1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 12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 Where is this conversation probably taking place? （ A） In a post office. （ B） At an insurance agency. （ C） On an airplane. （ D） In a moving company. 2 What does the man mean? （ A） He lent his notes to a classmate. （ B） He forgot to borrow the notes. （ C） He doesnt have an exam. （ D） He
3、 left his notes in class. 3 Why does the woman ask about the time? （ A） She does not have a watch. （ B） She is nervous about the appointment. （ C） Toms watch keeps good time. （ D） Tom is afraid to be late. 4 What are they talking about? （ A） Their best friend. （ B） Their favorite color. （ C） The clo
4、thes the woman is wearing. （ D） A present the man has bought. 5 Where did the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a library. （ B） In a classroom. （ C） In a bookstore. （ D） In a hotel. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） Its hard to find a room. （ B） He always walks around in the dormitory. （ C
5、） Its his turn to clean the dormitory. （ D） His dormitory is quite small. 7 Whom is the man speaking to? （ A） Electrician. （ B） Plumber. （ C） Guard. （ D） Mechanic. 8 How many apples will she buy? （ A） 8. （ B） 12. （ C） 36. （ D） 24. 9 What is the woman trying to do? （ A） Get directions to the bus stat
6、ion. （ B） Get to the grocery store. （ C） Give the man directions to the bus station. （ D） Find out where the stoplight is. 10 What is the address given by the man? （ A） 1120, East 42nd Street. （ B） 1120, East 32nd Street. （ C） 1220, East 32nd Street. （ D） 1220, East 42nd Street Part B Directions: Yo
7、u 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. You will
8、hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Why did the womans family move to Oxford? （ A） Because she was already ten. （ B） Because she was Ms. Peter. （ C） Because she was born in Brighton. （ D） Because her father got a new job there. 12 Where did the woman stay after she finished secondary school? （ A） She went
9、 to business. （ B） She stayed in London. （ C） She stayed in Fendale. （ D） She stayed in France. 13 Which city did this woman prefer? （ A） Liverpool. （ B） London. （ C） Fendale. （ D） Pads. 14 What is the womans major? （ A） American literature. （ B） English literature. （ C） Teaching method. （ D） Mathem
10、atics. 15 How does the woman feel about her new job? （ A） Interesting. （ B） Boring. （ C） Inspiring. （ D） Challenging. 16 How often will the woman correct the students assignment? （ A） Once a week. （ B） Once two weeks. （ C） Once a month. （ D） Once three weeks. 17 How much will the man pay for the wom
11、an per month? （ A） 1,500. （ B） 1,350. （ C） 1,250. （ D） 2,250. 18 What is Helens major? （ A） Childrens Literature. （ B） American Literature. （ C） Medicine. （ D） Elementary Education. 19 Why do the speakers read children stories? （ A） These stories are interesting. （ B） They can learn how to write suc
12、h stories. （ C） These stories are written by a famous doctor. （ D） The stories are on their reading list. 20 Who are Doctor Seuss and Theodore Geisel? （ A） They are the same person. （ B） One is a doctor and the other is a writer. （ C） Both of them are teachers. （ D） They are from different departmen
13、ts. 21 What is true about The Cat in the Hat? （ A） It is a book written only for classroom reading. （ B） It is a book on education. （ C） It has a vocabulary of only two hundred words. （ D） It was written by a child. 22 Which factor determines human beings psychological space needs? （ A） Economic fac
14、tors. （ B） Pressure in life. （ C） Individual preference. （ D） Cultural preference. 23 Where do the babies live in America? （ A） In his/her own room. （ B） In a small bed near the parents bed. （ C） On their parents bed. （ D） In his/her brothers or sisters room. 24 What does the author think of the Ame
15、rican way of training people? （ A） Its common. （ B） Its realistic. （ C） Its uncommon. （ D） Its inhuman. 25 Why are the psychological space needs limited? （ A） Because of financial pressures. （ B） Because of individual liking. （ C） Because of local customs. （ D） Because of cultural difference. 一、 Sec
16、tion 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. 26 The evolution of artificial intelligence is now proceeding so rapidly that 【 26】 _ the middle of this century cheap computers 【
17、27】 _ larger than portable typewriters will 【 28】 _ that will be able to solve almost any 【 29】 _ faster and more efficiently than we can. “Intelligence“ in a machine, 【 30】 _ in a human, is best 【 31】 _ as the ability to solve complex problems swiftly. This 【 32】 _ involve medical analysis and pres
18、criptions, 【 33】 _ legal matters 【 34】 _ short, replacing the profession of lawyers completely or in 【 35】 _ war games: in other words, 【 36】 _ governments whether 【 37】 _ not to go to war. 【 38】 _ computers have already intensified the deadlines of weapons, the prospect for the future is that they
19、will 【 39】 _ the more beneficial role of preventing wars. 【 40】 _ asked to estimate the chances of victory, the computer will analyze facts 【 41】_ from the lifelong military expert with his optimistic sense and military enthusiasm. When the same figures are fed into the emotionless machine each to b
20、e weighed with 【 42】_ objective and then judged 【 43】 _ each other, the 【 44】 _ , far more often than“ 【 45】 _ “in human decision making, will be: “You start this war you will lose.“ 26 【 26】 （ A） at （ B） by （ C） in （ D） on 27 【 27】 （ A） no （ B） not （ C） some （ D） any 28 【 28】 （ A） install （ B） happ
21、en （ C） appear （ D） show 29 【 29】 （ A） difficulty （ B） trouble （ C） case （ D） problem 30 【 30】 （ A） as （ B） like （ C） same （ D） similar 31 【 31】 （ A） taken （ B） considered （ C） defined （ D） thought 32 【 32】 （ A） must （ B） might （ C） may （ D） will 33 【 33】 （ A） resolving （ B） issuing （ C） setting （ D
22、） finishing 34 【 34】 （ A） in （ B） for （ C） as （ D） at 35 【 35】 （ A） having （ B） playing （ C） also （ D） making 36 【 36】 （ A） arguing （ B） promising （ C） taking （ D） advising 37 【 37】 （ A） and （ B） or （ C） stating （ D） but 38 【 38】 （ A） Unless （ B） If （ C） While （ D） Though 39 【 39】 （ A） make （ B） pos
23、sess （ C） get （ D） assume 40 【 40】 （ A） After （ B） Before （ C） If （ D） While 41 【 41】 （ A） differently （ B） accordingly （ C） directly （ D） consistently 42 【 42】 （ A） hot （ B） cold （ C） good （ D） bad 43 【 43】 （ A） for （ B） with （ C） against （ D） between 44 【 44】 （ A） solution （ B） result （ C） key （ D
24、） answer 45 【 45】 （ A） yes （ B） not （ C） no （ D） all 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 To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they mu
25、st all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: “I will take an interest in this or that.“ Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing
26、 what you like; you have got to like what you do. Broadly speaking, human being may be divided into three classes: those who are tired to death, those who are worded to death, and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual laborer, tired out with a hard weeks sweat and effort, th
27、e chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend. It may also be said that rati
28、onal, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory b
29、ring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms. But Fortunes favored children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a ho
30、liday, and ordinary holidays when they come are viewed as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vacation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are tho
31、se who most need the means of forgetting about their work from time to time. 46 What does the author think of hobbies in peoples lives? （ A） It is never too late to learn a few new tricks. （ B） It can help us acquire a lot of work-related knowledge. （ C） It can offer help and relief for us. （ D） It
32、is needed for us to be really happy. 47 Which one of the following is NOT mentioned as humans sufferings in life? （ A） Too much tiring work to do. （ B） Too much worries to put them under stress. （ C） Too little interesting things going on. （ D） To regret after we loss something or someone. 48 Who co
33、nstitutes the fortunes favored children? （ A） Those who always work and play at the same time. （ B） Those who drew a clear line between work and pleasure. （ C） Those who can get pleasure out of their work. （ D） Those who choose to enjoy their life over working when the two conflict. 49 According to
34、the authors division of human beings in paragraph 3, how does the second class feel about vocations? （ A） They welcome the holidays and regard them as a another way to enjoy life other than their work. （ B） They think these holidays are disturbing since they can not continue their work. （ C） They fi
35、ne them relaxing after long hours of work although they liked their work so much. （ D） They believe they can absorb more work-related information while they take the holidays. 50 What kind of suggestion does the author give at the end of the passage? （ A） Those who separates their pleasure from work
36、 should learn to enjoy their work. （ B） Those who enjoy their work should continue doing so since it is the best way. （ C） Those who do not pay enough attention to work should get serious. （ D） Those who can not get away from their work should learn to relax although work is already their pleasures.
37、 51 “Those with a large social circle are actually less satisfied with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends who are close to them.“ This finding appears in a report released last week, which is a part of the product of a 1-year social research program. More than 1,000 persons are i
38、nterviewed about their attitude and feeling for their friends. And those interviewed are diversified, from the perspective of gender, age, and occupation as well as marital statues. “Of course, we can not imagine a life without any friend“, said Jeff, one of the researchers from the research program
39、, “but when it comes to friends, it is definitely not a matter of the more, the better“. He also pointed out that with our growing up, the life situation in front of us will become complicated, and some of the friends, especially those we made while doing business, will turn out to be more like a bu
40、rden than a support, which may sound surprising to those who havent put too much thought into this issue. If you are really busy, and some friendships seem to have nothing to offer you at the moment, maybe you can consider cooling the relationship for a while. When these friends invite you to a soci
41、al gathering and you do not have the time to do so, decline such invitations politely. When they call you for a casual chat, and you are really having your hands full at that particular time, try to control that call to a time period acceptable for you. We use the term “to cool some friendship“, bec
42、ause we are by no means indicating a utilitarianism attitude towards friendship-an attitude that the value of a friend would be determined by whether or not he/she is useful for us. We agree with the general belief that friendship should be kept as something pure and lasting. What we are suggesting
43、here is how to find a balance between the quality and quantity of friends. So, for those friendships we cooled off for a while, if you dont want to cut them off completely, you can organize some gatherings with a few such friends on a quarterly or even yearly basis. By doing so, you can keep several
44、 friendships going on at once. 51 Which of the following factor is NOT mentioned when discussing the persons interviewed in the research? （ A） What kind of job they are doing. （ B） How old they are. （ C） How much money they earn per year. （ D） Whether they are married or not. 52 What is the authors
45、purpose in quoting “Of course, we can not imagine a life without any friend“? （ A） To show his sympathy for those who hasnt got any friends in life. （ B） To introduce the topic of the quality and quantity of friends. （ C） To disagree with the finding from the research. （ D） To show the authors surpr
46、ise when heating the finding. 53 In paragraph 3, the author mentions friends invitation to social gatherings and a phone for casual chat in order to. （ A） Prove the idea that friendships sometimes can be nothing but a waste of time. （ B） Show us that no matter how busy we are, we still need all our
47、friends. （ C） Indicate the idea of “ask what your friends can do for you, but what you can do for your friends“. （ D） Give us some examples to deal with some friendships we need to cool off. 54 What does the word “utilitarianism“ (Para 4 Line 2) mean in the context? （ A） Utmost. （ B） Practical. （ C）
48、 Hostile. （ D） Indifferent. 55 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Friends: More like a Burden than a Support. （ B） A Life without Friends is Meaningless. （ C） Friends: When Less is More. （ D） Cut Off the Unwanted Friends. 56 You may come into an empty office after you are told that the sc
49、hool principal is expecting you in her office; you may be called at the last minute to come to class after you were told that the class is cancelled for the teachers illness; you may even be given a loving letter, and then find out later it is written by some of your best friends, what is wrong? Nothing, its just April 1st. We all know April 1st can also be called April fools Day. But do you know where it came from? Do you know this day used to b
