[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷316及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 316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 Where did the woman say she put her glasses? （ A） In the cupboard. （ B） On the desk. （ C） She couldn t remember exactly. 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 How does the woman feel about the news? （ A） She is quite sympathetic towards the doctor. （ B） She thinks its right. （ C） She does not care. 4 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） Maybe a picnic. （ B） Maybe something new. （

3、 C） Maybe a new car. 5 What does the man possibly do? （ A） Maybe a teacher. （ B） Maybe a student. （ C） Maybe a meeting organizer. 6 What is the dialogue about? （ A） Which hospital Jane shall go to. （ B） When Jane shall go. （ C） Which bus Jane shall take. 7 Where is Jane going? （ A） The bus stop. （ B

4、） The centre of town. （ C） The hospital. 8 Which bus did Henry take yesterday? （ A） No.30 bus. （ B） No.7 bus. （ C） No.13 bus. 9 Which of the following examples connected with colors hasn t been mentioned in the talk? （ A） Telescopes. （ B） Trains. （ C） Telephones. 10 Why hair color and eye color of t

5、he driver are written on the driving license in some western countries? （ A） To identify the driver. （ B） To let the police know. （ C） Colors are important information. 11 Why colors of national flags are different? （ A） To tell from each other. （ B） For particular meaning. （ C） To show colors funct

6、ions. 12 What is the aim of the program? （ A） To learn management skills. （ B） To improve public relations. （ C） To develop leadership skills. 13 How long will the program last in July? （ A） 8 days. （ B） 12 days. （ C） 20 days. 14 If people want to join the program, what should they do after the meet

7、ing? （ A） Take a paid holiday. （ B） Pay for the program. （ C） Sign on a piece of paper. 15 How does Martha look now? （ A） Whiter. （ B） A little tired. （ C） Blacker. 16 Where do you think Fiji is? （ A） Near the sea. （ B） Far from China. （ C） In a mountain. 17 Which is not included in what Martha did

8、in Fiji? （ A） Swimming. （ B） Fishing. （ C） Playing on the sand. 18 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） In a concert hall. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） 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

9、? （ A） Start to work immediately. （ B） Talk to the group. （ C） Sit down to order. 单项填空 21 She_several jackets and finally picked out a blue one. （ A） went on （ B） took on （ C） tried on （ D） put on 22 Good-bye, Mr. Smith. Im very pleased_. （ A） to meet you （ B） to have met you （ C） meeting （ D） havin

10、g met you 23 Who lives in this room? _. （ A） None （ B） No one （ C） No （ D） Nothing 24 Since you are a little tired, you had better_a rest. （ A） to stop to have （ B） stop to have （ C） to stop having （ D） stop having 25 I think it s going to be a big problem. Yes, it could be. I wonder_we can do about

11、 it. （ A） if （ B） how （ C） what （ D） that 26 Nick had an unusually clever mind, so his success had been _ and never in doubt. （ A） hoped （ B） expected （ C） promised （ D） asked 27 - I called his office, his home, and all other places he _ possibly go to. But he was nowhere to be found. - He may not b

12、e in town. （ A） might （ B） must （ C） will （ D） should 28 John is doing very well in school and it is quite _ that his mother should be proud of him. （ A） normal （ B） usual （ C） general （ D） natural 29 It was a big celebration-_people gathered at the city square. （ A） five thousands （ B） five thousan

13、d （ C） thousands （ D） thousand of 30 Although it was not named_ 1782,this kind of metal was used as early as 5300 B.C. （ A） for （ B） in （ C） until （ D） since 31 He couldnt make up his_about what to do with the money. （ A） thought （ B） heart （ C） mind （ D） head 32 The damage_by the flood was so large

14、 that the buildings cannot be rebuilt in a short time. （ A） to be caused （ B） causing （ C） caused （ D） was caused 33 John thought I was blaming him, _in fact, I was blaming myself. （ A） as （ B） whether （ C） unless （ D） while 34 Would you mind carrying this book for me for two seconds, please? Oh,_.

15、（ A） go ahead （ B） its all right （ C） let me see （ D） with pleasure 35 He is certainly an_lawyer but people say that he lacks a human touch. （ A） official （ B） experienced （ C） ordinary （ D） unknown 完形填空 35 Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc, a Fre

16、nchman? At 12, he【 C1】 _the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he became a top student. After【 C2】 _, the school asked him to stay on as a【 C3】 _. Meanwhile, an American named Thomas Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. (牧师 ) 【 C4】 _he met a young girl who was deaf. He was disappointe

17、d to learn that there were no 【 C5】 _for the deaf in America. 【 C6】 _, in 1815 Gallaudet sailed to London to【 C7】 _information on deaf education. However, he was【 C8】 _to get help and became frustrated (灰心的 ). Fortunately he met a French educator who【 C9】 _him to go to Paris to spend three months【 C

18、10】 _at the school where Clerc was working. The school asked Clerc to teach【 C11】_sign language. As a result, the two men【 C12】 _each other. When the time came for Gallaudet to【 C13】 _America, he asked Clerc to come with him. The two men【 C14】 _in June 1816. The voyage【 C15】 _the Atlantic (大西洋 ) too

19、k days. They put the time to productive use, 【 C16】 _for the new school for the deaf【 C17】 _they wanted to open. Such a school was【 C18】_the following year in Connecticut. At the school, Clerc led a busy life. Although he wanted to return to France, he【 C19】 _did. He died on July 18, 1869, still in

20、America. Frances【 C20】_was Americas gain! 36 【 C1】 （ A） entered （ B） visited （ C） heard of （ D） set up 37 【 C2】 （ A） work （ B） preparation （ C） graduation （ D） explanation 38 【 C3】 （ A） headmaster （ B） teacher （ C） graduate student （ D） clinic assistant 39 【 C4】 （ A） after （ B） unless （ C） because （

21、 D） when 40 【 C5】 （ A） schools （ B） hospitals （ C） libraries （ D） organizations 41 【 C6】 （ A） Therefore （ B） However （ C） Besides （ D） Meanwhile 42 【 C7】 （ A） offer （ B） share （ C） test （ D） seek 43 【 C8】 （ A） eager （ B） afraid （ C） unable （ D） willing 44 【 C9】 （ A） joined （ B） invited （ C） ordered

22、（ D） permitted 45 【 C10】 （ A） learning （ B） monitoring （ C） practicing （ D） reviewing 46 【 C11】 （ A） the educator （ B） Laurent （ C） the parent （ D） Gallaudet 47 【 C12】 （ A） respected （ B） taught （ C） met （ D） expected 48 【 C13】 （ A） leave （ B） tour （ C） move to （ D） return to 49 【 C14】 （ A） set out

23、（ B） got back （ C） settled down （ D） worked out 50 【 C15】 （ A） to （ B） across （ C） from （ D） over 51 【 C16】 （ A） learning languages （ B） designing games （ C） meeting students （ D） making plans 52 【 C17】 （ A） whom （ B） which （ C） what （ D） where 53 【 C18】 （ A） discovered （ B） bought （ C） planned （ D）

24、 founded 54 【 C19】 （ A） often （ B） sometimes （ C） seldom （ D） never 55 【 C20】 （ A） fault （ B） loss （ C） gift （ D） decision 55 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者 ), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was b

25、orn in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs (亲笔签名 ). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

26、and write them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale. Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger cant go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don t have much knowledge in the fie

27、ld. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals. After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fan

28、ny Jackson, the only daughter of General “ Stone Wall“ Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty. 56

29、 Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? （ A） There was a greater demand there than in America. （ B） There was less chance of being discovered there. （ C） Britain was Spring s birthplace. （ D） The prices were higher in England and Canada. 57 Robert Spring spent 15 years_. （ A

30、） running a bookstore in Philadelphia （ B） writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson （ C） as a forger （ D） as a respectable seller 58 According to the passage, forgers are usually sold to_. （ A） experts （ B） persons who aren t experts （ C） book sellers （ D） owners of old books 59 Who was Miss Fanny Jack

31、son? （ A） The only daughter of General “Stone Wall“ Jackson. （ B） A little known girl who sold her father s letters to Robert Spring. （ C） Robert Spring s daughter. （ D） An imaginary person created by Spring. 59 Computer programmer David earns $ 40,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he can

32、not find a bank to let him have a credit card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool. David s firm releases two new games for the fast growing computer market each month. But David s biggest headache is what to do with

33、 his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款 ) , or get credit cards. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs. “ he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pou

34、nds a week. “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,“ he said, “ but I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. “ David added, “ I would like to earn a million and I supp

35、ose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear. “ 60 In what way is David different from people of his age? （ A） He often goes out with friends. （ B） He lives with his mother. （ C） He has a handsome income. （ D） He graduated with six O-levels. 61 What is one of

36、 the problems that David is facing now? （ A） He is too young to get a credit card. （ B） He has no time to learn driving. （ C） He has very little spare time. （ D） He will soon lose his job. 62 Why was David able to get the job in the company? （ A） He had done well in all his exams. （ B） He had writte

37、n some computer programs. （ C） He was good at playing computer games. （ D） He had learnt to use computers at school. 63 Why did David decide to leave school and start working? （ A） He received lots of job offers. （ B） He was eager to help his mother. （ C） He lost interest in school studies. （ D） He

38、wanted to earn his own living. 64 Dolphins are interesting animals. Working with them is fun, because you never know what they will come up with to surprise you. Remember when your mom used to cut up your food? Circe, a show dolphin, wont eat fish unless someone cuts the fins (鱼鳍 ) off. Diana Reiss,

39、 a scientist who worked with Circe, knew that. But one day she forgot. Reiss was training Circe to “stay at station“ in front of her. Every time the dolphin swam off, Reiss gave her a time-out by backing away from the side of the pool and standing at a distance. When Circe stayed, Reiss fed her a pi

40、ece of fish. But then she gave her a piece with fins by mistake. Circe looked at Reiss, spat(吐 ) out the fish, and swam across the pool. She took an upright position in the water and simple “stood“ there. Circe was communicating (交流 ) loud and clear. “I felt as if I had gotten the time-out! “ says R

41、eiss. Another dolphin, Pete, enjoyed his meals of fish served up by his trainer. But a wild bird started to show up at every feeding to steal some of the dolphins supper. Pete was definitely not happy about that. One day when Petes trainer gave him frozen fish, Pete let them sink to the bottom of hi

42、s pool. Between shows he dived down and pushed eight fish up to the surface, and managed to keep all of them afloat. For five minutes, the bird watched anxiously. Finally, the bird took the bait. When it did, Pete caught the birds feet and pulled it underwater! Then took care of that little thief. 6

43、4 Reiss would feed Circe a fish _. （ A） before Circe gave a performance （ B） when Circe followed the instruction （ C） the moment Circe swam close to Reiss （ D） each time Reiss left the side of the pool 65 When Circe “stood“ there, what message did she try to send to Reiss? （ A） Im punishing you. （ B

44、） I dont like frozen fish. （ C） Im not interested in the game. （ D） I know how to stand up in the water. 66 We know from the text that Pete _. （ A） was trained to stay at station （ B） often plays with food before he eats （ C） likes to eat fish without fins （ D） was smart in teaching the bird a lesso

45、n 67 The underlined words “took the bait“ in the last paragraph means “_“. （ A） was fooled （ B） took actions （ C） made a decision （ D） went out of the way 67 When word got out that Doug Beardsley was introducing a new course this spring “ Hockey (冰球 ) Literature and the Canadian Psyche(精神 ) “ the 40

46、 seats in the class were quickly taken. ESPN offered to fly him to New York for a TV chat show, and e-mail arrived from hockey fans and researchers from as far away as Texas and China. “They think they can learn something about us as a nation by learning about the game, about Canadian people. Theyre

47、 right. “ says Beardsley. Students in Beardsleys class completed three research papers related to hockey. The reading list included famous works like The Divine Ryans by Wayne Johnston, The Good Body by Bill Gas ton and Les Canadiells by Rick Salutin. They are the kind of books that get at the true

48、meaning of being Canadian. In Beardsleys words, hockey shows the very nature of the polite Canadian. “I think that a long with this peace-sharing, gentle image comes a need for mayhem(混乱 ). So we invent the game and whammo! you get on the ice and it serves as a way of letting out those energies that

49、 we dont allow ourselves elsewhere. “ says Beardsley, who added that the reason the game needs to be played in winter is our form of saying, “Look, even up here in the frozen north we can turn this around and make it work for us. “ “Im talking about something larger than what happens on the ice and so is the course. “ 68 What is the main pu