[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷348（无答案）.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 348（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 s the time now?（A）10:10.（B） 10:20.（C） 10:30.2 How is the school now?（A）It s not as good as it was.（B） It s better than it used to be.（C） It s even worse than peopl

2、e say.3 What does the woman advise the man to do:（A）Solve it as soon as possible.（B） Count the time it needs.（C） Be patient with the problem.4 What is the woman s job?（A）A doctor.（B） A secretary.（C） A waitress.5 What is the man going to do this summer?（A）Work to earn extra money.（B） Work for the com

3、ing exams.（C） He wont earn a little money.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。6 Dose the woman like Chinese food?（A）Yes.（B） No.（C） Unclear.7 What is the woman s favorite Chinese food?（A）Beans.（B） Bean curd.（C） P

4、eas.8 What kind of room does William Woods want?（A）A single room.（B） A double room with bath.（C） A single room with bath.9 How much will William Woods pay for the room?（A）$390.（B） $400（C） $49010 On which day will William Woods leave the hotel?（A）On Sunday, Aug. 29th.（B） On Monday, Aug. 23rd.（C） On S

5、aturday, Aug. 28th.11 What happened to the shop in one month?（A）The shop was on fire twice.（B） The shop closed twice.（C） The shop was broken into twice at night.12 Which sentence is true according to the passage?（A）The police caught the thief within three months.（B） The police had still not managed

6、to catch the thief three weeks later.（C） The police caught the thief three weeks later.13 Why did Mr. Blue buy a camera?（A）He wanted to photograph all the things in the shop.（B） He wanted to photograph anyone who broke into the shop at night.（C） He wanted to photograph his shop.14 What did the thief

7、 take from the shop?（A）He took the watch which was worth $ 1,500.（B） He took the camera which was worth $ 15,000.（C） He took the necklace which was worth $ 15,000.单项填空15 It is an exciting moment for Chinese people this year, _ for the first time the Olympic Games will be held in China.（A）that（B） whi

8、le（C） which（D）when16 Im taking my driving test tomorrow. _!（A）Cheers（B） Good luck（C） Come on（D）Congratulations17 How did you pay the workers? As a rule, they were paid by_.（A）the hour（B） an hour（C） hour（D）hours18 He got two books, one is a textbook, _is a novel.（A）the other（B） another（C） other one（D

9、）another one19 He told us to use our dictionaries to_any words we didnt understand.（A）look for（B） look out（C） look up（D）look at20 We were swimming in the lake_suddenly the storm started.（A）when（B） while（C） until（D）before21 The cars give off a great deal of waste gas in the streets. Yes. But Im sure

10、something will be done to_air pollution.（A）reduce（B） remove（C） collect（D）warn22 According to a recent US survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week_TV.（A）to watch（B） watching（C） watch（D）watched23 It is _ any wonder that his friend doesnt like watching TV.（A）no（B） such（C） nearly（D）hardly24 Sorry, I

11、 cant go with you tomorrow. If I should go, I_ him.（A）shall see（B） will see（C） had seen（D）would see25 In some parts of London, missing a bus means_for another hour.（A）to wait（B） wait（C） waiting（D）waited26 It is so nice to hear from her. _, we last met more than thirty years ago.（A）Whats more（B） That

12、 is to say（C） In other words（D）Believe it or not27 The accident is reported to have occurred_the first Sunday in February.（A）at（B） on（C） in（D）to28 Oh, its you! I_you. Ive just had my hair cut, and Im wearing new glasses.（A）didnt recognize（B） hadnt recognized（C） havent recognized（D）dont recognize29 Y

13、ou be too tiredyouve only been working for an hour.（A）must not（B） wont（C） cant（D）may not完形填空29 After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced【C1】_for a few days, I was【C2】_to wait tables on my own. All went【C3 】_that first week. When Saturday night

14、 came, I was luckily【C4】_the tables not far from the kitchen. 【C5】_, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).Before I knew it, the【C6】_was full of people. I moved slowly,【C7 】 _every step. I remember how【C8 】_I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables. It looked different fro

15、m the one I was【C9】_on. It had nice handles, which made it【C10 】_to move around. I was【C11】_with everything and began to【C12】_I was a natural at this job.Then an old man came to me and【C13】_, “ Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved【C14】_you work. It seems your tray stand has been very【C15】_to you, bu

16、t we are getting ready to【C16】_now, and my wife needs her【 C17】_back. “At first his【C18】_did not get across. Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife s orthopedic walker(助听器 ). My face was【C19】_. I wanted to get into a hole and【C20】_.30 【C1 】（A）manager（B） assistant（C） cook（D）waitress31 【C2 】（A

17、）promised（B） invited（C） allowed（D）advised32 【C3 】（A）well（B） quickly（C） safely（D）wrong33 【C4 】（A）left（B） given（C） brought（D）shown34 【C5 】（A）Therefore（B） However（C） Otherwise（D）Finally35 【C6 】（A）kitchen（B） street（C） restaurant（D）table36 【C7 】（A）minding（B） changing（C） taking（D）saving37 【C8 】（A）angry（B）

18、 calm（C） sad（D）happy38 【C9 】（A）fixed（B） trained（C） loaded（D）waited39 【C10 】（A）slower（B） lighter（C） quieter（D）easier40 【C11 】（A）pleased（B） angry（C） unsatisfied（D）complaining41 【C12 】（A）believe（B） agree（C） regret（D）pretend42 【C13 】（A）said（B） asked（C） complained（D）advised43 【C14 】（A）letting（B） making（C

19、） watching（D）having44 【C15 】（A）useful（B） familiar（C） unusual（D）interesting 45 【C16 】（A）rest（B） order（C） eat（D）leave46 【C17 】（A）bag（B） walker（C） tray（D）coat47 【C18 】（A）idea（B） praise（C） message（D）need48 【C19 】（A）cold（B） full of joy（C） pale（D）on fire49 【C20 】（A）lie（B） hide（C） defend（D）stay49 Almost ev

20、ery family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe(订阅)to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers?Five hundred years ago, news of important happeningsbattles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown(推翻)or killedtook months and even years to

21、 travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other usef

22、ul information. There are weather reports, radios, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is w

23、orth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers ofte

24、n have information on gardening, cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画).50 What is the text about?（A）Advertisements are the most important part in newspapers.（B） It introduces newspapers past and today and its contents.（C） There is a lot of useful i

25、nformation on newspapers.（D）People like newspapers very much.51 The habit of reading newspapers is_.（A）uncommon in the world（B） not popular in U. S. A.（C） widespread in the world（D）found among a few families52 In the past, news was_.（A）sent by telegraph（B） passed from one person to another（C） sent b

26、y letter（D）sent by telephone53 The money spent on advertisements is_.（A）wasted（B） not much（C） worthwhile（D）useless54 The section on jokes and cartoons is_.（A）read only by children（B） of no value（C） not helpful（D）read by many people54 “New York City is not America. “ Thats what American friends are s

27、ure to you when you arrive. “You must see Boston, visit Niagara Falls, go to Virginia, fly down to Florida, and so on; but first, of course, you will want to see New York. It is not the capital city of the United States(that is Washington, D. C. , where the President lives)or even the capital city o

28、f New York State(that is Albany), but many people call it the greatest city on earth. “The five parts, or boroughs, of New York City are Manhattan, Queen, Bronz, Richmond and Brooklyn. Although Manhattan is not all of New York, it is the heart of the city. It is an island, which is only about 13 mil

29、es long and 2 miles wide. From the air its shape looks like a long finger, and from the sea its just like the picture we all know. Those tall, straight buildingsthe skyscraperspacked so close together on that island of rocks are sometimes seen in the distance through a veil of early morning mist. Yo

30、u have imagined it so often that now its difficult to believe this beautiful sight is real, and unless your heart is as hard as a stone, excitement will make it beat a little faster. Perhaps “greatest“, “tallest“, “longest“, “biggest“, “brightest“, are words you will find most often in the city guid

31、e books.55 How many places in America are mentioned in this passage besides New York City?（A）6.（B） 4（C） 7（D）556 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?（A）Manhattan is the centre of New York City.（B） New York City is made up of five parts.（C） New York looks like a long finger from the air.（D）M

32、anhattan is an island.57 In the second paragraph, “excitement will make it beat a little faster“ here “it“ refers to_.（A）this beautiful sight（B） you（C） your heart（D）New York City57 Pepys and his wife Jane had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. They were up very late on the

33、Saturday evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow(微弱的光)of a fire start in the sky. By 3 oclock on the Sunday morning, its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and went to the window

34、to watch it. It seemed fairly far away, and after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked, though the fire was dying down, as though he could still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them.While he was doing this, J

35、ane came in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one; hundreds of houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning. Pepys went out to see for himself. He went to the Tower of London and climbed upon a high part of the building so that he could see what was happening. F

36、rom there, Pepys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. The man of the Tower told him that the fire had started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane(小巷); the bakers house had caught fire from the over-heated oven(烤箱)and then the flames had quick

37、ly spread to the other houses in the narrow lane. So the Great Fire of London, a fire that lasted nearly five days, destroyed most of the old city and ended, as it is said, at Pie Corner.58 What is the passage about?（A）The Great Fire of London.（B） Who was the first to discover the fire.（C） What Pepy

38、s was doing during the fire.（D）The losses caused by the fire.59 They were up very late because_.（A）it was Sunday morning（B） they were not very sleepy（C） they were preparing for the dinner（D）they saw the great fire start60 What was Pepys doing when his wife told him about the fire?（A）He was asleep.（B

39、） He was writing something.（C） He was putting things back.（D）He was looking out of the window.61 In the sentence“Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown. “slip on“ means_.（A）to be wearing（B） to be pushing（C） to take off（D）to put on62 Why did the flames spread quickly?（A）The oven became very hot.（B） The h

40、ouses were close together.（C） The baker did nothing to stop it.（D）The bakers house was burning quickly.62 Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills(读写能力). With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental l

41、isteners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Intermountain Therapy Animals(ITA)in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Association Dogs(READ).The S

42、alt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. “ Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard reading as a headache, “ said Lisa Myron, manager of the childrens depa

43、rtment.Last November the two groups started “Dog Day Afternoon“ in the childrens department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a “pawgraphed“ book at the last cla

44、ss.The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager.63 What is mainly discussed in the text?（A）Childrens reading difficulties.（B） Advantages of raising dogs.（C） Service in a public library.（D）A special reading program.

45、64 Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think_.（A）dogs are young childrens best friends（B） children can play with dogs while reading（C） dogs can provide encouragement for shy children（D）children and dogs understand each other65 By saying “The Salt Lake City Public Library

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