2014年公共英语五级考试试题(三十九)

公共英语五级考试试题(三十九) 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 From China to America, political leaders are wondering how to handle with the newly-elected Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. The 47-year-old leader has not yet to reveal details of his foreign-policy vision, but this is much clear. He wants Russia to stand tall—or at least, taller—in the world. "It would be unreasonable to be afraid of a strong Russia, but one should reckon with it, "he declared in an "open letter" to voters shortly after they elected him on March 26. "One can insult us only at one's own peril." The important point is whether Putin's efforts to build new respect for Russia will lead to confrontation with the West. For now, Putin seems hopeful of putting Russian—Western relations on a better standing— despite U.S. and European criticism of the Chechen War. Putin is the one taking the initiative, media say, for a tete-a-tete with U. S. President Bill Clinton. The pair discussed a possible meeting when Clinton called Putin on March 27 to congratulate him. They hope to meet before the July Group of Eight meetimg in Okinawa. "Putin wants it to be constructive," says Robert Legvold, a Russia watcher at Columbia University. The new president, Putin seems willing to negotiate arms control and security issues with Washington. Clinton wants Russia's agreement to revise the 1972 anti-ballistic missile treaty so that the U. S. can build a limited national missile defense. Putin would want something in return—perhaps the right to sell its missile-defense technology to potential customers such as South Korea. Putin is also looking for a deal from the Paris Club of creditor governments on reducing $40 billion in Soviet debt. Encouraged by Putin's promises to enforce the rule of law, the creditors are likely to give him a break. Any sober calculation of Russia's global status suggests that Russia needs the West more than the West needs Russia. And whatever is generally thought, Russia has more to gain from America and Europe than it does from China. That's why the West should be unafraid of laying down rules for Putin—and brace for a time of testing. Putin is often described as both an opportunist and a cynic, but there is no doubt one attribute that he respects: power. What does the sentence "one can insult us only at one's own peril" mean in the first paragraph? A One can insult us only when one is in peril. B Anyone who offends us will be in danger. C Anyone who is in peril can insult us. D We'll never offend those who are in danger. 【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 】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第2题 According to the passage, which of the statements is NOT true? A Putin was elected on March 26. B Clinton called Putin on March 27 to congratulate him. C Clinton wants Putin to maintain the 1972 anti-ballistic missile treaty. D Putin wants the fight to sell its missile-defence technology to will-be customers. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第3题 Which of the following statements about Putin is true? A He was born in 1950. B He is often considered as the one who takes advantage of any opportunity to gain power or money. C He has shown details of his foreign-policy attitude. D He is very powerful. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第4题 What does the last paragraph imply? A China is vital to Russia. B Russia is a threat to China. C Russia needs the West in some aspects. D Russia is a threat to the West. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第5题 In the last sentence of the last paragraph the word "cynic" is closest in meaning to A "a fault-finding critic". B "a peace-loving man". C "an outgoing man". D "a favorite companion". 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第6题 No people doubt the fundamental importance of mothers in childrearing, but what do fathers do? Much of what they contribute is simply being the second adult in the home. Bringing up children is demanding, stressful and exhausting. Two adults can support and make up for each other's deficiencies and build on each other's strength. As we all know, fathers also bring an array of unique qualities. Some are familiar: protector and role model. Teen age boys without fathers are notoriously prone to trouble. The pathway to adulthood for daughters is somewhat easier, but they must still learn from their fathers, in ways they cannot from their mothers, such as how to relate to men. They learn from their fathers about heterosexual trust, intimacy and difference. They learn to appreciate their own femininity from the one male who is most special in their lives. Most important, through loving and being loved by their fathers, they learn that they are love-woruhy. Current research gives much deeper—and mole surprising insight into the father's role in child rearing. One significantly overlooked dimension of fathering is play. From their children's birth through adolescence, fathers tend to emphasize game more than caretaking. The father's style of play is likely to be both physically stimulating and exciting. With older children it involves more teamwork, requiring competitive testing of physical and mental skills. It frequently resembles a teaching relationship: come on, let me show you how. Mothers play more at the child's level. They seem willing to let the child directly play. Kids, at least in the early years, seem to prefer to play with daddy. In one study of 21/2(下标)-year-olds who were given a choice, more than two-thirds chose to play with their fathers. The way fathers' play has effects on everything from the management of emotions to intelligence and academic achievement. It is of particular importance in promoting self-control. According to one expert, "children who roughhouse with their fathers quickly learn that biting, kicking and other forms of physical violence are not acceptable." They learn when to "shut it down". At play and in other realms, fathers tend to lay stress on competition, challenge, initiative, risk-taking and independence. Mothers, as caretakers, stress emotional security and personal safety. On the playground fathers often try to get the child to swing ever higher, while mothers are cautious, worrying about an accident. We know, too, that fathers' involvement seems to be linked to enhanced verbal and problem-solving skills and higher academic achievement. Several studies found that along with paternal strictness, the amount of time fathers spent reading with them was a strong predictor of their daughters' verbal ability. For sons the results have been equally striking. Studies uncovered a strong relationship between fathers' involvement and the mathematical abilities of their sons. Other studies found a relationship between paternal nurturing and boys' verbal intelligence. The first paragraph points out that one of the advantages of a family with both parents is A husband and wife can share housework. B two adults are always bettor than one. C the fundamental importance of mothers can be fully recognised. D husband and wife can compensate for each other's shortcomings. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第7题 According to paragraph 3, one significant difference between the father's and mother's role in child-rearing is A the style of play encouraged. B the amount of time available. C the strength of emotional ties. D the emphasis of intellectual development. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第8题 Which of the following statements is true? A Mothers tend to stress personal safety less than fathers. B Boys are likely to benefit more from their fathers' caring. C Girls learn to read more quickly with the help of their fathers. D Fathers tend to encourage creativeness and independence. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第9题 Studies investigating fathers' involvement in child-rearing show that A this improves kids' mathematical and verbal abilities. B the more time spent with kids, the better they speak. C the more strict the fathers are, the cleverer the kids. D girls usually do better than boys academically. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第10题 The writer's main point in writing this article is A to warn society of increasing social problems. B to focus the father's role in the family. C to discuss the responsibilities of fathers. D to show sympathy for one-parent families. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 第11题 Until men invented ways of staying underwater for more than a few minutes, the wonders of the world below the surface of the sea were almost unknown. The main problem, of course, lies in air. How could air be supplied to swimmers below the surface of the sea? Pictures made about 2,900 years ago in Asia show men swimming under the surface with air bags tied to their bodies. A pipe from the bag carried air into the swimmer's mouth. But little progress was achieved in the invention of diving devices until about 1490, when the famous Italian painter, Leonardo da Vinci, designed a complete diving suit. In 1680, an Italian professor invented a large air bag with a glass window to be worn over the diver's head. To "clean" the air a breathing pipe went from the air bag, through another bag to remove moisture, and then again to the large air bag. The plan did not work, but it gave later inventors the idea of moving air around in diving devices. In 1819, a German, Augustus Siebe, developed a way of forcing air into the head-covering by a machine operated above the water. Finally, in 1837, he invented the "hard-hat suit" which was to be used for nearly a century. It had a metal covering for the head and an air pipe attached to a machine above the water. It also had small openings to remove unwanted air. But there were two dangers to the diver inside the "hard-hat suit". One was the sudden rise to the surface, caused by a too great supply of air. The other was the crushing of the body, caused by a sudden diving into deep water. The sudden rise to the surface could kill the diver; a sudden dive could force his body up into the helmet, which could also result in death. Gradually the "hard-hat suit" was improved so that the diver could be given a constant supply of air. The diver could then move around under the ocean without worrying about the air supply. During the 1940s diving underwater without a special suit became popular. Instead, divers used a breathing device and a small covering made of rubber and glass over parts of the face. To improve the swimmer's speed another new invention was used: a piece of rubber shaped like a giant foot, which was attached to each of the diver's own feet. The manufacture of rubber breathing pipes made it possible for divers to float on the surface of the water, observing the marine life underneath them. A special rubber suit enabled them to stay in cold water for long periods, collecting specimens of animal and vegetable life that had never been obtained in the past. The most important advance, however, was the invention of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, which is called a "scuba". Invented by two Frenchmen, Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan, the scuba consists of a mouthpiece joined to one or two tanks of compressed air which are attached to the diver's back. The scuba makes it possible for a diver-scientist to work 200 feet underwater or even deeper for several hours. As a result, scientists can now move around freely at great depths, learning about the wonders of the sea. During the period 1490—1979 the main progress mentioned in this passage was A an Italian professor invented a large air bag. B men invented the best diving devices. C an Italian painter designed a complete diving suit. D an air bag. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 第12题 An invention of an Italian professor A gave later inventors the idea of moving air around in diving devices. B can "clean" the air. C was used to remove moisture. D was nothing but a plan. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第13题 The German, Augustus Siebe, invented the "hard-hat suit" which was used A for nearly a hundred years. B for almost a thousand years. C for over a century. D for a century or so. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 第14题 Soebe's invention was net a perfect one, because A too great a supply of air could result in a sudden rise to the surface. B a sudden dive into deep water could cause the crushing of the body. C the air pipe attached to a machine could be above the surface. D both A and B. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 第15题 The word "scuba" is A a certain diver's name. B an original English word. C named by the inventor. D the first letters of five English words. 【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 Some people claim that television is good for children because it gets children cleverer by watching it, while others think that television is bad for children. Write an article to express your point of view on this topic. You should write no less than 250 words. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2. 【正确答案】： One possible version: People have different opinions on the effect of television on children. Some think that it is good for children to watch TV while others believe that television is bad for children. In my opinion, mast of the effect TV has on children is bad. By the time children reach school, they have spent up to one-third of their waking hours in front of the television. Because they just sit back and let things happen to them while watching TV, they become passive. As we all know, children are inventive and they have the ability to imagine a whole world of their own. But what happens when their imagination is not needed, when TV does all the imagination for them? Obviously, these kids are not going to grow up as inventive and imaginative as their parents, for they have been robbed of creative impulses by television watching. In addition, TV watching also forces kids into becoming consumers and then tricks them. They are surrounded by ads for dangerous toys, mindless games, and unhealthy foods. They force their parents to buy them, for the children themselves are not wise enough to detect the falsity of se much advertising. On the other hand, by watching too much TV, children are over exposed to violence. They watch programs like murders, fights and many other crimes for hours every week, with no adult around to tell them that life is not like that. The effect of the heavy dose of violence is to suggest kids that violence is an ordinary way of life, and that slugging, shooting and cheating are ways to succeed. The total effect of TV on children is dangerous. It is time for parents to take charge and supervise their children's play instead of parking them by the tube and hoping it will act as a baby-sitter. The influence of TV is so important that parents will have to be on their guard to make sure that their children are not being harmed by exposure to it. none、三（共Reading Comprehension(子母填空)小题,15共分）15.0 第1题 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 delight at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved. In the teen-age years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly 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 ecstasy of being plucked from obscurity at another event to dance with a John Travolta look-alike. 1. ______ 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 appreciate what we have, the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved, the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, even good health. 2. ______ 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 shopping," one friend said, "But there's a clerk who always chats and really cheers me up". 3. ______ I get a thrill from driving. One day I stopped to let the school bus tuna 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. 4. ______ 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 14 children and took in washing, had none 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. 5. ______ While happiness may be more complex for us, the solution is the same as ever. Happiness isn't about what comes to us—it's about how we perceive what comes 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 rater the older we get. C. In adulthood the things that bring profound joy—birth, 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 complicated. D. We, on the other hand, with se many choices and such pressure 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 aren'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. 【正确答案】： C 第2题 【正确答案】： E 第3题 【正确答案】： A 第4题 【正确答案】： F 第5题 【正确答案】： D 第6题 Which game... A Like your motorcycle games big, bold, and beautiful? All those superlatives and more apply to Motorcross Madness 2, the sequel to one of the most funny (if not the most realistic) motorcross simulations ever created. This sequel improves on the original by offering larger racing environments, more modes of play, and much more detailed graphics. The environments now have a full complement of trees, cacti, bushes, and other solid objects to smack into, and some game modes even introduce highway traffic into the mix. There's nothing like jumping over a moving semi on your way to the finish line! The new Pro Circuit career mode adds a lot of replay-ability (and long-term strategy) to the game, and fun multiplayer modes like tag offer a refreshing break to standard racing when playing online. On the downside, all the new graphical goodness requires some advanced computer hardwares. While a 3-D accelerator isn't required, that's a little like saying your car doesn't need an engine because you can still push it. With a decent 3-D card, at least a 350 MHz processor, and plenty of RAM, however, the game really comes to life. Those of you with 3-D audio cards are also in for a treat, as it becomes possible to tell where other riders are just by listening. It took time to get used to Motocross Madness 2's complete over-the-topphysics. Hitting even a minor jump launches the bike straight up into the air, and bigger hills can leave you staring down at the treetops for over five seconds. It's a little ridiculous, but once we gained some familiarity with the tracks it virtually made the game a lot of fun. More air time means more chances to perform outrageous aerial stunts, from the Tail Grab to the back-bending Cordova. Unfortunately, it also means unfortunate encounters with trees which are much harder to avoid. If you buy sports games based only on their ability to realistically portray the sports they are simulating, Motocress Madness 2 will disappoint. For those of you who like big air, big stunts, enormous open environments, and lots of challenging arcade action, this game is better than its predecessor in every way. B SimCity 3000 is back, and it's bigger than ever! Maxis pulled out all the stops for this new version of the bestselling game, adding enough new customized graphics to recreate cities from all over the world. The new European mid Asian building sets serve up hundreds of new buildings that match the architecture of these diverse environments. From the Great Wall to the Berlin Wall, it's in there. Of course, you can still mix and match—freedom to manage a city as you choose has always been the name of this game. No addition to the SimCity family would be completely without some new methods for destroying your creations, and Simcity 3000 Unlimited has four mare devastating disasters than the old version. You can recreate the movie Armageddon by unleashing large chunks of flaming space debris, smite your populace with a buzzing swarm of locusts, destroy seaports and coastal developments with a whirlpool, or uncork some toxic clouds. The Building Architect, formerly available as a free download, is now packed on the CD-ROM. This 3-D architectural program lets users set up the buildings of their dreams, from dilapidated outhouses to towering skyscrapers to works of modem art that are intended for pure decoration. Don't worry if you don't foci like using this powerful tool to create things yourself—the game comes with dozens of new ways to make your cities unique, and you can always head to the SimCity Exchange to download imaginative add-ons created by other users. The infinite expand-ability and infinite replay-ability of this game should keep would-be mayors completely occupied until they move to the suburbs of The Sims. C Want to live forever? Get a taste for what it's like with Vampire: The Masquerade Redemption, the first computer role-playing game based on the tremendously popular dice-and-paper and live-action RPG from White Wolf Game Studio. Die-hard fans will grumble a bit at some of the translation concessions from book to hard drive. The vampiric disciplines in particular are less flexible and occasionally more hassle than they're worth—sure, you can mm into a wolf, but you can't return to your natural form until the time limit expires. Still, these limitations don't interfere with the gameplay, which is fast moving, challenging, and genuinely creepy. Graphics and sounds are well designed, and along with the plot they evoke the mood of gothic horror that has made Vampire so popular. The single-player mode locks you into the story line of Christof, a medieval crusader who blunders into immortality at the fangs of an ancient Brujah vampire. Christof's damnation and search for redemption lead him from the Prague of the Dark Ages to modern New York City. Multiplayer options include local area network and Internet play as well as the ability to make and run your own stories for other players. The manual is beautiful and helpful, a rare combination. Clearly, the designers took their cue from White Wolf, as evidenced by the clarity of text and carefully chosen illustrations. Though Redemption is really worth playing, garners should be warned that the save-game feature is irritating and often beyond the player's control and that the installation requires at least 720 MB (and up to 1.3 GB!). Despite these flaws, the game is still wicked fun and merits plenty of praise. · is sold well? 1. ______ · requires steep hardware requirement? 2. ______ · is probably frightening? 3. ______ · offers some more ways to destroy what the players have built? 4. ______ · seems difficult to save the game? 5. ______ · has no easy track for the game? 6. ______ · enables players to construct buildings in different styles? 7. ______ · has detailed and interactive environments? 8. ______ · enables players to make up their own stories? 9. ______ · will frustrate those who like to play sports game on computer just as they play in the reality? 10. ______ 【正确答案】： B 第7题 【正确答案】： A 第8题 【正确答案】： C 第9题 【正确答案】： B 第10题 【正确答案】： C 第11题 【正确答案】： A 第12题 【正确答案】： B 第13题 【正确答案】： A 第14题 【正确答案】： C 第15题 【正确答案】： A 四、Listening Comprehension（共10小题,共15.0分） 第1题 Where is population growth happening? A In all countries in the world. B In only a few countries. C In most countries. D Mainly in developed countries. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.7分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]11-13 The world's population keeps growing. There now are about 4 billion of us on earth. That could reach 6 billion by the end of the century and 11 billion in a further 75 years. Experts have long been concerned about such growth. Where will we find the food, water, jobs, houses, schools and health to care for all these people? A major new study shows that the situation may be changing. A large and rapid drop in the world's birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and industrial nations. Researchers said they found a number of reasons for this. More men and women are waiting longer to get married and are using birth control devices and methods to prevent or delay pregnancy. More women are going to school or working at jobs away from home instead of having children. And more governments, especially in developing nations, now support family planning programs to reduce population growth. China is one of the nations that have achieved great progress in reducing its population growth. China has already cut its rate of population growth by about one half since 1970. Each Chinese family is now urged to have no more than one child. And the hope is to reach a zero population growth with the total number of births equaling the total number of deaths by the year 2,000. Several nations in Europe already have fewer births than deaths. Experts said that these nations could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And the persons who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retired people. 第2题 Which of the following is true according to the talk? A There has been a slower population growth in the past ten years. B The world's birth rate is higher than ten years ago. C Families are as large as before. D Birth control has been carried out well all over the world. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.7分 第3题 Why may it happen in the future that people working in Europe will have to pay much higher taxes? A Because more and more children will be given birth. B Because they will earn more money. C Because they will have higher living standards. D Because the number of retired people will become even larger. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.7分 第4题 Which of the following statements about the telephone of the future is NOT true? A It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today. B It will be more convenient to use than today's telephone. C You will be able to dial great distances. D There will be no busy lines. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.7分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]14-16 The telephone that you will use before long will be much more complicated than the one you use today. It will be a video phone, a phone that can transmit and receive pictures as well as sound. With a video phone you not only hear, but also see the person you are talking to. People will be able to hold business conferences by using video phones. Each person in the conference will sit in his or her own office and talk with others in the conference held in other cities. The telephone of the future will be more convenient to use than today's telephones. You will be able to dial almost any city in the world. You will also be able to dial people almost any place in the world, even if they live in the country. Besides being able to dial great distances, you will have less trouble with busy signals. When you call someone and the line is busy, you can simply have the phone call you back. When the line is free, you will get your call and go ahead with your message. Television will bring change in many ways also. Screens will become larger. You can have one of wall size if you wish. It will be like having a movie theater in your own home. Most programs will probably reach you by overhead satellite. Some of these programs will be shown on all TV sets free of charge within a certain area. There will be other special programs that you may select if you wish to pay for them. There will be programs about certain subjects on video tapes that you may borrow from your public library. You will be able to hook these into your home TV set and enjoy them just as you would have a regular TV program. You will be able to watch your special program any time you choose. 第5题 The screens of televisions of the future will become A extremely large B as large as walls in home C as large as the screens of movies D as large as you wish 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.7分 第6题 What will happen to the programs of television of the future? A All TV sets can receive some programs without paying money in a certain area. B You may pay for some special programs if you like. C If you are interested in a certain subject, you may borrow some video tapes about it. D All of the above. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.7分 第7题 What is George Orwell mainly known as? A A literary critic. B A war correspondent. C A volunteer in the Spanish Civil War. D A novelist. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.3分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]17-20 Today it's my turn to give the presentation. As we agreed last week, I'm going to introduce George Orwell, a famous English writer. George Orwell was born in India on 25 June, 1903, but his family moved back to England four years later. He went to school in Sussex where he was very unhappy and then in 1917 he entered the famous English public school, Eton. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he did not go to university after this, but joined the Indian Imperial Police in 1922 and went to Burma. He disliked his job as a policeman and in 1927, after five years, he returned to England. He spent much of the following three years getting to know the poor and exploited in both London and Pads, and he also wrote articles for the newspapers, and poems. During all his life he hated political and social injustice and much of his writing was concerned with this, trying to enlighten and change society through his books. In 1933 his first book, DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON was published, about his time amongst the poor in these two places. In 1936 he married Eileen O'Shaughnessy and later that year, in July, he travelled to Spain as a war correspondent. While there, he joined the Republicans and fought for them against Franco in the Spanish Civil War. The following year he was seriously wounded in the throat and he returned to England in July 1937. In 1938 his sixth book, HOMAGE TO CATALONIA, about his time in Spain, was published. In 1940 he became a correspondent with the BBC. Immediately after the Second World War, in 1945, one of his most famous books, ANIMAL FARM, was published. He became very ill with tuberculosis in 1948 but he managed to write the book "1984", a pessimistic novel about the future. It was published a year later in 1949. He died on 23 January 1950. Well, that's all about his life story. Now we shall concentrate on his famous book "ANIMAL FARM"? 第8题 Where was George Orwell born? A Spain. B America. C Burma. D India. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.3分 第9题 What is most important in Orwell's life? A Although English, he was actually not born in England. B He was a student of the famous English public school, Eton. C He tried to enlighten and change society through his works. D He worked as a policeman in Burma for five years. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.3分 第10题 What are the listeners going to do after the presentation? A To ask the speaker questions. B To discuss "ANIMAL FARM". C To write essays on Orwell's life. D To read the book "1984". 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.3分 none、五（共Listening Comprehension小题,10共分）10.0 第1题 How many planets are there in the solar system revolving around the sun? 【正确答案】： Nine [本题分数]： 1.0 分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]21-30 Earth is one of nine planets which revolve(绕转) around the sun. This family of planets, with their moons, is known as the solar system. Since we live on Earth, we think it is the most important planet. But the other planets are also interesting. Some are smaller than Earth, some larger; some are hotter, some colder. Each one is different from all the others and has something special about it. No one knows for certain how the solar system began. We do know a lot about the planets, however, from the science of astronomy (天文学). Astronomers have done research on the planets and other objects in space for thousands of years. Astronomy is a very complicated science. We look at the other planets to study them, but the planet we are on is moving all the time. Computers have helped us in the past twenty or thirty years. The satellites we send into space to measure and take pictures also tell a lot about the planets and help us to understand them. Mercury(水星) is the closest planet to the sun. It is also the smallest and fastest planet. The speed of the planet gave it its name: Mercury was the rapid messenger of the Roman gods. Mercury completes its orbit around the sun in only 88 days, while Earth's orbit takes 365 1/4 days. A day on Mercury, however, is much longer than a day on Earth, Earth rotates on it axis once every 24 hours. Mercury rotates on its axis once every 59 days. Venus(金星) is the second planet in distance from the sun. It is about the same size as Earth, and it comes closer to Earth than any other planet. Next to the sun and the moon, Venus is the easiest object in the sky to see. People of ancient times loved its brightness and beauty so much that they named it after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Venus revolves around the sun once every 225 days and rotates on its axis once every 224 days. Information from telescopes and satellites shows us that the planet is very hot. The temperature is usually between 300 and 675 degrees Celsius. We can observe both Venus and Mercury either in the evening or early in the morning just before the sun rises. Mars (火星) is called the red planet because of its definite (明确的) red—orange color. It is the fourth farthest planet from the sun. A day on Mars is only about 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth, but a year lasts 687 days. The planet was named after the Roman god of war. For many years, people believed that there was life on Mars, but we now know that there probably isn't. The Mariner space program sent many satellites to Mars. We have excellent photos and information on this neighbor planet, and nothing suggests that there is any life there. The fifth planet from the sun is also the largest of all the planets ,Jupiter(木星). Jupiter revolves around the sun once every 12 years, yet its day is amazingly (惊人的)short. Its rotation, or its day, is only about 10 hours long. This is the fastest rotation—the shortest day—of any of the planets. The planet's name is appropriate, since Jupiter was the largest Roman god—the king of all the other gods. If you can imagine Jupiter as a hollow ball, all of the other planets would fit inside and there would still be a lot of room left. Jupiter has fourteen moons, the largest number of any planet. 第2题 Which planet do people think is the most important one? 【正确答案】： The Earth 第3题 From which field of science do we learn a lot about the planets? 【正确答案】： Astronomy 第4题 How long have astronomers studied the planets and other objects in space? 【正确答案】： Thousands of years 第5题 What kind of new technology helped us a lot to study the planets? 【正确答案】： Computers and satellites 第6题 Which planet is the closest planet to the sun? Mercury, Mars, Venus or Jupiter? 【正确答案】： Mercury 第7题 How long does it take Mercury to complete its orbit around the sun? 【正确答案】： 88 days 第8题 How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its own axis once? 【正确答案】： 24 hours 第9题 Which planet is the easiest for people to see in the sky? Earth, Mercury, Venus or Jupiter? 【正确答案】： Venus 第10题 Which is the largest one of all the planets? 【正确答案】： Jupiter none、六（共Use of English小题,20共分）20.0 第1题 You may say that the business of marking books is going to slow down your reading. (1) probably will. That's one of the (2) for doing it. Most of us have been taken in by the notion that speed of (3) is a measure of our intelligence. There is (4) such thing as the right (5) for intelligent reading. Some things should be (6) quickly and effortlessly, and some should be read (7) and even laboriously. The sign of intelligence (8) reading is the ability to read (9) thing differently according to their worth. In the (10) of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, (11) how many can you get through—how many you can (12) your own. A few friends are (13) than a thousand acquaintances. If this be your goal, (14) it should be, you will not be impatient if it takes mare time and effort to read a great book than it (15) a newspaper. You may have another objection to (16) books. You can't lend them to your friends (17) nobody else can read them (18) being distracted by your notes. What's more, you won't want to lend them because a (19) copy is a kind of intellectual diary, and (20) it is almost like giving your mind away. If your friend hopes to read your "Shakespeare", or "The Federalist Papers", tell him, gently but firmly, to buy a copy. You will lend him your car or your coat—but your books are as much a part of you as your head or your heart. 【正确答案】： It 第2题 【正确答案】： reasons 第3题 【正确答案】： reading 第4题 【正确答案】： no 第5题 【正确答案】： speed 第6题 【正确答案】： read 第7题 【正确答案】： slowly 第8题 【正确答案】： in 第9题 【正确答案】： different 第10题 【正确答案】： case 第11题 【正确答案】： but 第12题 【正确答案】： make 第13题 【正确答案】： better 第14题 【正确答案】： as 第15题 【正确答案】： does 第16题 【正确答案】： mark 第17题 【正确答案】： because 第18题 【正确答案】： without 第19题 【正确答案】： marked 第20题 【正确答案】： lending 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 John was in a nursery school for one year. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] M = Martin J = John M: Did you go to a state primary school? J: Yes, I did. I went to a nursery school first at the age of four, but this was totally voluntary. There was a good kindergarten in our neighbourhood, so my parents decided to send me there for a year. M: Can you still remember it? J: Yes, I have faint, but very pleasant memories of it. It was a delightful place, full of fun and games. As in most nursery schools, work—if you can call it that consisted of story telling, drawing, singing and dancing. M: You probably don't remember, but you must have missed it when you left—you know, when you went to the Infant School at five. J: I suppose I must have, but you know, right up to the age of seven, school life was very pleasant. It was only later in Junior School we began to have more formal lessons and even worry about exams. M: Really? Did you have to take exams at that age? J: Yes, we used to then. We had to take an exam at the age of eleven called the "eleven-plus 'to see what kind of secondary school we would get into. But this exam is slowly disappearing nowadays. M: There are four main types of secondary school, aren't there? J: Yes. Most of the brighter children go to a grammar school, some go to a technical school, and the majority go to a secondary modem. And then there are the comprehensive schools which cater for all levels of academic ability. These are becoming more and more important. M: I must say I find your educational system rather complicated, and to make matters worse, you call your private schools public schools! J: Yes, I suppose it is very confusing. But like so many other things in Britain, our educational system is deeply rooted in tradition and yet it's changing all the time. M: Really? In what ways is it changing? J: Well, in almost every way. For instance, there is a very strong movement now towards comprehensive schools, where all children go for their secondary education no matter what their ability or background. There are already many of these schools, and many children are no longer tested by examination at the age of eleven to be placed in schools according to academic ability. And then again, public schools will probably become part of the State system some day. M: But won't the wealthy always be in a privileged position? They'll always be able to send their children to the best private schools in the country. J: Not necessarily. If independent schools join the state system and we do away with the idea of grammar schools for the clever and secondary modem schools for those less bright, then every child should have an equal opportunity to do well and to go on to higher education. 第2题 The work in the kindergarten includes story retelling, drawing, singing and studying. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第3题 John went to Junior School at the age of five. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第4题 Some children still have to take an exam called "eleven-plus" nowadays. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第5题 In Britain, secondary schools consist of grammar schools, technical schools, comprehensive schools and academic schools. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第6题 Most children go to a grammar school. 【正确答案】：　X 【本题分数】：1.0分 第7题 Comprehensive schools can satisfy all levels of academic abilities. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第8题 A private school was called a public school in Britain. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第9题 According to Martin, the riches have the priority choosing the best schools for their children. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 第10题 John thinks that if people give up some traditional ideas, every child will have a chance to go to college. 【正确答案】：　√ 【本题分数】：1.0分 跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com