1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 284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 When do you think this conversation took place? （ A） Before six. （ B） At six. （ C） After six. （ D） After seven. 2 Why does the woman like the brick house better than the white house? （ A） It is bigger. （ B） It has a prettier color. （ C） It has a larger yard. （ D） It is brighter. 3 Wha
3、t is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Australian and American. （ B） Guest and host. （ C） Husband and wife. （ D） Professor and student. 4 When will the meeting be closed? （ A） 1:30. （ B） 11:00. （ C） 0.395833 （ D） 0.416667 5 What will the man probably do? （ A） Wait for the sale
4、 to start. （ B） Get further information about the sale. （ C） Call the TV station to be sure if the ad is true. （ D） Buy a new suit. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） He thinks she should visit her cousin. （ B） Her cousin doesn t visit very often. （ C） Her cousin is feeling a lot better today. （ D） He d
5、oesnt think her cousin has been at home today. 7 Why does the woman plan to go to town? （ A） To pay her bills in the bank. （ B） To buy books in a bookstore. （ C） To get some money from the bank. （ D） To meet someone in the town. 8 What does the woman suggest Gordon do? （ A） He should start to find a
6、 new apartment right now. （ B） He should buy an apartment right away. （ C） He should start to find a new apartment in a few weeks. （ D） He should buy an apartment near the campus. 9 What does the man say about Judy? （ A） He s surprised she chose that agency. （ B） He wonders why she is still keeping
7、the job. （ C） He doesn t know when her classes started. （ D） He doubts if she makes much money now. 10 What is the woman probably doing now? （ A） Writing an essay. （ B） Studying for a test. （ C） Shopping for shoes. （ D） Reading a magazine. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologue
8、s. 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. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What info
9、rmation did the man hear from the broadcast? （ A） The plane is going to take off. （ B） The plane is arriving in Beijing. （ C） It is cloudy in Beijing. （ D） The woman is on her honeymoon. 12 Why does the man come to Beijing? （ A） Because he wants to visit his grandma. （ B） Because hes on his honeymoo
10、n. （ C） Because hes going to watch the Olympics in Beijing. （ D） Because he wants to do some sightseeing in Beijing. 13 Where is the woman going after arrival? （ A） The Olympic Village. （ B） A hotel. （ C） The mans home. （ D） A shopping street. 14 What is the woman s major? （ A） American literature.
11、（ B） English literature. （ C） Teaching method. （ D） Mathematics. 15 How does the woman feel about her new job? （ A） Interesting. （ B） Boring. （ C） Inspiring. （ D） Challenging. 16 How often will the woman correct the students assignment? （ A） Once a week. （ B） Once two weeks. （ C） Once a month. （ D）
12、Once three weeks. 17 How much will the man pay for the woman per month? （ A） $1, 500. （ B） $1, 350. （ C） $1, 250. （ D） $2, 250. 18 What is Helen s major? （ A） Childrens Literature. （ B） American Literature. （ C） Medicine. （ D） Elementary Education. 19 Why do the speakers read children stories? （ A）
13、These stories are interesting. （ B） They can learn how to write such stories. （ C） These stories are written by a famous doctor. （ D） The stories are on their reading list. 20 Who are Doctor Seuss and Theodore Geisel? （ A） They are the same person. （ B） One is a doctor and the other is a writer. （ C
14、） Both of them are teachers. （ D） They are from different departments. 21 What is true about The Cat in the Hat? （ A） It is a book written only for classroom reading. （ B） It is a book on education. （ C） It has a vocabulary of only two hundred words. （ D） It was written by a child. 22 Which factor d
15、etermines human beings psychological space needs? （ A） Economic factors. （ B） Pressure in life. （ C） Individual preference. （ D） Cultural preference. 23 Where do the babies live in America? （ A） In his/her own room. （ B） In a small bed near the parents bed. （ C） On their parents bed. （ D） In his/her
16、 brother s or sister s room. 24 What does the author think of the American way of training people? （ A） Its common. （ B） Its realistic. （ C） Its uncommon. （ D） Its inhuman. 25 Why are the psychological space needs limited? （ A） Because of financial pressures. （ B） Because of individual liking. （ C）
17、Because of local customs. （ D） Because of cultural difference. 一、 Section II Use of English (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 For the【 C1】 _month, mysterious falls of large chunks of ic
18、e(冰雹 ) 【 C2】_rained down on Spain and Italy. Juana Sanchez, a 70-year-old woman in Almeria, southern Spain, was knocked【 C3】 _when she was struck on the shoulder by a falling ice chunk【 C4】 _she walked in a street【 C5】 _her home. On January 12, just about 200 miles away in Seville, a man narrowly【 C
19、6】 _serious injury when a 9-pound ball of ice【 C7】 _into his car.【 C8】 _the evening of January 27 priests at the Salesian monastery in LAquila, Italy were startled by a loud crash.【 C9】 _the noise, they discovered a large chunk of ice on their yard, 【 C10】 _intact . Upon examination, the block of ic
20、e【 C11】 _in at 2 kilograms and no source【 C12】 _. On the same day, about 100 miles northeast in Ancona, Italy, the local officials were called to investigate the report of a man【 C13】_was struck【 C14】 _the head by a 1 kilogram chunk of ice that apparently fell from the sky. Spain and Italy arent the
21、 only European【 C15】 _getting attacked by huge ice blocks in January. On January 2 in Surrey, England(southwest of London), an East Indian man was walking through Newton Athletic Park when he【 C16】 _a strange whistling sound overhead. Seconds【 C17】 _, a large hunk of ice fell out of the clear blue s
22、ky and pounded into the soft ground, shattering over a 50-foot-wide area. The ice dug a hole of a foot deep and a foot in diameter. Even the shattered remains of the mystery ice were as large as tennis balls and were described as opaque【 C18】 _no unusual color or smell. Although eyewitnesses to the
23、phenomenon report that they did not see anything in the sky that could account【 C19】 _the ice, scientists had to come up with a rationalization. Professor Jesus Martinez Frias, the geologist investigating the ice falls in Spain, told BBC News that the ice pieces had probably been【 C20】 _through sudd
24、en temperature drops in the stratosphere. This was the most likely explanation, he said, for the “very unusual“ phenomenon. 26 【 C1】 （ A） last （ B） past （ C） passed （ D） early 27 【 C2】 （ A） was （ B） were （ C） has （ D） have 28 【 C3】 （ A） conscious （ B） consciously （ C） unconscious （ D） unconsciously
25、29 【 C4】 （ A） before （ B） after （ C） as （ D） since 30 【 C5】 （ A） at （ B） in （ C） along （ D） near 31 【 C6】 （ A） escaped （ B） went （ C） attacked （ D） got 32 【 C7】 （ A） smashed （ B） broke （ C） rolled （ D） fell 33 【 C8】 （ A） In （ B） At （ C） During （ D） On 34 【 C9】 （ A） Investigate （ B） Investigating （ C
26、） Investigated （ D） Investigation 35 【 C10】 （ A） large （ B） largely （ C） big （ D） huge 36 【 C11】 （ A） weighs （ B） weighed （ C） has weighed （ D） had weighed 37 【 C12】 （ A） determined （ B） has determined （ C） was determined （ D） had been determined 38 【 C13】 （ A） which （ B） who （ C） whom （ D） what 39
27、【 C14】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） from （ D） on 40 【 C15】 （ A） country （ B） nation （ C） countries （ D） place 41 【 C16】 （ A） saw （ B） found （ C） heard （ D） witnessed 42 【 C17】 （ A） ago （ B） before （ C） after （ D） later 43 【 C18】 （ A） in （ B） with （ C） has （ D） have 44 【 C19】 （ A） / （ B） for （ C） with （ D） o
28、n 45 【 C20】 （ A） formed （ B） caused （ C） made （ D） fallen 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. 45 “Family“ is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings
29、. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of “family“ in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a
30、 new and independent family hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man and woman, marriage means leaving one s parents and starting one s own life. The man s first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her fin
31、ancial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and their alone. Neither the wife s parents nor the husband s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them they are their own masters. Readers of nove
32、ls like Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times, marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl s parents, that is, it was the parents duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually t
33、o ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry(嫁妆 ). It is very different today. Most girls of today get
34、 a job when they leave school and become financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry. Every coin has two sides; independence for girls is no exception. But it may be a good thing for all of the girls, as their social
35、status are much higher and they are no longer the subordinate(部下，下级 )of their parents and husbands. 46 What does the author mean by “Family is of course an elastic word“? （ A） Different families have different ways of life. （ B） Different definitions could be given to the word. （ C） Different nation
36、s have different families. （ D） Different times produce different families. 47 For an English family, the husband s duty is_. （ A） supporting the family while the wife is working out （ B） defending the family while the wife is running the home （ C） providing financial support while the wife is runni
37、ng the home （ D） independent while his wife is also independent 48 Everything is decided in a family_. （ A） by the couple （ B） with the help of their parents （ C） by brothers and sisters （ D） with the help of aunts and uncles 49 What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice? （ A） It is the be
38、st book on marriage. （ B） It is a handbook on marriage. （ C） It gives some idea of English social life in the past. （ D） It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families. 50 With regard to marriage in Britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in_. （ A） the right family
39、 （ B） more parental support （ C） choosing husbands （ D） social position 50 Steveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask Steveland Morris and hell tell you that blindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely(过早地，不到期地 )and totally without sight in 1950s. He became Stevi
40、e Wonder composer, singer, and pianist. The winner of ten Grammy awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝采 )for his outstanding contributions to the music world. As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate on the things that he could do. His parents encou
41、raged him to join in his sighted brothers as many activities as possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of hearing, the sense upon which the usually disabled are so dependent. Because sound was so important to him, Stevie began at an early age to experiment with different kinds of sound.
42、 He would bang things together and then imitate the sound with his voice. Often relying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴 ), and listened to the radio. Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play the drums.
43、He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member of the junior church choir(唱诗班 )and a lead singer. In the evenings and on weekends, Stevie would play different instruments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches(走廊 )of neighbors homes. One of Stevie s sessions w
44、as overheard by Ronnie White , a member of a popular singing group called The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevie s talent and took him to audition(试听 )for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown. Stevie recorded his first smash hit “Fing
45、ertips“ in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevie s story is music history. 51 This passage could be entitled_. （ A） The Music World （ B） Stevie Wonder （ C） Great Musicians （ D） Blind People 52 Which of the following is NOT true about Stevie s childhood? （ A） Stevie often told people that a blin
46、d person was not necessarily disabled. （ B） He learnt to concentrate on things that he could do. （ C） He played as often as possible with his brother, who had normal sight. （ D） He tried very hard to train his sense of hearing. 53 By saying “Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instrum
47、ents“, the author means that_. （ A） Stevie finished his study at a toy instruments school （ B） Stevie began to study in a real instruments school （ C） Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instruments （ D） Stevie started to play real instruments 54 The author mentions all
48、 the following facts EXCEPT that_. （ A） Stevie s neighbors could often enjoy his playing and singing （ B） it was Ronnie White that recognized Stevie s talent and led him to a successful career （ C） Berry Cordy helped him to set up his own recording company （ D） Stevie s parents played a very importa
49、nt part in training his sense of hearing 55 The “Fingertips“_. （ A） recorded Stevie s musical performance that won him instant fame （ B） was a record that turned out to be a great success （ C） carried the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertips （ D） all of the above 55 Fishing adds only about one percent to the global economy, but on a regional basis it can contribute extremely t
