1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 41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 dialogue
2、 ONLY ONCE. 1 What do the girls have in common? （ A） Both of them are going to Zimbabwe. （ B） They are both from Africa. （ C） They are of the same age. （ D） They are interested in African art. 2 What do we learn from this conversation? （ A） Mr. Smith is the new manager. （ B） The manager is a man. （
3、C） The former manager has left. （ D） The manager is not here. 3 What does the woman want to know? （ A） Where to board the plane. （ B） Where to find a telephone. （ C） The flight number. （ D） The departure time. 4 What does the woman mean? （ A） She doesnt want to ask Mr. Jackson herself. （ B） She does
4、nt want to work for Mr. Jackson. （ C） Mr. Jackson may have broken the tape recorder. （ D） Mr. Jackson might fix the tape recorder. 5 What does the woman mean? （ A） They dont have to go to the concert. （ B） His brother should let them use the car. （ C） The subway is fine with her. （ D） A car wouldnt
5、be any faster. 6 Why is the man tired? （ A） His job is difficult. （ B） His job isnt interesting. （ C） He doesnt know how to do his job. （ D） He doesnt sleep well at night. 7 What do we learn from this conversation? （ A） The woman will probably go to Canada for her vacation. （ B） The woman will proba
6、bly wait until summer to go to Mexico. （ C） The woman will probably not go to Canada for her winter vacation. （ D） The woman will probably stay home during her vacation. 8 What does the woman mean? （ A） The man needs to continue walking. （ B） The man needs to go straight back for two blocks. （ C） He
7、 has already passed the building. （ D） The building is to his right. 9 What was Peter doing at the hospital? （ A） Something is wrong with his baby. （ B） His wife just had a new baby. （ C） He went to see a doctor. （ D） He was seeing his sister. 10 What does the man mean? （ A） He is not free after din
8、ner. （ B） He can go to the concert if he has time. （ C） They can not go to concert together. （ D） He will go to the concert. 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 li
9、stening, 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 Why didnt Mr. Brown continue his study after he finished school? （ A） He did not like to study. （ B） He had to work to suppo
10、rt his family. （ C） A friend of his fathers offered him a job. （ D） His father did not like him to study Art. 12 Which of the following is NOT his hobby? （ A） Acting. （ B） Going to the cinema. （ C） Reading. （ D） Taking pictures. 13 For what reason was his father disappointed at first? （ A） He had do
11、ne his first job badly. （ B） He had given up his job as an accountant. （ C） He spent too much time on Art. （ D） He didnt do well in the Art College. 14 Where did the woman find out about the university station? （ A） From a friend. （ B） From the town newspaper. （ C） From the bulletin board. （ D） From
12、 the school newspaper. 15 When will the station begin operation? （ A） Today. （ B） In April. （ C） Next semester. （ D） No one knows for sure. 16 What doesnt the man like about the university town? （ A） Its size. （ B） Its newspaper. （ C） Its radio station. （ D） Its weather. 17 What will be the universi
13、ty stations programming policy? （ A） It will try to please all its listeners. （ B） It wants to appeal to only the sophisticated students. （ C） It will play only country and western music. （ D） It plans to present mostly talk shows. 18 When does this conversation most probably take place? （ A） At the
14、 beginning of the semester. （ B） At the middle of the semester. （ C） At the end of the semester. （ D） During vacation. 19 What does the woman suggest that the man do? （ A） Study hard. （ B） Try to take every exam. （ C） Take his mind off his test. （ D） Go to get his tennis bats. 20 What are both speak
15、ers planning? （ A） To go swimming. （ B） To discuss the test. （ C） To play tennis. （ D） To play table tennis. 21 What is the result of their last game? （ A） The woman won. （ B） The man won. （ C） The man lost his ball. （ D） The woman is a beginner. 22 Who is the woman? （ A） A recording artist. （ B） A
16、French teacher. （ C） A student. （ D） An engineer. 23 Why is the man talking to the woman? （ A） He is explaining the language laboratory. （ B） He wants to know where the tapes are. （ C） Hes showing her a new tape recorder. （ D） Hes recording her voice on a tape. 24 What is the mans opinion of the lan
17、guage laboratory? （ A） It needs to have more French lesson tapes. （ B） It needs to have its controls repaired. （ C） It is different from all the other laboratories. （ D） It can be operated rather easily. 25 What will the woman do right now? （ A） Change her class schedule. （ B） Fill out a job applica
18、tion. （ C） Organize tapes on the shelves. （ D） Work on the French lessons. 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 Britain was a wealthy country a hundred and fif
19、ty years【 C1】 _. There were a【 C2】 _very rich people【 C3】 _received money from land or investments, and did not need to work. They used to have large【 C4】 _of servants to look【 C5】 _them. There were also many middle class people, who worked as businessmen or as doctors or lawyers. They usually had s
20、everal servants to【 C6】_their houses and cook their meals. But there were also many poor people, and there was a big【 C7】 _between the rich and the poor. The poor had very difficult lives. Many worked as servants. They used to be【 C8】_little, and they had to work long hours. But at least they lived
21、in a warm house and were well【 C9】 _. 【 C10】 _who worked in factories were often less【 C11】 _. They used to work many hours a day, in dangerous and unhealthy conditions. But, even so, they did not use to【 C12】 _enough to feed their families. They often lived in slums(贫民窟 )which were built cheaply by
22、 the factory owners. The【 C13】 _paid people were those who worked【 C14】 _the farms. At certain times of the year, they did not use to earn【 C15】 _because there was no work【 C16】 _them to do. Life for the poor was not always bad. There were kind farmers and factory owners who helped their workers. An
23、d many people were【 C17】 _about the poor. One of them was Charles Dickens, the famous British writer. When he was young, his family was always short【 C18】 _money. His father was clerk, who used to【 C19】_more than he earned. When Dickens was eleven, his father was【 C20】 _to prison; and Dickens had to
24、 work in a factory. At the time, very young children used to work in factories and mines, and clean chimneys. 26 【 C1】 （ A） ago （ B） early （ C） before （ D） soon 27 【 C2】 （ A） little （ B） much （ C） few （ D） many 28 【 C3】 （ A） which （ B） what （ C） who （ D） whose 29 【 C4】 （ A） amounts （ B） numbers （ C）
25、 deals （ D） plenties 30 【 C5】 （ A） after （ B） for （ C） at （ D） like 31 【 C6】 （ A） clear （ B） clean （ C） sweeten （ D） declare 32 【 C7】 （ A） space （ B） room （ C） gap （ D） distance 33 【 C8】 （ A） got （ B） received （ C） accepted （ D） paid 34 【 C9】 （ A） kept （ B） fed （ C） felt （ D） lived 35 【 C10】 （ A） Th
26、ese （ B） Those （ C） This （ D） That 36 【 C11】 （ A） fortunate （ B） favourable （ C） favorite （ D） financial 37 【 C12】 （ A） engage （ B） eliminate （ C） earn （ D） learn 38 【 C13】 （ A） bad （ B） worst （ C） good （ D） fewest 39 【 C14】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） at （ D） above 40 【 C15】 （ A） something （ B） everything
27、 （ C） nothing （ D） anything 41 【 C16】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） as （ D） to 42 【 C17】 （ A） considered （ B） concerned （ C） convinced （ D） contributed 43 【 C18】 （ A） of （ B） to （ C） in （ D） at 44 【 C19】 （ A） cost （ B） spend （ C） waste （ D） lend 45 【 C20】 （ A） sent （ B） brought （ C） pulled （ D） entered Part
28、 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. 45 It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know
29、that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution had covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from any major co
30、ncentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse
31、 effect“-holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami and New Orleans will be under water. Another v
32、iew, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earths temperature-a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impos
33、sible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will of
34、fset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. 46 As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution _. （ A） caused widespread damage in the countryside （ B） affected the entire eastern half of the United States （ C） had damagin
35、g effects on health （ D） existed merely in urban and industrial areas 47 As far as the greenhouse effect is concerned, the author _. （ A） shares the same view with the scientists （ B） is uncertain of its occurrence （ C） rejects it as being ungrounded （ D） thinks that it will destroy the world soon 4
36、8 The word “offset“ in the second paragraph could best be replaced by _. （ A） slip （ B） make up for （ C） set up （ D） catch up with 49 It can be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） raising the worlds temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on the earth （ B） lowering the world
37、s temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disaster （ C） almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade （ D） the worlds temperature will remain constant in the years to come 50 This passage is primarily concerned with _. （ A） the greenhouse effect
38、（ B） the burning of fossil fuels （ C） the potential effect of air pollution （ D） the likelihood of a new ice age 50 Auctions are public sales of goods conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids“, for the various items on s
39、ale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, spices, fruit, vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also useful for land
40、, property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and works of art. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogs are print
41、ed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot“; is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in numerical order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produces the lots they are likely to be interest
42、ed in. The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up bidding as high as possible. The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods he is selling, and
43、 he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the rivals among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other. It is largely in his advice that
44、 a seller will fix a “reserved“ price, that is, a price below which the goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficult to stop a “knock-out“, whereby dealers illegally arranged beforehand not to bid against each other, but nominate one of themselves as the only bidder, i
45、n the hope of buying goods at extremely low prices. If such a “ knock-out “ comes off, the real auction sale takes place privately afterwards among the dealers. 51 At what prices are auctioned goods usually sold? （ A） The highest prices offered by the buyers. （ B） The fixed prices advertised beforeh
46、and. （ C） The prices higher than their true value. （ D） The prices demanded by the seller. 52 What kind of goods can not be sold in auctions? （ A） Those produced in the same factories. （ B） Those provided by the same sellers. （ C） Those which have the same qualities. （ D） Those which have only one b
47、idder. 53 What can the prospective buyer learn from an auction catalog. ? （ A） The current market values of the goods. （ B） The order in which goods are to be sold. （ C） All the details of the goods to be sold. （ D） All the information about the prospective buyers. 54 Why does the auctioneer decide
48、to sell the “lots“ out of their numerical order. ? （ A） He wants to confuse some dealers and make them bid the highest price. （ B） He can hold back certain goods until the interested dealers arrive. （ C） He wants to keep certain people waiting in order to reduce the number of buyers. （ D） He is some
49、times bribed by certain dealers who want to buy certain articles cheap. 55 The reason why even the best auctioneer cannot stop the “knock-out“ is that _. （ A） he has been deeply involved in it （ B） the dealers do not know the true value of the article （ C） he is not familiar with the regular buyers of the goods （ D） the dealers make the arrangement behind his back 55 As a medium of exchange, money permits the separation of exchan
