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. 56 When the lions go out hunting for food,
43、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 57 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Lions usuall
44、y 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 58 Hunting cooperatively, lions would try to catch their prey by_. （ A） seizing its throat f
45、irst （ B） frightening it to death （ C） fighting single-handedly （ D） rounding it up first 59 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 60 This passage best answers which of th
46、e 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? 61 Although social changes in the United States were being wrought throughout most of th
47、e nineteenth century, public awareness of the changes increased to new levels in the 1890s. The acute, growing public awareness of the social changes that had been taking place for some time was tied to tremendous growth in popular journalism in the late nineteenth century, including growth in quant
48、ity and circulation of both magazines and newspapers. These developments, in addition to the continued growth of cities, were significant factors in the transformation of society from one characterized by relatively isolated self-contained communities into an urban, industrial nation The decade of t
49、he 1870s, for example, was a period in which the sheer number of newspapers doubled, and by 1880 the New York Graphic had published the first photographic reproduction in a newspaper, portending a dramatic rise in newspaper readership. Between 1882 and 1886 alone, the price of daily newspapers dropped from four cents a copy, to one cent, made possible in part by a great increase in demand. Furthermore, the introduction in 1890 of the first successful line-type machine promised even further growth. In 1872 only two da
