[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷164（无答案）.doc

1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 164（无答案）Part ADirections: 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 dialogue O

2、NLY ONCE.1 What can we learn from the womans reply?（A）She likes to be a teacher.（B） She has no idea what she will do in the future.（C） She thinks the man shouldnt have asked her the question.（D）She doesnt want to be a teacher. 2 What are the speakers going to do?（A）Watch a football game.（B） Go home.

3、（C） See a film.（D）Do some shopping. 3 Where did the conversation most probably take place?（A）In a library.（B） In a classroom.（C） In a bookstore.（D）In a park. 4 How much more does the man have to pay?（A）8.（B） 7.（C） 15.（D）$1.005 What does Mark think about the companys lay-off decision?（A）He is afraid

4、of being fired.（B） He is concerned about it.（C） He doesnt think it is a good decision.（D）He thinks it is both regrettable and necessary. 6 What did the woman give to the man?（A）Some information.（B） Some work.（C） A handbook.（D）A book about architecture. 7 What does the woman mean?（A）She is not willin

5、g to clean the room.（B） She will be able to clean the house in time.（C） She is not satisfied with the man.（D）She has no time to clean the room. 8 What is true about David when he was a high school student?（A）He studied hard.（B） He liked football.（C） He liked music.（D）All of the above. 9 What does th

6、e man suggest the woman should do?（A）Turn in the necklace to the security office.（B） Keep the necklace.（C） Put the necklace back to the rest room.（D）Sell the necklace to the security office. 10 How does the man feel about the woman who played the queen?（A）She was a good actress.（B） She was too drama

7、tic.（C） She was too realistic.（D）Her performance was wonderful. Part BDirections: 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

8、listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?（A）Gas.（B） Electricity.（C） Solar energy.（D）Alcohol. 12 What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?（A

9、）Road conditions.（B） Highway traffic.（C） Air traffic conditions.（D）New traffic rules. 13 What will passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon?（A）Carry little luggage.（B） Go through a health check.（C） Arrive 10 minutes earlier for boarding.（D）Undergo security check. 14 What does Mary need

10、 to do at the travel agency?（A）Book a hotel in Europe.（B） Buy her plane ticket.（C） Sublet her apartment.（D）Renew her passport. 15 Why doesnt Mary want to give up her apartment?（A）She will have trouble finding another one.（B） She finds it in a very good location.（C） Her landlord plans to lower its re

11、nt.（D）She doesnt have time to move. 16 How did Bill know Jim Tomas?（A）They once studied together.（B） They once lived together.（C） They once worked together.（D）They once traveled together. 17 What will Mary most likely do about her apartment?（A）Leave it vacant.（B） Ask her landlord to rent it out.（C）

12、Ask one. of her friends to live in it.（D）Sublet it to Jim. 18 When was McDonalds founded?（A）In the early 1950s.（B） In the late 1940s.（C） In the late 1950s.（D）In the early 1940s. 19 To start with, McDonalds was（A）a snack bar（B） a take-out restaurant（C） a drive-in restaurant（D）a small cafe 20 As to wh

13、at QSCV stands for, which of the following is NOT true?（A）CCleanliness.（B） SService.（C） VVariety.（D）QQuality. 21 Today McDonalds pursues a principle of _.（A）best service at a fair price（B） equal service without discrimination（C） customer first（D）low price for the best service 22 What is the best tit

14、le for the dialogue?（A）Looking for an apartment.（B） How to rent an apartment.（C） Renting an apartment.（D）Moving into an apartment. 23 Which of the following is not the convenience for the man?（A）Small but modern kitchen.（B） Good bus service.（C） Self-service elevator.（D）Parking place. 24 How does the

15、 man pay the cost of electricity and water?（A）It should be paid in advance.（B） It is paid twice a year.（C） The man should pay it beside paying the rent.（D）It is included in the rent. 25 How much cheaper is an unfurnished apartment than an furnished one?（A）300 dollars cheaper.（B） Nearly lO0 dollars c

16、heaper.（C） Exactly 100 dollars cheaper.（D）More than 100 dollars cheaper. 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 Scientists find that hard-working people live longer

17、 than average men and women. Career women are【C1 】_than housewives. Evidence(证据)shows that【C2】_are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows【C3】_the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly(相应的)by 2%. All this【C4】_one point:Work is helpful to health.Why

18、is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy,【C5 】_loneliness and solitude(孤独). Researches show that people feel【C6】_and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are【C7 】_. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when th

19、ey are working hard. Work serves as【C8】_between man and reality. By work, people【C9】_each other. By collective(集体的)activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work【 C10】_the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to(易于)【C11】_.【C12 】_

20、, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感)and a sense of【C13】_. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When【C14】_finishes his writing or a doctor successfully【C15】_a patient or a teacher sees his students【C16 】_, they are happy【C17】_.From the above we can come to the conclusion【C18】_

21、the more you work,【 C19】_you will be. Let us work hard,【 C20】_and live a happy and healthy life.26 【C1 】（A）more healthier（B） healthier（C） weaker（D）worse27 【C2 】（A）career women（B） the busy（C） the jobless（D）the hard-working28 【C3 】（A）that whenever（B） whether（C） that though（D）since29 【C4 】（A）comes down

22、 to（B） equals to（C） adds up to（D）amounts to30 【C5 】（A）/（B） off（C） in touch with（D）away from31 【C6 】（A）happy, interested（B） glad, joyful（C） cheerful, concerned（D）unhappy, worded32 【C7 】（A）busy（B） free（C） lazy（D）empty33 【C8 】（A）a river（B） a gap（C） a channel（D）a bridge34 【C9 】（A）come across（B） come int

23、o contact with（C） look down upon（D）watch over35 【C10 】（A）means（B） stands（C） equals（D）matches36 【C11 】（A）success（B） death（C） victory（D）illnesses37 【C12 】（A）Besides（B） Nevertheless（C） However（D）Yet38 【C13 】（A）disappointment（B） achievement（C） regret（D）apology39 【C14 】（A）a worker（B） a farmer（C） a writer

24、（D）a manager40 【C15 】（A）manages（B） controls（C） operates on（D）deals with41 【C16 】（A）raise（B） grow（C） rise（D）increase42 【C17 】（A）in a word（B） without a word（C） at a word（D）beyond words43 【C18 】（A）that（B） which（C） what（D）/44 【C19 】（A）the lonelier and weaker（B） lonelier and weaker（C） happier and healthi

25、er（D）the happier and healthier45 【C20 】（A）study well（B） studying well（C） study good（D）studying goodPart ADirections: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.45 “Family“ is of course an elastic word. And in differ

26、ent 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, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every Britis

27、h marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent familyhence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man and woman, marriage 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 b

28、e 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. Neither the wifes parents nor the husbands, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with themthey are the

29、ir 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 girls parents, that is, it was the parents duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragem

30、ent 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 financial 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 to

31、day. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses 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

32、 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.46 What does the author mean 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

33、.（C） Different nations have different families.（D）Different times produce different families.47 For an English family, the husbands duty is_.（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

34、 is running the home（D）independent while his wife is also independent48 Everything is decided in a family_.（A）by the couple（B） with the help of their parents（C） by brothers and sisters（D）with the help of aunts and uncles49 What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?（A）It is the best book o

35、n marriage.（B） It is a handbook on marriage.（C） It gives some idea of English social life in the past.（D）It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.50 With regard to marriage in Britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in（A）the fight family（B） more parental supp

36、ort（C） choosing husbands（D）social position50 Steveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask 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

37、pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝采) for his outstanding contributions 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

38、 brothers as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, 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 an

39、d then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat 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

40、 the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir(唱诗班 ) and a lead singer. In the evenings 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 m

41、ember of a popular singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevies 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

42、the rest of Stevies story is music history.51 This passage could be entitled（A）The Music World（B） Stevie Wonder（C） Great Musicians（D）Blind People52 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

43、 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.53 By saying “Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments“, the author means that_.（A）Stevie finished his study at

44、a toy instruments school（B） Stevie began to study in a real instruments school（C） Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments（D）Stevie started to play real instruments54 The author mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that_.（A）Stevies neighbors could often enjoy

45、his playing and singing（B） it was Ronnie White that recognized Stevies talent and led him to a successful career（C） Berry Cordy helped him to set up his own recording company（D）Stevies parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing55 The “Fingertips“_.（A）recorded Stevies music

46、al performance that won him instant fame（B） was a record that turned out to be a great success（C） carried the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertips（D）all of the above55 Fishing adds only about one percent to the global economy, but on a regional basis it can contribute ext

47、remely to human survival. Marine fisheries contribute more to the worlds supply of protein than beef, poultry or any other animal source.Fishing typically does not need land ownership, and because it remains, generally, open to all, it is often the employer of last resort in the developing worldan o

48、ccupation when there are no other choices. Worldwide, about 200 million people rely on fishing for their livelihoods. Within Southeast Asia alone, over five million people fish full-time. In northern Chile forty percent of the population lives off the ocean. In Newfoundland most employment came from

49、 fishing or servicing that industryuntil the collapse of the cod fisheries in the early 1990s that left tens of thousands of people out of work.Though debates over the conservation of natural resources are often cast as a conflict between jobs and the environment, the restoration of fish populations would in fact boost employment. Michael P. Sissenwine and Andrew A. Rosenberg of the U.S. National Marine Fisheri