全国公共英语等级考试5级(PETS5)样题.doc

全国公共英语等级考试5级（PETS5）样题Section I: Listening ComprehensionThis section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first answer the questions in your test booklet, not on the ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Part AYou will hear a conversation between a student, Mr. Wang, and his tutor, Dr. Wilson. As you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the conversation ONLY ONCE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1-10.1. Dr. Wilson and Mr. Wang have met before. TRUE / FALSE2. Wang prefers to live with an English family. TRUE / FALSE3. Wang intends to study how computer is used for language translation. TRUE / FALSE4. Back in his own country Mr. Wang studied C-language and chemistry. TRUE / FALSE5. Wang has some experience in CAD. TRUE / FALSE6. Dr. Wilson is satisfied with Wangs past experience. TRUE / FALSE7. Wang has little knowledge of the phonetic processing system. TRUE / FALSE8. Wang decides to take courses and pass exams. TRUE / FALSE9. Dr. Wilson suggests that Wang should extend his stay at the university. TRUE / FALSE10. Dr. Wilson asks Wang to do a little more research before deciding on his project. TRUE / FALSEYou now have 20 seconds to check your answers to Questions 110.That is the end of Part APart B:You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording ONLY ONCE. Questions 1 - 3 are based on the following talk. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1 - 3.1. What does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term?A Consult with her frequently. B Use the computer regularly.C Occupy the computer early. D Wait for ones turn patiently.2. What service must be paid for?A Computer classes. B Training sessions.C Laser printing.D Package borrowing.3. What is the talk mainly about?A Computer lab services.B College library facilities.C The use of micro-computers.D Printouts from the laser printer.You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - 3.Part CYou will hear a talk given by a university lecturer. As you listen, you must answer Questions 1 -10 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the right. You will hear the talk TWICE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1 to 10.1. Whats the average annual increase of foreign student population in the period between 1985 and 1990 in terms of percentage?2. Which part of the world contributed to an increase between 94/95 and 95/96?3. When will the speaker talk about the economic and political changes?4. What will the speaker discuss first?5. Where do the three largest groups of students come from?6. Whats the number of students from Malaysia?7. Which is the most popular field of study?8. Whats the percentage of students in business and management?9. In terms of academic levels, in which level do we find the smallest number?10. In summary, what did the speaker talk about?Now you are going to hear the talk a second time.REPEAT THE TEXTYou now have 3 minutes to check your answers to Questions 110.That is the end of Part C. You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.That is the end of Listening Comprehension. SECTION II: Use of English Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word. Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,(1) _ to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement. The survey of 643 children and adults, aged from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests(2) _ pen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying far(3) _ attention to correct pen grip and handwriting style. Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher(4) _ findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area(5) _ she noticed that those pupils who had the most trouble with spelling(6) _ had a poor pen grip. While Ms. Thomas could not establish a significant statistical link(7) _ pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling, she(8) _ find huge differences in technique between the young children and the mature adults, and a definite(9) _ between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing. People who(10) _ their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics(11) _ inhibit learning,(12) _ as poor posture, leaning too(13) _ to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen(14) _ than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscure(15) _ is being written. Ms. Thomas believes that the(16) _ between older and younger writers is(17) _ too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at writing as they grow(18) _. She attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences between(19) _ groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. The 30-year-olds showed a huge range of grips,(20) _ the over 40s group all had a uniform tripod grip. SECTION III: Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1In recent years, there has been a steady assault on salt from the doctors: salt is bad for you ? regardless of your health. Politicians also got on board. There is a direct relationship, US congressman Neal Smith noted, between the amount of sodium a person consumes and heart disease, circulatory disorders, stroke and even early death. Frightening, if true! But many doctors and medical researchers are now beginning to feel the salt scare has gone too far. All this hue and cry about eating salt is unnecessary, Dr. Dustan insists. For most of us it probably doesnt make much difference how much salt we eat. Dustans most recent short-term study of 150 people showed that those with normal blood pressure experienced no change at all when placed on an extremely low-salt diet, or later when salt was reintroduced. Of the hypertensive subjects, however, half of those on the low-salt diet did experience a drop in blood pressure, which returned to its previous level when salt was reintroduced. An adequate to somewhat excessive salt intake has probably saved many more lives than it has cost in the general population, notes Dr. John H. Laragh. So a recommendation that the whole population should avoid salt makes no sense. Medical experts agree that everyone should practice reasonable moderation in salt consumption. For the average person, a moderate amount might run from four to ten grams a day, or roughly 1/2 to 1/3 of a teaspoon. The equivalent of one to two grams of this salt allowance would come from the natural sodium in food. The rest would be added in processing, preparation or at the table. Those with kidney, liver or heart problems may have to limit dietary salt, if their doctor advises. But even the very vocal low salt exponent, Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. admits that we do not know whether increased sodium consumption causes hypertension. In fact, there is growing scientific evidence that other factors may be involved: deficiencies in calcium, potassium, perhaps magnesium; obesity (much more dangerous than sodium); genetic predisposition; stress. It is not your enemy, says Dr. Laragh. Salt is the No. 1 natural component of all human tissue, and the idea that you dont need it is wrong. Unless your doctor has proven that you have a salt-related health problem, there is no reason to give it up.1. According to some doctors and politicians, the amount of salt consumedA exhibits as an aggravating factor to people in poor health. B cures diseases such as stroke and circulatory disorders. C correlates highly with some diseases. D is irrelevant to people suffering from heart disease.2. From Dr. Dustans study we can infer that A a low-salt diet may be prescribed for some people. B the amount of salt intake has nothing to do with ones blood pressure. C the reduction of salt intake can cure a hypertensive patient. D an extremely low-salt diet makes no difference to anyone.3. In the third paragraph, Dr. Laragh implies that A people should not be afraid of taking excessive salt. B doctors should not advise people to avoid salt. C an adequate to excessive salt intake is recommended for people in disease. D excessive salt intake has claimed some victims in the general population.4. The phrase vocal exponent (line 2, Para. 4) most probably refers to A eloquent doctor. B articulate opponent. C loud speaker. D strong advocate.5. What is the main message of this text? A That the salt scare is not justified. B That the cause of hypertension is now understood. C That the moderate use of salt is recommended. D That salt consumption is to be promoted.Part BIn the following article some paragraphs have been removed. For Questions 15, choose the most suitable paragraph from the list AF to fit into each of the numbered gaps. There is one paragraph which does not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.From her vantage point she watched the main doors swing open and the first arrivals pour in. Those who had been at the head of the line paused momentarily on entry, looked around curiously, then quickly moved forward as others behind pressed in. Within moments the central public area of the big branch bank was filled with a chattering, noisy crowd. The building, relatively quiet less than a minute earlier, had become a Babel. Edwina saw a tall heavyset black man wave some dollar bills and declare loudly, I want to put my money in the bank 1. It seemed as if the report about everyone having come to open an account had been accurate after all.Edwina could see the big man leaning back expansively, still holding his dollar bills. His voice cut across the noise of other conversations and she heard him proclaim, Im in no hurry. Theres something Id like you to explain. Two other desks were quickly manned by other clerks. With equal speed, long wide lines of people formed in front of them. Normally, three members of staff were ample to handle new account business, but obviously were inadequate now. Edwina could see Tottenhoe on the far side of the bank and called him on the intercom. She instructed, Use more desks for new accounts and take all the staff you can spare to man them.2 Tottenhoe grumbled in reply, You realize we cant possibly process all these people today, and however many we do will tie us up completely. Ive an idea, Edwina said, Thats what someone has in mind. Just hurry the processing all you can.3 First, an application form called for details of residence, employment, social security, and family matters. A specimen signature was obtained. Then proof of identity was needed. After that, the new accounts clerk would take all documents to an officer of the bank for approval and initialing. Finally, a savings passbook was made out or a temporary checkbook issued. Therefore the most new accounts that any bank employee could open in an hour were five, so the three clerks presently working might handle a total of ninety in one business day, if they kept going at top speed, which was unlikely.4 Still the noise within the bank increased. It had become an uproar.A further problem was that the growing mass of arrivals in the central public area of the bank was preventing access to tellers counters by other customers. Edwina could see a few of them outside, regarding the milling scene with consternation. While she watched, several gave up and walked away. Inside the bank some of the newcomers were engaging tellers in conversation and the tellers, having nothing else to do because of the melee, chatted back. Two assistant managers had gone to the central floor area and were trying to regulate the flood of people so as to clear some space at counters. They were having small success.5 She decided it was time for her own intervention.Edwina left the platform and a railed-off staff area and, with difficulty, made her way through the milling crowd to the main front door.A. Yet she knew however much they hurried it would still take ten to fifteen minutes to open any single new account. It always did. The paperwork required that time.B. But still no hostility was evident. Everyone in the now jam-packed bank who was spoken to by members of the staff answered politely and with a smile. It seemed, Edwina thought, as if all who were here had been briefed to be on best behavior.C. A security guard directed him, Over there for new accounts. The guard pointed to a desk where a clerk ? a young girl ? sat waiting. She appeared nervous. The big man walked toward her, smiled reassuringly, and sat down. Immediately a press of others moved into a ragged line behind him, waiting for their turn.D. Even leaning close to the intercom, it was hard to hear above the noise.E. Even tripling the present complement of clerks would permit very few more than two hundred and fifty accounts to be opened in a day, yet already, in the first few minutes of business, the bank was crammed with at least four hundred people, with still more flooding in, and the line outside, which Edwina rose to check, appeared as long as ever.F. Obviously someone had alerted the press in advance, which explained the presence of the TV camera crew outside. Edwina wondered who had done it. Part C Answer questions 110 by referring to the comments on 3 different cars in the following magazine article. Note: Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on ANSWER SHEET 1. Some choices may be required more than once. A=Audi A3 B=Honda Civic C=Rover 216Which carhas a driver seat that can be adjusted to suit most people? 1. _