1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 61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 Art was her favorite subject at school, but she did a degree in geography. （ A） Right （
2、 B） Wrong 2 She decided to work abroad because of the weather. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 3 In Kenya she taught at a school that took in large numbers of poor students. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 4 She taught as a part-time geography teacher at a college for 12 years. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 5 She now works as
3、deputy head of the college. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 6 She spends equal time teaching and doing administrative work. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 7 She believes that her teaching strengthens her credibility. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 8 She found it hard to balance her role as a teacher and as an administrator. （
4、A） Right （ B） Wrong 9 She believes that it is necessary for children to study geography, which helps them appreciate their environment. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong 10 Children do not want to see videos any more because they can get information on the Internet. （ A） Right （ B） Wrong Part B Directions: You
5、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 How many nominations were announced at a 5:30 a.m. live news conference in Beverly Hills? （ A） 10. （ B） 24. （ C） 5. （ D） 25. 12 How were the Best Picture nominees
6、selected? （ A） By academy members in their corresponding award categories. （ B） By the international accounting firm. （ C） By voting members of screening committees. （ D） By the official Academy Awards. 13 When will Academy Awards for outstanding films of 2006 be presented? （ A） Tuesday, January 23,
7、 2007. （ B） Sunday, February 25, 2007. （ C） Tuesday, February 25, 2007. （ D） Sunday, January 23, 2007. 14 When searching for a retirement community, what would you consider the most? （ A） The fun amenities. （ B） Security and hygiene. （ C） Tea times and tennis. （ D） A pool or a spa. 15 According to t
8、he news reports, what happened at the Providence Retirement Home in New Albany last year? （ A） Two deer running in the hall. （ B） Maggots in a residents leg wound. （ C） A fire breaking out. （ D） An investigation of 1400 vet facilities. 16 Which factor would NOT be considered when you choose better r
9、esidence? （ A） On-staff nurses. （ B） Visiting practitioners. （ C） Medication reminders. （ D） Supportive seniors. 17 What is the weather like in Canyonlands? （ A） Winter is 10ng and pleasant. （ B） Summer is hot and dry. （ C） Winter temperature never drops below zero. （ D） Rain and snow are frequent.
10、18 Which tour is commercially-operated? （ A） River rafting. （ B） Hiking. （ C） Camping. （ D） Cycling. 19 What is required for a camping trip in the backcountry? （ A） Reservation. （ B） Permit. （ C） Map. （ D） Stove. 20 Where are pets allowed? （ A） Backcountry camping sites. （ B） Visitor centers. （ C） B
11、ackcountry roads. （ D） Front Country campgrounds. 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
12、 have 1 minute to read Questions 21-30. 21 Gavin lived in China when his father was staying in _. 22 Gavin and his wife came to China to celebrate their _. 23 Which year was of great interest to Gavin? 24 The capital was moved to the north in Ming Dynasty to _. 25 According to Gavin, How many years
13、earlier did the Chinese reach America than Columbus? 26 The wood used to make the ship is believed to come from _. 27 The belief that Magellan used Chinese charts is evidenced by his letters to _. 28 When Gavin gave his talk on BBC, how many people watched it? 29 According to Gavin, the Chinese disc
14、overed _ before the Europeans. 30 Gavin believed that the Chinese built the Atlantis after their ships were _. 一、 Section II Use of English (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 A job int
15、erview is your chance to (31) an employer what he or she will get if youre (32). That is why it is (33) to be well prepared for the job interview. Preparing means knowing about the industry, the employer, and yourself. It means (34) attention to details like personal appearance, punctuality, and dem
16、eanor. (35) you begin to think about how you will dress for the interview, or answer questions, you should gather as much information about the employer as you can. Not only will you appear informed and intelligent, it will also help you make a decision if a job (36) is eventually made. (37) employe
17、r information is not always an easy task, (38) if the employer is a small private company. Next step is answering (39). You might want to prepare for answering questions by listing some of your attributes. Talk to former co-workers with (40) you worked closely. Ask them to list some traits about you
18、 that they most admired work (41), of course. Try to find some faults as well. One question that sometimes comes (42) in an interview is “What is something that has been a problem for you at work?“ (43) studying your faults, you will be able to choose one that is somewhat innocuous or could be (44)
19、around into a positive. You want to seem somewhat spontaneous, but you also want to appear self-confident. The way to do that is to rehearse, not exactly what you will say, but (45) you will say it. A great (46) is to rehearse in front of a video camera. Study your posture, the way you make eye (47)
20、, and your body (48). If you dont have a video camera, a mirror will do. Have a friend do mock (49) with you. The more you repeat a scenario, the (50) comfortable you will begin to feel with it. Part A Directions: Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A,
21、B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 51 If you are tired of watering your plants every day, you might want to try growing them right in the water. And in fact this is not a new idea: People in ancient Egypt were growing plants without soil more than 2,000 years ago. Moreover, the floating
22、 gardens of the Aztecs in early Mexico are another ancient example of gardening without soil. Nowadays this technique is widely used. It is called hydroponic gardening. Literally, the term hydroponics means cultivating in water rather than in soil, and in fact normal soil is not used in this process
23、. But plants are plants, and so the concerns of the hydroponic gardener are really much the same as those of any other farmer. Even when they do not grow in soil, all plants need food, stability, oxygen, and protection from disease. The main nutrients required by plants are nitrogen, potassium, and
24、phosphorus. Also, small amounts of other elements are needed. In the ancient hydroponic gardens of Egypt and Mexico, the growers had to rely on minerals that occurred naturally in the water. In modern hydroponic applications, workers carefully add these important minerals to pure water; in this way,
25、 the balance of waterborne nutrients can be controlled, depending on the kind of plants being grown and on the speed of growth of the crop. Plants usually get stability from the soil around their roots. Obviously, water cannot provide this. Plants farmed hydroponically are supported either by growin
26、g through a mesh over the Water, or by sinking their roots into sand or pea-sized gravel soaked in water. Either way, the plants stay upright, with their leaves exposed to the sun. They need no soil because, in this system, they do not derive nutrients from the medium that gives them stability. Oxyg
27、en is another essential requirement. The roots as well as the leaves of all plants must be able to breathe. If insufficient oxygen reaches its roots, a plant will die. To fulfill this need, hydroponic farmers usually keep the nutrient water flowing all the time. As the water circulates, it is aerate
28、d by splashing from one container to another: The splashing process increases the amount of absorbed air in the water. Finally, plants need a healthy environment. Especially when plants of the same species are grown close together, there is a real danger that diseases may spread quickly. A very clea
29、n growing medium will reduce this risk. Soil, the natural planting medium, may contain many harmful diseases or pests, but hydroponic gardening does not use soil. Starting with pure water and clean sand or gravel, the hydroponic gardener avoids many uncertainties. In these ways, hydroponics can over
30、come important agricultural challenges. For instance, hydroponic farming is able to produce worthwhile crops in regions where the soil is too poor for ordinary gardens, or where the supply of water is too scarce for normal irrigation. Also, even in fertile areas, hydroponic greenhouse makes it possi
31、ble to cultivate small areas extremely densely: This can be very profitable during winter in cold climates, such as Canada or the Northern United States. Such considerations may not have mattered to the ancient Egyptians or Aztecs, but they are the basis of a thriving hydroponics industry today. 51
32、Which sentence best describes the main idea of the article? （ A） Hydroponic gardening is ideal for locations where water is too scarce for normal irrigation. （ B） Hydroponic gardening solved the problem of plant stability. （ C） Hydroponic gardening makes it possible for plants to be grown inside in
33、countries with a cold winter. （ D） Hydroponic gardening is not only a very old technique but also a very modern one with great future potential. 52 Hydroponic gardening_. （ A） is still used by the Aztecs and the Egyptians. （ B） takes less room than conventional soil gardening. （ C） results in many u
34、nstable plants. （ D） is popular in Canada only during the winter. 53 Plants grown hydroponically_. （ A） usually have a much bigger harvest. （ B） are more expensive than plants grown in soil. （ C） are also called “organic“ fruits and vegetables. （ D） are really no different than plants grown in soil.
35、 54 Which of the statements is TRUE? （ A） Plants that are grown without soil do not need food. （ B） The roots as well as the leaves of all plants must be able to breathe. （ C） When plants are grown close together there is less of a chance for disease. （ D） Soil is a much cleaner planting medium than
36、 hydroponic gardening. 55 Which word is closest in meaning to “fertile“ (Paragraph 7)? （ A） Moderate. （ B） Barren. （ C） Rich. （ D） Wet. 56 A lot happens to your teeth. They are ground, braced, brushed, flossed, polished, drilled, filled, and if you do not take care of them, pulled. For your teeth, p
37、roper oral care is as essential as anything else you do for your body and your generally health. Fortunately, if there is any damage to your teeth modern dentistry techniques make it easier, faster and less painful to get the problem fixed. By definition, dentistry includes the study, diagnosis, tre
38、atment and the prevention of disease of the mouth, teeth, gum and jawbones. Todays dentists use sophisticated equipment and pain-preventing medicines, but these have not always been around. The earliest historical records of dentistry are from Egypt from around 3600 B.C. Aesculapius, a Greek physici
39、an who lived around 1250 BC, is credited with the idea of pulling disease teeth. Hippocrates, around 400 BC, wrote of applying ointments and using branding irons to treat disease of the mouth. Through the Middle Ages wealthy people were treated by physicians and surgeons, while poor people could loo
40、k to the local barber to pull painful teeth. Modern dentistry emerged with the release of Pierre Fauchards book The Surgeon Dentist, A Treatise on Teeth. Fauchard is considered the father of modern dentistry. Later, the first school devoted to teaching dentistry opened in Baltimore in the U.S.A. in
41、1840. Green Vardiman Black invented a foot engine so dentists would have two free hands while using the dental drill. He also came up with the idea that gum disease was an infection caused by bacteria. This was later confirmed in 1960. An important contribution was made in 1944 when Dr. Horace Wells
42、, a Connecticut dentist, first used nitrous oxide (laughing gas) as an oral anesthetic; today this method of administering anesthetic is employed for many dental and medical surgeries. The introduction of fluoride in toothpaste in the 1960s was a huge breakthrough; teenagers and adults today have a
43、50% better chance of not developing tooth decay. The 1990s saw a change in thinking when it came to fillings for cavities in teeth. Since the early 1800s silver amalgam a combination of silver, tin and mercury has been the standard filling compound. But modern fears about mercury poisoning have led
44、many people to have their amalgam fillings replaced with plastic polymer fillings. Besides not having any mercury, plastic polymers have an advantage over metal fillings because the color can be matched to the surroundings tooth and the material can be chemically bonded to the tooth. Dentistry metho
45、ds are sure to advance even more in the future. Things such as laser technology, which is used to eliminate diseased tissue or weld together damaged parts of teeth, will soon become a common practice in dentists offices. And computer-assisted technology is ushering in new advances in the area of too
46、th restoration. The primary goal of dentists is to develop early detection methods to prevent dental conditions from turning into dental problems. Caring for your teeth properly will lessen the number of visits you make to the dentist. Brushing properly, flossing every day, getting a professionally
47、cleaning every six months and maintaining a diet low in sugar can aid in keeping your teeth healthy. Your teeth will stay in your mouth if you take care of them. 56 Which one could be the best title of the article? （ A） Proper dental hygiene. （ B） Major events in the history of dentistry. （ C） Great
48、 people who have been dentists. （ D） Dentistry methods. 57 Dr. Horace Wells discovery_. （ A） led to the introduction of fluoride. （ B） was less important than Greene Vardiman Blacks foot engine. （ C） left many patients laughing. （ D） had a much wider impact than just on dentistry. 58 Teenagers and a
49、dults have had a 50% better chance of not developing tooth decay since_. （ A） they started brushing their teeth more. （ B） the 1960s. （ C） amalgam fillings have been replaced by plastic polymer. （ D） Pierre Fauchards book was released. 59 Which of the statements is TRUE? （ A） Dr. Horace Wells came up with the idea that gum disease was an infection caused by bacteria. （ B） The primary goal of dentists is to treat dental problems. （ C） Modern dentistry techniques are less painful than techniques were in the past. （ D） Pier
