1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 46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 did you learn about the man? （ A） He doesnt understand the question. （ B） He is ready to lend her the money. （ C） He will not lend her the money. （ D） He doesnt know what to do. 2 What are they probably talking about? （ A） Their trip to London. （ B） Their relatives. （ C） Their new
3、 baby. （ D） Their mails. 3 Whats probably wrong with the man? （ A） He has a cold. （ B） He has insomnia. （ C） He has drunk too much. （ D） He is tired. 4 What did you learn about Mr. Rogers project? （ A） It was hard going. （ B） It was fairly successful. （ C） It failed for lack of money. （ D） It stoppe
4、d for want of land. 5 What will Mr. Peterson do with the old house? （ A） He may rent it out for use as a restaurant. （ B） He may sell it to the owner of a restaurant. （ C） He may pull it down and build a new restaurant. （ D） He may convert it and use it as a restaurant. 6 What does he imply that Max
5、 should be doing? （ A） Studying. （ B） Watching television. （ C） Nothing right now. （ D） Going to the football game. 7 What has happened to Harveys insurance policy? （ A） It was lost somewhere. （ B） It decreased in value. （ C） It was given up. （ D） It became his burden. 8 What does the man mean? （ A）
6、 Linda is practically the only one who thinks so. （ B） Most people will go down town. （ C） Few people will be surprised at the price. （ D） The price causes different opinions. 9 What did you learn about Mary? （ A） She doesnt care for pie. （ B） She doesnt like coffee. （ C） She isnt able to pay. （ D）
7、She isnt able to stay. 10 What did you learn about Mr Grosby? （ A） He left early. （ B） He left late. （ C） He left at 5. （ D） He left at 4. 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 accompan
8、y 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 What is an active holiday according to the man? （ A） Sitting around. （ B） With joys of social activities. （ C）
9、 Doing nothing. （ D） Holiday with a lot of exercise. 12 Which of the following belongs to the mans preferences? （ A） Water skiing. （ B） Shark fishing. （ C） Rowing. （ D） Camping. 13 Which of the following doesnt belong to the womans suggestions? （ A） Skin diving. （ B） Golfing. （ C） Rowing. （ D） Canoe
10、ing. 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. 13 When most of us think about language, we think【 C1】 _about words. Thus, the hardest【 C2】 _of learning a foreign langu
11、age may seem to be memorizing【 C3】 _vocabulary; when we【 C4】 _a child first acquiring speech, we talk of his progress【 C5】 _a matter of learning new words. We are also【 C6】_to feel that the adult speaker with the largest vocabulary has the best【 C7】_of English. To think【 C8】 _a language as just a st
12、ock of words is【 C9】_, quite wrong. Words alone do not【 C10】 _a language; a grammar is【 C11】 _to combine them in some intelligible way. Moreover, words are relatively easy to learn, and indeed all of us go【 C12】 _learning them all our【 C13】 _. They are also the【 C14】 _stable part of language. Words
13、come into【 C15】 _, change their pronunciations and meanings, and disappear completely all with comparative ease. Yet it is true that the【 C16】 _is focus of language. It is in words【 C17】 _sound and meanings interlock to allow us to【 C18】 _with one another, and it is words that we arrange together to
14、 make sentences conversations and discourse of all【 C19】 _. Thus we have a paradox in that the most short-lived part of language is also the centre【 C20】 _meaning, pronunciation, and grammar come together. 14 【 C1】 （ A） originally （ B） first （ C） directly （ D） soon 15 【 C2】 （ A） phase （ B） section （
15、 C） part （ D） share 16 【 C3】 （ A） its （ B） a （ C） our （ D） some 17 【 C4】 （ A） inspect （ B） examine （ C） watch （ D） observe 18 【 C5】 （ A） to （ B） from （ C） for （ D） as 19 【 C6】 （ A） certainly （ B） truly （ C） likely （ D） possibly 20 【 C7】 （ A） command （ B） possession （ C） authority （ D） control 21 【 C
16、8】 （ A） about （ B） of （ C） on （ D） up 22 【 C9】 （ A） then （ B） however （ C） indeed （ D） otherwise 23 【 C10】 （ A） make （ B） produce （ C） create （ D） invent 24 【 C11】 （ A） given （ B） ordered （ C） needed （ D） honored 25 【 C12】 （ A） about （ B） ahead （ C） off （ D） on 26 【 C13】 （ A） times （ B） lives （ C） o
17、ccasions （ D） livings 27 【 C14】 （ A） best （ B） much （ C） least （ D） most 28 【 C15】 （ A） existing （ B） being （ C） life （ D） world 29 【 C16】 （ A） vocabulary （ B） pronunciation （ C） grammar （ D） communication 30 【 C17】 （ A） that （ B） where （ C） how （ D） what 31 【 C18】 （ A） interact （ B） connect （ C） re
18、late. （ D） communicate 32 【 C19】 （ A） classes （ B） groups （ C） kinds （ D） forms 33 【 C20】 （ A） that （ B） where （ C） which （ 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. 33 To understand why
19、 someone becomes an optimist or a pessimist, it helps to understand what distinguishes them. Say you crash your car. Do you expect good things to happen after the accident an easy recuperation(挽回损失 ), a fat check from your insurer? Or do you worry that your neck will hurt forever? “Optimistic people
20、 tend to feel that bad things wont last long and wont affect other parts of life, “ Seligman says. Pessimists tend to believe one negative incident will last and undermine everything else in their lives. Also important, researchers say, is the story you construct about why things happen - your expla
21、natory style. Optimists believe that bad events have temporary causes “The boss is in a bad mood. “ Pessimists believe the cause is permanent “The boss is a jerk. “ This sense of control distinguishes one type from the other. Positive thinkers feel powerful. Negative thinkers, Seligman says, feel he
22、lpless because they have learned to believe they re doomed, no matter what. A young wife whos told shes incapable of handling household finances might later become a divorce woman who cant balance a checkbook. Such learned helplessness causes much harm on health. Studies show that optimists are bett
23、er at coping with the distress associated with everything from sore throat to heart surgery. Furthermore, scientists at U. C. L. A. discovered that optimists have more disease fighting T cells. Pessimists also dont believe in preventive care. Visit a doctor and you might find out youre sick! My fath
24、er was rushed to the emergency room for medical conditions that would have been easily treatable if hed seen a doctor sooner. 34 The word “undermine“ ( Para. 2 ) most probably means_. （ A） go below （ B） weaken （ C） effect （ D） destroy 35 “The boss is a jerk. “ These words are used here to show_. （ A
25、） how some bosses act displeasingly （ B） how optimists explain some bad events （ C） how pessimists think about the unhappy things around them （ D） how the writer suggests people should do when facing something unpleasant 36 The example given about a young wife shows that_. （ A） the dividing line bet
26、ween optimists and pessimists （ B） young women today suffer a lot in doing housework （ C） most of young wives are pessimists （ D） the pessimists are used to thinking of everything negatively 37 Which of the following statements is TRUE of “my father“ ? （ A） My father was an optimist. （ B） My father
27、didnt like to take any preventive measures. （ C） My father often visited doctors. （ D） My father was wise enough to mind his own health. 38 It can be inferred from the passage that Seligman should be_. （ A） an optimist （ B） a pessimist （ C） a psychologist （ D） the writer of this passage 38 Meals You
28、r fare includes all meals and gratuities in flight and on the ground from the departure of the aircraft until arrival at the airport of destination shown on the flight coupon of your ticket. Kosher, Moslem, saltfree and vegetarian diets are available, provided they are requested in advance. Alcoholi
29、c drinks, provided free in flight for First Class passengers, are available on board for sale to Business, Economy passengers. Cigarettes may be purchased in all classes. Ground Transport At certain places in the Eastern Hemisphere transport between town terminal and airport is provided free for ori
30、ginating, terminating and stopover passengers, but elsewhere such passengers are charged for ground transport. Stopovers In most cases, you may break your journey at one or more places on the route, and retain the benefit of fare, provided notice is given at the time of reservation. Hotel expenses a
31、t each stopover will be your responsibility. Children and Infants An infant under two accompanied by an adult, and not occupying a separate seat, is charged 10% of the normal First , Business or Economy adult fare. Additional infants under two accompanying the same adult, an infant under two occupyi
32、ng a separate seat, and children of two years of age and over, who have not yet reached their twelfth birthday, are charged 50% of the normal First, Business or Economy adult fare. Age is taken as that at the beginning of the outward journey. Unaccompanied children under the age of seven are not nor
33、mally accepted for travel. If you are travelling with children or infants, ask for our booklet Babies as Air Travellers. Any requirements should be advised at the time of booking. Taxes or Charges Any ticket, transportation or other taxes or charges imposed by Government regulations are additional t
34、o the fare and payable by you, either with the fare or in local currency on arrival or departure. 39 Which of the following is not free to first-class passengers with this airline? （ A） Special meals. （ B） Cigarettes. （ C） Alcoholic drinks. （ D） Ground transport. 40 If a passenger wants to stop over
35、 in a place to go sight-seeing on his way to his destination, what must he do? （ A） He must pay for his own hotel expenses. （ B） He must pay the airline a little money. （ C） He must have only one stopover. （ D） He must tell the airline before departure. 41 Under what circumstances is ground transpor
36、t to the airport free? （ A） If the transport is between a town and the airport. （ B） If a passenger wants to catch a plane. （ C） If a passenger has just finished the air trip. （ D） If a passenger is at town terminal. 42 Which of the statements concerning childrens fare is true? （ A） Children under t
37、wo are charged 10% of the normal fare under any circumstances. （ B） The second child under two accompanying the same adult is charged 50% of the normal fare. （ C） A 12-year-old is charged 50% of the normal fare. （ D） Unaccompanied children are charged the normal fare. 43 An adult accompanying with t
38、wo children aged 1 and 3 years old, how much will the adult pay for the travel if the normal fare is $ 220? （ A） $ 330. （ B） $ 352. （ C） $264.00 （ D） $440.00 43 My family and I recently returned from a trip to Alaska, a place that combines supernatural beauty with a breathtaking amount of bear risks
39、. I ll start with some facts at a glance: WHERE ALASKA IS:Way the hell far from you. Beyond Mars. HOW YOU GET THERE:You sit in a variety of airplanes for most of your adult life. WHAT THEY HAVE THERE THAT WILL TRY TO KILL YOU:Bears. I am quite serious about this. Although Alaska is now an official U
40、nited States with modem conveniences such as rental cars and frozen yogurt, it also contains a large number of admitted bears, striding freely about the landscape, and nobody seems to be the least bit alarmed about this. In fact, the Alaskans seem to be pround of it. You walk into a hotel or departm
41、ent store, and the first thing you see is a glass case containing a stuffed bear the size of a real one. Our hotel had two of these. It was what we travel writers call “a two-bear hotel“. Both bears were standing on their hind legs and striking a pose that said:“Welcome to Alaska! Im going to tear y
42、our arms off!“ This struck me as an odd concept, greeting visitors with a showcase containing a major local hazard. It s as if an anti-drug organization went around setting up glass display cases containing stuffed drug smugglers, with little plaques stating how much they weighed and where they were
43、 taken. Anyway, we decided the best way to deal with our fear of bears was to become well informed about them, so we bought a book, Alaska Bear Tales. Here are some of the chapter titles, which I am not making up. “Theyll Attack Without Warning“ “Theyll Really Attack You“ “They Will Kill“ “Come Quic
44、k ! I m Being Eaten by a Bear !“ “They Can Be Funny“ Ha ha ! I bet they can. I bet Mr. and Mrs. Bear and a bundle of hilarity as they fight playfully over the remaining portion of a former tourist plumped up by airline food. But just the same, I m glad that the only actual, nonstuffed, practicing be
45、ars that we saw were in the zoo. 44 What is the tone of the story? （ A） Serious. （ B） Complex. （ C） Comic. （ D） Disapproving. 45 Which of the following is the author in favour of? （ A） Airline food. （ B） Drag smugglers. （ C） Bears. （ D） Bears in zoos. 46 Why does the author mention stuffed drag smug
46、glers? （ A） Because they can attack without warning just like bears. （ B） Because they are used to give warnings to visitors about bears. （ C） Because they are as funny as stuffed bears. （ D） Because they are used to show the oddness of the stuffed bears. 47 What s the author s impression of Alaska?
47、 （ A） Positive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Neutral. （ D） Funny. 48 What can we learn from the passage about Alaskans? （ A） They are fond of bears. （ B） They dont know how to treat tourists. （ C） They want to frighten tourists away. （ D） They live a very natural life. Part B Directions: Read the text, match
48、 the items (61-65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 48 Read the text from a magazine article in which five boroughs are recommended. For Questions 61 to 65, match the number of each borough(61 to 65) to one of the statements( A to G) given below. Ma
49、rk your answers on ANSWER SHEET I. Manhattan was founded in 1624 as New Netherland. Though it is the smallest in area, at present it is the most important of the boroughs. It has the greatest concentration of business, finance, and entertainment. Brooklyn was founded in 1646 as the little Dutch village of Breuckelen. Today Brooklyn is the second largest borough in area and the most populous area. Brooklyn sometimes is
