1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 11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 dialogue
2、 ONLY ONCE. 1 What does the man propose to do first? （ A） Go downtown. （ B） See the movie. （ C） Get the tickets. （ D） Have a meal. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） Shes already visited the museum. （ B） Mary might be leaving earlier than she is. （ C） Mary will take him to the office. （ D） The man cou
3、ld probably go with Mary. 3 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） Strange colors. （ B） Different tastes of tea. （ C） Fashion. （ D） A painting. 4 What does the man mean? （ A） He went mountain climbing last year. （ B） He hasnt traveled around the world yet. （ C） He definitely does not want to
4、go. （ D） He always wants to climb that mountain. 5 Why did Hill lose his job? （ A） He got angry with his boss. （ B） He always got to work late. （ C） He was frequently sick and absent from work. （ D） He made a mistake in the accounting. 6 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） The man wont hav
5、e the meeting. （ B） The man will go to the meeting whether the time is changed or not. （ C） The man will go for a meeting any day. （ D） Any meeting is the same to the man. 7 Where does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In the supermarket. （ B） In the restaurant. （ C） In the mans home.
6、（ D） In the womans home. 8 What probably is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Manager and customer. （ C） Secretary and client. （ D） Interviewer and interviewee. 9 What does the man want to know? （ A） The way to the fifth floor. （ B） The way to Mr. Larrys offic
7、e. （ C） The way to the conference room. （ D） The way to the lift. 10 What do we learn from the womans words? （ A） She has more letters now than before. （ B） She doesnt have so many letters as before. （ C） She often hears from her family now. （ D） She is used to having a lot of letters. Part B Direct
8、ions: 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 check your answer to each question. Y
9、ou will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 How long did it take for a letter to get to the USA six years ago? （ A） Usually four or five days. （ B） A week. （ C） More than a week. （ D） It depends. 12 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） A shop. （ B） A restaurant. （ C） A bookstore. （ D） A post offi
10、ce. 13 What is NOT mentioned in the conversation? （ A） An overseas mail. （ B） A registered letter. （ C） A post office box. （ D） A parcel. 14 Where are these two speakers from respectively? （ A） The man is from the US and the woman is from Turkey. （ B） The man is from Turkey and the woman is from the
11、 US. （ C） Both are from the US. （ D） Both are from Turkey. 15 What trouble did the woman have in Turkey? （ A） The Turkish people played tricks on her. （ B） She didnt know how to ask for more food. （ C） She ate too much and became fat. （ D） She liked the Turkish tea and drank too much. 16 How can you
12、 stop the host from offering you food? （ A） To refuse the offer directly. （ B） To throw the food out of the window. （ C） To tell them the truth. （ D） To leave some food on your plate. 17 Which one is the Americans custom? （ A） Offering the guest again and again is. not polite. （ B） Offering nothing
13、to the guest. （ C） Believing whatever the guest says. （ D） Offering tea to the guest. 18 What are the man and the woman doing? （ A） Trying to telephone someone. （ B） Attending a concert. （ C） Waiting in line. （ D） Canceling reservations. 19 How long has the woman been in the line? （ A） 55 minutes. （
14、 B） 3 minutes. （ C） 33 minutes. （ D） 45 minutes. 20 When does the conversation take place? （ A） Before breakfast. （ B） Late in the morning （ C） Afternoon. （ D） Late in the evening. 21 When will the ticket office be closed? （ A） In 30 minutes. （ B） In 20 minutes. （ C） In 2 hours. （ D） In 3 hours 22 W
15、hy did Alice call her father? （ A） She wanted to tell him that everything was OK. （ B） She wanted to know if everything was OK with her parents. （ C） She wanted to tell him that she was coming to see him in July. （ D） She wanted to invite her parents to Billys birthday party. 23 Who was Jack? （ A） A
16、lices son. （ B） Mr Davis boss. （ C） Alices brother. （ D） Alices husband. 24 How many children did Alice have? （ A） Two boys and one daughter. （ B） One boy and two daughters. （ C） Two boys and two daughters. （ D） One boy and one daughter. 25 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） Alice didnt o
17、ften visit her parents. （ B） Alice was homesick. （ C） Two of Alices children were part-time students. （ D） Alice and her family usually visited her parents in summer. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank
18、 and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 26 What kinds of people often give drugs to their children? Where in the world do people drug before going to work? The answers are simple ordinary people, just about 【 26】 _ . And the drug 【 27】 _ question is caffeine. Scientists estimate that over 70% of t
19、he worlds population takes caffeine daily. 【 28】 _ drink it in tea and coffee. Children drink in tin Coca Cola and 【 29】 _ soft drinks. It is also found in chocolate. 【 30】 _ , most people in the most places at any time are under the 【 31】 _ of the drug. There have been many scientific investigation
20、s 【 32】 _ the exact effects of caffeine. Most people agree that it 【 33】 _ the nervous system and helps the body make efficient use of energy. This is why many people 【 34】 _ Asia drink tea with food and why westerners often end their meals 【 35】 _ a cup of coffee. Because the effect of caffeine is
21、so 【 36】 _ , there have been 【 37】 _ attempts to stop people using it. A U.S. religious group which 【 38】 _ the use of caffeine is generally regarded as eccentric (反常的 ). But because nearly everybody takes it, the total effect of caffeine 【 39】 _ people is huge. Caffeine is the drug that changed the
22、 world. Both tea and coffee were introduced to the West around 300 years ago. The effect of these new drinks was felt 【 40】 _ in New York, coffee houses were 【 41】_ with people making plans, 【 42】 _ business and doing deals. And the deals done in the coffee houses were partly responsible 【 43】 _ a r
23、apid increase in American trade. History was moving 【 44】 _ that direction anyway. But the arrival of coffee 【 45】 _ everything up. 26 【 26】 （ A） everything （ B） everyone （ C） every day （ D） everywhere 27 【 27】 （ A） in （ B） out of （ C） of （ D） at 28 【 28】 （ A） People （ B） Adults （ C） Housewives （ D）
24、 Men 29 【 29】 （ A） familiar （ B） popular （ C） similar （ D） regular 30 【 30】 （ A） Otherwise （ B） However （ C） Moreover （ D） As a result 31 【 31】 （ A） control （ B） impression （ C） influence （ D） effect 32 【 32】 （ A） to （ B） in （ C） about （ D） into 33 【 33】 （ A） stimulates （ B） blocks （ C） closes （ D）
25、connects 34 【 34】 （ A） crossing （ B） passed （ C） across （ D） cross 35 【 35】 （ A） by （ B） with （ C） after （ D） before 36 【 36】 （ A） strong （ B） hard （ C） identical （ D） mild 37 【 37】 （ A） many （ B） more （ C） few （ D） a few 38 【 38】 （ A） preach （ B） forbids （ C） spreads （ D） starts 39 【 39】 （ A） in （
26、B） about （ C） under （ D） on 40 【 40】 （ A） immediately （ B） differently （ C） hardly （ D） anxiously 41 【 41】 （ A） crowded （ B） satisfied （ C） busy （ D） confused 42 【 42】 （ A） speaking （ B） talking （ C） dealing （ D） developing 43 【 43】 （ A） as （ B） with （ C） in （ D） for 44 【 44】 （ A） to （ B） in （ C） fo
27、r （ D） with 45 【 45】 （ A） gave （ B） fixed （ C） speeded （ D） build 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. 46 When a 13-year-old Virginia girl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merel
28、y a cold. But when the sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl was still sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted worldwide attention. Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from “put a clothes pin on her nose“ to “have her stand on her
29、head“ poured in. But nothing did any good. Finally, she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where Dr. Leo Kanner, one of the worlds top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling (难以理解的 ) problem with great speed. He used neither drugs nor surgery for, curiously enough, the clue for the treatment
30、was found in an ancient superstition about the amazing bodily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, he said, a view which Aristotle, some 3,000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily. Dr. Kanner simply gave a modern psychological interpretation to the ancient belief that too m
31、uch sneezing was an indication that the spirit was troubled; and he began to treat the gift accordingly. “Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to a
32、n ex-sneezer,“ he reported. Sneezing has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collected thousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one is the custom of begging for the blessing of God when a person sneezes-a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the anci
33、ent belief that a sneeze was an indication that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people the world over still continue the custom with the traditional, “God bless you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any cons
34、cious help from you, takes on a job that has to be done. When you need to sneeze you sneeze, this being natures clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The object may be just some dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove. 46 The girl sneezed continuously because she
35、 _. （ A） was ill （ B） was mentally ill （ C） had heavy mental burden （ D） had attracted world-wide attention 47 When the girl began to sneeze continuously, _. （ A） a lot of people offered their advice （ B） she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital （ C） she was given a treatment found in ancient superst
36、ition （ D） many doctors treated her in different ways 48 Dr. Kanner cured the girl by _. （ A） using Aristotles method （ B） giving her psychological treatment （ C） practicing superstition （ D） treating her tuberculosis 49 When a person sneezes, we say “God bless you“ because _. （ A） its a tradition （
37、 B） the person is possessed of an evil spirit （ C） the person is ill （ D） God will bless those who sneeze 50 According to scientists, people sneeze because_. （ A） they are ill （ B） to sneeze is human nature （ C） they do not need any conscious help （ D） there are unwanted things in their noses 51 The
38、re was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past deca
39、de, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider
40、that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect“-conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised
41、only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earths temperature-a result that would be
42、 equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could Create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted
43、 by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible). Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profit, people neglect the damage on our environment caused
44、 by the “advanced civilization“. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile? 51 As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution _. （ A） caused widespread damage in the countryside （ B） a
45、ffected the entire eastern half of the United States （ C） had damaged effect on health （ D） existed merely in urban and industries areas 52 As to the greenhouse effect, the author _. （ A） shares the same view with the scientists （ B） is uncertain of its occurrence （ C） rejects it as being ungrounded
46、 （ D） thinks that it will destroy the world soon 53 The word “offset“ in the second paragraph could be replaced by _. （ A） slip into （ B） make up for （ C） set up （ D） catch up with 54 It can be concluded that _. （ A） raising the worlds temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on
47、 earth （ B） lowering the worlds temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster （ C） almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade （ D） the worlds temperature will remain constant in the years to come 55 This passage is primarily about _. （ A） t
48、he greenhouse effect （ B） the burning of fossil fuels （ C） the potential effect of air pollution （ D） the likelihood of a new ice age 56 My family and I recently returned from a trip to Alaska, a place that combines supernatural beauty with a breathtaking amount of bear risks. Ill start with some fa
49、cts at a glance: WHERE ALASKA IS: Way the hell far from you. Beyond Mars. HOW YOU GET THERE: You sit in a variety of airplanes for most of your adult life. WHAT THEY HAVE THERE THAT WILL TRY TO KILL YOU: Bears. I am quite serious about this. Although Alaska is now an official state in the United States with modem conveniences such as rental cars and frozen yogurt, it also allows a large number of admit
