1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 240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 woman mean? （ A） She figured the problem out in her head. （ B） She was ahead of the other students until today. （ C） She didnt think careful about the problem. （ D） She used her calculator to do the problem. 2 What does the man mean? （ A） He doesnt like museums. （ B） Hes
3、 tired of touring this museum. （ C） He thinks a hundred miles is too far to go for a tour. （ D） He is excited about going to the museum. 3 What does the man think Karen should do? （ A） Get a better doctor. （ B） Go to see a doctor. （ C） Try not to hurt her shoulder. （ D） Look carefully at her shoulde
4、r. 4 Which evenings is the library open? （ A） Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. （ B） Saturday and Sunday. （ C） Tuesday and Saturday. （ D） Tuesday and Thursday. 5 What are the speakers doing? （ A） Moving office furniture. （ B） Hanging a poster. （ C） Painting a room. （ D） Reading a news bulletin. 6 What
5、did the woman think about the man? （ A） He isnt a selfish man. （ B） Hes her loving son always thinking of her. （ C） Hes a helpful young man. （ D） Hes loved by others. 7 What are they going to do? （ A） Go abroad. （ B） Move to another place. （ C） Make a two-week long trip. （ D） Look for their next-doo
6、r neighbours house. 8 What will the woman probably do? （ A） Lock the computer lab later. （ B） Leave with the man. （ C） Buy a new lock for the computer lab. （ D） Show the man where the lab is. 9 What kind of job does the woman prefer? （ A） Any job with a high salary. （ B） An average job with a low sa
7、lary. （ C） A boring job with a high salary. （ D） An exciting job with an average salary. 10 How does the woman like the concert? （ A） She doesnt like the concert. （ B） She likes the concert. （ C） She cant make up her mind. （ D） She thinks the musicians are very good. 11 What is the main topic of the
8、 talk? （ A） Life in Norway during Viking(海盗 )times. （ B） Different ocean routes taken by the Vikings. （ C） Methods used in Viking navigation. （ D） The importance of migrating geese in Viking navigation. 12 What did the speaker talk about yesterday? （ A） The construction of Viking ships. （ B） Viking
9、use of the stars in navigation. （ C） Ingenuity and technology in 900 AD. （ D） Landmarks. 13 16 Why didnt the Vikings take the shortest route between Norway and Greenland? （ A） They followed the route of migrating birds instead. （ B） They wanted to avoid pack-ice. （ C） Along the longer route they cou
10、ld stop at islands. （ D） They followed the path of the stars instead. 14 How were whales helpful to the Vikings? （ A） Their feeding ground could be used by the Vikings as a landmark. （ B） They were a good source of food for the Vikings. （ C） The Vikings could follow their migratory route to find the
11、 landmark. （ D） They helped the Vikings find routes through the ice. 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 Water problems in the future will become more intense and more complex. Our incr
12、easing population will tremendously increase urban wastes, primarily sewage. On the other hand, increasing demands for water will decrease substantially the amount of water available for diluting wastes. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes will produce
13、 larger volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This will involve ever-increasing quantities of agricultural chemicals. From this, it is apparent that drastic steps must b
14、e taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem. There are two ways by which this pollution problem can be dwindled. The first relates to the treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wastes “prior to“disposal and the t
15、reatment of liquid wastes, or effluents, to permit the reuse of the water or minimize pollution upon final disposal. A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement. Effluents from sewage disposal pl
16、ants are used in some areas both for irrigation and for the nutrients contained. Effluents from other processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as meat and poultry processing plants, are currently converting former waste products into marketable by-p
17、roducts. Other industries are exploring potential economic uses for their waste products. 15 The purpose of this passage is_. （ A） to acquaint the reader with water pollution problems （ B） to alert the reader to the dwindling water supply （ C） to explain industrial uses of water （ D） to demonstrate
18、various measures to solve the pollution problem 16 Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage? （ A） Diluting wastes needs a certain amount of water. （ B） Demands for water will go up along with the expanding population. （ C） Intensive cultivation of land requires more and more chem
19、icals. （ D） Industrial development includes the simplification of complex chemical processes. 17 The reader can conclude that_. （ A） countries of the world will work together on pollution problems （ B） some industries are now making economic use of liquid wastes （ C） by-products from wastes lead to
20、a more prosperous marketplace （ D） science is making great progress in increasing water supplies 18 The author gives substance to the passage through the use of_. （ A） interviews with authorities in the field of water controls （ B） definitions which clarify important terms （ C） opinions and personal
21、 observations （ D） strong arguments and persuasions 19 The words“prior to “(Para. 2)probably mean_. （ A） during （ B） before （ C） after （ D） beyond 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 240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
22、 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:I understand you missed the calculus problem on todays homework. W: Yes, and if I had just used my head, I would have figured it o
23、ut! 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【听力原文】 W:Did you enjoy visiting the museum? M:Ive been there a hundred times! 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【听力原文】 W: Karen says her shoulder doesnt hurt today. M:Shed better have it looked at by a doctor, anyway. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 M:What time does the library close? W:On Monday, Wednesday and Fri
24、day, it closes at 5:00 p. m. . On Tuesday and Thursday, its till nine. It stays open until six on Saturday, but on Sunday its closed all day. 4 【正确答案】 D 5 【听力原文】 W:Jack, could you give me a hand with this file cabinet? It belongs against the wall, next to bulletin board. M:At your service. 5 【正确答案】
25、A 6 【听力原文】 M: Would you like some toast and jam, Mom? W: Why, yes, thank you. I believe I would. Thats mothers dear boy, always thinking of others. Only not too much jam on my toast. 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原文】 M: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all doors and windows? W: Yes, I told our n
26、ext door neighbor wed be gone for two weeks. They promised to keep an eye on the house for us. 7 【正确答案】 C 8 【听力原文】 M: Shall I lock up the computer lab now before I got home? W: Dont bother. Im not leaving for a while I can check it on my way out. 8 【正确答案】 A 9 【听力原文】 M: From what youve just said, you
27、d think all anyone ever wants in a job is a nice fat salary. W: No, I dont think so. Personally, Id much rather have an interesting, a stimulating job with average wages. 9 【正确答案】 D 10 【听力原文】 M:. anyway it was a fantastic concert. I love Bob Crowes music. W:In my opinion, they have no musical talent
28、 and whats more, the way they dress is terrible. 10 【正确答案】 A 11 【听力原文】 I spoke yesterday about the construction of ancient Viking ships. Today Id like to discuss the transocean voyages that the Norse made in these open boats-voyages made without compasses or charts. Somehow the Vikings managed to ge
29、t across the North Atlantic and back home again. Although the shortest distance between the coast of Norway and Greenland is about 900 miles, the Vikings preferred to take a longer route south of Iceland and there-by avoid pack-ice. This was a voyage of well over one thousand miles. How did Norse sa
30、ilors find land after days of sailing out of sight of land? Well, experienced sailors used the relative position of the stars to help them navigate. The suns position could also be noted, but it moves across the sky and its position alters a little every day, so it was not easy for the Vikings to us
31、e. However, even when out of sight of land,an experienced sailor could find information. As there are landmarks on land, so there are at sea. Whales gathered in large numbers to feed at an area half a days sail south of Iceland. Migrating birds on their annual flight were also helpful because they a
32、lways followed the same route. So, geese flying be-tween Britain and Iceland were of particular use to the Vikings. One Icelander also took ravens with him, releasing them until one day they didnt return. He followed their direction and found land. In 900 AD, ingenuity had to take the place of techn
33、ology. 11 【正确答案】 C 12 【正确答案】 A 13 【正确答案】 B 14 【正确答案】 A 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. 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第一段第一句是本文的主题句，指出污染问题的严重性，接着作者阐明了主题句所点出的主旨。第一段最后一句是本段的结论句，指出必须立即采取严厉的措施来解决水的污染问题。所以，正确答案非 A莫属。 16 【正确答 案】 D 【试题解析】 从所给的选择项看， A， B， C在第一段中都已从不同角度提到，惟有 D没有提到。 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第三段最后两句均阐述某些正在从经济上利用废水。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题题干可译为：作者通过使用 来阐述本文的基本内容。本文共 3段，每段的段首句均为作者的观点，然后紧接段首句提出观察报告。所以，本题的答案应为 C。 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 prior to(=before)在 以前。
