1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 186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 Some modern cities are usually famous for people who live a very long time. （ A） TRUE
2、（ B） FALSE 2 A simple diet high in vitamins and sugar but low in fat and chemicals benefits those people in Hunza. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 3 People in Russia are also famous for their longevity. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 4 Shirali probably lived until 168;Tsurba probably lived until age 160. （ A） TRUE （ B）
3、FALSE 5 People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 6 One reason for the good health of the people in Vilcabamba must be the clean, beautiful environment. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 7 The diets of the people in the three regions are tot
4、ally different. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 8 Most people in the mountains of Eduador drink a lot of coffee and alcohol, but they still live long. （ A） TRUE （ B） FALSE 9 Calories, natural food, mountains and the distance from modern cities are the only common things in the three regions. （ A） TRUE （ B） FAL
5、SE 10 Physical exercises and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity. （ 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 Which of the foll
6、owing about pickpocketing is not true? （ A） It is a fast increasing crime. （ B） Its methods are improving. （ C） Nobody is safe from a veteran pickpocket. （ D） There are about 4 000 000 victims every year. 12 What was probably the reason for discontinuing to hang a pickpocket in the 18th century? （ A
7、） Hanging was a useless warning. （ B） It was too cruel and violent. （ C） Too many people watched the practice. （ D） Other pickpockets were only spectators. 13 Where is the least likely place for pickpocketing? （ A） Banks and supermarkets. （ B） Train and bus stations. （ C） Post offices and hospitals.
8、 （ D） Elevators and airports. 14 What are the speakers doing? （ A） Visiting the new restaurant. （ B） Watching a parade. （ C） Having a picnic. （ D） Going to the beach. 15 How does the man feel about the rain? （ A） Excited. （ B） Confused. （ C） Afraid. （ D） Surprised. 16 What will the speakers probably
9、 do next? （ A） Go home. （ B） Go to a restaurant. （ C） Unpack the car. （ D） Put a dry blanket under the tree. 17 What does George Orwell do? （ A） A literary critic. （ B） A war correspondent. （ C） A volunteer in the Spanish Civil War. （ D） A novelist. 18 Where was George Orwell born? （ A） Spain. （ B）
10、America. （ C） Burma. （ D） India. 19 What is most important in Orwells life? （ A） Although English, he was actually not born in England. （ B） He was a student of the famous English public school, Eton. （ C） He tried to enlighten and change society through his works. （ D） He worked as a policeman in B
11、urma for five years. 20 What are the listeners going to do after the presentation? （ A） To ask the speaker questions. （ B） To discuss Animal Farm. （ C） To write essays on Orwells life. （ D） To read the book 7984. Part C Directions: You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer the questions or complet
12、e 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 Where did rice originate? 22 What kind of grain did most Europeans eat 500 years ago? 23 What
13、kind of grain could be found in American diet 500 years ago? 24 Who gave dairy products to the native Americans? 25 In which year did Columbus take chili pepper to Spain? 26 How long did it take for chili pepper to become popular around the world? 27 Where cant chili pepper grow according to the tal
14、k? 28 What did Europeans think of potatoes? 29 What was potato used for in Europe at first? 30 In what part of the world is potato especially a favorite food? 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Wr
15、ite your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 30 The most obvious purpose of advertising is to inform the consumer of available products or services. The second【 C1】 _is to sell the product. The second purpose might be more important to the manufacturers than the【 C2】 _. The manufacturers go beyond only telli
16、ng consumers about their products. They also try to persuade customers to buy the【 C3】 _by creating a desire【 C4】 _it. Because of advertisement, consumers think that they want something that they do not need. After buying something, the purchaser cannot always explain why it was【 C5】_. Even【 C6】 _th
17、e purchaser probably does not know why he or she bought something, the manufacturers【 C7】 _. Manufacturers have analyzed the business of【 C8】 _and buying. They know all the different motives that influence a consumer s purchase some rational and【 C9】 _emotional. Furthermore, they take advantage of t
18、his【 C10】 _. Why【 C11】 _so many products displayed at the checkout counters in grocery stores? The store management has some good【 C12】 _. By the time the customer is【 C13】 _to pay for a purchase, he or she has already made rational, thought-out decisions【 C14】 _what he or she needs and wants to buy
19、. The【 C15】_feels that he or she has done a good job of choosing the items. The shopper is especially vulnerable at this point. The【 C16】 _of candy, chewing gum, and magazines are very attractive. They persuade the purchaser to buy something for emotional, not【 C17】 _motives. For example, the custom
20、er neither needs nor plans to buy candy, but while the customer is standing, waiting to pay money, he or she may suddenly decide to buy【 C18】 _. This is exactly【 C19】 _the store and the manufacturer hope that the customer will【 C20】 _. The customer follows his or her plan. 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】
21、 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 questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers o
22、n ANSWER SHEET 1. 50 As long as her parents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuiti
23、on at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than $ 17, 000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton(she s threatening), where one year s tuition, room and board almost $34, 000 in 2007 w
24、ill cost more than some luxury cars? Even a number cruncher like Tally admits it s a little scary, especially since she 11 retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time. Paying for college has always been a hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $ 74 billion in fina
25、ncial aid, the most ever. Most families pay less than full freight. Sixty percent of public-university students and three quarters of those at private colleges receive some form of financial aid mostly, these days, in the form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they appear for low
26、er-income families, because schools are changing their formulas for distributing aid. Eager to boost their magazine rankings, which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen, they re throwing more aid at smarter kids whether they need it or not. The best way to prepare is to start sa
27、ving early. A new law passed last year makes that easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for “qualified education expenses“ like tuition, room and board. The plans aren t for everyone. For t
28、ax reasons, some lower and middle income families may be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital. When s the best time to start? “Sometime, “ says Jack Joyce of the College Board, “between the maternity ward and middle school. “ Aid packages usually come in some combination of gra
29、nts, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid comes in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for “unsubsidized“ federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins lo
30、ans or “subsidized“ Staffords, where the government pays the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrower s market. “ Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans, “ says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when t
31、hey re reviewed this summer. Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wrestling champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. He 11 almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, “we would really b
32、e in a bind, “ says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, it s worth the effort to pick through local and national scholarship offerings, which can be found on Web sites like college-board, com. 51 What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the Harts? （ A） The difficulty of paying
33、 the tuition. （ B） The far-sight of the parents. （ C） The promising future of Katie. （ D） The increasing tuition in the university. 52 What can we infer from the second paragraph? （ A） Some families are too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition. （ B） The parents do not favor the form of loans.
34、（ C） Paying the tuition makes the parents feel humble. （ D） Those who are in great need may not get what they need. 53 The last paragraph suggests that_. （ A） many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarships （ B） Mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the trouble （ C）
35、 traditional scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problems in some families （ D） Mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling championship 54 What does the author mean by “better off“(Line 4, Paragraph 3)? （ A） Richer. （ B） Wiser. （ C） Happier. （ D） Luckier. 55 Which of the follow
36、ing is true according to the text? （ A） The Harts prefer a public university to a private one. （ B） It is much easier to pay the tuition at present. （ C） All students can get the aid package. （ D） Traditional scholarships are still attractive to some families. 55 It was late in the afternoon, and I
37、was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked(用力猛拉 )the battery out. Unfortunately, Windows had been in the mid
38、st of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD. I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs, but no Windows CD in
39、 there. I was forced to call the computer company s Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don t know what continent they re standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we ve
40、been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point. “My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I dont have the Windows Setup CD. “ “So youre having a problem with your Windows Setup CD. “ She has apparently been dozing
41、and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention. It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stre
42、ss levels. To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don t know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn t have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same pla
43、ce. She was calm and resolutely polite. When my voice hit a certain decibel(分贝 ), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician. “You dont have the Windows Setup CD, ma am, because you dont need it, “ he explained cheerfully. “ Windows came preinstalled on your computer!“ “But I
44、do need it. “ “ Yes, but you don t have it. “ We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. “Of course, you d lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos. “ It was like offering to drop a safe on my he
45、ad to cure my headache. “You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive. “ He sounded delighted. “And it s not covered by the warranty(产品保证书 )!“ The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full. I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I
46、d heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn t be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his. 56 Why did the author shut down her comput
47、er abruptly? （ A） She had saved what she had written. （ B） She couldn t move the cursor. （ C） The computer refused to work. （ D） The computer offered to repair itself. 57 Which of the following is the author s opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre? （ A） She sounded helpful and knowled
48、geable. （ B） She was there to make callers frustrated. （ C） She was able to solve her computer problem. （ D） She was quick to pass her along to a technician. 58 According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was_. （ A） effective （ B） economical （ C） unpractical （ D） unacceptable 59
49、 “It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache“ in the last but one paragraph means that_. （ A） the technician s proposal would make things even worse （ B） the technician s proposal could eventually solve the problem （ C） files stored on her computer were like a safe （ D） erasing the entire system was like curing a headache 60 It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support C
