公共英语五级考试试题五.docx

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公共英语五级考试试题五

公共英语五级考试试题（五）

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

第1题

　　Iamextremelyimportant.Soimportantthatallkindsofpeoplemightneedtocommunicatewithme24hoursaday.Merephonecallsaregoodenough,letterstakedays,oratleastaday,andmeetingsfacetoface—well,obviouslythatisoutofthequestion.No,theindexofmysuccessismyfax-ability.OnlyGodknowswhatinternationalincidentshavebeenavertedbymyblackfaxmachine.ForIamnowatthecentreofavastglobalcommunicationsnetwork,allofwhichisinstantlyfaxable,andmadeupofbusypeoplewhocannotpossiblywaitforthatvitaldocumentaminutelonger.

　　"Faxittome,"wesaysnappily,presumingthatweareinthecompanysimilarlyechnologically

endowed."Whatdoyoumeanyouhaven'tgotone?

"Wegaspinamazementattheirwillingnesstoadmittheyarenotamemberofthisexclusiveclub.Afterall,membershiponlysetsyouback＄400orsoandforthisyougettoreviewdailyourmotto:

"IfaxthereforeIam."Onceyouareinpossessionofoneofthosemagicmachinesanewworldopensuptoyou.Aworldofescalatingurgency,aworldwherethemostmundaneinformationbecomessomehowmoresignificantbecauseitarrivesviaableepingmachine,aworldwherethemediumhasmorecachetthanthemessage.

　　Thefaxmachine,likethecamcorder,hascomeintoitsownintheNineties.Theaffordabilityofthistechnologyhasmeantthatthedemocracyofinstantaneouscommunicationhasfiltereddowntousall.Sowearealldutifullyengagedinthisorgyofelectronicimpulses,recordinganderasing,faxingandreceiving.Butwhatweareactuallycommunicatingapartfromthefactthatweareincommunication?

Theurgentmessageswesendeachotherontheseelectronicpostcardsareoftenlittlemorethanremindersthat,"Yes,wehavethetechnology,evenifwehavelittleuseforit."

　　Yetbecauseweknowthatknowledgeispowerwecannotadmitasmuch,fortodosowouldbeto

jointhegreatfaxlessunderclass.Instead,wepretendthateverydoodle,everyhurriedsentenceis

somehowsoearth-shatteringlycrucialthatitmustimmediatelybesignaledhalfwayroundtheworld.

ForsomelikePhilippeStarck,whodesignsbyfax,thismaybethecase.Butwhatdomostofususe

faxfor?

Wecannowfaxapizzaorasandwich;wecanfaxafternoonradioshowswithourfunnystories;wecanfaxourbankmanager;wecanfaxourresignationnoticeandnowadayswecanevenbe

firedbyfax.

　　Althoughthereissomeargumentaboutthelegalstatusofanyfaxthatdeclarestobecontractual,thegreatbenefitofalltheseisthatitisdoneinpublic.Indeedwhatthelatestbatchofcommunicationstechnology,frommobilephonestocamcorderstofaxes,haveincommonisthattheynolongerrespecttheoldboundariesbetweenpublicandprivate,workandleisure.Ifyoufalldownandbreakyourleg,someidiotswithacamcorderwillberecordingyourpainandsendingittoanamateurvideoshowonTV.Ifsomeonesendsyouahumiliatingrejectionbyfax,youcanguaranteethateveryoneelsewillhavereaditbeforeyou.

　　Likewise,encouragedbyinsaneadvertisingwhichadvertisesustoturnourhomesintoextensions

ofouroffices,thereisnownotimeinwhichworkcannotintrudeonleisure.Theansweringandfax

machinesmayalwaysbeswitchedonincasewemisssomevitalpiecesofinformation.Butwhatexactlyisitthatformostofuscannotwaittilltomorrow?

Wearenotrunningcountries,ormultinationalcorporations,butthetrickistoactlikeweare.Inour"acceleratedculture"speed,feedsoursenseofself-importance.It'snotwhatyousaybuthowfastyousayit,andafaxprovidesinstantgratificationthatthisisthecase.Faxesareaboutdeclarationsratherthandialogue.

　　Buteventhisdeliciousfrenzyofnon-communicationcangowrong.Faxterroristssabotagebusinessbybungingupthemachinewith50pagessayingnothingexcept"Peaceandlove".Andwhohas

hadafaxgoneastray?

Asyouslotyourpaperintothehungrymouthhowdoyoureallyknowwhereit

isgoing,thatyouhavetherightnumber,thatyouarenotsendingyourmasterpiecesintooblivion?

Worsestill:

theycanbreakdown.

　　Sincemyten-year-oldsonpouredacanofcokeintomineIhavenotreceivedanyfaxesatall.

ThesadtruthisthatIneverdidgetmany.Apartfromtheoddworkstufftheywouldmostlybefrom

friendstryingouttheirnewfaxmachines.Havingreceivedtheirs,Icouldthenfaxthembacktotellthemthattheywereinfullworkingorder.See,ItoldyouIwasimportant.

Thewriterthinksthatmostpeopleusethefax

Atoorderpizzasandsandwiches.

Btosendvitaldocuments.

Ctogivethemselvesasenseofself-importance.

Dtohelpthembecomesuccessful.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]短文多处都能看出作者的观点，他认为大多数人使用传真机都是为了一种感觉，即使用它能使他们感到自己的重要性。

故应选C。

第2题

Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto

Ainterestandsurprisethereader.

Bexplainwhythewriterneedsafax.

Cconvincethereaderoftheimportanceoffaxes.

Dfocusonthelegitimateusedoffaxes.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由短文第一段可知，作者以一种新颖的方式引出下文是为了吸引读者。

故应选A。

第3题

Thegeneraltoneofthetextis

Aserious.

Bironic.

Centhusiastic.

Dmatter-of-fact.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]从全文看，通篇都是在用一种讽刺、幽默的口吻。

故应选B。

第4题

Thewriterusesexaggerationinorderto

Ademonstratehowridiculousitisforpeopletohaveafax.

Bprovetothereaderthatfaxescanbesabotagedandbrokendown.

Cshowwhyherfriendsaregettingfaxmachines.

Ddescribetheimportanceofspeedycommunicationsinthemodernbusinessworld.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]作者在文中用夸大的笔调，主要目的显然是为了证明人们拥有传真机是很可笑的。

故应选A。

第5题

Whydosomanypeopleownfaxmachinestoday?

ABecausethefaxisasymbolofsuccess.

BBecauseitisthefastestwayofsendingadocument.

CBecauseitismorereliablethansendingaletter.

DBecauseitisstilltooexpensiveformostpeople.

【正确答案】：

A

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由短文第二段可知，今天许多人拥有传真机是因为拥有它是成功的象征。

故应选A。

第6题

　　StandardEnglishisthatvarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprint,andwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nativespeakersstudyingthelanguage.Itisalsothevarietywhichisnormallyspokenbyeducatedpeopleandusedinnewsbroadcastsandothersimilarsituations.Thedifferencebetweenstandardandnon-standard,itshouldbenoted,hasnothinginprincipletodowithdifferencesbetweenformalandcolloquiallanguage;StandardEnglishhascolloquialaswellasformalvariants.

　　Historically,thestandardvarietyofEnglishisderivedfromtheLondondialectofEnglishthatdevelopedaftertheNormanConquestresultedintheremovaloftheCourtfromWinchestertoLondon.Thisdialectbecametheonepreferredbytheeducated,anditwasdevelopedandpromotedasamodel,ornorm,forwiderandwidersegmentsofsociety.Itwasalsothenormthatwascarriedoverseas,butnotoneunaffectedbysuchexport.Today,StandardEnglishiscodifiedtotheextentthatthegrammarandvocabularyofEnglisharemuchthesameeverywhereintheworldwhereEnglishisused:

variationamonglocalstandardsisreallyquiteminor,sothattheSingapore,SouthAfrica,andIrishvarietiesarereallyverylittledifferentfromoneanothersofarasgrammarandvocabularyareconcerned.Indeed,StandardEnglishissopowerfulthatitexertsatremendouspressureonalllocalvarieties,totheextentthatmanyofthelong-establisheddialectsofEnglandhavelostmuchoftheirvigorandthereisconsiderablepressureonthemtoconvergetowardthestandard.ThislattersituationisnotuniquetoEnglish:

itisalsotrueinothercountrieswhereprocessesofstandardizationareunderway.Butitsometimesbringsproblemstospeakerswhotrytostrikesomekindofcompromisebetweenlocalnormsandnational,evensupranationalones.

Intermsofgrammarandvocabulary,StandardEnglish

AdiffersgreatlyfromdialectsintheUnitedKingdom.

BdiffersgreatlyfromvarietiesoutsideU.K.

Cdifferslittlefromanyvarietyintheworld.

DisthesamewithanyvarietyofEnglish.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由第二段中的“...arereallyverylittledifferentfromoneanothersofarasgrammarandvocabularyareconcerned．”可知答案为C。

故应选C。

第7题

WhatarethecharacteristicsofStandardEnglish?

AItisusuallyusedinprint.

BItisnormallytaughtinschools.

CItisusedinnewsbroadsts.

DA,BandC.

【正确答案】：

D

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由短文第一段中的"StandardEnglishisthatvarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprint，andwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nativespeakersstudyingthelanguageinnewsbroadcasts...”可知答案为D。

故应选D。

第8题

WhichofthefollowingfactorsdidnotcontributetotheLondondialectbecomingStandardEnglish?

AThecourtmovedfromWinchestertoLondon.

BThedialectwasusedbyeducatedpeople.

CThedialectremainedunaffectedbyforeigntrade.

DThedialectwasgraduallyacceptedandspokenbymoreandmorepeople.

【正确答案】：

C

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]A、B、D均在文中提到，均是伦敦口音变成标准英语的原因，而C不对。

故应选C。

第9题

ThestronginfluenceofStandardEnglishiscausing

Amanynewvarietiestoappear.

Bmanydialectstolosetheiruniqueness.

Cvariationamongdialectstogrow.

Ddifferentlocalstandardstodiverge.

【正确答案】：

B

【本题分数】：

1.0分

【答案解析】

[解析]由第二段中的“...StandardEnglishisso...manyofthelong-establisheddialectsofEngland．．standard．”可知答案为B。

故应选B。

第10题

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?

AStandardEnglishisbetterthannon-standardEnglish.

BStandardEnglishdoesnotdifferfromnon-standardEnglishinprinciple.

CStandardEnglishcanbebothformalandcolloquial.

DNon-standardEnglishisthe