全国英语等级考试PETS五级样题教育部考试中心.docx

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全国英语等级考试PETS五级样题教育部考试中心

全国英语等级考试（PETS）五级样题

2006-08-12　　教育部考试中心　

SectionI:

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

PartA

Youwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.

1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSE

2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSE

3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSE

4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.TRUE/FALSE

5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSE

6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang'spastexperience.TRUE/FALSE

7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSE

8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSE

9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSE

10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSE

　　Tapescript:

　　WMW[Hearingaknockonthedoor]Comeinplease.GoodmorningDr.Wilson.GoodmorningWang.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?

MW

　　Yeah,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

　　PartB:

Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,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.

　　Tapescript

　　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?

　　Tapescript

　　ForthoseofyouwhoareeitheralreadystudyingintheUnitedStatesorplantooneday,itmightbeinterestingtoknowsomethingabouttheforeignstudentpopulationintheUnitedStates.Fortheacademicyear1995/96therewasatotalofapproximately344,000foreignstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStates.Thisfigureof344,000mayseemlikeaverylargenumberuntilyoucompareitwiththetotalpopulationof241,000,000.Theforeignstudentpopulationhasbeengrowingforanumberofyearsandisstillgrowing,buttherateofincreasehasdroppedsharplyduringthe1990s.Duringthe1980s,thepopulationgrewquiterapidly.Forexample,between1985and1990,theaverageyearlyincreasewas12.5%.However,thepictureinthe1990sisquitedifferent.Therateofincreasehasdeclinedquitenoticeably.Infact,therateofincreasebetween1994/95and1995/96wasonly.5%,orone-halfofonepercent.Althoughtheoverallrateofincreasehasdroppedtoonly.5%,thenumberofstudentsfromsomepartsoftheworldisincreasingwhilethenum