1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 72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 Why did the man come back? （ A） He was tired. （ B） He had bought everything. （ C） There were too many people shopping. （ D） The weather was terrible. 2 What is the man more willing to do? （ A） To recite. （ B） To put down in black and white. （ C） To sing out. （ D） To listen. 3 When did
3、this conversation most probably take place? （ A） On the 10th. （ B） On the 8th. （ C） On the 6th. （ D） On the 11 th. 4 How much change will the woman get? （ A） 20. （ B） 4. （ C） $10.00 （ D） $6.00 5 What is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Salesman and customer. （ B） Policeman and driver.
4、 （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Boss and secretary. 6 How does the man feel about his grade? （ A） It was an improvement. （ B） It was disappointing. （ C） It was unfair. （ D） It was satisfying. 7 Where did the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a library. （ B） In a classroom. （ C） In a boo
5、kstore. （ D） In a hotel. 8 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） Strange colors. （ B） Different tastes of tea. （ C） Fashion. （ D） A painting. 9 What does the man want to know? （ A） The way to the fifth floor. （ B） The way to Mr. Turners office. （ C） The way to the conference room. （ D） The w
6、ay to the lift. 10 What do we learn from the womans words? （ A） She has more letters now than before. （ B） She hasnt so many letters as before. （ C） She often hears from her family now. （ D） She is used to having a lot of letters. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before
7、 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 ONCE. 11 Whats the problem
8、with Joseph? （ A） He didnt spend a lot of time on computer. （ B） He fell behind his classmates in his studies. （ C） He didnt listen to his fathers words. （ D） He didnt get along well with his teacher. 12 Whats the mans opinion about Joseph? （ A） He is a foolish boy. （ B） He is a kind boy. （ C） He is
9、 a smart boy. （ D） He is a helpful boy. 13 How did the man suggest the woman to do to solve the problem? （ A） She should spend more time on Joseph. （ B） She should not allow Joseph to play the computer. （ C） She should stay with Joseph to look after him. （ D） She should find a private teacher for Jo
10、seph. 14 Where is the speech make? （ A） At a central library. （ B） At a government office. （ C） At a research institution. （ D） At a university. 15 When was the college founded? （ A） 1990. （ B） 1925. （ C） 1952 （ D） 1950 16 Where can the students find the speakers office? （ A） On the second floor. （
11、B） On the first floor. （ C） In the library office. （ D） At the entrance room. 17 What would the students do if they want to see other advisors? （ A） They have to see the secretary first. （ B） They can come at any time. （ C） They have to wait outside for a while. （ D） They need to make appointments.
12、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. 17 For many people today ,reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work ,they must read letters ,reports ,trade publ
13、ications ,interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In【 C1】 _a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend can【 C2】 _mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are【 C3】 _reader
14、s. Most of us develop poor reading【 C4】 _at an early age ,and never get over them. The main deficiency【 C5】 _in file actual stuff of language itself - words. Taken individually, words have【 C6】 _meaning until they are strung together to form phrases, sentences and paragraphs.【 C7】 _, however, the un
15、trained reader doesnt read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to【 C8】 _words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over【 C9】 _you have just read, is a common bad reading habit. Another habit which【 C10】 _down the speed of reading is vocalization-s
16、ounding each word either orally or mentally as【 C11】 _reads. To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an【 C12】_, which moves a bar(or curtain)down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate【 C13】 _the reader finds comfortable, in order t
17、o“ stretch “ him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,【 C14】 _word-by-word reading, regression, and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first【 C15】_is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster,【 C16】 _your comprehension will
18、 improve. Many people have found【 C17】 _reading skills drastically improved after such training.【 C18】 _Charles Lau, a business manager, for instance, his reading speed was a reasonably good 172 words a minute【 C19】 _the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that now
19、 he can【 C20】 _a lot more reading material during a short period of time. 18 【 C1】 （ A） applying （ B） doing （ C） offering （ D） getting 19 【 C2】 （ A） quickly （ B） easily （ C） roughly （ D） decidedly 20 【 C3】 （ A） good （ B） curious （ C） urgent （ D） poor 21 【 C4】 （ A） training （ B） habits （ C） situation
20、s （ D） custom 22 【 C5】 （ A） lies （ B） combines （ C） touches （ D） involves 23 【 C6】 （ A） some （ B） a lot （ C） little （ D） dull 24 【 C7】 （ A） Fortunately （ B） In fact （ C） Unfortunately （ D） Logically 25 【 C8】 （ A） reuse （ B） reread （ C） rewrite （ D） recite 26 【 C9】 （ A） what （ B） that （ C） which （ D）
21、 if 27 【 C10】 （ A） scales （ B） cuts （ C） slows （ D） measures 28 【 C11】 （ A） someone （ B） one （ C） he （ D） reader 29 【 C12】 （ A） accelerator （ B） actor （ C） amplifier （ D） observer 30 【 C13】 （ A） then （ B） as （ C） beyond （ D） than 31 【 C14】 （ A） enabling （ B） leading （ C） making （ D） indicating 32 【
22、C15】 （ A） meaning （ B） comprehension （ C） gist （ D） regression 33 【 C16】 （ A） but （ B） nor （ C） or （ D） for 34 【 C17】 （ A） our （ B） your （ C） their （ D） such a 35 【 C18】 （ A） Look at （ B） Take （ C） Make （ D） Consider 36 【 C19】 （ A） for （ B） in （ C） after （ D） before 37 【 C20】 （ A） master （ B） go ove
23、r （ C） present （ D） get through 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. 37 Water is important for pupils to study, not only because it is so abundant, covering three times as much of the earth
24、s surface as land does. It is the most common substance in living plant and animal tissues; without it, most other chemicals needed for life could not get into or out of cells. Its floatability makes it possible to move people and cargoes by ship-without which early exploration and commerce would ha
25、ve been impossible. Hydroelectric(水电 ) stations are and will continue to be a major source of electrical energy. Water is also important for sanitation (卫生 ) and recreation. Early experiences with liquids should include those dealing with floatability, change of state, and surface films. Children sh
26、ould investigate under what conditions objects sink or float, both in water and in other liquids. They should watch ice melt, and water freeze, and evaporate. They should also observe other substances that change state easily, such as candle wax and butter. And they should observe the wide range of
27、chemicals that dissolve in water. In their investigations, pupils should become aware of the ease with which certain liquids evaporate and of the danger of strong-smelling substances such as those from cleaning fluids and gasoline. They should experience the pleasure of playing in and around water,
28、but they should also be made aware of the hazards(危险 ) and be taught to play safely. Pupils must learn of societys increasing demands upon fresh water and develop a healthy concern for how it is used. The amount of water on earth does not change; it is only recycled. What is used for pupils today is
29、 part of the same water used even by Columbus and Cleopatra! Finally, pupils should come to appreciate the different kinds of methods by which fresh water is transported from the sea to land areas. They should know the potential(潜力 ) of the sea-for all practical purposes, the last frontier on earth-
30、for additional fresh water, for food, and for chemicals. They also should understand the importance of the sea for transportation and recreation, as well as for its effect on weather. 38 According to the passage water is important for all of the following, except_. （ A） early international trade （ B
31、） the most common substance in living plant and animal tissues （ C） hydroelectric power stations （ D） sanitation and recreation 39 Which of the following can help children have the experiences dealing with the floatability of liquids? （ A） observing the chemicals that dissolve in water. （ B） watchin
32、g water evaporate. （ C） investigating how objects sink or float in water. （ D） observing how candle wax changes its state. 40 It can be inferred from the passage that _. （ A） clear water on earth is unlimited. （ B） fossil fuels and nuclear energy are more important than falling water from dammed-up
33、rivers （ C） part of the water used by a person or a community may eventually be used by others （ D） most of the earths hydroelectric potential has been exploited 41 The importance of the sea includes all of the following, except_. （ A） for transportation （ B） for sanitation （ C） for recreation （ D）
34、for additional fresh water 42 The last sentence of the fourth paragraph is intended to tell readers that_. （ A） societys demands upon and for clean water are increasing （ B） no person has the right to waste water （ C） without water, there could be no life （ D） everyone should be concerned about how
35、water is used because the water a person uses will be used by future generations 42 Every profession or trade, every art, or every science has its technical vocabulary, the function of which is partly to designate things or processes which have no names in ordinary English, and partly to secure grea
36、ter exactness in nomenclature (术语 ). Such special dialects, or jargons, are necessary in technical discussion of any kind. Being universally under stood by the devotees of the particular science or art, they have the precision of a mathematical formula. Besides, they save time, for it is much more e
37、conomical to name a process than to describe it. Thousands of these technical terms are very properly included in every large dictionary, yet, as a whole, they are rather on the outskirts of the English language than actually within its borders. Different occupations, however, differ widely in the c
38、haracter of their special vocabularies. In trades and handicrafts and other vocations, such as farming and fishing, that have occupied a great number of men from remote times, the technical vocabulary is very old. It consists largely of native words, or of borrowed words that have worked themselves
39、into the very fiber of our language. Hence, though highly technical in many particulars, these vocabularies are more familiar in sound, and more generally understood, than most other technicalities. The special dialects of law, medicine, divinity, and philosophy have also, in their older strata, be
40、come pretty familiar to cultivated persons, and have contributed much to the popular vocabulary. Yet, every vocation still possesses a large body of technical terms that remain essentially foreign, even to educated speech. And the proportion has been much increased in the last fifty years, particula
41、rly in the various departments of natural and political science and in the mechanic arts. Here new terms are coined with the greatest freedom, and abandoned with indifference when they have served their turn. Most of the new coinages are confined to special discussions and seldom get into general li
42、terature or conversation. Yet, no profession is nowadays, as all professions once were, a closed guild. The lawyer, the physician, the man of science, or the priest associates freely with his fellow creatures, and does not meet them in a merely professional way. Furthermore, what is called popular s
43、cience makes everybody acquainted with modem views and recent discoveries. Any important experiment, though made in a remote or provincial laboratory, is at once reported in the newspapers, and everybody is soon talking about it-as in the case of the Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy. Thus, our
44、common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them commonplace. 43 The authors main purpose in the passage is to _. （ A） describe a phenomenon （ B） argue a belief （ C） propose a solution （ D） stimulate action 44 When the author refers to professions as no longer being “closed guil
45、ds“, he means that_. （ A） it is much easier to become a professional today than it was in the past （ B） there is more social intercourse between professionals and others （ C） popular science has told their secrets to the world （ D） anyone can now understand anything in a profession 45 If the author
46、of the passage wished to study a new field, he would probably_. （ A） call in a dictionary expert （ B） become easily discouraged （ C） look to the histories of the words in the new field （ D） pay careful attention to the new fields technical vocabulary 46 The author of this passage was probably a_. （
47、A） linguist （ B） scientist （ C） politician （ D） physician 47 According to the author, technical terms are used because _. （ A） they describe a process in details （ B） they can only be understood by people of a given profession （ C） they can be found in almost every dictionary （ D） they can be univer
48、sally understood by people of a given profession 47 The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure, state, and behavior of the atmosphere. The subject may be approached from several directions, but the scene cannot be fully approached from any one vantage point(有利的地位 ). Diff
49、erent views must be integrated to give perspective to the whole picture. One may consider the condition of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to pre- diet changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead. This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic meteorology(天气学 ). Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of the technique of weather forecastin
