1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 66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 Where do the speakers work? （ A） At an art school. （ B） At a newspaper office. （ C） At a stadium. （ D） At a publishing house. 2 Why did the man receive a ticket? （ A） He was speeding. （ B） He ran a red light. （ C） He went through a stop sign. （ D） He turned a comer too fast. 3 What can
3、 we learn from the conversation? （ A） The man spends more than he makes. （ B） The man is not keen on arts. （ C） The woman is an artist. （ D） The woman looks down upon the man. 4 What is the womans profession? （ A） Editor. （ B） Journalist. （ C） Teacher. （ D） Student. 5 What is the woman going to buy
4、downtown? （ A） A newspaper. （ B） A suit. （ C） A coat. （ D） A blouse. 6 How are the guests going to New York? （ A） By bus. （ B） By plane. （ C） By car. （ D） By train. 7 What does the woman mean? （ A） They should go up to Bobs study. （ B） Bob should decide about English for himeself. （ C） Bob is leavin
5、g for England. （ D） They have to make an urgent decision. 8 What is the taste of the womans apple? （ A） It is nice and sweet. （ B） It looks nice but tastes sour. （ C） It is rather sour. （ D） It looks ugly but tastes sweet. 9 What was the man doing last night? （ A） Waiting for the womans visit. （ B）
6、Waiting for the womans call. （ C） Meeting his friends. （ D） Meeting the woman. 10 What happened to the mans bike? （ A） It was gone. （ B） The woman borrowed it. （ C） He sold it. （ D） He forgot where he put it. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one
7、, 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 is the purpose of this passage? （ A
8、） Entertain. （ B） Disprove a belief. （ C） Give information on life in Egypt. （ D） Compare camels with other animals. 12 What is the real purpose of a camels hump? （ A） To store food instead of water. （ B） To evaporate water. （ C） To carry huge loads. （ D） Not mentioned. 13 How much does a camel drin
9、k when it does drink? （ A） Very little. （ B） Enough to last for three or four months. （ C） As much as it has lost. （ D） Enough to last until the next oasis. 14 According to the speaker, what are the problems related to behaviorism? （ A） The behaviorist school of psychology has done its studies under
10、 laboratory conditions. （ B） Behaviorism uses the update methods. （ C） Mathematical tables and statistics are not very useful. （ D） All of the above. 15 What is the main topic of the lecture? （ A） Laboratory methods in psychology. （ B） How to make psychology respectable. （ C） A critique of behaviori
11、st psychology. （ D） Recent advances in theoretical psychology. 16 What does the speaker think is the best way to study human psychology? （ A） Use experimental data only. （ B） Ask peoples opinions on various matters. （ C） Use statistical data based on scientific models. （ D） Observe people in real-li
12、fe situations. 17 What does the next part of the lecture most probably deal with? （ A） Further criticisms of behaviorist psychology. （ B） Criticism of other theories of psychology. （ C） Methods of studying human behavior in natural settings. （ D） New designs in equipment for psychology laboratories.
13、 18 What does the woman want to buy? （ A） A sweater. （ B） An expensive pen. （ C） A microwave oven. （ D） A dishwasher. 19 What is the woman discussing about with the shop assistant? （ A） The price. （ B） The style. （ C） The manufacture date. （ D） The delivery. 20 Why does the woman want to make the pu
14、rchase in the 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 delivery service. 21 How much does the shop assistant offer to reduce first? （ A） Fifty dollars. （ B） Five dollars. （ C） Two hundre
15、d 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） Eight weeks. 23 When and where was the special program offered? （ A） Every summer in New York City. （ B） Every winter in New York Sta
16、te. （ C） Every summer in New York State. （ D） Every winter in New York City. 24 What will people do when someone breaks a rule? （ A） Criticize him or her. （ B） Have a group discussion about it. （ C） Make more rules. （ D） Ask him or her to work more in the woods. 25 Which of the following is NOT stat
17、ed directly in the passage as a purpose of the program? （ A） To keep members of the group busy doing something. （ B） To make the people there understand the meaning of work. （ C） To find a way to solve the generation gap. （ D） To help people find enjoyment in work. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 m
18、inutes) 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 Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, in winter, or skating or skiing. It may be a game of some ki
19、nd - football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering. These who have a passion【 C1】 _climbing high and difficult mountains are often【 C2】 _with astonishment. Why are men and women【 C3】 _to suffer cold and hardship, and to【 C4】 _on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by
20、the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity【 C5】_which men give their leisure. Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for【 C6】 _games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to
21、【 C7】 _, but it is this freedom from man-made rules【 C8】 _makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own【 C9】 _. If we【 C10】 _mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is【 C11】 _mountaineering is not a“
22、 team work“. We should be mistaken in this. There are it is true , no“ matches“【 C12】 _“teams“ of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may【 C13】 _, there is obviously teamwork. A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger
23、 and more powerful than man. He has to fight【 C14】 _of nature. His sport requires high mental and【 C15】 _qualities. A mountain climber【 C16】 _to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions【 C17】 _in their early twe
24、nties. But it is not【 C18】 _for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more【 C19】_than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less【 C20】_of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment. 26 【 C1】 （ A） for （ B） in （ C） to （ D） of 27 【
25、 C2】 （ A） looked up to （ B） looked forward （ C） looked into （ D） looked upon 28 【 C3】 （ A） willing （ B） reluctant （ C） unwilling （ D） probable 29 【 C4】 （ A） take pains （ B） run risk （ C） take a risk （ D） make efforts 30 【 C5】 （ A） to （ B） with （ C） for （ D） towards 31 【 C6】 （ A） so （ B） various （ C）
26、 different （ D） such 32 【 C7】 （ A） apply （ B） worry （ C） ignore （ D） notice 33 【 C8】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） how （ D） why 34 【 C9】 （ A） methods （ B） forms （ C） rules （ D） activities 35 【 C10】 （ A） correlate （ B） relate （ C） compare （ D） contrast 36 【 C11】 （ A） for （ B） what （ C） which （ D） that 37
27、 【 C12】 （ A） within （ B） from （ C） beyond （ D） between 38 【 C13】 （ A） exist （ B） go （ C） depend （ D） confide 39 【 C14】 （ A） strength （ B） storms （ C） powers （ D） forces 40 【 C15】 （ A） physician （ B） physical （ C） physiological （ D） psychological 41 【 C16】 （ A） tries （ B） continues （ C） wants （ D） de
28、cides 42 【 C17】 （ A） will be （ B） appear （ C） are （ D） is 43 【 C18】 （ A） unusual （ B） normal （ C） common （ D） strange 44 【 C19】 （ A） strength （ B） efforts （ C） energy （ D） time 45 【 C20】 （ A） shortage （ B） lack （ C） rubbish （ D） waste Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the que
29、stions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Usually when we hear the word “artist“ we think of a person who paints pictures, but the word has a much wider meaning than that, for anyone who adds beauty to a thing has shown that he is an artist. In the publish
30、ing world, there are many artists besides the illustrators, as you can find if you trace the steps introducing a book. After the author (who is an artist in the choice of ideas and words) has sold a manuscript to the publisher, an editor goes over it. The work of editing involves artistic skill too,
31、 for the editor may know how to improve the authors work by cutting and revising the manuscript. Then the editor looks over the manuscript and decides how it may be best illustrated. The editor and a designer discuss how all the parts of the book the illustrations, words, paper, and binding-shall be
32、 put together so that the book best communicate the subject and the spirit which was intended by the author. Illustrations are drawn which will not only emphasize without words things said in the story, but which will add information or ideas that cannot be put into words. When the illustrations and
33、 text are completely prepared they are sent to the printer who carefully, and often artistically, sets the type and prints the book. Once the material has been printed, it is sent to the binder who makes the book into a unit for selling and reading. The binder, too, is an artist, for he makes use of
34、 special techniques to make the outside of the book attractive, as well as appropriate to the contents. Meanwhile, a sales staff is at work preparing advertisements to help sell the book. 46 How many steps in producing A book are mentioned in the passage? （ A） 4. （ B） 6. （ C） 5 （ D） 7 47 Which of th
35、e following is NOT involved in the work of editing? （ A） Deciding which parts are to be illustrated. （ B） Accepting or rejecting a manuscript. （ C） Considering the beauty of a book as a whole. （ D） Rewriting or rearranging long paragraphs. 48 Illutrations must _. （ A） make all text fit to print and
36、read （ B） add the ideas overlooked by the author （ C） closely touch what is said in the story （ D） have much to do with what is not emphasized 49 Designing the advertisements for a book is started when _. （ A） the book is being bound （ B） the book is made into a unit （ C） the illustrations and text
37、are prepared （ D） all the steps are finished 50 The best title for this passage would be_. （ A） The Beauty of a Book （ B） Art and the Printed World （ C） Who Deserves the Name of Artist （ D） The Steps in Producing A Book 50 In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The aut
38、horities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the
39、cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1997, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves. In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people wer
40、e arrested, in 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4, 000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inad
41、equate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men. Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The black-out started at 9:30 p. m. , when lightnin
42、g hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise. The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers, distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerators, elevators,
43、 water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity. 51 Look at the first paragraph, who were fight? The authorities or the pessimists? （ A） The authorities. （ B） The pessimists. （ C） Both. （ D） Neither. 52 In what way was the blackout of 197
44、7 not really a repeat performance? （ A） There was much more disorder. （ B） This time the electricity supply failed. （ C） It was quite unexpected. （ D） It did not occur within five years of 1965. 53 As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively_. （ A） more favou
45、rable （ B） less favourable （ C） unchanged （ D） improved 54 What caused the blackout in July 1977? （ A） Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances. （ B） Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order. （ C） During a storm, lightning damaged su
46、pply cables. （ D） The passage does not mention the cause. 55 Why did many looters manage to escape? （ A） The police could not see them in the dark. （ B） Many of the looters were armed with guns. （ C） There were not enough policemen to catch them all. （ D） They were hidden inside big buildings. 55 “C
47、ulture consists of all shared products of human society“ (Robertson, 1981 ). This means not only such material things as cities, organizations and schools, but also non-material things such as ideas, customs, family patterns, languages. Putting it simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of
48、a society, “the ways of a people“. Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, the maintaining of culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture, it
49、reflects culture. In the broadest sense, language is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their approach to life and their ways of living and thinking. We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other. Social scientists tell us th
