2022年陕西省咸阳市公共英语五级(笔试)真题一卷(含答案)

2022年陕西省咸阳市公共英语五级(笔试)真题一卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

2.Bonecontainsnowater.

A.RightB.Wrong

3.WhatdidEuropeansthinkofpotatoes?

4.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmaymakeusbored,butthefriendsinbooksmayalsobehurtbyus.

A.TrueB.Fasle

5.Whatadvantagesdoesworkhave?

6.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMrMiller'shobbies.

A.RightB.Wrong

7.What'sthethirdmethodmentionedheretogivethelistenertimetothink?

8.Peoplelikethechangesintheorganizationofthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Governmentbuildingsoftenhavespecialpathsforthosepeoplehandicapped.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.Meatsalsocontainwater.

A.RightB.Wrong

11.Warmwatercan'tcoolus,butcoldwatercan.

A.RightB.Wrong

12.Whatcanthelistenersrelyonwhentheyarelistening?

13.WhendidthisexpressioncomeintotheAmericanLanguage?

A.SometimeaftertheCivilWar.

B.DuringtheSecondWorldWar.

C.WhenpresidentGeorgeBushwasinoffice.

D.DuringtheperiodofIndependenceWar.

14.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.

A.TrueB.Fasle

15.Chainsdon'tproducetheirowncoursebookmaterial.

A.RightB.Wrong

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C11】

17.

【C20】

18.(40)

19.(42)

20.

【C7】

21.(38)

22.(47)

23.

【C10】

24.

【C5】

25.(45)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

Whatadvantagewilltherebeifonebuyslifeinsuranceinsteadofmakingotherinvestments?

A.Hewillhavemoneyforaretirementhome.

B.Itwillcosthimnothingifhebuysanlifeinsurance.

C.Profitheearnsfrominsuranceistax-free.

D.Itischeaptobuyalifeinsurance.

27.(75)

28.

Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.

A.thegovernmenthopestosolvetheproblembywayofvolunteerrestrictions

B.morethan47millionAmericanswhoarequalifiedtogetfluvaccineshotscannotgetthemthisyear

C.Americahastodealwithalimitedsupplyoffluvaccinesthisyear

D.normallyonlyasmallpercentageofAmericanpopulationgetsfluvaccineshotseachyear

29.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Supermarketshoppershaveneverbeenmorespoiltforchoice.Butjustwhenwethoughttraditionalsystemsofselectivefarminghadcreatedthemosttemptingarrayoffoodsmoneycanbuy,wearenowbeingpresentedwiththeprospectofgeneticallycreatedstrainsofcabbages,onion,tomato,potatoandapple.

Itmaynotticklethefancyoffoodpuristsbutitfirestheimaginationofscientists.LastweektheydiscoveredthattheclassicParisianmushroomcontainsjustthepropertiesthat,whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroomfromtheSonoradesertinCalifornia,couldhelpitgrowenmassewhileatthesametimeprovidingitwiththeresilienceofthewildstrain.

66.______

"Wehavefoundawayofincreasingthesuccessratefromoneto90percent."

Thisisjustoneofthemanyproductsthat,accordingtoskeptics,arecreatingagenerationof"Frankenfoods".Thefirstsuchfoodthatmaybeconsumedonawidescaleisatomatowhichhasbeengeneticallymanipulatedsothatitdoesnotsoftenasitripens.

67.______

Criticssaythatthenewtomato—whichcost$25milliontoresearch—isdesignedtostayonsupermarketshelvesforlonger.Ithasaten-daylifespan.

Notsurprisingly,every-hungryUSisleadingthesearchfortheseforbiddenfruit.Bychangingthegenesofagrapefruit,agrowerfromTexashascreatedasweet,red,thin-skinnedgrapefruitexpectedtosellatapremiumoveritsCaliforniaandFloridacompetitors.

Forchipfanaticswhowanttowatchtheirwaist-lines,newhigh-starch,low-moisturepotatoesthatabsorblessfatwhenfriedhavebeencreated,thankstoagenefromintestinalbacteria.

Thescientistsbehindsuchnewfoodarguethatgeneticengineeringissimplyanextensionofanimalandplantbreedingmethodsandthatbybroadeningthescopeofthegeneticchangesthatcanbemade,sourcesoffoodareincreased.Accordingly,theyargue,thisdoesnotinherentlyleadtofoodsthatarelesssafethanthosedevelopedbyconventionaltechniques.Butifdesirablegenesareswappedirrespectiveofspeciesbarriers,couldthingsspiraloutofcontrol?"Knowledgeisnottoxic,"saidMarkCantley,headofthebiotechnologyunitattheOrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,"Ithasgivenusafargreaterunderstandingofhowlivingsystemsworkatamolecularlevelandthereisnoreasonforpeopletothinkthatscientistsandfarmersshouldusethatknowledgetodoriskythings."

Clearly,financialincentiveliesbehindthedevelopmentofthesebigger,moreproductivefoods.Butwemayhaveonlyourselvestoblame.Intheearlyperiodofmassfoodcommerce,foodvarietiesweredevelopedbytraditionalmethodsofselectivebreedingtosuitthelocalpalate.Butassuppliersstartedtoselectandpreserveplantvariantsthathadlargerfruit,consumerexpectationsrose,leadingtothedevelopmentofthedesirableclones.Still,traditionalistsandgourmetsinEuropearefightingtheirdevelopment.

68.______

Eveninthepre-packagedUS,wheretheslow-softeningtomatowillsoonbereachingsupermarkets,1,500AmericanchefshavelenttheirsupporttothePureFoodCampaignwhichcallsfortheinternationalboycottofgeneticallyengineeredfoodsuntilmoreisknownabouttheconsequencesofthetechnologyandreliablecontrolshavebeenintroduced.

Intheshortterm,muchofthetechnologyremainsuntestedandinthelongtermtheconsequencesforhumanbiologyareunknown.Questionshavearisenoverwhethernewproteinsingen

30.

Whycanmanypeoplesee“silverlinings”totheeconomicshowdown?

A.Theywouldbenefitincertainways．

B.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery．

C.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom．

D.Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced．

31.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Electricfishcomefromdifferentfamilies.

B.Onecangetashockbytouchingtheelectricraysintwoplaces.

C.Theelectricplatesintheraysareconnectedwiththespinalcord.

D.Theelectriccatfishisedible.

32.

Thelanguageofthepassageismostly______.

A.descriptiveB.narrativeC.expositiveD.critic

33.(78)

34.

Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A.Optimistic.B.Confused.C.Carefree.D.Panicked.

35.(68)

36.

Whycouldnotceramicsbeusedwidelyinthepast?

A.Becauseoftheirbrittleness.

B.Becausepeopledidn'tknowhowtousethem.

C.Becausetheywerenotuseful.

D.Becausetheycouldnotresistheat.

37.(70)

38.

HowmanystateslevyimporttaxesintheU.S.A.?

A.4．B.50C.46D.54

39.Insuranceissupposedtoprovideprotectionagainstfinancialrisks,andwhiledyingtoosoonisonemajorriskweface,anotherriskmoreandmorepeoplefearisoutlivingtheirmoney.Asaresult,agrowingarrayoflifeinsuranceproductsmakeitpossibletoprotectagainstbothofthoserisks.

Inmanyoftoday'slifeinsuranceproducts,MacDonaldnotes,"Thedeathbenefitportionreallyhasbecomeacommoditytypeproduct,soifsomeoneisreallyconcernedaboutthefinancialimpactofdyingyoung,thentheycangetaprettygooddealbybuyingterminsuranceonacommoditybasis--findthecheapestpolicyandbuyit."But,hesays,"Theothersideofthecoinisthatinsurancecompanieshavedevelopedproductsthatcanbeverycreative,andverycompetitivetootheralternatives,includinginvestments.Theycanfillaveryimportantroleinanyoverallinvestmentplan."

Diverseanduniversalpoliciesofferpeoplechoicesinhowmuchtheywanttoputintotheirpoliciesandhowtheywanttheirfundsinvested.Thesefundscanthenbetappedlaterontoprovidealumpsumforpurchasingaretirementhomeorastreamofretirementincome.Lifeinsuranceisanattractiveinvestmentvehicle,becausethe"insidebuildup",theaccumulationoffundsinsideapolicystructure,isnotsubjecttotaxes,incontrasttootherpersonalinvestments.

However,MacDonaldandotherswarnagainstusinginsurancepoliciespurelyasaninvestment.Whiletherearetaxadvantages,therearealsothecostsconnectedwiththeinsurancecoverage,andifyoudon'tneedthatcoveragethesecanbeexpensivewaystoinvest.

Moreover,MacDonaldnotesthatsomecompaniesareofferinginsurancethathasacriticalillnessorlong-termcarebenefit.Thesepoliciesspecifythatifsomeonesuffersaheartattack,forexample,theywillget25%ofthefaceamountoftheinsurancepolicyimmediatelyratherthanatdeath.Oriftheymustbeconfinedtoanursinghome,theywillbeabletouseuptothefaceamountofthepolicytopaythenursinghomecosts.

Amidtheproliferationofinsuranceproduct,MacDonaldsays,"Thepositivesideofitistherearebetterproducts--they'recheaperandmoreflexible.Thenegativesideisthatit'smorecomplicatedandeasiertomakeamistake.Inthepast,itwasplainvanilla;everybodywassellingthesameproductandeverybodyhadtofindanagenttheyliked.Nowtherehasbeensignificantchangesinproductstructureanddesign,andbenefits,andsoitisworthwhiletoshoparound."

Thepurposeofinsuranceisto______.

A.giveyoumoneywheneveryouneed

B.protectyoufromfinancialrisks

C.savemoney

D.outlivemoney

40.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

35

题

WhatdoestheauthorthinkofBotticelli’srepresentationskills?

42.

第

40

题

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

43.

第

33

题

maygiveoffdangerousradioactivepollutionintotheair?__________

44.

第

28

题

TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries__________．

45.

第

22

题

Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

参考答案

1.A

2.B

3.Poisonous

4.B

5.Satisfactionandmoney．

6.A

7.Usefillerwords．

8.B

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.Theirmemory．

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.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”。

17.butbut解析：此句意为“30岁的人表现出非常不同的握笔方式，…超过40岁的人都统一用三个手指握笔。”显然，此空处表转折。

18.withwith解析：根据对等关系，这里应该与后面的部分“apersonwithagoodunderstanding”相对应。意思是“那些脚踏实地的人往往是那些很了解现实的人。”故答案为with。

19.reasonsreasons解析：本段的第一句话提出问题，问为什么在结算处摆设了那么多的商品。很明显，后面的文章对这个问题进行回答，并列举了原因。故答案为reasons。

20.betweenbetween解析：此句意为“Thomas先生尽管不能在握笔方式和拼写准确性之间建立重要的统计学联系，…”所以答案为介词between。

21.creativitycreativity解析：本文是在讲述报酬、表扬与创造性的关系，此句意为“但是小心地使用小量的金钱报酬能激起分级学校孩子们的…”显然，空处应填“创造性”。

22.withwith解析：endupwith意为“以…结束，以…告终”，为固定短语。

23.accordingaccording解析：此句意为“…一项个性与社会心理学的六月杂志的研究。”显然，空处应填“根据”。

24.whichwhich解析：“声誉建立的基础”英语表达为“thefoundationonwhichreputationsarebuilt”，which指代foundations。

25.disposedispose解析：由前一句“但是这个问题因为我们的“一次性”技术而加剧了。”可知，此处应为“丢掉，扔掉”之意，即disposeof。

26.C解析：由第三段最后一句“Lifeinsuranceisan…isnotsubjecttotaxes，incontrasttootherpersonalinvestments．”可知。

27.C解析：由C中的第二段“．．．asubstantialagriculturesector．Whichcontributestodeforestation，theerosionofthetopsoilanddesertification，hasledtoextremepressuresontheenvironmentand…”可知。

28.B解析：由第四段第二句“Thegovernmentestimatesthat95millionpeoplestillqualifyforshotsunderthevoluntaryrestrictionsannouncedlastweek．”中可以知道大约有九千五百万人有资格注射疫苗。根据第四段第三句：“That'snearlytwicethenumberofdosesthatclinicswillhaveonhand，butonly60millio

29.EE解析：由上一段中提到的“…whengeneticallymixedwithawildstrainofmushroom…”可知，只有E放在此处才能使上下段衔接，意思连贯。

30.A解析：从文章最后一段“Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates.Employerswouldn'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthe{obmarket…”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，想买房子的人认为这种低利息，就业市场等等。故应选A。

31.C解析：由文章第二段可知C不对，而A、B、D文中均提到了。

32.C解析：由全文的语气来看，均是在解释、阐述事情，而不是descriptive或narrative，更不是critic。

33.C解析：由C中倒数第二段中的“GNVQinbusinessstudiesandhealthandsocialcareprovidesanaltemativevocationalpathwayto…”可知。

34.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。

35.DD解析：该空承接上段，讲的还是与毒藤相关的信息。毒橡树跟毒漆树的生长地点，环境及其形状。还是对鉴别毒藤的支撑信息。所以本题应选D。

36.A解析：由短文第二段中的“Ceramics，forinstance，havelongbeenlimitedbytheirbrittleness．”。

37.DD解析：此处的前一段说明的是一些特殊情况，例如“Thesameistrueofthecrippledorph