公共英语五级考试试题二十三.docx
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公共英语五级考试试题二十三
公共英语五级考试试题(二十三)
一、ReadingComprehension(共15小题,共15.0分)Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.
第1题
Today,somecriticsarguethatprogressonenvironmentalproblemshasbeenelusive.Thereissometruthinthat.Inthelastdecade,environmentalproblemshavemountedacrosstheworld.
Yetoverthesame10years,societyhadmarshaleditsresourcestoaddressthesechallenges.Theoriginalresponsewasslow.Butitisgatheringspeed,withtechnologicalbreakthroughsandagrowingawarenessthatacleanenvironmentisessentialfordevelopment.
Ofcourse,weshouldgreatlyintensifyeffortstotacklepovertyandenvironmentaldegradation.Theyendangerourhealth,securityandtheinnumerablebenefitsthatcometousfromnature.
Butweshouldalsorememberourrealaccomplishments.Wehaveslashedemissionsofchemicalsthatdepletetheozonelayerandthreatenhumanhealth.Industrializednationslargelyeliminatedchlorofluoro-carbonandhalons,themajorozone-threateninggases,bytheendof1995.FourteencountriesinEasternEuropeandCentralAsiahavereducedtheirconsumptionofozone-depletingsubstancesbymorethan90percent.Andmanydevelopingcountriesareaheadofthetimetablethatgivesthemuntil2010tophaseoutthosegases.
Wearerelyinglessondirtyfuels.Fivemillionenergy-efficientlightshavebeeninstalledinpoorcountriesandthosewithtransitionaleconomies.Windpowergenerationcapacityhasincreasedfromnearzerotol,700megawatts.Virtuallyunknownin1992,solarbornesystemsusingphotovoltaictechnologynowprovidepowertomorethanamillionruralhouseholds.Atleast30majorcompanieshavecommittedtoinvesting$10to$15billioninrenewableenergyoverthenextfiveyears.
Theprivatesectorisplayinganincreasinglyconstructiverole.Thisisanacknowledgmentthatpreservingtheenvironmentisbothgoodbusinessandamoralobligation.CompaniessuchasRoyalDutchShell,DupontandBPAmocoareworkingtoreducetheirnegativeimpactonclimatechangeandincreasetheoptionsforcleanerenergy.TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationhashelpedtolaunchtheglobalallianceforimprovednutrition,aninnovativepublic-privatepartnershipthatseekstofortifyfoodinacost-effectivewaytoimprovethehealth,cognitivedevelopmentandproductivityofpeopleinpoorcountries.
Oneofthelinchpinsoftheseinnovative,cooperativeeffortsistheGlobalEnvironmentFacility.Astheofficialfinancing"engine"fortheinternationalagreementsonbiodiversity,climatechange,andpersistentorganicpollutants,theagencyearmarksfundsforprojectswithglobalenvironmentalbenefitsin160countries.Ithadprovided$4.2billioningrantsandlever-aged$12billioninadditionalfinancing.Theagencyhasalsogiven3,000smallgrantsofupto$50,000eachdirectlytonon-governmentalorganizationsandcommunitygroupsin60countriesforprojectsthatreconcileglobalenvironmentalbenefitswithsustainablelivelihoodsforlocalpeople.
Wecanbuildonthestrengthswehavedevelopedoverthepast10yearsandmoveaheadwithconfidencethatsustainabledevelopmentgoalsareindeedachievable.
Whatdoestheword"elusive"inthefirstsentencemean?
ATerrible.
BDramatic.
CIncomprehensible.
DExclusive.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]语义题。
elusive与incomprehensible为同义词,难懂的,难琢磨的。
故[C]为正确答案。
第2题
Whatisincludedin"ourrealaccomplishments"(Para.4,firstsentence)exceptthat______.
Amanydevelopingcountriesareaheadofthetimetablethatgivesthemuntil2010tophaseoutthosegases?
Bemissionsofchemicalsthatdepletetheozonelayerandthreatenhumanhealthhavebeenslashed?
Ctheconsumptionofozone-depletingsubstanceshasbeenreducedbymorethan90percentby40countriesinEasternEuropeandCentralAsia?
Dchlorofluoro-carbonandhalons,themajorozone-threateninggaseswerelargelyeliminatedbyindustrializednationsbytheendof1995?
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]细节题。
四个选项中[B],[C],[D]皆由原来文章中的主动句改为的被动句,[C]选项把原句中的fourteen(14)改为40,因而错误,本题要求选择不能称之为“我们真实的成果”的选项,故[C]为正确答案。
第3题
Theexpression"renewableenergy"(Para5,lastsentence)isequivalentto______.
Adirtyfuel..
Bwindpower.
Csolarenergy.
Dcleanerenergy.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析][B]风能,[C]太阳能,选项皆为renewableenergy(可更新能源),单选不全面,故选用[D]cleanerenergy(较为清洁的能源),与dirtyfuel[A]相对立。
第4题
Whichonedisclosesthereasonwhypeopleareworkingtopreservetheenvironment?
ATherealizationthatacleanenvironmentisessentialfordevelopment.
BTheconsiderationofprivatecompaniesthatitisaprofitablebusiness.
CThebeliefthatit'stheirresponsibilitytodoso.
DAlloftheabove.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]“…agrowingawarenessthatacleanenvironmentisessentialfordevelopment[A].Thisisanacknowledgmentthatpreservingtheenvironmentisbothgoodbusiness”[B]andamoralobligation[C].由此可知,人们之所以会保护环境在于人们意识到清洁的环境对发展至关重要,保护环境既是一项好生意,又是一项道德使命。
[D]选项是三者的综合,故为正确答案。
第5题
Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardseffortsinsolvingenvironmentalproblems?
APositive.
BNegative.
CNeutral.
DWorried.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]态度题。
作者对人们解决环境问题所进行的种种努力以及所取得的成绩的态度是积极的、肯定的。
在文章结尾处,作者指出“Wecanbuildonthestrengthswehavedevelopedoverthepast10yearsandmoveaheadwithconfidencethatsustainabledevelopmentgoalsareindeedachievable.”由此可知,作者相信在过去十年发展的基础上,我们有信心实现可持续发展的目标。
故[A]为正确答案。
第6题
Yes,thatcollegetuitionbillwasbiggerthisyear.Statesarepassingalongtheirbudgetwoestopublicuniversitystudentsandtheirfamilies.Tuitionsarerisingbydoubledigitsinsomestates,whiletheamountofstate-fundedstudentaidisdropping.
Althoughincomesarerisingbyonly1%to2%inmoststates,tuitionatfour-yearpublicschoolshasleaptby24%inMassachusetts,20%inTexasand7%nationallysincethe2001-2002schoolyear.NewYorkhadthesmallestincrease,0nly2%.Butproposedtuitionincreasesof35%ormoreattheStateUniversityofNewYorkandtheCityUniversityofNewYorkwouldputNewYorkinthelead.Meanwhile,totaltuitionaidisdown10%inIllinois,13%inConnecticutand20%inArkansas.
Statebudgetdeficitsarethecause.Nationally,statesspendabout48%oftheirrevenueoneducation,orabout$235billionin2001forkindergartenthroughcollege,saystheNationalGovernorsAssociation.Elementaryandsecondaryeducationbudgetsareprotectedinmanystateconstitutions,whichmeansthattheyaregenerallythelastexpensethatstateswillcut.Buthighereducationisvulnerabletobudgetscuts--and'tuitionincrease--becauselawmakerstendtoseeitasdiscretionary:
Noonehastogotocollege,afterall.
Collegesanduniversities"haveclientstheycancharge,"saystheNationalCenter'spresident,PatrickM.Callan."Tuitionistheeasiestmoneytoget,"headds.
Therisingcostofpubliceducation,andthefearthatitisfinanciallysqueezingsomestudentsoutofageducation,havepromptedsomestateuniversitiestoadoptapracticelongusedbyprivateschoolstoattractstudents:
tuitiondiscounting.Intuitiondiscountingcollegesturnaroundashareofthetuitionpaidbysomestudents,anduseittopayforscholarshipsforothers.Privatecollegestypicallyreturn$35to$45inscholarshipsforevery$100theycollectintuitionrevenue.Butuntilrecently,stateshavevieweddiscountingaspoliticallyunpopular.
Theincreasingcostofacollegeeducationisbeginningtoattracttheattentionoflawmakers,especiallyCongress,whichalreadyhasbegunhearingsoncollegecosts.ButCongressisn'tinamoodtoraisethe$4,000grantsitofferstoneedystudentsunderitsPellGrantprogram.Moreover,tuitionhaslongbeensolowinsomestates--speciallyIowa,KansasandIllinois,whichnowarelevyingsomeofthebiggestincreases--thatpublicoutcriesmayfallondeaflegislativeears.
Indeed,collegepresidentsandtrusteesseebigtuitionincreaseinlow-pricedstatesasagoodwaytomaketheschoolslessdependentonappropriationsthatcanswingwildlyfromyeartoyear.
Thereareafewstepsstudentsandtheirfamiliescantaketooffsetrisingtuitions,butnotmany.Becausecollegesarealwaysinterestedinraisingacademicquality,talentedstudentscanpitonecollegeagainstanotherinhopesofraisingtheirfinancial-aidoffer.Somecollegesnowinvitestudentstocallandrenegotiatetheiraidpackagesiftheygetabetterofferfromanotherinstitution,andeventhosethatdon'tsayasmucharewillingtotalk.
Intryingtoattractthemostdesirablestudents,universitiesaremiredinan"armedrace",buildingexpensivefacilitiesthatmoststudentswillneveruse,butpayforanyway.
What'sthereasonforcostliercollegeeducation?
AInadequateStatebudget.
BRisingtuitions.
CRiseinparents'income.
DIncreasingstate-fundedstudentaid.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]作者在第三段首句明确指出:
Statebudgetdeficits(州预算赤字)arethecause.故[A](不足的州预算)为正确答案。
第7题
Howcanyouparaphrase"...wouldputNewYorkinthelead"(Para.2,secondsentence)?
ANewYorkwouldstillhavethesmallestincreaseintuition.
BNewYorkwouldhavethelargestincreaseintuitionamongthestates.
CNewYorkwouldbeputintheleadingrole.
DNewYorkwouldbeamongthestatesthatchargemoretuition.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]纽约尽管2002-2003年度增长最小,仅2%,但是纽约州立大学、纽约市立大学计划增长至少35%,将使纽约处于领先位置(即在学费增长方面最多)。
故[B]为正确答案。
第8题
Asdiscussedinthepassage,stateswouldchoosetocutbudgetlastin______.
Akindergarten.
Belementaryschoolandsecondaryschool.
Chighereducation.
Dcollegeanduniversities.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]第三段中指出“Elementaryandsecondaryeducationbudgetsareprotectedinmanystateconstitutions,whichmeansthey
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