1、公共英语五级-99 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.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).Everyone agrees on how television affects viewers.
4、（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).People concentrate very carefully while they are watching TV.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).People look at the TV set only about half the time while they are watching the news.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).About one-fourth of the people watching TV are doing something else at the same time.（分数：1.0
5、0）A.正确B.错误(5).The effect of TV is particularly strong on younger viewers.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).Parents believe that television provides their children with good role models.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Parents worry about violence on television because it may convince children that violence is an acceptable
6、solution for conflict.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).American television is criticized for its explicit sexuality.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).Although sexuality was a major problem in the 1950s, it is much better today.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).A small number of parents have eliminated television because of its possible
7、 effects on their children.（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 talk. （分数：3.00）(1).Why is simple food spread all o
8、ver the supermarket?（分数：1.00）A.To make people buy more food.B.To help you make decision.C.Because it is cheap.D.Because it is easy to find them.(2).A good way to save money in a supermarket is to _.（分数：1.00）A.buy more items at a timeB.buy just what you need and then leaveC.buy things packed in brigh
9、t colorsD.ignore things on lower or higher shelves(3).What idea does the talk want to convey?（分数：1.00）A.The supermarket makes some of the decisions for people.B.People make a list before they go to a supermarket.C.People like to go to a supermarket.D.Marketing specialists study methods of selling mo
10、re products.Questions 1416 are based on the following talk. （分数：3.00）(1).Why do American families become smaller?（分数：1.00）A.Big families tend to cause the parents to get divorced.B.More children mean more cost of their education.C.They have to carry out family planning program.D.Children are likely
11、to be spoiled in big families.(2).What problems might children have when their parents break up?（分数：1.00）A.They are not much loved any more.B.They have nobody to depend on.C.They have no stable living environment.D.They blame themselves for the breakup.(3).What does the speaker imply about the situa
12、tion of American families at the end of the talk?（分数：1.00）A.There will be more single parent families.B.More families will break up.C.There will appear the increase of birthrate and decrease of divorce rate.D.There will be less divorce and higher birth rate.Questions 1720 are based on the following
13、talk. （分数：4.00）(1).Who is the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.A poet.B.A teacher.C.A student.D.A artist.(2).What was the discussion topic of the previous class meeting?（分数：1.00）A.New England mystery stories.B.Eighteenth-century English criticism.C.A comparison of poems of Dickinson and Whitman.D.The poems of Wal
14、t Whitman.(3).How did Emily Dickinson differ from Walt Whitman?（分数：1.00）A.She published poems frequently.B.She seldom left home.C.She lived in an earlier era.D.She spoke a different language.(4).What will the class do now?（分数：1.00）A.Hear another report.B.Discuss one of Emily Dickinsons poems.C.Hear
15、a lecture given by the teacher.D.Discuss poems they have written themselves.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 was the A
16、merican economic system based on until 1930?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Who own most factories?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).What do capitals refer to?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).What determines what and how much manufacturers want to produce?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).How can producers make more profit?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).What mak
17、es the American economy self-regulating?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(7).What role did government play in controlling economy after 1930s?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(8).In a capitalistic system, what motivates both consumers and producers?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(9).What happened to American economy in 1980s?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(10).W
18、hat do you know about American economy in the early 1990s?（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 ANSWER SHEET 1.Nowadays, many Chinese youths are eager to imitate Americans. They U(31)
19、 /U coca cola, love rock-and-roll and U(32) /U dye their hair gold to look like Americans. However, they fail U(33) /U realize what they should learn from U(34) /U.Then what should we learn from Americans? There are indeed many good things in American culture U(35) /U we lack and that deserve our se
20、rious learning. Apart U(36) /U their advanced U(37) /U and technology, we should learn from Americans their love of freedom and independence. They honor successful people such U(38) /U pioneers, scientists, great athletes and national heroes. American children are educated U(39) /U be independent, c
21、reative and ambitious. Later U(40) /U they are encouraged to bear hardships. Even today, they still cherish the fine U(41) /U of the pioneers: courage, hard work, and love of adventure. We have to realize that it is not coca cola nor disco U(42) /U the many good American he ritages that have brought
22、 U(43) /U the prosperity of the United States. It is their great heritages U(44) /U we should learn from them.It is easy to U(45) /U Americans, but it is difficult to learn the secrets of their success. There is a long way to go to build China U(46) /U a powerful country. We should learn everything
23、valuable from all nations in the U(47) /U , the United States in U(48) /U Meanwhile, we should watch out for and adopt a critical attitude toward evil U(49) /U, such as violence, drug abuse U(50) /U social discrimination.（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:_
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:_五、BSection Readi(总题数：5，分数：35.00)BPart A/BRead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1If you have ever been in a school pl
25、ay or even made believe you were a doctor, a detective, or a space traveller, you know the enjoyment that acting brings. Almost all of us have some wish to play the part of someone, or something else. Historical records indicate that this occupation is as old as civilization itself.In the ancient wo
26、rld, acting was often associated with religious ceremonies and other special occasions. As far back as 2200 B.C., trained Chinese actors performed ceremonial dances in costume and makeup at harvest festivals. It is believed that this was the first step in the development of acting. To the dance was
27、gradually added pantomime the imitation of movements and gestures as well as the wearing of masks, the singing of chants, and finally the use of dialogue (speech).While acting was coming into its own in the ancient Chinese classical theater, it was doing the same in the western world in Greece. From
28、 about 500 B.C. on, acting became a highly specialized art in Greece. Greek actors, however, still wore masks, and their motions were largely fixed by costume. Consequently, they had little opportunity to demonstrate their individual personalities.Modern acting, by contrast, gives the individual act
29、or great opportunity to develop his or her personal talents for serious, comic, or musical drama. The names, faces, and styles of famous movie actors are known worldwide. Broadway and television provide other stages on which actors can display their talent. A special form of acting takes place in ra
30、dio drama, which was highly popular before television. In radio drama the actors face a unique challenge. They are unseen by their audience. So they must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listeners.Acting is not, as many people think, a quick, easy road to fame and riches. Onl
31、y forty percent of Broadway actors are employed, most of them for only part of the year. Those who become stars need not only talent but determination. They must not be easily discouraged. Otherwise they might give up before the opportunity for stardom presents itself.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be inferred
32、 from the first paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.almost everyone enjoys actingB.some people like to act as doctors or detectivesC.only civilized people like actingD.almost everyone has acted in a school play(2).Acting was supposed to originate in _.（分数：1.00）A.RomeB.ChinaC.GreeceD.Broadway(3).Greek actors
33、 had little opportunity to demonstrate their individual personalities because _.（分数：1.00）A.they were just the beginnersB.nobody could see or hear clearlyC.nobody enjoyed their performancesD.they wore masks and their motions were fixed(4).Radio drama may be more challenging because _.（分数：1.00）A.the a
34、ctors must rely on voice alone to make their characters real to the listenersB.it is a special form of actingC.it is more popular than televisionD.actors can display their talent(5).It can be concluded from the last paragraph that _.（分数：1.00）A.acting is a quick road to successB.forty percent of Broa
35、dway actors have nothing to doC.acting is highly competitiveD.if you wait, you will get the chanceText 2A scientist once said, “I have concluded that the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles from outer space.“If we take this as a reasonable explanation for UFOs (unidentified f
36、lying object), questions immediately come up.“Why dont they get in touch with us, then? Why dont they land right on the White House lawn and declare themselves, people asked.In reply, scientists say that, while this may be what we want, it may not necessarily be what they want.“The most likely expla
37、nation, it seems to me,“ said Dr. Mead, “is that the responsible society outside our solar system is keeping an eye on us to see that we dont set in motion a chain reaction that they might have unexpected effects far outside our solar system.“Opinions from other scientists might go like this, “Why s
38、hould they want to get in touch with us? They may want to observe us only and not interfere with the development of our civilization.“Some scientists have also suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife reserve. Just as we set aside wilderness areas and wildlife reserves to allow animals and
39、growing things to develop naturally while we observe them, so perhaps Earth was set aside ages ago for the same purpose.Are we being observed by intelligent beings from other civilizations in the universe? Are they watching our progress in space travel? Do we live in a gigantic “zoo“ observed by our
40、 “keepers“, but having no communication with them? Now we have to recognize that, among the stars in the heavens, there may very well be worlds inhabited by beings who are to us as we are to ants.（分数：5.00）(1).People who ask the question “Why dont they get in touch with us . and declare themselves?“
41、think that _.（分数：1.00）A.there are no such things as UFOsB.UFOs are visitors from solar systemC.theres no reason for UFOs not to land on EarthD.we are bound to see UFOs sooner or later(2).According to Dr. Mead, the attitude of beings from outer space towards us is one of _.（分数：1.00）A.unfriendlinessB.
42、suspicionC.superiorityD.hostility(3).In Line 3, Last Para. the word “keepers“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.persons who look after animals in a gigantic zooB.astronauts travelling in the manned space shipC.persons who are observing usD.intelligent beings observing us from outer space(4).The writer thinks t
43、hat _.（分数：1.00）A.in the heavens there may be other worlds inbabited by intelligent beingsB.human beings are as supreme as the intelligent beings in outer spaceC.maybe human beings are not so supreme as the beings from other civilizations in the universeD.both A and C(5).The tone of the writer is tha
44、t of _.（分数：1.00）A.doubtB.warningC.indifferenceD.criticismText 3Most growing plants contain much more water than all other materials combined. C.R. Barnes has suggested that it is as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building. Certain it is
45、 that all essential processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the soil solution before they can be taken into the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plant and are built into essential
46、 plant materials while in a dissolved state. The carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air may enter the leaf as a gas but is dissolved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form simple sugars the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plan
47、t parts are generally 75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems no longer actively growing may have much less water than growing tissues.The actual amount of water in the plant at any one time, however, is lonly a very small part of what passes through it during its development. The processes of photosynthesis, by which carbon dioxide and water are combined in the presence o
