公共英语五级考试试题一.docx

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公共英语五级考试试题一

公共英语五级考试试题

（一）

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

第1题

ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

SinceWorldWarⅡ,therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegintodateinthefirststagesofadolescence,''gosteady"throughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayinglocksandcluckingofmiddle-agedtonguesoverthewaysof"waywardyouth".However,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterofbirthdays.Itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly,whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.

Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife,butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationorloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownasadictumthatanymarriageenteredasanescapecannotprovetobeentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems;Moreoften,itmerelyaccentuatesthem.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit;onemightsayintheologicaltermsthattheyareforsakingoneidolonlytoworshipanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthat"success"isthefinalgood,buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.TheirexpectaionsofmarriageareessentiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollow.

Shallwe,then,jointhechorusof"Miserere"overearlymarriages?

Onecannotgeneralize:

allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeter-minednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?

Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.

Manyyoungpeoplewhomarryearlybelievethat

Atheirparentshavefoundtherealmeaningoflife.

Btheyhavefoundthecenteroflife'smeaning.

C"success"istheultimategood.

Dtosucceedisnotatallimportant.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文第二段中提到"Youngpeople...buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning．”。

故应选B。

第2题

Theauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday'searlymarriagesarearesultof

Aescapism.

Btheologicaldictum.

Clackofformaleducation.

Dconvenience.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文第二段第一句提到“Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape，notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife．．．”。

故应选A。

第3题

Accordingtothisarticlethetrendtowardearlymarriages

AistheresultoftheGreatDepressionofthe30's.

Bcannotbeeasilydetermined.

Ciswhatcanbeclearlyseen.

DisanoutgrowthofthemoralloosenessbroughtaboutbyWorldWarⅡ.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文第一句提到“SinceWorldWarⅡ，therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend，especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents，towardearlymarriage．”。

故应选C。

第4题

Youthfulexpectationsofmarriagecanbedescribedas

Autopian.

Brealistic.

Cmaterialistic.

Dtragic.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文第二段中提到"TheirexpectationsofmarriageareesesntiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment．”。

故应选A。

第5题

Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis

Aafalsegod.

Bunworthyofworship.

Cprobablyincapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobe.

Dincapableofbeingthebasicunitofsociety.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文第二段中提到“Furthermore，itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit...”。

故应选C。

第6题

TheVillageGreeninNewMilford,Connecticut,isasnapshotofNewEnglandcharm:

acarefullymanicuredlawnflandedbyscrupulouslymaintainedcolonialhomes.Babysittersdandlekidsinthewoodengazebo,waitingforcommuterparentstoreturnfromNewYork.OnalazyafternoonlastweekCarolineNicholas,16,hadnothingmorepressingtodothanpinkenintheearly-summersunshineanddiscusstherecenteventsintown."Idon'tthinkalotofolderpeopleknewtherewereunhappykidsinNewMilford,"shesaid,"Icouldseeitcoming."

Inafive-dayperiodinearlyJuneeightgirlswerebroughttoNewMilfordHospitalafterwhathospitalofficialscallsuicidalgestures.Thegirls,allbetween12and17,triedavarietyofmeasures,includingheavydosesofalcohol,over-the-countermedicinesandcutsorscratchestotheirwrists.Nonewassuccessful,andmostdidn'trequirehospitalization;butatleasttwoattempts,accordingtothehospital,couldhavebeenvital.Theirreasonsseemedasmundaneastheotherhappen-stancesofsub-urbanlife."Iwasjustsickofitall,"onetoldareporter."Everything.Life."Mostalarming,emergency-roomdoctorFrederickLohsetoldalocalreporterthatseveralgirlssaidtheywerepartofasuicidepact.Thehospitallaterbackedawayfromthisremark.Butcominginthewakeofatleastsix-teensuicideattemptsoverthepreviousfewmonths,thissuddencluster--alongwiththeinfluxofmedia--hassetthiswell-groomedsuburbof23,000onedge.AtatownmeetinglastWednesdaynight,DrSimonSobo,chiefofpsychiatryatthehospital,toldmorethan200parentsandkids,"We'retalkingaboutacrisisthathasreallygottenoutofhand."Laterheadded."TherehavebeenmoresuicideattemptsthisspringthanIhaveseeninthe13yearsIhavebeenhere."

Sobosaidthatthegirlshetreateddidn'thaveseriousproblemsathomeorschool."Manyofthesewerepopularkids,"hesaid."Theygotplentyoflove,butbeneaththereassuringsigns,aswathofteensherearenotmakingit.Somesaythatdrugs,bothpotand'realdrugs',arecommonplace.KidshaveshownupwithLIFESUCKSandLONGLIVEDEATHpennedontheirarms.Afewgirlscasuallydisplayscarsontheirarmswheretheycutthemselves.""You'dbesurprisedhowmanykidstrysuicide,"saidonegirl,17."Youdon'twanttoputpainonotherpeople;youputitonyourself."Shesaidsheusedtocutherself"justtoreleasethepain".

Emily,15,afriendofthreeofthegirlstreatedinJune,saidonewashavingfamilyproblems,onewas"upsetthatday"andthethirdwas"justupsetwitheverythingelsegoingon".Shesaidtheyweren'treallytryingtokillthemselves--theyjustneededconcern.AsSobonoted,"What'sgoingoninNewMilfordisnotuniquetoNewMilford."Thesameunderlyingcultureofdespaircouldbefoundinanytown.Butteensuicide,headded,canbea"contagion".RightnowNewMilfordhasthebug--andhasitbad.

WhatisNOTtrueabouttheeightgirls?

ATheyareallbetween12and17.

BTheyhavetriedavarietyofmeasures.

CTheyattendasuicidesquad.

DAlltheirattemptstocommitsuicidearevital.

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由本文第二段可知A、B、C均正确，只有D不对。

故应选D。

第7题

WhichofthestatementsabouttheteensisNOTtrue?

ATheyareill-bredstudentsinschool.

BSomeofthemtake"realdrugs".

CTeensneedsattention.

DAfewcasuallydisplayscarsontheirarms.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由本文倒数第二段可知，B、C、D均正确，只有A不对。

故应选A。

第8题

Inthe3rdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword"pressing"isclosestinmeaningto

Aurgentlyimportant.

Bpushing.

Cinviting.

Dcharming.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]pressing意为“紧迫的，急迫的”。

故应选A。

第9题

Accordingtothepassage,theteensinVillageGreencanbecalled

Adepressedgeneration.

Bcoolgeneration.

Cattractivegeneration.

Dprosperousgeneration.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文谈到青少年自杀问题，自杀显然不会是C、D，故排除。

cool也并不是这些孩子自杀的目的，只有A合适。

故应选A。

第10题

Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?

AEightgirlscommittedsuicideinNewMilford.

BThevillageGreenisnotacharmingplace.

CTeenagersuicide.

DDr.SimonSobo'sachievements.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]本文均是在讲述青少年的自杀问题。

故应选C。

第11题

ThedistinctivearchitecturalfeatureofthetypicalBroadwaytheateristhejuxtapositionoftwoalmostindependentbuildingsfacingandopeningintooneanotherthroughaprosceniumarch.Theaudiencesitsintheauditoriumstructureandwatchestheactorsperforminthestagehouse.Thisseparationismorethananaestheticimpression,becausethebuildingcodesrequirethataphysicalbarrierprotecttheaudiencefromafirestartingonthestage.Afireproofwall,ratherthanamerepartitionseparatesthestructures,andthistheprosceniumopeningincaseoffire.Automaticfiredoorssimilarlycloseallotheropeningsbetweenthetwostructrues.Thecodeskeepsuchopeningstoaminimum.

ThisseparationadventedinthenineteenthcenturyintheUnitedStatesasaresultoftheaterfires.Ithasproducedafundamentalstructuralchangefrompreviouscenturieswithoutmakingmuchcorrespondingchangeintheappearanceofthebuilding.Mosttheatersofthesixteenthtoeighteenthcenturieswereremodeledfrombanquethall,tenniscourt,andotherrectangularhalls,andremainedessentiallyasinglestructurewithathinpartitionfortheprosceniumwall.

Sofarastheaudienceisconcerned,atheaterisprimarilyaplaceforentertainment.Itsgreatattractionistheopportunityitaffordsfordifferentexperience.Theaudienceapproachesthetheaterwiththeexpectationofsomeformsofglamourexcitement,or