1、公共英语五级-146 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).Shingles, also herpes zoster, is a disease caused by a virus with a band of painful spots on the skin especially around the waist.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Both shingles and chickenpox are caused by the s
2、ame virus.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Its easy to find out the cause of reactivation of the virus.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The virus stays inactive in the nerve roots for some time and then reactivates again like a circle.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Early symptoms of shingles include headache, sensitivity to light an
3、d a high-fever flu.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).After recovering from the blisters, you may have some scars remained on your body.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Complications of shingles can only affect the body part like heart, lungs, liver, and pancreas but not nerves in brain.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).A shingles rash a
4、round the eyes must be treated immediately because it could harm your sight.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).You are under a risk of developing shingles if you are vulnerable in the immune system.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).You can develop shingles whether or not you have had chickenpox.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：
5、3，分数：10.00)(1).What is the main topic of this talk?A. Bicycles and cars.B. Building codes.C. Energy conservation.D. New housing construction.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is insulation required in new houses?A. To limit discussion on heating bills.B. To prevent heat loss.C. To determine the temperature i
6、n homes.D. To convert homes to electric heat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the purpose of building new houses facing north or south?A. To avoid direct sunlight.B. To limit space used.C. To keep out the cold.D. To conform to other houses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What has the city of Davis provided for bic
7、ycle riders?A. Special paths.B. Resurfaced highways.C. More parking space.D. Better street lighting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What are the speakers trying to do?A. Visit the new restaurant.B. Watch a parade.C. Have a picnic.D. Go to the beach.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the man feel about the rain?A. E
8、xcited.B. Confused.C. Afraid.D. Surprised.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the speakers probably 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).Whats Franks sons hobby?A. Gardening.B. Bowling.C. Collecting stamps.D. Painting.（分数：1.00
9、）A.B.C.D.(2).Where does Sue want to go someday?A. Mexico.B. China.C. Japan.D. Canada.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why doesnt Frank have a real hobby?A. He is boo busy.B. He is too lazy.C. Its much too expensive.D. He doesnt want to.（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 el
10、derly people in the United States?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In what aspect did the statistics show of aging Americans?（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 l
11、onger 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 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 lik
12、ely to use community services to help care for an elderly parent?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Why dont most people 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.
13、00)There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. A cyclists (31) has something to do with this dislike. Motorcylists frequently look dirty, in fact, they are dirty. On the road there is little to (32) them from mud, crushed insects, and bird droppings. For practical
14、reasons they often (33) in old clothing which looks much less (34) than the clothing of people who ride in cars. For the same reason motorcyclists usually wear (35) colors. Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes (36) of having evil natures. In old (37) of long ago, evil characters usua
15、lly wear black. In (38) movies the “bad guys“ usually wear black hats (39) the “good guys“ wear lighter colors.Something else about their appearance makes an (40) impression. In their practical, protective clothing they very much like the men (41) military motorcycles in the movies of World War Two-
16、cruel enemies who reared into (42) villages (43) peoples hearts with fear. Probably (44) machine itself also produces anger and fear. Motorcycles are noisy, though some big trucks are even noisier. But trucks are big and carry heavy (45) . They are accepted (If not really welcomed) because they perf
17、orm a (46) service, making America move. Motorcycles, on the (47) hand, make an unpleasant noise just to give their riders (48) . That is what is commonly thought. In the woods motorcycles frighten animals. (49) along quiet streets, they disturb (50) families and make babies cry.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项
18、 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)Car makers have long used sex to sell their products. Recently, however, both BMW and Ren
19、ault have based their latest European marketing campaigns around the icon of modern biology.BMWs campaign, which launches its new 3-series sports saloon in Britain and Ireland, shows the new creation and four of its earlier versions zigzagging around a landscape made up of giant DNA sequences, with
20、a brief explanation that DNA is the molecule responsible for the inheritance of such features as strength, power and intelligence. The Renault offering, which promotes its existing Laguna model, employs evolutionary theory even more explicitly. The companys television commercials intersperse clips o
21、f the car with scenes from a lecture by Steve Jones, a professor of genetics at University College London.BMWs campaign is intended to convey the idea of development allied to heritage. The latest product, in other words, should be viewed as the new and improved scion of a long line of good cars. Re
22、naults message is more subtle. It is that evolution works by gradual improvements rather than sudden leaps (in this, Renault is aligning itself with biological orthodoxy). So, although the new car in the advertisement may look like the old one, the external form conceals a number of significant chan
23、ges to the engine. While these alterations are almost invisible to the average driver, Renault hopes they will improve the cars performance, and ultimately its survival in the marketplace.Whether they actually do so will depend, in part, on whether marketeers have read the public mood correctly. For
24、, even if genetics really does offer a useful metaphor for automobiles, employing it in advertising is not without its dangers. That is because DNAs public image is ambiguous. In one context, people may see it as the cornerstone of modern medical progress. In another, it will bring to mind such cont
25、roversial issues as abortion, genetically modified foodstuffs, and the sinister subject of eugenics.Car makers are probably standing on safer ground than biologists. But even they can make mistakes. Though it would not be obvious to the casual observer, some of the DNA which features in BMWs ads for
26、 its nice, new car once belonged to a woolly mammoth-a beast that has been extinct for 10, 000 years. Not, presumably, quite the message that the marketing department was trying to convey.（分数：5.00）(1).The campaign staged by both BMW and Renault are to promoteA. cars produced with brand-new technolog
27、ies.B. cars modeled on DNA technology.C. cars which are improvements on the old ones.D. cars which have been face-lifted but otherwise remain little changed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The difference between BMWs campaign and Renaults campaign is thatA. BMWs campaign employs the metaphor of DNA while Renau
28、lts doesnt.B. BMWs campaign emphasizes technological revolution while Renaults emphasizes technological evolution.C. BMWs campaign conveys improvement more explicitly than Renaults.D. BMWs campaign is a lot more expensive than Renaults.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred that biological orthodox
29、y favorsA. no change. B. gradual change.C. great change. D. destruction.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the author, the success of the campaigns may depend onA. public perceptions of DNA.B. the explicitness with which DNA is incorporated into the campaigns.C. advances in genetic research.D. the af
30、fordability on the part of customers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).BMWs campaign has mistakenly conveyed the idea ofA. revolution. B. extinction. C. poverty. D. stagnation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Paul Straussmann, retired vice president of Xerox, indicates in his book information Payoff that
31、“almost half of the U. S. information workers are in executive, managerial, administrative and professional positions. “ He further states that “managers and professionals spend more than half of their time in communicating with each other. “In other words, people are a corporations most expensive r
32、esource. For a typical office, over 90 percent of the operating budget is for salaries, benefits and over head. With this investment, is it any wonder that managers are focusing more and more attention on employee productivity? They realize that the paper jungle cannot be tamed simply by hiring more
33、 people. To receive a return on their investment, wise corporate executive officers are realizing what industrialists and agriculturists learned long agoefficient tools are essential for increased productivity.A direct relationship exists between efficient flow of information and the quality and spe
34、ed of the output of the end product. For those companies using technology, the per document cost of information processing only a fraction of what it was a few years ago. The decreasing cost of computers and peripherals (equipment tied to the computer) will continue to make technology a cost-effecti
35、ve tool in the future. An example of this type of savings is illustrated in the case of the Western Division of General Telephone and Electronics Company (GTE). By making a onetime investment of 10 million to automate its facilities, management estimates an annual saving of （分数：5.00）(1).In the first
36、 paragraph, the author quotes Straussmanns words in order to make clear _ .A. the importance of communicative capability in businessB. the need for people of higher positions in a companyC. the importance of assigning people to proper positionsD. the necessity for people in higher positions to know
37、information science（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Todays corporate executive officers resemble the industrialists and agriculturists in the past in their realization of _ .A. the essential roles of the workers in turning out more productsB. the importance of information to a companys developmentC. the importa
38、nce of technology leading to high employee productivityD. the necessity of providing employees with a comfortable environment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following might be the result from the use of efficient technology in corporations?A. The quantity of products will be considerably increased
39、.B. The cost of computers will be decreased.C. The per document cost of information processing will be reduced.D. The newest information will be easier to obtain.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The GTEs example shows that _ .A. efficient technology is cost-effectiveB. many meetings in a company are unnecessary
40、C. many positions like that of a typist can be away withD. it doesnt cost much to automate the facilities of a company（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to this passage, what is the most expensive resource in a corporation?A. Product. B. Human resource.C. Raw materials. D. Clients of corporation.（分数：1.0
41、0）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Until men invented ways of staying underwater for more than a few minutes, the wonders of the world below the surface of the sea were almost unknown. The main problem, of course, lies in air. How could air be provided to swimmers below the surface of the sea? Picture
42、s made about 2,900 years ago in Asia show men swimming under the surface with air bags tied to their bodies. A pipe from the bag carried air into the swimmers mouth. But little progress was achieved in the invention of diving devices until about 1490, when the famous Italian painter, Leonardo da Vin
43、ci, designed a complete diving suit.In 1680, an Italian professor invented a large air bag with a glass window to be worn over the divers head. To “clean“ the air a breathing pipe went from the air bag, through another bag to remove moisture, and then again to the large air bag. The plan did not wor
44、k, but it gave later inventors the idea of moving air around in diving devices.In 1819, a German, Augustus Siebe, developed a way of forcing air into the head-covering by a machine operated above the water. At last in 1837, he invented the “hard-hat suit“ which was to be used for nearly a century. I
45、t had a metal covering for the head and an air pipe attached to a machine above the water. It also had small openings to remove unwanted air. But there were two dangers to the diver inside the “hard-hat suit“. One was the sudden rise to the surface, caused by a too great supply of air. The other was
46、 the crushing of the body, caused by a sudden diving into deep water. The sudden rise to the surface could kill the diver; a sudden dive could force his body up into the helmet, which could also result in death.Gradually the “hard-hat suit“ was improved so that the diver could be given a constant su
47、pply of air. The diver could then move around under the ocean without worrying about the air supply.During the 1940s diving underwater without a special suit became popular. Instead, divers used a breathing device and a small covering made of rubber and glass over parts of the face. To improve the s
48、wimmers speed another new invention was used: a piece of rubber shaped like a giant foot, which was attached to each of the divers own feet. The manufacture of rubber breathing pipes made it possible for divers to float on the surface of the water, observing the marine life underneath them. A special rubber suit enabled them t
