1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 79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 does the conversation probably take place? （ A） On a subway. （ B） In an airport. （ C） In an airplane. （ D） In a bus station. 2 What does the man say about Sarah? （ A） He didnt understand what she was singing about. （ B） He has a few questions about her performance. （ C） He is sur
3、e what to ask her. （ D） She was definitely the best performance in the show. 3 What is the man asking? （ A） Can he stop and count the sandwiches? （ B） Did she pay for his sandwiches? （ C） Are his sandwiches included in the ones that were counted? （ D） Did she put his sandwiches in the picnic basket
4、for him? 4 What does Ann mean? （ A） She doesnt want to practise any more. （ B） Theyve been dancing since six oclock. （ C） The dance routine needs more right turns. （ D） She will be ready to practise at six oclock. 5 Where does the woman think they were supposed to meet? （ A） On the platform. （ B） At
5、 the information desk. （ C） On the train. （ D） Near the stairs. 6 Why cant the woman go with the man? （ A） Shes a little tired. （ B） She is going to study. （ C） She wants to listen to music. （ D） Shes going to make a reservation. 7 Why did Bill lose his job? （ A） He got angry with his boss. （ B） He
6、always got to work late. （ C） He was frequently sick and absent from work. （ D） He prepared a financial report in correctly. 8 Where does this conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a dentists office. （ B） At the employment office. （ C） In a pharmacy. （ D） In a coffee shop. 9 What did the wo
7、man give to the student? （ A） A handbook. （ B） Some medicine. （ C） A Canadian post-graduate. （ D） Some post-graduate work. 10 Where do you think the article is going to appear? （ A） In a book. （ B） In a newspaper. （ C） In a magazine. （ D） On the notice-board. Part B Directions: You will hear four di
8、alogues 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 ONL
9、Y ONCE. 11 What salary does the company pay the first year? （ A） 15,000. （ B） 12,000. （ C） $13,500.00 （ D） $10,500.00 12 How many people are applying for jobs? （ A） Seven. （ B） Four. （ C） Two. （ D） Three. 13 Why cant the man find out if he gets the job now? （ A） Because the woman thinks he is not qu
10、alified. （ B） Because there are too many people applying for the job. （ C） Because the woman cant make the final decision. （ D） Because the man doesnt have letters of recommendation. 14 How do fans imitate rock stars? （ A） They play music. （ B） They behave badly. （ C） They wear the same kind of clot
11、hes. （ D） They go to their concerts. 15 Why are rock stars famous? （ A） Its because of their music. （ B） Its because of their fans. （ C） Its because of their clothes. （ D） Its because of their money. 16 What did Zed Hawks do during the TV interview? （ A） He behaved much better. （ B） He wore very str
12、ange clothes. （ C） He sang a song angrily. （ D） He walked out during the interview. 17 Why does David say rock stars are like politicians and film stars? （ A） Because they behave well in public. （ B） Because they like the public criticism. （ C） Because they earn their money from the public. （ D） Bec
13、ause they complain when they are criticized. 18 What does John ask Susan to do? （ A） Help with a term paper. （ B） Go to a concert. （ C） Take care of his cousin. （ D） Arrange his cousin s interview. 19 What will John do on Saturday? （ A） Finish his paper. （ B） Go to work. （ C） Cook dinner for his cou
14、sin. （ D） Go to the auditorium. 20 What does John say about his cousins interests? （ A） He forgot to ask about her hobbies. （ B） He heard she enjoys music concerts. （ C） He thinks she has enjoyed traveling. （ D） He doesnt know what she likes to do. 21 What can be inferred about Johns cousin? （ A） Sh
15、e is shy around strangers. （ B） She is younger than he is. （ C） She is very independent. （ D） She is usually late. 22 How was salt used in Egypt thousands of years ago? （ A） To keep fish alive. （ B） To punish criminals. （ C） To preserve dead bodies. （ D） To help heal wounds. 23 Why were ten thousand
16、 people put in jail during the 18th century? （ A） For stealing salt. （ B） For making salted fish. （ C） For taking salt from the kings table. （ D） For selling salt. 24 In the 16th century what would happen to a man wha took more than his share of salt? （ A） He would lose his life. （ B） He would lose
17、all his salt. （ C） He would lose an ear. （ D） He would be heavily fined. 25 Where was the salt placed when the king had his dinner? （ A） On the kings seat. （ B） In front of the king. （ C） A long way from the important guests. （ D） In front of everyone. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Direc
18、tions: 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 Television is the most effective brainwashing medium ever invented by man. Advertisers know this to be【 C1】 _. Children are affected by television in【 C2】_we scarcely un
19、derstand. In the fall of 1971, I was assigned a story【 C3】 _a young white woman living on the fringe of Bostons black ghetto. Her car had【 C4】_out of gas. She had gone to a filling station【 C5】 _a can and was returning to her car【 C6】 _she was trapped in an alley by a gang of black youths. The gang【
20、 C7】 _gasoline over her and set fire to her. She died【 C8】 _her burns. It was later established【 C9】 _some of the youths involved had, on the night before the killing,【 C10】 _on television of return of an old movie in which a drifter is【 C11】 _on fire by an adolescent gang. There is some kind of str
21、ange reductive process at work here. To see something on television robs it【 C12】 _reality, and then when the【 C13】 _thing is acted out it is like the reenactment of something unreal. In【 C14】 _words, when the gang set fire to the girl, they were imitating【 C15】 _they had seen on a screen, as if the
22、y【 C16】 _were on a screen, and in a story. I dont think we have【 C17】 _begun to realize how powerful a【 C18】 _television is. It has already【 C19】 _very clear that the candidate with the most television appeal【 C20】 _the election. 26 【 C1】 （ A） true （ B） truth （ C） real （ D） reality 27 【 C2】 （ A） tim
23、es （ B） methods （ C） places （ D） ways 28 【 C3】 （ A） confirming （ B） controlling （ C） concepting （ D） concerning 29 【 C4】 （ A） managed （ B） run （ C） driven （ D） taken 30 【 C5】 （ A） along （ B） with （ C） in （ D） of 31 【 C6】 （ A） when （ B） while （ C） soon （ D） since 32 【 C7】 （ A） put （ B） pulled （ C） po
24、ured （ D） picked 33 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） at （ C） in （ D） of 34 【 C9】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） who 35 【 C10】 （ A） looked （ B） stared （ C） watched （ D） peered 36 【 C11】 （ A） put （ B） got （ C） set （ D） made 37 【 C12】 （ A） of （ B） from （ C） off （ D） out 38 【 C13】 （ A） so （ B） such （ C） as （ D）
25、 same 39 【 C14】 （ A） others （ B） the other （ C） other （ D） another 40 【 C15】 （ A） that （ B） what （ C） such （ D） same 41 【 C16】 （ A） their （ B） theirs （ C） thems （ D） themselves 42 【 C17】 （ A） much （ B） still （ C） even （ D） far 43 【 C18】 （ A） medium （ B） middle （ C） matter （ D） mirror 44 【 C19】 （ A）
26、became （ B） become （ C） becomed （ D） becamed 45 【 C20】 （ A） obtains （ B） gets （ C） accepts （ D） wins 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 Some desert animals can survive the summer heat
27、and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel, for example, can experience and bear an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9C without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to supply
28、 its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat, on the other hand, gets all the water it needs from water that it produces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5C. Therefore, they need to find some way to
29、stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce water in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat. Because very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a t
30、ypical summers day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set does the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool. and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the si
31、gnal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water and food. When morning comes, most of them seek shelter again: many go underground; nearly all find some dark and cool places where they, can keep away from the suns heat. For many kinds of insects, living in th
32、e desert is easier than for animals. Like many desert plants, they have a waterproof skin which prevents water loss because of the high temperature. In addition, some spend all or most of their life below ground. Here, for most of the year at least, it is moist, and it is generally cooler than on th
33、e surface. In the case of ants, only adults leave the underground nests, and they do so only to gather food or to defend the nest against attack. 46 Compared with other desert animals, the camel can bear _. （ A） a very low body temperature （ B） only a little change in body temperature （ C） a big inc
34、rease in body temperature （ D） a constant change in body temperature 47 The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that _. （ A） it can produce water through breathing （ B） it can store water in parts of its body （ C） it can maintain different body temperatures （ D） it can drink a 10t of wat
35、er at a time 48 The desert is full of activities in summer nights because _. （ A） it is cooler and safer for most animals at night （ B） animals can find food in the dark （ C） it is easy for animals to find water at night （ D） animals cannot sleep at night 49 It is easy for many kinds of insects to l
36、ive in the desert because _. （ A） They only need a little food to survive （ B） they are not afraid of the heat （ C） They are too small to be attacked by other animals （ D） they have a skin which is against water 50 The best title for the text would be _. （ A） Desert Animals and Insects （ B） Kangaroo
37、 Rat and Camel （ C） The Climate in Desert （ D） Desert Plants 50 I. Q. stands for “Intelligence Quotient“ which is measure of a persons intelligence found by means of an intelligence test. Before marks gained in such a test can be useful as information about a person, they must be compared with some
38、standard, or norm. It is not enough simply to know that a boy of thirteen has scored, say, ninety marks m a particular test. To know whether he is clever, average, or dull, his marks must be compared with the average achieved by boys of thirteen in that test. In 1906 the psychologist, Alfred Binet,
39、devised the standard in relation to which intelligence has since been assessed. Binet was asked to find a method of selecting all children in the schools of Paris who should be taken out of ordinary classes and put in special classes for defectives. The problem brought home to him the need for a sta
40、ndard of intelligence, and he hit upon the very simple concept of“ mental age“. First, he invented a variety of tests and put large numbers of children of different ages through them. He then found at what age each test was passed by the average child. Binet arranged the various tests in order of di
41、fficulty, and used them as a scale by which he could measure every individual. If, for example, a boy aged twelve could only do tests that were passed by the average boy of nine, Binet held that he was three years below average, and that he had a mental age of nine. The concept of mental age provide
42、d Binet, and through him, other psychologists with the required standard. It enabled him to state scores in intelligence tests m terms of norm. At first, it was usual to express the result of a test by the difference between the“ mental“ and the“ chronological“ age. Then the boy in the example given
43、 would be“ three years retarded“. Soon, however, the“ mental ratio“ was introduced; that is to say, the ratio of the mental age to the chronological age. Thus a boy of twelve with mental age of nine has a mental ratio of 0.75. The mental age was replaced by the intelligence quotient or“ I. Q“. Clear
44、ly, since the mental age of the average child is equal to the chronological age, the average I. Q. is 100. 51 To judge a childs standard, his marks in a test must be compared with marks gained by _. （ A） others of the same age （ B） older children （ C） younger children （ D） adults 52 The expression“
45、a variety of tests“ (Line 1, Para. 3) means _. （ A） a large number of different tests （ B） a large number of easy tests （ C） a large number of similar tests （ D） a large number of difficult tests 53 Binet used large numbers of children in his tests because he wanted to find out _. （ A） who were the
46、brightest （ B） who had defects （ C） what a bright child could do （ D） a standard 54 A boy of nine who is“ three years retarded“ has a mental age of _. （ A） six （ B） nine （ C） twelve （ D） three 55 To work out a persons mental ratio, one must _. （ A） know his date of birth （ B） give him a test （ C） fi
47、nd out his mental age （ D） know the relationship between his mental age with his chronological age 55 When they marry, husbands and wives have well-developed health histories and well-established inborn and developmental habits toward good and iii health. Substantial research suggests that, given th
48、e existing health tendency and health condition of an individual at a particular time, his or her probability of better or worse future health is affected by a variety of social factors that are subject to influence or operation by his or her spouse. Spouses can affect each others health by developi
49、ng psychological stress. A substantial literature develops strong evidence that psychological stress causes illness, increase risk of death rate, and serves as an important mechanism that links socioeconomic characteristics to health and death rate. Stress-reducing mechanisms include removal of sources of stress, and management of stress by talking about it to a trusted person, psychological treatment
