1、公共英语五级-33 (1)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)Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section
2、, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test ,you should first put down your answers in your test booklet, NOT on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section,you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1. BP
3、art A/BYou will hear a passage. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. （分数：10.00）(1).All international chain schools teach many different languages.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).One of the advantages of chain schools is that they are famous all
4、 over the world.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).The success of chain schools is to some extent because of their marketing and advertising.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Chains dont produce their own course book material.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).All chains can offer students the same type of course in different places.（分数：1.
5、00）A.正确B.错误(6).Students can enjoy a simple booking and enrolment procedure in some chains.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Chain schools often change their locations.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Studying in an English-speaking country is a very effective way to learn English.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Chains dont offer stude
6、nts the chance to pursue their study from one country to another.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Chains make learning flexible.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)You will hear 3 conversations or passages and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE
7、. （分数：3.00）(1).What does the man think of the governments present proposal about building more power stations in the country?（分数：1.00）A.Its a dangerous proposal.B.Its a stupid proposal.C.Its an advantageous proposal.D.Its a viable proposal.(2).Which power does the man suggest?（分数：1.00）A.Water power.
8、B.Wind power.C.Solar power.D.Electronical power.(3).What problem does the man think can be solved if the government put up small units to build solar panels?（分数：1.00）A.The heat supply.B.The electric supply.C.The water supply.D.The unemployment situation.（分数：3.00）(1).When did the woman give up smokin
9、g?（分数：1.00）A.Ten days ago.B.Just this morning.C.A week ago.D.Just yesterday.(2).What suggestion does the man think it is good?（分数：1.00）A.Try to give up smoking.B.Eat sweets everyday instead of smoking.C.Try to give up one cigarette every day.D.Go to a hypnotist.(3).What is the conversation mainly ab
10、out?（分数：1.00）A.Giving up smoking.B.Keeping fit.C.Doing exercises.D.Eating sweets.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main problem caused by the usual way of plowing?（分数：1.00）A.The crops blooming period is delayed.B.The roots of crops are cut off.C.The topsoil is seriously damaged.D.The growth of weeds is accel
11、erated.(2).What does the speaker say about Low Till Fanning?（分数：1.00）A.Its a new way of applying chemical fertilizer.B.Its an improved method of harvesting crops.C.Its a creative technique for saving labor.D.Its a fanning process limiting the use of plows.(3).Where is Low Till Farming becoming popul
12、ar?（分数：1.00）A.In areas with few weeds and unwanted plants.B.In areas with a severe shortage of water.C.In areas lacking in chemical fertilizer.D.In areas dependent on imported food.(4).How many people depend on local rice and food in South Asia currently?（分数：1.00）A.More than 150 million people.B.Les
13、s than 150 million people.C.About 100 million people.D.About 120 million people.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)You will hear a talk. As you listen ,you must answer Questions 21 30 by writing NO MORE THAN THREEwords. You will hear the talk TWICE. （分数：10.00）(1).Where was the letter probably placed many ye
14、ars ago?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What was there under a rock once at the southern trip of Africa?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).How long did the journey take from England to India in the old days?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Where could the boats find the letters at Cape Horn?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What was marked on each box
15、inside the tree in Washington?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Who did the people usually give letters to after the English colonists just arrived at America?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where was the mail at a plantation passed on to me?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).How long did it take for a letter sent by a post rider to reach
16、the addressee between New York and Boston?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What did Franklin set up between the northern and southern colonies?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What was used to carry most mail after the colonies became a nation?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following text and fill
17、each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. “The more gadgets there are, theU (31) /Uthings seem to get. “ said Honore Ervin, co-author of The Etiquette Girls : Things You Need to Be Told. “Just because it s thereU (32) /Uyour disposal, doesnt mean you h
18、ave to use it 24/7. “A recentU (33) /Uby market research company Synovate showed that 70 percent of 1,000 respondents U(34) /Uthe poorest etiquette in cell phone users over other devices. The worst habit? Loud phone conversations in public places, or “cell yell,“ U(35) /Uto 72 percent of the America
19、ns polled.“People useU (36) /Uanywhere and everywhere,“ Ervin said. “At the movies-turnU (37) /Uyour cell phone. I dont want to pay $10 to be sitting next to some guy chitchatting to his girlfriendU (38) /Uhis cell phone. “ This rudeness has deteriorated public spaces, according to Lew Friedland, a
20、communication professor U(39) /Uthe University of Wisconsin-Madison. HeU (40) /Uthe lack of manners a kind of unconscious rudeness,U (41) /Umany people are notU (42) /Uof what theyre doing or the others around them.“I think its really noticeable in any plane, train or busU (43) /Uyoure subjected aga
21、inst your will U(44) /Usomeone elses conversation,“ he said. “You can listen to intimate details of their uncles illness, problems with their lovers andU (45) /Utheyre having for sinner. “ “ItU (46) /Uwhat. was a public“ common space and starts toU (47) /Uit up into small private space. “A short tim
22、e ago, if cell phone usersU (48) /Upolitely asked to talk quietly, they wouldU (49) /U with chagrin, he said. “Now more and more people are essentially treating you like you dont understand that loud cell phone use isU (50) /Uin public.“（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
23、:_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：4，分数：25.00)BPart A/BRead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark youranswers on ANSWER SHEET 1. BText 1/BAs long as her pa
24、rents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuition at a private, four-year school clim
25、bed 5.5 percent to more than $17,000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton (shes threatening), where one years tuition, room and boardalmost $34, 000 in 2007will cost more than some luxury cars? Even a
26、 number cruncher like Tally admits its a little scary, especially since shell retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.Paying for college has always been a hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $ 74 billion in financial aid, the most ever. Most families pay le
27、ss than full freight. Sixty percent of public-university students and three quarters of those at private colleges receive some form of financial aidmostly, these days, in the form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they appear for lower-income families, because schools are changin
28、g their formulas for distributing aid. Eager to boost their magazine rankings, which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen, theyre throwing more aid at smarter kidswhether they need it or not.The best way to prepare is to start saving early. A new law passed last year makes that
29、easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for “qualified education expenses“ like tuition, room and board. The plans arent for everyone. For tax reasons, some lower and middle income families m
30、ay be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital. Whens the best time to start? “Sometime,“ says Jack Joyce of the College Board, “between the maternity ward and middle school. “Aid packages usually come in some combination of grants, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid
31、comes in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for “unsubsidized“ federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins loans or “subsidized“ Staffords, where the government pa
32、ys the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrower s market. “Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans,“ says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when theyre reviewed this summer.Traditional scholarships, aca
33、demic or athletic, are still a part of many families planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wrestling champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. Hell almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, “we would really be in a bind,“ says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, it
34、s worth the effort to pick through local and national scholarship offerings, which can be found on Web sites like college-board, com.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the Harts?（分数：1.00）A.The difficulty of paying the tuition.B.The far-sight of the parents.C.T
35、he promising future of Katie.D.The increasing tuition in the university.(2).What can we infer from the second paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.Some families are too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition.B.The parents do not favor the form of loans.C.Paying the tuition makes the parents feel humble.D.Those
36、who are in great need may not get what they need.(3).The last paragraph suggests that _.（分数：1.00）A.many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarshipsB.mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the troubleC.traditional scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problem
37、s in some familiesD.mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling championship(4).What does the author mean by “better off“ ( Line 4, Paragraph 3)?（分数：1.00）A.Richer.B.Wiser.C.Happier.D.Luckier.(5).Which of the following is true according to the text?（分数：1.00）A.The Harts prefer a public univer
38、sity to a private one.B.It is much easier to pay the tuition at present.C.All students can get the aid package.D.Traditional scholarships are still attractive to some families.BText 2/BIt was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty goo
39、d about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my co
40、mputer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs, but no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer companys Global Support Centre. My cal
41、l was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I dont know what continent theyre standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather weve been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the phone? So I got right t
42、o the point.“My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I dont have the Windows Setup CD.“So youre having a problem with your Windows Setup CD.“ She has apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattenti
43、on.It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows creator, Mi
44、crosoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I dont know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didnt have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and resolutely polite.When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed
45、 along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.“You dont have the Windows Setup CD, maam, because you dont need it,“ he explained cheerfully.“Windows came preinstalled on your computer!“But I do need it. “Yes, but you dont have it.“ We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to wal
46、k me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. “Of course, you d lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos.“ It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. “You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive.“ He sounded delighte
47、d. “And its not covered by the warranty (产品保证书)!“ The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place Id heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldnt be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the
