公共英语五级考试试题十.docx

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公共英语五级考试试题十

公共英语五级考试试题（十）

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

第1题

WhenschoolofficialsinKalkaska,Michigan,closedclasseslastweek,themediaflockedtothestory,portrayingthetown's2,305studentsasvictimsofstingytaxpayers.Thereissometruthtothat;theproperty-taxratehereisone-thirdlowerthanthestateaverage.ButshuttingtheirschoolsalsoallowedKalkaska'seducatorsandthestate'slargestteachers'union,theMichiganEducationAssociation,tomakeapoliticalpoint.TheiraimwastospurpassageoflegislationMichiganlawmakersaredebatingtoincreasethestate'sshareofschoolfunding.

ItwasnocoincidencethatKalkaskashutitsschoolstwoweeksafterresidentsrejecteda28%property-taxincrease.Theschoolboardarguedthatwithouttheincreaseitlackedthe$1.5millionneededtokeepschoolsopen.

Buttheschoolsystemhadnotdoneallitcouldtokeeptheschoolsopen.Officialsdeclinedtoborrowagainstnextyear'sstateaid,theyrefusedtotrimextracurricularactivitiesandtheydidnotconsiderseekingasmaller—perhapsmoreacceptable—taxincrease.Infact,closingearlyiscostingKalkaskaasignificantamount,including$600,000inunemploymentpaymentstoteachersandstaffand$250,000inloststateaid.InFebruary,theschoolsystempromisedteachersandstafftwomonthsofretirementpaymentsincaseschoolsclosedearly,adealthatwillcostthedistrict$275,000more.

Othersignssuggestschoolauthoritieswereatleastaseagertomakeapoliticalstatementastokeepschoolsopen.TheMichiganEducationAssociationhiredapublicrelationsfirmtostagearallymarkingtheschoolclosings,whichattracted14localandnationaltelevisionstationsandnetworks.ThepresidentoftheNationalEducationAssociation,theMEA'sparentorganization,flewfromWashington,D.C.,fortheevent.Andtheuniontutoredschoolofficialsintheartoftelevisioninterviews.SchoolsupervisorDoyleDisbrowacknowledgesthedistrictcouldhavekeptschoolsopenbycuttingprogramsbutdeniesthemoveswerepoliticallymotivated.

Michiganlawmakershavereactedangrilytotheclosing.ThestateSenatehasalreadyvotedtoputthesystemintoreceivershipandreopenschoolsimmediately;theMichiganHouseplanstoconsiderthebillthisweek.

Theauthorseemstodisapproveof______.

AtheMichiganlawmakers'endlessdebating

BtheshuttingofschoolsinKalkaska

Ctheinvolvementofthemassmedia

Ddelayingthepassageoftheschoolfundinglegislation

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]文章说Kalkaska学校关门停课，目的是促使密歇根的立法者们通过一项法令，结果导致了2305名学生成为吝啬的纳税者们的牺牲品，第三段第一句指出，学校并没有尽其所能重开学校。

可见作者对学校关门停课持反对态度。

第2题

WelearnfromthepassagethatschoolsinKalkaska,Michigan,arefunded______.

Abyboththelocalandstategovernments

Bexclusivelybythelocalgovernment

Cmainlybythestategovernment

DbytheNationalEducationAssociation

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可推断Kalkaska的学校是由当地政府和州政府资助的。

第3题

Oneofthepurposesforwhichschoolofficialsclosedclasseswas______.

Atoavoidpayingretirementbenefitstoteachersandstaff

Btodrawtheattentionoflocaltaxpayerstopoliticalissues

Ctomakethefinancialdifficultiesoftheirteachersandstaffknowntothepublic

DtopressureMichiganlawmakersintoincreasingstatefundsforlocalschools

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由文章可知，学校停课的目的是给密歇根的立法者一些压力，来增加地方学校的办学基金。

第4题

Accordingtothepassage,theclosingoftheschoolsdevelopedintoacrisisbecauseof______.

Athecomplexityoftheproblem

Bthepoliticalmotivesonthepartoftheeducators

Ctheweakresponseofthestateofficials

Dthestrongprotestonthepartofthestudents'parents

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由最后一段可知，密歇根的立法者们对学校关闭感到很气愤，州议会已表决通过对学校体制进行破产管理，并立即重开学校。

可见，学校关闭发展成一场危机是出于Kalkaska的教育者的政治动机。

第5题

WelearnfromthepassagethatschoolauthoritiesinKalkaskaaremoreconcernedabout______.

Aaraiseintheproperty-taxrateinMichigan

BreopeningtheSchoolsthereimmediately

CtheattitudeoftheMEA'sparentorganization

Dmakingapoliticalissueoftheclosingoftheschools

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由第一段倒数第二句和53题题解可知D项为正确答案。

第6题

Nowomancanbetoorichortoothin.ThissayingoftenattributedtothelateDuchessofWindsorembodiesmuchoftheoddspiritofourtimes.Beingthinisdeemedassuchavirtue.

Theproblemwithsuchaviewisthatsomepeopleactuallyattempttolivebyit.Imyselfhavefantasiesofslippingintonarrowdesignerclothes.Consequently,Ihavebeenonadietforthebetter—orworse—partofmylife.Beingrichwouldn'tbebadeither,butthatwon'thappenunlessanunknownrelativediessuddenlyinsomedistantland,leavingmemillionsofdollars.

Wheredidwegooffthetrack?

Whendideatingbutterbecomeas