1、公共英语五级-40 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 conversation ONLY ONCE. （分数：5.00）(1).American schools made full use of the Internet.
2、（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Students and teachers have different opinions about the perception and use of the Internet for educational purposes.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Few students consider the Net as a source of material that helps them on their assignments.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).According to the survey, many
3、schools have brought Internet tools into classrooms.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).The information for the survey was gathered from over 100 students.（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).It can be inferred from t
4、he passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.building water projects is likely to result in ecological disruptionB.new water infrastructure contributes little to the solution of water shortageC.fewer dams and aqueducts are needed in wealthy nationsD.no new water projects will be built in the developed world(2).Acco
5、rding to the last paragraph, we should _.（分数：1.00）A.replace the use of steel with aluminumB.telecommute from homeC.reduce water needs by improving technologyD.reduce the goods and services we demand(3).This passage is mainly about _.（分数：1.00）A.more efficient toiletsB.water infrastructureC.water reso
6、urcesD.water conservationQuestions 4 6 are based on the following passage; listen and choose the best answer. （分数：3.00）(1).What was Strassberg“s study designed to find out?（分数：1.00）A.The people“s attitude toward online personal ads.B.The effective way to place personal ads on the Internet.C.The most
7、 popular medium to place personal ads in.D.The motivation that drives those who place personal ads on the internet.(2).What would evolutionary biologists think according to the talk?（分数：1.00）A.Men are looking for rich women.B.Men like better educated women.C.Women tend to seek rich men.D.Women like
8、better educated men.(3).Which of the following is TRUE concerning the responses to the ad?（分数：1.00）A.Passionate personas came out the worst.B.The attractive persona came out top.C.Passionate persona came out top.D.Rich women came out the worst.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)You will hear a talk concerning t
9、he web. As you listen, you must answer Questions 1 5 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words. （分数：5.00）(1).Where will the car send the e-mail if something goes wrong with it?（分数：1.00）_(2).Who can be connected to the Internet in the future?（分数：1.00）_(3).What will the future microchips in running shoes do
10、?（分数：1.00）_(4).What“s the aim of the alliance called Embedded Internet?（分数：1.00）_(5).What will arrange for a tow truck to pick you up if you are stuck on the highway?（分数：1.00）_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：30.00)What has the telephone done to us, or for us, in the hundred years of its existence? A f
11、ew effects suggest themselves at once. It has saved lives 1 getting rapid word of illness, injury, or fire 2 remote places. By joining with the elevator to make 3 the multi-story residence or office building, it has made possible 4 better or worsethe modern city. By bringing 5 a great leap in the sp
12、eed and ease with which information moves from place to place, it has greatly accelerated the 6 of scientific and technological changes and growth 7 industry. Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened, 8 not killed, the ancient art of letter writing. It has made living alone possible for persons 9 norm
13、al social impulses; by so doing, it has played a role in one of the greatest social 10 of this country, the breakup of the multi-generational household. It has made the war chillingly more efficient than formerly. Perhaps, though not 11 , it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of internati
14、onal misunderstanding caused by 12 communication. Or perhapsagain not probablyby magnifying and extending irrational personal conflict based 13 voice contact, it has caused wars. Certainly it has extended the scope of human 14 , since it impartially disseminates the useful knowledge of scientists an
15、d the nonsense 15 the ignorant, the affection of the affectionate and the malice of the malicious.（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)Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate“, in other words, to learn to understand comp
16、uters and what makes them tick. Not all experts agree. However, that this is a good idea. One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer. David does not see it th
17、at way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to the people and make them “people-literate“. David first got the idea when he visited one of America“s best-known computer “guru (权威)“ figures, Bob Albrecht, in the small university town of Palo Alto i
18、n Northern California. Albrecht had started a project called Computertown USA in the local library, and the local children used to call round every Wednesday to borrow some time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books. Albrecht was always on hand to answer any questions and to hel
19、p the children discover about computers in their own way. Over here, in Britain, Computertowns have taken off in a big way, and there are now about 40 scattered over the country. David Tebbutt thinks they are most successful when tied to computer club. He insists there is a vast and important differ
20、ence between the two, although they complement each other. The clubs cater for the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together and eventually form an expert computer group. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers avail
21、able for them to experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out. David Tebbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches working side by side. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about com
22、puters, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people really want to know. In some Computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. People are not ha
23、ving to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people-literate“.（分数：10.00）(1).This passage is mainly about _.（分数：2.00）A.the attempt to make people become “computer-literate“B.the attempt to make com
24、puters become “people-literate“C.the disadvantages of computer clubsD.the importance of experiment on computers(2).According to the founder, Computertown UK was formed for the reason that _.（分数：2.00）A.more computers will be available to peopleB.experts can tell people what to do with computersC.peop
25、le will learn how computers workD.people can find out a lot about computers on their own(3).According to the passage, Computertown USA was a _.（分数：2.00）A.libraryB.projectC.schoolD.town(4).Which of the following is NOT true about Computertowns?（分数：2.00）A.Most of the people going there have already ha
26、d sound knowledge of computers.B.Experts are available to answer people“s questions.C.Experts don“t tell people about computers.D.There are computers for people to experiment on.(5).Which of the following statements is incorrect?（分数：2.00）A.Computertown and clubs complement each other.B.Comuptertown
27、and clubs cater for different people.C.Some club members eventually form an expert computer group.D.The spread of Computertowns should be encouraged while that of computer clubs should be restricted.八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Among gay men who surf the World Wide Web, over one-third are using cyberspac
28、e to look for casual sexual encounters, according to a survey conducted by researchers in the U. K And many of these encounters involve acts that put individuals at risk for infection with HIV. “Access is almost universal and a substantial proportion are using the Internet to meet a sexual partner,“
29、 noted the study“s lead author Dr. Jonathan Elford. “So the question is: does the Internet represent a new net risk environment?“ 1 Most of the men were white, well-educated, employed and relatively young. The men were asked about their HIV status, recent sexual histories, and whether they had acces
30、s to the Internet at home or at work. 2 Overall, those surfing the Web said they did so more often to find sex than to look for information concerning safer sex, health services, HIV treatment or testing, or recreational drugs and steroids. 3 Among HIV-positive men with internet access, over 45% rep
31、orted having unprotected anal intercourse at some point in the prior 3 months. Among HIV-negative men with Web access, over one-third reported engaging in unprotected anal intercourse. 4 For HIV-negative men, unprotected sex was more likely to take place with casual partners whose HIV status was unk
32、nown. HIV-positive men were more likely to engage in unprotected sex with partners who were also HIV positive, perhaps indicating that the Internet is being used as a new resource for making such specific connections. 5 Elford told Reuters Health that the Internetas a relatively new phenomenonadds a
33、 new psychological dimension to the reasoning by which people might consciously choose to engage in risky behavior. “It“s the nature of the virtual encounter,“ he said. “When you“re on the Internet you might reinvent yourself as someone who takes greater risks than you actually do. And if you actual
34、ly go and meet somebody you remain in that role, and you see that through in a sexual encounter.“ A. Over 80% of those questioned reported having Internet access, and almost 35% these men said they went online to seek a sexual partner, the majority reporting they did so more than once. B. The resear
35、chers were not able to determine whether the men had engaged in unprotected anal intercourse with a partner they met on or off line. However, Elford and his team noted that seeking sex on the Internet was generally associated with high-risk sexual behavior. C. Elford and his team, reporting in the c
36、urrent issue of the journal AIDS, note that, ethnicity employment, education, and whether or not any of the men had ever been paid for sex did not play a role in whether or not Internet users sought sexual encounters online. D. Once you have graduated from a Parlo course, you might consider tapping
37、into the Internet“s extensive menu of international radio stations as a way of keeping your skills current. Search for talk shows, news programs or music in the language of your choice at radio-locator, Radio Tower Com. or other Net radio portals. E. Studies are looking at whether a similar connecti
38、on between seeking sex on the Internet and engaging in high-risk behavior also exists among heterosexuals. So far, findings are not available. F. Between January and February 2000, Elford and his colleagues at the University College Medical School at University College London, UK, surveyed almost 75
39、0 HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men at six gyms in central London.（分数：10.00）九、Part C(总题数：1，分数：20.00)A=Seattle, Wash B=Boston, Mass C=Salt Lake City, Utah Which city. boasts many software companies are spun out of Microsoft? 1 is influenced by the church in its economic development? 2 is famous f
40、or its creativity? 3 has attracted technophiles since the 1960s defense-industry buildup? 4 is not far from Mount Rainier? 5 has large numbers of high-tech companies? 6 has 65 colleges and universities? 7 needs more supply of venture capital? 8 is the fifth most expensive place to live in? 9 enjoys
41、a lively cyberculture? 10 Seattle, Wash Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen could not have known they were altering the future of their boyhood home when they moved their nascent software company from Albuquerque to Seattle in 1979. But when Windows rose the PC revolution to dominance in th
42、e late “80s, Seattle“s technology community exploded. Today, more than 2,500 software companies dot the city and suburban Kirkland, Bellevue and Redmond. Many were spun out of Microsoft. Or they chose to draw on the area“s spool of tech talent. Much of the capital that fueled the growth has also com
43、e from Microsoft, as many of its millionaires act as “angel investors“ for new companies. The Microsoft-led boom has transformed almost every aspect of Seattle lifewith the exception of the abundant annual rainfall. At night, tech workers stream into a once-sleepy downtown to ethnic restaurants like
44、 the Pan-Asian Wild Ginger, where you“ll wait more than an hour on a weeknight (and that“s with a reservation). On weekends, they go boating on the sound or point their SUVs toward Mount Rainer, two hours away. Growth has also brought some unwelcome pressures. Traffic sometimes backs up from the sou
45、nd“s floating bridges all the way to Microsoft“s campus in Redmond, eight miles away. And the region is now the fifth most expensive place to live in the country, according to a recent study. Residents worry that too much development will obliterate Seattle“s quirky northwestern character. Says Wash
46、ington University“s Ed Lazowska: “We have a long tradition of hoping it rains when people visit.“ Boston, Mass Boston“s been into bits and bytes for so long that it knows something those nouveau-tech towns don“t: even cyber booms can go bust. Bostonians remember how the 1980s “Massachusetts Miracle“
47、 turned into the Nightmare on route 128 in the early 1990s. That was when local minicomputer giants like DEC, Wang and Data General came crashing down as their big machines were replaced by little PCs from out West. Now, thanks largely to sheer brainpower, the area is, after all, home to 65 colleges
48、 and universitiesBoston“s tech prowess is back. “The way to judge this area is by its creativity,“ says David R. Lampe, author of two books about local high tech, “There are only a few areas in the world that generate entirely new industries like this one does.“ Notable cases in point: the Internet, brought to full fruition in the “70s by a Cambridge company called Bole Beranek and New
