1、公共英语五级-98 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)Directions:This 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 three parts in this section, Pa
2、rt 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 ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1.If you
3、have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.BPart A/BYou will hear a talk. As you listen, answer questions 110 by circling True or False. You will hear the talk ONLY ONCE.（分数：10.00）(1).Both Galil
4、eo and Shakespeare were born in Italy, in 1564.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Galileo studied medicine in the university at Pisa.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Later his father persuaded him to study mathematics instead of medicine.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Galileo made an important discovery at the age of 17.（分数：1.00）A.正确B
5、.错误(5).Galileo questioned the idea of the Greek scientist Aristotle.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).According to Galileo, feathers, leaves and snowflakes fall slowly because they are light.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Every object is affected by the two forces at the same time: the pulling force and the spinning force
6、.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).Galileo believed that continuous force was needed to keep an object moving at a steady speed.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).People dont feel the earths movement because the earth is very large.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Galileo measured the amount of time that took an object to fall straight
7、down.（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 by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE.Questions 1113 are based on the following conversation. （分数：3.00）(1).What is the womans tone of voice when she fir
8、st 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 and the woman have before they
9、address the class?（分数：1.00）A.Less than ten minutes.B.About twenty minutes.C.Forty five minutes.D.Over an hour.Questions 1416 are based on the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements is true according to the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.Most people have dictionaries but dont use t
10、hem frequently.B.Most people dont have dictionaries but need them very often.C.Most people have dictionaries and use them very often.D.Most people dont have dictionaries and seldom need them.(2).What do people usually think a dictionary is used for according to the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.Finding the par
11、t of speech of a word.B.Finding what a word means.C.Finding how to spell a word.D.Finding how to pronounce a word.(3).What does the speaker suggest the readers do if they are not sure about the spelling of a word?（分数：1.00）A.Look for another word to use instead.B.Open a dictionary and check the spell
12、ing.C.Write it the way they think its spelled.D.Wait around for someone to tell them the spelling.Questions 1720 are based on the following conversation. （分数：4.00）(1).Who would be most interested in the advances mentioned in the talk?（分数：1.00）A.Inventors.B.Science fiction writers.C.Photographers.D.H
13、ealth-care workers.(2).How do thermographic pictures indicate the temperatures of various parts of the body?（分数：1.00）A.With charts and graphs.B.With a thermometer.C.With different colors.D.With moving lights.(3).Why are scientists now studying variations in body temperature?（分数：1.00）A.To get a bette
14、r understanding of illness.B.To discover the side effects of thermography.C.To find out why a body requires rest.D.To improve the analysis of blood and tissue samples.(4).According to the speaker, why would thermography be non threatening to patients?（分数：1.00）A.It is not painful.B.Patients can see t
15、he pictures.C.The process is very relaxing.D.No radiation is involved.三、BPart C/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)You will hear a talk. As you listen, you must answer questions 2130 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE.（分数：10.00）(1).What natural resourc
16、es did the southern part have?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In which part can we find the general wealth of the Mayan population?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).In terms of climate, what do you know about the southern area?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).In which area did most of the Mayan population live?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).When wa
17、s the Mayan Classical Period?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).In what sense was the central area important during the Classical Period?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What caused problems for the farmers near the market centers?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).Where did some Mayans go after they left the central area?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9)
18、.What were the market centers used for?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).What caused the collapse of the market centers according to the talk?（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.Many university students U(31) /U study
19、ing history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented U(32) /U a boring manner. U(33) /U., Ill never forget my American History professor, Dr. Williamson. Each event leaped from the pages of our U(34) /U and became as real U(35) /U the daily news report on the
20、 radio. My favorite lecture concerned the American Revolution. Dr. Williamson set the mood for the story U(36) /U imitating Paul Revere, a well-known silversmith, working in his shop. The American colonists were angry because of the British control over their lives. Revere felt that war U(37) /U the
21、 British and the colonists was imminent. Then, Dr. Williamson told us about Revere rowing U(38) /U the Charles River from Boston on April 18,1775. I can see the professor now as he raised his hand to U(39) /U forehead as if he U(40) /U looking across the Charles River to the Old North Church in Bost
22、on. Suddenly, Revere spotted two lanterns, a signal U(41) /U meant that the British would attack U(42) /U sea. He jumped on his horse to U(43) /U the villagers U(44) /U the attack. Professor Williamson reminded us that the first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and U(45) /U
23、Lexington, Massachusetts, the year before the Declaration of Independence was U(46) /U in 1776. Never before U(47) /U history seemed so alive to me. And all because a U(48) /U cared enough to put U(49) /U heart into his U(50) /U.（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:
24、_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：5，分数：35.00)Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.BPart A/BRead the following text and answer
25、 the questions which appcompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark you answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1It was a cold, rainy and wholly miserable afternoon in Washington, and a hot muggy night in Miami. It was Sunday, and three games were played in the two cities. The people playing them and the peo
26、ple watching them tell us much about the ever-changing ethnic structure of the United States.American males are more addicted to sports than females are, but not by a huge margin. Females are more addicted to the theatre and concert halls than males are, but not by a huge margin. In our electronic a
27、ge, addicts and experts alike can be couch potatoes, enjoying their entertainments from the comfort of home. Tree fans get off their butts and go. The three games in the two cities on that miserable Sunday afternoon had respective attendances of 75,061,67,204 and 57,318. The biggest crowd watched pr
28、ofessional football, in which the Washington Redskins were beaten by the Blatimore Ravens. The crowds sat in the cold and rain, and most of them endured the weather to the bitter end because the outcome of the game was in doubt.Professional football in the United States is almost wholly played by na
29、tiveborn American citizens, mostly very large and very strong, many of them are black. It is a game of physical strength, Linemen routinely weigh more than 300 pounds. Players are valued for their weight and muscles, for how fast they can run and how hard they can hit each other. Football draws the
30、biggest crowds, but the teams play only once a week, because they get so battered.The 67,204 fans were in Miami for the final game of the baseball World Series. Baseball was once Americas favourite game, but has lost that claim to basketball. The 1997 World Series was much reviled in the news media
31、of the largest cities, mostly because they had been shut out of it. NBC, which broadcast the Series, wished loudly that it hadnt. Despite all the bad press, every game was sold out and double the tickets could have been sold had the stadiums accommodated more people.Baseball is a game that requires
32、strength, but not hugeness. Agility, quickness, perfect vision and quick reaction are more important than pure strength. Baseball was once a purely American game, but has spread around much of the New World. In that Sundays finale, the final hit of the extra inning game was delivered by a native of
33、Columbia. The Most Valuable Player in the game was a native of Cuba. The rosters of both teams were awash with Hispanic names, as is Miami, which now claims the World Championship is a game that may be losing popularity in America, but has gained it in much of the rest of the world. Baseball in Amer
34、ica has taken on a strong Hispanic flavor, with a dash of Japanese added for seasoning.In soccer, the ethnic tide has been the reverse of baseballs. Until recently, professional soccer in the United States had largely been an import, played by south Americans and Europeans. Now, American citizens in
35、 large numbers are finally taking up the most popular game in the world. Basketball, an American invention increasingly played around the world, these days draws large crowds back home. Likewise, hockey, a game largely imported to the United States from neighbouring Canada. Lacrosse, a version of wh
36、ich was played by Native Americans before the Europeans arrived, is also gaining a keen national following.Sports of all kinds are winning support from American armchair enthusiasts from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be inferred that the football game was played in _ on that Su
37、nday afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.WashingtonB.MiamiC.BaltimoreD.Colorado(2).What is “revile“ Para.4, Line 3) most likely to mean?（分数：1.00）A.Praise.B.Expose.C.Abuse.D.Admire.(3).All of the following except _ are very important in baseball.（分数：1.00）A.musclesB.quick reactionC.good eyesightD.agility(4)._ is the
38、 most popular game in America.（分数：1.00）A.FootballB.BaseballC.BasketballD.Soccer(5).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Football teams play only once a week, because football players need time to recover from each match.B.The 1997 world series of baseball wer
39、e reviled in news media because the games are played in closed fields.C.Most of the players in baseball game played in Miami came from South America.D.Hockey was an American invention which has gained the popularity in the world.Text 2A very important world problem in fact, I think it may be the mos
40、t important of all the great world problems which face us at the present time is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on the land.The population of the world today is about 4,000,000,000. That is an enormous number, yet it is known quite accurately, because there are very few parts of the w
41、orld which have not carried out a modem census.The important thing is not so much the actual population of twenty million about six months increase in world population. Take Australia for example, there are ten million people in Australia. So it takes the world about three months to add to itself a
42、population which peoples that vast country. Let us take our own crowded country, England and Wales forty-five to fifty million people. This is just about a years supply.By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120,000 extra people just about the population of the
43、city of York. I am not talking about birth rate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birth rate, look at the second hand of your watch. Every second, three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep up with the birth rate.Th
44、is enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By AD2000, unless something terrible happens, there will be as many as 7,000,000,000 people on the surface of the Earth! So this is a problem which you are going to see in your lifetime.（分数：5.00）(1).The population of the world today is
45、 about _.（分数：1.00）A.40 millionB.4 billionC.400 millionD.40 billion(2).England and Wales _.（分数：1.00）A.have a bigger population problem than AustraliaB.have the same population increase rate as AustraliaC.have the same number of people as the worlds yearly increaseD.can supply Australia with a whole y
46、ears increase of people(3).According to the author, Australia _.（分数：1.00）A.has a population of twenty millionB.is a vast country that needs a bigger populationC.constitutes one-fourth of the worlds population increase every yearD.has a population that happens to be one-fourth of the yearly world inc
47、rease(4).The present net increase of world population is _.（分数：1.00）A.180 per minuteB.one per secondC.120,000 per weekD.too many to be counted(5).In the last paragraph, what does the author probably imply by “something terrible“?（分数：1.00）A.Population explosion.B.Land shortage.C.Exhaustion of life supply.D.Natural disasters or wars.Text 3Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical
