1、公共英语五级-121 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).Jenny doest have a heavy load this semester.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Jenny failed in chemistry last semester.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Jenny is a third year student.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Prof. Weston taught Je
2、nny American novel last semester.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Prof. Weston will give her two seminars this semester.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Prof. Weston agrees with Jenny about the theme of Travels with Charley.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Jenny is very good at watercolors.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The course of watercolor
3、s is unnecessary for those who have experience in oil painting.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Jenny has experience in sketches.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Prof. Weston agrees to sign her card.（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 talk on printing. You now have 15 sec
4、onds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).How old is the earliest surviving examples of Chinese printing?A. It was produced before AD 400. B. It was produced before AD 200.C. It was produced before AD 100. D. It was produced before AD 50.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In what way is the “flexo“ process con
5、sidered better than standard printing?A. The newspapers remain thin and flexible.B. The presses can print larger sheets of paper.C. The ink is fast drying and clear.D. The ink can be changed and retested.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the speaker, what is a disadvantage of the “flexo“ process?A.
6、Presses may get clogged with ink. B. Papers get smudged with old ink.C. Reporters prefer the standard method.D.Machines may need to be oiled daily.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 are based on an interview about swimming. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 17.（分数：4.00）(1).Why does th
7、e speaker refer to swimming as one of the most beneficial forms of general exercise?A. Because no other form of exercise uses so many muscles in the body so fully.B. Because no other form of exercise provides so much pleasure.C. Because no other form of exercise is so popular.D. Because no other for
8、m of exercise is so competitive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What group is the speaker addressing?A. Parents of swimmers. B. Tennis coaches.C. Candidates for the swimming team. D. Competitive runners.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The speaker compares competitive swimming with what sport in terms of the athletes age?
9、A. Golfing. B. Tennis. C. Football. D. Running.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the speaker say about competitive swimming?A. It is a lifelong sport.B. It may interfere with academic studies.C. It does not offer many financial rewards.D. It is less demanding than other sports.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Question
10、s 18 to 20 are based on the following talk between two students about campus life. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 18 to 20.（分数：3.00）(1).Where was the woman at lunchtime?A. Giving a lecture. B. Discussing political science.C. Working on a science problem. D. Reading twentieth-century liter
11、ature.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How do the students demonstrate that they really enjoy professor Howls classes?A. They complete all their assignments.B. They study hard for his tests.C. They compete for the best seats in the class.D. They read all his books.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following bes
12、t describes Prof. Howls relationship with his students?A. Controversial. B. Impersonal.C. Indifferent. D. Cooperative.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Who usually take care of the elderly people in the United States?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In what aspect did the statistics show of aging Amer
13、icans?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What must be provided as people live longer today than before?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What have the psychologists and social workers started to be as Americans are living longer than ever?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).How do care-givers feel of their own job?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).How many
14、reasons for care-giving have been found by social workers?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What would care-givers deserve when they became old and dependent in the future?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Who are more likely to use community services to help care for an elderly parent?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Why dont most people
15、put their dependent spouses into nursing homes?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).How did the elderly behave when they received care and attention from others?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill (31) the nations and that if countries pl
16、ay (32) together they will learn to live together. (33) say that the opposite is true, that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably (34) truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done (35) to support t
17、he view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was here the tragic (36) involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by (37) incidents caused principally by minor national contests.One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the
18、hockey final. (38) had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers (39) to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should have been disallowed and that their opponents victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: “This wasnt hockey. Hockey a
19、nd the International Hockey Federation are finished. “ The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result (40) the suspension of the team for at least three years.The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place (41) Russia, after a disputable end
20、to (42) contest. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first (43) the United States had won, by a single (44) , but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the (45) , and another player popped it i
21、nto the basket.It was the first time the USA had (46) lost any Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury debated the matter for four and a half hours (47) announcing that the result would (48) . The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals. Incidents of this kind will continue as
22、long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or (49) non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that (50) aggressive patriotism.（分数
23、：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:_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)In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded ev
24、ery inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Sprin
25、ger could easily be considered the king of “trash talk“. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a disp
26、lay and exploitation of societys moral catastrophes, yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and
27、an individuals quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word“. He makes a sma
28、ll speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stabilit
29、y to deal with lifes tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, “sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be le
30、arned underneath the shows exploitation.While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pio
31、neers in the talk show world.（分数：5.00）(1).Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _.A. more family-oriented B. unusually popularC. more profound D. relatively formal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distaste
32、ful, the audience _.A. remain fascinated by themB. are ready to face up to themC. remain indifferent to themD. are willing to get involved in them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A. A new type of robot. B. Racist hatred.C. Family budget pl
33、anning. D. Street violence.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both _.A. ironical B. sensitive C. instructive D. cynical（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _.A. have monopolized the talk show circuitB. exploit the wea
34、knesses in human natureC. appear at different times of the dayD. are targeted at different audiences（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Male lions are rather reticent about expending their energy in hunting-more than three-quarters of kills are made by lionesses. Setting off at dusk on a hunt, t
35、he lionesses are in front, tensely scanning ahead, the cubs lag playfully behind, and the males bring up the rear, walking slowly, their heads nodding with each step as if they are bored with the whole matter. But slothfulness may have survival value. With lionesses busy hunting, the males function
36、as guards for the cubs, protecting them particularly from hyenas.Hunting lionesses have learnt to take advantage of their environment. Darkness provides them with cover, and at dusk they often wait near animals they want to kill until their outlines blend into the surroundings. Small prey, such as g
37、azelle, present lions with no problem. They are simply grabbed with the paws, or slapped down and finished off with a bite in the neck. A different technique is used with large animals, such as wild beast. Usually a lioness pulls her prey down after running up behind it, and then seizes it by the th
38、roat, strangling it. Or she may place her mouth over the muzzle of a downed animal, and suffocate it.Lions practice remarkably sophisticated cooperative hunting techniques. Sighting prey, lionesses usually fan out and stalk closer until one is within striking distance. The startled herd may scatter
39、or blot to one side right into a hidden lioness. Sometimes lionesses surround their quarry. While perhaps three crouch and wait, a fourth may backtrack and then circle far around and approach from the opposite side, a technique not unknown in human warfare.No obvious signals pass between the lions,
40、other than that they watch one another. A tactic may also be adapted to a particular situation. One pride of lions often pursued prey at the end of narrow strip of land between two streams. Several lionesses would sit and wait until gazelle wandered into this natural dead-end. Then they would spread
41、 out and advance quite in the open, having learnt that the gazelle would not try to escape by running into the bush beside the river, but would run back the way they had come.A lioness has no trouble pulling down an animal of twice her weight. But a buffalo, which may scale a ton, presents problems.
42、 One lioness and a young bull battled for an hour and a half, the buffalo whirling around to face the cat with lowered horns whenever she came close. Finally she gave up and allowed him to walk away. But on another occasion, five males came across an old bull. He stood in a swamp, belly-deep in mud
43、and water, safely facing his tormentors on the shore. Suddenly, inexplicably, he plodded towards them, intent it seemed on committing suicide. One lion grabbed his rump, another placed his paws on the bulls back and bit into the flesh. Slowly, without trying to defend himself, the buffalo sank to hi
44、s knees and, with one lion holding his throat and another his muzzle, died of suffocation.（分数：5.00）(1).When the lions go out hunting for food, the males usually _.A. spend most of its energy guarding the familyB. have the task of protecting the young cubs from any attackC. help lionesses to strike a
45、t and kill the preyD. are too lazy to do anything（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Lions usually come out in the early eveningB. Male lions often act as attackers and killers when huntingC. Lions do not use the same technique when huntingD. Female l
46、ions can kill animals twice their own weight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Hunting cooperatively, lions would try to catch their prey by _.A. seizing its throat first B. frightening it to deathC. fighting single-handedly D. rounding it up first（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The old buffalo was killed because _.A. he de
47、cided to commit suicideB. he was too old to fight backC. there were five lions against himD. he left the swamp（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).This passage best answers which of the following questions?A. How do lions hunt in the wilderness?B. Why are lions afraid of buffalo?C. What is the function of the male
48、lion in the pride?D. How intelligent are animals in the cat family?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Although social changes in the United States were being wrought throughout most of the nineteenth century, public awareness of the changes increased to new levels in the 1890s. The acute, growing public awareness of the social
