全国公共英语等级考试(pets)五级考试真题SectionIListeningComprehensionThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.PartAYouwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSE2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSE3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSE4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.TRUE/FALSE5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSE6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang’spastexperience.TRUE/FALSE7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSE8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSE9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSE10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSETapescriptHearingaknockonthedoor]Comeinplease.GoodmorningDr.Wilson.GoodmorningWang.Sonicetoseeyouagain.Takeaseat...whydon’tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?mwmiarrivedyesterday.Well...Areyoulivinginthecollege?No,IamwithanEnglishfamily...actually...becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.WmwOh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?Yes.Uhh...myOverallBandis6,but...unfortunatelymyspeakingisonly5.OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofall,whatwe’vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm...willtomorrowbeallrightforyou?mwYeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.Good,then.Tomorrowatten.Idon’tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let’smakesureyoumakefulluseofyourtimehere.Let’sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?mi’minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I’lltry,ifpossible,toproduceasoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.WMYes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout...er...thedevice?Forinstance,when,youtalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.WmwmwUhuh...doyoumeanit’llbeascompetentas...er...ahumaninterpreter?Yes...well,I’llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.Fascinating...andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.Really.Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedMmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?Imean,haveyouwrittenanyWprogramsforpracticaluse?IwasinvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.MwThecomputeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwithC-language?No.mwUhuh...thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?Whatdoyoumeanby"phoneticprocessingsyst...
