1、公共英语五级-160 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).Languages have two general levels of usage: a correct level and an incorrect level.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).People usually use formal language when they first meet someone.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).We tend to
2、 speak formally with colleagues.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Formal language is used in all kinds of writings.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Formal language and informal language are different in many ways.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).People usually use more words to sound more polite.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).The sentence “Bob i
3、s crazy about that music“ is acceptable in conversation between patients and doctors.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The word “cop“ is informal for “police officer“.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).People were probably more formal in the past than today.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The best way to learn the difference between fo
4、rmal and informal English is to observe and interact with native speakers.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)(1).Mike is worried about _.Athe parties he went to Bfinding a place to liveChis difficulties at his house Dhis friends house（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Mike wants to move, but he wants to liv
5、e _.Anear the school Bby himselfCin a quiet place Dwith his parents（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Mary, what shouldnt Mike do after moving to the shared flat?AShare the expenses with others. BBuy his own food.CSing aloud in his own room. DLeave the front door open.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why did the
6、 woman go to see her doctor?AShe was coming down with something.BShe wanted some advice on prevention.CShe felt a little embarrassed.DShe went there for a medical checkup.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What might be the woman according to the dialogue?AA patient. BA mother. CA student. DA traveller.（分数：1.00）A
7、.B.C.D.(3).Why did the man suggest that the woman go to the university health center?ATo get an X-ray examination. BTo get some exercise.CTo stay there for further treatment. DTo get immunized.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why is the woman doubtful about the holiday?AThey need a new car. BThey havent got tim
8、e.CThey need 500 extra. DThey are short of money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why is the man irritated?ABecause his wife thinks family holidays are best.BBecause his wife doesnt want to go on holiday.CBecause his wife doesnt think holidays are necessary.DBecause his wife wants to be in England for Christmas
9、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the woman suggest for their holiday?AGoing to Europe for their Christmas.BGoing to a hot and sunny place.CGoing to Barbados at Christmas.DStaying at home and having a cup of coffee.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How does the mans attitude change during the conversation?AFrom ir
10、ritation to alarm. BFrom anger to resignation.CFrom optimism to frustration. DFrom disappointment to acceptance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).President Kennedy died _ years before the day the speech was made.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Harvard University is situated in _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3)._
11、 is the largest city in the New England region.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).How many presidents of the US has graduated from Harvard?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).How many students is studying in Harvard today according to the speaker?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Harvard focused on educating men for the ministry, particularly
12、_ in its earliest years.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).When was Charles Elliot elected President of Harvard University?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Admission to Harvard is based on _ according to the speaker.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).The 1800s are viewed as years of physical growth and _ for Harvard.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What
13、 students on campus will increase according to Harvards recent policies?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Impatience characterizes young intellectual workers. They want to make their mark (31) . So its important to get (32) to them in a challenging manner the idea (33) big achievem
14、ents rarely come easily and quickly. Point out that the little successes are essential. Show that they (34) turn become the foundation on (35) reputations are built and from which more important tasks can be accomplished.A variety of job assignments, including job or project rotation, also keep a jo
15、b (36) becoming dull. Whereas its natural for some individuals to want to move ahead immediately to more difficult assignments, (37) proper guidance they can continue to learn and to gain versatility by working on a number of jobs that are essentially (38) the same complexity. This way they gain bre
16、adth, if not depth.Probably the greatest offense to guard (39) when dealing with younger specialists is to reject ideas out of hand. You must listenand listen objectively to their suggestions. Avoid (40) overcritical. You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fresh approach. Youll frustrate it qu
17、ickly if you revert too often (41) “Weve tried that before and it wont (42) here. “One sure way to disenchant (43) college graduates is flagrantly misusing their talents. Expect them to do some routine work, of course. But dont make their (44) work just one long series of errands. This includes such
18、 breakin assignments (45) performing routine calculations, digging up (46) material, (47) operating reproduction equipment. One large manufacturing company recently interviewed a number of (48) engineers who had left them. The company found that the overwhelming complaint was that the company not on
19、ly did not offer work that (49) challenging but also expected (50) too little from them in the way of performance.（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)The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmfulso much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed
21、, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future attacks on your privacy may come from anywhere, from anyone with money to purchase that phone number you surrendered. If you doubt the multiplier effect, consider your e-mail inbox. If its loaded with spam, its undoubtedly because at some po
22、int you unknowingly surrendered your e-mail to the wrong website.Do you think your telephone number or address is handled differently? A cottage industry of small companies with names youve probably never heard oflike Acxiom or Merlinbuy and sell your personal information the way other commodities l
23、ike corn or cattle futures are bartered. You may think your ceil phone is unlisted, but if youve ever ordered a pizza, it might not be. Merlin is one of many commercial data brokers that advertises sale of unlisted phone numbers compiled from various sourcesincluding pizza delivery companies. These
24、unintended, unpredictable consequences that flow from simple actions make privacy issues difficult to grasp, and grapple with.In a larger sense, privacy also is often cast as a tale of “Big Brother“ the government is watching you or an big corporation is watching you. But privacy issues dont necessa
25、rily involve large faceless institutions A spouse takes a casual glance at her husbands Blackberry, a co-worker looks at e-mail over your shoulder or a friend glances at a cell phone text message from the next seat on the bus. While very little of this is new to anyonepeople are now well aware there
26、 are video cameras and Internet cookies everywhere there is abundant evidence that people live their lives ignorant of the monitoring, assuming a mythical level of privacy. People write e-mails and type instant messages they never expect anyone to see. Just ask Mark Foley or even Bill Gates, whose e
27、-mails were a cornerstone of the Justice Departments antitrust case against Microsoft.And polls and studies have repeatedly shown that Americans are indifferent to privacy concerns. The general defense for such indifference is summed up as a single phrase. “I have nothing to hide. “ If you have noth
28、ing to hide, why shouldnt the government be able to peek at your phone records, your wife see your e-mail or a company send you junk mail? Its a powerful argument, one that privacy advocates spend considerable time discussing and strategizing over.It is hard to deny, however, that people behave diff
29、erent when theyre being watched. And it is also impossible to deny that Americans are now being watched more than at any time in history.（分数：5.00）(1).In the first paragraph, the telephone number is cited to show _.Amany customers didnt keep their privacy confidentialBit is harmful to give a store cl
30、erk a telephone numberCcareless disposal of personal information can be harmfulDcustomers should inquire its use when giving telephone numbers to others（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do companies like Acxiom and Merlin do?ACompile telephone directories for businessmen.BCollect and sell personal informati
31、on to make a profit.CTrade commodities like corn on the market.DCrack down crimes like stealing private information.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).From Paragraph 3, we learn that _.Acases of privacy intrusion happen only in large institutionsBpeople are quite aware of how their privacy is intrudedCit is not p
32、rivacy intrusion when a wife glances at her husbands cell phoneDBill Gates email messages were cited as evidence against Microsoft（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks _.AAmericans are actually concerned about privacy issuesBAmericans are indifferen
33、t to privacy concernsCAmericans are very frank about privacy concernsDAmericans are puzzled about privacy concerns（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is the authors viewpoint?ANever give your private information to anyone.BPeople should pay more attention to their privacy issues.CDo not surr
34、ender your email to any website.DIt does no good saying “I have nothing to hide“.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Imagine eating everything delicious you want with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldnt it?New “fake fat“ products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently,
35、 but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients and also cause unpleasant side effects in
36、 some people. So its up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers creat
37、ed a fat that cant be digested at all.Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠道) “grab“ molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.The fatty acids are absorbed by the i
38、ntestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large f
39、or the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say its that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fit substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects o
40、n the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E and K as well as carotenoids to their prod
41、ucts now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.（分数：5.00）(1).We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that _.Acontains plenty of nutrientsBm
42、akes foods fat-free while keeping them deliciousCrenders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitaminsDmakes food easily digestible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be _.Ajust as anticipated Bcommercially uselessCquite unexpected Dsomewhat c
43、ontroversial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that _.Ait facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the bodyBit passes through the intestines without being absorbedCit helps reduce the incidence of heart diseaseDit prevents excessive intake of vitamins（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4
44、).What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics?AIt may increase the risk of cancer. BIt may impair the digestive systemCIt may spoil the consumers appetite. DIt may affect the overall fat intake.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to
45、olestra?APeople may be induced to eat more than is necessary.BIt may trigger a new wave of fake food production.CIt may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.DThe function of the intestines may be weakened.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)What makes Readers Digest the most successful magaz
46、ine in publishing history? Beneath the fun and excitement that fill our pages, it is, above all else, a serious magazine. Our readers are serious people. The Digest never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us confront a tough, challenging world. To millions who know our record of viewing t
47、his world, we are not a luxury; we are a necessity.Basic to our magazine is a steady focus on the power of the individual. We show that mans greatest ideas and accomplishment, his often stunning (极好的) faith and courage and hope, can be seen in the conduct of ordinary men and women. We reflect the universal skepticism that government can solve our problems; we herald the unending promise of self-determination and individual enterprise. Readers depend upon us for truth and accuracy, logi
