1、公共英语五级-9 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 talk about family decisions. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1 to 10.Questions 1 to 10:/I（分数：10.0
2、0）(1).Its difficult for the experienced parents to decide whether to work or stay with their children.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).There are many advantages for stay-at-home parents.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Parents tend to believe that day care centre is better than home care.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Jeannette has
3、been making significant contributions to her company.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).In Johns article, he concludes that the mother-child relationship is often dominated by the child.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Parents feel at loss when they have to hear about their childrens growth from others.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).I
4、ts less painful for the parents who are forced back to work for financial reasons.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Jackie runs a home-based business.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Jackie says its easy for her to work and take care of her child at the same time.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Parents should make decisions according
5、 to their family needs and desires.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)B Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk on greenhouse gas. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13./B（分数：3.00）(1).Which is the most important greenhouse gas?（分数：1.00）A.Methane.B.Carbon dioxide.C.Ox
6、ygen.D.Helium.(2).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause of atmospheric methane concentration?（分数：1.00）A.Natural grassland.B.Mining.C.Agricultural rice.D.Cattle and sheep.(3).What could be the purpose of Kyoto Protocol?（分数：1.00）A.To monitor greenhouse gas.B.To study greenhouse effect.C.T
7、o control carbon dioxide.D.To maintain the present amount of oxygen.B Questions 14 to 16 are based on a piece of news. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16./B（分数：3.00）(1).As the new Prime Minister, which aspect did Kevin promise to improve in Australia?（分数：1.00）A.Industrial development
8、.B.Immigration policies.C.Health insurance.D.Education.(2).How many terms did Howard serve as the Prime Minister in Australia?（分数：1.00）A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.(3).Whats Rudds attitude towards the ratification of the Kyoto agreement?（分数：1.00）A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Unknown.B Questions 17 to 20 are
9、based on the following news about Wal-Marts report. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20./B（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following sustainability programs is NOT mentioned in Wal-Marts report?（分数：1.00）A.Organic food guarantee.B.Environmental programs.C.Economic development.D.Employee healt
10、h care.(2).When did the Chief Executive Lee Scott set three green goals?（分数：1.00）A.Thursday.B.October 2005.C.Recently.D.September 2005.(3).Why is it a clever move to reduce environmental impact?（分数：1.00）A.It enhances companys image.B.It produces more products.C.It inspires employees morale.D.It save
11、s money.(4).According to Environmental Defense, what could Wal-Mart do to improve its report?（分数：1.00）A.List the new low-flow sinks.B.Use more new designs.C.Provide mom data and context.D.Specific the stores that the company work with.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).What can make a persons
12、trip to work fearsome?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).According to Dr. Lee, stress is how 1 react to the outside changes.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Why do people sometimes act differently towards the same event?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What is given as an example on peoples difference in reaction?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).For so
13、me people, even though they feel nervous when giving 1, others cant detect it.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Paul thinks some stresses are caused by（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What are people trained to do in order to avoid conflicts?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Whats Dr. Lees advice on dealing with stresses?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9
14、).In Dr. Lees exercises, people are asked to visualize（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Who is Dr. Lee?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)A job interview is your chance toU (31) /Uan employer what he or she will get if youreU (32) /U. That is why it isU (33) /Uto be well prepared for the job intervi
15、ew. Preparing means knowing about the industry, the employer, and yourself. It meansU (34) /Uattention to details like personal appearance, punctuality, and demeanor.U (35) /Uyou begin to think about how you will dress for the interview, or answer questions, you should gather as much information abo
16、ut the employer as you can. Not only will you appear informed and intelligent, it will also help you make a decision if a jobU (36) /Uis eventually made. U(37) /Uemployer information is not always an easy task, U(38) /Uif the employer is a small private company.Next step is answeringU (39) /U. You m
17、ight want to prepare for answering questions by listing some of your attributes. Talk to former co-workers withU (40) /Uyou worked closely. Ask them to list some traits about you that they most admiredworkU (41) /U, of course.Try to find some faults as well. One question that sometimes comesU (42) /
18、Uin an interview is “What is something that has been a problem for you at work?“ U(43) /Ustudying your faults, you will be able to choose one that is somewhat innocuous or could beU (44) /Uaround into a positive.You want to seem somewhat spontaneous, but you also want to appear self-confident. The w
19、ay to do that is to rehearse, not exactly what you will say, butU (45) /Uyou will say it. A greatU (46) /Uis to rehearse in front of a video camera. Study your posture, the way you make eyeU (47) /U, and your bodyU (48) /U. If you dont have a video camera, a mirror will do. Have a friend do mockU (4
20、9) /Uwith you. The more you repeat a scenario, theU (50) /Ucomfortable you will begin to feel with it.（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:_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)BTe
21、xt 1/BA UCSF study has revealed new information about how the brain directs the body to make movements. The key factor is “noise“ in the brains signaling, and it helps explain why all movement is not carried out with the same level of precision.Understanding where noise arises in the brain has impli
22、cations for advancing research in neuromotor control and in developing therapies for disorders where control is impaired, such as Parkinsons disease.The new study was developed “to understand the brain machinery behind such common movements as typing, walking through a doorway or just pointing at an
23、 object,“ says Stephen Lisberger, PhD, senior study investigator who is director of the W.M. Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at the University of California, San Francisco. Study co-investigators are Leslie C. Osborne, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at UCSF, and William Bialek, PhD, professor o
24、f physics at Princeton University.The study findings, reported in the September 15 issue of the journal Nature; are part of ongoing research by Lisberger and colleagues on the neural mechanisms that allow the brain to learn and maintain skills and behavior. These basic functions are carried out thro
25、ugh the coordination of different nerve cells within the brains neural circuits. “To make a movement, the brain takes the electrical activity of many neurons and combines them to make muscle contractions,“ Lisberger explains. “But the movements arent always perfect. So we asked, what gets in the way
26、?“ The answer, he says, is “noise“, which is defined as the difference between what is actually occurring and what the brain perceives. He offers making a foul shot in basketball as an example. If there were no noise in the neuromotor system, a player would be able to perform the same motion over an
27、d over and never miss a shot.“Understanding how noise is reduced to very precise commands helps us understand how those commands are created,“ says Lisberger, who also is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and a UCSF professor of physiology.In the study, the research team focused on a mo
28、vement that all primates are very skilled at: an eye movement known as “smooth pursuit“ that allows the eyes to track a moving target. In a series of exercises with monkeys in which the animals would track visual targets, the researchers measured neural activity and smooth pursuit eye movements. Fro
29、m this data, the team analyzed the difference between how accurately the animals actually tracked a moving object and how accurately the brain perceived the trajectory. Findings showed that both the smooth pursuit system and the brains perceptual system were nearly equal.“This teaches us that these
30、very different neural processes are limited to the same degree by the same noise sources,“ says Lisberger. “And it shows that both processes are very good at reducing noise.“ He concludes, “Because the brain is noisy, our motor systems dont always do what it tells us to. Making precise movements in
31、the face of this noise is a challenge.“（分数：5.00）(1).Of the following movements instructed by the brain, which one is not mentioned in the article?（分数：1.00）A.Pointing at an object.B.Jogging.C.Walking through a doorway.D.Typing.(2).How does the brain direct a body movement?（分数：1.00）A.By sending signal
32、s to the muscles directly.B.By sending nerve cells to the muscles.C.By creating different nerve circuits.D.By combining the electrical activity of neurons.(3).How does “noise“ affect a basketball players performance?（分数：1.00）A.It helps him hit the target every time.B.It makes him a perfect player.C.
33、It makes him miss the shot sometimes.D.It allows him to follow the brain instruction.(4).Which of the following titles doesnt belong to Stephen Lisberger?（分数：1.00）A.Professor of physics at Princeton University.B.Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.C.Director of the W.M. Keck Center.D.UCSF p
34、rofessor of physiology.(5).The findings of the study with monkeys show that（分数：1.00）A.the eye movement is not influenced by the noise.B.the animals can track a moving target accurately.C.the same noise sources can equally affect different neural processes.D.different neural processes are limited dif
35、ferently by different noise sources.BText 2/BA little Central Victorian town grabbed the headlines in Australia recently when Hollywood movie star Eric Bana premiered his latest film them. Romulus, My Father is the true story of a troubled migrant, couple bringing up their boy in a tiny dot on the m
36、ap called Baringhup, just down the road from Castlemaine, in the early 1960s.Visiting the shire, you can see why it made sense to shoot a film set in the past them: Things are run down in the most attractive ways. Most of the towns were built with gold-rush money in the mid-1800s, when civic buildin
37、gs reflected the newfound wealth; but most of the booms turned out to be flash-in-the-pan. A little gold-rush town like Dunolly, with less than a thousand residents, has a magnificent Victorian town hall and post office. Maryboroughs huge redbrick-and-stucco train station is the most ornate thing in
38、 town (on his 1895 tour of Australia, Mark Twain described Maryborough as “a railway station with a town attached“). Passenger trains dont use this line anymore, but the building has been converted into an antiques emporium with a cafe in file old waiting room.Its not the only creative repurposing o
39、f gorgeous old buildings going on in Central Victoria. More than one old church has been turned into a B you might meet someone whos convinced that UFOs are buzzing over the fields.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the most appropriate word to describe the flourish brought by the gold-rush in the 1800s?（分数：1.00）
40、A.Long-lasting.B.Devastating.C.Short-lived.D.Crisis-ridden.(2).Which is the most decorated architecture in the small town?（分数：1.00）A.Town hall.B.Post office.C.Civic building.D.Train station.(3).Which of the following items could be kept by Dunollys Goldfields Museum?（分数：1.00）A.A piece of Chinese art
41、work.B.A gold chunk duplicate.C.A painting of miners.D.An advertising slogan.(4).The gold fields and gum trees are mentioned in the text in order to（分数：1.00）A.show the photographic skills of the film.B.remind us of the towns history.C.promote the movie.D.describe the typical Australia scenery.(5).Wh
42、at might you discover if you walk into the bush?（分数：1.00）A.Gold nuggets.B.Classy B consequently, it has inherited a legacy of aging terminal buildings. Then September 11 happened, and security protocols went through the roof. The 2005 London bombings didnt help matters.The queues to clear Heathrows
43、security can take hours to clear, especially when not all the x-ray machines are open. At the other end of the process, passengers have faced seemingly never-ending waits for luggage. A recent Association of European Airlines report showed that between April and June this year the luggage system at
44、Heathrow broke down 11 times.The British government, spurred on by angry airlines, passenger groups and an increasingly vocal media, has announced an enquiry into how the airport is run. Heathrow, like seven other major airports in the UK, is run by the British Airports Authority (BAA), who has been
45、 accused of putting the profits from the vast shopping malls in each terminal before investment in security and staff. Ryanair, British Airways and the head of the International Air Transport Association have all criticized the running of the airport, blaming under-investment.A spokesman for Heathro
46、w notes that all may not be lost quite yet. Ninety-seven per cent of passengers get through security after less than 10 minutes of queuing. The baggage rules for using UK airports have been the same for a while now, so travelers should be getting used to the plastic bags and one item of hand-luggage
47、 rule. And BAA is recommending that people dont turn up earlier than they should-three hours for long-haul, two for short haul and 90 minutes for domestic should be fine. Heathrow has also employed 500 new security staff and opened nine new security lanes this year.And then theres Terminal Five, the gleaming, light-filled Richard Rodgers creation, complete with a landscaped civic space, due to open
