2023年公共英语等级考试5级PETS5样题

全国公共英语等级考试5级（PETS5）样题SectionI:ListeningComprehensionThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.PartAYouwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSE2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSE3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSE4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.TRUE/FALSE5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSE6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang'spastexperience.TRUE/FALSE7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSE8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSE9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSE10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSEYounowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1——10.ThatistheendofPartAPartB:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.Questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions1-3.1.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?[A]Consultwithherfrequently.[B]Usethecomputerregularly.[C]Occupythecomputerearly.[D]Waitforone'sturnpatiently.2.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?[A]Computerclasses.[B]Trainingsessions.[C]Laserprinting.[D]Packageborrowing.3.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?[A]Computerlabservices.[B]Collegelibraryfacilities.[C]Theuseofmicro-computers.[D]Printoutsfromthelaserprinter.Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-3.PartCYouwillhearatalkgivenbyauniversitylecturer.Asyoulisten,youmustanswerQuestions1-10bywritingNOMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1to10.1.What'stheaverageannualincreaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentage?2.Whichpartoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?3.Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?4.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?5.Wheredothethreelargestgroupsofstudentscomefrom?6.What'sthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysia?7.Whichisthemostpopularfieldofstudy?8.What'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?9.Intermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?10.Insummary,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?Nowyouaregoingtohearthetalkasecondtime.REPEATTHETEXTYounowhave3minutestocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1——10.ThatistheendofPartC.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.SECTIONII:UseofEnglishReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,(1)_____tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,agedfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests(2)_____pen-holdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar(3)______attentiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher(4)______findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisarea(5)_______shenoticedthatthosepupilswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling(6)______hadapoorpengrip.WhileMs.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink(7)______pen-holdingstyleandaccuracyinspelling,she(8)______findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite(9)________betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.Peoplewho(10)______theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics(11)______inhibitlearning,(12)_______aspoorposture,leaningtoo(13)______tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen(14)______thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure(15)______isbeingwritten.Ms.Thomasbelievesthatthe(16)______betweenolderandyoungerwritersis(17)________toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow(18)________.Sheattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween(19)_______groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties."The30-year-oldsshowedahugerangeofgrips,(20)________theover40sgroupallhadauniform'tripod'grip."SECTIONIII:ReadingComprehensionPartAReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:saltisbadforyou?regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn'tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan'smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureexperiencednochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced."Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Laragh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense."Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Fortheaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisgrowingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredisposition;stress."Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh."SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon'tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup."1.Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed[A]exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth.[B]curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders.[C]correlateshighlywithsomediseases.[D]isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease.2.FromDr.Dustan'sstudywecaninferthat[A]alow-saltdietmaybeprescribedforsomepeople.[B]theamountofsaltintakehasnothingtodowithone'sbloodpressure.[C]thereductionofsaltintakecancureahypertensivepatient.[D]anextremelylow-saltdietmakesnodifferencetoanyone.3.Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Laraghimpliesthat[A]peopleshouldnotbeafraidoftakingexcessivesalt.[B]doctorsshouldnotadvisepeopletoavoidsalt.[C]anadequatetoexcessivesaltintakeisrecommendedforpeopleindisease.[D]excessivesaltintakehasclaimedsomevictimsinthegeneralpopulation.4.Thephrase"vocal……exponent"(line2,Para.4)mostprobablyrefersto[A]eloquentdoctor.[B]articulateopponent.[C]loudspeaker.[D]strongadvocate.5.Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?[A]Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.[B]Thatthecauseofhypertensionisnowunderstood.[C]Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.[D]Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.PartBInthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions1——5,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA——Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Fromhervantagepointshewatchedthemaindoorsswingopenandthefirstarrivalspourin.Thosewhohadbeenattheheadofthelinepausedmomentarilyonentry,lookedaroundcuriously,thenquicklymovedforwardasothersbehindpressedin.Withinmomentsthecentralpublicareaofthebigbranchbankwasfilledwithachattering,noisycrowd.Thebuilding,relativelyquietlessthanaminuteearlier,hadbecomeaBabel.Edwinasawatallheavysetblackmanwavesomedollarbillsanddeclareloudly,"Iwanttoputmymoneyinthebank"1.Itseemedasifthereportabouteveryonehavingcometoopenanaccounthadbeenaccurateafterall.Edwinacouldseethebigmanleaningbackexpansively,stillholdinghisdollarbills.Hisvoicecutacrossthenoiseofotherconversationsandsheheardhimproclaim,"I'minnohurry.There'ssomethingI'dlikeyoutoexplain."Twootherdeskswerequicklymannedbyotherclerks.Withequalspeed,longwidelinesofpeopleformedinfrontofthem.Normally,threemembersofstaffwereampletohandlenewaccountbusiness,butobviouslywereinadequatenow.EdwinacouldseeTottenhoeonthefarsideofthebankandcalledhimontheintercom.Sheinstructed,"Usemoredesksfornewaccountsandtakeallthestaffyoucansparetomanthem."2Tottenhoegrumbledinreply,"Yourealizewecan'tpossiblyprocessallthesepeopletoday,andhowevermanywedowilltieusupcompletely.""I'veanidea,"Edwinasaid,"That'swhatsomeonehasinmind.Justhurrytheprocessingallyoucan."3First,anapplicationformcalledfordetailsofresidence,employment,socialsecurity,andfamilymatters.Aspecimensignaturewasobtained.Thenproofofidentitywasneeded.Afterthat,thenewaccountsclerkwouldtakealldocumentstoanofficerofthebankforapprovalandinitialing.Finally,asavingspassbookwasmadeoutoratemporarycheckbookissued.Thereforethemostnewaccountsthatanybankemployeecouldopeninanhourwerefive,sothethreeclerkspresentlyworkingmighthandleatotalofninetyinonebusinessday,iftheykeptgoingattopspeed,whichwasunlikely.4Stillthenoisewithinthebankincreased.Ithadbecomeanuproar.Afurtherproblemwasthatthegrowingmassofarrivalsinthecentralpublicareaofthebankwaspreventingaccesstotellers'countersbyothercustomers.Edwinacouldseeafewofthemoutside,regardingthemillingscenewithconsternation.Whileshewatched,severalgaveupandwalkedaway.Insidethebanksomeofthenewcomerswereengagingtellersinconversationandthetellers,havingnothingelsetodobecauseofthemelee,chattedback.Twoassistantmanagershadgonetothecentralfloorareaandweretryingtoregulatethefloodofpeoplesoastoclearsomespaceatcounters.Theywerehavingsmallsuccess.5Shedecideditwastimeforherownintervention.Edwinalefttheplatformandarailed-offstaffareaand,withdifficulty,madeherwaythroughthemillingcrowdtothemainfrontdoor.A.Yetsheknewhowevermuchtheyhurrieditwouldstilltaketentofifteenminutestoopenanysinglenewaccount.Italwaysdid.Thepaperworkrequiredthattime.B.Butstillnohostilitywasevident.Everyoneinthenowjam-packedbankwhowasspokentobymembersofthestaffansweredpolitelyandwithasmile.Itseemed,Edwinathought,asifallwhowereherehadbeenbriefedtobeonbestbehavior.C.Asecurityguarddirectedhim,"Overtherefornewaccounts."Theguardpointedtoadeskwhereaclerk?ayounggirl?satwaiting.Sheappearednervous.Thebigmanwalkedtowardher,smiledreassuringly,andsatdown.Immediatelyapressofothersmovedintoaraggedlinebehindhim,waitingfortheirturn.D.Evenleaningclosetotheintercom,itwashardtohearabovethenoise.E.Eventriplingthepresentcomplementofclerkswouldpermitveryfewmorethantwohundredandfiftyaccountstobeopenedinaday,yetalready,inthefirstfewminutesofbusiness,thebankwascrammedwithatleastfourhundredpeople,withstillmorefloodingin,andthelineoutside,whichEdwinarosetocheck,appearedaslongasever.F.Obviouslysomeonehadalertedthepressinadvance,whichexplainedthepresenceoftheTVcameracrewoutside.Edwinawonderedwhohaddoneit.PartCAnswerquestions1——10byreferringtothecommentson3differentcarsinthefollowingmagazinearticle.Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.A=AudiA3B=HondaCivicC=Rover216Whichcar……hasadriverseatthatcanbeadjustedtosuitmostpeople?1.____offersapoorviewevenwhenthemirrorsareused?2.____givesthemostspacefortallpassengersintheback?3.____hasaconvenientwaytoextendthespaceforsuitcases?4.____ismostlikelytosufferdamagetothepetrolsupplyinthecaseoffrontalcollision?5.____offersthemosteasilytunedradio?6.____wouldremainsilentintheeventoftheft?7.____allowseasyaccesstothebackseats?8.____hasthebestenginedesignintermsofsavingmoney?9.____hasitshandbookcriticised?10.____AudiA3MostofourdriverssaidtheA3wastheirclearfavouriteinthisgroup.Theydescribeditasrefinedandcomfortablewithgoodhandlingcharacteristicsandlight,precisesteering.Alltheseatswerecomfortableandthefrontoneswereeasytoadjust.Mostdriverslikedthedrivingposition,helpedbyagoodrangeofsteeringwheelandseatheightadjustments.Themaininstrumentswereclearanddashboardcontrolswerewellpositioned.Mirrorcoveragewasverygoodbutourdriverscomplainedthattheviewoutoftherearwasbadlyhinderedbythehighrearwindowlineandthickpillars.Gettingintothebackseatswaseasy,thankstoacleverseatmechanism,whichmovestheseatupandforwardaswellastiltingthebackrest.Rearlegroomwasreasonablebuttherearseatwasonlybarelywideenoughforthreeadults.Luggagespacewasaverageforthisclassofcarbutyouhavetoremovetherearheadrestraintstofoldtherearseat.Therewereplentyofusefulinteriorstowagespaces.AllA3scomewithanalarmandimmobiliserasstandard.Our'thief'gotinthroughthedoorsin20seconds,Buttheradiowasanon-standardfit,whichislikelytodeterthieves.Thehingesoftherearseatscouldreleaseinanaccident,allowingluggagetocrashthroughintothepassengercompartment.Also,thedriver'skneescouldbedamagedbystiffstructuresunderthedash.Somepartsofthefuelsystemandelectricswouldbevulnerabletodamageinafrontalcollision.HondaCivicHondasaysitsspecialVTECenginehasawinningcombinationofeconomyandperformance,butourdriversfounditabitofacurate'segg.Itwasthemosteconomicalofthecarsontest,butdriversfounditsluggishatlowrevs,anditsaccelerationinfifthgearwasslow,soovertakingnormallymeanthavingtoshiftdowntofourthgear.Thedrivingpositionwasacceptable,butourpanelcriticisedtherestrictedrearvisibility?therearwindowwasquitesmall.Driversfoundthebackrestsupportivebutitwasnotpossibletomakefineadjustmentstotheangle.Theridecomfortwasacceptable,butitwasn'tasgoodastheAudi'sorRover‘s.Thedriver'sseatdidn'tslideforwardwhenitwastilted,makingrearaccessawkwardfromthisside.Intheback,headroomandlegroomwasexcellentbuttestersdidn'tfindtheseatsparticularlycomfortable.Theluggagespacewassmallforthisclassofcar,especiallywiththerearseatsinplace.However,foldingtherearseattoincreaseluggagespacewaseasy.Otherpointsidentifiedbyourpanelincludedwell-placedminorcontrols,goodmirrorcoverage,butfiddlyradiocontrols.AllCivicscomewithanimmobiliserbutnoalarm.Youmaywanttoconsiderpayingextraforanalarm,asour'thief'brokeintothroughthedoorsin13seconds,andintotheenginebayinjustfiveseconds.Therewerestiffstructuresunderthedashwhichcoulddamagethedriver'skneesinanaccident,thoughtherewasnoproblemonthepassenger'sside.Thehandbook(liketheAudi's)providedadviceonusingchildrestraints.Rover216The1.6-litreenginehadgoodpowerdeliveryatbothhighandlowrevsbutsomedriverscomplainedthatitwasnoisyathighrevs.Thebrakesdidn'thaveverygoodprogression,butdriversliketheirpositivefeel.Ridecomfortandthehandlingwerepraised.Butdriversfounditdifficulttoachieveacomfortabledrivingposition.Thedriver'sseatwasnotheight-adjustable,andtherewasonlylimitedspacetorestyourclutchfoot.Sometestersalsofoundtheseatbackrestuncomfortable.Visibilitywasmarredbythesmallmirrors.Therearviewwasalsorestrictedbythickpillarsandthesmallrearwindow.Gettingintothebackwastrickybecausethefrontseatsdidnotslideforwardwhentilted.Onceintheback,legroomandheadroomwerepoor,andtesterscomplainedthattheirrearseatbasewasunsupportive.Luggagespacewassmallerthanaverageforthisclassofcar?thiswascompoundedbyahighbootsillanddifficultiesinfoldingtherearseat.Buttherewerelargepocketsinthedoorsandrearsidepanels.Themainradiocontrolsweremoreconvenient;theyweremountedonthesteeringwheelsodriversdidn'thavetotaketheirhandsoffthewheeltousethem.OurRover200scamewithanalarm,thoughthisisn'tstandardonallversions.Our'thief'brokeinthroughthedoorsin15seconds.Someoftheelectricswouldbevulnerableinafrontalimpact.Therearseathingescouldreleaseinanaccident,allowingluggagetocrashthroughintothepassengercompartment.Also,informationinthehandbookonusingchildrestraintswasinadequate.SECTIONIV:WritingYouhavereadanarticleinamagazinewiththefollowingstatementinit.Writeanarticleforthesamemagazine.Youshoulduseyourownideas,knowledgeorexperiencetogeneratesupportforyourargumentandincludeanexample.Youshouldwriteabout250words.WriteyourarticleonANSWERSHEET2.Economicdevelopmentwillinevitablygenerateindustrialwastewhichinturnwillcausepollutiontothelivingenvironment.Economicprosperityandacleanenvironmentcannotcoexist.Youhavetomakeachoicebetweenthetwo."Towhatextentdoyouagreewiththestatement?OralTest(Forexaminer)PartA:Self-introduction(Thistaskwilltakeabout2minutes.)Interlocutor:Goodmorning(afternoon/evening).CouldIhaveyourmarksheets,please?Thankyou.(HandoverthemarksheetstotheAssessor.)Mynameis…andthisismycolleague….He/sheisnotgoingtoaskyouanyquestions,buthe/sheisjustgoingtobelisteningtous.So,yournameis…and…?Thankyou.Firstofallwe'dliketoknowsomethingaboutyou,soI'mgoingtoaskyousomequestionsaboutyourselves.(BeginwithcandidateA,thenmoveontocandidateB)Now(saythenameofthecandidateandaskthequestions).Home·Whereareyoufrom?·Howlonghaveyoulivedthere?·What'sitlikelivingthere?·Howdoesyourhometowncomparewith(placewherecandidateiscurrentlyliving)?·Well,that'sinteresting.Family:Whataboutyourfamily?Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthem?Work/Study·Whatdoyoudoin(candidate'shometown),doyouworkorstudy?(Ifcandidatealreadyworking)·Whatdoesyourworkinvolve?·Isyourjobsomethingyouhadalwayswantedtodo?·Howlongdoyouthinkyouwillstayinthisjob?(Ifcandidatestillatschool,collegeoruniversity)·Whatareyourfavouritesubjectsatschool?Whatexactlyareyoustudying?·Whattypeofworkareyouhopingtodointhefuture?·Whatqualificationswillyouneedtodothat?PartB:Collaboration(Thispartwilltakeabout5minutes.)(Forexaminer)DiscussionTopic:RegionalPovertyNow,(saythenamesofCandidateAandCandidateB),hereisalistofcausesforregionalpoverty.(Handoutthelisttothecandidatesandletthemreaditthrough.)Whatdoyouthinkarethemain