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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全公共英语五级分类模拟题13公共英语五级分类模拟题13Section Use of EnglishRead the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word.Down-to-earth means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find 1 who i

2、s down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk 2 and accepts other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important or proud. Down-to-earth persons may be 4 members of society, of course. But they do not let their importance 5 to their heads. They

3、do not consider themselves to be better persons than 6 of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 7 without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth. Americans 9 another expression that means a

4、lmost the same as down-to-earth. The expression is both-feet-on-the-ground. Someone 10 both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good understanding 11 reality. He has what is called common sense, he may have dreams, 12 he does not allow them to block his knowledge of 13 is real. The opposite kind o

5、f 14 is one who has his head-in-the-clouds. A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer 15 mind is not in the real world. 16 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually 17 a day-dreaming student down-to-earth. Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is ver

6、y 18 to have both feet on the ground. 19 we have both our feet on the ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong. 1.答案:someone解析 由本文的第一句话.Down-to-earth means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy

7、 to deal with.”可知“Down-to-earth”指的是诚实、现实、平易近人的那些人。这里的someone和后面是相对应的。故答案为someone。2.答案:to解析 talk to的意思是“和某人聊天”，talk这里为不及物动词，后面需要接一个介词。在从句中介词不能省略。作者这里要表达的意思是“和那些诚实、平易近人的人聊天是很惬意的。”故答案为to。3.答案:opposite解析 从文章第二段的内容可以看出，A down-to-earth person和那些表面上装得很重要的人物正好相反。所以这里应填“相反的”，故答案为opposite。4.答案:important解析 从本句

8、后面的一句话可以看出。A down-to-earth person就算是重要的人物，他们也不会把这种显赫写在脸上。所以前面应填important。故答案为important。5.答案:go解析 go to ones heads的意思是“展现、表现”，俗语。用在文中表示“把写在脸上”，生怕别人不知道的显摆。故答案为go。6.答案:those解析 本句的意思是“他们不认为自己比别的不重要的人更好、更优秀。”这里比较的是down-to-earth persons和别人。故答案为those。7.答案:often解析 本句话的意思是“那些自我感觉很了不起、内心充满骄傲的人，总是不需要理由的就被人认为是趾

9、高气扬的人。”故这里答案为often。8.答案:no解析 本句话的意思是“那些趾高气扬的人不可能是那些平易近人的人”。这是否定的意思，故答案为no。9.答案:use解析 后面的一句话“The expression is both-feet-on-the-ground. ”表示down-to-earth的另一种表达方法是both-feet-on-the-ground。而后一种说法是美国人的用法，常常被美国人使用。故答案为use。10.答案:with解析 根据对等关系，这里应该与后面的部分“a person with a good understanding”相对应。意思是“那些脚踏实地的人往往是

10、那些很了解现实的人。”故答案为with。11.答案:of解析 “对现实的了解”的英文表达是“the understanding of reality”，这里的介词用of。故答案为of。12.答案:but解析 这里表达的前后句意是一种转折关系。前面说“he may have dreams，”而后面“he does not allow them to block his knowledge.”的意思却是“但是他也不会让这些梦想阻挡自己对什么是现实的理解。”故答案为but。13.答案:what解析 这里是一个名词性从句，what在句中做主语。故答案为what。14.答案:person解析 本句话的意

11、思是“与此相反的一类人是那些想入非非的人。”根据上下文的要求这里应该填入man的同义词。故答案为person。15.答案:whose解析 这是一个后置定语从句，用whose来引导，表示mind与dreamer的所属关系。故答案为whose。16.答案:Sometime解析 通过对后面句子的分析，我们可以知道那些想入非非、飘飘欲仙的人有朝一日也是可以“双脚落地的”，那就是“sharp words from teacher”，所以这里表示的是“有朝一日”，故答案为sometime。17.答案:bring解析 通过前一句话“such a dreamer can be brought back to

12、earth.”中的brought可以知道，这里应该填bring，表示“把带到”。故答案为bring。18.答案:likely解析 前面所说的the person who is down-to-earth与the person whose both feet on the ground大体是一类人，所以这里表达的意思是“很有可能就是一类人”。be likely to do就表达了这种意思。故答案为likely。19.答案:when解析 这里的一句话其实与下一半句“when we are down-to-earth.”所起到的作用是一样的，同时两者也是并列的，when表达了“当”，所以这里填whe

13、n。故答案为when。20.答案:toward解析 作者要表达的意思是“我怎么才能对别人诚实。”英语中表达“对某人”一般是用介词toward。故答案为toward。Section Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D.Text 1 When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet

14、. But the 47-year-old manicurist isnt cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as shed like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to$ 50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. Im a good economic indicator, she says, I pro

15、vide a service that people can do without when theyre concerned about saving some dollars. So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillards department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. I dont know if other clients are going to abandon me, too. she says. Even

16、before Alan Greenspans admission that Americas red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves. From car dealerships to gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24 perce

17、nt of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time. Already, experts say, holiday sales are off 7 percent from last years pace. But dont sound any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic

18、about the economys long-term prospects, even as they do some modest belt-tightening. Consumers say theyre not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. In Manhattan, theres a new gold rush happening in the $ 4 million to $10 million range, predomi

19、nantly fed by Wall Street bonuses, says broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, prices are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets. Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two or three, says John Deadly, a Bay Area real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty comfortab

20、le about their ability to find and keep a job. Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown. Potential homebuyers would cheer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldnt mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investo

21、rs now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. Diners might see act upside, too. Getting a table at Manhattans hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant need to be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan 答案:D解析 “biting ones nails”的意思是“一筹莫展”，通过后面的表述，“most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekl

22、y, .”可以看出Spero并不是到了没有顾客的地步，只是越来越少，所以她并没有到达绝望的处境。故应选D。2. How do the public feel about the current economic situation?A.Optimistic.B.Confused.C.Carefree.D.Panicked.答案:A解析 从文章第二段倒数第一句话“.and many say they remain optimistic about the economys long-term prospects.”可以看出，人们对现在的经济形势并不担心，相反他们认为从长远的角度来看，这种情况还是

23、比较好的。故应选A。3. When mentioning the $4 million to $10 million range (Line 2, Paragraph 3) the author is talking aboutA.gold marketB.real estateC.stock exchangeD.venture investment答案:B解析 从文章的第三段可以看出，作者在这一段主要说明房子等不动产的价格、利润等方面，所以“the $4 million to $10 million range”说的是不动产。故应选B。4. Why can many people see s

24、ilver linings to the economic slowdown?A.They would benefit in certain ways.B.The stock market shows signs of recovery.C.Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.D.The purchasing power would be enhanced.答案:A解析 从文章最后一段“Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldnt mind

25、a little fewer bubbles in the job market.”可以看出，尽管经济形势不好，但是还是有人能够受益的，比如说，想买房子的人认可这种低利息，雇主看好就业市场等。故应选A。5. To which of the following is the author likely to agree?A.A now boom, on the hodzou.B.Tighten the belt, the single remedy.C.Caution all right, panic not.D.The more ventures, the more chances.答案:C解

26、析 通过全文的理解，我们可以发现作者在列数了经济形势不好的局面之后，也表明了人们对此依然存在着乐观态度，有的人还能从中受益，所以作者的态度应该是“对此加以注意，但不要惶恐。”故应选C。Text 2 The Village Green in New Milford, Connecticut, is a snapshot of New England charm: a carefully manicured lawn flanked by scrupulously maintained colonial homes. Babysitters dandle kids in the wooden ga

27、zebo, waiting for commuter parents to return from New York, On a lazy afternoon last week Caroline Nicholas, 16, had nothing more pressing to do than drink in the early-summer sunshine and discuss the recent events in town. I dont think a lot of older people knew there were unhappy kids in New Milfo

28、rd, she said, I could see it coming. In a five-day period in early June eight girls were brought to New Milford Hospital after what hospital officials call suicidal gestures. The girls, all between 12 and 17, tried a variety of measures, including heavy doses of alcohol, over-the-counter medicines a

29、nd cuts or scratches to their wrists. None was successful, and most didnt require hospitalization; but at least two attempts, according to the hospital, could have been vital. Their reasons seemed as mundane as the other happen-stances of suburban life. I was just sick of it all, one told a reporter

30、, Everything in life. Most alarming, emergency-room doctor Frederick Lohse told a local reporter that several girls said they were part of a suicide pact. The hospital later backed away from this remark. But coming in the wake of at least sixteen suicide attempts over the previous few months, this s

31、udden clusteralong with the influx of mediahas set this well-groomed suburb of 23,000 on edge. At a town meeting last Wednesday night, Dr Simon Sobo, chief of psychiatry at the hospital, told more than 200 parents and kids, Were talking about a crisis that has really gotten out of hand. Later headed

32、, There have been more suicide attempts this spring than I have seen in the 13 years I have been here. Sobo said that the girls he treated didnt have serious problems at home or school. Many of these were popular kids, he said, They got plenty of love, but beneath the reassuring signs, a swath of te

33、ens here are not making it. Some say that drugs, Both pot and real drugs, are commonplace. Kids have shown up with LIFE SUCKS and LONG LIVE DEATH penned on their arms. A few girls casually display scars on their arms where they cut them-selves. Youd be surprised how many kids try suicide, said one g

34、irl, 17. You dont want to put pain on other people; you put it on yourself. She said she used to cut herself just to release the pain. Emily, 15, a friend of three of the girls treated in June, said one was having family problems, one was upset that day and the third was just upset with everything e

35、lse going on. She said they werent really trying to kill themselvesthey just needed coucern. As Sobo noted, Whats going on in New Milford is not unique to New Milford. The same underlying culture of despair could be found in any town. But teen suicide, he added, can be a contagion. Right now New Mil

36、ford has the bugand has it bad. 1. What is the main subject of the passage?A.Eight girls committed suicide in New Milford.B.The village Green is not a charming place.C.Teenager suicide.D.Dr. Simon Sobos achievements.答案:C解析 本文均是在讲述青少年的自杀问题。2. In the 3rd sentence of the first paragraph the word pressi

37、ng is closest in meaning to _.A.urgently importantB.pushingC.invitingD.charming答案:A解析 pressing意为“紧迫的，急迫的”。3. What is NOT true about the eight girls?A.They are all between 12 and 17.B.They have tried a variety of measures.C.They attend a suicide squad.D.All their attempts to commit suicide are vital.

38、答案:D解析 由本文第二段可知A、B、C均正确，只有D不对。4. Which of the statements about the teens is NOT true?A.They are ill-bred students in school.B.Some of them take real drugs.C.Teens need attention.D.A few casually display scars on their arms.答案:A解析 由本文倒数第二段可知，B、C、D均正确，只有A不对。5. According to the passage, the teens in Vi

39、llage Green can be called _.A.depressed generationB.cool generationC.attractive generationD.prosperous generation答案:A解析 本文谈到青少年自杀问题，自杀显然不会是C、D，故排除。cool也并不是这些孩子自杀的目的，只有A合适。Text 3 The history of responses to the work of the artist Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510) suggests that widespread appreciation by

40、critics is a relatively recent phenomenon. Writing in 1550, Vasari expressed an unease with Botticellis work, admitting that the artist fitted awkwardly into his evolutionary scheme of the history of art. Over the next two centuries, academic art historians defamed Botticelli in favor of his fellows

41、 Florentine, Michelangelo. Even when anti-academic art historians of the early nineteenth century rejected many of the standards of evaluation adopted by their predecessors, Botticellis work remained outside of accepted taste, pleasing neither amateur observers nor connoisseurs. (Many of his best pa

42、intings, however, remained hidden away in obscure churches and private homes.) The primary reason for Botticellis unpopularity is not difficult to understand: most observers, up until the mid-nineteenth century, did not consider him to be noteworthy, because his work, for the most part, did not seem

43、 to these observers to exhibit the traditional characteristics of the fifteenth-century Florentine art. For example, Botticellirarely employed the technique of strict perspective and, unlike Michelangelo, never used chiaroscuro. Another reason for Botticellis unpopularity may have been that his atti

44、tude toward the style of classical art was very different from that of his contemporaries. Although he was thoroughly exposed to classical art, he showed little interest in borrowing from the classical style. Indeed, it is paradoxical that a painter of large-scale classical subjects adopted a style

45、that was only slightly similar to that of classical art. In any case, when viewers began to examine more closely the relationship of Botticellis work to the tradition of the fifteenth century Florentine art, his reputation began to grow. Analyses and assessments of Botticelli made between 1850 and 1

46、870 by the artists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, as well as by the writer Pater (although he, un-fortunately, based his assessment on an incorrect analysis of Botticellis personality), inspired a new appreciation of Botticelli throughout the English-speaking world. Yet Botticellis work, especially

47、 the Sistine frescoes, did not generate worldwide attention until it was finally subjected to a comprehensive and scrupulous analysis by Home in 1908. Home rightly demonstrated that the frescoes shared important features with paintings by other fifteenth-century Florentinesfeatures such as skillful

48、representation of anatomical proportions, and of the human figure in motion. However, Home argued that Botticelli did not treat these qualities as ends in themselvesrather, that he emphasized clear depletion of a story, a unique achievement and one that made the traditional Florentine qualifies less

49、 central. Because of Homes emphasis crucial to any study of art, the twentieth century has come to appreciate Botticellis achievements. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.The Role of Standard Art Analyses and AppraisalsB.Sandro Botticelli: From Rejection to Appreciation

50、C.The History of Critics Responses to Art WorksD.Botticelli and Florentine: A Comparative Study答案:B解析 文章一开始就说“.suggests that widespread appreciation by critics is a relatively recent phenomenon.”桑德罗波提切利作品被关注是最近才有的现象，接下来作者说明被抛弃的原因以及重新被认识的原因。所以整篇文章都是围绕他的作品是如何被拒绝后来又被欣赏的。故应选B。2. We can learn from the te

51、xt that art critics have a history of _.A.suppressing painters art initiativesB.favoring Botticellis best paintingsC.rejecting traditional art characteristicsD.undervaluing Botticellis achievements答案:D解析 文章的第一段最后一句话“Even when anti-academic art historians., Botticellis work remained outside of accept

52、ed taste, .”，就算当时很多正统的艺术风格被批判，波提切利的作品也没有引起重视，认为他的作品不随人们的口味，既满足不了专业人士的品位，也不能满足业余人士的欣赏要求。这里的undervalue的意思是“低估，没有重视”，故应选D。3. The views of Vasari and Home on Botticellis products are _.A.identicalB.complementaryC.oppositeD.similar答案:C解析 瓦萨利在文中第一段说到“Vasari expressed an unease with Botticellis work, .”说明他

53、的态度是反对的，后来在最后一段倒数第二句“However, Home argued that Botticelli.emphasized clear depletion of a story, a unique achievement.”表明霍姆的态度是肯定的。故应选C。4. The word connoisseurs (Paragraph 1) most probably means _.A.representatives in the Pre-Raphaelite MovementB.people who are in favor of FlorentineC.critics who ar

54、e likely to make assessmentsD.conservatives clinging to classical art答案:C解析 从第一段最后一句话“Botticellis work remained outside of accepted taste, pleasing neither amateur observers nor connoisseurs.”可知，作者讲述了那些评论家，不管是业余的还是职业的，他们都不满意他的作品风格。所以这个词的意思可能是“对作品做出评论的那些业余人士”。故应选C。5. What does the author think of Bot

55、ticellis representation skills?A.They are to be fully appreciated.B.They evolve from an uncertain source.C.They underlie his personality.D.They conform to the classical style.答案:A解析 从文章最后一句话“Because of Homes emphasis crucial to any study of art, the twentieth century has come to appreciate Botticell

56、is achievements.”可以看出，作者认为波提切利的作品在二十一世纪会被重新的认识，人们会重新认识他作品的成就。故应选A。Part BIn the following article some paragraphs have been removed. For Questions, choose the most suitable paragraph from the list A-F to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There is one paragraph which does not fit in any of the gaps.

57、With unfamiliar human beings, when we acknowledge their humanness, we must avoid staring at them, and yet we must also avoid ignoring them. To make them into people rather than objects, we use a deliberate and polite inattention. We look at them long enough to, make it quite clear that we see them, and then we immediately look a-way. 1 The important thing in such an exchange is that we d