1、公共英语五级-(暂无语音，提供参考)4 及答案解析(总分：105.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Tips on Having More Fruit to Keeping You HealthyI. A few steps you need to help have more fruit:1) Having fruit around is the (1) . 2) Try keeping small amount out on (2) to remind yourself t
2、o reach for it at snack time.3) Try putting (3) on the table at the same time as the rest of the meal.4) Try using fruit in salads more often.II. Eating plenty of fruit is better than skipping the produce (4) 1) Many of the nutrients in (5) to be found in fruit. 2) To get a (6) of these nutrients. 3
3、) Not to completely (7) a lack of vegetables.III. The main factors that help people live longer:According to Dr David Demko, 4 other factors are equally important: (8) , diet, exercise and an alert mind. The ways to be healthy and wealthy.1) To give up some (9) hobbies and ways of life.2) To keep on
4、 observing right (10) of diets, eating more fruit and veggies.（分数：10.00）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:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about Miss Chan?A She is older than most undergraduate students.B She majors in F
5、rench and minors in Marketing.C She has work experience before entering the university.D She succeeds in shortening the academic years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is TRUE about Miss Chans language skills?A She develops virtually native level of Mandarin. B Her French is obviously bet
6、ter than English.C She speak French on many occasions. D Her languages are useless at critical moments.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Miss. Chan, a Marketing Officer Trainee should do all the following EXCEPTA be supervised by a Marketing Office at first. B assume many duties shortly after employ
7、ed.C keep records and carry out plans. D show more initiative as time goes by.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).As implied by the interviewer, the remarks by Miss Chans referee possibly mean thatA Miss Chan was once dismissed by the employer.B Miss Chan was not on good terms with her co-workers.C Miss Chan once
8、quitted after giving a specific reason.D Miss Chan had a fierce quarrel with one of her employers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is NOT the prospect for the position?A Receiving a competitive paycheck. B Chance to develop a specialism.C Privilege to skip the probationary period, D Six m
9、onths further training after probation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)（分数：2.00）(1).Now the U.S. economy growth rate is _. Ahigher than 1995 to 2000 Blower than 1973 to 1995Cas good as 1995 to 2000 Dthe same as 1993 to 1995（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Dale Jorgenson points out that the 2.78 grow
10、rate will be continued in the next _. A2 years B10 years C20 years D5 years（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1.The H5N1 bird flu has been found in all the following places EXCEPTA Australia. B Maharashtra.C France. D Austria.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).The North Korean government has repeatedly accused the US of _
11、.A. preparing to wage a propaganda war against the countryB. imposing sanctions on the countryC. inspecting the nuclear cite in PyongyangD. preparing to attack the country after it finishes the war in Iraq（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the news, we can infer that North Koreas attitude toward the
12、issue is _.A. resolute B. wavering C. supportive D. ambiguous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In 17th-century New England, almost everyone believed in witches. Struggling to survive in a vast and sometimes unforgiving land, Americas earliest European settler
13、s understood themselves to be surrounded by an inscrutable universe filled with invisible spirits, both benevolent and evil, that affected their lives. They often attributed a sudden illness, a household disaster or a financial setback to a witchs curse. The belief in witchcraft was, at bottom, an a
14、ttempt to make sense of the unknown.While witchcraft was often feared, it was punished only infrequently. In the first 70 years of the New England settlement, about 100 people were formally charged with being witches; fewer than two dozen were convicted and fewer still were executed.Then came 1692.
15、In January of that year, two young girls living in the household of the Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village began experiencing strange fits. The doctor identified witchcraft as the cause. After weeks of questioning, the girls named Tituba, Parriss female Indian slave, and two local women as the
16、witches who were tormenting them.Judging by previous incidents, one would have expected the episode to end there. But it didnt. Other young Salem women began to suffer fits as well. Before the crisis ended, 19 people formally accused others of afflicting them, 54 residents of Essex County confessed
17、to being witches and nearly 150 people were charged with consorting with the devil. What led to this?Traditionally, historians have argued that the witchcraft crisis resulted from factionalism in Salem Village, deliberate faking, or possibly the ingestion of hallucinogens by the afflicted. I believe
18、 another force was at work. The events in Salem were precipitated by a conflict with the Indians on the northeastern frontier, the most significant surge of violence in the region in nearly 40 years.In two little-known wars, fought largely in Maine from 1675 to 1678 and from 1688 to 1699, English se
19、ttlers suffered devastating losses at the hands of Wabanaki Indians and their French allies. The key afflicted accusers in the Salem crisis were frontier refugees whose families had been wiped out in the wars. These tormented young women said they saw the devil in the shape of an Indian. In testimon
20、y, they accused the witchesreputed ringleaderthe Reverend George Burroughs, formerly pastor of Salem Villageof bewitching the soldiers dispatched to fight the Wabanakis. While Tituba, one of the first people accused of witchcraft, has traditionally been portrayed as a black or mulatto woman from Bar
21、bados, all the evidence points to her being an American Indian.To the Puritan settlers, who believed themselves to be Gods chosen people, witchcraft explained why they were losing the war so badly. Their Indian enemies had the devil on their side.In late summer, some prominent New Englanders began t
22、o criticize the witch prosecutions. In response to the dissent, Governor Sir William Phips of Massachusetts dissolved in October the special court he had established to handle the trials. But before he stopped the legal process, 14 women and 5 men had been hanged. Another man was crushed to death by
23、 stones for refusing to enter a plea. The war with the Indians continued for six more years, though sporadically. Slowly, northern New Englanders began to feel more secure. And they soon regretted the events of 1692.Within five years, one judge and 12 jurors formally apologized as the colony declare
24、d a day of fasting and prayer to atone for the injustices that had been committed. In 1711, the state compensated the families of the victims.And last year, more than three centuries after the settlers reacted to an external threat by lashing out irrationally, the convicted were cleared by name in a
25、 Massachusetts statute. Its a story worth rememberingand not just on Halloween.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following does NOT describe peoples understanding of universe and witchcraft?A Existent. B Mysterious.C Scared. D Fiendish.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The author adds that the witchcraft crisis of 1692
26、also arose fromA the clash between European settlers and the Indians.B disagreements among European settlers in Salem.C the delusion of the sick in Salem.D the pretension of the sick in Salem.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).“.one would have expected the episode to end there“ in the fourth paragraph means thatA
27、 things might not go from bad to worse. B the doctor tried to cure fits.C more people suffered from fits. D the situation was further aggravated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from the passage thatA Puritan settlers witnessed the witchcraft of American Indians.B frontier refugees couldnt ad
28、mit their own defeat.C the early European settlers lacked the sense of security.D hundreds of American Indians died of the witchcraft accusation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A suitable title for the passage would beA The Significance of Salems Witch Trials.B European Settlers and American Indians.C The Refl
29、ection on the Details of Salems Witch Trials.D Campaigning on the Indian Frontier.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For office innovators, the unrealized dream of the “paperless“ office is a classic example of high-tech hubris (傲慢). Todays office drone is drowning in more paper than ever befor
30、e.But after decades of hype, American offices may finally be losing their paper obsession. The demand for paper used to outstrip the growth of the U. S. economy, but the past two or three years have seen a marked slowdown in sales despite a healthy economic scene.Analysts attribute the decline to su
31、ch factors as advances in digital databases and communication systems. Escaping our craving for paper, however, will be anything but an easy affair.“Old habits are hard to break,“ says Merilyn Dunn, a communications supplies director. “There are some functions that paper serves where a screen displa
32、y doesnt work. Those functions are both its strength and its weakness. “In the early to mid-90s, a booming economy and improved desktop printers helped boost paper sales by 6 to 7 percent each year. The convenience of desktop printing allowed office workers to indulge in printing anything and everyt
33、hing at very little effort or cost.But now, the growth rate or paper sales in the United States is flattening by about half a percent each year. Between 2004 and 2005, Ms. Dunn says, plain white office paper will see less than a 4 percent growth rate, despite the strong overall economy. A primary re
34、ason for the change, says Dunn, is that for the first time ever, some 47 percent of the workforce entered the job market after computers had already been introduced to offices.“Were finally seeing a reduction in the amount of paper being used per worker in the workplace,“ says John Maine, vice presi
35、dent of a pulp and paper economic consulting firm. “More information is being transmitted electronically, and more and more people are comfortable with the information residing only in electronic form without printing multiple backups. “In addition, Mr. Maine points to the lackluster employment mark
36、et for white-collar workers the primary driver of office paper consumption for the shift in paper usage.The real paradigm shift may be in the way paper is used. Since the advent of advanced and reliable office-network systems, data storage has moved away from paper archives. The secretarial art of “
37、filing“ is disappearing from job descriptions. Much of todays data may never leave its original digital format.The changing attitudes toward paper have finally caught the attention of paper companies, says Richard Harper, a researcher at Microsoft. “All of a sudden, the paper industry has started th
38、inking, We need to learn more about the behavioural aspects of paper use, “ he says. “They had never asked, theyd just assumed that 70 million sheets would be bought per year as a literal function of economic growth. “To reduce paper use, some companies are working to combine digital and paper capab
39、ilities. For example, Xerox Corp. is developing electronic paper: thin digital displays that respond to a stylus, like a pen on paper. Notations can be erased or saved digitally.Another idea, intelligent paper, comes from Anoto Group. It would allow notations made with a stylus on a page printed wit
40、h a special magnetic ink to simultaneously appear on a computer screen.Even with such technological advances, the improved capabilities of digital storage continue to act against “paperlessness,“ argues Paul Saffo, a technology forecaster. In his prophetic and metaphorical 1989 essay, “The Electroni
41、c Pinata (彩罐),“ he suggests that the increasing amounts of electronic data necessarily require more paper.“The information industry today is like a huge electronic pinata, composed of a thin paper crust surrounding an electronic core,“ Mr. Saffo wrote. The growing paper crust “is most noticeable, bu
42、t the hidden electronic core that produces the crust is far larger and growing more rapidly. The result is that we are becoming paperless, but we hardly notice at all. “In the same way that digital innovations have increased paper consumption, Saffo says, so has video conferencing with its promise o
43、f fewer in-person meetings boosting business travel.“Thats one of the great ironies of the information age ,“ Saffo says. “Its just common sense that the more you talk to someone by phone or computer, it inevitably leads to a face-to-face meeting. The best thing for the aviation industry was the Int
44、ernet. /（分数：5.00）(1).What function does the second sentence in the first paragraph serve?A It further explains high-tech hubris.B It confirms the effect of high-tech hubris.C It offers a cause for high-tech hubris.D It offers a contrast to high-tech hubris.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following
45、 is NOT a reason for the slowdown in paper sales?A Workforce with better computer skills.B Slow growth of the U.S. economy.C Changing patterns in paper use.D Changing employment trends.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The two innovations by Xerox Corp. and Anoto Group featureA integrated use of paper and digita
46、l form.B a shift from paper to digital form.C the use of computer screen.D a new style of writing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the author mean by “irony of the information age“?A The dream of the “paperless“ office will be realized.B People usually prefer to have face-to-face meetings.C More digit
47、al data use leads to greater paper use.D Some people are opposed to video-conferencing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the authors attitude towards “paperlessness“?A He reviews the situation from different perspectives.B He agrees with some of the people quoted in the passage.C He has a preference for
48、digital innovations.D He thinks airlines benefit most from the digital age.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Last month Hanson Transmissions International, a maker of gearboxes for wind turbines, was listed on the London Stock Exchange. Nothing noteworthy about that, you might say, despite the jump in the share price on the first day of trading and the handsome gain since: green technology is all the rage, is it not? But Hanson exemplifies another trend too, which should prove every bit as durable: the rise of multin
