1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 349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） There s been nothing but rain for quite some time. （ B） He s bored with the changing weather. （ C） He thinks that itll rain for three more weeks. （ D） He s 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 har
4、d to follow the teacher. （ C） He wishes the teacher would talk more. （ D） He doesn t like the teacher s accent. 5 Where is the conversation most probably taking place? （ A） At a news stand. （ B） At a car dealer s. （ C） At a publishing house. （ D） At a newspaper office. 6 What would the man probably
5、do? （ 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
6、outings 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 s
7、ick. （ 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, a
8、nswer 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 does the telegram say? （ A） Return immediately for his parents missed him badly. （ B） Return immediately for his aunt is expectin
9、g him. （ C） Return immediately for something unusual happened at home. （ D） Return immediately for his uncle was seriously ill at home. 12 Why was the man relieved at last? （ A） Because the telegram was a false one. （ B） Because this telegram was not addressed to him. （ C） Because his uncle wasn t i
10、ll at all. （ D） Because it was somebody else that was ill. 13 What kind of person is Tom supposed to be? （ A） Warm-hearted but careless. （ B） Curious and mischievous. （ C） Helpful and tricky. （ D） Prudent but cautious. 14 What will the man do tonight? （ A） He will return to his hometown. （ B） He wil
11、l play tennis. （ C） He will join the woman for dinner. （ D） He will go to a coffee shop with the woman. 15 Why cant the woman join the man for coffee? （ A） Because she doesnt drink coffee. （ B） Because she has a plane to catch. （ C） Because she has to go to a lesson. （ D） Because she doesnt like the
12、 man. 16 Which of the following did the man agree to do? （ A） He will postpone the trip. （ B） He will marry the woman. （ C） He will cook dinner for the woman. （ D） He will take tennis lessons. 17 How will the man go to Miami? （ A） By train. （ B） By bus. （ C） By plane. （ D） By car. 18 How did the wom
13、an know about the Student Action Union? （ A） She knew about it by reading a booklet. （ B） She knew about it by reading a student union introduction. （ C） She knew about it by reading a newspaper. （ D） She knew about it by reading a magazine. 19 Why is the Student Action Union opposing the parking lo
14、t plan? （ A） Because they want to preserve the natural beauty of the campus. （ B） Because they want to protect the students right for living space. （ C） Because they want to conserve the place for future use. （ D） Because they want to sell the place for a better price. 20 What is the Student Action
15、Union going to do on Thursday? （ A） They will organize a meeting to discuss a proposal. （ B） They will organize a protest to express their opposition. （ C） They will organize an appeal-letter signing activity. （ D） They will organize a march around the campus. 21 What will the woman probably do on T
16、hursday afternoon? （ A） She will participate in the protest. （ B） She will sign the appeal letter. （ C） She will take part in a meeting of the Student Action Union. （ D） She will attend her class as usual. 22 How did the name of “computer virus“ come into being? （ A） It resembles the biological viru
17、s. （ B） It works the same way as the human virus. （ C） It influences the human as the biological viruses do. （ D） It spreads to people who use the infected computers. 23 What is the way that the computer viruses infect the computer systems? （ A） They invade the computer and make it a place for manuf
18、acturing. （ B） They spread throughout the whole system by quickly copying themselves. （ C） They infect the hard disc and the whole system. （ D） They spread viruses inside the computer system. 24 What is a “benign“ virus? （ A） It is a virus that causes great damage. （ B） It is a virus that once infec
19、ted the IBM s computer system. （ C） It is a virus that carries a Christmas greeting. （ D） It is a virus that causes no harm to the computer systems. 25 What can a “malignant“ virus do to your computer? （ A） It can cause no damages at all. （ B） It can cause damages to the computer systems. （ C） It ca
20、n copy your files in computers. （ D） It can format your hard drive. 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 About 10 years ago I met an advertising executive in N
21、ew York who explained the difficulty of advertising a new brand of deodorant(除臭剂 )to consumers. “Most people never change their deodorant, “I remember him saying. “They pick one brand when they are young, and stick with it for a long, long time. If it works, why switch?“ 【 B1】 _Once they have picked
22、 a type of phone, whether it s Apple iOS, Google Android or something else, it s difficult, and often expensive, to switch. Consumers become comfortable with the interface and design of the phone and the apps they have purchased on that platform. 【 B2】 _ That is why the race to pull in smartphone bu
23、yers is going to be especially severe over the next 18 to 24 months.【 B3】 _there are still hundreds of millions of mobile phone owners around the world who have yet to move from a standard mobile or feature phone to its smarter, more intelligent big brother:the smart phone. Yet the change is happeni
24、ng at a much quicker pace than technology analysts and companies originally theorized. A report issued this week by Nielsen, the market research firm, found that among Americans【 B4】 _55 percent opted for a smart phone. This is up from 34 percent a year ago. At this point, who will lead that market
25、is not up for debate. Android has been growing at a pace no one could have imagined, even Google. The company said this week that it now activates more than 500,000 Android devices each day. Mr. Llamas said Apple, which changed the smart phone game in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone, potentially
26、has a ceiling with consumers as its mobile phone is often more expensive than those of its competitors. Although millions of customers flock to Apple products for their beauty, simplicity and powerful brand, many cant afford a new iPhone. This could change【 B5】 _as some analysts expect. “ Right now
27、the iPhone only comes in one flavor; it s not like other Apple products like the iPod where there are several different sizes, shapes and prices, “ Mr. Llamas said. AAlthough it may seem that everyone owns a smart phone these days, Bif Apple offers a less expensive model of the iPhone later this yea
28、r, CIf it works, why switch? Dwho purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months, EThe smart phone race is still raging. FThe same theory can be applied to customers who are making the switch to smart phones today. GiPhone is too expensive for most people. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】
29、30 【 B5】 30 When Carly Fiorina became Hewlett Packards first female chief executive officer, the existence of her househusband, Frank Fiorina, who had retired early from AT now this arrangement isn t【 C1】_at all. Seven of the 18 women who are【 C2】 _CEOs of Fortune 500 companies including Xerox s Urs
30、ula Burns and PepsiCo s Indra Nooyi have, or at some point have had, a stay at home husband. So do scores of【 C3】 _CEOs of smaller companies and women in other senior executive jobs. This role change is【 C4】 _more and more as women edge past men at work. Women now【 C5】 _a majority of jobs in the US,
31、 including 51. 4 percent of managerial and professional【 C6】 _, according to US Census Bureau data. Some 23 percent of wives now earn more than their husbands. And this earnings trend is more dramatic among younger people. Women 30 and under make more money, on【 C7】_than their male counterparts(年 龄相
32、当的人 )in many large cities in the US. During the recent【 C8】 _, three men lost their jobs for every woman. Many unemployed fathers have ended up caring for their children full-time while their wives are the【 C9】 _wage earners. The number of men in the US who【 C10】_care for children under age five inc
33、reased to 32 percent in 2010 from 19 percent in 1988, according to Census figures. AappealingBaverage CconflictDcurrently EelementaryFensure GfemaleHfill IoccupationsJoccurring KpositionsLprimary MrecessionNregularly Ounusual 31 【 C1】 32 【 C2】 33 【 C3】 34 【 C4】 35 【 C5】 36 【 C6】 37 【 C7】 38 【 C8】 39
34、 【 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 Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year,
35、 Rowena will be attending Harvard University. Billy, her younger brother, hopes to go to Cornell. What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they dont go to school. In fact, theyve never been to school. Since kindergarten, theyve studied at home. Neither Rowena nor Billy feels
36、as if theyve missed out on anything by being taught at home. Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if theyve gotten a good education. The home-schooling trend began in the U. S. in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of
37、public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today, as the home-schooling trend continues to grow, parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools dont do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places. But can pare
38、nts really do a better job? The answer in many cases is yes. In many studies, students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools. More importantly, these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge. “They are
39、very well prepared for academic challenges, “ says Patricia Riordan, the dean of admissions at George Mason University. One such student, Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling. Still, not eve
40、ry student is as successful as Robert. “For every home-schooling success story, there are an equal number of failures, “ states Henry Lipscomb, an educational researcher. “There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome. “ For example, they have fewer chances to in
41、teract with others of their own age. Consequently, they sometimes lack the usual social skills. “No matter what, though, “ states Lipscomb, “home-schooling is a growing trend. I think well be seeing more and more of this. “ 41 Compared with other students, the most different thing Rowena and Billy d
42、o is that_. （ A） they study hard （ B） they do extremely well on achievement tests （ C） they never go to school （ D） they feel they have gotten a good education 42 At first in the 1980s parents gave home-schooling to children for_. （ A） better education （ B） religious education （ C） safety （ D） all t
43、he above 43 According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home? （ A） Home is a safer place for children. （ B） Students taught at home are more self-directed. （ C） Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge. （ D） Students taught at home can go to good univers
44、ities. 44 The writer thinks_. （ A） parents can do a better job than schools （ B） home-schooling will be more and more useful （ C） students taught at home make greater achievements （ D） home-schooling is good in some aspects 45 The best title of this text might be_. （ A） Home-schooling: A Growing Tre
45、nd （ B） Home-schooling: A Better Choice （ C） Home-schooling: A Way to Success （ D） Home-schooling: A New Method of Education 45 A smile is a strong sign of a friendly and open attitude and a willingness to communicate. It is a positive, silent sign sent with the hope the other person will smile back
46、. When you smile, you show you have noticed the person in a positive way. The result? That person will usually smile back. You might not realize a closed position is the cause of many conversational problems. A common closed position is sitting with your arms and legs crossed and your hand covering
47、your mouth or chin. This is often called the “thinking pose“. Ask yourself this question; Are you going to interrupt someone who appears to be deep in thought? This position gives off “stay away“ signs and prevents your main “sign sender“(your mouth)from being seen by others looking for inviting con
48、versational signs. The open body position is most effective when you place yourself within communicating distance of the other person that is, within about five feet. Take care, however, not to enter someones “personal space“ by getting too close, too soon. Leaning forward a little while a person is
49、 talking shows your interest and how you are listening to what the person is saying. By doing this, you are saying: I hear what youre saying, and Im interested in keep talking! Often people will lean back with their hands over their mouth, chin, or behind their head in the “thinking“ pose. This position gives off signs of judgment, doubt, and lack of interest from the listener. Since most people do not feel comf
