2022-2023年山西省太原市公共英语五级(笔试)真题(含答案)

2022-2023年山西省太原市公共英语五级(笔试)真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Accordingtothespeaker,whywerelogcabinsespeciallypopulartosettlerswhomovedwest?

A.Theycouldeasilybuildtheloghousesthemselves,

B.Theycouldconstructthehousesfromkits.

C.Theylikedthecozyatmosphereoftheloginterior.

D.Theywantedhomesthatcouldbetransported.

2.Howcanthemosteffectivecomplaintbemade?

A.Showingthefaultitemtothemanager.

B.Explainingexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem.

C.Sayingfirmlythattheitemisofpoorquality.

D.Askingpolitelytochangetheitem.

3.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

4.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

听力原文：DoItYourselfMagazineorganizesacompetitioneverysummertoelectthe"Handymanoftheyear".ThewinnerofthisyearisMr.RoyMiller,aSheffieldpostman.Ajournalistandaphotographerhavecometohishouse.ThejournalistisinterviewingMr.Millerforanarticleinthemagazine.

W:Well,I'mveryimpressedbyalltheworkyou'vedoneonyourhouse,Mr.Miller.Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingonit?

M:IfirstbecameinterestedinDo-it-Yourselfseveralyearsago.Yousee,mysonPaulisdisabled.He'sinawheel-chairandIjusthadtomakealterationstothehouse.Icouldn'taffordtopayworkmentodoit.Ihadtolearntodoitmyself.

W:Hadyouhadanyexperienceinthiskindofwork?Didyouhaveanypracticalskills?

M:No.Igotafewbooksfromthelibrarybuttheydidn'thelpverymuch.SoIdecidedtogotoeveningclassessothatIcouldlearnbasiccarpentryandelectricalwiring.

W:Whatsortofchangesdidyoumaketothehouse?

M:Firstofall,practicalthingstohelpPaul.Youneverreallyrealizetheproblemshandicappedpeoplehaveuntilitattacksyourownfamily.Mostgovernmentbuildings,forexample,havestepsuptothedoor.Theydon'tplanbuildingssothatdisabledpeoplecangetinandout.Weusedtoliveinaflat,andofcourse,itwastotallyunsuitable.Justimaginetheproblemsadisabledpersonwouldhaveinyourhouse.WeneededalargernoisewithwidecorridorssothatPaulcouldgetfromoneroomtoanother.Wedidn'thavemuchmoneyandwehadtobuythisone.It'soverninetyyearsoldanditwasinaverybadstateofrepair.

W:Wheredidyoubegin?

M:Theelectrical.IcompletelyrewiredthehousesothatPaulcouldreachalltheswitches.Ihadtolowerthelightswitchesandraisethepower-points.IwentontodothewholehousesothatPaulcouldreachthingsandgowhereheneeded.

W:Whatelsedidyoudo?

M:BythetimeI'dalteredeverythingforPaul,do-it-yourselfhadbecomeahobby.Ireallyenjoyeddoingthingswithmyhands.Look,Ieveninstalledsmoke-alarms.

W:Whatwasthepurposeofthat?

M:Iwasveryworriedaboutfire.Yousee,Paulcan'tmoveveryfast.Ifittedthemsothatwewouldhaveplentyofwarningiftherewereafire.Iputinacompleteburglar-alarmsystem.Ittookweeks.Thefrontdooropensautomatically,andI'mgoingtoputadeviceonPaul'swheelchairsothathe'llbeabletoopenandcloseitwhenhewants.

W:Whatareyouworkingonnow?

M:I'vejustfinishedthekitchen.I'vedesigneditsothathecanreacheverything.NowI'mbuildinganextensionsothatPaulwillhavealargeroomonthegroundfloorwherehecanwork.

W:There'sa$10,000prize.Howareyougoingtospendit?

M:IamgoingtostartmyownbusinesssothatIcanconvertordinaryhousesfordisabledpeople.IthinkI'vebecomeanexpertondiesubject.

ThoughPaulisdisabled,hemanagedtomovearoundinthehouse.

A.TrueB.Fasle

5.Warmwatercan'tcoolus,butcoldwatercan.

A.RightB.Wrong

6.Thetalkismainlyabouttheimportanceof"feltimages".

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Dr.MannisnowinCambridge,writingabookonthe______.

8.WhatistheeffectoftheWomen'sMovement?

9.Whatproblemdoesthemanthinkcanbesolvedifthegovernmentputupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanels?

A.Theheatsupply.

B.Theelectricsupply.

C.Thewatersupply.

D.Theunemploymentsituation.

10.Whichpowerdoesthemansuggest?

A.Waterpower.

B.Windpower.

C.Solarpower.

D.Electronicalpower.

11.Itsoundsabitunscientificthatagoodmanageris______ratherthan______.

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Gettingofftoworkwithaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

B.Dr.Kleimanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofaday.

C.Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D.Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

13.Paulcouldreachalltheswitchesbecausetheywereoriginallyinstalledattherightheightofhim.

A.TrueB.Fasle

14.What'sthethirdmethodmentionedheretogivethelistenertimetothink?

15.AsimplediethighinvitaminsandsugarbutlowinfatandchemicalsbenefitsthosepeopleinHunza.

A.TrueB.Fasle

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.(50)

17.

【C4】

18.

【C2】

19.

【C11】

20.(47)

21.

【C9】

22.

【C15】

23.

【C6】

24.

【C16】

25.(41)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

InNewYork______.

A.violentcrimedroppedby23%inoneyear

B.policedepartmentpayasmuchas$50,000forJackMaple

C.thecrimerateishigh

D.Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeveryweek

27.

Anderson'searlysuccesshas______.

A.greatlyspeededthedevelopmentofmedicine

B.broughtnoimmediateprogressintheresearchofgene-therapy

C.promisedacuretoeverydisease

D.madehimanationalhero

28.(79)

29.(75)

30.

Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A.OptimisticB.ConfusedC.CarefreeD.Panicked

31.

WhatdoesMacDonaldwarnpeoplewhentheyintendtobuylifeinsuranceproducts?

A.Itisexpensivetoinvestonlifeinsuranceproducts.

B.Someinsurancehassomespecificterms.

C.Someinsurancecompanieswillnotprovidesatisfactoryterms.

D.Peopleshouldnotuseinsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment.

32.

Whycanmanypeoplesee"silverlinings"totheeconomicshowdown?

A.Theywouldbenefitincertainways.

B.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.

C.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.

D.Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.

33.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Aslongasherparentscanremember,13-year-oldKatieHarthasbeentalkingaboutgoingtocollege.Hermother,Tally,afinancial-aidofficerataCaliforniaUniversity,knowsalltoowellthedauntingthingofpayingforacollegeeducation.Lastyeartheaverageyearlytuitionataprivate,four-yearschoolclimbed5.5percenttomorethan$17,000.TheHartshavestartedsaving,andfiguretheycanaffordapublicuniversitywithoutaproblem.ButwhatifKatieappliestoPrinceton(she'sthreatening),whereoneyear'stuition,roomandboard—almost$34,000in2007—willcostmorethansomeluxurycars?EvenanumbercruncherlikeTallyadmitsit'salittlescary,especiallysinceshe'llretireandKatiewillgotocollegeataroundthesametime.

Payingforcollegehasalwaysbeenahardendeavor.Thegoodnews:lastyearstudentscollected$74billioninfinancialaid,themostever.Mostfamiliespaylessthanfullfreight.Sixtypercentofpublic-universitystudentsandthreequartersofthoseatprivatecollegesreceivesomeform.offinancialaid—mostly,thesedays,intheform.ofloans.Butthosenumbersarenotasencouragingastheyappearforlower-incomefamilies,becauseschoolsarechangingtheirformulasfordistributingaid.Eagertoboosttheirmagazinerankings,whicharebasedinpartonthetestscoresofenteringfreshmen,they'rethrowingmoreaidatsmarterkids—whethertheyneeditornot.

Thebestwaytoprepareistostartsavingearly.Anewlawpassedlastyearmakesthateasierforsomefamilies.So-called529plansallowparentstosockawayfundsinfederal-tax-free-investmentaccounts,aslongasthemoneyisusedfor"qualifiededucationexpenses"liketuition,roomandboard.Theplansaren'tforeveryone.Fortaxreasons,somelowerandmiddleincomefamiliesmaybebetteroffchoosingotherinvestments.Butsavingisvital.When'sthebesttimetostart?"Sometime,"saysJackJoyceoftheCollegeBoard,"betweenthematernitywardandmiddleschool."

Aidpackagesusuallycomeinsomecombinationofgrants,loansandjobs.Thesedays60percentofallaidcomesintheform.oflow-interestloans.Allstudentsareeligiblefor"unsubsidized"federalStaffordloans,whichletthemdeferinterestpaymentsuntilaftergraduation.StudentswhocandemonstrateneedcanalsoqualifyforfederalPerkinsloansor"subsidized"Staffords,wherethegovernmentpaystheinterestduringschool.Fortunately,thisisaborrower'smarket."Interestratesareattheirlowestlevelinthehistoryofstudentloans,"saysMarkKantrowitz,publisherofFinaid.Kantrowitzexpectsratestofallevenfurtherwhenthey'rereviewedthissummer.

Traditionalscholarships,academicorathletic,arestillapartofmanyfamilies'planning.MackReiter,a17-year-oldnationalwrestlingchampion,getssomanyrecruitinglettershethrowsmostaway.He'llalmostcertainlygetafreeride.Withoutit,"wewouldreallybeinabind,"sayshismother,Janet.Foreveryoneelse,it'sworththeefforttopickthroughlocalandnationalscholarshipofferings,whichcanbefoundonWebsiteslikecollege-board,com.

WhatdoestheauthorintendtoillustratewiththeexampleoftheHarts?

A.Thedifficultyofpayingthetuition.

B.Thefar-sightoftheparents.

C.ThepromisingfutureofKatie.

D.Theincreasingtuitionintheuniversity.

34.(78)

35.PaulStraussmann,retiredvicepresidentofXerox,,indicatesinhisbookInformationPay-offthat"almosthalfoftheU.S.informationworkersareinexecutive,managerial,administrativeandprofessionalpositions."Hefurtherstatesthat"managersandprofessionalsspendmorethanhalfoftheirtimeincommunicatingwitheachother."

Inotherwords,peopleareacorporation'smostexpensiveresource.Foratypicaloffice,over90percentoftheoperatingbudgetisforsalaries,benefitsandoverhead.Withthisinvestment,isitanywonderthatmanagersarefocusingmoreandmoreattentiononemployeeproductivity?Theyrealizethatthepaperjunglecannotbetamedsimplybyhiringmorepeople.Toreceiveareturnontheirinvestment,wisecorporateexecutiveofficersarerealizingwhatindustrialistsandagriculturistslearnedlongago--efficienttoolsareessentialforincreasedproductivity.

Adirectrelationshipexistsbetweenefficientflowofinformationandthequalityandspeedoftheoutputoftheendproduct.Forthosecompaniesusingtechnology,theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingisonlyafractionofwhatitwasafewyearsago.Thedecreasingcostofcomputersandperipherals(equipmenttiedtothecomputer)willcontinuetomaketechnologyacost-effectivetoolinthefuture.AnexampleofthistypeofsavingisillustratedinthecaseoftheWesternDivisionofGeneralTelephoneandElectronicsCompany(GTE).Bymakingaone-timeinvestmentof$10milliontoautomateitsfacilities,managementestimatesanannualsavingof$8.5millionforthecompany.Thissavingsisgainedmainlythroughtheeliminationofsupportpeopleonceneededforproposalprojects.Throughatelecommunicationsnetworkthatsupports150computerterminalswithgoodgraphicscapabilities,theengineerswhoconceptualizetheprojectsarenowdirectparticipants.Theyusethegraphicscapacitiesofthecomputerratherthanrelyondrafterstopreparedrawings,theyentertheirowntextratherthanemploytypists,andtheyusethenetworktotrackprojectprogressratherthanconductingmeetings.

Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorquotesStraussmann'swordsinordertomakeclear

A.theimportanceofcommunicativecapabilityinbusiness

B.theneedforpeopleofhigherpositionsinacompany

C.theimportanceofassigningpeopletoproperpositions

D.thenecessityforpeopleinhigherpositionstoknowinformationscience

36.

Accordingtothepassageitiscommonlybelievedthatbraindifferencesarecausedby______factors.

A.biologicalB.psychologicalC.physicalD.social

37.(74)

38.

Thevalueofcompetitionworksagainstthespiritofnationalcooperationinthat______.

A.itmakespeoplenotbelieveinthegovernment

B.itcausespeopletosuspectbutnottotrusteachother

C.itmakespeopleevenunabletocooperatewellonlocallevels

D.itencouragespeopletogainsuccessthroughindividualhardwork

39.

Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.

A.manyrecruitinglettersfailedtoprovideMackReiterwithscholarships

B.mackReiterwantedtohelphisfamilygooutofthetrouble

C.traditionalscholarshipsareagoodsolutiontothetuitionproblemsinsomefamilies

D.mackReiterwasveryproudofhisnationalwrestlingchampionship

40.(67)

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

24

题

coversabuildingspaceof90thousandsquaremeters?__________

42.

第

44

题

hasaconvenientwaytoextendthespaceforsuitcases?_________

43.

第

43

题

Themainpointofthepassageisthatspecialprotectivelaborlawsforwomenworkersare__________.

44.

第

49

题

TheGTE’sexampleshowsthat__________．

45.

第

42

题

offersapoorviewevenwhenthemirrorsareused?_________

参考答案

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.WorldsofTime

8.Male-and-femalerelationshipchanged

9.D

10.C

11.Borntrained．

12.B

13.B

14.Usefillerwords

15.B

16.dodo解析：分析见上题。故答案为do。

17.inin解析：inturn意为“转而，反过来”，此句意为“给他们讲明这些小成功成为建立声誉的基础，而且从这些小成功开始更重要的任务才能被完成。”。

18.lookinglooking解析：与介词for的固定搭配，意为“寻求…”，这里指的是寻求新的价值观。所以此处应填“looking”。

19.drinkingdrinking解析：由本句句意“通过将污水和化学物质倒入河流和湖泊，我们已经污染了我们的…水。”显然，此空处应为“饮用”。

20.farfar解析：能修饰too的副词只有far或much。

21.somesome解析：关键是注意and前后一致。“somerationaland…emotional”，前面说促使顾客购买的动机有很多，有的是理性的，有的却是冲动。所以这里应该是some。故答案为some。

22.whosewhose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。

23.alsoalso解析：由35题解析，拼写有问题的学生必定握笔习惯不好。

24.reusereuse解析：由后一句“今天几乎每件东西都可以被扔掉。”可知，“…任何东西不再明智了。”中的空处应为“再利用”，这样前后两句逻辑上才能合理。

25.areare解析：分析句子结构，这里缺少系动词be来构成动词的被动形式。故答案为are。

26.D解析：由第二段最后—句“InNewYork，Comstat'sstatisticalmapsareanalyzedeachweekatameetingofthecity'spolicechiefandprecinctcaptains．”可知。

27.B解析：文章第二段一开头就说：“It'snotentirelyclearwhymedicinehasbeensoslowtobuildonAnderson’searlysuccess．”从时间上来看，Anderson采用基因疗法的成功尝试已经是1990年的事情了，两相对照，可见他的成功没有让医学加速发展。因此正确答案为B。

28.C解析：由C中的howitworks中的第二条“Thismeansyoudon'tneedtousesomuchgasorelectricitytoheatyourwaterathome．”可知答案为C。

29.C解析：由C中的第二段“ThispartrepresentsthetensionsbetweenAmericaandFrance．”可知。

30.A解析：从文章第二段倒数第一句话“…andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospects…．”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，这种情况还是比较好的。故应选A。

31.D解析：由第四段第一句“However，MacDonaldandotherswarmagainstusinginsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment．”可知。

32.A解析：从文章最后一段“Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates．Employerswouldn’tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejobmarket…”可以看出，尽管经济形势不