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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88公共英语五级模拟88Section Listening Comprehension Directions: 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 t

2、hree 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. Part A You will hear a passage. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Some modem cities are usually famous for people who live a very long time.答案:B解析 1-10 There are several places in th

4、e world that are famous for people who live for a very long timeTheses places are usually mountainous areas，far away from modem citiesDoctors，scientists and public health experts often travel to these regions to solve a mysterious long healthy life；the expertshope to bring to the modem world the sec

5、rets of longevity Hunza is high in the Hymalayan Mountains of AsiaThere，many people over one hundred years of age are still in physical healthMen of ninety are new fathersand women of fifty still have babiesWhat are the reasons for this good health? Scientists believe that the people of Hunza have t

6、hese three benefits：first，physical work，usually in the fields or with animals；second，a health environment with clean air and water：and whats more, a simple diet high in vitamins and nutrition but low in fat，cholesterol，sugar and chemicals People in the Caucasus Mountain in Russia are also famous for

7、 their longevityIn this area，there are amazing examples of very long-lived peopleBirth records are not usually availablebut a woman called Tsurba probably lived until age 160; a man called Shirali probably lived until 168His widow was 120 years oldIn general，people not only live a long time，but they

8、 also live wellThey are almost never sick，and when they die，they have not only their own teeth but also a full head of hair and good eyesight Vilcabamba，Ecuador，is another area famous for the longevity of its habit antsThis regionlike Hunza and the Caucasusis also in high mountainsfar away from citi

9、esIn Vilcabambatoothere is very little diseaseOne reason for the good health of the people might be the clean，beautiful environment：the temperature is about 70 Fahrenheit all year long；the wind always comes from the same direction；and the region is rich in flowers，fruits，vegetables and wildlife In s

10、ome ways，the diets of the habitants in the three regions are quite differentHunzukuts eat mainly raw vegetables，fruit(especially apricots)，and chapattisa kind of pancake；they eat meat only a few times a yearThe Caucasian diet consists mainly of milk，cheese，vegetables，fruit and meat；most people there

11、 drink the local red wine dailyIn Vilcabamba，people eat a small amount of meat each week，bat the diet consists largely of grain，corns，beans，potatoes and fruit Experts find one surprising fact in the mountains of EcuadorMost people there，even the very old，consume a lot of coffee，drink a large amount

12、of alcohol，and smoke forty to sixty cigarettes daily However，the diets are similar in two general ways：first，the fruits and vegetables that the inhabitants of the three areas eat are all natural；that is，they contain no chemicals and second，the people consume fewer calories than people do in the othe

13、r parts of the worldA typical North American takes in all average of 3,300 calories every day；a typical inhabitant of these mountainous areas between 1,700 and 2,000 calories Inhabitants in the three regions have more in common calories, natural food，their mountains and their distance from modem cit

14、iesbecause these people live in countryside and are mostly farmers，their lives are physically hardThus，they do not need to go to health clubs because they get a lot of exercise in their daily workIn addition，although，their lives are hard，the people do not seem to have the worries of city peopleTheir

15、 lives are quietConsequently，some experts believe that physical exercise and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity 2. A simple diet high in vitamins and sugar but low in fat and chemicals benefits those people in Hunza.答案:B3. People in Russia are also famous for the

16、ir longevity.答案:B4. Shirali probably lived until 168;Tsurba probably lived until age 160.答案:A5. People in the Caucasus Mountains not only live long but also have a good physical condition.答案:A6. One reason for the good health of the people in Vilcabamba must be the clean, beautiful environment.答案:B7

17、. The diets of the people in the three regions are totally different.答案:B8. Most people in the mountains of Eduador drink a lot of coffee and alcohol, but they still live long.答案:A9. Calories, natural food, mountains and the distance from modem cities are the only common things in the three regions.

18、答案:B10. Physical exercises and freedom from worry might be the two most important secrets of longevity.答案:APart B You will hear 3 conversations or passages and 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. Which job does the wo

19、man suggest to the man?A. Baby-sitting.B. House-cleaning.C. House-sitting.D. Mowing the lawn.答案:C解析 11-13M：I really dont know what to do this summerI cant afford to just sit around，and there dont seem to be any jobs availableW：Why dont you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Sally house-sat for

20、 the Gammons when they went away on vacationMrsGammon hired Sally to stay in their house because she didnt want it left emptyM：You mean the Gammons paid Sally just to live in their house?W：It wasnt easyShe had to mow the lawn and water the houseplantsAnd when Jodi house-sat for MrJohnson，he had to t

21、ake care of his petsM：House-sitting sounds like a good jobI guess its a little like baby-sittingexcept youre taking care of a house instead of childrenW：The student employment office still has a few jobs postedM：Do I just have to fill out an application?W：Sally and Jodi had to interview with the hom

22、eowners and provided three references eachM：That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer jobW：Well，the homeowners want some guarantee so that they can trust the house-sitterYou know，they want to make sure youre not the type wholl throw wild parties in their house，or move a group of friends in with

23、youM：House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably arent paid thenW：Usually theyre paid anyway just because the homeowners dont want to make a fussBut if the homeowner reported it，then the house-sitter wouldnt be able to get another jobSo if the homeowner reported it，then the house-sitter wouldnt

24、 be able to get another jobSo why dont you apply?M：YeahI think I will2. What/Who should students contact if they want to get a summer job?A. The Student Union.B. The Student Employment Office.C. The Workers Union.D. The Student Part-time Job Office.答案:B3. What would happen to a student if his employ

25、er reports his improper behavior?A. He would be fired.B. He would not get his pay.C. He would not get another job.D. He would be fined.答案:C (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. What was the cause of the tragedy?A. Bad weather.B. Human error.C. Breakdown of the engines.D. Communications system failure.答案:B解析 14-1

26、6M：Did you hear about the air crash that occurred in South America recently? It was quite a tragic accident!W：No, I didnt see anything in the news about itWhat happened?M：A foreign airliner was attempting to land at night in a mountainous area in Argentina and flew into a hill!W：That sounds really t

27、errible! Did anyone survive?M：No，everyone aboard，including the crew，was killed instantlyW：What were the circumstances? Were they bad weather, a fire, or engine failure?M：Apparently，there were some low clouds in the area，but mostly it was just miscommunication between the pilots and the air traffic c

28、ontrollersW：Werent they both speaking in English，the official international aviation language?M：Yes they were，but the transition from poor quality radios was slightly distorted and the accents of the Spanish speaking controllers was so strong that the pilots misunderstood a vital instructionW：How co

29、uld a misunderstanding like that cause such a serious accident?M：The pilots were told to descend to 22,000 feetThe instruction actually meant 22,000 feet，but they thought they heard descend 2,000 feetThats a huge differenceand it should have been confirmedbut it was notUnfortunately，the terrain of t

30、he mountains in Norweija ascend to 2,000 feetW：So the pilots did descend to the wrong altitude then，because they were following the air controllers instructionsM：Sadly enough，yes they didIt was a really bad mistakeMany people died as a result of the simply misunderstandingW：Wow，thats a powerful less

31、on on how important it can be to accurately communicate with each other5. How high are the mountains in Norweija?A. Two thousand feet.B. Twelve thousand feet.C. Twenty thousand feet.D. Twenty-two thousand feet.答案:A6. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?A.Accurate communication is of utmost

32、importance.B.Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages.C.Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather.D.Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential.答案:A (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 7. In which state was Emily Dickson born?A. Michigan.B. Ohio.C. Massachusetts.D. Wa

33、shington.答案:C解析 17-20 Now，let me first give you a brief introduction to the American poet，Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson was Americas best-known female poet and one of the foremost authors in American literatureBorn in Amherst，Massachusetts，Dickinson was the middle child of a prominent lawyer and on

34、e-term United States congressional representative，Edward Dickinson，and his wifeEmily Norcross DickinsonFrom 1840 to 1847 she attended the Amherst Academyand from 1847 to 1848 she studied at the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary(now Mount Holyoke College)in South Hadley，a few trips to Boston for eye trea

35、tments in the early 1860s。Dickinson remained in Amherstliving in the same house on Main Street from 1855 until her deathDuring her lifetime，she published only about 10 of her nearly 2,000 poems，in newspapers，Civil war journais，and a poetry anthologyThe first volume of Poems of Emily Dickinson was pu

36、blished in 1890，after Dickinsons death Although few of Dickinsons poems were formally published during her lifetime，she herself“published”by sending out at least one-third of her poems in the more than 1,000 letters she wrote to at least 100 different correspondentsDickinsons method of binding about

37、 800 of her poems into 40 manuscript books and distributing several hundred of them in letters is now widely recognized as her particular form of self-publicationShe also read her poems aloud to several people，including her cousins Louise and Frances Norcross，over a period of three decades Wellthats

38、 all about her lifeNow shall we concentrate on her famous poem，“Success is Counted Sweetest” 8. When did Dickson go to Boston for eye treatment?A. In 1848.B. In the early 1850s.C. In the late 1850s.D. In the early 1860s.答案:D9. How many poems did Dickinson write?A. Almost 2,000.B. Nearly 1,000.C. 800

39、.D. 1,200.答案:A10. What is Dickinsons particular form of self-publication?A. She ran her own publishing house.B. She wrote her poems in her letters.C. She wrote to newspapers regularly.D. She recorded her poems in her diary.答案:BPart C You will hear a talk. As you listen ,you must answer Questions 213

40、0 by writing NO MORE THAN THREEwords. You will hear the talk TWICE. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. When did Dr. Huber get his own telescope?答案:Eight years old解析 21-30W：DrHuber，when did you first become interested in physics and music?M：I cant remember a time when I wasnt interested in physicsWhen I was a c

41、hildI was very curious about the world around meFor exampleI always wondered why light behaves the way it doesI found it more fun to play with a prism than to play with the kids in the neighborhoodI wasnt very socialbut I was really into figuring out how things workedI got my own telescope when I wa

42、s eight years oldand I loved to take it out at night and go star gazingI would look at the planets and stars and wonder what was out thereWhen I was tenmy father bought me a book on the universe，and I just ate it upIn fact，I still have that book right here in my officeIt was the same with musicIve a

43、lways had a natural ear for musicperfect pitchEven as a young child，if I heard a song on the radio，I could go right to the piano and play itWhen I heard a sound like the ring of a telephone，I could identify its pitch and play the note on the pianoHoweverI didnt develop a serious interest in becoming

44、 a pianist until I was in collegeI also seemed to do well in school in the visual arts like painting and drawingW：What commonality do you see between music and physics?M：There is a common misconception that art and science are completely separated from each otherI think the distinction is artificial

45、In reality, art and science are not as mutually exclusive as one might assumeSolving a complicated mathematical problem，for example，can require the same degree of creative thinking as painting a landscape or writing a poemI feel an indefinable tingle when I play the Schumann Concerto or dance the pa

46、s de deux from Romeo and JulietI get that the same tingle from theoretical physicsThe beauty of art is readily apparent to most peopleHowever，in the case of theoretical physics，the beauty is not nearly as accessible to the general public，but it is every bit as excitingNature seems to follow certain

47、principles，very much the same as art doesIts not uncommon for physicists to become accomplished musiciansMusic theory is a very mathematical disciplineRelationships among various notes in classical harmony are based on simple mathematical relationshipsW：You have said that physics is beautifulWhat ma

48、kes it beautiful to you?M：To me，its incredible the way nature seems to work so perfectlyI think it is beautifulI always tell my students on the first day of class“If you like reading Sherlock Holmes detective stories，youll like doing physics problems”Physics is about figuring things outdiscovering h

49、ow they work，just like a detective A lot of people fear physics because they view it as a big complicated jumble of facts that have to be memorizedBut thats not trueIts an understanding of how nature works，how the various parts interactOne can view art and literature as the relationships and interac

50、tions of ideasIn the same way，physics studies the relationships and interactions of conceptsIn other words，to me art and science fundamentally attempt to achieve the same objectiveunderstanding of the world around us! The whole universe seems to follow some very basic principles as it evolves in wit

51、h time，some of these principles including the Conservation of Energy and the Conservation of Angular MomentumThe conservation laws of physics are like non-interest bearing checking accountsIn the case of energy conservation，you can make energy deposits and energy withdrawals，but all the energy is ac

52、counted for The rotation of objects is governed by a law called the Conservation of Angular Momentum，which applies to everything in the universe including the rotation of stars，the rotation of the planets and their orbits，the behavior of an electron in an atom，the spin of a figure skater，and the rot

53、ation of Wheels on a truckWhat it all comes down to in the end is that everything in the universe fits together like the pieces of a perfect puzzleAs Einstein said“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible” 2. Where was the interview conducted?答案:In his Office3.

54、 What were the two things that interested Dr. Huber?答案:Physics and music4. When did Dr. Huber become interested in piano?答案:In college5. Whats the common misconception about art and science?答案:Completely separate/exclusive6. What do the study of science and the study of art require?答案:Creative think

55、ing7. Who do not probably notice the beauty of theoretical physics?答案:The general public8. What job did Dr. Huber compare physics to?答案:Detective9. What does Dr. Huber think accomplish the same objective?答案:Art and science10. What does Dr. Huber compare the universe to?答案:A puzzleSection Use of Engl

56、ish Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a Me Generation that rejects traditional values. Around 1980 many Japanese, 1 young people abandoned the values of econom

57、ic success and began 2 for new sets of values to 3 them happiness, writes sociologist Yasuhiro in Comparative Civilizations Review. Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individuals pursuit of 4 and less on the values of work, family, and society. Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work, 5 their counterparts in the Uni