[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷332（无答案）.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 332（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 How is the man getting to work?（A）By riding.（B） By bus.（C） By driving.2 What is Mike?（A）A teacher.（B） A student.（C） A driver.3 What is the woman going to do?（A）Rewrite

2、the paper.（B） Throw the paper away.（C） Read the paper again.4 Where does the woman want to go?（A）The Grand Hotel.（B） The shopping center.（C） The nearest crossing road.5 Who is the woman speaking to?（A）A policeman.（B） A friend.（C） A shop assistant.6 What is the aim of the program?（A）To learn manageme

3、nt skills.（B） To improve public relations.（C） To develop leadership skills.7 How long will the program last in July?（A）8 days.（B） 12 days.（C） 20 days.8 If people want to join the program, what should they do after the meeting?（A）Take a paid holiday.（B） Pay for the program.（C） Sign on a piece of pape

4、r.9 What are the two speakers talking about?（A）Working in the whole school year.（B） Travelling in the summer vacation.（C） The food in HangZhou.10 Where did the man go last year?（A）HangZhou.（B） SuZhou.（C） YangZhou.11 Where will they go?（A）YangZhou.（B） SuZhou.（C） HangZhou.12 Where does this conversati

5、on take place?（A）In a concert hall.（B） In a restaurant.（C） In a theatre.13 How does the woman feel in the conversation?（A）Unhappy.（B） Curious.（C） Excited.14 What is the woman going to do next?（A）Start to work immediately.（B） Talk to the group.（C） Sit down to order.15 What is the weather like in the

6、northern and eastern England today?（A）Heavy rain for a time.（B） A long period of rain.（C） A lot of sunshine.16 What is the weather like tonight in the UK?（A）It will be cloudier.（B） It will clear up.（C） It will be windy.17 What will the weather be like in the Northern Ireland on Monday?（A）It will tur

7、n cold.（B） It will be dry and bright.（C） It will most probably rain.18 Who is the speaker?（A）A radio announcer.（B） A police officer.（C） A taxi driver.19 What makes driving a taxi a hard job in London?（A）Bad traffic.（B） Confused street names.（C） Large pollution in London.20 What will the speaker prob

8、ably do if he s stuck on the road?（A）Have a map ready.（B） Be understanding.（C） Change directions.单项填空21 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 worked22 The book_by a famous writer.（A）was believed to write（B） belie

9、ved to be written（C） was believed to be written（D）believe to write23 There was a second knock at the door. It was the second time I_that afternoon.（A）was interrupted（B） was interrupting（C） had interrupted（D）had been interrupted24 Are you done with the book I gave you?Not quite. Ive read all _ the la

10、st chapter.（A）but（B） toward（C） until（D）beside25 As gas is getting more and more expensive, many people are _ public transportation.（A）looking for（B） setting up（C） turning to（D）changing into26 Tony couldnt go to university but_ his education through evening school courses.（A）has continued（B） continue

11、d（C） continues（D）had continued27 The more distant a star happens to be,_for us to see.（A）the easier it seems（B） it seems easier（C） easier it seems（D）it seems the easier28 Is the average temperature of Shenyang in summer_?（A）like Chicago（B） like it in Chicago（C） like the one of Chicago（D）like that of

12、 Chicago29 “ 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?30 -Do you like the hook Sidney gave you? -Very much. Its exactly _ I wanted.（A）what（B） which（C） that（D）how31 _ the success of our products in Europe, our next step

13、is to move into the American market.（A）Follow（B） Following（C） Having followed（D）Followed32 Television, which first appeared in the 1920s, really changed the _ people viewed the world.（A）idea（B） direction（C） method（D）way33 The crowd wished the newly-married couple well as they left _ their honeymoon.

14、（A）to（B） in（C） for（D）about34 The question _ he should accept the offer or not troubled him greatly.（A）which（B） whether（C） that（D）why35 It is difficult to design _program that will meet_various needs of all our users.（A）the;the（B） a; the（C） /;the（D）/;/完形填空36 My father believed that there were mysteri

15、ous forces (神秘的力量) at work in the world. One day, he was lecturing me on these mysterious forces 【B1】suddenly the door opened, and a women entered,【B2】two geese. She smiled【B3】and looked frightened.“Soseph, I have a very【B4】problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking (尖声叫)in such a sad voice .“ 【

16、B5 】hearing this, my father turned pale.“【B6】dead geese dont shriek,“ my mother cut in.“Youll hear for yourself,“ replied the woman. It is impossible to【B7】what I heard. My hands grew【B8】and I wanted to run from the room.Father was no less【B9】 than I was. He jumped away from the table.“Soseph, what

17、shall I do?“ the woman cried.“【B10】? Im a poor woman. Two geese!They【B11 】me a fortune!“Father did not know what to answer. 【B12】face was growing sharper and more【B13 】 “I want to hear it again, “she said. And so for the second and the third time, the shrieks were【B14】. Nobody said anything. The wom

18、an asked, “Well, I didnt 【B15 】it, did I?“Suddenly my mother laughed.“ Did you【B16】the windpipes (气管)? “my mother asked.“The windpipes? No.“Let me 【B17】,“ said Mother. She took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out the wind-pipe. She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mothers【

19、B18】 “Now, try it again.“ I was【B19】to hear the geese shriek, but they were dead silent.“There is always【B20】Dead geese dont shriek,“ said my mother. “Now go home and cook them for the meal. They wont make a sound in your pot.“36 【B1 】（A）when（B） while（C） then（D）later37 【B2 】（A）cooking（B） carrying（C）

20、 delivering（D）examining38 【B3 】（A）nervously（B） cheerfully（C） jokingly（D）surprisingly39 【B4 】（A）simple（B） sudden（C） unusual（D）interesting40 【B5 】（A）Upon（B） In（C） Of（D）At41 【B6 】（A）As（B） And（C） Now（D）But42 【B7 】（A）remember（B） understand（C） describe（D）bear43 【B8 】（A）hot（B） cold（C） still（D）restless44 【B

21、9 】（A）curious（B） excited（C） frightened（D）interested45 【B10 】（A）Throw them out（B） Set them free（C） Leave them behind（D）Sell them out46 【B11 】（A）brought（B） cost（C） wasted（D）saved47 【B12 】（A）Fathers（B） Mothers（C） The womans（D）My48 【B13 】（A）hopeful（B） friendly（C） serious（D）nervous49 【B14 】（A）made（B） hea

22、rd（C） arrived（D）followed50 【B15 】（A）mean（B） notice（C） design（D）imagine51 【B16 】（A）remove（B） change（C） break（D）block52 【B17 】（A）do it（B） watch them（C） stop it（D）catch them53 【B18 】（A）action（B） courage（C） strength（D）speed54 【B19 】（A）trying（B） pretending（C） expecting（D）preparing55 【B20 】（A）a fact（B） a

23、truth（C） a method（D）an explanation55 It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much intere

24、st he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is.There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder

25、 if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something.He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the art

26、ist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained that too much had been paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.56 It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to_.（A）how much education one

27、 has received（B） whether one is single or married（C） how old one s children are（D）where one lives57 The word “proper“ in the first line of the second paragraph means_.（A）small（B） big（C） right（D）wrong58 After a lot of work,the artist thought that he had paid the government_.（A）less tax than he should

28、 have（B） more tax than he should have（C） as much tax as usual（D）just enough tax59 Why did the tax-collector send a letter to the artist?（A）To send him a new tax form.（B） To return the money over-paid.（C） To remind him of paying the tax.（D）To explain the rules of tax-paying.59 The Petronas Twin Tower

29、s 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 to the top floor in 90 seconds. The towers are joined 170 meters up by

30、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 14,771 square meters of space. Its non -stop lift goes up to the top flo

31、or 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 strong-it can stand typhoon (台风) winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour.Burj

32、 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 expect the tower to have 162 floors and go up to 808 meters high. Its l

33、ifts 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 two-level bridge61 One can get to the top floor of the Sears Tower by it

34、s 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 Tower（D）Burj Dubai63 Which of the following could be the bestc title fo

35、r 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 Even if your child is an excellent student, you cant expect that he will always dutifully do his homework. The following is some useful advice for help

36、ing them deal with their homework.Set a regular time and place for study. Give homework its own special time and place, and if your child is in middle or high school, let her set her own timetable.Take it step by step. Children may get overwhelmed (压倒) by too much homework they have to do. Encourage

37、 your child to calmly work out what needs to be done and how much time it will take, and then make a plan. Help your child break homework down into manageable steps.Help out. You shouldnt have to do your childs homework or re-teach the material covered in class, but you can help out by showing your

38、interest and by encouraging independent (独立的) problem solving.Praise a job well done. Kids, no matter what their age, need to know that they are doing a good job. Praise them for their successes and encourage them to keep up the good work. A little praise will go a long way in building healthy study

39、 habits.64 For whom is the text mainly written?（A）Parents.（B） Teachers.（C） Headmasters.（D）Students.65 What should a child be encouraged to do when having too much homework?（A）Have an interest in it.（B） Set enough time for it.（C） Ask his parents for help.（D）Do it in manageable steps.66 The text says

40、that children should be encouraged to _.（A）manage their own learning（B） express their interest and care（C） ask as many questions as possible（D）find someone to re-teach the lessons67 What can best help children to keep on making progress?（A）Going over the lessons with them.（B） Encouraging them from t

41、ime to time.（C） Helping them with study plans.（D）Offering them a special place.67 Understanding how nature reacts to climate (气候) change will require checking 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) can

42、t 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 National Phenology Network. “Phenology“ is what scientists call the study of the timing of events in nature.One of the g

43、roups first efforts is to ask scientists and non-scientists to collect information about plant flowering and leafing every year. The program, called Project BudBurst, collects life cycle information on a variety of common plants from across the United States. People taking part in the project record

44、 their information on the Project BudBurst website.“People dont have to be scientists-they just have to look around and see whats in their neighbourhood,“ says Jennifer Schwartz, a scientist with the project. “As we collect this information, well be able to know about the changes of plants and anima

45、ls as the climate changes. “Not only that, the information also helps scientists learn about how these changes will have an effect on people, Scientists examining lilac (丁香花) flowering in western United States reported that in years when lilacs flowered early-before May 20th-wildfires later in the s

46、ummer and fall were likely to be larger and more serious. Lilac flowering, then, could serve as an alarm bell.“The best way for us to increase our knowledge of how plants and animals are reacting to climate change is to increase the count of information we have,“ Schwartz says. “Thats why we need ci

47、tizen scientists to get as much information from as many places on as many plants and anireals over as long a time period as we can. “68 Project Budburst aims to _.（A）study animal behavior all year round（B） invite citizen scientists to do scientific research（C） collect information on the life cycles

48、 of common plants（D）help ecologists learn about wildfires in western United States69 The author uses lilac flowering as an example to show _.（A）flowers could help prevent wildfires（B） plant flowering can be related to wildfires（C） some flowers are closer to our life than others（D）lilacs are the best

49、 plants to show climate change70 Why are citizen scientists invited to take part in Project BudBurst?（A）To give a hand in research.（B） To teach science to the public.（C） To help create a website of popular science.（D）To call peoples attention to climate change.71 According to Schwartz, what can help people know more about climate change?（A）Taking a course on phenology.（B） Knowledge of life cycle events of plants and animals.（C）