1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 128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 How much did the shoes cost originally? （ A） 30. （ B） 60. （ C） $13.00 （ D） $16.00 2 Why is Jerry up late? （ A） His mother wants him to do his homework. （ B） He has to finish his homework. （ C） He doesnt know its very late. （ D） He cant sleep. 3 Why does the woman like the white house
3、better than the brick one? （ A） Its bigger. （ B） It has a larger yard. （ C） It has a prettier yard. （ D） Its prettier. 4 What does the man explain to the woman? （ A） The train is cheaper than the bus. （ B） The bus is cheaper than the train. （ C） There are two buses every day. （ D） The train is faste
4、r than the bus. 5 Where is the boss? （ A） In another building. （ B） In his office. （ C） In the bathroom. （ D） In a meeting. 6 How much does one T-shirt cost? （ A） Ten dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Six dollars. （ D） Twelve dollars. 7 Where did Ted plan to go? （ A） The market. （ B） The office. （ C）
5、 The barbers shop. （ D） The Center. 8 How much time did she have between visiting the park and her meeting? （ A） 6 hours. （ B） 10 hours. （ C） 4 hours. （ D） 1 hour. 9 What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Waitress and customer. （ B） Hostess and guest. （ C） Wife and husband.
6、 （ D） Mother and son. 10 What problem did she mention? （ A） They had too much stress. （ B） They had nothing to do in their spare time. （ C） They were worried about their meals. （ D） The pace was terrible. 11 Which of the following is likely to be the most brightly colored? （ A） A male butterfly in a
7、 hot country. （ B） A female butterfly in a hot country. （ C） A dead leaf butterfly with its wings closed. （ D） A large, heavy butterfly. 12 What is the purpose of the gay colors of a male butterfly? （ A） To frighten birds away. （ B） To bring females to it. （ C） To make it more difficult to see. （ D）
8、 To protect the female. 13 Who is the enemy of butterfly? （ A） Human kind. （ B） Birds. （ C） Polluted air. （ D） Hot weather. 14 Why are female butterflies safe from enemies? （ A） Because they are bigger. （ B） Because they are heavier. （ C） Because they cannot be seen with their wings closed. （ D） Bec
9、ause they have colors that are not so bright. 15 Why did Mrs. Smith change her roles with her husband? （ A） Because she has been bored about the housework. （ B） Because she has got a job at a salary higher than her husbands. （ C） Because she wants to communicate with the people. （ D） Because she fin
10、ds it interesting to work outside. 16 What did Mr. Smith think about his way to work? （ A） It is necessary for him to stay at home. （ B） It is desirable for him to study on his way to work. （ C） It is tedious for him to work in the office. （ D） It is difficult for him to travel to work. 17 Why does
11、Mrs. Smith think that they have made the right decision? （ A） They feel comfortable to change the roles. （ B） They are down-hearted after changing the roles. （ C） They find it interesting to change the roles. （ D） They are fired of doing their housework. 18 Who paid the bills in their traditional ma
12、rriage? （ A） Mrs. Smith made some money and paid the bills. （ B） Both of them earned the money and paid the bills. （ C） Mr. Smith worked and paid the bills. （ D） None of them earned the money and paid the bills. 19 What does the radio program “Crime Watch“ deal with? （ A） It tries to arrest the crim
13、inals with the help of people. （ B） It focuses on the description of the criminals. （ C） It indicates that the society is not safe. （ D） It aims to discuss ways to deal with crime. 20 What did Sue experience in the bank? （ A） When she wanted to draw money, someone yelled. （ B） When she was in the li
14、ne, a man ran into the bank. （ C） When she stood there, someone warned her. （ D） When she waited to be served, a man robbed the bank. 21 Why did Sue have to testify about the case? （ A） Because she was scared. （ B） Because the robber was arrested （ C） Because she lost her money. （ D） Because the rob
15、ber was killed. 22 What was Sues advice when facing the crime? （ A） Stay calm. （ B） Call the police. （ C） Close eyes. （ D） Put hands up 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 ANSWE
16、R SHEET 1. 22 Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps【 C1】_the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard,【 C2】_reading material and giving out【 C3】 _T
17、he new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and【 C4】 _what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture【 C5】 _notes which do not catch the main points and【 C6】 _become hard even for the【 C7】 _to understand. Most institutions provide courses which【 C8】 _new student
18、s to develop the skills they need to be【 C9】 _listeners and note takers.【 C10】 _these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skill guides which【 C11】 _learners to practice these skills【 C12】 _In all cases it is important to【 C13】 _the problem【 C14】 _actually starting your studies. It is import
19、ant to【 C15】 _that most students have difficulty in acquiring the language skills【 C16】 _in college study. One way of【 C17】 _these difficulties is to attend the language and study- skill classes which most institutions provide throughout the【 C18】 _year. Another basic【 C19】 _is to find a study partn
20、er【 C20】 _it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support. 23 【 C1】 （ A） extending （ B） illustrating （ C） performing （ D） conducting 24 【 C2】 （ A） attributing （ B） contributing （ C） distributing （ D） explaining 25 【 C3】 （ A） assignments （ B） information （ C） content （ D）
21、definition 26 【 C4】 （ A） suspects （ B） understands （ C） wonders （ D） convinces 27 【 C5】 （ A） without （ B） with （ C） on （ D） except 28 【 C6】 （ A） what （ B） those （ C） as （ D） which 29 【 C7】 （ A） teachers （ B） classmates （ C） partners （ D） students 30 【 C8】 （ A） prevent （ B） require （ C） assist （ D） f
22、orbid 31 【 C9】 （ A） effective （ B） passive （ C） relative （ D） expressive 32 【 C10】 （ A） Because （ B） Though （ C） Whether （ D） If 33 【 C11】 （ A） enable （ B） stimulate （ C） advocate （ D） prevent 34 【 C12】 （ A） independently （ B） repeatedly （ C） logically （ D） generally 35 【 C13】 （ A） evaluate （ B） acq
23、uaint （ C） tackle （ D） formulate 36 【 C14】 （ A） before （ B） after （ C） while （ D） for 37 【 C15】 （ A） predict （ B） acknowledge （ C） argue （ D） ignore 38 【 C16】 （ A） to require （ B） required （ C） requiring （ D） are required 39 【 C17】 （ A） preventing （ B） withstanding （ C） sustaining （ D） overcoming 40
24、 【 C18】 （ A） average （ B） ordinary （ C） normal （ D） academic 41 【 C19】 （ A） statement （ B） strategy （ C） situation （ D） suggestion 42 【 C20】 （ A） in that （ B） for which （ C） with whom （ D） such as Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B,
25、C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 42 Scientists will be able to freeze dying people and revive them years later when a cure for their disease has been found opening the door to human immortality, predict excited experts. And their conclusions are not just pie in the sky. They are based on
26、 an astonishing experiment in which a dog was frozen for 15 minutes, then revived in perfect health! “The bottom line of experiments like this is the indefinite extension of human life ! “declared Dr. Paul Segall, who conducted the frozen dog experiment. “If youre about to die - you have an incurabl
27、e disease such as AIDS, or even extreme old age - we could freeze you and stop time for you until we can cure those diseases or reverse a condition like aging.“ “What were looking at is a gradual victory over death and aging and freezing someone and then bringing them back could be here within four
28、years !“ “Not only will freezing allow iii persons to survive until a cure for their disease if found, but it will also open up new possibilities for organ transplants, which will in mm allow people to live much longer perhaps indefinitely.“ “Right now, organs taken from a person whos recently died
29、must be transplanted to another person within a very short time, but with the new technology, body organs could be frozen for use whenever theyre needed.“ Doctors could freeze a patients body, then warm up just one diseased organ - a lung or a liver, for example. The person could be injected with ma
30、ssive doses (剂量 ) of drugs that would be toxic (有毒的 ) to the body if it werent frozen. “Older individuals will choose to enter freezing before death, with instructions not to be revived until a means to stop and even reverse aging is discovered.“ “Without a doubt, freezing has the potential to make
31、man immortal. And we should see our first freezing centers established within the next 10 years and probably sooner!“ 43 The word “immortality“ in the first paragraph most probably means _. （ A） long life span （ B） mortality （ C） death （ D） never-ending life 44 Which of the following is true of the
32、astonishing experiment? （ A） The experiment was conducted 15 minutes after a dog was frozen to death. （ B） The frozen dog experiment was conducted by Dr. Paul Segall. （ C） The dog was saved by the doctors working with Paul Segall. （ D） The experiment was designed for the extension of human life. 45
33、The first sentence in paragraph two means that the conclusions of the experts are _. （ A） reliable （ B） easy to arrive at （ C） not believable （ D） remote from reality 46 The purpose of the experiment conducted by the scientists is to _. （ A） win a gradual victory over death and aging （ B） extend a p
34、ersons life when he has an incurable disease （ C） bring youth back to a person when he becomes very old （ D） find a way to cure incurable diseases such as AIDS 47 Which of the following can best describe the tone of the passage? （ A） Humorous. （ B） Sympathetic. （ C） Amusing. （ D） Optimistic. 47 Soci
35、ologists tell us that we are heading for a society leisure. The trend is unmistakable. One hundred years ago, they point out, a worker put in twelve or thirteen hours a day, six days a week, and week followed week without an annual vacation. But over the years the picture has changed. Today the typi
36、cal work week has five eight-hour days, and workers enjoy about three week of paid vacation every year, with the result that today we spend less than as much time on the job as people did before. In spite of this, todays worker may not feel that he has a great deal of leisure time. This is because a
37、 lot of the non-work time is taken up with fulfilling family and social obligations. For example, he feels that he should spend some time with his children every day, and if a man does physical activity in his job, that too cuts into his free time. Nevertheless, the final result is that we do have m
38、ore leisure more time free from the obligation of work or any other social requirement. Leisure is time not used to earn money or to do things around the house which save money. It is time spent only in seeking satisfaction, and we give up what we are doing when it no longer satisfies us. Leisure gi
39、ves us the opportunity to recover from the physical and mental fatigue of work and it frees our creative talents from the pressure and the form placed on us by the job. Todays leisure is time programmed for doing what you want to. It does not have to be made up the next day. This is something new. I
40、t really frees a person from the workshop to enjoy, for a time, things in which he is interested. Man is about to go out to the playground. 48 People have _ today. （ A） more leisure （ B） less leisure （ C） more work （ D） less work 49 Although people spend less time on their jobs, they still feel they
41、 do not have enough leisure time because of the following except _. （ A） fulfilling family and social obligations （ B） spending some time with their children （ C） spending some time on learning （ D） doing physical exercises 50 Leisure is the time used _. （ A） to seek satisfaction （ B） to earn money
42、（ C） to fulfill the obligations （ D） to fulfill any social requirement 51 Whenever it is leisure time, people will _. （ A） find it difficult to decide what to do （ B） make a careful plan in what to do （ C） do anything they are interested in （ D） go to the playground 52 According to the passage, leis
43、ure is not the time to _. （ A） seek pleasure （ B） recover from the physical and mental fatigue of work （ C） make preparations for the work of the next period of time （ D） free ourselves from the pressure of the work 52 In California the regulators, the utilities and the governor all want the Federal
44、 Energy Regulatory Commission to cap spot (现货的 ) market prices. The Californians claim it will rein in outrageous prices. Federal regulators have refused. The battle is on. Governor Gray Davis says, “Im not happy with the Federal Regulatory Commission at all. Theyre living in an ivory tower. If thei
45、r bills were going up like the people in San Diego, they would know that this is a real problem in the real world.“ As part of deregulation, price caps were removed to allow for a free market. Timing is everything; natural gas prices had already skyrocketed. Demand was high from Californias booming
46、economy. No new power plants had been built here in ten years, and power producers had the right to hike prices along with demand. And hike them they did. Loretta Lynch of the Public Utilities Commission says, “This commission and all of California was beating down the door of federal regulators to
47、say, Help us impose reasonable price caps to help to keep our market stable. “ Federal regulators did ask for longer-term contracts between power producers and the utilities to stabilize prices. The federal commission, unavailable for comment on this story, released a recent statement defending its
48、position not to re-regulate. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dec. 15, 2000: “The commissions intention is to enable the markets to catch up the current supply and demand problems and not to reintroduce command and control regulation that has helped to produce the current crisis.“ Some energy ex
49、perts believe that, without temporary price caps, the crisis will continue. Severin Borenstein of the U. C. Energy Institute says, “Some federal regulators have a blind commitment to making the market work and I think part of the problem is they really dont understand whats going on.“ Gary Ackerman of the Western Power Trading Forum says, “Hes dead wrong about that. The federal regulators understand far bette
