试卷详情
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公共英语五级-86
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[单项选择]At present, a probable inducement for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is ______.
A. international cooperation
B. nationalistic reasons
C. scientific research
D. long-term profits
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[单项选择]Today's corporate executive officers resemble the industrialists and agriculturists in the past in their realization of ______.
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Questions 11~13 are based on the following story
about the ancient city of Pompeii. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions
11~13.
Where was Pompeii located
A. Near Rome.
B. Near the ocean.
C. In North-central Italy.
D. On the Bay of Naples.
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[单项选择]The author uses the expression "those babies" in the second paragraph to refer to high heels ______.
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[判断题]{{B}}Part A{{/B}}
{{I}}You will hear a talk. As you listen, answer Questions 1~10 by circling {{B}}TRUE{{/B}} or {{B}}FALSE{{/B}}. You will hear the talk {{B}}ONLY ONCE{{/B}}.
You now have I minute to read Questions 1~10.{{/I}}Lincoln University, beginning as a school of agriculture, is the oldest institution in the Commonwealth.
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[单项选择]According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was ______.
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[填空题]How many speakers do Chinese dialects have
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[填空题]Languages in the Polynesian family were spread by ______ from islands to islands.
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[填空题]Which language family does English belong to
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[单项选择]In the first paragraph, the author quotes Straussmann's words in order to make clear ______.
A. the importance of communicative capability in business
B. the need for people of higher positions in a company
C. the importance of assigning people to proper positions
D. the necessity for people in higher positions to know information science
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[填空题]Each group of islands developed its own ______.
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[单项选择]The author's presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant ______.
A. to be ironic
B. to poke fun at women
C. to be fair to the fashion industry
D. to make his point convincing
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[填空题]How many major language families are there today
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[单项选择]It can be inferred from the passage that women should ______.
A. see through the very nature of fashion myths
B. boycott the products of the fashion industry
C. go to a podiatrist regularly for advice
D. avoid following fashion too closely
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[简答题]{{I}}You have read an article in a newspaper which states, "Some people consider overpopulation as China’s most urgent problem. It hinders its development. Others don’t think so. They believe the bigger population is, the more efficiently things could be done."
Write an article for the newspaper to clarify your own points of view towards this issue. You should use your own ideas, knowledge or experience to generate support for your argument and include an example.
You should write no less than 250 words. Write your article on {{B}}ANSWER SHEET 2{{/B}}.{{/I}}
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[填空题]Which language belongs to the Indo-European language family, but is spoken through South and Central America
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[单项选择]What makes women blind to the deceptive nature of high heels
A. The multi-functional use of high heels.
B. Their attempt to show off their status.
C. The rich variety of high heel styles.
D. Their wish to improve their appearance.
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[单项选择]The author's chief argument against high heels is that ______.
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[填空题]What’s the relation between Japanese and the Sino-Tibetan family like
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[单项选择] Questions 17~20 are based on the following talk. You
now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17~20.
What happened to the child in Frederick Ⅱ’s experiment
A. The child’s brain was damaged.
B. The child died.
C. The child kept silent.
D. The child heard no mother tongue.
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[填空题]You should also note that each major language family has several ______ within it.
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[单项选择]According to this passage, what is the most expensive resource in a corporation
A. Product.
B. Human resource.
C. Raw materials.
D. Clients of the corporation.
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[单项选择]Which of the following might be the result from the use of efficient technology in corporations
A. The quantity of products will be considerably increased.
B. The cost of computers will be decreased.
C. The per document cost of information processing will be reduced.
D. The newest information will be easier to obtain.
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[单项选择]By saying "With Mars the scientific stakes are arguably higher than they have ever been" in the fourth paragraph, the author means that ______.
A. with Mars the risks involved are much greater than any previous space ventures
B. in the ease of Mars, the rewards of scientific exploration can be very high
C. in the case of Mars, much more research funds are needed than ever before
D. with Mars, scientists argue, the fundamental interests of science are at issue
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[填空题]Which language family includes most languages in the area of North Africa and the Middle East
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[单项选择]The GTE's example shows that ______.
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[填空题]How many languages are used throughout the world today
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[单项选择]The passage tells us that proof of life on Mars would ______.
A. make clear the complex chemistry in the development of life
B. confirm the suggestion that bacterial fossils travelled to Earth on a meteorite
C. reveal the kind of conditions under which life originates
D. provide an explanation why life is common in the universe
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[单项选择] Questions 14~16 are based on the following
conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions
14~16.
Why does Kate refuse to leave the house then
A. Because she hasn’t got ready yet.
B. Because she is waiting for David.
C. Because she is waiting for a taxi to pick her up.
D. Because it is raining very hard and she doesn’t have an umbrella.
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[单项选择]What is the main goal of sending human missions to Mars
A. To find out if life ever existed there.
B. To see if humans could survive there.
C. To prove the feasibility of large-scale space ventures.
D. To show the leading role 6f science in space exploration.