1、公共英语五级-136 及答案解析(总分：112.00，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).Miss Wang has met Professor Kennedy before.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Professor Kennedy is a home economist.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Professor Kennedy chose the Tucson area to do his study because it is a typi
2、cal American city.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Inexpensive foods tend to be wasted more than expensive foods.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Foods not in sufficient supply tend to be wasted more.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The average family wastes at least $ 150 per year in food.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).American families throw
3、out 8% - 19% of edible food.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).When sugar price doubled, waste of sugar also doubled.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Professor Kennedys estimates are based on measuring food in trash.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Dogs waste less food because they value food more.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：12.
4、00)(1).Where is the man going to make a presentation?A. At an automobile factory.B. At an electrical engineering class.C. At a meeting of a public speaking club.D. At a conference on industrial automation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the origin of the traditional image of robots?A. Industrial specif
5、ication. B. Computer development.C. Scientific drawings. D. Science fiction.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the woman, why are robots becoming more widely used?A. They are smarter than human worker.B. They are more productive than human workers.C. They are very durable.D. They are easy to design.（
6、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What are the speakers doing?A. Visiting the new restaurant.B. Watching a parade.C. Having a picnic.D. Going to the beach.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the man feel about the rain?A. Excited. B. Confused.C. Afraid. D. Surprised.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the speakers probably
7、do next?A. Go home.B. Go to a restaurant.C. Unpack the car.D. Put a dry blanket under the tree.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).The tramp was locked in the store _.A. for his own mistakes B. due to a misunderstandingC. by accident D. through an error of judgment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What action did the tramp tak
8、e?A. He looted the store. B. He made himself at home.C. He went to sleep for 2 days. D. He had a Christmas party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When the tramp was arrested, he _.A. laughed at the police B. looked forward to going to prisonC. took his bottles with him D. didnt make any fuss（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1)
9、.What kind of animals is Anna asked to look after?A. Rabbits.B. Birds.C. Cats.D. Dogs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does Peter want Anna to doe _.A. To keep the cat for a long lime.B. To buy a box of cat food.C. To wash the animals every day.D. To feed the animals.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When Anna heard th
10、at one of the animals was going to deliver she was _.A. happy.B. worried.C. angry.D. gloomy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).What does the lecture mainly concern?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The changes in the U. S. A. in the 1960s began with the _ Right Movement.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Why did Ameri
11、cans have these movements in the early 1960s?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What was the name given to the generation that came of age during the 1960s?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).When did the Womens Movement begin in the U. S. A. ?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Whats the Civil Rights Movement for?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).List three
12、traditional female occupations mentioned in the talk.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What has given women an independence in forming a family?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What is the effect of the Womens Movement?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In what aspects does the speaker think all of these cultural changes are strengthened?（
13、分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Andrena Gravida is the name of a wild bee declining in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A (31) of months ago the recent drop in migratory bird populations was known, based on a study (32) in the Netherlands. Now theres more troubling news fro
14、m that part of the world: a study released today by the journal Science reports that theres been a dramatic loss of (33) among wild bees over the past 25 years in Holland.Theres (34) to a 70% decline in the variety and (35) of bee (36) in some areas in Britain. A loss of biodiversity is more subtle
15、(37) an overall drop in absolute numbers of (38) or plants, but its still (39) a problem because the (40) species in an ecosystem, the more the system (41) on each one of them, and if disease or some other (42) wipes out a species, its function could go unfilled. In the (43) of bees, that (44) is to
16、 pollinate plants, both wild and crop plants. And (45) the authors of the study show, theres been a (46) decline in plants that were once pollinated (47) the disappearing bees. Indeed, it isnt clear (48) came first, the plant decline or the decline in bees. Its also not clear (49) any crops are in t
17、rouble, only that theres a potential for it if this trend continues. Its also not clear (50) its happening. Climatic changes caused by global warming are a possibility, but so is the destruction of wild habitat in both countries, as population and industry both expand.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_
18、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)Gene therapy and gene-based drugs are two ways we could benefit from our growing mastery of genetic
19、science. But there will be others as well. Here is one of tile remarkable therapies on the cutting edge of genetic research that could make their way into mainstream medicine in the coming years.While its true that just about every cell in the body has the instructions to make a complete human, most
20、 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 into 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 so
21、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 cells in Alzheimers, cardiac cells in heart disease, pancreatic cells in diabetes, to name a few; if doctors could isolate stem cell
22、s, 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 University of Wisconsin managed to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural, gut, muscle and bone cells. The process still cant
23、 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 of incredible power.The same applies to cloning, which is really just the other side of the coin; true cloning, as first shown wit
24、h the sheep Dolly several years ago, involves taking a developed cell and reactivating the genome within, resetting its developmental instructions to a pristine state. Once that happens, the rejuvenated cell can develop into a full fledged animal, genetically identical to its parent.For agriculture,
25、 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 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
26、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 will happen. The ability to reset body cells to a pristine, undeveloped state could give doctors exactly the same advantages they w
27、ould 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).The writer holds that the potential to make healthy body tissues will _.A. aggravate moral issues of human cloningB. bring great ben
28、efits 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 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 Uni
29、versity 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 cloningD. 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?
30、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. It is reasonable for all body instructions 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
31、, 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)“Opinion“ is a word that is often used carelessly today, It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, anti judgment. This casual use would prob
32、ably cause little confusion if people didnt attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most do attach great importance to it. “I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours,“ and “Everyones entitled lo his opinion,“ are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge anothers
33、 opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge anothers opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend “What do you think of the new Buicks? “And he may reply, “In my opinion, theyre ugly. “In t
34、his case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For its obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, “Its pointless to argue about matters of taste. “But consider this very different use of the term. A news
35、paper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not stale their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes. They stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation.Most of what
36、 is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.Is everyone entitled to his opinio
37、n? Of course. In a free country this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. In Great Britain, for example, there is still a Flat Earth Society. As the name implies, the members of this organization believe that the earth is not spherical, but flat. In this country, too, each of us is free to take as
38、 creative a position as we please about any matter we choose. When the telephone operator announces That 11 be 95 for the first three minutes, you may respond “No, it wontitll be 28 . “When the service station attendant notifies you “Your oil is down a quart, “ you may reply “ Wrongits up three.Bein
39、g free to hold an opinion anti express it does not, of course, guarantee you favorable consequences. The operator may hang up on you. The service station attendant may threaten you with violence.Acting on our opinions carries even less assurance. Some time ago in California a couple took their eleve
40、n-year-old diabetic son to a faith healer. Secure in their opinion that the man had cured the boy, they threw away his insulin. Three days later the boy died. They remained unshaken in their belief, expressing the opinion that God would raise the boy from the dead. The police arrested them, charging
41、 them with manslaughter. The law in such matters is both clear and reasonable. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so we do not harm others.（分数：5.00）(1).The first paragraph points out _.A. it would be considered intolerant if someone ignored anothers opinionB. People attach
42、much importance to opinion by accepting others opinion.C. The misuse of the word “opinion“ will cause much confusion whether you consider it important or not.D. People consider opinion important when they say : “Everyones entitled to his opinion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to paragraph 3, careful
43、 judgment is _.A. what “opinion“ actually refers to _.B. another use of “opinion“ after arguing a lotC. likes and dislikes through enquiry and deliberationD. a different expression of taste（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is true?A. It does make sense to argue when “opinion“ re
44、fers to personal preference.B. Most of what is referred to as opinion contains both matters of taste and judgment.C. You are free to express what you believe only after carefully examining.D. The belief of a Flat Earth Society is permitted because of favorable consequences guaranteed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
45、D.(4).The example the writer gives us in the last paragraph shows that _.A. eveyone is entitled to whatever opinion he has even if it is harmful to othersB. being free to hold an opinion and express it usually annoys othersC. we are not free to do anything by following our opinionsD. opinion referre
46、d to matters of taste is clearer and more reasonable than that of belief（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The writers main point in writing this article is _.A. to tell us careless uses of the word “opinion“ todayB. to show us his understanding of the word “opinion“C. to illustrate different layers of the meanin
47、gs of the word “opinion“D. to define the word “opinion/（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)“She was Americas princess as much as she was Britains princess, “wrote the foreign editor of the normally sharp Chicago Tribune a week after the death in Paris of Diana, Princess of Wales. He was not far off the mark. For Americans have indeed taken posthumous possession of Britains “Peoples Princess“.What was happening? How was it that a nation whose school children are taught in history class to look down on the “tyranny“ of the English monarchy, suddenly appeared so
