1、公共英语五级-37 及答案解析(总分：100.00，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：5.00)You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 5 by writing T (for True) or F (for False). You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE. （分数：5.00）(1).Traveling by bus one can see as much of the country as
2、possible.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Tourists like to travel by train because it is cheaper.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).To cross the U. S. by bus usually takes about （分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Businessmen travel by plane because they can afford it.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Tourists are not advised to take a taxi unless they
3、 are in a hurry.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：2，分数：6.00)Questions 1 3 are based on the following talk; listen and choose the best answer. （分数：3.00）(1).How many state parks are there in Pennsylvania?（分数：1.00）A.116.B.164.C.160.D.115.(2).What is Cook Forest famous for?（分数：1.00）A.Oil Creek.B.Beautiful s
4、unsets.C.The 300-year-old hemlocks.D.Centuries-old trees.(3).What“s the purpose of the speech?（分数：1.00）A.To give an outline of Pennsylvania.B.To persuade people to visit Pennsylvania.C.To show the speaker“s pride in living in Pennsylvania.D.To tell tourists how to enjoy the beauty of Pennsylvania.Qu
5、estions 4 6 are based on the following talk; listen and choose the best answer. （分数：3.00）(1).When was the miner“s Hotel originally built?（分数：1.00）A.In 1830“s.B.In 1840“s.C.In 1850“s.D.In 1860“s.(2).What was the cause of the destruction of the Hotel?（分数：1.00）A.Fire.B.Flood.C.Earthquake.D.Bankruptcy.(
6、3).Where will the guest stay?（分数：1.00）A.Room 15, 25th floor, the Fortune Tower.B.Room 25, 15th floor, the Fortune Tower.C.Room 15, 25th floor, the Gold Tower.D.Room 25, 15th floor, the Gold Tower.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)You will hear a talk. As you listen, you must answer Questions 1 5 by writing NO
7、MORE THAN THREE words. （分数：5.00）(1).How were the Hawaiian Islands originally formed?（分数：1.00）_(2).In what aspect is Oahu considered to be the most important?（分数：1.00）_(3).What is the name of the most famous volcano?（分数：1.00）_(4).Who were the first large group of immigrants to arrive?（分数：1.00）_(5).Ho
8、w long will the trip last?（分数：1.00）_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：30.00)“Had a good flight?“ the Chief asked. “A bit bumpy over the Azores,“ Hawthorne said. 1 this occasion he had not had time to 2 from his pale gray tropical suit; the summons had come to him 3 in Kingston and a car had met him at L
9、ondon Airport. He 4 as close to the steam 5 as he could, but sometimes he couldn“t 6 a shiver. “What“s that odd flower you“re 7 ?“ Hawthorne had quite forgotten 8 . He put his hand up to his lapel. “It looks as though it had once been an orchid,“ the Chief said with disapproval. “Pan American gave i
10、t to us 9 our dinner last night,“ Hawthorne explained. He took out the limp mauve rag and put it in the ash-tray. “With your dinner? What an odd thing to do,“ the Chief said, “it can hardly have improved the meal. Personally I detest orchids. Decadent thing. There was someone, wasn“t there, who wore
11、 green 10 ?“ “I only put it in my button-hole so as to clear the dinner-tray. There was so little room, with the hot-cakes and champagne and the sweet salad and the tomato soup and the chicken Maryland and ice-cream.“ “What a 11 mixture. You should travel BOAC.“ “You didn“t give me enough time, sir,
12、 to get a booking.“ “Well, the matter is rather urgent. You know our man in Havana has been turning 12 some pretty disquieting stuff 13 .“ “He“s a good man,“ Hawthorne said. “I don“t deny it. I wish we 14 more like him. What I can“t understand is how the Americans have not tumbled to anything there.
13、“ “Have you asked them, sir?“ “Of course not. I don“t 15 their discretion.“ “Perhaps they don“t trust ours.“（分数：30.00）六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Scholars and students have always been travelers. The official case for “academic mobility“ is now often stated in impressi
14、ve terms as a fundamental necessity for economic and social progress in the world, and debated in the corridors of Europe, but it is certainly nothing new. Serious students were always ready to go abroad in search of the most stimulating teachers and the most famous academies; in search of the pures
15、t philosophy, the most effective medicine, the likeliest road to gold. Mobility of this kind meant also mobility of ideas, their transference across frontiers, their simultaneous impact upon many groups of people. The point of learning is to share it, either with students or with colleagues. One pre
16、sumes that only eccentrics have no interest in being credited with a startling discovery, or a new technique. It must also have been reassuring to know that other people in other parts of the world were about to make the same discovery or were thinking along the same lines, and that one was not quit
17、e alone, confronted by inquisition, ridicule or neglect. In the 20th century, and particularly in the last 20 years, the old footpaths of the wandering scholars have become vast highways. The vehicle which has made this possible has of course been the airplane, making contact between scholars even i
18、n the most distant places immediately feasible, and providing for the very rapid transmission of knowledge. Apart from the vehicle itself, it is fairly easy to identify the main factors which have brought about the recent explosion in academic movement. Some of these are purely quantitative and requ
19、ire no further mention; there are far more centers of learning, and a far greater number of scholars and students. In addition, one must recognize the very considerable multiplication of disciplines, particularly in the sciences, which by widening the total area of advanced studies has produced an e
20、normous number of specialists whose particular interests are precisely defined. These people would work in some isolation if they were not able to keep in touch with similar isolated groups in other countries.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the author think of the “academic mobility“?（分数：2.00）A.It is quite
21、a new phenomenon.B.It is necessary for economic and social progress in the current world.C.It is debatable.D.It is characteristic of intellectuals to search for new knowledge.(2).What happens to a scholar who shares his ideas with his colleagues?（分数：2.00）A.He gains recognition for his achievements.B
22、.He risks being ridiculed.C.He attacks a large number of students.D.He is neglected.(3).In what way does the recent development in air travel benefit us according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.More students in remote areas can attend college.B.People can travel more easily.C.Knowledge can be passed on m
23、ore rapidly.D.Universities can be set up farther away.(4).The writer thinks that academic work has recently become more specialized because _.（分数：2.00）A.more people are studying scienceB.more students are doing postgraduate workC.the number of universities has increasedD.a greater variety of subject
24、s are studied(5).Which of the following is not considered as the factor which has resulted in the recent explosion in academic movement?（分数：2.00）A.More universities.B.Larger numbers of scholars and students.C.Social progress.D.An enormous number of specialists.八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Housekeepers at
25、 all large hotels are well aware that departing guests leave things behind them. The lost property cupboard at one particular hotel in the international Hyatt Regency luxury chain, is overflowing with socks, ties and underwear but it also contains more unusual leftovers such as paperweights, black s
26、atchels, a min dress, purple pyjamas and silver shoes, a Mexican hat and rug, a Korean fan, a music box, a black suede cowboy hat and a bottle of guava pills. 1 Each hotel has its own peculiar tale to tell. The executive housekeeper of one Sheraton Hotel is at a loss to explain a rise in the sets of
27、 false teeth left behind. Four sets were left at the hotel in a single month; two sets had yet to be reclaimed two months later. “You would have thought once they started chewing breakfast they“d realise something was missing,“ the housekeeper says, with a laugh. Some guests seem adept at leaving bo
28、dy extras behind. One hotel in Surfers Paradise on the Queensland coast in Australia became the proud owner of a wooden leg after a careless guest left it behind. Around 500 itemsspectacles, books, keys and clothingare left at that hotel each month. People have also left laptop computers, hair-drier
29、s and towels. 2 Most hotels hold onto a lost property for three months and, if it is not reclaimed, give it to charity. Some hotels give the person who found the item the opportunity to keep it. This encourages them to hand in any items they may find while cleaning rooms. Usually, hotel managers wil
30、l wait for guests to reclaim things unless an item is of great value. They prefer not to do the contacting. Says the head of security at one luxury hotel, “We“ve run into problems when we“ve spoken to wives who haven“t known their husbands were staying here.“ 3 Some hoteliers are reluctant to say ho
31、w much the practice of souveniring costs. The Sheraton claims that souveniring is not a big problem, especially since the Sheraton chain stopped putting logos on linen five years ago. 4 The motivation for the guests“ light-fingeredness is often more than mere nostalgia. As the Hyatt Regency“s public
32、 relations manager says, some guests think hotel rates are so high that “they should get something for nothing.“ 5 Many hotel chains, particularly in the United States, are starting to combat the problem of souveniring by giving guests an inventory of what is in a room when they arrive. If a listed
33、item isn“t there, the guest can contact room service immediately. Some items do have happy returns. A guest at the Royal Pacific Hotel in Hong Kong filched a pillow but returned it three months later. He“d bought an extremely fragile souvenir while in Hong Kong and needed the pillow to ferry it home
34、. A. So who are these kleptomaniacs that plague hotel keepers? Most tourists looking for souvenirs take ashtrays, towels and smaller items such as wooden boxes holding tea and coffee. People in tour groups are more likely to take guide books, hand towels and face cloths. Business travellers go for t
35、he more pricey bathrobes. Some thefts defy explanation. An ingenious thief keeps stealing telephones and wooden coat stands from the foyer of one central-city luxury hotel. The chrome lettering on the same hotel“s facade has disappeared three times. B. Almost everyone in the hotel has heard about th
36、e live lobster discovered in the mini-bar. There have also been forgotten pets, including a pet mouse, though the owner was a little shy about mentioning this. Apparently he asked if they had found a little garment in the shape of a mouse. Among the interesting items ending up as lost property in Lo
37、ndon were DNA samples of a disease, several oversized tins of baked beans, and a live rabbit left in a shoe box under a bed. C. Most hotels say policing stolen items is a balancing act. Hotels must weigh up the cost of the missing item against the possibility of insulting guests who haven“t stolen a
38、nything. If someone denies stealing, there“s not a lot more to be done about it. Unless a guest was walking out of a hotel with a towel hanging out of a suitcase, they wouldn“t follow it up. None of the hotels keeps a blacklist of guests who have stolen items from rooms. D. Of course, one way to ach
39、ieve happiness would be to realize that even by contemporary standards the things I own are pretty nice. My house is smaller than the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms than my wife and I can keep clean. E. People leave wedding dresses behind, too. Some claim them
40、; others do not. Hotel managers around the globe have noticed an increase in the number of cell phones, batteries and cell-phone chargers left behind in recent times. Occasionally guests forget small amounts of money but never as much as the 830,000 cash left at New York“s Peninsula Hotel. The money
41、 was left in a safe by a visiting head of state and was eventually reclaimed. F. If what guests leave behind is interesting, so is what they choose to steal. Some hotels spend as much as US $10,000 (83,000 RMB) each year replacing wooden coat hangers. “Guests take anything that“s not nailed down,“ s
42、ays one manager. “We“ve lost irons and bathrobes, and pillows are starting to become more popular.“ As much as US $2170 (18,000 RMB) can be spent on replacement of pillows in a six-month period. Some hotels allow between US $38,000 and US $50,000 (between 315,000 and 415,000 RMB) a year to replace m
43、issing items. Many hotels now offer to sell bath-robes, pillows and hair-driers to guests if they wish to purchase them. Most hotels budget on people taking complimentary toiletries and pens but many have also stopped putting hotel logos on bathrobes, towels and toiletries to prevent the increasingl
44、y common practice of “souveniring“. Hotels have found that items with logos are more popular than non-monogrammed items. It seems guests take them as a memento of their stay. Some hotels have printed cards in the bathrooms saying bathrobes can be bought. Ashtrays are a popular souvenir for those who
45、 stay at Hong Kong“s Royal Pacific Hotel and Towers as are blankets, leather writing compendiums, glasses and coat hangers.（分数：10.00）九、Part C(总题数：1，分数：20.00)A=Mediterranean Sea B=Black Sea C=Caspian Sea Which Sea. receives the water from the western Causcasus region? 1 is of great political and comm
46、ercial importance? 2 is linked to the Baltic Sea? 3 is linked to the Atlantic Ocean? 4 is ice-locked in winter? 5 has Ural as a tributary? 6 covers the largest area? 7 is lying between Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor? 8 is the largest in land body of water? 9 was the commercial centre of the Byza
47、ntine Empire? 10 Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea is an in-land sea of Europe, Asia, and Africa, linked to the Atlantic Ocean at its western end by the narrow Strait of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean is almost landlocked. It is of great political and commercial importance as a maritime outlet and t
48、rade route for numerous countries. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about 2,510,000 sq km and is generally shallow. It is a remnant of a vast ancient sea that was squeezed almost shut about 30 million years ago, when Africa and Eurasia collided. Geological forces still cause volcanic eruptions and frequent earthquakes. An undersea sill at the Strait of Gibraltar restricts circulation, making the Mediterranean
