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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模拟41公共英语五级模拟41Section Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are th

2、ree parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet, NOT on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test bookl

3、et onto ANSWER SHEET 1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW, as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A You will hear a talk about a different culture. As you listen, answer Questions 1-10 by circling TRUE or FALS

4、E. Youll hear the talk ONLY ONCE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1-10. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. John was in a nursery school for one year.答案:A听力原文1-10 (M = Martin J = John) M: Did you go to a state primary school?J: Yes, I did. I went to a nursery school first at the age of four, but this

5、was totally voluntary. There was a good kindergarten in our neighbourhood, so my parents decided to send me there for a year.M: Can you still remember it?J: Yes, I have faint, but very pleasant memories of it. It was a delightful place, full of fun and games. As in most nursery schools, workif you c

6、an call it that consisted of story telling, drawing, singing and dancing.M: You probably dont remember, but you must have missed it when you leftyou know, when you went to the Enfant School at five.J: I suppose I must have, but you know, right up to the age of seven, school life was very pleasant. I

7、t was only later in Junior School we began to have more formal lessons and even worry about exams.M: Really? Did you have to take exams at that age?J: Yes, we used to then. We had to take an exam at the age of eleven called the eleven-plus to see what kind of secondary school we would get into. But

8、this exam is slowly disappearing nowadays.M: There are four main types of secondary school, arent there?J: Yes. Most of the brighter children go to a grammar school, some go to a technical school, and the majority go to a secondary modern. And then there are the comprehensive schools which cater for

9、 all levels of academic ability. These are becoming more and more important.M: I must say I find your educational system rather complicated, and to make matters worse, you call your private schools public schools!J: Yes, I suppose it is very confusing. But like so many other things in Britain, our e

10、ducational system is deeply rooted in tradition and yet its changing all the time.M: Really? In what ways is it changing?J: Well, in almost every way. For instance, there is a very strong movement now towards comprehensive schools, where all children go for their secondary education no matter what t

11、heir ability or background. There are already many of these schools, and many children are no longer tested by examination at the age of eleven to be placed in schools according to academic ability. And then again, public schools will probably become part of the State system some day.M: But wont the

12、 wealthy always be in a privileged position? Theyll always be able to send their children to the best private schools in the country.J: Not necessarily. If independent schools join the state system and we do away with the idea of grammar schools for the clever and secondary modern schools for those

13、less bright, then every child should have an equal opportunity to do well and to go on to higher education.2. The work in the kindergarten includes story retelling, drawing, singing and studying.答案:B3. John went to Junior School at the age of five.答案:B4. Some children still have to take an exam call

14、ed eleven-plus nowadays.答案:A5. In Britain, secondary schools consist of grammar schools, technical schools, comprehensive schools and academic schools.答案:B6. Most children go to a grammar school.答案:B7. Comprehensive schools can satisfy all levels of academic abilities.答案:A8. A private school was cal

15、led a public school in Britain.答案:A9. According to Martin, the riches have the priority choosing the best schools for their children.答案:A10. John thinks that if people give up some traditional ideas, every child will have a chance to go to college.答案:APart B You will hear 3 conversations or talks an

16、d you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What does the man do?A.A taxi-driverB.A bus driverC.A policemanD.A tourist guide答案:A听力原文11-13W：Do you enjoy your work? Do you enjoy meeting people?M：YesSometimesIve got to be hone

17、stSometimesW：So，some people you like and some you dont?M：Yeah，its like a lot of things，meeting the general publicYou get good days，and you get bad daysBut I do enjoy the jobI like the freedom of the job，being self-employedW：Do you ever get difficult passengers?M：Yes，sometimesW：What sort of things do

18、 they get up to?M：I would say sometimes a lot of difficult passengers are people who dont go in cabs a lot and theyre unfamiliar with proceduresespecially if you work nightsPeople drinking or the extras that would be included on the tariff after a certain time of nightW：You mean they argue with you

19、over money?M：Yes，that can happenOr the waythe good thing is，people can argue about the way that you go on a certain route because they always know betterBut nine times out of ten the route that they take you on is far longer so，you know，theyre the eventual losersW：So if you do have a difficult passe

20、nger you want to get rid ofwhat do you do?M：Id stop the cab and tell them to get outW：Does that often happen?M：Mmm，its happened to me three timesAnd theyve got outSo I，I myself havent had a lot of problems with difficult people，you knowW：When you pick up tourists as passengers，what kind of places do

21、 they like to go to?M：I suppose the most famous landmark is Buckingham Palacethe Tower of London，maybe Harrods；but certainly Buckingham Palace2. what does he like about his job?A.MoneyB.FreedomC.Knowing different peopleD.Traveling a lot答案:B3. Those who visit London will certainly go to_A.the Tower o

22、f LondonB.HarrodsC.Buckingham PalaceD.The Greenwich village答案:C Questions 1416 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1416. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. What is the speaker mainly discussing?A.Traditional European architecture.B.Techniques for building log cabins.C.The

23、 history of log structures.D.How to build a home yourself.答案:C听力原文11-13 As you all know, log structures are gaining popularity. They are no longer just the simple country homes which we think of as the traditional log cabin. Some upscale homes now incorporate natural round logs in sealing beams and

24、walls. People seem to think that the rounded logs give their homes a cozy warm atmosphere. And even people who want to build a traditional log cabin on their own can buy a kits with precut logs that fit together like pieces of jigsaw puzzle. Before showing you some slides of modern log houses, Id li

25、ke to introduce a little historical background on the subject. Log cabins were first built in the late 1600s along the Delaware River Valley. The European immigrants who settled there brought centuries old traditions of working with logs. And in this heavily wooded area logs were the material in han

26、d. Log cabins were the most popular in the early 1800s with the settlers who were moving west. They provided the answer to the pioneers need for a sale and sturdy home that an ordinary family could build quickly. They had dirt floors and sliding boards for windows. But the log buildings that have pr

27、obably had most influence on modern architects are those of the mountain retreats of wealthy New Yorkers. These country houses which were popular in the early 1900s typify whats known as the Adoroundyx style. Now lets look at those slides. 5. According to the speaker, what gives modern log homes the

28、ir warm atmosphere?A.Their small size.B.Their rustic dirt floors.C.Their wails made up of rounded logs.D.Their sliding board windows.答案:C6. According to the speaker, why were log cabins especially popular to settlers who moved west?A.They could easily build the log houses themselves.B.They could con

29、struct the houses from kits.C.They liked the cozy atmosphere of the log interior.D.They wanted homes that could be transported.答案:A Questions 17 19 are based on the following talk. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17 19. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名)7. The tramp was locked in the storeA.for his own

30、mistakes.B.due to a misunderstanding.C.by accident.D.through an error of judgment.答案:C听力原文14-16 During the Christmas shopping rush in London, an intriguing story was reported of a tramp who, apparently through no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Ev

31、e. No doubt the store was filled with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were dead beating and longing to get home. Presumably all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-min

32、ute Christmas presents. However that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios. Though it was not reported if he took adv

33、antage of these facilities, when the shop re-opened, he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humour and philosophic temperament-as indeed vagrants very commonly are. Everyone else was enjoying Christmas, so he saw no good reason w

34、hy he should not do the stone. He submitted, cheerfully enough, to being taken away by the police. Perhaps he had a better Christmas than usual. He was put into prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our tramp had consumed. They had, in his

35、 opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspapers and on television. Perhaps the judge had a good Christmas too. 8. What action did the tramp take?A.He looted the store.B.He made himself at home.C.He went to sleep for 2 days.D.He had a Christma

36、s party.答案:B9. When the tramp was arrested, heA.laughed at the police.B.looked forward to going to prison.C.took his bottles with him.D.didnt make any fuss.答案:DPart C You will hear a talk about a famous artist. As you listen, you must answer Questions 20-29 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words in the

37、 place provided for you, youll hear the talk TWICE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 20-29. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Where did some Mayans go after they left the central area?答案: To the north.2. What were the market centers used for?答案: For religious ceremonies.3. What caused the collapse of

38、 the market centers according to the talk?答案: Environmental reasons./Pollution and overcrowding.4. What natural resources did the southern part have?答案: Wood and stones.听力原文 21-30 The Mayas were a group of people who lived in Central America. They lived in an area of about 500, 000 square kilometers

39、 about 900 kilometers from north to south and about 600 kilometers from east to west. They lived in the area which is today Guatemals, British Honduras, the western part of Honduras, E1 Salvador, and part of Mexico. There are still some Mayas living in that area today, but there used to be a lot mor

40、e Mayas living there in the past. At one time the Mayan population was over 2 million. About 1,000 years ago there were three main parts of the Mayan civilization: the southern part, the central part, and the northern part. The parts were very different; each region had different characteristics. Th

41、e southern part, what is today part of Guatemala and western E1 Salvador, had an excellent climate. It wasnt too hot and there was a moderate amount of rain. The soil there was good, so plants grew easily. In addition to the good climate, the southern part had many natural resources, such as wood fo

42、r fuel and stones for building. The combination of good climate and natural resources made the southern part very wealthy. The general wealth of the Mayan civilization was in the southern part. In the central area, what is today the southern half of the Yucatan peninsula, the climate was much worse

43、than the climate in the south. It was extremely hot and there were heavy rains. The forests grew quickly. The people had to work hard to control the forests so that they could grow something to eat. It was difficult to live in the central area. The northern area, what is today the northern part of t

44、he Yucatan peninsula, was even more difficult to live in than the central area. The northern area had very little rainfall and very few plants or trees. It was difficult for anything to grow in this northern area because there is a layer of rock below the surface of the ground. The soil in the north

45、ern Yucatan is very rocky. Generally, the people in the north had a difficult life. Out of these parts, the southern part, the central part, and the northern part, most of the cultural achievements came from the central area. In addition, most of the Mayan population lived in the central area. Durin

46、g the Mayan Classical Period, from 300 to 900 AD, the central area was very important culturally. There were many large ceremonial centers in the central area. Tikal was the largest known center. Originally, people did not live in these centers. The centers were used only for religious ceremonies an

47、d as market places. The secenters were empty except on market days and religious festivals. At those times thousands of people came in from the countryside. Apparently, towards the end of the Classical Period, in about 700 AD, more and more people began to move into these centers. They used these ma

48、rket centers as a place to live. This increase in population caused problems for the farmers near the centers. The farmers near the market centers had only a small amount of good farming land. But they had to grow more and more food on their land in order to feed the people in the market centers. It

49、 became more and more difficult for them to raise enough food. Because of overcrowding, the centers became noisy and polluted. Water pollution was one of the greatest problems in the centers. Because the population grew so quickly, the centers didnt have good enough systems for bringing in clean wat

50、er and for getting rid of dirty water. So this movement to the market centers caused several serious problems for the Mayas in the central area. At the end of the ninth century, in the late 800s, the population in the market centers dropped sharply. Many people moved to the north to places like Uxma

51、l and Kabah. The market places, the great buildings, the great artistic achievements were left behind. Historian have studied these questions. Why did the population drop? Why did the Mayas leave the market area? Why did they move to the north where it was so dry and where the soil was so poor? One

52、theory is that the centers collapsed because of environmental reasons. The overcrowding, the pollution may have caused such problems that people were no longer able to live in the centers. In any case, the great Mayan civilization began to decline around 900 AD. People are still studying the Mayan c

53、ulture and trying to learn about why the civilization declined. 5. In which part can we find the general wealth of the Mayan population?答案: Hhe southern part.6. In terms of climate, what do you know about the southern area?答案: Hot and rainy.7. In which area did most of the Mayan population live?答案:

54、Central area.8. When was the Mayan Classical Period?答案: (From)300 to 900.9. In what sense was the central area important during the Classical Period?答案: Culturally (speaking).10. What caused problems for the farmers near the market centers?答案: Increase in population.Section Use of English Read the f

55、ollowing text and fill each of the numbered space with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 1. Many parents who welcome the idea of turning 1 the TV and 2 more time with the family are still worried that 3 TV they would constantly be on call as entertainers for their children. T

56、hey remember 4 Up all sorts of things to do when they were kids. But their own kids seem 5 , less resourceful, somehow. When theres nothing to do, these parents observe regretfully, their kids seem unable to come up with anything to do 6 turning on the TV. One father, for example, says, When I was a

57、 7 , we were always thinking up things to do, projects and games. We certainly never complained 8 an annoying way 9 our parents, I have nothing to do ! He compares this with his own children today: They are simply lazy. If someone 10 entertain them, theyll happily sit there watching TV all day. There is one word for this fathers disappointment; unfair. 11 is as if he