1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 146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 does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） At the North Pole. （ B） In the zoo. （ C） On the street. （ D） In the womans house. 2 Why cant Tom have the suit cleaned? （ A） Because he is too busy playing cards. （ B） Because he has no work to do. （ C） Because he is working a
3、t his homework. （ D） Because he does not want to. 3 What are the two speakers probably doing? （ A） Waiting for their order in a restaurant. （ B） Waiting for someone they are to meet. （ C） Waiting for an order from their boss. （ D） Waiting for someone to have an appointment. 4 Where will the woman go
4、 first? （ A） To the school. （ B） To a friends house. （ C） To the post office. （ D） Home. 5 What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Father and daughter. （ C） Boss and secretary. （ D） Two students. 6 Why is Miss Brown in that office? （ A） She is the o
5、ffice manager. （ B） She is looking for a new job. （ C） She will interview the man. （ D） She is learning about advertising. 7 What does the woman propose to do? （ A） Climb the mountains. （ B） Go out for a walk to the new forest. （ C） Go sightseeing in a car. （ D） Have a wonderful meal at the weekend.
6、 8 What does the woman imply about teaching? （ A） Its awfully dull. （ B） Its really exciting. （ C） Its very exhausting. （ D） Its quite challenging. 9 What did the woman recommend to the man? （ A） A good idea about computer. （ B） Some computer books in Chinese. （ C） Some computer books in English. （
7、D） Any computer books she had. 10 What are these people doing? （ A） They are watching TV. （ B） They are listening to the radio. （ C） They are swimming in the channel. （ D） They are changing their news program. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each on
8、e, 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 ONLY ONCE. 11 What is the younger Americans idea of a
9、 good meal? （ A） Foreign food. （ B） Butter and bread. （ C） Rice and vegetables. （ D） Hamburgers and French fries. 12 What will many people do after they buy hamburgers? （ A） They eat them as quickly as possible. （ B） They take them home to eat. （ C） They eat them in their cars. （ D） Both B and 13 Wh
10、at do the younger members of an American family miss most when they travel abroad? （ A） Their customs. （ B） Restaurants. （ C） Their friends. （ D） Hamburgers and French fries. 14 Why did the job seeker leave the previous company? （ A） He cant get along well with his co-workers. （ B） He wants to widen
11、 his experience in the field of computer technology. （ C） He cant be promoted in that company. （ D） He is not satisfied with the salary there. 15 What is one of the requirements for a computer programmer? （ A） Having at least two years of experience. （ B） Being a single man. （ C） Working overtime. （
12、 D） Speaking English fluently. 16 What will be the salary? （ A） 15000 dollars a year. （ B） 250000 dollars a year. （ C） 50000 dollars a year. （ D） 25000 dollars a year. 17 When will the man start to work? （ A） Tomorrow. （ B） At once. （ C） Next Wednesday. （ D） Next Monday. 18 According to the passage,
13、 what happened in 1848? （ A） Gold was discovered. （ B） Telephone communications were established. （ C） The first railroad was completed. （ D） The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed. 19 When did the city get the name San Francisco? （ A） In 1848. （ B） In 1862. （ C） In 1937. （ D） In 1776. 20 What is th
14、e population of San Francisco today? （ A） Three million. （ B） Six million. （ C） Five million. （ D） Two million. 21 How much did it cost to complete the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge? （ A） 32 million dollars. （ B） 47 million dollars. （ C） 42 million dollars. （ D） 19 million dollars. 22 What
15、is the main topic of this talk? （ A） Library personnel. （ B） Location of the library. （ C） Use of library facilities. （ D） Library regulations. 23 Who is probably listening to Mr. Britain? （ A） New university students. （ B） Book publishers. （ C） Librarians. （ D） Returning faculty members. 24 Which p
16、eople are usually not allowed to use the stacks? （ A） Library employees. （ B） Graduate students. （ C） Undergraduate students. （ D） Professors. 25 Which is the biggest part of this university library? （ A） The periodicals sections. （ B） The stacks. （ C） The reference section. （ D） The reading rooms.
17、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. 25 While people around the world are talking about the prevention and treatment of AIDS, lets not【 C1】 _that we have had an o
18、ld enemy, cancer, which【 C2】_sounds horrible, but also,【 C3】 _to many ordinary people, appears invincible(不可战胜的 ). There【 C4】 _now both good news and bad news. The good news is that scientists【 C5】 _believe, based on the recent advances of modem medicine,【 C6】 _it is possible to tame cancer in the n
19、ext decade, transforming it from a scary disease to something【 C7】 _a chronic(慢性的 )disease, like diabetes.【 C8】 _no one expects a cure for cancer in the near future, but many think that the hi-tech may finally【 C9】 _more effective treatment, making the issue much【 C10】 _ The【 C11】 _news is,【 C12】 _,
20、 about the current【 C13】 _Cancer rates are expected to increase at an alarming rate globally,【 C14】 _the most recent data from the World Health Organization. In 2000, 6 million people worldwide died from cancer. A sharp increase in new cases is predicted,【 C15】 _from 10 million new cases worldwide i
21、n 2000 to 15 million in 2020. In China,【 C16】 _20 percent of all deaths are【 C17】 _to cancer, some 2 million people developed a malignant tumor(恶性肿瘤 )in 2000,【 C18】 _one fifth of the worlds total.【 C19】_those people, 1.5 million have died, accounting for one quarter of the global mortality. There is
22、 no doubt that cancer has become a【 C20】 _killer of mankind. 26 【 C1】 （ A） predict （ B） remember （ C） forget （ D） remind 27 【 C2】 （ A） both （ B） never （ C） besides （ D） not only 28 【 C3】 （ A） at least （ B） at most （ C） in addition （ D） at last 29 【 C4】 （ A） is （ B） are （ C） was （ D） were 30 【 C5】 （
23、A） pessimistically （ B） optimistically （ C） positively （ D） sarcastically 31 【 C6】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） while 32 【 C7】 （ A） owing to （ B） familiar to （ C） almost （ D） similar to 33 【 C8】 （ A） As far （ B） So far （ C） As long （ D） So as 34 【 C9】 （ A） lead to （ B） result from （ C） produc
24、e （ D） research 35 【 C10】 （ A） more serious （ B） seriously （ C） worse （ D） less serious 36 【 C11】 （ A） better （ B） recent （ C） badly （ D） bad 37 【 C12】 （ A） therefore （ B） however （ C） ofcomse （ D） besides 38 【 C13】 （ A） casualty （ B） mortality （ C） death （ D） killing 39 【 C14】 （ A） due to （ B） cont
25、ribute to （ C） owing to （ D） according to 40 【 C15】 （ A） changing （ B） growing （ C） varying （ D） ranging 41 【 C16】 （ A） where （ B） place （ C） which （ D） when 42 【 C17】 （ A） distributable （ B） contributable （ C） attributable （ D） disreputable 43 【 C18】 （ A） giving up （ B） making up （ C） pulling up （
26、D） holding up 44 【 C19】 （ A） Of （ B） To （ C） From （ D） Besides 45 【 C20】 （ A） principle （ B） primary （ C） primitive （ D） principal 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 Americans are gett
27、ing ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of y
28、oung Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost 18 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States. The study also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as
29、 the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this years world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold. Soccer has been
30、played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come to this country? And how long has it existed in other parts of the world? No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some scientists say there is evi
31、dence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans and native American Indians all played games similar to soccer. Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modem soccer. They also agree that the British spread the gam
32、e around the world. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, early soccer balls were often made of animal stomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we have today. 46 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? （ A） Ame
33、ricans were preparing for the world cup when the author wrote this article. （ B） More and younger Americans became interested in soccer in the last 30 years. （ C） Soccer is the fastest developing sport in the world. （ D） No expert knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from. 47 Which was the m
34、ost popular sport as a traditional game among American students? （ A） Basketball. （ B） American football. （ C） Soccer. （ D） Tennis. 48 For how long has soccer been played in the United States? （ A） About a hundred years. （ B） About fifty years. （ C） Only recently. （ D） About thirty years. 49 Who inv
35、ented the modem soccer game? （ A） American Indians. （ B） British. （ C） Greeks. （ D） Romans. 50 What is the author going to state in the next paragraph? （ A） There have been attempts to start a professional soccer organization in the US. （ B） in the 12th century soccer games in Britain often involved
36、 whole towns. （ C） Professional soccer grew quickly in Europe. （ D） Experts believed that the United States would win. 50 Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic of sleepiness in the nation. “I cant think of a single study that hasnt foun
37、d Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,“ says Dr David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest. The beginning of our sleep-deficit crisis can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other person
38、al accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9. 5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.“ By the 1950s and 1960
39、s, that sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and 8 hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat on their sleep, and they dont even realize theyre doing it,“ says Dr David. “They think theyre okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really ne
40、ed 7.5, 8 hours or even more to feel ideally vigorous.“ Perhaps the most merciless rubber of sleep, researchers say, is the complexity of the day. When ever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. “In our society
41、, youre considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours sleep. If youve got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition.“ To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instan
42、ce, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. “Weve found that if youre in sleep deficit, performance suffers,“ says Dr David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.“ 51 People in the 18th and 19th centuries used
43、to sleep about 5 hours a night because they had _. （ A） no drive and ambition （ B） no electric lighting （ C） the best sleep habits （ D） something to do in the evening 52 According to Dr David, Americans _. （ A） are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of life （ B） often neglect the consequences
44、of sleep deficit （ C） do not know how to relax themselves properly （ D） can get by on 6. 5 hours of sleep 53 Many Americans believe that _. （ A） sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busy （ B） they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday life （ C） to sleep is
45、something one can do at any time of the day （ D） enough sleep promotes peoples drive and ambition 54 The underlined word “subjects“(Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _. （ A） the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficit （ B） special branches of knowledge that are being studied （ C） people whose
46、behavior or reactions are being studied （ D） the psychological consequences of sleep deficit 55 It can he concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as necessary to _. （ A） improve ones memory dramatically （ B） be considered dynamic by other people （ C） maintain ones daily schedu
47、le （ D） feel energetic and perform adequately 55 Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations. Later he used sharp bone or horn, metal knives and more recently, rubber and plastic and that was where we stuck, in surgical instrument terms, for many years. In the 1960s a new
48、 tool was developed, one which was, first of all, to be of great practical use to the armed forces and industry, but which was also, in time, to revolutionize the art and science of surgery. The tool is the laser and it is being used by more and more surgeons all over the world, for a very large num
49、ber of different complaints. The word “laser“ means: light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. As we all know, light is hot, any source of light - from the sun itself down to a humble match burning - will give warmth. But light is usually spread out over a wide area. The light in a laser beam, however, is concentrated. This means that a light with no more power than that produced by an ordinary electric light bulb bec
