1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 326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 does the man mean? （ A） Nobody can be the best. （ B） Do as well as you can. （ C） Its difficult to do something important. （ D） Its impossible to do something important. 2 What does the man mean? （ A） He can help the woman. （ B） The machine was just repaired. （ C） The clerk doesn
3、t like to be troubled. （ D） The machine is broken. 3 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） A flight timetable. （ B） The way to Union Street. （ C） Hiring a taxi. （ D） None above. 4 What do we know about Peter Schmidt? （ A） He has lost his ticket. （ B） He is expecting a ticket. （ C） He went out to
4、 buy a ticket. （ D） He collects tickets. 5 Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Father and daughter. （ C） Doctor and patient. （ D） Strangers. 6 Why is the. woman upset? （ A） Because she cant watch TV. （ B） Because her ears were hurt. （ C） Because she
5、cant hear the words on the telephone. （ D） Because her eyes were hurt. 7 What do we learn about William from this conversation? （ A） William is just starting the violin lessons. （ B） William cant play the violin. （ C） William is very modest about his performance. （ D） William is very proud of his pe
6、rformance. 8 What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation? （ A） Children learn by example. （ B） Children must not tell lies. （ C） Children dont like discipline. （ D） Children must control their temper. 9 Where is Mr. Kunts now? （ A） At the Computer Center. （ B） At home. （ C） In the company. （
7、 D） At the Oak Street. 10 What does the man mean? （ A） He has refused another dinner appointment. （ B） He doesnt eat out very often. （ C） He knows the way to the restaurant. （ D） He does not like to eat out either. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to ea
8、ch 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 do we know about the Amsterda
9、m American Hotel according to the talk? （ A） Its near the Leidseplein Square. （ B） It has altogether 175 guestrooms. （ C） It was built in the 19th century. （ D） Its location is very good. 12 What does the room rate include? （ A） Tax and breakfast. （ B） Tax and service charge. （ C） Service charge and
10、 breakfast. （ D） Tax. 13 What time is the check-in time? （ A） 9 a.m. （ B） 12 noon. （ C） 3 p.m. （ D） 6 p.m. 14 What is the womans major? （ A） American literature. （ B） English literature. （ C） Teaching method. （ D） Mathematics. 15 How does the woman feel about her new job? （ A） Interesting. （ B） Bori
11、ng. （ 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） 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 Hel
12、ens major? （ A） Childrens Literature. （ B） American Literature. （ C） Medicine. （ D） Elementary Education. 19 Why do the speakers read children stories? （ A） These stories are interesting. （ B） They can learn how to write such stories. （ C） These stories are written by a famous doctor. （ D） The stori
13、es 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） 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
14、 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 determines human beings psychological space needs? （ A） Economic factors. （ B） Pressure in life. （ C） Individual preference. （ D） Cultural prefe
15、rence. 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 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） It
16、s uncommon. （ D） Its inhuman. 25 Why are the psychological space needs limited? （ A） Because of financial pressures. （ B） Because of individual liking. （ C） Because of local customs. （ D） Because of cultural difference. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. C
17、hoose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying “ a gift to thank her for her unselfish love“. When you log onto a website, a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial
18、 warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May. 【 B1】 _ The popularity of Mothers Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted. In fact, she got more enough to make her horrified. 【 B2】 _They buy, among other things, 132 million cards. Mot
19、hers Day is the No. 1 holiday for flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities, ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics and washing powder, that take advantage of the promotion opportunities. Because of this, Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mothers Day. On
20、e protest against the commercialization of Mothers Day even got her arrested for disturbing the peace, interestingly. 【 B3】 _As Ralph Fevre, a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian, observed, traditionally “motherhood is something that we do because we think its right.“ But in the logic of comme
21、rcialism, people need something in exchange for their time and energy. A career serves this purpose better. 【 B4】 _So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps career anticipation. 【 B5】 _According to The Guardian, there are twice as many child-free young women a
22、s there were a generation ago. Or, they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives. So, Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mothers Day needs to be updated: “It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good peopl
23、e. “ A According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday. B But whats more, commercialism changes young people s attitude towards motherhood. C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit. D The American version of Mothers Da
24、y was thought up as early as 1905, by Anna Jarvis, as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood. E In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire. F As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s. G Nowadays Mothers Day become more and mo
25、re commercialization. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 30 With the world s population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050, researchers, businesses and governments are already dealing with the impact, this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructu
26、re (基础设施 ) and jobs. Underling all this【 C1】 _ will be the demand for energy, which is expected to double over the next 40 years. Finding the resources to meet this demand in a【 C2】 _ , sustainable way is the cornerstone (基石 ) of our nation s energy security, and will be one of the major【 C3】_of the
27、 21st century. Alternative forms of energy-bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few are【 C4】 _being funded and developed, and will play a growing【 C5】 _in the worlds energy supply. But experts say that even when【 C6】_, alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the worlds energy n
28、eeds by 2049. For example, even with【 C7】 _investments, such as the $ 93 million for wind energy development【 C8】 _in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio fuels【 C9】 _only about 1% of the market today. Energy and sustainability experts
29、 say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot of【 C10】 _ both traditional and alternative. A stable B solutions C significant D role E progress F marvelous G included H growth I exactly J consist K comprise L competitions M combined N challenges O certainly 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】
30、 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 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 Flying over a desert area in an airplane, two scientists looked down with t
31、rained eyes at trees and bushes. After an hours flight, one of the scientists wrote in his book, “Look here for probable metal.“ Scientists in another airplane, flying over a mountain area, sent a message to other scientists on the ground, “Gold possible.“ Walking across hilly ground, four scientist
32、s reported, “This ground should be searched for metal.“ From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a scientist sent back by radio one word: “Uranium.“ None of the scientists had X-ray eyes: they had no magic power of looking down below the earths surface. They were merely putting to use one of the newe
33、st methods of locating minerals in the ground. trees and plants as signs that certain minerals may lie beneath the ground on which the trees and plants are growing. This newest method of searching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth may affect the kind of bushes and tre
34、es that grow in the surface. At Watson Bar Greek, a brook (小溪 ) six thousand feet high in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada, a mineral search group gathered bags of tree seeds. Boxes were filled with small branches from the trees. Roots were dug and put into boxes. Each bag and box was caref
35、ully marked. In a scientific laboratory, the parts of the forest trees were burned to ashes and tested. Each small part was examined to learn whether there were minerals in it. Study of the roots, branches, and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold in the roots and a little le
36、ss gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing nearest to the tree trunks had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches. 41 Scientists were flying over a desert or a hilly wasteland or a mountain area in order to search for_in the ground. （ A） gold （ B） silver （ C） uranium （ D）
37、minerals 42 The study of trees, branches and roots shows that_. （ A） there were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds （ B） there were smaller amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches （ C） there were less amounts of gold in the seeds growing on the ends of branches than se
38、eds growing nearest to the tree trunks （ D） there was more gold in the branches than in the roots 43 Which is the best title suggested below? （ A） Scientists Searching for Metals with Special Power （ B） New Methods of Searching for Minerals （ C） Gold Could Be Found by Trees and Plants （ D） A New Met
39、hod of Searching for Minerals Using Trees and Plants 44 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of a tree that can help find minerals? （ A） Leaves. （ B） Roots. （ C） Branches. （ D） Seeds. 45 The scientists were searching for minerals by using_. （ A） X-ray （ B） magic power （ C） a special instr
40、ument （ D） trained eyes 45 The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.“ You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “Im sorry, I cant sell you a ti
41、cket. Our computer is down.“ “If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.“ “I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.“ I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked
42、 her, “What do all you people do?“ “We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.“ “So when it goes down, you go down with it.“ “Thats good, sir.“ “How long will the computer be down?“ I wanted to know. “I have no idea. Sometimes its d
43、own for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it s down it wont answer us. “ After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. “Lets forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they?“ “I couldnt
44、 tell without asking the computer.“ “Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to Washington,“ I suggested. “I wouldnt know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket. “ “Is there any other airline flyin
45、g to Washington within the next few hours?“ “I wouldnt know,“ she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only IT knows. It cant tell me. “ By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some peopl
46、e started to cry and still others kicked their luggage. 46 The best title for the article is_. （ A） When the Computer Is Down （ B） The Most Frightening Words （ C） The Computer of the Airport （ D） Asking the Computer 47 What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the
47、 computer? （ A） She could sell a ticket. （ B） She could write out a ticket. （ C） She could answer the passengers questions. （ D） She could do nothing. 48 Why do you think they had not a backup computer? （ A） Because it was easy down. （ B） Because it was very expensive. （ C） Because it was not advanc
48、ed enough. （ D） Because it was not as big as the main computer. 49 The last paragraph suggests that_. （ A） a modern computer wont be down （ B） computers can take the place of humans （ C） sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people （ D） there will be great changes in computers 50 What did pass
49、engers do when the computer was down? （ A） They left home and went home. （ B） They drank coffee and stared at the black screen. （ C） They began to talk to each other. （ D） None above. 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 Paula: The future is determined by the
