1、公共英语五级-150 及答案解析(总分：111.00，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).Zhang Hong is planning to go to the United States in the spring semester.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Zhang Hong doesnt have difficulties with word order.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Zhang Hong doesnt like English d
2、rills.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Zhang Hong used to study English and play mah-jongg to kill time.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Mr. Anderson suggested that she use a VCD player instead of a tape recorder.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Mr. Anderson and Zhang Hongs English teacher have the same opinions on many things concern
3、ing English learning.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Mr. Anderson agrees that British English and American English are about the same.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Mr. Anderson implies that Americans dont call their apartment a flat.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Zhang Hong finds it a big problem to tell the difference between t
4、he spellings in American English and British English.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Mr. Anderson think that the difference in American English and British English prevents Americans and Englishmen from understanding each other.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：11.00)(1).Which of the following is NOT include
5、d in the news headline?A. New traffic rates.B. A fire at a downtown restaurant.C. A welcome end to the city workers strike.D. A final score on a basketball game.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who suffered a heavy loss from the fire?A. The owner of a restaurant and the adjoining Jones Jewelry Store.B. The owne
6、r of a jewelry store.C. The owner of Citizens bank.D. Both the owners of a restaurant and a jewelry store.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How much were the employees pays raised?A. Five cents an hour.B. Ten cents an hour.C. Fifteen cents an hour.D. Twenty cents an hour.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Who won the Little L
7、eague city championship?A. James Johnson.B. King Bush.C. Tigers.D. Pirates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Mike is worried about _.A. the parties he went to B. finding a place to liveC. his difficulties at his house D. his friends house（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Mike wants to move, but he wants to live _.A. near the
8、 school B. by himselfC. in a quiet place D. with his parents（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Mary, what shouldnt Mike do after moving to the shared flat?A. Share the expenses with others. B. Buy his own food.C. Sing aloud in his own room. D. Leave the front door open.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How many p
9、eople does Vera Muller book rooms for?A. Two people. B. Three people.C. Four people. D. Five people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).On which floor are the rooms Vera has booked?A. On the ground floor. B. On the first floor.C. On the fifth floor. D. On the sixth floor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).For how long does Vera
10、 reserve Ire conference room?A. For April 3rd all day. B. For April 3rd and 4th.C. For three days. D. Throughout the stay of the guests.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why is the hotel rather full at that moment?A. Because its a busy season for tourism.B. Because there were not many hotels in the town.C. Becau
11、se the hotel is a small one.D. Because there is a trade fair being held there.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Where did rice originate?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What kind of grain did most Europeans eat 500 years ago?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What kind of grain could be found in American diet 500 y
12、ears ago?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Who used dairy product first in history?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).In which year did Columbus take chili pepper to Spain?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).How long did it take for chili pepper to become popular around the world?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where cant chili pepper grow according to th
13、e talk?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What did Europeans think of potatoes?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What was potato used for in Europe at first?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In what part of the world is potato especially a favorite food?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Do you believe that only boys do wel
14、l in science? Does it seem to you that (31) have better vocabularies than boys? (32) your opinion, are boys better at building thins? If your answer to each of those questions is “Yes“, you (33) right, according to an article in Current Science. There are exceptions, but here are the facts.On the (3
15、4) , males score higher on tests that measure mathematical reasoning, mechanical ability, and problem-solving skills. (35) show superior ability in tests measuring vocabulary, spelling, and memory. But these (36) will probably not always exist. In the future, a persons abilities may not be determine
16、d (37) sex. As one scientist (38) “Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do. “In several recent studies, young babies have been observed and tested to discover (39) different abilities are developed. A scientific team headed by Jerome Kagan, a psychologist at Harvard University, is studying th
17、e thinking ability of children 11.5 months (40) . The test is a simple one. The (41) , while seated on it mothers lap, watches a “show“ on a small theater stage.In Act One of the show, an orange-colored block is lifted from blue box and moved slowly across the stage. Then (42) is returned to the box
18、. This is repeated six times. Act (43) is similar, except that the orange block is smaller. Baby boys do not seem to notice the difference in the size of the block, but girls immediately become excited and begin to make noises that sound (44) language. They seem to be trying to talk.It is (45) that
19、bones, muscles, and nerves develop faster in baby girls. Usually, too, baby girls talk (46) an earlier age than boys do. Scientists think there is a physical reason (47) this. They believe that nerves in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys. And it is this side of the (48)
20、 that strongly influences an individuals ability to use words, to spell, and to remember things.By the time they start to school, therefore, little girls have an advantage that boys do not have. Girls are physically more ready to (49) facts, to spell, and to read. These, of course, are (50) that are
21、 important in elementary school.（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:_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)Today TV audiences all over the world
22、 are accustomed to the sight of American astronauts in tip-top condition, with fair hair, crew-cuts, good teeth, an uncomplicated sense of humour and a severely limited non-technical vocabulary.What marks out an astronaut from his earthbound fellow human beings is something of a difficult problem. S
23、hould you wish to interview him, you must apply beforehand, and you must be prepared for a longish wait, even if your application meets with success. It is, in any case, out of the question to interview an astronaut about his family life or personal activities, because all the astronauts have con- t
24、racts with an American magazine under conditions forbidding any unauthorized disclosures about their private lives.Certain obvious qualities are needed. Any would be spaceman must be in perfect health, must have powers of concentration ( since work inside a spacecraft is exceptionally demanding) and
25、 must have considerable courage. Again, space-work calls for dedication. Courage and dedication are particularly essential. In the well-known case of the Challenger seven crew members lost their lives in space because of the faulty equipment in the shuttle. Another must is outstanding scientific exp
26、ertise. It goes without saying that they all have to have professional aeronautical qualifications and experience.A striking feature of the astronauts is their ages. For the younger man, in his twenties, say, space is out. Only one of the fifty men working for NASA in 1970 was under 30. The oldest a
27、stronaut to date is Alan Shepard, Americas first man in space, who, at nearly fifty, was also the man who captained Apollo 13. The average age is the late thirties. The crew members of Apollo 11 were all born well before the Second World War. In 1986 the Challenger astronauts had an average age of 3
28、9. The range was from 35 to 46.In a society where marital continuity is not always exhibited, the astronauts record in this respect hits you in the eye. Of all the married men in NASA group, only two or three are divorced from their wives. Mind you, it is hard to tell whether something in the basic
29、character of an astronaut encourages fidelity or whether the selection process demands that a candidate should be happily married.The NASA astronauts live in unattractive small communities dotted here and there around the base in Texas. You would expect them to find their friends from among their pr
30、ofessional associates, but this is not the case. Rather, they prefer to make friends with the normal folk in their districts, A good job, too, Astronauts, like everybody else, must get fed up with talking shop all the time, and, whereas they are indeed an elite, their daily life outside work should
31、be as normal as possible, if only for the sake of their families.As for the astronauts political leanings, they seem to be towards the right. This may be due to the fact that a large proportion of the astronauts have a military background. On the other hand, it could be just coincidence.（分数：5.00）(1)
32、.Details of the private life of an astronaut are hard to come by, because they areA. his own business and privacy.B. secrets as far as interviews are concerned.C. the property of an American magazine.D. the first rate national confidential information.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).To audience, the typical Am
33、erican astronautA. has a limited vocabulary.B. is a clean-cut, cheerful and frank guy.C. cant understand a sophisticated joke.D. is well-built but rather slow-witted.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In politics, astronauts are generallyA. democrats.B. republicans.C. conservatives.D. communists.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
34、(4).The phrase“ talking shop“ (Line 4, Para. 6) probably meansA. talk about shopping.B. discuss ones work with colleagues.C. exchange personal news.D. talk with friends in a group.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the statements is NOT true?A. Astronauts have a good job which demands high.B. The divorce
35、 rate in NASA is very low.C. The NASA astronauts mostly find friends from among their work.D. There is no younger man in his twenties in the spaceship.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The making of classifications by literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are
36、 discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution is particularly relevant in an assessment of the differences between Black poets at the t
37、urn of the century (1900 1909) and those of the generation of the 1920s. These differences include the bolder and more forthright speech of the later generation and its technical inventiveness. It should be remembered, though, that comparable differences also existed for similar generations of White
38、 poets.When poets of the 1910s and 1920s are considered together, however, the distinctions that literary historians might make between “conservative“ and “experimental“ would be of little significance in a discussion of Black poets, although these remain helpful classifications for White poets of t
39、hese decades. Certainly differences can be noted between “conservative“ Black poets such as Countee Cullen and Cluade Mckay and “experimental“ ones such as Jean Toomer and Langston Hughes. But Black poets were not battling over old or new styles, rather, one accomplished Black poet was ready to welc
40、ome another, whatever his or her style, for what mattered was racial pride.However, in the 1920s Black poets did debate whether they should deal with specifically racial subjects. They asked whether they should only write about Black experience for a Black audience or whether such demands were restr
41、ictive. It may be said, though, that virtually all these poets wrote their best poems when they spoke out of racial feeling, race being, as James Weldon Johnson rightly put it, “perform the thing the Negro poet knows best“.At the turn of the century, by contrast, most Black poets generally wrote in
42、the conventional manner of the age and expressed noble, if vague emotions in their poetry. These poets were not unusually gifted, though Roscoe Jamison and G. M. McClellen may be mentioned as exceptions. They chose not to write in dialect, which, as Sterling Brown has suggested, “meant a rejection o
43、f stereotypes of Negro life“, and they refused to write only about racial subjects. This refusal had both a positive and a negative consequence. As Brown observes, “Valuably insisting that Negro poets should not be confined to issues of race, these poets committed an error, they refused to look into
44、 their hearts and write.“ These are important insights, but one must stress that this refusal to look within was also typical of most White poets of the United States at the time. They, too, often turned from their own experience and consequently produced not very memorable poems about vague topics,
45、 such as the peace of nature.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be inferred from the passage that classifying a poet as either conservative or experimental would be of “little significance“ when discussing Black poets of the 1910s and the 1920s because _.A. these poets wrote in very similar stylesB. these poets al
46、l wrote about nature in the same wayC. these poets were fundamentally united by a sense of racial achievement despite differences in poetic styleD. such a method of classification would fail to take account of the influence of general poetic practice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, an
47、issue facing Black poets in the 1920s was whether they should _.A. seek a consensus on new techniques of poetryB. write exclusively about and for BlacksC. withdraw their support from a repressive societyD. turn away from social questions to recollect the tranquility of nature（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The
48、 author quotes Sterling Brown in the fourth paragraph in order to _.A. present an interpretation of some Black poets that contradicts the authors own assertion about their acceptance of various poetic stylesB. introduce a distinction between Black poets who used dialect and White poets who did notC. disprove James Weldon Johnson
