1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 104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 dialogu
2、e ONLY ONCE. 1 Where will the man find his English book? （ A） On his desk. （ B） In his room. （ C） On his bed. （ D） On the bookshelf. 2 What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation? （ A） Richard is hard to work. （ B） Richard speaks with difficulty. （ C） Richards does not necessarily bring sati
3、sfactory results. （ D） Richard doesnt work very hard. 3 When is the library open on Saturdays? （ A） It is closed. （ B） It is open from nine a.m. to three p. m. （ C） It is from nine a.m. to five p. m. （ D） It is open from eight a.m. to five p. m. 4 What does the woman say about her husband? （ A） Her
4、husband is very difficult to deal with. （ B） She always stands by her husband. （ C） Her husband will by no means listen to her. （ D） Her husband agrees to change his mind. 5 What does the man mean? （ A） Its useless to put a notice there. Because all the students have left the school. （ B） Its quite
5、necessary to put one because the students will see it. （ C） It is useless to have a class tomorrow, because all the students will go home. （ D） All the students will see the notice for tomorrows class. 6 What does the woman say? （ A） She says he should take care of himself. （ B） She asks him to buy
6、more. （ C） She says it is very cold outside. （ D） She wants him to buy some clothes for her. 7 What does the man think of his work in the company? （ A） The manager asked him to do many important things. （ B） He likes his job. But he has to work overtime. （ C） He likes his job so much that the manage
7、r will give him a promotion. （ D） He has done a very good job in the new company. And he will probably get a promotion. 8 What did she do after she lost her French dictionary? （ A） She borrowed one from the school library. （ B） She borrowed one from her classmate. （ C） She bought a new one. （ D） She
8、 didnt know what to do. 9 What does the man want the woman to do? （ A） He wants his wife to get a job and to earn some money. （ B） He just wants her to stay at home. （ C） He wants her to look for a better job. （ D） He wants her to look for an expensive car. 10 How thick is the book? （ A） It is 956 p
9、ages thick. （ B） It is 246 pages thick. （ C） It is 256 pages thick. （ D） It is 265 pages thick. 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
10、 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 What do you know about Peter? （ A） He is an active sportsman. （ B） He is keen about cycling. （ C） He enjoys playing baseball. （ D） He exercises regularly
11、. 12 Where might the two speakers be in this dialogue? （ A） In Peters home. （ B） In the street. （ C） In the gym. （ D） On their way to the gym. 13 What sports do Peter and Laura go in for? （ A） Cycling and swimming. （ B） Running and swimming. （ C） Cycling and running. （ D） Baseball and swimming. 14 W
12、hy does Mr. Anderson come here? （ A） He comes here for tourism. （ B） He comes here to live. （ C） He comes here to stay for five or six days. （ D） He comes here to see a friend. 15 Where does Mr. Anderson come from? （ A） He is from Canada. （ B） He is from England. （ C） He is from America. （ D） He is
13、from another country. 16 How many languages can Mr. Anderson speak? （ A） He speaks English. （ B） He can speak German. （ C） He can speak several languages. （ D） He can speak at least two languages. 17 Who first taught him German? （ A） His parents. （ B） His grandfather. （ C） His teacher. （ D） His fore
14、ign friends. 18 Where is the conversation most likely taking place? （ A） At a furniture store. （ B） At a big department store. （ C） At a biologist laboratory. （ D） Near a factory which produces metal shelf. 19 What is the woman looking for? （ A） A cabinet. （ B） A refrigerator. （ C） A shelf. （ D） A k
15、ind of light. 20 How many dollars does the woman have to pay for the metal shelf? （ A） $12.50. （ B） $15.50. （ C） $3.00 （ D） $15.00 21 When will the item be available? （ A） At twelve oclock. （ B） In a few months. （ C） In one or two days. （ D） Nex 22 When was the White House built? （ A） 1800. （ B） 160
16、0. （ C） 1812 （ D） 1884 23 Which president lived in the White House at the time of the fire? （ A） George Washington. （ B） James Madison. （ C） Thomas Jefferson. （ D） Abraham Lincoln. 24 Who saved the portrait of George Washington from the fire? （ A） President Madison. （ B） Some servants. （ C） Presiden
17、t Madisons wife. （ D） George Washingtons wife. 25 What part of the White House is open to the public? （ A） The entire building. （ B） Six rooms only. （ C） The gardens only. （ D） Eighteen acres of land. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word
18、 or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Generations of Americans have been brought【 C1】 _to believe that a good breakfast is important for health. Eating breakfast at the【 C2】 _of the day, we have all been【 C3】 _, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the fami
19、ly car【 C4】_starting a trip. But for many people the thought of food first in kite morning is by【 C5】_pleasure. So【 C6】 _all the efforts, they still take no【 C7】_Between 1978 and 1983, the latest year for which figures are【 C8】 _, the number of people who didnt have breakfast increased【 C9】 _33 perc
20、ent from 8.8 million to 11.7 million【 C10】 _the Chinese-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who feel pain of【 C11】 _about not having breakfast,【 C12】_there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years【 C13】 _that, for adults especially, there may be nothing【 C14】 _wit
21、h omitting breakfast. “Going【 C15】 _breakfast does not affect【 C16】 _,“ said Arnold E. Bendoer, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London,【 C17】_does giving people breakfast improve performance 【 C18】 _evidence relating breakfast to better health or【 C19】_performance is surp
22、risingly inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not【 C20】 _. “The literature,“ says one researcher, Dr. Ernesto Pollitt at the University of Texas, “is poor.“ 26 【 C1】 （ A） about （ B） into （ C） up （ D） from 27 【 C2】 （ A） start （ B） end （ C） morning （ D） begin 28 【 C3】 （ A） said （
23、 B） believed （ C） reported （ D） told 29 【 C4】 （ A） after （ B） before （ C） when （ D） as 30 【 C5】 （ A） some （ B） any （ C） no （ D） all 31 【 C6】 （ A） despite （ B） in spite （ C） though （ D） however 32 【 C7】 （ A） brunch （ B） breakfast （ C） lunch （ D） supper 33 【 C8】 （ A） available （ B） used （ C） got （ D）
24、estimated 34 【 C9】 （ A） with （ B） at （ C） by （ D） from 35 【 C10】 （ A） from （ B） according to （ C） through （ D） out of 36 【 C11】 （ A） guilt （ B） happiness （ C） sadness （ D） eagerness 37 【 C12】 （ A） however （ B） therefore （ C） whereas （ D） but 38 【 C13】 （ A） indicate （ B） report （ C） announce （ D） dec
25、lare 39 【 C14】 （ A） wrong （ B） right （ C） correct （ D） incorrect 40 【 C15】 （ A） without （ B） with （ C） from （ D） out of 41 【 C16】 （ A） performance （ B） health （ C） heart （ D） brain 42 【 C17】 （ A） not （ B） neither （ C） either （ D） nor 43 【 C18】 （ A） Science （ B） Scientist （ C） Scientific （ D） Scienti
26、sts 44 【 C19】 （ A） better （ B） good （ C） well （ D） worse 45 【 C20】 （ A） people （ B） men （ C） humans （ D） adults 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. 45 Ever since I was very small, Ive had
27、the sense that I ought to be somewhere else. I remember watching trains flash by and wishing l was on board. I remember going to the airport with my parents when I was thirteen and reading the destinations board, seeing all the places that I could go to: Los Angeles, Chicago, and London. But the tra
28、ins passed by and the planes took off without me, so I wandered the world through books. I went to Victorian England in the pages of Middlemarch and A Little Princess, and to St. Petersburg before the fall of the tsar with Anna Karenina. My home was in a pleasant place outside Philadelphia. But I re
29、ally lived, truly lived, some where else. I lived within the covers of books. In books I traveled, not only to other worlds, but also into my own. I learned who I was and who I wanted to be, what I might achieve, and what I might dare to dream about my world and myself. I travel today in the way I o
30、nce dreamed of traveling as a child- on airplanes and in trains. And the irony is that I dont care for it very much. I am the sort of person who prefers to stay at home, surrounded by family, friends and books. The only thing I do like about traveling is the time on airplanes spent reading. It turns
31、 out that when my younger self though of taking wing, she wanted only to let her spirit soar. Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the real destinations, and the journey too. They are home. 46 What did the writer do as a curious child? （ A） She visited Victorian England and Tsa
32、rist Russia. （ B） She flew to Los Angeles, Chicago and London with her parents. （ C） She read all kinds of books. （ D） She spent lots of time traveling on trains. 47 How does the writer feel about travel today? （ A） She doesnt like it very much. （ B） She takes great pleasure in it. （ C） She feels ti
33、red of it. （ D） She feels as excited as when she was young. 48 What did the writer learn from books as a child? （ A） About many foreign places. （ B） About many historical figures. （ C） About the outside world as well as her own self. （ D） About the ironies of life. 49 We can infer from the passage t
34、hat when traveling by air, the writer spends most of her time on the way _. （ A） reading books （ B） resting herself （ C） imagining things （ D） letting her spirit soar 50 In the passage the writer mainly talks about _. （ A） the wonders of travel （ B） her growth from an innocent child to a learned wom
35、an （ C） the benefits of reading （ D） the difference between childhood dreams and lifes realities 50 In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as theyve become wealthier and more worldly-wise. Foreign travel is a national passion; this summer alone, one in 10 citizens will go abroa
36、d. Exposed to higher standards of service elsewhere, Israelis are returning home expecting the same. American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers. Chains such as KFC, McDonalds and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monit
37、oring to ensure the friendliness of frontline staff. Even the American habit of telling departing customers to“ Have a nice day“ has caught on all over Israel. “Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, Lets be nicer, “says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm. “Nothing happens without competit
38、ion.“ Privatization ,or the threat of it, is a motivation as well. Monopolies(垄断者 )that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry, a marketing professor, calls“ the revengeful (报复的 ) consumer. “When the government opened up competition with Bezaq,
39、the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share, even while offering competitive rates. Says Perry, “People wanted revenge for all the years of bad service. “The electric company ,whose monopoly may be short-lived ,has suddenly mopped requiring users to wait half a day for a
40、 repairman. Now, appointments are scheduled to the half-hour. The graceless El A1 Airlines, which is already at auction(拍卖 ), has retrained its employees to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan,“ You can feel the change in the air. “For the first time
41、, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets. 51 It may be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） customer service in Israel is now improving （ B） wealthy Israeli customers are hard to please （ C） the tourist industry has brought chain stores to Israel （ D） israeli customers prefer forei
42、gn products to domestic ones 52 In the authors view ,higher service standards are impossible in Israel _. （ A） if customer complaints go unnoticed by the management （ B） unless foreign companies are introduced in greater numbers （ C） if theres no competition among companies （ D） without strict routi
43、ne training of employees 53 If someone in Israel today needs a repairman in case of a power failure,_. （ A） they can have it fixed in no time （ B） its no longer necessary to make an appointment （ C） the appointment takes only half a day to make （ D） they only have to wait half an hour at most 54 The
44、 example of El A1 Airlines shows that_. （ A） revengeful customers are a threat to the monopoly of enterprises （ B） an ad campaign is a way out for enterprises in financial difficulty （ C） a good slogan has great potential for improving service （ D） staff retraining is essential for better service 55
45、 Why did Bezaqs international branch lose 40% of its market share? （ A） Because the rates it offered were not competitive enough. （ B） Because customers were dissatisfied with its past service. （ C） Because the service offered by its competitors was far better. （ D） Because it no longer received any
46、 support from the government. 55 Its no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. Thats especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. Its also true of child
47、ren who suffer for years in foster homes because of parents who cant or wont care for them but refuse to give up custody rights. Fourteen-year-old Kimberly May fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custo
48、dy baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager remain with the only father shes ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim“ on her. The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside
49、the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage Thats an important development, one thats long overdue. Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly May and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberlys biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasnt the Twiggs own d
