[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷322及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 322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 is the woman doing? （ A） Buying a handbag. （ B） Trying on a piece of clothing. （ C） Drawing a picture of the countryside. 2 What is the possible relationship bet

2、ween the speakers? （ A） Family members. （ B） Classmates. （ C） Co-workers. 3 What is the man angry about? （ A） Telephoning while driving. （ B） Some women drivers. （ C） Traffic lights. 4 What does the woman mean? （ A） She will choose the man. （ B） The man was late in asking. （ C） She may run for the p

3、osition. 5 What does the woman want the man to do? （ A） Set up a museum. （ B） Start doing exercise. （ C） Stop buying cameras. 6 When did the accident happen? （ A） On February 24. （ B） On February 25. （ C） On January 24. 7 Why couldn t the newspaper carrier get out of her car to help? （ A） Because sh

4、e didnt want to. （ B） Because she couldn t walk. （ C） Because she was so scared that she couldnt move. 8 How is George White now? （ A） He is very strong now. （ B） He is still weak and stays in the hospital. （ C） He is recovering gradually. 9 What is the woman afraid of when she takes her trips? （ A）

5、 Taking a voyage. （ B） Taking a train. （ C） Taking a flight. 10 What transportation can you infer the man prefers? （ A） Trains. （ B） Planes. （ C） Ships. 11 What s the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Teacher and student. （ C） Friends. 12 Where does the conv

6、ersation take place most probably? （ A） In a gift shop. （ B） In a flower shop. （ C） At a bank. 13 How many kinds of gifts did the man mention? （ A） Three. （ B） Four. （ C） Five. 14 How much should the woman pay for the gift she picked? （ A） $80. （ B） 45 （ C） 60 15 Why is the woman so happy? （ A） She

7、started carrying a credit card. （ B） She got an ID card of her own. （ C） She s got some beef for free. 16 What advice does the man give the woman? （ A） She must have enough money with her. （ B） She should not buy anything she wants. （ C） She must be careful about taking her credit card and ID card t

8、ogether. 17 How much can the woman spend at most with her credit card? （ A） $500. （ B） 1500 （ C） 5000 18 What does the speaker say about Chinese? （ A） It has become a language of business. （ B） More people are learning Chinese than before. （ C） The number of people speaking Chinese is the largest. 1

9、9 According to the speaker, which of the following accepts Esperanto? （ A） Poland. （ B） The post office. （ C） International Business Organization. 20 What special example does the speaker give as a world language? （ A） Esperanto. （ B） Chinese. （ C） English. 单项填空 21 Good-bye, Mr. Smith. Im very pleas

10、ed_. （ A） to meet you （ B） to have met you （ C） meeting （ D） having met you 22 If you want_, you should speak slowly and clearly to the listeners. （ A） to be understood （ B） to understand it （ C） understanding （ D） to understood 23 There was a second knock at the door. It was the second time I_that

11、afternoon. （ A） was interrupted （ B） was interrupting （ C） had interrupted （ D） had been interrupted 24 I didn t feel like_, so he suggested_a taxi. （ A） to walk; taking （ B） walking; taking （ C） to walk; to take （ D） walking; to take 25 I am still working on my project. Oh, you 11 miss the deadline

12、. Time is_. （ A） running out （ B） going out （ C） giving out （ D） losing out 26 Mrs. Smith is_mother. （ A） Lucy and Lily （ B） Lucy s and Lily s （ C） Lucy and Lily s （ D） Lucy s and Lily 27 - Sorry, I made a mistake again. - _. Practice more and youll succeed. （ A） Not at all （ B） Certainly not （ C） N

13、ever mind （ D） Don t mention it 28 Liz wont be at work next week _a well-earned break. （ A） she has had （ B） she had （ C） she was having （ D） she is having 29 _ the temperature going down so quickly, I dont think we are able to go on with our experiment. （ A） For （ B） By （ C） From （ D） With 30 Alice

14、 was about to_, when she suddenly found an answer to the question. （ A） make up （ B） look up （ C） turn up （ D） give up 31 Having an adventure in the forest gave me a chance to use all the training I_. （ A） receive （ B） had received （ C） will receive （ D） have received 32 Steven, _very popular with m

15、ost members, was asked to be the chairman of the tennis club. （ A） considered （ B） considering （ C） having considered （ D） to be considered 33 Why dont you start out early _ you dont have to hurry? （ A） not until （ B） since then （ C） so that （ D） as if 34 -Do you like the hook Sidney gave you? -Very

16、 much. Its exactly _ I wanted. （ A） what （ B） which （ C） that （ D） how 35 She was so tired that she fell asleep_in her chair. （ A） sitting （ B） to sit （ C） being sat （ D） to have sat 完形填空 35 The mystery (悬案 ) around the disappearance of the famous crime (犯罪 ) writer Agatha Christie in 1926 was almos

17、t as【 C1】 _as any of her exciting stories. At about 11 oclock on the evening of Friday, December 3rd, Mrs. Christie had 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】

18、_put on record that the Surrey Police did not find【 C5】_until 11:00 that morning. People【 C6】 _that she might have killed 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 offer

19、ing a reward (悬赏 ) to anyone who could find the【 C10】 _writer. Of course the police did their best to【 C11】 _her. But, 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 r

20、eunited with 【 C15】 _at a hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It was said she had been staying at the hotel for the past 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 Chr

21、istie hated【 C18】 _. She seldom met reporters and made no【 C19】_this time. The only【 C20】 _she made was that she had lost 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

22、） sad 37 【 C2】 （ A） how （ B） when （ C） why （ D） where 38 【 C3】 （ A） her husband （ B） her doctor （ C） the driver （ D） the 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）

23、feared 42 【 C7】 （ A） But （ B） Thus （ C） And （ D） Still 43 【 C8】 （ A） arrested （ B） murdered （ C） hospitalized （ D） followed 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

24、【 C12】 （ A） research （ B） interest （ C） review （ D） search 48 【 C13】 （ A） have left （ B） have disliked （ C） have visited （ 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

25、【 C16】 （ A） hours （ B） days （ C） weeks （ D） months 52 【 C17】 （ A） wealth （ B） memory （ C） senses （ D） imagination 53 【 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） re

26、cord （ D） reason 55 It is reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from nearsightedness (近视 ). As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure the disease by medicine, equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. But in fact the care given to one s

27、eyes should start with the exercise on one s feet. Three methods on how to protect eyes are as follows: Firstly, don t fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose socks or walking barefooted at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes so as to make blood circulation(循环 ) easier. Secondly,

28、walking on tiptoes will help improve one s eyesight, and prevent nearsightedness. Figures show that few ballet (芭蕾舞 ) performers are nearsighted. Thirdly, rope skipping also does good to one s eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to react quickly, which excites the brain as well as the eyes. It

29、 will also help make one grow taller. Besides foot exercises, it is good to pull one s ears. Pulling the ears 20 times is found to be an effective way to reduce the pressure on one s eyes soon. 56 To cure nearsightedness, people dont usually_. （ A） depend on medicine （ B） use equipment （ C） think of

30、 foot exercises （ D） pay attention to correcting the way children read and sit 57 What is the main point the writer is trying to make about the first method? （ A） One should let one s feet be free. （ B） One should protect one s feet to protect one s eyes. （ C） One should protect one s eyes to protec

31、t one s feet. （ D） One should learn to walk barefooted at home. 58 Few ballet performers become nearsighted because_. （ A） the reason remains to be seen （ B） they have special food for themselves as dancers （ C） they have special ways to keep slim （ D） they dance on their tiptoes 59 Why does the wri

32、ter think rope skipping also does good to one s eyes? （ A） Skipping the rope helps make one grow taller. （ B） One has to act quickly when skipping the rope. （ C） Skipping the rope can make one s eyes more active. （ D） One s eyes move when one is skipping the rope. 59 There are many different kinds o

33、f peaches (桃 ). One clear difference is the one between clingstone fruit in which the flesh is stuck to the seed inside and freestone that in which the seed floats freely. Customers prefer freestone peaches because they dont want to struggle to get the flesh away from the seed. And thats how it goes

34、 in stone fruit land. Plant breeders(培育者 ) are trying all the time to improve the old favorites. Frequently, the changes are designed to meet the demands of the growers or packers. One very delicious family of peach varieties has nearly disappeared because it forms a small “beak“ at the bottom of th

35、e fruit. That little point is likely to break during packing and shipping, opening the door to spoilage(腐烂 ). This is certainly not to say that the wants of customers are not important. In fact, they drive some of the most important changes. One thing customers like is red lots of red. Peaches used

36、to be prized for golden skin; now people are buying red, regarding it as a sign of ripeness. But red has a hold on people. Theres a story told by those in the stone fruit industry about a marketing experiment. A group of people were given two peaches: one a fairly tasteless red variety, the other a

37、great-tasting gold. Sitting around, tasting and talking about the fruit, the group all agreed that the gold was a much better peach and that was the one they would buy. Then, on the way out the door, they were offered boxes of peaches as a thank-you gift. One held the preferred golden fruit, the oth

38、er the red. To a person, they picked the red fruit to take home. Red sells. 60 What does the word “stone “mean in the text? （ A） The hard seed inside a fruit. （ B） Containers that packers use. （ C） Small rocks found in the fields. （ D） Soft beaks at the bottom of the fruit. 61 Why do plant breeders

39、try hard to improve peaches? （ A） To get better shaped fruit. （ B） To meet the needs of growers. （ C） To make peaches taste better. （ D） To have a better chance for prizes. 62 Why do people like to buy red fruit? （ A） They believe it is ripe. （ B） It sells cheaper than gold. （ C） It is usually more

40、delicious. （ D） They know it is an improved variety. 63 What can we learn about the peach-tasting group in the last paragraph? （ A） They were experts on marketing. （ B） They took home golden peaches. （ C） They agreed about the taste of peaches. （ D） They said they would buy the red peaches. 63 Looki

41、ng to improve your language skills, but you dont have the time to go abroad to attend school? More and more universities around the world are offering opportunities for students to get degrees online ( distance education) from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these colleges and universiti

42、es are accredited (官方认可的 ), meaning that they have met certain standards of excellence. If you decide to take language courses online (or any subject for that matter), be sure there are advantages in studying online. Its costs are usually lower, and you can study at your own pace (节奏 ) and you can e

43、asily get the materials 24 hours a day from almost any computer in the world. However, you wont get the human interaction (互动 ) of meeting people face to face, as you would if you were attending a school abroad in person. On the other band, the advantages of going abroad may include day-to-day chanc

44、es to learn a new culture, to meet new friends with whom you can use and practice the language, and to see different parts of the world. However, there may be a number of disadvantages for some students, including high costs, time away from ones school, family, or work life, and difficulty in gettin

45、g used to anew culture and way of life. Whatever you do, consider a distance education program that meets your educational needs, is what you can afford, and equally important, provides you with chances to grow beyond the classroom through cultural and educational activities. 64 What is the purpose

46、of the author in writing the text? （ A） To discuss ways of improving language skills. （ B） To persuade people to go abroad to attend universities. （ C） To advise readers to meet different people from abroad. （ D） To introduce online programs to people unable to go abroad. 65 What is the disadvantage

47、 of studying a language online? （ A） You may not be able to keep up with the program. （ B） You may not meet your teachers in person. （ C） The computer may break down any time. （ D） The courses may last much longer. 66 The third paragraph mainly discusses the good and bad things about （ A） studying a

48、broad. （ B） classroom learning. （ C） learning culture. （ D） learning online. 67 How is the text organized? （ A） Topic-Comparison-Opinion （ B） Question-Effect-Opinion （ C） Topic-Examples-Effect （ D） Question-Cause-Effect 67 Understanding how nature reacts to climate (气候 ) change will require checking

49、 key life cycle events-flowering, the appearance of leaves, the first frog calls of the spring-all around the world. But ecologists (生态学家 ) cant be everywhere, so theyre turning to non-scientists, sometimes called citizen scientists, for help. A group of scientists and educators set up an organization last year called the Nationa