1、公共英语五级-157 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).All international chain schools teach many different languages.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).One of the advantages of chain schools is that they are famous all over the world.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).The success
2、of chain schools is to some extent because of their marketing and advertising.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Chains dont produce their own course book material.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).All chains can offer students the same type of course in different places.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Students can enjoy a simple bookin
3、g and enrolment procedure in some chains.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Chain schools often change their locations.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Studying in an English-speaking country is a very effective way to learn English.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Chains dont offer students the chance to pursue their study from one cou
4、ntry to another.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Chains make learning flexible.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)(1).What does the man think of the governments present proposal about building more power stations in the country?A. Its a dangerous proposal. B. Its a stupid proposal.C. Its an advantageous
5、proposal. D. Its a viable proposal.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which power does the man suggest?A. Water power. B. Wind power.C. Solar power. D. Electronical power.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What problem does the man think can be solved if the government put up small units to build solar panels?A. The heat suppl
6、y. B. The electric supply.C. The water supply. D. The unemployment situation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).When did the woman give up smoking?A. Ten days ago. B. Just this morning.C. A week ago. D. Just yesterday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What suggestion does the man think it is good?A. Try to give up smoking. B.
7、 Eat sweets everyday instead of smoking.C. Try to give up one cigarette every day. D. Go to a hypnotist.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the conversation mainly about?A. Giving up smoking. B. Keeping fit.C. Doing exercises. D. Eating sweets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What is the main problem caused by the usu
8、al way of plowing?A. The crops blooming period is delayed. B. The roots of crops are cut off.C. The topsoil is seriously damaged. D. The growth of weeds is accelerated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the speaker say about Low Till Farming?A. Its a new way of applying chemical fertilizer.B. Its an imp
9、roved method of harvesting crops.C. Its a creative technique for saving labor.D. Its a farming process limiting the use of plows.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where is Low Till Farming becoming popular?A. In areas with few weeds and unwanted plants.B. In areas with a severe shortage of water.C. In areas lack
10、ing in chemical fertilizer.D. In areas dependent on imported food.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How many people depend on local rice and food in South Asia currently?A. More than 150 million people.B. Less than 150 million people.C. About 100 million people.D. About 120 million people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part
11、 C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).Where was the letter probably placed many years ago?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What was there under a rock once at the southern trip of Africa?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).How long did the journey take from England to India in the old days?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Where could the boats find the let
12、ters at Cape Horn?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What was marked on each box inside the tree in Washington?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Who did the people usually give letters to after the English colonists just arrived at America?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where was the mail at a plantation passed on to me?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8
13、).How long did it take for a letter sent by a post rider to reach the addressee between New York and Boston?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What did Franklin set up between the northern and southern colonies?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What was used to carry most mail after the colonies became a nation?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:
14、_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“The more gadgets there are, the (31) things seem to get.“ said Honore Ervin, co-author of The Etiquette Girls: Things You Need to Be Told. “Just because its there (32) your disposal, doesnt mean you have to use it 24/7.“A recent (33) by market research company S
15、ynovate showed that 70 percent of 1,000 respondents (34) the poorest etiquette in cell phone users over other devices. The worst habit? Loud phone conversations in public places, or “cell yell,“ (35) to 72 percent of the Americans polled.“People use (36) anywhere and everywhere,“ Ervin said. “At the
16、 moviesturn (37) your cell phone. I dont want to pay $10 to be sitting next to some guy chitchatting to his girlfriend (38) his cell phone.“ This rudeness has deteriorated public spaces, according to Lew Friedland, a communication professor (39) the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He (40) the lack
17、of manners a kind of unconscious rudeness, (41) many people are not (42) of what theyre doing or the others around them.“I think its really noticeable in any plane, train or bus (43) youre subjected against your will (44) someone elses conversation,“ he said. “You can listen to intimate details of t
18、heir uncles illness, problems with their lovers and (45) theyre having for sinner.“ “It (46) what was a public common space and starts to (47) it up into small private space.“A short time ago, if cell phone users (48) politely asked to talk quietly, they would (49) with chagrin, he said. “Now more a
19、nd more people are essentially treating you like you dont understand that loud cell phone use is (50) in public./（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、
20、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)As long as her parents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year t
21、he average yearly tuition at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than $17,000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton (shes threatening), where one years tuition, room and boardalmost
22、 $34,000 in 2007will cost more than some luxury cars? Even a number cruncher like Tally admits its a little scary, especially since shell retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.Paying for college has always been a hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $74 bi
23、llion in financial aid, the most ever. Most families pay less than full freight. Sixty percent of public-university students and three quarters of those at private colleges receive some form of financial aidmostly, these days, in the form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they ap
24、pear for lower-income families, because schools are changing their formulas for distributing aid. Eager to boost their magazine rankings, which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen, theyre throwing more aid at smarter kidswhether they need it or not.The best way to prepare is to
25、 start saving early. A new law passed last year makes that easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for “qualified education expenses“ like tuition, room and board. The plans arent for everyon
26、e. For tax reasons, some lower and middle income families may be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital. Whens the best time to start? “Sometime,“ says Jack Joyce of the College Board, “between the maternity ward and middle school.“Aid packages usually come in some combination of
27、 grants, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid comes in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for “unsubsidized“ federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkin
28、s loans or “subsidized“ Staffords, where the government pays the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrowers market. “Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans,“ says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when
29、theyre reviewed this summer.Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wrestling champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. Hell almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, “we would really be
30、in a bind,“ says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, its worth the effort to pick through local and national scholarship offerings, which can be found on Web sites like .（分数：5.00）(1).What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the Harts?A. The difficulty of paying the tuition.B.
31、The far-sight of the parents.C. The promising future of Katie.D. The increasing tuition in the university.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can we infer from the second paragraph?A. Some families are too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition.B. The parents do not favor the form of loans.C. Paying the t
32、uition makes the parents feel humble.D. Those who are in great need may not get what they need.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The last paragraph suggests that _.A. many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarshipsB. Mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the troubleC. traditiona
33、l scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problems in some familiesD. Mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling championship（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the author mean by “better off“ (Line 4, Paragraph 3)?A. Richer. B. Wiser.C. Happier. D. Luckier.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of
34、 the following is true according to the text?A. The Harts prefer a public university to a private one.B. It is much easier to pay the tuition at present.C. All students can get the aid package.D. Traditional scholarships are still attractive to some families.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)I
35、t was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.Unfortu
36、nately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.I opened the special drawer wher
37、e I keep CDs, but no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer companys Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I dont know what continent theyre standing on. Suppose I were to comment
38、on the beautiful weather weve been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point.“My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I dont have the Windows Setup CD.“So youre having a problem with your Windows Setup CD.“ She ha
39、s apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention.It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell,
40、was to raise global stress levels.To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I dont know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didnt have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came
41、 back to the same place. She was calm and resolutely polite.When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.“You dont have the Windows Setup CD, maam, because you dont need it,“ he explained cheerfully.“Windows came preinstalled on your com
42、puter!“But I do need it.“Yes, but you dont have it.“ We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. “Of course, youd lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos.“ It was like offering to drop a safe on
43、my head to cure my headache. “You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive.“ He sounded delighted. “And its not covered by the warranty (产品保证书)!“ The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place
44、Id heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldnt be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his.（分数：5.00）(1).Why did the author shut down h
45、er computer abruptly?A. She had saved what she had written.B. She couldnt move the cursor.C. The computer refused to work.D. The computer offered to repair itself.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is the authors opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?A. She sounded helpful an
46、d knowledgeable.B. She was there to make callers frustrated.C. She was able to solve her computer problem.D. She was quick to pass her along to a technician.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was _.A. effective B. economicalC. unpractical D. unaccep
47、table（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).“It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache“ in the last but one paragraph means that _.A. the technicians proposal would make things even worseB. the technicians proposal could eventually solve the problemC. files stored on her computer were like a safeD. erasing the entire system was like curing a headache（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the following EXCEPT _.A. efficiency B. locationC. Setup CDs D. attitude（分数：1
