1、国家公共英语三级(假日)练习试卷 8及答案与解析 Part B Directions: 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 listening, you will have 10 seconds to
2、 check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 Why couldn t the speaker meet Mr. Jordan when he was in San Francisco? ( A) He missed the appointment. ( B) He was sick. ( C) He arrived late. ( D) He was very busy. 2 Why did the speaker give up making another appointment? (
3、 A) He was busy sightseeing. ( B) He couldn t find Mr. Jordan s office. ( C) He didn t want to see Mr. Jordan any more. ( D) He didnt want to take the trouble to make it. 3 What do we learn from the story? ( A) The trip didnt do any good to his health. ( B) The trip was a complete disappointment. (
4、C) The trip was enjoyable but not fruitful in terms of business. ( D) The trip has helped him meet many interesting people. 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. 3
5、 Text Christmas was a【 C1】 _affair when I grew up. There were just my parents and I. I vowed【 C2】 _someday I d marry and have six children, and at Christmas my house would【 C3】 _with energy and love. I found the man【 C4】 _shared my dream, but we had not reckoned【 C5】_the possibility of【 C6】 _. Undau
6、nted, we applied【 C7】 _adoption, and then he arrived. We called him Our Christmas Boy【 C8】 _he came to us during that season of joy. Then nature surprised us again. We【 C9】 _two biological children to the family not as many as we had【 C10】 _for, but three made an entirely satisfactory【 C11】 _. As Ou
7、r Christmas Boy grew, he made it clear that only he had the expertise to select and【 C12】 _the Christmas tree. He rushed the season, starting his gift list in November. He pressed us into singing carols, our froglike voices contrasting【 C13】_his【 C14】 _gift of perfect pitch. Each holiday he【 C15】 _u
8、s up, leading us through a round of merry chaos. Then, on his 26th Christmas, he left us in a car accident【 C16】 _his way home to his wife and infant daughter. But first he had stopped【 C17】 _the family home to decorate our tree. 【 C18】 _-stricken, his father and I sold our home, where memories【 C19
9、】_every room, and moved away. Seventeen years later, we grew old enough to return home, and【 C20】 _into a small quiet house, like the house of my childhood. Our other son and daughter had married and had begun their own Christmas traditions in another part of the country. 4 【 C1】 ( A) quite ( B) noi
10、sy ( C) crowed ( D) quiet 5 【 C2】 ( A) that ( B) which ( C) what ( D) who 6 【 C3】 ( A) tremble ( B) vibrate ( C) violate ( D) filled 7 【 C4】 ( A) what ( B) whom ( C) who ( D) that 8 【 C5】 ( A) at ( B) on ( C) in ( D) to 9 【 C6】 ( A) infertile ( B) fertile ( C) infertility ( D) fertility 10 【 C7】 ( A
11、) to ( B) in ( C) into ( D) for 11 【 C8】 ( A) while ( B) when ( C) because of ( D) because 12 【 C9】 ( A) added ( B) sent ( C) filled ( D) replenish 13 【 C10】 ( A) hoped ( B) eager ( C) long ( D) respected 14 【 C11】 ( A) harmony ( B) order ( C) balance ( D) crowd 15 【 C12】 ( A) make up ( B) cut ( C)
12、dedicate ( D) decorate 16 【 C13】 ( A) in ( B) against ( C) with ( D) to 17 【 C14】 ( A) eloquent ( B) talkative ( C) musical ( D) Sound 18 【 C15】 ( A) promoted ( B) stirred ( C) stimulated ( D) fired 19 【 C16】 ( A) on ( B) at ( C) to ( D) in 20 【 C17】 ( A) at ( B) by ( C) in ( D) around 21 【 C18】 ( A
13、) Hatred ( B) Grief ( C) Wariness ( D) Zest 22 【 C19】 ( A) connected with ( B) linked with ( C) clung to ( D) stick to 23 【 C20】 ( A) inhabited ( B) settled ( C) set ( D) lived 国家公共英语三级(假日)练习试卷 8答案与解析 Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you wi
14、ll 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 listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 【听力原文】 I flew to San Francisco to take care of so
15、me business with Mr. Jordan. But as soon as I arrived, I got sick and couldnt meet with him. I had to call our appointment off. Then, when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away. I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy. The receptionis
16、t said that Mr. Jordan would call me back, but he didn t. I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and effort than I wanted to spend. A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr. Jordan, and I called out to him. It was someone else. When I returne
17、d to my hotel that day, I found a message, which said that Mr. Jordan had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business. I was sorry I had missed seeing him, but I really enjoyed my sightseeing in San Francisco. 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 假日 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 假日 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 假日 一、 Section II Use o
18、f 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. 【知识模块】 假日 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查形容词辨析,根据上下文, “家中只有 3个人 ”,故判断不会很热闹。选 D合适。 quite很,非常; quiet安静的。 【知识模块】 假日 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查宾语从句,引导词用法。此处应用 th
19、at. 【知识模块】 假日 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查动词辨析。 tremble(因冷或饥饿 )颤抖; vibrate(使 )颤抖,(使 )振动,可做及物也可做不及物动词,此 处为不及物动词, vibrate with energy and love译为充满活力和爱意地颤动; violate违反,违背,如 violate the law(违法 ); fill填满,填充, be filled with sth充满某物。 【知识模块】 假日 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查定语从句。此处修饰人,且先行词在从句中做主语。故选C。 【知识模块】 假日 8 【正确答案】 B
20、 【试题解析】 本题考查固定搭配。 reckon on sth认识到。 【知 识模块】 假日 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查词义辨析。根据语法,此空应为名词,故先排除,infertile(贫瘠的,无生育能力的 )和 fertile(肥沃的 )相对应。后文谈到夫妻去领养孩子,故选 infertility(贫脊,无生育能力 )正确。 【知识模块】 假日 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查介词搭配。 apply for sth. ,故选 D。 【知识模块】 假日 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查连词用法。根据上下文,此 两句为因果关系,故选 D。 【知识模块】
21、 假日 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查动词辨析。 add增加; sent(send的过去式 )派送; filled填满,填充; replenish添满,装满。故选 A。 【知识模块】 假日 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查动词辨析。 hope for sth/be eager for sth/long for sth。此处用现在完成时,故选 A。 【知识模块】 假日 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查名词词义辨析。 harmony和谐,和睦; order顺序;balance平衡; crowd人群。故选 D。 【知识模块】 假日 15 【正确答案】 D
22、【试题解析】 本题考查动词辨析。 make up化妆,化妆品; cut砍,剪; dedicate致力于,献身于; decorate装饰,装扮。故选 D。 【知识模块】 假日 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查介词搭配, contrast with sth. 与某物形成鲜明对比。 【知识模块】 假日 17 【 正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查形容词辨析。 eloquent雄辩的,口才好的; talkative健谈的,能说会道的; musical音乐方面的,音乐般的; sound好的,优良的,据上下文前说 “froglike voices”,故选 C。 【知识模块】 假日 18
23、【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查动词辨析。 promote提拔,升职; stir up激起,鼓动;stimulate激发,激起,为及物动词; fire解雇,开除。故选 B。 【知识模块】 假日 19 【正确答案 】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查固定搭配: on ones way home。 【知识模块】 假日 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查固定搭配。 stop by顺便来访。 【知识模块】 假日 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查名词辨析。 hatred厌恶,憎恨; grief悲伤,痛苦;wariness小心,谨慎; zest热情,兴奋。据上下文,主人公的儿子去世了,故选B。 【知识模块】 假日 22 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题 考查短语辨析。 connect with与 联接,关联; link with意同connect with; cling to过于依恋,感情上依靠; stick to坚持,不动摇。故选 C。 【知识模块】 假日 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查动词辨析。 inhabit栖息,居住; settle into迁入新居,安顿; set安置,订制; live住,居住,故选 B。 【知识模块】 假日