1、公共英语五级-135 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).Pioneers of space tourism are not discouraged by the NASA disaster.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The first group of travelers will take a trip to space in 2001.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).At least 139 people have bo
2、oked a trip to space.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).People have ventured to the “edge of space“ in Russian jets at $12000 a person.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Sub-orbital ships have already been designed.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).People have drawn up blueprints for moon hotels.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Its easier to build an
3、orbiting hotel than a hotel on the moon.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The Icebreaker will be sent to the moon to collect samples.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).In 2003 people can get to the moon in the spaceship Icebreaker.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Money made from space tourism will be used to boost commercial space devel
4、opment.（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 a conversation between two lovers in which the girl tells the boy how to get to some places. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).Where can the boy use a photocopying machine?A. At Brights. B.
5、At Hatchers.C. At the post office. D. At a bookshop.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can the boy do at Brights?A. To have ones hair cut. B. To have some sheets washed.C. To have ones shoes repaired. D. To have a jacket cleaned.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT on the High Street according
6、to the conversation?A. The supermarket. B. The library.C. The branch of the National Bank. D. The butchers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following talk on how universities can help to make global-ready students. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).W
7、hat is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today?A. The fierce competition in the market.B. The growing necessity of staff training,C. The accelerated pace of globalization.D. The urgent need of a diverse workforce,（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What should students do first before th
8、ey can really understand other cultures?A. Gain a deep understanding of their own culture.B. Take courses of foreign languages and cultures.C. Share the experiences of people from other cultures.D. Participate in international exchange programs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What should college students reali
9、ze according to the speaker?A. Reflective thinking is becoming critical.B. Labor market is getting globalized.C. Knowing a foreign language is essentialD. Globalization will eliminate many jobs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17 to 20 are based on a talk about two means of travelling in America. You now
10、have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).Why does the speaker recommend travelling by bus?A. Its fast and comfortable. B. Its safer than trains.C. You can see more of the country. D. You can sleep in it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why are the long distance buses called Greyhound buses?A. Ame
11、ricans like greyhounds. B. The buses go to the country.C. The buses are as fast as greyhounds. D. Theres a picture of a greyhound on the bus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).why are businessmen more likely to travel by air?A. They dont like buses. B. They are always in a hurry.C. They find trains too crowded. D
12、. They think planes much safer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is a free way?A. Any highway without crossroad.B. Any road without traffic lights.C. Its a road where the drivers does not pay turnpikes.D. Its a highway not controlled by the government.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1)._ changed t
13、he speakers family fortunes drastically in his childhood.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What type of books was he most interested in reading?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What was the other aspect of the speakers lifelong outlook on science besides expanding human knowledge?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).He enrolled for _ in the F
14、ree University of Poland when he was 20,（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).How did he feel when he was offered his first job with a low salary?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).According to the speaker, there was a great scientific breakthrough in nuclear physics in the year _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).His laboratory _ and different
15、from Fermis laboratory in Rome.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).When World War II broke out, the speaker was in Liverpool on a years _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).How did the speaker feel about the use of atom bomb in Hiroshima?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).The speaker thinks the betterment we have today is due to advances in _.
16、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)We still do not know all of the reasons why babies are born sick or with major disabilities. But we do know (31) . One baby, maybe more, (32) of one hundred is born with a serious genetic problem. Gene therapy (33) a very real possibility of correc
17、ting many of these disorders. It could transform indeed, it already has lives that are doomed (34) the pain and anguish of chronic illness. But scientific advances can also generate misunderstanding and fear. The Salk polio vaccine, so closely identified (35) the March of Dimes, was one of the most
18、important medical gains of our time. It was safe. It worked. But (36) earlier vaccine used “live“ viruses that caused fatalities, researchers (37) to overcome public apprehension.Some critics are concerned that gene therapy will be abused create “super“ humans. (38) are disturbed about possible disc
19、losures of personally sensitive (39) history. Still, the public seems to be giving this new technology the benefit of the doubt. (40) recent survey conducted for the foundation revealed that eighty-nine (41) of Americans support gene therapy and favor continued research. Curiously, this (42) poll sh
20、owed widespread public ignorance about this form of treatment. (43) the need for public education on a broad scale is self-evident. There is much yet for (44) scientists and laypeople to learn.The main thing is this: we cannot let our fears destroy our hopes. We cannot let myth and misinterpretation
21、 (45) us from seeking treatment for the thousands (46) suffer from genetic diseases. Lets continue to resolve the issues while moving (47) to intensify the research effort.(48) my own viewpoint, if genetic therapy can spare one mother the anguish of knowing that her newborn will suffer (49) its whol
22、e life if it can help sick little girls get well enough to dance can we afford (50) to make the effort?（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:_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
23、：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Gene therapy and gene-based drugs are two ways we could benefit from our growing mastery of genetic science. But there will be others as well. Here is one of the remarkable therapies on the cutting edge of genetic research that could make their way into mainstream m
24、edicine in the coming years.While its true that just about every cell in the body has the instructions to make a complete human, most of those instructions are inactivated, and with good reason: the last thing you want for your brain cells is to start churning out stomach acid or your nose to turn i
25、nto a kidney. The only time cells truly have the potential to turn into any and all body parts is very early in a pregnancy, when s0-called stem cells havent begun to specialize.Yet this untapped potential could be a terrific boon to medicine. Most diseases involve the death of healthy cells brain c
26、ells in Alzheimers, cardiac cells in heart disease, pancreatic cells in diabetes, to name a few; if doctors could isolate stem cells, then direct their growth, they might be able to furnish patients with healthy replacement tissues.It was incredibly difficult, but last fall scientists at the Univers
27、ity of Wisconsin managed to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural, gut, muscle and bone cells. The process still cant be controlled, and may have unforeseen limitations; but if efforts to understand and master stem-cell development prove successful, doctors will have a therapeutic tool
28、 of incredible power.The same applies to cloning, which is really just the other side of the coin; true cloning, as first shown with the sheep Dolly several years ago, involves taking a developed cell and reactivating the genome within, resetting its developmental instructions to a pristine state. O
29、nce that happens, the rejuvenated cell can develop into a full-fledged animal, genetically identical to its parent.For agriculture, in which purely physical characteristics like milk production in a cow or low fat in a hog have real market value, biological carbon copies could become routine within
30、a few years. This past year scientists have done for mice and cows what Ian Wilmut did for Dolly, and other creatures are bound to join the cloned menagerie in the coming year.Human cloning, on the other hand, may be technically feasible but legally and emotionally more difficult. Still, one day it
31、will happen. The ability to reset body cells to a pristine, undeveloped state could give doctors exactly the same advantages they would get from stem cells: the potential to make healthy body tissues of all sorts, and thus to cure diseases. That could prove to be a true “miracle cure“.（分数：5.00）(1).T
32、he writer holds that the potential to make healthy body tissues will _.A. aggravate moral issues of human cloningB. bring great benefits to human beingsC. help scientists decode body instructionsD. involve employing surgical instruments（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “rejuvenated“(Line 3,Para. 5) most
33、 probably means _.A. modified B. re-collected C. classified D. reactivated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The aim of the research at the University of Wisconsin is _.A. to isolate stem cells and to get them grow into different cellsB. to show the effects of gene therapiesC. to show us the advantages of human c
34、loningD. to test the limitations of tissue replacements（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is true according to the text?A. The principle of gene therapy is applicable to that of cloning.B. The isolation of stem cells is too difficult to be feasible.C. lit is reasonable for all body instruct
35、ions to be activated.D. Cloned animals will eventually take control of the world.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Towards the genetic research, the authors attitude can best be said to be that of _.A. frustration B. indifference C. amazement D. opposition（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Ours is a world i
36、n which no individual, and no country, exits in isolation. All of us live simultaneously in our own communities and in the world at large. The same icons, whether on a movie screen or computer screen, are recognizable from Berlin to Bangalore. We are all influenced by the same tides of political, so
37、cial and technological change. Pollution, organized crime and the proliferation of deadly weapons likewise show little regard for the niceties of borders; they are “problems without passports“. We are connected, wired, interdependent.Much of this is nothing newhuman beings have interacted across the
38、 planet for centuries. But todays “globalization“ is different. It is happening more rapidly. And it is governed by different rules or, in some cases, by no rules at all. Globalization is bringing us new choices and opportunities. It is making us more familiar with global diversity. Yet, millions of
39、 people experience it not as an agent of progress, but as a disruptive force that can destroy lives, jobs and traditions.Faced with the potential good of globalization as well as its risks, faced with the persistence of deadly conflicts in which civilians are the primary targets, faced with the perv
40、asiveness of poverty and injustice, we must be able to identify the areas where collective action is needed to safeguard global interests. Local communities have their fire departments and town councils. Nations have their courts and legislatures. But in todays globalized world, the mechanisms avail
41、able for global action are hardly more than embryonic. It is high time we gave more concrete meaning to the idea of the “international community“.What makes a community? What binds it together? For some it is faith. For others it is the defense of an idea, such as democracy. Some communities are hom
42、ogeneous, others multicultural. Some are as small as schools and villages; others as large as continents. Specifically, what binds us into an international community? In the broadest sense there is a shared vision of a better world for all people, as set out, for example, in the founding Charter of
43、the United Nations. There is our sense of common vulnerability in the face of global warming and the spread of weapons of mass destruction. There is the framework of international law, treaties and human-rights conventions. There is equally our sense of shared opportunity, which is why we build comm
44、on markets and joint institutions such as the United Nations. Together, we are stronger.（分数：5.00）(1).The writers general attitude towards the world is that _.A. each individual lives independently in the worldB. different countries are all under the influence of the world developmentC. we each have
45、problems in spite of our friendly relationship with each otherD. people like to enjoy each others images on a movie screen or a computer screen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the author say about globalization today?A. lit has long existed for centuries. B. It helps us to learn differences of the wor
46、ld.C. lit destroys our traditions. D. Both B and C.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why do we build common markets and joint institutions?A. Because the mechanisms are available for global action.B. Because we have to protect our global interests.C. Because we think we are equal to share new choices and opportu
47、nities.D. Because we are faced with few global risks, deadly conflicts and little poverty and injustice.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “embryonic“ in paragraph 3 means _.A. in an early stage B. like a young animalC. at a developed time D. destructive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following best summarises the text?A. Globalization needs global action. B. Why we built the United Nations.C. Problems without passports. D. The potential good and risks of globalization.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Crippling healthcare bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to
