[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷148及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 148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 is the man going to do very soon? （ A） Take a taxi. （ B） Board a train. （ C） Take a bus. （ D） Take a plane. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） She wonders which newspaper he reads. （ B） She thinks the book is excellent. （ C） You should believe everything you read. （ D） Reaction to

3、the book has been different. 3 Why does the woman imply about Susan? （ A） She can probably do the job. （ B） She has written many letters. （ C） She knows who the translator is. （ D） She has heard about the letter. 4 When did the man graduate? （ A） In 1975. （ B） In 1977. （ C） In 1976. （ D） In 1978. 5

4、How does the man feel about the problem? （ A） Unconcerned. （ B） Upset. （ C） Confused. （ D） Responsible. 6 When must the girl turn in her term paper? （ A） By five oclock. （ B） Late in the afternoon. （ C） Thursday night. （ D） By twelve oclock. 7 How does the man feel about his job? （ A） He takes pleas

5、ure in doing his job. （ B） His job always bothers him, but he doesnt mind. （ C） Working overtime is really interesting for him. （ D） His job keeps him from working extra hours. 8 What does the man mean? （ A） The library no longer had the book on reserve. （ B） The library closed earlier than hed expe

6、cted. （ C） The professor had chosen a mystery book for him instead. （ D） The homework assignment isnt clear. 9 What can we learn about the woman? （ A） The woman doesnt have any hobby for her leisure time. （ B） The woman has much leisure time. （ C） The woman has much housework to do. （ D） The woman e

7、njoys her housework. 10 What is the price of one watch? （ A） 10 dollars. （ B） 5 dollars. （ C） 9 dollars. （ D） 18 dollars. 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 liste

8、ning, 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. 11 What is the most probable relationship between Lily and Charles? （ A） Mother and son. （ B） Friends. （ C） Colleagues. （ D） Shop

9、owner and shop assistant. 12 How long is Lily going to stay in Italy? （ A） One week. （ B） Two weeks. （ C） One week and a half. （ D） Only three days. 13 What is the weather probably like in Italy now? （ A） It is going to rain. （ B） It is cold and depressing. （ C） It is warm and sunny. （ D） It is wind

10、y. 14 What does the monologue mainly discuss? （ A） A recipe for a soft drink. （ B） The medical effects of cola. （ C） The history of cola. （ D） Soft drink production. 15 How was cola originally sold? （ A） As a soft drink. （ B） As a medicine. （ C） As flavored hard candy. （ D） As a cooking oil. 16 Whic

11、h of the following is true of John St. Pamberton? （ A） He was a drugstore clerk. （ B） He was a doctor. （ C） He developed the cola syrup. （ D） He suffered from severe headaches. 17 How was cola syrup made into a soft drink? （ A） By mixing it with special oils. （ B） By heating it. （ C） By combining it

12、 with different flavors. （ D） By adding soda water. 18 Why does the man go to the travel agency? （ A） To get help deciding where to take his vacation. （ B） To visit his friends in Paris. （ C） To get information about Parisian night clubs. （ D） To make a hotel reservation in Paris. 19 Which of the fo

13、llowing does the man want to visit least? （ A） Museums. （ B） Italy. （ C） Night clubs. （ D） Monuments. 20 Which part of the world does not the man want to visit? （ A） Africa. （ B） The Orient. （ C） Australia. （ D） South America. 21 Where does the man finally decide to spend his vacation? （ A） In Italy

14、. （ B） In several European countries. （ C） In Spain. （ D） In France. 22 What does the man ask the woman to do? （ A） Show his cousin around the campus. （ B） Go out for a dinner. （ C） Help him finish another term paper. （ D） Go to the park. 23 What is the cousin of the man? （ A） A university student.

15、（ B） A primary school student. （ C） A high school student. （ D） An adult. 24 What is the womans response to the mans request? （ A） She is pleased to do so. （ B） She declined. （ C） She didnt want to do, but she promised. （ D） She is indifferent. 25 Why is the man busy? （ A） Because he has a date that

16、 day. （ B） Because he is on duty at the library all day and cant get out of it. （ C） Because he is busy with his term paper. （ D） Because his other friends will come. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank

17、 and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 A special lab at the University of Chicago is busy only【 C1】 _It is a dream【 C2】 _where researchers are at work【 C3】 _dreamers. Their findings have concluded that【 C4】 _dreams from three to seven times each night,【 C5】_in ordinary life a person may【 C6】 _

18、none or only one of his dreams. While the【 C7】 _sleep, special machines【 C8】 _their brain waves and eye movements as well as the body movements that【 C9】 _the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects【 C10】 _soundly. 【 C11】 _say that a person usually fidgets(烦躁 )before a dream.【 C12】_the dream has

19、started, his body relaxes and his eyes【 C13】 _more active, as if the curtain【 C14】 _on a show. When the machine【 C15】 _that the dream is over, a buzzer wakes the【 C16】 _. He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleep perhaps to【 C17】 _some more. Researchers have found that if the dreamer, is

20、【 C18】 _immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even【 C19】_his【 C20】 _of the dream will have faded. That s why most people have many dreams at night, but forget most of them in the morning. 26 【 C1】 （ A） at noon （ B） in the morning （ C） at night

21、 （ D） in spring 27 【 C2】 （ A） mill （ B） laboratory （ C） hospital （ D） classroom 28 【 C3】 （ A） studying （ B） studied （ C） to study （ D） having studied 29 【 C4】 （ A） everyone （ B） anyone （ C） someone （ D） no one 30 【 C5】 （ A） therefore （ B） if （ C） despite （ D） although 31 【 C6】 （ A） miss （ B） remembe

22、r （ C） realize （ D） notice 32 【 C7】 （ A） objects （ B） experiments （ C） goals （ D） subjects 33 【 C8】 （ A） manufacture （ B） initiate （ C） prepare （ D） record 34 【 C9】 （ A） signal （ B） sign （ C） sigh （ D） assign 35 【 C10】 （ A） work （ B） wake （ C） sleep （ D） remain 36 【 C11】 （ A） Subjects （ B） Examiners

23、 （ C） Computers （ D） Observers 37 【 C12】 （ A） Once （ B） Never （ C） Hardly （ D） Frequently 38 【 C13】 （ A） start （ B） produce （ C） become （ D） appeal 39 【 C14】 （ A） had gone up （ B） has gone up （ C） goes up （ D） is going up 40 【 C15】 （ A） decides （ B） pronounces （ C） refers （ D） indicates 41 【 C16】 （

24、A） researcher （ B） body （ C） sleeper （ D） on-looker 42 【 C17】 （ A） remember （ B） forget （ C） imagine （ D） dream 43 【 C18】 （ A） asleep （ B） wakened （ C） wakening （ D） slept 44 【 C19】 （ A） more five minutes （ B） five more minute （ C） five minutes （ D） five more minutes 45 【 C20】 （ A） colour （ B） recor

25、d （ C） memory （ D） description Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competi

26、tion will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A re

27、cent study found that almost 8 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States. The study has also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than on

28、e million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this years world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold. Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come

29、to this country? And how long has it existed in other parts of the world? No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some scientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that a

30、ncient Greeks and Romans and native American Indians all played games similar to soccer. Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modern soccer. They also agree that the British spread the game around the world. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, ear

31、ly soccer balls were often made of animal stomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we have today. 46 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? （ A） Americans were preparing for the world cup when the author wrote this article. （ B） More and younge

32、r Americans became interested in soccer in the last 30 years. （ C） Soccer is the fastest developing sport in the world. （ D） The article was written before the world cup held in the United States. 47 Which was the most popular sport as a traditional game among students? （ A） Basketball. （ B） America

33、n football. （ C） Soccer. （ D） Tennis. 48 For how long has soccer been played in the United States? （ A） About a hundred years, （ B） About fifty years. （ C） Only recently. （ D） About thirty years. 49 Who invented the modern soccer game? （ A） American Indians. （ B） The British. （ C） The Greeks. （ D） T

34、he Romans. 50 What is the author going to state in the next paragraph? （ A） There have been attempts to start a professional soccer organization in the US. （ B） In the 12th century soccer games in Britain often involved whole towns. （ C） Professional soccer grew quickly in Europe. （ D） Experts belie

35、ved that the United States would win. 50 The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African- American president do for race relations? Obamas victory appears to have given b

36、lacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told The Los Angeles Times, “Kobe doesnt have to be everybodys role model any more.“ Recent polls also su

37、ggest that Obamas victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites “will finally be worked out“. This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the

38、civil rights revolution in 1963. However, its still too early to tell whether Obamas presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities. Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such nu

39、mbers can be blamed on any number of factors on Americas racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in black communities. It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that

40、 eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. “Thats not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama,“ he told The Los Angeles Times. “Its actually the people closest to them. Barrack only has so much influence.“ In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips,

41、Obamas rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US. “When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barrack Obama,“ he told Londons The Times newspaper. “It

42、will be the first time weve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift(心理转变 ) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world.“ 51 For years, before Obama was elected president of the US,_. （ A） Kobe was the only role model for all the blacks （ B） blacks

43、 could only find role models on the basketball court （ C） minorities in America couldnt find role models in their real life （ D） American blacks had no role model who was successful in the political field 52 According to Bill Bank,_. （ A） its better for young blacks to find role models in those who

44、are close to them （ B） young blacks should not be so much influenced by Obama （ C） blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their reality （ D） Obama is not the proper role model for African-Americans 53 What does “work out“ (in paragraph 4) probably mean? （ A） work outside the

45、house （ B） help have a clear explanation （ C） solve the problem （ D） train their ability 54 What would be the best title for this passage? （ A） The First African-American President （ B） Americas New Role Model （ C） Obama A Successful Black （ D） Choosing a Right Role Model 55 What will be the huge ps

46、ychological shift Trevor mentioned at the end of the passage? （ A） The other three leaders all support Obama. （ B） Obama is an African-American president. （ C） None of the four leaders is white. （ D） The other three leaders except Obama are from Asian countries. 55 The research carried out by the Un

47、iversity of Bari in Italy could help prove hospitals who are accused of wasting money on art and decoration as it suggests a pleasant environment helps patients ease discomfort and pain. A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women

48、 to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli. They were then asked to look at either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped a short laser

49、pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been stuck by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when looking at the ugly paintings or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brains electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings. While distractions, such as music, are known to