1、公共英语五级-2 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 monologue about stress. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the conversation ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1 to 10./I（分数：10.00）(1).People wh
2、o have a lot of stress are more likely to become sick.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Our immune system in our bodies causes disease.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Our brain can probably affect our immune system.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Biologists found that there might be a connection between emotional factors, such as str
3、ess or depression, and illness.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).All the infected cadets became ill.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The sick cadets were very good students.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Many student nurses carried the virus in their blood and nearly all of them developed cold sores.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Recently bere
4、aved people are more likely to become iii or die than other people.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).There is positive proof of a connection between the immune system and stress or depression.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Bereaved people often sleep less but eat more than normal, or may drink alcohol or take medicines.（
5、分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)IQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk on different superstitions and customs. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13./I（分数：3.00）(1).Why is it necessary to give a coin to someone when you give him a present with a sharp edge or poin
6、t?（分数：1.00）A.To specially celebrate his birthday.B.To express some special meaning which you dare not tell directly.C.To wish for a long-lasting friendship.D.To wish your friend good luck in his life.(2).Is Mollys uncle a superstitious person?（分数：1.00）A.He wasnt before, but now he has become one.B.Y
7、es, he always believes in things which can bring him good or bad luck.C.Yes, he always says that its bad Back to walk under a ladder.D.No, he isnt, except when referring to walking under a ladder.(3).According to Mollys grandmother, how many years of bad luck would be brought if she breaks a mirror?
8、（分数：1.00）A.Ten years.B.Seven years.C.Five year.D.Seven weeks.IQuestions 14 to 16 are based on an introduction to a video phone. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16./I（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements about the telephone of the future is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.It will be much
9、 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.(2).The screens of televisions of the future will become_.（分数：1.00）A.extremely largeB.as large as walls in homeC.as large a
10、s the screens of moviesD.as large as you wish(3).What will happen to the programs of television of the future?（分数：1.00）A.All TV sets can receive some programs without paying money in a certain area.B.You may pay for some special programs if you like.C.If you are interested in a certain subject, you
11、may borrow some tapes about it.D.All of the above.IQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the talk about George Orwell. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20./I（分数：4.00）(1).What is George Orwell mainly known as?（分数：1.00）A.A literary critic.B.A war correspondent.C.A volunteer in the Spanish Civ
12、il War.D.A novelist.(2).Where was George Orwell born?（分数：1.00）A.Spain.B.America.C.Burma.D.India.(3).What is most important in Orwells life?（分数：1.00）A.Although English, be was actually not born in England.B.He was a student of the famous English public school, Eton.C.He tried to enlighten and change
13、society through his works.D.He worked as a policeman in Burma for five years.(4).What are the listeners going to do after the presentation?（分数：1.00）A.To ask the speaker questions.B.To discuss “ANIMAL FARM“.C.To write essays on Orwells life.D.To read the book“1984“.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.0
14、0）(1).Where did Polly bring his pet dog to?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).According to Polly, what does his dog need as he is still a puppy?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What will pet dogs often be mistaken for if they do not have a lead or a collar on?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What are dogs trained to do in Switzerland?（分数：1
15、.00）填空项 1:_(5).What are dogs used to do in Iceland and thus are considered very important there?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Who was bitten by a dog last year?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).According to Pollys mother, what does the cat catch?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What did Mrs. Banks father have in the garden when she was
16、 a little girl?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What kind of birds did the children of Mrs. Bankss neighborhood love?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What is the most important thing for one to keep a pet?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dis
17、likes. A cyclistsU (31) /Uhas something to do with this dislike. Motorcylists frequently look dirty, in fact, they are dirty. On the road there is little toU (32) /Uthem from mud, crushed insects, and bird droppings. For practical reasons they oftenU (33) /Uin old clothing which looks much lessU (34
18、) /Uthan the clothing of people who ride in cars. For the same reason motorcyclists usually wearU (35) /Ucolors. Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimesU (36) /Uof having evil natures. In oldU (37) /Uof long ago, evil characters usually wear black. InU (38) /Umovies the “bad guys“ usual
19、ly wear black hatsU (39) /Uthe “good guys“ wear lighter colors.Something else about their appearance makes anU (40) /Uimpression. In their practical, protective clothing they very much like the menU (41) /Umilitary motorcycles in the movies of World War Two-cruel enemies who reared intoU (42) /Uvill
20、agesU (43) /Upeoples hearts with fear. ProbablyU (44) /Umachine itself also produces anger and fear. Motorcycles are noisy, though some big trucks are even noisier. But trucks are big and carry heavyU (45) /U. They are accepted (If not really welcomed) because they perform aU (46) /Uservice, making
21、America move. Motorcycles, on theU (47) /Uhand, make an unpleasant noise just to give their ridersU (48) /U. That is what is commonly thought. In the woods motorcycles frighten animals. U(49) /Ualong quiet streets, they disturbU (50) /Ufamilies and make babies cry.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1
22、:_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/BToday TV audiences all over the world axe accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew
23、-cuts, good teeth, an uncomplicated sense of humour and a severely limited non-technical vocabulary.What marks out an astronaut from his earthbound fellow human beings is something of a difficult problem. Should you wish to interview him, you must apply beforehand, and you must be prepared for a lon
24、gish wait, even if your application meets with success. It is, in any case, out of the question to interview an astronaut about his family life or personal activities, because all the astronauts have contracts with an American magazine under conditions forbidding any unauthorized disclosures about t
25、heir private lives.Certain obvious qualities are needed. Any would be spaceman must be in perfect health, must have powers of concentration (since work inside a spacecraft is exceptionally demanding) and must have considerable courage. Again, space-work calls for dedication. Courage and dedication a
26、re particularly essential. In the well-known case of the Challenger seven crew members lost their lives in space because of the faulty equipment in the shuttle. Another must is outstanding scientific expertise. It goes without saying that they all have to have professional aeronautical qualification
27、s and experience.A striking feature of the astronauts is their ages. For the younger man, in his twenties, say, space is out. Only one of the fifty men working for NASA in 1970 was under 30. The oldest astronaut to date is Alan Shepard, Americas first man in space, who, at nearly fifty, was also the
28、 man who captained Apollo 13. The average age is the late thirties. The crew members of Apollo 11 were all born well before the Second World War. In 1986 the Challenger astronauts had an average age of 39. The range was from 35 to 46.In a society where marital continuity is not always exhibited, the
29、 astronauts record in this respect hits you in the eye. Of all the married men in NASA group, only two or three are divorced from their wives. Mind you, it is hard to tell whether something in the basic character of an astronaut encourages fidelity or whether the selection process demands that a can
30、didate should be happily married.The NASA astronauts live in unattractive small communities dotted hero and there around the base in Texas. You would expect them to find their friends from among their professional associates, but this is not the case. Rather, they prefer to make friends with the nor
31、mal folk in their districts. A good job, too, Astronauts, like everybody else, must get fed up with talking shop all the time, and, whereas they are indeed an elite, their daily life outside work should be as normal as possible, if only for the sake of their families.As for the astronauts political
32、leanings, they seam to be towards the right. This may be due to the fact that a large proportion of the astronauts have a military background. On the other hand, it could be just coincidence.（分数：5.00）(1).Details of the private life of an astronaut are hard to come by, because they are（分数：1.00）A.his
33、own business and privacy.B.secrets as far as interviews are concerned.C.the property of an American magazine.D.the first rate national confidential information.(2).To audience, the typical American astronaut（分数：1.00）A.bas a limited vocabulary.B.is a clean-cut, cheerful and frank guy.C.cant understan
34、d a sophisticated joke.D.is well-built but rather slow-witted.(3).In politics, astronauts are generally（分数：1.00）A.democrats.B.republicans.C.conservatives.D.communists.(4).The phrase “talking shop“ (line 4, para. 6) probably means（分数：1.00）A.talk about shopping.B.discuss ones work with colleagues.C.ex
35、change personal news.D.talk with friends in a group.(5).Which of the statements is not true?（分数：1.00）A.Astronauts have a good job which demands high.B.The divorce rate in NASA in very low.C.The NASA astronauts mostly find friends from among their work.D.There is no younger man in his twenties in the
36、 spaceship.BText 2/BAt dawn one morning in early May, Sean Cosgrove is stashing piles of maps, notes and photocopied documents in his gym bag before heading for West Milford High, a rural school in northernmost New Jersey. On his 30-minute commute, the young former investment banker tries to dream u
37、p new ways of lifting the monumentally forgettable Mexican War off the textbook page and into his students imaginations. Can he invoke the storied memories of Robert E. Lee, who cut his first military exploits on the plains of Veracuz or will he be met with thundering responses of “Whos Lee“? Should
38、 he raise James K. Polk out of the mystic chords of memory, and hope, for a nanosecond, that the kids will care about the first U. S president who stepped aside because hed accomplished everything he wanted? Lets think some more. Well, theres always the Alamo. And hey, isnt that the teachers parking
39、 lot up ahead?Its never an easy task. These big kids in big jeans and ball caps, come to his history classes believing that history is about as useful as Latin. Most are either unaware or unimpressed that the areas iron forges once produced artillery cannon for George Washingtons army. Their sense o
40、f history orbits more narrowly around last months adventures on “ShopRite Strip“, the students nickname for downtown West Milford, once a factory town, now a Magnet for middle-class vacationers.Cosgrove looks uncommonly glum as the thumbs through a stack of exams in the teachers lounge. “I cant beli
41、eve anyone in my class could think John Brown was the governor of Massachusetts,“ moans Cosgrove, 28, pointing to one students test paper. He had to be sleeping for days on end. “The same morning, students in his college bound class could name only one U. S. Supreme Court justiceClarence Thomas. All
42、 his wit, energy and beyond-the-textbook research cant completely reverse the students poor preparation in history, their lack of general knowledge, their numbness to the outside world. Its the bane of history teachers at every level. When University of Vermont professor James Loewen asked his senio
43、r social-science majors who fought in the Vietnam War, 22 percent answered North and South Korea. Dont these kids even go to the movies?（分数：5.00）(1).What did Cosgrove do before he became a teacher teaching history?（分数：1.00）A.A clerk working in a gym.B.A man running a bank.C.A sportsman.D.A historian
44、.(2).On the way to school, Cosgrove（分数：1.00）A.was deep in thought of his past.B.was thinking of who Lee was.C.was thinking of how to teach his class.D.was having a talk with another passenger.(3).It can be inferred from the passage that（分数：1.00）A.the task for Cosgrove is quite heavy.B.the students a
45、re enthusiastic about history study.C.the students has little interest in history study.D.West Milford once was a factory town.(4).Which of the following is true according to this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Only the students in high school were poor in history study.B.Only college students could not study h
46、istory well.C.Students at every level have poor knowledge of history.D.All Americans knowledge of history was poor.(5).Whats the meaning of the word “bane“ in the 6th line of the last paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.Headache.B.Ban.C.Pleasure.D.Opportunity.BText 3/BIn their darker moments, climatologists talk a
47、bout their own “nightmare scenario“. This is one where global warming has caused such significant climatic changes that ocean currents change direction. One scene from tile nightmare has the Gulf Stream moving south or even going into reverse, making winter in London look and feel like a St Petersburg January.The ocean is a great moderating influence on the planet, soaking up heat a
