1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 157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 What does the man ask the woman to do? （ A） To help him with his paper. （ B） To play with him. （ C） To go to see a play with him. （ D） To visit him tomorrow. 2 What will the two speakers do first? （ A） Look for sports clothes. （ B） Move the desk. （ C） Paint the wall. （ D） Ask someone
3、to help them move the desk. 3 When did the concert begin? （ A） 7:15. （ B） 7:30. （ C） 7:50. （ D） 7:35 4 Why does the man want the woman to give up drinking? （ A） Because he doesnt want the woman to relax. （ B） Because he thinks it is bad for her health. （ C） Because the woman is going to have a baby.
4、 （ D） because its a bad example to the children. 5 What does the woman mean? （ A） Professor Zhang couldnt be in the lab. （ B） Professor Zhang forgot to turn off the lights in the lab. （ C） Professor Zhang went home a long time ago. （ D） Professor Zhang was the last one to leave the lab. 6 What does
5、the man imply? （ A） Jane will certainly be glad to hear about Bills promotion. （ B） Jane has lost her job. （ C） Jane probably wont feel pleased with Bills promotion. （ D） Jane should have got the promotion. 7 What does the man mean? （ A） It is impossible for Toby to pass the exam. （ B） He doesnt kno
6、w whether Toby will pass the exam or not. （ C） Toby will certainly pass the exam. （ D） Toby doesnt know the way to the classroom. 8 What does the woman say about the course? （ A） It is more difficult than everyone says. （ B） It is not interesting at all. （ C） She doesnt believe the course is difficu
7、lt. （ D） It is as difficult as everyone says. 9 How did the man travel? （ A） By plane. （ B） By bus. （ C） By train. （ D） By car. 10 What does the man suggest they should do? （ A） Put another bookshelf in the room. （ B） Put the bookshelf in the kitchen. （ C） Move the old dining table out of the room.
8、（ D） Put the old dining table in the room. Part 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
9、have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Why didnt Mr. Brown continue his study after he finished school? （ A） He did not like to study. （ B） He had to work to support his family. （ C） A friend of his father offered him a job. （ D） His father did
10、not like him to study Art. 12 Which one is NOT the mans hobby? （ A） Acting. （ B） Going to the cinema. （ C） Reading. （ D） Taking pictures. 13 Why was his father disappointed with him at first? （ A） He had done his first job badly. （ B） He had given up his job as an accountant. （ C） He spent too much
11、time on Art. （ D） He didnt do well in the Art College. 14 What did the woman do last weekend? （ A） She visited her parents. （ B） She did some studying on the beach. （ C） She relaxed on the beach. （ D） She wrote a paper. 15 Why did the woman have to stop playing in the volleyball game? （ A） Because s
12、he had to return home. （ B） Because she was thirsty. （ C） Because she didnt know how to play. （ D） Because she was too tired to continue. 16 Why didnt the woman go swimming? （ A） Because the water was not warm enough. （ B） Because her parents friends forbade her to swim. （ C） Because she didnt know
13、how to swim. （ D） Because the water was too hot. 17 What do we know about the man from the conversation? （ A） He has never been to the beach. （ B） He is hard-working. （ C） He has never spent his weekend in the library. （ D） He wishes he had gone to the beach with the woman. 18 What information about
14、 Mr. West can we get from the passage? （ A） He was Spanish. （ B） He sold animals to farmers all around the world. （ C） He started the organization Heifer International. （ D） He was an expert on animals. 19 What does Heifer International mainly do? （ A） It provides food for developing countries. （ B）
15、 It teaches farmers how to keep animals. （ C） It sends farm animals to families and communities in the world. （ D） It raises money for developing countries. 20 What are families required to do after they receive support from Heifer International? （ A） They should give some money to the organization
16、in return. （ B） They should give the animals first babies to other people in need. （ C） They should help other families the way the have been helped. （ D） They should explain their needs and goals. 21 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） Developing countries have fewer cows
17、than developed countries. （ B） Heifer animals are all healthy. （ C） Heifer animals are not for food. （ D） Every poor family can get help from Heifer International. 22 When did salt first begin to be used by man? （ A） Over 3,000 years ago. （ B） In the 18th century. （ C） We dont know. （ D） In the 16th
18、 century. 23 How was salt used in Egypt thousands of years ago? （ A） To preserve fish. （ B） To punish offenders. （ C） To keep dead bodies from decaying. （ D） To serve important guests. 24 In the 16th century, what would happen if a man took more than his share of salt? （ A） He would be hanged. （ B）
19、He would be put in jail. （ C） He would get his ear cut off. （ D） He would be fined. 25 Where was the salt placed when the king had his dinner? （ A） In front of the king. （ B） In front of important guests. （ C） In the middle of the table. （ D） Away from important guests. 一、 Section II Use of English
20、(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 Rhythm and blues, or R his long time enemy, John Tipton, also twice married, produced seventeen. The entire assets of one of these huge families often
21、amounted, in the beginning, to little more than an axe, a hunting knife, an auger, a rifle, a horse or two, some cattle and a few pigs, a sack of seed corn and another of salt, perhaps a crosscut saw, and a loom. Those who moved first into a new region lived for months at a time on wild meat, Indian
22、 maize, and native fruits in season. Yet if they were poor at the beginning, they confidently expected that soon they would be rich. In a way almost impossible to define to urban dwellers, a slice of ground suitable for farming represented not just dollars and cents, but dignity. The obsession broug
23、ht shiploads of yearners (渴求者 ) every week to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charles Towne, and Savannah. It sent them streaming westward into the wilderness after their predecessors to raise still more children who wanted still more land. 51 What kind of stylistic device did the author
24、use in the phrase “as pine roots cracking granite to grow“? （ A） Metaphor. （ B） Simile. （ C） Personification. （ D） Imagination. 52 Which of the following generalizations about pioneers is NOT supported by the passage? （ A） They traveled with few possessions. （ B） They wanted their own land. （ C） The
25、y spent a great deal of money. （ D） They showed great endurance. 53 Upon arrival, the pioneers who settled a new area of the frontier would eat which of the following? （ A） Corn, cattle, arid pigs. （ B） Fresh food and native vegetables. （ C） Indian maize, native fruits, and wild meat. （ D） Preserved
26、 fruits, dried meats, and pine roots. 54 It can be inferred from the passage that pioneers differed from city dwellers in that they _. （ A） associated land with dignity （ B） thought farming would be easy （ C） were involved in local government （ D） wanted to get rich quickly 55 What does “them“ refer
27、 to in the sentence “It sent them streaming westward into the wilderness after their predecessors to raise still more children who wanted still more land“? （ A） Dollars and cents. （ B） Urban dwellers. （ C） Predecessors. （ D） Yearners. 55 All Sue Rodriguez wanted was to die with dignity and within th
28、e law, but it turned out that she could not do both. Last week the British Columbian woman, totally disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (肌萎缩性侧索硬化 ), challenged Canadas law against doctor - assisted suicides and took her life, presumably with the help of drugs administered by a still unidentifi
29、ed physician. The case caused a political and legal furor across Canada not only because the law was challenged, but also because a Member of Parliament was at Rodriguezs side when she died. Svend Robinson, an enthusiastic right-to-die supporter and Canadas only openly gay federal legislator, retain
30、ed a criminal lawyer to defend him against possible charges that he encouraged the commission of a crime. The M.P. said he was present during the suicide at Rodriguez s invitation: “I considered it a privilege and an honor that she trusted me.“ Rodriguez,43, spent two years challenging the 1892 law
31、that makes doctor-assisted suicide illegal, taking her case all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled 5 to 4 last September that the law was valid and said its repeal was up to the House of Commons. The momentum for such a move is strong. Legislators still recall dramatic videotaped testimony of
32、fered by Rodriguez before a parliamentary committee in 1992. “I want to ask you, gentlemen,“ she said in a quavering voice, “If I cannot give consent to my own death, then whose body is this? Who owns my life.?“ Robinson is expected to lead the charge for repeal. What remains unclear is whether his
33、presence during Rodriguezs suicide makes him vulnerable to legal action; experts say it is not against the law to be present at an assisted suicide. Robinson says he will respect Rodriguez s wish to keep confidential the identity of the doctor involved, even if an official inquiry insists that he re
34、veal it. 56 According to the passage, Svend Robinson s presence during Sue Rodriguez s suicide _. （ A） resulted in the immediate abolition of the 1892 law （ B） created an uproar in Canada （ C） made him invulnerable to legal action （ D） attracted little attention in Canada 57 The word “retained“ in t
35、he second paragraph can be replaced by_. （ A） kept （ B） encouraged （ C） employed （ D） replaced 58 It is known from the passage that the abolition of the 1892 law_. （ A） rested with the House of Commons （ B） was imminent （ C） lay with Svend Robinson （ D） was out of the question in Canada 59 Which of
36、the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Svend Robinson refused to help Sue Rodriguez to commit suicide. （ B） Sue Rodriguez committed suicide with the help of a doctor. （ C） Svend Robinson enthusiastically supports the idea that people have the right to choose to die with dignity. （ D） Sue Rodrigu
37、ez failed to get the 1892 law, repealed. 60 Svend Robinson holds that_. （ A） he will never disclose the identity of the doctor involved in Rodriguez s suicide （ B） It is inhuman not to be present at a person s deathbed if he or she is invited （ C） any official inquiry has no right to reveal the iden
38、tity of the doctor involved in Rodriguez s suicide （ D） he will reveal the identity of the doctor involved in Rodriguez s suicide if possible Part B Directions: Read the text, match the items (61-65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 60 Read the foll
39、owing article which is about the development of China Post. This article is divided into five paragraphs. For questions 61 to 65, match each paragraph to one of the titles ( A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Paragraph One: According to the record in the inscriptions(题字，碑铭 ),
40、ancient China Post originated in the Yin-Shang Dynasty, prosperous (繁荣 )in the Zhou Dynasty, popular in the Spring-Autumn and the Warring States Periods (770-221 B. C). Confucius said, “The propagation (传播 ) of moral is as rapid as post delivery“, which described the popularity of the post. Paragrap
41、h Two: Ancient Chinese post system was the special communication organization for govern ment, which only delivered official documents and not private letters. Public communication which was organized by individuals developed slowly. By the coddle stage of Ming Dynasty, with the progress of producti
42、ve forces and the increase of the requirements for public communication, private-owned post offices were created. By late Qing, the number of private owned post offices had exceeded several thousands, forming their own communication network, which became the public communication organization in para
43、llel with official posts. Paragraph Three: The spread of modem post to China appeared in the form of so called “Guest Post“, which was the post organization set up by western powers which violated (侵犯 ) Chinese sovereignty (主权 ). The invasion of “Guest Post“ to China originated from the trading of w
44、estern merchants in China after the discovery of shipping line on seas. Paragraph Four: After the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949, China Post entered a new development period. China Post was created on the basis of the post in the liberated area and the Chinese Postal Administratio
45、n which had been taken over and transformed. After the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was founded, it undertook to establish new management system, restore and develop postal network, unify the service categories and the standards of postage, pose the service principle as Speed, Accuracy,
46、Security and Convenience, and establish and perfect the business management system. By doing so, the postal cause in China gained an initial development. Paragraph Five: In the early 1960s, with the vigorous upsurge (高潮、上升 ) of the national independence movement in Africa, China established direct p
47、ostal relations with many newly independent African countries. By the end of 1965, 77 countries and regions in all the continents of the world had established the direct postal relations with China, which was a two time increase compared to that of 26 in 1949. African countries increased from 2 to 1
48、8. Now match each paragraph to the appropriate title. Note: there are two extra titles. Titles A The Relationship between China Post and Overseas post office B Origin and Characteristics of Post C Modification and Reorganization of Post D The Development of the Ancient Public Communication E Appeara
49、nce of Special Public Communication F Invasion of “Guest Post“ G Establishment and initial Development of Post in P.R. China 61 Paragraph One 62 Paragraph Two 63 Paragraph Three 64 Paragraph Four 65 Paragraph Five Part A 66 Write an essay of about 120 words about WOMEN DRIVER in three paragraphs. Making reference to the following points. 1. Evidence proves that women are safer drivers than men. 2. The reason for women drivers safer driving habits can perhaps be found in the different attitudes of
