1、公共英语五级-113 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).If you leave and arrive at a certain place at different times, you are doing time travel.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The theory of time travel developed from the fact that departure occurs after arrival acc
2、ording to one observer and before arrival according to another.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Special relativity time travel goes against our previous understanding of cause-effect relation.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).We feel time travel violates our intuition because we have been misguided.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).The
3、B-movie is a convincing evidence to prove our fallible notion of cause-effect relation.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).If we want to find out whether time travel is really possible, we have to study the properties of our globe.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Invariant formulations of the equations of physics assert that
4、time travel is possible.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).A global conservation law supposes that there is no flow in and out at infinity.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The theory of time travel in general relativity was put forward more than half a century ago.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).According to the speaker, it is impossi
5、ble to make a time travel.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following introduction to Dr C. Henry Taylor. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).Where is Dr Taylor employed now?A. At Illinois University.B. At a journal for architect
6、s.C. At the Twin Towers office building.D. At the Department of Housing and Urban Development.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the topic of Dr Taylors lecture?A. Urban planning. B. Trends in urban design.C. Functional architecture, D. Federal regulations for urban development.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How do
7、es the speaker feel about Dr Taylor?A. He respects him. B. He does not know him.C. He does not want to introduce him. D. He does not believe that hes qualified.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on a conversation between two persons talking about computer. You now have 15 seconds to read
8、Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What are the two people talking about?A. Email. B. A computer class.C. Computer in general. D. Their old computer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter. B. Husband and wife.C. Mother and son. D. Teacher
9、and student.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What brought about a great change in the two speakers attitude towards computers?A. A computer class. B. A degree in computer.C. An instruction manual. D. Computer games.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17 to 20 are based on a lecture about four categories of music. You no
10、w have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).Where did classical music originate?A. In Asia. B. In Africa.C. In Europe. D. In Australia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).“Blues“ and “Enka“ are examples of _.A. Traditional music B. Folk musicC. Classical music D. Rock music（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In wha
11、t way is jazz music different from other kinds of music?A. It is very inspiring and exciting.B. It doesnt need wind instruments.C. It is a combination of folk music and rock music.D. It has a different kind of rhythm.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What kind of instruments are used in rock music?A. Electric in
12、struments. B. Chemical instruments.C. Medical instruments. D. Probing instruments.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Chris particular brief in her work is the Asian section, especially _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What did she find most difficult when she started the job?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).How d
13、id she solve the difficulty?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).At the Beijing electronics fair they had over _ visitors.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).How long does it usually take her to plan a trade fair?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).After arriving at the destination, Chris has to meet with _ first.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where does she
14、 think to be better for negotiations?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What did her parents want her to be before she went to college?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What else knowledge does she need in negotiations?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).The fair in Tokyo is to promote Canadian _ according to Chris.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section U
15、se of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Pollution is a “dirty“ word. To pollute means to contaminate topsoil or something by introducing impurities which make (31) unfit or unclean to use. Pollution comes (32) many forms. We see it, smell it, taste it, drink it, and stumble through it. We literally lived in and br
16、eathe pollution, and (33) surprisingly, it is beginning to threaten our (34) , our happiness, and our civilization.Once we thought of pollution (35) meaning simply the smog the choking, stinging, dirty (36) that hovers over cities. But air pollution, (37) it is still the most dangerous, is only one
17、type of contamination among several (38) attack the most basic life functions.Through the uncontrolled use of insecticides, man has (39) the land, killing the wildlife. By (40) sewage and chemicals into (41) and lakes, we have contaminated our drinking water. We are polluting the oceans, too, (42) t
18、he fish and thereby depriving ourselves (43) an invaluable food supply.Part of the problem is our exploding (44) . More and more people are producing more wastes. But this problem is intensified by our “throw-away“ technology. Each year Americans (45) of 7 million autos, 20 million tons of waste pap
19、er, 25 million pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million cans. We throw away gum wrappers, newspapers, and paper plates. It is no (46) wise to reuse anything. Today almost everything is disposable. Instead of (47) a toaster or a radio, it is easier and cheaper to buy another one and discard the old,
20、 even (48) 95 percent of its parts may still be functioning. Baby diapers, which used to be made of reusable cloth, are now paper throw-aways. Soon we will wear clothing made of (49) : “Wear it once and throw it away“ will be the slogan of the fashionable consciousness.Where is this all to end? Are
21、we turning the world into a gigantic dump, (50) is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem? Fortunately, solutions are in sight. A few of them are positively ingenious.（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 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:
22、_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)Cyberspace, data superhighway, multimedia for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever. Yet for all the talk of a fo
23、rthcoming technological utopia, little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As with all new high technology, while the West concerns itself with the “how“, the question of “for whom“ is put aside once again.Economists are only now realizing the full extent
24、 to which the communications revolution has affected the world economy. Information technology allows the extension of trade across geographical and industrial boundaries, and transnational corporations take full advantage of it. Terms of trade, exchange and interest rates and money movements are mo
25、re important than the production of goods. The electronic economy made possible by information technology allows the haves to increase their control on global markets with destructive impact on the have-nots.For them the result is instability. Developing countries which rely on the production of a s
26、mall range of goods for export are made to feel like small parts in the international economic machine. As “futures“ are traded on computer screens, developing countries simply have less and less control of their destinies.So what are the options for regaining control? One alternative is for develop
27、ing countries to buy in the latest computers and telecommunications themselves so-called “development communications“ modernization. Yet this leads to long-term dependency and perhaps permanent constraints on developing countries economies.Communications technology is generally exported from the US,
28、 Europe or Japan; the patents, skills and ability to manufacture remain in the hands of a few industrialized countries. It is also expensive, and imported products and services must therefore be bought on credit usually provided by the very countries whose companies stand to gain.Furthermore, when n
29、ew technology is introduced there is often too low a level of expertise to exploit it for native development. This means that while local elites, foreign communities and subsidiaries of transnational corporations may benefit, those whose lives depend on access to the information are denied it.（分数：5.
30、00）(1).From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of _.A. the rich countries B. scientific developmentC. the local elites D. the world economy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It can be inferred from the text that _.A. international trade should be expandedB. the interes
31、ts of the poor countries have not been given enough considerationC. the exports of the poor countries should be increasedD. communications technology in developing countries should be modernized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on
32、developing countries?A. Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.B. Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.C. Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.D. Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing cou
33、ntries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may _.A. hinder their industrial productionB. cause them to lose control of their tradeC. force them to reduce their share of exportsD. cost them their economic independence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Th
34、e authors attitude toward the communications revolution is _.A. positive B. critical C. indifferent D. tolerant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)While still catching up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. “Women are particul
35、arly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men,“ according to Dr Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New Yorks Veterans Administration Hospital.Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing
36、 females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a womans
37、increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased “opportunities“ for stress. “Its not necessarily that women dont cope as well. Its just that they have so much more to cope with,“ says Dr Yehuda. “Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than mens,“ she observes, “its just that
38、theyre dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner. “Dr Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. “I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to c
39、ombat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-shot deals. The wear-and-tear that comes from these
40、 longer relationships can be quite devastating.“Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college. “I struggled a lot to get the college degree. I was living in so much frustration that that was my escape, to go to school, and get ahead and do better. “ Late
41、r, her marriage ended and she became a single mother. “Its the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the ear payment, and pay the debt. I lived from paycheck to paycheck.“Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses Alvarez describes. But most women
42、 today are coping with a lot of obligations, with few breaks, and feeling the strain. Alvarezs experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following is true according to the first two
43、paragraphs?A. Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.B. Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.C. Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.D. Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Dr Yehudas research suggests tha
44、t women _.A. need extra doses of chemicals to handle stressB. have limited capacity for tolerating stressC. are more capable of avoiding stressD. are exposed to more stress（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be _.A. domestic and temporary B. irregular an
45、d violentC. durable and frequent D. trivial and random（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The sentence “I lived from paycheck to paycheck“ (Lines 45, Para. 5) shows that _.A. Alvarez cared about nothing but making moneyB. Alvarezs salary barely covered her household expensesC. Alvarez got paychecks from different
46、jobsD. Alvarez paid practically everything by check（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Strain of Stress: No Way Out? B. Responses to Stress: Gender Difference.C. Stress Analysis: What Chemicals Say. D. Gender Inequality: Women Under Stress.（分数：1.00）A.B
47、.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Banking is about money; and no other familiar commodity arouses such excesses of passion and dislike. Nor is here any other about which more nonsense is talked. The type of thing that comes to mind is not what is normally called economics, which is inexact rather than nonsensical, and only in the same way as all sciences are at the point where they try to predict peoples behavior and its consequences. Indeed most social sciences and, for example, medicine could probably be described in the same way.However, it is common to hear assertions of the kind “if you
