1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 187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 mean? （ A） They want to go downtown. （ B） He doesnt know where to park the car. （ C） He wants to go to the park, but she doesnt. （ D） He wants to find out where the park is. 2 At what time does the train to Leeds leave? （ A） 3:00. （ B） 3:15. （ C） 5:00. （ D） 6:10 3 Wh
3、at are the two speakers talking about? （ A） A football player. （ B） A football team. （ C） A football match. （ D） None of the above. 4 Where does this conversation probably take place? （ A） In a bookstore. （ B） In a reading room. （ C） In a furniture store. （ D） In the mans study. 5 What are they talk
4、ing about? （ A） A holiday. （ B） Luck. （ C） Work. （ D） An accident. 6 Why does the woman refuse to go the party? （ A） Because she has got an appointment. （ B） Because she doesnt want to. （ C） Because she has to work. （ D） Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant. 7 Whats the woman doing? （ A） Vis
5、iting the Browning. （ B） Writing a postcard. （ C） Looking for a postcard. （ D） Filling in a form. 8 What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Librarian and student. （ B） Operator and caller. （ C） Boss and secretary. （ D） Customer and repairman. 9 What can we learn from the dia
6、logue? （ A） The man didnt want the woman to have her hair cut. （ B） The woman followed the mans advice. （ C） The woman is wearing long hair now. （ D） The man didnt care if the woman had her hair cut or not. 10 How does the woman feel? （ A） Worried. （ B） Angry. （ C） Surprised. （ D） Sad. Part B Direct
7、ions: 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. Y
8、ou will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 According to the passage, which of the following is uncommon in the US? （ A） A policeman questions a person who is just taking a walk. （ B） A dog pursues a person who walks past a house. （ C） A road that does not have any sidewalk. （ D） A person takes a walk jus
9、t for pleasure. 12 Why do cars need to travel slowly along some suburban roads in the US? （ A） Because children brought up in the suburbs are not accustomed to walking in busy streets. （ B） Because there are no traffic lights in streets in the suburbs. （ C） Because some suburban roads are so bad. （
10、D） Because some suburban roads are very narrow. 13 Where is the passage most probably taken from? （ A） A fiction book. （ B） A history book. （ C） A book on American culture. （ D） A book on political science. 14 Why did the woman talk to the professor? （ A） She wants him to recommend books. （ B） She w
11、ants to apply to graduate study. （ C） She wants to take an advanced course. （ D） She wants him to give her a good grade. 15 At what stage is the woman in her studies? （ A） She is a junior. （ B） She is a senior. （ C） She is a graduate student. （ D） She is a teaching assistant. 16 What is the professo
12、rs first reply to the womans request? （ A） He does not intend to offer the course. （ B） He does not think the course will interest her. （ C） He never accepts undergraduates in his course. （ D） He thinks the course will be too difficult for her. 17 What does the woman say to persuade the professor to
13、 help her? （ A） She is unusually well prepared. （ B） She wants to take an easy course. （ C） She needs additional credits in the subject. （ D） She wants to read a book in this field. 18 Where is the conversation most likely taking place? （ A） At a furniture store. （ B） At a big department store. （ C）
14、 At a biologist laboratory. （ D） Near a factory which produces metal shelf. 19 What is the woman looking for? （ A） A cabinet. （ B） A refrigerator. （ C） A shelf. （ D） A kind of light. 20 How many dollars does the woman have to pay for the metal shelf? （ A） $ 12.50. （ B） $15.50. （ C） $ 3. （ D） $15.00
15、21 When will the item be available? （ A） At twelve oclock. （ B） In a few months. （ C） In one or two days. （ D） Next week. 22 What does the story tell us about the old woman? （ A） She was found stealing in a bookstore. （ B） She caught someone in the act of stealing. （ C） She admitted having stolen so
16、mething. （ D） She said she was wrongly accused of stealing. 23 What was said to have been stolen? （ A） A book. （ B） $3 000. （ C） A handbag. （ D） A Christmas card. 24 What happened to Ms White after she was taken back to the store? （ A） She was questioned by the police （ B） She was shut in a small ro
17、om for 20 minutes. （ C） She was insulted by the shoppers around her. （ D） She was body-searched by the store manager. 25 What was then the attitude of the department store in this legal case? （ A） They refused to apologize for having followed her through the town. （ B） They regretted having wrongly
18、accused her of stealing. （ C） They still suspected that she was a thief. （ D） They agreed to pay her $ 3 000 damages. 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 Arou
19、nd the world young people are spending unbelievable sum of money to listen to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that【 C1】 _least fifty rock stars have【 C2】 _of between two million and six million dollars per year. Those who love rock music【 C3】 _about two billion dollars a year on records. They pay
20、 150 million to see rock stars in person. Some observers think the customers are buying【 C4】 _than music. According to one【 C5】 _, rock music has a special【 C6】 _to the young because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf【 C7】 _the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl i
21、n the audience【 C8】 _, “I could sing like that“.【 C9】 _rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worship. Young people are【 C10】 _to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping【 C11】 _ How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts【 C12】 _i
22、n like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money【 C13】_. Many【 C14】 _stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a【 C15】 _, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do【 C16】 _tour. They save no money, buy no stocks,
23、 and live from【 C17】 _to mouth. In the end the rock stars life is【 C18】 _. After two or three years riches and fame are gone. 【 C19】 _his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his【 C20】_. 26 【 C1】
24、 （ A） of （ B） at （ C） in （ D） for 27 【 C2】 （ A） pay （ B） salaries （ C） wages （ D） incomes 28 【 C3】 （ A） spend （ B） cost （ C） compensate （ D） reward 29 【 C4】 （ A） much （ B） more （ C） less （ D） little 30 【 C5】 （ A） principle （ B） notice （ C） theory （ D） declaration 31 【 C6】 （ A） need （ B） appeal （ C）
25、request （ D） demand 32 【 C7】 （ A） between （ B） among （ C） within （ D） during 33 【 C8】 （ A） thought （ B） think （ C） thinks （ D） thinking 34 【 C9】 （ A） Or （ B） But, （ C） Nevertheless （ D） Thus 35 【 C10】 （ A） upset （ B） glad （ C） reluctant （ D） unwilling 36 【 C11】 （ A） themselves （ B） himself （ C） hers
26、elf （ D） ourselves 37 【 C12】 （ A） moving （ B） entering （ C） pouring （ D） arriving 38 【 C13】 （ A） off （ B） around （ C） down （ D） out 39 【 C14】 （ A） sports （ B） movie （ C） TV （ D） rock 40 【 C15】 （ A） journey （ B） trip （ C） tour （ D） holiday 41 【 C16】 （ A） other （ B） the other （ C） another （ D） one 42
27、【 C17】 （ A） hand （ B） eye （ C） foot （ D） finger 43 【 C18】 （ A） priceless （ B） valuable （ C） invaluable （ D） unrewarding 44 【 C19】 （ A） Leaving with （ B） Left with （ C） Left by （ D） To leave 45 【 C20】 （ A） post （ B） place （ C） job （ D） work Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer th
28、e questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 The struggle against malnutrition and hunger is as old as man himself, and never across the face of our planet has outcome been more in doubt. Malnutrition caused much suffering to an estimated 400 million to
29、1.5 billion of the worlds poor. Even in the wealthy US poverty means undernourishment for an estimated ten to twenty million. Hardest hit are children, whose growing bodies demand two and a half times more protein, pound for pound, than those of adults. Nutrition experts estimate that 70 percent of
30、the children in low-income countries are affected. Badly shaped bodies tell the tragic story of malnutrition. Medical science identifies two major types of malnutrition which usually occur in combination. The first, kwashiorkor (恶性营养不良 ), is typified by the bloated look. The opposite of what we asso
31、ciate with starvation. Accumulated fluids pushing against wasted muscles account for the plumpness of hands, feet, belly, and face. Lean shoulders reveal striking thinness. Caused by an acute lack of protein kwashiorkor can bring brain damage, anemia, diarrhea, irritability, apathy, and loss of appe
32、tite. On the other hand, stick limbs, a bloated belly, wide eyes, and the stretched skin face of an old person mark victims of marasmus, a word taken from the Greek “to waste away“. Lacking calories as well as protein, sufferers may weigh only half as much as normal. With fat gone, the skin hangs in
33、 wrinkles or draws tight over bones. With marasmus comes anemia, diarrhea, dehydration, and a very hungry appetite. Children, whose growing bodies require large amounts of protein, have to suffer in greatest numbers, but perhaps only three percent of all child victims suffer the extreme stages descr
34、ibed. Scientists are doing best to develop new weapons against malnutrition and starvation. But two thirds of the human population of 3.9 billion live in the poorest countries which also have the highest birth rates. Thus, of the 74 million people added to the population each year, four out of five
35、will be born in a country unable to supply its peoples nutritional needs. 46 Malnutrition has caused much suffering to millions of people all over the world for a long time_. （ A） but the problem is not as serious now as before （ B） and the problem is as serious now as at any time before （ C） but th
36、e future looks quite promising （ D） but the problem is likely to become less serious 47 According to the author, children_. （ A） suffer more than adults because they eat less food （ B） suffer less than adults because they are physically smaller （ C） are affected more than adults since their food con
37、tains less protein （ D） are affected more than adults simply because they need more protein 48 Children suffering from “kwashiorkor“ will look_. （ A） plump in feet and hands, as well as faces and bodies, but their shoulders are very thin （ B） bloated all over their bodies （ C） plump in feet and hand
38、s, as well as faces and bodies, especially in shoulders （ D） swollen, an appearance that we associate with starvation 49 Children suffering from “marasmus“ will_. （ A） look like old men and lose their appetite （ B） have extremely thin arms and legs, but big bellies, and they will easily get angry at
39、 small things, and they may suffer from brain damage （ C） have extremely thin arms and legs, but big bellies （ D） have long, thin faces like old men, and feel hungry all the time 50 Of the 74 million people added to the population each year_. （ A） four out of five will be born in countries that do n
40、ot have a large population （ B） 80% will be born in countries which do not have problems of malnutrition （ C） 80% will be born in developed countries （ D） four fifths will be born in underdeveloped countries 50 For years there have been endless articles stating that scientists are on the verge of ac
41、hieving artificial intelligence, that it is just around the corner. The truth is that it may be just around the corner, but they havent yet found the right clock. Artificial intelligence aims to build machines that can think. One immediate problem is to define thought, which is harder than you might
42、 think. The specialists in the field of artificial intelligence complain, with some justification, that anything that their machines do is dismissed as not being thought. For example, computers can now play very, very good chess. They cant beat the greatest players in the world, but they can beat ju
43、st about anybody else. If a human being played chess at this level, he or she would certainly be considered smart. Why not a machine? The answer is that the machine doesnt do anything clever in playing chess. It uses its blinding speed to do a brute-force search of all possible moves for several mov
44、es ahead, evaluates the outcomes and picks the best. Humans dont play chess that way. They see patterns, which computers dont. This wooden approach to thought characterizes machine intelligence. Computers have no judgment, no flexibility, no common sense. So-called expert systems, one of the hottest
45、 areas in artificial intelligence, aim to mimic the reasoning processes of human experts in a limited field, such as medical diagnosis or weather forecasting. There may be limited commercial applications for this sort of thing, but there is no way to make a machine think about anything under the sun
46、, which a teenager can do. The hallmark of artificial intelligence to date is that if a problem is severely restricted, a machine can achieve limited success. But when the problem is expanded to a realistic one, computers fall flat on their display screens. For example, machines can understand a few
47、 words spoken individually by a speaker that they have been trained to hear. They cannot understand continuous speech using an unlimited vocabulary spoken by just any speaker. 51 From the passage we know that the author_. （ A） thinks that scientists are about to achieve artificial intelligence （ B）
48、doubts whether scientists can ever achieve artificial intelligence （ C） does not think that scientists have found real artificial intelligence （ D） is sure that scientists have achieved artificial intelligence 52 We learn from the second paragraph that_. （ A） the writer thinks that the specialists c
49、omplaints have some reasons （ B） anything that the computer does can be regarded as thought （ C） it is not very difficult to define thought （ D） computers play chess in exactly the same way as humans 53 The advantage of the computer in playing chess lie in its_. （ A） cleverness in thinking out original moves （ B） ability to pick up the best out of all possible moves very quickly （ C） flexibility in choosing several different
