1、国家公共英语三级(闲暇活动)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
2、to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 When did Michael Jordan announce his retirement from basketball? ( A) Dec. 13, 1998. ( B) Dec. 20, 1998. ( C) Jan. 13, 1999. ( D) Jan. 20, 1999. 2 Why did Michael Jordan say he decided to retire? ( A) He had no games to pla
3、y in Chicago. ( B) He wanted to start his own business. ( C) He was fed up with basketball. ( D) He had no challenges to overcome in the world of professional basketball. 3 How long did Michael Jordan play in the NBA? ( A) 10 years. ( B) 11 years. ( C) 12 years. ( D) 13 years. 一、 Section II Use of E
4、nglish (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 Text The greatest advantage of books does not always come from what we remember of them, but from their【 C1】 _. A good book often【 C2】 _as a matc
5、h to【 C3】 _the dormant-powder within us. There is explosive material【 C4】_in most of us if we can only reach it. A good book or a good friend often excites【 C5】 _in great writers, even【 C6】 _entirely different subjects. We often find in books【 C7】 _we thought and felt, could we not have expressed ou
6、rselves. Indeed, we get【 C8】 _with ourselves in books. We【 C9】 _one feature in Emerson, another lineament in Shakespeare, an expression in Homer, a glimpse of ourselves in Dante, and so on【 C10】 _we spell out our whole【 C11】 _. True, we get many pleasing【 C12】 _of ourselves from fiends, many mirrore
7、d deformities from our enemies, and a characteristic here and there from the world; but in calm and【 C13】 _way we find the most of ourselves, our strength, our weakness, our limitations, our opinions, our tastes, our harmonies and【 C14】 _, our poetic and【 C15】 _qualifies, in books. We【 C16】 _many of
8、 our opinions from our favorite books. The author【 C17】_we prefer is our most potent teacher; we look at the world through his eyes. If we【 C18】 _read books that are elevating in tone, pure in style, sound in reasoning, and【 C19】 _in insight, our minds develop the same characteristics. The best book
9、s are those which stir us up most and make us the most【 C20】_to do something and be something ourselves. 4 【 C1】 ( A) words ( B) lines ( C) suggestion ( D) suggestiveness 5 【 C2】 ( A) takes ( B) serve ( C) serves ( D) take 6 【 C3】 ( A) light ( B) ignites ( C) clear ( D) light up 7 【 C4】 ( A) abundan
10、tly ( B) tremendously ( C) enough ( D) sufficiently 8 【 C5】 ( A) enthusiasm ( B) thought ( C) happiness ( D) satisfaction 9 【 C6】 ( A) upon ( B) in ( C) to ( D) with 10 【 C7】 ( A) that ( B) which ( C) who ( D) what 11 【 C8】 ( A) closed ( B) accustomed ( C) acquainted ( D) informed 12 【 C9】 ( A) see
11、( B) explore ( C) discover ( D) invent 13 【 C10】 ( A) when ( B) until ( C) not until ( D) while 14 【 C11】 ( A) individual ( B) humanity ( C) singleness ( D) individuality 15 【 C12】 ( A) reflection ( B) recall ( C) reflections ( D) experiences 16 【 C13】 ( A) unbiasedness ( B) unbiased ( C) biased ( D
12、) bias 17 【 C14】 ( A) disturbance ( B) disorder ( C) discords ( D) dislike 18 【 C15】 ( A) arrogant ( B) talkative ( C) novel ( D) prosaic 19 【 C16】 ( A) formulate ( B) form ( C) establish ( D) compose 20 【 C17】 ( A) who ( B) whose ( C) whom ( D) which 21 【 C18】 ( A) eventually ( B) habitually ( C) i
13、nstantly ( D) permanently 22 【 C19】 ( A) cute ( B) clear ( C) keen ( D) active 23 【 C20】 ( A) determined ( B) subjective ( C) arbitrary ( D) arrogant 国家公共英语三级(闲暇活动)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 will have 5 seconds to read
14、 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】 On Jan. 13, 1999, American basketball super-star Michael Jordan ann
15、ounced his retirement from the National Basketball Association (NBA). Speaking before a large crowd of journalists at the United Center in Chicago, Jordan stated that his decision to retire had been prompted by a feeling that he had no more challenges to overcome in the world of professional basketb
16、all. The 35-year-old Michael Jordan, who led the Bulls to their sixth championship in eight years during the 1997-98 season, also emphasised that he wished to retire while “knowing that he could still play the game“. In announcing his retirement, Jordan officially brought an end to his unparalleled
17、13-year career in the NBA. 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 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. 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】
18、 words文字,单词; lines字行; suggestion建议; suggestiveness启发。根据前后句意,后句用 “but”表转折,故选 D。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 take(s).as.把 看做 ,理解为,但此句主语为 book,须用被动语态; serve.as作为,主语为单数三人称,故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 light做动词时,表点燃; ignite(s)点燃,使燃烧,此题空在动词不定式后,应用动词原形; clear清除,收拾; light up照亮,使 放光彩。故选 A。 【知识模块】 闲暇
19、活动 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 abundantly丰富地,大量地; tremendously大量地; enough足够地,充足地,起修饰作用时,放在 adj. adv. v. 之后有时可放在修饰的名词后,特别是当它有较长状语 修饰时,如 They were allowed time enough for recreation. 此题就考察此知识点; sufficiently足够地, A、 B、 D只能放在 adj. v. 前起修饰作用,根据该句用法,故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 enthusiasm,激情; thought,思想; happ
20、iness,快乐,幸福;satisfaction,满足,满意;根据上下文句意,选 B。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 on/upon the subject。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由关系代词 what引导的宾语从句。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 closed接近,靠近,后接介词 to; accustomed习惯于,后接介词 to; acquainted认识,熟悉;后接介词 with; informed精通的,知晓的,后接介词 of,故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 12 【正确答案】 C
21、 【 试题解析】 see看见; explore开发,开掘; discover发现;找到; invent发明。故选 C正确。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据句意,文中讲述的是 “读者一次次地在书中找到与自己个性的相通点,到最后他能清楚地明白他所有的性格特点。 ”两句间要用连词联系。故选B合适。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 individual个体,个人; humanity人文,人文精神; singleness一心一意; individuality个性特点,性格。故选 D合适。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 15 【正确答案】 C 【
22、试题解析】 空前有数量词 many,故首先排除 A、 B。 experiences经历,与题意不符,故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 bias对 有偏见。此处应用形容词形式,故先排除 A、 D。据题意,应为 B。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 disturbance搅乱,弄乱; disorder。紊乱; discords不安; dislike不喜欢。故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 arrogant骄傲自大的,傲慢的; talkative能说会道; novel小说,为名词, pros
23、aic散文 (般 )的,根据空前的 “poetic”,选 D恰当。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 formulate制定,明确表达; form形成; establish建立,构建;compose构成,构造。故选 B。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关系代词指人,且为宾语,故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 eventually最终地,最后地; habitually习惯性地; instantly快速地,立刻地; permanently永久地,永远地。故选 B正确。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 22 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 cute漂亮的,聪明的; clear清楚的,清晰的; keen敏锐的,锐利的; active活泼地,主动的。故选 C。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动 23 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 determined意志坚决的; subjective主观的; arbitrary武断的;arrogant雄辩的,故选 A。 【知识模块】 闲暇活动