国家公共英语（三级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编9及答案解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编 9及答案解析(总分：114.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：9，分数：50.00)1.Section I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the quest

2、ions that accompany them. There are TWO parts in this section, Part A and Part B. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answe_2.Part ADirections:

3、 You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE._Where are the speakers?（分数：10.00

4、）A.At a party.B.At a cinema.C.At a restaurant.D.At a bus station.(2).What do we learn about the man?（分数：2.00）A.He wants to rent an apartment.B.He plans to leave his company.C.He has found a job in London.D.He will inquire for the woman.(3).What is the man going to do?（分数：2.00）A.Go out with Nick.B.Ea

5、t out with Linda.C.Meet with a client.D.Discuss work with Mary.(4).What are the speakers talking about?（分数：2.00）A.How to manage people.B.Their departmental work.C.How to avoid getting fired.D.Their incompetent manager.(5).What do we learn about Mary?（分数：2.00）A.She is not interested in shopping.B.She

6、 is not free for housework.C.She is too busy to go shopping.D.She is interested in office work.What is the man?（分数：10.00）A.He is a judge.B.He is a lawyer.C.He is a teacher.D.He is a researcher.(2).Why does the woman eat out at noon?（分数：2.00）A.To keep fit.B.To save time.C.To save money.D.To make frie

7、nds.(3).What do we learn about David?（分数：2.00）A.He lost his job last week.B.He is working with Mary.C.He has been ill for a year.D.He earns less than before.(4).What does the woman think of the texts?（分数：2.00）A.They are too long.B.They read poorly.C.They suit beginners.D.They are interesting.(5).Wha

8、t do we learn about the man?（分数：2.00）A.He prefers fact-based reports.B.He spends a lot of time online.C.He enjoys exciting things in life.D.He puts much blame on technology.3.Part BDirections: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read e

9、ach of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE._Where did the woman take her first job after college?（分数：6.00）A.In a film stud

10、io.B.In a talent agency.C.In a publishing firm.D.In a television station.(2).Why did the woman s mother put her in acting classes?（分数：2.00）A.To enrich her after-school life.B.To develop her talent in acting.C.To make her know more people.D.To help her get over her shyness.(3).What is the woman s fav

11、orite sport?（分数：2.00）A.Table tennis.B.Swimming.C.Baseball.D.Skating.What do we know about the woman?（分数：8.00）A.She dislikes a challenging job.B.She is tired of her present job.C.She works in a big company.D.She is eager to get a pay rise.(2).What does the woman want the man to do?（分数：2.00）A.Give her

12、 some advice.B.Give her an interview.C.Help her write a resume.D.Help her find a good job.(3).What is the good start for an interview according to the man?（分数：2.00）A.Being confident.B.Being well-prepared.C.Showing proper manners.D.Doing a good self-introduction.(4).What should the woman avoid accord

13、ing to the man?（分数：2.00）A.Using the interviewers words.B.Anticipating possible questions.C.Talking too much about herself.D.Memorizing answers beforehand.Why does the woman ask the man for advice?（分数：8.00）A.He has a business in Athens.B.He spent a night in Athens.C.He is familiar with Athens.D.He us

14、ed to study in Athens.(2).What does the man advise the woman to do?（分数：2.00）A.Take part in a bus tour.B.See as much as possible.C.Go to the Phaliron coast.D.Stay in central Athens.(3).What does the man think the woman can enjoy at the Paralia?（分数：2.00）A.A peaceful walk.B.Historical sites.C.Greek foo

15、d.D.Local music.(4).Which of the following impressed the man most?（分数：2.00）A.A harbor.B.A stadium.C.A nightclub.D.A performance.Why did the man start the shoe-making company?（分数：8.00）A.To build his own shoe brand.B.To help children without shoes.C.To sell shoes to poor countries.D.To broaden his bus

16、iness scope.(2).What had the man done before he started the shoe-making company?（分数：2.00）A.He had started five companies.B.He had worked as a technician.C.He had worked in South America.D.He had taught five media courses.(3).When did the man come up with this new business model?（分数：2.00）A.Three year

17、s ago.B.Five years ago.C.Six years ago.D.Eight years ago.(4).What is the man s biggest focus in giving shoes to poor children?（分数：2.00）A.Giving them access to school.B.Cultivating their sense of wealth.C.Raising their sense of self-worth.D.Preventing horrible foot diseases.二、Use of English(总题数：3，分数：

18、30.00)4.Section II Use of English (15 minutes)Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1._Whenever I hear a recording of John Denver singing “Sunshine on My Shoulders,“ I find myself smiling, drawn to a love of

19、the sun and outdoors I ve had for decades as a Michigan native. Walking barefoot to the lake, playing shirtless in the sunlight, and breathing fresh air feel good. 1 Studies have found higher rates of high blood pressure among people with the lowest sun exposure. One reason may be due to nitric oxid

20、e, a gas whose production is stimulated when your skin is exposed to the sun s rays. 2Vitamin D, which sunlight helps your body produce, is also linked to better heart health. So walk outdoors for 15 to 30 minutes daily. 3Research on 280 volunteers there found that people had a reduced heart rate, a

21、nd lower blood pressure when they walked through a forest than when they spent time in an urban area. One of the consequences of modern society is that rarely is our body in direct contact with the ground. The earth has an electrical current. 4Although “earthing“ or “grounding“ is considered alterna

22、tive by mainstream medicine, research shows that the practice seems to be able to reduce heart disease risk. So, walk around barefoot whenever possible, let your backyard grass tickle your feet, and dig your toes into sandy beaches. 5A 2011 British review of 11 studies found that people who exercise

23、d outside generally reported more energy and less anger, tension, and depressionall factors contributing to heart attackthan those who worked out indoors.AExercising indoors is another option.BIt reduces both heart attack and stroke risks.CExercising outdoors may be more beneficial than working out

24、indoors.DIn Japan, walking through forests for healing has become a popular practice.EDirect contact with it may be a stabilizing force for good health.FAs a doctor, I can tell you they are also very good for your heart.GYoull get greater health benefits exercising where it s green.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_

25、填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Some of the greatest successes you can think of began with failure. What a big 1a little continued effort and determination can make. Workplace expert Nan Russell, author of “The Titleless Leader: How to Get Things Done When You re Not in Charge,“ offers a number of 2of p

26、eople who were deemed failures and then turned successful. Albert Einstein was 3to be mentally challenged as a child and told he would never amount to anything. Need we say how that one turned out? Walt Disney was fired from the Kansas City Star because the editor thought he lacked 4. Chester Carlso

27、n s early Xerox machines were 5by 20 companies before he finally found a business partner. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before inventing the light bulb. There are many quotes from the great inventor that are worth 6to memory. Here s just one:“ Many of life s failures are people who did no

28、t realize how 7they were to success when they gave up. “ So, while failure may not feel good, it s often an essential part of success, the trial-and-error that can lead to greater things. If you spend all your time 8about past mistakes, you might not notice when real opportunity arrives, so by all 9

29、, learn from your mistakesthen put them behind you, roll up your sleeves and get back to work. Here s one more quote from Edison for us to think about: “If we all did the things we are 10of, we would astound ourselves. “AcapableBcloseCcombinationDcommittingEcontributingFcreativityGdifferenceHencoura

30、gedIexamplesJjudgedKmeansLrejectedMtypicalNwaysOworrying（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：30.00)7.Section III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)_8.Part ADirections: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on e

31、ach text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1._Passwords are everywhere in computer security. All too often, they are also ineffective. A good password has to be both easy to remember and hard to guess, but in practice people seem to pay attention to the former. Names of wiv

32、es, husbands and children are popular. “ 123456“ or “12345“ are also common choices. That predictability lets security researchers(and hackers)create dictionaries which list common passwords, useful to those seeking to break in. But although researchers know that passwords are insecure, working out

33、just how insecure has been difficult. Many studies have only small samples to work on. However, with the co-operation of Yahoo!, Joseph Bonneau of Cambridge University obtained the biggest sample to date70 million passwords that came with useful data about their owners. Mr Bonneau found some interes

34、ting variations. Older users had better passwords than young ones. People whose preferred language was Korean or German chose the most secure passwords: those who spoke Indonesian the least. Passwords designed to hide sensitive information such as credit-card numbers were only slightly more secure t

35、han those protecting less important things, like access to games. “Nag screens“ that told users they had chosen a weak password made virtually no difference. And users whose accounts had been hacked in the past did not make more secure choices than those who had never been hacked. But it is the broa

36、der analysis of the sample that is of most interest to security researchers. For, despite their differences, the 70 million users were still predictable enough that a generic password dictionary was effective against both the entire sample and any slice of it. Mr Bonneau is blunt: “An attacker who c

37、an manage ten guesses per account will compromise around 1% of accounts. “ And that is a worthwhile outcome for a hacker. One obvious solution would be for sites to limit the number of guesses that can be made before access is blocked. Yet whereas the biggest sites, such as Google and Microsoft, do

38、take such measures, many do not. The reasons of their not doing so are various. So it s time for users to consider the alternatives to traditional passwords.（分数：10.00）(1).People tend to use passwords that are_.（分数：2.00）A.easy to rememberB.hard to figure outC.random numbersD.popular names(2).Research

39、ers find it difficult to know how unsafe passwords are due to _.（分数：2.00）A.lack of research toolsB.lack of research fundsC.limited time of studiesD.limited size of samples(3).It is indicated in the text that_.（分数：2.00）A.Indonesians are sensitive to password securityB.young people tend to have secure

40、 passwordsC.nag screens help little in password securityD.passwords for credit cards are usually safe(4).The underlined word “compromise“ in Para. 5 most probably means_.（分数：2.00）A.compriseB.compensateC.endangerD.encounter(5).The last paragraph of the text suggests that_.（分数：2.00）A.net users regulat

41、e their online behaviorsB.net users rely on themselves for securityC.big websites limit the number of guessesD.big websites offer users convenient accessJohn Lubbock, a British member of the Parliament, led to the first law to safeguard Britain s heritagethe Ancient Monuments Bill. How did it happen

42、? By the late 1800s more and more people were visiting Stonehenge for a day out. Now a World Heritage Site owned by the Crown, it was, at the time, privately owned and neglected. But the visitors left behind rubbish and leftover food. It encouraged rats that made holes at the stones foundations, wea

43、kening them. One of the upright stones had already fallen over and one had broken in two. They also chipped pieces off the stones for souvenirs and carved pictures into them, says architectural critic Jonathan Glancey. It was the same for other pre-historic remains, which were disappearing fast. Thr

44、eats also included farmers and landowners as the ancient stones got in the way of working on the fields and were a free source of building materials. Shocked and angry, Lubbock took up the fight. When he heard Britain s largest ancient stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire was up for sale in 1871 he

45、persuaded its owners to sell it to him and the stone circle was saved. “Lubbock aroused national attention for ancient monuments,“says Glancey. “At the time places like Stonehenge were just seen as a collection of stones, ancient sites to get building materials. “ “Lubbock knew they were the roots o

46、f British identity. He did for heritage what Darwin did for natural history. “ But Lubbock couldn t buy every threatened site. He knew laws were needed and tabled the Ancient Monuments Bill. It proposed government powers to take any pre-historic site under threat away from uncaring owners, a radical

47、 idea at the time. For eight years he tried and failed to get the bill through parliament. Finally, in 1882, it was voted into law. It had, however, been watered down: people had to willingly give their ancient monuments to the government. But what it did do was plant the idea that the state could preserve Britain