1、公共英语五级-162 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).The recent social and economic changes in the US have great impact on all the American housing system.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).One out of four married couples have divorced in America.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3
2、).The change in family size has affected the size of houses needed.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).In many areas of the US, people would rather rent an apartment than buy a house.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).People form cooperatives to spend less money on houses.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).People move back to cities because
3、they want to be closer to their offices.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Living underground can help reduce the cost of heating and lightening.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Inflation has made the interest on housing loans 18% higher than before.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Unemployment in housing industry and depression in hous
4、ing market result from social and economic changes.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Mobile houses are built in order to lower the cost.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)(1).Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt a Lost Property Office. BIn a police station.CIn a hotel, DIn a restaurant
5、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What time does the man think he lost his watch?AFifteen minutes ago. BOne hour and fifteen minutes ago.CAt a quarter past one. DAt a quarter to one.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements does NOT describe the watch the man lost?AIts not a digital watch.BIts a wi
6、nd-up watch.CIts got a brown leather strap and creamy face.DIt was bought in a second-hand watch store.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What did Chris Evert became at first U. S. Open?AFinalist. BSemifinalist. CWinner. DChampion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many major tennis championships are there?AFour. BThree. C
7、Two. DOne.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How old was Chris Evert when she turned professional?A19. B15. C17. D20.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).According to Mr. Tait, what should we do to improve the situation of tooth decay?ASpend more money in fighting tooth decay.BHave better education.CImprove peoples standard of l
8、iving.DGet rid of some of our teeth.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why dont we need as many teeth as our ancestors?ABecause we have to deal with much foodBBecause we eat much softer food.CBecause we eat tough gritty food.DBecause our ancestors ate much softer food.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following i
9、s NOT an advantage of a well-spaced set of twenty to twenty four teeth?AThese teeth would work harder and become healthier.BDecay of teeth could not develop.CWe would eat the diet of our ancestors.DTeeth can be extracted easily during childhood.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Whats the attitude of most dentist
10、s to Mr. Taits ideas?AThey agree with his ideas.BThey have different opinions.CThey will be persuaded by his ideas.DThey believe we should keep more teeth than we have now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)(1).When does the first train of the London Underground leave?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How d
11、oes Albert feel about the work as a driver on the London Underground?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Albert thinks that his work is unhealthy because of the _ on the nerves.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Albert thinks that the advantage of his work is that youre _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Which shift does Albert prefer working
12、 on?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Another advantage of Alberts work is that he gets _ anywhere in London for himself and his family.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Gordon is a well-known author of _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).How far is Gordons writing hut from home?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).The books are always based very carefully
13、_ that Gordon does.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).How long does it take Gordon to write a book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Perhaps (31) are far more wives that I imagine who take it for (32) that housework is neither satisfying nor even important once the basic demands of hygiene and f
14、eeding have been (33) . But home and family is the one realm in (34) it is really difficult to shake free of ones upbringing and create new values. My parents house was impeccably kept; cleanliness (35) a moral and social virtue, and personal untidiness, Visibly old clothes, or long male hair provok
15、ed biting jocularity. If that (36) been all, maybe I could have adapted myself (37) housework on (38) easy-going, utilitarian basis, refusing the moral overtones but still believing in it as something constructive (39) it is part of creating a home. But at the same time my mother used to resent (40)
16、 it, called it drudgery, and convinced me that it wasnt the activity for an intelligent being. I was the only child, and once I was at school there was no (41) why she should have continued (42) her will to remain housebound, unless, as I suspect, my father would not hear of her having a job of her
17、own. I can now begin to understand why a woman in a small suburban house, with no infants to look (43) , who does not (44) reading because she has not had much of an education, and who is intelligent (45) to find neighborly chit-chat boring, should carry the pursuit of microscopic specks of dust to
18、the (46) of fanaticism in an (47) to fill hours and salvage her self-respect. My parents had not even the status-seeking impetus to send me to university that Joes had; my mother (48) me to be “a nice quiet person who wouldnt be noticed (49) a crowd“, and it was feared that university education (50)
19、 in ingratitude (independence).（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)Shortages of flu vaccine are nothing n
20、ew in America, but this years is a whopper. Until last week, it appeared that 100 million Americans would have access to flu shots this fall Then British authorities, concerned about quality-control problems at a production plant in Liverpool, barred all further shipments by the Chiron Corp. Overnig
21、ht, the U. S. vaccine supply dwindled by nearly half and federal health officials found themselves making an unusual plea. Instead of beseeching us all to get vaccinated, theyre now urging most healthy people between the ages of 2 and 64 not to. “This re-emphasizes the fragility of our vaccine suppl
22、y,“ says Dr. Martin Myers of the National Network for Immunization Information, “and the lack of redundancy in our system. “Why is such a basic health service so easily knocked out? Mainly because private companies have had little incentive to pursue it. To create a single dose of flu vaccine, a man
23、ufacturer has to grow live virus in a 2-week-old fertilized chicken egg, then crack the egg, harvest the virus and extract the proteins used to provoke an immune response. Profit margins are narrow, demand is fickle and, because each years flu virus is different, any leftover vaccine goes to waste.
24、As a result, the United States now has only two major suppliers (Chiron and Aventis Pasteur) and when one of them runs into trouble, there isnt much the other can do about it. “A vaccine maker cant just call up and order 40 million more fertilized eggs,“ says Manon Cox, of Connecticut-based Protein
25、Sciences Corp. “Theres a whole industry thats scheduled to produce a certain number of eggs at a certain time. “Sleeker technologies are now in the works, and experts are hoping that this years fiasco will speed the pace of innovation. The main challenge is to shift production from eggs into cell cu
26、lturesa medium already used to make most other vaccines. Flu vaccines are harder than most to produce this way, but several biotech companies are now pursuing this strategy, and one culture-based product (Solvay Pharmaceuticals Invivac) has been cleared for marketing in Europe.For America, the immed
27、iate challenge is to make the most of a limited supply. The government estimates that 95 million people still qualify for shots under the voluntary restrictions announced last week. Thats nearly twice the number of doses that clinics will have on hand, but only 60 million Americans seek out shots in
28、 a normal year. In fact, many experts are hoping the shortage will serve as an awareness campaignencouraging the people who really need a flu shot to get one.（分数：5.00）(1).Shortages of flue vaccine show that _.AAmerica relies too much on foreign suppliersBthe demand of flue vaccines is high this year
29、Cquality problem is a serious problem in flu vaccine productionDthe supply of flu vaccines is rather weak and America has no back-up measures to make it up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “cleared“ (Line 5, Paragraph 3) might mean _.Apermitted Bremoved Cproved Dproduced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Private comp
30、anies have little interest in producing flu vaccines because of _.Acomplicated process, high cost, low profit and high riskBshortages of fertilized chicken eggsCdifficulty in growing live virusDfast changing of flu virus（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From the last paragraph we can infer that _.Athe government
31、 hopes to solve the problem by way of volunteer restrictionsBmore than 47 million Americans who are qualified to get flu vaccine shots can not get them this yearCAmerica has to deal with a limited supply of flu vaccines this yearDnormally only a small percentage of American population gets flu vacci
32、ne shots each year（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage, which of the following is true?AAll Americans are persuaded not to get vaccinated this year.BThe big problem in innovating flu vaccine producing technique is how to grow virus in a new way.CMore flu vaccines can not be produced in a sh
33、ort time because private companies refuse to produce more.DFlu vaccines are easier than most vaccines to produce through cell cultures.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)People in the mass advertising business and others who study American society have been very interested in the question. What
34、 does the American consumer like Max Lerner, a well-known scholar who has studied American society, has said that American consumers are particularly fond of three things, comfort, cleanliness, and novelty.Lerner believes that the American love of comfort perhaps goes back to the frontier experience
35、, where life was tough and there were very few comforts. This experience may have created a strong desire in the pioneers and their children for goods that would make life more comfortable. Today, the Americans love of comfort is seen in the way they furnish their homes, design their cars, and trave
36、l. How Americans choose a new mattress for their bed is an example of the Americans love of comfort. Many Americans will go to a store where beds are set up, and they will lie down on several mattresses to see which one is the most comfortable.Cleanliness is also highly valued by Americans. There is
37、 a strong emphasis on keeping all parts of the body clean, and Americans see lots of TV commercials for soap, shampoo, deodorants, and mouthwash, perhaps the Puritan (清教徒的) heritage has played some role in the desire for cleanliness. The Puritans, a strict Protestant (新教的) church group who were amon
38、g the first settlers of America, stressed the need to cleanse the body of dirt and of all evil tendencies, such as sexual desire. The saying “Cleanliness is next to Godliness“ reflects the belief of most Americans that it is important to keep not only their bodies, but also their clothes, their hous
39、es, their cars, and even their pets clean and smelling good. Indeed, many Americans are offended by anyone who does not follow their accepted standards of cleanliness.Along with cleanliness and comfort, Americans love having things that are new and different. Perhaps this love of novelty comes from
40、their pride in their inventiveness. American have always been interested in inventing new products and improving old ones. They like to see changes in cars, clothing, and products for the home. Advertisements encourage people to get rid of old products and try new ones, whether the old ones still wo
41、rk or not. And if they cannot afford to buy something now, advertisers encourage consumers to charge it on a credit card. “Buy now pay later. /（分数：5.00）(1).The American love of comfort originated from _.Athe Americans great pride in their abundant natural resourcesBthe early settlers belief in hard
42、workCthe pioneers strong desire to make life more comfortableDthe pioneers ignorance of frugality and conservation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When buying a chair, most Americans would be more concerned about _.Aits beauty Bits priceCits quality Dits comfort（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statem
43、ents is true?AMost Americans dont care deodorants because they like the natural odor of the body.BThe Puritans thought there was something evil about sexual desire.CAmericans dont mind if others dont follow their standards of cleanliness.DMost Americans pay much attention to keeping their body clean
44、, but often ignore their houses, cars and pets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, Americans take pride in their _.Astandards of cleanliness BinventivenessCold products Dcomfortable life（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following words is NOT appropriate to describe Americans, according t
45、o the passage?ATidy. BInventive.CConservative. DClean.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The Internet, E-commerce and globalization are making a new economic era possible. In the future, capitalist markets will largely be replaced by a new kind of economic system based on networked relationship
46、s, contractual arrangements and access rights.Has the quality of our lives at work, at home and in our communities increased in direct proportion to all the new Internet and business-to-business Internet services being introduced into our lives? I have asked this question of hundreds of CEOS and cor
47、porate executives in Europe and the United States. Surprisingly, virtually everyone has said, “No, quite contrary. “ The very people responsible for ushering in what some have called a “technological renaissance“ say they are working longer hours, feel more stressed, are more impatient, and are even less civil in their dealings with colleagues and friendsnot to mention strangers. And whats more revealing, they place much of the blame on the very same technologies they are so aggressively championing.T
