1、公共英语五级-143 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).The mathematician has a college degree.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The mathematician studied science in Bronx High School of Science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).The mathematician felt very lucky to learn some cour
2、ses on new and modern scientific fields.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The mathematician was not allowed to use the Columbia University libraries.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).The mathematician would like to study a vast series of textbooks one by one.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The mathematician believes that there are two
3、kinds of science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).The mathematician thinks mathematics is both discovered and invented.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The delightful book the mathematician mentions was written by G. H. Hardy.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The mathematician prefers to teach himself.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The mathemat
4、ician was delighted to be admitted to Columbia University.（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 conversation between two friends about a trip. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).How did the man go from Calais to Paris?A. B
5、y bus. B. By boat. C. By train. D. By plane.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the man take a bus to Avignon in the south of France?A. Its cheaper. B. He wanted to see the villages.C. Its faster. D. He met a friend on the bus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did the man not do in Madrid?A. Went out to bars. B. V
6、isited the Prado Museum.C. Went to a bullfight. D. Stayed in a small hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following conversation on a taxi ride between the driver (the man) and a passenger (the woman). You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the
7、current time in the conversation?A. 3:40 p.m. B. 4:15 p.m. C. 4:30 p.m. D. 4:45 p.m.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the driver figure out that the passenger is a first-time visitor to the city?A. The passenger catches a taxi for a short one-mile trip.B. The passenger does not understand the rules for
8、tipping drivers.C. The driver finds the passenger lost on the street before picking her up.D. The driver notices the passenger gazing upward at the tall buildings.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is one item the driver did NOT mention about the restaurant?A. The price. B. The service.C. The interior design
9、. D. The serving size.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17 to 20 are based on a discussion about the life of James Dean, an American actor. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the woman doing?A. Interviewing a movie star. B. Discussing teenage role models.C. Hosting a te
10、levision show. D. Reviewing a new biography.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young?A. He lost his mother. B. He was unhappy in California.C. He missed his aunt. D. He had to attend school there.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man say James Dean did at colle
11、ge in California?A. He delivered public speeches. B. He got seriously into acting.C. He hosted talk shows on TV. D. He played a role in East of Eden.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What do we know about James Dean from the conversation?A. He made numerous popular movies.B. He has long been a legendary figure.C
12、. He was best at acting in Hollywood tragedies.D. He was the most successful actor of his time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Whats the basic difference between English football and American football?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2)._ is the only player allowed to use his hands in the English footb
13、all.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Americans call the English football _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What is the other name for “goal“?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).“The goalmouth“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The goalkeeper is also called the man “_“.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Who takes the throw-in if your side kicks the ball out
14、 of play?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What is the proper term when the ball goes off either end of the pitch?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).A penalty is given when a foul takes place within _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).An English person calls the American game of football _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00
15、)Almost daily, the gulf between education and employment widens. Careers officers complain (31) a system that presents them with school-leavers devoid of ideas for employment. Employers deplore the fact (32) teenagers are unable to spell and write and calculate. Graduates discover that a knowledge o
16、f Ancient History or Zoology counts for nothing when they are (33) for a job.With all our magnificent new colleges of further education, the super-polytechnics are (34) up like mushrooms, and with our much-vaunted increase of students in fulltime education, one vital point is being left out of educa
17、tional thinking. What will it earn? Because sad (35) it may seem to those who believe in its mind-broadening, horizon-widening and stamina-testing qualities you can not eat education. (36) are 39 universities and colleges offering degree courses in Geography, but I have never (37) any good jobs adve
18、rtised for Geography graduates. Or am I alone in suspecting that they will all return to (38) Geography to another set of students, who in (39) will teach more undergraduates Geography?Only 10 universities currently offer degree courses in Aeronautical Engineering, which perhaps is just as well, in
19、view of the speed with (40) the aircraft industry has been dispensing with excess personnel. On the other hand, hospital casualty departments throughout the country are having to close (41) because of the lack of doctors. The reason? University medical schools can only find places for half of those
20、who (42) It seems to me that the time is ripe for the Department of Employment and Productivity and the Department of Education and Science to get (43) with the universities and produce a revised educational system that will make more economic (44) of the wealth of talent, application and industry c
21、urrently being frittered away on certificates, diplomas and degrees that no one wants to know (45) They might make a start by reintroducing a genuine “General“ Certificate of Education. In the days (46) it meant something, this was called the School Certificate. Employers liked it, because it indica
22、ted proficiency (47) English, Arithmetic, Science and Humanities in (48) words, that you had an all-round education. You could use it as a springboard to higher education, (49) it actually meant something in itself in every (50) from chemical to clothing.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_
23、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)Suppose you lost a lot of blood, what would a doctor do? Replace the blood as quickly as possible by giving you a
24、transfusion of blood donated by another person. But the doctor cant use just anyones blood. The donors blood has to be of a type that wont be destroyed by your blood. Blood type? Whats that?To find your blood type, the doctor sends your blood to a laboratory. There your red cells are separated from
25、the other parts of your blood. These cells may have certain antigens (special proteins) on their surfaces “A“ antigens and/or “B“ antigens. If your red cells have “A“ antigens you are Type A; “B“ antigens make you Type B; both “A“ and “B“ make you Type AB; neither “A“ nor “B“ antigens makes you Type
26、 O. How do you find these antigens?A lab technician mixes your red blood cells with two kinds of blood serum. One contains anti-A antibodies. The other kind contains anti-B antibodies. An antibody is a substance that “attacks“ a particular antigen, in this case “A“ or “B“ antigens.The technician the
27、n looks at each mixture under a microscope to see what will happen to your red blood cells. Certain mixtures may make your red cells clump together. By finding which mixtures do this and which do not, the technician can figure out your blood type.But blood typing isnt the only reason to have a blood
28、 test taken. It can also check for signs of infection. How? When you have an infection, especially a serious one, the number of white blood cells soars. This is normal response of your body to an invasion of germs.This time a sample of blood goes to the lab for a CBC complete blood count. A technici
29、an will examine your blood under a microscope counting the white cells in a small marked-off area. If the number is much higher than it ought to be, the doctor may need to treat you to be sure the infection doesnt spread.Other blood tests can determine the concentration of various chemicals in your
30、blood or the variety and types of blood cells circulating in the blood. The information hidden in a drop of blood may lead a doctor to suggest ways to treat, or avoid dangerous health conditions.Was the stick in the finger or arm necessary? If protecting yourself from danger is necessary, the answer
31、 has got to be . yes!（分数：5.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _.A. discussing the blood testing and its use of determining blood group and checking for infectionB. differentiating the four blood typesC. the technique and procedure of blood testingD. illustrating various types of blood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
32、D.(2).If two persons blood types are different, that means they have different _.A. red cells in the bloodB. proteins on the red cells surfacesC. parts of the blood other than the red cellsD. white cells in the blood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which is true when you have an infection?A. The number of red b
33、lood cells decreases.B. The total number of blood cells remains the same.C. The number of white blood cells increases.D. The total number of blood cells changes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The authors attitude towards blood testing is _.A. positive B. disinterestedC. indifferent D. disapproval（分数：1.00）A.B.
34、C.D.(5).According to the passage, what is the relationship between blood testing and keeping healthy?A. The information hidden in a drop of blood can keep one healthy.B. To take blood testing is necessary for keeping healthy.C. Blood testing can only avoid dangerous health conditions.D. Blood testin
35、g is necessary only for the sick.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Biotechnologists have developed genetically modified rice that is fortified with beta-carotene which the body converts into vitamin A and additional iron, and they are working on three kinds of nutritionally improved crops. Bio
36、tech can also improve farming productivity in places where food shortages are caused by crop damage attributable to pests, drought, poor soil and crop viruses, bacteria or fungi. Damage caused by pests is incredible. In trials of pest-resistant cotton in Africa yields have increased significantly. S
37、o far, fears that genetically modified, pest-resistant crops might kill good insects as well as bad appear unfounded. Viruses often cause massive failure in staple crops in developing countries. Two years ago Africa lost more than half its cassava crop a key source of calories to the mosaic virus. G
38、enetically modified, virus-resistant crops can reduce that damage, as can drought-tolerant seeds in regions where water shortage limits the amount of land under cultivation. Biotech can also help solve the problem of soil that contains excess aluminum, which can damage roots and cause many staple-cr
39、op failures. A gene that helps neutralize aluminum toxicity in rice has been identified. Many scientists believe biotech could raise overall crop productivity in developing countries as much as 25% and help prevent the loss of those crops after they are harvested.Yet for all that promise, biotech is
40、 far from being the whole answer. In developing countries, lost crops are only one cause of hunger. Poverty plays the largest role. Making genetically modified crops available will not reduce hunger if farmers cannot afford to grow them or if the local population cannot afford to buy the food those
41、farmers produce. Nor can biotech overcome the challenge of distributing food in developing countries. Taken as a whole, the world produces enough food to feed everyone but much of it is simply in the wrong place. Especially in countries with undeveloped transport infrastructures, geography restricts
42、 food availability as dramatically as genetics promises to improve it. Biotech has its own “distribution“ problems. Private-sector biotech companies in the rich countries carry out much of the leading-edge research on genetically modified crops. Their products are often too costly for poor farmers i
43、n the developing world, and many of those products wont even reach the regions where they are most needed. Biotech firms have a strong financial incentive to target rich markets first in order to help them rapidly recoup the high costs of product development. But some of these companies are respondi
44、ng to the needs of poor countries. To increase the impact of genetic research on the food production of those countries, there is a need for better collaboration between government agencies both local and in developed countries and private biotech firms.Biotech is not a panacea, but it does promise
45、to transform agriculture in many developing countries. If that promise is not fulfilled, the real losers will be their people, who could suffer for years to come.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the first paragraph, what is the function of biotech?A. The genetically modified, pest-resistant crops might kil
46、l good insects as well as bad ones.B. It can help solve the problem of soil that contains little aluminum.C. It could overcome the challenge of distributing food in developing countries.D. It can help prevent the loss of those crops before they are harvested.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).By saying “but much
47、of it is simply in the wrong place“ (Lines 56,Para. 2) ,the author means _.A. the food is produced mainly in developed countriesB. the food is produced in the place where it is not so neededC. the food is produced in the remote area that is hard to be transportedD. most of the food can reach the regions where they are most needed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The problem of biotech is that _.A. it cant solve all the problems existed in developing countriesB. the genetically modified crops in the rich countries are never responding to the needs of poor countriesC. it brings devastating effects alo
