1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 29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 People can only obtain information about the Seven Wonders of the World in the printed
2、encyclopedias. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 2 Ms. Lednicer encouraged kids to read and appreciate the tactile sense of picking up books. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 3 It was expensive to buy printed encyclopedias for Chris Witting, a father of two from Morton Grove, Illinois. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 4 Telling the
3、kids that everything in encyclopedias is on a little disk didnt surprise them in 1996. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 5 The kids were getting more and more dependent on computer and CD-ROM for information. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 6 Encyclopedias occupied too much space on the bookcase though being opened frequ
4、ently at the home of Chris Witting. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 7 The power of computer technology has attracted many high school students. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 8 In Megan Mullens eyes, CE-ROMS or the internet cant match the printed words in books. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 9 Mike goes to his local branch li
5、brary finding information through the Internet instead of using an encyclopedia. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 10 Mr. Kobasa believes that the move to electronic media is just the latest format change for information, but not the last. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong Part B Directions: You will hear 3 conversations o
6、r talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE. 11 What do customers want from the new taxi-hailing service? （ A） Convenience. （ B） Safety. （ C） Low fare. （ D） Speed. 12 Why some cabbies see the technology as a threat? （ A） It is possible th
7、at cabbies might get the wrong passengers. （ B） They are proud of learning the knowledge around London. （ C） The taxi-hailing service is troublesome. （ D） The cabbies also pay the company for the extra business. 13 What is the most important factor for further development of taxi-hailing service? （
8、A） Utilizing GPS satellite technology. （ B） Decreasing the extra business fare. （ C） Having big, international expansion plans. （ D） Adapting the technology and service to customers. 14 Why was it not a good day to launch the shuttle? （ A） Because there is something wrong with the shuttle. （ B） Beca
9、use thunderstorms was coming. （ C） Because NASA wanted to choose a lucky date. （ D） Because crew members changed their plans. 15 What will another shuttle do next month if Discoverys mission is successful? （ A） To resume space station construction. （ B） To practice inspection during a spacewalk. （ C
10、） To deliver supplies to keep the space station running. （ D） To practice methods of repairing the vehicles fragile shell in orbit. 16 What does Thomas Reiter do? （ A） He is Vice President. （ B） He is Launch Director. （ C） He is a German astronaut. （ D） He is an American astronaut. 17 Which of the f
11、ollowing statements is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） It is very likely that the sanctions against North Korea will be passed. （ B） North Korea has declared that a war would be started if sanctions were imposed. （ C） China and Russia believe a U.N. sanction would only make the current situa
12、tion worse. （ D） America is for the sanction, but in a less acute way. 18 Which countries regard diplomacy as the best way to solve the crisis? （ A） China and Russia. （ B） China, Russia and South Korea. （ C） China and South Korea. （ D） Russia and South Korea. 19 Which countries are involved in the s
13、ix-party talks? （ A） China, Russia, North Korea, India, the United States and Japan. （ B） China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, the United States and Britain. （ C） China, France, North Korea, South Korea, the United States and Japan. （ D） China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, the United States
14、 and Japan. 20 Which country responded most swiftly and directly to the North Koreas missile launching? （ A） Japan. （ B） South Korea. （ C） Russia. （ D） The U.S. 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
15、 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 What program does the, anchor host? 22 What captured Ang are computer generated actions, pulpy art and _. 23 The Hulk is a good chance to do psych
16、odrama, on the other hand, explore the aesthetic _. 24 What does the Hulk represent, which is his internal aggression that keeps us alive that we try to cover up? 25 What does Ang Lee think about his alter ego? 26 Who wore a motion capture suit that recorded the movement the Hulk has? 27 In the Hulk
17、, Lee takes on his first ever _ block buster. 28 What kind of hero is the Hulk called instead of a superhero to save the day? 29 Lees film resume demonstrates extraordinary range but they all deal with _. 30 What is Angs common pattern in making his movie? 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) D
18、irections: Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 31 Andrena Gravida is the name of a wild bee declining in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A (31) of months ago the recent drop in migratory bird populations w
19、as known, based on a study (32) in the Netherlands. Now theres more troubling news from that part of the world: a study released today by the journal Science reports that theres been a dramatic loss of (33) among wild bees over the past 25 years in Holland. Theres (34) to a 70% decline in the variet
20、y and (35) of bee (36) in some areas in Britain. A loss of biodiversity is more subtle (37) an overall drop in absolute numbers of (38) or plants, but its still (39) a problem because the (40) species in an ecosystem, the more the system (41) on each one of them, and if disease or some other (42) wi
21、pes out a species, its function could go unfilled. In the (43) of bees, that (44) is to pollinate plants, both wild and crop plants. And (45) the authors of the study show, theres been a (46) decline in plants that were once pollinated (47) the disappearing bees. Indeed, it isnt clear (48) came firs
22、t, the plant decline or the decline in bees. Its also not clear (49) any crops are in trouble, only that theres a potential for it if this trend continues. Its also not clear (50) its happening. Climatic changes caused by global warming are a possibility, but so is the destruction of wild habitat in
23、 both countries, as population and industry both expand. 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. 51 Computer microchips could become smaller, faster and cheaper, thanks to scientists in t
24、he United States who have developed a speedier method of printing minuscule patterns on silicon chips. The discovery, by Stephen Chou and fellow scientists at Princeton University in New Jersey, could allow electronics manufacturers to increase the density of transistors on silicon chips by 100-fold
25、 and streamline production at the same time. Instead of taking 10 or 20 minutes to make a computer chip, the electrical engineers have imprinted features measuring I0 nanometers, or 10 millionths of a millimeter, on a computer chip in a quarter of a millionth of a second. The achievement, which coul
26、d pave the way for more powerful computers and memory chips, is reported in the science journal Nature. “You just imprint the pattern directly into the silicon. You not only reduce the steps, you can do it in nanoseconds“, Chou said in a statement. Silicon chips are minute slices of semiconducting m
27、aterial made to carry out functions in everything from toasters and mobile phones to giant corporate computers. Scientists had been looking for a replacement for silicon because they thought it would be impossible to improve the silicon chip, which would limit advancements in chip size and speed. Ch
28、ou has done away with etching, the normal way to make small patterns in silicon, and pressed a mould against a piece of silicon and applied a laser pulse for just 20 billionths of a second. It melts and resolidifies around mould. “Here we do not need to use all those steps“, Chou said. “Scientifical
29、ly, people are still trying to understand how it works, because it is amazing that it works at all“. He calls the method Laser-Assisted Direct Imprint or LADI. Princeton University is applying for a patent on the technique. In a commentary on the research in Nature, Fabian Pease, of Stanford Univers
30、ity, said the achievement will allow electronics manufacturers to continue the pace of miniaturization and keep Moores laws on track. Moores Law, observed by Intel Corp, co-founder Gordon Moore in 196.5, posits that the number of transistors on a semiconductor doubles roughly every 18 months. “A new
31、 imprinting technology for the production of silicon chips, introduced by Chou et al, could keep us on track“, Pease said, adding that the law could hold for possibly another two decades. 51 What is the significance of the new technology? （ A） It is a replacement for silicon. （ B） It is a new imprin
32、ting technology to make faster, smaller computer chips. （ C） It is the improved etching method. （ D） The pattern can be imprinted directly into the silicon. 52 What does “resolidify“ (Para. 8, last sentence) mean? （ A） Become hard again. （ B） Back to solitude. （ C） Become liquid. （ D） Stretch around
33、. 53 Which of the following statements is NOT true as to LADI? （ A） It could allow electronics manufacturers to increase the density of transistors on silicon chips by 100 times and simplify production meanwhile. （ B） A mould is pressed against a piece of silicon and a laser pulse is applied for jus
34、t 20 billionths of a second before its done. （ C） It could result in more powerful computers and memory chips. （ D） It limits advancements in chip size and speed. 54 How many nanoseconds equal one second? （ A） One million. （ B） Ten million. （ C） One hundred million. （ D） One billion. 55 What can be
35、concluded concerning Moores laws? （ A） It has proved to be out of date. （ B） It is still applicable to electronic industry. （ C） It will hold for another twenty years. （ D） It was observed by Gordon Moore in 1965. 56 An awkward looking character such as Cyrano de Gergerac might sniff at the suggesti
36、on, but recent scientific research shows beauty, brains and brawn may in fact all be allied, writes Dr. Raj Persaud. Psychologists have concluded that we may be drawn to the stereotypically attractive because of what their faces reveal about their intelligence and success in later life. In America,
37、research led by Professor Leslie Zebrowitz, of Brandeis University, has shown an association between facial attractiveness and IQ. Strangers briefly exposed to a targets face were able to correctly judge intelligence at levels significantly better than chance. The same team also researched how a per
38、sons attractiveness might affect their intelligence. They found that good-looking people did better in IQ tests as they aged. Their research sought to prove that how a person perceived himself and was perceived by others predicted how intelligent he apparently became more accurately than his past in
39、telligence. Perhaps because the more attractive people were treated as more intelligent, they ended up having more stimulating and, therefore, intelligence-enhancing lives. Does this mean that your face really could be your destiny? Sociologists Dr. Ulrich Mueller and Dr. Allan Mazur, of the Univers
40、ity of Marburg in Germany, recently analysed the final-year photographs of the 1950 graduates of West Point in the United States. Dominant facial appearances (strong jaws, broad cheekbones) turned out to be a consistent predictor of later-rank attainment. Again, they believed there could be a self-f
41、ulfilling effect. Because some men looked more authoritative, they naturally drew respect and obedience from others which, in turn, assisted their rise through the ranks. A team at the Royal College of Surgeon in Dublin has been investigating the sensitive subject of links between physical and menta
42、l abnormalities. Led by Doctors Robin Hennessy and John Waddington, the team used a new laser surface-scanning technique to make a 3-D analysis of how facial shape might vary with brain structure. Their findings showed that in early foetal life, brain and face development are intimately connected. F
43、rom this they concluded that abnormalities in brain elaboration probably also affect face development. This, according to them, explains the striking facial features of someone with Downs syndrome. Using similar techniques, the team also demonstrated how other disorders linked to brain aberrations c
44、ould be associated with facial alterations. For example, they showed how those suffering from schizophrenia were more likely to have among other facial differences an overall narrowing and elongation of the mid and lower front of the face, with reduced mouth width. Meanwhile, in New York, psychologi
45、sts Dr. Caroline Keating and Dr. James Doyle have offered the latest research on what we actually find attractive. They found that the most attractive faces are not those with particularly striking features, but ones that contain a mixture of features signaling warmth, power and dominance, with no o
46、ne characteristic eclipsing the others. So the very latest scientific research suggests that nobody should try to look too obviously different from average. 56 What is the authors major concern in this passage? （ A） Facial features and intelligence. （ B） Physical attractiveness. （ C） Mental aberrati
47、ons. （ D） Intelligence. 57 Downs syndrome (Para. 10, first sentence) is a kind of disease in _. （ A） ear. （ B） heart. （ C） skin. （ D） mind. 58 How can you identify one suffering from schizophrenia? （ A） The change of the face with comparatively smaller mouth. （ B） A mixture of features signaling war
48、mth, power and dominance. （ C） Strong jaws. （ D） Broad cheekbones. 59 What can be inferred from the passage? （ A） It is not wise to try to look too obviously different from average. （ B） Those with particularly striking features are among the most attractive. （ C） Disorders linked to brain aberratio
49、ns could be related to facial alterations. （ D） The more attractive people were treated as more intelligent. 60 It can be safely concluded that _. （ A） strangers were able to correctly judge ones intelligence by chance. （ B） your face to some extent decides your future. （ C） good-looking people did better in IQ tests as they turned older. （ D） in early foetal life, brain and face development are intimately connected. 61 The government will be told next month that a stark new class divide is opening between career women and moth
