1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 311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 Whats the most possible relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Employer and employee. （ C） Barber and , guest. （ D） Waiter and guest. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） They shouldnt change their plan. （ B） They should change their mind. （ C） Weather forecast
3、s are not reliable. （ D） The tennis game wont last long. 3 Why cant the woman eat more? （ A） Because she doesnt like meat pie. （ B） Because she is full. （ C） Because she doesnt feel hungry. （ D） Because she wants to lose weight. 4 What does the woman suggest the man doing? （ A） Rush to work. （ B） Go
4、 with her together. （ C） Drive her car. （ D） Hurry up. 5 Where are the two speakers? （ A） At home. （ B） At the airport. （ C） At the railway station. （ D） At office. 6 Who is the visitor? （ A） Mr. Johnson. （ B） Jane Johnson. （ C） Jane McDonald. （ D） McDonald Johnson. 7 What can we infer from the conv
5、ersation? （ A） An old lady took the couples suitcase by mistake. （ B） An old lady stole the couples suitcase at the restaurant. （ C） The old lady took their clothes by mistake. （ D） The woman forgot to put clothes in their suitcase. 8 What will the woman do this evening? （ A） Go to disco. （ B） Write
6、 her paper. （ C） Visit a professor. （ D） Join a party. 9 How does the man like his salad? （ A） Its nice and fresh. （ B） Its rather tasteless. （ C） Its salty. （ D） It tastes bad. 10 What does the woman want to do? （ A） Visit the clothing company tomorrow. （ B） Apply for a job in the clothing company.
7、 （ C） Help the company recruit graduate students. （ D） Get a part-time job before graduation. 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 b
8、y 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 kind of weather is normal for March? （ A） Cold. （ B） Very hot. （ C） Cooler than that day. （ D） Drier than that day. 12 Where was the man born? （ A） Fl
9、orida. （ B） New York. （ C） California. （ D） Indiana. 13 How often is the bus scheduled to pass their stop? （ A） Every ten minutes. （ B） At twenty to one. （ C） Every thirty minutes. （ D） Once a day. 14 What is Sally doing now? （ A） Typing letters for Mr. Black. （ B） Typing a report for Mrs. Farnswort
10、h. （ C） Typing a report for Mr. Black. （ D） Typing letters for Mrs. Farns worth. 15 Where is Mr. Black going? （ A） Detroit. （ B） Chicago. （ C） New York. （ D） Boston. 16 When will Sally finish the report? （ A） Pretty quick. （ B） By 8:00. （ C） In a little while. （ D） First thing in the morning. 17 Wha
11、t kind of watch is Sally going to buy? （ A） A Rolex. （ B） A Bulova. （ C） A Seiko. （ D） An Elgin. 18 Which is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco? （ A） The blacks. （ B） The whites. （ C） The Chinese. （ D） The Japanese. 19 Where do most of the Chinese people live in San Francisco? （ A） In Chinato
12、wn. （ B） In the northern part of the city. （ C） All over the city. （ D） In Japan town. 20 What is the Japanese population in San Francisco? （ A） 12, 000. （ B） 700, 000. （ C） 50, 000. （ D） 20, 000. 21 Why does the man know so much about San Francisco? （ A） He thinks the city is pretty. （ B） He likes
13、to talk with people. （ C） He travels a lot in the city. （ D） He teaches ethnic history at a university. 22 How did the woman do in the driving test? （ A） She failed. （ B） She barely passed. （ C） She passed easily. （ D） She wouldn t say. 23 What did the woman do well in the test? （ A） Changing lanes.
14、 （ B） Starting on a hill. （ C） Parking. （ D） Keeping a proper distance. 24 What was the womans problem when making a turn? （ A） Not using her signal. （ B） Being in the wrong lane. （ C） Driving too slowly. （ D） Not looking over her shoulder. 25 Why did the woman bump a car in traffic? （ A） It hit her
15、 from behind. （ B） She rolled backwards. （ C） She shifted into reverse. （ D） She went through a red light. 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 There is a comm
16、on response to America among foreign writers: The US is a land of extremes where the best of things are just as easily found as the worst. This is a cliche(陈词滥调 ). In the land of black and white, people should not be too surprised to find some of the gaps between the rich and the poor in the world.
17、But the American Dream offers a way out to everyone. 【 B1】 _No class system or government stands in the way. Sadly, this old argument is no longer true. Over the past few decades there has been a fundamental shift in the structure of the American economy. The gap between the rich and the poor has wi
18、dened and widened.【 B2】 _Over the past 25 years, the median US family income has gone up 18 percent. For the top 1 percent, however, it has gone up 200 per cent. Twenty-five years ago the top fifth of Americans had an average income 6. 7 times that of the bottom fifth. 【 B3】 _ Inequalities have grow
19、n worse in different regions. In California, incomes for lower class families have fallen by 4 percent since 1969.【 B4】 _This has led to an economy hugely in favor of a small group of very rich Americans. The wealthiest 1 percent of households now control a third of the national wealth. There are no
20、w 37 million Americans living in poverty. At 12. 7 percent of the population, it is the highest percentage in the developed world. Yet the tax burden on America s rich is falling, not growing.【 B5】 _There was an economic theory holding that the rich spending more would benefit everyone as a whole. B
21、ut clearly that theory has not worked in reality. ANow it is 9. 8 times. BAs it does so, the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smaller. CThere are lots of wealth in American. DNobody is poor in the US. EThe top 1 percent of households has seen its tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage p
22、oints since 1980. FFor upper class families they have risen 41 percent. GAll one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 30 French fries, washed down with a pint of soda, are a favorite part of fast food lunches and dinners for mil
23、lions of American youngsters. But【 C1】 _a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more healthful menu options for children at a time when【 C2】 _is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity(肥胖症 ). Burger King, the nation s second largest fast fo
24、od chain, for instance, will【 C3】_automatically including French fries and soda in its kids meals starting this month, although they will still be【 C4】 _Instead, the company said Tuesday, its employees will ask parents whether they【 C5】 _such options as milk or sliced apples before assembling the me
25、als, “we re asking the customers to【 C6】 _what they want,“ said Craig Prusher, the chain s vice president of government relations. Other participating chains, with a【 C7】 _of menu options, include Denny s, Chili s, Friendly s and Chevy s. As part of the Kids Live Well campaign-expected to be announc
26、ed【 C8】_Wednesday participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children s meal that has fewer than 600 calories(卡路里 ), no soft drinks and at least two【 C9】_from the following food groups: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins or low fat dairy. Among other requirements, they
27、 must offer a side dish that meets similar【 C10】 _, with fewer than 200 calories and less than 35% of its calories from sugar. AadaptBavailable CbeginDconcern EcriteriaFitems GnationwideHpossible IpreferJrecommending KspeciesLspecify MstopNtaking Ovariety 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】
28、 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39 【 C9】 40 【 C10】 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. 40 When a 13-year-old Virginia girl started sneezing, her parents thoughtit was merely a cold. But when t
29、he sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl was still sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted worldwide attention. Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from“put a clothes pin on her nose“to “have her stand on her head“poured in. But no
30、thing did any good. Finally, she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where Dr. Leo Kanner, one of the world s top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling(难以理解的 )problem with great speed. He used neither drugs nor surgery, curiously enough, the clue for the treatment was found in an ancient supe
31、rstition about the amazing bodily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, he said, a view which Aristotle, some 3, 000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily. Dr. Kanner simply gave a modern psychological interpretation to the ancient belief that too much sneezing was an indicat
32、ion that the spirit was troubled; and he began to treat the girl accordingly. “Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to an ex-sneezer, “ he reported
33、. Sneezing has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collected thousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one 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 w
34、as an indication that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people over the world still continue the custom with the traditional, “God bless you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any conscious help from you, takes
35、 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 object may be just some dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove. 41 The girl sneezed continuously because she_. （ A） was ill （ B） was
36、mentally ill （ C） had heavy mental burden （ D） had attracted world-wide attention 42 When the girl began to sneeze continuously, _. （ A） a lot of people offered their advice （ B） she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital （ C） she was given a treatment found in ancient superstition （ D） many doctors tr
37、eated her in different ways 43 Dr. Kanner cured the girl by_. （ A） using Aristotles method （ B） giving her psychological treatment （ C） practicing superstition （ D） treating her tuberculosis 44 When a person sneezes, we say “God bless you “because_. （ A） its a tradition （ B） the person is possessed
38、of an evil spirit （ C） the person is ill （ D） God will bless those who sneeze 45 According to scientists, people sneeze because_. （ A） they are ill （ B） to sneeze is human nature （ C） they do not need any conscious help （ D） there are unwanted things in their noses 45 There was one thought that air
39、pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pol
40、lution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentr
41、ation 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 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
42、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 particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth s temperature a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop
43、 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. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen(though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field con
44、cluded 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 will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profit, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “ advanced civiliza
45、tion“. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile? 46 As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution_. （ A） caused widespread damage in the countryside （ B） affected the entire eastern
46、half of the United States （ C） had damaged effect on health （ D） existed merely in urban and industries areas 47 As to the greenhouse effect, the author_. （ 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 de
47、stroy the world soon 48 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 49 It 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 worl
48、d s temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster （ C） almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade （ D） the world s temperature will remain constant in the years to come 50 This passage is primarily about_. （ A） the greenhouse effect （ B） th
49、e burning of fossil fuels （ C） the potential effect of air pollution （ D） the likelihood of a new ice age 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. 50 Greg Louganis: These were the trials for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Until this dive, I had been ahead. But now, somethin
