1、公共英语五级-144 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).Professor Wang went on a lecture tour to Edinburgh.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Wang visited the lake area by himself.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Gross feels rather jealous of Wang as he himself has not been able t
2、o visit Edinburgh.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The British usually have more opportunities to see their country than foreign visitors.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Mr. Gross has never traveled by air before.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).It did Cost Professor Wang much in taking and developing those photos.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7
3、).Wang is quite reluctant to show Gross his pictures.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Gross says he is particularly impressed by a photo showing a castle.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Professor Wang enriched his experience in Britain through his trip.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Wang forgot the time and was almost late for his
4、 airplane.（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 the worlds changing climate. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).What would a cooling trend in weather bring to the world?A. Floods along the sea coasts.B. A shortage
5、of food and fuel.C. Unpredictable weather conditions.D. Disappointment to some climatologists.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can be learned about the hypotheses of climatologists?A. They are often quite accurate.B. They are not reliable.C. They are short-sighted.D. They generally fall into two categories
6、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was characteristic of the “Little lce Age“?A. Cold and damp climate.B. Change in geographic conditions.C. World-wide drought.D. Reduction of water resources.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 are based on an introduction to early movie making. You now have 15 seconds to r
7、ead Questions 14 to 17.（分数：4.00）(1).Why is Griffith often called The Father of the Motion Picture?A. He used long shots in motion-picture production.B. He first used the technique of close-ups in his films.C. He produced the earliest film in the world.D. He established a new standard for motion-pict
8、ure production.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What kind of motion picture camera shot was generally used in the early film?A. Close-up shots. B. Full shots.C. Long shots. D. Action shots.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When was After Many Years produced?A. 1899. B. 1903. C. 1907. D. 1910.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why was the
9、 close-up of Annie Lee followed by a shot of Annies husband?A. To shock Griffiths contemporaries.B. To show who Annie Lee was thinking about.C. To indicate when Annie Lees husband would return.D. To avoid criticism of the close-up shot.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following t
10、alk about Jims health problem. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 18 to 20.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did the man go to see his doctor?A. To find out if he has the flu.B. To find out how to maintain a nutritious diet.C. To find out how to prevent illness.D. To find out the results of a blood test.（分数：1
11、.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the man describe his health problem?A. He gets ill at the same time every year.B. He doesnt get enough exercise.C. He often has difficulty sleeping.D. Hes sick with influenza throughout the winter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the doctor suggest the man get a lot of rest and
12、 eat well?A. To be ready to have a physical examination.B. To increase weight.C. To fight off the disease.D. To feel well during the new semester.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).According to the man, many animals are solitary most of the time.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Give three kinds of inse
13、cts which like to group together.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What is a group of lions called?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).How many female lions might be in a group as mentioned here?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).The habit of zebras is to form（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).In Africa, what kind of groups do gorillas live in?（分数：1.00）填空项 1
14、:_(7).How does the silverback gorilla compare with other male apes?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Where do chimpanzees spend most of their time?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What are chimpanzee groups called?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What is the job of male chimpanzees?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In J
15、uly of 1994, an astounding series of events took (31) . The world anxiously watched as, every few hours, a hurtling chunk of comet plunged into the atmosphere of Jupiter. All of the twenty-odd fragments, collectively (32) comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 after its discoverers, were once part of the same objec
16、t, now dismembered and strong out along the same orbit. This cometary train, glistening like a string of pearls, had been first glimpsed only (33) few months before its fateful impact with Jupiter, and rather quickly scientists had predicted (34) the fragments were on a collision course with the gia
17、nt planet. The impact caused (35) explosion clearly visible from Earth, a bright flaming fire that quickly expanded as each icy mass incinerated itself. When each (36) shammed at 60 kilometers (37) second into the dense atmosphere, its immense kinetic energy was transformed (38) heat, producing a su
18、perheated fireball that was ejected back through the tunnel the fragment had made a few seconds earlier. The residues from these explosions left huge black marks on the face of Jupiter, some of (39) have stretched out (40) form dark ribbons.Although this impact (41) was of considerable scientific im
19、port, it especially piqued public curiosity and interest. Photographs of each collision made the evening television newscast and were posted (42) the Internet. This (43) possibly the most open scientific endeavor (44) history. The face of the largest planet in the solar system was changed before our
20、 very eyes. And (45) the very first time, most of humanity came to fully appreciate the fact (46) we ourselves live on a similar target, a world subject to catastrophe by random assaults (47) celestial bodies. That realization was a surprise to many, but it should not have been. One of the great tru
21、ths revealed by the last few decades of planetary exploration is that collisions (48) bodies of all sizes are relatively commonplace, at least in geologic (49) , and were even more frequent in the early solar (50) .（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
22、:_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)The president of a university acts as the institutions chief executive officer. Presidents usually have extensive academic experience as either college or
23、 university administrators. In some cases, they may be people of notable achievement outside of academic life. For example, Dwight D. Eisenhower served as president of Columbia University in New York City from 1948 to 1950, after commanding the Allied forces in Europe during World War (19391945). He
24、 was later elected the 34th president of the United States, in 1952.Presidents of colleges and universities enforce the policies, regulations, and other procedures that govern their institution. They also meet with the board of trustees and make recommendations to the board regarding the government
25、and policies of the school. They appoint and, if necessary, remove other officers of the institution, such as vice presidents or deans; they approve or disapprove new policies and procedures recommended by the institutions administrative and faculty committees; and they represent the college or univ
26、ersity to the general public and to the institutions alumni.Depending on the size of the institution, a college or university will appoint a number of vice presidents to assist the president in running the school. The academic vice president is responsible for faculty appointments and dismissals and
27、 for approving or revising academic programs. Often the academic vice president is a former dean of a college or other academic division within the institution. The institutions financial and budgetary matters are the responsibility of the vice president for finance. The vice president for student s
28、ervices is responsible for nonacademic matters relating to students, such as operating counseling services, residence hails, and student activities and organizations. The vice president for human resources is responsible for nonfaculty appointments such as the hiring of secretaries and personnel to
29、maintain the grounds and other facilities.The academic deans are the chief executives and administrators of the various colleges or other academic divisions of an institution. For example, at a large university, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, and the School of La
30、w each have a dean who is appointed by the president or the academic vice president. Frequently, deans have had experience as chairperson of academic departments in the institution. The responsibilities of deans typically include implementing policies established by the board of trustees and the pre
31、sident; preparing the budgets and overseeing the spending of funds within the academic division; supervising the faculty; recommending faculty in their college or school to the academic vice president for appointment, promotion, tenure, or termination; and maintaining or increasing student enrollmen
32、ts in their college or school.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following official ranks is not introduced?A. President of the university. B. Vice president of the university.C. Dean of the college. D. Dean of the department.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2)._ must have academic achievement in certain subject.A. Preside
33、nts B. Vice presidentsC. Academic vice presidents D. Deans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statement is true?A. Deans are the chief leaders in a university.B. Presidents are chief officers in a university.C. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was an excellent academic president.D. Deans can rem
34、ove the vice president of an institution.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4)._ is not the duty of deans.A. Meeting the board of trusteesB. Supervising the spending of funds within the collegeC. Recommending faculty to academic vice president for promotionD. Being charge of the enrollment of students（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
35、D.(5).The word “alumni“ (in paragraph 2) means _.A. a male former student of a school, college or universityB. a female former student of a school, college or universityC. a former teacher of a school, college or universityD. a former executive of a college or university（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数
36、：1，分数：5.00)How do we measure the economic return to higher education? Typically it is calculated as the difference between average wages of college graduates and those who have not graduated from college. In 1997, for example, college graduates earned an average of $ 40, 508 versus just $ 23, 970 fo
37、r non-college graduates. Based on these income levels, the economic return to a college education is approximately 69 percent, the difference between the two income levels. But this simple calculation ignores the fact that college graduates tend to come from higher socioeconomic levels, are more hig
38、hly motivated, and probably have higher IQs than nongraduates. Although these factors influence incomes, they are not the result of college attendance. Therefore the result of the study is an overstatement of the returns to higher education.More sophisticated analyses adjust for these extraneous inf
39、luences. For instance economists Orley Ashenfelter and Alan Krueger, estimate that each year of post-high school education results in a wage premium of between 15 and 16 percent. Their study is particularly relevant because they examined the earnings differences for identical twins with different ed
40、ucation levels, allowing them to control for genetic and socioeconomic factors. Other research puts the wage premium for college graduates at nearly 50 per cent.Unfortunately, you cant spend a college wage premium. Income levels for the average college graduate have stagnated. After adjusting for in
41、flation, the average income of college graduates holding full-time jobs rose by only 4.4 per cent between 1979 and 1997, or at a minuscule annual rate of 0.2 percent. At the same time, workers with only high-school degrees saw their real income plummet by 15 percent. Bottom line: the much-ballyhooed
42、 college wage “premium“ is due primarily to the fall in inflation-adjusted salaries of workers who havent been to college.In fact, if you dont go on to graduate school or are not among the top graduates at one of the nations elite colleges, chances are your sky-high tuition is buying you no economic
43、 advantage whatsoever. In recent decades the flood of graduates has been so great that an increasing proportion have found themselves, within a few years, working as sales clerks, cab drivers, and in other jobs that do not require a college degree.In 1995, approximately 40 percent of people with som
44、e college education and 10 percent of those with a college degree-worked at jobs requiring only high-school skills. Thats up from 30 percent and 6 percent, respectively, in 1971.（分数：5.00）(1).The traditional calculation of the economic return to higher education is inaccurate because _.A. it doesnt t
45、ake into account the changing economic situationsB. it involves small samplesC. it failed to incorporate some aspects which themselves might have added to the earnings of college graduatesD. it does not specify whether non-college graduates have high-school degrees（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the
46、author mean when he says “you cant spend a college wage premium“ (para. 3)?A. College graduates tend to stash money away.B. The economic returns for college graduates have decreased since 1979.C. The economic returns to higher education have not increased very much since 1979.D. College graduates co
47、uld hardly earn enough to pay high living cost.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The economic return to higher education is lower by the more sophisticated analyses than by traditional methods.B. Results of analyses of college premium differ greatly.C. Between 197
48、9 and 1997, workers with only high-school degrees saw their real income fall.D. Graduates from graduate schools have the same economic returns as those from colleges.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the last paragraph, _.A. more and more people go to elite collegesB. tuition has started to declineC. there are too many college graduat
