2014年公共英语五级考试试题(二十)

公共英语五级考试试 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 (二十) 一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D． 第1题 Car makers have long used sex to sell their products. Recently, however, both BMW and Renault have based their latest European marketing campaigns around the icon of modern biology. BMW's campaign, which launches its new 3-series sports saloon in Britain and Ireland, shows the new creation and four of its earlier versions zigzagging around a landscape made up of giant DNA sequences, with a brief explanation that DNA is the molecule responsible for the inheritance of such features as strength, power and intelligence. The Renault offering, which promotes its existing Laguna model, employs evolutionary theory even more explicitly. The company's television commercials intersperse clips of the car with scenes from a lecture by Steve Jones, a professor of genetics at University College London. BMW's campaign is intended to convey the idea of development allied to heritage. The latest product, in other words, should be viewed as the new and improved scion of a long line of good cars. Renault's message is more subtle. It is that evolution works by gradual improvements rather than sudden leaps (in this, Renault is aligning itself with biological orthodoxy). So, although the new car in the advertisement may look like the old one, the external form conceals a number of significant changes to the engine. While these alterations are almost invisible to the average driver, Renault hopes they will improve the car's performance, and ultimately its survival in the marketplace. Whether they actually do so will depend, in part, on whether marketers have read the public mood correctly. For, even if genetics really does offer a useful metaphor for automobiles, employing it in advertising is not without its dangers. That is because DNA's public image is ambiguous. In one context, people may see it as the cornerstone of modern medical progress. In another, it will bring to mind such controversial issues as abortion, genetically modified foodstuffs, and the sinister subject of eugenics. Car makers are probably standing on safer ground than biologists. But even they can make mistakes. Though it would not be obvious to the casual observer, some of the DNA which features in BMW's ads for its nice, new car once belonged to a woolly mammoth--a beast that has been extinct for 10, 000 years. Not, presumably, quite the message that the marketing department was trying to convey. It can be inferred that biological orthodoxy favors A no change. B gradual change. C great change. D destruction. 【正确 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第2题 The campaign staged by both BMW and Renault are to promote A cars produced with brand-new technologies. B cars modeled on DNA technology. C cars which are improvements on the old ones. D cars which have been face-lifted but otherwise remain little changed. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第3题 According to the author, the success of the campaigns may depend on A public perceptions of DNA. B the explicitness with which 'DNA is incorporated into the campaigns. C advances in genetic research. D the affordability on the part of customers. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第4题 BMW's campaign has mistakenly conveyed the idea of A revolution. B extinction. C poverty. D stagnation. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第5题 The difference between BMW's campaign and Renault's campaign is that A BMW's campaign employs the metaphor of DNA while Renault's doesn't. B BMW's campaign emphasizes technological revolution while Renault's emphasizes technological evolution. C BMW's campaign conveys improvement more explicitly than Renault's. D BMW's campaign is a lot more expensive than Renault's. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第6题 It is interesting to reflect for a moment upon the differences in the areas of moral feeling and standards in the peoples of Japan and the United States. Americans divide these areas somewhat rigidly into spirit and flesh, the two being in opposition in the tire of a human being. Ideally spirit should prevail but all too often it is the flesh that does prevail. The Japanese make no such division, at least between one as good and the other as evil. They believe that a person has two souls, each necessary. One is the "gentle" soul, the other is the "rough" soul. Sometimes the person uses his gentle soul. Sometimes he must use his rough soul. He does not favor his gentle soul, neither does he fight his rough soul. Human nature in itself is good, Japanese philosophers insist, and a human being does not need to fight any part of himself. He has only to learn how to use each soul properly at the appropriate times. Virtue for the Japanese consists in fulfilling one's obligations to others. Happy endings, either in life or in fiction, are neither necessary nor expected, since the fulfillment of duty provides the satisfying end, whatever the tragedy it inflicts. And duty includes a person's obligations to those who have conferred benefits upon him and to himself as an individual of honor. He develops through this double sense of duty a self discipline which is at once permissive and rigid, depending upon the area in which it is functioning. The process of acquiring this self-discipline begins in childhood. Indeed, one may say it begins at birth. Early is the Japanese child given his own identity! If I were to define in a word the attitude of the Japanese toward their children I would put it in one succinct word-" respect". Love? Yes, abundance of love, warmly expressed from the moment he is put to his mother's breast. For mother and child this nursing of her child is important psychologically. Rewards are frequent, a bit of candy bestowed at the right moment, an inexpensive toy. As the time comes to enter school, however, discipline becomes firmer. To bring shame to the family is the greatest shame for the child. What is the secret of the Japanese teaching of self-discipline? It lies, I think, in the fact that the aim or all teaching is the establishment of habit. Rules are repeated over, and continually practiced until obedience becomes instinctive. This repetition is enhanced by the expectation of the eiders. They expect a child to obey and to learn through obedience. The demand is gentle at first and tempered to the child's tender age. It is no less gentle as time goes on, but certainly it is increasingly inexorable. Now, far away from that warm Japanese home, I reflect upon what 1 learned there. What, I wonder, will take the place of the web of love and discipline which for so many centuries has surrounded the life and thinking of the people of Japan? The author's purpose in the passage is to______. A discuss the virtue of the Japanese people B compare the two souls of people C describe the process of acquiring self-discipline D reflect the moral feeling and standards of the Japanese people 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第7题 The author mentioned all of the following EXCEPT______. A the Japanese attitude toward their children B the virtue of the Japanese people C the purpose of the teaching of self-discipline D the obligation of the American people 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第8题 According to the passage, people in Japan believe that a child is born______. A with two souls which are fighting with each other B basically good C evil D sinful 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第9题 Based on the information in the passage, what does the Japanese emphasize in the teaching of self-discipline? A One' s duty. B One' s honour. C One' s permission. D The two souls. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第10题 Which of the following about the Japanese aim of existence can be inferred from the passage? A To live a happy life. B To have a satisfactory job. C To get promoted in work. D To fulfill one's duty. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第11题 Human relations have commanded people's attention from early times. The ways of people have been recorded in innumerable myths, folk, tales, novels, poems, plays, and popular or philosophical essays. Although the full significance of a human relationship may not be directly evident, the complexity of feelings and actions that can be understood at a glance is surprisingly great. For this reason psychology holds a unique position among the sciences. "Intuitive" knowledge may be remarkably penetrating and can significantly help us understand human behavior, whereas in the physical sciences such commonsense knowledge is relatively primitive. If we erased all kn6wledge of scientific physics from our modern world, not only would we not have cars and television sets, we might even find that the ordinary person was unable to cope with the fundamental mechanical problems of pulleys and levers. On the other hand, if we removed all knowledge of scientific psychology from our world, problems in interpersonal relations might easily be coped with and solved much as before. We would still "know" how to avoid doing something asked of us and how to get someone to agree with us; we would still "know" when someone was angry and when someone was pleased. One could even offer sensible explanations for the "whys" of much of the self's behavior and feelings. In other words, the ordinary person has a great and profound understanding of the self and of other people which, though unformulated or only vaguely conceived enables one to interact with others in more or less adaptive ways. Khler, in referring to the lack of great discoveries in psychology as compared with physics, accounts for this by saying that "people were acquainted with practically all territories of mental life a long time before the founding of scientific psychology." Paradoxically, with all this natural, intuitive, commonsense capacity to grasp human relations, the science of human relations has been one of the last to develop. Different explanations of this paradox have been suggested. One is that science would destroy the vain and pleasing illusions people have about themselves; but we might ask why people have always loved to read pessimistic, debunking writings, from Ecclesiastes to Freud. It has also been proposed that just because we know so much about people intuitively, there has been less incentive for studying them scientifically; why should one develop a theory, carry out systematic observations, or make predictions about the obvious.'? In any case, the field of human relations, with its vast literary documentation but meager, scientific treatment, is in great contrast to the field of physics in which there are relatively few nonscientific books. It can be inferred that the author would most likely agree with which of the following statements regarding people who lived before the advent of scientific psychology? A Their understanding of human relations was quite limited. B They were uninterested in acquiring knowledge of the physical world. C They misunderstood others more frequently than do people today. D Their intuitions about human relations were reasonably sophisticated. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第12题 According to the passage, an understanding of the self can be______. A highly biased due to unconscious factors B profound even when vaguely conceived C improved by specialized training D irrelevant for understanding human relations 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第13题 The author implies that attempts to treat human relations scientifically have thus far been relatively______. A unilluminating B paradoxical C pessimistic D encouraging 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第14题 According to the passage, it has been suggested that the science of human relations was slow to develop because______. A intuitive knowledge of human relations is derived from philosophy B early scientists were more interested in the physical world C scientific studies of human relations appear to investigate the obvious D the scientific method is difficult to apply to the study of human relations 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第15题 It can be inferred that the author assumes that commonsense knowledge of human relations is______. A equally well developed among all adults within a given society. B considerably more accurate in some societies than in others. C biased insofar as it is based on myths and folktales. D usually sufficiently accurate to facilitate interactions with others. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 二、Writing（本大题1小题．每题25.0分，共25.0分。You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2． ） 第1题 A magazine holds a special discussion on divorce. Write an article to the magazine to state your own point of view on divorce and try to illustrate some reasons for those who are for or against divorce. You should write no less than 250 words. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2. 【正确答案】： [范文] The past ten years has witnessed tremendous social changes in China. A case in point is that divorce rate has gone up sharply since the reform and the open-up to the outside world. As to the cases concerning divorces, there are certainly pros and cons. Here I'd like to make a brief list of them and give my own opinion on this topic in the following. People who are for divorces claim that divorce represents social and personal progress. They argue that divorce rate is often higher in better-off regions than in poorer areas, for economic development provides women more chances of education and employment, which may lead to their ideological changes. More and more people believe that divorce is a mark of freedom. Firstly, the popularization of Marriage Law makes it possible for people to free themselves from the bandage of unhappy marriages and provides them with a chance to find joy in another marriage. Secondly, divorce frees children of unhappy marriages from being torn between their parents and gives them a better chance to develop their personalities. However, for those who are on the other side, divorce represents social turmoil rather than progress and creates many social problems. More often than not, divorce results from a lack of responsibility. Many people only want to enjoy happiness of marriage but are oblivious of their social responsibilities. It cannot be denied that divorce results in broken families and leaves a shadow in the hearts of both the two parties involved and their children. These children often end up psychologically unbalanced and some even become juvenile delinquents, which does great harm to the social stability. In the tug-of-war between pros and cons, I would rather give weight to the latter. After all, high divorce rate is not in tune with the stable social advance. Divorce is not a goal, but only a means. Therefore, it is sensible of the two parties to open their eyes wide before marriage. Marriage takes certain qualities to make it successful. If people put more effort into making their marriages work, there would be fewer divorces. [本题分数]： 25.0 分 【答案解析】  [解析] 本题属于陈述个人见解题。一般行文结构同辨证性作文相似，但是又在写作方法上存在着不同。辨证性作文的观点切忌偏颇，而陈述个人见解的文章则可以相对自由地阐述你的真实看法，但要有充分的论证过程。 none、三（共Reading Comprehension(子母填空)小题,15共分）15.0 第1题 With unfamiliar human beings, when we acknowledge their humanness, we must avoid staring at them, and yet we must also avoid ignoring them. To make them into people rather than objects, we use a deliberate and polite inattention. We look at them long enough to, make it quite clear that we see them, and then we immediately look away. 1____________________. The important thing in such an exchange is that we do not catch the eye of the one whom we are recognizing as a person. We look at him without locking glances, and then we immediately look away. Recognition is not permitted. 2.____________________. If you pass someone in the street, you may eye the oncoming person until you are about eight feet apart, then you must look away as you pass. Before the eight-foot distance is reached, each will signal in which direction he will pass. This is done with a brief look in that direction. Each will veer slightly and the passing is done smoothly. 3____________________. To strengthen this signal, you look directly at the other's face before looking away. 4____________________. It becomes impossible to discover just what they are doing. Are they looking at you too long, too intently ? Are they looking ,at you at all? The person wearing the glasses feels protected and assumes that he can stare without being noticed in his staring. However, this is s self-deception. To the other person, dark glasses seem to indicate that the wearer is always staring at him. We often use this look-away technique when we meet famous people. We want to assure them that we are respecting their privacy, that we would not dream of staring at them. The same is true of the crippled or physically handicapped. We look briefly and then look away before the stare can be said to be a stare. 5.____________________. Of course, the opposite is also true. If we wish to put a person down, we may do so by staring longer than is acceptably polite. Instead of dropping our gazes when we lock glances, we continue to stare. The person who disapproves of interracial marriages or dating will stare rudely at the interracial couple. If he dislikes long hair, short dresses, or beards, he may show it with a longer-than-acceptable stare. [A] There are different formulas for the exchange of glances depending on where the meeting takes place. [B] In the subway or bus where long rides in very close circumstances are a necessity, we may be hard put to find some way of not staring. We sneak glances, but look away before our eyes can lock. If we look with an unfocused glance that misses the eyes and settles on the head, the mouth, the body for any place but the eyes is an acceptable looking spot for the unfocused glance. [C] Actually in this way we are saying, in body language, "I know you are there, "and a moment later we add, "But I would not dream of intruding on your privacy." [D] It is the technique we use for any unusual situation where too long a stare would be embarrassing. When we see an interracial couple, we also use this technique. We might use it when we see a man with an unusual beard, with extra longhair, with outlandish clothes, or a girl with a minimal miniskirt may attract this look-and-away. [E] For this passing encounter Dr. Erving Goffman in Behavior in public places says that the quick look and the lowering of the eyes is body language for, "I trust you. I am not afraid of you." [F]Sometimes the rules are hard to follow, particularly if one of the two people wears dark glasses. 【正确答案】： C 第2题 【正确答案】： A 第3题 【正确答案】： E 第4题 【正确答案】： F 第5题 【正确答案】： D 第6题 A The Government is going to give new "job splitting", grants to employers willing to offer part-time work to people claiming unemployment benefit. The next scheme, which took many union leaders and large employers by surprise yesterday night, will be announced in detail in the autumn. It is intended to cost die taxpayer nothing because of savings in unemployment benefit. The proposal, unveiled last night by Mr. Norman Tebbit, Secretary of State for Employment, will be in addition to the new Community Programme for the long-term unemployed. Mr. Tebbit said that under the scheme a vacancy could be offered to two unemployed people, one existing full-time employee or two existing full-time employees if one of them would otherwise have been made redundant. The Employment Secretary suggested yesterday that workers reaching retirement might find the idea of sharing their job attractive, if pensions could be secured. But he also said that firms might find it attractive to offer one vacancy to two school leavers. In a sharp reaction to the Community Programme, Mr. Nicholas Hinton, director of the National Council for Voluntary Organizations, whose members will be expected to sponsor many of the new places, said. "The Government is trying to spread too little money too thinly among too many people and many voluntary organizations are suspicious of its motives. " B Few people believe that unemployment in the United Kingdom will fall favorably below the 3.2 million mark, or 13.4 percent of the labour force, during the next few years. The remarkable rise in productivity 'over the past year will, if it continues, make it even more difficult to tackle unemployment. Many firms are confident that they can meet any increase in demand without hiring extra staff. Remedies more imaginative and more permanent than those tried so far are needed. The Government's job-splitting scheme announced on Tuesday is one example that should be welcomed. Another good idea is Rank Xerox's "networking" plan, by which executives would be able to work part-time from home. The possibilities of work-sharing need to be more vigorously investigated, on the lines indicated by a recent OECD study. If the total hours of work required are not going to increase with output rising thanks to improved productivity then let us try to share those working hours more equitably among the labour force. Work-sharing helps to produce new jobs by reducing the working hours of those in existing jobs. The danger with work-sharing is that employees may expect to be paid more per hour for working shorter hours, and that fixed labour costs will rise as the numbers on the payroll increase. Many employers therefore fear that the effect on costs and prices would be inflationary. The Government is therefore subsidizing employers to participate in its job splitting scheme. Most kinds of work-sharing involve marginal cuts of a few per cent in total working hours, and thus only modest increases in the number of jobs. The biggest difference would be made if a substantial number of full-time jobs could be tamed into part-time jobs. The Government's role would be to adapt the tax and social security system to make part-time work more attractive to employers and employees, notably by ensuring that as many part time employees as possible escape both tax and social security payment. The social effects of work-sharing, are likely to be beneficial, Since it would involve an attempt to match work opportunities to a wider variety of life styles. The combination of one full-time and one part-time spouse might become much more universal. C Part-timers usually earn less per hour than a full-timer, have fewer fringe benefits and less job security. They have virtually no career prospects. Employers often think that working part-time means that a person has no ambition and no chance of promotion. But jobs haring bridges that gap and offers the chance of interesting work to people who can only work part-time and that does not mean just married women. As Adrienne Broyle of "New Ways to Work'--formally the London Job-sharing Project--points out: "There are various reasons why people want to job-share and so have more spare time. 'A growing number of men want to job-share so that they can play an active role in bringing up their children. It allows people to study at home in their free time, and means that disabled people or those who otherwise stay at home to look after them, can work. Job-sharing is also an ideal way for people to ease into retirement. Many employers are wary of new work schemes, but an investigation carded out by the LOC shows that they can profit in various ways from sharing. If one sharer is away sick, at least half the job continues to be done. Skilled workers who cannot work full-time can bring years of experience to a job. Half-timers have to work flat out without a tea break. Another attraction is that two people bring to one job twice as much experience, sets of ideas and discussion. But there are financial pitfalls for the job-sharers. If one becomes unemployed, he should be eligible for Unemployment Benefit. But he has to sign on as being available for full-time work. Otherwise, he can not claim the benefit. Pensions are a big block. The LOC paper points out that the Local Government Superannuation Scheme excludes people who work less than 30 hours a week. For those who are attracted to job-sharing, beware. Most occupational pension schemes are based either on the average annual earnings during membership of the scheme or on the employee's final salary. tells us that the government will give support to employers, who offer part-time jobs? 【正确答案】： A 第7题 states that employers can benefit from having two people performing the same job? 【正确答案】： C 第8题 provides means for older people to ease into retirement? 【正确答案】： A 第9题 implies that work-sharing schemes have so far been unsatisfactory? 【正确答案】： B 第10题 shows that the author approves the Government's plan? 【正确答案】： B 第11题 indicates that a 63-year-old man might find job-sharing against his interest? 【正确答案】： A 第12题 states that job-sharing can offer the chance of interesting work to people who can only work part-time? 【正确答案】： C 第13题 says that many organizations are doubting the motives of the government in advocating job sharing? 【正确答案】： A 第14题 implies that increased payment for less work would destroy the scheme? 【正确答案】： B 第15题 states that a rise in output does not reduce unemployment? 【正确答案】： B 四、Listening Comprehension（共10小题,共15.0分） 第1题 What are the two speakers discussing? A How proverbs are created. B Why people don't use proverbs how. C How proverbs are handed down. D Why there are more proverbs in some cultures. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.7分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]11-13 M: Mary, have you ever wondered why some cultures have more proverbs than others? For example, the Mayans, the Incas, and the North American Indian tribes seem to have fewer proverbs than cultures like, the Arabians, and the Chinese. I wonder why this is. W: What would you say about our own culture? Would you say we're a culture that's rich in proverbs or one that lacks proverbs? M: I think we, we have a rich heritage of proverbs--the Benjamin Franklin maxims, proverbs, wise sayings have been handed down to us. W: Well, I think the fact that we're no longer creating proverbs today maybe says something maybe perhaps explains to some extent why proverbs in certain cultures were not as extended or extensive as in other cultures. M: Mm, hmm. That's true. I wonder why we are not creating as many proverbs as we did in 1 700 and 1 800. I agree with you. I don't think there are nearly as many. I can't think of any. I'm sure there are some, but I wonder why this is so. W: Yeah, Well, I think we all know a great many proverbs. If we sit down, we can think of some that we can list. But we don't seem to use them to explain things. We find many times that they' re used too much and too simple too general. Today we're much more sophisticated, you might say, and analytical, and therefore we don't use proverbs to explain things the way, say, our grandfathers and parents did. M: Life is too complicated now to just quote a simple proverb to take care of things. W: Right, and maybe to some extent that's why the North American Indians and the Mayans among others don't have as many proverbs. At least there's no record of as many proverbs. Since their own culture their traditions were highly eroded and they were wiped out during this era of change. M: Well, that' s interesting. 第2题 Why do the Americans have fewer proverbs now? A They don't have a rich culture. B They find proverbs too simple to explain things now. C They don't like using proverbs. D They think it unimportant to keep proverbs. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.7分 第3题 Who has a more developed culture according to the speaker? A Mayans. B Arabians. C North American Indians. D British. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.7分 第4题 Why do people always spend more money than planned in supermarkets? A The goods are really cheap there. B Supermarkets are attracting them by all means. C There is something wrong with them. D They have no choices but to spend more. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.7分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]14-16 Why is it that whenever you pop into a supermarket for a pound of butter and a tin of baked beans, you end up spending twenty pound --or more? The good news id that it's not because there's something wrong with you. Most of us do it. The bad news is that from the moment that you step inside a store, you haven's got a chance. Shops have spent a great deal of time and money researching the psychology of the shopper. They're using increasingly sophisticated methods to make us buy. A good supermarket environment is one in which you feel relaxed and comfortable. In the 60's, when supermarkets first took off in Britain, aisles were deliberately very narrow so that no shelf space was wasted. However, that's all changed now. The idea is to keep you relaxed--though not too relaxed. Consequently lighting-is designed to be relaxing, but not enough to send you to sleep. Similarly, the background music which is there to cover up the threatening sound of the hustle and bustle, should be pleasant and put you at ease but always have a fairly brisk beat to keep you moving. 第5题 What is considered a good supermarket environment? A One in which you feel relaxed and comfortable. B One that is clean and quiet. C One in which there is background music. D One in which there wide aisle. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.7分 第6题 What is the function of background music? A To cover up the unpleasant noise. B To put people at ease. C To keep people moving. D A,B and C. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.7分 第7题   Which of the following is the acceptable table manner in Britain? A You lift your soup bowl to your mouth. B You make noise when drinking soup. C You shouldn't raise your elbows to your shoulders. D You shouldn't put your hands on the table. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.3分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] The proverb "One man's meat is another man's poison" applies to table manners as well. To put it more simply, something which is rude in one country may well be quite polite in another. For example, in Britain you mustn't lift your soup bowl to your mouth. In Japan, however, lifting your bowl to your mouth is an efficient way of drinking your soup. And in Japan you needn't worry about making a noise when you drink it. Noisily drinking your soup, and any other food you happen to be eating, is quite acceptable and shows that you are enjoying it. That's not true in Britain, however. In Britain, we try not to put our hands or elbows on the table at all during a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are supposed to keep their hands on the table throughout a meal. But it is in the Arab countries where we really must be aware of what we do with our hands. You see, in Arab countries you mustn't, in any circumstances, eat with your left hand. This is considered very, very impolite. So what should you do if you visit another country? Well, you needn't worry. The details of table manners may vary but usually the aim is to avoid eating in a way that is disgusting and to look after other people's need as well as your own. So be guided by your host and hostess and try and do as they do, not as you do at home. 第8题 Which is considered as a good manner in Mexico? A To put your hands on the table during the meal. B To make noise in eating any kind of food. C To eat your meal quickly and clearly. D To put your elbows away from the table. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.3分 第9题 In Arab countries, what is considered very impolite? A Eating with left hand. B Eating with a fork. C Drinking soup noisily. D Talking while eating, 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.3分 第10题 What's the main idea of the passage? A An introduction of British table manners. B Table manners and enjoyment. C Different countries have different table manners. D The importance and details of table manners. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.3分 none、五（共Listening Comprehension小题,10共分）10.0 第1题 According to the FBI, how many robberies were solved by the police last year in terms of percentage? 【正确答案】： 26 percent (26%) [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]21-30 Serious crimes reported to police declined for the sixth straight year in 1997, but the FBI's annual report shows that property crime usually pays in America, although not very much. While television and movies regularly show culprits captured, the FBI's annual crime report reveals a harsher truth., the overwhelming majority of robbers, burglars, larcenists and auto thieves are not caught. On the upside, the FBI reported Sunday that serious violent and property crimes reported to police dropped by 2.4 percent last year to a total of 13.2 million. The murder rate plunged by 8.1 percent to its lowest level in 30 years. Murder, aggravated assault, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny-theft and auto theft all declined in number and in rate in every region of the country. But Attorney General Janet Reno cautioned that they still had not won the war on crime. The FBI also reported that police last year solved only 26 percent of the robberies, 20 percent of the larceny-thefts and 14 percent of the burglaries and auto thefts. Worse, Justice Department surveys of the public have shown for years that more than half of the crimes in America are never reported to police. "Only about a quarter of burglaries get reported, ' said professor Alfred Blumstein of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Even fewer larcenies--typically something snatched from a car, shoplifting or a stolen bicycle--are reported. Solution rates for these four crimes have remained virtually unchanged for 20 years. "Either the police happen upon the crime or the victim knows the offender, ' Blumstein said. "Without those, chances of solving a crime are minimal." "In robberies, victims see the offender, though it's usually a stranger, "he said. That's why robberies are solved more often than burglaries, larcenies or auto thefts in which victim and thief rarely meet. Aggravated assaults are solved much more frequently -- 58 percent of the time last year -- because the victim more often knows the attacker and provides more help catching the culprit, Blumstein noted. Rapes are solved 51 percent of the time. Most burglaries "are committed by a hard-core element, "said St. Louis Mayor Clarence Harmon, formerly his city's police chief. "We may arrest and convict them for the 50th burglary they've committed but be unable to convict them for lack of evidence for the previous 49. " "That’s why community policing is the best way to increase the closure rate, "Harmon said. "The community provides most of the information police use in solving crimes. Where high numbers of crimes remain unsolved, you often have a community estranged from its police department." On average, property criminals make little profit, not worth even the small chance of detection for most Americans. In 1997, the average robbery loss was ＄ 995, ranging from a high of ＄ 4, 802 in bank robberies to a low of ＄ 576 at convenience stores, the FI3I said. On average, burglars made off with $1, 334, larcenists stole ＄ 585 and auto thieves took cars worth ＄ 5, 416. But those figures overstate the criminals' gain. "Those are the losses reported by the victims, often to insurance companies. Robbers usually take cash, but the burglar's gain is much less, because he takes property that has to be sold to fences at a discount, " Blumstein said. "And many of the auto thefts end up as joy rides. " Few people with jobs turn to such crime, Blumstein said, but "it can tempt unskilled people if an economic downturn puts them out of work." The most frequently solved crime is murder--66 percent of the time last year. That is significantly lower than the 78 percent solved in 1975. The homicide solution rate dropped in the late 1970s and the 1980s, then plateaued in the 1990s, because the typical murder changed over the last 25 years, said James Alan Fox, dean of the college of criminal justice at Northeastern University in Boston. "Adults tend to kill people they know very well, family members and co-workers, but the adult murder rate has declined steadily over two decades as the postwar baby boom hit middle age, " Fox said. "Teenagers kill strangers and acquaintances, "Fox said. "Those are more difficult to solve." And the juvenile murder rate exploded by 169 percent between 1984 and 1993 with the crack cocaine epidemic and the guns that drug gangs put in the hands of kids. "It's not that the police have gotten less competent. The nature of murder has changed, enough to overwhelm technological improvements in police work, "Fox said. "We've taken the home out of homicide. " 第2题 What is the percentage of burglaries reported to the police? 【正确答案】： about a quarter (25%) 第3题 How long have solution rates for these four crimes remained virtually unchanged? 【正确答案】： for 20 years 第4题 Why are robberies solved more often than burglaries, larcenies or auto thefts? 【正确答案】： victims see offenders 第5题 Why cannot the police convict most burglars? 【正确答案】： lack of evidence 第6题 What's the best way to increase the closure rate? 【正确答案】： community policing 第7题 What's the average auto theft loss in 19977 【正确答案】： ＄5, 416 第8题 Whom will teenagers kill? 【正确答案】： strangers and acquaintances 第9题 How is the nature of murder now? 【正确答案】： it has changed 第10题 In summary, what did the speaker talk about? 【正确答案】： crimes in America none、六（共Use of English小题,20共分）20.0 第1题 The most obvious purpose of advertising is to inform the consumer of available products or services. The second (1) is to sell the product. The second purpose might be more important to the manufacturers than the (2) . The manufacturers go beyond only telling consumers about their products. They also try to persuade customers to buy the (3) by creating a desire (4) it. Because of advertisement, consumers think that they want something that they do not need. After buying something, the purchaser cannot always explain why it was (5) Even (6) the purchaser probably does not know why he or she bought something, the manufactures (7) . Manufacturers have analyzed the business of (8) and buying. They know all the different motives that influence a consumer's purchase—some rational and (9) emotional. Furthermore. they take advantage of this (10) . Why (11) so many products displayed at the checkout counters in grocery stores? The store management has some good (12) . By the time the customer is (13) to pay for a purchase, he or she has already made rational, thought-out decisions (14) what he or she needs and wants to buy. The (15) feels that he or she has done a good job of choosing the items. The shopper is especially vulnerable at this point. The (16) of candy, chewing gum, and magazines are very attractive. They persuade the purchaser to buy something for emotional, not (17) motives. For example, the customer neither needs nor plans to buy candy, but while the customer is standing, waiting to pay money, he or she may suddenly decide to buy (18) . This is exactly (19) the store and the manufacturer hope that the customer will (20) . The customer follows their plan. 【正确答案】： purpose 第2题 【正确答案】： first 第3题 【正确答案】： product 第4题 【正确答案】： for 第5题 【正确答案】： bought 第6题 【正确答案】： though 第7题 【正确答案】： do 第8题 【正确答案】： selling 第9题 【正确答案】： some 第10题 【正确答案】： knowledge 第11题 【正确答案】： are 第12题 【正确答案】： reasons 第13题 【正确答案】： ready 第14题 【正确答案】： on 第15题 【正确答案】： customer 第16题 【正确答案】： displays 第17题 【正确答案】： rational 第18题 【正确答案】： some 第19题 【正确答案】： what 第20题 【正确答案】： do 七、Listening Comprehension（共10小题,共10.0分）Directions: 　　This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test ,you should first put down your answers in your test book- let ,NOT on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section ,you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1. If you have any questions ,you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. 第1题 The salesman is demonstrating the new fax machine to a customer. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] (W stands for the potential customer; M stands for the salesman. ) W: Thank you very much for the demonstration of the new fax machine which you're marketing. I can tell you now that we're very interested in purchasing a quantity for our branch offices as well as for our headquarters. This will involve about 40 machines in all provided that we can reach a suitable agreement with you. M: I'm very happy to hear that. I'm sure you'll find the machines very reliable indeed. W: Can you give me again the minimum price per machine bearing in mind that we're talking about as many as 40 machines? M: Well, our normal wholesale price including delivery works out at RMB 9, 000 per machine. But we can let you have a 12 percent discount for any order of over 20 machines. W: Actually, we were hoping for a discount of up to 20 percent. M: Oh dear I'm afraid that isn't going to be possible. I'd be in trouble with my company manager if I agreed tO such a large discount. 12 percent is our usual discount on bulk or ders. I'll tell you what I'll do. I will see my supervisor and try my best to get a further 3 percent for you. That'll give you a total of 15 percent discount. W: Is there any further discount for early settlement? M: Oh dear. Our chief accountant won't be very happy. But we can sometimes make a reduction of 2 percent if the bill is settled in full within ten days. W: At the other extreme, would a 6-month credit period be acceptable to you? M: I'm afraid not. If we do give you a 15 percent discount, it'll use up almost all of our profit, and we'll require payment within one month. I just can't do anything about extending that--it's simply not going to be possible for us. W: I understand, but what about warranty? What's the period of warranty on these machines? M: It's 6 months, but I can make an exception in your case and give you a one-year warranty period. W: So that's free repairs if any machines develop a fault within a one-year period. But what happens if any of the machines break down after a year? M: Well, we have a special scheme: it's RMB 2, 000 or so for a year's cover. And we guarantee to carry out any repairs on site within 24 hours - provided that the machines are used in offices within the city. If you phone us before ten o'clock in the morning, we usually come out to your office or factory the same day. Outside the city it will obviously take longer. Occasionally, we may even ask you to send the faulty machine to our nearest factory. W: I understand. Now what about delivery time? M: Usually two weeks from receipt of your order-- three weeks at the most. W: Can you deliver within one week? It's all very urgent in our particular case. We run the risk of losing business until we have the machines. M: Well, if you decide now and let me have a firm order with a 10 percent deposit, I think we can promise to get the machines to you by one week tomorrow-- that'll be eight days. We'll give your order top priority-- and you can have 17 percent discount provided we receive the full amount in ten days from now. 第2题 The customer wants to buy some fax machines for use only in the company's branch offices. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第3题 The customer hasn't decided how many fax machines she is going to buy. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第4题 At first the customer wants a discount of 20 percent. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第5题 At first the salesman agrees to give the customer a discount of 12 percent. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第6题 In order to be able to give the customer 15 percent discount, the salesman says he must see his company manager. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第7题 It is impossible for the customer to get a further discount. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第8题 The salesman is prepared to extend the warranty period by one year. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第9题 The fax machine company will promise to carry out repairs free of charge after one year if the customer loses business because of faulty machines. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第10题 Once he receives a definite order with a deposit, the salesman says that he can deliver the machines in eight days. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com