2014年11月15日PETS5试题及解答
2014年全国统一英语试卷及答案
2014年普通高校招生全国统一考试英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AArriving in Sydney on his own India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign address on most of the documents. At last they had seen a halt-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored out faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often senda warm wish their way.1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?A.Go shoppingB.Find a houseC.Join his familyD.Take a vacation2.The girl’s family got Rashid’s phone number from________.A.a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policemanC. a letter in his papersD.a stranger in Sydney3.What does the underlined word”restored” in the last paragraph mean?A.ShowedB.Sent outC.DeliveredD.Gave back4.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A.From India to AustraliaB.Living in a New CountryC.Turning Trash to TreasureD.In Search of New FriendsBSince the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment..“We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Ander son, president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, politics leaders, university professions, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the move ment. “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.According to US government reports, emissions(排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year 5.5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind if “thinking” has become part of practices.Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change! ” says Bruce Anderson.5.According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ______.A.the social movementB.recycling techniquesC.environmental problemsD.the importance of Earth Day6.Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?A.The grass-rootsB.The business circlesernment officialsD.University professors7.What have Americans achieved in environment protection?A.They have cut car emissions to the lowest.B.They have settled their environment problems.C.They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.D.They have reduced pollution through effective measures.8.What is especially important for environmental protection according to theparagraph？cationB.PlanningC.Green livingD.CO reductionCOne of the latest trends in American childcare is Chinese au paris. Au Pair in STAMFORD, Conn, for example, has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to 4,000 since 2004. And that’s true all across the country.“I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age,” Joseph Stocke, the managing director of a company, says of his 2-year-old son.”I would at least like to hive him the chance to use the language i n the future.’ After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from china, the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions, his dad says.Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking an au pair from china: she didn’t want her children to miss out on their roots. “because I am a Chinese, my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to the language and culture,” she says“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says Suzanne Flynn, a professor in language education of children. “but parents must understand that just learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity of au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.9.What does the term”au pair”in the text mean?A.A mother raising her children on her ownB. A child learning a foreign language at homeC. A professor in language education of childrenD.D.A young foreign woman taking care of children10.Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them____A.To live in china some dayB.To speak the language at homeC.To catch up with other childrenD.To learn about the Chinese culture11.What can we learn from the text?A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular in Americacated women do better in looking after childrenC.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skillsD.Children can learn a foreign language well in six monthsDMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger need a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.Farecard machines are in every station. Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.Get one day of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.Hours of serviceOpen: 5a.m. Mon.-Fir 7a.m.-SunClose: midnight Sun.-Thurs 3a.m. Fri.-Sat. nightsLast train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in stations.MetrobusWhen paying with exact change, the fare is $1.35. when paying with a SmarTrip®card, the fare is $1.25.Fares for senior/disabled customersSenior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metroail and Merobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip® card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, SmarTrip®cards and passes, please visit or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-800.Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100.Travel tips(提示)·avoid riding during weekday rush periods-before 9:30a.m. and between 4 and 6p.m.·if you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost and Found at 202-962-119512.What should you know about farecard machines?A.They start selling tickets at 9:30a.m.B.They are connected to change machines.C.They offer special service to the elderly.D.They make change for no more than$5.13.At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?A.At midnightB.At 3:30.C.At 5:30D.At 7p.m.14.What is good about a SmarTrip® card?A.It is convenient for old people.B.It saves money for its users.C.It can be bought at any time.D.It is sold on the Internet.15.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A.202-962-1195B.202-962-1100C.202-637-7000D.202-637-8000第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money,and time. __16_____money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: 1.Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m alreadyhungry and there’s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already?-____17____2.Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most ofit and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?___18_____ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.3.___19_____ this may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cookingworth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipe that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. __20____ and don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A.Try new thingsB.Ability is easily improvedC.Make three or four insteadD.Understand your food betterE.Cooking is a burden for many peopleF.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burdenG.A little time planning ahead can save a lot work later on第二部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后个体所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2014年公共英语五级口试-10 考试试题及答案解析(一)
公共英语五级口试-10（暂无听力文件）考试试题及答案解析(一)一、口试题（本大题9小题．每题10.0分，共90.0分。
）第1题Part A: Self-introductionExaminer: Good morning. Can I have your marksheets, please? Thank you. My name is... and this is my colleague...He/She is not going to talk to you, but he/she is just going to listen to us. So your name is... and... ? Thank you.First of all, we'd like to know something about yourselves, so I'm going to ask you some questions about yourselves. (Begin with Candidate A, then move on to Candidate B. )Now... (say the name of the candidate and ash questions)HometownWhere are you from?How long have you lived there?How does your hometown compare with... (place where the candidate is currently living)?FamilyWhat about your family?Could you tell us something about your family?Work/studyWhat do you do in... (the candidate's hometown), do you work or study?(If the candidate is already working)What does your work involve?Is your job something you had always wanted to do?How long do you think you will stay in this job?(If the candidate is still at school, college or university)What are your favorite subjects at school? What exactly are you studying?What type of work are you hoping to do in the future?What qualifications will you need to achieve that?【正确答案】：答案:Candidate A: I'm from Zhengzhou.Examiner: How long did you live there?Candidate A: I lived there for 18 years until I went to university in Beijing.Examiner: What is it like living there?Candidate A: It is a very nice city to live in, with well-developed transportation system, many famous universities and schools, big companies, hospitals, big shopping centers and hotels, etc.Examiner: What about you(say the name of Candidate B)? Where are you from? Candidate B: I'm from Dalian. I've been living there since I was born. Examiner: How does it compare with Shenyang? Which one do you like better? Candidate B: I like my hometown better. I like its mild weather, its hospitable resident, its beautiful scenery and buildings. Many changes have taken place in the past few years, which give Dalian a completely new look. I'm proud of it.Examiner: What do you do in Dalian? Do you work or study?Candidate B: I am studying. I'm student of Northeast University of Finance and Economics.第2题Part B: CollaborationTopic: China' entry into WTOExaminer: Now (say the names of Candidate A and Candidate B )here is a list of the positive and negative of China's entry into WTO. (Hand out the list to the candidates and let them read it through. )What do you think of these two aspects? I'd like each of you to choose three from the list and tell each other why. If you hold different opinions you may argue and you may also add your own ideas that are not listed here. You just talk to each other and I won't join you. You have 5 minutes.All right. Would you begin? (The examiner may sit back and intervene only when necessary. )The positive and negative of China's entry into WTO:· Having time to prepare into WTO· Offering great job opportunities· The end of tariff cuts· Enjoy the benefits it brings· Negative effect limited· Reducing nation's protection· Fierce competition· State-owned enterprises suffering【正确答案】：答案:Key Points:Positive:①China's admission into the WTO will bring Chinese businesses both opportunities and challenges.②There is no need to worry or panic as the changes will be gradual and therefore businesses have time to prepare for them.③While stressing the necessity of increasing awareness of the law and constructing a credibility system, Long went on to explain that China has made a commitment to extensively open up its market to join the WTO and will gradually open up service trades such as finance, telecom and。
2014年公共英语5级考试阅读the capture london
The Capture of London: A Reflection on the 2014 Public English Level 5Examination Reading PassageIn the depths of the 2014 Public English Level 5 Examination, a reading passage captivated the attention of numerous test-takers: "The Capture of London." This provocative title hinted at a tale filled with suspense and intrigue, a narrative that delved into the historical, cultural, and societal aspects of a significant moment in London's past.The passage, likely a fictionalized account or a reinterpretation of historical events, centered around the imagined capture of the British capital by an unnamed force. While the specifics of the narrative remained ambiguous,its impact on the reader was undeniable. It presented a scenario that challenged our understanding of London's resilience and adaptability, testing the mettle of its citizens in the face of adversity.As we delved into the reading, we were transported to a London transformed, a cityscape altered by the invasion.The familiar landmarks and streets were overshadowed by thepresence of a foreign force, their influence felt in every corner of the city. The passage captured the essence of occupation, the sense of helplessness and fear that can descend upon a community when its freedom is threatened.Yet, amidst the gloom and doom, there were glimmers of hope and resilience. The passage hinted at the spirit of Londoners, their refusal to be cowed by the invaders. Whether it was through acts of bravery or subtle resistance, the citizens of London found ways to maintain their dignity and identity, even in the midst of occupation.The reading passage also served as a window into the historical and cultural context of London. It prompted usto consider the city's past conflicts and occupations, drawing parallels between these historical events and the imagined scenario presented in the text. It was a reminderof the fragility of peace and the enduring resilience of human spirit.Beyond the historical and cultural implications, the reading passage also held deeper thematic resonances. It spoke to the universal themes of power, resistance, and identity, themes that transcend time and place, resonatingwith readers across different cultural and historical backgrounds.In conclusion, "The Capture of London" was not just a reading passage in the 2014 Public English Level 5 Examination. It was a narrative that captured our imagination, challenging our perceptions and understandingof London, its history, and its people. It was a reminderof the resilience and adaptability that defines not just London, but humanity itself.**伦敦之劫：对2014年公共英语五级考试阅读文章《伦敦之劫》的反思**在2014年公共英语五级考试的深处，一篇阅读文章吸引了无数考生的注意：《伦敦之劫》。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(四十二)
公共英语五级考试试题(四十二)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题Allergies cause heaps of trouble. Some people suffer the nuisance of seasonal hay fever, snuffling and sneezing as pollen flows through the air. Others react to materials such as metals, developing unpleasant rashes at their very touch. And some sorry souls go into shock at the mere presence of certain foods, particularly peanuts and shellfish.The cause in each case is an oversensitive immune system that is reacting to harmless materials as well as to the pathogens it is supposed to be fighting. This creates annoying and sometimes life-threatening symptoms. Chronically over-reactive immune systems may not, though, be an entirely bad thing. Another role played by the immune system is to destroy malignant tumours before they take hold—and work carried out recently by Annette Wigertz of the Karolinska Institute, in Stockholm, and her colleagues suggests that the immune systems of those with allergies may be particularly good at this. However, in a nice example of the way that one set of data is sometimes capable of divergent—indeed, opposite—interpretations, she may instead have discovered a clue about how cancers shut down immune systems in order that they themselves may prosper.This Manichean finding came after Dr. Wigertz and her team interviewed 1,527 people with gliomas (a type of brain turnout) in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the south-east of England. The researchers asked the patients in question whether they had a history of allergies, and then compared the results with those for 3,309 otherwise similar individuals who did not have brain tumours. As Dr. Wigertz reports in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the tumour-free were, indeed, more likely to suffer from allergies. The presence of an allergy was associated with a 30% reduction in the likelihood of having a glioma.This was not all that surprising. Previous research had detected similar inverse correlations between allergies and brain tumours, suggesting that a welcome side effect of allergy was resistance to cancer. But this new study went further. It looked carefully at the time in the patients' lives when their allergies were active, and it found that this timing was crucial. Dr. Wigertz noted that the absence of allergy was correlated with the time when a glioma first formed. That was true even in people who had previously had allergies which had then cleared up.Awkwardly, this result is open to two rather different interpretations. The optimistic explanation is that the hyperactive immune system associated with allergy does, indeed, protect againstturnouts. In that case, the coincidence was caused by turnouts taking advantage, as it were, of the reduced immune surveillance that accompanied the disappearance of the allergy. The sinister interpretation is that tumours are doing something as they grow that suppresses the immune system and thus allergic reactions. Either way, turnout and lack of allergy coincide. And either way, something interesting is going on. But Dr. Wigertz's result illustrates the perils of leaping to conclusions on the basis of incomplete data.Which of the following is a disease?A Nuisance.B Pollen.C Rash.D Shock.【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第2题The second paragraph suggests that what has been discovered about immune system can be usedA to strengthen immune system's capacity to fight pathogens.B to create immune system with allergies.C to interpretate the data contained in immune system.D to find out how cancers fight immune system.【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分第3题Which of the following statements about Dr. Wigertz's study is TRUE?A the interviewees of the study are those who are suffering allergies.B the team examined 1,527 cases.C there is a negative correlation between allergies and brain tumors.。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(二十三)
公共英语五级考试试题(二十三)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题Today, some critics argue that progress on environmental problems has been elusive. There is some truth in that. In the last decade, environmental problems have mounted across the world.Yet over the same 10 years, society had marshaled its resources to address these challenges. The original response was slow. But it is gathering speed, with technological breakthroughs and a growing awareness that a clean environment is essential for development.Of course, we should greatly intensify efforts to tackle poverty and environmental degradation. They endanger our health, security and the innumerable benefits that come to us from nature.But we should also remember our real accomplishments. We have slashed emissions of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer and threaten human health. Industrialized nations largely eliminated chlorofluoro-carbon and halons, the major ozone-threatening gases, by the end of 1995. Fourteen countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have reduced their consumption of ozone-depleting substances by more than 90 percent. And many developing countries are ahead of the timetable that gives them until 2010 to phase out those gases.We are relying less on dirty fuels. Five million energy-efficient lights have been installed in poor countries and those with transitional economies. Wind power generation capacity has increased from near zero to l, 700 megawatts. Virtually unknown in 1992, solar borne systems using photovoltaic technology now provide power to more than a million rural households. At least 30 major companies have committed to investing $10 to $15 billion in renewable energy over the next five years.The private sector is playing an increasingly constructive role. This is an acknowledgment that preserving the environment is both good business and a moral obligation. Companies such as Royal Dutch Shell, Dupont and BP Amoco are working to reduce their negative impact on climate change and increase the options for cleaner energy. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has helped to launch the global alliance for improved nutrition, an innovative public-private partnership that seeks to fortify food in a cost-effective way to improve the health, cognitive development and productivity of people in poor countries.One of the linchpins of these innovative, cooperative efforts is the Global Environment Facility. As the official financing "engine" for the international agreements on biodiversity, climate change, and persistent organic pollutants, the agency earmarks funds for projects with globalenvironmental benefits in 160 countries. It had provided $ 4.2 billion in grants and lever- aged $12 billion in additional financing. The agency has also given 3,000 small grants of up to $ 50,000 each directly to non-governmental organizations and community groups in 60 countries for projects that reconcile global environmental benefits with sustainable livelihoods for local people.We can build on the strengths we have developed over the past 10 years and move ahead with confidence that sustainable development goals are indeed achievable.What does the word "elusive" in the first sentence mean?A Terrible.B Dramatic.C Incomprehensible.D Exclusive.【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 语义题。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(一)
公共英语五级考试试题(一)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Since World War Ⅱ, there has been a clearly discernible trend, especially among the growing group of college students, toward early marriage. Many youths begin to date in the first stages of adolescence,'' go steady" through high school, and marry before their formal education has been completed. In some quarters, there is much shaking of graying locks and clucking of middle-aged tongues over the ways of "wayward youth". However, emotional maturity is no respecter of birthdays. It does not arrive automatically at twenty-one or twenty-five. Some achieve it surprisingly early, while others never do, even in three-score years and ten. Many students are marrying as an escape, not only from an unsatisfying home life, but also from their own personal problems of isolation or loneliness. And it can almost be put down as a dictum that any marriage entered as an escape cannot prove to be entirely successful. The sad fact is that marriage seldom solves one's problems; More often, it merely accentuates them. Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the home as an institution is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it; one might say in theological terms that they are forsaking one idol only to worship another. Young people correctly understand that their parents are wrong in believing that" success" is the final good, but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true center of life's meaning. Their expectaions of marriage are essentially Utopian and therefore incapable of fulfillment. They want too much, and tragic disillusionment is often bound to follow.Shall we, then, join the chorus of "Miserere" over early marriages? One cannot generalize: all early marriages are not bad any more than all later ones are good. Satisfactory marriages are deter- mined not by chronology, but by the emotional maturity of the partners. Therefore, each case must be judged on its own merits. If the early marriage is not an escape, if it is entered into with relatively few illusions or false expectations, and if it is economically feasible, why not? Good marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty, and so can bad ones.Many young people who marry early believe thatA their parents have found the real meaning of life.B they have found the center of life's meaning.C "success" is the ultimate good.D to succeed is not at all important.【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"Young people...but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true center of life's meaning．”。
2014年公共英语真题及答案
2014年河南省普通高等学校选拔优秀专科毕业生进入本科阶段学习考试公共英语Part I Vocabulary an Structure1. _____ difficulties they may come across, they will help one another to overcome them.(2014)A. WhateverB. WheneverC. HoweverD. Wherever2. Education cannot be ____ in any country.A.rejectedB.deletedC.neglectedD.refused3. Although it’s tough finding a job these days, Henry got a _____ in a famous company.A.placeB.positionC.postD.patch4. The doctor said that mental _____ is the major cause of his sleeping problem.A.tensionB.sadnessC.angerD.relaxation5. _____ comes back first is supposed to win the prize. (2014)A. One whoB. WhoeverC. AnyoneD. Those who6. The last time I saw her was _____ my brother’s wedding ceremony three years ago.A.toB.atC.inD.during7. I have two children but ____ of them likes fruits.A.noneB.eitherC.neitherD.both8. He might have been killed_____the arrival of the police.(2014)A.except forB.withC.forD.but for9. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are sparsely populated.A.due toB.but forC.in spite ofD.with regard to10. Many teenagers feel no difficulty _____ computer.(2014)A.to learnB.learnC.in learningD.learned11. No agreement was _____ in the discussion as neither sidle would give way to the other.A.arrivedB.obtainedC.reachedD.gained12. A loud noise _____ my attention from cooking and everything was burnt.A.dividedB.divertedC.focusedD.separated13. Henry planned to visit _____ country besides England.A.some otherB.every otherC.several othersD.other14. Before using your new pressure cooker, read the following _____carefully.A.noticesB.ordersC.advertisementsD.instructions15. It is very expensive to _____ the fashion.A.go along withB.get on withC.keep up withD.carry on with16. If I have a good sleep, I’ll be_____ to work out the problem.A.possibleB.ableC.capableD.reasonable17. If you get into difficulties, don’t hesitate to _____ help.A.ask aboutB.ask afterC.ask forD.ask in18. All of them are ____ at Lana’s ac hievement.A.amazedB.interestedC.fondD.proud19. The football match was ____ on account of rain.A.called upB.called onC.called offD.called for20. Students should develop a good attitude _____ tests.A.forB.withC.onD.towards21. I’m _____ in this argument:I don’t care who wins.A.naturalB.centralC.neutralD.middle22. She passed me in the street,but took no _____ of me.A.attentionB.watchC.sightD.notice23. Only in this way _____ get rid of your headache.A.can youB.you canC.you willD.do you24. Tolerance _____ respecting the opinions of others.A.consists inB.consists ofC.insists onD.depends on25. The weather was good except for an _____ shower.A.optionalB.intentionalC.additionalD.occasional26. He had his book _____ at his own expense.A.printB.printedC.to printD.printing27 Patients’ bills of rights require that they ____informed about their con dition and aboutalternatives for treatment.A.areB.might beC.should beD.were28. He studies so hard to avoid _____ at the bottom of the class.(2014)A.finishingB.to finishC.finishedD.finish29. I thought you might be tired, ____ is why I decided to help you.(2014)A.thatB.thisC.whichD.as30. No one should blind himself _____ the well-known fact.A.withB.toC.forD.over31. The color of the skirt does not _____ that of the coat.A.balanceB.matchC.correspondingD.accord32. The boy is eager to ______ knowledge in different fields.A.accomplishB.absorbC.arrangeD.approach33. In my bedroom, there is a pair of scissors, a stack of books and _____ flowers on my desk.A.a piece ofB.a pocket ofC.a slice of D,a bunch of34. Ryan was late for the conference yesterday ______ the traffic jam. (2014)A.becauseB.sinceC.forD.because of35. As far as the professor______, college students should get into the habit of studying by themselves.(2014)A.concernB.concernsC.concernedD.is concerned36. We have to get that car fixed _____.(2014)A.no matter it costs how muchB.no matter how much costs itC.no matter how much it costsD.no matter how much does it cost37. When I was a child, I used ____ to the river and bathe in the evening.(2014)A.to goingB.to goC.goD.going38. Nobody could _____a satisfactory explanation of the accident.e up withe throughe upone into39. _____ my delight,our school football team won the game easily.A. InB. OfC. ToD. For40. ______driving to work, Mr. Lead usually goes to his office downtown bu train. (2014)A. WithoutB. Instead ofC. In case ofD. In spite ofPart II ClozeMany visitors to the United Kingdom go straight to London and never set foot outside the capital---which is a pity, for those that doare often surprised at the sheer variety of landscapes _41_ within such a small geographical area. _42 you want to see stunning, unspoilt scenery you should 43 spend a few days in one of Britain’s largest areas of protected countryside, a natural park. 44 In the second half of the 20th century after popular pressure for access 45 the country’s wilder places, there are now 15 of them throughout the British Isles.The biggest is the Cairngorms in northern Scoland, named 46 some of the country’s highest mountains and the best place for skiing. Pony---trekking, climbing and fishing are also _47 , along with Scoland’s national game, golf. 48 enthusiasts are well rewarded---this is the home of the red deer, red squirrel and golden eager. If you don’t like the 49 to the highest point, some 2,000 meters 50 sea level, you can take the railway 51 gets youto the summit in less than ten minutes. 52 the west of the park is another popular natural 53 , Loch Ness. The lake is over 200 meters 54 in places, and salmon, trout and eels are in abundance here.Over the border in England is the Lake District, 55 made famous by Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth two hundred years ago. People have been 56 here en mass since 1847 57 a railway was built to its biggest lake, Windermere. 58 in the past boats piled its waters 59 stone, timber and wood, today’s craft are more likely to carry 60 on pleasure cruises---over a million a year, in fact.41. A.to find B.to be found C.finding D.to have found42. A while B.As C. If D. Since43. A.certainly B.formally C.normally D.gradually44. A. To create B. Creating C. Create D. Created45. A.for B.to C.by D.in46. A.for B.by C.with D.after47. A.pleasant B.favorite C.popular D.favorable48. A. Creature B. Wildlife C. Plant D. Botany49. A.way B.road C.walk D.step50. A.below B.up C.above D.under51. A.which B.what C.when D.where52. A. At B. On C. To D. In53. A.interest B.attraction C.pleasure D.place54. A.depth B.deeply C.deep D.deepness55. A.recently tely C.eventually D.originally56. A.traveled B.traveling C.travel D.to travel57. A.when B.because C.while D.as58. A. As B. Because C. Since D. While59. A.moving B.running C.transporting D.sending60. A.goods B.materials C.tourists D.productsPart III Reading ComprehensionPassage OneI strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other.The painful reality is love is just not enough. I’ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I will continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy,but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water.Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships.As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy , is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to walk in the shoes of those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper---the healthier---our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.61. From the passage, we know that _____.A.the author complains about her parents’ being too understandingB.the author has been studying marriage for more than 20 yearsC.People divorced mainly because they didn’t love each otherD.Some people divorced because they couldn’t understand each other62. Why are we unable to understand the others sometimes?A. Because we are caring the others too much.B. Because it is quite difficult to understand the others.C. Because we believe we are always rightD. Because the others have done something wrong63. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Understanding is more important to parenting relationships than to other intimate relationships.B. Understanding is less important than love as far as marriage is concerned.C. Understanding is more important than love to some degree.D. Understanding is more often neglected in parenting relationship.64. If we are to understand our parents, we should firstly _____.A.have willingness to do soB.have love for themC.get into connection with themD.care about them65. In this passage, the expression “walk in the shoes of” is similar in meaning to ____.A.befriendB.understandC.loveD.care aboutPassage TwoFinally, the Christmas season is over. We can take a long breath, put up our feet, sip from a cup of good tea and relax. The frenzy, starting from Black Friday right after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, of gift shopping, buying, wrapping, giving, receiving, opening, returning...is exhaustive and time---consuming, but it takes place every year.There is considerable difference between the cultures in China and western countries when it comes to gift giving. In China, it is not polite to open a gift in front of the gift giver, and gift is only looked at after the guest has left. Here in America, gift givers always wrap their gifts, large or small, priceless or valueless, carefully and decorate them with colorful ribbons and little pretty paper flowers; and the lucky receiver is expected to open the gift right away in front of the giver, with great eagerness and curiosity, and should always express appreciation with the all time truthful comment,“this is just exactly what I wanted!” Well, as a matter of fact, most people would take their“always wanted” gifts back to the store to exchange for something they really wanted.Finding a gift for somebody, even a close family member, you will have to know what the person likes and shop for days before you can locate the perfect gift. But , still the person may not like the gift from you. Nowadays, stores would provide two copies of the receipts for anything they sell as a gift, one of which is included in the gift packaged so that the receiver can come back for an exchange. I know, it was unthinkable to cash out gift you get, but, times are different. Another good way to avoid all that shopping hassle is to purchase a gift card from one of the stores and send it to your niece, nephews, or a family member, so that they can get whatever they want or even keep the money.66. Finding a gift for somebody is a(n) _____.A.easy jobB.tough taskC.must-be jobD.arranged task67. It is quite _____ for Chinese people to open the gift in front of the givers.ualB.normalC.abnormalD.unusual68. Gift giving is the same thing in China and America in that _____.A.people spend a lot of time preparing a giftB.People would cash out the gift immediatelyC.People are eager to open to get a gift from a friendD.People are less willing to give gifts.69. Which of the following is the author’s suggestion?A. Open a gift immediately in front of the giver.B. Wrap the gift carefully.C. Express the appreciation for the gift you receive.D. Buying a present card to avoid the trouble in shopping70. The author’s attitude towards gift giving is_____.A.indifferentB.protestingC.objectiveD.supportivePassage ThreeThey already guide blind and disabled people ;now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia(痴呆).The duties of these “guide dogs for the mind” will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat , drink and sleep at regular intervals.The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks .These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it , or waking them up in the morning.The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer’s Seotland and Dogs for the disabled.Joyee Gray of Alzheimer’s Scotland said:“People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relativ e normal life , and dogs help to maintain routine .”The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer’s ,but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship . Pe ople light up when they can see animals .They don’t need to communicate verbally but they can still interact . You can have a speechless bond .The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks ,ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people .71.As is mentioned in the passage ,the guide dogs will do the following except for ____ .A.helping ensure the owner doing some exercisesB.reminding the owner to take medicinemunicating with the owner in a non-verbal wayD.helping the owner recover from the illness72.Who will train the dogs to perform such tasks?A.The students who developed the idea.B.The owners of the dogs.C.The experts in Alzheimer’s Scotland .D.It is not mentioned in the passage .73.What is true about the people suffering from dementia?A.They would like to stay with other people.B.They can maintain routine .C.They will gradually lose the ability to live a normal life .D.They would like to talk in a different way .74.The guide dogs helping the people with dementia will ___.A.respond to the owners orderB.respond to a sound deviceC.act on the owners instructionsD.act on the trainers order75.Having a conversation with people with dementia will be ___.A.difficultB.interestingC.confusing D .encouragingPassage FourIt seems obvious that you don’t give away your product for free but this is exactly what indie rock group The Crimea did earlier this year. The band’s reasoning goes like this: more people will download the free album than would pay for it. Therefore, more people will hear The Crimea’s music. These people will then pay money for concerts by the band and perhaps buy a T-shirt or other merchandise. If the band play regular concerts to crowds of 200 or 300 people they can make more money than they would from sales of CD. There will always be somepeople who want something they can hold in their hands so they will release the CD into the shops too---but making money through sales of their music i sn’t the top priority.The story illustrates the creative thinking going on in their music in response to dramatic changes over the last few years in the way that people buy music. Sales of music digitally ---to computer, phone and MP3 players rose to $2 billion in 2006---an increase of almost 100 percent on the previous year---yet overall record company sales are down. People are simply not buying CDs in record shops in anything like the numbers they used to.This trend looks set to continue so the big questions for the music industry is whether they can successfully manage the move to being primarily a digital industry without profits falling to unacceptable levels.There are both positive and negative signs. On the plus side, more and more people are buying music by mobile phones, which allows people to make impulse purchases---they can buy a song as soon as they hear it. Research by the UK mobile operator 3 suggested that 75 percent of 16 to 24-year-olds wanted to buy a track they liked as soon a s they heard it. With so much competition for people’s disposable income, a product you can sell immediately is a big advantage.The bad news for the record companies, however, is the amount of music that is downloaded illegally. Piracy---usually in the form of cheaply copied CD---has long been an issue for the music business but the internet means music can be copied and distributed freely through file-sharing sites on a large scale than ever before.It is this situation that leads bands to start giving away their music for free and promises to make the next few years a very interesting time in the music business.76.What is unusual abou t the Crimea’s business plan ?A.Their business was given away free on the Internet .B.They gave CDs away free in shops .C.They played free concerts.D.They charged more for their CDs.77.The Crimea hope to make money___.A.through CD salesB.by giving concerts and selling T-shirts and other merchandiseC.by selling merchandise on the InternetD.through sales of merchandise in shops78.The Crimea also released CDs for sale in shops because ___.A.people who attend their concerts need themB.they want to make extra moneyC.there are still people who prefer CDs to other formatsD.people who fail to attend their concerts need them79.What is true about sales of music over the last year?A.Overall,sales are up on last year.B.Overall,sales are down on last year.C.There is no change compared to previous salesD.It is not mentioned in the passage.80.What effect has internet had on music piracy?A.It is made it easier to fight piracyB.It has increased the number of pirate CDs available.C.It has made it easier to illegally copy music.D.It has reduced the number of pirate CDs available.Part IV TranslationSection A81.她喜欢看书时听音乐。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(十)
公共英语五级考试试题(十)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题When school officials in Kalkaska, Michigan, closed classes last week, the media flocked to the story, portraying the town's 2,305 students as victims of stingy taxpayers. There is some truth to that; the property-tax rate here is one-third lower than the state average. But shutting their schools also allowed Kalkaska's educators and the state's largest teachers' union, the Michigan Education Association, to make a political point. Their aim was to spur passage of legislation Michigan lawmakers are debating to increase the state's share of school funding.It was no coincidence that Kalkaska shut its schools two weeks after residents rejected a 28% property-tax increase. The school board argued that without the increase it lacked the $1.5 million needed to keep schools open.But the school system had not done all it could to keep the schools open. Officials declined to borrow against next year's state aid, they refused to trim extracurricular activities and they did not consider seeking a smaller—perhaps more acceptable—tax increase. In fact, closing early is costing Kalkaska a significant amount, including $600,000 in unemployment payments to teachers and staff and $250,000 in lost state aid. In February, the school system promised teachers and staff two months of retirement payments in case schools closed early, a deal that will cost the district $275,000 more.Other signs suggest school authorities were at least as eager to make a political statement as to keep schools open. The Michigan Education Association hired a public relations firm to stage a rally marking the school closings, which attracted 14 local and national television stations and networks. The president of the National Education Association, the MEA's parent organization, flew from Washington, D. C. , for the event. And the union tutored school officials in the art of television interviews. School supervisor Doyle Disbrow acknowledges the district could have kept schools open by cutting programs but denies the moves were politically motivated.Michigan lawmakers have reacted angrily to the closing. The state Senate has already voted to put the system into receivership and reopen schools immediately; the Michigan House plans to consider the bill this week.The author seems to disapprove of ______.A the Michigan lawmakers' endless debatingB the shutting of schools in KalkaskaC the involvement of the mass mediaD delaying the passage of the school funding legislation【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析] 文章说Kalkaska学校关门停课，目的是促使密歇根的立法者们通过一项法令，结果导致了2305名学生成为吝啬的纳税者们的牺牲品，第三段第一句指出，学校并没有尽其所能重开学校。
英语等级考试pets五级单项选择训练题及答案
英语等级考试pets五级单项选择训练题及答案英语等级考试pets五级单项选择训练题及答案人的天才只是火花，要想使它成熊熊火焰，哪就只有学习!学习。
以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的英语等级考试pets五级单项选择训练题及答案，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!英语等级考试pets五级单项选择训练题及答案篇11.He found the ________ media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad.A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty2.There has been a collision ________ a number of cars on the main road to town.A) composing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging3.______ elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects， including their tempers.A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame4.Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to ________.A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace5.As one of the world‘s hig hest paid models， she had her face _______ for five million dollars.A) deposited B) assured C) measured D) insured答案：CABDD1.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ________ for breaking the law.A) excuse B) intention C) option D) approval2.Within two days， the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military ________ in the coastal city.A) goals B) aims C) targets D) destinations3.It is said in some parts of the world， goats， rather thancows， serve as a vital _______ of milk.A) storage B) source C) reserve D) resource4.“This light is too ________ for me to read by.Don‘t we havea brighter bulb some where”; said the elderly man.A) mild B) dim C) minute D) slight5.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday， but we can be ________ and go another day.A) reliable B) probable C) feasible D) flexible答案：ACBBD英语等级考试pets五级单项选择训练题及答案篇21.I know nothing about him__________he is an engineer.[A]except that[B]except but[C]besides[D]except for2.__________ me the key -- youre in no fit state to drive.[A]To give[B]Giving[C]Give[D]Given3.Before building a house, you will have to__________ the government’s permission.[A]get from[B]follow[C]receive[D]ask for4.I hate__________ when there’s no computer in the office.[A] that[B]this[C]them[D] it5.__________I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.[AlAs long as[B]As far as[C]Just as[D]Even if6.All the leading newspapers__________the trade talks between China and the USA.[A]reported[B]printed[C]announced[D]published7.I don’t think they will come tonight.It’s.__________ impossible.[A]very[B]quite[C]much[D]mostws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents[A]worried[B]to worry[C]worrying[D]worry9.I don’t think he will come to our party,__________?[A]will he[B]won’t he[C]does he[D]do I10.We won’t give_________even if we should fail ten times.[A]in[B]up[C]away[D]off11.Sorry, am I in your way? I’ll move.--_________.[A]Oh, well done![B]Well, that’s my pleasure.[C]Go ahead.[D]Thank you for your kindness.12.Tom kept quiet about the accident __________lose his job.[A]so not as to[B]so as to not[C]so as not to[D]not SO as to13.Though Mary continued working, she kept looking at the clock_______, thinking of her sick baby in hospital.[A]all the time[B]at once[C]after a while[D]for a moment14.Not knowing the language of the country he was visiting, John had a hard time making himself__________.[A]understand[B]understood[C] understanding[D] being understood15.If you spend __ time with a baby long enough, you’ll get __ feeling for how the baby is feeling.[A]a; a[B]/; a[C]the—— the[D]the; /单项填空1.[A]。
2014英语试题及答案
2014英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. A) At the office. B) At the airport. C) At the hotel. D) At the bank.2. A) In 1998. B) In 1999. C) In 2000. D) In 2001.3. A) He is a manager. B) He is a teacher. C) He is a student. D) He is a doctor.4. A) She is a secretary. B) She is a manager. C) She is a teacher. D) She is a doctor.5. A) He is going to the beach. B) He is going to the park. C) He is going to the museum. D) He is going to the library.6. A) She is going to the cinema. B) She is going to the theater. C) She is going to the concert. D) She is going to the ballet.7. A) He is going to the supermarket. B) He is going to the bookstore. C) He is going to the restaurant. D) He is going to the gym.8. A) She is going to the bakery. B) She is going to the flower shop.C) She is going to the grocery store. D) She is going to the hardware store.9. A) He is going to the post office. B) He is going to the police station. C) He is going to the fire station. D) He is going to the hospital.10. A) She is going to the airport. B) She is going to the train station.C) She is going to the bus station. D) She is going to the subway station.答案：1-5: B C A B C6-10: A B A D A二、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 111. What is the main topic of the passage?A) The benefits of exercise. B) The importance of sleep. C) The effects of stress. D) The role of diet.12. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a cause of stress?A) Work. B) Family. C) Hobbies. D) Finances.13. What is the best way to deal with stress mentioned in the passage?A) Exercise. B) Sleep. C) Medication. D) Counseling.Passage 214. What is the author's main argument in this passage?A) Technology is a double-edged sword. B) Technology is making our lives easier. C) Technology is causing social isolation. D) Technology is replacing human jobs.15. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of technology mentioned in the passage?A) Increased productivity. B) Improved communication. C) Enhanced privacy. D) Easier access to information.16. What does the author suggest we should do about technology?A) Rely on it completely. B) Be cautious of its effects. C) Avoid it altogether. D) Embrace it without question.Passage 317. What is the main purpose of the passage?A) To advertise a new product. B) To describe a historical event. C) To provide travel advice. D) To explain a cultural phenomenon.18. What is the author's opinion about traveling?A) It is always enjoyable. B) It can be tiring but rewarding. C) It is a waste of time and money. D) It is only for the wealthy.19. What is the best piece of advice given in the passage?A) Plan everything in advance. B) Be flexible with your plans. C) Always carry a map. D) Never trust strangers.答案：11-13: C C A14-16: A C B17-19: C B B三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(五)
公共英语五级考试试题(五)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题I am extremely important. So important that all kinds of people might need to communicate with me 24 hours a day. Mere phone calls are good enough, letters take days, or at least a day, and meetings face to face—well, obviously that is out of the question. No, the index of my success is my fax-ability. Only God knows what international incidents have been averted by my black fax machine. For I am now at the centre of a vast global communications network, all of which is instantly faxable, and made up of busy people who cannot possibly wait for that vital document a minute longer."Fax it to me," we say snappily, presuming that we are in the company similarly echnologicallyendowed. "What do you mean you haven't got one?" We gasp in amazement at their willingness to admit they are not a member of this exclusive club. After all, membership only sets you back ＄ 400 or so and for this you get to review daily our motto:" I fax therefore I am. "Once you are in possession of one of those magic machines a new world opens up to you.A world of escalating urgency, a world where the most mundane information becomes some how more significant because it arrives via a bleeping machine, a world where the medium has more cachet than the message.The fax machine, like the camcorder, has come into its own in the Nineties. The affordability of this technology has meant that the democracy of instantaneous communication has filtered down to us all. So we are all dutifully engaged in this orgy of electronic impulses, recording and erasing, faxing and receiving. But what we are actually communicating apart from the fact that we are in communication? The urgent messages we send each other on these electronic postcards are often little more than reminders that, "Yes, we have the technology, even if we have little use for it."Yet because we know that knowledge is power we cannot admit as much, for to do so would be tojoin the great faxless underclass. Instead, we pretend that every doodle, every hurried sentence issomehow so earth-shatteringly crucial that it must immediately be signaled halfway round the world.For some like Philippe Starck, who designs by fax, this may be the case. But what do most of us usefax for ? We can now fax a pizza or a sandwich; we can fax afternoon radioshows with our funny stories;we can fax our bank manager; we can fax our resignation notice and nowadays we can even befired by fax.Although there is some argument about the legal status of any fax that declares to be contractual, the great benefit of all these is that it is done in public. Indeed what the latest batch of communications technology, from mobile phones to camcorders to faxes, have in common is that they no longer respect the old boundaries between public and private, work and leisure. If you fall down and break your leg, some idiots with a camcorder will be recording your pain and sending it to an amateur video show on TV. If someone sends you a humiliating rejection by fax, you can guarantee that everyone else will have read it before you.Likewise, encouraged by insane advertising which advertises us to turn our homes into extensionsof our offices, there is now no time in which work cannot intrude on leisure. The answering and faxmachines may always be switched on in case we miss some vital pieces of information. But what exactly is it that for most of us cannot wait till tomorrow? We are not running countries, or multinational corporations, but the trick is to act like we are. In our" accelerated culture" speed ,feeds our sense of self-importance. It's not what you say but how fast you say it, and a fax provides instant gratification that this is the case. Faxes are about declarations rather than dialogue.But even this delicious frenzy of non-communication can go wrong. Fax terrorists sabotage business by bunging up the machine with 50 pages saying nothing except "Peace and love". And who hashad a fax gone astray? As you slot your paper into the hungry mouth how do you really know where itis going, that you have the right number, that you are not sending your masterpieces into oblivion?Worse still: they can break down.Since my ten-year-old son poured a can of coke into mine I have not received any faxes at all.The sad truth is that I never did get many. Apart from the odd work stuff they would mostly be fromfriends trying out their new fax machines. Having received theirs, I could then fax them back to tell them that they were in full working order. See, I told you I was important.The writer thinks that most people use the faxA to order pizzas and sandwiches.B to send vital documents.。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(二)
公共英语五级考试试题(二)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题Opinion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to make ways of sha- ring the available employment more widely.But we need to go further. We must ask some primary questions about the future of work. Would we continue to treat employment as the norm? Would we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for our- selves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office,as centers of production and work?The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form of jobs. The industrial age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting thought. But,in fact, it could provide the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from people's homes. Later, as transportation improved, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the place in which they lived.Meanwhile,employment put women at a disadvantage. In pre-industrial time, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to be paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excluded--a problem now, as more teenagers become frustra- ted at school and more retired people want to live active lives.All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal of creating jobsfor all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full time jobs.The article concludes thatA the creation of jobs for all is an impossibility.B our efforts and resources in terms of tackling unemployment are insufficient.C people should begin supporting themselves by learning a practical skill.D we should help those whose jobs are only part-time.【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[解析]由全文看，作者支持的一种观点是“为所有人创造工作机会是不可能的”。
2014年公共英语5级考试阅读the capture london
2014年公共英语5级考试阅读the capturelondonThe Capture of London: A Review of the 2014 Public English Level 5 Exam Reading SectionIn 2014, the Public English Level 5 Exam included a challenging reading section that aimed to test the candidates' comprehension skills and their ability to analyze and synthesize information. One of the passages in this section focused on the historical event known as "The Capture of London." This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the passage, without the use of subheadings or phrases such as "Firstly" or "In conclusion." Instead, it will present a coherent and well-organized discussion on the subject matter.The passage depicted the capture of London by enemy forces during World War II. It underscored the importance of this event in shaping the course of the war and its global implications. The author vividly described the dramatic turn of events, capturing the attention of the readers and allowing them to immerse themselves in the narrative.The passage began by providing a contextual background to the event. It highlighted the strategic significance of London as a major hub for political, economic, and military operations. The readers gained insight into the city's role as the political center of the United Kingdom and its historical significance as a symbol of resilience and power.Subsequently, the passage delved into the details of the capture itself. It described the meticulous planning and execution of the operation by theenemy forces. The readers were exposed to the cunning strategies employed by the invaders, which ultimately facilitated their success in infiltrating and taking control of London.Furthermore, the passage highlighted the resistance offered by the local population and the brave acts of defiance witnessed during the capture. It recognized the efforts of ordinary citizens who risked their lives and employed clever tactics to obstruct and disrupt the invaders' progress. These instances of heroism served as a testament to the resilience and determination of the people of London in the face of adversity.The passage also shed light on the aftermath of the capture. It explored the immediate repercussions on the city and the broader implications for the outcome of the war. The readers gained an understanding of the impact this event had on the morale of the British population and their subsequent resolve to resist and overcome the occupation.Moreover, the passage touched upon the international response and the support London received from its allies. It highlighted the collaborative efforts made by various nations to aid in the liberation of the captured city. The readers were made aware of the collective determination of nations to restore freedom and defeat the common enemy.In conclusion, the passage presented a gripping account of the capture of London during World War II. It effectively conveyed the historical significance of this event and its impact on the course of the war. The author's engaging narrative style captivated the readers and allowed them to experience the events as if they were present themselves.This review of the passage adheres to the guidelines provided, ensuring a well-structured and aesthetically pleasing presentation. The content flows seamlessly, allowing for an enhanced reading experience. Furthermore, the absence of excessive verbiage and the use of appropriate formats demonstrate the writer's ability to effectively communicate complex ideas while maintaining clarity and conciseness.Please note that no external links are included in this article, as per the given instructions.。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(三十三)
公共英语五级考试试题(三十三)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题Can the Internet help patients jump the line at the doctor's office? The Silicon Valley Employers Forum, a sophisticated group of technology companies, is launching a pilot program to test online "virtual visits" between doctors at three big local medical groups and about 6 000 employees and their families. The six employers taking part in the Silicon Valley initiative, including heavy hitters such as Oracle and Cisco Systems, hope that online visits will mean employees won't have to skip work to tend to minor ailments or to follow up on chronic conditions. "With our long commutes and traffic, driving 40 miles to your doctor in your hometown can be a big chunk of time, "says Cindy Conway, benefits director at Cadence Design Systems, one of the participating companies.Doctors aren't clamoring to chat with patients online for free; they spend enough unpaid time on the phone. Only 1 in 5 has ever e-mailed a patient, and just 9 percent are interested in doing so, according to the research firm Cyber Dialogue. "We are not stupid," says Stifling Somers, executive director of the Silicon Valley employers group. "Doctors getting paid is a critical piece in getting this to work." In the pilot program, physicians will get $20 per online consultation, about what they get for a simple office visit.Doctors also fear they'll be swamped by rambling e-mails that tell everything but what's needed to make a diagnosis. So the new program will use technology supplied by Healinx, an Alameda, Calif-based star-up. Healinx's "Smart Symptom Wizard" questions patients and turns answers into a succinct message. The company has online dialogues for 60 common conditions. The doctor can then diagnose the problem and outline a treatment plan, which could include e-mailing a prescription or a face-to-face visit.Can e-mail replace the doctor's office? Many conditions, such as persistent cough, require a stethoscope to discover what's wrong and to avoid a malpractice suit. Even Larry Bonham, head of one of the doctor's groups in the pilot, believes the virtual doctor's visits offer a "very narrow" sliver of service between phone calls to an advice nurse and a visit to the clinic.The pilot program, set to end in nine months, also hopes to determine whether online visits will boost worker productivity enough to offset the cost of the service. So far, the Internet's record in the health field has been underwhelming. The experiment is "a huge roll of the dice for Healinx", notes Michael Barrett, an analyst at Internet consulting firmForester Research. If the "Web visits" succeed, expect some HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) to pay for online visits. If doctors, employers, and patients aren't satisfied, figure on one more E health star-up to stand down.The Silicon Valley employers promote the E-health program for the purpose of ______.A rewarding their employeesB gratifying the local hospitalsC boosting worker productivityD testing a sophisticated technology【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】细节题。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(十六)
公共英语五级考试试题(十六)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题While it's true that just about every cell in the body has the instructions to make a complete human, most of those instructions are inactivated, and with good reason. The last thing you want is for your brain cells to start producing stomach acid or your nose to turn into a kidney. The only time ceils truly have the potential to turn into any and all body parts is very early in a pregnancy, when so-called stem cells haven't begun to specialize.Yet this untapped potential could be a terrific boon to medicine. Most diseases involve the death of healthy cells--brain cells in Alzheimer's, cardiac cells in heart disease, pancreatic cells in diabetes, to name a few. If doctors could isolate stem cells, then direct their growth, they might be able to furnish patients with healthy replacement tissue. It was incredibly difficult, but last fall scientists at the University of Wisconsin managed to isolate stem cells and get them to grow into neural, muscle and bone cells. The process still can't be controlled, and may have unforeseen limitations. But if efforts to understand and master stem-cell development prove successful, doctors will have a therapeutic tool of incredible power.The same applies to cloning, which is really just the other side of the coin. True cloning, as first shown with Dolly the sheep two years ago, involves taking a developed cell and reactivating the genome within, resetting its developmental instructions to a pristine state. Once that happens, the rejuvenated cell can develop into a full-fledged animal, genetically identical to its parent.For agriculture, in which purely physical characteristics like milk production in a cow or low fat in a hog have real market value, biological carbon copies could become routine within a few years. This past year scientists have done for mice and cows what Ian Wilmut did for Dolly, and other creatures are bound to join the cloned menagerie in the coming year. Human cloning, on the other hand, may be technically feasible but legally and emotionally more difficult. Still, one day it will happen. The ability to reset body cells to a pristine, undeveloped state could give doctors exactly the same advantages they would get from stem cells: the potential to make healthy body tissues of all sorts, and thus to cure disease. That could prove to be a tree "miracle cure".The phrase "biological carbon copies" (para. 4) refers to______ .A physical characteristics of real market valueB body tissuesC cloned animalsD stem cells【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：1.0分第2题When stem cells specialize, they ______ .A grow into body partsB are destroyedC are set back to a pristine stateD turn nose into kidney【正确答案】：A【本题分数】：1.0分第3题The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements?A Human cloning is a technical impossibility.B Human cloning may cause ethical concerns.C Cloning contributes to understanding of stem cells.D The potential medical values of cloning have been exaggerated.【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第4题The reason a nose is not likely to turn into a kidney is that______ .A cells in the nose do not contain instructionsB a nose does not contain brain cells。
2014年公共英语五级考试试题(十二)
公共英语五级考试试题(十二)一、Reading Comprehension（共15小题,共15.0分）Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D．第1题The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: "goods "such as food and clothing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country's natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal. and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to produce more goods in their working day.A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural product that would other wise be lacking. A country's wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.The main idea of the second paragraph is that______.A the USA is one of the richest countries in the worldB the Sahara Desert is a very poor regionC a country's wealth depends on many factorsD natural resources are an important factor in the wealth or poverty of a country【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分第2题The best title for the passage would be______.A The Wealth of a CountryB The Standard of LivingC The Natural Resources of a CountryD none of the above【正确答案】：B【本题分数】：1.0分第3题The word "foremost" most probably means______.A firstlyB largelyC for the most partD most importantly【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分第4题According to the author, a nation's wealth depends upon______.A its standard of living。
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1. Some of us are larks and some are owls, and that's just how we are. It's in our genes. (True)2. the distribution of "chronotypes" in the population - whether we are early birds or night owls - is huge, with a spread of more than 12 hours between people's natural daily rhythms. On average people desire sleep between half past midnight and 8.30 am.(False)3. the time we head for bed, or leap out of it, shifts later, peaking at around age 20(True)4. Unfortunately in most careers being an owl isn't an advantage. And while exposure to bright light can be used to shift the body clock of even the most extreme chronotype, modern lifestyles make this virtually impossible (False)5. on a cloudy day in summer you would experience more like 10,000 lux. If there's blue sky it could be as much as 150,000 lux. (False)6. This means that well over half the population is effectively suffering from jet lag - even if they catch the bus to work. (True)7. latest study suggests that living outside the hours of the body clock is one of the major factors determining whether we take up smoking.(True)8. If society would let people work flexibly, with the huge spread of chronotypes that exists, we might not even need shift work (False)9. This means seeking bright outdoor light for a couple of hours before work, not after. (False)10. best let your clock determine the right type of job for you.(True)Part B答案句子是原文句子，括号里是答案。
11. “A guy gave me shit. I threatened to beat him up. They fired me,” he says.（丢了工作）12. Then he joined a self-help group for rich people called Tiger 21. Only those with more than $10m of investable assets are eligible for membership（对资产有限制）13. Many other members are veteran givers, and advise him on how best to support his pet cause, which is caring for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.（因为他人建议）14. but it had a stunted financial system: its banks could not open branches abroad, it had no central bank and panics were common. All these things discouraged international use of the dollar.（金融体制）15. This began to change with the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, providing stability to the American banking system.（稳定的银行体系）16. This could be explained for most of the post-war period by lack of competition.（缺少竞争）17. get more information faster18. censor news stories by three editors19. not efficient20. government and big business controlPart C答案21. solution for everything22. using things wisely23. Depressed24. genetic fixing25. inside our heads26. outside in27. industrial revolution28. realistic29. Science30. KidsPart C原文Science in Fiction: Interview with novelist Jeanette Winterson; Because it defines the modern world, science, Jeanette Winterson expects sicnece to become central to many more novels. But it's too important to fake,2007 年8月25日New Scientist NEWSCI (c) 2007, New Scientist, Reed Business Information UK, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. All Rights Reserved.On a run-down world, the buzz is of a new, pristine blue planet, like Earth as it was 65 million years ago. Who will be allowed to go, and will the arrivals treat this planet any better? This is the universe of The Stone Gods, Jeanette Winterson's latest novel: part satire, part love story, part manifesto. She talked to Liz Else and Eleanor Harris about science's role in our futureWhat's going on in The Stone Gods?I wanted to look at how technology is taking over science, how mechanistic it is. Without wishing to be too polemical, I wanted to challenge people's ideas about what science can do. It's not the solution for everything. I'm quite nervous about technology. Some of it has made our lives infinitely better, but humans are really bad at using things wisely. Every good thing that we make we manage to turn into a negative, which increasingly threatens both the planet and its species. So my question is this: with all these things that we could do, what would we actually do with a new planet?If we found a new Earth, would we be different?I don't think so. When Stephen Hawking bangs on about how the future of mankind is in space, it makes me really depressed. It's a boy's fantasy, like not tidying your bedroom because your mother will do it – trash the place, then leave it. I wanted to challenge the idea that we can simply leave. Even if we could leave, not many of us would be allowed to go. It would be terrible.That's a rather grim scenario for the future.I don't want to sound like a doom-monger because I'm not one, I'm optimistic. I do feel we have every chance, but not unless we are realistic, both about our own negativity and our own possibility. The idea that we might be repeating the same mistakes is central to the book –it's there in the last line: "Everything is imprinted for ever with what it once was." It also seems to be the truth of the fossil record, and you can go back into cosmic radiation and find echoes of everything. It's all there, isn't it?What do you make of our relationship with science and technology?I am ambivalent, because I think that the real problems of the human condition won't be solved by another set of gadgets or even by spectacular interventions of the DNA kind. I introduce the idea of "genetic fixing" in The Stone Gods , with people choosing their ages. But when we're all young and beautiful and everything's supposed to work, it's still going to be a nightmare because the problems are inside our heads. They aren't going to go away just because we all look like star gods. Even if I could take a pill to be perfect, I wouldn't.What would help the human condition?I tend to put my faith in the power of thought because I think people need to change from the inside out, not the outside in – that never works. We've got into a "science can fix it" mentality, which is not the fault of science. No matter how much we pollute the planet, science will clean it up, if we run out of oil it doesn't matter because the boffins will think of some other way. It's always pushing the responsibility for fixing these problems onto "other" people, whoever they may be, giving them enormous power and, at the same time, suggesting there really aren't any problems. It's the George W. Bush school of thought, which cannot be right.How will the 18 to 30 generation react to the book?I'm starting up a MySpace campaign which I hope will provide a platform for debate. But I hope everyone will also understand that the book is my manifesto for what we could have, and that I can't bear the heartbreak of what we're doing to the beauty of this planet. I come from a mill town, and to me the industrial revolution looked like a collective nervous breakdown. The human impact of these technological shifts is often devastating. You can't change our heritage in 250 years: we are much older than that. I'd love it if science and technology weren't always in the service of the bottom line. Of course there's been progress, but generally the story is of smash-and-grab and stuff the consequences.Do men and women see these issues differently?I do think there is a gender issue here. That doesn't mean there is an obvious male/female split. But there is a sense in which boys get mesmerised with the potential of invention in a mad, Dr Frankenstein way. Perhaps they believe in their own myths more than women do. Women are realistic probably because right across the world they're still the ones who tend the children, or look after the land. It's no wonder that we call the planet "she". It is home: men are always trying to escape from home, but we, women, are "home".You've written for children too…Yes, Tanglewreck , about the nature of time – stealing it and running out of it! I loved the idea of something travelling at the speed of love, which proves to be the one thing faster than light. I wrote it for my god-daughters.How much science did you do at school?Standard stuff; chopping up gerbils' eyeballs and so on. But there was never any attempt to make connections, and I'm a real join-up-the-dots person. I want to know the consequences, I want agrand unified theory of me!What do you think about novelists and science?I hate science fiction. But good writers about science, such as Jim Crace or Margaret Atwood, are great. They take on science because it's crucial to our world, and they use language to give energy to ideas. Others just borrow from science and it ends up like the emperor's new clothes, with no understanding of the material. But you shouldn't fake it because science is too important, it's the basis for our lives. I expect a lot more science in fiction because science is so rich.What's your next book about?It's called Robot Love and it's for kids. A girl builds a multi-gendered robot, which then kills her parents because it sees them mistreat her, so they both go on the run. I'm fascinated by artificial intelligence and where it will lead. These robots couldn't build anything as bad as us – so why would they keep us?完形填空原文：/opb/thenewheroes/meet/yunus.html阅读理解Part APassage 1：/node/2477003Passage 3：/lizard-my-chips-159527Part Bhttp://saferenvironment.wordpres ... ve-our-environment/Part B答案：ACBED作文：You have read an article in a newspaper which state, "The current policy allows college students to get married but it is a wise decision for them to seize the time to acquire knowledge."Write an article for the same newspaper to clarify your own points of view towards this statement. You should use your own ideas, knowledge or experience to generate support for your argument.。