[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷103及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 103及答案与解析 Part A Directions: 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 dialogu

2、e ONLY ONCE. 1 What job does Mr. Smith probably have? （ A） Worker. （ B） Mechanic. （ C） Typist. （ D） Waiter. 2 What does the woman mean ? （ A） She doesnt know how long they will have to wait. （ B） They are going to be in Wuhan at eight. （ C） They are going to be very late. （ D） The train doesnt go to

3、 Wuhan. 3 What does the woman mean? （ A） It is almost time for lunch. （ B） Only a few bananas will be eaten at lunch. （ C） There are just enough bananas for lunch. （ D） There wont be many people for lunch. 4 What does the woman mean? （ A） No one knows how Kate gets to work. （ B） She doesnt think the

4、 microphone works. （ C） She threw the microphone away. （ D） Its surprising that Kate could repair the microphone. 5 How long will they wait until the film starts ? （ A） 15 minutes. （ B） 45 minutes. （ C） 7 minutes. （ D） 8 minutes. 6 Where does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a post

5、 office. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a bank. （ D） In a supermarket. 7 What did the man ask the woman to do? （ A） Go on a diet. （ B） Have a snack. （ C） Play some tennis. （ D） Stop screaming. 8 What can we assume from this conversation? （ A） The man is a judge. （ B） Its an interviewer. （ C） The man agree

6、s with the woman. （ D） The man believes that Jack will quit his job. 9 What does the woman mean? （ A） The man should not expect her to go along. （ B） She doesnt think she has enough money. （ C） She will go even though the movie is bad. （ D） The man should count the number of people going. 10 Who is

7、the man? （ A） a judge. （ B） An interviewer. （ C） a professor. （ D） A counselor. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A,

8、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. 11 What is Franks hobby? （ A） Working in the garden. （ B） Bowling. （ C） Collecting coins. （ D） Collecting stamps. 12 Where does the woman want to go someday? （ A） Mexico. （

9、 B） China. （ C） Japan. （ D） Canada. 13 What time does Sue usually finish work? （ A） At 10:00 p.m. （ B） Midnight. （ C） At 5:00 p. m. （ D） At 9:30. 14 What is the most important reason that the man is against traveling abroad? （ A） He cannot speak any foreign languages. （ B） It is more expensive than

10、domestic traveling. （ C） He has to travel by plane. （ D） It needs careful planning. 15 What can we learn from the woman? （ A） She has been to most interesting places in Europe. （ B） She has planned to tour Britain next year. （ C） Her job involves use of foreign languages. （ D） She has a well-paid jo

11、b in Britain. 16 What will they have to do if they go abroad according to the man? （ A） They have to change money and deal with the foreign currency. （ B） They have to buy plenty of food and other things for the traveling. （ C） They have to learn the language of the country where they travel. （ D） T

12、hey have to borrow a large sum of money for the traveling. 17 What holiday are the speakers planning for? （ A） Their autumn holiday. （ B） Their spring holiday. （ C） Their winter holiday. （ D） Their summer holiday. 18 What is Professor Edward Johnson sometimes called by his students? （ A） Professor J

13、ohnson. （ B） Edward. （ C） Mr. Johnson. （ D） Professor Edward. 19 What is American students attitude toward their teachers? （ A） They do not respect their teachers. （ B） They admire their teachers very much. （ C） They can openly criticize their teachers. （ D） They usually do not obey their teachers.

14、20 How would a foreign student feel if he tried to imitate the behavior of American students? （ A） Disrespectful. （ B） Happy. （ C） Relaxed. （ D） Relieved. 21 How can this problem of foreign students be solved according to the passage? （ A） There is no answer. （ B） Return to their homeland. （ C） Talk

15、 about it with their classmates. （ D） Time will help. 22 What does John ask Susan to do? （ A） Help him with a term paper. （ B） Go to a concert. （ C） Take care of his cousin. （ D） Arrange his cousins interview. 23 What will John do on Saturday? （ A） Finish his paper. （ B） Go to the library. （ C） Cook

16、 dinner for his cousin. （ D） Go to the school hall. 24 What does John say about his cousins interests? （ A） He forgets to ask about her hobbies. （ B） He hears she enjoys music concerts. （ C） He thinks she enjoys traveling. （ D） He doesnt know what she likes to do. 25 What can be inferred about Johns

17、 cousin? （ A） She is shy before strangers. （ B） She is younger than he is. （ C） She is very independent. （ D） She is very lazy. 一、 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

18、1. 25 A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply.all these were important【 C1】 _in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.【 C2】 _they were not enough. Something【 C3】_was needed to start the industrial process. That “something special“ w

19、as men -【 C4】 _individuals who could invent machines, find new【 C5】 _of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who【 C6】 _the machines of the Industrial Revolution【 C7】_from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were【 C8】_inventors than scientists. A man

20、 who is a【 C9】 _scientist is primarily interested in doing his research【 C10】 _. He is not necessarily working【 C11】_that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is【 C12】 _trying to make something that has a concrete【 C13】 _. He may try to solve a problem by using

21、the theories【 C14】 _science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a【 C15】 _result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of【 C16】_other objectives. Most of the people who【 C17】 _the machines of the Indus

22、trial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had【 C18】 _or no training in science might not have made their inventions【 C19】 _a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years【 C20】_. 26 【 C1】 （ A） cases （ B） reasons （ C） factors

23、（ D） situations 27 【 C2】 （ A） But （ B） And （ C） Besides （ D） Even 28 【 C3】 （ A） else （ B） near （ C） extra （ D） similar 29 【 C4】 （ A） generating （ B） effective （ C） motivation （ D） creative 30 【 C5】 （ A） origins （ B） sources （ C） bases （ D） discoveries 31 【 C6】 （ A） employed （ B） created （ C） operate

24、d （ D） controlled 32 【 C7】 （ A） came （ B） arrived （ C） stemmed （ D） appeared 33 【 C8】 （ A） less （ B） better （ C） more （ D） worse 34 【 C9】 （ A） genuine （ B） practical （ C） pure （ D） clever 35 【 C10】 （ A） happily （ B） occasionally （ C） reluctantly （ D） accurately 36 【 C11】 （ A） now （ B） and （ C） all （

25、 D） so 37 【 C12】 （ A） seldom （ B） sometimes （ C） usually （ D） never 38 【 C13】 （ A） plan （ B） use （ C） idea （ D） means 39 【 C14】 （ A） of （ B） with （ C） to （ D） as 40 【 C15】 （ A） single （ B） sole （ C） specialized （ D） specific 41 【 C16】 （ A） few （ B） those （ C） many （ D） all 42 【 C17】 （ A） proposed （

26、B） developed （ C） supplied （ D） offered 43 【 C18】 （ A） little （ B） much （ C） some （ D） any 44 【 C19】 （ A） as （ B） if （ C） because （ D） while 45 【 C20】 （ A） ago （ B） past （ C） ahead （ D） before Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or

27、 D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 In the past, it was believed that depression was more prevalent among the poorer and less educated people, but that is not the case. The truth is, depression can afflict people from all walks of life, and often it hits the most ambitious, creative and cons

28、cientious, it is fallacious to think that people on the corporate rung of the social ladder are not prone (易于 ) to this malady ( 疾病 ). In fact, executives and professionals who are burdened with mounting pressures in their work may succumb to all these pressures and become depressed. The suicide of

29、Vincent Foster, Jr., a noted American lawyer and White House official is a case in point. Despite the glamour of his position, which many people thought enviable, he felt overburdened with pressures and decided to take the easy way out. Studies show that people born later in this century have experi

30、enced much more depression than those born earlier. In fact the rate of depression over the last two generations has increased tenfold. Experts theorize that it could be due to the fact that the younger generations have higher expectations from life and are therefore more likely to suffer from failu

31、re disappointment and hence, depression. Depression is easily recognizable. The depressed person feels sad or down in the dumps, and loses interest in even the most pleasurable activities. Moreover, he suffers from either significant gain or loss of weight, sleeplessness or oversleeping, sluggish mo

32、vement and thinking, fatigue, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, impaired concentration and forgetfulness, and in extreme cases, the afflicted person may have suicidal tendencies. It is often believed that depression runs in the family, but this is not conclusively so, since there are cases where

33、depressed persons do not have a history of depression in their families. Depression is often work related although at times it has its roots in family relations. People who suffer from depression need not stay in the closet, since it is not a sin or a shame to be depressed. A prompt visit to a psych

34、ologist means prompt treatment and hence prompt recovery. Experts guarantee that depression is easily treatable, and in nip in tile bud cases, the patient fully recovers in a few days, thtmks to the variety of effective treatment available. 46 According to the author, depression _. （ A） affects the

35、poor and less educated people more than the rich and successful ones （ B） seldom attacks executives （ C） is not limited to any particular class of people （ D） is caused by ones ambition 47 Studies show depression_. （ A） is more common today than in the past decades （ B） was more common in the old ge

36、nerations （ C） increased ten times in the days of our parents and grandparents （ D） afflicts only young people 48 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? （ A） Very high expectations for the individual make him more prone to depression. （ B） A depressed person feels sad and dejected. （ C） Peop

37、le need not attempt to hide their depression because its not a shameful thing. （ D） Depression is hereditary. 49 Depression can be easily cured_. （ A） if the patient is young （ B） at the early stage of the disease （ C） when plants are in bad （ D） if the patient goes to see a psychologist 50 The pass

38、age is mainly a_. （ A） description of the symptoms of depression （ B） brief introduction of depression （ C） summary of tile causes of depression （ D） list of treatment of depression 50 About ten men in every hundred suffer from colour blindness in some way; women are luckier only about one in two hu

39、ndred is affected in this manner. There are different forms of colour blindness. A man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the differenee between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everyth

40、ing in shades of green a strange world indeed. In certain occupations colour blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested most carefully. For example, when fighting at night, soldiers use lights of flares to signal to each other. A green light may mean “Advance“ and a red hght may mean “Dang

41、er! Keep back!“ You can see what will happen if somebody thinks that red is green! Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones“. These help to see in a bright light and to tell the difference between colours. T

42、here are also millions of “rods“ but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but not colour. Wait until it is dark tonight, then go outside. Look round you and try to see what colors you can recognize. Birds and animals which hunt at night have eyes which contain few or

43、no cones at all, so they cannot see colours. As far as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colours at all. Similarly cats and dogs cannot see colours as well as we can. Insects can see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to us, and some of them can even see X-rays. The wings of a moth may seem

44、grey and dull to us, but to insects they may appear beautiful, showing colours which we cannot see. Scientists know that there are other colours around us which insects can see but which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colours. Mosquitoes like blue, but do not like yellow. A red light will

45、 not attract insects but a blue tamp will. 51 Among people who suffer from colour blindness _. （ A） some may see everything in shades of green （ B） few can tell tile difference between blue and green （ C） few may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green （ D） very few may think that

46、everything in the world is in green 52 When millions of rods in our eyes are at work in darkness we call see （ A） colours only （ B） shapes and colours （ C） shapes only （ D） darkness only 53 According to the passage, bats and adult owls cannot see colours, （ A） because they hunt at night （ B） because

47、 they cannot see light （ C） because they have no cones and rods （ D） because they have no cones 54 According to the passage, dogs and cats, （ A） as well as human beings can not see some colours （ B） have fewer cones than human beings （ C） have less rods than human beings （ D） can see colours as well

48、 as human beings 55 Which of the following is not true about insects? （ A） Insects can see more colours than human beings. （ B） Insects can see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to man. （ C） All insects have their favorite colours. （ D） The world is more colorful to insects than to human beings.

49、55 Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position is the history of human knowledge. For many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the vaguest of insight. It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of preindustrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extr