1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 42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 does the woman suggest that the man do? （ A） Quit while he is ahead. （ B） Play harder next time. （ C） Reconsider his decision. （ D） Continue looking for what he lost. 2 What does the man imply? （ A） He didnt know that Chisy was in class this year. （ B） He doesnt want to be a treas
3、urer. （ C） He doubts hell win. （ D） He has no intention of looking for treasure. 3 What are they talking about? （ A） Weekend plan. （ B） Changes in the city. （ C） Going camping in the summer. （ D） Life in the summer. 4 How does the man feel about his grade? （ A） It was an improvement. （ B） It was dis
4、appointing. （ C） It was unfair. （ D） It was satisfying. 5 What does the woman mean? （ A） The clerk doesnt like to be bothered. （ B） The machine was just repaired. （ C） She can teach the man to work the machine. （ D） The man shouldnt make any more copies. 6 What time of the year does the conversation
5、 take place? （ A） In the spring. （ B） In the summer. （ C） In the fall. （ D） In the winter. 7 What does the man offer to do for the woman? （ A） He will go to the airport to meet the woman. （ B） He will reserve a hotel room for the woman. （ C） He will rent a car to take her around the place. （ D） He w
6、ill help her find her way around. 8 What does the woman want to do? （ A） Borrow some money. （ B） Pay the rent. （ C） Get some information. （ D） Buy an electric heater. 9 What are they talking about? （ A） Lindas brithday. （ B） A video tape. （ C） Peters present for Linda. （ D） Lindas birthday party. 10
7、 What do you know about the woman? （ A） She plays all sports but she never watches games. （ B） She neither plays sports nor watches games. （ C） She often plays sports and watches games. （ D） She doesnt play any sports but she watches all kinds of games. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogue
8、s 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 question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE
9、. 11 What is the main topic of the conversation? （ A） How lightning is produced. （ B） The loudness of thunder. （ C） The relationship between lightning and thunder. （ D） How to determine the location of a lightning flash. 12 What led to the conversation? （ A） A recent local storm. （ B） A recent radio
10、 program. （ C） A course the speaker is taking. （ D） Research done by one of the speakers. 13 According to the conversation, where does thunder occur? （ A） Where cool air hits mountains. （ B） Where lightning occurs. （ C） Near electrical wires. （ D） Underneath the clouds. 14 What are they talking abou
11、t? （ A） Italian lifestyle （ B） holiday plans （ C） living in Italy （ D） living in foreign countries 15 Now will the man travel to the airport? （ A） by bus （ B） by coach （ C） by taxi （ D） by car 16 Which of the following is the man most likely to do in Italy? （ A） drawing pictures （ B） attending an ar
12、t school （ C） visiting art galleries （ D） lying on the beach 17 What will the woman probably do during her vacation? （ A） have a relaxing time （ B） visit as many places as possible （ C） take a summer course （ D） do more study 18 Why has the woman come to talk to the man? （ A） To discuss his trip to
13、Mexico. （ B） To bring him a message from Professor Grant. （ C） To ask for help with an anthropology assignment. （ D） To see what progress hes made on his paper. 19 What seems to be the mans problem? （ A） He cant sleep at night. （ B） He cant find a quiet place to study. （ C） He cant narrow down his r
14、esearch topic. （ D） He cant find enough information for his research paper. 20 What is known about Prof. Grant? （ A） She has been to Mexico. （ B） She assigns long research papers. （ C） She teaches cultural anthropology. （ D） She collects ancient relies. 21 Why does the man want to write about the an
15、cient civilizations of Mexico? （ A） It would require a trip to Mexico. （ B） Its too broad a topic to research. （ C） He doesnt have relevant resource material. （ D） Hes interested in that part of the world. 22 How did the woman spend last weekend? （ A） Relaxing at the seashore. （ B） Visiting her pare
16、nts. （ C） Sailing on a boat. （ D） Preparing for a race. 23 Why did the woman come home so soon? （ A） She was invited only for the weekend. （ B） The weather was too hot. （ C） She had an appointment. （ D） She had schoolwork to do. 24 Why did the woman have to stop playing in the volleyball game? （ A）
17、She had to go home. （ B） She was too tired to continue. （ C） She had to finish her schoolwork. （ D） She was thirsty. 25 Why didnt the woman go swimming? （ A） She doesnt know how to swim. （ B） The water was too deep. （ C） The water was too cold. （ D） She didnt have enough time. 一、 Section II Use of E
18、nglish (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 As every traveler soon finds out, it is important to know the local time.【 C1】_until the last century, every town and village kept its own time,
19、 usually regulated【 C2】 _an official public clock set in the town hall or village church.【 C3】_the sun was directly overhead, the clock【 C4】 _strike noon. This meant that the time was【 C5】 _for each degree of longitude(经度 ). Saudi Arabia and a few Pacific islands still keep this “sun time“.【 C6】 _of
20、 the world, however, operates according to time zones【 C7】 _by international agreement. The globe is divided【 C8】 _24 time zones, one for each hour of the day. Mean time is the time at the Prime Meridian(本初子午线 ). All the【 C9】 _zones are measured according to【 C10】 _time or minus time, reflecting the
21、 differences【 C11】 _the particular time zone and Greenwich mean time. The International Date Line,【 C12】_one day changes to the next, is at【 C13】 _near the 180th meridian. The boundaries between time zones are usually meridians.【 C14】 _on some maps they appear to be straight lines, they are【 C15】 _g
22、reat circles. In many places,【 C16】 _, the time-zone boundaries have been【 C17】 _to accommodate national boundaries and other political or economic divisions. Most nations prefer to have【 C18】 _of their territory in the same time zone. Those【 C19】 _very large areas, however, need to【 C20】 _themselve
23、s into two or more zones. 26 【 C1】 （ A） Down （ B） Up （ C） Not （ D） Just 27 【 C2】 （ A） by （ B） for （ C） to （ D） with 28 【 C3】 （ A） When （ B） Although （ C） If （ D） As 29 【 C4】 （ A） should （ B） would （ C） could （ D） might 30 【 C5】 （ A） arbitrary （ B） important （ C） similar （ D） different 31 【 C6】 （ A）
24、Many （ B） Most （ C） Less （ D） All 32 【 C7】 （ A） assumed （ B） founded （ C） established （ D） discovered 33 【 C8】 （ A） to （ B） into （ C） in （ D） by 34 【 C9】 （ A） same （ B） next （ C） alternative （ D） other 35 【 C10】 （ A） less （ B） more （ C） plus （ D） added 36 【 C11】 （ A） between （ B） besides （ C） throug
25、h （ D） with 37 【 C12】 （ A） when （ B） where （ C） that （ D） which 38 【 C13】 （ A） but （ B） or （ C） and （ D） nor 39 【 C14】 （ A） Unless （ B） If （ C） Although （ D） As 40 【 C15】 （ A） eventually （ B） actually （ C） contrarily （ D） apparently 41 【 C16】 （ A） indeed （ B） therefore （ C） still （ D） however 42 【 C
26、17】 （ A） adjusted （ B） converted （ C） repaired （ D） adapted 43 【 C18】 （ A） whole （ B） all （ C） each （ D） lot 44 【 C19】 （ A） with （ B） in （ C） over （ D） from 45 【 C20】 （ A） divide （ B） separate （ C） isolate （ D） break Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each tex
27、t by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Live theatre lives. In England in every town, someone is rehearsing, someone devising, some-one performing. Winchester is a good example. Ancient capital of England, population approximately 60, 000 when you take in the suburbs. Liv
28、e theatre comes to Winchester and made in Winchester, week in week out. It has a 400-seat theatre in the city centre and an arts centre in the outskirts seating 150. These offer a programme of visiting compaies on a tour of one-night or three-to-four night stands, moving from one gathering place to
29、another around the country, using moveable sets in flexible space. New productions of classic works, ancient and modern but always live: each performance different because its a different audience in a different town. The tour usually lasts the company two or three months before its time to settle d
30、own to devise and rehearse the next one. For the performer, touring is a chance to work with the same people in the security of a company unit. But it s also a chance to try something different night: to find out what works by actually doing it. And it doesnt always work. So what if it flops? You ar
31、e on the road and perform it again in another place tomorrow. The audience will have forgotten by the time you come around again next year. Each companys different, each has its own style, and audiences get to know them. But Winchester also has its own fringe (边缘 ) theatre 200 yards or so from the c
32、athedral. This is where live theatre is conceived. The North Pole, it seats 50 to 60 people. Here it s new work, amateur and semi-professional work, sometimes slick (熟练的 ), sometimes rough and ready. At least a dozen world premieres (首次公演 )a year: many of them short-lived, quickly forgotten, some of
33、 them best forgotten, but all of them performed in excitement and expectation, neither audience nor performer quite knowing what s going to happen. But one or two shows stick in the mind, some return reworked a year or so later the better for being polished on the live stage, some will work their wa
34、y out of Winchester onto the touring circuit. Someone somewhere is always thinking of starting a company. 46 Which of the following is not true of Winchester? （ A） It is an ancient capital of England. （ B） 60, 000 people live in the city. （ C） It hosts live theatres every week. （ D） It makes live th
35、eatre every week. 47 What do we learn from this passage about the visiting companies? （ A） They hold their performance in large theatres. （ B） They often perform one play for 2 or 3 months. （ C） They have the same performance to the audiences in different ways. （ D） They often stay in Winchester for
36、 2 or 3 months. 48 What benefits do touring bring to the performer? （ A） He gets a chance to get acquainted win performers from other companies. （ B） His performance is always remembered by the audience. （ C） He can try different new performances in different places creatively. （ D） He has a chance
37、to establish long-staling performer-audience relation ship. 49 How does the audience get to know different companies? （ A） By their strange names. （ B） By their styles. （ C） By the plays they perform. （ D） By their looking skills. 50 What is true of Winchesters fringe theatre, “The North Poles?“ （ A
38、） It is a cathedral theatre. （ B） All performances here are amateur and half-professional. （ C） People remember the performances here long after the companies Ras left. （ D） A dozen of the world top performers come here to perform every your. 50 The earliest films were short, lasting only one minute
39、 or less. People could, for one cent, see simple action films of trains, fire engines, parades, crowds on city streets and similar subjects. Soon 20-minute pictures of news items were being shown in theaters at the end of the regular stage show. Later, films used a new method (putting the beginning
40、of one scene upon the end of the scene before)for magical effects and to tie a story together. In 1903, a film was made about a train robbery, much of the action took place at the same time the robbers escaping, the men meeting and planning to capture them - and the scenes moved smoothly, back and f
41、orth, from one scene to another instead of unnaturally showing each scene separately. This was the earliest successful film in which scenes were filmed at different places and times and then combined to make a logical story. A short time later, theaters showed for five cents a whole hours entertainm
42、ent of short films - comedy, travel, and dramas. These films were simple and rough, and many were vulgar. Gradually the tastes of the audiences improved as the techniques improved. Before 1910 actors were employed in films without their names being given because the producers were afraid that if an
43、actor became well known, he might demand more money. But later, it became known that a film with a popular actor in it could be sold at a higher price to theater owners than a film in which the actor was not known. Soon “movie stars“ won fame wherever films were shown. By 1915, the most popular star
44、s were earning as much as $ 2, 000 a week, and large theaters were being built downtown in all the larger cities to show films alone. The films shown in those theaters were of several types: comedies emphasizing speed, movement and camera tricks; serious dramas, often with a patriotic theme; “wester
45、ns“, which showed, then as now, the American cowboy fighting on the side of law and justice; murder mysteries and crime stories, and special films on art, music and other cultural subjects. 51 Pictures of parades shown in the first films went on for no more than _. （ A） one minute （ B） a whole hour
46、（ C） 20 minutes （ D） about two minutes 52 It was not until 1903 that people used a new method of making films by _. （ A） delaying them （ B） linking the scenes together in a story （ C） showing them faster （ D） putting the scenes upside-down 53 The first successful film in which the pictures were take
47、n at different places and times and then put together logically was about _. （ A） a train incident （ B） a story of train （ C） the robbery of a train （ D） the capturing of the robbers 54 At the first stage of film development, the film producers were unwillingly to have the actors names being given i
48、n films, fearing that _. （ A） the actors would become known and might demand more holidays （ B） the actors would become known and ask for more pay （ C） the actors would go away from them （ D） the actors would go abroad 55 In the early 20th century films were _. （ A） not of the same sorts as shown in
49、 England now （ B） of the same kinds as shown in France now （ C） of the same sorts as shown in America now （ D） so as to the same kinds as shown in Canada before 55 Coming soon to your TV: views of the hottest live basketabll plays from any seat in the stadium. What a better look at that three-point shot? Call for a replay from behind the basket. Or better yet, follow the “view“ of the ball as it goes through the net. While watching,
