1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 333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 are these people planning to do? （ A） To see a movie. （ B） To make some coffee. （ C） To borrow money. （ D） To prepare a dinner party. 2 What are these two talking about? （ A） An appointment. （ B） School hours. （ C） A part-time job. （ D） Vacation plans. 3 What does the man mean? （
3、 A） Theres been nothing but rain for quite some time. （ B） Hes bored with the changing weather. （ C） He thinks that itll rain for three more weeks. （ D） Hes bored about the topic on weather. 4 How did the man feel about the course? （ A） He wishes to have more courses like it. （ B） He finds it hard t
4、o follow the teacher. （ C） He wishes the teacher would talk more. （ D） He doesnt like the teachers accent. 5 Where is the conversation most probably taking place? （ A） At a news stand. （ B） At a car dealers. （ C） At a publishing house. （ D） At a newspaper office. 6 What would the man probably do? （
5、A） To save $300. （ B） To have the mechanic repair the car. （ C） To repair the car himself. （ D） To buy a new car. 7 Why doesnt the woman want to go for an outing? （ A） Because she is afraid of bad weather. （ B） Because the temperature is too low. （ C） Because it is going to snow. （ D） Because outing
6、s are risky. 8 How much does the man owe the woman? （ A） 64 cents. （ B） 18 cents. （ C） 80 cents. （ D） 16 cents. 9 When will they visit the National Library? （ A） On Tuesday. （ B） On Wednesday. （ C） On Thursday. （ D） On the weekend. 10 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） The woman is sick. （
7、 B） The woman is worried about her interview. （ C） The woman is confident. （ D） The woman is feeling better. 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
8、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 When did Miss Green become a swimming star? （ A） At the age of 15. （ B） At the age of 20. （ C） At the age of 18. （ D） At the age of 16. 12 H
9、ow old is Miss Green now? （ A） 15. （ B） 20. （ C） 18. （ D） 16. 13 Why is the woman going to give up swimming? （ A） She doesnt enjoy swimming. （ B） She thinks she will never win in an international competition. （ C） She can t bear the hard training. （ D） She wants to do something other than swimming i
10、n her life. 14 What does Sally do in the supermarket? （ A） Working at the meat counter. （ B） Working in the produce section. （ C） Carrying groceries out of the store for customers. （ D） Checking the quality of the milk products. 15 Why does Tom do the yard work? （ A） To earn money for school. （ B） T
11、o keep his yard nice. （ C） To be able to work outdoors. （ D） To get exercise while working. 16 Why doesnt Tom like his job? （ A） Because he doesnt earn very much money. （ B） Because he has to work for quite a long time. （ C） Because he doesnt have time for lunch. （ D） Because sometimes he has to wor
12、k under bad weather. 17 What is Tom going to do in the afternoon? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant trees. （ D） Buy groceries. 18 What does the woman want to buy? （ A） A sweater. （ B） An expensive pen. （ C） A microwave oven. （ D） A dishwasher. 19 What are they discussing about? （
13、A） The price. （ B） The style. （ C） The manufacture date. （ D） The delivery. 20 Why does the woman want to make the purchase in that store? （ A） The article is cheap in the store. （ B） The article is of good quality in the store. （ C） The store is near her place. （ D） The store has free delivery serv
14、ice. 21 How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce at first? （ A） Fifty dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Two hundred dollars. （ D） Seventy-five dollars. 22 How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together? （ A） Five weeks. （ B） Six weeks. （ C） Seven weeks. （ D） Eight weeks.
15、 23 When and where was the special program offered? （ A） Every summer in New York City. （ B） Every winter in New York State. （ C） Every summer in New York State. （ D） Every winter in New York City. 24 What will people do when someone breaks the rule? （ A） Criticize him or her. （ B） Have a group disc
16、ussion about it. （ C） Make more rules. （ D） Ask him or her to work more in the woods. 25 Whats the purpose of the program? （ A） To keep all the members in the group work together. （ B） To make the people there understand the meaning of work. （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap. （ D） To he
17、lp people enjoy their work. 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 In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying “ a gift to thank her for her un
18、selfish love“. When you log onto a website, a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May. 【 B1】 _ The popularity of Mother s Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted. In
19、 fact, she got more enough to make her horrified. 【 B2】 _ They buy, among other things, 132 million cards. Mother s 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 prom
20、otion opportunities. Because of this, Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mother s Day. One protest against the commercialization of Mother s Day even got her arrested for disturbing the peace, interestingly. 【 B3】 _ As Ralph Fevre, a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian,
21、observed, traditionally “ motherhood is something that we do because we think it s right. “ But in the logic of commercialism, 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, inevit
22、ably handicaps career anticipation. 【 B5】 _ According to The Guardian, there are twice as many child-free young women as 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 Mother s Day needs to be
23、 updated: “It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people. “ A According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday. B But what s more, commercialism changes young people s atti
24、tude towards motherhood. C Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit. D The American version of Mother s Day 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 desi
25、re. F As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s. G Nowadays Mother s Day become more and more 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 an
26、d governments are already dealing with the impact, this increase will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (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
27、【 C2】 _ , sustainable way is the cornerstone (基石 ) of our nation s energy security, and will be one of the major【 C3】_ of the 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
28、supply. But experts say that even when【 C6】_ , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world s energy needs 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, importa
29、nt alternative energy sources such as wind and bio fuels【 C9】 _ only about 1% of the market today. Energy and sustainability experts 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
30、 F marvelous G included H growth I exactly J consist K comprise L competitions M combined N challenges O certainly 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 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 choosi
31、ng 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 trained 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
32、over a mountain area, sent a message to other scientists on the ground, “Gold possible.“ Walking across hilly ground, four scientists 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 scientis
33、ts 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 newest 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. Thi
34、s newest method of searching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth may affect the kind of bushes and trees 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
35、 of tree seeds. Boxes were filled with small branches from the trees. Roots were dug and put into boxes. Each bag and box was carefully 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
36、 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 less 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 o
37、ver 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） 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
38、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 seeds 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 f
39、or Metals with Special Power （ B） New Methods of Searching for Minerals （ C） Gold Could Be Found by Trees and Plants （ D） A New Method 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. （
40、 C） Branches. （ D） Seeds. 45 The scientists were searching for minerals by using_. （ A） X-ray （ B） magic power （ C） a special instrument （ 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
41、day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “Im sorry, I can t sell you a ticket. 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. “
42、I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked 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
43、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 down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down it wont answer us. “ After the girl told
44、me they had no backup computer, I said. “Lets forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flying, arent they?“ “I couldnt tell without asking the computer. “ “Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes frying to Washington,“ I suggested. “I wouldnt know what gate to sen
45、d 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 flying 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 quit
46、e a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some people 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） T
47、he Computer of the Airport （ D） Asking the Computer 47 What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the 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
48、 think they had not a backup computer? （ A） Because it was easy down. （ B） Because it was very expensive. （ C） Because it was not advanced 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 th
49、e place of humans （ C） sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people （ D） there will be great changes in computers 50 What did passengers 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
