1、公共英语五级-84 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)BDirections:/BThis section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany. them. There are, BTHREE/B parts in this sec
2、tion: Part A, Part B, and part C.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. NOT on the BANSWER SHEET/B. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet unto BANSWER SH
3、EET 1/B.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand BNOW/B as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.BPart A/BYou will hear a conversation. As you listen, answer Question l to 10 by circling BTrue/B or BFalse./B You will hear the con
4、versation BONLY ONCE/B.BYou now have 60 seconds to read Question 1 10./B（分数：10.00）(1).Mr. Gallant has met Mr. Brown before.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Mr. Brown likes to drink tea better than coffee.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Mr. Gallant lives on the West Coast or the U. S.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Mr. Gallant says h
5、e was born in Utah.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).In the early days, there was only one theater in the town.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The town developed mainly because of tourism.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Housing is the most expensive in the U.S., but food prices aye reasonable.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Mr. Gallants father
6、was a soldier in the War.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Mr. Gallant says that there used to be a wood near the shore.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Mr. Gallant likes to see his interview to be published.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误二、BPart B/B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions
7、 by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording BONLY ONCE./BBQuestions 11 13 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 13./B（分数：3.00）(1).What was NOT true about the professor?（分数：1.00）A.He believed in what he taught.B.He would telephone his students someti
8、mes.C.He was full of honour.D.He would talk about paintings, recordings and pieces of sculpture in class.(2).According to the. speaker, what can make learning more lasting?（分数：1.00）A.Sense of humor.B.Imaginative explanation.C.Well prepared and clearly delivered lectures.D.Getting on with the profess
9、or well.(3).What quality of the Italian professor does the speaker NOT mention?（分数：1.00）A.His devotion to teaching.B.His easy-going manners.C.His capacity of sculpturing.D.His lively wit.BQuestions 14 16 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 16./B（分数：3.00）(
10、1).Which of the following statements about the telephone of the future is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today.B.It will be more convenient to use than todays telephone.C.You will be able to dial great distances.D.There will be no busy lines.(2).The screen
11、s of television of the future will become _.（分数：1.00）A.extremely largeB.as large as walls in homeC.as large as the screens of moviesD.as large as you wish(3).What will happen to the programs of television of the future?（分数：1.00）A.All TV sets can receive some programs without paying money in a certai
12、n area.B.You may pay for some special programs if you like.C.If you are interested in a certain subject, you may borrow some video tapes about it.D.All of the above.BQuestions 17 20 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 20./B（分数：4.00）(1).“Big Top“ is _.（分数：1.0
13、0）A.a high tentB.the name of a circusC.one of the ringsD.a chariot(2).The Roman rulers often made changes in the decoration of the Circus Maximus because _.（分数：1.00）A.they rebuilt it every yearB.fire often destroyed itC.they wanted it to suit their fanciesD.it was a religious rule(3).A “gladiator“ i
14、s a person who _.（分数：1.00）A.once ruled RomeB.fought a bear or other wild animalC.drove a chariotD.conducted circus shows on the eight festival days(4).After the talk the students will _.（分数：1.00）A.go to see the circus show by Sanduyak Great CircusB.visit the famous Circus MaximusC.watch a short vide
15、o show on televisionD.see a horse race三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)You will hear a talk about elephants. As you listen, you must answer Questions 21-30 by writing BNO MORE THAN THREE/B words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE.BYou now have 60 seconds to read Questions 21-
16、30./B（分数：10.00）(1).What are the biggest four-legged animals living on land?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How heavy may a newly-born baby elephant be?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).At what time will an elephant stop growing?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).How tall may an adult elephant be?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).What do we call the very
17、 long noses of the elephant?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).Besides smelling things, what can the elephants long nose do?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What does elephant like to eat?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).What do the elephants strong legs look like?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).How do elephants live in the jungles? Alone or together?
18、（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).Can you use three adjectives to describe elephants?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on BANSWER SHEET 1./BWalking-like swimming, bicycling and runningis an aerob
19、ic exercise,U (31) /Ubuilds the capacity for energy output and physical endurance by increasing the supply of oxygen to skin and muscles. Such exercises may be a primary factor in theU (32) /Uof heart and circulatory disease.As probably the least strenuous, safest aerobic activity, walking is theU (
20、33) /Uacceptable exercise for the largest number of people. WalkingU (34) /Ucomfortable speed improves the efficiency of the cardiovasculary systemU (35) /Ustimulating the lungs and heart, but at a more gradual rateU (36) /Umost other forms of exercise.In one test, a group of men 40 to 57 years of a
21、ge,U (37) /Uat a fast pace for 40 minutes four days a week, showed improvementU (38) /Uto men the same age on a 30 minutes, three-day-a-week jogging program in the same period. Their resting heart rate and body fat decreasedU (39) /U. These changes suggestU (40) /Uof the importanteven benefitswalkin
22、g canU (41) /Uabout.WalkingU (42) /Ubums calories. It takes 3500 calories to gain orU (43) /Uone pound. Since a one-hour walk at a moderate pace willU (44) /Uup 300 to 360 calories. By walking one hour every other day, you can burn up a pound-and-a-half monthly, or 18 pounds aU (45) /Uproviding ther
23、e is no change in your intake of food. ToU (46) /Uweight faster, walk an hour every day and burn up 3 pounds a month, or 36 pounds a year.U (47) /Uyour age, right, now is the time to give your physical well being as much thought as youU (48) /Uto pensions or insurance. Walking is vital defenseU (49)
24、 /Uthe ravages of degenerative diseases and aging. It is naturesU (50) /Uof giving you a tune-up.（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:_填空项 1:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：25.00)BPart A/
25、BRead the following texts answer the questions accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on BANSWER SHEET 1./BBText 1/BPersonnel changes at the International Monetary Fund and proposals for changing the fund have been reported lately. After a lengthy public debate, the leading count
26、ries settled on another German, Horst Kohler, to replace Michel Camdessus as the IMFs managing director. Unfor-tunately, the circus-like process began to resemble an affirmative-action procedure when it be- came clear that a particular nationalityGermanwas a prerequisite for the job.Calls for change
27、s at the IMF came in the report from Congress International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, led by Allan H. Meltzer. (I was a witness before the commission on issues related to inequality.) The Melzer Commissions report surprised me by not advocating abolition of the IMF. The report said:
28、“ The commission did not join the council of despair calling for the elimination of one or more of these institutions.“The commission came close to recommending abolition, however, by proposing a new IMF that would be limited to short-term-liquidity assistance to solvent economies, collection and pu
29、blication of data, and provision of economic advice. The short-term-loan facility would represent a reasonable return to the IMFs role under the Bretton Woods regime that prevailed until the early 1970s. However, that role expanded greatly in the 1990s, and it is not clear how such further expansion
30、 would be avoided under the new setup. SO long as the IMF retains access to lots of money, it will be difficult to say no to large, insolvent countries, such as Mexico in 1995 and Russia in 1998. Past mistakes will probably be repeated, and the elimination of the IMF would have been a better choice.
31、I agree that the IMFs role in the collection and distribution of data has been useful. An advisory role might also be satisfactory (and some of my friends and former students perform these tasks admirably). This function could be served just as well, however, by nongovernmental institutions. In any
32、event, the demand for is the IMFs economic advice is likely to be low if it is no longer tied to qualifying for some of its loans.The irony is that the IMF had available the ideal candidate in its deputy managing director, Staley Fischer. Fischer is not only an outstanding economist but also has a p
33、leasant and effective management style, together with experience at the fund. He also seemed ideal on political grounds because be was born in Africa, previously held a British passport (related to his residencies in the former British colonies of Northern and Southern Rhodesia), and now holds a U.
34、S. passport. Apparently. Fischers British passport was not enough to make him European, much less German. Anyway, since my opinion of the 1MFs social value is unfavorable, I probably ought not to back the most capable candidate as managing director.（分数：5.00）(1).The word “abolition“ in the 2nd paragr
35、aph is closest in meaning to _.（分数：1.00）A.eliminationB.disappearC.abundanceD.advocacy(2).What is TRUE about Allan H. Meltzer?（分数：1.00）A.He advocates the abolition of the IMF.B.He calls for the elimination 0Lone of or more of these institutions.C.He is the IMFs managing director.D.He is the leader of
36、 the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission.(3).In the 4th paragraph, what does “this function“ refer to?（分数：1.00）A.IMFs advisory role.B.Nongovernment instiutiton.C.Qualifying for some of its loans.D.Short-term-liquidity assistance.(4).What happens to IMF after a lengthy public deba
37、te?（分数：1.00）A.Horst Kohler works as the managing director.B.It is abolished.C.Michel continues his leading over IMF.D.It is managed by Stanley Fisher.(5).What is the authors attitude towards Stanley Fisher as an ideal candidate?（分数：1.00）A.Ironical.B.Favourable.C.Negative.D.Neglectful.BText 2/BEconom
38、ists believe that investors are rational, and that stock prices are therefore unpredictable. It sounds peculiar, but the logic is ironclad.Rational investors would take into account everything they know when buying or selling stock all the information available about where profits, interest rates, t
39、echnology and so on are going. So stock prices would reflect all available knowledge, and would change only when new information came in. And new information is, by definition, unpredictable, which means that changes in stock prices would be unpredictable, too. But investors, being human, are driven
40、 by fear, greed and the madness of crowds.In principle this should create patterns in stock prices, and in principle you can use those patterns to outperform the market. But while it may be very hard to tell, whether the market is overvalued or undervalued, one thing is for sure: It fluctuates more
41、than it should. That is, in- stead of rising or falling only when there is real news about future, stocks surge and plunge for no good reason.People sell because other people are selling, or buy because other people are buying. And, as a result, it is more a series of random leaps than a random walk
42、. Tuesday was a case in point. On a slow news day, markets suddenly dived, with the Dow falling by more than 3 percent and the Nastaq by more than 5 without anything happening to change your fundamental view about what is on in the U. S. economy. Why was the market so easily spooked? Presumably beca
43、use everyone is even more confused than usual about what stocks are really those days.On one side, the U. S. economy has been wallowing in good news. Productivity has been soaring, allowing the economy to grow far faster than seemed possible. And with clever new applications of silicon chips coming
44、out every day, it is easy to become exuberant about the future. On the other hand, as any financial theorist could tell you, good news that you already expect to hear isnt news. Five years ago, a 2 percent annual increase in worker productivity would have been regarded as excellent, and stocks would
45、 have risen sharply. Today it would be regarded as a disappointing performance, and would drive stocks down.So, is it terrific or incredible? Nobody really knows. And a rational market would accept this ignorance, and wait for some actual evidence in favor of one side or the other.Of course, it does
46、nt work that way. One Tuesday, something caused investors to become slightly less convinced than they had been the day before that we are living in the best of all possible world. And the result was a huge destruction of paper-virtual-wealth.（分数：5.00）(1).Paragraph 2 seems to suggest that _.（分数：1.00）A.investors are not always rationalB.stock price reflects all available knowledgeC.a rational investor should be good in prediction of the marketD.because new information is unprediction it is hard for investors to be rational(2).According to the text,
