1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 166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 do we know from the conversation? （ A） The man used to be a teacher. （ B） The woman is teaching a class of 100 children. （ C） The woman thinks it easy to teach. （ D） The man thinks it quite difficult to teach. 2 What are these people talking about? （ A） Best materials for making
3、clothes. （ B） Things to wear. （ C） The warm weather. （ D） Something which has light color. 3 What are they talking about? （ A） Clothes. （ B） Latest news. （ C） A new house. （ D） Daily work. 4 What does the woman imply? （ A） The man should leave the television on. （ B） The program will be over soon. （
4、 C） Shell watch television later. （ D） The man should watch the program too. 5 Where did the conversation most probably take place? （ A） At a clinic. （ B） At a shop. （ C） In a cinema. （ D） At a hotel. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） The man would like to join them. （ B） The man tries to persuade the
5、woman not to go with Tom. （ C） The man suggests the woman to reconsider her plan. （ D） The man is envious of Tom. 7 What does the weather forecast probably say about this weekend? （ A） It will remain cloudy. （ B） It will stay nice. （ C） It is going to rain. （ D） It is going to snow. 8 What did the m
6、an previously assume? （ A） Tony must have been to the discotheque. （ B） Tony doesnt care for disco. （ C） Tony doesnt know where the disco is. （ D） Tony tried to learn disco but failed. 9 Whats the probable relationship between the, two speakers? （ A） Doctor and patient. （ B） Husband and wife. （ C） F
7、ather and daughter. （ D） Shop assistant and customer. 10 Where is the womans husband? （ A） In the office. （ B） In the dining hall. （ C） In the lab. （ D） At home. 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 q
8、uestions 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 characteristic of current account? （ A） Its interest rate is higher. （ B） I
9、ts interest rate is very low. （ C） Its convenient. （ D） Its inconvenient. 12 What must you do if you want to open a current accout? （ A） You have to deposit some money. （ B） You have to pay some money. （ C） You have to present your ID card. （ D） You have to present your credit card. 13 How long will
10、 it take the man to get the bank card? （ A） Two weeks after he opened the account. （ B） At least one week after he opened the account. （ C） Less than a week after he opened the account. （ D） Immediately after he opened the account. 14 What is Ms. Bushs main purpose for the trip? （ A） Sightseeing in
11、Australia and the Far East. （ B） Visiting a friend in Cairo. （ C） Attending a conference in Sydney. （ D） Shopping in Hong Kong. 15 What will Ms. Bush probably buy? （ A） An excursion fare. （ B） A full return ticket. （ C） A single ticket. （ D） Two tickets. 16 How much does the full fare cost? （ A） 1,4
12、02 pounds. （ B） 1,204 pounds. （ C） 2,104 pounds. （ D） 4,102 pounds. 17 What will Ms. Bushs trip probably be? （ A） Her homeSydneyCairo. （ B） Her homeCarioSydney. （ C） CairoHer homeSydney. （ D） SydneyHer homeCairo. 18 What are the mans hobbies? （ A） Running and thinking. （ B） Running and jumping. （ C）
13、 Running and climbing. （ D） Running and skiing. 19 What is the main reason that the man runs every day? （ A） To think out some difficult problems. （ B） To do some cross-country running. （ C） To finish a course in physical training. （ D） To keep fit and healthy. 20 What is the man going to do next ye
14、ar? （ A） Enter for the London Marathon. （ B） Do a cross-country running. （ C） Climb the Alps with his wife. （ D） Complete a course in snow and ice climbing. 21 What is the speakers main topic? （ A） Training for a professional athlete. （ B） His physical training. （ C） How to do cross-country running.
15、 （ D） How to do mountain climbing. 22 Whats the airport like? （ A） A hotel. （ B） A market. （ C） A madhouse. （ D） A hospital. 23 Why does the man want a one-way ticket to New York? （ A） He will live in New York forever. （ B） He will not do business in Los Angeles. （ C） He cant pay the round trip tick
16、et. （ D） He hates Los Angeles and does not want to be here again. 24 How will the man pay the ticket? （ A） By cash. （ B） By credit card. （ C） By plastic money. （ D） By travelers check. 25 What did he order during his last flight? （ A） Some cigarettes. （ B） A special salad. （ C） A toast. （ D） Some me
17、at. 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 The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary was ac
18、tually【 C1】 _a list of about 3 000 difficult words, each followed by a one word【 C2】 _. The author, Robert Cawdrey,【 C3】 _to include everyday words in his dictionary.【 C4】 _, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600 s
19、more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey s【 C5】 _and presented a few thousand【 C6】 _words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey,【 C7】 _define easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750 s all dictionaries were rather【 C8】 _and not very valuable. A man named Dr. Samuel
20、 Johnson【 C9】 _all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He【 C10】 _in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was【 C11】 _used in speech and【 C12】 _. By the end of the 1700 s most di
21、ctionary makers【 C13】 _Johnson s lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better. The 1800 s【 C14】 _the greatest improvement【 C15】 _the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English dictionary, a【 C16】 _work. One of the most interesting【 C17】 _of the Oxford D
22、ictionary is its word histories. It【 C18】 _the history of each word from its earliest【 C19】 _use【 C20】 _the time of the printing of the dictionary. 26 【 C1】 （ A） no less than （ B） much less than （ C） nothing more than （ D） much more than 27 【 C2】 （ A） petition （ B） revelation （ C） complication （ D）
23、definition 28 【 C3】 （ A） made no attempt （ B） had trouble （ C） took great pains （ D） tried his best 29 【 C4】 （ A） Everyone （ B） Someone （ C） No one （ D） Anyone 30 【 C5】 （ A） principle （ B） advice （ C） regulation （ D） lead 31 【 C6】 （ A） everyday （ B） new （ C） easy （ D） hard 32 【 C7】 （ A） did （ B） do
24、（ C） does （ D） has 33 【 C8】 （ A） delicate （ B） complex （ C） crude （ D） comprehensive 34 【 C9】 （ A） satisfied （ B） changed （ C） maintained （ D） sustained 35 【 C10】 （ A） excluded （ B） supplemented （ C） complemented （ D） included 36 【 C11】 （ A） actually （ B） deliberately （ C） laboriously （ D） previousl
25、y 37 【 C12】 （ A） writing （ B） listening （ C） speaking （ D） reading 38 【 C13】 （ A） had followed （ B） followed （ C） have followed （ D） follow 39 【 C14】 （ A） named （ B） was （ C） defined （ D） saw 40 【 C15】 （ A） on （ B） for （ C） at （ D） in 41 【 C16】 （ A） twenty volumes （ B） twenty-volume （ C） twenty volu
26、me （ D） twenty-volumes 42 【 C17】 （ A） features （ B） favorites （ C） favors （ D） feathers 43 【 C18】 （ A） trembles （ B） transfers （ C） trims （ D） traces 44 【 C19】 （ A） to record （ B） recorded （ C） recording （ D） being recorded 45 【 C20】 （ A） since （ B） for （ C） from （ D） up to Part A Directions: Read t
27、he following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Trees should only be trimmed when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, fortunately ,the number of such reasons is small. Trimming involves the cutting away of o
28、vergrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, trimming may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. Tile object may be
29、 to get a tree of the right height. And at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thickens its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, trimming may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood ,or branches that are rubbing against eac
30、h other and thus causing wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of trimming is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but its a wound that
31、will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die. So that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce the risk of death as far as possible. It is essential to make the area which has been tri
32、mmed smooth and clean ,for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the substances available from the garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Trimming is usually done in winter, for you can see the shap
33、e of the tree clearly without interference front the leaves and it is, too, very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is ,of course, impossible to paint them properly. 46 A good gardener trims a tree_. （ A） at intervals throughout the year （ B） as quickly as possible （
34、 C） occasionally when necessary （ D） regularly every winter 47 Trimming is done to _. （ A） make the tree grow taller （ B） have a shape or size that people want （ C） improve the shape of the tree （ D） make the small branches thicker 48 Trees become unhealthy if the gardener_. （ A） allows too many bra
35、nches to grow in the middle （ B） doesnt protect them from the wind （ C） forces them to grow quickly （ D） damages some of the small branches 49 A special substance is painted on the tree to _. （ A） make a wound smooth. （ B） prevent a disease from entering a wound. （ C） cover a rough surface. （ D） hel
36、p a wound to dry. 50 The authors purpose in writing this passage is _. （ A） to give practical instructions for trimming a tree （ B） to give a general description of trimming a tree （ C） to explain how trees develop diseases （ D） to discuss different methods of trimming a tree 50 Drunken driving some
37、times called Americas socially accepted form of murderas become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade. A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol c
38、ontent or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or several small glasses of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image mid judges were not severe in most courts, but the deaths caused by drunken driving have recently caused so many well-pub
39、licized tragedies, especially involving young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant. Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, changing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18,the number of people killed by 18-20 year-old drivers more
40、 than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21. Reformers, however, fear that raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop“ responsible attitudes“ about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
41、Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in number of death. Some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar or pub in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more brandies to a customer who was“ obviou
42、sly drunk“ and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy. As the deaths caused by accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the“ nob
43、le experiment“. They forget that legal prohibition didnt stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As the drug trade is increasing generally, there is no easy solution. 51 Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because_. （ A） most Americans are heavy drin
44、kers （ B） Americans are now less shocked by road accidents （ C） accidents attract so much public attention （ D） drinking is a socially accepted habit in America 52 Pubic opinion regarding drunken driving has changed because_. （ A） detailed statistics are not available （ B） the news media have emphas
45、ized the problem （ C） judges are giving more severe sentences （ D） drivers are more conscious of their image 53 Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that_. （ A） many drivers were not of legal age （ B） young drivers were often bad drivers （ C） the level of drinking increased in the 1960s （ D） th
46、e legal drinking age should be raised 54 Laws recently introduced in some states have_. （ A） reduced the number of convictions （ B） resulted in fewer serious accidents （ C） prevented bars from serving drunken customer （ D） specified the amount drivers can drink 55 The problem of drinking and driving
47、 is difficult to solve because_. （ A） alcohol is easily obtained （ B） drinking is linked to organized crime （ C） legal prohibition has already failed （ D） law or regulation alone is not sufficient 55 Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the
48、 gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to ones side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell. Those private citizens who sent packages to ou
49、r troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift“ means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arms length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come, closer and touch, which makes American uncomfortable. Our linguistic and cultu
