[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷334及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 334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 propose to do first? （ A） Go downtown. （ B） See the movie. （ C） Get the tickets. （ D） Have a meal. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） Shes already visited the museum. （ B） Mary might be leaving earlier than she is. （ C） Mary will take him to the office. （ D） The man co

3、uld probably go with Mary. 3 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） Strange colors. （ B） Different tastes of tea. （ C） Fashion. （ D） A painting. 4 What does the man mean? （ A） He went mountain climbing last year. （ B） He hasn t traveled around the world yet. （ C） He definitely does not want t

4、o go. （ D） He always wants to climb that mountain. 5 Why did Hill lose his job? （ A） He got angry with his boss. （ B） He always got to work late. （ C） He was frequently sick and absent from work. （ D） He made a mistake in the accounting. 6 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） The man wont h

5、ave the meeting. （ B） The man will go to the meeting whether the time is changed or not. （ C） The man will go for a meeting any day. （ D） Any meeting is the same to the man. 7 Where does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In the supermarket. （ B） In the restaurant. （ C） In the man s hom

6、e. （ D） In the woman s home. 8 What probably is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Manager and customer. （ C） Secretary and client. （ D） Interviewer and interviewee. 9 What does the man want to know? （ A） The way to the fifth floor. （ B） The way to Mr. Larry s

7、office. （ C） The way to the conference room. （ D） The way to the lift. 10 What do we learn from the womans words? （ A） She has more letters now than before. （ B） She doesn t have so many letters as before. （ C） She often hears from her family now. （ D） She is used to having a lot of letters. Part B

8、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 will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each quest

9、ion. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What kind of weather is normal for March? （ A） Cold. （ B） Very hot. （ C） Cooler than that day. （ D） Drier than that day. 12 Where was the man born? （ A） Florida. （ B） New York. （ C） California. （ D） Indiana. 13 How often is the bus scheduled to pass their

10、stop? （ A） Every ten minutes. （ B） At twenty to one. （ C） Every thirty minutes. （ D） Once a day. 14 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） How to arrange for a trip. （ B） How to book a satisfactory room. （ C） When the shop will be closed. （ D） What the weather is like. 15 Why is it not necess

11、ary for the man to take a taxi to the hotel? （ A） Because there is an excellent bus service. （ B） Because there is an excellent railway service. （ C） Because there is an excellent subway system. （ D） Because taxi system there isnt convenient. 16 Whats the weather like at this season? （ A） Usually wa

12、rm but sometimes very cold and wet. （ B） Always warm. （ C） Usually cold and wet but sometimes warm. （ D） Always cold. 17 When will the man go on the trip? （ A） At once. （ B） Fifteen days later. （ C） By the 15th of this month. （ D） In the middle of this year. 18 What is the first word the baby learne

13、d to say? （ A） Truck. （ B） OK. （ C） Duck. （ D） Tuck. 19 How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly? （ A） About 18 months. （ B） About 21 months. （ C） About 24 months. （ D） About 12 months. 20 What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport? （ A） He correcte

14、d the baby. （ B） He tried to stop the baby. （ C） He hid himself somewhere. （ D） He didnt do anything. 21 Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby? （ A） She got angry with the father. （ B） She was frightened by the noise. （ C） She felt uneasy about the noisy baby. （ D） She didnt like the baby.

15、 22 Who is the speaker? （ A） A sales representative. （ B） A store manager. （ C） A committee chairperson. （ D） A class president. 23 What is the purpose of the meeting? （ A） To determine who will graduate this year. （ B） To discuss the seating arrangement. （ C） To choose the chairperson of the ceremo

16、nies. （ D） To begin planning the graduation ceremonies. 24 What should the students write on the paper? （ A） Their names, phone numbers and job preference. （ B） The names and addresses of their guests. （ C） The names of the committee they worked on last year. （ D） Their dormitory name, address and p

17、hone number. 25 When is the next meeting? （ A） In an hour. （ B） Next week. （ C） In one month. （ D） Next year. 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 Sugar cane w

18、as once a wild grass that grew in New Guinea and was used by local people for roofing their houses and fencing their gardens. Gradually a different variety evolved which contained sucrose (蔗糖 ) and was chewed on for its sweet taste. Over time, sugar cane became a highly valuable commercial plant, gr

19、own throughout the world.【 B1】 _ Sugar became a vital ingredient in all kinds of things, from confectionery (糖果点心 )to medicine , and, as the demand for sugar grew, the industry became larger and more profitable.【 B2】 _ Many crops withered (枯萎 ) and died, despite growers, attempts to save them, and t

20、here were fears that the health of the plant would continue to deteriorate. In the 1960s, scientists working in Barbados looked for ways to make the commercial species stronger and more able to resist disease. They experimented with breeding programmes, mixing genes from the wild species of sugar ca

21、ne, which tends to be tougher, with genes from the more delicate, commercial type.【 B3】 _ This sugar cane is not yet ready to be sold commercially, but when this happens, it is expected to be incredibly profitable for the industry. 【 B4】 _ Brazil, which produces one quarter of the world s sugar, has

22、 coordinated an international project under Professor Paulo Arrudo of the Universidade Estaudual de Campinas in Sao Paulo. Teams of experts have worked with him to discover more about which parts of the genetic structure of the plant are important for the production of sugar and its overall health.

23、Despite all the research, however, we still do not fully understand how the genes function in sugar cane.【 B5】 _ This gene is particularly exciting because it makes the plant resistant to rust, a disease which probably originated in India, but is now capable of infecting sugar cane across the world.

24、 Scientists believe they will eventually be able to grow a plant which cannot be destroyed by rust. A Unfortunately, however, the plant started to become weaker and more prone to disease. B Sugar cane was now much vigorous and the supply of sugar is therefore more guaranteed. C One major gene has be

25、en identified by Dr Angelique D Hont and her team in Montpe-lier, France. D The majority of the world s sugar now comes from this particular commercial species. E Since the 1960s, scientists have been analysing the mysteries of the sugar canes genetic code. F The sugar canes genetic code has been fo

26、und by a farmer in 1950. G Eventually, a commercial plant was developed which was 5 percent sweeter than before, but also much stronger and less likely to die from disease. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 30 Walking, if you do it vigorously enough, is the overall best exercise for regul

27、ar physical activity. It requires no equipment, everyone knows how to do it and it carries the【 C1】 _ risk of injury. The human body is designed to walk. You can walk in parks or along a river or in your neighborhood. To get【 C2】 _ benefit from walking, aim for 45 minutes a day, an average of five d

28、ays a week. Strength training is another important【 C3】 _ of physical activity. Its purpose is to build and【 C4】 _ bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age. In general, you will want to do strength training two or three days a week,【 C5】 _ recovery days between sessions. Finally, flexibil

29、ity and balance training are【 C6】 _ important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high on the list of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are【 C7】 _ , and simple flexibility training can【 C8】 _ these by making muscles stronger and keep

30、ing joints lubricated (润滑 ). Some of this you do whenever you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats, youll get an idea of how natural it is. The general【 C9】 _ is simple: whenever the baby has been in one position for a while, it is good to【 C10】 _ stretch it in an opposite position. A allowing B avoi

31、dable C briefly D component E determined F helping G increasingly H lowest I maintain J maximum K prevent L principle M provoke N seriously O topic 31 【 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

32、 questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 “Family“ is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of “family“ in its narrow,

33、peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man and woman, marria

34、ge means leaving ones parents and starting ones own life. The mans first duty will then be to his wife, and the wifes to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and their alone

35、. Neither the wifes parents nor the husbands, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them they are their own masters. Readers of novels like Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times, marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the

36、 girls parents, that is, it was the parents duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents home, and the financ

37、ial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry (嫁妆 ). It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their manage. This has had two results. A girl chooses

38、 her own husband, and she gets no dowry. Every coin has two sides; independence for girls is no exception. But it may be a good thing for all of the girls, as their social status are much higher and they are no longer the subordinate(部下，下级 ) of their parents and husbands. 41 What does the author mea

39、n by “Family is of course an elastic word“? （ A） Different families have different ways of life. （ B） Different definitions could be given to the word. （ C） Different nations have different families. （ D） Different times produce different families. 42 For an English family, the husbands duty is_. （

40、A） supporting the family while the wife is working out （ B） defending the family while the wife is running the home （ C） providing financial support while the wife is running the home （ D） independent while his wife is also independent 43 Everything is decided in a family_. （ A） by the couple （ B） w

41、ith the help of their parents （ C） by brothers and sisters （ D） with the help of aunts and uncles 44 What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice? （ A） It is the best book on marriage. （ B） It is a handbook on marriage. （ C） It gives some idea of English social life in the past. （ D） It prov

42、ides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families. 45 With regard to marriage in Britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in_. （ A） the right family （ B） more parental support （ C） choosing husbands （ D） social position 45 Steveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask

43、Steveland Morris and hell tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely(过早地，不到期地 ) and totally without sight in 1950s. He became Stevie Wondercomposer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝采 ) for his outstanding con

44、tributions to the music world. As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join in his sighted brothers as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing,

45、 the sense upon which the usually disabled are so dependent. Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, be

46、at on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴 ) ,and listened to the radio. Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir(唱诗班 ) and a lead singer. In the eve

47、nings and on weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches (走廊 ) of neighbors homes. One of Stevies sessions was overheard by Ronnie White , a member of a popular singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevies

48、 talent and took him to audition(试听 ) for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown. Stevie recorded his first smash hit “Fingertips“ in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevies story is music history. 46 This passage could be entitled_. （ A） The M

49、usic World （ B） Stevie Wonder （ C） Great Musicians （ D） Blind People 47 Which of the following is NOT true about Stevies childhood? （ A） Stevie often told people that a blind person was not necessarily disabled. （ B） He learnt to concentrate on things that he could do. （ C） He played as often as possible with his brother, who had normal sight. （ D） He tried very hard to train his sense of hearing. 48 By sayin