1、公共英语五级-167 及答案解析(总分：113.00，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：4，分数：13.00)(1).What do the famous golden Oscar statuettes represent?A. The surprise winner.B. The hottest favorite.C. The greatest honor.D. Thought-provoking films.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What
5、s the film Crash talking about?A. Los Angeles.B. Different characters.C. Glamorous occasions.D. Racial tension.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did George Clooney say about being a director?A. Winning success.B. Being respected.C. Having a job.D. Being popular.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.When a consumer finds that hi
6、s purchase has a fault in it, what is the first thing he should do?（分数：3.00）(1).When a consumer finds that his purchase has a fault in it, what is the first thing he should do? AComplain personally to the manager. BThreaten to take the matter to court. CWrite a firm letter of complaint to the store
7、of purchase. DShow some written proof of the purchase to the store.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).If a consumer wants a quick settlement of the problem, whom is it better to complain to? AA shop assistant. BThe store manager. CThe manufacturer. DA public organization.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How can the most effe
8、ctive complaint be made? AShowing the fault item to the manager. BExplaining exactly what is wrong with the item. CSaying firmly that the item is of poor quality. DAsking politely to change the item.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How much time do the man and the woman have before they address the class?A. Les
9、s than ten minutes. B. About twenty minutes.C. Forty five minutes. D. Over an hour.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the womans tone of voice when she first sees the man?A. Frustrated. B. Relieved.C. Sarcastic. D. Apologetic.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What are the students doing when the man arrives in class?A
10、. Taking an examination. B. Drawing graphs.C. Giving presentations. D. Having a class of discussion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Which of the following sustainability programs is NOT mentioned in Wal-Marts report?A. Organic food guarantee.B. Environmental programs.C. Economic development.D. Employee health
11、care.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When did the Chief Executive Lee Scott set three green goals?A. Thursday.B. October 2005.C. Recently.D. September 2005.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why is it a clever move to reduce environmental impact?A. It enhances companys image.B. It produces more products.C. It inspires emplo
12、yees morale.D. It saves money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Environmental Defense, what could Wal-Mart do to improve its report?A. List the new low-flow sinks.B. Use more new designs.C. Provide mom data and context.D. Specific the stores that the company work with.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part C(总题数：1
13、，分数：10.00)(1).What kind of overview does the book intend to give about American society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Who wrote most of the articles in the book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What is said about the points of views of some articles on the same topic?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).In what form do most articles appea
14、r in this book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What is the criteria for choosing an earlier article rather than a later one?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).What type of students is the book mainly compiled for?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What English language level are the readers of this book expected to have?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).
15、What does the speaker say they would welcome from the readers?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What do the compilers hope that the readers would do after reading the book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In general, what aspects of America are introduced into this book?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The
16、 autumn rains had come in with two angry storms, and Lazy River was waking up. In a week school (31) be closed for Easter vacation. Dick and Turkey planned to have a trip to the inland by boat, (32) they collected maps and statistics of the entire inland river system. Water levels down Lazy River; l
17、evels down the Namoi; along the Darling and the Murray; all were (33) their fingertips. They were very happy because now (34) , it appeared, except the joy of voyaging lay (35) them and the Southern Ocean or Central Queensland. It was clear to them (36) Australias early explorers had (37) a big mist
18、ake toiling overland when they (38) have opened up the continent rapidly and pleasantly with paddle and pole.It was at this stage (39) Dicks father put his foot down.“Now listen, you chap,“ he said quietly. “It begins to look like a wet autumn and the river is already (40) wild. A few days rain or a
19、 wicked storm or two (41) it 11 flood. Im not going to (42) your mother worrying herself sick about you, Dick. I know you re (43) on the trip but floods arent (44) anyone can fool with. You can go for a camp if you like, but no further (45) six miles from home; and of course youll camp (46) the floo
20、d level.“It was (47) a blow to their inter-state dreams, (48) the boys had to concede, on reflection, that what their father said was reasonable. (49) they told their classmate Fred Ingleton at school on Monday about their fathers suggestion, he became suddenly cheerful.“Thats (50) my dad said, “he
21、grinned. “Now he might let me go with you. He reckons you made a decent swimmer of me!/（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、Tex
22、t 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The “standard of living“ of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services which the country produces. A countrys standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth“ in this sense is not money, for we do not l
23、ive on money but on things that money can buy- “goods “such as food and clothing, and “services“ such as transport and entertainment.A countrys capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a countrys natural
24、resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has v
25、ast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enabl
26、e a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a countrys people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, train
27、ed up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which
28、 will help workers to produce more goods in their working day.A countrys standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britains wealth in foodstuffs and
29、 other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural product that would other wise be lacking. A countrys wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manu
30、facturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the author, a nations wealth depends upon _.A. its standard of livingB. its moneyC. its ability to provide goods and servicesD. its ability to provide and transport and entertain
31、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The best title for the passage would be _.A. The Wealth of a Country B. The Standard of LivingC. The Natural Resources of a Country D. none of the above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “foremost“ most probably means _.A. firstly B. largelyC. for the most part D. most importantly（分数
32、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The main idea of the second paragraph is that _.A. the USA is one of the richest countries in the worldB. the Sahara Desert is a very poor regionC. a countrys wealth depends on many factorsD. natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a country（分数：1.00）A.
33、B.C.D.(5).Which of the following about Britains wealth is TRUE according to the passage?A. Britains wealth is entirely produced and consumed within its borders.B. Britain is more dependent upon trade than any other countries in the world.C. Britain manufactures more than it needs for home consumptio
34、n.D. Britains wealth lies only in what it can manufacture.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)How do we measure the economic return to higher education? Typically it is calculated as the difference between average wages of college graduates and those who have not graduated from college. In 1997,
35、 for example, college graduates earned an average of 40, 508 versus just 23, 970 for non-college graduates. Based on these income levels, the economic return to a college education is approximately 69 percent, the difference between the two income levels. But this simple calculation ignores the fact
36、 that college graduates tend to come from higher socioeconomic levels, are more highly motivated, and probably have higher IQs than non graduations. Although these factors influence inc0mes, they are not the result of college attendance. Therefore the result of the study is an overstatement of the r
37、eturns to higher education.More sophisticated analyses adjust for these extraneous influences. For instance economists Orley Ashenfelter and Alan Krueger, estimate that each year of post-high school education results in a wage premium of between 15 and 16 percent. Their study is particularly relevan
38、t because they examined the earnings differences for identical twins with different education levels, allowing them to control for genetic and socioeconomic factors. Other research puts the wage premium for college graduates at nearly 50 per cent.Unfortunately, you cant spend a college wage premium.
39、 Income levels for the average college graduate have stagnated. After adjusting for inflation, the average income of college graduates holding full-time jobs rose by only 4. 4 per cent between 1979 and 1997, or at a minuscule annual rate of 0.2 percent. At the same time, workers with only high-schoo
40、l degrees saw their real income plummet by 15 percent. Bottom line: the much-ballyhooed college wage “premium“ is due primarily to the fall in inflation-adjusted salaries of workers who havent been to college.In fact, if you dont go on to graduate school or are not among the top graduates at one of
41、the nations elite colleges, chances are your sky-high tuition is buying you no economic advantage whatsoever. In recent decades the flood of graduates has been so great that an increasing proportion have found themselves, within a few years, working as sales clerks, cab drivers, and in other jobs th
42、at do not, require a college degree.In 1995, approximately 40 percent of people with some college education-and 10 percent of those with a college degreeworked at jobs requiring only high-school skills. Thats up from 30 percent and 6 percent, respectively, in 1971.（分数：5.00）(1).The traditional calcul
43、ation of the economic return to higher education is inaccurate because_.A. it doesnt take into account the changing economic situationsB. it involves small samplesC. it failed to incorporate some aspects which themselves might have added to the earnings of college graduatesD. it does not specify whe
44、ther non-college graduates have high-school degrees（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the author mean when he says “you cant spend a college wage premium“ (para. 3)?A. College graduates tend to stash money away.B. The economic returns for college graduates have decreased since 1979.C. The economic retur
45、ns to higher education have not increased very much since 1979.D. College graduates could hardly earn enough to pay high living cost.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The economic return to higher education is lower by the more sophisticated analyses than by tradi
46、tional methods.B. Results of analyses of college premium differ greatly.C. Between 1979 and 1997, workers with only high-school degrees saw their real income fall.D. Graduates from graduate schools have the same economic returns as those from colleges.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the last parag
47、raph, _.A. more and more people go to elite collegesB. tuition has started to declineC. there are too many college graduatesD. the quality of college education has declined（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is the topic of the passage?A. Overestimated college premium,B. The payoffs of college education.C. The myths of college education.D. The decline of college education.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Not long ago, it seemed that there would come a day quite soon when science would reveal that every food would be toxic and every practice lethal. Or, at any rate, that is how
