1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 139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 Where will the man be after 5:00? （ A） On the train. （ B） At his office. （ C） At home. （ D） At the train station. 2 What does Rachel think about the man? （ A） She thinks he is crazy. （ B） She doesnt like his idea. （ C） She approves of his idea. （ D） She thinks he should stay at home.
3、3 Whats the mans opinion about the new teacher? （ A） He is strict. （ B） He is a middle-aged man. （ C） The man likes the new teacher. （ D） The man doesnt like the new teacher. 4 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） John hasnt heard about the news. （ B） John was at the picnic yesterday. （ C） J
4、ohn wasnt at the picnic, but he has known the news. （ D） John was at the picnic, but he didnt hear about the news. 5 What is the man going to give the children? （ A） Nothing. （ B） Dinner. （ C） Some snack. （ D） Oranges. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） The train is cheaper than the bus. （ B） The bus is
5、 cheaper than the train. （ C） There are two buses every day. （ D） The train is faster than the bus. 7 What does the man prefer to do on weekend? （ A） Go to party. （ B） Stay at home. （ C） Go to restaurants. （ D） Go to movies. 8 What do we know from the conversation? （ A） Jane is with Bob. （ B） Jane c
6、ant make it to the party. （ C） Jane is with Jack. （ D） Jane is at home. 9 Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Wife and husband. （ C） Mother and son. （ D） Classmates. 10 How much does one ticket cost? （ A） 3.40. （ B） 4.30. （ C） 3.30. （ D） 6.60. Par
7、t B Directions: 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 q
8、uestion. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 How much percent of the earth does the sea cover? （ A） Seventy-one percent. （ B） Thirty percent. （ C） Thirty-nine percent. （ D） Twenty-nine percent. 12 How is the water around the edges of the continents? （ A） Shadow. （ B） Deep. （ C） Shallow. （ D） Regu
9、lar. 13 Where is the good place for living creatures in the sea? （ A） The deep water area of the sea. （ B） The end of the flat area. （ C） The shallow water area near the continents. （ D） Any place on the sea floor. 14 What are the speakers doing as the conversation begins? （ A） Looking at some photo
10、graphs. （ B） Selling cameras. （ C） Teaching a photography class. （ D） Repairing camera equipment. 15 Why doesnt the man carry a camera with him? （ A） He has a professional photographer. （ B） He knows nothing about film processing. （ C） He doesnt have a flash attachment. （ D） He thinks a big camera w
11、ould bring too much trouble. 16 What is the major advantage of the womans camera? （ A） It focuses automatically. （ B） It has a lot of specialized lenses. （ C） It is easy to load. （ D） It advances the film automatically. 17 What problem does the man have in taking pictures? （ A） He cant find good sub
12、jects to photograph. （ B） His indoor shots are too dark. （ C） His pictures are often blurry. （ D） His camera is too big for good detail. 18 How many courses did the woman take last semester? （ A） 3. （ B） 4. （ C） 5. （ D） 6 19 What year is the woman going to be in? （ A） The junior year. （ B） The fresh
13、man year. （ C） The senior year. （ D） The sophomore year. 20 Which subject is taken as a general background course? （ A） English sociology. （ B） Journalism. （ C） Freshman French. （ D） Writing. 21 Who is the man in this conversation? （ A） Dean of Students. （ B） Lecturer in Speech Communication. （ C） P
14、rofessor of Business Administration. （ D） Chairman of the Journalism Department. 22 When do people usually wear T-shirts? （ A） When they take part in sports. （ B） When they watch a film. （ C） When they go shopping. （ D） When they read a book. 23 Why do people like to wear T-shirts so much today? （ A
15、） T-shirts are suitable for home wear. （ B） T-shirts are smart and comfortable. （ C） T-shirts go well with trousers. （ D） T-shirts feel soft and wash well. 24 What kind of T-shirt is the most popular one? （ A） The silk T-shirt in white color. （ B） The nylon T-shirt worn on the playground. （ C） The w
16、ool T-shirt worn for work. （ D） The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or a picture. 25 What is being done to make the T-shirts more attractive? （ A） New technology. （ B） Advertisements. （ C） New designs. （ D） More artificial materials. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the follow
17、ing text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 To find out what the weather is going to be, most people go directly to the television, the radio or newspaper to get a weather forecast. But【 C1】 _you know what to look for, you can use your
18、 own【 C2】 _to make weather predictions. There are many【 C3】 _which can help you. For example, in fair weather the air pressure is generally【 C4】 _. The air is still and often full of dust. Faraway objects may look【 C5】 _. But when a storm is gathering, the pressure【 C6】_and you are often able to see
19、 things【 C7】 _clearly. Sailors took note of this long ago and came【 C8】 _with a saying “The farther the sight, the nearer the rain.“ Your sense of【 C9】 _can also help you find weather changes. Just【 C10】_it rains, odours become stronger. This is【 C11】 _odours are suppressed in a fair, high-pressure
20、center. When a bad weather low moves【 C12】 _, air pressure lessens and odours are【 C13】 _. You can also hear a(n)【 C14】 _storm. An old saying【 C15】 _it this way: “Sound travelling far and wide, a stormy day will betide.“ And dont【 C16】 _if your grandfather says he can【 C17】 _a storm coming. It is co
21、mmonly known【 C18】 _many people feel pains in their bones when the humidity【 C19】 _, the pressure drops, and bad weather is on the【 C20】 _. 26 【 C1】 （ A） if （ B） unless （ C） though （ D） as 27 【 C2】 （ A） experiences （ B） senses （ C） feelings （ D） ways 28 【 C3】 （ A） forms （ B） signals （ C） things （ D）
22、 expressions 29 【 C4】 （ A） high （ B） low （ C） strong （ D） weak 30 【 C5】 （ A） big （ B） small （ C） clever （ D） misty 31 【 C6】 （ A） rises （ B） drops （ C） increases （ D） falls 32 【 C7】 （ A） more （ B） farther （ C） less （ D） much 33 【 C8】 （ A） up （ B） over （ C） upon （ D） on 34 【 C9】 （ A） touch （ B） taste
23、（ C） smell （ D） sight 35 【 C10】 （ A） when （ B） as （ C） after （ D） before 36 【 C11】 （ A） why （ B） because （ C） how （ D） when 37 【 C12】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） off （ D） at 38 【 C13】 （ A） released （ B） controlled （ C） checked （ D） roused 39 【 C14】 （ A） lightning （ B） approaching （ C） heavy （ D） falling 40
24、 【 C15】 （ A） says （ B） describes （ C） talks （ D） tells 41 【 C16】 （ A） contempt （ B） look down upon （ C） laugh （ D） believe 42 【 C17】 （ A） see （ B） hear （ C） feel （ D） fell 43 【 C18】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） for 44 【 C19】 （ A） falls （ B） grows （ C） drops （ D） rises 45 【 C20】 （ A） way （ B）
25、road （ C） march （ D） move 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 In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciate
26、d the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like“ serious illness of a family member“ were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal
27、 with stress-it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress
28、 worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Womens magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!“ If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Ev
29、en if stressful events are dangerous, many-like the death of a loved one-are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方 ) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted-to be completel
30、y free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes were all vulnerable (脆弱的 ) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境 ). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many
31、come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and metal strain. 46 The result of Holmes-Rahes medical research tells_ . （ A） the way you handle major events may caus
32、e stress （ B） what should be clone to avoid stress （ C） what kind of event would cause stress （ D） how to cope with sudden changes in life 47 The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to_ . （ A） widespread concern over its harmful effects （ B） great panic over the mental disorder it could cause （
33、 C） an intensive research into stress-related illnesses （ D） popular avoidance of stressful jobs 48 The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows_ . （ A） how much pressure you are under （ B） how positive events can change your life （ C） how stressful a major event can be （ D） how you can deal with life-ch
34、anging events 49 Why is “such simplistic advice“ (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follow? （ A） No one can stay on the same job for long. （ B） No prescription is effective in relieving stress. （ C） People have to get married someday. （ D） You could be missing opportunities as well. 50 According to the
35、 passage people Who have experienced ups and downs may become_ . （ A） nervous when faced with difficulties （ B） physically and mentally strained （ C） more capable of coping with adversity （ D） indifferent toward what happens to them 50 Most episodes of absent-mindedness-forgetting where you left som
36、ething or wondering why you just entered a room-are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “Youre supposed to remember something, but you havent encoded it deeply.“ Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it lat
37、er. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation, youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe (衣柜 ). “Your memory
38、 itself isnt falling you,“ says Schacter. “Rather, you didnt give your memory system the information it needed.“ Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,“ says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox. Women ha
39、ve slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that. “ Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,“ he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medicatio
40、n (药物 ) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table-dont leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket. Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why youre there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else “E
41、veryone does this from time to time,“ says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and youll likely remember. 51 Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important? （ A） It helps us understand our memory system better. （ B） It enables u
42、s to recall something from our memory. （ C） It expands our memory capacity considerably. （ D） it slows down the process of losing our memory. 52 One possible mason why women have better memories than men is that_ . （ A） they have a wider range of interests （ B） they are more reliant on the environme
43、nt （ C） they have an unusual power of focusing their attention （ D） they are more interested in whats happening around them 53 A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because_ . （ A） it will easily get lost （ B） its not clear enough for you to read （ C） its out of your sight （ D） it migh
44、t get mixed up with other things 54 What do we learn from the last paragraph? （ A） If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another. （ B） Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment. （ C） Repetition helps improve our memory. （ D） If we keep forgetting things, wed better rem
45、to where we were. 55 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The process of gradual memory loss. （ B） The causes of absent-mindedness. （ C） The impact of the environment on memory. （ D） A way of encoding and recalling. 55 It is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature, which has almo
46、st been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior. So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were abl
47、e to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navys formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold
48、 war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies. Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic erup
49、tion (爆发 ) for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the
