1、公共英语五级-108 及答案解析(总分：110.00，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：10.00)(1).People who have a lot of stress are more likely to become sick.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Our immune system in our bodies causes disease.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Our brain can probably affect our immune system
2、.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Biologists found that there might be a connection between emotional factors, such as stress or depression, and illness.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).All the infected cadets became ill.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The sick cadets were very good students.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Many student nurses c
3、arried the virus in their blood and nearly all of them developed cold sores.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Recently bereaved people are more likely to become ill or die than other people.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).There is positive proof of a connection between the immune system and stress or depression.（分数：1.00）A.
4、正确B.错误(10).Bereaved people often sleep less but eat more than normal, or may drink alcohol or take medicines.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to I3 are based on the following talk on different superstitions and customs. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00
5、）(1).Why is it necessary to give a coin to someone when you give him a present with a sharp edge or point?A. To specially celebrate his birthday.B. To express some special meaning which you dare not tel1 directly.C. To wish for a long-lasting friendship.D. To wish your friend good luck in his life.（
6、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Is Mollys uncle a superstitious person?A. He wasnt before, but now he has become one.B. Yes, he always believes in things which can bring him good or bad luck.C. Yes, he always says that its bad luck to walk under a ladder.D. No, he isnt, except when referring to walking under a
7、ladder.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Mollys grandmother, how many years of bad luck would be brought if she breaks a mirror?A. Ten years. B. Seven years. C. Five year. D. Seven weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on an introduction to a video “phone. You now have 15 seconds to re
8、ad Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements about the telephone of the future is NOT true?A. It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today.B. It will be more convenient to use than todays telephone.C. You will be able to dial great distances.D. There will be n
9、o busy lines.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The screens of televisions of the future will become _.A. extremely large B. as large as wails in homeC. as large as the screens of movies D. as large as you wish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will happen to the programs of television of the future?A. All TV sets can rec
10、eive some programs without paying money in a certain area.B. You may pay for some special programs if you like.C. If you are interested in a certain subject, you may borrow some tapes about it.D. All of the above.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the talk about George Orwell. You now
11、have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).What is George Orwell mainly known as?A. A literary critic. B. A war correspondent.C. A volunteer in the Spanish Civil War. D. A novelist.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where was George Orwell born?A. Spain. B. America. C. Burma. D. India.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
12、D.(3).What is most important in Orwells life?A. Although English, he was actually not born in England.B. He was a student of the famous English public school, Eton.C. He tried to enlighten and change society through his works.D. He worked as a policeman in Burma for five years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).W
13、hat are the listeners going to do after the presentation?A. To ask the speaker questions. B. To discuss “ANIMAL FARM“.C. To write essays on Orwells life. D. To read the book “1984“.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Where did Polly bring his pet dog to?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).According to Poll
14、y, what does his dog need as he is still a puppy?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What will pet dogs often be mistaken for if they do not have a lead or a collar on?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What are dogs trained to do in Switzerland?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What are dogs used to do in Iceland and thus are considered very
15、important there?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Who was bitten by a dog last year?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).According to Pollys mother, what does the cat catch?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What did Mrs. Banks father have in the garden when she was a little girl?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What kind of birds did the children of Mrs. B
16、ankss neighborhood love?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What is the most important thing for one to keep a pet?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Down-to-earth“ means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to (31) someone who is down-to-earth. A
17、 person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk (32) and accepts other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the (33) of someone who acts important or proud.Down-to-earth persons may be (34) members of society, of course. But they do not let their importance “ (35) to their heads. “ They do
18、not consider themselves to be better persons than (36) of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, (37) without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air. “ There is (38) way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.Americans (39) another expression t
19、hat means almost the same as “down-to- earth. “ The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground. “ Someone (40) both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good understanding (41) reality. He has what is called “common sense. “ He may have dreams, (42) he does not allow them to block his knowledge of (43)
20、 is real.The opposite kind of (44) is one who has his “head-in-the- clouds. “ A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer (45) mind is not in the real world.(46) , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually (47) a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.Usually,
21、the person who is down-to-earth is very (48) to have both feet on the ground. (49) we have both our feet on the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly (50) others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.（分数：20.00）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
22、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:_六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The “standard of living“ of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services which the country produces.
23、 A countrys standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth“ in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy- “goods “such as food and clothing, and “services“ such as transport and entertainment.A countrys
24、 capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a countrys natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals,
25、and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the l
26、east wealthy.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by na
27、ture but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a countrys people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. Wealth
28、 also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to produce more goods in their working day.A countrys standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produc
29、ed and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britains wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manuf
30、actured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural product that would other wise be lacking. A countrys wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the author, a nations
31、 wealth depends upon _.A. its standard of livingB. its moneyC. its ability to provide goods and servicesD. its ability to provide and transport and entertain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The best title for the passage would be _.A. The Wealth of a Country B. The Standard of LivingC. The Natural Resources of
32、a Country D. none of the above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “foremost“ most probably means _.A. firstly B. largelyC. for the most part D. most importantly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The main idea of the second paragraph is that _.A. the USA is one of the richest countries in the worldB. the Sahara Desert i
33、s a very poor regionC. a countrys wealth depends on many factorsD. natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a country（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following about Britains wealth is TRUE according to the passage?A. Britains wealth is entirely produced and consumed wi
34、thin its borders.B. Britain is more dependent upon trade than any other countries in the world.C. Britain manufactures more than it needs for home consumption.D. Britains wealth lies only in what it can manufacture.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Mass transportation revised the social and ec
35、onomic fabric of the American city in three fundamental ways. It catalyzed physical expansion, it sorted out people and land uses, and it accelerated the inherent instability of urban life. By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for residential expansion, the omnibuses, horse railways, commuter tr
36、ains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times more distant from city centers than they were in the pre-modern era. In 1850, for example, the borders of Boston lay scarcely two miles from the old business district; by the end of the century the radius extended ten miles
37、. Now those who could afford it could live far removed from the old city center and still commute there for work, shopping, and entertainment. The new accessibility of land around the periphery of almost every major city sparked an explosion of real estate development and fueled what we now know as
38、urban sprawl. Between 1890 and 1920, for example, some 250, 000 new residential lots were recorded within the borders of Chicago, most of them located in outlying areas. Over the same period, another 550, 000 were plotted outside the City limits but within the metropolitan area. Anxious to take adva
39、ntage of the possibilities of commuting, real estate developers added 800, 000 potential building sites to the Chicago region in just thirty years-lots that could have housed five to six million people.Of course, many were never occupied: there was always a huge surplus of subdivided but vacant land
40、 around Chicago and other cities. These excesses underscore a feature of residential expansion related to the growth of mass transportation, urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. It was carded out by thousands of small investors who paid little heed to coordinated land use or to future land users.
41、 Those who purchased and prepared land for residential purposes, particularly land near or outside city borders where transit lines and middle-class inhabitants were anticipated, did so to create demand as much as to respond to it. Chicago is a prime example of this process. Real estate subdivision
42、there proceeded much faster than population growth.（分数：5.00）(1).With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?A. Types of mass transportation.B. Instability of urban life.C. How supply and demand determine land use.D. The effects of mass transportation on urban expansion.（分数：1
43、.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The author mentions all of the following as effects of mass transportation on cities EXCEPT _.A. growth in city areaB. separation of commercial and residential districtsC. changes in life in the inner cityD. increasing standards of living（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the author menti
44、on both Boston and Chicago?A. To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth.B. To show that mass transit changed many cities.C. To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation.D. To contrast their rates of growth.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, what was one disadvant
45、age of residential expansion?A. It was expensive.B. It happened too slowly.C. It was unplanned.D. It created a demand for public transportation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city _.A. that is largeB. that is used as a model for land devel
46、opmentC. where land development exceeded population growthD. with an excellent mass transportation system（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Most people are right-handed and children usually have the same handedness as their parents. This suggests that genes are at work. But identical twins have
47、 identical genes, so genes cannot be the whole story. Cultural attitudes seem to have played an important part in the development of hand preferences. In the past, left-handers have suffered anything from teasing to flogging. Even today in some countries enforced right-handedness, particularly for w
48、riting and eating, is still common.To explain the observed patterns of handedness, researchers have devised what is known as a gene-culture coevolution model. The initial assumption of the model-drawn from observation of non-human primates and other mammals such as mice is that early on in human evolution, the genetic ma
