1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 238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 Where is George now? （ A） Europe. （ B） Here. （ C） California. （ D） Canada. 2 What can be concluded about the woman? （ A） She has no idea where the graduation ceremony will be held. （ B） She thinks it is silly of the man to ask this question. （ C） She wants to know which school the man
3、 goes to. （ D） She definitely will hot teach. 3 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The computer needs to be fixed. （ B） It may be difficult to grade this years papers. （ C） The computer is not put in a safe place. （ D） Some teachers prefer to go over the papers by hand. 4 What is the woman
4、 suggesting to the man? （ A） He neednt do the experiment immediately. （ B） She doesnt believe the result of the experiment. （ C） He has to be very careful. （ D） Figures are very important in chemistry. 5 What does the man imply? （ A） He was been fined by the library. （ B） It was hard to carry all th
5、e books to the library. （ C） He doesnt want to help the woman. （ D） He is going to return books. 6 Can the man buy the rug? （ A） Yes, but not at a special low price. （ B） No, there are not rugs left. （ C） No, they are not for sale. （ D） Yes, but she has to buy 4 rugs if she wants to pay less. 7 What
6、 does the woman mean? （ A） The postman doesnt do a good job. （ B） She never receives any issues. （ C） The magazine always comes late. （ D） The magazine seems out-dated. 8 What will the man probably do? （ A） Soundproof his room. （ B） Take the typewriter to repair shop. （ C） Tell his roommate to take
7、sleeping pills. （ D） Work in the basement. 9 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） Fred is a good accountant. （ B） Tony likes his job. （ C） Tony hasnt worked very hard. （ D） Fred doesnt want to be an accountant. 10 What does the woman mean? （ A） She doesnt agree. （ B） She enjoys night driving
8、. （ C） She would like to wait. （ D） They must set out tomorrow. 11 According to the conversation, what is one problem with arm exercises? （ A） They dont get rid of flabby arms. （ B） They can damage arm muscles. （ C） They arent acceptable to most people. （ D） They can raise ones blood pressure. 12 Ho
9、w did the woman obtain the information about arm exercises? （ A） By talking to an expert. （ B） By reading an article. （ C） By attending an exercise class. （ D） By listening to the radio. 13 According to the conversation, what are the experts now recommending? （ A） Exercising the entire body. （ B） Ha
10、ving your blood pressure taken daily. （ C） Losing weight prior to exercise. （ D） By listening to the radio. 14 Which of the following exercises is suggested? （ A） Wearing arm weights while you are swimming. （ B） Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time. （ C） Using bicycles that require you to
11、 use both your arms and legs. （ D） Walking slowly while swinging your arms back and forth. 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. 14 The biographer has to dance between two shaky positions wi
12、th 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 quality of life. Who should write the biography of a family, for example. Because of their closene
13、ss 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 one to write a biography of that king. But a foreigner might not have the knowledge and sympathy nec
14、essary 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 the world, adjusting that position as necessary to deal with the subject. Every position has streng
15、ths 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, biographies often reveal a democratic motive:they attempt to show that their subjects are only human,
16、 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 claim that their account is the “authentic“one. In advancing this claim, they are helped if the biogra
17、phy 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 independence of mind in the biographer. In book promotions, the“unauthorized“characterisation usually s
18、uggests 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 tell the story of a life, perhaps not even the subject, and this has been proved by the history of
19、 biography. 15 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 techniques of biography writing （ C） is independent and treats the subject with fairness and objecti
20、vity （ D） possesses special private information and is sympathetic toward the subject 16 The author cites the biographies of Jesus in the Bible in order to show that_. （ A） the best biographies are meant to transform their readers （ B） biographies are authentic accounts of their subjects lives （ C）
21、the best biographies are those of heroes and famous figures （ D） biographies can serve different purposes 17 Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? （ A） An authentic biography seldom appeals to its readers. （ B） An authentic biography is one authorized by the subject. （
22、 C） No one can write a perfect biography. （ D） Authorized biographies have a wider readership. 18 An unauthorised biography is likely to attract more readers because_. （ A） it portrays the subject both faithfully and vividly （ B） it contains interesting information about the subjects private life （
23、C） it reveals a lot of accurate details unknown to outsiders （ D） it usually gives a sympathetic description of the subjects character 19 In this passage, the author focuses on_. （ A） the difficulty of a biographer in finding the proper perspective to do his job （ B） the secret of a biographer to wi
24、n more readers （ C） the techniques required of a biographer to write a good biography. （ D） the characteristics of different kinds of biographies 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 238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
25、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 dialogue ONLY ONCE. 1 【听力原文】 M:Has George returned from Europe yet? W:Yes, but he was only here for 3 days before his company sent him to Canada. 1 【正确答案】 D 2 【听力
26、原文】 M:Are you going to teach after you graduate? W: Where did you get an idea like that? 2 【正确答案】 D 3 【听力原文】 M: Grading the papers ought to be easier than ever this year. W: Unless the computer breaks down. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 M: I think Ive got this experiment set up right now. W:You only think its
27、 right. In chemistry youve got to be sure. 4 【 正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 W: Thanks for offering to return the 4 books to the library for me. M:Four books? I have four of my own to take back, too. 5 【正确答案】 D 6 【听力原文】 W:Are these rugs on sale too? M:No. These are selling at the regular prices 4. 95. 6 【正 确答案】
28、A 7 【听力原文】 M:Have you receive this month issue of the latest magazine? W:It never seems to come when its supposed to. 7 【正确答案】 C 8 【听力原文】 M:I have to type my paper later tonight, but Im afraid my roommate wont be able to sleep. W: Theres a soundproof room in the basement. You can go there and no one
29、 will hear it. 8 【正确答案】 D 9 【听力原文】 W: I think you will make a really good accountant, Fred. M: Thanks, Sue. But Tomy should do a good job and hes very careful. 9 【正确答案】 D 10 【听力原文】 M: Better to wait until tomorrow to go. Its too dark to drive. W: I couldnt agree more. 10 【正确答案】 C 11 【听力原文】 W:Exercis
30、e, exercise, exercise, we hear so much about it these days that even the experts cant agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises. M:Arm exercises? Is that because our arms are too fat of flabby? W: Actually, thats not the main reason. They say that arm
31、 exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit. M: But dont arm exercises raise your blood pressure? W:That they do, but the article I read mentioned ways to compensate for that. M:How? W:By adding leg exercise so the arms dont do as they work. Arm exercises alone arent enough to increase meta
32、bolism before fatigue sets in. The more of a body that involves in the exercise, the better. M:And in turn, Im sure that there is a great chance of losing weight. W: Sounds right to me. M:So, what exercises do the experts recommend? W:They mentioned quite a few. But some of the more popular ones are
33、 bicycling with special bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs, and walking vigorously while wearing arms weights. M:I must try that. I like to walk a lot. 11 【正确答案】 D 12 【正确答案】 B 13 【正确答案】 A 14 【正确答案】 C Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text
34、 by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 依据文章第一段，如果传记作家与研究对象 (subject)的关系太近就会在其传记作品中失去客观性；如果传记作家与其研究对象关系疏远，他的作品就不能深刻反映研究对象的精神世界。由此可见，最理想的传记作家是那些既了解研究：对象又 同时与他保持适当距离的人。选择项 A符合文章内容。 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 在文章第三段中，作者指出如果传记有关于英雄人物或伟大人物的，那么它的目的在于告诉读者这些英雄或伟人也是普普通通的人，而
35、另外一些传记的目的是为了改造人，使人们变得更好。因此，不同的传记具有不同的目的。选择项 D符合文章内容。作者并未认为最有意改造读者的就是最好的传记，因此选择项 A错。选择项 B与本题题意不符。选择项 C错，理由同选择项 A。 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 依据文章 最后一句我们知道，作者认为传记难写，即使研究对象自己也很难 “讲出 ”自己的故事，历史已经证明了这一点。选择项 C符合文章内容，选择项 A、 B、 D与文章的内容要矛盾或不相符。 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 依据文章第四段第二句、第三句 “Unauthorizedbiographies also have thei
36、r appeal”， “In book promotions， theUnauthorizedcharacterisation usually suggests theprospect of juicy gossip that the subject had hoped to suppress”，既然未经授权的传记中往往包括研究对象一直想遮掩的一些 “有汁水 ”的内容，那么就一定会更让读者感兴趣。选择项 B符合文章内容。选择项 C表达不准确。既然是 “juicy gossip”就肯定不会 “accurate”，选择项 A、 D均不符合文章内容。 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 作者在文章的开头和结尾处都说明了写传记是一件很难的事。选择项 A符合文章内容。
