[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷268（无答案）.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 268（无答案）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 does the woman want to do?（A）To talk to Sunny.（B） To call her parents.（C） To see her boyfriend.2 Who is the man calling for information?（A）A telephone company.（B）

2、A newspaper office.（C） A travel service.3 Where does the conversation most probably take place?（A）In a kitchen.（B） In a garden.（C） At a picnic.4 What are the speakers talking about?（A）Their plan for a trip.（B） The weekend party.（C） The boat trip they took last month.5 What are the speaker planning t

3、o do?（A）Go home.（B） Look for a job.（C） Buy a new house.6 Why is it easier for the woman to learn English?（A）She often talks to English people.（B） She has spoken two foreign languages already.（C） She always does her homework right after class.7 Which of the following is not suggested by the woman to

4、be a good way of learning English?（A）Reading newspapers.（B） Talking to Americans.（C） Reading aloud in the morning.8 Why is it difficult for the man to learn English?（A）He doesn t talk to his English teachers.（B） There are no native speakers around him.（C） He is too shy to speak English.9 Whom do you

5、 think the woman was angry with?（A）The man.（B） The repairman.（C） The shopkeeper.10 Why couldn t the woman find the repair shop?（A）She missed the right turn.（B） The man gave her the wrong directions.（C） She had a bad sense of direction.11 Why did the man tell her to turn to the television repairman?（

6、A）The shop was easy to find.（B） The repairman was his friend.（C） They did good work and the price was reasonable.12 What are the two speakers talking about?（A）Using the left hand.（B） Operating machines.（C） Designing machines.13 What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?（A）Master and

7、 servant.（B） Boss and secretary.（C） Fellow workers14 What can we learn from the conversation?（A）Left-handers cant run the machines.（B） The woman only uses her right hand.（C） The woman is more skillful than the man.15 What is the woman good at?（A）Swimming.（B） Running.（C） Playing.16 How old was she wh

8、en she became famous?（A）She was twenty.（B） She was thirty five.（C） She was fifteen.17 What can we learn about the woman from the dialogue?（A）She took part in one of the Olympic Games.（B） She still swims for international competitions.（C） She used to swim thirty five miles every week.18 What are the

9、speakers talking about?（A）Sea adventures.（B） Vacation plans.（C） Life at the Caribbean.19 What has the woman paid close attention to?（A）Weather reports.（B） International news.（C） Storm damage.20 What do we learn about the man s experience?（A）He was caught in a storm.（B） He visited storm-hit islands.（

10、C） He made a voyage two weeks ago.单项填空21 The woman gathered a lot of_by writing many best-selling_.（A）wealths; work（B） wealths; works（C） wealth; work（D）wealth; works 22 There is a bad smell here. Oh, dear! I_the gas.（A）must forget turning off（B） must forget to turn off（C） must have forgotten turning

11、 off（D）must have forgotten to turn off23 Have you got any idea for the summer vacation? I don t mind where we go_there s sun, sea and beach.（A）as if（B） if only（C） now that（D）as long as24 Often away _ business trips, Kathy has grown tired of traveling.（A）for（B） in（C） with（D）from25 I havent seen you s

12、ince you came back from holiday, _ a nice time?（A）Do you have（B） Did you have（C） Have you had（D）Had you had26 Pay no attention to Susan-_.（A）shes just showing off（B） shes just shown off（C） she showed off（D）she shows off27 -Tina looks especially pretty tonight. -Yes, she always looks her best in _ dr

13、ess of _ color.（A）/ ;that（B） a; that（C） the; the（D）/; a28 “ Are you coming to the sports club?“ “ No._“（A）have no idea at all.（B） So what?（C） I dont feel like it today.（D）What about?29 I_a supporter of this basketball club for many years now.（A）will be（B） was（C） was being（D）have been30 Steven, _very

14、 popular with most members, was asked to be the chairman of the tennis club.（A）considered（B） considering（C） having considered（D）to be considered31 Keith doesnt seem to be his _ self these days and we should pay more attention to him.（A）ordinary（B） common（C） usual（D）average32 -What did Mr. Jones do b

15、efore he came to this company? -He _ a city bus for over twenty-five years.（A）is driving（B） drove（C） has driven（D）drives33 Hello! I _ you were in London. How long have you been here?（A）dont know（B） hadnt known（C） didnt know（D）havent known34 Hello! I _ you were in London. How long have you been here?

16、（A）dont know（B） hadnt known（C） didnt know（D）havent known35 The crowd wished the newly-married couple well as they left _ their honeymoon.（A）to（B） in（C） for（D）about完形填空35 Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc, a Frenchman? At 12, he【C1】_the Royal Insti

17、tution 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 disappointed to learn that there were no 【C5 】_for the dea

18、f 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【C10】_at the school where Clerc was working. The school ask

19、ed 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) took days. They put the time to productive use, 【C16】_for the new school

20、 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 America. Frances【C20】_was Americas gain!36 【C1 】（A）entered（B） visited（C） hear

21、d of（D）set up37 【C2 】（A）work（B） preparation（C） graduation（D）explanation38 【C3 】（A）headmaster（B） teacher（C） graduate student（D）clinic assistant39 【C4 】（A）after（B） unless（C） because（D）when40 【C5 】（A）schools（B） hospitals（C） libraries（D）organizations41 【C6 】（A）Therefore（B） However（C） Besides（D）Meanwhile

22、42 【C7 】（A）offer（B） share（C） test（D）seek43 【C8 】（A）eager（B） afraid（C） unable（D）willing44 【C9 】（A）joined（B） invited（C） ordered（D）permitted45 【C10 】（A）learning（B） monitoring（C） practicing（D）reviewing46 【C11 】（A）the educator（B） Laurent（C） the parent（D）Gallaudet47 【C12 】（A）respected（B） taught（C） met（D）e

23、xpected48 【C13 】（A）leave（B） tour（C） move to（D）return to49 【C14 】（A）set out（B） got back（C） settled down（D）worked out50 【C15 】（A）to（B） across（C） from（D）over51 【C16 】（A）learning languages（B） designing games（C） meeting students（D）making plans52 【C17 】（A）whom（B） which（C） what（D）where53 【C18 】（A）discovere

24、d（B） bought（C） planned（D）founded54 【C19 】（A）often（B） sometimes（C） seldom（D）never55 【C20 】（A）fault（B） loss（C） gift（D）decision55 Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is we can try to do it ourselves.How is it done?

25、Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. And how he answers will let you know how f

26、ar you can go.Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. And to find out what sort of person you are talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of the conversatio

27、n. Real listening also means not just listening to words but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it s time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting. If you want to see that person again, don t keep it a secret. Let people

28、know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they ve known you half their life.56 Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way_.（A）for you to make more and more new friends（B） to begin your business talks（C） to get the conversation going smoothly（D）for you to make a deep and l

29、asting impression on others57 After having asked somebody a question, it 11 be polite of you to_.（A）make clear what kind of person he is（B） listen to his reply attentively（C） wait quietly and patiently for his answer（D）go on asking him more questions58 Generally speaking, good talkers are persons wh

30、o_.（A）are good at making any topic interesting（B） never talk too much or too little（C） always speak in a gentle way（D）know how and when he should change the topic of the talk59 If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _.（A）you may take him as your lifelong trustworthy friend（B） it seems

31、necessary for you to let him know it（C） it s proper for you to give him a second handshake（D）it 11 be helpful for you to have further understanding of him59 There are many different kinds of peaches (桃). One clear difference is the one between clingstonefruit in which the flesh is stuck to the seed

32、insideand 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 in stone fruit land. Plant breeders(培育者) are trying all the time to improve the old favorites. Frequently, the cha

33、nges 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 the fruit. That little point is likely to break during packing and shipping, opening the door to spoilage(腐烂).This is

34、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 redlots of red. Peaches used to be prized for golden skin; now people are buying red, regarding it as a sign of ripeness.But red has a hold on peopl

35、e. 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 great-tasting gold. Sitting around, tasting and talking about the fruit, the group all agreed that the gold was a much b

36、etter 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 other the red. To a person, they picked the red fruit to take home. Red sells.60 What does the word “stone “mean in the tex

37、t?（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 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 ha

38、ve 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 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 mark

39、eting.（B） They took home golden peaches.（C） They agreed about the taste of peaches.（D）They said they would buy the red peaches.63 Mobile Phone MannersMobile phones have changed the way we communicate (交流); they have also brought about problems in phone manners (礼仪). Gaik Lim, a Singapore-based advis

40、or, has some advice on phone manners.When dealing with missed calls, the person being called should return the call. “Calls should be returned as soon as possible, and no later than the following day. Anything later than that, and an apology or a reason for the delay should go with the call. “Text m

41、essages should be kept short and to the point. If they go beyond four or five lines, call or e-mail instead. “ The use of short forms should be among family members and friends, never in a business situation. “Speak in a low voice as if you were talking to someone next to you. If the connection is b

42、ad, dont raise your voice in order to be heard, simply move to another place where the connection may be better. And if that doesnt work, tell the caller to call you back or offer to call at a later time.When a conversation is cut off due to a bad connection, the person who started the conversation

43、should call back. “It may be inconvenient for the other person to return the call, especially if its an unlisted number, or an overseas call. “When running late for a date or meeting, it is acceptable to text to inform that youll be delayed. Messages should be apologetic. “A message like Sorry. Will

44、 be about 30 minutes late due to flight delay is considered polite and thoughtful. “Taking calls during meetings is only acceptable if you have informed the chairperson that you are expecting an urgent (紧急的) call. If you get an unexpected but urgent call, apologize to those present and offer a quick

45、 explanation as to why you have to take that call. Then leave the room to continue your phone conversation.64 What should one do if he has missed a call?（A）Text a. apology to the caller.（B） Call back if it is from abroad.（C） Wait till the caller calls again.（D）Return the call as early as one can.65

46、Which of the following is considered acceptable?（A）Text an apology when late for a meeting.（B） Raise the voice when the connection is bad.（C） Answer a phone call quietly during a meeting.（D）Use the short forms in messages whenever possible.66 According to the text, you had better make a call when_.（

47、A）you are late for a meeting because of flight delay（B） your text message is more than five lines（C） your friend has moved to another place（D）you communicate with close friends67 What should one do if hes got an urgent call during a meeting?（A）Explain to the people present and then answer the call.（

48、B） Cut the call off at once, and apologize to the caller later.（C） Answer the call before apologizing to the chairperson.（D）Leave the room immediately to answer the call.67 Looking to improve your language skills, but you dont have the time to go abroad to attend school? More and more universities a

49、round 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 universities 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