公共英语五级考试试题(五)文档格式.docx
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Wegaspinamazementattheirwillingnesstoadmittheyarenotamemberofthisexclusive
club.Afterall,membershiponlysetsyouback$400orsoandforthisyougettoreviewdailyour
motto:
IfaxthereforeI
am."
Onceyouareinpossessionofoneofthosemagicmachinesanewworldopensupto
you.Aworldofescalatingurgency,aworldwherethemostmundaneinformationbecomessomehowmoresignificantbecauseitarrivesviaableepingmachine,aworldwherethemediumhasmorecachetthanthe
message.Thefaxmachine,likethecamcorder,hascomeintoitsowninthe
Nineties.Theaffordabilityofthistechnologyhasmeantthatthedemocracyofinstantaneouscommunicationhasfiltereddowntous
all.Sowearealldutifullyengagedinthisorgyofelectronicimpulses,recordinganderasing,faxingand
receiving.Butwhatweareactuallycommunicatingapartfromthefactthatweareincommunication?
Theurgentmessageswesendeachotherontheseelectronicpostcardsareoftenlittlemorethanremindersthat,"
Yes,wehavethetechnology,evenifwehavelittleusefor
it."
Yetbecauseweknowthatknowledgeispowerwecannotadmitasmuch,fortodosowouldbetojointhegreatfaxless
underclass.Instead,wepretendthateverydoodle,everyhurriedsentenceissomehowsoearth-shatteringlycrucialthatitmustimmediatelybesignaledhalfwayroundthe
world.ForsomelikePhilippeStarck,whodesignsbyfax,thismaybethe
case.
Butwhatdomostofususefaxfor?
Wecannowfaxapizzaorasandwich;
wecanfaxafternoonradioshowswithourfunnystories;
wecanfaxourbankmanager;
wecanfaxourresignationnoticeandnowadayswecanevenbefiredby
fax.Althoughthereissomeargumentaboutthelegalstatusofanyfaxthatdeclarestobecontractual,thegreatbenefitofalltheseisthatitisdonein
public.Indeedwhatthelatestbatchofcommunicationstechnology,frommobilephonestocamcorderstofaxes,haveincommonisthattheynolongerrespecttheoldboundariesbetweenpublicandprivate,workand
leisure.Ifyoufalldownandbreakyourleg,someidiotswithacamcorderwillberecordingyourpainandsendingittoanamateurvideoshowon
TV.Ifsomeonesendsyouahumiliatingrejectionbyfax,youcanguaranteethateveryoneelsewillhavereaditbefore
you.Likewise,encouragedbyinsaneadvertisingwhichadvertisesustoturnourhomesintoextensionsofouroffices,thereisnownotimeinwhichworkcannotintrudeon
leisure.Theansweringandfaxmachinesmayalwaysbeswitchedonincasewemisssomevitalpiecesof
information.Butwhatexactlyisitthatformostofuscannotwaittilltomorrow?
Wearenotrunningcountries,ormultinationalcorporations,butthetrickistoactlikewe
are.Inour"
acceleratedculture"
speed,feedsoursenseofself-importance.It'
snotwhatyousaybuthowfastyousayit,andafaxprovidesinstantgratificationthatthisisthe
case.Faxesareaboutdeclarationsratherthan
dialogue.Buteventhisdeliciousfrenzyofnon-communicationcango
wrong.Faxterroristssabotagebusinessbybungingupthemachinewith50pagessayingnothingexcept"
Peaceandlove"
.Andwhohashadafaxgoneastray?
Asyouslotyourpaperintothehungrymouthhowdoyoureallyknowwhereitisgoing,thatyouhavetherightnumber,thatyouarenotsendingyourmasterpiecesintooblivion?
Worse
still:
theycanbreak
down.Sincemyten-year-oldsonpouredacanofcokeintomineIhavenotreceivedanyfaxesat
all.ThesadtruthisthatIneverdidget
many.Apartfromtheoddworkstufftheywouldmostlybefromfriendstryingouttheirnewfax
machines.Havingreceivedtheirs,Icouldthenfaxthembacktotellthemthattheywereinfullworking
order.See,ItoldyouIwas
important.Thewriterthinksthatmostpeopleusethefax
Atoorderpizzasand
sandwiches.Btosendvital
documents.Ctogivethemselvesasenseofself-importance.Dtohelpthembecome
successful.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]短文多处都能看出作者的观点,他认为大多数人使用传真机都是为了一种感觉,即使用它能使他们感到自己的重要性。
故应选C。
第2题ThepurposeofthefirstparagraphistoAinterestandsurprisethe
reader.Bexplainwhythewriterneedsa
fax.Cconvincethereaderoftheimportanceof
faxes.Dfocusonthelegitimateusedof
faxes.
A
[解析]由短文第一段可知,作者以一种新颖的方式引出下文是为了吸引读者。
故应选A。
第3题ThegeneraltoneofthetextisA
serious.B
ironic.C
enthusiastic.Dmatter-of-fact.
B
[解析]从全文看,通篇都是在用一种讽刺、幽默的口吻。
故应选B。
第4题ThewriterusesexaggerationinordertoAdemonstratehowridiculousitisforpeopletohavea
fax.Bprovetothereaderthatfaxescanbesabotagedandbroken
down.Cshowwhyherfriendsaregettingfax
machines.Ddescribetheimportanceofspeedycommunicationsinthemodernbusiness
world.
[解析]作者在文中用夸大的笔调,主要目的显然是为了证明人们拥有传真机是很可笑的。
第5题Whydosomanypeopleownfaxmachinestoday?
ABecausethefaxisasymbolof
success.BBecauseitisthefastestwayofsendinga
document.CBecauseitismorereliablethansendinga
letter.DBecauseitisstilltooexpensiveformost
people.
[解析]由短文第二段可知,今天许多人拥有传真机是因为拥有它是成功的象征。
故应选A。
第6题
StandardEnglishisthatvarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprint,andwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nativespeakersstudyingthe
language.Itisalsothevarietywhichisnormallyspokenbyeducatedpeopleandusedinnewsbroadcastsandothersimilar
situations.Thedifferencebetweenstandardandnon-standard,itshouldbenoted,hasnothinginprincipletodowithdifferencesbetweenformalandcolloquiallanguage;
StandardEnglishhascolloquialaswellasformal
variants.Historically,thestandardvarietyofEnglishisderivedfromtheLondondialectofEnglishthatdevelopedaftertheNormanConquestresultedintheremovaloftheCourtfromWinchesterto
London.Thisdialectbecametheonepreferredbytheeducated,anditwasdevelopedandpromotedasamodel,ornorm,forwiderandwidersegmentsof
society.Itwasalsothenormthatwascarriedoverseas,butnotoneunaffectedbysuch
export.Today,StandardEnglishiscodifiedtotheextentthatthegrammarandvocabularyofEnglisharemuchthesameeverywhereintheworldwhereEnglishis
used:
variationamonglocalstandardsisreallyquiteminor,sothattheSingapore,SouthAfrica,andIrishvarietiesarereallyverylittledifferentfromoneanothersofarasgrammarandvocabularyare
concerned.Indeed,StandardEnglishissopowerfulthatitexertsatremendouspressureonalllocalvarieties,totheextentthatmanyofthelong-establisheddialectsofEnglandhavelostmuchoftheirvigorandthereisconsiderablepressureonthemtoconvergetowardthe
standard.Thislattersituationisnotuniqueto
English:
itisalsotrueinothercountrieswhereprocessesofstandardizationareunder
way.Butitsometimesbringsproblemstospeakerswhotrytostrikesomekindofcompromisebetweenlocalnormsandnational,evensupranational
ones.Intermsofgrammarandvocabulary,StandardEnglishAdiffersgreatlyfromdialectsintheUnited
Kingdom.Bdiffersgreatlyfromvarietiesoutside
U.
K.Cdifferslittlefromanyvarietyinthe
world.Disthesamewithanyvarietyof
English.
C
[解析]由第二段中的“...arereallyverylittledifferentfromoneanothersofarasgrammarandvocabularyareconcerned.”可知答案为C。
第7题WhatarethecharacteristicsofStandardEnglish?
AItisusuallyusedin
print.BItisnormallytaughtin
schools.CItisusedinnews
broadsts.DA,Band
C.
D
[解析]由短文第一段中的"
StandardEnglishisthatvarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprint,andwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nativespeakersstudyingthelanguageinnewsbroadcasts...”可知答案为D。
故应选D。
第8题WhichofthefollowingfactorsdidnotcontributetotheLondondialectbecomingStandardEnglish?
AThecourtmovedfromWinchesterto
London.BThedialectwasusedbyeducated
people.CThedialectremainedunaffectedbyforeign
trade.DThedialectwasgraduallyacceptedandspokenbymoreandmore
[解析]
A、B、D均在文中提到,均是伦敦口音变成标准英语的原因,而C不对。
故应选C。
第9题ThestronginfluenceofStandardEnglishiscausingAmanynewvarietiesto
appear.Bmanydialectstolosetheir
uniqueness.Cvariationamongdialectsto
grow.Ddifferentlocalstandardsto
diverge.
[解析]由第二段中的“...StandardEnglishisso...manyofthelong-establisheddialectsofEngland..standard.”可知答
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