1、公共英语五级-57 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear a talk on the benefits of rending good books. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE.You now have 60 seconds to rend Questions 110./I（分数：10.00）(1
2、).A good book may absorb our attention so completely that we forget our surroundings and even our identity for the time being.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Good books can decrease our contentment when we are cheerful and lessen our troubles when we are sad.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).With only a good book we are ve
3、ry likely to feel lonely.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).According to the talk, only real characters portrayed in books may become our friends.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends in books may also be hurt by us.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Good books can provide us with a wide
4、 range of experiences.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Your wish to visit some far-off places can be realized by just reading books.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).“To travel by book“ means to take imaginary journeys to the places mentioned in the book.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The possibilities of our literary experiences are
5、 almost unlimited.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).We can make a round-the-world trip free of charge if we finish reading enough books.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)IQuestions 1113 are based on the following conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113./I（分数：3.00）(1).What is the w
6、omans tone of voice when she first sees the man?（分数：1.00）A.Frustrated.B.Relieved.C.Sarcastic.D.Apologetic.(2).What are the students doing when the man arrives in class?（分数：1.00）A.Taking an examination.B.Drawing graphs.C.Giving presentations.D.Having a class of discussion.(3).How much time do the man
7、 and the woman have before they address the class?（分数：1.00）A.Less than ten minutes.B.About twenty minutes.C.Forty-five minutes.D.Over an hour.IQuestions 1416 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to rend Questions 1416./I（分数：3.00）(1).According to the speaker, what are convenience
8、goods?（分数：1.00）A.Commodities that people are in constant need of.B.Goods that are convenient to use or purchase.C.Items that people tend to buy under impulse.D.Items that have to be bought once a week.(2).What are the shopping goods that are basically considered the same?（分数：1.00）A.Those that satisf
9、y similar need of the consumer.B.Those that consumers dont care where to buy.C.Those that consumers spend much time looking for.D.Those that can be found everywhere.(3).What is the characteristic of specialty goods?（分数：1.00）A.They are goods that can be bought at a special price.B.They are special ki
10、nds of products.C.They are characterized in their brands.D.They need special efforts to get.IQuestions 1720 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720./I（分数：4.00）(1).What did the villagers see in the sky that day?（分数：1.00）A.Two flying animals.B.A soaring bird.C.A
11、 very huge and round object.D.An aeroplane.(2).Why did the villagers think it was a terrible animal or a monster?（分数：1.00）A.It moved down from the sky.B.It didnt look like a bird.C.They had never seen such a terrible thing before.D.All of the above.(3).What did the villagers do to the “monster“?（分数：
12、1.00）A.They just looked at it curiously and frightenedly.B.They attacked it with various tools.C.They carded it to the top of a mountain.D.They kept quite a distance from it.(4).What did the “monster“ do when the villagers cut it open?（分数：1.00）A.It still moved.B.It gave off a strange smell.C.It made
13、 a terrible noise.D.All of the above.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).Where did rice originate?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).What kind of grain did most Europeans eat 500 years ago?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What kind of grain could be found in American diet 500 years ago?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Who used dairy p
14、roduct first in history?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).In which year did Columbus take chili pepper to Spain?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).How long did it take for chili pepper to become popular around the world?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Where cant chili pepper grow according to the talk?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What did Europeans
15、 think of potatoes?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What was potato used for in Europe at first?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).In what part of the world is potato especially a favorite food?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Impatience charaterizes young intellectual workers. They want to make their mark U(31
16、) /U So its important to get U(32) /U to them in a challenging manner the idea U(33) /U big achievements rarely come easily and quickly. Point out that the little successes are essential. Show that they U(34) /U turn become the foundation on U(35) /U reputations are built and from which more importa
17、nt tasks can be accomplished.A variety of job assignments, including job or project rotation, also keep a job U(36) /U becoming dull. Whereas its natural for some individuals to want to move ahead immediately to more difficult assignments, U(37) /U proper guidance they can continue to learn and to g
18、ain versatility by working on a number of jobs that are essentially U(38) /U the same complexity. This way they gain breadth, if not depth.Probably the greatest offense to guard U(39) /U when dealing with younger specialists is to reject ideas out of hand. You must listen-and listen objectively-to t
19、heir suggestions. Avoid U(40) /U overcritical. You want to nurture an inquiring mind with a fresh approach. Youll frustrate it quickly if you revert often U(41) /U “Weve tried that before and it wont U(42) /U here.“One sure way to disenchant U(43) /U college graduates is flagrantly misusing their ta
20、lents. Expect them to do some routine work, of course. But dont make their U(44) /U work just one long series of errands. This includes such break-in assignments U(45) /U performing routine calculations, digging up U(46) /U we material, U(47) /U operating reproduction equipment. One large manufactur
21、ing company recently interviewed a number of U(48) /U engineers who had left them. The company found that the overwhelming complaint was that the company not only did not offer work that U(49) /U challenging but also expected U(50) /U too little from them in the way of performance.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：
22、1.00）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:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：15.00)BText 1/BStatistically, each of these new changes in law-enforcement has made some difference to the picture. Yet it seems
23、probably that the factors that have really brought the crime rates down have little to do with policemen or politicians, and more to do with cycles that are beyond their control.The first of these is demographic. The fall in the crime rate has coincided with fall in the number of young men between t
24、he ages of 15 and 21, the peak age for criminal activity in any society, including America. In the same way, the rise in the crime rate that started in the early 1960s coincided with the teenage years of the baby-boomers. As the boomer generation matured, married, found jobs and shoulder mortgages,
25、so the crime rate fell.This encouraging trend was quickly overshadowed, starting in the mid-1980s, by a new swarm of teenagers caught up in a new sort of depravity: the craze for crack cocaine. Crack brought with it much higher levels of violence and, in particular, soaring rates of handgun murders
26、by people less than 25 years old. Yet the terror became too much, and the young began to leave crack alone. Within a few years, at least in most big cities, the drug market had stabilized and settled, even moving indoors; the tuff-wars were over, and crack itself had become passe. Studies of Brookly
27、n by Richard Curtis, of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, show the clear connection; around 1992, many young bloods decided to drop the dangerous life of the street in favor of steady jobs. In direct consequence, the local crime rate fell.Murder rates among Americans older than 25 had alread
28、y been declining since 1980. Here, according to Alfred Blumstein, a professor of criminology at Carnegie-Mellon University, there may be even longer term social factors involved. In an age of easy divorce and more casual relationships, men and women are less likely to murder their partners: between
29、1976 and 1996, such murders fell by 40%. The decline in alcohol consumption, too, means that fewer bar-room brawls leave a litter of corpses on a Friday night.It seems that changing social trends also sometimes lie behind the fall in property crime. Burglars tend not to steal television sets now bec
30、ause almost everyone has one; their value on the street has plummeted, At the same time, the fact that people stay in watching their sets, rather than going out, deters would-be burglars. Extra garages are standard in the suburbs, to safeguard extra cars; credit cards mean that shoppers carry less c
31、ash in their pockets; people working from home, by means of computers, can keep a closer watch over their streets.Lastly, people are going to greater lengths to protect themselves and their property than they did in the past. This is partly because of the huge fear of crime that preceded the present
32、 decline, and partly because even with recent increases in the number of policemen-the ratio of police to violent crimes reported is still way below what it was in the 1960s.（分数：5.00）(1).This passage mainly concerns about _.（分数：1.00）A.the factors influencing the crime rate.B.the demographic causing
33、the fall of crime rate.C.murder rate becoming lower.D.the effort of people to fight against crime.(2).In early 1970s the crime rate was _.（分数：1.00）A.the same as that in early 1960s.B.lower than that in early 1960s.C.higher than that in mid-1980s.D.the same as that in mid-1980s.(3).Murder rate among
34、Americans older than 25 declined because _.（分数：1.00）A.they married and found jobs.B.they had to shoulder mortgage.C.they were in an age of easy divorce.D.they made great effort to protect themselves.(4).The word plummet in the 2nd line of the 5th paragraph means _.（分数：1.00）A.drop.B.disappear.C.enhan
35、ce.D.stabilize.(5).Why do people make greater efforts to protect themselves?（分数：1.00）A.Because they fear the crime preceding the present decline.B.Because the policeman has become fewer.C.Because they were taught to do so.D.Because their extra garage are standard in the suburb.BText 2/BThroughout hi
36、story there have been many unusual taxes levied on such things as hats, beds, baths, marriages, and funerals. At one time England levied a tax on sunlight by collection from every household with six or more windows. And according to legend, there was a Turkish ruler who collected a tax each time he
37、dined with one of his subjects. Why? To pay for the wear and tear on his teeth!Different kinds of taxes help to spread the tax burden. Anyone who pays a tax is said to “bear the burden“ of the tax. The burden of a tax may fall more heavily on some persons than on others. That is why the three levels
38、 of government in this country use several kinds of taxes. This spreads the burden of taxes among more people. From the standpoint of their use, the most important taxes are income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, and estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. Some are used by only one level of governm
39、ent; 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-fourths of its revenue from income taxes. As its name indicated, an income tax is a tax on e
40、arnings. 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 least a part of the income for all but a few states. It is not used by the federal governme
41、nt.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 only three of them are important. They are general sales taxes, excise taxes, and import taxes.
42、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 or her property or estate passes on to one or more individuals or organizations. Before the
43、property is transferred, however, it is subject to an estate tax if its value exceeds a certain amount.（分数：5.00）(1).The reason that the Turkish ruler collected a dining tax is to pay for _.（分数：1.00）A.the inconvenience for him to put on and take off clothes.B.the damage that eating did to his teeth.C
44、.his efforts to cut the food into pieces.D.the decay of his teeth because of sugar.(2).The government levies different kinds of taxes so that _.（分数：1.00）A.the rich have to pay more and the poor less.B.a wider range of taxpayers can be included.C.each of three levels of government could get tax money
45、.D.the burden of taxes falls evenly on everybody.(3).The federal government get most of their income from _.（分数：1.00）A.property tax.B.income tax.C.sales tax.D.estate tax.(4).How many states levy import taxes in the U. S.A. ?（分数：1.00）A.4.B.50.C.46.D.54.(5).Which of the following statements is NOT tru
46、e?（分数：1.00）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 few kinds of sales taxes.D.Individuals and corporations both pay income taxes.BText 3/BThe idea of a fish being able to produce electricity stron
47、g enough to light lamp bulbs-or even to run a small electric motor-is almost unbelievable, but several kinds of fish are able to do this. Even more strangely, this curious power has been acquired in different ways by fish belonging to very different families.Perhaps the most known are the electric rays, or torpedoes, of which several kinds live in warm seas. They possess o
