1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编 10及答案与解析 Part A Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dial
2、ogue ONLY ONCE. 1 Where is George now? （ A） In America. （ B） Here. （ C） In France. （ D） At home. 2 Where does this conversation probably take place? （ A） At a laundry. （ B） At a supermarket. （ C） At a cafeteria. （ D） At a movie theatre. 3 What does the man say about Tom? （ A） He has lost many of his
3、 paintings. （ B） He has become a good person. （ C） His fortune has been good recently. （ D） He doesn t make good painting any longer. 4 What is the woman going to do? （ A） To go to another store. （ B） To go to the second floor for the coat. （ C） To buy herself a new coat. （ D） To go up to the third
4、floor for the coat. 5 How does the woman think of the man s value? （ A） Modern. （ B） Traditional. （ C） Old-fashioned. （ D） Friendly. 6 Why does the woman want to keep the skirt? （ A） It fits her. （ B） She likes it. （ C） It is a gift from the man. （ D） It is cheap. 7 What does the woman mean? （ A） Th
5、e fresh air in the country is helpful to health. （ B） People can only feel relaxed when in the country. （ C） She has no time to go to the country. （ D） She is not willing to spend the weekend in the country. 8 What does the woman suggest Jerry do? （ A） Find another place to live. （ B） Sell his apart
6、ment to someone else. （ C） Start looking for some place to live near the campus. （ D） Come back to the campus. 9 Why did the man wake up late this morning? （ A） Because he twisted his ankle the night before. （ B） Because the battery in his alarm clock had run out of electricity. （ C） Because his mot
7、her forgot to wake him up. （ D） Because he didn t hear the alarm clock. 10 What can we say about the man? （ A） It is the first time he has been in China. （ B） He likes China very much. （ C） He used to be a teacher in China. （ D） He is a young man. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or m
8、onologues. 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 check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 W
9、hat will be used to power cars in the next few decades? （ A） Gas. （ B） Electricity. （ C） Solar energy. （ D） Alcohol. 12 What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation? （ A） Road conditions. （ B） Highway traffic. （ C） Air traffic conditions. （ D） New traffic rules. 13 What w
10、ill passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon? （ A） Carry little luggage. （ B） Go through a health check. （ C） Arrive 10 minutes earlier for boarding. （ D） Undergo security check. 14 What is the main purpose of the man s trip? （ A） To improve his skating techniques. （ B） To climb mounta
11、ins. （ C） To take a vacation. （ D） To learn to ski. 15 Why does the woman know so much about Albuquerque? （ A） Because her sister lives there. （ B） Because she attends college there. （ C） Because she lives thirty miles from there. （ D） Because she had the vacation there last year. 16 What may cause
12、most problems in Albuquerque, in the woman s opinion? （ A） The cold weather. （ B） The low humidity. （ C） The high altitude. （ D） The changing climate. 17 What can be inferred about the man from the conversation? （ A） He has ever been to Albuquerque before. （ B） He has just graduated from college. （
13、C） He is going to New Mexico. （ D） He loves chess. 18 What s wrong with the woman? （ A） She hasnt recovered from her illness. （ B） She cant have a good sleep. （ C） She has a headache. （ D） She can t understand the doctor. 19 What advice did the doctor give the woman? （ A） To take as many tablets as
14、possible. （ B） To rest as much as possible. （ C） To do as much housework as possible. （ D） To lie in bed until she feels better. 20 What made it difficult for the woman to follow the man s advice? （ A） She didn t want to lose her job. （ B） She had to do housework. （ C） She had to look after her chil
15、dren. （ D） Both B and C. 21 In what tone does the man talk to the woman? （ A） Sympathetic. （ B） Scornful. （ C） Cold. （ D） Firm. 22 In Britain, if a man commits some crime, what punishment will he probably get? （ A） He will be hanged. （ B） He will be fined heavily. （ C） He will be sent to an open pri
16、son. （ D） He will be ordered to do some community work. 23 What do we know about women prisoners in Britain? （ A） Most of them are very young. （ B） They are kept in closed prisons. （ C） They dont have freedom in prison. （ D） They are a small portion of the prison population. 24 In what way are open
17、prisons different from closed prisons? （ A） They have a longer history. （ B） All of their prisoners are expected to work. （ C） Their prisoners can visit their families and friends. （ D） Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons. 25 What do we learn about prisoners in Brita
18、in from the passage? （ A） They live a comfortable life in prisons. （ B） Most of them get paid for their work. （ C） They have to cook their own meals. （ D） They are locked up most of the time. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phras
19、e for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Entrepreneurs and small business owners are typically buried in demands and obligations. So, learning to say “no“ and focus on the right things is critically important. Vickie Milazzo, a very successful businessman and author of W
20、icked Success Is Inside Every Woman, has some useful advice that could certainly benefit just about anyone, not just women. Use your time wisely.【 C1】 _You have to work hard at them every day, sometimes in very small steps, so you should commit to doing something every day toward your goal and reach
21、 it in separate but related stages. Abandon perfectionism. When you get there, success may not look like what you expected.【 C2】 _You all have your own idea of how success will look and feel when you get there, so your ability to be flexible and adjust your goals could get you to a place of success
22、much earlier than you otherwise might. 【 C3】 _If you are struggling to achieve a goal, you cannot learn much from someone else who is struggling to achieve that same goal. Therefore, you should look around for other people who have achieved what you want. In other words, you should find those whose
23、work you admire and model yourself after them. Keep it fresh.【 C4】 _Tap back into the frame of mind you had when you were just starting out. Finding that passion again will often renew your energy and engagement. Finally, give yourself a break. If you stepped back and looked at your daily routine ob
24、jectively, as if it were happening to your best friend, what would your advice be? Would it be: Slow down?【 C5】 _Or spend a few moments enjoying the day? AMore haste, less speed. BHang on to your dreams. CTake a few deep breaths? DDo you remember why you wanted the career you have? EYou cannot achie
25、ve big goals overnight. FFind successful people to learn from and imitate. GSo, you should adjust your expectations and definition of success along the way. 26 【 C1】 27 【 C2】 28 【 C3】 29 【 C4】 30 【 C5】 30 When I tell people that I work from wherever I want, whether it be home or a friend s office, I
26、 am generally met with a bit of scorn or a response that points out how “lucky“ I am. Actually, I m just getting to【 C6】 _what millions of people are already living: the mobile office. Office space has undergone marked changes in the past few decades, with wooden desks being【 C7】 _by customizable cu
27、bicle walls and desks, then shifting to many of the new open-office designs we see now. This evolution is continuing as【 C8】_realize that mobile technology is keeping workers away from the office more than ever. Perhaps the most【 C9】 _change this year is something that has already begun. Thanks to i
28、ncreasing【 C10】 _on mobile devices, professionals can make a seamless transition from home to meetings to the office, with clients and【 C11】_never realizing the change in location. Phones can easily be routed to cell phones, and cloud-based file storage means documents can be【 C12】 _from any device
29、with an Internet connection. As the “work anywhere“ trend continues to grow, professionals will have more【 C13】 _than ever. Theyll no longer be chained to a desk eight hours a day, allowing them to be more【 C14】 _and more reachable when they re needed. In time, this Will most likely【 C15】 _the defin
30、ition of the office to include any location where an Internet connection is available. AaccessedBbusinessesCconfidence DconsiderateEcreatedFcustomers GefficientHengineersIexperience JfreedomKnotableLprovide MrelianceNreplacedOreshape 31 【 C6】 32 【 C7】 33 【 C8】 34 【 C9】 35 【 C10】 36 【 C11】 37 【 C12】
31、38 【 C13】 39 【 C14】 40 【 C15】 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our house in Sussex to my son s flat in central London. I sho
32、uld have paid a man to do it for me, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a van and drive it myself. It was a Ford Transit 280, long and wide: you couldn t see out of the back. You never really knew how close you were to anything else on the road. Reversing in my home yar
33、d, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. At least I owned the shed. I loaded up the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I steered the huge van through ever-shifting lanes, across oncoming vehicles, between distances of buses, at last to Charlotte
34、 Street. Here, I found an available parking space. As I reversed into it, I noticed three people at a pavement cafe waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who has just endured a storm-y Atlantic crossing. “Youve shifted the car parked behind you three feet,“ they said, and it belonge
35、d to a disabled person. I examined the car. There were white scratches along its front bumper. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the stern gaze of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged car s windscreen, giving my phone number. I unloaded the furni
36、ture, dripping with sweat. Wanting only to escape the monster, I drove the van back to its base on the Edgware Road. On arrival, the hire man told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me,“ I cried, still shaking with fear. He gazed at me with understanding. No doubt hed
37、 witnessed others in this state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you fill up, and I drive her back?“ he asked. He danced the great van through the traffic so casually that it would have shamed me if I had not been so grateful. 41 The writer felt regretful that he had_. （ A） hired
38、someone to drive for him （ B） asked his son to do the delivery （ C） rented a small van for his goods （ D） delivered the furniture himself 42 On his way to Charlotte Street, the writer felt_. （ A） frightened （ B） annoyed （ C） relaxed （ D） excited 43 In the parking lot, the writer_. （ A） saw a disable
39、d man （ B） ran into his friends （ C） hit another vehicle （ D） examined his van 44 The writer uses the word “monster“(para. 5)to refer to_. （ A） the bad experience （ B） the heavy furniture （ C） the guy at the base （ D） the vehicle he drove 45 Watching the hire man drive, the writer felt_. （ A） doubtf
40、ul （ B） grateful （ C） ashamed （ D） worried 45 By the time you retire, there s no doubt about it, your brain isn t what it used to be. By 65, most people will start to notice the signs: you forget people s names and the teapot occasionally turns up in the fridge. There is a good reason why our memori
41、es start to let us down. At this stage of life, we are steadily losing brain cells in critical areas. This is not too much of a problem at first: even in old age, the brain is flexible enough to compensate. At some point, though, the losses start to make themselves felt. Clearly, not everyone ages i
42、n the same way, so whats the difference between a happy, intelligent old person and a forgetful, bad-tempered granny? And can we improve our chances of becoming the former? Exercise can certainly help. Numerous studies have shown that gentle exercise three times a week can improve concentration and
43、abstract reasoning in older people, perhaps by encouraging the growth of new brain cells. Exercise also helps steady our blood sugar. As we age, our blood sugar control worsens, which causes a large increase in blood sugar levels. This can affect an area that helps form memories. Since physical acti
44、vity helps control blood sugar, getting out and about could reduce these peaks and, potentially, improve your memory. Coordination training could also help. Studies have shown that specifically targeting motor control and balance improves learning function in 60 to 80-year-olds. “Brain training“ was
45、 once considered strange, but a study concludes that computerised brain exercises can improve memory and attention in the over 65s. Importantly, these changes were large enough that participants reported significant improvements in everyday activities, such as remembering names or following conversa
46、tions in noisy restaurants. Avoiding the complaints is even easier. In fact, your brain is doing all it can to ensure a contented retirement. By 65, we are much better at increasing the experience of positive emotion, says Florin Dolcos, a neurobiologist at the University of Alberta in Canada. In ex
47、periments, he found that people over the age of 60 tended to remember fewer emotionally negative photographs compared with positive ones than younger people. 46 It is usual for retired people to have_. （ A） a distant memory （ B） a terrible memory （ C） a painful memory （ D） a changeable memory 47 Acc
48、ording to the text, mild exercise helps old people_. （ A） avoid a bad temper （ B） feel happy with their life （ C） practise creative thinking （ D） improve their mental ability 48 It is learned from the text that high blood sugar may_. （ A） encourage brain cells to grow （ B） result in poor concentrati
49、on （ C） affect physical activity （ D） lead to memory loss 49 Through “brain training,“ old people can_. （ A） improve their physical balance （ B） cope better with daily activities （ C） cooperate better with each other （ D） become skillful at using computers 50 According to Florin Dolcos, when it comes to retirement, most old people tend to feel_. （ A） satisfied （ B） depressed （ C） hopeful （
