1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 226及答案与解析 1 Who is the speaker? （ A） A librarian. （ B） A tour guide. （ C） A professor. （ D） Alexander Boyds secretary. 2 Where does this talk take place? （ A） In the library. （ B） In an auditorium. （ C） On the campus grounds. （ D） In the greenhouse of the biology building. 3 Who is
2、the speaker probably talking to ? （ A） Library science students. （ B） Students who are interested in a attending this college. （ C） Librarians who want to know about the library collection. （ D） Students who will be graduating from the college soon. 4 Who was Alexander Boyd? （ A） The person who desi
3、gned the library building. （ B） The author of several books in the library. （ C） The first director of the library. （ D） The biology professor after whom the library is named. Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your ans
4、wers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 4 The word health can be used in a number of ways. In the past, health meant only the absence of disease or illness. Today, though, health has a broader meaning. Health is the state of your well-being that includes how you feel physically, mentally, and socially. Wellness is
5、another term that describes this broader view of health. You can understand the need for a broader definition if you think about how health in your life is different from health in your grandparents lives. In 1900, the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria (细菌 ) and viruses
6、 (病毒 ). If you had lived then, the danger of your dying from pneumonia (肺炎 ) would have been three times greater than the danger of your dying from cancer. The diseases that were most common in 1900 affected people of all ages. It is not surprising, then that around 1900, the emphasis of health was
7、on freedom from illness. Today many of the diseases that were common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improved medicines and methods of sanitation (卫生 ). Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life. You as a teenager will probably not have to think about the same threats to your health a
8、s your grandparents did. These improvements in health conditions mean that not only can you now enjoy a better life, but you also have a greater chance of having a longer life. Controlling diseases has in-creased the life expectancy in the United States. Generally, people born more recently have hig
9、her life expectancies. Since 1900, the life expectancy in the United States has increased by more than 27 years. It has increased from 47 years for those born in 1900 to 74 years 1981. 5 According to Paragraph 1, health and wellness_. （ A） can be used interchangeably on all occasions （ B） are differ
10、ent in that the latter has a broader sense （ C） had the same meaning in the past （ D） both refer to the state of your well-being 6 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Diseases caused by bacteria and viruses were incurable in 1900. （ B） Bacteria and viruses are the main causes of death to
11、day. （ C） Medicines for curing pneumonia were not available in 1900. （ D） Pneumonia caused as many deaths in 1900 as cancer does today. 7 “Life expectancy“in the last paragraph most probably means_. （ A） the kind of life that a person may expect to live （ B） the mode of life that a group of people h
12、ave lived （ C） the length of time that a person or an animal has lived （ D） the length of time that people may expect to live 8 On an average, people in America who were born in 1900_. （ A） had a life-span of 74 years （ B） lived a shorter but better life than those born later （ C） lived to 47 years
13、of age （ D） lived 27 years longer than those born in 1981 9 The intended readers of the passage are_. （ A） teenagers （ B） the diseased （ C） adults （ D） aged people Part B Directions: Read the text, match the items (61-65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHE
14、ET 1. 9 Bess: Do you stifle your anger? Or do you let it explode? In either case, anger may be your hidden dieting problem. If you smile when a co-worker steals your ideas than spend the evening digging into a bag of chips youre not really fat and happy. Youre secretly angry. Break-free strategy: An
15、ger needs to be evaluated. If the cause of your anger is relatively unimportant and there is nothing you can do to change the circumstances or the outcome, let it go. It may just save you a few unwanted pounds. Take a ten-minute break when you fell ravenous. Review what happened in the past 10 to 12
16、 hours to upset you. Did your spouse hurt your feeling? Were you playing martyr again? Could you deal with your rage in less fattening ways by exercising， perhaps, or discussing the situation with a friend? Ned： Since white wine is fat-free and has only about 100 calories a glass, its tempting to ha
17、ve a glass or two with a low-fat dinner. But according to a Swiss study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, if roughly one-fourth of your daily caloric intake comes from wine, beer or liquor, the alcohol can show your fat metabolism by about 30 percent. In words, while your body is burn
18、ing alcohol, its not burning fat. Worse, that unmetabolized fat may head straight for your abdomen. Other studies show that moderate consumption of alcohol before meals can enhance your appetite. Break-free strategy:If your rate of weight loss has stalled, eliminating all alcohol could jump start it
19、 again. Winifred: Spend more time outside, even on a cloudy day. An early morning or lunch time walk-without sun-glasses is ideal. About 75 percent of SAD sufferers get fast relief from special light boxes, which are 5 to 20 times brighter than typical home lighting. Boost your mood with exercise. T
20、ry a few laps around the block, dance to your favorite music, or jump cope. Dont fight your cravings. Swiss scientists recently found that SAD suffers who are more than one portion of sweets in the afternoon or evening usually responded to light treatment. Once they got more light, their cravings di
21、minished. Carol ： If you find your motivation coming to a halt, ponder this:What do you dislike about being svelte? Do you secretly miss pigging out? Are you uneasy about extra attention from the opposite sex? “If you come from a family plagued with weight problems, you may even feel guilty about su
22、cceeding where others have failed, “says San Francisco psychiatrist Carla Perez, author of Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round. Other signs that you dont feel you deserve to be thin;comparing yourself unfavorably to others(“Sure, I lost 50 pounds, but she lost 75“) discounting your victories(“The first 3
23、0 pounds mean nothing, only the last five count“); or attributing your success to good luck instead of hard work. Ida: “If you are on the edge of anger, count ONE, TWO, THREE again and again, please. It is helpful for you to calm down. But to those bad-tempered people, it is no use to advise them to
24、 keep peaceful. Furthermore, medical care is a good way to deal with angry, “says Professor Ida Smith, a famous psychologist. According to his study, taking medicine is a correct way has good effect on those who cant get rid of angry easily. Statements 61. Carol A One should take medicine in a corre
25、ct way. 62. Bess B Behavior modification and stress management can also help you live. 63. Ida C Be not in anger. 64. Ned D Identify your stress triggers. 65. Winifred E Escape far from alcohol. F Depression doesnt work. G You neednt be red-thin for your diet to be a success. 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 226答案与
26、解析 1 【听力原文】 Hi. My names Tammy Mullen, and Ill be your guide on our campus tour. As we walk through the campus, Ill provide a bit of history about the college, and Ill describe some of our fine academic programs. Right now were standing in the lobby of the Boyd Memorial Library. This library is name
27、d after Alexander Boyd, its first director and greatest benefactor. Thanks to Dr. Boyds fine efforts, library development got off to a very good start here, and the Boyd Library now houses over 800, 000 volumes, including periodicals and newspapers. We also have more than 60, 000 maps and 2, 000 pho
28、tographs in our collection. All of the librarys collections are arranged for easy student access. There are comfortable study and reading lounges; in addition, more than 500 individual student study desks are located in the library within easy reach of reference materials and library stacks. Are the
29、re any questions about the library? Good. Then lets move on to the Cline Biology Building. If were lucky, the greenhouse will be open and we can take a peek inside. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【正确答案】 C Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by cho
30、osing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文第一段 Wellness is another term that describes this broader view ofhealth一句可知 health与 wellness都可以表示广义的 “健康 ”，因此选 D。 A项意为 “可以在任何场合下交替使用 ”，过于绝对； B项意为 “两者不同，因为后者意义更广泛 ”； C项意为 “在过去意义相同 ”，均不符合原文意义。 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由原文 If you ha
31、d lived then， the danger of your dying from pneumonia(肺炎 )would have been three times greater than the danger of your dying from cancer和 Todaymany of the diseases that were common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improvedmedicines and methods of sanitation(卫生 )两句可知 C正确。 A项过于绝对。由 In1900， the main
32、 causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria(细菌 )and vi-ruses(病毒 )。可知 B项错误。由 If you had lived then， the danger of your dying frompneumonia(肺炎 )would have been three times greater than the danger of your dyingfrom cancer可知 D项错误。 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由原文最后一句可知 Life expectancy是指 “预期寿命 ”，因为很
33、显然 1981年出生的大部分人现在还并未死亡。 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由原文最后一句 It has increased from 47 years for those born in 1900 to 74 years1981(寿命从 1900年出生的人的 47岁增长到 1981年出生的人的 74岁 )可知 C正确。 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据原文第三段最后一句 You as a teenager will probably not have to think aboutthe same threats to your health as your grandparents did可知本文的预期读者为 teenagers。 Part B Directions: Read the text, match the items (61-65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 10 【正确答案】 G 11 【正确答案】 C 12 【正确答案】 A 13 【正确答案】 E 14 【正确答案】 F
