1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 185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 do the speakers work? （ A） At an art school. （ B） At a newspaper office. （ C） At a stadium. （ D） At a publishing house. 2 Why did the man receive a ticket? （ A） He was speeding. （ B） He ran a red light. （ C） He went through a stop sign. （ D） He turned a comer too fast. 3 What ca
3、n we learn from the conversation? （ A） The man spends more than he makes. （ B） The man is not keen on arts. （ C） The woman is an artist. （ D） The woman looks down upon the man. 4 What is the womans profession? （ A） Editor. （ B） Journalist. （ C） Teacher. （ D） Student. 5 What is the woman going to buy
4、 downtown? （ A） A newspaper. （ B） A suit. （ C） A coat. （ D） A blouse. 6 How are the guests going to New York? （ A） By bus. （ B） By plane. （ C） By car. （ D） By train. 7 What does the woman mean? （ A） They should go up to Bobs study. （ B） Bob should decide about English for himself. （ C） Bob is leavin
5、g for England. （ D） They have to make an urgent decision. 8 What is the taste of the womans apple? （ A） It is nice and sweet. （ B） It looks nice but tastes sour. （ C） It is rather sour. （ D） It looks ugly but tastes sweet. 9 What was the man doing last night? （ A） Waiting for the womans visit. （ B）
6、Waiting for the womans call. （ C） Meeting his friends. （ D） Meeting the woman. 10 What happened to the mans bike? （ A） It was gone. （ B） The woman borrowed it. （ C） He sold it. （ D） He forgot where he put it. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one
7、, 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 How long has the woman been with the com
8、pany? （ A） Only one years. （ B） More than two years. （ C） Only two years. （ D） One year and a half. 12 Why hasnt the woman got the new job, according to the man? （ A） Because she is not capable enough. （ B） Because of her clothes. （ C） Because she dislikes the job. （ D） Because she is a woman. 13 Wh
9、at can we learn from the dialogue? （ A） Carl Drexler is a good manager. （ B） The woman thinks that capability is the most important thing. （ C） The man thought the woman was too proud. （ D） The woman is not confident enough. 14 Where does the conversation probably take place? （ A） In an office. （ B）
10、 At the doctors. （ C） At home. （ D） None of the above. 15 What can we know about the two speakers? （ A） The woman is a nurse. （ B） The man doesnt know how to take care of himself. （ C） The woman is having a cold. （ D） The man is sick in bed. 16 What does the woman do about the mans headache? （ A） Sh
11、e calls the secretary. （ B） She calls the doctor at last. （ C） She tells him to go to bed: （ D） She takes some hot water for him. 17 Which of the following is not mentioned by the woman to help the man? （ A） Put the cigarrette out. （ B） Drink some hot water. （ C） Wrap a piece of cloth around his nec
12、k. （ D） Put his nose over the hot water. 18 Why doesnt Peter drive a car to work? （ A） His car is broken. （ B） His car is stolen. （ C） His working place is not far from his home. （ D） The road is full of small stones. 19 How many years have Peter been driving to work? （ A） 2 year. （ B） 3 years. （ C）
13、 4 years. （ D） 5 years. 20 Which of the following can we infer from the passage? （ A） The woman goes to work on foot. （ B） The woman goes to work by car. （ C） The woman goes to work by bike. （ D） The woman goes to work by plane. 21 Whats the possible relationship between the two? （ A） Classmates. （
14、B） Husband and wife. （ C） Brother and sister. （ D） Colleagues. 22 How many kinds of travel books are mentioned in the passage? （ A） 2. （ B） 3. （ C） 4. （ D） 5 23 What is the characteristic of the second kind of travel books? （ A） It gives an objective description of things. （ B） It gives an analysis
15、to the information. （ C） It gives a subjective description of things. （ D） It gives interpretation to the information. 24 Why should you pay attention to the publication of the book? （ A） Because it shows what kind of travel book it is. （ B） Because it is a sign of good quality. （ C） Because it is e
16、asy to find. （ D） Because things change quickly. 25 You wont buy a travel book that_. （ A） contain both positive and negative accounts （ B） is well-presented （ C） has a publication date （ D） describes everything as “fabulous“ 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following t
17、ext. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases【 C1】 _the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant【 C2】 _of legal controls over th
18、e press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a【 C3】 _bill that will propose making payments to witnesses【 C4】 _and will strictly control the amount of【 C5】 _that can be given to a case【 C6】 _a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Com
19、mittee, Lord Irvine said he【 C7】 _with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not【 C8】 _sufficient control. 【 C9】 _of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a【 C10】 _of media protest when he said the【 C11】 _of privacy controls contained in European legislation wo
20、uld be left to judges【 C12】 _to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which【 C13】 _the European Convention on Human Rights legally【 C14】 _in Britain, laid down that everybody was【 C15】 _to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves a
21、nd their families. “Press freedoms Will be in safe hands【 C16】 _our British judges.“ he said. Witness payments became an【 C17】 _after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were【 C18】 _to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raise
22、d【 C19】 _witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to【 C20】 _guilty verdicts. 26 【 C1】 （ A） as to （ B） for instance （ C） in particular （ D） such as 27 【 C2】 （ A） tightening （ B） intensifying （ C） focusing （ D） fastening 28 【 C3】 （ A） sketch （ B） rough （ C） preliminary （ D） d
23、raft 29 【 C4】 （ A） illogical （ B） illegal （ C） improbable （ D） improper 30 【 C5】 （ A） publicity （ B） penalty （ C） popularity （ D） peculiarity 31 【 C6】 （ A） since （ B） if （ C） before （ D） as 32 【 C7】 （ A） sided （ B） shared （ C） complied （ D） agreed 33 【 C8】 （ A） present （ B） offer （ C） manifest （ D）
24、indicate 34 【 C9】 （ A） Release （ B） Publication （ C） Printing （ D） Exposure 35 【 C10】 （ A） storm （ B） rage （ C） flare （ D） flash 36 【 C11】 （ A） translation （ B） interpretation （ C） exhibition （ D） demonstration 37 【 C12】 （ A） better than （ B） other than （ C） rather than （ D） sooner than 38 【 C13】 （
25、A） changes （ B） makes （ C） sets （ D） turns 39 【 C14】 （ A） binding （ B） convincing （ C） restraining （ D） sustaining 40 【 C15】 （ A） authorized （ B） credited （ C） entitled （ D） qualified 41 【 C16】 （ A） with （ B） to （ C） from （ D） by 42 【 C17】 （ A） impact （ B） incident （ C） inference （ D） issue 43 【 C18
26、】 （ A） stated （ B） remarked （ C） said （ D） told 44 【 C19】 （ A） what （ B） when （ C） which （ D） that 45 【 C20】 （ A） assure （ B） confide （ C） ensure （ D） guarantee 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
27、SHEET 1. 45 I dont know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stone-cutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration for literat
28、ure. He had a tremendous memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlets Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antonys Funeral Oration, Greys Elegy, and all the rest of it. I heard it all as a
29、 child; I memorized and learned it all He sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grow stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc, and in my last year or two I was a member of a course
30、 in playwriting which had just been established there. I wrote several little one-act plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the idea that I
31、 had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London.
32、 I was living all alone at that time. I had two rooms - a bedroom and a sitting room - in a little square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and cream-yellow-plaster look. 46 We may conclude, in regard to the authors development as a writer, that his father _. （ A） ma
33、de an important contribution （ B） insisted that he choose writing as a career （ C） opposed his becoming a writer （ D） insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer 47 The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of _. （ A） his special talent （ B） his fathers teachin
34、g and encouragement （ C） his study at Harvard （ D） a hidden urge within him 48 The author _. （ A） began to think of becoming a writer at Harvard （ B） had always been successful in his writing career （ C） want to Harvard to learn to write plays （ D） worked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer
35、49 The author really started on his way to become a writer _. （ A） when he was in high school （ B） when he was studying at Harvard （ C） when he lived in London （ D） after he entered college 50 A conclusion we cannot safely draw about the authors life in 1926 is that _. （ A） he was unmarried （ B） he
36、was miserable about having his plays rejected （ C） he lived in a house like all the other houses around him （ D） he started his first novel 50 Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards against dangers and stress; its motivating force is, in the broadest sense, money. Op
37、portunities to make money mean competition and competition is stressful; it is often most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers of people inevitably involves more conflict, more traveling, the overloading of public services and exposure to thos
38、e deviants and criminals who are drawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourished in the relative anonymity of urban life, but todays ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence that its extent has a direct relationship to the size of co
39、mmunities. City dwellers may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them. As a defence against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves; contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; door
40、s are kept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure. There are other strategies, too, which are positively harmful to the individuals, for example, reducing awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, all thes
41、e defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the communitys concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and indifference to the misfortunes of others, if they are not person- ally known to oneself, are amongst the major ca
42、uses of urban crime. Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped be cause so much economic activity has migrated to the suburbs and b
43、eyond. Present day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life. Old established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly swept away, by both public and private organizations, usually to be replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to lea
44、ve their familiar homes, usually to be rehoused in tower blocks which are drab, inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for human interaction or support. This destruction of established social structures is the worst possible approach to the difficulties of living in a town or city. Instead, e
45、very effort should be made to conserve the human scale of the enviroment, and to retain familiar landmarks. 51 According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are _. （ A） in need of help （ B） naturally aggressive （ C） likely to commit crime （ D） anxious t
46、o succeed 52 The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because _. （ A） criminals are difficult to trace in large populations （ B） people do not communicate with their neighbors （ C） people feel anonymous there （ D） the trappings of success are attractive to criminals 53 According to the a
47、rticle, what is the worst problem facing people living in cities? （ A） Crime. （ B） Finding somewhere to live. （ C） Social isolation. （ D） Drugs and alcoholism. 54 The majority of people who live in inner cities do so because they _. （ A） dislike having to travel far to work （ B） dont like the idea o
48、f living in the suburbs （ C） have been forced by circumstances to do so （ D） have turned against society 55 Architectural changes have affected city life by _. （ A） giving the individual a say in planning （ B） dispersing long established communities （ C） forcing people to live on top of each other （
49、 D） making people move to the suburbs 55 There are at least two causes of anxiety: conflict and stress. As an example of the former, we can rarely predict the precise consequences of what we do, but we are awarded (oz cursed) with the intellectual capacity to anticipate the advantages and disadvantages which may arise for any action we may be contemplating. Very commonly we axe faced with a choice between severa
