1、国家公共英语（五级）笔试模拟试卷 98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） Fasle 2 A simple diet high in vitamins and sugar but low in fat and chemicals benefits those people in Hunza. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 3 People in Russia are also famous for their longevity. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 4 Shirali probably lived until 168; Tsurba probably lived until age 160. （ A） True （ B）
3、Fasle 5 People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 6 One reason for the good health of the people in Vilcabamba must be the clean, beautiful environment. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 7 The diets of the people in the three regions are tot
4、ally different. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 8 Most people in the mountains of Eduador drink a lot of coffee and alcohol, but they still live long. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 9 Calories, natural food, mountains and the distance from modern cities are the only common things in the three regions. （ A） True （ B） Fas
5、le 10 Physical exercises and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity. （ A） True （ B） Fasle 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 is the speak
6、er mainly discussing? （ A） Traditional European architecture. （ B） Techniques for building log cabins. （ C） The history of log structures. （ D） How to build a home yourself. 12 According to the speaker, what gives modern log homes their warm atmosphere? （ A） Their small size. （ B） Their rustic dirt
7、floors. （ C） Their walls made up of rounded logs. （ D） Their sliding board windows. 13 According to the speaker, why were log cabins especially popular to settlers who moved west? （ A） They could easily build the log houses themselves. （ B） They could construct the houses from kits. （ C） They liked
8、the cozy atmosphere of the log interior. （ D） They wanted homes that could be transported. 14 Who is the mail? （ A） Student advisor. （ B） Course teacher. （ C） Admissions officer. （ D） Department secretary. 15 Which subject does the student say she was good at? （ A） Computer programming. （ B） Art and
9、 design. （ C） Electronics. （ D） Mathematics. 16 What will she most likely do eventually? （ A） Do basic electronics. （ B） Teach English literature. （ C） Produce educational games. （ D） Write computer programs. 17 What does the speaker mainly discuss? （ A） The distribution of different species of amph
10、ibians. （ B） Possible reasons for reduction in the number of amphibians. （ C） The effects of environmental change on the fish industry. （ D） Guidelines for the responsible use of pesticides. 18 According to the speaker, how do developers contribute to the reduction of amphibian population? （ A） By t
11、aking over ponds. （ B） By constructing sewers. （ C） By building dams on rivers. （ D） By flooding marshes. 19 According to the speaker, how do some pesticides get into ponds? （ A） They are applied to aquatic weeds by fish farming. （ B） Amphibians release them from their skin. （ C） Irresponsible dispo
12、se of them in ponds. （ D） They are washed into ponds by the rain. 20 According to the speaker, why do pesticides pose a threat to amphibians? （ A） Pesticides can cause an amphibians skin to dry out. （ B） Pesticides kill the insects that amphibians depend on for food. （ C） Dissolved pesticides can ea
13、sily enter amphibians bodies. （ D） Amphibians may eat plants that have been treated with pesticides. 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
14、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 kind of grain could be found in American diet 500 years ago? 24 Who gave dairy products to the native Americans?
15、 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 talk? 28 What did Europeans think of potatoes? 29 What was potato used for in Europe at first? 30 In what part of t
16、he 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. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 30 Impatience characterizes young intellectual workers. They want to make th
17、eir mark【 31】 _. So its important to get【 32】 _to them in a challenging manner the idea【 33】 _big achievements rarely come easily and quickly. Point out that the little successes are essential. Show that they【 34】 _turn become the foundation on【 35】 _reputations are built and from which more importa
18、nt tasks can be accomphished. A variety of job assignments, including job or project rotation, also keep a job【 36】_becoming dull. Whereas its natural for some individuals to want to move ahead immediately to more difficult assignments, 【 37】 _proper guidance they can continue to learn and to gain v
19、ersatility by working on a number of jobs that are essentially【 38】 _the same complexity. This way they gain breadth, if not depth. Probably the greatest offense to guard【 39】 _when dealing with younger specialists is to reject ideas out of hand. You must listen and listen objectively to their sugge
20、stions. Avoid【 40】 _overcritical. You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fresh approach. Youll frustrate it quickly if you revert too often【 41】 _ “Weve tried that before and it wont【 42】 _here. “ One sure way to disenchant【 43】 _college graduates is flagrantly misusing their talents. Expect t
21、hem to do some routine work, of course. But dont make their【 44】 _work just one long series of errands. This includes such break-in assignments【 45】 _performing routine calculations, digging up【 46】_material, 【 47】 _operating reproduction equipment. One large manufacturing company recently interview
22、ed a number of【 48】 _engineers who had left them. The company found that the overwhelming complaint was that the company not only did not offer work that【 49】 _challenging but also expected【 50】 _too little from them in the way of performance. Part A Directions: Read the following texts and answer t
23、he questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on 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 daunt
24、ing thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuition 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
25、threatening), where one year s tuition, room and board almost $34, 000 in 2007 will 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
26、 hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $ 74 billion in financial 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 th
27、e form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they appear for lower-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
28、smarter kids -whether they need it or not. The best way to prepare is to start saving 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 educa
29、tion expenses“ like tuition, room and board. The plans arent for everyone. For tax 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 maternit
30、y ward and middle school. “ Aid packages usually come in some combination of grants, 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 gradu
31、ation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins loans 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 Kantro
32、witz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when they re reviewed this summer. Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wresding champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws mos
33、t away. He 11 almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, “we would really be in a bind, “ says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, its 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 inte
34、nd to illustrate with the example of the Harts? （ A） The difficulty of paying 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
35、full amount of the tuition. （ B） The parents do not favor the form of loans. （ 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 schol
36、arships （ B） mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the trouble （ C） 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)
37、? （ A） Richer. （ B） Wiser. （ C） Happier. （ D） Luckier. 55 Which of the following 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 a
38、re still attractive to some families. 55 It was late in the afternoon, and I 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 d
39、o, I yanked(用力猛拉 )the battery out. Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst 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
40、 Setup CD. I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs, but no Windows CD in 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 dont know what continent th
41、ey re standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather weve been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of die 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 havi
42、ng a problem with your Windows Setup CD. “ She has apparently been dozing 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 te
43、chnicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress 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 dont know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didnt have it. No
44、 matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. 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 expl
45、ained cheerfully. “Windows came preinstalled on your computer!“ “But I do need it “ Yes, but you dont 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 do
46、cuments , your photos. “ It was like offering to drop a safe on my head 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
47、up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I d heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldnt 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 wi
48、ndow as it was outside his. 56 Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly? （ A） She had saved what she had written. （ B） She couldnt 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 wom
49、an at the Global Support Centre? （ A） She sounded helpful and knowledgeable. （ 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 “ It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my heada
