1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 201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 did the woman remember James so well? （ A） He was late for school on the first day （ B） He had a funny face （ C） He was the first person she met at school （ D） He liked to show off in class 2 What do we learn from the man s reply? （ A） He doesn t care if it is turned off （ B） He t
3、hinks the woman is right （ C） He is reluctant to turn it off （ D） He wants the woman to watch the game, too 3 What does the woman imply? （ A） The man shouldn t have invited her roommate to the meeting （ B） Her roommate was unable to attend the meeting （ C） The woman forgot about the time change （ D）
4、 Her roommate is unreliable about delivering messages 4 What time did Sue leave home? （ A） 5:10 （ B） 5:00 （ C） 0.1875 （ D） 0.21875 5 What s the problem? （ A） The man wasn t served what he ordered （ B） The man was charged too much （ C） The man was charged more than he could pay （ D） The man was charg
5、ed for the wrong order 6 What are they talking about? （ A） A live football match （ B） The weather （ C） A football match on TV （ D） A visit to Birmingham 7 What are they talking about? （ A） A live football match （ B） The weather （ C） A football match on TV （ D） A visit to Birmingham 8 What do we lear
6、n from the conversation? （ A） The man enjoys traveling by car （ B） The man lives far from the subway （ C） The man is good at driving （ D） The man used to own a car 9 Which of the following is true about the woman? （ A） She sings very well （ B） She s a popular musician （ C） She is interested in music
7、 （ D） She s good at playing the piano 10 Why did the man feel sorry? （ A） He had lied to his wife （ B） The house was a mess （ C） The plates and cups were broken （ D） He failed to stay at home as required Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you
8、 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 What is the woman mainly complaining about? （
9、 A） Her new boss （ B） Her heavy workload （ C） Her working conditions （ D） Her physical conditions 12 What does the man advise the woman to do? （ A） Give up her job （ B） Think it over again （ C） Tolerate the situation （ D） Talk to her boss again 13 What do we learn about the woman s new boss? （ A） Sh
10、e enjoys working under pressure （ B） She s hard to get along With （ C） She easily gets exhausted （ D） She s highly efficient 14 How many places will Mr. Robertson visit in China? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） Four. 15 Where was Mr. Robertson born? （ A） Australia. （ B） England. （ C） China. （ D
11、） America. 16 How many days is Mr. Robertson going to stay in Beijing? （ A） Five days. （ B） Six days. （ C） Seven days. （ D） Four days. 17 How will Mr. Robertson go to Xi an? （ A） By train. （ B） By ship. （ C） By plane. （ D） By car. 18 Why was the woman able to give Laura so much information about the
12、 job? （ A） She is Prof. Nelson s daughter. （ B） She works part-time as Prof. Nelson s secretary. （ C） She used to do the job herself. （ D） She just came out of an interview for the job. 19 What do the students say about the salary for the job? （ A） It should be higher. （ B） It s very good. （ C） It s
13、 the same as the post office pay. （ D） It varies according to the person s experience. 20 What does Prof. Nelson s assistant do? （ A） Make up homework problems. （ B） Do research in the library. （ C） Teach an introductory economics course. （ D） Grade homework sets. 21 What is Laura s main concern abo
14、ut the job? （ A） He wonders if he ll have enough time to do the job. （ B） He is afraid he won t know enough to do the job well. （ C） He fears that the job may be too boring. （ D） He thinks that Prof. Nelson has someone else in mind. 22 Why are the man and the woman discussing the apartment? （ A） The
15、 woman wants to put an ad. about it in the newspaper. （ B） The woman wants the man to renovate it. （ C） The man is considering renting it. （ D） The man is considering buying it. 23 What does the woman say about the two bedroom apartment? （ A） It s rather expensive. （ B） It s too small for the man. （
16、 C） It has plenty of tight. （ D） It doesn t have many closets. 24 What does the woman say about parking? （ A） Each talent is given a parking space. （ B） It s difficult to find a parking place. （ C） The tenant has to pay to park. （ D） The tenant can use any space in the parking area. 25 What is the m
17、an s reaction to the apartment? （ A） He s unimpressed by what the woman told him. （ B） He doubts he can afford it. （ C） He doesn t think it s suitable for him. （ D） He s enthusiastic about it. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phra
18、se for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportaition in the United States. Trains were used only for long distance transportation. Today the car is the most popular【 C1】 _of transportation in all of the United St
19、ates. It has completely【 C2】 _the horse as a means f everyday transportation. Americans use their car for【 C3】 _90 percent of personal【 C4】 _ Most Americans are able to【 C5】 _cars. The average price of a【 C6】_made car was 2, 050 in 1950, 2, 740【 C7】 _1975. During this period American car manufacture
20、rs set about【 C8】 _their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the【 C9】 _family increased from 1950 to 1975【 C10】 _than the price of cars. For this reason【 C11】 _a new car takes a smaller【 C12】 _of a familys total earnings today. In 1951【 C13】 _it took 8 months of an averag
21、e familys【 C14】 _to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car【 C15】 _8.3 of a familys annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75【 C16】 _income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically【 C17】_to models from previous years. The【 C18】 _of the automobile extends throughout the economy【 C19】_the car is so impo
22、rtant to Americans. Americans spend more money to【 C20】_their cars running than on any other item. 26 【 C1】 （ A） kinds （ B） sort （ C） mean （ D） types 27 【 C2】 （ A） denied （ B） reproduced （ C） replaced （ D） reduced 28 【 C3】 （ A） hardly （ B） nearly （ C） certainly （ D） somehow 29 【 C4】 （ A） trip （ B） w
23、orks （ C） business （ D） travel 30 【 C5】 （ A） buy （ B） sell （ C） race （ D） see 31 【 C6】 （ A） quickly （ B） regularly （ C） rapidly （ D） recently 32 【 C7】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） behind （ D） about 33 【 C8】 （ A） raising （ B） making （ C） reducing （ D） improving 34 【 C9】 （ A） unusual （ B） interested （ C） aver
24、age （ D） biggest 35 【 C10】 （ A） slowest （ B） equal （ C） faster （ D） less than 36 【 C11】 （ A） bringing （ B） obtain （ C） bought （ D） purchasing 37 【 C12】 （ A） part （ B） half （ C） number （ D） side 38 【 C13】 （ A） clearly （ B） proportionately （ C） percentage （ D） suddenly 39 【 C14】 （ A） income （ B） work
25、（ C） plans （ D） debts 40 【 C15】 （ A） used （ B） spent （ C） cost （ D） needed 41 【 C16】 （ A） month s （ B） dollar s （ C） family （ D） year 42 【 C17】 （ A） famous （ B） superior （ C） faster （ D） purchasing 43 【 C18】 （ A） running （ B） notice （ C） influence （ D） discussion 44 【 C19】 （ A） then （ B） as （ C） so
26、（ D） which 45 【 C20】 （ A） start （ B） leave （ C） keep （ D） repair 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 As my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. Af
27、ter buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase. I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it.
28、 I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps of paper, and photographs tumbled out of it; but no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found. When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously
29、as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object not different from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the
30、case. I were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me th
31、at if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed the case already. This had not happened fortunately. For after a time, I found the case lying on its side high up in a comer. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I cou
32、ld take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out a ten shilling note and the “lost“ receipt slipped out with it. I could not help blushing and glanced up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before too !
33、 46 The writer needed the receipt _. （ A） to claim his suitcase （ B） to pay at the luggage office （ C） to prove that he had paid at the luggage office （ D） to prove that he had bought the suitcase 47 The writer felt foolish because _. （ A） he couldn t really lost his receipt （ B） he hadn t really lo
34、st his receipt at all （ C） he had to fill in a form （ D） the assistant was laughing at him 48 There weren t _ people waiting at the luggage office. （ A） very much （ B） a lot （ C） lots （ D） very many 49 “situation“ means _. （ A） incident （ B） event （ C） place （ D） position 50 “wrote them down“ means
35、（ A） copied them （ B） made a note of them （ C） signed them （ D） pointed at them 50 A break through in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EECs research effort in th
36、is field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EECs scientific laboratories at Lspra, near Milan. The senior West German scientist in charge of the Communitys solar energy programme, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research sp
37、ending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the Communitys energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by
38、 the end of the next decade. Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EECs needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced te
39、chnology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Communitys future energy needs. At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Lspra, one of the EECs official joint research centres, and another $3 million a year in indirect research with
40、universities and other independent bodies. 51 The phrase “be brought forward“ in Para. 1 most probably means _. （ A） be expected （ B） be completed （ C） be advanced （ D） be introduced 52 Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on _. （ A） sufficient funding （ B）
41、further experiments （ C） advanced technology （ D） well equipped laboratories 53 According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide _. （ A） a little more than 3% of the EEC s needs after the year 2000 （ B） 3% of the EEC s needs before the year 2000 （ C） less than 3
42、% of the EEC s needs before the year 2000 （ D） only 3% of the EEC s needs even after the year 2000 54 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （ A） The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy. （ B） At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any si
43、gnificant progress in the prevision of energy from the sun. （ C） The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased. （ D） The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million dollars. 55 The application of advan
44、ced technology to research in solar energy would _. （ A） lead to a big increase in research funding （ B） make it unnecessary to import oil （ C） make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC （ D） provide a much greater proportion of the Community s future energy needs 55 Why bother with
45、 the study of history? What possible connections exist between an increasingly remote past and our own predicaments (困境 ) in the present? Can stories about other peoples in other places at any other times have any meaning in an age of vaulting (飞速发展的 ) technology and traumatizing (惊人 ) change? Is it
46、 reasonable to think that anyone can benefit from the experiences of others in a presumably unprecedented (前所未有的 ) time when our political and economic systems falter (踉跄 ), and the nuclear, peril causes nightmares of dread? These questions hold more than rhetorical importance and compel serious ans
47、wers. Undergraduates in all programs of study need to know what they can hope to learn and how their experiences will affect their capacity to think and act creatively in the future. Skeptics have often argued that a knowledge of history will not provide much help. The American industrialist Henry F
48、ord characterized history as “bunk“. Although the observation probably tells more about the limitations of Fords mind that about the nature of history, other luminaries (名人 ) have expressed similar reservations. In the seventeenth century, the French scientist and mathematician Rene Descartes worrie
49、d that undue curiosity about the past would result in excessive ignorance of the present. Another Frenchman, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, a philosopher and historian, described history as “a pack of tricks we play on the dead“. Although he meant the comment as an appeal for history written more accurately, he inadvertently gave suppo
