公共英语五级考试预测训练题(五）

公共英语五级考试预测训练题(五）

选择题

1. Some people believe that since oil is scarce， the ________ of the motor industry is uncertain.

A) terminal B) benefit C) fate D) estimate

2. To speed up the ________ of letters， the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

A) treatment B) delivery C) transmission D) departure

3. These overseas students show great ________ for learning a new language.

A) enthusiasm B) authority C) convention D) faith

4. The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ________ of the murder committed last month.

A) observers B) witnesses C) audiences D) viewers

5. Politically these nations tend to be ________， with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.

A) unstable B) reluctant C) rational D) unsteady

阅读理解

"Thank you" means that you recognize that someone has done something for you. Thus we thank people all day ( 1) even for the smallest, most ( 2) things. If a waitress brings you a ( 3) of coffee, you say "Thank you". When you ( 4) your food and get your ( 5), you say "Thank you" to the ( 6). If someone gives you ( 7) in the street, you say "Thank you". If someone ( 8) you to dinner, you say "Yes, thank you, I'd ( 9) to come." However, that's more than (10). Excessive expressions of gratitude (11) Westerners extremely (12) and gives asense of (13) thanks, a sense of formal or required Kowtowing (叩头) which does not (14) gratitude but insincerity. For example, if your advisor spends a half-hour of his time (15) you edit some letter you've just written, you will (16) to say "Thank you, I really (17) your time." But one or two phrases of that (18) is enough. If you go on and on (19) statements about his kindness, the person will feel not thanked but (20) and will not be anxious to help you again.

1.long　　　　　　　round 　　　　　　over　　　　　　　about

2.ordinary　　　　　tiny　　　　　　　usual 　　　　　　often

3.bottle　　　　　　tin 　　　　　　　can 　　　　　　　cup

4.pay back　　　　　pay off 　　　　　pay up　　　　　　pay for

5.coins 　　　　　　change　　　　　　bills 　　　　　　charge

6.customer　　　　　cashier 　　　　　principal 　　　　postman

7.suggestion　　　　direction 　　　　hints 　　　　　　interview

8.orders　　　　　　brings　　　　　　demands 　　　　　invites

9.want　　　　　　　love　　　　　　　need　　　　　　　move

10.efficient 　　　　enough　　　　　　full　　　　　　　certain

11.take　　　　　　　do　　　　　　　　make　　　　　　　cause

12.unhappy 　　　　　unlucky 　　　　　unlikely　　　　　uncomfortable

13.empty 　　　　　　full　　　　　　　grateful　　　　　troubled

14.indicate　　　　　tell　　　　　　　signify 　　　　　direct

15.helping 　　　　　to help 　　　　　on helping　　　　helped

16.want　　　　　　　use 　　　　　　　need　　　　　　　bother

17.waste 　　　　　　appreciate　　　　spend 　　　　　　cost

18.sort　　　　　　　type　　　　　　　variety 　　　　　style

19.to　　　　　　　　through 　　　　　with　　　　　　　by

20.dissatisfied　　　annoyed 　　　　　hated 　　　　　　disturbed

选择题：CBABA

阅读理解：AADDB BBDBB CDACA CBACB