1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 170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 Why couldnt Betty join the dancing party? （ A） She didnt like to dance, （ B） She had some homework to do. （ C） She had to see the history professor. （ D） She didnt feel well. 2 What are the man and the woman talking about? （ A） Amys job. （ B） Amys major. （ C） A mathematician. （ D） An
3、artist. 3 What do we learn from the womans remark about Mary Green? （ A） Mary really is an unlucky person. （ B） Mary is a good storyteller. （ C） Mary is a believable person. （ D） Mary likes to overstate what happened to her. 4 What do we learn from this conversation? （ A） The man and the woman will
4、eat together. （ B） The woman will go home for dinner. （ C） The man will go home for dinner. （ D） The man and tile woman will go home before the concert. 5 What is the most probable relationship of the two people? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Lawyer and client. （ C） Boss and employee. （ D） Salesman an
5、d customer. 6 Why did John apologize to Ms. Jones? （ A） Because he was late again. （ B） Because he did not inform her earlier about his resignation. （ C） Because he said something rude to her. （ D） Because he made a serious mistake. 7 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） a salary cut. （ B） A ho
6、use. （ C） A rent increase. （ D） A vacation trip. 8 What does the woman mean? （ A） One class is better than the other. （ B） The students of the two classes are good enough. （ C） Therere good and bad students in the two classes. （ D） All students are almost the same. 9 Why did the woman have her hair
7、cut? （ A） She thought short hair was fashionable. （ B） She thought short hair would look nicer. （ C） She didnt have an air conditioner. （ D） She thought short hair was comfortable. 10 What do we learn from this conversation? （ A） Tickets will probably be difficult to buy. （ B） All the available tick
8、ets were sold last week. （ C） The tickets will not go on sale until tomorrow. （ D） There are probably many tickets still on sale. 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. Whi
9、le 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 did the woman want to talk to the man? （ A） She tried to help newcomers to her country. （ B） She wanted to teach th
10、e man English. （ C） She planned to write about the evening school. （ D） She was interested in foreigners. 12 What did the man think he was poor in when talking about his English? （ A） Reading. （ B） Grammar. （ C） Speaking. （ D） Writing. 13 What was the man going to do after the dialogue? （ A） Have cl
11、asses. （ B） Meet his brother. （ C） Work in a restaurant. （ D） See his uncle. 14 Why didnt Mr. Plant 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 fathers offered him a job. （ D） His father did not like him
12、to study Art. 15 Why was his father disappointed 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 time on Art. （ D） He didnt do well in the Art college. 16 Which of the following is NOT his hobby? （ A） Acting, （ B） Going to the cin
13、ema. （ C） Reading. （ D） Taking pictures. 17 What was Mr. Plants place in the family? （ A） He was the bread earner in the family. （ B） He was the eldest son in the family. （ C） He was the youngest son in the family. （ D） He was his fathers favorite son. 18 What is the best title for this passage? （ A
14、） Travel books. （ B） Travel agencies. （ C） Package tours. （ D） Travel. 19 Which of the following describes a “package tour“ ? （ A） It includes everything offered by airlines, railroads, bus lines or some other travel companies. （ B） It refers to the sightseeing trips only. （ C） It is the trips arran
15、ged by the travel agencies. （ D） It is the trips organized for young people about fourteen years old. 20 Where can visitors get information about the place he is visiting? （ A） From books and maps. （ B） From books and guides. （ C） From maps and guides. （ D） From books and hotels. 21 Which of the fol
16、lowing is not about the travel agency? （ A） They order transportation tickets. （ B） They reserve hotel rooms. （ C） They are all private. （ D） They arrange for anything. 22 Where was Althea born? （ A） New York City. （ B） Harlem. （ C） Silver, South Carolina. （ D） California. 23 Why did the Black music
17、ian buy Althea a real tennis racket? （ A） He was a close friend of her family. （ B） He fell in love with her. （ C） He realized she was so good. （ D） He wanted her to play for his music. 24 What happened between 1942 and 1946? （ A） Althea became a star. （ B） Althea won many medals. （ C） There was no
18、tournament because of the war. （ D） Althea went on winning the games in spite of the war. 25 When did Althea become a professional player? （ A） In 1946. （ B） In 1957. （ C） In 1959. （ D） In 1960. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or ph
19、rase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Men have traveled ever since they flint appeared on earth. In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to【 C1】 _new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from【 C2】 _neighbors, or to find more【 C3】 _clima
20、tes. They traveled on foot. Their【 C4】 _were long, tiring and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple【 C5】 _such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and by lighting fires at night and,【 C6】 _all, by keeping together. Being intelligent and creative, they soon【 C7】 _easier ways of travelin
21、g. They【 C8】 _on the backs of their domestic animals; they hollowed out tree【 C9】_and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel【 C10】 _water. Later they traveled, not from necessity, but【 C11】 _the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things, which is still the main【 C12】 _
22、why we travel today. Traveling, of course, has now become【 C13】 _organized business. There are cars and splendid roads, express train, huge ships and jet airliners, all of【 C14】_provide us with comforts and security. This sounds wonderful.【 C15】_there are difficulties. If you want to go【 C16】 _, you
23、 need a passport and visa, tickets, luggage, nd a hundred and one【 C17】 _things. If you lose any of them, our journey may be【 C18】 _. Scientists have invented machines that can explore【 C19】 _space. Eventually there will be cheap day journey to the moon and honeymoons on Venus. People will be able t
24、o fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow-shaped tubes. I say “people“ because I have no【 C20】 _of being one of them. 26 【 C1】 （ A） visit （ B） find （ C） buy （ D） investigate 27 【 C2】 （ A） hostile （ B） rich （ C） pleasant （ D） friendly 28 【 C3】 （ A） humid （ B） warm （ C） favorable （ D） con
25、venient 29 【 C4】 （ A） journeys （ B） destinations （ C） travels （ D） trips 30 【 C5】 （ A） weapons （ B） tools （ C） methods （ D） ways 31 【 C6】 （ A） at （ B） above （ C） for （ D） in 32 【 C7】 （ A） discovered （ B） recovered （ C） created （ D） made 33 【 C8】 （ A） drove （ B） rode （ C） ran （ D） moved 34 【 C9】 （ A）
26、 leaves （ B） trunks （ C） branches （ D） roots 35 【 C10】 （ A） across （ B） around （ C） by （ D） into 36 【 C11】 （ A） with （ B） from （ C） for （ D） to 37 【 C12】 （ A） reason （ B） purpose （ C） cause （ D） goal 38 【 C13】 （ A） mostly （ B） high （ C） highly （ D） greatly 39 【 C14】 （ A） which （ B） these （ C） that （
27、 D） those 40 【 C15】 （ A） Besides （ B） Then （ C） Furthermore （ D） But 41 【 C16】 （ A） outside （ B） abroad （ C） traveling （ D） driving 42 【 C17】 （ A） much （ B） other （ C） many （ D） more 43 【 C18】 （ A） injured （ B） damaged （ C） hurt （ D） ruined 44 【 C19】 （ A） outside （ B） out （ C） outer （ D） outward 45
28、【 C20】 （ A） aim （ B） goal （ C） intention （ D） purpose 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 When a 13-year-old Virginia girl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merely a cold. Bu
29、t when the sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl was still sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted worldwide attention. Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from “put a clothes pin on her nose“ to “have her stand on her head“ poured
30、 in. But nothing did any good. Finally, she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where Dr. Leo Kanner, one of the worlds top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling (难以理解的 ) problem with great speed. He used neither drugs nor surgery, curiously enough, the clue for the treatment was found in an
31、ancient superstition about the amazing bodily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, he said, a view which Aristotle, some 3,000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily. Dr. Kanner simply gave a modem psychological interpretation to the ancient belief that too much sneezing was
32、an indication that the spirit was troubled; and he began to treat the girl accordingly. “Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to an ex-sneezer,“ he
33、 reported. Sneezing has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collected thousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one is the custom of begging for the blessing of God when a person sneezes a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the ancient belief that a
34、 sneeze was an indication that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people over the world still continue the custom with the traditional, “God bless you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any conscious help from y
35、ou, takes on a job that has to be done. When you need to sneeze you sneeze, this being natures clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The object may be just some dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove. 46 The girl sneezed continuously because she_. （ A） was ill （
36、 B） was mentally ill （ C） had heavy mental burden （ D） had attracted world-wide attention 47 When the girl began to sneeze continuously,_. （ A） a lot of people offered their advice （ B） she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital （ C） she was given a treatment found in ancient superstition （ D） many doc
37、tors treated her in different ways 48 Dr. Kanner cured the girl by_. （ A） using Aristotles method （ B） giving her psychological treatment （ C） practicing superstition （ D） treating her tuberculosis 49 When a person sneezes, we say “God bless you“ because_. （ A） its a tradition （ B） the person is pos
38、sessed of an evil spirit （ C） the person is ill （ D） God will bless those who sneeze 50 According to scientists ,people sneeze because_. （ A） they are ill （ B） to sneeze is human nature （ C） they do not need any conscious help （ D） there are unwanted things in their noses 50 There was one thought th
39、at air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of
40、air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing c
41、oncentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect“ conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only a few degrees, m
42、uch of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earths temperature a result that would be equally disastrous.
43、A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the fi
44、eld concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible). Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profit, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civ
45、ilization“. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile? 51 As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution_. （ A） caused widespread damage in the countryside （ B） affected the entire eas
46、tern half of the United States （ C） had damaged effect on health （ D） existed merely in urban and industries areas 52 As to the greenhouse effect, the author_. （ A） shares the same view with the scientists （ B） is uncertain of its occurrence （ C） rejects it as being ungrounded （ D） thinks that it wi
47、ll destroy the world soon 53 The word “offset“ in the second paragraph could be replaced by_. （ A） slip into （ B） make up for （ C） set up （ D） catch up with 54 It can be concluded that_. （ A） raising the worlds temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth （ B） lowering the
48、world s temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster （ C） almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade （ D） the worlds temperature will remain constant in the years to come 55 This passage is primarily about_. （ A） the greenhouse effect （ B）
49、 the burning of fossil fuels （ C） the potential effect of air pollution （ D） the likelihood of a new ice age 55 My family and I recently returned from a trip to Alaska, a place that combines supernatural beauty with a breathtaking amount of bear risks. Ill start with some facts at a glance: WHERE ALASKA IS: Way the hell far from you. Beyond Mars. HOW YOU GET THERE: You sit in a variety of airplanes for most
