1、公共英语五级-(暂无语音，提供参考)1 及答案解析(总分：111.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).In 1991 Philippines witnessed the second largest volcanic eruption that hit an area with large population.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The volcanic eruption affected hundreds of miles across in Phil
2、ippines.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).The eruption also caused huge mudflows.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The volcano became active on June 12, 1991.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).About 5 000 residents evacuated from the affected area.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The volcanic activity in Philippines in 1991 was caused by a major eart
3、hquake.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Minor earthquakes due to the rising molten rocks triggered the volcano in Philippines in 1991.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).On June 15, 1991, thousands of roofs collapsed due to the wet volcanic ash deposits.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Pinatubos 1991 eruptions deepened the global environ
4、ment pollution.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Some people have returned home despite the possible danger.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：11.00)Questions 11 13 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 13.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements about the telephone
5、 of the future is NOT true?A It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today.B It will be more convenient to use than todays telephone.C You will be able to dial great distances.D There will be no busy lines.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The screens of televisions of the future will becomeA extr
6、emely largeB as large as walls in homeC as large as the screens of moviesD as large as you wish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will happen to the programs of television of the future?A All TV sets can receive some programs without paying money in a certain area.B You may pay for some special programs if y
7、ou like.C If you are interested in a certain subject, you may borrow some video tapes about it.D All of the above.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following interview with Tom Kenney, the managing editor for multimedia at Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive about WashingtonPost.
8、com. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 14 to 17.（分数：4.00）(1).When did the WashingtonPost. com get into the video news business?A 1988.B 1989.C 1998.D 1999.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which one of the following is NOT viewed by the managing editor as competition in the market?A Magazines.B Televisio
9、n.C Newspaper.D Audience.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What aspect of WashingtonPost. com has been depreciated?A Narrative storytelling.B Visual and editing technique.C Documentary photography.D Time and attention of audience.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What advice does the manager give to those who are scared of u
10、nemployment?A Learn more skills.B Play new tricks.C Be more scrupulous.D Abandon the profession.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 1821 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1821.（分数：4.00）(1).A working-class wife thinks that her husband _ .A. gets his own way in everythi
11、ngB. is the only master of the houseC. is sometimes an absolute ruler of the familyD. understands now the role of the family is changing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A working-class wife will, on the whole, obey her husband _ .A. supporting he is not lazy and selfish in the familyB. only if he is considerate
12、 and helpful to herC. unless he keeps her well informed of the worldD. since he is the person who earns most of the family money（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does she mean when a middle-aged wife says to a younger one “He is good to you, isnt he?“A. He gives her a large housekeeping allowance.B. He can
13、understand her feelings and problems.C. He will not beat her even though he is rough.D. He often speaks quietly and fondly to her.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It is learned from the passage that _ .A. wives obedience to husbands doesnt mean women have no say in family mattersB. women show no sign of dissati
14、sfaction with their family lifeC. mans role as lord and master in the working-class house is accepted by allD. mens rough manners to wives can often be understood and forgiven（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Besides the form of reports, in what other forms can we give oral presentations?
15、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Whats the essential point we should realize about speech and writing?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What can the listeners rely on when they are listening?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Whats one of the best ways to help your audience?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Besides the problem of speaking too fast, what
16、else will make listening more difficult?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Before delivering the new information, what should the speaker give his audience?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).After delivering the new information, why should the speaker also give his audience some time?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What does repetition of i
17、deas mean?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Whats the third method mentioned here to give the listener time for think?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Can you give an example of “filler words“?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)To begin with, we are witnessing a (32) explosion of “solos“ people who live (33)
18、 , outside a family altogether. Between 1970 and 1978, the number of persons aged fourteen (34) thirty-four who lived alone nearly tripled in the United State (35) from 1.5 million to 4.3 million. Today, (36) fifth of all households in the United States consists (37) a living solo. (38) are all thes
19、e people losers or loners, forced into the solo life. Many deliberately choose it, at least for a time. Says a legislative aide to a Seattle councilwoman, “I (39) consider marriage if the right person came (40) , but I would not give up my career (41) it.“Looking at an older slice of the population,
20、 we find a large number of formerly married people, living on their (42) and, in many eases, decidedly liking it. The growth of such groups (43) created a flourishing “singles“ culture and a much publicized proliferation of bars, travel tours, and (44) services or products de- signed for the indepen
21、dent individual. Simultaneously, the real estate industry has come (45) with “singles only“ condominia, and has begun to respond to a (46) for smaller apartments and suburban homes with fewer bedrooms.We are now experiencing a growth (47) the number of people living together (48) bothering about leg
22、al formalities. This group has more (49) doubled in the past decade. The practice has become so common that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development has overthrown tradition and (50) its rules to permit such couples to occupy public housing. The courts are wrestling (51) the legal and prop
23、erty complications that spring up when such couples “divorce“.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Can the
24、 Internet help patients jump the line at the doctors office? The Silicon Valley Employers Forum, a sophisticated group of technology companies, is launching a pilot program to test online “virtual visits“ between doctors at three big local medical groups and about 6 000 employees and their families.
25、 The six employers taking part in the Silicon Valley initiative, including heavy hitters such as Oracle and Cisco Systems, hope that online visits will mean employees wont have to skip work to tend to minor ailments or to follow up on chronic conditions. “With our long commutes and traffic, driving
26、40 miles to your doctor in your hometown can be a big chunk of time, “says Cindy Conway, benefits director at Cadence Design Systems, one of the participating companies.Doctors arent clamoring to chat with patients online for free; they spend enough unpaid time on the phone. Only 1 in 5 has ever e-m
27、ailed a patient, and just 9 percent are interested in doing so, according to the research firm Cyber Dialogue. “We are not stupid,“ says Stifling Somers, executive director of the Silicon Valley employers group. “Doctors getting paid is a critical piece in getting this to work.“ In the pilot program
28、, physicians will get $20 per online consultation, about what they get for a simple office visit.Doctors also fear theyll be swamped by rambling e-mails that tell everything but whats needed to make a diagnosis. So the new program will use technology supplied by Healinx, an Alameda, Calif-based star
29、-up. Healinxs “Smart Symptom Wizard“ questions patients and turns answers into a succinct message. The company has online dialogues for 60 common conditions. The doctor can then diagnose the problem and outline a treatment plan, which could include e-mailing a prescription or a face-to-face visit.Ca
30、n e-mail replace the doctors office? Many conditions, such as persistent cough, require a stethoscope to discover whats wrong and to avoid a malpractice suit. Even Larry Bonham, head of one of the doctors groups in the pilot, believes the virtual doctors visits offer a “very narrow“ sliver of servic
31、e between phone calls to an advice nurse and a visit to the clinic.The pilot program, set to end in nine months, also hopes to determine whether online visits will boost worker productivity enough to offset the cost of the service. So far, the Internets record in the health field has been underwhelm
32、ing. The experiment is “a huge roll of the dice for Healinx“, notes Michael Barrett, an analyst at Internet consulting firm Forester Research. If the “Web visits“ succeed, expect some HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) to pay for online visits. If doctors, employers, and patients arent satisfie
33、d, figure on one more E health star-up to stand down.（分数：5.00）(1).The Silicon Valley employers promote the E-health program for the purpose of _.A rewarding their employees B gratifying the local hospitalsC boosting worker productivity D testing a sophisticated technology（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What ca
34、n be learned about the online doctors visits?A They are a quite promising business.B They are funded by the local government.C They are welcomed by all the patients.D They are very much under experimentation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Of the following people, who are not involved in the program?A Cisco Sy
35、stem employees. B Advice nurses in the clinic.C Doctors at three local hospitals. D Oracle executives.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Paragraph 2, doctors are _.A reluctant to serve online for nothing B not interested in Web consultationC too tired to talk to the patients online D content with $ 2
36、0 paid per Web visit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).“Smart Symptom Wizard“ is capable of _.A making diagnoses B producing prescriptionsC profiling patients illnesses D offering treatment plans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Interest is steadily spreading from a minority of enthusiasts in developing ren
37、ewable sources of energy-wind, wave and solar power, tidal and geothermal energy. Additional support for them has come with a proposal to explore the untapped sources of hydro-electric power in Scotland.The details are provided by Mr. William Manser in a study provided for an expert committee to loo
38、k at the developments possible for hydro-electric sites and, more important, for means of financing them.There is a clear industrial connection in Mr. Mansers study because it was done for the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors; hydro-electric schemes, by definition, have a large civil engi
39、neering component in them. Mr. Manser estimates that wind power could theoretically provide more than 7 percent of electricity supply in the United Kingdom, provided suitable sites for generators could be found. However, the practical viability of wind power generation is not likely to be understood
40、 until 1990.Other developments using renewable energy sources are also at an early stage as far as their commercial possibilities are concerned, he believe.The best developed and most suitable form of renewable energy is, in his view, hydro power. The technology has been developed over centuries and
41、 is still progressing. At present it is the cheapest form of electricity generation.Mr. Manser studied past surveys of the north of Scotland and identified several as suitable for hydro-electric generation. Those are in the remote areas, usually of great natural beauty.But Mr. Manser says a well-des
42、igned dam can be impressive in itself. It is also possible to make installation as unobtrusive as possible, to the point of burying parts of them. Hydro generation involves no water pollution, smoke creation or unsightly stocking-out yards.The main trouble, which appears from his report, is financin
43、g an undertaking which has a heavy initial capital cost, and very low running costs.However, Mr. Manser does not see that as an unfamiliar position for the electricity industry. He cites the proposed construction of the new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk, which will have a high initial
44、 capital cost.The argument at Sizewell that the reason for the expenditure is that the capital will provide a benefit in lower costs and higher returns in the long-term, applies equally to hydro-electric generation.（分数：5.00）(1).Tile main subject of this passage is theA conservation of energy.B high
45、costs of energy sources.C recycling of resources.D energy generated by water power.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).From the passage we understand that Mr. Mansers study wasA presented by a financial committee.B part of a civil engineering contract.C commissioned by a professional organization.D written in conj
46、unction with an expert committee.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What drawback is there to the provision of wind power generation?A The supply method is not yet understood.B Its a non-viable proposition.C There is a lack of suitable sites.D Theoretical application is still needed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The advan
47、tage of hydro-electric power is that itA does not damage the environment.B is relatively easy to install.C requires little or no maintenance.D is more suitable for remote areas.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In Mr. Mansers opinion, the main stumbling block to the development of hydro-electric power is theA capital outlay.B running cost.C public expenditure.D financing risk.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Perhaps shyness would be less of a problem if we considered it a special gr
