1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 28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 dialogue
2、 ONLY ONCE. 1 Where is Mrs. Smith most probably? （ A） At home. （ B） In a phone box. （ C） In her office. （ D） In a friends house. 2 Where is the train station located? （ A） On the west side of a square. （ B） At the end of a street. （ C） To the east of the traffic light. （ D） On the east side of a squ
3、are. 3 What do we know about the woman from this conversation? （ A） She has to change the time for the trip. （ B） She hasnt decided where to go next month. （ C） She cant afford the time for the trip. （ D） She will manage to leave this month. 4 Why does the woman want to move? （ A） The apartment is b
4、etter furnished. （ B） She prefers to live in a quiet place. （ C） Its less expensive to live in an apartment. （ D） She finds her roommates difficult to get along with. 5 Where will the woman probably be working? （ A） In a hospital. （ B） In a library. （ C） In a travel agency. （ D） In a restaurant. 6 W
5、hat is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Customer and salesperson. （ B） Teacher and student. （ C） Boss and secretary. （ D） Guest and waitress. 7 What does the woman mean? （ A） She didnt buy anything. （ B） She got . some medicine for his foot. （ C） She was sick and couldt go sh
6、opping. （ D） She bought everything except the football. 8 What does the man mean? （ A） Teachers like Professor Janson are rare. （ B） Professor Janson has won a million dollars. （ C） Professor Janson is likely to be teaching at that school. （ D） There are many teachers as good as Professor Janson. 9
7、What does the woman probably mean? （ A） She didnt know her daughter could sing so well. （ B） She sings better than her daughter. （ C） She doesnt like her daughter. （ D） She herself doesnt have a good voice. 10 Why is the man worried? （ A） He finds history books difficult to understand. （ B） He has t
8、o read a lot of history books. （ C） He doesnt like the history course. （ D） He has lost his history book. 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 eac
9、h 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 is one thing the apartment building which the woman describes does not have? （ A） Tennis courts. （ B） A recreation area. （ C） A sauna. （ D
10、） A swimming pool. 12 If the student decides to rent an apartment from the woman, what will his deposit be? （ A） One hundred dollars. （ B） Thirty-five dollars. （ C） Fifty dollars. （ D） One hundred fifty dollars. 13 When is the man going to meet the woman? （ A） 3:30 this afternoon. （ B） 4:00 this aft
11、ernoon. （ C） 5:00 this afternoon. （ D） 5:30 this afternoon. 14 What does Sally do at her supermarket job? （ A） She works at the meat counter. （ B） She puts groceries out on the shelves. （ C） She carries groceries out of the store for customers. （ D） She checks the quality of milk products. 15 Why do
12、es Tom do yard work? （ A） To earn money for school. （ B） To keep his familys yard looking nice. （ C） To be able to work outdoors. （ D） To get exercise while working. 16 Why doesnt Tom like his job? （ A） He doesnt earn very much money. （ B） He has to work too many hours. （ C） He doesnt have time for
13、lunch. （ D） He sometimes has to work in bad weather. 17 What is Tom going to do next? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant trees. （ D） Buy groceries. 18 What is probably the mans position? （ A） Dean of Students. （ B） Lecturer in Speech Communication. （ C） Professor of Business Admini
14、stration. （ D） Chairman of the journalism Department. 19 What does she have to take before she begins practical training? （ A） English sociology, （ B） Journalism 121. （ C） Freshman French. （ D） Journalism 112. 20 How many courses did she take last semester? （ A） 3. （ B） 4. （ C） 5 （ D） 6 21 What year
15、 is the woman going to be in? （ A） The junior year. （ B） The freshman year. （ C） The senior year. （ D） The sophomore year. 22 When did Dr. Eric arrive in India? （ A） Several weeks ago. （ B） Several months ago. （ C） A year ago. （ D） Two years ago. 23 Why did Dr. Eric come to settle down in a village
16、in the Himalayas? （ A） It is in the plains. （ B） It is cooler there. （ C） The villagers convinced him to stay. （ D） There isnt much poverty. 24 What was Dr. Eric before he came to India? （ A） A political journalist. （ B） A university professor. （ C） A retired doctor. （ D） An experienced politician.
17、25 Why did Dr. Eric choose to live in India? （ A） To change his ideas. （ B） To understand the Third World better. （ C） To start a new career there. （ D） To enjoy his retirement. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each num
18、bered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 At present groups of scientific workers, often【 C1】 _by their governments, spend their time in【 C2】 _the【 C3】 _of earthquakes. It is very【 C4】_that they will be able to【 C5】 _earthquakes or influence the direction of their movements, which are
19、determined by events far below the surface of the earth. But the facts they report and the theories【 C6】 _by those facts may enable scientists to【 C7】 _the centers of future earthquakes and even【 C8】 _the time of their【 C9】 _. It is only when the【 C10】 _of events that we call an earthquake can be se
20、en as a pattern that predictions can be made. Part of this pattern is external and【 C11】 _or capable of being recorded by【 C12】 _instruments above the earths surface. Scientists and engineers studied the【 C13】 _of the San Francisco earthquake. The city was re built, and new features were【 C14】 _to s
21、trengthen buildings and maintain a【 C15】 _water supply in the event of another earthquake. The water mains(=main pipes)were fitted with control valves which would enable water to travel by different routes round broken places. Large underground tanks were constructed to supply water if【 C16】 _suppli
22、es could not be tapped. Special measures were【 C17】 _to prevent fires, which often do more damage than earthquakes themselves. The San Francisco earthquake【 C18】 _scientists with important information. Since the effects of the break were visible at the surface, scientists could【 C19】 _what actually
23、happened, and reports of the incident were an important【 C20】 _to the worlds store of knowledge about earthquakes. 26 【 C1】 （ A） provided （ B） supplied （ C） supplemented （ D） supported 27 【 C2】 （ A） searching （ B） researching （ C） studying （ D） on working 28 【 C3】 （ A） observation （ B） information （
24、 C） behaviour （ D） appearance 29 【 C4】 （ A） probably （ B） likely （ C） unlikely （ D） like 30 【 C5】 （ A） prevent （ B） protect （ C） warn （ D） cause 31 【 C6】 （ A） provided （ B） offered （ C） suggested （ D） discovered 32 【 C7】 （ A） locate （ B） place （ C） fix （ D） took 33 【 C8】 （ A） foretell （ B） warn （ C）
25、 prevent （ D） predict 34 【 C9】 （ A） appearance （ B） incident （ C） occurrence （ D） coming 35 【 C10】 （ A） consequence （ B） seriousness （ C） sequence （ D） result 36 【 C11】 （ A） visible （ B） visual （ C） invisible （ D） vision 37 【 C12】 （ A） sensible （ B） sensitive （ C） sentimental （ D） senseless 38 【 C13
26、】 （ A） efforts （ B） afford （ C） affects （ D） effects 39 【 C14】 （ A） entered （ B） recommended （ C） introduced （ D） prepared 40 【 C15】 （ A） continual （ B） constant （ C） consistent （ D） persistent 41 【 C16】 （ A） normal （ B） ordinary （ C） proper （ D） appropriate 42 【 C17】 （ A） affected （ B） effected （ C
27、） taken （ D） adapted 43 【 C18】 （ A） told （ B） provided （ C） gave （ D） offered 44 【 C19】 （ A） inquire （ B） amplify （ C） follow （ D） observe 45 【 C20】 （ A） constitution （ B） distribution （ C） instruction （ D） contribution Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each
28、text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 For as long as there have been archaeologists, there have been guesses about what they would discover if they were to analyze their own societys refuse(垃圾 ) Which such speculations (沉思 ) often have been humors, they are based on
29、a serious rationale (方式 ) Archaeologists have learned improtant information about past societies by analyzing the patterns, in arivent garbage (方式 ) so they should be able to learn something about contemporary societies from fresh garbage. Just as the pieces of pottery (陶器 )broken stone tools, and c
30、ut animal bones in old refuse middens(垃圾堆 )provide a surprisingly detailed (详细的 ) view of past life styles, so should the labeled packages, food debris (核骸 ) discarded (抛弃 ) clothing, and used batteries (电池 ) in modem middens reveal intimate (个人的 )details of our lives today. Indeed, if our garbage c
31、an teach us things about our behaviors as consumers that will enrich(使丰富 ) human life and help reduce the undesirable (不受欢迎的 ) environmental consequences of the industrialized world, why wait until those of us who could benefit most from refuse studies are dead and buried? Such was the thinking of a
32、 group of my University of Arizona students and me when we founded the Garbage Project in 1973. More than 20 years later the project, codirected by Wilson Hughes (who was one of the founding students), is still guided by the same philosophy. What sets the Garbage projects studies apart from other re
33、search into the behaviors of consumers is that all project data are collected from hard-sorting of quantifiable (可以数的 )bits and pieces of garbage rather than from interview-surveys, government documents, or industry records. In other words, the Garbage Project reconstructs consumer behaviors directl
34、y from material reality rather than from self-reports or other records that might possibly be biased by perceptions and judgements. What also distinguishes the projects studies from those conducted by engineering consultant (咨询者 )firms and even by solid-waste managers is the excruciating (剧烈的 ) leve
35、l at which data are recorded. Since its inception (开始 ) the Garbage Project has literally (完全地 ) immersed (陷入 ) itself in newly discarded refuse placed out for collection. Fresh discards have been used to study food waste, what people eat and drink, recycling behaviors, household hazardous (危险的 ) wa
36、stes, packaging discards, and even dental (牙齿的 ) health. After 1987, when the project added landfills(掩埋式垃圾处理场 ) to its research repertoire (戏目 ), investigations expanded to include the composition (构成 ) of landfill wastes, the rate of breakdown (倒塌 ) of materials within landfills, the contribution
37、of household hazardous wastes to the fluids (流体 ) that leak (漏 )out of MSW landfills, and the effect on landfills of various waste-reduction strategies-for example, recycling, composting, or source reduction(simply using less of something). 46 The speculation that if archaeologists were to analyze t
38、heir own societys refuse they would discover something _. （ A） is humorous because it is ridiculous to search the refuse （ B） is based on a serious rationale and it is just what the archaeologists have done （ C） is just a guess for it is impossible for archaeologists to do such a thing （ D） is inter
39、esting because archaeologists cant learn anything while doing so 47 All of the following stuff can help archaeologists to learn about contemporary society or ancient society except _. （ A） used batteries （ B） broken stone tools （ C） dead persons （ D） discarded shoes 48 The Garbage Projects studies d
40、iffer from other researches into the behaviors of consumers in that _. （ A） the former records data more excruciatingly than the latter does （ B） the data collected by the latter are biased by perceptions and judgements （ C） the former collects data from self-reports or interview surveys （ D） the fo
41、rmer reconstructs consumer behaviors directly from material reality 49 Discards have been used by the Garbage Project to study _. （ A） the proportion of materials which break down within landfills （ B） how much people eat and drink in their daily lives （ C） the fluids that leak out of MSW landfills
42、（ D） how to compose the landfill wasters 50 According to the passage, the author may admit that _. （ A） fresh garbage cant provide as much information as ancient garbage does （ B） only the author himself can benefit most from refuse studies （ C） the studies of the Garbage Project are much better tha
43、n any other research into the behaviors of consumers （ D） the Garbage Project mainly deals with newly discarded refuse 50 How jury panels(全体陪审员 ) are examined and selected is controlled by statute (法规 ), court rules, local practices, and the judges preferences. (偏爱 )Your first step must always be to
44、 determine how a jury is selected in your judge s courtroom. When in doubt, ask the judge or his court personnel. (全体人员 ) Them are many variations(变化 ) in jury selection methods, but most are based on the two principal systems used today. The first is generally known as the “strike system“. Under th
45、is sys- tem every juror in the venire is questioned under one of the methods described earlier. As each juror is questioned, the lawyers simply fill out a sheet, often a printed form, that lists each juror in succession. (连续 )When the last juror has been questioned, the lawyers for each party design
46、ate (指示 ) those jurors against whom they wish to exercise peremptory (最后的 ) challenges. The lawyers then give their lists to the judge, who compares them and then simply calls the first 12 names - assuming a 12 person jury - that have not been challenged by any party. These 12 be- come the jury. Alt
47、ernate (轮流的 ) jurors, if necessary, are simply the next unchallenged names on the lists. The strike system has advantages and disadvantages. Its disadvantage is that it requires questioning every prospective (未来的 ) juror in the venire. Its advantages, which probably account for its growing popularit
48、y, are that it avoids most of the gamesmanship of the selection process and keeps jurors from knowing which party used a peremptory challenge against them. The traditional jury selection method, still common today, simply fills the jury box with the necessary number of jurors. Only the prospective j
49、urors in the box are questioned under one of the methods described above. When each has been questioned, the plaintiffs lawyer will exercise the permptory challenges he wishes to use at that time. The challenged jurors are excused (免除 ) and they are replaced by new jurors from the venire, who usually sit in the back of the courtroom. The new jurors in the box are then questioned, and plaintiffs (原告 ) lawyer again can exercise perm
