公共英语五级模拟题2018年(15)(总分100,考试时间90分钟)Section Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionPart AYou will hear a talk. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 5 by writing T (for True) or F (for False). You will hear the talk ONL Y ONCE.【点此下载音频文件】1. Traveling by bus one can see as much of the country as possible.A. 正确B. 错误2. Tourists like to travel by train because it is cheaper.A. 正确B. 错误3. To cross the U. S. by bus usually takes about days.A. 正确B. 错误4. Businessmen travel by plane because they can afford it.A. 正确B. 错误5. Tourists are not advised to take a taxi unless they are in a hurry.A. 正确B. 错误Part BYou will hear 2 talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONL Y ONCE.Questions 1～3 are based on the following talk; listen and choose the best answer.【点此下载音频文件】1. How many state parks are there in Pennsylvania?A. 116.B. 164.C. 160.D. 115.2. What is Cook Forest famous for?A. Oil Creek.B. Beautiful sunsets.C. The 300-year-old hemlocks.D. Centuries-old trees.3. What"s the purpose of the speech?A. To give an outline of Pennsylvania.B. To persuade people to visit Pennsylvania.C. To show the speaker"s pride in living in Pennsylvania.D. To tell tourists how to enjoy the beauty of Pennsylvania.Questions 4～6 are based on the following talk; listen and choose the best answer.【点此下载音频文件】4. When was the miner"s Hotel originally built?A. In 1830"s.B. In 1840"s.C. In 1850"s.D. In 1860"s.5. What was the cause of the destruction of the Hotel?A. Fire.B. Flood.C. Earthquake.D. Bankruptcy.6. Where will the guest stay?A. Room 15, 25th floor, the Fortune Tower.B. Room 25, 15th floor, the Fortune Tower.C. Room 15, 25th floor, the Gold Tower.D. Room 25, 15th floor, the Gold Tower.Part CYou will hear a talk. As you listen, you must answer Questions 1～5 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words.【点此下载音频文件】1. How were the Hawaiian Islands originally formed?2. In what aspect is Oahu considered to be the most important?3. What is the name of the most famous volcano?4. Who were the first large group of immigrants to arrive?5. How long will the trip last?Section Ⅱ Use of EnglishRead the following text and fill in each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word."Had a good flight?" the Chief asked."A bit bumpy over the Azores," Hawthorne said. 1 this occasion he had not had time to 2 from his pale gray tropical suit; the summons **e to him 3 in Kingston and a car had met him at London Airport. He 4 as close to the steam 5 as he could, but sometimes he couldn"t 6 a shiver."What"s that odd flower you"re 7 ?"Hawthorne had quite forgotten 8 . He put his hand up to his lapel."It looks as though it had once been an orchid," the Chief said with disapproval."Pan American gave it to us 9 our dinner last night," Hawthorne explained. He took out the limp mauve rag and put it in the ash-tray. "With your dinner? What an odd thing to do," the Chief said, "it can hardly have improved the meal. Personally I detest orchids. Decadent thing. There was someone, wasn"t there, who wore green 10 ?""I only put it in my button-hole so as to clear the dinner-tray. There was so little room, with the hot-cakes and champagne and the sweet salad and the tomato soup and the chicken Maryland and ice-cream.""What a 11 mixture. You should travel BOAC.""You didn"t give me enough time, sir, to get a booking.""Well, the matter is rather urgent. You know our man in Havana has been turning 12 some pretty disquieting stuff 13 .""He"s a good man," Hawthorne said."I don"t deny it. I wish we 14 more like him. What I can"t understand is how the Americans have not tumbled to anything there.""Have you asked them, sir?""Of course not. I don"t 15 their discretion.""Perhaps they don"t trust ours."1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.Section Ⅲ Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following text and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D.Scholars and students have always been travelers. The official case for "academic mobility" is now often stated in impressive terms as a fundamental necessity for economic and social progress in the world, and debated in the corridors of Europe, but it is certainly nothing new. Seriousstudents were always ready to go abroad in search of the most stimulating teachers and the most famous academies; in search of the purest philosophy, the most effective medicine, the likeliest road to gold.Mobility of this kind meant also mobility of ideas, their transference across frontiers, their simultaneous impact upon many groups of people. The point of learning is to share it, either with students or with colleagues. One presumes that only eccentrics have no interest in being credited with a startling discovery, or a new technique. It must also have been reassuring to know that other people in other parts of the world were about to make the same discovery or were thinking along the same lines, and that one was not quite alone, confronted by inquisition, ridicule or neglect.In the 20th century, and particularly in the last 20 years, the old footpaths of the wandering scholars have become vast highways. The vehicle which has made this possible has of course been the airplane, making contact between scholars even in the most distant places immediately feasible, and providing for the very rapid transmission of knowledge.Apart from the vehicle itself, it is fairly easy to identify the main factors which have brought about the recent explosion in academic movement. Some of these are purely quantitative and require no further mention; there are far more centers of learning, and a far greater number of scholars and students. In addition, one must recognize the very considerable multiplication of disciplines, particularly in the sciences, which by widening the total area of advanced studies has produced an enormous number of specialists whose particular interests are precisely defined. These people would work in some isolation if they were not able to keep in touch with similar isolated groups in other countries.1. What does the author think of the "academic mobility"?A. It is quite a new phenomenon.B. It is necessary for economic and social progress in the current world.C. It is debatable.D. It is characteristic of intellectuals to search for new knowledge.2. What happens to a scholar who shares his ideas with his colleagues?A. He gains recognition for his achievements.B. He risks being ridiculed.C. He attacks a large number of students.D. He is neglected.3. In what way does the recent development in air travel benefit us according to the passage?A. More students in remote areas can attend college.B. People can travel more easily.C. Knowledge can be passed on more rapidly.D. Universities can be set up farther away.4. The writer thinks that academic work has recently become more specialized because ______.A. more people are studying scienceB. more students are doing postgraduate workC. the number of universities has increasedD. a greater variety of subjects are studied5. Which of the following is not considered as the factor which has resulted in the recent explosion in academic movement?A. More universities.B. Larger numbers of scholars and students.C. Social progress.D. An enormous number of specialists.Part BIn the following article some paragraphs have been removed. For Questions 1～5, 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.Housekeepers at all large hotels are well aware that departing guests leave things behind them. The lost property cupboard at one particular hotel in the international Hyatt Regency luxury chain, is overflowing with socks, ties and underwear but it also contains more unusual leftovers such as paperweights, black satchels, a min dress, purple pyjamas and silver shoes, a Mexican hat and rug, a Korean fan, a music box, a black suede cowboy hat and a bottle of guava pills.1Each hotel has its own peculiar tale to tell. The executive housekeeper of one Sheraton Hotel is at a loss to explain a rise in the sets of false teeth left behind. Four sets were left at the hotel in a single month; two sets had yet to be reclaimed two months later. "You would have thought once they started chewing breakfast they"d realise something was missing," the housekeeper says, with a laugh.Some guests seem adept at leaving body extras behind. One hotel in Surfers Paradise on the Queensland coast in Australia became the proud owner of a wooden leg after a careless guest left it behind. Around 500 items—spectacles, books, keys and clothing—are left at that hotel each month. People have also left **puters, hair-driers and towels.2Most hotels hold onto a lost property for three months and, if it is not reclaimed, give it to charity. Some hotels give the person who found the item the opportunity to keep it. This encourages them to hand in any items they may find while cleaning rooms. Usually, hotel managers will wait for guests to reclaim things unless an item is of great value. They prefer not to do the contacting. Says the head of security at one luxury hotel, "We"ve run into problems when we"ve spoken to wives who haven"t known their husbands were staying here."3Some hoteliers are reluctant to say how much the practice of souveniring costs. The Sheraton claims that souveniring is not a big problem, especially since the Sheraton chain stopped putting logos on linen five years ago.4The motivation for the guests" light-fingeredness is often more than mere nostalgia. As the Hyatt Regency"s public relations manager says, some guests think hotel rates are so high that "they should get something for nothing."5Many hotel chains, particularly in the United States, are starting to combat the problem of souveniring by giving guests an inventory of what is in a room when they arrive. If a listed item isn"t there, the guest can contact room service immediately.Some items do have happy returns. A guest at the Royal Pacific Hotel in Hong Kong filched a pillow but returned it three months later. He"d bought an extremely fragile souvenir while in Hong Kong and needed the pillow to ferry it home.A. So who are these kleptomaniacs that plague hotel keepers? Most tourists looking for souvenirs take ashtrays, towels and smaller items such as wooden boxes holding tea and coffee. People in tour groups are more likely to take guide books, hand towels and face cloths. Business travellers go for the more pricey bathrobes. Some thefts defy explanation. An ingenious thief keeps stealing telephones and wooden coat stands from the foyer of one central-city luxury hotel. The chrome lettering on the same hotel"s facade has disappeared three times.B. Almost everyone in the hotel has heard about the live lobster discovered in the mini-bar. There have also been forgotten pets, including a pet mouse, though the owner was a little shy about mentioning this. Apparently he asked if they had found a little garment in the shape of a mouse. Among the interesting items ending up as lost property in London were DNA samples of a disease, several oversized tins of baked beans, and a live rabbit left in a shoe box under a bed.C. Most hotels say policing stolen items is a balancing act. Hotels must weigh up the cost of the missing item against the possibility of insulting guests who haven"t stolen anything. If someone denies stealing, there"s not a lot more to be done about it. Unless a guest was walking out of a hotel with a towel hanging out of a suitcase, they wouldn"t follow it up. None of the hotels keeps a blacklist of guests who have stolen items from rooms.D. Of course, one way to achieve happiness would be to realize that even by contemporary standards the things I own are pretty nice. My house is smaller than the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms than my wife and I can keep clean.E. People leave wedding dresses behind, too. Some claim them; others do not. Hotel managers around the globe have noticed an increase in the number of cell phones, batteries and cell-phone chargers left behind in recent times. Occasionally guests forget small amounts of money but never as much as the 830,000 cash left at New York"s Peninsula Hotel. The money was left in a safe by a visiting head of state and was eventually reclaimed.F. If what guests leave behind is interesting, so is what they choose to steal. Some hotels spend as much as US $10,000 (83,000 RMB) each year replacing wooden coat hangers. "Guests take anything that"s not nailed down," says one manager. "We"ve lost irons and bathrobes, and pillows are starting to become more popular." As much as US $2170 (18,000 RMB) can be spent on replacement of pillows in a six-month period. Some hotels allow between US $38,000 and US $50,000 (between 315,000 and 415,000 RMB) a year to replace missing items. Many hotels now offer to sell bath-robes, pillows and hair-driers to guests if they wish to purchase them. Most hotels budget on people **plimentary toiletries and pens but many have also stopped putting hotel logos on bathrobes, towels and toiletries to prevent the **mon practice of "souveniring". Hotels have found that items with logos are more popular than non-monogrammed items. It seems guests take them as a memento of their stay. Some hotels have printed cards in the bathrooms saying bathrobes can be bought. Ashtrays are a popular souvenir for those who stay at Hong Kong"s Royal Pacific Hotel and Towers as are blankets, leather **pendiums, glasses and coat hangers.1.2.3.4.5.Part CThe following passage is divided into three sections. You are asked to find out in which section the 10 statements are discussed or implied.Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C. Some choices may be required more than once.A=Mediterranean SeaB=Black SeaC=Caspian SeaWhich Sea...● receives the water from the western Causcasus region? 1●is of great political **mercial importance? 2● is linked to the Baltic Sea? 3● is linked to the Atlantic Ocean? 4● is ice-locked in winter? 5● has Ural as a tributary? 6● covers the largest area? 7● is lying between Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor? 8● is the largest in land body of water? 9●was **mercial centre of the Byzantine Empire? 10Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea is an in-land sea of Europe, Asia, and Africa, linked to the Atlantic Ocean at its western end by the narrow Strait of Gibraltar. The Mediterranean is almost landlocked. It is of great political **mercial importance as a maritime outlet and trade route for numerous countries. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about 2,510,000 sq km and is generally shallow. It is a remnant of a vast ancient sea that was squeezed almost shut about 30 million years ago, when Africa and Eurasia collided. Geological forces still cause volcanic eruptions and frequent earthquakes. An undersea sill at the Strait of Gibraltar restricts circulation, making the Mediterranean much saltier than the Atlantic Ocean. Arms of the Mediterranean include the Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, Aegean, and Ionian seas. Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, and Cyprus are major islands. Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Trieste, and Haifa are important sea ports. Major rivers entering the Mediterranean are the Ebro, Rhone, Po, and Nile.Black SeaBlack Sea is an in-land sea, lying between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is connected with the Aegean Sea by the Bosporus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles. The Black Sea is bounded by Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia. The Black Sea has an area (excluding its northern arm, the Sea of Azov) of about 436,400 sq km. The Crimean Peninsula projects into the Black Sea from the north, forming the shallow Sea of Azov on the east and the Karkinitskiy Gulf on the west. The Black Sea receives the drainage from central and eastern Europe, European Russia, the western Caucasus region, and northern Asia Minor.The Black Sea is abundantly stocked with valuable fish. As an outlet for the products of Ukraineand adjoining republics, it is of special importance in **merce. Many of the colonial **mercial activities of ancient Greece and Rome, and of the Byzantine Empire, centered on the Black Sea. After 1453, when the Ottomans occupied Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), the sea was virtually closed to **merce. The Treaty of Paris of 1856 opened the sea to **merce of all nations. Caspian SeaCaspian Sea is a saltwater lake in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, the largest inland body of water in the world. The Caspian Sea is bordered on the west by Azerbaijan and Russia and on the south by Iran. It has an area of 371,000 sq km. The Caspian Sea is about 28 m below sea level, although this level changes from year to year.The southern and southwestern shorelines of the Caspian Sea are bordered by the Elburz Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains. The seas" numerous tributaries include the Volga, Ural, and Zhem rivers. The Caspian Sea is linked to the Baltic Sea, the White Sea, and the Black Sea by an extensive network of inland waterways, chief of which is the V olga River. These waterways provide an outlet to northern Europe for the oil fields of Baku, Azerbaijan.Navigation is frequently dangerous because of violent storms in the southeastern part of the Caspian Sea, and during the winter months the northern parts are closed by ice. The chief ports are Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan; Baku; and Makhachkala, Russia.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.Section Ⅳ Writing1. You have read an article in a magazine which states that "Study should be top priority to students; traveling is only a waste of time and money to them."Write an article to clarify your own points of view towards this issue. You should use your own ideas, knowledge or experience to generate support for your argument.You should write no less than 250 words.。
