1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 56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 want? （ A） To drink some beer in a while. （ B） To prepare the beer herself. （ C） To get the man some beer hater. （ D） To drink something else. 2 Where are the man and woman going? （ A） To the beach. （ B） To a play. （ C） To a movie theatre. （ D） To a restaurant. 3 Wh
3、at is the womans job? （ A） A shop assistant. （ B） A telephone operator. （ C） A waitress. （ D） A clerk. 4 Whats the probable relationship between them? （ A） Waiter and customer. （ B） Doorkeeper and visitor. （ C） Servant and hostess. （ D） Shop assistant and old customer. 5 Why did the man think the mo
4、vie was better? （ A） He likes the scenes of the movie. （ B） He likes the acting of the movie. （ C） He likes the plot of the movie. （ D） He thinks a slow movie is better. 6 How did the lady feel? （ A） Very happy, （ B） Greatly surprised. （ C） Rather disappointed. （ D） Very angry. 7 What are they going
5、 to do? （ A） Read the paper （ B） See a film. （ C） Have dinner in town. （ D） Stay at home. 8 What are the speakers doing? （ A） Painting a room. （ B） Moving office furniture. （ C） Buying an instrument. （ D） Hanging a poster. 9 What does the man mean? （ A） Its only eleven oclock. （ B） Its time for lunc
6、h. （ C） His lunch time is ten oclock. （ D） He is hungry but its too early for lunch. 10 What will the woman probably do? （ A） Look at something for the man. （ B） Stop talking so much. （ C） Play the music more quietly. （ D） Pay more attention to the music. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialog
7、ues 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 ON
8、CE. 11 The plane makes a stop on its way to Italy _. （ A） to refuel （ B） to take some passengers aboard （ C） to have a rest （ D） to solve a mechanical problem 12 In Nicks opinion, why didnt his relatives meet him at the airport? （ A） They missed the flight. （ B） They were busy. （ C） Their car broke
9、down. （ D） They were caught in the traffic. 13 From the sentence “I know Im in Italy. Thats how they drive“, we can infer that _. （ A） Nick missed his days in Italy a lot （ B） Nick didnt want to stay in a police car （ C） New York police drive cars much the same way as Italian police （ D） Nick didnt
10、want to admit hes in New York 14 Where are each of the two speakers from possibly? （ A） The man is from the United States and the woman is from Turkey. （ B） The man is from Turkey, and the woman is from the United States. （ C） Both are from the United States. （ D） Both are from Turkey. 15 What was t
11、he trouble for the woman when she was in Turkey? （ A） The Turkish people did tricks on her. （ B） She didnt know how to ask for more food. （ C） She ate too much and became fatter. （ D） She liked the Turkish tea and drank too much. 16 According to the man, how do you stop the host from offering you fo
12、od? （ A） You have to refuse the offer stubbornly. （ B） You must throw the food out of the window. （ C） You tell them you dont like the food very much. （ D） You must leave some food on your plate. 17 Which of the following statements about the Americans customs is true? （ A） Offering the guest again
13、and again is not polite. （ B） They d like to offer you once more after your First refusal. （ C） They believe whatever the guest tells them. （ D） Sometimes they are rather hypocritical. 18 What are the man and the woman doing? （ A） Trying to telephone someone. （ B） Attending a concert. （ C） Waiting i
14、n line. （ D） canceling reservations. 19 At what time of the day does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） Before breakfast. （ B） Late in the morning （ C） Mid-afternoon. （ D） Late in the evening. 20 What is the woman s attitude toward what is happening? （ A） Shes impressed with the ticket
15、sellers. （ B） She s pleased by the man s purchase. （ C） Shes uncertain about the change in plans. （ D） She s resigned to the situation. 21 How are people expected to purchase their tickets? （ A） By writing a personal check. （ B） By paying in cash. （ C） By charging them to their personal account. （ D
16、） By using a store credit card. 22 Why. did Alice call her father? （ A） She wanted to tell him that everything was OK with the children. （ B） She wanted to know if everything was OK with her parents. （ C） She wanted to tell him that she and her family were coming to see him in July. （ D） She wanted
17、to invite her parents to Billy s birthday party. 23 Who was Jack? （ A） Alice s son. （ B） Mr Davis boss. （ C） Alice s brother. （ D） Alice s husband. 24 How many children did Alice have? （ A） Two boys and one daughter. （ B） One boy and two daughters. （ C） Two boys and two daughters. （ D） One boy and o
18、ne daughter. 25 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） Alice didnt often visit her parents. （ B） Alice was homesick. （ C） Two of Alice s children were part-time students. （ D） Alice and her family Usually visited her parents in summer. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Rea
19、d 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 Albert Einstein is said to have been asked by a student, “What finding helped you most when you were【 C1】 _the theory of relativity?“ Einstein replied without【 C2】 _moments hesita
20、tion, “Finding how to【 C3】 _about the problem. “ The same【 C4】 _is told about Sir Isaac Newton and【 C5】 _other scientists. We have no proof【 C6】 _any of these well-known conversations【 C7】 _took place, but we are prepared to【 C8】 _that they did, and if so, that the【 C9】 _was the same one Einstein ga
21、ve,【 C10】 _this is the way scientists work【 C11】 _science progresses. Scientists usually work toward models of the process or structure they are studying.【 C12】 _we have models of the structure【 C13】 _the universe and of the atom, models of the process【 C14】 _which the genetic(遗传的 )pattern is passed
22、 from one building block of life to【 C15】 _, models of the economic sys- tem and【 C16】 _on. Some models are mathematical, but a【 C17】 _does not have to have equations(方程式 ), or even diagrams; the【 C18】 _requirement is . no doubt that it【 C19】 _an insight(洞察力 )into the relationships that determine【 C
23、20】 _something works as it does or how it is put together. 26 【 C1】 （ A） designing （ B） inventing （ C） revealing （ D） developing 27 【 C2】 （ A） a （ B） the （ C） any （ D） some 28 【 C3】 （ A） know （ B） learn （ C） think （ D） argue 29 【 C4】 （ A） event （ B） news （ C） story （ D） information 30 【 C5】 （ A） any
24、 （ B） more （ C） few （ D） several 31 【 C6】 （ A） that （ B） since （ C） which （ D） as 32 【 C7】 （ A） naturally （ B） actually （ C） eventually （ D） regularly 33 【 C8】 （ A） forget （ B） consider （ C） believe （ D） realize 34 【 C9】 （ A） question （ B） answer （ C） conversation （ D） topic 35 【 C10】 （ A） although
25、（ B） because （ C） unless （ D） once 36 【 C11】 （ A） while （ B） or （ C） and （ D） but 37 【 C12】 （ A） Otherwise （ B） Nevertheless （ C） Still （ D） Thus 38 【 C13】 （ A） of （ B） in （ C） with （ D） over 39 【 C14】 （ A） for （ B） by （ C） on （ D） to 40 【 C15】 （ A） either （ B） other （ C） both （ D） another 41 【 C16】
26、 （ A） so （ B） later （ C） further （ D） straight 42 【 C17】 （ A） structure （ B） pattern （ C） process （ D） model 43 【 C18】 （ A） urgent （ B） important （ C） original （ D） unnecessary 44 【 C19】 （ A） provide （ B） will provide （ C） provided （ D） is provided 45 【 C20】 （ A） when （ B） what （ C） why （ D） whether
27、 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. 45 Play is the principal business of childhood, and more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of
28、 a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this they must be good toys. which children will play often, and will come back to ag
29、ain and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child s development. In recent years research on infant development has shown the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three year
30、s of his life. So a baby s ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully. The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows
31、no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and preten
32、ding play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others. By the third stage of play development from five to seven or eight years the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toy
33、s the child most enjoys. Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same thing to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies, but their significance has
34、changed to a child of nine or ten years, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun. 46 The writer wants us to understand that a child_. （ A） has to be taught how to play （ B） likes a toy （ C） matures through play （ D） can grow up with toys 47 Toys have several functions except_. （ A） hel
35、ping children to play （ B） urging children to play （ C） recommending ways for children to play （ D） asking children to play 48 The passage tells us that children are the most curious when they are about _. （ A） fours years old （ B） six years old （ C） one year old （ D） two years old 49 The passage is
36、 about _. （ A） the importance of education （ B） the importance of play （ C） the children s speech development （ D） the relationship between play and study 50 Which of the following does the author NOT express? （ A） The function of toys is to inspire play. （ B） Good toys are very important to the chi
37、ldren s growth. （ C） Toys should be chosen according to children s ages. （ D） Toys are still the main source of learning for a student. 50 Increasingly, over the past ten years, people especially young people have become aware of the need to change their eating habit, because much of the food they e
38、at, particularly processed foods, is not good for the health. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in natural foods: foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers , widely used in farming today. Natural foods, for example, are veget
39、able, fruit and grain which have been grown in soil and are rich in organic matter. In simple terms, this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals
40、and fertilizers, the main purpose of which is to increase the amount but not the quality of foods grown in commercial farming areas. Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures. Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultr
41、y: there are battery farm, for example , where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish. Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food; they also produce eggs which lack important vitamins. There are other aspects
42、of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar. This is actually a nonessential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this is necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is no
43、t that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be addictive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last two centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is to provide us with energy, in the form of calories. There are no vitam
44、ins in it, no minerals, and no fibre. It is significant that nowadays fibre is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example, the fibre has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetables. It is interesting to note that in countries
45、where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetables, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis is placed on the eating of wholemeal bread and more vegetables by modem experts in “healthy eating“. 51 This passage is mainly concerned with_. （ A） people
46、 s growing interest in natural foods （ B） natural food and health diet （ C） the importance of fibre in foods （ D） harmful effects of sugar 52 The passage tells us that_. （ A） sugar is bad for the health （ B） the use of sugar is habit forming （ C） people need sugar to give them energy （ D） sugar prov
47、ides us with nothing useful 53 Which of the following is a reason for people s growing interest in natural foods? （ A） They want to return to nature. （ B） They want to eat all kinds of foods. （ C） Natural foods are very delicious. （ D） They are more health conscious. 54 Food that is rich in organic
48、matter_. （ A） has been nourished by fertilizers （ B） contains vegetable matter that has not been consumed （ C） has had chemicals and fertilizer added to it （ D） contains large quantifies of vitamins 55 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） Chickens are fed on food which is lit
49、tle better than garbage. （ B） Chickens live in very crowded condition. （ C） The eggs chickens produce lack vitamins. （ D） Chickens are free to move about. 55 Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the college Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate leaders; none of them is
