[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷299（无答案）.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 299（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 is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?（A）Employer and employee.（B） Teacher and student.（C） Mother and son.2 When did the woman call the front

2、desk?（A）At 8:00 p.m.（B） At 8:00 a.m.（C） At 2:30 p.m.3 What does the man think of Yao Ming?（A）He is the tallest basketball player in the world.（B） He is famous all over the world.（C） He is only well-known in China.4 What will the woman do for the man?（A）Check the fruit prices for him.（B） Take him to

3、the supernarket.（C） Get him some fruit.5 What did the man suggest the woman do?（A）The man suggested that the woman stay indoors in the morning.（B） The man suggested that the woman go outdoors in the morning.（C） The man suggested that the woman stay indoors in the evening.6 What is the possible relat

4、ionship between these two speakers?（A）Friends.（B） Teacher and student.（C） Daughter and father.7 What is the bad news?（A）Lucy is sick.（B） Lucy spends too much time playing football.（C） Lucy didn t pass the exam.8 What does Frank advise Lucy to do?（A）Discuss this with her teacher.（B） Tell her parents.

5、C） Spend more time studying and catch up with others.9 What is the mother going to do tomorrow?（A）To watch TV.（B） To plant trees.（C） To cut down some trees.10 What does the mother want her son to know most of all?（A）Tree-planting Day is important to man.（B） Cutting down trees is necessary to man.（C

6、 Trees are very important to man.11 What do you think of the boy?（A）He likes to ask questions.（B） He enjoys planting trees.（C） He is clear about the reason of planting trees and cutting trees down.12 Where are the two speakers?（A）At a street corner.（B） In a city center.（C） In a car.13 What is the b

7、uilding next to the theatre?（A）A shopping mall.（B） A restaurant.（C） The city hall.14 What does the man want to buy?（A）Postcards.（B） Clothes.（C） Presents.15 When will they go to Xi an?（A）On about June 16th.（B） On about July 16th.（C） On about June 6th.16 For how long will they stay in Xi an?（A）Less th

8、an one week.（B） More than two weeks.（C） About one week.17 Why is Monica going to Harbin again?（A）Because her parents live there.（B） Because she does not like Xi an.（C） Because she wants to visit her friends.18 Why is the woman so happy?（A）She started carrying a credit card.（B） She got an ID card of

9、her own.（C） She s got some beef for free.19 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 together.20 How much can the woman spend at most with her credit card?

10、A）$500.（B） 1500（C） 5000单项填空21 When shall we meet again? Make it_day you like, it s up to you.（A）one（B） any（C） another（D）some22 I first met Mary three years ago when we_in a middle school together.（A）have worked（B） had been working（C） were working（D）had worked23 Never thought to see you here._.（A）So

11、 did I.（B） Oh, haven t you?（C） It s a small world.（D）I m well. Thank you. And you?24 I don t think there is_in the book on the desk.（A）something important（B） anything important（C） important something（D）important anything25 Ten years passed, and I found that he had_.（A）some white hair（B） a few white

12、hairs（C） a few white hair（D）much white hair26 Jane has two brothers; one is John, and _ is Henry.（A）another（B） the others（C） the other（D）other27 - This program is killing me! Everything has to be finished before next Friday.- _, John. It s not the end of the world.（A）Take it easy（B） Take care（C） Be

13、careful（D）Be yourself28 Too bad I missed the early train _ only a few minutes!（A）by（B） in（C） at（D）after29 If you read a book word by word, you often fail to get the main idea of what youre reading and soon forget what you _.（A）are reading（B） were reading（C） have been reading（D）had reading30 John got

14、 caught by the police _ at 160 km an hour.（A）to drive（B） driving（C） to be driving（D）drove31 Are you done with the book I gave you?Not quite. Ive read all _ the last chapter.（A）but（B） toward（C） until（D）beside32 She used to call me“ Tiny,“_I was at least as tall as she was.（A）although（B） because（C） un

15、less（D）if33 I_so much chocolate at yesterdays party.Are you feeling sick now?（A）shouldnt eat（B） shouldnt be eating（C） shouldnt have eaten（D）shouldnt be eaten34 When _ into another language, the poem reads strange.（A）having translated（B） translated（C） to translate（D）translating35 The journey should o

16、nly take about 30 minutes, but _ it usually takes an hour.（A）in turn（B） in general（C） in time（D）in fact完形填空35 The mystery (悬案) around the disappearance of the famous crime (犯罪) writer Agatha Christie in 1926 was almost as【C1】_as any of her exciting stories. At about 11 oclock on the evening of Frida

17、y, 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】_put on record that the Surrey Police did not find【C5】_until 11:00 that morning. People【C6】_

18、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 offering a reward (悬赏) to anyone who could find the【C10】_writer.Of course the police did their best to【C1

19、1】_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 reunited with 【C15】_at a hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. It was said she had been staying at the hotel for

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

21、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）sad37 【C2 】（A）how（B） when（C） why（D）where38 【C3 】（A）her husband（B） her doctor（C） the driver（D）the policeman39 【C4 】（A）later（B） then（

22、C） so（D）now40 【C5 】（A）an explanation（B） a murderer（C） the car（D）Agatha41 【C6 】（A）imagined（B） realized（C） knew（D）feared42 【C7 】（A）But（B） Thus（C） And（D）Still43 【C8 】（A）arrested（B） murdered（C） hospitalized（D）followed44 【C9 】（A）cause（B） case（C） report（D）adventure45 【C10 】（A）alive（B） strange（C） missing（D

23、staying46 【C11 】（A）treat（B） find（C） catch（D）persuade47 【C12 】（A）research（B） interest（C） review（D）search48 【C13 】（A）have left（B） have disliked（C） have visited（D）have found49 【C14 】（A）an offer（B） an announcement（C） a story（D）a re appearance50 【C15 】（A）her husband（B） her neighbor（C） Theresa（D）the Surr

24、ey Police51 【C16 】（A）hours（B） days（C） weeks（D）months52 【C17 】（A）wealth（B） memory（C） senses（D）imagination53 【C18 】（A）driving（B） public attention（C） her family（D）the city54 【C19 】（A）mention（B） effort（C） acceptance（D）exception55 【C20 】（A）explanation（B） guess（C） record（D）reason56 Dolphins are interestin

25、g 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, a scientist who worked with Circe, knew that. But one day

26、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 piece of fish. But then she gave her a piece with fins by mist

27、ake.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 Reiss.Another dolphin, Pete, enjoyed his meals of fish served up

28、 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 his pool. Between shows he dived down and pushed eight fish up to t

29、he 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.56 Reiss would feed Circe a fish _.（A）before Circe gave a performan

30、ce（B） when Circe followed the instruction（C） the moment Circe swam close to Reiss（D）each time Reiss left the side of the pool57 When Circe “stood“ there, what message did she try to send to Reiss?（A）Im punishing you.（B） I dont like frozen fish.（C） Im not interested in the game.（D）I know how to stand

31、 up in the water.58 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 lesson59 The underlined words “took the bait“ in the last paragraph means “_“.（A）was fooled（B） took act

32、ions（C） made a decision（D）went out of the way59 The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia were completed in 1998. Each tower is 452 meters high and has 88 floors. Designed to serve all floors, the four executive lifts(公务电梯) in each tower transport passengers from the underground car park

33、to the top floor in 90 seconds. The towers are joined 170 meters up by a two-level bridge on the 41st and 42nd floors.The Sears Tower in Chicago in the United States was the tallest building in the world for more than 20 years. Completed in 1973, the tower is 442 meters high. It has 110 floors and 1

34、4,771 square meters of space. Its non -stop lift goes up to the top floor at a speed of 487 meters per minute.At 421 meters high. Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai is the tallest building in China. Completed in 1999, it has 88 floors and has the worlds highest hotel rooms. This building was made to be stron

35、g-it can stand typhoon (台风) winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour.Burj Dubai is a modern building presently under construction in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Because of the strong desire to build the worlds tallest building, much information about Burj Dubai is kept secret. However, experts

36、expect the tower to have 162 floors and go up to 808 meters high. Its lifts will be the fastest in the world, traveling at 18 meters per second. It is due to be completed in 2008 or 2009. 60 What joins the Petronas Twin Towers 170 meters up? （A）A flat floor（B） A non-stop lift（C） A long passage（D）A t

37、wo-level bridge61 One can get to the top floor of the Sears Tower by its non-stop lift in _. （A）30 seconds（B） about 1 minute（C） nearly 2 minutes（D）a minute and a half62 In the text, the tallest tower that has been completed in the world is _.（A）The Petronas Twin Towers（B） the Sears Tower（C） Jin Mao

38、Tower（D）Burj Dubai63 Which of the following could be the bestc title for the text?（A）Fastest Lifts in Tall Towers（B） Tallest Buildings in the World（C） Tourist Attractions in the World（D）High Costs of High Construction63 World Cup DadFor most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my m

39、other and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to talking to his family.Everything changed one morning. As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast, I could see that he wasnt his usual reserved(|$|fcft0 self. “Cant wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match Must see!“

40、 I quickly figured out what all the excitement was about: Dad is a big football fan.I had never been interested in football, but Dads excitement that morning made me more and more curious. I had to find out why miss sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first t

41、rip to Disneyland.Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we could watch the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans.The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, a loud

42、 noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV: “Why is that man jumping up and down?“ Dad patiently explained: “Thats Papa Bouba Diop, my son. Its normal for them to jump up and down after theyve scored. “Dad explained almost everything to me. His monosyllabic (单音节的) answers were

43、 a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match, becoming more and more interested. When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him, he smiled and gave me a wink(眨眼). At long last we had something in common.Football has really helped Dad and me get clos

44、er and form a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 men running after a silly ball?64 Which of the following words can best describe the authur s father?（A）A parent busy at work.（B） A man of few words.（C） An encouraging father.（D）A talkative football player.65 Wha

45、t made the author curious about his father one morning?（A）His high expectation of the winner.（B） His great interest in the newspaper.（C） His unexpressed eagerness.（D）His unusual excitement.66 The authors growing interest in watching the match mainly came from_.（A）eating in a restaurant with the exci

46、ted fans（B） his fathers love of football and his explanation（C） watching a top level performance of the players（D）his and his fatherss common love of German food67 What can we learn from the text?（A）Personality decides everything.（B） Sharing is the foundation of good relationship.（C） Family members

47、should be fans together.（D）Interest is the mother of success.67 Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldnt agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships.When I talk about money this way to a

48、 group, there is always someone who comes up to me and says, “ Suze, you are so wrong. Money isnt the key to lifethis is!“ At which point their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family.Thats when things get interesting, because I start asking them questions: Did you take that photo

49、 with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach, was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college?As their answers are “yes“ , I ask them how they provide all of that for their family. Thats when they understand that I had it right.I totally agree tha