1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 279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 this conversation probably taking place? （ A） In a post office. （ B） At an insurance agency. （ C） On an airplane. （ D） In a moving company. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） She lent her notes to a classmate. （ B） She forgot to borrow the notes. （ C） She doesn t have an exam.
3、（ D） She left her notes in class. 3 Why does the woman ask about the time? （ A） She does not have a watch. （ B） She is nervous about the appointment. （ C） Tom s watch keeps good time. （ D） Tom is afraid to be late. 4 What are they talking about? （ A） Their best friend. （ B） Their favorite color. （ C
4、） The clothes the woman is wearing. （ D） A present the man has bought. 5 Where did the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a library. （ B） In a classroom. （ C） In a bookstore. （ D） In a hotel. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） It s hard to find a room. （ B） He always walks around in the dorm
5、itory. （ C） It s his turn to clean the dormitory. （ D） His dormitory is quite small. 7 Whom is the man speaking to? （ A） Electrician. （ B） Plumber. （ C） Guard. （ D） Mechanic. 8 How many apples will she buy? （ A） 8. （ B） 12. （ C） 36 （ D） 24 9 What is the woman trying to do? （ A） Get directions to the
6、 bus station. （ B） Get to the grocery store. （ C） Give the man directions to the bus station. （ D） Find out where the stoplight is. 10 What is the address given by the man? （ A） 1120, East 42nd Street. （ B） 1120, East 32nd Street. （ C） 1220, East 32nd Street. （ D） 1220, East 42nd Street Part B Direc
7、tions: 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 to check your answer to each question.
8、You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 When did Miss Green become a swimming star? （ A） At the age of 15. （ B） At the age of 20. （ C） At the age of 18. （ D） At the age of 16. 12 How old is Miss Green now? （ A） 15. （ B） 20. （ C） 18 （ D） 16 13 Why is the woman going to give up swimming? （ A） She doesn
9、t enjoy swimming. （ B） She thinks she will never win in an international competition. （ C） She can t bear the hard training. （ D） She wants to do something other than swimming in her life. 14 What does Sally do in the supermarket? （ A） Working at the meat counter. （ B） Working in the produce section
10、. （ C） Carrying groceries out of the store for customers. （ D） Checking the quality of the milk products. 15 Why does Tom do the yard work? （ A） To earn money for school. （ B） To keep his yard nice. （ C） To be able to work outdoors. （ D） To get exercise while working. 16 Why doesnt Tom like his job?
11、 （ A） Because he doesnt earn very much money. （ B） Because he has to work for quite a long time. （ C） Because he doesnt have time for lunch. （ D） Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather. 17 What is Tom going to do in the afternoon? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant tree
12、s. （ D） Buy groceries. 18 What does the woman want to buy? （ A） A sweater. （ B） An expensive pen. （ C） A microwave oven. （ D） A dishwasher. 19 What are they discussing about? （ A） The price. （ B） The style. （ C） The manufacture date. （ D） The delivery. 20 Why does the woman want to make the purchase
13、 in that store? （ A） The article is cheap in the store. （ B） The article is of good quality in the store. （ C） The store is near her place. （ D） The store has free delivery service. 21 How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce at first? （ A） Fifty dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Two hundred
14、dollars. （ D） Seventy-five dollars. 22 How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together? （ A） Five weeks. （ B） Six weeks. （ C） Seven weeks. （ D） Eight weeks. 23 When and where was the special program offered? （ A） Every summer in New York City. （ B） Every winter in New York State
15、. （ C） Every summer in New York State. （ D） Every winter in New York City. 24 What will people do when someone breaks the rule? （ A） Criticize him or her. （ B） Have a group discussion about it. （ C） Make more rules. （ D） Ask him or her to work more in the woods. 25 What s the purpose of the program?
16、 （ A） To keep all the members in the group work together. （ B） To make the people there understand the meaning of work. （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap. （ D） To help people enjoy their work. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best
17、 word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering. These who have a passion【 C1】 _climbing high and difficult mountains are often【 C2】 _with astonishment. Why are men and wome
18、n【 C3】 _to suffer cold and hardship, and to【 C4】 _on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities【 C5】_which men give their leisure. There are no man-made rules, as there are for【 C6】 _games as golf and football. There
19、are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to【 C7】_, but it is this freedom from man-made rules【 C8】 _makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own【 C9】_. If we【 C10】 _mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we m
20、ight think that one big difference is【 C11】 _mountaineering is not a “team work“. However, it is only our misunderstanding. There are, in fact, no“matches“【 C12】_“teams“of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may【 C13】 _, obviously, there is teamwork.
21、A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural【 C14】 _that are stronger and more powerful than man. His sport requires high mental and【 C15】_qualities. A mountain climber【 C16】 _to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most int
22、ernational tennis champions【 C17】 _in their early twenties. But it is not【 C18】 _for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more【 C19】_than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less【 C20】_of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjo
23、yment. 26 【 C1】 （ A） for （ B） in （ C） to （ D） of 27 【 C2】 （ A） looked up to （ B） looked forward （ C） looked into （ D） looked upon 28 【 C3】 （ A） willing （ B） reluctant （ C） unwilling （ D） probable 29 【 C4】 （ A） take pains （ B） run risk （ C） take a risk （ D） make efforts 30 【 C5】 （ A） to （ B） with （ C
24、） for （ D） towards 31 【 C6】 （ A） so （ B） various （ C） different （ D） such 32 【 C7】 （ A） apply （ B） worry （ C） ignore （ D） notice 33 【 C8】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） how （ D） why 34 【 C9】 （ A） methods （ B） forms （ C） rules （ D） activities 35 【 C10】 （ A） correlate （ B） relate （ C） compare （ D） contrast
25、 36 【 C11】 （ A） for （ B） what （ C） which （ D） that 37 【 C12】 （ A） within （ B） from （ C） beyond （ D） between 38 【 C13】 （ A） exist （ B） go （ C） depend （ D） confide 39 【 C14】 （ A） strength （ B） storms （ C） powers （ D） forces 40 【 C15】 （ A） physician （ B） physical （ C） physiological （ D） psychological 4
26、1 【 C16】 （ A） tries （ B） continues （ C） wants （ D） decides 42 【 C17】 （ A） will be （ B） appear （ C） are （ D） is 43 【 C18】 （ A） unusual （ B） normal （ C） common （ D） strange 44 【 C19】 （ A） strength （ B） efforts （ C） energy （ D） time 45 【 C20】 （ A） shortage （ B） lack （ C） rubbish （ D） waste Part A Direc
27、tions: 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. 45 Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western
28、 World in the nineteenth. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture(制造 )of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to
29、 manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass produced, though mass production required
30、 breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks. Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead , they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manuf
31、acturing work by today s standards. Highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasn t the only loser, the common workers l
32、ost too. Similar changes forced farmers away. The increased mechanization(机械化 )of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines.
33、 Workers no longer owned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost. 46 In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as
34、a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods? （ A） Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. （ B） The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century. （ C） The increased use of machines to make products in less time. （ D） The use of machines pro
35、ducing parts of the same standard. 47 The underlined word “this“ in the first paragraph refers to_. （ A） the use of scientific findings （ B） the practice of producing the same parts for a product （ C） the human power being replaced by other forms of energy （ D） the technology becoming the encouragem
36、ent of historical change 48 The underlined word “this“ in the second paragraph refers to the change that_. （ A） each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail （ B） each nail was exactly like every other nail （ C） producing tasks became smaller and smaller （ D） goods could be mass produced
37、 49 According to the writer, highly skilled workers_. （ A） completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system （ B） were dismissed by the boss （ C） were unable to produce goods of high standard （ D） were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines 50 According to the passage
38、, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture? （ A） Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers. （ B） They stuck to their farm work. （ C） They refused to use machines. （ D） They did their best to learn how to use the machines. 50 “ We are not a
39、bout to enter the Information Age, but instead are rather well into it. “ Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percent of the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American high schools owned one
40、 or two computers for student use. In the fall of 1985, a new study showed that half of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educational experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students become “computer-literate“.
41、 By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will be necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be compared to those who are print-illiterate today. What is “computer literacy“ ? The term itself seems to imply some degree of “knowing“ about c
42、omputers, but knowing what? The present opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge of what computers are, plus a little of their history and something of how they operate. Therefore, it is important that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at what is being done, b
43、ut also at what should be done in the field of computer education. Today most adults are able to use a motor car without the slightest knowledge of how the internal combustion engine(内燃机 )works. We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histories or to exp
44、lain how they work. Business people for years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet few have ever known how to repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching how or why they work? Rather, we first must fix our mind on teaching the effective use of the computer as
45、 the tool is. “ Knowing how to use a computer is what s going to be important. We don t talk about automobile literacy. We just get in our cars and drive them. “ 51 In 1990, the number of jobs having nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to_. （ A） 79 million （ B） 100 mill
46、ion （ C） 30 million （ D） 70 million 52 The underlined part “print-illiterate“ in the text refers to_. （ A） one who has never learnt printing （ B） one who has never learnt to read （ C） one who is not a computer literate （ D） one who is not able to use a typewriter 53 What is the first paragraph mainl
47、y about? （ A） Recent predictions of computer-related jobs. （ B） The wide of computers in schools. （ C） The urgency of computers education. （ D） Public interest in computers. 54 According to the author, the effective way to spread the use of computers is to teach （ A） how to use computers （ B） what c
48、omputers use （ C） where computers can be used （ D） how computers work 55 From the text, we can infer that_. （ A） computers will be easy to operate （ B） automobile will be move comfortable （ C） illiteracy rate will be down （ D） computers will be set in automobiles 55 Everything living on earth each p
49、lant and animal needs other living things. Nothing lives a-lone. Most animals must live in a group, and even a tree or a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing hunts another, one eats and the other is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chain. Some food chains are simple, others are complicated. But all have two things in common
