1、公共英语五级真题(1)及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1).Emma grew up in a family with a sailing tradition.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(2).Emma enjoys the sense of being free on the sea.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(3).Sailing on the west coast of Scotland is a peacefu
2、l experience because Emma has a good knowledge of the area.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(4).Emma“s second cruise around New Zealand impressed her a great deal.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(5).Most of the time Emma did not feel lonely sailing on her own.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(6).The worst thing that happened to Emma during the A
3、round Alone race was that she broke one leg.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(7).Replacing one of the ropes at the top of the mast gave Emma a very hard time.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(8).The thought of death never occurred to her during the entire race.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(9).During the race, Emma could never get enough sleep
4、 as she was only able to doze off at intervals.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误(10).Her successful completion of the Around Alone race encouraged Emma to do a few more such trips in the future.（分数：1.00）A.正确B.错误三、Part B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following news report about challenges facing
5、 Australia“s agriculture sector. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 to 13. （分数：3.00）(1).What is happening in Australia“s agricultural industry?（分数：1.00）A.Many people are disqualified.B.Few senior positions are offered.C.Aging staff is posing a threat to its future.D.Senior staff leave for
6、overseas employment.(2).What is Professor Gordan“s concern?（分数：1.00）A.Lack of interest in agriculture.B.Shortage of agricultural talents.C.Existence of the generation gap.D.Reluctance to teach agricultural economy.(3).What problem does Mr. Kerin point out?（分数：1.00）A.Environmental pollution caused by
7、 agriculture.B.Insufficient investment in higher education.C.Diminishing number of agricultural institutions.D.Imbalance between research and production,Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following interview with Alan Weiss about solo consultancy. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.
8、 （分数：3.00）(1).What is the problem with consultants?（分数：1.00）A.They do not have a middleman.B.They do not have sufficient capital.C.They are too humble to their clients.D.They focus on a six-figure salary.(2).What does Weiss say about self-esteem?（分数：1.00）A.Self-esteem matters a lot when one works in
9、 a company.B.Serf-esteem enables people to confront someone superior.C.Self-esteem is built up on a support system.D.Self-esteem plays a bigger role for the serf-employed.(3).What does “bill on value“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.Helping a company improve its market share by 10 percent.B.Knowing what the company
10、 is planning to achieve.C.A consultant“s income depends on how much he helps a company make or save.D.A consultant should have a clear idea about who has the final say on expenses.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation between two World Health Organization (WHO) officials about t
11、he importance of making hospitals safe in emergencies. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 to 20. （分数：4.00）(1).How many people lost their lives worldwide in emergencies in 2008?（分数：1.00）A.11,000.B.16,000.C.250,000.D.11,000,000.(2).Which is one of the best practices WHO is advocating?（分数：1.0
12、0）A.To train doctors and nurses.B.To recruit volunteers.C.To equip hospitals with advanced facilities.D.To do drills in preparation for emergencies.(3).Which of the following is suggested by the two officials?（分数：1.00）A.To spend 80 percent of the total health budget on hospitals.B.To make use of the
13、 existing facilities in emergencies.C.To increase the original budget for hospital construction.D.To rebuild the hospitals that have been destroyed.(4).What causes hospitals to lose their normal functions?（分数：1.00）A.Inadequate investment.B.Large-scale outbreaks of diseases.C.Lack of experienced surg
14、eons.D.Outdated health facilities.四、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)（分数：10.00）(1). Rowe thinks a civilized life is made possible by people doing 1. （分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2). The show is about jobs that most people try very hard to 1. （分数：1.00）(3). To many Americans living a clean and suburban life, the jobs introd
15、uced in the show are 1. （分数：1.00）(4). Before the show was televised on a network, it was on the air in 1. （分数：1.00）(5). In making the show, Rowe learns that the interest of the audience is in both 1. （分数：1.00）(6). Rowe was at the end of his wits when the number of his programs totaled 1. （分数：1.00）(7
16、). Where does Rowe get the inspirations for his programs now? （分数：1.00）(8). Though not well-educated, Rowe“s grandfather had a natural gift in the fields of 1. （分数：1.00）(9). At the age of 18, Rowe decided not to follow 1. （分数：1.00）(10). What does Rowe think the people doing clean jobs lack in their
17、lives? （分数：1.00）五、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Pay and productivity, it is generally assumed, should be related. But the relationship seems to weaken 1 people get older. Mental ability declines 2 age. That is the same for the brainy and the dimand not 3 for humans: it is measurable even 4 fruit
18、 flies. 5 minds that keep lively will suffer less than the lazy. In general, the more education you have, the more productive your old 6 will be. Some 7 decline faster than others. According to most studies, people“s numerical and reasoning abilities are 8 their best in their 20s and early 30s. 9 ab
19、ilitiesthose that depend on knowledgemay improve with age. For most workers, decreased abilities will 10 to lower productivity ; only a minority will find know-how and knowledge outweighs their failing powers. Even those employees who remain highly productive will be likely to shine only in a narrow
20、 11 Academics notice this. It is less clear that employers do. Studies of supervisors“ ratings show no clear correlation 12 age and perceived productivity. When other employees“ views are 13 into account though, the picture changes: these ratings suggest that workers in their 30s are the 14 producti
21、ve and hardworking, 15 scores falling thereafter. That is 16 up by studies of work samples, which find lower productivity among the oldest employees. A study for America“s Department of Labor showed job performance peaking at 35, and 17 declining. It varied by industry: the fall was 18 in footwear,
22、but faster in furniture. Intellectual occupations are harder to measure, but the picture is the same. Academics seem to publish 19 as they age. Painters, musicians and writers show the same tendency. Their output peaks in their 30s and 40s. The only 20 is female writers, who are most productive in t
23、heir 50s.（分数：20.00）六、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Austerity is a word often found on the lips of politicians and economists at the moment, but it is seldom heard from technologists. And although the idea that “less is more“ has many adherents in arch
24、itecture, design and fashion, the technology industry has historically espoused the opposite view. Products should have as many features as possible; and next year“s version should have even more. As prices fall, what starts off as a fancy new feature quickly becomes commonplacetry buying a phone wi
25、thout a camera, or a car without electric windowsprompting companies to add new features in an effort to outdo their rivals. Never mind if nobody uses most of these new features. In an arms race, more is always more. But now there are signs that technologists are waking up to the benefits of minimal
26、ism, thanks to two things: feature fatigue among consumers who simply want things to work, and strong demand from less affluent consumers in the developing world. It is telling that the market value of Apple, the company most closely associated with simple, elegant high-tech products, recently overt
27、ook that of Microsoft, the company with the most notorious case of new-features. True, Apple“s products contain lots of features under the hood, but the company has a knack for concealing such complexities by using elegant designs. Other companies have also prospered by providing easy-to-use product
28、s: think of the Nintendo Wii video-game console or the Flip video camera. Gadgets are no longer just for geeks, and if technology is to appeal to a broad audience, simplicity trumps fancy specifications. Another strand of techno-austerity can be found in software that keeps things simple in order to
29、 reduce distractions and ensure that computer-users remain focused and productive. Many word processors now have special full-screen modes, so that all unnecessary and distracting menus, palettes and so on are disabled or hidden; rather than fiddling with font sizes or checking e-mail, you are encou
30、raged to get on with your writing. If the temptation to have a quick look at Facebook proves too much, there are programs that will disable access to particular websites at specified times of day; and if that is not draconian enough, there are even some programs that can block internet access altoge
31、ther. A computer on which some features are not present, or have been deliberately disabled, may in fact be more useful if you are trying to get things done. There are no distracting hyperlinks on a typewriter. Then there is the phenomenon of “frugal“ innovation. Low-cost laptops were inspired to be
32、 produced for children in poor countries, but have since proved popular with consumers around the world. All this offers grounds for hope. If the feature-obsessed technology industry can change its tune, perhaps there is a chance that governmentswhich have also tended to be inveterate believers in t
33、he idea that more is moremight also come to appreciate the merits of minimalism.（分数：5.00）(1).What does “less is more“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.The less expensive a product is, the more popular it will be.B.The simpler a product is, the better the design is.C.The less fancy a product looks, the more competiti
34、ve it becomes.D.The fewer features a product has, the more difficult to sell it.(2).Who used to believe in the concept that “more is more“?（分数：1.00）A.Politicians and economists.B.Technologists.C.Architectural designers.D.Fashion designers.(3).The importance of minimalism has been realized for the fo
35、llowing reasons EXCEPT that（分数：1.00）A.consumer preference has changed and frugality has been highly valued.B.consumers want to buy new products regardless of their features.C.Apple“s products show a smart combination of features and design.D.high-tech products with an elegant appearance are getting
36、popular.(4).What type of computers will probably represent the trend?（分数：1.00）A.Computers with hyperlinks.B.Computers with new functions.C.Computers with fairly comprehensive programs.D.Computers with hidden features used at users“ disposal.(5).What is the most suitable title for the text?（分数：1.00）A
37、.In Praise of Techno-austerityB.Frugality Is the Mother of InventionC.Simplicity vs. ComplexityD.Obsession with Features九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Miserabilists“ fear of change; idealists“ hope for a better world; an all-purpose adult nostalgia for lost youth: all these things ensure a ready hearing for
38、 claims that childhood is in crisis. Britons are especially worried. They fear that the young today are sadder than previous generationsstressed, and turned off learning by too much testing. Children may be nastier as well: bullying is an “epidemic“ in schools, according to one recent survey. They s
39、eem in danger like never before. No wonder a report published on February 2nd by the Children“s Society, entitled “A Good Childhood“, claiming that far too few British children have one, has received widespread notice. Children suffer because adults put their own needs first, the panel concluded, an
40、d only a wholesale shift away from competitiveness and individualism can save them. Right-wing commentators agreed with its criticism of single parents and working mothers, left-wing ones with its call for more redistribution of income and less-advertising to children. Both overlooked one striking f
41、inding: that most children are doing just fine. Amid the statistics on teenage pregnancy rates ( higher than elsewhere in Europe, lower than in America), mental illness (a tenth of 5-16-year-olds are sufferers) and drunkenness (a third of 13-15-year-olds have been drunk at least twice, a share three
42、 times higher than the European average), came some more heartening figures: 70% of 11-16-year-olds say they are very, or completely, happy, and only 4% say that they are at all unhappy. The report rolls the latter in with the 9% of children who describe themselves as neither happy nor unhappy to cl
43、aim that 13% are “less than happy“. But clearly, very few children agree with adults that they are in deep trouble. In “Reclaiming Childhood“, Helene Guldberg, a child psychologist at the Open University, examines the same facts and draws different conclusions. Rising rates of mental illness among t
44、he young, she argues, reflect readier diagnosis, and bullying has increased because the word is now used to mean the infliction of even the slightest emotional bruise. She thinks many attempts to improve children“s lives, such as anti-bullying campaigns, and the parenting lessons proposed by the Chi
45、ldren“s Society, are likely to be counterproductive. “Suggesting that all parents need to be taught how to do their job risks creating a self-fulfilling belief in parents“ incompetence and children“s lack of resilience,“ she says. Britain is no Utopia, of course. As in other rich countries, children
46、 find it too easy to sit indoors, staring at screens and overeating. They lack the protection afforded by the Nordic belief in the sacredness of outdoor play, or the shared family meals of Mediterranean countries. A large minority ape their elders“ drinking habits and a few, but still too many, beco
47、me parents while still children themselves.（分数：5.00）(1).Britons are worried about the following EXCEPT that（分数：1.00）A.children“s learning is crammed with too much testing.B.they are confronted with a lot of hardships in their life.C.there is more and more school violence in Britain today.D.young Bri
48、tons today are sadder than previous generations.(2).The report published by the Children“s Society（分数：1.00）A.was criticized by right-wing commentators.B.has aroused the attention of the general public.C.concluded that most children in Britain are doing fine.D.argued that single-parents should put ch
49、ildren“s needs first.(3).According to statistics, teenagers in Britain（分数：1.00）A.have a higher pregnancy rate than those in America.B.agree with adults that childhood in Briton is in crisis.C.describe themselves, in great numbers, as neither happy nor unhappy.D.suffer more serious drinking problems than those in Europe.(4).In “Reclaiming Childhood“, the author argues that（分数：1.00）A.mental problems among the young should be diagnosed carefully.B.campaigns aimed at improving children“s lives are very effective.C.more bullying occurs because its definition has been
