[語言類考試復(fù)習(xí)資料大全]公共英語五級模擬49

1、書山有路勤為徑，學(xué)海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學(xué)子：學(xué)業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復(fù)習(xí)資料大全公共英語五級模擬49公共英語五級模擬49Section Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your abilities to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are

2、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 booklet, 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 boo

3、klet onto ANSWER SHEET 1. lf 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. Part A You will hear a conversation. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hea

4、r the conversation ONLY ONCE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 110. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標(biāo)題名) 1. John was in a nursery school for one year.答案:A解析 1-10M = Martin J = JohnM: 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 totall

5、y 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, workif you can call it

6、 that consisted of story telling, drawing, singing and dancing.M: You probably dont remember, but you must have missed it when you leftyou 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

7、 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

8、is slowly disappearing nowadays.M: There are four main types of secondary school, arent 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

9、 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

10、system is deeply rooted in tradition and yet its 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 abilit

11、y 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 wont the wealthy al

12、ways be in a privileged position? Theyll 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,

13、 then every child should have an equal opportunity to do well and to go on to higher education.2. The work in the kindergarten includes story retelling, drawing, singing and studying.答案:B3. John went to Junior School at the age of five.答案:B4. Some children still have to take an exam called eleven-pl

14、us nowadays.答案:A5. In Britain, secondary schools consist of grammar schools, technical schools, comprehensive schools and academic schools.答案:B6. Most children go to a grammar school.答案:B7. Comprehensive schools can satisfy all levels of academic abilities.答案:A8. A private school was called a public

15、 school in Britain.答案:A9. According to Martin, the riches have the priority choosing the best schools for their children.答案:A10. John thinks that if people give up some traditional ideas, every child will have a chance to go to college.答案:APart B You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must a

16、nswer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE. Questions 1113 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標(biāo)題名) 1. Where is population growth happening?A.In all countries in the world.B.In only a few countries.

17、C.In most countries.D.Mainly in developed countries.答案:C解析 11-13 The worlds 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 wil

18、l 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 worlds birth rate has taken place during the past 10 years. Families generally are smaller now than they were a few year

19、s 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

20、 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 o

21、f 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 bir

22、ths 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. 2. Which of the following is true according to the talk?A.There has been a slowe

23、r population growth in the past ten years.B.The worlds 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.答案:A3. Why may it happen in the future that people working in Europe will have to pay much higher taxes?A.Beca

24、use 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.答案:D Questions 1416 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416. (如需獲

25、取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標(biāo)題名) 4. 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 todays telephone.C.You will be able to dial great distances.D.There will be no busy lines.答案:D解析

26、 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 abl

27、e 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 todays telephones. You will be able to dial almost any ci

28、ty 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. Wh

29、en 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 overhea

30、d 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

31、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. 5. The screens of televisions of the future will becomeA.extremely largeB.as large as walls in homeC.as large as the screen

32、s of moviesD.as large as you wish答案:B6. 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 vi

33、deo tapes about it.D.All of the above.答案:D Questions 1720 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標(biāo)題名) 7. 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.答案:D解

34、析 17-20 Today its my turn to give the presentation. As we agreed last week, Im 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

35、 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 sp

36、ent 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

37、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 OShaughnessy and later that year, in July, he travelled to Spain as a war correspondent. While there, he joined the Republ

38、icans 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. I

39、mmediately 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,

40、 thats all about his life story. Now we shall concentrate on his famous book ANIMAL FARM? 8. Where was George Orwell born?A.Spain.B.America.C.Burma.D.India.答案:D9. What is most important in Orwells life?A.Although English, he was actually not born in England.B.He was a student of the famous English p

41、ublic school, Eton.C.He tried to enlighten and change society through his works.D.He worked as a policeman in Burma for five years.答案:C10. 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 Orwells life.D.To read the

42、 book 1984.答案:BPart C You will hear a talk on the planets in the solar system. As you listen, you must answer Questions 2130 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words. You will hear the talk TWICE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 2130. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標(biāo)題名) 1. How many planets are there in the so

43、lar system revolving around the sun?答案:Nine解析 21-30 Earth is one of nine planets which revolve(繞轉(zhuǎn)) 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. Som

44、e 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 (天文學(xué)). Astronomers have d

45、one 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 int

46、o 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 comple

47、tes its orbit around the sun in only 88 days, while Earths 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. I

48、t 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 rev

49、olves 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

50、in the morning just before the sun rises. Mars (火星) is called the red planet because of its definite (明確的) redorange 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 Roma

51、n god of war. For many years, people believed that there was life on Mars, but we now know that there probably isnt. 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

52、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 (驚人的)short. Its rotation, or its day, is only about 10 hours long. This is the fastest rotationthe shortest dayof any of the planets. The planets nam

53、e is appropriate, since Jupiter was the largest Roman godthe 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. 2. Which planet d

54、o people think is the most important one?答案: The Earth3. From which field of science do we learn a lot about the planets?答案: Astronomy4. How long have astronomers studied the planets and other objects in space?答案: Thousands of years5. What kind of new technology helped us a lot to study the planets?

55、答案: Computers and satellites6. Which planet is the closest planet to the sun? Mercury, Mars, Venus or Jupiter?答案: Mercury7. How long does it take Mercury to complete its orbit around the sun?答案: 88 days8. How long does it take the Earth to rotate on its own axis once?答案: 24 hours9. Which planet is t

56、he easiest for people to see in the sky? Earth, Mercury, Venus or Jupiter?答案: Venus10. Which is the largest one of all the planets?答案: JupiterSection Use of English Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. You may say

57、that the business of marking books is going to slow down your reading. 1 probably will. Thats 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