1、公共英语五级-64 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 an interview between Sudipto Chatterjee, a playwright, and Partha Chatterjee, a professor about theatre and academic work. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear th
2、e interview ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1 to 10./I（分数：10.00）(1).The first speaker has some academic performance in the United States.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Its easy to 10e both a preeminent scholar end a theatre worker at the same time.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Calcutta theatre has be
3、en westernized over the last 150 years.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Academic work in India is still a part of an international academic life.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).There is no difference between the language adopted in academic work and that in theatre work.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).People involved in the theatre
4、have lots of interest in the academic life.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).One of the purposes of the interview is to present both the interviewees personality and writing.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Living in India in some degree means trying to work with the two different languages.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Bengali lang
5、uage is adopted in theatre work.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).There are certain limitations in doing professional academic work.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk on the changes of the world. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3
6、.00）(1).Which is the most accurate word to describe the changes in contemporary societies?（分数：1.00）A.Major.B.Minor.C.Evident.D.Dramatic.(2).The worldly use of English indicates（分数：1.00）A.peoples love of English.B.the importance of English.C.one sort of globalization.D.peoples appreciation of English
7、 films.(3).What does globalization involve?（分数：1.00）A.Political integration.B.Cultural communication.C.Financial markets.D.All the above.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following talk about mothers in Britain. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the traditiona
8、l picture of a happy family living in Britain?（分数：1.00）A.Mothers with children have to go out to work.B.Mothers are in charge of cooking and cleaning at home.C.Fathers read newspapers in the morning at home.D.Fathers earn much more than their wives.(2).What has caused the change in the lives and str
9、ucture of families in Britain?（分数：1.00）A.Womens desire to work.B.Social competition.C.High divorce rate.D.Womens pursuit of career.(3).How does the change influence peoples life?（分数：1.00）A.Women are possible to have a career and good salary.B.Men are possibly competing with women.C.Teenagers are bla
10、med for committing crimes.D.Single mothers have not established role model.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following talk about American schools. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the idea of holding classes for four days a week?（分数：1.00）A.Going to school fr
11、om Monday to Thursday.B.Going to school from Tuesday to Friday.C.Going to school for 180 days annually.D.Both A and B.(2).In the western state of Colorado, how many hours do schools on the four-day week require per day?（分数：1.00）A.8 hours.B.7. 5hours.C.Shorter time.D.Longer time.(3).What is the advan
12、tage of a four-day schedule in schools?（分数：1.00）A.More time to relax.B.More after-class activities.C.More time to communicate.D.More after-class appointments.(4).Which of the following word can be used to comment on a four-day school week?（分数：1.00）A.Welcome.B.Controversial.C.Advantageous.D.Beneficia
13、l.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).American scientists in variety of disciplines continue to struggle to start _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).According to Rush Holt, America is producing _ and engineers than they can use productively.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What countries does Rush Holt compare with Amer
14、ica?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Whom does Rush Holt think should be better supported?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What is the problem of accomplishing graduate programs?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).The impact of foreign scientists on job market is _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).How can America encourage study for foreign students?（分数
15、：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What is the protectionist viewpoint?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).America obviously cant prevent other countries from _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What has been done traditionally better in America? _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Andrena Gravida is the name of a wild bee declinin
16、g in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. A U(31) /U of months ago the recent drop in migratory bird populations was known, based on a study U(32) /U in the Netherlands. Now theres more troubling news from that part of the world: a study released today by the journal Science reports that theres b
17、een a dramatic loss of U(33) /U among wild bees over the past 25 years in Holland.Theres U(34) /U to a 70% decline in the variety and U(35) /U of bee U(36) /U in some areas in Britain. A loss of biodiversity is more subtle U(37) /U an overall drop in absolute numbers of U(38) /U or plants, but its s
18、till U(39) /U a problem because the U(40) /U species in an ecosystem, the more the system U(41) /U on each one of them, and if disease or some other U(42) /U wipes out a species, its function could go unfilled. In the U(43) /U of bees, that U(44) /U is to pollinate plants, both wild and crop plants.
19、 And U(45) /U the authors of the study show, theres been a U(46) /U decline in plants that were once pollinated U(47) /U the disappearing bees. Indeed, it isnt clear U(48) /U came first, the plant decline or the decline in bees. Its also not clear U(49) /U any crops are in trouble, only that theres
20、a potential for it if this trend continues. Its also not clear U(50) /U its happening. Climatic changes caused by global warming are a possibility, but so is the destruction of wild habitat in both countries, as population and industry both expand.（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填
21、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/BPeople have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In fact, it is said that the floors of Cleopatrals palace were carpeted with de
22、licate rose petals, and that the wise and knowing Confucius had a 600-book library specifically on how to care for roses.The rose is a legend on its own. The story goes that during the Roman Empire, there was an incredibly beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe. Her beauty drew many zealous suitors who pu
23、rsued. her relentlessly. Exhausted by their pursuit, Rhodanthe was forced to take refuge from her suitors in the temple of her friend Diana. Unfortunately, Diana became jealous. And when the suitors broke down her temple gates to get near their beloved Rhodanthe, she became angry turning Rhodanthe i
24、nto a rose and her suitors into thorns.In Greek legend, the rose was created by Chloris, the Greek goddess of flowers. It was just a lifeless seed of a Nymph2 that Chloris found one day in a clearing in the woods. She asked the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who gave her beauty. Dionysus, t
25、he god of wine, added Nectar3 to give her a sweet scent, and the three Graces4 gave her charm, brightness and joy. Then Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and made this flower bloom. And so the Rose was born and was immediately crowned the Queen of F
26、lowers. The first tree primary red rose seen in Europe was “Slaters Crimson China“ introduced in 1792 from China, where it had been growing wild in the mountains. Immediately, rose breeders began using it to Hybridize5 red roses for cultivation. Ever since, the quest for the perfect red rose has bee
27、n the Holy Grail6 of rosarians: a fragrant, disease-resistant, long-lasting, long-stemmed, reblooming, perfectly formed rose with a clear non-fading vivid red color. Absolute perfection still hasnt been attained, and of course never will!There is a special rose language invented as a secret means of
28、 communication between lovers who were not allowed to express their love for one another openly. In the mid 18th century the wife of the British ambassador in Constantinople described this in her letters, which were published after her death. These letters inspired many books on the language of flow
29、ers, each describing the secret message hidden in each flower. A red rose bud stands for budding desire; an open white rose asks “Will you love me?“ An open red rose means “Im full of love and desire,“ while an open yellow rose asks “Dont you love me any more?“.（分数：5.00）(1).A good example of being p
30、assionate about roses is _.（分数：1.00）A.the legend of the rose.B.Confuciuss books on roses.C.the story about Rhodanhe.D.the Greek goddess of flowers.(2).Why do roses have thorns in Roman legend?（分数：1.00）A.Suitors were turned into thorns.B.Diana wanted to appreciate roses with thorns.C.Rhodanhes beauty
31、 aroused others jealousy.D.Suitors pursuit exhausted Rhodanhe.(3).Who didnt help the creation of the rose in Greek legend?（分数：1.00）A.Aphrodite.B.Dionysus.C.Cleopatral.D.Apollo.(4).Is it possible to attain the absolute perfection of roses?（分数：1.00）A.Possible.B.Will surely be possible.C.Impossible.D.U
32、sed to be impossible.(5).Whats the purpose of utilizing rose language?（分数：1.00）A.Demonstrating romantic feeling.B.Communicating without being known.C.Inspiring publication of books.D.Creating flower languages.BTEXT 2/BImagine a chart that begins when man first appeared on the planet and tracks the e
33、conomic growth of societies from then forward. It would be a long, fiat line until the late 16th or early 17th century, when it would start trending upward. Before then the fruits of productive labor were limited to a few elites-princes, merchants and priests. For most of humankind life was as the E
34、nglish philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described it in 1651- “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.“ But as Hobbes was writing those words, the world around him was changing. Put simply, human beings were getting smarter.People have always sought knowledge, of course, but in Western Europe a
35、t that time, men like Galileo, Newton and Descartes began to search systematically for ways to understand and control their environment. The scientific revolution, followed by the Enlightenment, marked a fundamental shift. Humans were no longer searching for ways simply to fit into a natural or divi
36、ne order; they were seeking to change it. Once people found ways to harness energy-using steam engines-they were able to build machines that harnessed far more power than any human or horse could ever do. And people could work without ever getting tired. The rise of these machines drove the Industri
37、al Revolution, and created a whole new system of life. Today the search for knowledge continues to produce an ongoing revolution in the health and wealth of humankind.If the rise of science marks the first great trend in this story, the second is its diffusion. What was happening in Britain during t
38、he Industrial Revolution was not an isolated phenomenon. A succession of visitors to Britain would go back to report to their countries on the technological and commercial innovations they saw there. Sometimes societies were able to learn extremely fast, as in the United States. Others, like Germany
39、, benefited from starting late, leapfrogging the long-drawn-out process that Britain went through.This diffusion of knowledge accelerated dramatically in recent decades. Over the last 30 years we have watched countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea and now China grow at a pace that is three tim
40、es that of Britain or the United States at the peak of the Industrial Revolution. They have been able to do this because of their energies and exertions, of course, but also because they cleverly and perhaps luckily adopted certain ideas about development that had worked in the Westreasonably flee m
41、arkets, open trade, a focus on science and technology, among them.The diffusion of knowledge is the dominant trend of our time and goes well beyond the purely scientific. Consider the cases of Turkey and Brazil. If you had asked an economist 20 years ago how to think about these two countries, he wo
42、uld have explained that they were classic basketcase, Third World economies, with triple-digit inflation, soaring debt burdens, a weak private sector and snailspace growth. Today they are both remarkably well managed, with inflation in single digits and growth above 5 percent. And this shift is happ
43、ening around the world. From Thailand to South Africa to Slovakia to Mexico, countries are far better managed economically than they have ever been. Even in cases where political constraints make it difficult to push farreaching reforms, as in Brazil, Mexico or India, governments still manage their
44、affairs sensibly, observing the Hippocratic oath not to do any harm.（分数：5.00）(1).Its implied in the first paragraph that some people possessed productive labor except _.（分数：1.00）A.priests.B.merchants.C.civilians.D.princes.(2).What indicates the discovery of ways to harness energy?（分数：1.00）A.Changes
45、of the world.B.Scientific revolution.C.Use of steam engine.D.Advanced machines.(3).How did the diffusion of human civilization firstly take place?（分数：1.00）A.New knowledge aroused peoples interest.B.America was eager to imitate.C.Visitors to Britain reported innovations.D.Germany learned a lot.(4).Wh
46、at idea helps accelerate the development of the society?（分数：1.00）A.The diffusion of new knowledge.B.The use of energy.C.Exploration of technologies.D.Free, open market.(5).The development of Third Countries is _.（分数：1.00）A.pessimistic.B.stagnant.C.optimistic.D.dominant.BTEXT 3/BDozens of companies t
47、hese days are hawking genetic testing kits, which claim to give consumers a glimpse of their future health. But how accurate are they? Perhaps not very, according to witnesses at U. S. Senate hearing here today, as well a report released concurrently by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congresss investigation arm.There are genetic tests for more than 1000 conditions.
