1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 40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 Miss Wang has met Professor Kennedy before. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 2 Professor Kennedy i
2、s a home economist. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 3 Professor Kennedy chose the Tucson area to do his study because it is a typical American city. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 4 Inexpensive foods tend to be wasted more than expensive foods. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 5 Foods not in sufficient supply tend to be wasted m
3、ore. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 6 The average family wastes at least $150 per year in food. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 7 American families throw out 8% 19% of edible food. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 8 When sugar price doubled, waste of sugar also doubled. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 9 Professor Kennedys estimates are ba
4、sed on measuring food in trash. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 10 Dogs waste less food because they value food more. （ 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 What do th
5、e famous golden Oscar statuettes represent? （ A） The surprise winner. （ B） The hottest favorite. （ C） The greatest honor. （ D） Thought-provoking films. 12 Whats the film Crash talking about? （ A） Los Angeles. （ B） Different characters. （ C） Glamorous occasions. （ D） Racial tension. 13 What did Georg
6、e Clooney say about being a director? （ A） Winning success. （ B） Being respected. （ C） Having a job. （ D） Being popular. 14 Where did the man see the woman yesterday? （ A） On television. （ B） At registration. （ C） In class. （ D） At work. 15 What is the major advantage of the distance-learning course
7、? （ A） It allows students to meet students from other schools. （ B） It allows more flexibility in students schedules. （ C） It promotes the concept of self-learning. （ D） It doesnt require any examination. 16 What does the man think is a disadvantage of the course? （ A） It will increase the class siz
8、e （ B） It requires too much travelling. （ C） It limits interaction among students. （ D） It will encourage students to watch too much TV. 17 Arafat visited China _. （ A） to attend annual policy-setting meeting （ B） to talk about diplomatic relationship with China （ C） to talk with President Jiang abo
9、ut the appropriate time to declare statehood （ D） to persuade China to support them in declaring statehood 18 The differences between Israelis and Palestinians lie in _. （ A） the status of Jerusalem （ B） the appropriate time to declare statehood （ C） explicit backing from China （ D） mutual hatred 19
10、 China offers backing to _. （ A） Palestine （ B） Israel （ C） both Palestine and Israel （ D） neither of them 20 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） China urges the international community to help Palestine and Israel solve their differences. （ B） China calls on the Palestine and Israel to settle
11、the issue peacefully. （ C） China will strive for a long-term settlement of the Palestinian issue. （ D） China urged Palestine to declare an independent state. 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
12、 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 is wrong with the American diet? 22 How much added sugar did each American consume in 1994? 23 Name one or two foods that have been added too mu
13、ch sugar. 24 When it comes to the sugar contained in the products, what do food labels only show? 25 By doing what do the manufacturers try to conceal the exact amount of added sugar in their products? 26 What are the largest single source of added sugar? 27 What does the writer call the sodas the A
14、merican teenagers consume? 28 At most how much calories derived from added sugar is considered sound in the diet? 29 Our body does not distinguish between added sugar and natural sugar in foods, does it? 30 What kind of nutrition does added sugar contain? 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Di
15、rections: Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 31 This book is an invitation to share the experiences of people (31) like you, learn a new language or come to live in a culture different from the (32) they grew up
16、in. We hope (33) the experience of reading the stories in this book will be a pleasure for you. Reading literature in a language (34) is not your native one is more likely to be a pleasant experience if you first read the text through without stopping (35) understand the meaning of every word. Words
17、 only have meaning (36) they are used with (37) words. Most of the words in these stories are used in context which makes their meanings (38) clear as they need to be for the stories to make (39). So dont let an unfamiliar word stop you the first time you (40) it; read on. There will be time later t
18、o pay attention to the word. (41) you stop when you see it the first time, you may lose interest in the story. Reading these stories is rather (42) taking an automobile trip. Once youre on a trip, you watch (43) signs that tell you that youre going (44) the right direction. (45) if you stop too many
19、 times to ask for directions on the trip, you arent likely to go very far. (46), you put your trust in the road signs and continue. Then you (47) enjoy the sights you see or the feeling and ideas that occur to you at the time. (48), you think back over your trip, tell other people about (49) you not
20、iced, discover what others may (50) observed, and find out about things you wondered about. If you really like the trip, you may decide to take it again. 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 SH
21、EET 1. 51 Cyberspace, data superhighway, multimedia for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia, little attention has been given to the implications of these develop
22、ments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the “how“, the question of “for whom“ is put aside once again. Economists are only now realizing the full extent to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allo
23、ws the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are more important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information tech
24、nology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets with destructive impact on the have-nots. For them the result is instability. Developing countries which rely on the production of a small range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic mac
25、hine. As “futures“ are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies. So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for developing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves so-called “develop
26、ment communications“ modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries economies. Communications technology is generally exported from the U.S., Europe or Japan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few
27、industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain. Furthermore, when new technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for nat
28、ive development. This means that while local elites, foreign communities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it. 51 From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of _. （ A）
29、 the rich countries （ B） scientific development （ C） the local elites （ D） the world economy 52 It can be inferred from the text that _. （ A） international trade should be expanded （ B） the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration （ C） the exports of the poor countrie
30、s should be increased （ D） communications technology in developing countries should be modernized 53 Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries? （ A） Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market. （ B） Be
31、cause it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries. （ C） Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries. （ D） Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries. 54 The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may _. （ A） hin
32、der their industrial production （ B） cause them to lose control of their trade （ C） force them to reduce their share of exports （ D） cost them their economic independence 55 The authors attitude toward the communications revolution is _. （ A） positive （ B） critical （ C） indifferent （ D） tolerant 56
33、In the past, young married couples often had children right after getting married. They didnt ask themselves if they had the desire to stay up at night with babies, to spend a good part of their time with children, to give up going out at night whenever they wanted to. Now, many young couples feel t
34、hat not having children will allow them to have a freer, more enjoyable life style. Never has the question of family size attracted as much attention in this country as it is getting now. In this time of “the pill“, womens liberation, and high prices, young couples are giving serious thought to the
35、number of children they want, can afford, or can raise successfully. What are the emotional or financial problems of raising a big family? Does raising children become incompatible with wifes working career in the out side world? Can a childless couple achieve lasting satisfaction on their own? Mich
36、ael Shandrik, 29, and his wife Pamela, 31, for example, have joined the growing number of young couples who dont have, and dont want children. Many of their close friends are childless and plan to remain that way. Michael says the decision not to have children developed over four years of marriage.
37、He explains, “We never decided to become childless. It more or less became an understanding after we got married“. Pamela adds, “If I had married before 23, I probably would have had children. But as the years went by, I got used to the idea of working and not having children. Its too late to change
38、 now“. For both of them, the desire for a free-style played a big part in the decision. Michael, who wants to build a career in communications, makes the point honestly: “We are just too selfish to have children at the point. We would rather buy the things we really want than go without things for t
39、he sake of children. If we had a kid, we would have to start thinking about its education and health. We like the independence of getting up and going somewhere whenever we want. I want to go ahead“. Pamela, too, is concerned about her career. But she also speaks about the need to prevent over-popul
40、ation. She says she is a supporter of Zero Population Growth, and adds, “I am doing my part to keep the world from being over-crowded with human beings in another 100 years. Furthermore, from womans point of view, if you have children when you are young, there is a 50-50 chance you will be raising t
41、hem alone. I know a lot of divorced women with children. Its hard for them to raise their children alone“. Thus the decision has been made to remain childless. 56 In the past time many young married couple often had children _. （ A） to change their life style （ B） to play with （ C） blindly （ D） to f
42、orm an ideal family 57 In Paragraph 2, “the pill“ refers to _. （ A） a solid piece of medicine （ B） someone who annoys you, often a child （ C） a sleeping pill （ D） a pill taken regularly by women to prevent them having babies 58 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Many young couples dont
43、have children because they cannot raise or support them successfully. （ B） The idea of not having children is getting more and more acceptable among young couples. （ C） Shandrik and Pamela didnt want to have children from the beginning. （ D） Pamela was too old to have children. 59 It can be conclude
44、d from the text that _. （ A） some young couples are too selfish or too devoted to their careers to have children （ B） many young people are so devoted to their families that they decided to remain childless （ C） women are usually strong supporters of birth control because they want to work （ D） wome
45、n are often menaced by divorce if they dont have children 60 A good title for this article would be “_“. （ A） A Social Problem （ B） Childless and Free （ C） Double Income and No Kids （ D） Marriage and Children 61 Banking is about money; and no other familiar commodity arouses such excesses of passion
46、 and dislike. Nor is here any other about which more nonsense is talked. The type of thing that comes to mind is not what is normally called economies, which is inexact rather than nonsensical, and only in the same way as all sciences are at the point where they try to predict peoples behavior and i
47、ts consequences. Indeed most social sciences and, for example, medicine could probably be described in the same way. However, it is common to hear assertions of the kind “if you were left alone on a desert island a few seed potatoes would be more useful to you than a million pounds“ as though this p
48、roved something important about money except the undeniable fact that it would not be much use to anyone in a situation where very few of us are at all likely to find ourselves. Money in fact is a token or symbolic object, exchangeable on demand by its holders for goods and services. Its use for the
49、se purposes is universal except within a small number of primitive agricultural communities. Money and the price mechanism, i.e., the changes in prices expressed in money terms of different goods and services, are the means by which all modern societies regulate demand and supply for these things. Especially important are the relative changes in price of different goods and services compared with each other, To take random examples: the price of house building has over the past five years risen a good d
