1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 344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 propose to do first? （ A） Go downtown. （ B） See the movie. （ C） Get the tickets. （ D） Have a meal. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） She s already visited the museum. （ B） Mary might be leaving earlier than she is. （ C） Mary will take him to the office. （ D） The man c
3、ould probably go with Mary. 3 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） Strange colors. （ B） Different tastes of tea. （ C） Fashion. （ D） A painting. 4 What does the man mean? （ A） He went mountain climbing last year. （ B） He hasn t traveled around the world yet. （ C） He definitely does not want
4、to go. （ D） He always wants to climb that mountain. 5 Why did Hill lose his job? （ A） He got angry with his boss. （ B） He always got to work late. （ C） He was frequently sick and absent from work. （ D） He made a mistake in the accounting. 6 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） The man wont
5、have the meeting. （ B） The man will go to the meeting whether the time is changed or not. （ C） The man will go for a meeting any day. （ D） Any meeting is the same to the man. 7 Where does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In the supermarket. （ B） In the restaurant. （ C） In the man s ho
6、me. （ D） In the woman s home. 8 What probably is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Manager and customer. （ C） Secretary and client. （ D） Interviewer and interviewee. 9 What does the man want to know? （ A） The way to the fifth floor. （ B） The way to Mr. Larry s
7、 office. （ C） The way to the conference room. （ D） The way to the lift. 10 What do we learn from the woman s words? （ A） She has more letters now than before. （ B） She doesn t have so many letters as before. （ C） She often hears from her family now. （ D） She is used to having a lot of letters. Part
8、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 by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each que
9、stion. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 How long did it take for a letter to get to the USA six years ago? （ A） Usually four or five days. （ B） A week. （ C） More than a week. （ D） It depends. 12 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） A shop. （ B） A restaurant. （ C） A bookstore. （ D） A p
10、ost office. 13 What is NOT mentioned in the conversation? （ A） An overseas mail. （ B） A registered letter. （ C） A post office box. （ D） A parcel. 14 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） How to arrange for a trip. （ B） How to book a satisfactory room. （ C） When the shop will be closed. （ D）
11、What the weather is like. 15 Why is it not necessary for the man to take a taxi to the hotel? （ A） Because there is an excellent bus service. （ B） Because there is an excellent railway service. （ C） Because there is an excellent subway system. （ D） Because taxi system there isn t convenient. 16 What
12、 s the weather like at this season? （ A） Usually warm but sometimes very cold and wet. （ B） Always warm. （ C） Usually cold and wet but sometimes warm. （ D） Always cold. 17 When will the man go on the trip? （ A） At once. （ B） Fifteen days later. （ C） By the 15th of this month. （ D） In the middle of t
13、his year. 18 What is the first word the baby learned to say? （ A） Truck. （ B） OK. （ C） Duck. （ D） Tuck. 19 How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly? （ A） About 18 months. （ B） About 21 months. （ C） About 24 months. （ D） About 12 months. 20 What did the father do when the baby
14、screamed that word at the airport? （ A） He corrected the baby. （ B） He tried to stop the baby. （ C） He hid himself somewhere. （ D） He didn t do anything. 21 Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby? （ A） She got angry with the father. （ B） She was frightened by the noise. （ C） She felt uneasy
15、 about the noisy baby. （ D） She didn t like the baby. 22 Who is the speaker? （ A） A sales representative. （ B） A store manager. （ C） A committee chairperson. （ D） A class president. 23 What is the purpose of the meeting? （ A） To determine who will graduate this year. （ B） To discuss the seating arra
16、ngement. （ C） To choose the chairperson of the ceremonies. （ D） To begin planning the graduation ceremonies. 24 What should the students write on the paper? （ A） Their names, phone numbers and job preference. （ B） The names and addresses of their guests. （ C） The names of the committee they worked o
17、n last year. （ D） Their dormitory name, address and phone number. 25 When is the next meeting? （ A） In an hour. （ B） Next week. （ C） In one month. （ D） Next year. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and
18、 mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Everywhere you look, you see kids bouncing a basketball or waving a tennis racquet(网球拍 ). And these kids are getting younger and younger. In some countries, children can compete on basketball, baseball, and volleyball teams starting at age nine.【 B1】 _And swi
19、mming and gymnastics classes begin at age four, to prepare children for competition. It s true that a few of these kids will develop into highly skilled athletes and may even become members of the national Olympic teams.【 B2】 _This emphasis on competition in sports is having serious negative effects
20、. Children who get involved in competitive sports at a young age often grow tired of their sport. Many parents pressure their kids to choose one sport and devote all their time to it.【 B3】 _But 66 percent of the young athletes wanted to play more than one sport for fun. Another problem is the pressu
21、re imposed by over-competitive parents and coaches. Children are not naturally competitive. In fact, a recent study by Paulo David found that most children don t even understand the idea of competition until they are seven years old. 【 B4】 _ The third, and biggest, problem for young athletes is the
22、lack of time to do their homework, have fun, be with friends in short, time to be kids. When they are forced to spend every afternoon at sports practice, they often start to hate their chosen sport. A searchers found that 70 percent of kids who take part in competitive sports before the age of twelv
23、e quit before they turn eighteen.【 B5】 _Excessive competitive away all the enjoyment. Need to remember the purpose of youth sports to give kids a chance to have developing strong, healthy bodies. ASurvey found that 79 percent of parents of young athletes wanted their children to concentrate on one s
24、ports. BMany of them completely lose interest in sports. CVery young kids don t know why their parents are pushing them so hard. DThe young soccer organization has teams for children as young as five. Echildren should have a regular time for sports. FBut what about the others, the average kids? GSpo
25、rts for children have two important purposes. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 30 Just when you had figured out how to manage fat in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall(陷阱 ) salt. A study by researchers at the University of California, San Franc
26、isco(UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a【 C1】 _decrease in daily salt intake(摄入 )can lead to dramatic health benefits. The authors【 C2】 _an annual drop of as many as 120,000 cases of heart disease, 66,000【 C3】 _of stroke and 99,000 heart attacks【 C4】 _by high blood p
27、ressure after a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt. The advantages, not surprisingly, were greater for African Americans, who are more likely to 【 C5】 _high blood pressure than other ethnic groups, and for the elderly, since blood vessels stiffen with age, which can lead to higher blood pressure. “Everyo
28、ne in the U. S. is consuming salt far in【 C6】 _of what is good for them,“says lead author Dr. Kirsten Bibbins Domingo of UCSF. “ What we are suggesting is that a population wide effort to reduce salt intake, even【 C7】 _, will have health benefits. “ The team conducted a computer-based analysis to de
29、termine the【 C8】 _of a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt intake on rates of heart disease and death. They also calculated the cost savings emerging from the amount of disease that would be【 C9】_because of lower blood pressure. The conclusion: by cutting salt intake nationwide, the U. S. could save $ 10
30、billion to $ 24 billion【 C10】 _in health care costs. AaccidentsBannually CavoidedDcaused EconsiderableFdevelop GdocumentedHdramatically IexcessJimpact KinstancesLmodest MrevisedNslightly Oundertake 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39 【 C9】 40 【 C10】 Part A Dire
31、ctions: 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 Mistakes are the things that nobody wants, but we still make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. Some are about work or jobs. But most m
32、istakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?“ “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?“ “And why didnt Andy pick up that I was friendly just because 1 had a car?“ When we look back, doubts like these can make u
33、s feel bad. But when we look back, its too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. We need to listen and think for some time. And if we dont really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “Youre a
34、lucky dog“ thats being friendly. But “lucky dog“? Theres a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesnt see it himself. But bringing in the “dog“ bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck. “Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for“
35、 is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isnt important. Its telling you to think of all the starving people
36、in the world when you havent got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someones words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and th
37、ink. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake. 41 This passage is mainly about_. （ A） how to interpret what people say （ B） what to do when you listen to others talking （ C） how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people （ D） why
38、 we go wrong with people sometimes 42 According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that_. （ A） we fail to listen carefully when they talk （ B） people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say （ C） people usually state one thing but means another （ D） we tend to doubt
39、 what our friends say 43 In the sentence “Maybe he doesnt see it himself“ in the second paragraph, the pronoun “it“ refers to_. （ A） being friendly （ B） a bit of envy （ C） lucky dog （ D） your luck 44 When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is_. （ A） notice the way t
40、he person is talking （ B） take a good look at the person talking （ C） mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes （ D） examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture 45 The author most probably is a_. （ A） teacher （ B） philosopher （ C） psychologist （ D
41、） doctor 45 SMS(Short Message Service)gradually becomes the main service for cell phone users for its great charming. In addition, the development of mobile communications technology and service has created favorable condition for SMS. For example, MMS, multi-media messaging service, is a new type o
42、f message service on the basis of SMS. It allows transmission of multi-media messages between cell phone and computer, as well as between cell phones. Communication with SMS is quite convenient. You can write a message after carefully thinking what you want to say with many words without worrying ab
43、out money. Actually, SMS enjoys the absolute majority utilization among mobile service. In China, the number of short message transmitted is 2, 200 billion in 2003. People, however, feel angry and anxious sometimes while enjoying SMS. More and more rubbish short messages that contain such content as
44、 erotic, gambling, or advertising are sent to cell phone users, which seriously violated the users privacy. Because the sender of these rubbish short messages do not take into account whether people need them or not, and do not get the permission from users to transmit these rubbish short messages t
45、o them. As we know, everyone has the right to communication freely with other people, and the right to refuse communication with people they dont like to. But these rights were not guaranteed in SMS. Users do not receive rubbish short messages on a voluntary basis. If you fell angry and disgusted wi
46、th some rubbish message to your cell phone, and do not want to see it again, that means such message is in contradiction with your wish, and violates your privacy. MMS also promote the transmission of unhealthy information on the Internet from computer to cell phone, which must extend the scope and
47、influence of rubbish short message. The rapid development of mobile communications may suffer a lot if there is no change in the way of transmitting SMS. More and more users of cell phone are disturbed by rubbish short messages , and their privacy is violated by mobile communications service, which
48、is also not a benefit for the development of mobile communications service. 46 _has created a good condition for SMS. （ A） Multi-media messaging service （ B） Mobile communications technology （ C） Mobile communications service （ D） Mobile communications technology and service 47 By MMS, short message
49、s can be transmitted except between_. （ A） cell phones （ B） computers （ C） cell phone and computer （ D） mobile phone and computer 48 People sometimes dont enjoy SMS because_. （ A） SMS also sends rubbish short messages （ B） SMS violates their privacy （ C） SMS does not consider whether people need it or not （ D） SMS doesnt get peoples permission to send them messages 49 MMS may violate people
