2022年江西省新余市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案).docxVIP

2022年江西省新余市公共英语五级(笔试)模拟考试(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________  一、1.Listening Comprehension(15题) 1. What was used to carry most mail after the colonies became a nation?2. What advantages does work have?3. What does the speaker say about Low Till Farming?A.Its a new way of applying chemical fertilizer.?B.Its an improved method of harvesting crops.?C.Its a creative technique for saving labor.?D.Its a fanning process limiting the use of plows.?4. What is the relationship between the man and the woman in the dialogue?A.Reporter and fashion designer.?B.Husband and wife.?C.Shop assistant and customer.?D.Teacher and student.?5. What was the discussion topic of the previous class meeting?A.New England mystery stories.?B.Eighteenth-century English criticism.?C.A comparison of poems of Dickinson and Whitman.?D.The poems of Walt Whitman.?6.听力原文： The expression，“lame duck”，call be heard in almost any American town or city，especially where people discuss politics．Most often，they use it to describe a politician who has come to the end of his power．?There are a number of ideas as to where“lame duck”came from, though the picture of a lame duck is clear enough：a duck that has had its wings cut，or its feet injured，and can no longer walk like a healthy one．?The term seems to have come into the American language after the Civil War of 1861-1865．One explanation is that it came from the language of hunters who felt that it was foolish to waste powder or time on a dead duck．And a lame duck is close to being a dead duck．?Another explanation，however，is that the expression came from England．There it was used to describe a man who lost all his money and could not pay his debts．He could do nothing but walk like a lame duck．And people showed little mercy for the poor fellow．?But in the United States people took the phrase to describe congressman who failed to get re-elected but still had a little time left in office．?Later，the expression was used