公共英语五级考前冲刺试题五.docx

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公共英语五级考前冲刺试题五

公共英语五级考前冲刺试题（五）

一、ReadingComprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD．

第1题

  Ifyouhaveeverbeeninaschoolplayorevenmadebelieveyouwereadoctor,adetective,oraspacetraveller,youknowtheenjoymentthatactingbrings.Almostallofushavesomewishtoplaythepartofsomeone,orsomethingelse.Historicalrecordsindicatethatthisoccupationisasoldascivilizationitself.

  Intheancientworld,actingwasoftenassociatedwithreligiousceremoniesandotherspecialoccasions.Asfarbackas2200B.C.,trainedChineseactorsperformedceremonialdancesincostumeandmakeupatharvestfestivals.Itisbelievedthatthiswasthefirststepinthedevelopmentofacting.Tothedancewasgraduallyaddedpantomime—theimitationofmovementsandgestures—aswellasthewearingofmasks,thesingingofchants,andfinallytheuseofdialogue（speech）.

  WhileactingwascomingintoitsownintheancientChineseclassicaltheater,itwasdoingthesameinthewesternworldinGreece.Fromabout500B.C.on,actingbecameahighlyspecializedartinGreece.Greekactors,however,stillworemasks,andtheirmotionswerelargelyfixedbycostume.Consequently,theyhadlittleopportunitytodemonstratetheirindividualpersonalities.

  Modernacting,bycontrast,givestheindividualactorgreatopportunitytodevelophisorherpersonaltalentsforserious,comic,ormusicaldrama.Thenames,faces,andstylesoffamousmovieactorsareknownworldwide.Broadwayandtelevisionprovideotherstagesonwhichactorscandisplaytheirtalent.Aspecialformofactingtakesplaceinradiodrama,whichwashighlypopularbeforetelevision.Inradiodramatheactorsfaceauniquechallenge.Theyareunseenbytheiraudience.Sotheymustrelyonvoicealonetomaketheircharactersrealtothelisteners.

  Actingisnot,asmanypeoplethink,aquick,easyroadtofameandriches.OnlyfortypercentofBroadwayactorsareemployed,mostofthemforonlypartoftheyear.Thosewhobecomestarsneednotonlytalentbutdetermination.Theymustnotbeeasilydiscouraged.Otherwisetheymightgiveupbeforetheopportunityforstardompresentsitself.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A almosteveryoneenjoysacting

B somepeopleliketoactasdoctorsordetectives

C onlycivilizedpeoplelikeacting

D almosteveryonehasactedinaschoolplay

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第2题

Actingwassupposedtooriginatein______.

A Rome

B China

C Greece

D Broadway

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第3题

Greekactorshadlittleopportunitytodemonstratetheirindividualpersonalitiesbecause______.

A theywerejustthebeginners

B nobodycouldseeorhearclearly

C nobodyenjoyedtheirperformances

D theyworemasksandtheirmotionswerefixed

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第4题

Radiodramamaybemorechallengingbecause______.

A theactorsmustrelyonvoicealonetomaketheircharactersrealtothelisteners

B itisaspecialformofacting

C itismorepopularthantelevision

D actorscandisplaytheirtalent

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第5题

Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A actingisaquickroadtosuccess

B fortypercentofBroadwayactorshavenothingtodo

C actingishighlycompetitive

D ifyouwait,youwillgetthechance

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第6题

  Ascientistoncesaid,"Ihaveconcludedthattheearthisbeingvisitedbyintelligentlycontrolledvehiclesfromouterspace."

  IfwetakethisasareasonableexplanationforUFOs（unidentifiedflyingobject）,questionsimmediatelycomeup.

  "Whydon'ttheygetintouchwithus,then?

Whydon'ttheylandrightontheWhiteHouselawnanddeclarethemselves, peopleasked.

  Inreply,scientistssaythat,whilethismaybewhatwewant,itmaynotnecessarilybewhattheywant.

  "Themostlikelyexplanation,itseemstome,"saidDr.Mead,"isthattheresponsiblesocietyoutsideoursolarsystemiskeepinganeyeonustoseethatwedon'tsetinmotionachainreactionthattheymighthaveunexpectedeffectsfaroutsideoursolarsystem."

  Opinionsfromotherscientistsmightgolikethis,"Whyshouldtheywanttogetintouchwithus?

Theymaywanttoobserveusonlyandnotinterferewiththedevelopmentofourcivilization."

  SomescientistshavealsosuggestedthatEarthisakindofzooorwildlifereserve.Justaswesetasidewildernessareasandwildlifereservestoallowanimalsandgrowingthingstodevelopnaturallywhileweobservethem,soperhapsEarthwassetasideagesagoforthesamepurpose.

  Arewebeingobservedbyintelligentbeingsfromothercivilizationsintheuniverse?

Aretheywatchingourprogressinspacetravel?

Doweliveinagigantic"zoo"observedbyour"keepers",buthavingnocommunicationwiththem?

Nowwehavetorecognizethat,a