1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 348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 is the woman s reply? （ A） She knows Professor Arnold has come. （ B） She thinks Professor Arnold has checked in. （ C） She is sure that Professor Arnold has arrived. （ D） She doesn t know whether Professor Arnold has arrived. 2 Who answered the phone? （ A） James Clock. （ B） Mary.
3、（ C） Sue. （ D） Not mentioned. 3 How does the man feel about his grade? （ A） It was an improvement. （ B） It was disappointing. （ C） It was unfair. （ D） It was satisfying. 4 What does the woman mean? （ A） Theyre ready for the snow. （ B） Once it starts, itll snow a lot. （ C） It has been snowing for som
4、e time. （ D） The winter has just begun. 5 What subject does the man teach now? （ A） English. （ B） Chemistry. （ C） History. （ D） Chinese. 6 Where does this conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a library. （ B） In a hospital. （ C） At a bank. （ D） In a store. 7 Where do the speakers work? （ A）
5、 At an art school. （ B） At a newspaper office. （ C） At a stadium. （ D） At a publishing house. 8 What does the man mean? （ A） The library no longer had the book on reserve. （ B） The library closed earlier than he d expected. （ C） The professor had chosen a mystery book for him instead. （ D） The homew
6、ork isn t clear. 9 What can we learn from the conversation? （ A） The man spends more than he makes. （ B） The man is not keen on arts. （ C） The woman is an artist. （ D） The woman looks down upon the man. 10 How are the guests going to New York? （ A） By bus. （ B） By plane. （ C） By car. （ D） By train.
7、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 by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to eac
8、h question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Which facility is not available in the apartment building? （ A） Tennis courts. （ B） A recreation area. （ C） A sauna. （ D） A swimming pool. 12 How much is the deposit for the apartment? （ A） One hundred dollars. （ B） Thirty-five dollars. （ C） Fifty d
9、ollars. （ D） One hundred and fifty dollars. 13 When is the man going to meet the woman? （ A） 3:30 this afternoon. （ B） 4:00 this afternoon. （ C） 5:00 this afternoon. （ D） 5:30 this afternoon. 14 What is the woman s major? （ A） American literature. （ B） English literature. （ C） Teaching method. （ D）
10、Mathematics. 15 How does the woman feel about her new job? （ A） Interesting. （ B） Boring. （ 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 t
11、he woman per month? （ A） $1, 500. （ B） $1, 350. （ C） $1, 250. （ D） $2, 250. 18 What is Helen s 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 h
12、ow to write such stories. （ C） These stories are written by a famous doctor. （ D） The stories 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 diff
13、erent departments. 21 What is true about The Cat in the Hat? （ A） It is a book written only 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? （
14、A） Economic factors. （ B） Pressure in life. （ C） Individual preference. （ D） Cultural preference. 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
15、 think of the American way of training people? （ A） Its common. （ B） Its realistic. （ C） Its 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 d
16、ifference. 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 common response to America among foreign writers: The US is a land of extremes where the best of thi
17、ngs 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. But the American Dream offers a way out to everyone. 【 B1】 _No class system or government stands
18、 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 widened and widened.【 B2】 _Over the past 25 years, the median US family income has gone up 18 perc
19、ent. 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 grown worse in different regions. In California, incomes for lower class families have fallen by 4 p
20、ercent 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 now 37 million Americans living in poverty. At 12. 7 percent of the population, it is the highest
21、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. But clearly that theory has not worked in reality. ANow it is 9. 8 times. BAs it does so, the pos
22、sibility 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 points since 1980. FFor upper class families they have risen 41 percent. GAll one has to do is to
23、 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 millions of American youngsters. But【 C1】 _a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant comp
24、anies 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 food chain, for instance, will【 C3】_automatically including French fries and soda in its kids meal
25、s 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 meals, “we re asking the customers to【 C6】 _what they want,“ said Craig Prusher, the chain s vice
26、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 announced【 C8】_Wednesday participating restaurants must promise to offer at least one children s meal t
27、hat 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 must offer a side dish that meets similar【 C10】 _, with fewer than 200 calories and less than 3
28、5% of its calories from sugar. AadaptBavailable CbeginDconcern EcriteriaFitems GnationwideHpossible IpreferJrecommending KspeciesLspecify MstopNtaking Ovariety 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
29、. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth. Rapid advan
30、ces were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture(制造 )of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. P
31、eople also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass produced, though mass production required breaking production down into smalle
32、r and smaller tasks. Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead , they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today s standards. H
33、ighly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasn t the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farme
34、rs away. The increased mechanization(机械化 )of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own to
35、ols, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost. 41 In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scienti
36、fic findings in the production of goods? （ A） Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. （ B） The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century. （ C） The increased use of machines to make products in less time. （ D） The use of machines producing parts of the same standard. 42
37、 The underlined word “this“ in the first paragraph refers to_. （ A） the use of scientific findings （ B） the practice of producing the same parts for a product （ C） the human power being replaced by other forms of energy （ D） the technology becoming the encouragement of historical change 43 The under
38、lined word “this“ in the second paragraph refers to the change that_. （ A） each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail （ B） each nail was exactly like every other nail （ C） producing tasks became smaller and smaller （ D） goods could be mass produced 44 According to the writer, highly s
39、killed workers_. （ A） completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system （ B） were dismissed by the boss （ C） were unable to produce goods of high standard （ D） were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines 45 According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do wit
40、h the coming of mechanization of agriculture? （ A） Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers. （ B） They stuck to their farm work. （ C） They refused to use machines. （ D） They did their best to learn how to use the machines. 45 “ We are not about to enter the Information Age, bu
41、t instead are rather well into it. “ Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percent of the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American high schools owned one or two computers for student use. In
42、 the fall of 1985, a new study showed that half of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educational experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students become “computer-literate“. By the year 2000 knowledge of comput
43、ers will be necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be compared to those who are print-illiterate today. What is “computer literacy“ ? The term itself seems to imply some degree of “knowing“ about computers, but knowing what? The prese
44、nt opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge of what computers are, plus a little of their history and something of how they operate. Therefore, it is important that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at what is being done, but also at what should be done in the
45、 field of computer education. Today most adults are able to use a motor car without the slightest knowledge of how the internal combustion engine(内燃机 )works. We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histories or to explain how they work. Business people f
46、or years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet few have ever known how to repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching how or why they work? Rather, we first must fix our mind on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is. “ Knowing how to use a
47、computer is what s going to be important. We don t talk about automobile literacy. We just get in our cars and drive them. “ 46 In 1990, the number of jobs having nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to_. （ A） 79 million （ B） 100 million （ C） 30 million （ D） 70 million 4
48、7 The underlined part “print-illiterate“ in the text refers to_. （ A） one who has never learnt printing （ B） one who has never learnt to read （ C） one who is not a computer literate （ D） one who is not able to use a typewriter 48 What is the first paragraph mainly about? （ A） Recent predictions of c
49、omputer-related jobs. （ B） The wide of computers in schools. （ C） The urgency of computers education. （ D） Public interest in computers. 49 According to the author, the effective way to spread the use of computers is to teach （ A） how to use computers （ B） what computers use （ C） where computers can be used （ D） how computers work 50 From the text, we can infer that_. （ A） computers will be easy to o
