1、公共英语五级-148 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).Though Paul is disabled, he managed to move around in the house.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Mr Miller enjoys doing things with his own hands.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).The front door to his home does not open aut
2、omatically.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Mr Miller bought his house simply because the flat he used to live in was too expensive.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Government buildings often have special paths for those people handicapped.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Paul could reach all the switches because they Were originally
3、installed at the right height of him.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Do-it-Yourself has become one of Mr Millers hobbies.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Mr Miller had known a lot about carpentry and electric wiring before he was engaged in do-it-yourself.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Mr Miller did changes on the house only for fu
4、n.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Mr Miller will buy a new house with the money he has won.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following talk on manufacturing. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 14.（分数：4.00）(1).What role do most people in the manufacturing
5、 trades play?A Designers.B Supervisors.C Assistants.D Employees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following best characterizes the job of a semiskilled worker?A Repetitive.B Consistent.C Exceptional,D Complicated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How are the working conditions for most manufacturing jobs?A Disgr
6、aceful.B Forceful.C Harsh.D Monotonous.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Who are responsible for panning and directing the manufacturing process?A Scientists and engineers.B Management workers.C Technicians.D Public relation workers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 are based on a talk introducing American adu
7、lt education programs. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).Which is NOT the purpose of the adult students taking part in adult programs?A To finish their education. B To learn job skills.C To explore new interests. D To develop their brains.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of t
8、he following is NOT mentioned in this talk?A Montgomery College. B The University of Arizona.C Elder hostel. D The departments of Agriculture and Defense.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is true according to tile talk?A Adult education classes meet in school, public libraries, religious c
9、enters and nature science.B Adults can take the classes by mail or on their computers providing by the University of Arizona Extended University.C Some adults explore new interests through learning job skills and speaking a foreign language.D An agency in the Federal Department of Education offers c
10、lasses in many subjects for adults.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the man do? A A taxi-driver B A bus driver C A policeman D A tourist guide（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).what does he like about his job? A Money B FreedomC Knowing different people D Traveling a lot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Those who visit London w
11、ill certainly go to_ A the Tower of London B Harrods C Buckingham Palace D The Greenwich village（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Besides the form of reports, in what other forms can we give oral presentations?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Whats the essential point we should realize about speech an
12、d writing?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What can the listeners rely on when they are listening?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Whats one of the best ways to help your audience?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Besides the problem of speaking too fast, what else will make listening more difficult?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Before delivering t
13、he new information, what should the speaker give his audience?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).After delivering the new information, why should the speaker also give his audience some time?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What does repetition of ideas mean?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).Whats the third method mentioned here to give the
14、 listener time for think?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Can you give an example of “filler words“?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The life of Albert Einstein is a model in many ways (31) both natural and political scientists.First of all, he always employed the scientific method of (32) tr
15、uth from facts. He firmly believed (33) he put it, that “there is nothing incomprehensible (34) the universe“, and through painstaking work explained many of the phenomena thought to be “incomprehensible“ in his day. Einstein was also never afraid to (35) mistakes when facts (36) his theories wrong.
16、Second, Einsteins contributions showed the great importance of theoretical work to scientific effort. (37) he himself rarely worked in laboratories, the concepts he developed led (38) many of the scientific advances (39) have shaped modem technology.Third, Einstein believed very deeply that scientis
17、ts must (40) a moral and social consciousness. (41) this way, he provided inspiration for a whole generation of scientists who became active in the communist movement.Einstein is often portrayed in bourgeois writings (42) a “Genius“ whose theories are (43) complicated that no one (44) a few best sci
18、entists can understand them. But he (45) rejected the efforts to (46) him in a position far (47) other people. He was well-known for his (48) manner and often stressed to in terviews that his accomplishments would certainly have been achieved by others had he never lived.Actually, Einsteins (49) of
19、relativity and his other scientific works are not that hard to understand with a little study. But beyond learning Einsteins theories, his overall attitude (50) science as a tool to liberate humanity is something from which everyone can and should learn.（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
20、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)People who are extremely careful and “finish what they start“ may have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimers dise
21、ase, according to a study involving Catholic nuns and priests.The most conscientious and self-disciplined individuals were found to be 89% less likely to develop this form of dementiadeterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disea
22、se or a disorder of the brainthan their peers over the course of the 12-year study.Robert Wilson at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, and colleagues followed 997 healthy Catholic nuns, priests and Christian brothers between 1994 and 2006. Early on in the study, participants co
23、mpleted a personality test to determine how conscientious they were.Based on answers to 12 questions such as “I am a productive person who always gets the job done“, they received a score ranging from 0 to 48. On average, volunteers scored 34 points in the test.Volunteers also underwent regular neur
24、ological examinations and cognitive tests. Over the lifetime of the study, 176 of the 997 participants developed Alzheimers disease. However, those with the highest score on the personality test40 points or abovehad an 89% lower chance of developing the debilitating condition than participants who r
25、eceived 28 points or lower.“These are people who control impulses, and tend to follow norms and roles,“ Wilson told New Scientist.Previous studies suggest that exercise and intellectual stimulation can decrease the risk of Alzheimers disease. But the link between self-discipline and a reduced risk o
26、f the illness remained strong even after researchers discounted these factors from their study. Subjects still had a 54% lower chance of developing the condition.Exactly why conscientiousness should have an impact on Alzheimers risk remains unclear, says Wilson. He notes that brain autopsies conduct
27、ed on 324 of the studys participants failed to resolve the mystery.Earlier work has linked the presence of plaques and protein tangles within the brain to Alzheimer. Yet, in general, the brains of those who scored highly on the conscientiousness test had as many plaques and protein tangles as those
28、of subjects who scored lower.Wilson suggests that more careful and conscientious individuals may have more active frontal brain regions, an area that is responsible for decision-making and planning. Increased activity in this region may perhaps compensate for a decline in function in other brain reg
29、ions, he speculates. Based on the new findings, doctors could perhaps consider certain patients at greater risk of dementia, says Ross Andel at the University of South Florida, US. “This is a study about identifying people at risk,“ he says.（分数：5.00）(1).How did the study evaluate every participants
30、sense of responsibility?A Through a 12-year observation.B On a neurological examination.C By a cognitive test.D By asking a group of questions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Previous studies suggestA links between physical exercises and Alzheimer.B links between brain plaque and Alzheimer.C links between brai
31、n autopsies and Alzheimer.D links between self-discipline and Alzheimer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which one of the following is NOT true about Robert Wilson at Rush University?A He and his co-workers followed 997 healthy Catholic nuns, priests and Christian brothers within 12 years.B He hasnt yet found o
32、ut the underlying reasons why conscientiousness has an impact on Alzheimers risk.C He suggests that people with more active frontal brain regions are more careful and conscientious.D He thinks that increased activity in frontal brain regions may compensate for a decline in function in other brain re
33、gions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).This study aims toA help Catholic nuns and priests fight against Alzheimer.B explore the possible causes of dementias risk.C find out who are at risk of developing a form of dementia.D determine the effects of the presence of brain plaques.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to
34、 the study, which one of the personalities below is more closely related to Alzheimers disease?A Scrupulousness.B Optimism.C Responsibleness.D Spontaneousness.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Archaeopteryx had a pretty decent wingspan for a half-pound bird, more than 20 inches. That should ha
35、ve been ample to keep the crow-sized bird flying, or at least gliding, through the Jurassic skies. But as anyone whos ever watched a space shot knows, the toughest part of flying is the takeoff. And the first birds and their dinosaur ancestors just didnt have the specialized muscle power for liftoff
36、 that their modern counterparts do. Its a question scientists have been arguing about for more than 200 years: how did the first fliers generate the lift to conquer gravity and take to the air? A new study in the journal Nature shows how it could have been done.Fly-of-die? According to this popular
37、theory a tree-dwelling ancestral bird could have launched itself or fallen from its perch and managed to stay aloft with the panicked flapping of feathered forelimbs. That solves the gravity issue, but Luis Chiappe, a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, poins out a pr
38、oblem. “We dont know of any bird ancestors that lived in trees.“A running start? This could have helped a bird like Archaeopteryx into the air, but its estimated top ground speed wasnt anywhere near fast enough for liftoff. Chiappe teamed with industrial aerodynamicist Phillip Burgers, who spends hi
39、s days designing fans and blowers, and just happens to have earned a Ph. D. studying avian flight. The two used aerodynamic theory and biomechanics to re-create the takeoff run of Archaeopteryx. During a run, the researchers found, the birds wings were able to rotate by 45 degrees at the shoulder, a
40、ngled forward like two large oars beating the air. That may have provided the extra burst of speed Archaeopteryx needed to outrun hungry predator or snap up a quick-running lizard. And, the new calculations show, it would also have generated sufficient velocity for takeoff. During the early phase of
41、 a run, Burgers explains, Archaeopteryxs wings acted more like an airplanes engines than its wings, providing more thrust than lift. Then, once in the air, Archaeopteryx would have rotated its wings back to horizontal, to maintain altitude. Burgers holds that modern birds do exactly the same thing.
42、Why did no one notice until now? “Were infatuated with lift,“ says Burgers, “because we cant generate it ourselves. “Chiappe and Burgers have shown that Archaeopteryx could have taken off from the ground, but whether or not it actually did may never be known. “I dont really care if Archaeopteryx fle
43、w or not,“ says Burgers. After all, people still ask the same question about chickens. “Does a chicken fly? Maybe, maybe not. But its wings help it get where it needs to go. Flying, it turns out, is just the continuation of running by other means.（分数：5.00）(1).The first paragraph points out that one
44、of the most difficult problems for Archaeopteryx to take to the air is_.A its weight B its muscle powerC the gravity issue D its wingspan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the popular theory according to the writer?A Fly to survive.B Easy to fly by living in trees.C Fly with feathered forelimbs.D No bird
45、ancestors lived in the trees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is true?A Archaeopteryxs top ground speed when running was fast enough for liftoff.B It is most important for Archaeopteryx to take to the air by designing its fans and blowers.C The birds wings would have provided v
46、elocity for takeoff by beating the air in different angles.D The bird could fly because its wings could act like an airplanes wings at the beginning of its run.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Scientistss studies show that the key point for the bird to fly is_.A its running speedB the rotatory function of its w
47、ingsC the altitude it maintainedD the exact calculations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The writers main point in writing this article is_.A to explain how the first feathered creatures to fly may have gotten off the groundB to convince people that Archaeopteryx was the really early bird that could flyC to show the importance of aerodynamic theory and biomechanicsD to-prove that flying is the continuation of running by other means（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数
