1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 183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 All international chain schools teach many different languages. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 2
2、 One of the advantages of chain schools is that they are famous all over the world. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 3 The success of chain schools is to some extent because of their marketing and advertising. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 4 Chains dont produce their own course book material. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 5 All
3、chains can offer students the same type of course in different places. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 6 Students can enjoy a simple booking and enrolment procedure in some chains. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 7 Chain schools often change their locations. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 8 Studying in an English-speaking country
4、is a very effective way to learn English. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 9 Chains dont offer students the chance to pursue their study from one country to another. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 10 Chains make learning flexible. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE Part B Directions: You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must
5、 answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE. 11 What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term? （ A） Consult with her frequently. （ B） Use the computer regularly. （ C） Occupy the computer early. （ D） Wait for ones turn patiently. 1
6、2 What service must be paid for? （ A） Computer classes. （ B） Training sessions. （ C） Laser printing. （ D） Package borrowing. 13 What is the talk mainly about? （ A） Computer lab services. （ B） College library facilities. （ C） The use of micro-computers. （ D） Printouts from the laser printer. 14 Accor
7、ding to the woman, what governs the clothes we wear? （ A） A desire to express oneself and show ones wealth. （ B） Individual taste and love for beauty. （ C） Love for beauty and a desire to impress other people. （ D） Individual taste and a desire to express oneself. 15 Judging by the extraordinarily w
8、arm clothes some people wear, what might we learn about them? （ A） They may be homesick and feel insecure. （ B） They are either cold or very sick. （ C） They may try to attract other peoples attention. （ D） They want to protect themselves from physical injuries. 16 What is the relationship between th
9、e man and the woman in the dialogue? （ A） Reporter and fashion designer. （ B） Husband and wife. （ C） Shop assistant and customer. （ D） Teacher and student. 17 Where can the expression “lame duck“ be heard? （ A） Only among hunters. （ B） Among primary school pupils. （ C） Among beautiful ladies. （ D） A
10、mong people who are discussing politics. 18 Which of the following can be called as a “lame duck“ ? （ A） A disabled little child. （ B） A hard-working farmer. （ C） A politician who has to come to the end of his power. （ D） An absent-minded old professor. 19 When did this expression come into the Amer
11、ican Language? （ A） Some time after the Civil War. （ B） During the Second World War. （ C） When president George Bush was in office. （ D） During the period of Independence War. 20 According to another explanation, where did this expression probably come from? （ A） Australia. （ B） Japan. （ C） Netherla
12、nd. （ D） England. 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
13、 21-30. 21 When did Dr. Huber get his own telescope? 22 Where was the interview conducted? 23 What were the two things that interested Dr. Huber? 24 When did Dr. Huber become interested in piano? 25 What s the common misconception about art and science? 26 What do the study of science and the study
14、of art require? 27 Who do not probably notice the beauty of theoretical physics? 28 What job did Dr. Huber compare physics to? 29 What does Dr. Huber think accomplish the same objective? 30 What does Dr. Huber compare the universe to? 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the fo
15、llowing text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 30 You may say that the business of marking books is going to slow down your reading.【 C1】 _probably will. Thats one of the【 C2】 _ for doing it. Most of us have been taken in by the notion
16、 that speed of【 C3】 _is a measure of our intelligence. There is【 C4】 _such things as the right【 C5】 _for intelligent reading. Some things should be【 C6】 _ quickly and effortlessly, and some should be read【 C7】 _and even laboriously. The sign of intelligence【 C8】 _ reading is the ability to read【 C9】
17、 _things differently according to their worth. In the【 C10】 _of good books, the point is not to see how many of them can you get through, 【 C11】 _ how many can you get through them how many you can【 C12】 _your own. A few friends are【 C13】 _ than a thousand acquaintances. If this be your goal, 【 C14】
18、 _it should be, you will not be impatient if it takes more time and effort to read a great book than a newspaper【 C15】_. You may have another objection to【 C16】 _books. You cant lend them to your friends【 C17】 _ nobody else can read them【 C18】 _being distracted by your notes. Whats more, you wont wa
19、nt to lend them because a【 C19】 _copy is a kind of intellectual diary, and【 C20】 _it is almost like giving your mind away. If your friend hopes to read your Shakespeare, or The Federalist Papers, tell him, gently but firmly, to buy a copy. You will lend him your car or your coat but your books are a
20、s much a part of you as your head or your heart. 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39 【 C9】 40 【 C10】 41 【 C11】 42 【 C12】 43 【 C13】 44 【 C14】 45 【 C15】 46 【 C16】 47 【 C17】 48 【 C18】 49 【 C19】 50 【 C20】 Part A Directions: Read the following texts and answer the q
21、uestions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 In January 1995, the world witnessed the emergence of a new international economic order with the launching of the World Trade Organization. The WTO, which succeeds the GATT, is expected to strengthen the
22、 world trading system and to be more effective than the GATT in governing international trade in goods and services in many aspects. First, trade liberalization all over the world is expected to increase via the dramatic reductions in trade barriers to which the members of the WTO are committed. Und
23、er the WTO, members are required to reduce their tariff and non-tariffs on manufacturing goods. In addition, protecting domestic agricultural sectors from foreign competition will become awfully difficult in the new WTO system. Second, rules and regulations governing international trade will be more
24、 strongly enforced. Under the old system of the GATT, there were many cases where trade measures, such as anti-dumping and countervailing duties, were intentionally used solely for protectionist reasons. The WTOs strengthened rules and regulations will significantly reduce the abusing of such trade
25、measures by its member countries. The WTO is also equipped with an improved dispute settlement mechanism. Accordingly, we expect to see a more effective resolution of trade disputes among the member countries in this new trade environment. Third, new multilateral rules have been established to cover
26、 areas which the GATT did not address, such as international trade in services and the protection of intellectual property rights. There still remain a number of problems that need to be resolved before international trade in services can be completely liberalized, and newly-developed ideas or techn
27、ologies are fairly compensated. However, just the establishment of multilateral rules in these new areas is a distinguished contribution to the progress toward a global free trade system. Along with the launching of the WTO, this new era in world trade is characterized by a change in the structure o
28、f the world economy. Today, a world-wide market for goods and services is rapidly replacing a world economy composed of relatively isolated national markets. Domestic financial markets have been integrated into a truly global system, and the multinational corporation is becoming a principal mechanis
29、m for allocating investment capital and determining the location of production sites throughout much of the world. 51 Between WTO and GATT_. （ A） WTO and GATT govern the international trade at the same time （ B） WTO is the pre-existence of GATT （ C） GATT is the pre-existence of WTO （ D） GATT is more
30、 effective than WTO in some aspects 52 According to this passage, under the WTO, _. （ A） measures of anti-dumping and countervailing were solely used for protectionist reason （ B） it is still easy to protect domestic agricultural sectors from foreign competition （ C） people can enjoy better life （ D
31、） members should reduce their tariff and non-tariffs on products 53 Which of the following is NOT true about the WTO? （ A） WTO has achieved liberalization of international trade in service. （ B） WTO ensures effective settlement of trade dispute. （ C） Under WTO, regulations concerning international t
32、rade can be more strongly enforced. （ D） WTO covers intellectual property rights. 54 It can be inferred from this passage that_. （ A） under GATT some measures can not be effectively enforced （ B） under GATT, the intellectual property right has been properly protected （ C） it is not easy for a countr
33、y to get absorbed by WTO （ D） WTO cannot change the structure of world economy totally 55 Which can be the best title for the passage? （ A） The Launching of WTO and GATT. （ B） The Influence on WTO. （ C） The Superiority of WTO over GATT. （ D） The Influence Caused by WTO. 55 Evolutionary theories. The
34、 Belgian George Lemaitre proposed the idea that about 20, 000 million years ago all the matter in the universe enough, he estimated, to make up a hundred thousand million galaxies was all concentrated in one small mass, which he called the “primeval atom“. This primeval atom exploded for some reason
35、s, sending its matter out in all directions, and as the expansion slowed down, a steady state resulted, at which time the galaxies formed. Something then upset the balance and the universe started expanding again, and this is the state in which the universe is now. There are variations on this theor
36、y: it may be that there was no steady state. However, Basically, evolutionary theories take it that the universe was formed in one place at one point in time and has been expanding ever since. Will the universe continue to expand? It may be that the universe will continue to expand for ever, But som
37、e astronomers believe that the expansion will slow down and finally stop. Thereafter the universe will start to contract until all the matter in it is once again concentrated at one point. Possibly the universe may oscillate for ever in this fashion, expanding to its maximum and then contracting ove
38、r again. The steady-state theory. Developed at Cambridge by Hoyle, Gold and Bodi, the steady-state theory maintains that the universe as a whole has always looked the same and always will. As the galaxies expand away from each other, new material is formed in some ways between the galaxies and makes
39、 up new galaxies to take place of those which have receded. Thus the general distribution of galaxies remains the same. How matter could be formed in this way is hard to see, But no harder than seeing why it should all form in one place at one time. How can we decide which of these theories is close
40、r to the truth? The method is in principle quite simple. Since the very distant galaxies are thousands of millions of light years away, then we are seeing them as they were thousands of millions of years ago. If the evolutionary theory is correct, the galaxies were closer together in the past than t
41、hey are now, and so distant galaxies ought to appear to be closer together than nearer ones. According to the steady-state theory there should be no difference. The evidence seems to suggest that there is a difference, that the galaxies were closer together than they are now, and so the evolutionary
42、 theory is partially confirmed and the steady-state theory in its original form at least must be rejected. 56 What do both theories assume to be true? （ A） That new material is continually being formed. （ B） That, in time, the universe will contract. （ C） That the universe is expanding at present. （
43、 D） That “a big bang“ started the expansion. 57 According to Lemaitre, the separate galaxies formed_. （ A） during a pause in the expansion of the universe （ B） at the time of the primeval explosion （ C） and will continue to form for ever （ D） when all the matter in the universe was all concentrated
44、in one small mass 58 What is the basic difference between the two classes of theories? （ A） It concerns the place and time of the formation of matter. （ B） It is whether the universe will continue to expand or not. （ C） It is the current state of the universe. （ D） The variations on evolutionary the
45、ories cause the difference. 59 According to Hoyle and his friends at Cambridge, _. （ A） the explosion occurred much earlier than Lemaitre suggested （ B） it is hard to see how matter could be formed in this way （ C） the expansion of the universe is not a real one （ D） new material is continually bein
46、g created 60 We see distant galaxies as they were long, long ago because_. （ A） they were closer together then （ B） the universe has always looked as the same （ C） their light takes so long to reach us （ D） they have travelled such a long way 60 At dawn one morning in early May, Sean Cosgrove is sta
47、shing piles of maps, notes and photocopied documents in his gym bag before heading for West Milford High, a rural school in northernmost New Jersey. On his 30-minute commute, the young former investment banker tries to dream up new ways of lifting the monumentally forgettable Mexican War off the tex
48、tbook page and into his students imaginations. Can he invoke the storied memories of Robert E. Lee, who cut his first military exploits on the plains of Veracuz or will he be met with thundering responses of “Whos Lee“ ? Should he raise James K. Polk out of the mystic chords of memory, and hope, for
49、 a nanosecond, that the kids will care about the first U. S. president who stepped aside because hed accomplished everything he wanted? Lets think some more. Well, theres always the Alamo. And hey, isnt that the teachers parking lot up a-head? Its never an easy task. These big kids in big jeans and ball caps, come to his history classes believing that history is about as useful as Latin. Most are either unaware or unimpressed that t
