[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷260及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 260及答案与解析 第一节 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1 What s the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Ticket assistant and customer. （ C） Friends. 2 When will the bank be open on Saturday? （ A）

2、12 noon to 9 p.m. （ B） 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. （ C） 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 3 What is the man going to do this summer? （ A） Work to earn extra money. （ B） Work for the coming exams. （ C） He won t earn a little money. 4 What would be the woman s advice? （ A） Dont drink water. （ B） Dont use ice too much. （ C） Boi

3、l water first. 5 How is Robin? （ A） Robin is busy. （ B） Robin is sick. （ C） Robin is very well. 6 What s the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Classmates. （ B） Doctor and patient. （ C） Friends. 7 When did the woman cough most seriously? （ A） In the morning. （ B） In the afternoon. （ C） At n

4、ight. 8 What did the man do for the woman? （ A） He only examined the woman first and waited for the result. （ B） He gave her some medicine and some advice as well. （ C） He just told her not to worry too much and take a rest. 9 What lipstick did the woman expect to buy? （ A） Dark shade. （ B） Pink sha

5、de. （ C） Bright shade. 10 Why does the woman want to change the color of her lipstick? （ A） To be cool. （ B） To be serious. （ C） To be attractive. 11 How about the lipstick the woman took in the end? （ A） Its color is suitable but is very expensive. （ B） The one with bright color. （ C） The one with

6、more transparent shades. 12 What does the author do at the airport? （ A） Teach airhostesses and help them with problems. （ B） Be the pilot. （ C） Carry luggage for the passengers. 13 When does the author usually work every day? （ A） From 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. （ B） From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. （ C） From 8 a.m. to

7、 9 p.m. 14 How does the author feel about his work? （ A） It is boring. （ B） He is happy with his work. （ C） He doesnt want to stay in his work place. 15 What s the conversation mainly about? （ A） Choosing subjects. （ B） Useful knowledge. （ C） Interest in learning. 16 How does the man feel about the

8、news brought by the woman? （ A） He is interested. （ B） He is surprised. （ C） He is doubtful. 17 Whats the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Parent and child. （ C） Classmates. 18 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） In a concert hall. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C

9、） In a theatre. 19 How does the woman feel in the conversation? （ A） Unhappy. （ B） Curious. （ C） Excited. 20 What is the woman going to do next? （ A） Start to work immediately. （ B） Talk to the group. （ C） Sit down to order. 单项填空 21 The book_by a famous writer. （ A） was believed to write （ B） believ

10、ed to be written （ C） was believed to be written （ D） believe to write 22 Our team_the match yesterday. （ A） won （ B） beat （ C） defeated （ D） caught 23 _may I_the book? For three weeks. （ A） How often; borrow （ B） How often; keep （ C） How long; borrow （ D） How long; keep 24 Do you have enough to_all

11、 your daily expenses? Oh yes, enough to spare. （ A） cover （ B） spend （ C） fill （ D） offer 25 What about the book? Oh, very good. It s worth_a second time. （ A） reading （ B） being read （ C） to read （ D） to be read 26 The boss told his secretary to_the documents for later use. （ A） turn on （ B） put aw

12、ay （ C） make up （ D） break out 27 - This program is killing me! Everything has to be finished before next Friday.- _, John. It s not the end of the world. （ A） Take it easy （ B） Take care （ C） Be careful （ D） Be yourself 28 Janet has been in this large company for more than twelve years,_as a sales

13、manager. （ A） work （ B） working （ C） worked （ D） to have worked 29 Im against the idea _ the womans place is in the kitchen. （ A） where （ B） which （ C） that （ D） how 30 -What did Mr. Jones do before he came to this company? -He _ a city bus for over twenty-five years. （ A） is driving （ B） drove （ C）

14、 has driven （ D） drives 31 When _ into another language, the poem reads strange. （ A） having translated （ B） translated （ C） to translate （ D） translating 32 You _ be mad if you think Jake is going to lend you any money. （ A） need （ B） should （ C） must （ D） can 33 He _ forward to our camping holiday

15、 the whole week, but unfortunately it rained every day. （ A） had looked （ B） is looking （ C） had been looking （ D） looks 34 Did Tracy allow you to stay in her house free? _! （ A） I do （ B） I know （ C） I Wish （ D） I agree 35 Would you mind carrying this book for me for two seconds, please? Oh,_. （ A）

16、 go ahead （ B） its all right （ C） let me see （ D） with pleasure 完形填空 35 The mystery (悬案 ) around the disappearance of the famous crime (犯罪 ) writer Agatha Christie in 1926 was almost as【 C1】 _as any of her exciting stories. At about 11 oclock on the evening of Friday, December 3rd, Mrs. Christie had

17、 got into her car and taken a drive without saying【 C2】 _she was going. She didn t return. The next morning her car was found without【 C3】 _at Newlands Corner, Surrey. It was 【 C4】 _put on record that the Surrey Police did not find【 C5】_until 11:00 that morning. People【 C6】 _that she might have kill

18、ed herself. 【 C7】 _as the days went by, it was suggested that she was【 C8】 _. The press and the public naturally took great interest in the【 C9】 _, with at least one newspaper offering a reward (悬赏 ) to anyone who could find the【 C10】 _writer. Of course the police did their best to【 C11】 _her. But,

19、sadly, after a week s【 C12】 _they had made no progress In the end they decided that Agatha must【 C13】 _the area. Agatha finally made【 C14】 _on Tuesday, December 14th, when she was reunited with 【 C15】 _at a hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It was said she had been staying at the hotel for the pa

20、st ten【 C16】 _under the name of “Mrs. Theresa Neele“. Her husband said, “She has suffered from the most complete loss of【 C17】 _and I do not think she knows who she is. “ Agatha Christie hated【 C18】 _. She seldom met reporters and made no【 C19】_this time. The only【 C20】 _she made was that she had lo

21、st her memory, although with the help of a doctor she did manage to remember some of what she had done during her disappearance. 36 【 C1】 （ A） important （ B） great （ C） terrible （ D） sad 37 【 C2】 （ A） how （ B） when （ C） why （ D） where 38 【 C3】 （ A） her husband （ B） her doctor （ C） the driver （ D） th

22、e policeman 39 【 C4】 （ A） later （ B） then （ C） so （ D） now 40 【 C5】 （ A） an explanation （ B） a murderer （ C） the car （ D） Agatha 41 【 C6】 （ A） imagined （ B） realized （ C） knew （ D） feared 42 【 C7】 （ A） But （ B） Thus （ C） And （ D） Still 43 【 C8】 （ A） arrested （ B） murdered （ C） hospitalized （ D） foll

23、owed 44 【 C9】 （ A） cause （ B） case （ C） report （ D） adventure 45 【 C10】 （ A） alive （ B） strange （ C） missing （ D） staying 46 【 C11】 （ A） treat （ B） find （ C） catch （ D） persuade 47 【 C12】 （ A） research （ B） interest （ C） review （ D） search 48 【 C13】 （ A） have left （ B） have disliked （ C） have visite

24、d （ D） have found 49 【 C14】 （ A） an offer （ B） an announcement （ C） a story （ D） a re appearance 50 【 C15】 （ A） her husband （ B） her neighbor （ C） Theresa （ D） the Surrey Police 51 【 C16】 （ A） hours （ B） days （ C） weeks （ D） months 52 【 C17】 （ A） wealth （ B） memory （ C） senses （ D） imagination 53 【

25、C18】 （ A） driving （ B） public attention （ C） her family （ D） the city 54 【 C19】 （ A） mention （ B） effort （ C） acceptance （ D） exception 55 【 C20】 （ A） explanation （ B） guess （ C） record （ D） reason 55 It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because

26、 it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactl

27、y how much the tax is. There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount. One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the gov

28、ernment something. He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained that too much had been pai

29、d, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer. 56 It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to_. （ A） how much education one has received （ B） whether one is single or married （ C） how old one s children are （ D） where one lives 57 The word “proper“ in

30、the first line of the second paragraph means_. （ A） small （ B） big （ C） right （ D） wrong 58 After a lot of work,the artist thought that he had paid the government_. （ A） less tax than he should have （ B） more tax than he should have （ C） as much tax as usual （ D） just enough tax 59 Why did the tax-c

31、ollector send a letter to the artist? （ A） To send him a new tax form. （ B） To return the money over-paid. （ C） To remind him of paying the tax. （ D） To explain the rules of tax-paying. 59 If you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children w

32、ho can express their feelings dont have as many temper tantrums (发脾气 ). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two -year -old child reaches toward the oven (烤箱 ) door, then stops, tells herself, “Hot, hot,“ and turns away. Researchers call this “ self -directed speech“. It s one of the

33、 ways children learn to do what s right and not to do whats wrong. With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early on, all four -legged animals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a

34、wealth of ideas. By age four, the number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It even tells us how well shell be able to understand what she reads, and to express her ideas in writing later on. So, how do you give your child this wonderful gift?

35、 First of all, talk a lot. Talk when youre feeding or preparing a bottle; talk when youre doing the dishes or walking down the street. Second, do a lot of listening. Even before your child can speak clearly, ask questions and listen for answers. Assume(设想 ) that your child has ideas, and try to figu

36、re out what they are. Researchers have found a direct connection between the number of words a child knows and the number of words he hears, and especially the number of questions he is invited to answer. Third, read aloud every day. There are many reasons for reading aloud, but maybe the best is th

37、at books contain words; lots of new, different, interestil1g words. Heres an exciting thing that happens when you read aloud every day: You begin to hear “book words“ in your childs speech. Youre walking down the street, and you see a pretty flower. “Look,“ you say, “a pretty flower. “ “Actually,“ y

38、our child corrects, “its beautiful.“ Actually? Beautiful? Thats when you know youve truly given your child a love of words. 60 A two-year-old child uses the word“ Hot, hot“ (line 4-5, Para.I)_ （ A） to prevent herself from being hurt （ B） to learn a new word （ C） to warn her parents of the danger （ D

39、） to show her large collection of words 61 In the authors opinion, who should do a lot of listening? （ A） The book writers （ B） The researchers （ C） The parents （ D） The child 62 What is the main subject discussed in the text? （ A） Value of reading aloud children （ B） Power of words in childrens gro

40、wth （ C） Mind development of young children （ D） Ways to develop a love of reading in children 63 When the child uses “beautiful“ to respond to the mother, it shows that （ A） the child loves certain words better than others （ B） the word “beautiful“ is used more by children （ C） reading has improved

41、 the childs language （ D） the child has the ability to correct parents 63 Ian Johnstone missed his girlfriend so much that he flew back to Britain from Australia to ask her to marry him. The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction. He and Amy Dolby even managed to miss each other when

42、they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights. After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, Dolby was greeted by Johnstones astonished flatmate asking what she was doing there. “It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us,“ she to

43、ld The Times. “He is the most romantic(浪漫的 )person I have ever known. I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(易冲动的 )people. We are always trying to surprise each other. “ Johnstone, a 27-year-old construction worker, had taken a year off to travel round Australia. But he was missing

44、Dolby, a 26-year-old secretary, so much that he got a job on a Sydney building site and started saving for a surprise. He then flew home to Britain and went to her apartment armed with an engagement(订婚 ) ring and flowers. “I really missed Amy and Id been thinking about her all the time. I thought sh

45、e was winding me up when she phoned me from Australia. “ he said. Johnstone then asked Dolby to marry him on the phone. “I didnt know whether to laugh or cry, but I accepted. “ she said. 64 Where are Johnstone and Dolby from? （ A） Both are from Britain. （ B） Both are from Australia. （ C） Johnstones

46、from Britain, Dolby Australia. （ D） Johnstones from Australia, Dolby Britain. 65 What happened to Johnstone and Dolby at a Singapore airport? （ A） They went into the wrong waiting rooms. （ B） They failed to see each other. （ C） They took the wrong flights. （ D） They ran into their flatmates. 66 Why

47、did Johnstone get a job in Sydney? （ A） The job could help him fly round Australia. （ B） He wanted to save money for his wedding. （ C） The job there was easy and well-paid. （ D） He needed the money to see Dolby. 67 The phrase “winding me up“ in Paragraph 5 probably means_. （ A） getting anxious to se

48、e me （ B） saying goodbye to me （ C） playing a joke on me （ D） trying to cheer me up 67 Different countries have different cultures. A same gesture may have distinct meanings in different countries. For instance, in Africa, people knock at the table with their fingers to call waiters which is conside

49、red as impolite in China. In western countries, if you make a circle with your thumb and the index finger (食指 ), and then raise the other three fingers, you are suggesting “OK“. The same gesture, however, means “money“ in Japan while makes Brazilian people feel insulted (受侮辱的 ). With that in mind, youd better learn a