公共英语五级考试试题三十八.docx

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公共英语五级考试试题三十八

公共英语五级考试试题（三十八）

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

第1题

TodayTVaudiencesallovertheworldaxeaccustomedtothesightofAmericanastronautsintip-topcondition,withfairhair,crew-cuts,goodteeth,anuncomplicatedsenseofhumourandaseverelylimitednon-technicalvocabulary.

Whatmarksoutanastronautfromhisearthboundfellowhumanbeingsissomethingofadifficultproblem.Shouldyouwishtointerviewhim,youmustapplybeforehand,andyoumustbepreparedforalongishwait,evenifyourapplicationmeetswithsuccess.Itis,inanycase,outofthequestiontointerviewanastronautabouthisfamilylifeorpersonalactivities,becausealltheastronautshavecontractswithanAmericanmagazineunderconditionsforbiddinganyunauthorizeddisclosuresabouttheirprivatelives.

Certainobviousqualitiesareneeded.Anywouldbespacemanmustbeinperfecthealth,musthavepowersofconcentration（sinceworkinsideaspacecraftisexceptionallydemanding）andmusthaveconsiderablecourage.Again,space-workcallsfordedication.Courageanddedicationareparticularlyessential.Inthewell-knowncaseoftheChallengersevencrewmemberslosttheirlivesinspacebecauseofthefaultyequipmentintheshuttle.Anothermustisoutstandingscientificexpertise.Itgoeswithoutsayingthattheyallhavetohaveprofessionalaeronauticalqualificationsandexperience.

Astrikingfeatureoftheastronautsistheirages.Fortheyoungerman,inhistwenties,say,spaceisout.OnlyoneofthefiftymenworkingforNASAin1970wasunder30.TheoldestastronauttodateisAlanShepard,America'sfirstmaninspace,who,atnearlyfifty,wasalsothemanwhocaptainedApollo13.Theaverageageisthelatethirties.ThecrewmembersofApollo11wereallbornwellbeforetheSecondWorldWar.In1986theChallengerastronautshadanaverageageof39.Therangewasfrom35to46.

Inasocietywheremaritalcontinuityisnotalwaysexhibited,theastronauts'recordinthisrespecthitsyouintheeye.OfallthemarriedmeninNASAgroup,onlytwoorthreearedivorcedfromtheirwives.Mindyou,itishardtotellwhethersomethinginthebasiccharacterofanastronautencouragesfidelityorwhethertheselectionprocessdemandsthatacandidateshouldbehappilymarried.

TheNASAastronautsliveinunattractivesmallcommunitiesdottedheroandtherearoundthebaseinTexas.Youwouldexpectthemtofindtheirfriendsfromamongtheirprofessionalassociates,butthisisnotthecase.Rather,theyprefertomakefriendswiththenormalfolkintheirdistricts.Agoodjob,too,Astronauts,likeeverybodyelse,mustgetfedupwithtalkingshopallthetime,and,whereastheyareindeedanelite,theirdailylifeoutsideworkshouldbeasnormalaspossible,ifonlyforthesakeoftheirfamilies.

Asfortheastronauts'politicalleanings,theyseamtobetowardstheright.Thismaybeduetothefactthatalargeproportionoftheastronautshaveamilitarybackground.Ontheotherhand,itcouldbejustcoincidence.

Detailsoftheprivatelifeofanastronautarehardtocomeby,becausetheyare

Ahisownbusinessandprivacy.

Bsecretsasfarasinterviewsareconcerned.

CthepropertyofanAmericanmagazine.

Dthefirstratenationalconfidentialinformation.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第2题

Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut

Abasalimitedvocabulary.

Bisaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy.

Ccan'tunderstandasophisticatedjoke.

Diswell-builtbutratherslow-witted.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第3题

Inpolitics,astronautsaregenerally

Ademocrats.

Brepublicans.

Cconservatives.

Dcommunists.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第4题

Thephrase"talkingshop"（line4,para.6）probablymeans

Atalkaboutshopping.

Bdiscussone'sworkwithcolleagues.

Cexchangepersonalnews.

Dtalkwithfriendsinagroup.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第5题

Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?

AAstronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

BThedivorcerateinNASAinverylow.

CTheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

DThereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第6题

AtdawnonemorninginearlyMay,SeanCosgroveisstashingpilesofmaps,notesandphotocopieddocumentsinhisgymbagbeforeheadingforWestMilfordHigh,aruralschoolinnorthernmostNewJersey.Onhis30-minutecommute,theyoungformerinvestmentbankertriestodreamupnewwaysofliftingthemonumentallyforgettableMexicanWaroffthetextbookpageandintohisstudents'imaginations.CanheinvokethestoriedmemoriesofRobertE.Lee,whocuthisfirstmilitaryexploitsontheplainsofVeracuz—orwillhebemetwiththunderingresponsesof"Who'sLee"?

ShouldheraiseJamesK.Polkoutofthemysticchordsofmemory,andhope,forananosecond,thatthekidswillcareaboutthefirstU.Spresidentwhosteppedasidebecausehe'daccomplishedeverythinghewanted?

Let'sthinksomemore.Well,there'salwaystheAlamo.Andhey,isn'tthattheteachers'parkinglotupahead?

It'sneveraneasytask.Thesebigkidsinbigjeansandballcaps,cometohishistoryclassesbelievingthathistoryisaboutasusefulasLatin.Mostareeitherunawareorunimpressedthatthearea'sironforgesonceproducedartillerycannonforGeorgeWashington'sarmy.Theirsenseofhistoryorbitsmorenarrowlyaroundlastmonth'sadventureson"ShopRiteStrip",thestudents'nicknamefordowntownWestMilford,onceafactorytown,nowaMagnetformiddle-classvacationers.

Cosgrovelooksuncommonlyglumasthethumbsthroughastackofexamsintheteachers'lounge."Ican'tbelieveanyoneinmyclasscouldthinkJohnBrownwasthegovernorofMassachusetts,"moansCosgrove,28,pointingtoonestudent'stestpaper.Hehadtobesleepingfordaysonend."Thesamemorning,studentsinhiscollegeboundclasscouldnameonlyoneU.S.SupremeCourtjustice—ClarenceThomas.Allhiswit,energyandbeyond-the-textbookresearchcan'tcompletelyreversethestudents'poorpreparationinhistory,theirlackofgeneralknowledge,theirnumbnesstotheoutsideworld.It'sthebaneofhistoryteachersateverylevel.WhenUniversityofVermontprofessorJamesLoewenaskedhisseniorsocial-sciencemajorswhofoughtintheVietnamWar,22percentansweredNorthandSouthKorea.Don'tthesekidsevengotothemovies?

WhatdidCosgrovedobeforehebecameateacherteachinghistory?

AAclerkworkinginagym.

BAmanrunningabank.

CAsportsman.

DAhistorian.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第7题

Onthewaytoschool,Cosgrove

Awasdeepinthoughtofhispast.

BwasthinkingofwhoLeewas.

Cwasthinkingofhowtoteachhisclass.

Dwashavingatalkwithanotherpassenger.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第8题

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

AthetaskforCosgroveisquiteheavy.

Bthestudentsareenthusiasticabouthistorystudy.

Cthestudentshaslittleinterestinhistorystudy.

DWestMilfordoncewasafactorytown.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第9题

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?

AOnlythestudentsinhighschoolwerepoorinhistorystudy.

BOnlycollegestudentscouldnotstudyhistorywell.

CStudentsateverylevelhavepoorknowledgeofhistory.

DAllAmerican'sknowledgeofhistorywaspoor.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第10题

What'sthemeaningoftheword"bane"inthe6thlineofthelastparagraph?

AHeadache.

BBan.

CPleasure.

DOpportunity.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

第11题

Intheirdarkermoments,climatologiststalkabouttheirown"nightmarescenario".Thisisonewhereglobalwarminghascausedsuchsignificantclimaticchangesthatoceancurrentschangedirection.OnescenefromtilenightmarehastheGulfStreammovingsouthorevengoingintoreverse,makingwinterinLondonlookandfeellikeaStPetersburgJanuary.

Theoceanisagreatmoderatinginfluenceontheplanet,soakingupheataroundthetropicsanddepositingitinthecoolerpolarregions.Yetscientistsknowsurprisinglylittleabouthowtheseadoesthis—theyestimatethattheNorthAtlanticalonemovesenergyequivalenttotheoutputofseveralhundredmillionpowerstations.

Lastyearoceanographersbegantheirbiggestinternationalresearchinitiativetolearnmoreaboutoceancirculation.ThefirstresultsfromtheWorldOceanCirculationExperimentdemonstratejusthowcomplexthemovementofsea-watercanbe.Theyhavealsogivenscientistsaglanceoftheamountofheatbeingexchangedbetweentheoceansandtheatmosphere.Aspartoftheexperiment,researchersaremonitoringthespeedanddirectionofoceancurrents,watertemperatureandsalinity.

Researchshipstakingpartwillgatherdetailedmeasurementsat24,000pointsor"stations"alongcarefullydesignatedtrans-oceanroutes.Thisundertakingdwarfsthe8,000hydrographicstationscreatedinthepasthundredyearsofoceansurveying,Afleetofships,buoys,seabedsensorsandsatelliteswillcollectsomuchdatathatBritain,oneofthe40countriestakingpart,hasopenedaresearchinstitute,theJamesRennellCentreforOceanCirculationinSouthampton,toprocessthem.

Oneofthejustificationsfortheexperiment,saysJohnWoods,directorofmarineandatmosphericsciencesattheNaturalEnvironmentResearchCouncil,isthattheoceansholdthekeytounderstandinglong-termchangesintheglobalclimate.TheEarthhastwo"envelopes"—theocean,consistingofslowlycirculatingwater,andtheatmosphere,madeoffast-movingair.Farfrombeingindependent,theyinteract,onemodifyingtheotheruntilabalanceisreachedbetweenthem.ThepresentbalancecameaboutattheendofthelastIceAge,about10,000yearsago.Scientistshopethatknowin