公共英语五级考试试题十五.docx
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公共英语五级考试试题十五
公共英语五级考试试题(十五)
一、ReadingComprehension(共15小题,共15.0分)Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.
第1题
Intheworldofentertainment,TVtalkshowshaveundoubtedlyfloodedeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachonevariesinstyleandformat.Butnotwoshowsaremoreprofoundlyoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.
JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof"trashtalk".Thetopicsonhisshowareasshockingasshockingcanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheeye,commontalkshowthemesoflove,sex,cheating,guilt,hate,conflictandmoralitytoadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisadisplayandexploitationofsociety'smoralcatastrophes,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatuptheintriguingpredicamentsofotherpeople'slives.
LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitsextreme,butOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowfocusesontheimprovementofsocietyandanindividual'squalityoflife.Topicsrangefromteachingyourchildrenresponsibility,managingyourworkweek,togettingtoknowyourneighbors.
ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingdumpedonsociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha"finalword".Hemakesasmallspeechthatsumsuptheentiremoraloftheshow.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.
Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow'smaintargetaudiencearemiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetime,money,andstabilitytodealwithlife'stougherproblems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofanassociationwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeinvolvelove,relationship,sex,moneyandpeers.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedunderneaththeshow'sexploitation.
Whilethetwoshowsareasdifferentasnightandday,bothhaveruledthetalkshowcircuitformanyyearsnow.Eachonecaterstoadifferentaudiencewhilebothhaveastrongfollowingfromlargegroupsoffans.Ironically,bothcouldalsobeconsideredpioneersinthetalkshowworld.
WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?
AAnewtypeofrobot.
BRacisthatred.
CFamilybudgetplanning.
DStreetviolence.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第2题
ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappeardistasteful,theaudience______.
Aremainfascinatedbythem
Barereadytofaceuptothem
Cremainindifferenttothem
Darewillingtogetinvolvedinthem
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第3题
ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare______.
Amorefamily-oriented
Bunusuallypopular
Cmoreprofound
Drelativelyformal
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第4题
Despitetheirdifferentapproaches,thetwotalkshowsareboth______.
Aironical
Bsensitive
Cinstructive
Dcynical
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第5题
Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows______.
Ahavemonopolizedthetalkshowcircuit
Bexploittheweaknessesinhumannature
Cappearatdifferenttimesoftheday
Daretargetedatdifferentaudiences
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第6题
Malelionsareratherreticentaboutexpendingtheirenergyinhunting—morethanthreequartersofkillsaremadebylionesses.Settingoffatduskonahunt,thelionessesareinfront,tenselyscanningahead,thecubslagplayfullybehind,andthemalesbringuptherear,walkingslowly,theirheadsnoddingwitheachstepasiftheyareboredwiththewholematter.Butslothfulnessmayhavesurvivalvalue.Withlionessesbusyhunting,themalesfunctionasguardsforthecubs,protectingthemparticularlyfromhyenas.
Huntinglionesseshavelearnttotakeadvantageoftheirenvironment.Darknessprovidesthemwithcover,andatdusktheyoftenwaitnearanimalstheywanttokilluntiltheiroutlinesblendintothesurroundings.Smallprey,suchasgazelle,presentlionswithnoproblem.Theyaresimplygrabbedwiththepaws,orslappeddownandfinishedoffwithabiteintheneck.Adifferenttechniqueisusedwithlargeanimals,suchaswildbeast.Usuallyalionesspullsherpreydownafterrunningupbehindit,andthenseizesitbythethroat,stranglingit.Orshemayplacehermouthoverthemuzzleofadownedanimal,andsuffocateit.
Lionspracticeremarkablysophisticatedcooperativehuntingtechniques.Sightingprey,lionessesusuallyfanoutandstalkcloseruntiloneiswithinstrikingdistance.Thestartledherdmayscatterorblottoonesiderightintoahiddenlioness.Sometimeslionessessurroundtheirquarry.Whileperhapsthreecrouchandwait,afourthmaybacktrackandthencirclefararoundandapproachfromtheoppositeside,atechniquenotunknowninhumanwarfare.
Noobvioussignalspassbetweenthelions,otherthanthattheywatchoneanother.Atacticmayalsobeadaptedtoaparticularsituation.Oneprideoflionsoftenpursuedpreyattheendofnarrowstripoflandbetweentwostreams.Severallionesseswouldsitandwaituntilgazellewanderedintothisnaturaldead-end.Thentheywouldspreadoutandadvancequiteintheopen,havinglearntthatthegazellewouldnottrytoescapebyrunningintothebushbesidetheriver,butwouldrunbackthewaytheyhadcome.
Alionesshasnotroublepullingdownananimaloftwiceherweight.Butabuffalo,whichmayscaleaton,presentsproblems.Onelionessandayoungbullbattledforanhourandahalf,thebuffalowhirlingaroundtofacethecatwithloweredhornswhenevershecameclose.Finallyshegaveupandallowedhimtowalkaway.Butonanotheroccasion,fivemalescameacrossanoldbull.Hestoodinaswamp,belly-deepinmudandwater,safelyfacinghistormentorsontheshore.Suddenly,inexplicably,heploddedtowardsthem,intentitseemedoncommittingsuicide.Oneliongrabbedhisrump,anotherplacedhispawsonthebull'sbackandbitintotheflesh.Slowly,withouttryingtodefendhimself,thebuffalosanktohiskneesand,withonelionholdinghisthroatandanotherhismuzzle,diedofsuffocation.
Huntingcooperatively,lionswouldtrytocatchtheirpreyby______.
Aseizingitsthroatfirst
Bfrighteningittodeath
Cfightingsingle-handedly
Droundingitupfirst
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第7题
Whenthelionsgoouthuntingforfood,themalesusually______.
Aspendmostofitsenergyguardingthefamily
Bhavethetaskofprotectingtheyoungcubsfromanyattack
Chelplionessestostrikeatandkilltheprey
Daretoolazytodoanything
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第8题
Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
ALionsusuallycomeoutintheearlyevening
BMalelionsoftenactasattackersandkillerswhenhunting
CLionsdonotusethesametechniquewhenhunting
DFemalelionscankillanimalstwicetheirownweight
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第9题
Thispassagebestanswerswhichofthefollowingquestions?
AHowdolionshuntinthewilderness?
BWhyarelionsafraidofbuffalo?
CWhatisthefunctionofthemalelioninthepride?
DHowintelligentareanimalsinthecatfamily?
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第10题
Theoldbuffalowaskilledbecause______.
Ahedecidedtocommitsuicide
Bhewastoooldtofightback
Ctherewerefivelionsagainsthim
Dhelefttheswamp
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
第11题
AlthoughsocialchangesintheUnitedStateswerebeingwroughtthroughoutmostofthenineteenthcentury,publicawarenessofthechangesincreasedtonewlevelsinthe1890's.Theacute,growingpublicawarenessofthesocialchangesthathadbeentakingplaceforsometimewastiedtotremendousgrowthinpopularjournalisminthelatenineteenthcentury,includinggrowthinquantityandcirculationofbothmagazinesandnewspapers.Thesedevelopments,inadditiontothecontinuedgrowthofcities,weresignificantfactorsinthetransformationofsocietyfromonecharacterizedbyrelativelyisolatedself-containedcommunitiesintoanurban,industrialnationThedecadeofthe1870's,forexample,wasaperiodinwhichthesheernumberofnewspapersdoubled,andby1880theNewYorkGraphichadpublishedthefirstphotographicreproductioninanewspaper,portendingadramaticriseinnewspaperreadership.Between1882and1886alone,thepriceofdailynewspapersdroppedfromfourcentsacopy,toonecent,madepossibleinpartbyagreatincreaseindemand.Furthermore,theintroductionin1890ofthefirstsuccessfulline-typemachinepromisedevenfurthergrowth.In1872onlytwodailynewspaperscouldclaimacirculationofover100,000,butby1892sevenmorenewspapersexceededthatfigure.Aworldbeyondtheimmediatecommunitywasrapidlybecomingvisible.
ButitwasnotnewspapersalonethatwerebringingthenewawarenesstopeopleintheUnitedStatesinthelatenineteenthcentury.Magazinesastheyareknowntodaybeganpublicationaround1882,and,infact,thecirculationofweeklymagazinesexceededthatofnewspapersintheperiodwhichfollowed.By1892,forexample,filecirculationoftheLadies'HomeJournalhadreachedanastounding700,000.Anincreaseinbookreadershipalsoplayedasignificantpartinthisgeneraltrend.Forexample,EdwardBellamy'sutopiannovel,LookingBackward,soldoveramillioncopiesin1888,givingrisetothegrowthoforganizationsdedicatedtotherealizationofBellamy'svisionofthefuture.Theprintedword,unquestionably,wasintrudingontheinsulationthathadcharacterizedUnitedStatessocietyinanearlierperiod.
Accordingtothepassage,theNewYorkGraphic'sinclusionofphotographscontributedto______.
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