[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷95及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 95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 Why did the man want to go to Africa? （ A） He wanted to end his friendship with the girl. （ B） He wanted to marry a doctor in a medical team. （ C） He hoped to see the

2、world. 2 Who cut the mans hair? （ A） The mans parents. （ B） The mans father and brother. （ C） The mans mother and brother. 3 What is Julia probably going to do? （ A） To dream. （ B） To attend evening classes. （ C） To be a secretary. 4 What is the man going to do? （ A） To visit Glasgow on Wednesday. （

3、 B） To meet some people. （ C） To have a meeting in Glasgow. 5 What is the relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Policeman and driver （ C） Customer and shop-assistant. 6 Why did the plane fall to the ground? （ A） It was flying low. （ B） Its wheels were caught on a tr

4、ee. （ C） Because the chemicals caught fire easily. 7 Why did the little girl die? （ A） Because she drank the water. （ B） Because she was sick. （ C） Because she took some of the chemicals. 8 What did the chemicals cause to the farm worker? （ A） He lost his eyesight. （ B） He got a lung disease. （ C） H

5、e lost his health. 单项填空 9 All my neighbors tried to help in some way. But they turned out to be actually _ the way. （ A） in （ B） Jon （ C） with （ D） boyond 10 No sooner had they got the goods covered up _ it started raining hard. （ A） when （ B） than （ C） then （ D） after 11 They _ with their performan

6、ces despite the min. （ A） went through （ B） went on （ C） went over （ D） went for 12 All the members in the jury agreed that the man was _ of theft(行窃 ). （ A） criminal （ B） charged （ C） guilty （ D） faulty 13 It s no use _ with him. He won t change his decision. （ A） arguing （ B） to argue （ C） to be a

7、rguing （ D） if you argue 14 How the fire in the dancing hall started _ a mystery. （ A） to remain （ B） remains （ C） remain （ D） is remaining 15 -Can I help you? -I d like to have a _ of China Dally. （ A） piece （ B） sheet （ C） loaf （ D） copy 16 The middle-aged man was seen _ out of the house on the af

8、ternoon of the murder. （ A） came （ B） come （ C） to come （ D） have coma 17 Sorry, but I must go and catch the plane now. Can we _ a time for another discussion? （ A） date （ B） fix （ C） make （ D） prepare 18 You re always late. you _ late three times this week. （ A） are being （ B） were （ C） had been （

9、D） have been 19 What was the matter with you this morning? You looked _ you hadn t slept for the last twenty-four hours. （ A） so as （ B） that （ C） as if （ D） like that 20 - Please don t tell anybody. - I_, I promise. （ A） cant （ B） dont （ C） wont （ D） mustn t 21 _ everything means to know nothing. （

10、 A） To know （ B） Knowing （ C） One knows （ D） You know 22 The villagers have offered much help to us and we think we should do something for them _. （ A） in reture （ B） in place （ C） in fashion （ D） in danger 23 An old friend from abroad, _ I was expecting to stay with, telephoned me from the airport

11、. （ A） that （ B） whom （ C） as （ D） which 完形填空 24 There used to be few people on the earth and natural resources seemed to be unlimited. But today 【 B1】 are different. The world has become too 【 B2】 . We are using 【 B3】 our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our surr

12、oundings with dangerous 【 B4】 . If we continue to do this, 【 B5】 on earth will not survive(生存 ). Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are 【 B6】 the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, 【 B7】 fish are caught. Fish 【 B8】 at sea so that fishing boats 【 B9】 retur

13、n home quickly with their catch, and can fish farther from the coasts. We even use satellites to give us 【 B10】 about where the fish are. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will 【 B11】 and nothing will 【 B12】 on the land. Yet we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to

14、cut down more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are 【 B13】 with waste products from factories, they will 【 B14】 However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea , and there are few laws to 【 B15】 this. We know too that if the world population continues to 【

15、 B16】 at the present rate(率 ) ,in a few years there will not be 【 B17】 food. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to 【 B18】 them. The world population will not rise so quickly if more people come to see the 【 B19】 of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the probl

16、em, we shall have a better and cleaner 【 B20】 in the future. 24 【 B1】 （ A） situations （ B） things （ C） affairs （ D） matters 25 【 B2】 （ A） busy （ B） tiresome （ C） crowded （ D） quiet 26 【 B3】 （ A） up （ B） through （ C） away （ D） down 27 【 B4】 （ A） medicines （ B） chemicals. （ C） products （ D） elements 2

17、8 【 B5】 （ A） fish （ B） human life （ C） animals （ D） birds 29 【 B6】 （ A） driven off （ B） dying from （ C） taken from （ D） brought up 30 【 B7】 （ A） a good many （ B） more or less （ C） more and more （ D） a small number of 31 【 B8】 （ A） are set free （ B） are freezing. （ C） are raised （ D） are frozen 32 【

18、B9】 （ A） haven t to （ B） don t have to （ C） must not （ D） don t need 33 【 B10】 （ A） notice （ B） knowledge （ C） advice （ D） information 34 【 B11】 （ A） grow smaller （ B） disappear （ C） get bigger （ D） still increase 35 【 B12】 （ A） develop （ B） produce （ C） plant （ D） grow 36 【 B13】 （ A） filled （ B） po

19、lluted （ C） stopped （ D） blocked 37 【 B14】 （ A） smell terrible （ B） grow less wide （ C） become shorter （ D） die 38 【 B15】 （ A） help （ B） do （ C） manage （ D） stop 39 【 B16】 （ A） rise （ B） keep to （ C） fall down （ D） be limited 40 【 B17】 （ A） valuable （ B） enough （ C） much （ D） good 41 【 B18】 （ A） sav

20、e （ B） recycle （ C） protect （ D） use 42 【 B19】 （ A） worth （ B） practice （ C） importance （ D） value 43 【 B20】 （ A） city （ B） country （ C） planet （ D） ocean 44 We found that bar at last. I didn t have to ask again, for there it was in big red neon letters ovet the window-Star Bar. There were some iron

21、 tables outside with plastic chairs around them. A few people sat around, looking at a portable television set that someone had brought out of the bar. They were all in thin summer dresses or short shirts; even at that late hour it was stifling. Two thin dogs lay under one of the tables with their t

22、ongues out, and some of the women were fanning them- selves unenthusiastically (无精打彩地 ) with magazines. “He s not here,“ I said, after a quick look around. The television was speaking out an advertisement for a detergent(洗衣粉 ), and the people sitting round had their eyes glued to the picture of a wo

23、man proudly showing how white her husband s underwear was after having been washed. They took no notice of us at all. “Well, what did you expect?“ replied Fergus, yawning (打呵欠 ).“ Its only half past nine, and he said he would be here at nine. You ought to know Graig by this time. He 11 turn up some-

24、 time after ten.“ 44 The writer and his friend （ A） had never been to that bar before （ B） did not know if they had come to the right place （ C） asked somebody the name of the bar （ D） had little difficulty in finding the bar 45 What does the underlined word “stifling “ ( Paragraph 1 ) probably mean

25、? （ A） Disappearing gradually. （ B） Giving out into the air. （ C） Hot and breathless. （ D） Pleasing and comfortable. 46 The people outside the bar _ （ A） were very interested in the television program （ B） were chatting with a saleswoman （ C） had no particular interest in anything （ D） were very unc

26、omfortable 47 Fergus was not surprised that Craig was not there, because he knew that _. （ A） Graig intended to come later （ B） they had mistaken the time （ C） Graig had been delayed （ D） Graig was always late 48 Every year landslides (滑坡 ) cause 25 to 50 deaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the Uni

27、ted States. They account for 15 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in Europe. And in December, a single event killed more than 200 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize mountainsides using steel bars and cement (水泥 ) can help prevent disaster, but it introduces new diffic

28、ulties. Shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris (岩屑 ). “It s quite a risky job,“says Giorgio Pezzuto of D Appolonia, an engineering company in Italy. D Appolonia, working with eight other companies, may have an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber. “The idea is

29、 to operate a machine far away that can drill without a human being on board,“ says Pezzuto, the manager for the project, which is supported by the European Commission. Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor. The robot, a large radiocontrolled fourlegged mechan

30、ical spider, has cost at least $2 million so far. The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the stability. Testing should begin in May. 48 The underlined word “event“ ( Paragraph 1 ) refers to_. （ A） landslide （ B） mach

31、ine （ C） earthquake （ D） flood 49 What is the purpose in writing this text? （ A） Telling people how serious the damage caused by landslides is. （ B） Telling people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job. （ C） Introducing a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides.

32、（ D） Showing people how to use a new product. 50 What does the robot look like? （ A） A human being. （ B） A spider. （ C） A truck. （ D） A drill. 51 The biggest advantage of this product is that _. （ A） it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor （ B） it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert

33、 bars and cement （ C） it can collect data on the slope s stability （ D） it can drill without a human being on board 52 8:30PM Outlook Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the r

34、omantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by F

35、ran Levine. 9: 00PM Discovery When a 10-year-old boy gets a first-class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of geniuses Come from? Is it all in the genes or can any child be turned into a genius? And i

36、f parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer. 10: 00PM Science/Health Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs?

37、 The answer is “yes“, according to the researchers at Johns Hopking and three other medical centres. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months those devoted to weight loss-exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food-lost about 13 pounds and became fitter.

38、 Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal“ category(范畴 ). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what s achieved with Hypertension drugs; 52 The main purpose of writing these three texts is _. （ A） to invite people to see film

39、s （ B） to invite people to topic discussions （ C） to attract more students to attend lectures （ D） to attract more people to watch TV programs 53 Who will be most probably interested in Discovery? （ A） Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine. （ B） Children who are good at mat

40、hematics. （ C） Parents who want their children to become another Albert Einstein. （ D） Children who are interested in playing chess. 54 In Science/Health, “Johns Hopking“ is. （ A） a famous university （ B） a medical centre （ C） well-known doctor （ D） a drug company 55 According to the third text, whi

41、ch of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drugs? （ A） Exercise plus a healthy diet. （ B） Loss of thirteen pounds in weight. （ C） Six months of exercise without drugs. （ D） Low-salt and low-fat food. 56 Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front gate

42、will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. Youll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news you want. Youll even get t

43、o choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part

44、of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of news events. Most of the technology is available (可用的 ) now, but convincing (说服 ) more people that they dont need paper to read a news

45、paper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspaper may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realize that the newspaper industry is no longe

46、r a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy computers and because newsp

47、apers have established financial(财经的 )interests in the paper industry. 56 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked （ B） Newspapers of the Future Will Likely Be on Computer （ C） Newspapers Are out of Fashion （ D） New Communications Technology 57 It might take 3

48、0 to 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers, because _. （ A） it is technologically impossible now （ B） computer newspapers are too expensive （ C） there is strong resistance from both the general population and professional journalists （ D） traditional newspapers are easy

49、to read 58 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers? （ A） They are cheaper than traditional newspapers. （ B） They are very convenient to use. （ C） You can get more information from them quickly. （ D） You can easily save information for future use. 59 Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because _. （ A） they dont know how to use computers （ B） they think computer newspapers take