全国英语等级考试五级真题.docx

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全国英语等级考试五级真题

08年3月全国英语等级考试五级真题

SectionIListeningComprehension

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

PartAYouwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSE2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSE3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSE4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.TRUE/FALSE5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSE6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang’spastexperience.TRUE/FALSE7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSE8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSE9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSE10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSE

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Hearingaknockonthedoor]Comeinplease.GoodmorningDr.Wilson.

.Sonicetoseeyouagain.Takeaseat...whydon’tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?

mwmiarrivedyesterday.Well...Areyoulivinginthecollege?

No,IamwithanEnglishfamily...actually...becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.WmwOh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?

Yes.Uhh...myOverallBandis6,but...unfortunatelymyspeakingisonly5.OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofall,whatwe’vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm...willtomorrowbeallrightforyou?

mwYeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.Good,then.Tomorrowatten.Idon’tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let’smakesureyoumakefulluseofyourtimehere.Let’sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?

mi’minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I’lltry,ifpossible,toproduceasoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.WMYes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout...er...thedevice?

Forinstance,when,youtalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.WmwmwUhuh...doyoumeanit’llbeascompetentas...er...ahumaninterpreter?

Yes...well,I’llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.Fascinating...andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?

Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.Really.Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedMmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?

Imean,haveyouwrittenanyWprogramsforpracticaluse?

IwasinvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.mwThecomputeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwithC-language?

No.mwUhuh...thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?

Whatdoyoumeanby"phoneticprocessingsystem?

"mwWell,youknow,Englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.YourEnglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues’.SoasIseeit,yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.Oh,Isee.IthinkIcanlearnC-languageandaphoneticprocessingsystemMhere.Well,that’sprobablytrue,butyou’vegotonly12monthsandyouwantaWdegree,don’tyou?

Yes.mwOK,sothere’retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.Youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.mwmwIthinkI’lltakethesecondway.Fine,butareyousureyoucanfinishyourprojectin12months?

Idon’tknow,butIcanwork12hoursadayand7daysaweek.Well,I’dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsre-consideryourownproject,tosomeextent.Youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.And,it’dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.Anyway,I’msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.ShallIseeyouagaininthreedays’time?

Allright.I’llgoawayanddosomethinking.ThenI’lltalktoyouaboutmyMnewplan.Good.Seeyouthen.WMThankyou.Bye-bye.

Younowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-10.ThatistheendofPartA

PartBYouwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.Questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions1-3.

1.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?

[A]Consultwithherfrequently.

[B]Usethecomputerregularly.

[C]Occupythecomputerearly.

[D]Waitforone’sturnpatiently.

2.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?

[A]Computerclasses.

[B]Trainingsessions.

[C]Laserprinting.

[D]Packageborrowing.

3.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

[A]Computerlabservices.

[B]Collegelibraryfacilities.

[C]Theuseofmicro-computers.

[D]Printoutsfromthelaserprinter.

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Right,everybody.WelcometoCentralCollegelibraryservices.Myname’sKathyJenkins.I’llgiveyouabriefintroductiontothelibrary.Wehaveawell-stockedbankofresourceswhichareinthreemainlocations:

thelibraryitself,withbooksandperiodicals;theself-accesslanguagecentre,withaudioandvideomaterial;andthemicro-computerlab.I’llstartwiththemicro-computerlab,ormicro-labaswecallit.Itisfittedwith24personalcomputers.

Ifyouareamemberofthelibrary,youmayborrowCALLdiscsinFrench,German,Italian,SpanishandRussianaswellasEnglish.Bytheway,CALLstandsforcomputeraidedlanguagelearning:

CAdoubleL,"CALL",forshort.Youmayalsoborrowarangeofwordprocessinganddesktoppublishingpackages.Alldisksare,ofcourse,strictlyforuseinthemicro-labonly.Ifyouwishtoprintanythingyoushoulduseoneofthefivemachinesaroundtheoutsideoftheroom.Fourareconnectedtodotmatrixprinters,oneisconnectedtothelaserprinter.Ifyouwantatopqualityprintoutfromthelaserprinter,comeandseemyselforanyofthelibrarystaff.Dot-matrixprintoutsarefreebutthereisachargeforusingthelaserprinter.

Thereisalwaysaqueuetogettotheterminalstowardstheendofterm.Comeinandgettoknowhowtousethecomputersearlyinthetermandusethemregularly,ratherthanjustbeforeexamsandessaydeadlines,inordertoavoiddelayordisappointment.Trainingsessionsareheldonaregularbasis,onthefirstandthirdThursdayofeachmonth,andarefreetofull-timestudentsofthecollege.Seeyouthere.Now,anyquestions?

Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-3.

PartCYouwillhearatalkgivenbyauniversitylecturer.Asyoulisten,youmustanswerQuestions1-10bywritingNOMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1to10.

1.What’stheaverageannualincreaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentage?

2.Whichpartoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?

3.Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

4.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

5.Wheredothethreelargestgroupsofstudentscomefrom?

6.What’sthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysia?

7.Whichisthemostpopularfieldofstudy?

8.What’sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

9.Intermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

10.Insummary,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

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ForthoseofyouwhoareeitheralreadystudyingintheUnitedStatesorplantooneday,itmightbeinterestingtoknowsomethingabouttheforeignstudentpopulationintheUnitedStates.Fortheacademicyear1995/96therewasatotalofapproximately344,000foreign

theUnitedStates.Thisfigureof344,000mayseemlikeaverylargenumberuntilyoucompareitwiththetotalpopulationof241,000,000.Theforeignstudentpopulationhasbeengrowingforanumberofyearsandisstillgrowing,buttherateofincreasehasdroppedsharplyduringthe1990s.Duringthe1980s,thepopulationgrewquiterapidly.Forexample,between1985and1990,theaverageyearlyincreasewas12.5%.However,thepictureinthe1990sisquitedifferent.Therateofincreasehasdeclinedquitenoticeably.Infact,therateofincreasebetween1994/95and1995/96wasonly.5%,orone-halfof

theoverallrateofincreasehasdroppedtoonly.5%,thenumberofstudentsfromsomepartsoftheworldisincreasingwhilethenumberofstudentsfromotherareasisdecreasing.Forexample,duringthissametimeperiod,thatisbetweentheacademicyears94/95and95/96,therewasadecreaseinthenumberofstudentsfromthemiddleEast,whilethenumberofs