1、公共英语五级-89 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 mall owner discussing pumping in smells to stimulate spending with board members and two other representatives in a mall. As you listen, answer Questions I to 10 by circling TRUE or FALSE. You will hear t
2、he conversation ONLY ONCE.You now have 1 minutes to read Questions 1 to 10./I（分数：10.00）(1).The topic of the discussion is to decide whether they have to use the new technology to attract customers or not.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Thirty-seven percent of the employees working in the mall are in favor of a
3、dding smells,（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Board Member I said they are for the idea of pumping in pleasant aromas to encourage buying.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Those who are against the proposals dont like the idea of working daily in a scented environment.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Those who are for the proposal have
4、 serious doubts about putting chemicals into the air.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Those who disagreed with the proposal regard it as the only way to remain competitive with the larger stores at other malls.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Local City Council Representative said it might be a first step to introducing sm
5、ells that have controlling effects on employees.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Those who are for the proposal said they had to do something to increase sales.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).The town people have not gotten as much aid as in previous years from the government.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).More than half of the em
6、ployees are concerned about the ethics of using smells to put people in a mood to spend money.（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 conversation between two friends. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13.（分数：3.00）(1).What kind of anima
7、ls is Anna asked to look after?（分数：1.00）A.Rabbits.B.Birds.C.Cats.D.Dogs.(2).What does Peter want Anna to doe _.（分数：1.00）A.To keep the cat for a long lime.B.To buy a box of cat food.C.To wash the animals every day.D.To feed the animals.(3).When Anna heard that one of the animals was going to deliver
8、she was _.（分数：1.00）A.happy.B.worried.C.angry.D.gloomy.Questions 14 to 16 are based on a talk about the food we eat. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the reason given for using less sugar?（分数：1.00）A.For the sake of our eyes.B.For the sake of hair.C.For the sake
9、of our livers.D.For the sake of our weight.(2).Which of the following attacks the tooth itself?（分数：1.00）A.Acid.B.Saliva.C.Carbohydrates.D.Plaque.(3).The speaker suggests choosing snacks carefully for _.（分数：1.00）A.an accurate information.B.an inaccurate statement.C.an inaccurate information.D.an accu
10、rate statement.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation among a travel agent and two customers. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20.（分数：4.00）(1).When will both customers be free to travel?（分数：1.00）A.The first week of July.B.From the seventh to the twenty-third of Jul
11、y.C.From the first to the twenty-third of July.D.The whole month except for the last five days.(2).Which country did the two customers visit last year?（分数：1.00）A.Italy.B.Sweden.C.France.D.Portugal.(3).Why dont the customers want to go to Italy?（分数：1.00）A.Because them are too many young people.B.Beca
12、use it would be too hot.C.Because they have been there.D.Because the dates dont suit them.(4).What is the mason that they dont like to go to Sweden?（分数：1.00）A.It is too expensive.B.It is too noisy.C.It has no beaches.D.It has no enough facilities.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).At what time
13、 of the year does this interview take place?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).How long does it usually take a student to finish the retail floristry certificate program?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The informant is interested in the program because she wants to _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What kind of jobs can you get with a ce
14、rtificate in retail floristry?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Does the informant think her classes are difficult?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).If you study retail floristry, you have to take _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).A retail floristry student has to learn some other classes, such as _.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Why does the inform
15、ant think that the UFS program is good?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What does she think is bad about the program?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What is the trouble for foreign students in her class to follow the instructor?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)With extension work already underway at the Capi
16、tal International Airport, plans have been unveiled for a second airport for Beijing.The new airport will be U(31) /U after the 2008 Olympics, said a civil aviation administration official.The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently called U(32) /U authorities to speed up their co
17、nsultations on U(33) /U the new airport will be.Hong Shanyuan, an official with the airport U(34) /U of the General Administration of Civil Aviation (CAAC) said U(35) /U could be built in Hebei Province or to the south of the city.“The site of the airport will be U(36) /U from either the city of Lan
18、gfang, in Hebei Province or at the Nanyuan Airport to the south of Beijing,“ said Hong. He told China Daily that U(37) /U have only got as far as looking for a site.In the past, there had been U(38) /U that the new airport might be built in Tianjin or Beijings Tongzhou District.“In my opinion, the t
19、wo candidate sites have similar advantages, U(39) /Ufor their airspace U(40) /U,“ said Wang Wei, a professor with the Civil Aviation University U(41) /U China. He stressed that the authorities should select the site with the U(42) /U available airspace.Beijing already has a few no-fly zones, U(43) /
20、U have restricted the development of the U(44) /U capital airport. The construction of a second U(45) /U airport will have to take into U(46) /U what airspace remains, said Wang.The site at Langfang is a “moderate“ U(47) /U from other nearby airports, said Li Haijun, an official with the Langfang De
21、velopment and Reform Commission.“We believe building the capitals second airport in Langfang will not influence the U(48) /U of other nearby airports,“ said Li.Langfang also has other U(49) /U, such as no no-fly zones over the city and no large residential areas near the site.However, Langfang also
22、has some disadvantages U(50) /U with the other candidate, Nanyuan Airport in southern Beijing.（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：3，分数：15.00)BTEXT 1/BA
23、report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded offic
24、ials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were
25、 common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured,
26、or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him; there was no one else who would
27、. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.Today there are many charitable organizations that specialize in helping the weary travelers. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy t
28、ourist trails. “I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner, amazing.“ Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interp
29、reted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a languag
30、e does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fall to “translate“ cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word “friend“, the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those i
31、t has in the visitors language and cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest, Yet, being friendly is a virtue that
32、many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.（分数：5.00）(1).In the eyes of visitors from the outside world _.（分数：1.00）A.rude taxi drivers rarely seen in the US.B.small-minded officials deserve a serious comment.C.Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors.D.most Ameri
33、cans are ready to offer help.(2).It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship.B.courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated.C.various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends.D.social interr
34、elationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions.(3).Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers（分数：1.00）A.to improve their hard life.B.in view of their long-distance travel.C.to add some flavor to their own daily life.D.out of a charitable impulse.(4).The traditions perva
35、sive of hospitality to strangers _.（分数：1.00）A.tend to be superficial and artificial.B.are generally well kept up in the United States.C.are always understood properly.D.have something to do with the busy tourist trails.(5).Which of the following is the author most likely to agree to?（分数：1.00）A.Becau
36、se of the small-minded officials, rode waiters, it is hard for us to think Americans are friendly.B.If some American families were not dull, they would not be friendly to the strangers.C.The citizens from the large cities are not friendly to strangers.D.The cultural tradition fostered the hospitalit
37、y of Americans.BTEXT 2/BHormone levels and hence our moods may be affected by the weather. Gloomy weather can cause depression, but sunshine appears to raise the spirits, In Britain, for example, the dull weather of winter drastically cuts down the amount of sunlight that is experienced which strong
38、ly affects some people. They become so depressed and lacking in energy that their work and social life are affected. This condition has been given the name SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Sufferers can fight back by making the most of any sunlight in winter and by spending a few hours each day un
39、der special, full-spectrum lamps. These provide more ultraviolet and blue-green light than ordinary fluorescent and tungsten lights. Some Russian scientists claim that children learn better after being exposed to ultraviolet light. In warm countries, hours of work are often arranged so that workers
40、can take a break, or even a siesta, during the hottest part of the day. Scientists are working to discover the links between the weather and human beings moods and performance.It is generally believed that tempers grow shorter in hot, muggy weather. There is no doubt that crimes against the person r
41、ise in the summer, when the weather is hotter and fall in the winter when the weather is colder. Research in the United States has shown a relationship between temperature and street riots. The frequency of riots rises dramatically as the weather gets warmer. Hitting a peak around 27-30. But is this
42、 effect really due to a mood change caused by the heat? Some scientists argue that trouble starts more often in hot weather merely because there are more people in the street when the weather is good.Psychologists have also studied how being cold affects performance. Researchers compared divers work
43、ing in icy cold water at 5 with others in water at 20 about swimming pool temperature). The colder water made the divers worse at simple arithmetic and other mental tasks. But significantly, their performance was impaired as soon as they were put into the cold water- before their bodies had time to
44、cool down. This suggests that the low temperature did not slow down mental functioning directly, but the feeling of cold distracted the divers from their tasks.Psychologists have conducted studies showing that people become less skeptical and more optimistic when the weather is sunny. However, this
45、apparently does not just depend on the temperature. An American psychologist studied customers in a temperature-controlled restaurant. They gave bigger tips when the sun was shining and smaller tips when it wasnt, even though the temperature in the restaurant was the same. A link between weather and
46、 mood is made believable by the evidence for a connection between behavior and the length of the daylight hours. This in turn might involve the level of a hormone called melatonin, produced in the pineal gland in the brain. The amount of melatonin falls with greater exposure to daylight. Research sh
47、ows that melatonin plays an important part in the seasonal behavior of certain animals. For example, food consumption of stags increases during the winter, reaching a peak in February / March. It falls again to a low point in May, then rises to a peak in September, before dropping to another minimum in November. Theses changes seem to be triggered by varying melatonin levels.（分数：5.00）(1).Why did the d
