2020年公共英语等级考试五级考前冲刺练习题(2)

公共英语考试W S K五级模拟冲刺题及答案(2)R e a d t h e f o l l o w i n g t e x t a n d f i l l e a c h o f t h en u m b e r e d s p a c e s w i t h O N E s u i t a b l e w o r d.W r i t e y o u r a n s w e r s o n A N S W E R S H E E T l.“D o w n-t o-e a r t h”m e a n s s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g t h a t i s h o n e s t.r e a l i s t i c a n d e a s y t o d e a l w i t h.I t i s a p l e a s u r e t o f i n d(31)___w h o i s d o w n-t o-e a r t h.Ap e r s o n w h o i s d o w n—t o-e a r t h i s e a s y t o t a l k(32) ___a n d a c c e p t s o t h e r p e o p l e a s e q u a l s.Ad o w n-t o-e a r t h p e r s o n i s j u s t t h e(33) ___of s o m e o n e w h o a c t s i m p o r t a n t o r p r o u d.D o w n-t o-e a r t h p e r s o n s m a y b e(34)___m e m b e r s o f s o c i e t y,o f c o u r s e.B u t t h e y d o n o t l e t t h e i ri m p o r t a n c e“(35)___t o t h e i r h e a d s”.T h e y d o n o t c o n s i d e r t h e m s e l v e s t o b e b e t t e r p e r s o n s t h a n(36) ___o f l e s s i m p o r t a n c e.S o m e o n e w h o i s f i l l e d w i t h h i s o w n i m p o r t a n c e a n d p r i d e，(37)___w i t h o u tc a u s e，i s s a id t o h a v e“h i s n o se i n t h e a i r”.T h e r e i s(38)w a y a p e r s o n w i t h h i s n o s e i n t h e a i r c a n b e d o w n-t o-e a r t h.A m e r i c a n s(39) ___ a n o t h e r e x p r e s s i o n t h a t m e a n s a l m o s t t h e s a m e a s“d o w n—t o-e a r t h”.T h e e x p r e s s i o n i s“b o t h—f e e t—o n-t h e—g r o u n d”.S o m e o n e(40)___b o t h—f e e t—o n—t h e-g r o u n d i s a p e r s o n w i t h a g o o d u n d e r s t a n d i n g(41)___r e a l i t y.H e h a s w h a t i sc a l l e d“c o m m o n s e n s e，”h e m a y h a v ed re a m s，(42) ___h ed oe s n o t a l l o w t h e m t o b l o c k h i s k n o w l e d g e o f(43) ___i s r e a l.T h e o p p o s i t e k i n d o f(44)___i s o n e w h o h a s h i s “h e a d—i n-t h e—c l o u d s”.A m a n w i t h h i sh e a d-i n-t h e—c l o u d s i s a d r e a m e r(445)___m i n d i s n o t i n t h e r e a l w o r l d.(46) ___，s u c h a d r e a m e r c a n b e b r o u g h t b a c k t oe a r t h.S h a r p w o r d sf r o m t e a c h e r c a n u s u a l l y(47)___a d a y-d r e a m i ng s t u d e n t d o w n-t o-e a r t h.U s u a l l y.m e p e r s o n w h o i s d o w n—t o-e a r t h i sv e r y(48)___t o h a v e b o t h f e e t o n t h e g r o u n d.(49) ___w e h a v e b o t h o u r f e e t o n t h e g r o u n d，w h e n w e a r e d o w n-t0—e a r t h，w e a c t h o n e s t l y a n d o p e n l y(50)___o t h e r s.O u r l i v e s a r e l i k e t h e g r o u n d b e l o w u s，s o l i d a n d s t r o n g.答案解析31.s o m e o n e【解析】由本文的第一句话“‘D o w n-t o-e a r t h’m e a n s s o m e—o n e o r s o m e t h i n gt h a t i s h o n e s t，r e a l i s t i c a n d e a s y t o d e a l w i t h.”可知“D o w n—t o—e a r t h”指的是诚实，现实、平易近人的那些人。

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以下是为大家搜索的pets-5备考冲刺练习题xx，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们!"The headmaster wants you in his office." The ( 1) boy to whom a friend says one of these things gets to ( 2) about and suddenly everyone around ( 3) and shouts, "April Fool!" ( 4) this is April 1, or All fools' Day. In Britain and in some other countries, it is ( 5) to play tricks on people on that day. Children are ( 6) to play harmless jokes on their friends until twelve o'clock at night. Usually they ( 7) to trick other children (child的复数形式) into ( 8) foolish things. It is not only children ( 9) like such jokes. Grown-ups also enjoy tricking others. Even newspapers and radios (10) try to fool the (11) with a clever April Fools' story (故事，新闻报道).Some time ago, for example, a very (12) BBC TV program did a ten-minute (13) about spaghetti (实心面条) trees in Italy (意大利). The reporter (记者) said that (14) the recent bad weather, trees weren't (15) as much spaghetti asthey (16) did. He said the (17) of spaghetti would (18). A lot of TV viewers who didn't know what spaghetti is made of actually (19) the story. Some housewives hurried to buy (20) food that was going to bee in short supply.1.clever poor good excited2.frighten consider fear worry3.jumps speaks laughs quarrels4.For As Such So5.easy mon fortable moral (道德上的，道德，寓意)6.forbidden let made permitted7.imagine manage try order8.having doing taking making9.whatever however that those10.in time at times all the time for a time11.public readers listeners children12.curious famous popular serious13.report announcement show news14.about with to for15.collecting planting producing gathering16.normally possibly seldom before17.price quantity quality taste18.e over go off e down go up19.realized believed aepted understood20.a / the allBDCAB DCBCB ADABC AADBC 模板,内容仅供参考。

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26、He turned off the lights and then__________theroom.A.leavedB.leavesC.left27、I’m hungry.__________mesomething to eat，please.A.TakeB.CalryC.Bring28、 He drives much__________than he did ten yearsago.A.carefullyB.more carefulC.more carefully29、 He__________into the office building when thefire bell rang.A.goesB.has goneC.was going30、I’ll write back as soon as l__________you rletter.A.will getB.getC.have got31、 The books on the desk are notmine;they’re__________.A.KmB.theirsC.their32、 --Do you speak English?--Yes，only__________.A.littleB.a fewC.a little33、 --Hello。

Alice.You__________very happy.--Yes.I aIn happy.My parents are cormng to see metomorrowA.getB.lookC.turn34、 The rain Was very__________yesterday.rgeB.strongC.heavy35、 I__________the picture from the wail in order toclean it.A.set upB.took downC.looked at36、 Can I__________your book?I left mine at home.A.borrowB.lendC.keep37、 Listen!Someone__________in the next room.A.criesB.is cryingC.crying38、 Lily went to see her grandpayesterday__________he was ill.A.ifB.thoughC.because39、 A talk on modem music__________next Monday.A.will be givenB.will giveC.is given40、 Zhang Ping jumps__________in his class.A.highB.most highC.the highest。

48. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _____.A. dream more often C. nervousB. have poor health D. breathe quickly49. During REM, ____.A. your eyes move quickly C. you are restlessB. you dream D. both A and B50. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ______ .A. approximately six hours C. about eight hoursB. around ten hours D. not stated hereText 2Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera .All they have to so is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if the has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it ,so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and the they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.51. What is the major function of paragraph 1?A. To arouse the reader’s concernB. To introduce the theme of the whole passageC. To summarize the whole passageD. To sate the primary uses of TV52. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ______.A. not very convenientB. very expensiveC. quite dangerousD. relatively cheap53. Why are some people against TV?A. Because TV programs re not interestingB. Because TV viewers are totally passiveC. Because TV prices are very high.D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages54. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______.A. it keeps us informedB. it is very cheapC. it enables us to have a restD. it controls our lives55. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _______ .A. its qualityB. people ’s attitude towards itC. how we use itD. when we use itText 3Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living . Some stay long at a job and learn to like it ;others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope(摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them, Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment, It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest .Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person.56. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _____ .A. have ruined their talentsB. have taken on an unsuitable jobC. think of nothing but their salaryD. are not aware of their own potential57. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____ .A. much competition has to be facedB. many employees have no working experienceC. the young people only care about how much they can earnD. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance58. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?A. Your job must suit your interest.B. Your job must set a pattern of life.C. Your job must offer you a high salary.D. Your job must not ruin your talents.59.The best title for this passage would be ____.A. What Can A Good Job OfferB. Earning A LivingC. Correct Attitude On Job-huntingD. How To Choose A Job60. The word “pathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means ____ .A. splendidB. miserableC. disgustedD. touchingPart BDirections:The 12,000 members of the Electricity Workers’Union on strike last week and since then there has been no electricity. For question 61-65, match the names with the statements below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Mr. Mike Smith:It wasn’t an easy decision, but we’ve been asking for a decent wage for years. Now at last people are beginning to listen to us. We’re only asking for a 25 percent increase in our wages. 250 dollars a week. That’s all. It’s pity so many people have to be inconvenienced by out strike. But please don’t blame us. Blame the government for refusing our claim.Mr. Tom Brown:It’s totally unreasonable to demand so much money when we are trying desperately to control inflation. If wages go up, so do prices. If we gave in to the electricity workers, all the other unions would want more, with the inevitable result that the crisis would become uncontrollable. What we’re trying to impress upon everybody is that inflation hurts everybody, especially the poor people. We offer the electricity workers a 10 percent increase. And that’s already too much. My stand at this meeting will be to persuade the Union to see reason.Mr. Bob Davis:Everybody will be hurt by this strike, including the electricity workers themselves. The economy will be destroyed and many people will lose their jobs. Already people are saying that the big unions have too much power and shouldn’t be allowed to strike. O course the electricity want to get more money. Don’t we all?Mr. Baker:My opinion is “Get the Army in”. All the power stations should be managed by the army. The strikers should be thrown into prison. That’s what this country needs. Why must we all suffer just because a few men are greedy? If they don’t like their jobs, nobody ‘s forcing them to work. They should try and live on 50 dollars a week like I have to. Perhaps they’d keep their mouths shut then.Miss Slater:Let’s face it. It’s neither here nor there. The electricity workers are in a strong position. Perhaps we can’t do anything bout it. What I say is: let them have their 250 dollars so we can return to work. I mean, the government wastes the taxpayers’money all the time on trivial things. How can anyone say 250 dollars is “too much”? Pop singers get more. Nurses get less. It’s just one of those things.Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements61. Mr. Mike Smith62. Mr. Tom Brown63.Mr. Bob David64.Mrs. baker65. Miss Slater[A] A % increase is already too much, and I’m here to persuade the Union to see reason.[B] I hope that strikes should be banned in all sectors relating to the nation’s security and stability.[C] We will never go back to work until our goals are achieved.[D] I think that the government should give in to the electricity worker’s demands.[E] I strongly suggest that all the power stations should be run by the army and that the strikers should be put into prison.[F] I must take you clear that strikes will destroy the economy and that many people will lose their jobs.[G] We are forced to call a strike because the government rejected our wage claim.Section ⅣWriting (40 minutes)You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2.Part A66. Write a letter to a publishing house asking for information on a book about American culture. Your letter should include:1. the name of the book2. the price of the book3. the discount of group orderYou should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ping’instead. You do not need to write the address.Part BFor this part, you are required to write a composition approximately 120 words entitled Advertisement. You are advised to arrange your idea in three paragraphs with keys words for each paragraph given. The following are the word must use in your composition.Keywords: criticism, advertise, important, development, newspaper, TV, information, product, customer, manufacture, TV station, money, poor, quality, can’t sell well, too many答案与题解：1-25 (略)26.B in one sense:在某种意义上，固定用法。

2020 年公共英语五级考试 (PETS-5) 考前预测试卷及答案SectionⅡ Use of English( 15 minutes)Read the following text and fill each of the numberedspaces with ONE suitable word.Write your answers onANSWER SHEET 1.Children who grip their pens too close to the writingpoint are likely to be at a disadvantage inexaminations,______ (31) to the first serious investigationinto the way in which writing technique can dramaticallyaffect edu-cational achievement.The survey of 643 children and adults, ranking from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests ______(32) pen-holdingtechniques have detedorated sharply over one generation,with teachers now paying far ______( 33 ) atten-tion to correctpen grip and handwriting style.Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher______ (34) findings have been published, was inspired to in-vestigate thisarea ______(35) he noticed that those students who hadthe most trouble with spelling______ (36) had a poor pen grip.While Mr. Thomas could not establish a significant statisticallink______ (37) pen-holding style and accuracy inspelling, he______ (38) find huge differences in techniquebe-tween the young children and the mature adults, and adef'mite ______(39) between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing.People who______ (40) their pens at the writing pointalso show other characteristics______ (41) inhibit learning,______(42) as poor posture, leaning too ______(43) to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen ______(44) thanthree, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscure______(45) is being written).Mr. Thomas believes that the ______(46) between elder and younger writers is ______( 47 ) too dramatic to be accountedfor simply by the possibility that people get better atwriting as they grow ______(48) . He attrib-utes it to afailure to teach the most effective methods, pointing outthat the differences between ______(49) groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. "The 30-year-old showed ahuge diversity of grips,______ (50)the over 40s group allhad a uniform ' tripod' grip. "SectionⅢ Reading Comprehension( 50 minutes)Part A ：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.Text 1In a three-month period last year, two Brooklynites hadto be cut out of their apartments and carried to hospital on stretchers designed for transporting small whales. TheNational Association to Advance Fat Acceptance(NAAFA)argues that it was not their combined 900kg bulk that made them ill. Obesity, according to NAAFA, is not bad for you. And, even ifit was, there is nothing to be done about it, because genes dictate weight. Attempting to eat less merely slows metabolism, having people as chubby as ever.This is the fadash movement that causes America' s slimming industry so much pain. In his book Bin FatLies(Ballantine, 1996), Glenn Gaesser says that no study yet has convincingly shown that weight is an independent cause of health problems. Fatness does not kill people; things like hypertension, coronary heart diseases and cancer do. Mi-chael Fnmento, author of The Fat of the Land (Viking, 1997), an anti-fatlash diatribe, compares Dr Gaesser's logic with saying that the guillotine did not kill Louis XVI Rather, itwas the severing of his vertebrae, the cutting of all theblood vessels in his neck, and.., the trauma caused by his head dropping several feet into a wicker basket.Being fat kills in several ways. It makes people far more likely to suffer from heart disease or high blood pres-sure. Even moderate obesity increases the chance of contracting diabetes. Being 40% overweight makes people 30% - 50% more likely to die of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Extreme fatness makes patients so much less likelyto survive surgery that many doctors refuse to operateuntil they slim.The idea that being overweight is caused by obesity genes is not wholly false ： researchers have found a number of genes that appear to make some people burn off energy at aslower rate. But genes are not destiny. The difference between someone with a genetic predisposition to gain weight and someone without appears to be roughly 40 calori-es-or a spoonful of mayonnaise--a day.An alternative fatlash argument, advanced in books such as Dean Onrush' s Eat More, Weight Less ( Harper Collies, 1993 ) and Date Atrens' s Don' t Diet ( William Morrow, 1978), is that fatness is not a matter of eating too much. They note that as Americans' weight has ballooned over the last few decades, their reported caloric intake has plunged. This simply explains people' s own recollection of how much they eat is extremely unreliable. And as they grow fatter, people feel guilty and are more likely to fib about how much they eat. All reputable studies show that eating less and exercising reduce weight.Certainly, the body' s metabolism slows a little whenyou lose weight, because it takes less energy to carry less bulk around, and because dieting can make the body fear itis about to starve. But a sensible low-fat diet makes weight loss possible. The fatlash movement is dangerous, because slimmers will often find any excuse to give up.To tell people that it is healthy to be obese is to encourage them to live sick and die young.51.The two Brooklynites in the first paragraph were __[A] members of the NAAFA[B] typical victims of overweight[ C] members of the "fatlash" movement[ D] proof that the fatlash movement is gaining strength52.The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance holds that __[A ] fat people should try to lose weight[ B ] eating less is harmful to people' s health[C ] fat people were horn that way[ D ] obesity is good for people53.What can be concluded according to the author's view of the "obesity genes"?[A] People with a genetic inclination to gain weight Can slim.[ B ] People who are horn fat will remain that way all life.[ C ] All efforts to lose weight will prove fruitless.[ D ] Fat people can live a very happy life, too.54.The word "fib" in the fourth sentence of Paragraph 5, probably means __[ A] to tell the truth[ B ] to reduce[ C] to increase[ D ] to tell a small lie55. Which of the following statements is true?[ A ] Americans' caloric intake has dropped over the last few decades.[ B ] Many people who try to lose weight give up half way.[ C ] Americans are always aware of how much they eat.[ D ] Obesity does no harm to people' s health.Text 2The issue of online privacy in the Internet age foundnew urgency following the Sept. ll terrorist attacks, sparking debate over striking the correct balance between protecting civil liberties and attempting to prevent another tragic terrorist act. While preventing terrorism certainly is of paramount importance, privacy rights should not be deemed irrelevant.In response to the attacks, Congress quickly passed legislation that included provisions expanding rights of investi-gators to intercept wire, oral and electronic communications of alleged hackers and terrorists. Civil liberties groups ex-pressed concerns over the provisions and urged caution in ensuring that efforts to protect our nation do not result in broad government authority to erode privacy rights of U. S. citizens. Nevertheless, causing further concern to civil liberties groups, the Department of Justice proposed exceptions to the attorney-client privilege. On Oct. 30, Attorney General John Ashcroft approved an interim agency rule that would permit federal prison authorities to monitor wire and electronic communications between lawyers and their clients in federal custody, including those who have been de-tained but not charged with any crime, whenever surveillanceis deemed necessary to prevent violence or terrorism.In light of this broadening effort to reach into communications that were previously believed to be "off-limits",the issue of online privacy is now an even more pressing concern. Congress has taken some legislative steps toward en-suring online privacy, including the Children' s Online Privacy Protection Act, and provided privacy protections for certain sectors through legislation such as the Financial Services Modernization Act. The legislation passed to date does not, however, provide a statutory scheme for protecting general online consumer privacy. Lacking definitive federal law, some states passed their own measures. But much of this legislation is incomplete or not enforced. Moreover, it becomes unworkable when states create different privacy standards; the Intemet does not know geographic boundaries,and companies and individuals cannot be expected to comply with differing, and at times conflicting, privacy rules.An analysis earlier this year of 751 U. S. and international Web sites conducted by Consumers International found that most sites collect personal information but failto tell consumers how that data will be used, how security is maintained and what fights consumers have over their own information.At a minimum, Congress should pass legislation requiring Web sites to display privacy policies prominently, in-form consumers of the methods employed to collect client data, allow customers to opt out of such data collection,andprovide customer access to their own data that has already been collected. Although various Intemet privacy bills were introduced in the 107th Congress, the focus shifted to expanding government surveillance in the wake of the ter-rorist attacks. Plainly, government efforts to prevent terrorism are appropriate. Exactly how these exigent circum-stances change the nature of the online privacy debate is stiff to be seen.56.Concerning the protection of privacy and increased surveillance of communication, the author seems to insist on [ A ] the priority of the former action[ B ] the execution of the latter at the expense of the former[C]tightening both policies at the same time[ D ] a balance between the two actions57. The author implies in the second paragraph that __[ A] the proposal of the Department of Justiceis unjustified[ B ] surveillance of any suspect communicationis necessary[ C ] civil liberties groups should not have shownsuch great concern[ D ] exceptions should be made in intercepting communications58.In the eyes of the author, the FinancialService Modernization Act __[ A ] serves no more than as a new patch on an old robe [ B ] indicates the Congress' s admirable move to protect privacy[ C ] invades online consumer privacy rather than protect it[ D] is deficient in that it leaves manysectors unshielded59.Privacy standards made by individual states are ineffective because __[ A ] the standards of different states contradict each other[ B ] online communication is not restricted to any state[ C ] these standards ignore the federai law on the matter[ D ] these standards are only applicable to regional Web sites60.The expression "opt out of such data collection"( in the last paragraph) probably means __[ A ] pick out from such data the information one needs[ B ] shift through such data to collect one' s own information[ C ] evaluate the purpose for such data collection[ D ] choose not to be involved in such data collectioText 3The man behind this notion, Jack Maple, is a dandy whoaffects dark glasses, homburgs( 翘边帽 )and two-toe shoes;yet hehas become something of a legend in America's police departments. For some years, starting in New York and moving onto high-crime spots such as New Orleans and Philadelphia, he andhis business partner, John Linder have marketed a two-tier systemfor cutting crime.First, police departments have to sort themselves out ：root out corruption, streamline their bureaucracy, and makemore contact with the public. Second, they have to adopt acomputer system called Comstat which helps them toanalyze statistics of all major crimes. These are constantlykeyed into the computer, which then displays where andwhen they have occurred on a color-coded map, enabling thepolice to monitor crime trends as they happen and to spothigh-crime areas. In New York, Comstat's statistical maps are analyzed each week at a meeting of the city's police chief and precinct captains.Messrs Maple and Linder ( "specialists in crime-reduction services" ) have no doubt that their system is a maincontributor to the drop in crime. When they introduced it inNew Orleans in January 1997, violent crime dropped by22% in a year;when they merely started working informally with thepolice department in Newark, New Jersey, vi-olent crime fell by13%. Police departments are now lining up to pay as much as$50, 000 a month for these two men to put them straight.Probably all these new policies and bits of technical wizardry, added together, have made a big difference to crime. But there remain anomalies that cannot be explained, such as the fact that crime in Washington D. C. , has fallen as fastas anywhere, although the police department has been corrupt and hopeless and, in large stretches of the city, neither police nor residents seem disposed to fight the criminals in their midst.The more important reason for the fall in crime rates, many say, is a much less sophisticated one. It is a fact that crime rates have dropped as the imprisonment rate soared. In 1997 the national incarceration rate, at 645 per 100,000 people was more than double the rate in 1985, and the number of inmates in city and county jails rose by 9.4%, almost double its annual average increase since 1990. Surely some criminologist argue, one set of figures is the cause of the other. It is precise because more people are being sent to prison, they claim that crime rates are falling.A 1993 studyby the National Academy of Sciences actualiy concluded that the tripling of the prison population be-tween 1975 and 1989 had lowered violent crime by 10-15%.Yet cause and effect may not be so obviously linked. To begin with, the sale and possession of drugs are not countedby the FBI in its crime index, which is limited to violent crimes and crimes against property. Yet drug of-fences account for more than a third of the recent increase in the number ofthose jailed; since 1980, the incarceration ratefor drug arrests has increased by 1,000%. And although about three-quarters of those going to prison for drugoffences have committed other crimes as well, there is not yet a crystal-clear connection between filling the jails withdrug-pushersand a decline in the rate of violent crime. Again, thoughnational figures are suggestive, local ones di-verge ： the placer where crime has dropped most sharply( such as New York City)are not always the places where in-carceration has risen fastest.61.Jack Maple started his career in __[ A] Philadelphia[ B ] Oregon[ C ] New Orleans[ D ] New York62.According to,Jack Maple, to cut crime __[ A ] the,heads of police department should makemore contact with the criminals[ B ] the government should educate the residents more[ C]a computer system called Comstat should be adoptedby the police[D] tbe criminals should be severely punished63. ln New Yerk_______.[ A] violent crime dropped by 23% in one year[ B ] police departments pay as much as $ 50, 000for Jack Maple[ C ] the crime rate is high[ D ] Comstat's statistical maps are analyzed every week64.The meaning of the word "anomalies" in the secondline of 4th paragraph is ___________[ A ] something strange[ B ] enjoyable things[ C ] anormally[ D ] comparison65. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________[ A ] the drop of crime rote is caused by JackMaples's two-tier system[ B ] the drop of crime rate is caused by theincreased imprisonment[ C ] it is difficult to identify the exact cause forthe fall of crime rate[ D ] the increased imprisonment is not the reason forthe fall of crime rateText 3The man behind this notion, Jack Maple, is a dandy who affects dark glasses, homburgs( 翘边帽 )and two-toe shoes;yet he has become something of a legend in America's police departments. For some years, starting in New York and moving on to high-crime spots such as New Orleans and Philadelphia,he and his business partner, John Linder have marketed atwo-tier system for cutting crime.First, police departments have to sort themselves out：root out corruption, streamline their bureaucracy, and makemore contact with the public. Second, they have to adopt acomputer system called Comstat which helps them toanalyze statistics of all major crimes. These are constantlykeyed into the computer, which then displays where andwhen they have occurred on a color-coded map, enabling thepolice to monitor crime trends as they happen and to spothigh-crime areas. In New York, Comstat's statistical maps are analyzed each week at a meeting of the city's police chief and precinct captains.Messrs Maple and Linder ( "specialists in crime-reduction services" ) have no doubt that their system is a maincontributor to the drop in crime. When they introduced it inNew Orleans in January 1997, violent crime dropped by22% in a year;when they merely started working informally with thepolice department in Newark, New Jersey, vi-olent crime fellby 13%. Police departments are now lining up to pay as muchas $50, 000 a month for these two men to put them straight.Probably all these new policies and bits of technicalwizardry, added together, have made a big difference to crime.But there remain anomalies that cannot be explained, such asthe fact that crime in Washington D. C. , has fallen as fastas anywhere, although the police department has been corruptand hopeless and, in large stretches of the city, neitherpolice nor residents seem disposed to fight the criminals intheir midst.The more important reason for the fall in crime rates,many say, is a much less sophisticated one. It is a fact thatcrime rates have dropped as the imprisonment rate soared. In 1997 the national incarceration rate, at 645 per 100,000people was more than double the rate in 1985, and thenumber of inmates in city and county jails rose by 9.4%, almost double its annual average increase since 1990. Surely some criminologist argue, one set of figures is the cause of the other.It is precise because more people are being sent to prison,they claim that crime rates are falling.A 1993 studyby the National Academy of Sciences actualiy concludedthat the tripling of the prison population be-tween 1975 and 1989 had lowered violent crime by 10-15%.Yet cause and effect may not be so obviously linked. Tobegin with, the sale and possession of drugs are not countedby the FBI in its crime index, which is limited to violent crimesand crimes against property. Yet drug of-fences account formore than a third of the recent increase in the number ofthose jailed; since 1980, the incarceration ratefor drug arrests has increased by 1,000%. And although about three-quarters of those going to prison for drugoffences have committed other crimes as well, there is not yet a crystal-clear connection between filling the jails withdrug-pushers and a decline in the rate of violent crime. Again, thoughnational figures are suggestive, local ones di-verge ： the placer where crime has dropped most sharply( such as New York City)are not always the places where in-carceration has risen fastest.61.Jack Maple started his career in __[ A] Philadelphia[ B ] Oregon[ C ] New Orleans[ D ] New York62. According to,Jack Maple, to cut crime __[ A ] the,heads of police department should makemore contact with the criminals[ B ] the government should educate the residents more[ C]a computer system called Comstat should be adopted by the police[D] tbe criminals should be severely punished63. ln New Yerk_______.[ A] violent crime dropped by 23% in one year[ B ] police departments pay as much as $ 50, 000for Jack Maple[ C ] the crime rate is high[ D ] Comstat's statistical maps are analyzed every week64.The meaning of the word "anomalies" in the second line of 4th paragraph is ___________[ A ] something strange[ B ] enjoyable things[ C ] anormally[ D ] comparison65. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________[ A ] the drop of crime rote is caused by JackMaples's two-tier system[ B ] the drop of crime rate is caused by theincreased imprisonment[ C ] it is difficult to identify the exact cause forthe fall of crime rate[ D ] the increased imprisonment is not the reason forthe fall of crime ratePart C ：Answer questions 71 ~ 80 by referring to the following books.Note： Answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1. Some choices may be required more than once.A = BOOK 1B = BOOK 2C = BOOK 3D = BOOK 4Which book(s) say(s) that...the climate affects the future sustainableagricultural development? 71.___________environmental control is related with thenational revenues? 72. _____the environmental problems ale not caused overnight? 73.___________a variety of species are on the decrease? 74.___________agriculture is also a factor for the degradation of environment? 75.___________pollution call be controlled by increasing the productioncost of polluting goods? 76.___________pollution control needs the support of technology and techniques? 77.___________provides lessons for agriculture，trade，land USe and tax policy from an economic perspective?78.___________the degradation of environment cauSes the change ofclimate? 79.___________the approaches to research should be adjusted tothe changing situation?80.___________BOOK 1The book offers a comprehensive perspective on the consequences and possible policy solutions for cli-maticchange as we move into the twenty-first century. Itassesses the impact of potential feature global climatechange on agriculture and the need to sustain agriculturalgrowth for the economic development.The book begins by examining the role of internationalresearch institutions in overcoming environmental con-straints on sustainable agricultural growth and economic development. The authors then discuss how agricultural re-search systems may be restructured to respond to global environmental problems such as climate change and loss ofgenetic diversity. The discussion then extends to consider environmental accounting and indexing, to illustrate how environmental quality can be included formally in measuresof national income, social welfare and sustainability.The third part of the book focuses on the effects of andpolicy responses to climate change. Chapters in this part ex-amine the effect of climate change on production, trade, landuse patterns and livelihoods. They consider impacts on thedistribution of income between developed and developingcountries remain a major economic activity. Authors take onan economy-wide perspective to draw lessons for agriculture,trade, land use and tax policy.BOOK 2The ozone layer is threatened by chemical cmissious; theclimate is endangered from fossil and defor-estation, andglobal biodiversity is being lost by reason of thousands of yearsof habitat conversions. Global environ-mental problems ariseout of the accumulated impacts from many years' and manycountries' economic develop-ment. In order to address theseproblems the states of the world must cooperate to managetheir development proces-ses together--this is what aninternational environmental agreement must do. But can theworld' s countries cooper-ate successfully to manage global development? How should they manage it? Who should payfor the process, as well as for the underlying problems?This book presents an examination of both the problem andthe process underlying international environmental lawmaking ：the recognition of international interdependence, thenegotiation of international agreements and the evo-lution ofinternational resource management. It examines the generalproblem of global resource management by means of generalprinciples and case studies and by looking at how and whyspecific negotiations and agreements have failed to achieve their targets.The book is designed as an introductory text for those studying global environmental policy making and institu-tion building. It will also be of interest to practitioners andpolicy rnakers and scholars in the areas of environmental economics and law.BOOK 3Industrialization to achieve economic development has resulted in global environmental degradation.While the impacts of industrial activity on the natural environment are a major concern in developed countries, muchless is known about these impacts in developing countries. This source book identifies and quantifies the environmen-tal consequences of industrial growth, and provides policy advice, including the use of clean technologies and envi-ronmentally sound production techniques, with special reference to the developing world.The developing world is often seen as having a high percentage of heavily polluting activities within its industrial sector. This, combined with a substantial agriculture sector, which contributes to deforestation, the erosion of the top soil and desertification, has led to extreme pressures on the environment and impoverishes the population by de-stroyingits natural resource base. This crisis suggests that sound industrialization policies are of paramount impor-tance in developing countries' economic development, and calls forthe management of naturalresources and the a-doption of low-waste ofenvironmentally clean technologies.The authors consider the industrial sector as a pollutantto other sectors of the economy, and then focus on some industrial-specific pollutants within the manufacturingsector and some process-specific industrial pollutants. Theyconclude by reviewing the economic implications of promoting environmentally sound industrial development, spe- cially adressing the question of the conflict or complementarily which may exist between environmental goods and in-dustrial production.BOOK 4This is an important book which presents new conceptsof the marginal cost of substituting non-pollu-tive forpollutive goods. Technically in its approach it complements the other literature in the field and will be a sig-nificant contribution to the understanding of microeconomic issues in pollution control. The book focuses on the three main concepts ：substitutions in consumption, emission abatement and exposure avoidance. The first part considers the adjustment of the scope and combination of goods produced as a method for controlling pollution.The author argues that pollution is controlled by increasing the relative price of the polluting goods in the pro-duction process, thereby reducing demand and subsequent production of the goods. In the second part, the discus-sionis extended to include the possibilities of preventing orabating emissions in relation to three models ： first, pol-lution prevention when non-polluting inputs and processes are。

Section ⅢReading Comprehension(50 minutes)Part A：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.Text 1Gene therapy and gene based drugs are two ways we could benefit from Our growing mastery of genetic science.But there will be others as well.Here is one of the remarkable therapies on the cutting edge of genetic research that could make their way into mainstream medicine in the coming years.While it’S true that just about every cell in the body has the instructions to make a complete human，most of those instructions are inactivated，and with good reason：the last thing you want for your brain cells is to start churning out stomach acid or your nose to turn into a kidney.The only time cells truly have the potential to turn into any an all body parts is very early in a pregnancy.when so-called stem cells haven’t begun to specialize.Yet this untapped potential could be a terrific boon to medicine.Most diseases involve the death of healthy cells-brain cells in Alzheimer’s，cardiac cells in heart disease，pancreatic cells in diabetes，to name a few;if doctors could isolate stem cells，then direct their growth，they might be able to furnish patients with healthy replacement tissue.It was incredibly difficult，but last fall scientists at the University of Wisconsin managed to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural，gut，muscle and bone cells.The process still can’t be controlled，and may have unforeseen limitations;but if efforts to understand and master stem cell development prove successful，doctors will have a therapeutic tool of incredible power.The sanle applies to cloning，which is really just the other side of the coin.True cloning，as first shown with the sheep Dolly two years ago，involves taking a developed cel and reactivating the genome within，resetting its developmental instructions to a pristine state.Once that happens，the rejuvenated cell can develop into a full—fiedged animal，genetically identical to its parent.For agriculture.in which purely physical characteristics like milk production in a cow or low fat in a hog have real market value，biological carbon copies could become routine within a few years.This past year scientists have done for mice and cows whatIan Wilmut did for Dolly，and other creatures are bound to join the cloned menagerie in the coming year.Human cloning，on the other hand，may be technically feasible but legally and emotionally more difficult.Still，one day it will happen.The ability to reset body cells to a pristine，undeveloped state could give doctors exact：ly the same advantages they would get from stem cells：the potential to make healthy body tissues of all sorts，and.thus to cure disease.That could prove to be a true“miracle cure”.51.The writer holds that the potential to make healthy body tissues will_____.[A]aggravate moral issues of human cloning[B]bring great benefits to human beings[C]help scientists decode body instructions[D]involve employing surgical instruments52.The word“rejuvenated”(Para.5)most probably means_____.[A]modified[B]recoliccted[C]classified[D]reactivated53.The research at the University of Wisconsin is mentioned to show_____.[A]the isolation of stem cells[B]the effects of gene therapies[C]the advantages of human cloning[D]the limitations of tissue replacepmnts54.Which of the following is true according to the text?[A]The principle of gene therapy is applicable to that of cloning.[B]The isolation of stem ceils is too difficult to be feasible.[C]It is reasonable for all body instructions to be activated.[D]Cloned animals will eventually take control of the world.55.Towards the genetic research，the author’s attitude can best be said to be that of_____.[A] frustration[B]indifference[C]amazement[D]oppositionSection ⅢReading Comprehension(共计35分。

全国英语等级考试五级备考训练题全国英语等级考试五级备考训练题精选5篇（一）全国英语等级考试五级备考训练题Oral Test(For examiner)Part A: Self-introduction (This task will take about 2 minutes.)Interlocutor: Good morning (afternoon / evening). Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor.)My name is ... and this is my colleague....He / she is not going to ask you any questions, but he / she is just going to be listening to us. So, your name is ... and ...? Thank you. First of all we’d like to know something about you, so I’m going to ask you some questions about yourselves. (Begin with candidate A, then move on to candidate B) Now (say the name of the candidate and ask the questions).Home Town· Where are you from?· How long have you lived there?· What’s it like living there?· How does your home town pare with (place where candidate iscurrently living)?· Well, that’s interesting.Family What about your family? Could you tell us something about them?Work/ Study· What do you do in (candidate’s home town), do you work or study? (If candidate already working) · What does your work involve?· Is your job something you had always wanted to do?· How long do you think you will stay in this job?(If candidate still at school, college or university)· What are your favorite subjects at school? What exactly are you studying?· What type of work are you hoping to do in the future?· What qualifications will you need to do that?Part B: Collaboration (This part will take about 5 minutes.)(For examiner)DiscussionTopic: Regional PovertyNow, (say the names of Candidate A and Candidate B), here is a list of causes for regional poverty. (Hand out the list to the candidates and let them read it through.) What do you think are the main causes for regional poverty? I’d like each of you to choose three from the list and tell each other why. If you hold different opinions you may argue and you may also add your own ideas that are not listed here. You just talk to each other and I won’t join you. You have 5 minutes. All right. Would you begin? (The interlocutor may sit back and intervene only when necessary.) Causes for Regional Poverty:· lack of natural re://.qd.sds· disorganization of the economy· out-of-date conventions· climate· geographical position· poor leadership· overpopulation· lack of education(For candidate)What do you think are the main causes for regional poverty? Choose three from the list and tell each other why.Causes for Regional Poverty:· lack of natural re://.qd.sds· disorganization of the economy· out-of-date conventions· climate· geographical position· poor leadership· overpopulation· lack of educationPart C: Presentation (This part will take about 8 minutes.)(For examiner)Interlocutor: Now, in this part of the test I’m going to give each of you a list of three differenttopics. I’d like you to select one of the topics and give a short presentation of about 2 minutes.When (say the name of Candidate A) has finished talking, I’d like you, (say the name of Candidate B), to ask him/her one or two questions. You may make notes while you are preparing and take notes while the other person is talking.All right? Here are your topics.Hand over the Topic Card, A - B, and some blank paper and a pencil to each candidate.Now you’ll have 2 minutes to prepare.The candidates are given 2 minutes.All right. Now (say the name of Candidate A), would you begin by telling us which topic you have chosen and then give yourpresentation, please?Listen to the presentation of Candidate A.Thank you. Now (say the name of Candidate B), would you like to ask (say the name of Candidate A) some questions? (Allow a maximum of 2questions by Candidate B, followed by one more question by the interlocutor.)Now (say the name of Candidate B), would you begin by telling us which topic you have chosen and then give your presentation, please?Listen to the presentation of Candidate B.Thank you. Now (say the name of Candidate A), would you like to ask (say the name of Candidate B) some questions? (Allow a maximum of 2questions by Candidate A, followed by one more question by the interlocutor.)CLOSUREThe interlocutor winds up the oral test by referring to the topics of both candidates.a. HealthWhat is the relationship between health and personal wealth?b. HobbiesHow can we use hobbies for pleasure or relaxation?c. PollutionWhat are the main causes of pollution?Topic Card B (For examiner)a. DisciplineHow do you deal with the relation between order and your personal interests?b. LifestyleWhat are the differences in lifestyle between you and your parents?c. Enviro____entWhat is the relationship between man andenviro____ent?Topic Card A (For candidate)a. HealthWhat is the relationship between health and personal wealth?b. HobbiesHow can we use hobbies for pleasure or relaxation?c. PollutionWhat are the main causes of pollution?Topic Card B (For candidate)a. DisciplineHow do you deal with the relation between order and your personalinterests?b. LifestyleWhat are the differences in lifestyle between you and your parents?c. Enviro____entWhat is the relationship between man andenviro____ent?全国英语等级考试五级备考训练题精选5篇（二）全国英语等级考试五级提分训练题Oral Test(For examiner)Part A: Self-introduction (This task will take about 2 minutes.)Interlocutor: Good morning (afternoon / evening). Could I have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor.)My name is ... and this is my colleague....He / she is not going to ask you anyquestions, but he / she is just going to be listening to us. So, your name is ... and ...? Thank you. First of all we’d like to know something about you, so I’m going to ask you some questions about yourselves. (Begin with candidate A, then move on to candidate B) Now (say the name of the candidate and ask the questions).Home Town· Where are you from?· How long have you lived there?· What’s it like living there?· How does your home town pare with (place where candidate iscurrently living)?· Well, that’s interesting.Family What about your family? Could you tell us something about them?Work/ Study· What do you do in (candidate’s home town), do you work or study? (If candidate already working) · What does your work involve?· Is your job something you had always wanted to do?· How long do you think you will stay in this job?(If candidate still at school, college or university)· What are your favorite subjects at school? What exactly are you studying?· What type of work are you hoping to do in the future?· What qualifications will you need to do that?Part B: Collaboration (This part will take about 5 minutes.)(For examiner)DiscussionTopic: Regional PovertyNow, (say the names of Candidate A and Candidate B), here is a list of causes for regional poverty. (Hand out the list to the candidates and let them read it through.) What do you think are the main causes for regional poverty? I’d like each of you to choose three from the list and tell each other why. If you hold different opinions you may argue and you may alsoadd your own ideas that are not listed here. You just t alk to each other and I won’t join you. You have 5 minutes. All right. Would you begin? (The interlocutor may sit back and intervene only when necessary.) Causes for Regional Poverty:· lack of natural re://.qd.sds· disorganization of the economy· out-of-date conventions· climate· geographical position· poor leadership· overpopulation· lack of education(For candidate)What do you think are the main causes for regional poverty? Choose three from the list and tell each other why.Causes for Regional Poverty:· lack of natural re://.qd.sds· disorganization of the economy· out-of-date conventions· climate· geographical position· poor leadership· overpopulation· lack of educationPart C: Presentation (This part will take about 8 minutes.)(For examiner)Interlocutor: Now, in this part of the test I’m going to give each of you a list of three different topics. I’d like you to select one of the topics and give a short presentation of about 2 minutes.When (say the name of Candidate A) has finished talk ing, I’d like you, (say the name of Candidate B), to ask him/her one or two questions. You may make notes while you are preparing and take notes while the other person is talking.All right? Here are your topics.Hand over the Topic Card, A - B, and some blank paper and a pencil to each candidate.Now you’ll have 2 minutes to prepare.The candidates are given 2 minutes.All right. Now (say the name of Candidate A), would you begin by telling us which topic you have chosen and then give yourpresentation, please?Listen to the presentation of Candidate A.Thank you. Now (say the name of Candidate B), would you like to ask (say the name of Candidate A) some questions? (Allow a maximum of 2questions by Candidate B, followed by one more question by the interlocutor.)Now (say the name of Candidate B), would you begin by telling us which topic you have chosen and then give your presentation, please?Listen to the presentation of Candidate B.Thank you. Now (say the name of Candidate A), would you like to ask (say the name of Candidate B) some questions? (Allow a maximum of 2questions by Candidate A, followed by one more question by the interlocutor.)CLOSUREThe interlocutor winds up the oral test by referring to the topics of both candidates.a. HealthWhat is the relationship between health and personal wealth?b. HobbiesHow can we use hobbies for pleasure or relaxation?c. PollutionWhat are the main causes of pollution?Topic Card B (For examiner)a. DisciplineHow do you deal with the relation between order and your personal interests?b. LifestyleWhat are the differences in lifestyle between you and your parents?c. Enviro____entWhat is the relationship between man andenviro____ent?Topic Card A (For candidate)a. HealthWhat is the relationship between health and personal wealth?b. HobbiesHow can we use hobbies for pleasure or relaxation?c. PollutionWhat are the main causes of pollution?Topic Card B (For candidate)a. DisciplineHow do you deal with the relation between order and your personalinterests?b. LifestyleWhat are the differences in lifestyle between you and your parents?c. Enviro____entWhat is the relationship between man andenviro____ent?全国英语等级考试五级备考训练题精选5篇（三）全国英语等级考试五级模拟试题Section 111 Reading prehension( 50 minutes)Part ARead the following texts and answer the questions which acpany., them by choosing A, B, C or D. Markyour answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1As long as her parents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college.Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuition at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than $17, 000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton ( she' s threatening), where one year' s tuition, room and board-almost $ 34, 000 in 2023-will cost more than some luxury cars? Even a number cruncher like Tally admits it' s a little scary,especially since she' 11 retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.The best way to prepare is to start saving early.A new law passed last year makes that easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for “qualified educaion expenses” like tuition, room and board. The plans aren' t for everyone. For tax reasons, some lower and middle ine families may be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital.When' s the best time to start? “Sometime, ” says Jack Joyce of the College Board, “between the maternity ward and middle school. ”Aid packages usually e in some bination of grants, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid es in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for “unsubsidized” federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins loans or “subsidized”Staffords, where the gover____ent pays the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrower' s market. “Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans, ” says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when they' re reviewed this summer.Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families' planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wrestling chion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. He' 11 almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, “we would really be in a bind, ” says his mother, Ja. For everyone else, it' s worth the effort to pick through' local .and national scholarship offerings, which can be found Ol Web sites like college-board, .A. The difficulty of paying the tuition.B. The far-sight of the parents.C. The promising future of Katie.D. The increasing tuition in the university.52. What can we infer from the second paragraph?A. Some families are too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition.B. The parents do not favor the form of loans.C. Paying the tuition makes the parents feel humble.D. Those who are in great need may not get what they need.53. The last paragraph suggests that __A. many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarshipsB. Mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the troubleC. traditional scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problems in some familiesD. Mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling chionship54. What does the author mean by “better off” ( Line 4, Paragraph 3 ) ?A. Richer.B. Wiser.C. Happier.D. Luckier.55. Which of the following is true according tothe text?A. The Harts prefer a public university to aprivate one.B. It is much easier to pay the tuition at present.C. All students can get the aid package.D .Traditional scholarships are still attractiveto some families.Text 2It was late in the afternoon, and I was puttingthe final touch on a piece of writing that I wasfeeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the puter down,andit seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out:Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my puter back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load.Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.“My puter is telling me a file is corrupted andit wants to fix itself, but I don' t have the Windows Setup CD. ”It quickly became clear that the woman was not a puter technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper, a human shield for the technicians. Her sole duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.To make me disappear, the woman:gave me the phone number for Windows' creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don' t know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn't have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and resolutely polite.When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.“You don' t have the Windows Setup CD, ma' am, because you don' t need it, ” he explained cheerfully.“Windows came preinstalled on your puter!”“But I do need it. ”“Yes, but you don't have it. ” We went on like this for a while. ,Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. “Of course, you' d lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos. ” It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. “You might be able to recover the m, but it would be expensive. ” He sounded delighted. “And it' s not coveted by the warranty ( 产品保证书) !” The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.56. Why did the author shut down her puter abruptly?A. She had saved what she had written.B. She couldn't move the cursor.C. The puter refused to work.D. The puter offered to repair itself.57. Which of the following is the author' s opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?A. She sounded helpful and knowledgeable.B. She was there to make callers frustrated.C. She was able to solve her puter problem. ,D. She was quick to pass her along to a technician.58. According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was __A. effectiveB. economicalC. unpracticalD. unacceptable59. “It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache” in the last but one paragraph means thatA. the technician's proposal would make thingseven worseB. the technician' s proposal could eventually solve the problemC. files stored on her puter were like a safeD. erasing the entire system was like curing a headache60. It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the following EXCEPTA.efficiencyB. locationC. Setup CDsD. attitudeText 3Women' s minds work differently from men' s. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference isin a part of the brain that is used in the most plex intellectual processes-the link between the two halves of the brain.Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for wordhanding, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.We shah' t know for a while, partly because wedon' t know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves inter-act via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing.61. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up.B. Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other.C. Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief.D. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known.62. According to the passage it is monly believed that brain differences are caused by __ factors.A. biologicalB. psychologicalC. physical I D ] social63. “these differences” in paragraph 5 refer to those in __A. skills of men and womenB. school subjectsC. the brain structure of men and womenD. activities carried out by the brainA. the brain structure as a wholeB. the functioning of part of the brainC. the distinction between the sexesE D] the effects of the corpus callosum65. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To outline the research findings on the brain structure.B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure.C. To. discuss the various factors that causebrain differences.D. To suggest new areas in brain research.Section HI Reading prehension《共计35分，权重35%) PartA(每题1分，共计l5分)Textl短文赏析本文采用提出问题分析^p 问题的形式，指出支付高昂的大学学费对很多家庭来说都有些力不从心，以及一些助学贷款及其他资助工程所起的作用。

公共英语五级等级考试模拟试题二第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项选择从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.She was so angry at all ____he was doing _____she walked out without saying a word.A. that， thatB. which； thatC. what； asD. that； which2.Every minute must be made full use of _______our lessons， for the college entrance exam is coming.A. going overB. to go overC. go overD. our going over3.They are going downtown ________bus instead of _______their bikes.A. by， byB. on； byC. by； inD. by； on4.—— How about a film tonight？----- _______I haven't been to the cinema for a long time.A. Yes， thanks.B. Why not？C. No， go awayD. It's a pity.5.—— which _______，bread or rice？----- ________will do.A. had you better eat； BothB. would you like； AllC. do you like most ； NoneD. would you rather have； Either6.—— My God！ I have to walk home now， for I just missed the bus.----- That's too bad. You ______it had you set out a bit earlier.A. should have caught.B. had caughtC. would have caught.D. could catch7.More than one teacher _______told him it is important that he learn English well if he _______abroad.A. had； will goB. has； wants to goC. has； want to goD. have； shall go8.—— Do you see why he hasn't turned up yet？----- Sorry, I don't know _______.A. what the matter isB. how matters stoodC. what is the matterD. how is the matter9.—— Where's John， do you know？----- Oh, _____to hospital.A. he's takenB. he'll be takenC. he's been takenD. he'll take10.—— _______is your English teacher？----- The one in red.A. whoB. whichC. whatD. where11.—— John， may I ask you a favour？----- ______A. I'm sorry， but why？B. Sure， what is it？C. Yes， you could.D. I'd love to， and I'm busy.12.Where was it _____the road accident happened yesterday？A. whenB. thatC. whichD. how13.______you choose， make sure that it is a good one.A. WhatB. WhereverC. WhicheverD. Which14.He suggested the sports meet be _______because of the bad weather.A. put awayB. put upC. put downD. put off15.I didn't manage to work out the problem _______the teacher had explained how.A. untilB. unlessC. whenD. before第二节：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

公共英语考试五级考前模拟试题汇总三篇公共英语考试五级考前模拟试题 11-5 ABDBA6-10 DBBBB公共英语考试五级考前模拟试题 21. It does not alter the fact that he was the man ________ for the death of the little girl.A) accounting B) guilty C) responsible D) obliged2. Medical care reform has e this country’s most important public health ________.A) question B) stuff C) matter D) issue3. Not that John doesn’t want to help you, ________ it’s beyond his power.A) but that B) for that C) and that D) in that4. I used to smoke ________ but I gave it up three years ago.A) seriously B) heavily C) badly D) severely5. The doctor told Penny that too much ________ to the sun is bad for the skin.A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion6. He decided to make further improvements on the puter’s design ________ the light of the requirements of customers.A) on B) for C) in D) with7. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ________ going to the doctor.A) put off B) hold back C) put aside D) hold up8. If you want to know the train schedule, please ________ at the booking office.A) acquire B) inquire C) request D) require9. The ing of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.A) transformed B) transported C) transferred D) transmitted10. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments,a student should ________ his findings in logical order and clear language.A) furnish B) propose C) raise D) present答案：1-5 CCABA6-10 CABAD公共英语考试五级考前模拟试题 3Part B：In the following article some paragraphs have been removed.For Questions 66—70，choose the most suitable paragraph from the list A～F to fit into each of the numbered gaps：There is one paragraph which does not fit in any of the gaps.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.For a child，happiness has a magical nature.I remember making hide—outs in newly-cut hay，playing cops and robbers in the woods，getting a speaking part in the school play.Of course，Kids also experience lows，But their de— light at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved.In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Sudd enly it’s conditional on such things as excitement. love，popularity and whether that zit will clear up before night.I can still feel the agony of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to.But I also recall the __ of being plucked from obscurity at another event to dance with a John Travolta look.alike.66.___________________My dictionary defines happy as“lucky”or“fortunate”，But I think a better definition of happiness is“the capacity for enjoyment”.The more we can apprecia te what we have，thehappier we are.It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved，the pany of friends，the freedom to live where we please，even good health.67___________________Later，peace descended again，and my husband and I enjoyed another pleasure__intimacy.Sometimes just the knowledge that he wants can bring me joy.You never know where happiness will turn up next.When I asked friends what made them happy，some mentioned apparently insignificant moments.“I hate shoppin g，”0ne friend said，“but there’s a clerk who always chats and really cheers me up.”68___________________I get a thrill from driving.One day I stopped to let the school bus turn onto a side road.The driver grinned and gave me a thumbs-up sign.We were two allies in the world of mad motorists.It made me smile.69___________________Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mixture of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I doubt that my great grandmother，who raised l4 children and took in washing，hadnone of either.She did have a network of close friends and families，and maybe this is what fulfilled her.If she was content with what she had，perhaps it was because she didn’t expect life to be very different.70___________________While happiness may be more plex for us，the solution is the same as ever.Happiness isn’t about what es to us—it’s about how we perceive what es to us.It’s the knack of finding a positive for every negative. and viewing a setback as a challenge.It’s not wishing for what we haven’t had，But enjoying what we do possess.A.Another friend loves the telephone.“Every time it rings，I know someone is thinking about me.”B.When we think about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get.C.In adulthood tlle things that bring profound joy—birm，love，marriage__also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.Love may not last，sex isn’t always good，loved ones die.For adults，happiness is plicated.D.We，on the other hand，with so many choices and suchpressure to succeed in every area，have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”.We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us miserable.So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things area’t necessarily happier.E.I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love.When the kids came back home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day.F.We all experience moments like these.Too few of us register them as happiness.Part B(每小题2分。