1、公共英语五级-173 及答案解析(总分：102.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Some Problems Facing Learners of EnglishAlthough many English learners have got high scores in an English test such as IELTS or TOEFL, they still face some problems concerning its learning. Here wed l
2、ike to talk about some of the problems and try to come up with suggestions on how to overcome them.I. Psychological Problems1. the 1st reason: fear of (1) (1) _the solution:not to look too far aheadconcentrate on increasing knowledge and developing ability2. the 2nd reason: separation from the famil
3、y and (2) (2) _the solution:enjoy (3) time heals nostalgia (3) _II. Cultural Problems1. practical problems (4) (4) _moneyfoodweather2. problems difficult to definethe reason: the British way of life (5) , habits and traditions) (5) _the solution: be open-minded and (6) (6) _III. Linguistic Problems1
4、. problems regarding (7) 1) difficulties in understanding English-speaking people (7) _3 reasons:fast speed of speecha variety of accentsdifferent styles of speech2) ways of overcoming the difficultiesattend (8) (8) _use a language laboratorylisten to English programsmeet and speak with native speak
5、ers of English2. problems regarding speaking1) difficulties: knowing what to say but not knowing how to say it in English2) solutions (9) the language (9)_think in English instead of translatingpractice speaking as much as possibleimitate the educated peoples (10) (10) _（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1
6、:_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:_三、SECTION B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).In his research, what did Peter Williams find about training in small firms?A They spend too little on training.B They are unaware of their training expenses.C They receive state subsidies for training.D They i
7、ncrease their training budgets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Small firms do not have specific training budgets becauseA they do not want to invest in training.B they do not have time to provide training.C they do not plan their training.D they do not have professional guidance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When calcu
8、lating the cost of in-house training, many small firms do not includeA course fees. B managers time.C accountants costs. D travel expenses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Above all else, small businesses want training thatA will answer their short-term needs.B does not require immediate investment.C will help
9、their planning procedures.D will focus on long-term business needs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The first university courses for small companies will deal withA business growth. B computing needs.C structural change. D managerial skills.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION C(总题数：3，分数：5.00)1.How many parachutists were
10、 killed in the crash?A 5. B 44. C 39. D 49.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).The man Mr. Cheney accidentally shot and injured is A a doctor. B a secretary. C a lawyer. D a leader.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Bush Administration has been accused by Harry Reid of A being covert. B shielding Dick. C being dish
11、onest. D attacking the victim.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following best states Chinas standpoint on the Iran nuclear issues?A. China opposes any form of economic sanctions against Iran.B. China plans to stop multilateral talks with other parties involved.C. China hopes to continue ta
12、lks with parties concerned for solutions.D. China supports international efforts to impose sanctions on Iran.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The UN Security Council plus_agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran.A. Canada B. Japan C. Australia D. Germany（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、TEXT A
13、(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Almost a century after his death, the well-known French author Jules Verne has once again managed to fire the imagination of people around the world, this time with an unpublished novel, Paris in the 20th Century. The manuscript, completed in 1863 but long locked away in a safe, was u
14、ncovered only in 1989 by Vernes great- grandson, and it appeared in English translation just a few months ago. This 19th-century vision of the future describes life among skyscrapers of glass and steel, high-speed trains, gas-powered automobiles, calculators, fax machines and a global communications
15、 network. The prescience of these forecasts matches what one would have expected from the author who introduced countless readers of his age to a host of technological marvels, from submarines to helicopters and spacecraft.But in fact, Paris in the 20th Century is a tragedy. It describes the life of
16、 an idealistic young man who struggles to find happiness in the fiercely materialistic dystopia that Paris has become by 1920. Like George Orwells 1984, Vernes novel is a grim and troubling comment on the human costs of technological progress.That such a message should come from Jules Verne proves s
17、urprising to many. Most people-particularly in America-assume that Verne wrote about the wonders of technology because he was himself an optimistic scientist. Many also believe Verne wrote primarily for children, crafting novels that were invariably exciting but intellectually shallow. These misconc
18、eptions show how Vernes current status has completely shadowed the reality of his life and writings. They are part of the continuing misunderstanding of this author, a result of some severely abridged translations and simplified adaptations for Hollywood cinema.In truth, Verne was neither a scientis
19、t nor an engineer: he was simply a writer-and a very prolific one. Over his lifetime, Verne produced more than 2 novels. Yet his works were carefully grounded in fact, and his books inspired many leading scientists, engineers, inventors and explorers, including William Beebe (the creator and pilot o
20、f the first bathysphere), Admiral Richard Byrd (a pioneer explorer of Antarctica), Yuri Gagarin (the first human to fly in space) and Nell Armstrong (the first astronaut to walk on the moon). Vernes novels were thus profoundly influential, and perhaps uniquely so.Although novels with scientific foun
21、dation had been written before, Verne raised the technique of scientific description to a fine art. And this type of science fiction, based on accurate descriptions of science and technology, has tended to dominate the trend ever since. But Vernes devotion to technical detail does not reflect an con
22、fidence in the virtues of science. Indeed, his earliest writings-a mixture of plays, essays and short stories-were distinctly critical of science and technology.It was only the strict monitor of his publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, that steered Verne toward what eventually made him famous: fast-paced
23、 adventure tales heavily flavored with scientific lessons and an optimistic ideology. And although his own attitude was quite different, Verne offered little resistance to Hetzel. After the release of his initial book in 1863, the first in a series of novels published under the banner “Extraordinary
24、 Voyages: Voyages in Known and Unknown Worlds“, Verne explained to his friends at the Paris stock market (where he had been working part-time to make ends meet) about his accomplishment. “My friends Ive just written a novel in a new style . If it succeeds, it will be a gold mine.“ He was right.Under
25、 Hetzels continual guidance, Verne created one novel after another, each fundamentally of this same type. But most of the works published after Hetzels death in 1886 show Verne returning to his original themes championing environmentalism, anticapitalism and social responsibility while questioning t
26、he benefits that science and technology could bring to an imperfect world. To understand how Vernes later writings could differ so completely from popular image of him requires a closer understanding of the man and his times.（分数：5.00）(1).How does the author think about “Paris in the 20th Century“?A.
27、 He thinks it is a comedy.B. This 19th-century vision of the future describes life among skyscrapers of glass and steel, high-speed trains, gas-powered automobiles, calculators, fax machines and a global communications network.C. It describes the life of an unidealistic young man who struggles to fi
28、nd happiness in the fiercely materialistic dystopia that Paris has become by 1920.D. He thinks the Jules Verne has once again managed to fire the imagination of people around the world and it is a grim and troubling comment on the human costs of technological progress.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).in the sen
29、tence “In truth, Verne was neither a scientist nor an engineer: he was simply a writer and a very prolific one.“, the word “prolific“ probably means _.A. primitive B. diligent C. rich D. fruitful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Through what kind of novels did Verne make himself success?A. Fast-paced adventure t
30、ales heavily flavored with scientific lessons and an optimistic ideology.B. To mix futuristic narratives with detailed, plausible descriptions of new technology.C. Through novels such as Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864; translated 1874) and Around the World in 80 Days (1873; translated 1874
31、).D. Bright, entertaining adventure stories that celebrated the possibilities of technology.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, how does the author think about Jules Verne?A. A stranger.B. A scientist whose job was to discover the future and cast new technology in a darker light.C. From t
32、he start, the father of science fiction was gravely concerned with the dangers of technology.D. He was either a scientist or an engineer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of Vernes novels?A. Singing high praise of science. B. A fine art in description of s
33、cience.C. Having an optimistic tone. D. Well grounded in facts.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Vibrations in the ground are a poorly understood but probably widespread means of communication between animals.It seems unlikely that these animals could have detected seismic “pre-shocks“ that we
34、re missed by the sensitive vibration-detecting equipment that clutters the worlds earthquake laboratories. But it is possible. And the fact that many animal species behave strangely before other natural events such as storms, and that they have the ability to detect others of their species at distan
35、ces which the familiar human senses could not manage, is well established. Such observations have led some to suggest that these animals have a kind of extra-sensory perception. What is more likely, though, is that they have an extra sensea form of perception that people lack. The best guess is that
36、 they can feel and understand vibrations that are transmitted through the ground.Almost all the research done into animal signalling has been on sight, hearing and smell, because these are senses that people possess. Humans have no sense organs designed specifically to detect terrestrial vibrations.
37、 But, according to researchers who have been meeting in Chicago at a symposium of the society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, this anthropocentric approach has meant that interactions via vibrations of the ground (a means of communication known as seismic signalling) have been almost entire
38、ly over-looked. These researchers believe that such signals are far more common than biologists had realizedand that they could explain a lot of otherwise inexplicable features of animal behaviour.Until recently, the only large mammal known to produce seismic signals was the elephant seal, a species
39、 whose notoriously aggressive bulls slug it out on beaches around the world for possession of harems of females. But Caitlin OConnell-Rodwell of Stanford University, who is one of the speakers at the symposium, suspects that a number of large terrestrial mammals, including rhinos, lions and elephant
40、s also use vibration as a means of communication. At any rate they produce loud noises that are transmitted through both the ground and the airand that can travel farther in the first than in the second. Elephants, according to Dr. OConnell-Rodwell, can transmit signals through the ground this way f
41、or distances of as much as 50km when they trumpet, make mock charges or stomp their feet.A seismic sense could help to explain certain types of elephant behaviour. One is an apparent ability to detect thunderstorms well beyond the range that the sound of a storm can carry. Another is the foot-liftin
42、g that many elephants display prior to the arrival of another herd. Rather than scanning the horizon with their ears, elephants tend to freeze their posture and raise and lower a single foot. This probably helps them to work out from which direction the vibrations are travellingrather as a person mi
43、ght stick a finger first in one ear and then in the other to work out the direction that a sound is coming from.In the past decade, many insects, spiders, scorpions, amphibians, reptiles and rodents, as well as large mammals, have been shown to use vibrations for purposes as diverse as territorial d
44、efense, mate location and prey detection. Lions, for example, have vibration detectors in their paws and probably use them in the same way as scorpions use their vibration detectorsto locate meals.Dr. Hill herself spent years trying to work out how prairie mole crickets, a highly territorial species
45、 of burrowing insect, manage to space themselves out underground. After many failed attempts to provoke a reaction by playing recordings of cricket song to them, she realized that they were actually more interested in her own footfalls than in the airborne music of their fellow crickets. This sugges
46、ts that it is the seismic component of the song that the insects are picking up and using to distribute themselves.Whether any of this really has implications for such things as earthquake prediction is, of course, highly speculative. But it is a salutary reminder that the limitations of human sense
47、s can cause even competent scientists to overlook obvious lines of enquiry. Absence of evidence, it should always be remembered, is not evidence of absence.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the basic difference between animals and men in perception?A. Animals can detect seismic “pre-shocks“.B. Animals can detect
48、 storms before they take place.C. Animals can sense others of their species at distances.D. Animals can sense vibrations transmitted through the ground.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following mammals is sure to use vibration as a means of communication?A. Elephant seal. B. Elephant. C. Rhino. D. Lion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does an elephant raise and lower a single foot before another herd arrives?A. To detect the direction of the sound. B. To detect the direction of the vibrations.C. To hear more clearly. D. To better sense the vibration.（分数
