1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 271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. 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. 3 The biograp
5、her 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 quality of life. Who should write the biography of
6、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 one to write a biography of that king. But a foreigne
7、r 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 the world, adjusting that position as necessary to d
8、eal 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, biographies often reveal a democratic motive:they atte
9、mpt 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 claim that their account is the “authentic“one. In adva
10、ncing 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 independence of mind in the biographer. In book promotio
11、ns, 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 tell the story of a life, perhaps not even the subj
12、ect, and this has been proved by the history of biography. 4 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 an
13、d treats the subject with fairness and objectivity （ D） possesses special private information and is sympathetic toward the subject 5 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 aut
14、hentic accounts of their subjects lives （ C） the best biographies are those of heroes and famous figures （ D） biographies can serve different purposes 6 Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage? （ A） An authentic biography seldom appeals to its readers. （ B） An authentic b
15、iography is one authorized by the subject. （ C） No one can write a perfect biography. （ D） Authorized biographies have a wider readership. 7 An unauthorised biography is likely to attract more readers because_. （ A） it portrays the subject both faithfully and vividly （ B） it contains interesting inf
16、ormation 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 8 In this passage, the author focuses on_. （ A） the difficulty of a biographer in finding the proper perspective to do his
17、 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 Part A 9 Mr. MacDougal has been elected President of the Scotland-China Association. On behalf of Chinese People
18、s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and in your own name express your congratulations. Your name is Chen Haitao. About 100 words. 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 271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 eac
19、h 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. 1 【听力原文】 M: Shall we watch TV for a while? W:I dont like American TV. People kee
20、p 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 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
21、to be about crime. W: Maybe nice people arent interesting enough. M: Youre probably right. People wont buy newspapers unless theres exciting 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 ab
22、out the Old West, with cowboys and Indians attacking each other. I dont like them myself. W: Neither do I. M:They dont show hoe people 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 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text
23、 by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 4 【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。 5 【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，而另外一
24、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。 6 【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。 7 【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 their app
25、eal”， “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。 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 作者在文章的开头和结尾
26、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。 Part A 9 【正确答案】 Dear Mr. Macdougal, I was very happy to hear that you have been elected President of the Scotland China Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and in my own name, to express my warmest congratulations. I hope that during your tenure of office t
27、he relations of friendship and cooperation that already exist between our two organizations will be further developed. Let us join our efforts to make greater contributions to the promotion of mutual understanding and friendship between the people of China and Scotland. With best wishes. Sincerely yours Chen Haitao
