1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 60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 mean? （ A） She prefers the artists she has studied. （ B） She hopes they will take some of the paintings away. （ C） She hasnt gone to see the exhibit yet. （ D） She doesnt want to describe the exhibit. 2 What is the woman s reply? （ A） She knows Professor Arnold has c
3、ome. （ B） She thinks Professor Arnold has checked in. （ C） She is sure that Professor Arnold has arrived. （ D） She doesn t know whether Professor Arnold has arrived. 3 Who answered the phone? （ A） James Clock. （ B） Mary. （ C） Sue. （ D） Not mentioned. 4 How does the man feel about his grade? （ A） It
4、was an improvement. （ B） It was disappointing. （ C） It was unfair. （ D） It was satisfying. 5 What does the woman mean? （ A） Theyre ready for the snow. （ B） Once it starts, itll snow a lot. （ C） It has been snowing for some time. （ D） The winter has just begun. 6 What subject does the man teach now?
5、（ A） English. （ B） Chemistry. （ C） History. （ D） Chinese. 7 Which subject does the woman like most? （ A） Science. （ B） Maths. （ C） History. （ D） Computer programming. 8 What does the man mean? （ A） The library no longer had the book on reserve. （ B） The library closed earlier than he d expected. （ C
6、） The professor had chosen a mystery book for him instead. （ D） The homework assignment isnt clear. 9 What does the man mean? （ A） He must hand in a full report on the exhibition. （ B） He is too busy to go along. （ C） He has to wash his hands first. （ D） He has already seen the show. 10 Where does t
7、his conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a library. （ B） In a hospital. （ C） At a bank. （ D） In a store. 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. While listening, a
8、nswer 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 How long did it take for a letter to get to the USA six years ago? （ A） Usually four or five days. （ B） A week. （ C） More than a week.
9、 （ D） It depends. 12 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） A shop. （ B） A restaurant. （ C） A book store. （ D） A post office. 13 What is NOT mentioned in the conversation? （ A） An overseas mail. （ B） A registered letter. （ C） A post office box. （ D） A parcel. 14 What does the Japanese word “t
10、sunami“ mean? （ A） Tide. （ B） Storm wave. （ C） Earthquake. （ D） Strong wind. 15 According to the passage what causes tidal waves? （ A） Earthquake. （ B） Storms. （ C） Seaquake. （ D） Tides. 16 Which of the four statements is true of tidal wave? （ A） It is the regular rise and fall of ocean waters. （ B）
11、 It comes definite times of each day. （ C） It comes rushing in suddenly and unexpectedly. （ D） Scientists can hold back a tidal wave. 17 What is the use of a seisograph? （ A） It is used to record the strength of an earthquake or seaquake. （ B） It is used to record the direction of an earthquake or s
12、eaquake. （ C） It is used to record the length of time of an earthquake or seaquake. （ D） It is used to predict when a tidal wave will hit land. 18 Where did Lisa go for her vacation? （ A） In a small town. （ B） In a large city. （ C） In the mountains. （ D） In a village. 19 What worried Lisa on her vac
13、ation? （ A） She didnt have enough money. （ B） She had forgotten her checkbook. （ C） She didnt know how to cash a checkbook. （ D） She didnt know where the bank was. 20 Why did the bank teller ask Lisa to identify herself? （ A） Because she didnt bring her checkbook with her. （ B） Because he had never
14、seen Lisa before. （ C） Because he suspected that she had stolen the checkbook. （ D） Because she was an attractive woman. 21 How did Lisa feel when she was asked to identify herself? （ A） She left worried. （ B） She felt happy. （ C） She felt nervous. （ D） She felt puzzled. 一、 Section II Use of English
15、 (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. 21 Animals have been kept as pets by people in all parts of the world for thousands of years. The most【 C1】 _pets are dogs, cats, birds and fish. But man
16、y people【 C2】 _unusual pets,【 C3】 _snakes, crocodiles and monkeys. Many Japanese children【 C4】 _mice and teach【 C5】 _to dance【 C6】_music. The people of India【 C7】 _pets of snakes. Pets can make interesting, playful【 C8】 _. People enjoy teaching them to do【 C9】 _and to【 C10】 _commands. Pets owners of
17、ten【 C11】 _their pet to be a member of the family. Many children spend more time with their pets than they do with adults.【 C12】 _. caring for pets, children learn responsibility. They must【 C13】 _that their pets have food, ex excise, and a proper place to live in. Most children like【 C14】 _to and e
18、ven telling secrets to their pets. Pets also can【 C15】 _to a persons general well-being. Research shows that【 C16】 _with animals can improve a persons morale, and that the presence of pets can lower【 C17】 _blood pressure. Many people look and feel more relaxed【 C18】 _with their pets. Many people liv
19、ing【 C19】 _in nursing homes or in hospitals enjoy community programs that bring pets to visit. Today, many such institutions keep cats, birds, fish and other pets for their【 C20】 _. 22 【 C1】 （ A） ordinary （ B） familiar （ C） usual （ D） common 23 【 C2】 （ A） take （ B） keep （ C） adopt （ D） feed 24 【 C3】
20、 （ A） such as （ B） like （ C） example （ D） for instance 25 【 C4】 （ A） training （ B） calm （ C） tame （ D） domesticated 26 【 C5】 （ A） them （ B） it （ C） that （ D） what 27 【 C6】 （ A） for （ B） after （ C） with （ D） go 28 【 C7】 （ A） keep （ B） bring （ C） let （ D） make 29 【 C8】 （ A） company （ B） camp （ C） colo
21、ny （ D） companions 30 【 C9】 （ A） games （ B） tricks （ C） play （ D） the game 31 【 C10】 （ A） obey （ B） comply （ C） submit （ D） carry 32 【 C11】 （ A） consider （ B） reflect （ C） think （ D） bear in mind 33 【 C12】 （ A） Through （ B） With （ C） By （ D） Without 34 【 C13】 （ A） think （ B） sure （ C） see （ D） assur
22、e 35 【 C14】 （ A） chatting （ B） talking （ C） discussing （ D） expressing 36 【 C15】 （ A） promote （ B） supply （ C） donate （ D） contribute 37 【 C16】 （ A） is （ B） is being （ C） being （ D） are 38 【 C17】 （ A） its （ B） someones （ C） their （ D） ones 39 【 C18】 （ A） during （ B） by （ C） at the time （ D） while 40
23、 【 C19】 （ A） alone （ B） lonely （ C） aloneness （ D） assisted 41 【 C20】 （ A） tenants （ B） residents （ C） citizens （ D） residency 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. 41 Your re off work and h
24、anging out at home. Off your diet and into cookies, big dinners and champagne. Off your schedule, and up nights with movies, videos or a good book. Off your workout routine and skipping your morning swim or evening run. In short, you re off, free of responsibilities and pressure, stuffed full of foo
25、d and fun. And you dont like it. “All humans, and for that matter all species that are vertebrates and many that are not, have internal clock mechanism, “said George Brainard, professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson Univer- sity in Philadelphia. “ That s not a metaphor. It s an actual biological
26、entity. “ As many people find themselves in the second week of enforced indolence because of the winter break - whether because of school holidays or time off from work - more than a few may be experiencing a peculiar sensation. A wave of discontent at the luxury of doing nothing, of sitting around
27、with time to spare, the commodity of the late 20th century that we re constantly told is in dangerously short supply. The sense is that you should feel great, but actually you don t. You hate to admit it, but it might even be a welcome break to go back to work or school. “I enjoy being off, but I en
28、joy coming back too, “said Virgina Woodard of Chicago. After several days off around Christmas, she was back at her baby-sitting job on New Years Eve, taking her 3-year-old charge to a museum. “It messes up your schedule, and coming back is tiresome, “ said Woodard, who nonetheless said she enjoyed
29、her time off. “I feel like I ll need a week to recover to get back on my schedule, “said Joni Lederer. She and her family shared the holidays at their Highland Park home with another family, and she has spent the days since taking her two sons skating , bowling and to museums. “Most people, “ said B
30、rainard, “do better and are healthier if they keep a regular social calender to their life that is somewhat consistent with their internal timekeeping mechanism. “ The changes in routine that commonly occur during the holidays come at a biological cost. Those changes disrupt the body clock, located
31、primarily in the brain, and may produce an out-of-sorts feeling. “Normal day-to-day routines and realities are very supportive of the internal clock structure that leads to good health, “ he added. 42 When a person is off work and hanging out at home, he doesnt like it, why? （ A） He has nothing to d
32、o during the holidays and so he feels useless. （ B） His routine timetable is changed so he doesnt feel comfortable. （ C） He doesnt have any responsibilities and pressures, so he feels uneasy. （ D） If he feels happy during the holidays, work will be more unbearable when the holi- days are over. 43 Wh
33、y is coming back to work tiresome? （ A） People dont like to work. （ B） They are too tired during the holidays. （ C） A few days holiday is not enough for people to have a good rest. （ D） People s body clock is disrupted during the holidays. 44 Which of the following concerning the internal clock stru
34、cture is NOT true? （ A） Our daily routine and realities are very important to maintain the internal clock structure. （ B） People should keep themselves busy in order to maintain the internal clock structure. （ C） Once the internal clock structure is disrupted, we feel very uncomfortable. （ D） Once t
35、he internal clock structure is disrupted, it takes some time for the structure to function properly again. 45 What is the purpose of the article? （ A） To explain why we feel discontented during holidays and immediately after holidays. （ B） To show that holidays do harm to people s health because we
36、feel tired and uncomfortable. （ C） To ask people to keep on working during holidays so that the body clock will not be disrupted. （ D） To show the fact that people actually don t enjoy their holidays. 46 What is the main idea of the article? （ A） Our internal clock mechanism doesn t like rest, so ke
37、eping our routines is the key to good health. （ B） We need longer holidays as we still feel tired after holidays. （ C） There is a biological reason why people feel uncomfortable during holidays. （ D） Holidays are part of our lives though we don t actually enjoy them. 46 When a 13-year-old Virginia g
38、irl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merely a cold. But when the sneezes continued for hours, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl was still sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted world-wide attention. Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from“ pu
39、t a clothes pin on her nose“to “have her stand on her head“ poured in. But nothing did any good. Finally, she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where Dr. Leo Kanner, one of the world s top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling problem with great speed. He used neither drugs nor surgery for,
40、 curiously enough, the clue for the treatment was found in an ancient superstition about the amazing bodily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, he said, a view which Aristotle, some 3 000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily. Dr. Kanner simply gave a modern psychological i
41、nterpretation to the ancient belief that too much sneezing was an indication that the spirit was troubled;and he began to treat the girl accordingly. “Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tubercu
42、losis quickly changed her from a sneezer to an ex-sneezer, “he reported. Sneezing has always been a subject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collected thousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one is the custom of begging for the blessing of God when a person sneezes
43、- a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the ancient belief that a sneeze was an indication that the sneezer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people the world over still continue the custom with the traditional, “ God bless you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they se
44、e a remarkable mechanism which, without any con- scious help from you, takes on a job that has to be done. When you need to sneeze you sneeze, this being nature s clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The object may be just some dust in the nose which nature is striving to r
45、emove. 47 The girl sneezed continuously because she_. （ A） was ill （ B） was mentally ill （ C） was afraid of falling ill （ D） had attracted world-wide attention 48 When the girl began to sneeze continuously_. （ A） a lot of people offered their advice （ B） she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital （ C）
46、she was given a treatment found in ancient superstition （ D） many doctors treated her in different ways 49 Dr. Kanner cured the girl by_. （ A） using Aristotle s method （ B） giving her psychological treatment （ C） practicing superstition （ D） treating her tuberculosis 50 When a person sneezes, we say
47、“ God bless you“ because_. （ A） it s a tradition （ B） the person is possessed of an evil spirit （ C） the person is ill （ D） God will bless those who sneeze 51 According to scientists, people sneeze because_. （ A） they are ill （ B） to sneeze is human nature （ C） they do not need any conscious help （
48、D） there are unwanted things in their noses 51 Some time ago, I discovered that one of the chairs in my front hall had a broken leg. I didn t foresee any great difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops on Pimlico Road which is three minutes walk from my flat, so I se
49、t forth one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop confidently expecting a friendly reception, with a kindly man saying, “What a charming chair! Yes, that s quite a simple job. When would you want it back?“ I was quite wrong. I wasn t too concerned;after all, it was only the first try and there are many more shops on both sides of the road. The reaction at the second shop, though slightly
