吉林省松原市公共英語五級(筆試)真題一卷(含答案)

吉林省松原市公共英語五級(筆試)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.Accordingtothetalk,onlyrealcharactersportrayedinbooksmaybecomeourfriends.

A.TrueB.Fasle

2.Whichpowerdoesthemansuggest?

A.Waterpower.

B.Windpower.

C.Solarpower.

D.Electronicalpower.

3.Womenhavemorefatcellssowomenhavelesswater.

A.RightB.Wrong

4.Healthexpertssaythatallkindsofpeopleshoulddrinkatleastabout2litersofliquidseveryday.

A.TrueB.Fasle

5.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：Right,everybody.WelcometoCentralCollegelibraryservices.Myname'sKathyJenkins.I'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontothelibrary.Wehaveawell-stockedbankofresourceswhicharelocatedinthreemainplaces:thelibraryitself,withbooksandperiodicals;theself-accesslanguagecentre,withaudioandvideomaterial;andthemicro-computerlab.I'llstartwiththemicro-computerlab,ormicro-labaswecallit.Itisfittedwith24personalcomputers.

Ifyouareamemberofthelibrary,youmayborrowCALLdiscsinFrench,German,Italian,SpanishandRussianaswellasEnglish.Bytheway,CALLstandsforcomputeraidedlanguagelearning:C-A-doubleL,"CALL",forshort.Youmayalsoborrowarangeofwordprocessinganddesktoppublishingpackages.Alldisksare,ofcourse,strictlyforuseinthemicro-labonly.Ifyouwishtoprintanythingyoushoulduseoneofthefivemachinesaroundtheoutsideoftheroom.Fourareconnectedtodotmatrixprinters,oneisconnectedtothelaserprinter.Ifyouwantabetterqualityprintoutfromthelaserprinter,comeandseemeoranyofthelibrarystaff.Dot-matrixprintoutsarefreebutthereisachargeforusingthelaserprinter.Thereisalwaysaqueuetogettotheterminalstowardstheendofterm.Comeinandgettoknowhowtousethecomputersearlyinthetermandusethemregularly,ratherthanjustbeforeexamsandessaydeadlines,inordertoavoiddelayordisappointment.Trainingsessionsareheldonaregularbasis,onthefirstandthirdThursdayofeachmonth,andarefreetofull-timestudentsofthecollege.Seeyouthere.Now,anyquestions?

Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?

A.Consultwithherfrequently.

B.Usethecomputerregularly.

C.Occupythecomputerearly.

D.Waitforone'sturnpatiently.

6.Whydoesthewomanrefertofootball?

A.Toillustratemen'sinterest.

B.Toillustratethatmenusuallydonottouchuponanythingimportantintalkingabouttheirworkandinterest.

C.Toprovemenaremostlyfootballfans.

D.Toshowthatmenintentionallytrytoavoidtalkingabouttheirtruefeelings.

7.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.

A.RightB.Wrong

8.AlldirectorsontheBoardarefull-timeemployeesinthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Goodbookscandecreaseourcontentmentwhenwearehappyandlessenourtroubleswhenwearesad.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Accordingtothespeaker,howdosomepesticidesgetintoponds?

A.Theyareappliedtoaquaticweedsbyfishfarming.

B.Amphibiansreleasethemfromtheirskin.

C.Irresponsibledisposeoftheminponds.

D.Theyarewashedintopondsbytherain.

11.Whatwouldhappentoastudentifhisemployerreportshisimproperbehavior?

A.Hewouldbefired.

B.Hewouldnotgethispay.

C.Hewouldnotgetanotherjob.

D.Hewouldbefined.

12.WanghassomeexperienceaboutCAD.

A.RightB.Wrong

13.Whatarethestudentsdoingwhenthemanarrivesinclass?

A.Takinganexamination.

B.Drawinggraphs.

C.Givingpresentations.

D.Havingaclassofdiscussion.

14.聽力原文：Theexpression,"lameduck",canbeheardinalmostanyAmericantownorcity,especiallywherepeoplediscusspolitics.Mostoften,theyuseittodescribeapoliticianwhohascometotheendofhispower.

Thereareanumberofideasastowhere"lameduck"camefrom,thoughthepictureofalameduckisclearenough;aduckthathashaditswingscut,oritsfeetinjured,andcannolongerwalklikeahealthyone.

ThetermseemstohavecomeintotheAmericanlanguageaftertheCivilWarof1861-1865.Oneexplanationisthatitcamefromthelanguageofhunterswhofeltthatitwasfoolishtowastepowderortimeonadeadduck.Andalameduckisclosetobeingadeadduck.

Anotherexplanation,however,isthattheexpressioncamefromEngland.Thereitwasusedtodescribeamanwholostallhismoneyandcouldnotpayhisdebts.Hecoulddonothingbutwalklikealameduck.Andpeopleshowedlittlemercyforthepoorfellow.

ButintheUnitedStatespeopletookthephrasetodescribecongressmanwhofailedtogetre-electedbutstillhadalittletimeleftinoffice.

Later,theexpressionwasusedinabroadersense,generallydescribinganymanwhosedaysofpowerwerecomingtoanend.IthasoftenbeenusedtodescribethepositionofanAmericanpresidentinthelasttwoyearsorsoofhissecondterm.Itisadifficulttimeforhim,whenCongressisreadytoopposehimateveryturn.

Wherecantheexpression"lameduck"beheard?

A.Onlyamonghunters.

B.Amongprimaryschoolpupils.

C.Amongbeautifulladies.

D.Amongpeoplewhoarediscussingpolitics.

15.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Givingupsmoking.

B.Keepingfit.

C.Doingexercises.

D.Eatingsweets.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

【C4】

17.(49)

18.(41)

19.

【C12】

20.

【C8】

21.

【C20】

22.

【C9】

23.

【C7】

24.

【C17】

25.

【C3】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Thearticleconcludesthat______.

A.thecreationofjobsforallisanimpossibility

B.oureffortsandresourcesintermsoftacklingunemploymentareinsufficient

C.peopleshouldbeginsupportingthemselvesbylearningapracticalskill

D.weshouldhelpthosewhosejobsareonlypart-time

27.(78)

28.(67)

29.

Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Laraghimpliesthat______.

A.peopleshouldnotbeafraidoftakingexcessivesalt

B.doctorsshouldnotadvisepeopletoavoidsalt

C.anadequatetoexcessivesaltintakeisrecommendedforpeopleindisease

D.excessivesaltintakehasclaimedsomevictimsinthegeneralpopulation

30.

Theauthorimpliesthatwhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofmanyemployeehealthinsuranceplans?

A.Theycoverallthecommonmedicalconditionsaffectingmen,butonlysomeofthoseaffectingwomen.

B.Theylackthespecialprovisionsforwomenworkersthatproposedspeciallaborlawsforwomenwouldprovide.

C.Theypaythemedicalcostsassociatedwithpregnancyandchildbirthonlyforthespousesofmaleemployees,notforfemaleemployees.

D.Theymeetminimumlegalrequirements,butdonotadequatelysafeguardthehealthofeithermaleorfemaleemployees.

31.

Thephrase“talkingshop”(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______．

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

32.(73)

33.

Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat______．

A.universalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity

B.economicfreedomcamewithineveryone'scontrol

C.patternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged

D.people'sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed

34.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Answerquestions71～80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Whichschool...

isnotforboys?71.______

haswonthenationalaward?72.______

ownsmostfull-timefacultymemberswhoholdaPh.D.orterminaldegreeintheirfield?73.______

hasagoodreputationforwhattheydoforsomespecialpersons?74.______

hasalimitintheageforthosewhowillliveoncampus?75.______

putemphasisondevelopingstudents'verbaltalents?76.______

doesnotofferanyscholarships?77.______

providesstudentswithvocationaltraining?78.______

combinesliberalartswithprofessionalstudiesandpromotesservicetoothers?79.______

appliesadvanceddevicestoteaching?80.______

AEllesmereCollegeisoneofthefastest-growingindependentschoolsinthecountryoverthepasttwoyears,withpupils'numberrisingbyalmost20%.Thegrowthhasledtoa$1millioninvestmentprogramin1999andthebuildingofanewlowerschoolforboysandgirlsagedninetothirteen.Thenewlowerschoolwillbethelargestsinglebuildingprojectatthecollegesinceitsfoundationin1884.

Intheseniorschool,two-thirdsofthepupilsareboarders,andboardingisavailablefromtheageof11.Thesixthform.isstrongwithover120pupils;thereisanexceptionallywide-rangeofA-levelsubjectsonofferandtheCollegehaspioneeredtheuseofvideoconferencingtechnologyasawayofimprovingitscurriculum.MicrosoftOfficequailficationsarealsoavailableinthesixthform.

TheCollegeissetinextensivegroundsinthebeautifulNorthShropshireLakeDistrict.Facilitiesareexcellenfandvarious,andincludemanysportsfields,sixall-weathertenniscourts,indoorandoutdoorshootingranges,anine-holegolfcourseandapurpose-builttheater.TheCollegesailingclubhasboatswithinwalkingdistanceonWhitemere.

ThemajorityofthedaypupilsattheCollegeenjoytheCollegebusservicewhichcoversaverywidearea.BoardingthroughouttheSchoolhasbenefitedfromarecentmultimillionpoundrefurbishmentwhichhasdoneawaywithdormitoriesinfavorofmodem,comfortablerooms,thelargestsleepingsix,butmostsleepingtwoorone.

Academicstandardsarehighforaschoolwithabroadentryrange.Manyscholarshipsareawardedacrossarangeoftalents,buttheemphasisofanEllesmereeducationisfirmlyonbreadthwitheachpupilachievinghisorherfullpotential,whateverthatmaybe.Recentpupilsuccessesrangefrominternationalhonorsinshooting,fencingandcanoeingtoarecentleaver'selection--afteronlyoneyearasanundergraduate--toanExhibitioninchemistryatJesusCollege,Oxford.TheCollegehasanationalreputationforthequalityofitsdyslexiaprovision.

BThechoiceoftherightschoolforyoursonordaughterisimportant.Forover100yearsEdgehillCollegehasproudlypreparedindependently-mindedyoungpeopletotaketheirplaceinaworldofrapidlyadvancingtechnology.

Thefoundationsofasoundeducationarelaiddownearlyinlife.Edgehilldoesthiswithinthefriendlywallsofitsprepschool.Learningthroughenjoymentbeginsattheageofthreeandcontinuestothepointwherepupilscanproceedsmoothlyandconfidentlyintoseniorschool.

Entrytotheprepschoolis

35.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA~Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thepressisconstantlyremindingusthatthedramaticincreaseintheageofourpopulationoverthenext30orsoyearswillcausenationalhealthcaresystemstocollapse,economiestocrumpleunderthestrainofpensiondemandsanddisintegratingfamiliestobuckleunderincreasingcarecommitments.YetresearchatOxfordisbeginningtoexposesomeofthewidespreadmythsthatunderliethisrhetoric.Demographicageingisundoubtedlyareality.Lifeexpectancyindevelopedcountrieshasrisencontinuouslyoverthepastcentury,increasingthepercentageofthoseovertheageof60relativetothoseundertheageof15.By2030halfthepopulationofWesternEuropewillbeovertheageof50,withapredictedaveragelifeexpectancyofafurther40years.Bythen,aquarterofthepopulationwillbeover65andby2050theUK'scurrentnumberof10,000centenariansarepredictedtohavereachedaquarterofamillion.SomedemographershaveevensuggestedthathalfofallbabygirlsbornintheWesttodaywilllivetoseethenextcentury.

66.______

Indeed,ifthiscouldbeachievedthroughouttheworld,itwouldsurelycountasthesuccessofcivilization,forthenwewouldalsohaveconqueredthekillersofpoverty,disease,famineandwar.

Decreasingmortalityrates,increasinglongevityanddecliningfertilitymeansmallerpercentagesofyoungpeoplewithinpopulations.Overthepast20yearslifeexpectancyatbirthintheUKhasrisenbyfouryearsformen(to75)andthreeyearsforwomen(to80).MeanwhilefertilityratesacrossEuropehavedeclinedmoreorlesscontinuouslyoverthepast40yearsandremainwellbelowthelevelsrequiredforEuropeanpopulationstobeabletoreplacethemselveswithoutsubstantiveimmigration.Butagain,ratherthanseeingthisasadoomandgloomscenario,weneedtoexplorethepositiveaspectsofthesedemographics.Thenext50yearsshouldprovideuswithanopportunitytoenjoythemanyadvantagesofasocietywithamaturepopulationstructure.67.______

ThefirstoftheseisthecurrentpoliticalrhetoricwhichclaimsthathealthservicesacrosstheWesternworldarecollapsingunderthestrainofdemographicageing.

68.______

Thesecondmythistheviewthattheratioofworkerstonon-workerswillbecomesoacutethatWesterneconomieswillcollapse,compoundedbyamassivegrowthinpensiondebt.Whilethereareundoubtedconcernsovercurrentpensionshortfalls,itisaisoclearthatworkingliveswillthemselveschangeoverthenextfewdecades,withapredictedincreaseinflexibleandpart-timeworkandtheprobableextensionofworkinglifeuntiltheageof70.Indeed,wehavetorecognizethatwecannotexpecttoretireattheageof50andthenbeabletosupportourselvesforanother40orsoyears.Neitherasolidpensionschemenorsavingscancarrypeoplethatlong.

69.______

Afurthermythisthatwewillallliveinloose,multigenerationalfamilies,experiencingincreasedemotionaldistancingfromourkin.Evidencefromavarietyofstudiesacrossthedevelopedworldsuggeststhat,ifanything,themodemfamilyisactuallybecomingmoreclose-knit.WorkcardedoutbytheOxfordInstituteinScandinaviaandinaPan-EuropeanFamilyCareStudy,forexample,showsthatdespitetheinfluenceofth

36.Asthe2lstcenturybegins,anumberofleadersinpolitics,education,andotherprofessionsbelievethattheUnitedStatesmustadoptsomenewvaluestogoalongwiththeoldtraditionalones.WhatnewvaluesshouldAmericansadopt?Thisisaverydifficultquestiontoanswer.Certainly,agreatervalueshouldbeplacedontheconservationofnaturalresources;Americansshouldlearntouselessandwasteless.ButconservationhasneverbeenastrongvaluetoAmericans,whohavebelievedthattheircountryofferedanendless,abundantsupplyofnaturalresources.

Recently,progresshasbeenmade--moreandmoreAmericansarerecyclingtheirpaper,cans,bottles,andothergoods--butoldwastefulhabitsdiehard.Furthermore,theneedtoprotecttheenvironmentmayconflictwiththeneedforjobs,asintheNorthwest,whereconservationistsbattlelumbercompaniesthatwanttocutdownancientredwoodtrees.AbeliefinthevalueofconservationisstillcomparedwithotherAmericanvalues;itcanbecomestrongeronlyasAmericansseetheneedforitmoreclearly.

Inaddition,Americansmayneedtoplaceastrongvalueoncooperationonanationalscaletoachieveimportantnationalobjectives.TheAmericanideaofthenationalgoodhasneverbeenbasedonnationalcooperationbutratheronthefreedomoftheindividual,maintainingthoseconditionsthatprovidethegreatestfreedomandprosperityfortheindividual.ItisfarmoredifficultforAmericanstoacceptsharedsacrificeforthecommongoodandwell-beingoftheentirecountry.Forexample,althoughthemajorityofAmericansbelievethatitisextremelyimportanttobalancethenationalbudgetandreducethedeficit,theydonotwanttoseecutsingovernmentprogramsthatbenefitthempersonally.

TheAmericanvalueofcompetitionalsohindersthedevelopmentofaspiritofnationalcooperation.Competitionsometimesencouragesfeelingsofsuspicionratherthanthemutualtrustthatisnecessaryforsuccessfulnationalcooperation.AlthoughAmericansoftencooperatesuccessfullyonthelocallevel--inneighborhoodgroupsandchurches,forexample—theybecomesuspiciouswhenthenationalgovernmentbecomesinvolved.Forexample,onthenationallevel,theymayseethemselvesaspartofaninterestgroupthatiscompetingwithotherinterestgroupsforgovernmentfunds.Arequestbythenationalgovernmentforsharedsacrificemaybeseenascoerciveanddestructiveratherthanvoluntaryandconstructive.However,thedemandsofthe21stcenturymaycompelAmericanstoplaceagreatervalueonnationalcooperationtosolveproblemsthataffectthemall,directlyandindirectly.

Thebesttitleofthispassagecouldbe______.

A.WhichisBetter,NewValueorOldValue

B.Conservationvs.NeedforJobs

C.TheNeedforNewNationalValues

D.CooperationandCompetition

37.

Theeffectsofalmostuniversalemploymentwereoverwhelminginthat______.

A.thehouseholdandvillagecommunitydisappearedcompletely

B.mennowtravelledenormousdistancestotheirplacesofwork

C.youngandoldpeoplebecamesuperfluouscomponentsofsociety

D.theworkstatusofthosenotinpaidemploymentsuffered

38.(70)

39.(80)

40.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

Note：AnswereachquestionbychoosingA，B，CorDandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1．Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce．

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngeles

Whichcity…

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71．______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72．______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73．______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74．______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75．______

isthelargestcity?76．______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77．______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78．______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79．______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry，transportation，commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?

80．______

AWashingtonD.C.

Washington，thecapitaloftheUnitedStates，isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia．Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface)．ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus，whodiscoveredthecontinent．ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington，thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear，ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry．ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere．IntheWarof1812，theBritainarmyseizedthecity．burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings．

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem：Congress，theSupremeCourtandthePresidency．

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings，therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument，theLincolnMemorial，theJeffersonMemorial，theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt．Vernon，homeofGeorgeWashington．

BNewYorkCity

NewYorkCity．locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates．ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan，12million．

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524，anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam．In1664，thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow．DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776，GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity．TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th，1776．Thecityre

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

第

34

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mayaffectthedownstreamwaterqualityandhaveanimpactonplantlife?__________

42.

第

32

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Accordingtothispassage，undertheWTO，_________．

43.

第

30

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Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthetext?

44.

第

43

題

describestheimageofAmericaasthedominatefigureintheworld?__________

45.

第

40

題

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

參考答案

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.thatthat解析：此空后的內(nèi)容為maintain的內(nèi)容，即此空后的句子為maintain的賓語，應(yīng)填一個可引導(dǎo)賓語從句的詞。

17.complycomply解析：此處句意為“他們會很懊惱的服從”，表示服從，遵從的短語是complywith。所以此處應(yīng)填“comply”。

18.toto解析：“incontrastto”為固定搭配，意為“與…相對比”。所以此處應(yīng)填“to”。

19.losinglosing解析：根據(jù)上下文的意思，很多年輕一代的日本人已經(jīng)不再尊重父母，不再對家庭有責(zé)任感，所以這里用。losing表示“漸