1、公共英语五级-174 及答案解析(总分：104.00，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)Formatting for results.a) the use of underlines, italics, bold, and all capsb) (1) is key to make the information on the resume simple for employers to read. 2. Start by including your personal inform
2、ation.Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.3. Including an objective or summary of qualifications is optional.a) An objective can help identify the (2) to which you are applying. b) A Summary of Qualifications can offer a list of your (3) at the beginning of your resume. 4. Marketing
3、 yourself.a) the most relevant experiences related to the jobb) Business Experiencec)_. 5. Use Action Verbs to describe your responsibilities he was conscious that his hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention, and her eyes were constantly straying past him to the open window and the l
4、awn beyond. It was certainly an unfortunate coincidence that he should have paid his visit on this tragic anniversary.“The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in the nature of violent physical exercise,“ announced Framton, who labour
5、ed under the tolerably widespread delusion that total strangers and chance acquaintances are hungry for the least detail of ones infirmities, their cause and cure. “On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement,“ he continued.“No?“ said Mrs. Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn
6、 at the last moment. Then she suddenly brightened into alert attention-but not to what Framton was saying.“Here they are at last!“ she cried. “Just in time for tea, and dont they look as if they were muddy up to the eyes!“Framton shivered slightly and turned towards the niece with a look intended to
7、 convey sympathetic comprehension. The child was staring out through the open window with a dazed horror in her eyes. In a chill shock of nameless fear Framton swung round in his seat and looked in the same direction.In the deepening twilight three figures were walking across the lawn towards the wi
8、ndow, they all carried guns under their arms, and one of them was additionally burdened with a white coat hung over his shoulders. A tired brown spaniel kept close at their heels. Noiselessly they neared the house, and then a hoarse young voice chanted out of the dusk: “I said, Bertie, why do you bo
9、und?“Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall door, the gravel drive, and the from gate were dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to run into the hedge to avoid imminent collision.“Here we are, my dear,“ said the bearer of the white mackintosh,
10、 coming in through the window, “fairly muddy, but most of its dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?“A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel,“ said Mrs. Sappleton, “could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of goodbye or apology when you arrived. One would think he h
11、ad seen a ghost.“I expect it was the spaniel,“ said the niece calmly. “He told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and fo
12、aming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve.“Romance at short notice was her speciality.（分数：4.00）(1).It can be inferred from the passage that Mrs. Sappleton was all EXCEPTA courteous. B extroverted.C talkative. D deceitful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which adjective can best describe Framt
13、ons feeling when talking with Mrs. Sappleton?A Apprehensive. B Churlish.C Glum. D Respectful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “infirmities“ in the sixth paragraph probably meansA personalities. B behaviors. C ailments. D accomplices.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Framton dashed off without a word of goodbye or a
14、pology becauseA he could not bear Mrs. Sappletons chattering.B he suffered from a severe mental illness.C he was afraid of the brown spaniel.D he was horrified by the three men.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)The dark smoke that comes out of stacks or from a burning dump contains tiny bits o
15、f solid or liquid matter. The smoke also contains many gases, most of which cannot be seen. Altogether, they make up the serious problems of air pollution. In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritates our eyes, causes us to cough, and makes us ill.Air pollution can spread from city t
16、o city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow“ from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is really a global problem.Air pollution can kill babies, older people ,
17、 and those who have respiratory (呼吸道的) diseases. In London, in 1952, four thousand people died in one week as a result of a serious air-pollution episode. In 1948, in the small town of Donora, Pennsylvania, twenty people died in a four-day period of bad air pollution.At levels often found in cities,
18、 air pollution increases the risks of certain lung diseases, such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma. Of course, smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses, too, but these cases have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse. Air pollution can cause both
19、airplane and auto accidents because it cuts down visibility. There are other possible health dangers from air pollution that we dont know much about. For example, scientists are trying to find out whether chemicals that reach us from the air may cause changes in our cells.These changes might cause b
20、abies to be born with serious birth defects. Scientists are trying to learn how all the many chemicals we are apt to take into our bodies from air, water, food, and even medicines act together to affect our health and the way our bodies work. That is another reason why it is so important to begin to
21、 control pollution now instead of waiting until we learn all the answers.Air pollution costs us a lot of money. It soils and corrodes our buildings. It damages farm crops and forests. It has a destructive effect on our works of art. The cost of all this damage to our government is astronomical. It w
22、ould be much more worthwhile, both for us and for the environment, to spend our tax dollars on air pollution control.（分数：5.00）(1).The author mentions people dying of air pollution in _.A. Illinois B. Pennsylvania C. New Jersey D. Washington（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Air pollution causes airplane accidents
23、 because _.A. pilots become ill B. visibility is reduced C. engines fail. D. the air is too hot（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Scientists are trying to find a link between pollution and _.A. intelligence levels B. antisocial behavior C. birth defects D. divorce percentage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Scientists have no
24、t yet determined _.A. all of the effects of pollution on the human body B. how pollution can be controlled successfullyC. when the atmosphere first became polluted D. how to wash the black snow clean（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).We can conclude that _.A. civilization may be doomed if pollution is not control
25、ledB. pollution is more serious in Europe than it is in AmericaC. most people do not know that pollution is a serious problemD. black snow is not so serious compared with white snow（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、TEXT C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Considering how jazz is transcribed in Chinese (jueshi), you may be misled into
26、 assuming that it is an aristocratic cultural form. Nothing could be further from the truth. It originated among black Americans at the end of the 19th century, at a time when they occupied the very bottom of the American social heap.So how has something that was created by a once downtrodden and de
27、spised minority acquired a central place in todays American culture? Perhaps the essence of America is that you could never get two Americans to agree on just what that might be. After thinking about it for a while, we might chuckle and say, “Hmm, seems like being American is a bit more complicated
28、than we thought.“ Certainly things like individualism, success (the “American Dream“), innovation and tolerance stand out. But these things come together because of our ability to work with one another and find common purpose no matter how diverse we might be.Some, like African-American writer Ralph
29、 Ellison, believe that jazz captures the essence of America. For good reason, for in jazz all of the characteristics I mentioned above come together. The solos are a celebration of individual brilliance that cant take place without the group efforts of the rhythm section. Beyond that, though, jazz h
30、as a connection to the essence of America in a much more fundamental way. It is an expression of the African roots of American culture, a musical medium that exemplifies the culture of the Africans that came to dominate much of what is American.Thats right, in many respects Americas roots are in Afr
31、ica. Read Ralph Ellisons perceptive description of the transformation of separate African and European cultures at the hands of the slaves:“. the dancing of those slaves who, looking through the windows of a plantation manor house from the yard, imitated the steps so gravely performed by the masters
32、 within and then added to them their own special flair, burlesquing the white folks and then going on to force the steps into a choreography uniquely their own. The whites, looking out at the activity in the yard, thought that they were being flattered by imitation and were amused by the incongruity
33、 of tattered blacks dancing courtly steps, while missing completely the fact that before their eyes a European cultural form was becoming Americanized, undergoing a metamorphosis through the mocking activity of a people partially sprung from Africa.“ Jazz brought together elements from Africa and Eu
34、rope, fusing them into a new culture, an expression unique to the Americas.Out of this fusion came an idea that we Americans believe central to our identity: tolerance. Both cultures represented in Ellisons passage eventually came to realize each others value. Americans acknowledge that in diversity
35、 is our strength. We learn every day that other cultures and peoples may make valuable contributions to our way of life. Jazz music is the embodiment of this ideal, combining elements from African and European culture into a distinctly American music.Jazz reflects two contradictory facets of America
36、n life. On the one hand it is a team effort, where every musician is completely immersed in what the group does together, listening to each of the other players and building on their contributions to create a musical whole. On the other hand, the band features a soloist who is an individual at the e
37、xtreme, a genius like Charlie Parker who explores musical territory where no one has ever gone before. In the same sense, American life is also a combination of teamwork and individualism, a combination of individual brilliance with the ability to work with others.（分数：5.00）(1).According to the passa
38、ge, Jazz isA actually an aristocratic cultural form. B a cultural form peculiar to the upper class.C a cultural form despised by the Americans. D a cultural form originated in America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the essence of America isA the “American Dream“. B innovation.C not a
39、 unitary concept. D tolerance.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).To say that jazz captures the essence of America is for all the following reasons EXCEPT thatA it expresses the African roots of American culture.B in jazz all characteristics of the essence of America come together.C individual brilliance outshines
40、 the group efforts of the rhythm section.D it shows the African culture dominated much of what is American.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?A Americans believe individualism is central to their identity.B American life combinates teamwork with individ
41、ualism.C Jazz reflects two conflicting factors of American life.D Jazz fused elements from Africa and Europe into a new culture.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).This passage is mainly aboutA Jazz and its history. B Jazz and the soul of Africa.C Jazz and its prospects. D Jazz and the soul of America.（分数：1.00）A.B
42、.C.D.九、TEXT D(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Later the Greeks moved east from Cumae to Neapolis, the New City, a little farther along the coast where modern Naples now stands. We have a very good idea what life in this sun-splashed land was like during the Roman era because of the recovered splendor of Pompeii and H
43、erculaneum. But as the well-trod earth of Campania continues to yield ancient secrets, Mastrolorenzo and Petrone, with their colleague Lucia Pappalardo, have put together a rich view of an earlier time and what may have been humankinds first encounter with the primal force of Vesuvius. Almost all ha
44、s come to light by chance. In May 2001, for example, construction workers began digging the foundation for a supermarket next to a desolate, weed-strewn intersection just outside the town of Nola. An archaeologist working for the province of Naples noticed several trances of burned wood a few feet b
45、elow the surface, an indication of earlier human habitation. At 19 feet below, relicts of a perfectly preserved Early Bronze Age village began to emerge. Over the next several months, the excavation unearthed three large prehistoric dwellings: horseshoe shaped huts with clearly demarked entrances, l
46、iving areas, and the equivalent of kitchens. Researchers found dozens of pots, pottery plates, and crude hourglass-shaped canisters that still contained fossilized traces of almonds, flour, grain, acorns, olive-pits, even mushrooms. Simple partitions separated the rooms; one hut had what appeared to
47、 be a loft. The tracks of goats, sheep, cattle, and pigs, as well as their human masters, crisscrossed the yard outside. The skeletons of nine pregnant goats lay in an enclosed area that included an animal pen. If a skeleton can be said to cower, the bones of an apparently terrified dog huddled unde
48、r the eaves of one roof. What preserved this prehistoric village, what formed a perfect impression of its quotidian contents right down to leaves in the thatch roofs and cereal grains in the kitchen containers, was the fallout and surge and mud from the Avellino eruption of Vesuvius. Claude Albore L
49、ivadie, a French archaeologist who published the initial report on the Nola discovery, dubbed it “a first Pompeii“. During May and June 2001, provincial archaeological authorities oversaw excavation of the site Mastrolorenzo hurried out to Nola, about 18 miles east of Naples. He and Pappalardo took samples of the ash and volcanic deposits, which contained chemical clues to the magnitude of the eruption. But then the scientific story veered off into the familiar opera buffa of
