1、PETSPETS第五级考试样第五级考试样卷卷（一）笔试样卷（一）笔试样卷全国公共英语等级考试全国公共英语等级考试第五级第五级PUBLICENGLISHTESTSYSTEM（PETS）LEVEL5姓名_准考证号_考生注意事项严格遵守考场规则，考生得到监考人员指令后方可开始答题。答题前考生须将自己的姓名和准考证号写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。一律用2B铅笔，按照答题卡上的要求填涂。如要改动答案，必须用橡皮擦净。注意字迹清楚，保持卷面整洁。考试结束时将试题和答题卡放在桌上，不得带走。待监考人员收毕清点后，方可离场。本试卷任何单位或个人不得保留、复制和出版，违者必究。教育部考试中心Se
2、ctionIListeningComprehension(35minutes)ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whi
3、leyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoANSWERANSWERSHEETSHEET11.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWN
4、OWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.PartPartAAYouwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueTrueorFalseFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONLYONCEONCE.Younowhav
5、e60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSE2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSE3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSE4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistr
6、y.TRUE/FALSE5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSE6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWangspastexperience.TRUE/FALSE7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSE8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSE9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshould
7、extendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSE10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSEYounowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-10.ThatistheendofPartAPartPartBBYouwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumusta
8、nswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONLYONCEONCE.Questions1113arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions1113.11.WhatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringthetermAConsultwithherfrequently.B
9、Usethecomputerregularly.COccupythecomputerearly.DWaitforonesturnpatiently.12.WhatservicemustbepaidforAComputerclasses.BTrainingsessions.CLaserprinting.DPackageborrowing.13.WhatisthetalkmainlyaboutAComputerlabservices.BCollegelibraryfacilities.CTheuseofmi
10、cro-computers.DPrintoutsfromthelaserprinter.Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1113.Questions1416arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions1416.14.WhoisthemanAStudentadvisor.BCourseteacher.CAdmissionsofficer.DDepa
11、rtmentsecretary.15.WhichsubjectdoesthestudentsayshewasgoodatAComputerprogramming.BArtanddesign.CElectronics.DMathematics.16.WhatwillshemostlikelydoeventuallyADobasicelectronics.BTeachEnglishliterature.CProduceeducationalgames.DWritecomputerprograms.Younowh
12、ave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1416.Questions1720arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave20secondstoreadQuestions1720.17.WhatisGeorgeOrwellmainlyknownasAAliterarycritic.BAwarcorrespondent.CAvolunteerintheSpanishCivilWar.DAnovelist.18.Wherew
13、asGeorgeOrwellbornASpain.BFrance.CBurma.DIndia.19.WhatismostimportantinOrwellslifeAAlthoughEnglish,hewasactuallynotborninEngland.BHewasastudentofthefamousEnglishpublicschool,Eton.CHetriedtoenlightenandchangesocietythroughhisworks.DHeworkedasapolic
14、emaninBurmaforfiveyears.20.WhatarethelistenersgoingtodoafterthepresentationAToaskthespeakerquestions.BTodiscussANIMALFARM.CTowriteessaysonOrwellslife.DToreadthebook1984.Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1720.ThatistheendofPartB.Par
15、tCYouwillhearatalkgivenbyauniversitylecturer.Asyoulisten,youmustanswerQuestions2130bywritingNONOMOREMORETHANTHANTHREETHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICETWICE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions21to30.Whatstheaverageannual
16、increaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentageWhichpartoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96WhenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchangesWhatwillthespeakerdiscussfirstWheredothethreelarg
17、estgroupsofstudentscomefromWhatsthenumberofstudentsfromMalaysiaWhichisthemostpopularfieldofstudyWhatsthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagementIntermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumberInsummary,whatdidthespeakertalkaboutYou
18、nowhave3minutestocheckyouranswerstoQuestions21-30.ThatistheendofPartC.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERANSWERSHEETSHEET11.ThatistheendofListeningComprehension.SECTIONSECTIONII:II:UseUseofofEnglishEnglish(15minutes)Re
19、adthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersonANSWERANSWERSHEETSHEET11.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,(31)_tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothew
20、ayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,agedfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests(32)_pen-holdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar(33)_attentiontocorrectpe
21、ngripandhandwritingstyle.StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher(34)_findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisarea(35)_shenoticedthatthosepupilswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling(36)_hadapoorpengrip.WhileMs.Thomascouldnotestablishasignifi
22、cantstatisticallink(37)_pen-holdingstyleandaccuracyinspelling,she(38)_findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite(39)_betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.Peoplewho(40)_theirpensatthewritingpointals
23、oshowothercharacteristics(41)_inhibitlearning,(42)_aspoorposture,leaningtoo(43)_tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen(44)_thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure(45)_isbeingwritten).Ms.Thomasbelievesthatthe(46)_betweenolderandyo
24、ungerwritersis(47)_toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow(48)_.Sheattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween(49)_groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofform
25、alhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties.“The30-year-oldsshowedahugerangeofgrips,(50)_theover40sgroupallhadauniformtripodgrip.”SECTIONSECTIONIV:IV:ReadingReadingComprehensionComprehension(50minutes)PartPartAAReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionsw
26、hichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERANSWERSHEETSHEET11.TTextext11Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:saltisbadforyouregardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard.“Thereisadirectrelationship,”USco
27、ngressmanNealSmithnoted,“betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath.”Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar.“Allthishueandcryabouteat
28、ingsaltisunnecessary,”Dr.Dustaninsists.“Formostofusitprobablydoesntmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat.”Dustansmostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureexperiencednochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlate
29、rwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced.“Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanith
30、ascostinthegeneralpopulation,”notesDr.JohnH.Laragh.“Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense.”Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable“moderation”insaltconsumption.Fortheaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfou
31、rtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysal
32、t,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal“lowsalt”exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat“wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension.”Infact,thereisgrowingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potass
33、ium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredisposition;stress.“Itisnotyourenemy,”saysDr.Laragh.“SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudontneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-related
34、healthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup.”51.Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumedAexhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth.Bcuresdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders.Ccorrelateshighlywithsomediseases.Disirrelevantt
35、opeoplesufferingfromheartdisease.52.FromDr.DustansstudywecaninferthatAalow-saltdietmaybeprescribedforsomepeople.Btheamountofsaltintakehasnothingtodowithonesbloodpressure.Cthereductionofsaltintakecancureahypertensivepatient.Danextremelylow-saltdietma
36、kesnodifferencetoanyone.53.Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.LaraghimpliesthatApeopleshouldnotbeafraidoftakingexcessivesalt.Bdoctorsshouldnotadvisepeopletoavoidsalt.Canadequatetoexcessivesaltintakeisrecommendedforpeopleindisease.Dexcessivesaltintakehasclaimedsome
37、victimsinthegeneralpopulation.54.Thephrase“vocal.exponent”(line2,para.4)mostprobablyreferstoAeloquentdoctor.Barticulateopponent.Cloudspeaker.Dstrongadvocate.55.WhatisthemainmessageofthistextAThatthesaltscareisnotjustified.BThatthecauseofhypertensionisn
38、owunderstood.CThatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.DThatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.TTextext22Fewpeopledoubtthefundamentalimportanceofmothersinchild-rearing,butwhatdofathersdoMuchofwhattheycontributeissimplytheresultofbeingasecondadultinthehome.
39、Bringingupchildrenisdemanding,stressfulandexhausting.Twoadultscansupportandmakeupforeachothersdeficienciesandbuildoneachothersstrengths.Fathersalsobringanarrayofuniquequalities.Somearefamiliar:protectorandrolemodel.Teen-ageboyswithoutfathersarenotoriously
40、pronetotrouble.Thepathwaytoadulthoodfordaughtersissomewhateasier,buttheymuststilllearnfromtheirfathers,inwaystheycannotfromtheirmothers,howtorelatetomen.Theylearnfromtheirfathersaboutheterosexualtrust,intimacyanddifference.Theylearntoappreciatetheirown
41、femininityfromtheonemalewhoismostspecialintheirlives.Mostimportant,throughlovingandbeinglovedbytheirfathers,theylearnthattheyarelove-worthy.Currentresearchgivesmuchdeeperandmoresurprisinginsightintothefathersroleinchild-rearing.Onesignificantlyoverlookeddi
42、mensionoffatheringisplay.Fromtheirchildrensbirththroughadolescence,fatherstendtoemphasiseplaymorethancaretaking.Thefathersstyleofplayislikelytobebothphysicallystimulatingandexciting.Witholderchildrenitinvolvesmoreteamwork,requiringcompetitivetestingofphysi
43、calandmentalskills.Itfrequentlyresemblesateachingrelationship:comeon,letmeshowyouhow.Mothersplaymoreatthechildslevel.Theyseemwillingtoletthechilddirectplay.Kids,atleastintheearlyyears,seemtoprefertoplaywithdaddy.Inonestudyof2-year-oldswhoweregive
44、nachoice,morethantwo-thirdschosetoplaywiththeirfather.Thewayfathersplayhaseffectsoneverythingfromthemanagementofemotionstointelligenceandacademicachievement.Itisparticularlyimportantinpromotingself-control.Accordingtooneexpert,“childrenwhoroughhousewiththe
45、irfathersquicklylearnthatbiting,kickingandotherformsofphysicalviolencearenotacceptable.”Theylearnwhento“shutitdown.”Atplayandinotherrealms,fatherstendtostresscompetition,challenge,initiative,risk-takingandindependence.Mothers,ascaretakers,stressemotionalsec
46、urityandpersonalsafety.Ontheplaygroundfathersoftentrytogetthechildtoswingeverhigher,whilemotherarecautious,worryingaboutanaccident.Weknow,too,thatfathersinvolvementseemstobelinkedtoimprovedverbalandproblem-solvingskillsandhigheracademicachievement.Several
47、studiesfoundthatalongwithpaternalstrictness,theamountoftimefathersspentreadingwiththemwasastrongpredictoroftheirdaughtersverbalability.Forsonstheresultshavebeenequallystriking.Studiesuncoveredastrongrelationshipbetweenfathersinvolvementandthemathematicalab
48、ilitiesoftheirsons.Otherstudiesfoundarelationshipbetweenpaternalnurturingandboysverbalintelligence.56.ThefirstparagraphpointsoutthatoneoftheadvantagesofafamilywithbothparentsisAhusbandandwifecansharehousework.Btwoadultsarealwaysbetterthanone.Cthefundame
49、ntalimportanceofmotherscanbefullyrecognised.Dhusbandandwifecancompensateforeachothersshortcomings.57.Accordingtoparagraph3,onesignificantdifferencebetweenthefathersandmothersroleinchild-rearingisAthestyleofplayencouraged.Btheamountoftimeavailable.Cthestren
50、gthofemotionalties.Dtheemphasisofintellectualdevelopment.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueAMotherstendtostresspersonalsafetylessthanfathers.BBoysarelikelytobenefitmorefromtheirfatherscaring.CGirlslearntoreadmorequicklywiththehelpoftheirfathers.DFa
51、therstendtoencouragecreativenessandindependence.59.Studiesinvestigatingfathersinvolvementinchild-rearingshowthatAthisimproveskidsmathematicalandverbalabilities.Bthemoretimespentwithkids,thebettertheyspeak.Cthemorestrictthefathersare,theclevererthekids.Dgirls
52、usuallydobetterthanboysacademically.60.ThewritersmainpointinwritingthisarticleisAtowarnsocietyofincreasingsocialproblems.Btoemphasisethefathersroleinthefamily.Ctodiscusstheresponsibilitiesoffathers.Dtoshowsympathyforone-parentfamilies.TextText33Worldlead
53、ersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992.TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarthslife-supportsystems.Infact,thismeetinghadmuc
54、htheflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit.Towit:emptypromises,hollowrhetoric,bickeringbetweenrichandpoor,andirrelevantinitiatives.ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion.Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactthattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyearsrealc
55、hangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationthatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately,andinversely,linked.Almostnoneofthis,however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio.Ord
56、idntaccomplish.OneitemontheagendaatRio,forexample,wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests.(ApreviousU.N.-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation.)AfterRio,aU.N.workinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendations
57、thathavesofargonenowhere.Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunisewood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions.AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse.BlockedbytheBushAdmi
58、nistrationfromsettingmandatorylimits,theU.N.in1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels.Severalyearslater,itsasifRiohadneverhappened.AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto,Japan,butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeonlimi
59、ts.Meanwhile,theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990,andemissionsinthedevelopingworldhaverisenevenmoresharply.Noonewouldconfusethe“Rioprocess”withprogress.Whilegovernmentshaveditheredatapacethatcouldmakedriftingcontinentsimpatient,peoplehaveacted.Birth
60、-ratesaredroppingfasterthanexpected,notbecauseofRiobutbecausepoorpeoplearedecidingontheirowntolimitfamilysize.Anotherpositivedevelopmenthasbeenagrowingenvironmentalconsciousnessamongthepoor.FromslumdwellersinKarachi,Pakistan,tocolonistsinRondonia,Brazil,