[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷110及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 110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 does the man suggest? （ A） Getting up. earlier. （ B） Making an appointment. （ C） Going to the bookstore. （ D） Not going to school. 2 How much does one ticket cost? （ A） $1.40. （ B） $6.40. （ C） $4.30. （ D） $8.60. 3 What will Jack probably doe （ A） Take the woman to the park. （ B）

3、Go and see his mother. （ C） Write a letter to his mother. （ D） Attend a birthday party. 4 What did the man say about the end of the movie? （ A） He didnt want to answer. （ B） He didnt know. （ C） The girl died in the war. （ D） The girl married her sweetheart. 5 Whats the relationship between the man a

4、nd the woman? （ A） Clerk and customer. （ B） Policeman and motorist. （ C） Detective and spy. （ D） Policeman and thief. 6 What is Mr. Daviss occupation? （ A） Lawyer. （ B） Electrician. （ C） Heart surgeon. （ D） Gardener. 7 Which is not mentioned as factors that lead to the mans decision? （ A） An attract

5、ive salary. （ B） His proficiency in maths. （ C） His teachers opinion. （ D） His feeling for design. 8 What information did the woman give the man about George? （ A） He is going to be operated on at 9 oclock. （ B） He is under operation now. （ C） He already had his operation. （ D） He is all right now.

6、9 What does the woman mean? （ A） She cant wait for service. （ B） She loves her car dearly. （ C） Shes annoyed with the frequent breakdown. （ D） Shell have to change the battery herself. 10 Which of the following is not included in the hotel services? （ A） Color television. （ B） A private bathroom. （

7、C） A morning paper. （ D） Complimentary fruit. 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, B, C or D. After listening, you wi

8、ll have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What do we have in the French Quarter? （ A） Many French people. （ B） Narrow streets and little old shops. （ C） Many foreign restaurants. （ D） Jazz music bands. 12 What do we know about Ban Francisco? （ A

9、） It is a city. built in the mountains. （ B） It has the world-famous bridge. （ C） Visiting the city is not so easy. （ D） It has no bus service. 13 In which city can people enjoy jazz? （ A） New York. （ B） New Orleans. （ C） San Francisco. （ D） The Golden Gate Bridge. 14 What do Tom and Jane mainly dis

10、cuss? （ A） Toms test. （ B） Jane s research paper. （ C） Go swimming over at the student center. （ D） Plans for the evening. 15 Why does Jane refuse Toms invitation? （ A） Because she wants to study for a test. （ B） Because she wants to go swimming at the student center. （ C） Because she has to do rese

11、arch in the library. （ D） Because she is not interested in the man. 16 What does the man suggest that they do after dinner? （ A） They will go to the Grill. （ B） They will go to the library. （ C） They will go swimming. （ D） They will walk home. 17 What do we learn about Tom? （ A） That he is not a stu

12、dent. （ B） That he is not a serious student. （ C） That he is not very concerned about Jane. （ D） That he is willing to compromise. 18 Whats wrong with the woman? （ A） She needs to take more exercise. （ B） Her uncles health has not improved. （ C） She cant understand the doctor. （ D） Her ankle is swol

13、len. 19 What advice did the man give the woman? （ A） To sit at home for four days. （ B） To take four tablets a day. （ C） To sit for four hours a day with her leg raised. （ D） To ask her uncle to raise her four times a day. 20 What made it difficult to follow the mans advice? （ A） She had too many re

14、sponsibilities at home. （ B） She didnt want to lose her job. （ C） She had run out of tablets. （ D） She didnt understand what she was told to do. 21 In what tone does the man talk to the woman? （ A） Sympathetic. （ B） Firm. （ C） Scornful. （ D）推理题。 22 For what reason did the farmer go to see a doctor i

15、n the town? （ A） He wanted to pay less money. （ B） The town was not far from his home. （ C） The doctor in the village failed to cure him. （ D） The doctor in the village refused to treat him again. 23 Why was the doctor surprised when the farmer said “Here Fm again“? （ A） He did not expect that the f

16、armer would come. （ B） He had never seen the farmer before. （ C） He seldom had patients from the countryside. （ D） Tile farmer was seriously ill. 24 Why did the farmer insist on giving the doctor one pound? （ A） He was thankful that the doctor cured him. （ B） The doctor never accepted money from a p

17、oor patient. （ C） The doctor thought it unfair to accept the money since he had done nothing. （ D） He insisted that it was his second visit to the doctor. 25 How much should the farmer have paid the doctor? （ A） Three pounds. （ B） One pound. （ C） Two pounds. （ D） Nothing. 一、 Section II Use of Englis

18、h (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. 25 During recent years we have heard much about “race“: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the【 C1】

19、_phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications. We judge race usually【 C2】 _the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But if you【 C3】 _remove the skin you could not【 C4】 _anything about the race【 C5】 _the individual belonged. There is nothing in

20、 physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to【 C6】 _a difference. There are four types of blood.【 C7】 _types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the【 C8】 _, No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonge

21、d. Brains will【 C9】_in size, but this occurs within every race.【 C10】 _does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain【 C11】 _examined belonged to a person of weak【 C12】 _. On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had【 C13】 _brains. Mental tests which are reas

22、onably【 C14】 _show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race.【 C15】 _equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location. Individuals of

23、every race【 C16】 _civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people,【 C17】_enable them to behave in a【 C18】 _way. The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new【 C19】

24、 _is better and higher than anything【 C20】 _the past. 26 【 C1】 （ A） complete （ B） full （ C） total （ D） whole 27 【 C2】 （ A） in （ B） from （ C） at （ D） on 28 【 C3】 （ A） will （ B） were to （ C） shall （ D） would 29 【 C4】 （ A） speak （ B） talk （ C） tell （ D） mention 30 【 C5】 （ A） which （ B） where （ C） to wh

25、ich （ D） that 31 【 C6】 （ A） display （ B） indicate （ C） demonstrate （ D） appear 32 【 C7】 （ A） All （ B） Most （ C） No （ D） Some 33 【 C8】 （ A） same （ B） identical （ C） similar （ D） alike 34 【 C9】 （ A） remain （ B） increase （ C） decrease （ D） vary 35 【 C10】 （ A） Only （ B） Or （ C） Nor （ D） So 36 【 C11】 （ A

26、） ever （ B） then （ C） never （ D） once 37 【 C12】 （ A） health （ B） body （ C） mind （ D） thought 38 【 C13】 （ A） big （ B） small （ C） minor （ D） major 39 【 C14】 （ A） true （ B） exact （ C） certain （ D） accurate 40 【 C15】 （ A） Provided （ B） Concerning （ C） Given （ D） Following 41 【 C16】 （ A） make （ B） cause

27、（ C） move （ D） turn 42 【 C17】 （ A） and （ B） but （ C） though （ D） so 43 【 C18】 （ A） ordinary （ B） peculiar （ C） usual （ D） common 44 【 C19】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） whichever （ D） whatever 45 【 C20】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） within （ D） in Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the qu

28、estions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed in- credible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developm

29、ents in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will

30、 vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change will make thou-sands, if not millions, redundant. Even people in traditional professions,

31、 where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry

32、out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go

33、 to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills. What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment? We shouldnt hide our heads in the sand. Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle. People should get computer li

34、terate as this just might save them from professional extinction. After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future. Strangely enough, there will still be jobs like rubbish collectio

35、n and cleaning as it is tough to programme tasks which are largely unpredictable. 46 According to the writer, the rate of change in technology _. （ A） will remain the same. （ B） will slow down （ C） will speed up （ D） can not be predicted 47 The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have re

36、volutionized communications and _. （ A） bookshops will not exist （ B） the present postal system will have disappeared （ C） people will no longer send letters （ D） the postmen will have been replaced by the motor cars. 48 From the passage, we can infer that _. （ A） professionals wont be affected by n

37、ew technology （ B） doctors wont be as efficient as computers （ C） computers can not replace lawyers （ D） experts will know less in the future 49 The passage tells us that in the future _. （ A） children will not be taught in schools （ B） no teachers will be needed （ C） teachers will be less knowledge

38、able （ D） children will learn life skills at school 50 In the writers view, _. （ A） people should be prepared for the future （ B） there exists no threat of unemployment （ C） unions can stop the unfavorable change （ D） people had better become cleaners 50 Police fired tear gas and arrested more than

39、5,000 passively resisting protestors Friday in an attempt to break up the largest antinuclear demonstration ever staged in the United States. More than 135,000 demonstrators confronted police on the construction site of a 1,000-mega- watt nuclear power plant scheduled to provide power to most of sou

40、thern New Hampshire. organizers of the huge demonstration said, the protest was continuing despite the police actions. More demonstrators were arriving to keep up the pressure on state authorities to cancel the project. The demonstrator had charged that the project was unsafe in the densely populate

41、d area, would create thermal pollution in the bay, and had no acceptable means for disposing of its radioactive wastes. The demonstrations would go on until the jails and the courts were so overloaded that the state judicial system Would collapse. Governor Stanforth Thumper insisted that there would

42、 be no reconisderation of the power project and no delay in its construction set for completion in three years. “This project will be gin on time and the people of this state will begin to receive its benefits on schedule. Those who break the law in misguided attempts to sabotage the project will be

43、 dealt with according to the law,“ he said. And police called in reinforcements from all over the state to handle the disturbances. The protests began before dawn Friday when several thousand demonstrators broke through police lines around the cordoned-off construction site. They carried placards th

44、at read “No Nukes is Good Nukes,“ “Sunpower , Not Nuclear Power,“ and “Stop Private Profits from Public Peril.“ They defied police Order to move from the area. Tear gas canisters fired by police failed to dislodge the protestors who had come prepared with their own gas masks or facecloths. Finally g

45、as-masked and helmeted police charged into the crowd to drag off the demonstrators one by one. The protestors did not resist police, but refused to walk away under their own power. Those arrested would be charged with unlawful assembly, trespassing, and disturbing the peace. 51 What were the demonst

46、rators protesting about? （ A） Private profits. （ B） Nuclear PowerStation. （ C） The project of nuclear power construction. （ D） Public peril. 52 Who had gas-masks? （ A） Everybody. （ B） A part of the protestors. （ C） Policemen. （ D） Both A and C 53 Which of the following was. NOT mentioned as a reason

47、 for the demonstration? （ A） Public transportation. （ B） Public peril. （ C） Pollution. （ D） Disposal of wastes. 54 With whom were the jails and courts overloaded? （ A） With prisoners. （ B） With arrested demonstrators. （ C） With criminals （ D） with protestors. 55 What is the attitude of Governor Stan

48、forth Thumper toward the power project and the demonstration? （ A） Stubborn. （ B） Insistent. （ C） Insolvable. （ D） Remissible. 55 The cunning Internet entrepreneurs who Constantly try to manipulate Googles Search engine results for a competitive edge were trying their best to match wits face-to-face

49、 with the companys top engineers. Googles experts, despite putting on a show of being helpful, werent about to reveal their “secret sauce“-Googles tightly guarded formula for ranking Web sites. For the millions of Web sites without a well-known domain name, those rankings can mean the difference between success or failure because Googles search engine drives so much of the Internets traffic, With so much at stake, low-ranked Web