湖南省长沙市公共英语五级(笔试)真题(含答案)

湖南省长沙市公共英语五级(笔试)真题(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15题)1.Wherewasthemailataplantationpassedontome?

2.Whatdoesrepetitionofideasmean?

3.Mr.Millerboughthishousesimplybecausetheflatheusedtoliveinwastooexpensive.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.Whichsubjectdoesthestudentsayshewasgoodat?

A.Computerprogramming.

B.Artanddesign.

C.Electronics.

D.Mathematics.

5.WhatdidFranklinsetupbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies?

6.Afterdeliveringthenewinformation,whyshouldthespeakeralsogivehisaudiencesometime?

7.Whatproblemdoesthemanthinkcanbesolvedifthegovernmentputupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanels?

A.Theheatsupply.

B.Theelectricsupply.

C.Thewatersupply.

D.Theunemploymentsituation.

8.Wecanmakearound-the-worldflighttripfreeofchargeifwefinishreadingenoughbooks.

A.RightB.Wrong

9.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Whatdoesthetalkmainlyconcern?

11.Meatsalsocontainwater.

A.RightB.Wrong

12.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang'spastexperience.

A.TrueB.Fasle

13.Inbrief．whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

14.WhatwaspotatousedforinEuropeatfirst?

15.WanghassomeexperienceaboutCAD.

A.RightB.Wrong

二、2.UseofEnglish(10题)16.

【C8】

17.

【C12】

18.

【C15】

19.

【C14】

20.

【C16】

21.(48)

22.(47)

23.(35)

24.

【C5】

25.

【C19】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15题)26.

WhereliessuccessofacountryintheNewAgeofSuperstuff?

A.Itliesinresearch.

B.Itliesininvestment.

C.Itliesininnovation.

D.Itliesinapplication.

27.

Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?

A.Acomparativestudyofpatternsofwork-relatedillnessesinstatesthathadsuchlawsandinstatesmatdidnot.

B.Anestimateofhowmanywomenworkersareinfavorofsuchlaws.

C.Ananalysisofthecosttoemployersofcomplyingwithsuchlaws.

D.Anexaminationoftheactualeffectsthatsuchlawshavehadinthepast0nwomenworkers.

28.

Thephrase"vocal...exponent"(Line2,Para.5)mostprobablyrefersto

A.eloquentdoctor

B.articulateopponent

C.loudspeaker

D.strongadvocate

29.

Theenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmeantthat______.

A.peoplewerenolongerlegallyentitledtoownland

B.peopleweredriventolookelsewhereformeansofsupportingthemselves

C.peoplewerenotadequatelycompensatedforthelossoftheirland

D.peoplewerebadlypaidfortheworktheymanagedtofind

30.

Theauthorgaveanexampleinthethirdparagraphinorderto______.

A.emphasizetheneedtoplaceastrongervalueonnationalcooperation

B.explainwhytheAmericanideahasbeenbasedonindividualfreedom

C.illustratethefactthatAmericanswillnotsacrificetheirpersonalinterestforthegoodoftheentirecountry

D.supporttheideathatAmericansneedsthespiritofnationalcooperationtoachieveimportantnationalobjectivesinthe21stcentury

31.At18,AshanthiDeSilvaofsuburbanClevelandisalivingsymbolofoneofthegreatintellectualachievementsofthe20thcentury.Bornwithanextremelyrareandusuallyfataldisorderthatleftherwithoutafunctioningimmunesystem(the"bubble-boydisease",namedafteranearliervictimwhowaskeptaliveforyearsinasterileplastictent),shewastreatedbeginningin1990witharevolutionarynewtherapythatsoughttocorrectthedefectatitsverysource,inthegenesofherwhitebloodcells.Itworked.Althoughherlastgene-therapytreatmentwasin1992,sheiscompletelyhealthywithnormalimmunefunction,accordingtooneofthedoctorswhotreatedher,W.FrenchAndersonoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Researchershavelongdreamedoftreatingdiseasesfromhemophiliatocancerbyreplacingmutantgeneswithnormalones.Andthedreamingmaycontinuefordecadesmore."Therewillbeagene-basedtreatmentforessentiallyeverydisease,"Andersonsays,"within50years."

It'snotentirelyclearwhymedicinehasbeensoslowtobuildonAnderson'searlysuccess.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthbudgetofficeestimatesitwillspend$432millionongene-therapyresearchin2005,andthereisnoshortageofpromisingleads.Thetherapeuticgenesareusuallydeliveredthroughvirusesthatdon'tcausehumandisease."ThevirusissortoflikeaTrojanhorse,"saysRonaldCrystalofNewYorkPresbyterian/WeillCornellMedicalCollege."Thecargoisthegene."

AttheUniversityofPennsylvania'sAbramsohCancerCenter,immunologistCarlJunerecentlytreatedHIVpatientswithageneintendedtohelptheircellsresisttheinfection.AtCornellUniversity,researchersarepursuinggene-basedtherapiesforParkinson'sdiseaseandararehereditarydisorderthatdestroyschildren'sbraincells.AtStanfordUniversityandtheChildren'sHospitalofPhiladelphia,researchersaretryingtofigureouthowtohelppatientswithhemophiliawhotodaymustinjectthemselveswithexpensiveclottingdrugsforlife.Animalexperimentshaveshowngreatpromise.

Butsomehow,thingsgetlostinthetranslationfromlaboratorytopatient.Inhumantrialsofthehemophiliatreatment,patientsshowaresponseatfirst,butitfadesovertime.Andthefieldhasstillnotrecoveredfromthesetbackitsufferedin1999,whenJesseGelsinger,an18-year-oldwithararemetabolicdisorder,diedafterreceivinganexperimentalgenetherapyattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Someexpertsworrythatthefieldwillbetarnishedfurtherifthenextpeopletobenefitarenotpatientsbutathletesseekinganedge.Thissummer,researchersattheSalkInstituteinSanDiegosaidtheyhadcreateda"marathonmouse"byimplantingagenethatenhancesrunningability;already,officialsattheWorldAnti-DopingAgencyarepreparingtotestathletesforsignsof"genedoping".Buttheprincipleisthesame,whetheryou'retryingtohelpahealthyrunnerrunfasterorallowamuscular-dystrophypatienttowalk."Everybodyrecognizesthatgenetherapyisaverygoodidea,"saysCrystal."Andeventuallyit'sgoingtowork."

ThecaseofAshanthiDesilvaismentionedinthetextto______.

A.showthepromiseofgene-therapy

B.giveanexampleofmoderntreatmentforfataldiseases

C.introducetheachievementofAndersonandhisteam

D.explainhowgene-basedtreatmentworks

32.

Intheeyesoftheauthor,theFinancialServiceModernizationAct

A.servesnomorethanasanewpatchonanoldrobe______.

B.indicatestheCongress'admirablemovetoprotectprivacy

C.invadesonlineconsumerprivacyratherthanprotectit

D.isdeficientinthatitleavesmanysectorsunshielded

33.

TheGTE'sexampleshowsthat______.

A.efficienttechnologyiscost-effective

B.manymeetingsinacompanyareunnecessary

C.manypositionslikethatofatypistcanbedoneawaywith

D.itdoesn'tcostmuchtoautomatethefacilitiesofacompany

34.

WhatdidtheUNcallonnationstodoaboutCO2andothergreenhousegasesin1992?

A.TosignanewclimatetreatyatRio．

B.TodraftanagreementamongUNnations．

C.ToforcetheUnitedSatestoreduceitsemissions．

D.TolimitthereleaseofCO2andothergases．

35.Women'smindsworkdifferentlyfrommen's.Atleast,thatiswhatmostmenareconvincedof.Psychologistsviewthesubjecteitherasamatterorfrustrationorajoke.Nowthebiologistshavemovedintothisminefield,andsomeofthemhavefoundthattherearerealdifferencesbetweenthebrainsofmenandwomen.Butbeingdifferent,theypointouthurriedly,isnotthesameasbeingbetterorworse.

Thereis,however,adefinitestructuralvariationbetweenthemaleandfemalebrain.Thedifferenceisinapartofthebrainthatisusedinthemostcomplexintellectualprocesses—thelinkbetweenthetwohalvesofthebrain.

Thetwohalvesarelinkedbyatrunklineofbetween200and300millionnerves,thecorpuscallosum.Scientistshavefoundquiterecentlythatthecorpuscallosuminwomenisalwayslargerandprobablyricherinnervefibersthanitisinmen.Thisisthefirsttimethatastructuraldifferencehasbeenfoundbetweenthebrainsofwomenandmenanditmusthavesomesignificance.Thequestionis"What?",and,ifthisdifferenceexists,arethereothers?Re-searchshowsthatpresent-daywomenthinkdifferentlyandbehavedifferentlyfrommen.Aresomeofthesedifferencesbiologicalandinborn,aresultofevolution?Wetendtothinkthatistheinfluenceofsocietythatproducesthesedifferences.Butcouldwebewrong?

Researchshowedthatthesetwohalvesofthebrainhaddifferentfunctions,andthatthecorpuscallosumenabledthemtoworktogether.Formostpeople,thelefthalfisusedforwordhanding,analyticalandlogicalactivities;therighthalfworksonpictures,patternsandforms.Weneedbothhalvesworkingtogether.Andthebettertheconnections,themoreharmoniouslythetwohalveswork.And,accordingtoresearchfindings,womenhavethebetterconnections.

Butitisn'tallthateasytoexplaintheactualdifferencesbetweenskillsofmenandwomenonthisbasis.Inschoolsthroughouttheworldgirlstendtobebetterthanboysat"languagesubjects"andboysbetteratmathsandphysics.Ifthesedifferencescorrespondwiththedifferencesinthehemispherictrunkline,thereisanunalterabledistinctionbetweenthesexes.

Weshan'tknowforawhile,partlybecausewedon'tknowofanypreciserelationshipbetweenabilitiesinschoolsubjectandthefunctioningofthetwohalvesofthebrain,andwecannotunderstandhowthetwohalvesinter-actviathecorpuscallosum.Butthisstrikingdifferencemusthavesomeeffectand,becausethedifferenceisinthepartsofthebraininvolvedinintellect,weshouldbelookingfordifferencesinintellectualprocessing.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Biologistsareconductingresearchwherepsychologistshavegivenup.

B.Braindifferencespointtosuperiorityofonesexovertheother.

C.Resultsofscientificresearchfailtosupportpopularbelief.

D.Thestructuraldifferenceinthebrainbetweenthesexeshaslongbeenknown.

36.(70)

37.(80)

38.

Thephrase"talkingshop"(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

39.

Whenmentioning“the$4millionto$10millionrange”(Line3-4,Paragraph3)theauthoristalkingabout______.

A.goldmarket

B.realestate

C.stockexchange

D.ventureinvestment

40.Asthe2lstcenturybegins,anumberofleadersinpolitics,education,andotherprofessionsbelievethattheUnitedStatesmustadoptsomenewvaluestogoalongwiththeoldtraditionalones.WhatnewvaluesshouldAmericansadopt?Thisisaverydifficultquestiontoanswer.Certainly,agreatervalueshouldbeplacedontheconservationofnaturalresources;Americansshouldlearntouselessandwasteless.ButconservationhasneverbeenastrongvaluetoAmericans,whohavebelievedthattheircountryofferedanendless,abundantsupplyofnaturalresources.

Recently,progresshasbeenmade--moreandmoreAmericansarerecyclingtheirpaper,cans,bottles,andothergoods--butoldwastefulhabitsdiehard.Furthermore,theneedtoprotecttheenvironmentmayconflictwiththeneedforjobs,asintheNorthwest,whereconservationistsbattlelumbercompaniesthatwanttocutdownancientredwoodtrees.AbeliefinthevalueofconservationisstillcomparedwithotherAmericanvalues;itcanbecomestrongeronlyasAmericansseetheneedforitmoreclearly.

Inaddition,Americansmayneedtoplaceastrongvalueoncooperationonanationalscaletoachieveimportantnationalobjectives.TheAmericanideaofthenationalgoodhasneverbeenbasedonnationalcooperationbutratheronthefreedomoftheindividual,maintainingthoseconditionsthatprovidethegreatestfreedomandprosperityfortheindividual.ItisfarmoredifficultforAmericanstoacceptsharedsacrificeforthecommongoodandwell-beingoftheentirecountry.Forexample,althoughthemajorityofAmericansbelievethatitisextremelyimportanttobalancethenationalbudgetandreducethedeficit,theydonotwanttoseecutsingovernmentprogramsthatbenefitthempersonally.

TheAmericanvalueofcompetitionalsohindersthedevelopmentofaspiritofnationalcooperation.Competitionsometimesencouragesfeelingsofsuspicionratherthanthemutualtrustthatisnecessaryforsuccessfulnationalcooperation.AlthoughAmericansoftencooperatesuccessfullyonthelocallevel--inneighborhoodgroupsandchurches,forexample—theybecomesuspiciouswhenthenationalgovernmentbecomesinvolved.Forexample,onthenationallevel,theymayseethemselvesaspartofaninterestgroupthatiscompetingwithotherinterestgroupsforgovernmentfunds.Arequestbythenationalgovernmentforsharedsacrificemaybeseenascoerciveanddestructiveratherthanvoluntaryandconstructive.However,thedemandsofthe21stcenturymaycompelAmericanstoplaceagreatervalueonnationalcooperationtosolveproblemsthataffectthemall,directlyandindirectly.

Thebesttitleofthispassagecouldbe______.

A.WhichisBetter,NewValueorOldValue

B.Conservationvs.NeedforJobs

C.TheNeedforNewNationalValues

D.CooperationandCompetition

四、阅读理解(5题)41.

第

47

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Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2referto?

42.

第

42

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Theword“rejuvenated”(Para．5)mostprobablymeans__________．

43.

第

49

题

wassimplyregardedasamovieaboutgangstersonce?__________

44.

第

23

题

Inpolitics，astronautsaregenerally__________．

45.

第

23

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Byreferringtotheartificialgrammar，theauthorintendstoshow__________．

参考答案

1.Aneighbor

2.Toparaphrase

3.B

4.D

5.Poststations．

6.Totakeinformation．

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.Behavioralmanagement．

11.A

12.B

13.Foreignstudent(s)population．

14.Feedingpigs

15.A

16.proportionproportion解析：此处意为很大比例的学生仍然喜欢简单的工作，所以此处应填“proportion”。

17.workwork解析：本句意为“我们以前已经尝试过，但是不…。”显然，此空处应填“奏效，起作用”，英语中表达这一含义最地道的词就是work。

18.whatwhat解析：显然，此空后的句子应为"obscure”的宾语从句，而“isbeingwritten”中缺主语，可做主句的宾语、从句的主语的只有what。

19.toto解析：“attributeto”意为“把某事归因于”，为固定搭配，所以此处应填“to”。

20.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。

21.somesome解析：这里需要填写的是商品的名称，就是说摆在出口结算处的那些小商品。泛指时用some。故答案为some。

22.farfar解析：能修饰too的副词只有far或much。

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

24.unlikeunlike解析：根据下文，以日本学生与美国和韩国的作对比，日本的学生不像韩国和美国的学生一样。所以此处应填“unlike”。

25.gradesgrades解析：此句意为“…他指出在主要大学里关控制评分标准及恢复不及格…的努力。”显然，此空处应填“分数”。

26.D解析：由短文最后一段中的“Butnewmaterialshavenoimpactuntiltheyaremadeintoproducts．．．willdeterminethesuccessorfailureofacountryinthecomingfuture．”。

27.D解析：A、B、C项文中均没有提到。根据第三段的论述，可知D项是惟一正确的。

28.D解析：由整篇短文的主旨“低盐并不适于所有人”可知，此处“eventheveryvocal‘lowsalt’exponent”意为“即使是强力推荐的‘低盐’”。

29.B解析：由短文第四段第一句“…the17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland…．”可知。

30.C解析：文章第三段指出“ItisfarmoredifficultforAmericanstoacceptsharedsacrificeforthecommongoodandwell—beingoftheentirecountry．”，接着作者给出一个例子，证明美国人不会为了国家的利益而放弃个人的利益。故应选C。

31.A解析：文章第一句话对用基因疗法治疗Ashanthi所患罕见疾病的成功给与了很高的评价，并在第一段未指出医生们对基因疗法寄予了极高的期望。因此正确答案为A。

32.B解