1、公共英语五级-76 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 a mathematician and a reporter. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the conversation ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minute to read Questions 1 to
2、10./I（分数：10.00）(1).The mathematician has a college degree.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).The mathematician studied science in Bronx High School of Science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).7he mathematician felt very lucky to learn some courses on new and modem scientific fields.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).The mathematician was
3、not allowed to use the Columbia University libraries.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).The mathematician would like to study one by one a vast series of textbooks.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The mathematician believes that there are two kinds of science.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).The mathematician thinks mathematics is both
4、discovered and invented.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The delightful book the mathematician mentions was written by G.H. Hardy.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The mathematician prefers to teach himself.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).The mathematician was delighted to be admitted to Columbus University.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B
5、/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk on writing vs. teaching. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The speaker used to think writing is more important than teachin
6、g.B.The speaker used to think writing is less important than teaching.C.The speaker realizes through experience that the best author is always the best teacher.D.The speaker still believes that writing is more important than teaching.(2).As a teacher, the speaker would like his students to（分数：1.00）A
7、.read what is assigned and do the homework well.B.read whatever he would like to read and write something down.C.sit in class with eyes wide open.D.come to know what they are reading and get something from it.(3).Why does the speaker quote his friends words?（分数：1.00）A.To show they share the same ide
8、a.B.To make what he says convincing.C.To introduce his friend.D.To illustrate why he changed his idea.Questions 14 to 16 are based on a talk on the worlds air pollution. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What do Thomas Karl and Kevin Trenberth believe as to air pollutio
9、n?（分数：1.00）A.Climate change could be caused by mostly natural forces.B.Today greenhouse gases are the largest human influence on global climate.C.Climate change is truly a global issue, but it cant prove to be the greatest challenge to us.D.Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have fallen by 31 p
10、ercent since preindustrial times.(2).Due to human influences on climate, between 1990 and 2100, it is estimated that most probably average global temperatures will rise by between _.（分数：1.00）A.3. 1 and 8.9 degrees Celsius.B.1.7 and 4. 9 degrees Celsius.C.3.1 and 6. 9 degrees Fahrenheit.D.1.3 and 4.9
11、 degrees Celsius.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Carbon dioxide is the No. 1 greenhouse gas.B.Emission of sulfate and soot particle has significant global effects.C.Fight against the pollution wont win without international cooperation and action
12、.D.Ice in Greenland, the Arctic and Antarctica is melting quickly.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following report on responses to North Koreas missile launching. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passag
13、e?（分数：1.00）A.It is very likely that the sanctions against North Korea will be passed.B.North Korea has declared that a war would be started if sanctions were imposed.C.China and Russia believe a U.N. sanction would only make the current situation worse.D.America is for the sanction, but in a less ac
14、ute way.(2).Which countries regard diplomacy as the best way to solve the crisis?（分数：1.00）A.China and Russia.B.China, Russia and South Korea.C.China and South Korea.D.Russia and South Korea.(3).Which countries are involved in the six-party talks?（分数：1.00）A.China, Russia, North Korea, India, the Unit
15、ed States and Japan.B.China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, the United States and Britain.C.China, France, North Korea, South Korea, the United States and Japan.D.China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, the United States and Japan.(4).Which country responded most swiftly and directly to the Nort
16、h Koreas missile launching?（分数：1.00）A.Japan.B.South Korea.C.Russia.D.The U. S.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).The Endless Forest was first developed by Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn in _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How long did it take to develop the game in total?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The develope
17、rs try to add a certain level of _ that they feel is lacking in commercial games.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).There is no _ in the game, as the developers fear that players could hurt or annoy each other in this way.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What is their first game design entitled?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).They have re
18、ceived a lot of positive comments from both _ and players,（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).Many people welcome the _ and pleasant “humanness“ of the game with open arms.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Most of “it“ is as stale and snobbish as its analog brothers and sisters. What does “it“ refer to?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).On the
19、 Internet _ could share their work with the audience directly and without mediation.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).The developers believe their games are _ than most commercial games.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)If your waist is expanding, so U(31) /U your chances of coming down with diabet
20、es, even if you think youre U(32) /U young to get sick. Researchers have found that extreme obesity raises the risk of the disease to levels usually faced only by older people.But theres hope for fat people U(33) /U about their health. “Even a loss of just 10-15 pounds can make a big U(34) /U in the
21、ir risk for developing diabetes or improving the diabetes that theyve developed,“ Hillier says.Type II diabetes, in U(35) /U the body either doesnt make enough insulin to regulate blood sugar U(36) /U cant properly handle the insulin it does make, generally has U(37) /U considered a disease of senio
22、r citizens, especially people over 50. But rates of Type Il, which U(38) /U up 95 percent of ali diabetes cases, skyrocketed U(39) /U the 1990s among young people, even teenagers. Experts estimate the rates went up by 70 percent among people U(40) /U 30-39. Type Il diabetes usually U(41) /U be contr
23、olled by with diet and exercise, U(42) /U sufferers also may need drugs.U (43) /U seems to cause diabetes in two ways, says Dr Larry Wu, a family physician in Durham, N. C. First, obese people usually arent active, which means that glucose, or blood sugar, remains in the blood-stream U(44) /U of goi
24、ng to muscles where its needed during exercise. In this U(45) /U, it does damage to multiple areas, U(46) /U the eyes, the kidneys, the blood vessels and the nerves. U(47) /U, people with lots of fat tissue become more resistant to insulin, which pushes glucose U(48) /U of the blood stream, he says.
25、A recent study found modest weight U(49) /U and modest exercise-30 minutes of walking a day-can dramatically U(50) /U the risk of Type diabetes.（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:_
26、填空项 1:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：15.00)BTEXT 1/BToday, some critics argue that progress on environmental problems has been elusive. There is some truth in that. In the last decade, environmental problems have mounted across the world.Yet over the same 10 years, society had marshaled its resources to
27、 address these challenges. The original response was slow. But it is gathering speed, with technological breakthroughs and a growing awareness that a clean environment is essential for development.Of course, we should greatly intensify efforts to tackle poverty and environmental degradation. They en
28、danger our health, security and the innumerable benefits that come to us from nature.But we should also remember our real accomplishments. We have slashed emissions of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer and threaten human health. Industrialized nations largely eliminated chlorofluoro-carbon and
29、halons, the major ozone-threatening gases, by the end of 1995. Fourteen countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have reduced their consumption of ozone-depleting substances by more than 90 percent. And many developing countries are ahead of the timetable that gives them until 2010 to phase out
30、those gases.We are relying less on dirty fuels. Five million energy-efficient lights have been installed in poor countries and those with transitional economies. Wind power generation capacity has increased from near zero to l, 700 megawatts. Virtually unknown in 1992, solar borne systems using phot
31、ovoltaic technology now provide power to more than a million rural households. At least 30 major companies have committed to investing $10 to $15 billion in renewable energy over the next five years.The private sector is playing an increasingly constructive role. This is an acknowledgment that prese
32、rving the environment is both good business and a moral obligation. Companies such as Royal Dutch Shell, Dupont and BP Amoco are working to reduce their negative impact on climate change and increase the options for cleaner energy. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has helped to launch the globa
33、l alliance for improved nutrition, an innovative public-private partnership that seeks to fortify food in a cost-effective way to improve the health, cognitive development and productivity of people in poor countries.One of the linchpins of these innovative, cooperative efforts is the Global Environ
34、ment Facility. As the official financing “engine“ for the international agreements on biodiversity, climate change, and persistent organic pollutants, the agency earmarks funds for projects with global environmental benefits in 160 countries. It had provided $ 4.2 billion in grants and lever- aged $
35、12 billion in additional financing. The agency has also given 3,000 small grants of up to $ 50,000 each directly to non-governmental organizations and community groups in 60 countries for projects that reconcile global environmental benefits with sustainable livelihoods for local people.We can build
36、 on the strengths we have developed over the past 10 years and move ahead with confidence that sustainable development goals are indeed achievable.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the word “elusive“ in the first sentence mean?（分数：1.00）A.Terrible.B.Dramatic.C.Incomprehensible.D.Exclusive.(2).What is included i
37、n “our real accomplishments“ (Para. 4, first sentence) except that _.（分数：1.00）A.many developing countries are ahead of the timetable that gives them until 2010 to phase out those gases?B.emissions of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer and threaten human health have been slashed?C.the consumption
38、 of ozone-depleting substances has been reduced by more than 90 percent by 40 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia?D.chlorofluoro-carbon and halons, the major ozone-threatening gases were largely eliminated by industrialized nations by the end of 1995?(3).The expression “renewable energy“ (P
39、ara 5, last sentence) is equivalent to _.（分数：1.00）A.dirty fuelB.wind power.C.solar energy.D.cleaner energy.(4).Which one discloses the reason why people are working to preserve the environment?（分数：1.00）A.The realization that a clean environment is essential for development.B.The consideration of pri
40、vate companies that it is a profitable business.C.The belief that its their responsibility to do so.D.All of the above.(5).What is the authors attitude towards efforts in solving environmental problems?（分数：1.00）A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Worried.BTEXT 2/BYes, that college tuition bill was big
41、ger this year. States are passing along their budget woes to public university students and their families. Tuitions are rising by double digits in some states, while the amount of state-funded student aid is dropping.Although incomes are rising by only 1% to 2% in most states, tuition at four-year
42、public schools has leapt by 24% in Massachusetts, 20% in Texas and 7% nationally since the 2001-2002 school year. New York had the smallest increase, 0nly 2%. But proposed tuition increases of 35% or more at the State University of New York and the City University of New York would put New York in t
43、he lead. Meanwhile, total tuition aid is down 10% in Illinois, 13% in Connecticut and 20% in Arkansas.State budget deficits are the cause. Nationally, states spend about 48% of their revenue on education, or about $ 235 billion in 2001 for kindergarten through college, says the National Governors As
44、sociation. Elementary and secondary education budgets are protected in many state constitutions, which means that they are generally the last expense that states will cut. But higher education is vulnerable to budgets cuts-and tuition increase-because lawmakers tend to see it as discretionary: No on
45、e has to go to college, after all.Colleges and universities “have clients they can charge,“ says the National Centers president, Patrick M. Callan. “Tuition is the easiest money to get,“ he adds.The rising cost of public education, and the fear that it is financially squeezing some students out of a
46、g education, have prompted some state universities to adopt a practice long used by private schools to attract students: tuition discounting. In tuition discounting colleges turn around a share of the tuition paid by some students, and use it to pay for scholarships for others. Private colleges typi
47、cally return $ 35 to $ 45 in scholarships for every $100 they collect in tuition revenue. But until recently, states have viewed discounting as politically unpopular.The increasing cost of a college education is beginning to attract the attention of lawmakers, especially Congress, which already has begun hearings on college costs. But Congress isnt in a mood to raise the $4,000 grants it
