1、公共英语五级-187 及答案解析(总分：107.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).Gary Marshall of Grand Island is experienced in teaching.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).At the beginning of the Celebrity Interview Project, the teacher wrote to ask childrens parents to choose role m
2、odels for their kids.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).A media expert also helped the children with their project.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The students are asked to hand in their project drafts after three weeks preparation.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Most celebrities gave responses to the children by answering the 20 ques
3、tions they asked.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Children are too excited to share with their classmates the correspondence they got from their stars.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).One of the obstacles in the project is that children set new standards for themselves.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Sometimes children encounter tech
4、nical problems with the computer.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The teacher will continue to do the project in spite of file heavy work load.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The teacher doesnt think much of some interviews as they are about those stars she doesnt like,（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00
5、）(1).Where is the socializing done traditionally for the UK young people? A. MSN Spaces. B. Pubs others by or even all three levels. Together these different taxes make up what is called our tax system.Income taxes are the main source of federal revenues. The federal government gets more than three-
6、fourths of its revenue from income taxes. As its name indicated, an income tax is a tax on earnings. Both individuals and business corporations pay a federal income tax.The oldest tax in the United States today is the property tax. It provides most of the income for local governments. It provides at
7、 least a part of the income for all but a few states. It is not used by the federal government.A sales tax is a tax levied on purchases. Most people living in the United States know about sales taxes since they are used in all but four states. Actually there are several kinds of sales taxes, but onl
8、y three of them are important. They are general sales taxes, excise taxes, and import taxes.Other three closely related taxes are estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. Everything a person owns, including both real and personal property, makes up his or her estate. When someone dies, ownership of his
9、or her property or estate passes on to one or more individuals or organizations. Before the prop- erty is transferred,however,it is subject to an estate tax if its value exceeds a certain amount.（分数：4.00）(1).The reason that the Turkish ruler collected a dining tax is to pay for A. the inconvenience
10、for him to put on and take off clothes. B. the damage that eating did to his teeth. C. his efforts to cut the food into pieces. D. the decay of his teeth because of sugar.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).The government levies different kinds of taxes so that A. the rich have to pay more and the poor less. B. a
11、wider range of taxpayers can be included. C. each of three levels of government could get tax money. D. the burden of taxes falls evenly on everybody. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).The federal government get most of their income from A. property tax. B. income tax. C. sales tax. D. estate tax. （分数：0.80）A.B.C
12、.D.(4).How many states levy import taxes in the U. S. A. ? A. 4 B. 50 C. 46 D. 54 （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Any form of property is subject to an estate tax when transferred. B. Property tax provides a part of income for local government. C. There are a f
13、ew kinds of sales taxes. D. Individuals and corporations both pay income taxes. （分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.十、BText 3/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)War may be a natural expression of biological instincts and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of anger, hostility, and territoriality are expressed
14、 through acts of violence. These are all qualities that humans share with animals. Aggression is a kind of innate survival mechanism, an instinct for self-preservation, that allows animals to defend themselves from threats to their existence. But, on the other hand, human violence shows evidence of
15、being a learned behavior. In the case of human aggression, violence cannot be simply reduced to an instinct. The many expressions of human violence are always conditioned by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior. In human societies violence has a social function: It is a strategy
16、 for creating or destroying forms of social order. Religious traditions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violence. We will look at the ritual and ethical patterns within which human violence has been directed.The violence within a society is controlled through institutions of law
17、. The more developed a legal system becomes, the more society takes responsibility for the discovery, control, and punishment of violent acts. In most tribal societies the only means to deal with an act of violence is revenge. Each family group may have the responsibility for personally carrying out
18、 judgment and punishment upon the person who committed the offense. UBut in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused./U The society assumes the responsibility for protecting individuals from violence. In cases where they cannot be protected, the society is re
19、sponsible for imposing punishment. In a state controlled legal system, individuals are removed from the cycle of revenge motivated by acts of violence, and the state assumes responsibility for their protection.The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one pro
20、tects the individual from violence, the other, sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms its supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the
21、 state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their commitment, allegiance, and supreme, sacrifice. Times of war test a communitys deepest religious and ethical commitments.（分数：4.00）(1).Human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior in that _. A. it threatens the existing soc
22、ial systems B. it is influenced by society C. it has roots in religious conflicts D. it is directed against institutions of law（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is _. A. to control violence within a society B. to protect the world from chaos C. to free soc
23、iety from the idea of revenge D. to give the government absolute power（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the author mean by, saying “. in legal systems, the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused“ in the second paragraph? A. Legal systems greatly reduce the possibilities of physi
24、cal violence. B. Offenses against individuals are no longer judged on a personal basis. C. Victims of violence find it more difficult to take revenge. D. Punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involved.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “allegiance“ in the third paragraph is closest in
25、 meaning to _. A. loyalty B. objective C. survival D. motive（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Governments tend to abuse their supreme power in times of war. B. In times of war governments may extend their power across national borders. C. In times of war governments
26、impose high religious and ethical standards on their people. D. Governments may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.十一、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)No one had ever believed him, that one summer evening he had wandered on to the docks, under the legs of th
27、e biggest crane, and climbed the steel ladder, up, up, and up into the swaying heights of the counterweights and control house.The view over the city had been inspiring the smoking derelict docklands, with miles of kingfisher walled warehouses; the sun-tinted towers of distant churches; the cars, li
28、ke insects, creeping one after the other along expressway. Clinging to the drifting girders, he felt like the most successful man in the world.U U 1 /U /UIt was so perfect that he could do it. He stood up, balancing against the breeze, feeling on top of the world. Slowly he raised his hands above hi
29、s head, cast a glance upwards into the icy sky, then, just before he lost his balance, he chose to rise on tiptoe and launch himself into a taut dive. He tipped off the jib and began to tilt through the sunset.The sound which came from him was an involuntary shrink of pure joyhe cared neither if he
30、lived nor if he died. His body, pointed like a shuttle, wove a slow circle through the air, hurtling ever downwards to the peaky grey surface.U U 2 /U /UThe shock of the water stopping his flight, and of the vicious cold, prevented him from realising immediately that he was still alive. His clothing
31、 dragged in the dark water and he started to fight his way upward to the dull light above. Disbelieving and stunned, he gasped as he broke the surface, returning to an almost unchanged peachy evening.The impetus of his dive still with him, he floundered in his shoes and jacket to the nearest quaysid
32、e ladder and clambered up the vertical green wall. Once on the quay, he squeezed the edges of his jacket and emptied his shoes. He looked up to the monstrous structure towering above him and scarcely believed that hed actually dived from that threadlike piece of lattice-work.U U 3 /U /UConsequently,
33、 when he told anyone hed dived off the biggest of the dockland cranes into the Clyde, and just for fun, no one believed him.U U 4 /U /UBut this time he was afraid. The metal seemed hostile as he hand-over handed his way up. The evening was still and thundery He had to get it over. Below, the river l
34、ay like sheet steel.The angle of the jib was changed automatically along the arm until he reached the end. He could barely make out their pinpoint pale faces, upturned. He just wanted to get it over. Careless, he repeated the movements of the first time, toppling headfirst towards the grey below. He
35、 felt no inclination to make a sound, not even when he realized there was no reflection expanding to meet him.U U 5 /U /UTwo weeks later, a fifteen-foot fence with angled rows of barbed wire at the top prevented further unauthorised access to the crane.A. His last thought was, “Theyll still never be
36、lieve me, damn it.“B. He crawled, monkey-fashion along the steel lacework of the jib until he crouched, hundreds of feet up, above the wrinkling khaki river. A flock of sunstruck pigeons whorled in harmony around the control house roof.C. So, tonight, hed told them to come and watch him do it again.
37、D. Yet, he was certainly soaking and he remembered the exhilaration of his descent. He looked around to see if there had been any witnesses to his dive. The docks remained silent and deserted as rustcoloured sunlight flooded the area.E. By chance, his dive had him angled perfectly to enter the water
38、 with a splashless “gulp“ at some dangerously high speed.E He took a last look at the city where he had lived more than 20 years.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十二、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)B Which book./Bplaces an stress on something that can hardly be learnt at school? U U 1 /U /Uis pa
39、rticularly helpful for those who fear changes? U U 2 /U /Utells readers it doesnt follow that those who dont have good academic achieve- ment will not make a fortune? U U 3 /U /Uis not written by a single writer? U U 4 /U /Utells a very simple story but it contains many messages? U U 5 /U /Useems no
40、t to express ideas straightforward? U U 6 /U /Uis written by the one who also wrote a lot of other works with other writers? U U 7 /U /Uis probably full of facts? U U 8 /U /Uis not only statistical but also interesting? U U 9 /U /Uis not related to finance? U U 10 /U /UBA/BChange can be a blessing o
41、r a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of Who Moved My Cheese? is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff
42、 and Scurry are mice-nonanalytical and nonjudgmental, they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it; Hem and Haw are “little people“, mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. Its not just sustenance to them; its their self-image. Their live
43、s and belief systems are built around the cheese theyve found. Most of us reading the story will see the cheese as something related to our livelihoods-our jobs, our career path, the industries we work in-although it can stand for anything, from health to relationships. The point of the story is tha
44、t we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out. Dr. Johnson, co-author of The One Minute Manager and many other books, presents this parable to business, church groups, schools, military orgazinati
45、ons-any place where you find people who may be nervous about or resist change. And although more analytical and skeptical readers may find the tale a little too simplistic, its beauty is that it sums up all natural history in just 94 pages: Thingy change. They always have changed and always will cha
46、nge. And while theres no single way to deal with change, the consequence of pretending change wont happen is always the same: The cheese runs out.BB/BPersonal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki established his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: h
47、is own highly educated but fiscally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his “poor dad“ (whose weekly paychecks, while respectable, were never quite sufficient to meet family needs) pounded home the
48、 counterpoint communicated by his “rich dad“ (that “the poor and the middle class work for money“, but “the rich have money work for them“). Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, written with consultant and CPA Sharon L. Lechter, lays out the philosophy behind his relationship with money. Although Kiyosaki can tak
