1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 134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 When did the man graduate? （ A） In 2005. （ B） In 2003. （ C） In 2004. （ D） In 2002. 2 Where does the conversation most likely take place? （ A） At home. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a restaurant. （ D） In a store. 3 What is the man complaining about? （ A） Not knowing what he wants. （ B） The
3、weather that he does not like. （ C） The plane. （ D） Flying to the North. 4 What does the man mean? （ A） He doesnt want to see any movie, （ B） He doesnt like the movie Star Wars. （ C） He doesnt feel well. （ D） Hed like to see Star Wars with the woman. 5 What does the man say about the car? （ A） He us
4、ed to have one like that. （ B） He didnt think it looked good. （ C） He would like to have one. （ D） He couldnt drive it. 6 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The police wants to talk to the main actor. （ B） The main actor forgot to come （ C） The main actor is delayed by traffic. （ D） The ma
5、in actor is busy buying jam on his way. 7 What does the woman want from Microsoft? （ A） She needs them to help her resolve some software problems. （ B） She doesnt know its website. （ C） She needs them to take care of her. （ D） She needs them to help her resolve some hardware problems. 8 What does Jo
6、hn think of the womans sister? （ A） She is not old enough to get married. （ B） She is too old to get married. （ C） She is older than expected. （ D） She should get married. 9 How long will they wait till the train leaves? （ A） 22 minutes. （ B） 32 minutes. （ C） 12 minutes. （ D） 2 minutes. 10 What did
7、the man do with the extra paper? （ A） He threw half of it away and kept the rest. （ B） He threw half of it away. （ C） He kept all the paper. （ D） He gave half of it to his friend. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to
8、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 ONLY ONCE. 11 Why is the woman here? （ A） To meet Jack. （ B） To have a test. （ C） T
9、o have a dinner. （ D） To see her school once more. 12 How does the woman feel about the test? （ A） She is not worried about it. （ B） Not mentioned. （ C） She is not sure about the test. （ D） She is sure it will be too hard. 13 Which of the following is not true? （ A） She has studied hard all week. （
10、B） This is the womans first term of school. （ C） The man wishes her good luck. （ D） She has failed in a test. 14 What does Sally do in the supermarket? （ A） Working at the meat counter. （ B） Working in the produce section. （ C） Carrying groceries out of the store for customers. （ D） Checking the qua
11、lity of the milk products. 15 Why does Tom do the yard work? （ A） To earn money for school. （ B） To keep his yard nice. （ C） To be able to work outdoors. （ D） To get exercise while working. 16 Why doesn t Tom like his job? （ A） Because he doesnt cam very much money. （ B） Because he has to work for q
12、uite a long time. （ C） Because he doesnt have time for lunch. （ D） Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather. 17 What is Tom going to do in the afternoon? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant trees. （ D） Buy groceries. 18 What does the woman want to buy? （ A） A sweater. （ B）
13、 An expensive pen. （ C） A microwave oven. （ D） A dishwasher. 19 What are they discussing about? （ A） The price. （ B） The style. （ C） The manufacture date. （ D） The delivery. 20 Why does the woman want to make the purchase in that store? （ A） The article is cheap in the store. （ B） The article is of
14、good quality in the store. （ C） The store is near her place. （ D） The store has free delivery service. 21 How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce at first? （ A） Fifty dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Two hundred dollars. （ D） Seventy-five dollars. 22 How long will the adults and teenagers i
15、n this program live together? （ A） Five weeks. （ B） Six weeks. （ C） Seven weeks. （ D） Eight weeks. 23 When and where was the special program offered? （ A） Every summer in New York City. （ B） Every winter in New York State. （ C） Every summer in New York State. （ D） Every winter in New York City. 24 W
16、hat will people do when someone breaks the rule? （ A） Criticize him or her. （ B） Have a group discussion about it. （ C） Make more rules. （ D） Ask him or her to work more in the woods. 25 What s the purpose of the program? （ A） To keep all the members in the group work together. （ B） To make the peop
17、le there understand the meaning of work. （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap. （ D） To help people enjoy their work. 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
18、. 25 As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door, “Guess what?“ I always take a deep【 C1】 _on this very leading question. “What?“ I asked. “I just won a sales contest at work and the【 C2】 _is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!“ She was so【 C3】
19、_. We knew the restaurant was extremely good. “See? I told you there would be a【 C4】 _for me to wear my new spring outfit,“ she shyly reminded me. “【 C5】 _can play at that game,“ I responded, “I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino-imported straw hat and a new silk tie. We will be well【 C6】 _.“ It w
20、as early【 C7】 _and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n)【 C8】 _of the river. And the table was【 C9】 _set, with a smoke-gray table cloth and bright colored napkins. A delicious meal【 C10】 _in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time. As it【 C11】 _, this will
21、probably never be forgotten. As the shadows lengthened, the【 C12】 _rocking by the riverbank, I murmured, “Why not take a walk?“ Hand in hand, we walked by the stores. People smiled and nodded. “I【 C13】_realized there were so many【 C14】 _people as we have seen this evening, dear,“ I observed. “Probab
22、ly your new straw hat or your【 C15】 _,“ she said. After receiving many smiles, we【 C16】 _ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the【 C17】 _. It was then that I saw the【 C18】 _for all the smiles. Caught in the fly of my trousers and【 C19】 _down for all to see was a bright red【 C20】
23、 _from the restaurant! 26 【 C1】 （ A） sigh （ B） breath （ C） surprise （ D） thought 27 【 C2】 （ A） chance （ B） choice （ C） praise （ D） prize 28 【 C3】 （ A） nervous （ B） interested （ C） excited （ D） serious 29 【 C4】 （ A） restaurant （ B） place （ C） dinner （ D） contest 30 【 C5】 （ A） Two （ B） Four （ C） Every
24、one （ D） Nobody 31 【 C6】 （ A） mannered （ B） built （ C） dressed （ D） fed 32 【 C7】 （ A） spring （ B） summer （ C） autumn （ D） winter 33 【 C8】 （ A） appearance （ B） expression （ C） picture （ D） view 34 【 C9】 （ A） orderly （ B） strictly （ C） beautifully （ D） cleanly 35 【 C10】 （ A） tasted （ B） enjoyed （ C） s
25、erved （ D） prepared 36 【 C11】 （ A） turned out （ B） worked out （ C） carne out （ D） figured out 37 【 C12】 （ A） lights （ B） chairs （ C） trees （ D） boats 38 【 C13】 （ A） almost （ B） surely （ C） never （ D） seldom 39 【 C14】 （ A） humorous （ B） joking （ C） funny （ D） friendly 40 【 C15】 （ A） kindness （ B） fri
26、endliness （ C） strangeness （ D） carelessness 41 【 C16】 （ A） found （ B） saw （ C） took （ D） slowed 42 【 C17】 （ A） glasses （ B） plates （ C） picture （ D） window 43 【 C18】 （ A） answer （ B） expression （ C） reason （ D） effect 44 【 C19】 （ A） running （ B） hanging （ C） looking （ D） falling 45 【 C20】 （ A） napk
27、in （ B） tablecloth （ C） cup （ D） fork 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 Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd to gather
28、 in the auction room to bid for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down“ the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a raised platform. The anc
29、ient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin “auctic“, meaning “increase“. The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in the war, these sales were called “sub hasta“, meaning “under the spear“, a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a
30、 crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods were often sold “by the candle“, a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it was burning. Practically, all goods can be sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs,
31、fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and works of art. The auction rooms at Christies and Sothebys in London and New York are world-famous. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars
32、 of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by the buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot“, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot One and continue the
33、numerical order; he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produced the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods arc sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct inte
34、rest in pushing up the bidding. 46 Auctioned goods are sold _. （ A） for the highest price offered （ B） at fixed prices （ C） at prices lower than their true value （ D） at prices offered by the auctioneer 47 The end of the bidding is called “knocking down“ because _. （ A） the auctioneer knocks on the
35、table （ B） the auctioneer names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods （ C） the goods are knocked down onto the table （ D） the auctioneer bangs the table with a hammer 48 In the sentence “The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in the war“ of paragraph 2, the word “spoils“ most pr
36、obably means _. （ A） useless goods （ B） spears （ C） various kinds of food （ D） property taken from the enemy 49 In England a candle was used to burn at the auction sales _. （ A） because the auction sales took place at night （ B） as a signal for the crowd to gather （ C） to keep the auction room warm
37、（ D） to limit the time when offers of prices could be made 50 An auction catalogue gives buyers _. （ A） the current market values of the goods （ B） details of the goods to be sold （ C） the order in which goods are to be sold （ D） free admission to the auction sale 50 Publicity offers several benefit
38、s. There are not costs for message time or space. An ad in prime-time television may cost 250,000 to 5,000,000 or more per minute, whereas a fiveminute report on a network newscast would not cost anything. However, there are costs for news releases, a publicity department, and other items. As with a
39、dvertising, publicity reaches a mass audience. Within a short time, new products or company policies are widely known. Credibility about messages is high, because they are reported in independent media. A newspaper review of a movie has more believability than an ad in the same paper, because the re
40、ader associates independence with objectivity. Similarly, people are more likely to pay attention to news reports than to ads. For example, Womens Wear Daily has both fashion reports and advertisements. Readers spend time reading the stories, but they flip through the ads. Furthermore, there may be
41、10 commercials during a half-hour television program or hundreds of ads in a magazine. Feature stories are much fewer in number and stand out clearly. Publicity also has some significant limitations. A firm has little control over messages, their timing, their placement, or their coverage by a given
42、 medium. It may issue detailed news releases and find only portions cited by the media, and media have the ability to be much more critical than a company would like. A firm may want publicity during certain periods, such as when a new product is introduced or new store opened, but the media may not
43、 cover the introduction or opening until after the time it would aid the firm. Similarly, media determine the placement of a story; it may follow a report on crime or sports. Finally, the media ascertain whether to cover a story at all and the amount of coverage to be devoted to it. 51 An advertisem
44、ent in prime-time television _. （ A） may cost nothing （ B） is less expensive than a five-minute report on a network newscast （ C） can make only a few people know the new products or company policies within a short time （ D） may cost 250,000 or more each minute 52 According to the second paragraph, p
45、eople are more likely to believe stories _. （ A） in a newspaper than in a womens daily （ B） in a newspaper than in a magazine （ C） in an independent newspaper than in a dependent newspaper （ D） in a magazine than in a local newspaper 53 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the
46、passage? （ A） Credibility about messages is high. （ B） People are more likely to pay attention to news reports than to ads. （ C） Readers would like to read the ads first with great interest. （ D） Media have the ability to be much more critical than a company would like. 54 Which of the following is
47、an appropriate title for this passage? （ A） Characteristics of Publicity. （ B） Characteristics of Advertisements. （ C） The Company and the Media. （ D） The Effect of the Media. 55 The passage implies that _. （ A） the placement of a story is not quite important （ B） the report of a crime may not be tr
48、ue （ C） local newspapers are not interested in company-sponsored programs （ D） publicity is not always necessary 55 Of all the foods we know, fruit is one of the most healthful. It is also one of the most tasty foods. Almost everyone enjoys fruit. Fruit is grown in almost every part of the world. Th
49、ere are hundreds of different kinds of fruits. And there are thousands of different varieties. In the United States alone, there are several hundred types of apples. In general, though, there are three separate groups. There are tropical fruits. These are most important. In this group, we have bananas and pineapples. They are shipped from tropical countries and are eaten all over the world. Next come the subtropical fruit
