1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 205及答案与解析 Part B Directions: 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
2、to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 Why does the girl dislike American TV programs? （ A） It is not so interesting. （ B） It is full of violence. （ C） She does not have enough time to watch TV. （ D） It is full of news and ads. 2 From the dialogue, what do we kn
3、ow about the American newspaper? （ A） Most of the news seems to be about crime. （ B） There are too many pieces of sad news every day. （ C） They are not so interesting as TV programs. （ D） There are a lot of stories about the Old West. 3 What do the speakers think of the shows about the Old West? （ A
4、） They think them true. （ B） They dont like them. （ C） They usually watch them on Saturday nights. （ D） They think they are very exciting. 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 AN
5、SWER SHEET 1. 3 Children learn almost nothing from television, and the more they watch the less they remember. They regard television purely 26 entertainment, resent programs that 27 on them and are surprised that anybody should 28 the medium seriously. Far from being over-excited by programs, they
6、are mildly 29 with the whole thing. These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television. The author Cardiac Cullingford 30 that the modern child is a 31 viewer. The study suggests that there is little 32 in the later hours. All 11-year-olds have watched programs after midnight
7、. Apart from the obvious waste of time 33 , it seems that all this viewing has little effect. Cullingford says that children can recall few details. They can remember exactly which programs they have seen but they can 34 explain the elements of a particular plot. Recall was in “ 35 proportion to the
8、 amount they had watched. “ It is precisely because television, 36 a teacher, demands so little attention and response 37 children like it, argues Cullingford. Programs seeking to 38 serious messages are strongly disliked. 39 people who frequently talk on screen. What children like most are the adve
9、rtisements. They see them as short programs 40 their own right and particularly enjoy humorous presentation. But again, they 41 strongly against high-pressure advertisements that attempt openly to 42 them. On the other hand, they are not 43 involved in the programs. If they admire the stars, it is b
10、ecause the actors lead glamorous lives and earn a lot of money, 44 their fictional skills with fast cars and shooting villains. They are perfectly 45 the functions of advertisements. And says Cullingford, educational television is probably least successful of all in imparting attitudes or informatio
11、n. （ A） like （ B） as （ C） for （ D） at （ A） call （ B） comment （ C） work （ D） demand （ A） adjust （ B） restrict （ C） take （ D） select （ A） acquainted （ B） gratified （ C） infected （ D） bored （ A） conforms （ B） confirms （ C） refutes （ D） confesses （ A） dedicated （ B） sincere （ C） preoccupied （ D） choosy
12、（ A） intention （ B） faith （ C） perfection （ D） point （ A） revolved （ B） involved （ C） revived （ D） resolved （ A） rarely （ B） fully （ C） abundantly （ D） fairly （ A） diverse （ B） reverse （ C） immerse （ D） direct （ A） unlikely （ B） like （ C） unlike （ D） dislike （ A） whether （ B） that （ C） which （ D） wh
13、y （ A） put over （ B） take over （ C） see over （ D） carry over （ A） There are （ B） So are （ C） They are （ D） Those are （ A） in （ B） among （ C） with （ D） through （ A） proceed （ B） react （ C） discriminate （ D） weigh （ A） influence （ B） influencing （ C） influenced （ D） have influenced （ A） facilely （ B）
14、emotionally （ C） intellectually （ D） indifferently （ A） partly because （ B） mainly because （ C） not because （ D） not because of （ A） clear about （ B） clear of （ C） clear away （ D） clear up Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.
15、Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 23 The biographer has to dance between two shaky positions with respect to the subject(研究 对象 ). To close a relation, and the writer may lose objectivity. Not close enough, and the writer may lack the sympathy necessary to any effort to portray a mind, a soul the
16、quality of life. Who should write the biography of a family, for example. Because of their closeness to the subject, family members may have special information, but by the same token, they may not have the distance that would allow them to be fair. Similary, a kings servant might not be the best on
17、e to write a biography of that king. But a foreigner might not have the knowledge and sympathy necessary to write the kings biography not for a readership from within the kingdom, at any rate. There is no ideal position for such a task. The biographer has to work with the position he or she has in t
18、he world, adjusting that position as necessary to deal with the subject. Every position has strengths and weaknesses: to thrive, a writer must try to become aware of these, evaluate them in terms of the subject, and select a position accordingly. When their subjects are heroes or famous figures, bio
19、graphies often reveal a democratic motive:they attempt to show that their subjects are only human, no better than anyone else. Other biographies are meant to change us, to invite us, to become better than we are. The biographies of Jesus(耶稣 )found in the Bible are in this class. Biographers may clai
20、m that their account is the “authentic“one. In advancing this claim, they are helped if the biography is “authorized“by the subject; this presumably allows the biographer special access to private information. “Unauthorized“biographies also have their appeal, however, since they can suggest an indep
21、endence of mind in the biographer. In book promotions, the“unauthorized“characterisation usually suggests the prospect of juicy gossip that the subject had hoped to suppress. A subject might have several biographies, even sev-eral“authentic“ones. We sense intuitively that no one is in a position to
22、tell the story of a life, perhaps not even the subject, and this has been proved by the history of biography. 24 According to the author, an ideal biographer would be one who_. （ A） knows the subject very well and yet maintains a proper distance from him （ B） is close to the subject and knows the te
23、chniques of biography writing （ C） is independent and treats the subject with fairness and objectivity （ D） possesses special private information and is sympathetic toward the subject 25 The author cites the biographies of Jesus in the Bible in order to show that_. （ A） the best biographies are mean
24、t to transform their readers （ B） biographies are authentic accounts of their subjects lives （ C） the best biographies are those of heroes and famous figures （ D） biographies can serve different purposes 26 Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? （ A） An authentic biogra
25、phy seldom appeals to its readers. （ B） An authentic biography is one authorized by the subject. （ C） No one can write a perfect biography. （ D） Authorized biographies have a wider readership. 27 An unauthorised biography is likely to attract more readers because_. （ A） it portrays the subject both
26、faithfully and vividly （ B） it contains interesting information about the subjects private life （ C） it reveals a lot of accurate details unknown to outsiders （ D） it usually gives a sympathetic description of the subjects character 28 In this passage, the author focuses on_. （ A） the difficulty of
27、a biographer in finding the proper perspective to do his job （ B） the secret of a biographer to win more readers （ C） the techniques required of a biographer to write a good biography. （ D） the characteristics of different kinds of biographies 28 The United States court system, as part of the federa
28、l system of government, is characterized by dual hierarchies: there are both state and federal courts. Each state has its own system of courts, composed of civil and criminal trial courts, sometimes intermediate courts of appeal, and a state supreme court. The federal court system consists of a seri
29、es of trial courts(called district courts)serving relatively small geographic regions(There is at least one for every state), a tier of circuit courts of appeal that hear appeals from many district counts in a particular geographic region, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The two court sy
30、stems are to some extent overlapping, in that certain kinds of disputes (such as a claim that a state law is in violation of the Constitution) may be initiated in either system. They are also to some extent hierarchical, for the federal system stands above the state system in that litigants(persons
31、engaged in lawsuits )who lose their cases in the state supreme courts may appeal their cases to the Supreme Court of the United States. Thus, the typical court case begins in a trail count a court of general jurisdiction in the state or federal system. Most cases go to further than the trial court:f
32、or example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilty plea)and sentenced by the court and the case ends; the personal injury suit results in a judgment by a trail court (or an out-of-court settlement by the parties while the court suit is pending)and the parties leave the court sys
33、tem. But sometimes the losing party at the trial court cares enough about the cause that the matter does not end there. In these cases, the“loser“at the trial court may appeal to the next higher court. 29 According to the passage, district courts are also known as_. （ A） circuit courts （ B） supreme
34、courts （ C） intemediate courts （ D） trial courts 30 In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the phrase“engaged in“could best be replaced by which of the following? （ A） Committed to. （ B） Involved in. （ C） Attentive to. （ D） Engrossed in. 31 The passage indicates that litigants who lose their c
35、ases in the state trial court may take them to a_. （ A） different trial court in the same state （ B） court in a different geographic region （ C） federal trial court （ D） state supreme court 32 It can be inferred from the passage that typical court cases are_. （ A） always appealed （ B） usually resolv
36、ed in the district courts （ C） always overlapping （ D） usually settled by the Supreme Court 33 Which of the following is most likely to be the subject of the paragraph following the passage? （ A） The process of an appeal. （ B） Out-of-court settlements. （ C） The State Court Structure. （ D） Sentencing
37、 procedures. 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 205答案与解析 Part B Directions: 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
38、 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 【听力原文】 M: Shall we watch TV for a while? W:I dont like American TV. People keep hitting each other and shooting each other. M:Some of the shows are pretty violent. But maybe life is like that. W: I dont believe
39、it. The people Ive met here are very kind. M:So are the people I know. But look at the newspapers. Theres a lot of violence in every newspaper. Most of the news seems to be about crime. W: Maybe nice people arent interesting enough. M: Youre probably right. People wont buy newspapers unless theres e
40、xciting news in them. W:Is that why theres so much violence on TV? Wont people watch a show unless violent things happen? M: I dont know. A lot of people like shows about the Old West, with cowboys and Indians attacking each other. I dont like them myself. W: Neither do I. M:They dont show hoe peopl
41、e really lived in the Old West. W: Of course not. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【正确答案】 B 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. 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 regardas 意为 “
42、把 看作 ”，其 他选项：Alike， Cfor和 Dat均与题意不符。 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 demand意为 “要求 (出力等 )”，如： This is a demanding job根据上下文的意思：小孩讨厌那些要他们费神的节目，故选项 D demand正确。其他选项都可与 on连用，但意思不符： Acall(on)意为 “号召 ”，call on sb for sth； Bcomment(on)意为 “评价，批评 ”； Cwork(on)意为 “工作 ”，强调一种持续的概念 ，如 work onsth等。 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题属
43、于语义搭配题。 take sth seriously意为 “对某事认真 ”，根据本句的意思，孩子们对有人会拿电视当真感到意外，此处用 take与 seriously连用，意为 “严肃地对待某事 ”。选项 Aadjust意为 “调整，调节 ”；选项 Brestrict意为 “限制 ”；选项 Dselect意为 “精心选择 ”。 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 be bored with 意为 “对 感到厌烦 ”，由句中的 Far frombeing overexcited可知，孩子们一点也不因为节目好而激动万分，反而是对所有的事情感到厌烦，故选项 Dbored正确。选项
44、Aacquainted(with)意为 “知道 ”；选项 Bgratified(with)意为 “满意 ”；选项Cinfected(with)意为 “受到感染 ”，如： They are infectedwith his high spirits均不符合题意。全句可译为：他们一点也不因为节目好而激动万分，而是对所有的事情感到厌烦。 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 confirm意为 “证实 ”，根据上下文，儿童与电视的关系是一项研究的内容，其研究者发表的文章当然是证实其观点，故选项Bconfirms正确。选项 Aconforms to意为 “与 一致 ”，属形近词；选
45、项Crefutes意为 “驳斥 ”；选项 Dconfesses意为 “承认 (罪行，失败，过错等 )”。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 dedicated意为 “热忱的，投注全副精神的 ”，根据下文：儿童在午夜后都曾看过电视，更别 提在白天了，故儿童是热衷于看电视的，因此是 a dedicatedviewer，故选项 Adedicated正确。选项 Bsincere意为 “真诚的，言语行为表里如一的 ”；选项 Cpreoccupied意为 “心不在焉的 ”；选项 Dchoosy意为 “挑剔的 ”。全句可译为：作者卡犹埃克 卡林福德证实了当今的小孩是电视的忠实观众。
46、10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 point此处意为 “用处 ”，文中提到有人提出把儿童不宜的节目放到晚上九十点钟以后 (later hour)，但孩 子们是忠实观众，所有的儿童都在午夜以后看过电视，因此这种做法没有什么意义，故选项 Dpoint正确。选项 Aintention(打算 )；选项 Bfaith(忠诚 )；选项 Cperfection(完美 )，均与句意不符。全句可译为：把一些儿童不宜的节目安排在晚上九十点钟以后的做法没多大意义。 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 involved意为 “与 有密切关系的 ”，在此处作后置定语修饰
47、 theobvious waste of time，意为 “看电视除了明显地浪费时间之外 ”，同时下文也出现了 involved一词，故选项 Binvolved正确。选项 Arevolved为不及物动词，意为 “使旋转 ”；选项 Crevived意为 “复苏 ”；选项 Dresolved意为 “下定决心 ”。全句可译为：看电视除了明显地浪费时间之外，似乎所有这些观看活动都没什么用处。 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 rarely=not often意为 “很少，难得 ”，如：Rarely have Iheard such a strange story根据原文句意：
48、 儿童看完电视后很少能回想起细节内容，因此他们往往不能解释特定情节的要点，因此用选项 Ararely符合题意。其他选项： Bfully， Cabundantly和 Dfairly均与句意不符。全句可译为：卡福林德说。孩子们看完电视后很少能回想起什么细节内容。他们能记得看过的是什么节目，却不能解释特定情节的要点。 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题属于语义搭配题。 reverse(inverse)与 proportion连用，意为“反比关系 ”，根据句意：儿童看电视多 (a dedicated viewer)，但却记不起细节内容(recall few details)，由此可见，记忆与看
49、电视的时间成反比关系，故选项Breverse正确。选项 Adiverse意为 “多种多样的 ”；选项 Cimmerse动词，意为“沉浸在 ”，例如： immerse oneself in work；选项 Ddirect(proportion)意为 “正比(关系 )”。全句可译为：回忆与看电视的数量是成反比的。 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题属于语篇连接题。 unlike是介词，意为 “不像 ”，文中 需要一个介词与 teacher连用，根据句意：儿童喜欢看电视是因为电视不像老师，它对小孩不做要求，故选项 Cunlike正确。 Aunlikely意为 “不太可能的 ”，不符合题意；Clike(像 )，与句意相反； Ddislike动词，意为 “不喜欢 ”，词性不符。 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 此题属于语法题。 demand so littlethat 意为 “要求得如此之少，以至于 ” ，属结果状语从句，选项 A
