1、国家公共英语(三级)笔试模拟试卷 200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 want to do? ( A) To change the tennis shoes in the sportwear department. ( B) To help his friend find the right department. ( C) To find his tennis shoes on the tennis court. ( D) To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes. 2 What does the man suggest? ( A) Arrive early.
3、( B) Take a ship. ( C) Look for the package. ( D) Use airmail. 3 What do we know about the woman from this conversation? ( A) She has to change the time for the trip. ( B) She hasn t decided where to go next month. ( C) She can t afford the time for the trip. ( D) She will manage to leave this month
4、. 4 Why does the woman want to move? ( A) The apartment is better furnished. ( B) She prefers to live in a quiet place. ( C) It s less expensive to live in an apartment. ( D) She finds her roommates difficult to get along with. 5 Why doesn t the woman accept the chocolate? ( A) Because of her stomac
5、hache. ( B) Because she doesn t like it. ( C) Because of her teeth problem. ( D) Because she never eats chocolate before. 6 What does the man mean? ( A) Steve doesn t need a scholarship. ( B) Steve doesn t have much money. ( C) Steve doesn t know how to apply. ( D) Steve isn t applying for a scholar
6、ship. 7 How much time did she have before her meeting? ( A) 6 hours. ( B) 5 hours. ( C) 4 hours. ( D) 1 hour. 8 What does the man mean? ( A) Teachers like Professor Jonson are rare. ( B) Professor Jonson has won a million dollars. ( C) Professor Jonson is likely to be teaching at that school. ( D) T
7、here are many teachers as good as Professor Jonson. 9 How much does one T-shirt cost? ( A) Ten dollars. ( B) Five dollars. ( C) Six dollars. ( D) Twelve dollars. 10 How did Mrs. Wilson respond? ( A) She was understanding. ( B) She was apologetic. ( C) She was annoyed. ( D) She was careless. Part B D
8、irections: 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 questi
9、on. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What does the woman want the man to do? ( A) Give her money back ( B) Have the spoiled chicken replaced ( C) Tell her the way to a shop ( D) Look for her lost receipt 12 Why does the man reject the woman s request? ( A) The company won t recall goods alread
10、y sold ( B) There isn t anything wrong with the chicken ( C) The chicken isn t sold at Brown s ( D) The company policy does not allow this 13 Why does the woman apologize to the man? ( A) For her rude behavior ( B) For her mistake ( C) For her spoiling the man s clothes ( D) For her misunderstanding
11、 the man 14 Who are the loneliest among these people according to the speaker? ( A) Children ( B) Young people ( C) The middle-aged ( D) Old people 15 What do psychologists think of long-term loneliness? ( A) It s nothing serious ( B) It s quite dangerous ( C) It s worthy of attention ( D) It s easi
12、ly understandable 16 Why did the people in the research feel lonely? ( A) They were self-conscious ( B) They were not adaptable ( C) They were homesick ( D) They were too proud 17 How many people overcame the loneliness after a few months? ( A) More than 13 percent ( B) More then 18 percent ( C) Mor
13、e than 37 percent ( D) More than 50 percent 18 What do the man s children prefer to do during holidays? ( A) Tour abroad ( B) Stay indoors ( C) Play on the sands ( D) Stay with their nurse 19 Where will the man s family most likely go for the coming holiday? ( A) To the east coast ( B) To the west c
14、oast ( C) To the north coast ( D) To the south coast 20 How will the man and his family house themselves during the holiday? ( A) By taking rooms ( B) By staying at a hotel ( C) By renting a furnished house ( D) By sharing a house with another family 21 What message does the man want to get from the
15、 woman? ( A) If she can find a house large enough for holding a party ( B) If she can persuade her sister to leave her children behind ( C) If she and her sister are going to the seaside for the holiday ( D) If she and her sister are going to join his family for the holiday 22 Why do many people sur
16、ely go to the Louvre when they visit Paris according to the man? ( A) They find it an opportunity to understand the works of art ( B) They find it a delight to see the beautiful paintings ( C) They feel obliged to visit the famous museum ( D) They feel pleased to satisfy their thirst for art 23 How
17、many children visitors does the Louvre receive every year? ( A) 1 million ( B) 1.5 million ( C) 2 million ( D) 2.5 million 24 What should be done to get people back to museums? ( A) To re-emphasize art education ( B) To display more works of art ( C) To receive more children ( D) To lower entrance f
18、ees 25 Which of the following would interest visitors the most, according to the man? ( A) Permanent collections ( B) Classical exhibits ( C) Historical events ( D) Special shows 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each nu
19、mbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 The burning of coal is very wasteful of energy. This can be realized when we remember that one pound to coal burned in the furnace of a power station【 C1】_raise enough team to drive a generator【 C2】 _will produce enough current to light a one
20、barelectric fire for three hours. On the other hand, if all the energy in the atoms of a pound of coal could be released,【 C3】 _should be enough energy to【 C4】 _all the machinery in all the factories in Britain for a month. In simpler words, all this means that one pound of any element or compound o
21、f element, if completely converted【 C5】 _energy by breaking up the atoms, would【 C6】_the same amount of heat【 C7】 _the burning of 1,500,000 tons of coal. Scientists have calculated that if a bucket of sand from the beach could be completely【 C8】 _into energy, and if the energy so obtained was used t
22、o drive electric generators, enough【 C9】 _would be produced to supply the whole of Europe for five years.【 C10】 _other words, a bucket of sand contains enough energy to【 C11】 _a thousand million pounds worth of electricity. Albert Einstein was the first man to realize the vast【 C12】 _of energy locke
23、d in the atom. Einstein was also the first to show in theory how the energy of the atom might be released. Indeed without Einsteins theory【 C13】 _was the result of many complicated mathematical calculations, there would never have been any practical【 C14】 _of nuclear power. In 1905, which was many y
24、ears before other scientists really understood a great deal about atomic energy, Einstein declared that if you “destroyed“ a given mass of matter, you would obtain【 C15】 _its place an enormous amount of energy. 【 C16】 _support this theory, Einstein worked【 C17】 _what is probably the most important e
25、quation in the history of mathematics. It was【 C18】 _no means a complicated equation, but in fact a very simple【 C19】 _. Here it is: E=MC2. Turned into simple language, Einsteins equation means that energy(E) is equal【 C20】_mass(M) multiplied by the speed of light(C) squared(C2). 26 【 C1】 ( A) could
26、 ( B) can ( C) would ( D) must 27 【 C2】 ( A) it ( B) this ( C) that ( D) who 28 【 C3】 ( A) where ( B) which ( C) that ( D) there 29 【 C4】 ( A) take ( B) move ( C) drive ( D) bring 30 【 C5】 ( A) into ( B) from ( C) with ( D) for 31 【 C6】 ( A) give in ( B) give out ( C) give up ( D) give into 32 【 C7】
27、 ( A) as ( B) such ( C) so ( D) like 33 【 C8】 ( A) confirmed ( B) contained ( C) conducted ( D) converted 34 【 C9】 ( A) curtain ( B) certain ( C) current ( D) cordon 35 【 C10】 ( A) In ( B) For ( C) With ( D) From 36 【 C11】 ( A) turn out ( B) turn off ( C) turn on ( D) turn from 37 【 C12】 ( A) number
28、 ( B) amount ( C) deal ( D) quantity 38 【 C13】 ( A) that ( B) what ( C) it ( D) which 39 【 C14】 ( A) production ( B) information ( C) application ( D) construction 40 【 C15】 ( A) from ( B) in ( C) on ( D) of 41 【 C16】 ( A) To ( B) On ( C) For ( D) In 42 【 C17】 ( A) on ( B) for ( C) out ( D) at 43 【
29、C18】 ( A) at ( B) with ( C) in ( D) by 44 【 C19】 ( A) some ( B) one ( C) thing ( D) it 45 【 C20】 ( A) to ( B) with ( C) on ( D) for 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 Live theatre live
30、s. In England in every town, someone is rehearsing, someone devising, someone performing. Winchester is a good example. Ancient capital of England, population approximately 60,000 when you take in the suburbs. Live theatre comes to Winchester and made in Winchester, week in week out. It has a 400-se
31、at theatre in the city centre and an arts centre in the outskirts seating 150. These offer a programme of visiting companies on a tour of one-night or three-to-four night stands, moving from one gathering place to another around the country, using moveable sets in flexible space. New productions of
32、classic works, ancient and modern but always live: each performance different because its different audience in a different town. The tour usually lasts the company two or three months before its time to settle down to devise and rehearse the next one. For the performer, touring is a chance to work
33、with the same people in the security of a company unit. But its also a chance to try something different night: to find out what works by actually doing it. And it doesnt always work. So what if it flops? You are on the road and perform it again in another place tomorrow. The audience will have forg
34、otten by the time you come around again next year. Each companys different, each has its own style, and audiences get to know them. But Winchester also has its own fringe (边缘 ) theatre 200 yards or so from the cathedral. This is where live theatre is conceived. The North Pole, it seats 50 to 60 peop
35、le. Here its new work, amateur and semi-professional work, sometimes slick (熟练的 ), sometimes rough and ready. At least a dozen world premieres (首次公演 ) a year: many of them short-lived, quickly forgotten, some of them best forgotten, but all of them performed in excitement and expectation, neither au
36、dience nor performer quite knowing whats going to happen. But one or two shows stick in the mind, some return reworked a year or so later the better for being polished on the live stage, some will work their way out of Winchester onto the touring circuit. Someone somewhere is always thinking of star
37、ting a company. 46 Which of the following is NOT ture of Winchester? ( A) It is an ancient capital of England. ( B) 60, 000 people live in the city. ( C) It hosts live theatres every week. ( D) It makes live theatre every week. 47 What do we learn from this passage about the visiting companies? ( A)
38、 They hold their performance in large theatres. ( B) They often perform one play for 2 or 3 months. ( C) They have the same performance to the audiences in different ways. ( D) They often stay in Winchester for 2 or 3 months. 48 What benefits do touring bring to the performer? ( A) He gets a chance
39、to get acquainted win performers from other companies. ( B) His performance is always remembered by the audience. ( C) He can try different new performances in different places creatively. ( D) He has a chance to establish long-lasting performer-audience relationship. 49 How does the audience get to
40、 know different companies? ( A) By their strange names. ( B) By their styles. ( C) By the plays they perform. ( D) By their looking skills. 50 What is true of Winchester s fringe theatre, “The North Poles“? ( A) It is a cathedral theatre. ( B) All performances here are amateur and half-professional.
41、 ( C) People remember the performances here long after the companies have left. ( D) A dozen of the world top performers come here to perform every year. 50 In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were
42、certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1977, the
43、disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst beat waves. In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and loote
44、d. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4,000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs
45、 which far outnumbered them and included armed men. Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The black-out started at 9:30 p.m., when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by s
46、urprise. The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers, distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerators, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized
47、 how helpless it was without electricity. 51 Look at the first paragraph. Who were right: The authorities or the pessimists? ( A) The authorities. ( B) The pessimists. ( C) Both. ( D) Neither. 52 In what way was the blackout of 1977 not really a repeat performance? ( A) There was much more disorder.
48、 ( B) This time the electricity supply failed. ( C) It was quite unexpected. ( D) It did not occur within five years of 1965. 53 As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively _. ( A) more favourable ( B) less favourable ( C) unchanged ( D) improved 54 What caus
49、ed the blackout in July 1977? ( A) Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances. ( B) Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order. ( C) During a storm, lightning damaged supply cables. ( D) The passage does not mention the cause. 55 Why did many looters manage to escape? ( A) The police could not see them in the dark. (