[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷181及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 181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 Whats the most possible relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Employer and employee. （ C） Barber and guest. （ D） Waiter and guest. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） They shouldnt change their plan. （ B） They should change their mind. （ C） Weather forecasts

3、are not reliable. （ D） The tennis game wont last long. 3 Why cant the woman eat more? （ A） Because she doesnt like meat pie. （ B） Because she is full. （ C） Because she doesnt feel hungry. （ D） Because she wants to lose weight. 4 What does the woman suggest the man doing? （ A） Rush to work. （ B） Go w

4、ith her together. （ C） Drive her car. （ D） Hurry up. 5 Where are the two speakers? （ A） At home. （ B） At the airport. （ C） At the railway station （ D） At office. 6 Who is the visitor? （ A） Mr. Johnson. （ B） Jane Johnson. （ C） Jane McDonald. （ D） McDonald Johnson 7 What can we infer from the conversa

5、tion? （ A） An old lady took the couples suitcase by mistake. （ B） An old lady stole the couples suitcase at the restaurant. （ C） The old lady took their clothes by mistake. （ D） The woman forgot to put clothes in their suitcase. 8 what will the woman do this evening? （ A） Go to disco. （ B） Write her

6、 paper. （ C） Visit a professor. （ D） Join a party. 9 How does the man like his salad? （ A） Its nice and fresh. （ B） Its rather tasteless. （ C） Its salty. （ D） It tastes bad. 10 What does the woman want to do? （ A） Visit the clothing company tomorrow. （ B） Apply for a job in the clothing company. （ C

7、） Help the company recruit graduate students. （ D） Get a part-time job before graduation. 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 ch

8、oosing 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 Why didnt the farmer know what to do when the sack of wheat fell on the ground? （ A） Because the sack broke. （ B） Because the farmer was not strong enough to l

9、ift the sack alone. （ C） Because the farmer fell down, too. （ D） Because the sack was too heavy for the horse. 12 What did the farmer feel when he recognized the rider? （ A） Humble. （ B） Happy. （ C） Discouraged. （ D） Ashamed. 13 Which of the following is not true? （ A） The rider helped the farmer. （

10、 B） The rider didnt ask. the farmer for money. （ C） The rider wanted the farmer to help anyone else in trouble. （ D） The rider wanted some wheat. 14 Who do you think are the two speakers in the conversation? （ A） Betty and Tom. （ B） Alice and Smith. （ C） Marta and John. （ D） Maria and Joseph. 15 Wha

11、t are they doing at the airport? （ A） They are traveling together. （ B） They are having a walk. （ C） They are saying goodbye to each other. （ D） They are chatting. 16 What is John? （ A） He is a lawyer. （ B） He is a doctor. （ C） He is a tour guide. （ D） He is a student 17 What is Marta afraid of? （ A

12、） She is afraid that John will forget all about her once he leaves. （ B） She is afraid that John will never come back once he leaves. （ C） She is afraid that John will come back once he leaves. （ D） All the above. 18 At what point in the semester does this talk take place? （ A） At the beginning. （ B

13、） In the middle. （ C） Near the end. （ D） During the final exam. 19 Which of the following is NOT the duty of the lab instructor? （ A） Taking care of the students safety. （ B） Grading their lab notebooks. （ C） Helping set up the experiments. （ D） Giving them lectures on physics. 20 Why does the speak

14、er tell the story about Newton? （ A） To illustrate what a great scientist he was. （ B） To explain why lab equipment must be cleaned carefully. （ C） To emphasize the need for proper precautions. （ D） To show how theoretical chemistry has advanced. 21 What will the students probably do after the talk?

15、 （ A） Leave the room. （ B） Hand in their lab notebooks. （ C） Go to Professor Kaplans office. （ D） Work on an experiment. 22 Why did the man give up studying physics? （ A） His eyesight was too poor. （ B） Physics was too hard for him. （ C） He had to work to support himself. （ D） He didnt like physics

16、any more, 23 Why did the man resign from the engineering firm? （ A） He wanted to travel. （ B） He found his job boring. （ C） He was not qualified to be an engineer. （ D） He was not happy with the new director. 24 Why did the man take the job at the travel agency? （ A） He wanted to go to Spain. （ B） H

17、e wanted to work with his friend. （ C） He enjoyed travelling around the world. （ D） He was rejected by the engineering firm. 25 Why did the man start to teach English part-time? （ A） The owner of the school promised him a good position. （ B） He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent. （

18、C） He wanted to earn more to support his family. （ D） He enjoyed teaching English. 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 1. 25 Most young people enjoy physical activi

19、ties, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering. These who have a passion【 C1】 _climbing high and difficult mountains are often【 C2】 _with astonishment. Why are men and women【 C3】 _to suffer cold and hardship, and to【 C4】 _on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the differen

20、ce between mountaineering and other forms of activities【 C5】_which men give their leisure. There are no man-made rules, as there are for【 C6】 _games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to【 C7】_, but it is this freedom from man-made rules【

21、C8】 _makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own【 C9】_. If we【 C10】 _mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is【 C11】 _mountaineering is not a “team work“. However, it is only our misunderstanding.

22、 There are, in fact, no “matches“【 C12】 _“teams“ of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may【 C13】 _, obviously, there is teamwork. A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural【 C14】 _that are stronger and more powerful than man. His

23、 sport requires high mental and【 C15】_qualities. A mountain climber【 C16】 _to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions【 C17】 _in their early twenties. But it is not【 C18】 _for men of fifty or sixty to climb the

24、highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more【 C19】_than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less【 C20】_of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment. 26 【 C1】 （ A） for （ B） in （ C） to （ D） of 27 【 C2】 （ A） looked up to （ B） looked forward （ C） looked into （ D） lo

25、oked upon 28 【 C3】 （ A） willing （ B） reluctant （ C） unwilling （ D） probable 29 【 C4】 （ A） take pains （ B） run risk （ C） take a risk （ D） make efforts 30 【 C5】 （ A） to （ B） with （ C） for （ D） towards 31 【 C6】 （ A） so （ B） various （ C） different （ D） such 32 【 C7】 （ A） apply （ B） worry （ C） ignore （ D

26、） notice 33 【 C8】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） how （ D） why 34 【 C9】 （ A） methods （ B） forms （ C） rules （ D） activities 35 【 C10】 （ A） correlate （ B） relate （ C） compare （ D） contrast 36 【 C11】 （ A） for （ B） what （ C） which （ D） that 37 【 C12】 （ A） within （ B） from （ C） beyond （ D） between 38 【 C13】 （

27、A） exist （ B） go （ C） depend （ D） confide 39 【 C14】 （ A） strength （ B） storms （ C） powers （ D） forces 40 【 C15】 （ A） physician （ B） physical （ C） physiological （ D） psychological 41 【 C16】 （ A） tries （ B） continues （ C） wants （ D） decides 42 【 C17】 （ A） will be （ B） appear （ C） are （ D） is 43 【 C18】

28、 （ A） unusual （ B） normal （ C） common （ D） strange 44 【 C19】 （ A） strength （ B） efforts （ C） energy （ D） time 45 【 C20】 （ A） shortage （ B） lack （ C） rubbish （ D） waste 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

29、ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Every time we open our mouths and speak we label ourselves I am English, you may be Bulgarian or African. We are all human beings, but sometimes we have communication problems which can lead to suspicion and misunderstanding. If you speak English, you have an advantage. The Englis

30、h language means power and freedom to many. It dominates international relations. It affects nearly all our lives in one way or another, influencing everything from pop music to diplomatic relations. Yet only around 10% of the worlds population are native English language speakers. Many of you who a

31、re reading now will have struggled to learn the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of this very complicated language. But there could be another solution: learning Esperanto. Esperanto, meaning “one who hopes“, is an artificial language which is said to be the earliest in the world to learn. It w

32、as invented in 1887 by Ludwig Zamnehof, a young Polish optician. The usefulness of Esperanto has been recognized the world over. It is now estimated that around eight million people in over 100 countries have at least some knowledge of it. In Esperanto, we have a language that is easy to learn and f

33、air to all speakers because it belongs not to one nation but to us all. Many people, who have tried to learn other languages and failed, have succeeded in Esperanto because it is so easy. Although it is often seen as a joke and not as an important living language, it has been considered dangerous an

34、d governments are sometimes afraid of it. Your view of the world is largely based on the language you speak. If you are French, you have a French view; if you are Chinese, you have a Chinese view, and so on. Peter Miles, a member of the Esperanto Translation Service in England, says that speaking Es

35、peranto gives you a truly international view of the world. He regards himself as a citizen of the world looking down from a satellite circling the earth, who is able to communicate with people all over the world in Esperanto. A nice thought! 46 What is the best title for the passage? （ A） Esperanto

36、An artificial Language. （ B） Esperanto A Language for All. （ C） A Language Expressing Peoples Dream. （ D） A Language Resulting From a Nice Thought. 47 Esperanto is _. （ A） often taken lightly （ B） Zamnehofs mother tongue （ C） accepted by all people （ D） a favorite of some linguists 48 Implied but no

37、t directly stated is that _. （ A） Zamnehof hated Russian （ B） English is more difficult to learn than Esperanto （ C） Peter Miles is an astronaut （ D） eight million people can speak Esperanto 49 Peter Miles is _. （ A） from the Esperanto Translation Service in Bulgaria （ B） in charge of the Esperanto

38、Translation Organization of Britain （ C） a member of the Esperanto Translation Service in Britain （ D） a member of the Translation Service of Europe 50 The author speaks of Esperanto _. （ A） in an exaggerative way （ B） in a subjective way （ C） in a mysterious way （ D） in a favorable way. 50 Are some

39、 people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with

40、 low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a persons intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environme

41、nt. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated peop

42、le at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar in

43、telligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intell

44、igence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence. 51 According to the passage, if

45、 a child is born with low intelligence, he can _. （ A） never become a genius （ B） exceed his intelligence limit in good surroundings （ C） still become a genius if he should be given special education （ D） not reach his intelligence limit in his life 52 The writer is in favor of the view that mans in

46、telligence is given to him _. （ A） at birth （ B） through education （ C） both at birth and through education （ D） neither at birth nor through education 53 In the second paragraph “if we take two unrelated people at random from the population “means“ if we _.“ （ A） pick up any two persons （ B） choose

47、 two different persons （ C） take out two persons who are relative （ D） choose two persons with different intelligence from each other 54 The example of the twins mentioned in the third paragraph shows the importance of _. （ A） the birth （ B） their intelligence （ C） environment on intelligence （ D） t

48、he university 55 The best title of this passage can be _. （ A） Surroundings （ B） Intelligence （ C） Effect of Education （ D） Dependence on Environment 55 People from many countries find it difficult to understand how the majority of Americans live comfortable lives without the support of a public wel

49、fare system. Medical care in the United States is expensive; university education can cost 20,000 per year; living well after a worker retires requires more money than will be paid through the Social Security System. Most Americans prepare for those needs by saving a part of their salaries in saving banks; others invest in industries or service corporations in hopes of receiving greater profits. Most Americans