1、公共英语五级-15 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear a talk given by a fire officer. As you listen, answer Questions 110 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minute to read Questions 110./I（分数：10.00）(1).The golden rules f
2、or fire prevention are “awareness“, “precaution“ and “escape“.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The major fire hazard is that a lot of people live in old houses.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).TV unplugged after switched off can be dangerous.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Sofa in front of curtains can be a good place for putting a T
3、V.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Electric blankets are still as dangerous as they were in the past.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).People should fold electric blankets and put them away after using them.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Sofas and armchairs that contain polyurethane foam fillings are dangerous.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).To
4、 prevent fire, people should not use open fire in houses.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).A pressurized container can be heated up by sunlight in a short time and lead to a fire.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).This part of the talk is about how to escape from a fire.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)IQuestions
5、1113 are based on the following conversation between Professor Williams and his student on Japanese art. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113./I（分数：3.00）(1).What is the student interested in exactly?（分数：1.00）A.Japanese art.B.Chinese art.C.Influence of Chinese art on Japanese art.D.Interact
6、ions of Chinese and Japanese arts.(2).How did Chinese art first come to Japan?（分数：1.00）A.Through Korean scholars.B.Through Japanese artists.C.Through Buddhist missionaries.D.Through Chinese artists.(3).When did Japanese art really take a form?（分数：1.00）A.In the 17th century.B.In the 9th century.C.In
7、the 10th century.D.In the 13th century.IQuestions 1416 are based on a report on the worm changing climate. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416./I（分数：3.00）(1).What would a cooling trend in weather bring to the world?（分数：1.00）A.Floods along the sea coasts.B.A shortage of food and fuel.C.Unp
8、redictable weather conditions.D.Disappointment to some climatologists.(2).What can be learned about the hypotheses of climatologists?（分数：1.00）A.They are often quite accurate.B.They are not reliable.C.They are short-sighted.D.They generally fall into two categories.(3).What was characteristic of the
9、“Little Ice Age“?（分数：1.00）A.Cold and damp climate.B.Change in geographic conditions.C.World-wide drought.D.Reduction of water resources.IQuestions 1720 are based on the following conversation. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720./I（分数：4.00）(1).Where did classical music originate?（分数：1.00）
10、A.In Asia.B.In Africa.C.In Europe.D.In Australia.(2).“Blues“ and “Enke“ are examples of what kinds of music?（分数：1.00）A.Traditional music.B.Folk music.C.Classical music.D.Rock music.(3).In what way is jazz music different from other kinds of music?（分数：1.00）A.It is very inspiring and exciting.B.It doe
11、snt need wind instrument.C.It is a combination of folk music and rock music.D.It has a different kind of rhythm.(4).What kind of instruments are used in rock music?（分数：1.00）A.Electric instruments.B.Chemical instruments.C.Medical instruments.D.Probing instruments.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）
12、(1).Franklin Roosevelt became president _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).At that time what was most Americans attitude towards world affairs?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What was Roosevelt concentrated on during his first years in office?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).With whom did he want to improve the relations first in his pr
13、esidency?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What did he himself call such a foreign policy?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Why did Roosevelt compromise over a lot of matters with his neighbors?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Can you name two or three of such neighbors?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Why did Roosevelt refuse to break the relations wi
14、th Moscow although the two governments were far different from each other about many subjects?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).With how many nations did Roosevelts administration reach new trade agreement?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In summary, what did the speaker talk about?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：2
15、0.00)Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations, U(31) /Uto the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement.The survey of 643 children and adults, ranking from
16、pre-school to 40-phis, also suggestsU (32) /Upen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying farU (33) /Uattention to correct pen grip and handwriting style.Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacherU (34) /Ufindings have been published, was inspired
17、to investigate this areaU (35) /Ushe noticed that those students who had the most trouble with spellingU (36) /Uhad a poor pen grip. While Mr. Thomas could not establish a significant statistical linkU (37) /Upen-holding style and accuracy in spoiling, sheU (38) /Ufind huge differences in technique
18、between the young children and the mature adults, and a definiteU (39) /Ubetween near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing.People whoU (40) /Utheir pens at the writing point also show other characteristicsU (41) /Uinhibit learning, U(42) /Uas poor posture, leaning tooU (43) /Uto the desk, usin
19、g four fingers to grip the penU (44) /Uthan three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscureU (45) /Uis being written).Mr. Thomas believes that theU (46) /Ubetween elder and younger writers isU (47) /Utoo dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at w
20、riting as they growU (48) /U. She attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences betweenU (49) /Ugroups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. “The 30-year-old showed a huge diversity of grips,
21、 U(50) /Uthe over 40s group all had a uniform tripod grip.“（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）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:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：15.00)BText 1/BI am extremely important. So importan
22、t that all kinds of people might need to communicate with me 24 hours a day. Mere phone calls are good enough, letters take days, or at least a day, and meetings face to facewell, obviously that is out of the question. No, the index of my success is my faxability. Only God knows what international i
23、ncidents have been averted by my black fax machine. For I am now at the centre of a vast global communications network, all of which is instantly faxable, and made up of busy people who cannot possibly wait for that vital document a minute longer.“Fax it to me,“ we say snappily, presuming that we ar
24、e in the company similarly technologically endowed. “What do you mean you havent got one?“ We gasp in amazement at their willingness to admit they are not a member of this exclusive club. After all, membership only sets you back $400 or so and for this you get to review daily our motto: “I fax there
25、fore I am.“ Once you are in possession of one of those magic machines a new world opens up to you. A world of escalating urgency, a world where the most mundane information becomes some how more significant because it arrives via a bleeping machine, a world where the medium has more cachet than the
26、message.The fax machine, like the camcorder, has come into its own in the Nineties. The affordability of this technology has meant that the democracy of instantaneous communication has filtered down to us all. So we are all dutifully engaged in this orgy of electronic impulses, recording and erasing
27、, faxing and receiving. But what we are actually communicating apart from the fact that we are in communication? The urgent messages we send each other on these electronic postcards are often little more than reminders that, “Yes, we have the technology, even if we have little use for it.“Yet becaus
28、e we know that knowledge is power we cannot admit as much, for to do so would be to join the great faxless underclass. Instead, we pretend that every doodle, every hurried sentence is somehow so earth-shatteringly crucial that it must immediately be signaled halfway round the world. For some like Ph
29、ilippe Starck, who designs by fax, this may be the case. But what do most of us use fax for? We can now fax a pizza or a sandwich; we can fax afternoon radio shows with our funny stories; we can fax our bank manager; we can fax our resignation notice and nowadays we can even be fired by fax.Although
30、 there is soma argument about the legal status of any fax that declares to be contractual, the great benefit of all these is that it is done in public. Indeed what the latest hatch of communications technology, from mobile phones to camcorders to faxes, have in common is that they no longer respect
31、the old boundaries between public and private, work and leisure. If you fall down and break your leg, some idiots with a camcorder will be recording your pain and sending it to an amateur video show on TV. If someone sends you a humiliating rejection by fax, you can guarantee that everyone else will
32、 have read it before you.Likewise, encouraged by insane advertising which advertises us to turn our homes into extensions of our offices, there is now no time in which work cannot intrude on leisure. The answering and fax machines may always be switched on in case we miss some vital pieces of inform
33、ation. But what exactly is it that for most of us cannot wait till tomorrow? We are not running countries, or multinational corporations, but the trick is to act like we are. In our “accelerated culture“ speed feeds our sense of self-importance. Its not what you say but how fast you say it, and a fa
34、x provides instant gratification that this is the case. Faxes are about declarations rather than dialogue.But even this delicious frenzy of non-communication can go wrong. Fax terrorists sabotage business by bunging up the machine with 50 pages saying nothing except “Peace and love“. And who has had
35、 a fax gone astray? As you slot your paper into the hungry mouth how do you really know where it is going, that you have the right number, that you are not sending your masterpieces into oblivion? Worse still: they can break down.Since my ten-year-old son poured a can of coke into mine I have not re
36、ceived any faxes at all. The sad truth is that I never did get many. Apart from the odd work stuff they would mostly be from friends trying out their new fax machines. Having received theirs, I could then fax them back to tell them that they were in full working order. See, I told you I was importan
37、t.（分数：5.00）(1).The purpose of the first paragraph is to（分数：1.00）A.interest and surprise the reader.B.explain why the writer needs a fax.C.convince the reader of the importance of faxes.D.focus on the legitimate used of faxes.(2).Why do so ninny people own fax machines today?（分数：1.00）A.Because the fa
38、x is a symbol of success.B.Because it is the fastest way of sending a document.C.Because it is more reliable than sending a letter.D.Because it is still too expensive for most people.(3).The writer thinks that most people use the tax（分数：1.00）A.To order pizzas and sandwiches.B.To send vital documents
39、.C.To give themselves a sense of self-importance.D.To help them become successful.(4).The general tone of the text is（分数：1.00）A.seriousB.ironic.C.enthusiastic.D.matter-of-fact.(5).Tile writer uses exaggeration in order to（分数：1.00）A.Demonstrate how ridiculous it is for people to have a fax.B.Prove to
40、 the reader that faxes can be sabotaged and broken down.C.Show why her friends are getting fax machines.D.Describe the importance of speedy communications in file modem business world.BText 2/BStandard English is that variety of English which is usually used ill print, and which is normally taught i
41、n schools and to non-native speakers studying tile language. It is also the variety which is normally spoken by educated people and used in news broadcasts and other similar situations. The difference between standard and non-standard, it should be noted, has nothing in principle to do with differen
42、ces between formal and colloquial language; Standard English has colloquial as well as formal variants.Historically, the standard variety of English is derived from the London dialect of English that developed after the Norman Conquest resulted in the removal of the Court from Winchester to London.
43、This dialect became the one preferred by the educated, and it was developed and promoted as a model, or norm, for wider and wider segments of society. It was also the norm that was carded overseas, but not one unaffected by such export. Today, Standard English is codified to the extent that the gram
44、mar and vocabulary of English are much the same everywhere in the world where English is used: variation among local standards is really quite minor, so flint the Singapore, South Africa, and Irish varieties are really very little different from one another so fax as grammar and vocabulary are conce
45、rned. Indeed, Standard English is so powerful that it exerts a tremendous pressure on all local varieties, to the extent that many of tile long-established dialects of England have lost much of their vigor and there is considerable pressure on them to converge toward the standard. This latter situat
46、ion is not unique lo English: it is also true in other countries where processes of standardization are under way. But it sometimes brings problems to speakers who try to strike some kind of compromise between local norms and national, even supranational ones.（分数：5.00）(1).What are the characteristic
47、s of Standard English?（分数：1.00）A.It is usually used in print.B.It is normally taught in schools.C.It is used in news broadsts.D.A, B and C.(2).Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Standard English is better than non-standard English.B.Standard English does not differ from non-standard English in principle.C.Standard English can be both formal and colloquial.D.Non-standard En
