1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 5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 Whats the mans telephone number? （ A） 6330872. （ B） 6380372. （ C） 6338720. （ D） 6338726. 2 How much does one ticket cost? （ A） $1.40. （ B） $4.30. （ C） $6.40. （ D） $8.60. 3 Where did the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a library. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a hospital. （ D） I
3、n an elevator. 4 Which country did their boss visit first? （ A） France. （ B） Britain. （ C） Germany. （ D） Spain. 5 Why is the woman calling? （ A） She needs more information about the apartment. （ B） She wants the man to give her some good advice. （ C） She wants to buy an apartment with three rooms. （
4、 D） She wants to live in the apartment. 6 What are they talking about? （ A） A job opportunity. （ B） A position as general manager. （ C） A big travel agency. （ D） An inexperienced salesman. 7 What does the woman suggest they do? （ A） Take a walk. （ B） Give a performance. （ C） Listen to the music. （ D
5、） Dance to the music. 8 What does the man mean? （ A） This apple pie tastes very good. （ B） His mother likes the pie very much. （ C） This pie cant match his mothers. （ D） His mother cant make apple pies. 9 What happened to the woman? （ A） She got home before 9 oclock. （ B） She had a bad cold. （ C） Sh
6、e had a car accident. （ D） She was delayed. 10 How much will the woman pay for the chairs? （ A） $150. （ B） $85. （ C） $115. （ D） $170. 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 accompany it.
7、 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 Why does the woman call Mr. Johnson? （ A） To introduce a job. （ B） To set up a laboratory. （ C） To go to a college.
8、 （ D） To get a job. 12 How did the Job Center get to know Johnson? （ A） Johnson phoned them. （ B） Johnson e-mailed them. （ C） Johnson helped them. （ D） Johnson is the Job Centers assistant. 13 What makes Johnson think more about the job? （ A） The pay. （ B） The employer. （ C） The working time. （ D） T
9、he working environment. 14 What does Sally do in the supermarket? （ A） Working at the meat counter. （ B） Working in the produce section. （ C） Carrying groceries out of the store for customers. （ D） Checking the quality of the milk products. 15 Why does Tom do the yard work? （ A） To earn money for sc
10、hool. （ B） To keep his yard nice. （ C） To be able to work outdoors. （ D） To get exercise while working. 16 Why doesnt Tom like his job? （ A） Because he doesnt earn very much money. （ B） Because he has to work for quite a long time. （ C） Because he doesnt have time for lunch. （ D） Because sometimes h
11、e has to work under bad weather. 17 What is Tom going to do in the afternoon? （ A） Finish his homework. （ B） Cut grass. （ C） Plant trees. （ D） Buy groceries. 18 What does the woman want to buy? （ A） A sweater. （ B） An expensive pen. （ C） A microwave oven. （ D） A dishwasher. 19 What are they discussi
12、ng about? （ A） The price. （ B） The style. （ C） The manufacture date. （ D） The delivery. 20 Why does the woman want to make the purchase in that store? （ A） The article is cheap in the store. （ B） The article is of good quality in the store. （ C） The store is near her place. （ D） The store has free d
13、elivery service. 21 How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce at first? （ A） Fifty dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Two hundred dollars. （ D） Seventy-five dollars. 22 How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together? （ A） Five weeks. （ B） Six weeks. （ C） Seven weeks. （ D）
14、Eight weeks. 23 When and where was the special program offered? （ A） Every summer in New York City. （ B） Every winter in New York State. （ C） Every summer in New York State. （ D） Every winter in New York City. 24 What will people do when someone breaks the rule? （ A） Criticize him or her. （ B） Have
15、a group discussion about it. （ C） Make more rules. （ D） Ask him or her to work more in the woods. 25 Whats the purpose of the program? （ A） To keep all the members in the group work together. （ B） To make the people there understand the meaning of work. （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap
16、. （ D） To help people enjoy their work. 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. 26 Today, most countries in the world have canals. Many countries have built canals n
17、ear the coast, and parallel 【 26】 _ the coast. Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other 【 27】 _ of transport. These 【 28】 _ make it possible for boats to travel 【 29】 _ ports along the coast without being 【 30】 _ to the dangers of the open. Some canals
18、, such as the Suez and the Panama, save ships weeks of time by making their 【 31】 _ a thousand miles shorter. Other canals permit boats to reach cities that are not 【 32】 _ on the coast, still other canals 【 33】 _ lands where there is too much water, help to 【 34】 _ fields where there is not enough
19、water, and 【 35】 _ water power for factories and mills. The size of a canal 【 36】 _ on the kind of boats going through it. The canal must be wide enough to permit two of the largest boats using it to 【 37】 _ each other easily. It must be deep enough to leave about two feet of water 【 38】 _ the keel
20、of the largest boat using the canal. When the planet Mars was first 【 39】 _ through a telescope, people saw that the round disk of the planet was criss-crossed by a 【 40】 _ of strange blue-green lines. These were called “canals“ 【 41】 _ they looked the same as canals on earth 【 42】 _ are viewed from
21、 an airplane. However, scientists are now 【 43】 _ that the Martian phenomena are really not canals. The photographs 【 44】 _ from space-ships have helped us to 【 45】 _ the truth about the Martia “canals“. 26 【 26】 （ A） off （ B） with （ C） to （ D） by 27 【 27】 （ A） way （ B） means （ C） method （ D） approa
22、ch 28 【 28】 （ A） waterways （ B） waterfronts （ C） channels （ D） paths 29 【 29】 （ A） among （ B） between （ C） in （ D） to 30 【 30】 （ A） revealed （ B） exposed （ C） opened （ D） shown 31 【 31】 （ A） trip （ B） journey （ C） voyage （ D） route 32 【 32】 （ A） lain （ B） stationed （ C） set （ D） located 33 【 33】 （ A
23、） escape （ B） drain （ C） dry （ D） leak 34 【 34】 （ A） water （ B） wet （ C） soak （ D） irrigate 35 【 35】 （ A） furnish （ B） afford （ C） offer （ D） give 36 【 36】 （ A） focuses （ B） bases （ C） depends （ D） takes 37 【 37】 （ A） cross （ B） pass （ C） move （ D） advance 38 【 38】 （ A） down （ B） below （ C） beneath
24、（ D） off 39 【 39】 （ A） studied （ B） researched （ C） surveyed （ D） observed 40 【 40】 （ A） few （ B） number （ C） deal （ D） supply 41 【 41】 （ A） although （ B） because （ C） so （ D） if 42 【 42】 （ A） that （ B） where （ C） when （ D） as 43 【 43】 （ A） exact （ B） definite （ C） certain （ D） decisive 44 【 44】 （ A
25、） held （ B） taken （ C） got （ D） developed 45 【 45】 （ A） find （ B） expose （ C） uncover （ D） discover 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. 46 Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery t
26、icket, I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going. The lottery money is supposed to go to charity-but it makes me angry to see some of the so called “good causes“ its being used to support. Also, Camelot, the organizers, have made a profit of 10.8 million in five months
27、. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay packets of the companys bosses. For the past 10 years Ive been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sam, died from cancer 11 years ago he was only 51. Theres been a long line of deaths in our famil
28、y through cancer and its been devastating. Ive also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in-law and my father. Thats apart from several close friends. The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research. It also runs a support line for the families o
29、f cancer sufferers. Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee mornings, and all the funds go directly to cancer research. In 1993 Tenovus raised 3 million and half of that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets. But our income has dropped by half since t
30、he National Lottery was introduced. Im not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about what theyre doing. The chances of winning the jackpot (赌注 )are so small; they might as well throw their money away. The Government tells us that the proceeds(收入 ) are going to things l
31、ike the arts and sport, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too. How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so called works of art like displays of potatoes or buying up Winston Churchills papers at a cost of 12 million? So who really are
32、the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research, I could weep. Its time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery. Its disheartening and so infuriating(令人发怒的 ). 46 The writer seems to
33、 hope that _. （ A） people will spend more money on the National Lottery （ B） people will give more money to charity （ C） most of the lottery money will go to charity （ D） most of the lottery money will be used for cancer research 47 The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is that.
34、 （ A） she herself is suffering from cancer （ B） the cancer is the most frightening disease （ C） a number of her relatives died of cancer （ D） some cancer research needs more money than other research 48 In this text the writer is expressing _. （ A） her personal opinions （ B） the opinions of the gene
35、ral public （ C） her feelings about cancer sufferers （ D） some ideas of fund-raising 49 The organization “Tenovus“ is _. （ A） run by a group of people in the writer s town （ B） a charity organization which has some local groups （ C） set up to collect money for people who lose their relatives （ D） set
36、 up to assist the National Lottery 50 From the text we can conclude that _. （ A） the writer is enthusiastically supporting the National Lottery （ B） the writer has objections to the National Lottery （ C） the writer believes that the lottery money should be used for cancer research （ D） the writer is
37、 just expressing her feelings about collecting money for charity 51 The cohesiveness (内聚力 )of a family seems to rely on members sharing certain routine practices and events. For a growing share of the American labor force, however, working shifts beyond the normal daylight hours what we here call “s
38、hift work“ makes the lives of families difficult. Existing research shows that both male and female shift workers express high levels of stress and a sense of conflict between the demands of work and family life. But shift work couples still maintain a traditional attitude about the meaning of marri
39、age and the individual roles of husband and wife. They expressed a willingness to do “whatever it takes“ to approximate their view of a propel marriage, including sacrificing sleep and doing conventional things at unconventional hours. For the majority of couples interviewed, even when wives worked
40、outside their homes a proper marriage is. characterized by a very clear-division of roles: husbands are “providers“ whose major responsibility is to support the family; wives are “homemakers“ who clean, cook, and care for husbands and children. The womens definitions of a “good husband“ are typified
41、 by the following wifes response: I expect him to be a good provider, and be there when I need him, loyal about the same things as he would expect out of me, expect that I expect him to dominate over me. But in a manner of speaking when its time to be a man I expect him to stand up instead of sittin
42、g back expecting me to do everything. To husbands, a good wife is someone who is: Understanding of what I feel go through at work. I need that respect at work, I hope I get it at work. I want my wife to realize what I expect at work. I dont want her to give me a lot of shit when I come home from wor
43、k because I don t know if this makes much sense. These views seemed critical to maintain the families of the shift workers. 51 Despite _ , shift work couples still hoped to maintain a stable life. （ A） traditional beliefs about marriage （ B） lack of control over time （ C） a very clear division of ro
44、les （ D） the demands of work 52 From the selection, we can conclude that female shift workers were NOT satisfied with _. （ A） their work （ B） their children （ C） their husbands inability to protect the family and provide companionship （ D） leisure activities 53 What is implied by the author? （ A） Sh
45、ift work had a direct effect on the attitudes and behavior of family members. （ B） Shift workers could live a normal life. （ C） Shift work couples had unconventional ideas about marriage. （ D） Female shift workers were satisfied with the time spent together with their families. 54 In order to contin
46、ue the marriages of the shift workers,_. （ A） wives must learn to care for the children when their husbands are absent （ B） shift work couples must administer their time and activities （ C） wives mustnt adapt their own feelings of boredom to their husbands work （ D） all of these 55 The best title fo
47、r this paragraph is _. （ A） Constructing Family Life （ B） Managing Time and Activities （ C） The Meaning of Marriage （ D） Living a Normal Life 56 Do you find it very difficult and painful to get up in the morning? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved th
48、at everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that youre “hot“. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it come
49、s in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, Peter! Youll be late for work again!“ The possible explanation to the trouble is that Peter is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family ha
