1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 53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 Susan mean? （ A） Mother will also be here for about a week. （ B） Mother will not stay for more than a week. （ C） Mother will not be here for long. （ D） A week here is too short for mother. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） The zoo is nearby. （ B） There is a zoo around here. （
3、C） She doesnt hear the question. （ D） She doesnt know about the zoo. 3 What happened to the coat? （ A） Neils sister got it. （ B） It is still at the laundry. （ C） Neil forgot it at home. （ D） Neils sister took it to the laundry. 4 What happened to Jane? （ A） She lost her temper. （ B） Her boyfriend no
4、 longer loves her out. （ C） She no longer likes her boy friend. （ D） She was moved by her boy friend. 5 What does the woman mean? （ A） The parking places are very far away. （ B） She isnt very good at parking the car. （ C） She has been lucky with parking places. （ D） She had no problem finding the pa
5、rk. 6 Why is there a line? （ A） There is too little folk. （ B） They have just opened. . （ C） The employees are lazy. （ D） There are too few employees. 7 What is the woman going to do? （ A） Join her friend. （ B） Stay inside. （ C） Sketch the tree. （ D） Leave the man alone. 8 What does the man mean? （
6、A） He wrote the assignment last semester. （ B） Hell finish it in a few minutes. （ C） Hes used to working under pressure. （ D） He isnt going to write it at all. 9 Why is the woman complaining? （ A） Too many people are smoking. （ B） The breeze is so strong. （ C） The windows are all shut. （ D） The room
7、 is full of stuff. 10 What does the man imply? （ A） Nick has been sick the whole week. （ B） Nick enjoyed the English Evening. （ C） Nick has been absent from work this week. （ D） He hasnt met Nick since last weekend. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to e
8、ach 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. 11 What did Mrs. Turner see while wa
9、lking alone in the street one night? （ A） An elderly widow. （ B） Two youths, tall with fair hair. （ C） Two youths, short and fat with a beard and moustache. （ D） Two youths, one tall and one short. 12 What did the two youths want to do? （ A） Ask Mrs. Turner the way to the station. （ B） Snatch Mrs. T
10、urners handbag. （ C） Frighten Mrs. Turner. （ D） Sell Mrs. Turners handbag. 13 Why could Mrs. Turner walk calmly away? （ A） Struck the two youths to the ground. （ B） Had a good bargain with the two youths. （ C） Gave the two youths what they wanted. （ D） Just paid no attention to the two youths. 14 Wh
11、at is the woman looking for? （ A） A friends house to stay. （ B） A cheap hotel. （ C） The Euro Hotel. （ D） An expensive hotel. 15 When do the banks close? （ A） At 8:00 p. m. （ B） At 7:30 p. m. （ C） At6:30p. m. （ D） At7:00 p. m. 16 When was this town built? （ A） In the 13th century. （ B） In the 14th ce
12、ntury. （ C） In the 15th century. （ D） In the 16th century. 17 Where is the town centre? （ A） Just outside. （ B） In the square. （ C） Around the corner. （ D） Not far away. 18 Which is Martins favourite sport? （ A） Football. （ B） Volleyball. （ C） Tennis. （ D） Table tennis. 19 Where does Martin play his
13、 favourite sport in the summer? （ A） At local sports centres. （ B） In tournaments. （ C） On the beach. （ D） At college. 20 How many people form a team for beach volleyball? （ A） Six. （ B） Four. （ C） Three. （ D） Two. 21 How many teams has Martin played for? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D） a few.
14、22 When do Spanish people usually go to bed? （ A） After midnight. （ B） Before midnight. （ C） At 10:00 p. m. （ D） At 2:30 in the night, 23 When do Spanish people often go for a walk? （ A） In the morning. （ B） In the afternoon. （ C） In the evening. （ D） After midnight. 24 Which of the following is ver
15、y popular in Spain? （ A） Eating in a restaurant. （ B） Watching a film. （ C） Going to a disco in the afternoon. （ D） Going to church. 25 Why do many families go to the country in the summer? （ A） There are traffic problems in the city. （ B） They dont like to go to church. （ C） They often go away for
16、holidays. （ D） They have a house there. 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 The earth is not the only【 C1】 _that travels around the sun. With it are eight oth
17、er planets, fellow members of the suns family. Two of them are【 C2】 _while the other six【 C3】 _from the sun than the earth is. The farther they are, the longer【 C4】 _they【 C5】 _around the sun. People noticed long ago that these traveling bodies moved around in the sky【 C6】_definite paths. It is a【 C
18、7】 _called gravity that【 C8】 _them in their paths. We know that every little bit of matter in the【 C9】 _pulls upon every other bit of mater. The pull between two bodies is【 C10】 _to the product of their masses. Because the sun is so large that pulls【 C11】 _the sun and the planets are thus great. If
19、it【 C12】 _not for these pulls, the planets【 C13】 _off into space. In the same way【 C14】 _exists a pull between the earth and the moon, which keeps the moon【 C15】 _in its orbit around our planet, the earth. The gravity holds you to its surface, and pulls back to it the ball which you【 C16】 _into the
20、air. Of course the ball also pulls【 C17】 _the larger earth, but the earth is so much larger that the pull【 C18】 _. Now remember that large bodies exert a greater pull on any body than smaller ones which contain【 C19】 _material. But each object in the universe, no matter how small, pulls on all other
21、 objects【 C20】 _extent. 26 【 C1】 （ A） thing （ B） body （ C） matter （ D） substance 27 【 C2】 （ A） nearer （ B） close （ C） near by （ D） close to 28 【 C3】 （ A） far （ B） longer （ C） greater （ D） farther 29 【 C4】 （ A） motion （ B） movement （ C） travel （ D） trips 30 【 C5】 （ A） do （ B） keep （ C） make （ D） have
22、 31 【 C6】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） with （ D） on 32 【 C7】 （ A） action （ B） force （ C） motion （ D） thing 33 【 C8】 （ A） takes （ B） keeps （ C） holds （ D） forces 34 【 C9】 （ A） space （ B） universe （ C） world （ D） air 35 【 C10】 （ A） equal （ B） the same （ C） proportional （ D） different 36 【 C11】 （ A） among （ B）
23、 in （ C） between （ D） of 37 【 C12】 （ A） is （ B） will （ C） was （ D） were 38 【 C13】 （ A） fly （ B） will fly （ C） would fly （ D） are flying 39 【 C14】 （ A） there （ B） it （ C） this （ D） the star 40 【 C15】 （ A） travel （ B） are traveling （ C） traveling （ D） to travel 41 【 C16】 （ A） leave （ B） bring （ C） tak
24、e （ D） throw 42 【 C17】 （ A） on （ B） at （ C） to （ D） towards 43 【 C18】 （ A） is not paid （ B） does not know （ C） is not known （ D） is not noticed 44 【 C19】 （ A） less （ B） little （ C） small （ D） a few 45 【 C20】 （ A） to a （ B） in some （ C） into a （ D） to some Part A Directions: Read the following three
25、texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Health food is a general term applied to all . kinds of foods that are considered much healthful than the types of foods widely sold in supermarkets. For example, whole grains, dried beans and
26、corn oil are health foods. A narrower classification of health food is natural food. This term is used to distinguish between types of the same food. Raw honey is a natural sweetener, whereas refined sugar is not. Fresh fruit is a natural food, but canned fruit, with sugars and other additives, is n
27、ot. The most precise term of all and the narrowest classification within health foods is organic food, used to describe food that has been grown on a particular kind of farm. Fruits and vegetables that are grown in gardens that are treated only with organic fertilizers, that are not sprayed with poi
28、sonous insecticides, and that are not refined after harvest, are organic foods. Meats, fish, dairy and poultry products from animals that are fed only organically grown feed and that are not injected with hormones are organic foods. In choosing the type of food you eat, then, you have basically two
29、choices: inorganic, processed foods, or organic, unprocessed foods. A wise decision should include investigation of the allegations that processed foods contain chemicals, some of which are proven to be toxic, and that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed foods. Bread is typically used by
30、 health food advocates as an example of a processed food. First, the seeds from which the grain is grown are treated with bichloride of mercury, an extremely toxic poison. Later, the grain is sprayed with a number of very toxic insecticides and pesticides. After the grain has been made into flour, i
31、t is bleached with nitrogen trichloride or chlorine dioxide, both toxic. Next, a dough conditioner, usually ammonium chloride, is added along with a softener, polyoxymethylene. The conditioner and softener ate poisons, and in fact, the softener has sickened and killed experimental animals. A very to
32、xic antioxidant is now added along with coal tar, a butter-like yellow dye. Finally calcium propionate, an anti-fungal compound, is added to keep the bread from getting moldy. Other foods from the supermarket would show a similar pattern of processing and preserving. You see, we buy our food on the
33、basis of smell, color, and texture, instead of vitamin content, and manufacturers give us what we want-even if it is poisonous. The alternative? Eat health foods, preferably the organic variety. 46 What was the main idea of this passage? （ A） Health foods. （ B） The processing of bread. （ C） Organic
34、gardens. （ D） Poisons. 47 Which term is used to distinguish between types of the same food? （ A） Refined foods. （ B） Natural foods. （ C） Organic foods. （ D） Unprocessed foods. 48 What did all of the additives in bread have in common? （ A） They are all used to keep the bread from getting moldy. （ B）
35、They are all poisons. （ C） They are all organic. （ D） They have all killed laboratory animals. 49 What happens to food when it is processed? （ A） The ultimate content remains the same. （ B） Vitamin information is not available after processing. （ C） Vitamins are added to the food. （ D） The vitamin c
36、ontent is reduced. 50 What does the term “organic food“ in Paragraph 2 mean? （ A） Food that is sold in supermarket. （ B） Food that is produced without artificial fertilizers. （ C） Food that is added with chemicals. （ D） Food that is processed. 50 The North American frontier changed some of the chara
37、cteristics of the pioneers of the 1750s and intensified others. They were, as a group, semiliterate, proud, and stubborn, as dogged in their insistence on their own way of life as pine roots cracking granite(花岗岩 ) to grow. Perhaps their greatest resource was their capacity to endure. They outlasted
38、recurrent(周期性发生的 )plagues of smallpox(天花 ) and malaria(痢疾 ) and a steady progression of natural accidents. They were incredibly prolific. Squire Boones family of eight children was small by frontier standards. James Roberston, an eventful neighbor of Boones and the frontier of Nashville, had eleven
39、children. Twice-married, John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee, fathered eighteen; his long time enemy, John Tipton, also twice married, produced seventeen. The entire assets of one of these huge families often amounted, in the beginning, to little more than an axe, a hunting knife, an auger,
40、 a rifle, a horse or two, some cattle and a few pigs, a sack of seed com and another of salt, perhaps a crosscut saw, and a loom. Those who moved first into a new region lived for months at a time on wild meat, Indian maize, and native fruits in season. Yet if they were poor at the beginning, they c
41、onfidently expected that soon they would be rich. In a way almost impossible to define to urban dwellers, a slice of ground suitable for farming represented not just dollars and cents, but dignity. The obsession brought shiploads of yearners (渴求者 ) every week to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti
42、more, Charles Town and Savannah. It sent them streaming westward into the wilderness after their predecessors to raise still more children who wanted still more land. 51 What kind of stylistic device did the author use in the phrase “as pine roots cracking granite to grow“? （ A） Metaphor. （ B） Simil
43、e. （ C） Personification. （ D） Imagination. 52 Which of the following generalizations about pioneers is NOT supported by the passage? （ A） They showed great endurance. （ B） They spent a great deal of money. （ C） They wanted their own land. （ D） They traveled with few possessions. 53 Upon arrival, the
44、 pioneers who settled a new area of the frontier would eat which of the following? （ A） Com, cattle and pigs. （ B） Indian maize, native fruits and wild meat. （ C） Preserved fruits, dried meats and pine roots. （ D） Fresh food and native vegetables. 54 It can be inferred from the passage that pioneers
45、 differed from city dwellers in that they _. （ A） thought farming would be easy （ B） were involved in local government （ C） associated land with dignity （ D） wanted to get rich quickly 55 What does “them“ refer to in the sentence “It sent them streaming westward into the wilderness after their prede
46、cessors to raise still more children who wanted still more land“? （ A） Urban dwellers. （ B） Dollars and cents. （ C） Yearners. （ D） Predecessors. 55 Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes Magazine claims that at least fifty rock stars hav
47、e incomes of between two million and six million dollars per year. “It doesnt make sense, “ says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was most popular, in the 1950s. “Performers arent worth this kind of money. In fact, nobody is. “ But the roc
48、k stars admirers seem to disagree. Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person. Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one theory, rock music has a special appeal because no real t
49、raining is needed to produce it. There is no gulf between the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience thinks, “I could sing like that. “ So rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worship. Young people are glad to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping themselves. Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972, one of the luckiest was Don McLean, who wrote and sang “American Pie“
