1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 31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 On what day of the week will the magazine arrive? （ A） Monday. （ B） Tuesday. （ C） Wednesday. （ D） Thursday. 2 What is the man probably going to do after graduation? （ A） He will become a teacher. （ B） He will become a lawyer. （ C） He will try a lot of jobs. （ D） He has not decided yet.
3、 3 What does the woman mean? （ A） Mary doesnt know the way. （ B） Mary will be late. （ C） Mary is too far away. （ D） Shell send Mary away. 4 Whats the man going to do? （ A） Leave the errors in the paper. （ B） Let the woman use the typewriter. （ C） Read the newspapers again. （ D） Check the paper for m
4、istakes. 5 How much will it cost the man to join the Club? （ A） $ 1225. （ B） $ 270. （ C） $450.00 （ D） $495.00 6 What can we learn from the conversation? （ A） Both the man and the woman like sports. （ B） The woman jogs every day except it rains. （ C） The man wants to lose weight. （ D） Both the man an
5、d the woman want to keep fit. 7 what conclusion can we draw from the conversation? （ A） Both speakers think haft of the staff are efficient. （ B） The man has an unfavorable opinion of the staff, but the woman does not. （ C） Neither of them has a favorable opinion of the staff. （ D） The woman is a re
6、staurant manager herself. 8 who is the man? （ A） A policeman. （ B） A porter. （ C） A customs officer. （ D） A hotel clerk. 9 what do we learn from the mans reply? （ A） He doesnt care if it is turned off. （ B） He thinks the woman is right. （ C） He is reluctant to turn it off. （ D） He wants the woman to
7、 watch the game, too. 10 How does the man feel about the result? （ A） He thinks it is unbelievable. （ B） He thinks it was too hard for Tom. （ C） He thinks Tom worked too hard. （ D） He thinks Tom was not given a chance. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening t
8、o 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 Who are talking in this dialog
9、ue? （ A） A student and a professor. （ B） A physicist and a biologist. （ C） Two students. （ D） Two professors. 12 What is the name of the course the man and woman are discussing? （ A） Physical chemistry. （ B） Life experience. （ C） Introduction to Science. （ D） Biology. 13 What is the man interested i
10、n? （ A） Physics. （ B） Mathematics. （ C） Chemistry. （ D） Biology. 14 What are they talking about? （ A） Italian lifestyle. （ B） Holiday plans. （ C） Living in Italy. （ D） Living in foreign countries. 15 How will the man travel to the airport? （ A） By bus. （ B） By coach. （ C） By taxi. （ D） By car. 16 Wh
11、ich of the following is the man most likely to do in Italy? （ A） Drawing pictures. （ B） Attending an art school. （ C） Visiting art galleries. （ D） Lying on the beach. 17 What will the woman probably do during her vacation? （ A） Have a relaxing time. （ B） Visit as many places as possible. （ C） Take a
12、 summer course. （ D） Do more study. 18 According to the passage, what were dogs trained for in the past? （ A） For protection against other animals. （ B） For protection against other dogs. （ C） Just for fun. （ D） For the purpose of guarding the house. 19 Why were dogs used for hunting? （ A） Because t
13、hey did not eat other animals. （ B） Because they were useful for protection. （ C） Because they were good hunters. （ D） Because they always obeyed their masters. 20 What is the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now? （ A） For companionship. （ B） For protection against robbery.
14、（ C） For amusement. （ D） For hunting. 21 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） The city can be a lonely place. （ B） Life in the west can be very dangerous. （ C） People in the west are fond of animals. （ D） The dog is a useful and friendly animal. 22 When do people most probably wear T-shirts,
15、according to the speaker? （ A） Taking part in sports. （ B） Listening to music. （ C） Watching TV. （ D） Enjoying a film. 23 Why do people like to wear T-shirts so much today? （ A） T-shirts are suitable for home wear. （ B） T-shirts are smart and comfortable. （ C） T-shirts go well with trousers. （ D） T-
16、shirts feel soft and wash well. 24 What is the most popular kind of T-shirt? （ A） The silk T-shirt in white color. （ B） The nylon T-shirt worn on the playground. （ C） The wool T-shirt worn for work. （ D） The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or a picture. 25 What is being done to make T-shirts more attra
17、ctive? （ A） New technology is being employed. （ B） Advertisements are being widely used. （ C） New designs are being adopted. （ D） More artificial materials are being introduced. 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 Television is the most effective brainwashing medium ever invented by man. Advertisers know this to be【 C1】 _. Children are affected by television in【 C2】_we scarcely understand. In the fall of 1971, I was assigned a story【 C3】 _a young white w
19、oman living on the fringe of Bostons black ghetto. Her car had【 C4】_out of gas. She had gone to a filling station【 C5】 _a can and was returning to her car【 C6】 _she was trapped in an alley by a gang of black youths. The gang【 C7】 _gasoline over her and set fire to her. She died【 C8】 _her burns. It w
20、as later established【 C9】 _some of the youths involved had, on the night before the killing,【 C10】 _on television of return of an old movie in which a drifter is【 C11】 _on fire by an adolescent gang. There is some kind of strange reductive process at work here. To see something on television robs it
21、【 C12】 _reality, and then when the【 C13】 _thing is acted oat it is like the reenactment of something unreal. In【 C14】 _words, when the gang set fire to the girl, they were imitating【 C15】 _they had seen on a screen , as if they【 C16】 _were on a screen, and in a story, I dont think we have【 C17】 _beg
22、un to realize how powerful a【 C18】 _television is. It has already【 C19】 _very clear that the candidate with the most television appeal【 C20】 _the election. 26 【 C1】 （ A） true （ B） truth （ C） real （ D） reality 27 【 C2】 （ A） times （ B） methods （ C） places （ D） ways 28 【 C3】 （ A） confirming （ B） contro
23、lling （ C） concepting （ D） concerning 29 【 C4】 （ A） managed （ B） run （ C） driven （ D） taken 30 【 C5】 （ A） along （ B） with （ C） in （ D） of 31 【 C6】 （ A） when （ B） while （ C） soon （ D） since 32 【 C7】 （ A） put （ B） pulled （ C） poured （ D） picked 33 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） at （ C） in （ D） of 34 【 C9】 （ A） w
24、hich （ B） that （ C） what （ D） who 35 【 C10】 （ A） looked （ B） stared （ C） watched （ D） peered 36 【 C11】 （ A） put （ B） got （ C） set （ D） made 37 【 C12】 （ A） of （ B） from （ C） off （ D） out 38 【 C13】 （ A） so （ B） such （ C） as （ D） same 39 【 C14】 （ A） others （ B） the other （ C） other （ D） another 40 【 C1
25、5】 （ A） that （ B） what （ C） such （ D） same 41 【 C16】 （ A） their （ B） theirs （ C） thems （ D） themselves 42 【 C17】 （ A） much （ B） still （ C） even （ D） far 43 【 C18】 （ A） medium （ B） middle （ C） matter （ D） mirror 44 【 C19】 （ A） became （ B） become （ C） becomed （ D） becamed 45 【 C20】 （ A） obtains （ B） g
26、ets （ C） accepts （ D） wins 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 The automobile has many advantages. Above all, it offers people freedom to go wherever and whenever they want to go. The b
27、asic purpose of a motor vehicle is to get from point A to point B as cheaply, quickly, and safely as possible. However, to most people, cars are also personal fantasy machines that serve as symbols of power, success, speed, excitement, and adventure. In addition, much of the worlds economy is built
28、on producing motor vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs for those vehicles. Half of the worlds paychecks are auto related. In the United States, one of every six dollars spent and one of every six non-farm jobs are connected to the automobile or related industries, such as oil, steel,
29、 rubber, plastics, automobile services, and highway construction. In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land, and wildlife resources. The automobile may be the most destructive machine ever invented. Though we tend to deny it, riding
30、 in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives. Since 1885, when Karl Benz built the first automobile, almost 18 million people have been killed by motor vehicles. Every year, cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250, 000 people-as many as were killed in the atomic bom
31、b attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki-and injure or permanently disable ten million more. Half of the worlds people will be involved in an auto accident at some time during their lives. Since the automobile was introduced, almost three million Americans have been killed on the highways-about twice the
32、 number of Americans killed on the battlefield in all U. S. wars. In addition to the tragic loss of life, these accidents cost American society about $60 billion annually in lost income and in insurance, administrative, and legal expenses. Streets that used to be for people are now for cars. Pedestr
33、ians and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise, pollution, stress, and danger. Motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the worlds cities. In the United States, they produce at least 50% of the countrys air pollution. 46 Cars repres
34、ent peoples _. （ A） occupation （ B） identity （ C） life style （ D） fame 47 According to the passage, the average number of people killed annually in traffic accidents around the world is _. （ A） 18 million （ B） 250, 000 （ C） half of the worlds population （ D） 60 million 48 A serious environmental pro
35、blem resulting from automobiles is _. （ A） tragic loss of life （ B） traffic jams （ C） air pollution （ D） mental stress 49 It can be inferred from this passage that automobiles _. （ A） are an important part of the world s economy （ B） are becoming less dangerous （ C） will produce less air pollution i
36、n the future （ D） are killing more people in recent years than in the past 50 The title that suits the passage best is _. （ A） Automobile and Economy （ B） Automobile and the Environment （ C） The Problems with the Automobile （ D） Advantages and Disadvantages of the Automobile 50 I dont know how I bec
37、ame a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stone-cutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration for literature. He had a tremendous memory,
38、and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlets Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antonys “Funeral Oration”, Greys “Elegy”, and all the rest of it. I heard it all as a child; I memorized and learn
39、ed it all. He sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grew stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc. , and in my last year or two I was a member of a course in playwriting which had
40、just been established there. I wrote several little one-act plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the idea that I had to be a playwright, l
41、eft Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London. I was living all alone at
42、 that time. I had two rooms-a bedroom and a sitting room-in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and cream-yellow-plaster look. 51 We may conclude, in regard to the authors development as a writer, that his father _. （ A） made an important contribution （
43、 B） insisted that he choose writing as a career （ C） opposed his becoming a writer （ D） insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer 52 The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of _. （ A） his special talent （ B） his father s teaching and encouragement （ C） his
44、study at Harvard （ D） a hidden urge within him 53 The author _. （ A） began to think of becoming a writer at Harvard （ B） had always been successful in his writing career （ C） went to Harvard to learn to write plays （ D） worked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer 54 The author really started
45、on his way to become a writer _. （ A） when he was in high school （ B） when he was studying at Harvard （ C） when he lived in London （ D） after he entered college 55 A conclusion we cannot safely draw (based upon this passage) about the authors life in 1926 is that _. （ A） he was unmarried （ B） he was
46、 miserable about having his plays rejected （ C） he lived in a house like all the other houses around him （ D） he started his first novel 55 Greek mythology is largely made up of stories about gods and goddesses, but it must not be read a kind of Greek Bible, an account of the Greek religion. Accordi
47、ng to the most modern idea, a real myth has nothing to do with religion. It is an explanation of something in nature; how, for instance, any and everything in the universe came into existence: men, animals, this or that tree or flower, the sun, the moon, the stars, storms, eruptions, earthquakes, al
48、l that is and all that happens. Thunder and lightning are caused when Zeus hurls his thunderbolt. A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in the mountain and every now and then struggles to get free. The Dipper (大熊星座 ) , the constellation (星座 ) called also the Great Bear, does not
49、 set below the horizon because a goddess once was angry at it and decreed (命令 ) that it should never sink into the sea. Myths are early science, the result of mens first trying to explain what they saw around them. But there are many so-called myths which explain nothing at all. These tales are pure entertainment, the sort of thing people would tell each other on a long winter s eve
