1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 43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 man want to do? （ A） Borrow the typewriter. （ B） Visit the woman. （ C） Go home soon. （ D） Read the womans paper. 2 Who is the man? （ A） A dentist. （ B） A dietician. （ C） A cook. （ D） A tailor. 3 What does the man want to know? （ A） If she is in good health. （ B） If she ha
3、s corresponded with her relatives recently. （ C） If she is about to write to her friends. （ D） If she still receives a lot of letters. 4 What does the man say about Jone? （ A） She will stop teaching law. （ B） She has no plans for her life after school. （ C） She might not complete law degree. （ D） Sh
4、e has doubts about becoming a policewoman. 5 Where does this conversation most likely take place? （ A） In the library. （ B） In the college bookstore. （ C） At a newsstand. （ D） At a department store. 6 What does the man mean? （ A） Steve doesnt need a scholarship. （ B） Steve doesnt have much money. （
5、C） Steve doesnt know how to apply. （ D） Steve isnt applying for a scholarship. 7 What does the man mean? （ A） She should call the taxi herself. （ B） The taxi driver is a friend of his. （ C） Hes taking the same bus she is. （ D） Hell drive her to the bus station. 8 What are the man and the woman hopin
6、g to do? （ A） Repair the other door. （ B） Visit some ruins. （ C） Have an outdoor party. （ D） Catch the Sunday train. 9 What does the woman mean? （ A） The same team always wins. （ B） The game began some time ago. （ C） They had better see who is winning. （ D） Now is a good time to start playing. 10 Wh
7、at does the woman suggest? （ A） He shouldnt put on his shoes. （ B） He should go to a movie. （ C） He ought to work on his paper. （ D） He shouldnt write about the movie. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of
8、 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. 11 Where are the speakers? （ A） In a museum. （ B） In an art history class. （ C） In t
9、he womans dormitory. （ D） In the mans dormitory. 12 Who is organizing the next museum tour? （ A） The womans dormitory. （ B） The mans dormitory. （ C） The Art History Department. （ D） The Museum of Modern Art. 13 Where will the next muesum tour take place? （ A） On Campus. （ B） In New York City. （ C） I
10、n Boston. （ D） In Europe. 14 What starts the conversation? （ A） An advertisement. （ B） A sales clerks comment. （ C） A druggists suggestion. （ D） An article. 15 What is the main topic of the conversation? （ A） The increase in the size and stock of drugstores. （ B） The buying of clothing from departme
11、nt stores. （ C） The relationship of purchases made to time spent shopping. （ D） The length of time required for drugstore shopping. 16 What fact have the man and the woman learned about the drugstore？ （ A） People are more likely to buy something in them if time is limited. （ B） People spend too much
12、 time reading articles about quick cures sold in drugstores. （ C） People enjoy shopping in them. （ D） People spend little time in them. 17 What did the man say about people who shop quickly? （ A） They talk themselves out of purchases. （ B） They shop at the cheapest stores. （ C） They know what they w
13、ant to buy. （ D） They have little money to spend. 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. 17 Smoking is considered dangerous to the health: Our tobacco-seller Mr. Jo
14、hnson, therefore, always asks his customers, if they are very young , whom the cigarettes are bought【 C1】 _. One day, a little girl whom he had never seen before walked【 C2】 _into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes. She had the【 C3】 _amount of money in her hand and seemed very【 C4】 _of herself.
15、 Mr. Johnson was so【 C5】 _by her confident manner that he【 C6】 _to ask his usual question.【 C7】 _, he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied【 C8】 _and hand with the money. While he was giving her the【 C9】_, Mr. Johnson said laughingly that【 C10】 _she was so young she should【
16、C11】_the packet in her pocket in【 C12】 _a policeman saw it.【 C13】 _the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without【 C14】 _smiling she took the【 C15】 _and walked towards the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned【 C16】 _, and looked steadily at Mr. Johnson. There was a moment of silence and
17、 the tobacco-seller【 C17】 _what she was going to say.【 C18】 _at once, in a clear,【 C19】 _voice, the girl declared, “My dad is a police-man“, and with【 C20】 _she walked quickly out of the shop. 18 【 C1】 （ A） with （ B） to （ C） for （ D） by 19 【 C2】 （ A） nervously （ B） heavily （ C） hesitatingly （ D） bol
18、dly 20 【 C3】 （ A） exact （ B） some （ C） large （ D） enough 21 【 C4】 （ A） ashamed （ B） fond （ C） sure （ D） glad 22 【 C5】 （ A） worried （ B） annoyed （ C） surprised （ D） pleased 23 【 C6】 （ A） forgot （ B） came （ C） feared （ D） remembered 24 【 C7】 （ A） Therefore （ B） Instead （ C） Anyway （ D） Somehow 25 【 C8
19、】 （ A） readily （ B） patiently （ C） softly （ D） slowly 26 【 C9】 （ A） change （ B） warning （ C） bill （ D） cigarettes 27 【 C10】 （ A） as （ B） while （ C） for （ D） though 28 【 C11】 （ A） cover （ B） hide （ C） dig （ D） take. 29 【 C12】 （ A） time （ B） case （ C） fear （ D） consequence 30 【 C13】 （ A） Nevertheless
20、（ B） Moreover （ C） Therefore （ D） Then 31 【 C14】 （ A） ever （ B） some （ C） little （ D） even 32 【 C15】 （ A） packet （ B） advice （ C） money （ D） blame 33 【 C16】 （ A） away （ B） round （ C） over （ D） aside 34 【 C17】 （ A） wondered （ B） considered （ C） doubted （ D） expected 35 【 C18】 （ A） And （ B） So （ C） Bu
21、t （ D） All 36 【 C19】 （ A） weak （ B） firm （ C） joking （ D） humble 37 【 C20】 （ A） which （ B） him （ C） that （ D） what 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. 37 If you want to stay young, sit dow
22、n and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise-and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon. Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeare
23、d to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down. With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations. Computer techno
24、logy enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能 ) and emotion, and deter- mine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contra
25、ct with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties (功能 ). Contraction of front and side parts-as cells die off-was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and-seventy-year-olds. Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that
26、there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age-using the head. The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and
27、doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant. Matsuzawas findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply
28、the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain, “he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculators. “ 38 The team of doctors wanted to find out _. （ A） why certain people age sooner than others （ B） ho
29、w to make people live longer （ C） the size of certain peoples brains （ D） which people are most intelligent 39 On what are their research findings based? （ A） A survey of farmers in northern Japan. （ B） Tests performed on a thousand old people. （ C） The . study of brain volumes of different people.
30、（ D） The latest development of computer technology. 40 The doctors tests show that _. （ A） our brains shrink as we grow older （ B） the front section of the brain does not shrink （ C） sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds （ D） some peoples brains have contracted more than other peo
31、ples 41 The word “subjects“ in paragraph 5 means _. （ A） something to be considered （ B） branches of knowledge studied （ C） persons chosen to be studied in an experiment （ D） any member of a state except the supreme ruler 42 According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?
32、（ A） Lawyers. （ B） Farmers. （ C） Clerks. （ D） Shop assistants. 42 Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made. Television, although not ess
33、ential, has become an important part of most peoples lives. It alters peoples ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains (维持 ) modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when wha
34、t can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高 )people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists. The primary reason for the l
35、ack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had w
36、ith radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertis
37、ers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible. To do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging. Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The
38、 hope for further development and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system. 43 According to the author American television is poor in quality because _. （ A） advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideas （ B） it is still at an early stage of d
39、evelopment, compared with the radio （ C） the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic reasons （ D） it is controlled by radio companies 44 The second paragraph is mainly about _. （ A） TV as the sustainer of American life （ B） TV as the major transmitter of culture （
40、 C） the educational effect of TV on society （ D） the strong influence and the poor quality of American TV 45 In the authors view American TV should _. （ A） be critical but entertaining （ B） be creative and educational （ C） change with the development of society （ D） attract as many viewers as possib
41、le 46 The author believes that television in the United States has become important to most people because _. （ A） it promotes family unity （ B） it helps them develop their speaking ability （ C） it attracts their life in many ways （ D） it challenges society 47 The authors attitude towards American t
42、elevision is _. （ A） critical （ B） praising （ C） doubtful （ D） sympathetic 47 The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meani
43、ng, almost without noticing the shapes of these separate letters. When a good reader is at work, he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one by one, however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who i
44、s reading, and it will be seen that they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes of a very good reader move quickly, taking long jumps and making very short halts (停顿 ); the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only sh
45、ort jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Some- times, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already been looked at once. The teachers task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one “eye jump“ ) and remove the necessi
46、ty for going backwards to read something a second time. This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable (音节 ), or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each one in turn, is wrong, It is wrong because such a method ties the pupils eye down to a
47、 very short jump. Moreover, a very short jump is too short to provide any meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three or four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order to get the meaning of the whole phrase. 48 Which of
48、 the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph? （ A） Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols. （ B） Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape. （ C） Teachers should help t
49、heir pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols. （ D） Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study. 49 In a single moment, a good reader picks up _. （ A） several words （ B） several phrases （ C） several sentences （ D） several lines 50 According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? （ A） The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps. （ B） The eyes of
