[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷316及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 316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 When do you think this conversation took place? （ A） Before six. （ B） At six. （ C） After six. （ D） After seven. 2 Why does the woman like the brick house better than the white house? （ A） It is bigger. （ B） It has a prettier color. （ C） It has a larger yard. （ D） It is brighter. 3 Wha

3、t is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Australian and American. （ B） Guest and host. （ C） Husband and wife. （ D） Professor and student. 4 When will the meeting be closed? （ A） 1:30. （ B） 11:00. （ C） 0.395833 （ D） 0.416667 5 What will the man probably do? （ A） Wait for the sale

4、 to start. （ B） Get further information about the sale. （ C） Call the TV station to be sure if the ad is true. （ D） Buy a new suit. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） He thinks she should visit her cousin. （ B） Her cousin doesn t visit very often. （ C） Her cousin is feeling a lot better today. （ D） He d

5、oesnt think her cousin has been at home today. 7 Why does the woman plan to go to town? （ A） To pay her bills in the bank. （ B） To buy books in a bookstore. （ C） To get some money from the bank. （ D） To meet someone in the town. 8 What does the woman suggest Gordon do? （ A） He should start to find a

6、 new apartment right now. （ B） He should buy an apartment right away. （ C） He should start to find a new apartment in a few weeks. （ D） He should buy an apartment near the campus. 9 What does the man say about Judy? （ A） He s surprised she chose that agency. （ B） He wonders why she is still keeping

7、the job. （ C） He doesn t know when her classes started. （ D） He doubts if she makes much money now. 10 What is the woman probably doing now? （ A） Writing an essay. （ B） Studying for a test. （ C） Shopping for shoes. （ D） Reading a magazine. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologue

8、s. 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 will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Which fac

9、ility is not available in the apartment building? （ A） Tennis courts. （ B） A recreation area. （ C） A sauna. （ D） A swimming pool. 12 How much is the deposit for the apartment? （ A） One hundred dollars. （ B） Thirty-five dollars. （ C） Fifty dollars. （ D） One hundred and fifty dollars. 13 When is the m

10、an going to meet the woman? （ A） 3:30 this afternoon. （ B） 4:00 this afternoon. （ C） 5:00 this afternoon. （ D） 5:30 this afternoon. 14 What does Sally do in the supermarket? （ A） Working at the meat counter. （ B） Working in the produce section. （ C） Carrying groceries out of the store for customers.

11、 （ D） Checking the quality of the milk products. 15 Why does Tom do the yard work? （ A） To earn money for school. （ B） To keep his yard nice. （ C） To be able to work outdoors. （ D） To get exercise while working. 16 Why doesnt Tom like his job? （ A） Because he doesnt earn very much money. （ B） Becaus

12、e he has to work for quite a long time. （ C） Because he doesnt have time for lunch. （ D） Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather. 17 What is Tom going to do in the afternoon? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant trees. （ D） Buy groceries. 18 What does the woman want to buy

13、 （ A） A sweater. （ B） An expensive pen. （ C） A microwave oven. （ D） A dishwasher. 19 What are they discussing about? （ A） The price. （ B） The style. （ C） The manufacture date. （ D） The delivery. 20 Why does the woman want to make the purchase in that store? （ A） The article is cheap in the store. （

14、 B） The article is of good quality in the store. （ C） The store is near her place. （ D） The store has free delivery service. 21 How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce at first? （ A） Fifty dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Two hundred dollars. （ D） Seventy-five dollars. 22 How long will the

15、adults and teenagers in this program live together? （ A） Five weeks. （ B） Six weeks. （ C） Seven weeks. （ D） Eight weeks. 23 When and where was the special program offered? （ A） Every summer in New York City. （ B） Every winter in New York State. （ C） Every summer in New York State. （ D） Every winter

16、in New York City. 24 What will people do when someone breaks the rule? （ A） Criticize him or her. （ B） Have a group discussion about it. （ C） Make more rules. （ D） Ask him or her to work more in the woods. 25 What s the purpose of the program? （ A） To keep all the members in the group work together.

17、 （ B） To make the people there understand the meaning of work. （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap. （ D） To help people enjoy their work. 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

18、or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 There is a common response to America among foreign writers: The US is a land of extremes where the best of things are just as easily found as the worst. This is a cliche(陈词滥调 ). In the land of black and white, people should not be too surprised to find some of the gaps be

19、tween the rich and the poor in the world. But the American Dream offers a way out to everyone. 【 B1】 _No class system or government stands in the way. Sadly, this old argument is no longer true. Over the past few decades there has been a fundamental shift in the structure of the American economy. Th

20、e gap between the rich and the poor has widened and widened.【 B2】 _Over the past 25 years, the median US family income has gone up 18 percent. For the top 1 percent, however, it has gone up 200 per cent. Twenty-five years ago the top fifth of Americans had an average income 6. 7 times that of the bo

21、ttom fifth. 【 B3】 _ Inequalities have grown worse in different regions. In California, incomes for lower class families have fallen by 4 percent since 1969.【 B4】 _This has led to an economy hugely in favor of a small group of very rich Americans. The wealthiest 1 percent of households now control a

22、third of the national wealth. There are now 37 million Americans living in poverty. At 12. 7 percent of the population, it is the highest percentage in the developed world. Yet the tax burden on America s rich is falling, not growing.【 B5】 _There was an economic theory holding that the rich spending

23、 more would benefit everyone as a whole. But clearly that theory has not worked in reality. ANow it is 9. 8 times. BAs it does so, the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smaller. CThere are lots of wealth in American. DNobody is poor in the US. EThe top 1 percent of households has seen i

24、ts tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage points since 1980. FFor upper class families they have risen 41 percent. GAll one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 30 French fries, washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite par

25、t of fast food lunches and dinners for millions of American youngsters. But【 C1】 _a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more healthful menu options for children at a time when【 C2】 _is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity(肥胖症 ). Burger

26、 King, the nation s second largest fast food chain, for instance, will【 C3】_automatically including French fries and soda in its kids meals starting this month, although they will still be【 C4】 _Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they【 C5】 _such options as milk

27、 or sliced apples before assembling the meals, “we re asking the customers to【 C6】 _what they want,“ said Craig Prusher, the chain s vice president of government relations. Other participating chains, with a【 C7】 _of menu options, include Denny s, Chili s, Friendly s and Chevy s. As part of the Kids

28、 Live Well campaign-expected to be announced【 C8】_Wednesday participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children s meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里 ), no soft drinks and at least two【 C9】_from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low

29、 fat dairy. Among other requirements, they must offer a side dish that meets similar【 C10】 _, with fewer than 200 calories and less than 35% of its calories from sugar. AadaptBavailable CbeginDconcern EcriteriaFitems GnationwideHpossible IpreferJrecommending KspeciesLspecify MstopNtaking Ovariety 31

30、 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39 【 C9】 40 【 C10】 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. 40 Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. I

31、t acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture(制造 )of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms

32、 of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be change

33、d for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass produced, though mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks. Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead , they might work only one thousandth of it,

34、 other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today s standards. Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater numbe

35、r than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasn t the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farmers away. The increased mechanization(机械化 )of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to s

36、tream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster

37、than humans at greatly reduced cost. 41 In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods? （ A） Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. （ B） The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th ce

38、ntury. （ C） The increased use of machines to make products in less time. （ D） The use of machines producing parts of the same standard. 42 The underlined word “this“ in the first paragraph refers to_. （ A） the use of scientific findings （ B） the practice of producing the same parts for a product （ C

39、 the human power being replaced by other forms of energy （ D） the technology becoming the encouragement of historical change 43 The underlined word “this“ in the second paragraph refers to the change that_. （ A） each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail （ B） each nail was exactly li

40、ke every other nail （ C） producing tasks became smaller and smaller （ D） goods could be mass produced 44 According to the writer, highly skilled workers_. （ A） completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system （ B） were dismissed by the boss （ C） were unable to produce goods of high stand

41、ard （ D） were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines 45 According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture? （ A） Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers. （ B） They stuck to their farm work. （ C） They

42、refused to use machines. （ D） They did their best to learn how to use the machines. 45 “ We are not about to enter the Information Age, but instead are rather well into it. “ Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percent of the job mark

43、et, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American high schools owned one or two computers for student use. In the fall of 1985, a new study showed that half of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educational experts, ad

44、ministrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students become “computer-literate“. By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will be necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be compared to those who are print-illiterate

45、 today. What is “computer literacy“ ? The term itself seems to imply some degree of “knowing“ about computers, but knowing what? The present opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge of what computers are, plus a little of their history and something of how they operate. There

46、fore, it is important that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at what is being done, but also at what should be done in the field of computer education. Today most adults are able to use a motor car without the slightest knowledge of how the internal combustion engine(内燃机 )works. We e

47、ffectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histories or to explain how they work. Business people for years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet few have ever known how to repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching how

48、or why they work? Rather, we first must fix our mind on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is. “ Knowing how to use a computer is what s going to be important. We don t talk about automobile literacy. We just get in our cars and drive them. “ 46 In 1990, the number of jobs having

49、 nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to_. （ A） 79 million （ B） 100 million （ C） 30 million （ D） 70 million 47 The underlined part “print-illiterate“ in the text refers to_. （ A） one who has never learnt printing （ B） one who has never learnt to read （ C） one who is not a computer literate （ D） one who is not able to use a typewriter 48 What is the first paragraph mainly about? （ A） Rece