1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 282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 are these people planning to do? （ A） To see a movie. （ B） To make some coffee. （ C） To borrow money. （ D） To prepare a dinner party. 2 What are these two talking about? （ A） An appointment. （ B） School hours. （ C） A part-time job. （ D） Vacation plans. 3 What does the man mean? （
3、 A） There s been nothing but rain for quite some time. （ B） He s bored with the changing weather. （ C） He thinks that itll rain for three more weeks. （ D） He s bored about the topic on weather. 4 How did the man feel about the course? （ A） He wishes to have more courses like it. （ B） He finds it har
4、d to follow the teacher. （ C） He wishes the teacher would talk more. （ D） He doesn t like the teacher s accent. 5 Where is the conversation most probably taking place? （ A） At a news stand. （ B） At a car dealer s. （ C） At a publishing house. （ D） At a newspaper office. 6 What would the man probably
5、do? （ A） To save $300. （ B） To have the mechanic repair the car. （ C） To repair the car himself. （ D） To buy a new car. 7 Why doesnt the woman want to go for an outing? （ A） Because she is afraid of bad weather. （ B） Because the temperature is too low. （ C） Because it is going to snow. （ D） Because
6、outings are risky. 8 How much does the man owe the woman? （ A） 64 cents. （ B） 18 cents. （ C） 80 cents. （ D） 16 cents. 9 When will they visit the National Library? （ A） On Tuesday. （ B） On Wednesday. （ C） On Thursday. （ D） On the weekend. 10 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The woman is s
7、ick. （ B） The woman is worried about her interview. （ C） The woman is confident. （ D） The woman is feeling better. 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, a
8、nswer 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. 11 When did Miss Wang move to her apartment? （ A） A week ago. （ B） A couple of days ago. （ C） A couple of weeks ago. （ D） A couple of mon
9、ths ago. 12 Which floor is her apartment located on? （ A） It s on the ground floor. （ B） It s on the second floor. （ C） It s on the third floor. （ D） It s on the fourth floor. 13 How much is the weekly rent for her apartment? （ A） 44. （ B） 24. （ C） 34 （ D） 38 14 What are the two speakers talking abo
10、ut? （ A） How to arrange for a trip. （ B） How to book a satisfactory room. （ C） When the shop will be closed. （ D） What the weather is like. 15 Why is it not necessary for the man to take a taxi to the hotel? （ A） Because there is an excellent bus service. （ B） Because there is an excellent railway s
11、ervice. （ C） Because there is an excellent subway system. （ D） Because taxi system there isn t convenient. 16 What s the weather like at this season? （ A） Usually warm but sometimes very cold and wet. （ B） Always warm. （ C） Usually cold and wet but sometimes warm. （ D） Always cold. 17 When will the
12、man go on the trip? （ A） At once. （ B） Fifteen days later. （ C） By the 15th of this month. （ D） In the middle of this year. 18 What is the first word the baby learned to say? （ A） Truck. （ B） OK. （ C） Duck. （ D） Tuck. 19 How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly? （ A） About 18
13、months. （ B） About 21 months. （ C） About 24 months. （ D） About 12 months. 20 What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport? （ A） He corrected the baby. （ B） He tried to stop the baby. （ C） He hid himself somewhere. （ D） He didn t do anything. 21 Why did the mother pretend no
14、t to know the baby? （ A） She got angry with the father. （ B） She was frightened by the noise. （ C） She felt uneasy about the noisy baby. （ D） She didn t like the baby. 22 Who is the speaker? （ A） A sales representative. （ B） A store manager. （ C） A committee chairperson. （ D） A class president. 23 W
15、hat is the purpose of the meeting? （ A） To determine who will graduate this year. （ B） To discuss the seating arrangement. （ C） To choose the chairperson of the ceremonies. （ D） To begin planning the graduation ceremonies. 24 What should the students write on the paper? （ A） Their names, phone numbe
16、rs and job preference. （ B） The names and addresses of their guests. （ C） The names of the committee they worked on last year. （ D） Their dormitory name, address and phone number. 25 When is the next meeting? （ A） In an hour. （ B） Next week. （ C） In one month. （ D） Next year. 一、 Section II Use of En
17、glish (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Rhythm and blues, or R and he began to treat the girl accordingly. “Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocat
18、ional adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to an ex-sneezer, “ he reported. Sneezing has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collected thousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal on
19、e is the custom of begging for the blessing of God when a person sneezes a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the ancient belief that a sneeze was an indication that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people over the world still continue the custom with the traditional, “God ble
20、ss you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any conscious help from you, takes on a job that has to be done. When you need to sneeze you sneeze, this being nature s clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The ob
21、ject may be just some dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove. 46 The girl sneezed continuously because she_. （ A） was ill （ B） was mentally ill （ C） had heavy mental burden （ D） had attracted world-wide attention 47 When the girl began to sneeze continuously, _. （ A） a lot of people off
22、ered their advice （ B） she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital （ C） she was given a treatment found in ancient superstition （ D） many doctors treated her in different ways 48 Dr. Kanner cured the girl by_. （ A） using Aristotles method （ B） giving her psychological treatment （ C） practicing superstit
23、ion （ D） treating her tuberculosis 49 When a person sneezes, we say “God bless you “because_. （ A） its a tradition （ B） the person is possessed of an evil spirit （ C） the person is ill （ D） God will bless those who sneeze 50 According to scientists, people sneeze because_. （ A） they are ill （ B） to
24、sneeze is human nature （ C） they do not need any conscious help （ D） there are unwanted things in their noses 50 There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are
25、 the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobil
26、e traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect“ conserving heat reflected from
27、the earth and raising the world s average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing
28、 particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth s temperature a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. T
29、oday we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen(though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible). Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world s temperature
30、will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profit, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “ advanced civilization“. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile? 51 As pointed out at the beginn
31、ing of the passage, people used to think that air pollution_. （ A） caused widespread damage in the countryside （ B） affected the entire eastern half of the United States （ C） had damaged effect on health （ D） existed merely in urban and industries areas 52 As to the greenhouse effect, the author_. （
32、 A） shares the same view with the scientists （ B） is uncertain of its occurrence （ C） rejects it as being ungrounded （ D） thinks that it will destroy the world soon 53 The word “offset“ in the second paragraph could be replaced by_. （ A） slip into （ B） make up for （ C） set up （ D） catch up with 54 I
33、t can be concluded that_. （ A） raising the world s temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth （ B） lowering the world s temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster （ C） almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decad
34、e （ D） the world s temperature will remain constant in the years to come 55 This passage is primarily about_. （ A） the greenhouse effect （ B） the burning of fossil fuels （ C） the potential effect of air pollution （ D） the likelihood of a new ice age 55 My family and I recently returned from a trip t
35、o Alaska, a place that combines supernatural beauty with a breathtaking amount of bear risks. Ill start with some facts at a glance; WHERE ALASKA IS: Way the hell far from you. Beyond Mars. HOW YOU GET THERE:You sit in a variety of airplanes for most of your adult life. WHAT THEY HAVE THERE THAT WIL
36、L TRY TO KILL YOU: Bears. I am quite serious about this. Although Alaska is now an official state in the United States with modern conveniences such as rental cars and frozen yogurt, it also allows a large number of admitted bears to stride freely, and nobody seems to be the least bit alarmed about
37、this. In fact, the Alaskans seem to be proud of it. You walk into a hotel or department store, and the first thing you see is a glass case containing a stuffed bear the size of a real one. Our hotel had two of these. It was what we travel writers call “a two-bear hotel“. Both bears were standing on
38、their hind legs and striking a pose that said: “Welcome to Alaska! Im going to tear your arms off!“ This struck me as an odd concept, greeting visitors with a showcase containing a major local hazard. It s as if an anti-drug organization went around setting up glass display cases containing stuffed
39、drug smugglers(走私者 ), with little plaques(胸章 )stating how much they weighed and where they were taken. Anyway, we decided the best way to deal with our fear of bears was to become well informed about them, so we bought a book, Alaska Bear Tales. Here are some of the chapter titles, which I am not ma
40、king up: “Theyll Attack Without Warning“ “ Theyll Really Attack You“ “ They Will Kill“ “ Come Quick! I m Being Eaten by a Bear! “ “ They Can Be Funny“ Ha-ha! I bet they can. I bet Mr. and Mrs. Bear will fight playfully over the remaining portion of a former tourist plumped up by airline food. But ju
41、st the same, I m glad that the only actual bears that we saw were in the zoo. 56 What is the tone of the story? （ A） Serious. （ B） Complex. （ C） Comic. （ D） Disapproving. 57 Which of the following is the author in favour of? （ A） Airline food. （ B） Drug smugglers. （ C） Bears. （ D） Bears in zoos. 58
42、Why does the author mention stuffed drug smugglers? （ A） Because they can attack without warning just like bears. （ B） Because they are used to give warnings to visitors about bears. （ C） Because they are as funny as stuffed bears. （ D） Because they are used to show the oddness of the stuffed bears.
43、 59 What s the author s impression of Alaska? （ A） Positive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Neutral. （ D） Funny. 60 What can we learn from the passage about Alaskans? （ A） They are fond of bears. （ B） They don t know how to treat tourists. （ C） They want to frighten tourists away. （ D） They live a very natural
44、 life. 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. 60 Richard: In my opinion, smoking is only an amusement, like playing cards, reading, etc. Many years ago, when an adult handed me a cigarette and lit
45、it for me, I felt grown up. When I am with friends and have nothing to say, we smoke, consequently we no longer feel embarrassed. Sometimes, I light a cigarette, suffering and nervousness vanishing with the smoke, I cant help saying inwardly: Hello, cigarette, my old friend, I m coming to meet you a
46、gain. Stanton: Many people believe smokers have the right to smoke. But they also believe that others shouldnt have to pay a price. The risk of tobacco smoke is greater than the risk of radon gas is to non-smokers. Were talking maybe 40 percent greater. And if youre talking about all the carcinogeni
47、c air pollutants that EPA regulates, its 100 times greater. Davis: According to our investigation, tobacco smoke in the home and workplace could be killing 46, 000 non-smokers each year in the United States. Thats 3, 000 lung cancer deaths, 11, 000 from other cancers and 32, 000 heart disease deaths
48、. That would make passive smoking the leading preventable cause of death in the United States after alcohol and smoking itself. Smoking kills 390, 000 while alcohol 120, 000. James: Passive smoking has become the principal battleground for the tobacco industry and its opponents in the 1980s. It is n
49、o longer merely a health issue, but political and environmental. Cigarette pollution is fouling the air. According to the Environmental Protection Agencys indoor air programs result, we know that the indoor environment is far more polluted than the outdoor environment. Weve seen that again and again wherever weve looked all over the United States. Winston: Sir, another fact about smoking is that cigarettes give people a good deal of pleasure. There is considerable evidence, surprising
