公共英语五级考试试题三十八Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Asfortheastronauts'
politicalleanings,theyseamtobetowardstheright.Thismaybeduetothefactthatalargeproportionoftheastronautshaveamilitarybackground.Ontheotherhand,itcouldbejustcoincidence.
Detailsoftheprivatelifeofanastronautarehardtocomeby,becausetheyare
Ahisownbusinessandprivacy.
Bsecretsasfarasinterviewsareconcerned.
CthepropertyofanAmericanmagazine.
Dthefirstratenationalconfidentialinformation.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第2题
Toaudience,thetypicalAmericanastronaut
Abasalimitedvocabulary.
Bisaclean-cut,cheerfulandfrankguy.
Ccan'
tunderstandasophisticatedjoke.
Diswell-builtbutratherslow-witted.
B
第3题
Inpolitics,astronautsaregenerally
Ademocrats.
Brepublicans.
Cconservatives.
Dcommunists.
第4题
Thephrase"
talkingshop"
(line4,para.6)probablymeans
Atalkaboutshopping.
Bdiscussone'
sworkwithcolleagues.
Cexchangepersonalnews.
Dtalkwithfriendsinagroup.
第5题
Whichofthestatementsisnottrue?
AAstronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.
BThedivorcerateinNASAinverylow.
CTheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.
DThereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.
第6题
AtdawnonemorninginearlyMay,SeanCosgroveisstashingpilesofmaps,notesandphotocopieddocumentsinhisgymbagbeforeheadingforWestMilfordHigh,aruralschoolinnorthernmostNewJersey.Onhis30-minutecommute,theyoungformerinvestmentbankertriestodreamupnewwaysofliftingthemonumentallyforgettableMexicanWaroffthetextbookpageandintohisstudents'
imaginations.CanheinvokethestoriedmemoriesofRobertE.Lee,whocuthisfirstmilitaryexploitsontheplainsofVeracuz—orwillhebemetwiththunderingresponsesof"
Who'
sLee"
?
ShouldheraiseJamesK.Polkoutofthemysticchordsofmemory,andhope,forananosecond,thatthekidswillcareaboutthefirstU.Spresidentwhosteppedasidebecausehe'
daccomplishedeverythinghewanted?
Let'
sthinksomemore.Well,there'
salwaystheAlamo.Andhey,isn'
tthattheteachers'
parkinglotupahead?
It'
sneveraneasytask.Thesebigkidsinbigjeansandballcaps,cometohishistoryclassesbelievingthathistoryisaboutasusefulasLatin.Mostareeitherunawareorunimpressedthatthearea'
sironforgesonceproducedartillerycannonforGeorgeWashington'
sarmy.Theirsenseofhistoryorbitsmorenarrowlyaroundlastmonth'
sadventureson"
ShopRiteStrip"
thestudents'
nicknamefordowntownWestMilford,onceafactorytown,nowaMagnetformiddle-classvacationers.
Cosgrovelooksuncommonlyglumasthethumbsthroughastackofexamsintheteachers'
lounge."
Ican'
tbelieveanyoneinmyclasscouldthinkJohnBrownwasthegovernorofMassachusetts,"
moansCosgrove,28,pointingtoonestudent'
stestpaper.Hehadtobesleepingfordaysonend."
Thesamemorning,studentsinhiscollegeboundclasscouldnameonlyoneU.S.SupremeCourtjustice—ClarenceThomas.Allhiswit,energyandbeyond-the-textbookresearchcan'
tcompletelyreversethestudents'
poorpreparationinhistory,theirlackofgeneralknowledge,theirnumbnesstotheoutsideworld.It'
sthebaneofhistoryteachersateverylevel.WhenUniversityofVermontprofessorJamesLoewenaskedhisseniorsocial-sciencemajorswhofoughtintheVietnamWar,22percentansweredNorthandSouthKorea.Don'
tthesekidsevengotothemovies?
WhatdidCosgrovedobeforehebecameateacherteachinghistory?
AAclerkworkinginagym.
BAmanrunningabank.
CAsportsman.
DAhistorian.
第7题
Onthewaytoschool,Cosgrove
Awasdeepinthoughtofhispast.
BwasthinkingofwhoLeewas.
Cwasthinkingofhowtoteachhisclass.
Dwashavingatalkwithanotherpassenger.
第8题
Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat
AthetaskforCosgroveisquiteheavy.
Bthestudentsareenthusiasticabouthistorystudy.
Cthestudentshaslittleinterestinhistorystudy.
DWestMilfordoncewasafactorytown.
第9题
Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?
AOnlythestudentsinhighschoolwerepoorinhistorystudy.
BOnlycollegestudentscouldnotstudyhistorywell.
CStudentsateverylevelhavepoorknowledgeofhistory.
DAllAmerican'
sknowledgeofhistorywaspoor.
第10题
What'
sthemeaningoftheword"
bane"
inthe6thlineofthelastparagraph?
AHeadache.
BBan.
CPleasure.
DOpportunity.
A
第11题
Intheirdarkermoments,climatologiststalkabouttheirown"
nightmarescenario"
.Thisisonewhereglobalwarminghascausedsuchsignificantclimaticchangesthatoceancurrentschangedirection.OnescenefromtilenightmarehastheGulfStreammovingsouthorevengoingintoreverse,makingwinterinLondonlookandfeellikeaStPetersburgJanuary.
Theoceanisagreatmoderatinginfluenceontheplanet,soakingupheataroundthetropicsanddepositingitinthecoolerpolarregions.Yetscientistsknowsurprisinglylittleabouthowtheseadoesthis—theyestimatethattheNorthAtlanticalonemovesenergyequivalenttotheoutputofseveralhundredmillionpowerstations.
Lastyearoceanographersbegantheirbiggestinternationalresearchinitiativetolearnmoreaboutoceancirculation.ThefirstresultsfromtheWorldOceanCirculationExperimentdemonstratejusthowcomplexthemovementofsea-watercanbe.Theyhavealsogivenscientistsaglanceoftheamountofheatbeingexchangedbetweentheoceansandtheatmosphere.Aspartoftheexperiment,researchersaremonitoringthespeedanddirectionofoceancurrents,watertemperatureandsalinity.
Researchshipstakingpartwillgatherdetailedmeasurementsat24,000pointsor"
stations"
alongcarefullydesignatedtrans-oceanroutes.Thisundertakingdwarfsthe8,000hydrographicstationscreatedinthepasthundredyearsofoceansurveying,Afleetofships,buoys,seabedsensorsandsatelliteswillcollectsomuchdatathatBritain,oneofthe40countriestakingpart,hasopenedaresearchinstitute,theJamesRennellCentreforOceanCirculationinSouthampton,toprocessthem.
Oneofthejustificationsfortheexperiment,saysJohnWoods,directorofmarineandatmosphericsciencesattheNaturalEnvironmentResearchCouncil,isthattheoceansholdthekeytounderstandinglong-termchangesintheglobalclimate.TheEarthhastwo"
envelopes"
—theocean,consistingofslowlycirculatingwater,andtheatmosphere,madeoffast-movingair.Farfrombeingindependent,theyinteract,onemodifyingtheotheruntilabalanceisreachedbetweenthem.ThepresentbalancecameaboutattheendofthelastIceAge,about10,000yearsago.Scientistshopethatknowin
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