1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 125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 Who are these two people likely to he? （ A） Fishermen. （ B） Students. （ C） Businessmen. （ D） Philosophers. 2 How does the man feel about Yorkshire? （ A） He likes everything about it. （ B） He likes the rain there. （ C） He hates everything about it. （ D） He likes everything about it exc
3、ept the rain. 3 What season are they in now? （ A） Early winter. （ B） Early spring. （ C） Late autumn. （ D） Late winter. 4 Where does this conversation probably take place? （ A） At a restaurant, （ B） At a bank. （ C） At a hospital. （ D） At school. 5 How far must the man walk to get to the drugstore? （
4、A） Two blocks. （ B） Three blocks. （ C） Four blocks. （ D） Five blocks. 6 What does the man usually do on weekends? （ A） He goes for long walks, （ B） He goes to his clubs. （ C） He plays bowling. （ D） He plays chess. 7 What colour does the man like? （ A） Brown. （ B） Yellow. （ C） Green. （ D） Red. 8 Why
5、is the man moving? （ A） He likes to play guitar. （ B） He needs a quieter place. （ C） The new apartment is cheaper. （ D） The present apartment is too small. 9 Will the man borrow any money from the woman? （ A） Yes, because she has two dollars. （ B） Yes, because she wants to help him. （ C） No, because
6、 she will need the money this week. （ D） No, because she doesnt want to lend him the money. 10 What is the woman complaining about? （ A） That the man is late. （ B） That they should have a class. （ C） That he must speak for him. （ D） That the train was delayed. Part B Directions: You will hear four d
7、ialogues 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. You will hear each piece ON
8、LY ONCE. 11 What is the most probably relationship between Eddy and Iris? （ A） Relatives. （ B） Friends. （ C） Colleagues. （ D） Strangers. 12 How many bedrooms are there in Eddys flat? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. 13 When shall they meet each other? （ A） That morning. （ B） That afternoon
9、. （ C） That noon. （ D） Not decided yet. 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. 13 Todays policemen in large cities throughout the world【 C1】 _on modem inventions to
10、 help them in their work. In most places motor scooters and police patrol cars have【 C2】 _away with the need to patrol a beat on foot or on horseback. Policemen use telephones,【 C3】 _located throughout their districts, to make immediate【 C4】 _with headquarters. Radio, television, and computers【 C5】_
11、to speed the work of the modem force. Even boats and helicopters are part of the equipment of metropolitan police departments. New technical inventions are widely used to【 C6】 _crime and speed the【 C7】_of criminal cases. Electronic computers reduce from hours to minutes the time spent in【 C8】 _for f
12、ingerprints. Witnesses【 C9】 _of a criminal are coded and fed【 C10】 _a computer. The machine then sorts through the picture file of known criminals and selects the name and photograph of the most【 C11】_suspect. Lie detectors,【 C12】 _such evidence is acceptable, are used to【 C13】 _the truth. A crimina
13、l-identification tool in【 C14】 _in some places is the image reflector, or “imagemaker“. This machine【 C15】 _a picture of a face【 C16】 _a screen. A detective manipulates the machine to【 C17】 _the parts of the face to match those of the suspect【 C18】 _described by the witnesses. The final picture is t
14、hen photographed and sent to police in other areas. Sometimes skilled sketch artists employed by police departments【 C19】 _,oral descriptions into【 C20】 _of a suspect. 14 【 C1】 （ A） insist （ B） insisting （ C） rely （ D） relying 15 【 C2】 （ A） done （ B） kept （ C） put （ D） taken 16 【 C3】 （ A） convincing
15、ly （ B） conviniently （ C） that （ D） which 17 【 C4】 （ A） communication （ B） connection （ C） contact （ D） touch 18 【 C5】 （ A） are （ B） help （ C） tend （ D） used 19 【 C6】 （ A） combating （ B） defeating （ C） fight （ D） struggle 20 【 C7】 （ A） process （ B） progress （ C） solution （ D） solutions 21 【 C8】 （ A）
16、 examining （ B） investigating （ C） search （ D） searching 22 【 C9】 （ A） description （ B） descriptions （ C） prescription （ D） prescriptions 23 【 C10】 （ A） into （ B） on （ C） to （ D） with 24 【 C11】 （ A） alike （ B） like （ C） likely （ D） unlike 25 【 C12】 （ A） that （ B） where （ C） which （ D） whose 26 【 C13
17、】 （ A） doubt （ B） follow （ C） tell （ D） uncover 27 【 C14】 （ A） operation （ B） service （ C） trouble （ D） use 28 【 C15】 （ A） develops （ B） draws （ C） projects （ D） runs 29 【 C16】 （ A） in （ B） into （ C） onto （ D） to 30 【 C17】 （ A） adjust （ B） change （ C） reform （ D） tune 31 【 C18】 （ A） as （ B） having （
18、 C） when （ D） while 32 【 C19】 （ A） transfer （ B） transform （ C） transmit （ D） transport 33 【 C20】 （ A） drawings （ B） paintings （ C） photographs （ D） pictures 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 SHE
19、ET 1. 33 The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To food a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person pr
20、oduces less and this means a lower average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that large population gives more scope for specialization and the development of facilities (便利设施 ) such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unl
21、ess there is a big demand to justify them. One of the difficulties in carrying out a worldwide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materi
22、als. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of the government to place a limit on the birthrate, whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem
23、may be more complex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the governmen
24、t of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline. 34 A small population may mean _. （ A） higher productivity, but a lower average income （ B） lower productivity, but a higher average income （ C） lower productivity and a low
25、er average income （ D） higher productivity and a higher average income 35 According to the passage, a large population will produce a chance for developing _. （ A） agriculture （ B） transport system （ C） industry （ D） national economy 36 One of the difficulties in carrying out worldwide birth control
26、 is that _. （ A） official attitudes to population and birth control vary from country to country （ B） different countries have different customs and practices on birth control （ C） decreasing birth rate may lead to unemployment in some countries （ D） in some countries people think that they enjoy th
27、e right to have as many children as they like 37 The government of the developed countries may prefer to a _ population. （ A） stable （ B） slowly-increasing （ C） fast-increasing （ D） declining 38 It is not an easy job to carry out a general plan for birth control throughout the world because _. （ A）
28、there are too many underdeveloped countries in the world （ B） underdeveloped countries have low level of industrial development （ C） different governments have different views on the question （ D） even developed countries may have complex problems 38 Space is a dangerous place, not only because of m
29、eteors (流星 ), but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential, for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the a
30、ir from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation (辐射 ) from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the grea
31、test known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem“. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about r
32、adiation damage a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed (畸形的 ) children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward
33、 and return journeys, the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in space laboratory. Rugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effec
34、tive ones have been found so far. 39 According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that it _. （ A） protects him against the harmful rays from space （ B） provides sufficient light for plant growth （ C） supplies the heat necessary for human survival （ D） screens off the falli
35、ng meteors 40 We know from the passage that _. （ A） exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal （ B） the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming （ C） radiation is avoidable in space exploration （ D） astronauts in spacesuit neednt worry about radiation damage 41 The harm radiation h
36、as done to the Apollo crew members _. （ A） is insignificant （ B） seems overestimated （ C） is enormous （ D） remains unknown 42 It can be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） the Apollo mission was very successful （ B） protection from space radiation is no easy job （ C） astronauts will have deformed
37、 children or grandchildren （ D） radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers 43 The best title for this passage would be _. （ A） The Atmosphere and Our Environment （ B） Research on Radiation （ C） Effects of Space Radiation （ D） Importance of Protection Against Radiation 43 The phrase
38、“A Law of Nature“ is probably rarer in modern scientific writing than was the case some generations ago. This is partly due to very natural objection to the use of the word “law“ in two different senses. Human societies have laws. In primitive societies there is no distinction between law and custom
39、. Some things are done, others are not. This is regarded as part of the nature of things, and generally as an unalterable fact. If customs change, the change is too slow to be observed, later on kings could make new laws, but there was no way of getting rid of old ones. The Greek democracies made th
40、e great and revolutionary discovery that a community could consciously make new laws and repeal old ones. So for us a human law is something which is valid only over a certain number of people for a certain period of time. Laws of Nature, however, are not commands but statements of facts. The use of
41、 the same word is unfortunate. This would do away with the idea that a law implies a law-maker. But the difference between the two uses of the word is fundamental. If a piece of matter does not obey a Law of Nature it is not punished. On the contrary, we say that the law has been stated incorrectly.
42、 Certainly many of them have. Nevertheless, these inaccurately stated laws are of immense practical and theoretical value. 44 The main topic of this passage is that _. （ A） the name “A Law of Nature“ is not quite adequate （ B） Laws of Nature have a lot of practical and theoretical value （ C） Laws of
43、 Nature do not always accurately state the nature of matters （ D） law has two different meanings 45 The word “done“ in the first paragraph can be best replaced by “_“. （ A） finished （ B） acceptable （ C） conventional （ D） suitable 46 According to the passage, in primitive societies, _. （ A） custom wa
44、s regarded as a part of the law （ B） distinction was made between law and custom （ C） changes in custom could hardly be noticed （ D） a law was altered with the changes of custom 47 It can be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） it would take a long time to make a law in ancient Greek （ B） it was G
45、reek democracies who made the first human laws （ C） once a human law comes into effect it is valid forever （ D） old laws remained unchanged even after kings made new ones 48 The reason for the objection to the use of the word “law“ in modem scientific writing is that _. （ A） indicates too many comma
46、nds but few statements of facts （ B） conveys different meanings in human laws and Laws of Nature （ C） is likely to be given wrong interpretations by law-makers （ D） is not clearly defined in modem scientific writing Part B Directions: Read the text, match the items (61-65) to one of the statements (
47、A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 48 Read the texts in which there are five brief introductions about five famous film stars and their films. For questions 61 to 65, match the name of each person (61 to 65 ) to one of the recommended views ( A to G) given below. Mark your ans
48、wers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Charlie Chaplin He was cinemas first truly global star and remains one of its strongest and most recognizable symbols, yet opinions on Charlie Chaplin are vastly divided. For some, he is the perfect screen comedian, whose Tramp character remains both an extremely funny clown
49、and a potent reminder of the human condition. For others, hes a vastly overrated old sentimentalist who just isnt as funny as Laurel his first performance is that of an anti-Nazi resistance leader in Days of Glory (1944). Jim Carrey When Jim Carrey first bent over and started to appear in his first film in 1993, a star was born in a comically graphic way. The loose-limbed, rubber-faced, Canadian-bo
