1、公共英语五级-39 (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. B
3、Part A/BYou will hear a talk on peoples “felt image“. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE.（分数：10.00）(1).Mirror images is often different from the“ felt images“.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The“ felt image“ is much more important because it help
4、s you to be more confident.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).If you poke your tongue into a hole of your teeth,it feels very tiny and slim.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The“ felt image“ lets you recognize your physical existence in the world.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).You can find your nose in the darkness because of your “fel
5、t image“.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Strokes may sometimes destroy all of the mirror image.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).If a man loses the ability to recognize his left side he will lose feeling on his both sides.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Stroke victims sometimes refuse to regard their injured sides as parts of their b
6、odies because they are unwilling to admit their disabilities.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).A stroke victim can put gloves on both his hands.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The talk is mainly about the importance of “felt images“.（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 talks and y,
7、ou must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the womans tone of voice when she first sees the man?（分数：1.00）A.Frustrated.B.Relieved.C.Sarcastic.D.Apologetic.(2).What are the students doing when the man arrives in class?（分数：1.00）A.Ta
8、king an examination.B.Drawing graphs.C.Giving presentations.D.Having a class of discussion.(3).How much time do the man and the woman have before they address the class?（分数：1.00）A.Less than ten minutes.B.About twenty minutes.C.Forty-five minutes.D.Over an hour.（分数：3.00）(1).The tramp was locked in th
9、e store _.（分数：1.00）A.for his own mistakesB.due to a misunderstandingC.by accidentD.through an error of judgment(2).What action did the tramp take? He _.（分数：1.00）A.looted the storeB.made himself at homeC.went to sleep for 2 daysD.had a Christmas party(3).When the tramp was arrested, he_.（分数：1.00）A.la
10、ughed at the policeB.looked forward to going to prisonC.took his bottles with himD.didnt make any fuss（分数：4.00）(1).According to the woman,why women are much better at dealing with more than one thing at a time?（分数：1.00）A.She doesnt know the reason exactly.B.Because women are smarter than men.C.Becau
11、se women have more things to deal with than men.D.Because men always refuse to deal with more than one thing at the same time.(2).According to the woman, why are women much better at dealing with more than one thing at a time,but men are not as good?（分数：1.00）A.Because women have better abilities.B.B
12、ecause men are not used to housework.C.Because men lack practice,D.Because men find it easy to concentrate on only one thing.(3).What do we know about the difference between men and women in terms of personal relationships?（分数：1.00）A.It is easier for women to make friends among women.B.Women tend to
13、 reveal their feelings more easily.C.Personal relationships are more central to most mens lives.D.Its easier to establish personal relationships with women than with men.(4).Why does the woman refer to football?（分数：1.00）A.To illustrate mens interest.B.To illustrate that men usually do not touch upon
14、 anything important in talking about their work and interest.C.To prove men are mostly football fans.D.To show that men intentionally try to avoid talking about their true feelings.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
15、 THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the lecture mainly concern?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The changes in the U. S. A. in the 1960s began with the _ Right Movement.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Why did Americans have these movements in the early 1960s?
16、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What was the name given to the generation that came of age during the 1960s?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).When did the Womens Movement begin in the U. S. A. ?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Whats the Civil Rights Movement for?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).List three traditional female occupations mentioned in t
17、he talk.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What has given women an independence in forming a family?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What is the effect of the Womens Movement?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In what aspects does the speaker think all of these cultural changes are strengthened?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.0
18、0)Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Impatience characterizes young intellectual workers. They want to make their markU (31) /U. So its important to getU (32) /Uto them in a challenging manner the ideaU (33) /Ubi
19、g achievements rarely come easily and quickly. Point out that the little successes are essential. Show that theyU (34) /Uturn become the foundation onU (35) /Ureputations are built and from which more important tasks can be accomplished. A variety of job assignments,including job or project rotation
20、, also keep a jobU (36) /Ubecoming dull. Whereas its natural for some individuals to want to move ahead immediately to more difficult assignments,U (37) /U proper guidance they can continue to learn and to gain versatility by working on a number of jobs that are essentiallyU (38) /Uthe same complexi
21、ty. This way they gain breadth, if not depth. Probably the greatest offense to guardU (39) /Uwhen dealing with younger specialists is to reject ideas out of hand. You must listen-and listen objectively-to their suggestions. AvoidU (40) /Uovercritical. You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fre
22、sh approach. Youll frustrate it quickly if you revert too oftenU (41) /U“Weve tried that before and it wontU (42) /Uhere. “ One sure way to disenchantU (43) /Ucollege graduates is flagrantly misusing their talents. Expect them to do some routine work,of course. But dont make theirU (44) /Uwork just
23、one long series of errands. This includes such break-in assignmentsU (45) /Uperforming routine calculations, digging upU (46) /Umaterial,U (47) /Uoperating reproduction equipment. One large manufacturing company recently interviewed a number ofU (48) /Uengineers who had left them. The company found
24、that the overwhelming complaint was that the company not only did not offer work thatU (49) /Uchallenging but also expectedU (50) /Utoo little from them in the way of performance. （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:
25、_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 your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. BText 1/BThe Stone age, the Iron age. Entire epochs have been named for materials
26、. So what to name the decades ahead? The choice will be tough. Welcome to the age of superstuff. Material science-once the least sexy technologyis bursting with new, practical discoveries led by superconducting ceramics that may revolutionize electronics. But superconductors are just part of the pic
27、ture: from houses and cars to cook pots and artificial teeth, the world will sometime be made of different stuff. Exotic plastics, glass and ceramics will shape the future just as surely as have genetic engineering and computer science.The key to the new materials is researchers increasing ability t
28、o manipulate substances at the molecular level. Ceramics, for instance, have long been limited by their brittleness. But by minimizing the microscopic imperfections that cause it, scientists are making far stronger ceramics that still retain such qualifies as hardness and heat resistance. Ford Motor
29、 Co. now uses ceramic tools to cut steel. A firm called Kyocera has created a line of ceramic scissors and knives that stay sharp for years and never rust or corrode.A similar transformation has overtaken plastics. High-strength polymers now form bridges, ice skating rinks and helicopter rotors. And
30、 one new plastic that generates electricity when vibrated or pushed is used in electric guitars, touch sensors for robot hands and karate jackets that automatically record each punch and chop. Even plastic litter, which once threatened to permanently blot the landscape, has proved amenable to molecu
31、lar tinkering. Several manufacturers now make biodegradable forms; some plastic six-pack rings for example, gradually decompose when exposed to sunlight. Researchers are developing ways to make plastics as recyclable as metal or glass. Whats more, compositesplastic reinforced with fibres of graphite
32、 or other compounds-made the round-the-world flight of the voyager possible and have even been proved in combat: a helmet saved an infantrymans life by deflecting two bullets in the Grenada invasion.Some advanced materials are old standard with a new twist. The newest fiberoptic cables that carry te
33、lephone calls cross-country are made of glass so transparent that a piece of 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard window pane.But new materials have no impact until they are made into products. And that transition could prove difficult, for switching requires lengthy research and investment. I
34、t can be said a firmer handle on how to move to commercialization will determine the success or failure of a country in the coming future.（分数：5.00）(1).How many new materials are mentioned in this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.(2).Why does the author mention genetic engineering and com
35、puter science?（分数：1.00）A.To compare them with the new materials.B.To show the significance of the new materials on the future world.C.To compare the new materials with them.D.To explain his point.(3).Why is transition difficult?（分数：1.00）A.Because transition requires money and time.B.Because many man
36、ufacturers are unwilling to change their equipment.C.Because research on new materials is very difficult.D.Because it takes long time.(4).Where lies success of a country in the New Age of Superstuff?（分数：1.00）A.It lies in research.B.It lies in investment.C.It lies in innovation.D.It lies in applicati
37、on.(5).Why could not ceramics be used widely in the past?（分数：1.00）A.Because of their brittleness.B.Because people didnt know how to use them.C.Because they were not useful.D.Because they could not resist heat.BText 2/BPaul Straussmann, retired vice president of Xerox, indicates in his book Informati
38、on Pay-off that“ almost half of the U. S. information workers are in executive, managerial, administrative and professional positions. “ He further states that “managers and professionals spend more than half of their time in communicating with each other. “In other words ,people are a corporations
39、most expensive resource. For a typical office, over 90 percent of the operating budget is for salaries, benefits and over head. With this investment, is it any wonder that managers are focusing more and more attention on employee productivity? They realize that the paper jungle cannot be tamed simpl
40、y by hiring more people. To receive a return on their investment, wise corporate executive officers are realizing what industrialists and agriculturists learned long ago-efficient tools are essential for increased productivity.A direct relationship exists between efficient flow of information and th
41、e quality and speed of the output of the end product. For those companies using technology, the per document cost of information processing is only a fraction of what it was a few years ago. The decreasing cost of computers and peripherals( equipment tied to the computer) will continue to make techn
42、ology a cost-effective tool in the future. An example of this type of saving is illustrated in the case of the Western Division of General Telephone and Electronics Company(GTE). By making a one-time investment of $10 million to automate its facilities, management estimates an annual saving of $ 8.5
43、 million for the company. This savings is gained mainly through the elimination of support people once needed for proposal projects. Through a telecommunications network that supports 150 computer terminals with good graphics capabilities, the engineers who conceptualize the projects are now direct
44、participants. They use the graphics capacities of the computer rather than rely on drafters to prepare drawings, they enter their own text rather than employ typists, and they use the network to track project progress rather than conducting meetings.（分数：5.00）(1).In the first paragraph,the author quo
45、tes Straussmanns words in order to make clear（分数：1.00）A.the importance of communicative capability in businessB.the need for people of higher positions in a companyC.the importance of assigning people to proper positionsD.the necessity for people in higher positions to know information science(2).To
46、days corporate executive officers resemble the industrialists and agriculturists in the past in their realization of_.（分数：1.00）A.the essential roles of the workers in turning out more productsB.the importance of information to a companys developmentC.the importance of technology leading to high empl
47、oyee productivityD.the necessity of providing employees with a comfortable environment(3).Which of the following might be the result from the use of efficient technology in corporations?（分数：1.00）A.The quantity of products will be considerably increased.B.The cost of computers will be decreased.C.The per document cost of information processing will be reduced.D.The newest information will be easier to ob
