1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 183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 time did the woman have to see Bobs teacher? （ A） 5:30. （ B） 8:30. （ C） 5:20. （ D） 5:00 2 What do we learn about the man? （ A） He has visited the TV Tower twice. （ B） He will visit the TV Tower in June. （ C） He has visited the TV Tower once. （ D） He saw the big tower he visited o
3、n TV. 3 What is the most probable relationship between Jim and Bob? （ A） They are colleagues. （ B） They are classmates. （ C） They are friends. （ D） They are twins. 4 Where is this conversation probably taking place? （ A） In a department store. （ B） In a drugstore. （ C） At a restaurant. （ D） In a pos
4、t office. 5 Why cant the man play volleyball? （ A） He has to finish his homework. （ B） He has kids to look after. （ C） He doesnt like playing volleyball. （ D） His wife doesnt allow him to do so. 6 Whats the woman suggesting to the man? （ A） He should not do the experiment after all. （ B） He must be
5、extremely careful. （ C） She will help him do the experiment. （ D） Shes sure he is right 7 Why is the man feeling sorry? （ A） He couldnt get a copy of the magazine the girl wants. （ B） He wants to read the magazine again. （ C） He has lost the womans magazine. （ D） He has lent the magazine to his frie
6、nd. 8 What does the woman mean? （ A） The deadline is drawing near. （ B） She cant meet the deadline. （ C） She turned in the proposals today. （ D） They are two days ahead of time. 9 What does the man mean? （ A） David only does half of the work. （ B） David gets the promotion earlier than Carol. （ C） Ca
7、rol works more than David. （ D） Carol should get the promotion. 10 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The weather may get even colder. （ B） The weather will soon get warmer. （ C） They are having the coldest winter ever. （ D） The weather is mild compared to the past yearn Part B Directions:
8、 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 question. You wi
9、ll hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Which facility is not available in the apartment building? （ A） Tennis courts. （ B） A recreation area. （ C） A sauna. （ D） A swimming pool. 12 How much is the deposit for the apartment? （ A） One hundred dollars. （ B） Thirty-five dollars. （ C） Fifty dollars. （ D） One h
10、undred and fifty dollars. 13 When is the man going to meet the woman? （ A） 3: 30 this afternoon. （ B） 4: 00 this afternoon. （ C） 5: 00 this afternoon. （ D） 5: 30 this afternoon. 14 What is Mr. Bushs main purpose of the trip? （ A） Sightseeing in Australia and the Far East. （ B） Visiting a friend in C
11、airo. （ C） Attending a conference in Sydney. （ D） Shopping in Hong Kong. 15 What will Mr. Bush probably buy? （ A） An excursion fare. （ B） A full return ticket. （ C） A single ticket. （ D） Two tickets. 16 What does the full fare cost? （ A） 1 402 pounds. （ B） 1 204 pounds. （ C） 2 104 pounds. （ D） 4 102
12、 pounds. 17 What will Mr. Bushs trip probably be? （ A） His homeSydneyCairo. （ B） His homeCarioSydney. （ C） CairoHis homeSydney. （ D） SydneyHis homeCairo. 18 What are the mans hobbies? （ A） Running and thinking. （ B） Running and jumping. （ C） Running and climbing. （ D） Running and skiing. 19 What is
13、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 year? （ A） Enter for the London Marathon. （ B） Do a cross-cou
14、ntry 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 ways of physical training. （ C） How to do cross-country running. （ D） How to do mountain climbing. 22 As the conver
15、sation begins, what are the man and woman doing? （ A） Looking at some photographs. （ B） Selling cameras. （ C） Teaching a photography class. （ D） Repairing camera equipment. 23 Why doesnt the man carry a camera with him? （ A） He has a professional photographer take picture for him. （ B） He doesnt thi
16、nk he knows enough about film processing. （ C） He doesnt have a flash attachment. （ D） He thinks a big camera would be too much trouble. 24 According to the woman, what is one major advantage of her camera? （ A） It focuses automatically. （ B） It has a lot of specialized lenses. （ C） It is easy to lo
17、ad. （ D） It advances the film automatically. 25 What problem has the man had in taking pictures? （ A） He cant find good subjects to photogragh. （ B） His indoor shots are too dark. （ C） His pictures are often blurry. （ D） His camera is too big for good detail. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes
18、) 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 An animal species becomes extinct when it fails to produce enough young in each generation to keep pace with the death-rate. We can【 C1】 _from fossil evidence in
19、rocks that many living species have become extinct over the millions of years【 C2】_life began. It is a natural【 C3】 _and extinction is the【 C4】 _of any animal that has specialized too far to change【 C5】 _its environment changes, or has to compete with a better-【 C6】 _and more powerful animal.【 C7】_r
20、emarkable technical developments during the past few centuries, man has destroyed or【 C8】 _destroyed some species by killing them【 C9】 _such a rate that they couldnt produce enough offspring, or by completely changing their natural environment at surprising speed. A number of examples can be given o
21、f the way【 C10】 _which natural environments are being rapidly changed Amazonia, for instance. There is every【 C11】 _that many species of animals will be made extinct because of these and similar【 C12】 _of natural vegetation. Large numbers of animals have been hunted and killed for food. The North Am
22、erican buffalo is a【 C13】 _of the near-extinction of a species through hunting. Often the numbers are【 C14】 _great that the hunters may not realize the danger. But even when the danger is widely【 C15】_, the financial rewards for the hunters may be so great that they choose to【 C16】_the threat to the
23、 species. Attitudes like this have【 C17】 _to hunters killing animals for furs, for ivory or merely for ornaments. A slight【 C18】 _on this is when tourists hunt animals for trophies. Such magnificent creatures【 C19】 _lions and tigers【 C20】 _out of existence in some parts of the world. 26 【 C1】 （ A） t
24、ell （ B） secure （ C） draw （ D） separate 27 【 C2】 （ A） after （ B） until （ C） since （ D） before 28 【 C3】 （ A） scheme （ B） selection （ C） process （ D） presence 29 【 C4】 （ A） defect （ B） fault （ C） destination （ D） fate 30 【 C5】 （ A） because （ B） if （ C） unless （ D） when 31 【 C6】 （ A） isolated （ B） adop
25、ted （ C） addicted （ D） adapted 32 【 C7】 （ A） In spite of （ B） For all （ C） Because of （ D） But for 33 【 C8】 （ A） necessarily （ B） nearly （ C） scarcely （ D） sufficiently 34 【 C9】 （ A） at （ B） over （ C） to （ D） for 35 【 C10】 （ A） against （ B） on （ C） under （ D） in 36 【 C11】 （ A） hope （ B） similarity （
26、 C） opportunity （ D） likelihood 37 【 C12】 （ A） emptiness （ B） existence （ C） clearances （ D） plantation 38 【 C13】 （ A） herd （ B） case （ C） sample （ D） result 39 【 C14】 （ A） such （ B） so （ C） too （ D） very 40 【 C15】 （ A） risked （ B） punctuated （ C） avoided （ D） publicized 41 【 C16】 （ A） relieve （ B）
27、dismiss （ C） ignore （ D） utter 42 【 C17】 （ A） led （ B） yielded （ C） attributed （ D） turned 43 【 C18】 （ A） concentration （ B） variety （ C） demonstration （ D） variation 44 【 C19】 （ A） as （ B） about （ C） of （ D） like 45 【 C20】 （ A） are hunting （ B） have been hunting （ C） have been hunted （ D） are hunte
28、d 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 Everyone chases success, but not all of US want to be famous. South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is well-known for keeping himself to himsel
29、f. When the 63-year-old was named the 2003 Nobel Prize winner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that they would find him “particularly difficult to catch“. Coetzee lives in Australia but spends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago. He seemed shocked by the ne
30、ws that he won the US 1.3 million prize. “I wasnt even aware they were due to make the announcement,“ he said. His love of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzee will attend the prize-giving in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10. But despite being described as difficult to track down the critics
31、 agree that his writing is easy to get to know. Born in Cape Town South Africa to all English-speaking family, Coetzee made his breakthrough in 1980 with the novel Waiting for the Barbarians. He took his place among the worlds leading writers with two Booker prize victories, Britains highest honor f
32、or novels. He first won in 1983 for the Life and Times of Michael K, and his second title came in 1999 for Disgrace. A major theme in his work is South Africas former apartheid (种族隔离 ) system, which divided whites from blacks. Dealing with the problems of violence, crime and racial division that sti
33、ll exist in the country, his books have enabled ordinary people to understand apartheid from within. “I have always been more interested in the past than the future.“ he said in a rare interview. “The past casts its shadow over the present. I hope I have made one or two people think twice about whet
34、her they want to forget the past completely.“ In fact this purity in his writing seems to be mirrored in his personal life. Coetzee is a vegetarian, a cyclist rather than a motorist and doesnt drink alcohol. But what he has contributed to literature, culture and the people of South Africa is far gre
35、ater than the things he has given up. “In looking at weakness and failure in life,“ the Nobel Prize judging panel said, “Coetzees work expresses the divine spark in man.“ 46 When the news came that he won the 2003 Nobel Prize for literature, Coetzee was_. （ A） excited （ B） surprised （ C） frightened
36、（ D） satisfied 47 People wonder if he will come to the prize-giving in December because_. （ A） he lives in Australia not in South Africa （ B） he likes to be left in peace without being bothered （ C） he is busy teaching at the University of Chicago （ D） he is particularly difficult to find 48 John Ma
37、xwell Coetzee is a person who_. （ A） prefers riding a bike to driving a car （ B） likes eating meat very much （ C） ever drinks wine （ D） often accepts interviews 49 According to the passage, which of the following information is_right? （ A） he became famous for the novel Waiting for the Barbarians （
38、B） racial division still exists in South Africa （ C） he won British highest honor for novels （ D） he wanted to forget the past completely 50 Whats the authors attitude towards John Maxwell coetzee? （ A） Critical. （ B） Positive. （ C） Skeptical. （ D） Not clear. 50 Many a young person tells me he wants
39、 to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between “being a writer“ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “Youve got to want to write,“ I say to them, “not want to
40、be a writer.“ The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人 ), I had no prospects at all. Wha
41、t I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten a break and began to doubt mysel
42、f. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasnt going to be one of those people who die wondering, “What if?“ I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of f
43、ailure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 51 The passage is meant to_. （ A） show young people its unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame （ B） advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer （ C） warn young people
44、 of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience （ D） encourage young people to pursue a writing career 52 Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? （ A） He wasnt about to produce a single book. （ B） He hadnt seen a change for the better. （ C）
45、He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year. （ D） He found his dream would never come true. 53 What can be concluded from the passage? （ A） The chances for a writer to become successful are small. （ B） A writers success depends on luck rather than on effort. （ C） Famous writers usually live in pov
46、erty and isolation. （ D） Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding. 54 “.people who die wondering, What if?“ (Para. 3) refers to “those_“. （ A） who think too much of the dark side of life （ B） who regret giving up their career halfway （ C） who think a lot without making a decis
47、ion （ D） who are full of imagination even upon death 55 “Shadowland“ in the last sentence refers to_. （ A） the bright future that one is looking forward to （ B） the wonderland one often dreams about （ C） the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reached （ D） a world that exists only in ones
48、 imagination 55 Disposing (处理 ) of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult. During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get
49、together to select a faraway spot as a dumpsite. Residents or trash haulers (垃圾托运者 ) would transport household rubbish, rotted wood, and old possessions to the site. Periodically (定期的 ) some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by. Factories, mills, and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Th
