2021年廣東省梅州市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)真題一卷(含答案)

2021年廣東省梅州市公共英語(yǔ)五級(jí)(筆試)真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

2.Whatdoes"Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenose"mean?

A.Apersonwholetshisinstinctguidehim.

B.Apersonwhohasnowillofhisown.

C.Apersonwhoisdecisive.

D.Apersonwhoisfullofimaginationandcreativity.

3.Judgingbytheextraordinarilywarmclothessomepeoplewear,whatmightwelearnaboutthem?

A.Theymaybehomesickandfeelinsecure.

B.Theyareeithercoldorverysick.

C.Theymaytrytoattractotherpeople'sattention.

D.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromphysicalinjuries.

4.ThejoboftheBoardofDirectorsistoadministratethecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

5.WhogavedairyproductstothenativeAmericans?

6.聽(tīng)力原文：Todayit'smyturntogivetheweeklyoralpresentation,andthetopicthatProfessorMayhadassignedtomeis"thelifeofthepoet,EmilyDickinson".ComparedwithWaltWhitmanwhomwediscussedlastweek,IfoundEmilyDickinsonstrikinglydifferent.SheseemedinfacttobethecompleteoppositeofWhitmaninherlifeandinherwork.Iwouldliketosharebrieflywiththeclasssomeoftheessentialfactsofherbiography.EmilyDickinsonwasbornin1830inAmherst,Mass,barelyadecadeafterWhitman.Inherearly20'sforreasonswhichstillremainamysteryshebegantowithdrawfromherordinarycontactwiththeworld.Fortheremaining30yearsofherlifeshewasseldomseenoutsideherhome.InthisrespectshewasquiteunlikeWhitmanwholovedthegreatoutdoors.EmilyDickinsonspenthersolitarydayscorrespondingwithherfriendsandwritinghundredsofremarkablepoems,notably"Iheardaflybuzz"andthepoemwehavereadfortoday"I'mnobody".Althoughsheshowednoneofherpoemstoherfamilyandsentsomeofherletterstofriends,onlyfourwerepublishedinherlifetime.Mostofthem,almost1,200poemswerediscoveredinherroomaftershediedin1886.attheageof56.Thesepoemshaveestablishedherasamajorpoet,andseveralmodemcriticsconsiderherthegreatestwomanpoetintheEnglishlanguage.Eh,that'saboutallIhave.Isthereanyquestion?Ifnot,weshouldprobablybegintalkingaboutDickinson's"I'mnobody",thepoemProfessorMayassignedforthisweek'sclassdiscussion.

Whoisthespeaker?

A.Apoet.B.Ateacher.C.Astudent.D.Anartist.

7.Wherecan'tchilipeppergrowaccordingtothetalk?

8.What'stheCivilRightsMovementfor?

9.Whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

10.Whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

11.WhendidtheWomen'sMovementbeginintheU.S.A.?

12.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Givingupsmoking.

B.Keepingfit.

C.Doingexercises.

D.Eatingsweets.

13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewomaninthedialogue?

A.Reporterandfashiondesigner.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

D.Teacherandstudent.

14.WhatwasthereunderarockonceatthesoutherntripofAfrica?

15.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽(tīng)力原文：M:Now,I'dliketosaythatIthinkthatthisgovernmentproposingtobuildmorenuclearpowerstationsinthiscountryisreallybeingstupid.Thepointaboutnuclearpoweristhatwehaven'tlearnttodoawaywiththewaste.Wehaven'tlearnttocopewiththewastefromityet.

W:Well,Isometimesthinkthat,youknow,they'vegotanimpossiblejob.ImeanalltheimpressionIgetisthatthereisnoalternative...well,that'stheimpressionIget.

M:No,no,noI...Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereareplentyofalternatives.There'sthesun...solarpower...thatisasourcethatisalwaysthere,wealwayshaveit.

W:Idon't...Idon'tquiteseewhatyou'regettingatactually,solarpower,what'sthat?

M:Well,theheatfromthesun,itcanbeusedinsolarpanelsonthetopsofhousesforheating,storinguppowertoheatwaterandtoheatthehouses,youknow,somesolarpanelsareinoperationalreadyandtheyaresavingmoney...

W:That'sagoodpointactually,butisitreallyviable,that,ImeanbecauseI'd...

M:SorryitmustbejAndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee,ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem,itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages.

W:IhaveheardthatinEngland,Imean,there'snotenoughsun,isthere?For,Imean,solarpanelshere?

M:Yes,well,that'snotquitetrue.I...thereisquiteabitofsun...youmaynotfeeltheactualheatofitonsomeoccasions.

W:No,youarerightthere!

M:Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill.

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?

A.It'sadangerousproposal.

B.It'sastupidproposal.

C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.

D.It'saviableproposal.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(32)

17.(38)

18.

【C9】

19.(44)

20.Pollutionisa"dirty"word.Topollutemeanstocontaminate--topsoilorsomethingbyintroducingimpuritieswhichmake【C1】______unfitoruncleantouse.Pollutioncomesinmanyforms.Weseeit,smellit,【C2】______it,drinkit,andstumblethroughit.Weliterallylivedinandbreathepollution,and【C3】______surprisingly,itisbeginningto【C4】______ourhealth,ourhappiness,andourcivilization.

Oncewethoughtofpollution【C5】______meaningsimplythesmog—thechoking,stinging,dirty【C6】______thathoversovercities.Butairpollution,whileitis【C7】______themostdangerous,isonlyonetypeofcontaminationamongseveral【C8】______attackthemostbasiclifefunctions.

Throughtheuncontrolleduseofinsecticides,manhaspollutedtheland,【C9】______thewildlife.By【C10】______sewageandchemicalsintoriversandlakes,wehavecontaminatedour【C11】______water.Wearepollutingtheoceans,too,kiltingthefishand【C12】______deprivingourselves【C13】______aninvaluablefoodsupply.

Partoftheproblemisourexploding【C14】______.Moreandmorepeopleareproducingmorewastes.Butthisproblemisintensifiedbyour"throw-away"technology.EachyearAmericans【C15】______of7millionautos,20milliontonsofwastepaper,25millionpoundsoftoothpastetubesand48millioncans.Wethrowawaygumwrappers,newspapers,andpaperplates.Itisnolongerwiseto【C16】______anything.Todayalmosteverythingisdisposable.【C17】______ofrepairingatoasteroraradio,itiseasierandcheapertobuyanotheroneanddiscardtheold,even【C18】______95percentofitspartsmaystillbefunctioning.Babydiapers,whichusedtobemadeofreusablecloth,arenowpaperthrow-aways.Soonwewillwearclothingmadeof【C19】______:"Wearitonceandthrowitaway"willbethesloganofthefashionableconsciousness.

Whereisthisalltoend?Areweturningtheworldintoagiganticdump,oristherehopethatwecansolvethepollutionproblem?【C20】______,solutionsareinsight.Afewofthemarepositivelyingenious.

【C1】

21.

【C5】

22.(39)

23.(37)

24.

【C4】

25.(36)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.PaulStraussmann,retiredvicepresidentofXerox,indicatesinhisbookInformationPay-offthat"almosthalfoftheU.S.informationworkersareinexecutive,managerial,administrativeandprofessionalpositions."Hefurtherstatesthat"managersandprofessionalsspendmorethanhalfoftheirtimeincommunicatingwitheachother."

Inotherwords,peopleareacorporation'smostexpensiveresource.Foratypicaloffice,over90percentoftheoperatingbudgetisforsalaries,benefitsandoverhead.Withthisinvestment,isitanywonderthatmanagersarefocusingmoreandmoreattentiononemployeeproductivity?Theyrealizethatthepaperjunglecannotbetamedsimplybyhiringmorepeople.Toreceiveareturnontheirinvestment,wisecorporateexecutiveofficersarerealizingwhatindustrialistsandagriculturistslearnedlongago—efficienttoolsareessentialforincreasedproductivity.

Adirectrelationshipexistsbetweenefficientflowofinformationandthequalityandspeedoftheoutputoftheendproduct.Forthosecompaniesusingtechnology,theperdocumentcostofinformationprocessingisonlyafractionofwhatitwasafewyearsago.Thedecreasingcostofcomputersandperipherals(equipmenttiedtothecomputer)willcontinuetomaketechnologyacost-effectivetoolinthefuture.AnexampleofthistypeofsavingisillustratedinthecaseoftheWesternDivisionofGeneralTelephoneandElectronicsCompany(GTE).Bymakingaone-timeinvestmentof$10milliontoautomateitsfacilities,managementestimatesanannualsavingof$8.5millionforthecompany.Thissavingsisgainedmainlythroughtheeliminationofsupportpeopleonceneededforproposalprojects.Throughatelecommunicationsnetworkthatsupports150computerterminalswithgoodgraphicscapabilities,theengineerswhoconceptualizetheprojectsarenowdirectparticipants.Theyusethegraphicscapacitiesofthecomputerratherthanrelyondrafterstopreparedrawings,theyentertheirowntextratherthanemploytypists,andtheyusethenetworktotrackprojectprogressratherthanconductingmeetings.

Inthefirstparsgraph,theauthorquotesStraussmann'swordsinordertomakeclear______.

A.theimportanceofcommunicativecapabilityinbusiness

B.theneedibrpeopleofhigherpositionsinacompany

C.theimportanceofassigningpeopletoproperpositions

D.thenecessityforpeopleinhigherpositionstoknowinformationscience

27.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork.Wouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Wouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheform.ofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldprovidetheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportationimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplaceinwhichtheylived.

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtime,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment.leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamilytohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtodayandrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantform.ofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs.

Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.

A.availableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation

B.newjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures

C.availableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed

D.thenowadayhighunemploymentfiguresareatruthoflife

28.(67)

29.

Anderson'searlysuccesshas______.

A.greatlyspeededthedevelopmentofmedicine

B.broughtnoimmediateprogressintheresearchofgene-therapy

C.promisedacuretoeverydisease

D.madehimanationalhero

30.(70)

31.(69)

32.(80)

33.(78)

34.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA~Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thepressisconstantlyremindingusthatthedramaticincreaseintheageofourpopulationoverthenext30orsoyearswillcausenationalhealthcaresystemstocollapse,economiestocrumpleunderthestrainofpensiondemandsanddisintegratingfamiliestobuckleunderincreasingcarecommitments.YetresearchatOxfordisbeginningtoexposesomeofthewidespreadmythsthatunderliethisrhetoric.Demographicageingisundoubtedlyareality.Lifeexpectancyindevelopedcountrieshasrisencontinuouslyoverthepastcentury,increasingthepercentageofthoseovertheageof60relativetothoseundertheageof15.By2030halfthepopulationofWesternEuropewillbeovertheageof50,withapredictedaveragelifeexpectancyofafurther40years.Bythen,aquarterofthepopulationwillbeover65andby2050theUK'scurrentnumberof10,000centenariansarepredictedtohavereachedaquarterofamillion.SomedemographershaveevensuggestedthathalfofallbabygirlsbornintheWesttodaywilllivetoseethenextcentury.

66.______

Indeed,ifthiscouldbeachievedthroughouttheworld,itwouldsurelycountasthesuccessofcivilization,forthenwewouldalsohaveconqueredthekillersofpoverty,disease,famineandwar.

Decreasingmortalityrates,increasinglongevityanddecliningfertilitymeansmallerpercentagesofyoungpeoplewithinpopulations.Overthepast20yearslifeexpectancyatbirthintheUKhasrisenbyfouryearsformen(to75)andthreeyearsforwomen(to80).MeanwhilefertilityratesacrossEuropehavedeclinedmoreorlesscontinuouslyoverthepast40yearsandremainwellbelowthelevelsrequiredforEuropeanpopulationstobeabletoreplacethemselveswithoutsubstantiveimmigration.Butagain,ratherthanseeingthisasadoomandgloomscenario,weneedtoexplorethepositiveaspectsofthesedemographics.Thenext50yearsshouldprovideuswithanopportunitytoenjoythemanyadvantagesofasocietywithamaturepopulationstructure.67.______

ThefirstoftheseisthecurrentpoliticalrhetoricwhichclaimsthathealthservicesacrosstheWesternworldarecollapsingunderthestrainofdemographicageing.

68.______

Thesecondmythistheviewthattheratioofworkerstonon-workerswillbecomesoacutethatWesterneconomieswillcollapse,compoundedbyamassivegrowthinpensiondebt.Whilethereareundoubtedconcernsovercurrentpensionshortfalls,itisaisoclearthatworkingliveswillthemselveschangeoverthenextfewdecades,withapredictedincreaseinflexibleandpart-timeworkandtheprobableextensionofworkinglifeuntiltheageof70.Indeed,wehavetorecognizethatwecannotexpecttoretireattheageof50andthenbeabletosupportourselvesforanother40orsoyears.Neitherasolidpensionschemenorsavingscancarrypeoplethatlong.

69.______

Afurthermythisthatwewillallliveinloose,multigenerationalfamilies,experiencingincreasedemotionaldistancingfromourkin.Evidencefromavarietyofstudiesacrossthedevelopedworldsuggeststhat,ifanything,themodemfamilyisactuallybecomingmoreclose-knit.WorkcardedoutbytheOxfordInstituteinScandinaviaandinaPan-EuropeanFamilyCareStudy,forexample,showsthatdespitetheinfluenceofth

35.

______isagoodmethodofsupplyingenergytoremoteareas?

36.(73)

37.

Thevalueofcompetitionworksagainstthespiritofnationalcooperationinthat______.

A.itmakespeoplenotbelieveinthegovernment

B.itcausespeopletosuspectbutnottotrusteachother

C.itmakespeopleevenunabletocooperatewellonlocallevels

D.itencouragespeopletogainsuccessthroughindividualhardwork

38.

Fromthetextwecanseethattheauthorseems______.

A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.troubledD.uncertain

39.

Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat______.

A.therichhavetopaymoreandthepoorless

B.awiderrangeoftaxpayerscanbeincluded

C.eachofthreelevelsofgovernmentcouldgettaxmoney

D.theburdenoftaxesfallsevenlyoneverybody

40.

Whatadvantagewilltherebeifonebuyslifeinsuranceinsteadofmakingotherinvestments?

A.Hewillhavemoneyforaretirementhome.

B.Itwillcosthimnothingifhebuysanlifeinsurance.

C.Profitheearnsfrominsuranceistax-free.

D.Itischeaptobuyalifeinsurance.

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

第

32

題

Thegovernmentleviesdifferentkindsoftaxessothat__________．

42.

第

30

題

Thearticleconcludesthat__________．

43.

第

22

題

Theauthorimpliesinthesecondparagraphthat__________．

44.

根據(jù)下列選項(xiàng)回答46～50題：

第

46

題

1.__________

45.

第

43

題

Themainpointofthepassageisthatspecialprotectivelaborlawsforwomenworkersare__________.

參考答案

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.TheEuropeans．

6.C

7.InNorthernEurope．

8.Racialequality．

9.Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)．Origin(s)ofstudent/wherestudentsarefrom/student(s)background(s)．

10.(at)(the)Nextmeeting/(the)followingmeeting

11.Duringthe1960s．

12.A

13.A

14.Apostoffice．

15.B

16.firstfirst解析：根據(jù)題意，作者想在這里做一個(gè)比較，而比較的對(duì)象是目的。這里作者僅僅給出了兩個(gè)目的，所以這里是和第一個(gè)目的進(jìn)行比較。故答案為first。

17.sellingselling解析：關(guān)鍵是看and后面的buying。本句話的意思是“商家分析市場(chǎng)的供需情況?！惫蚀鸢笧閟elling。

18.killingkilling解析：本句意為“通過(guò)無(wú)控制地使用殺蟲(chóng)劑，人類(lèi)已經(jīng)污染了土地，…野生動(dòng)物?！憋@然，此空處應(yīng)填“殺害”，但不能填kill，因?yàn)橛⒄Z(yǔ)中無(wú)連詞時(shí)不可能有兩個(gè)謂語(yǔ)，故應(yīng)填killing，killingthewildlife是現(xiàn)在分詞做伴隨狀語(yǔ)。

19.toto解析：besubjectedto為固定搭配，“使遭受，使服從”的意思，要學(xué)會(huì)跨過(guò)其他成分尋找主干。所以此處應(yīng)填介詞“to”。

20.itit解析：本句意為“‘污染’意思是弄臟——表層土或什么東西，通過(guò)引進(jìn)雜質(zhì)，這使…不健康或不干凈?！憋@然，此空處應(yīng)指topsoilorsomething，因?yàn)榍懊嬉殉霈F(xiàn)，所以用it來(lái)代替。

21.unlikeunlike解析：根據(jù)下文，以日本學(xué)生與美國(guó)和韓國(guó)的作對(duì)比，日本的學(xué)生不像韓國(guó)和美國(guó)的學(xué)生一樣。所以此處應(yīng)填“unlike”。

22.againstagainst解析：guardagainst意為“防止，防范，警惕”，為固定短語(yǔ)，against也可以省略。

23.oftenoften解析：本句話的意思是“那些自我感覺(jué)很了不起、內(nèi)心充滿驕傲的人，總是不需要理由的就被人認(rèn)為是趾高氣揚(yáng)的人?！惫蔬@里答案為often。

24.thatthat解析：此空后的內(nèi)容為maintain的內(nèi)容，即此空后的句子為maintain的賓語(yǔ)，應(yīng)填一個(gè)可引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句的詞。

25.fromfrom解析：keepsth．fromdoingsth：意為“防止某事…”，為固定短語(yǔ)。

26.A解析：由短文第一段最后一句“…managersandprofessionalsspendmorethanhalfoftheirtimeincommunicatingwitheachother．”可知，作者引用Straussmann的話主要是為了表明交流能力的重要性。

27.D解析：由短文第一句“Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat，whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon，highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay．”可知。

28.AA解析：下面一段講的是其他方法來(lái)鑒別毒藤，所以看過(guò)選項(xiàng)之后，我們可以推斷出該空缺的是一些鑒別毒藤的方法，urushiol存在于毒藤的各個(gè)部分，最好避免接觸毒藤的任何一處。其存在于美國(guó)的各個(gè)州，三個(gè)葉子的肯定不是毒藤等信息。注意下一段的關(guān)鍵詞“other”。所以本題應(yīng)選A。

29.B解析：文章第二段一開(kāi)頭就說(shuō)：“It'snotentirelyclearwhymedicinehasbeensoslowtobuildonAnderson’searlysuccess．”從時(shí)間上來(lái)看，Anderson采用基因療法的成功嘗試已經(jīng)是1990年的事情了，兩相對(duì)照，可見(jiàn)他的成功沒(méi)有讓醫(yī)學(xué)加速發(fā)展。因此正確答案為B。

30.CC解析：上一段中提到