1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 83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 think of the price? （ A） Reasonable. （ B） Cheap. （ C） Expensive. （ D） Unacceptable. 2 What will the speakers do? （ A） Have dinner. （ B） Go to the laboratory. （ C） Have classes. （ D） Go shopping. 3 What does the man ask the woman to do? （ A） Send a note to Professor
3、Johnson. （ B） Wait a minute to see Professor Johnson. （ C） Write a note to Professor Johnson. （ D） Listen to Professor Johnsons speech. 4 Why cant the man ring the woman? （ A） He doesnt have a telephone. （ B） His telephone was stolen. （ C） His telephone doesnt work. （ D） He doesnt have time. 5 What
4、is the possible relationship between the speakers? （ A） Salesman and customer. （ B） Post office clerk and customer. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Railway station clerk and passenger. 6 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） Plans for the weekend. （ B） A wonderful movie. （ C） Some reference b
5、ooks. （ D） The graduation paper. 7 What does the man thinking people now? （ A） If something seems far better than expected, it is probably not good. （ B） If something seems far better than expected, grab it while you can. （ C） If something seems far better than expected, it must be not good. （ D） If
6、 something seems far better than expected, it must be very good. 8 What does Mary usually do on Saturday afternoon? （ A） She reads books. （ B） She goes to the park. （ C） She does some exercises. （ D） She watches TV. 9 How does the man feel about driving to work? （ A） Relaxed （ B） Tired （ C） Bored （
7、D） Lonely 10 What are the man and the woman talking about? （ A） Colors. （ B） Sweaters. （ C） Films. （ D） Music. 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, answe
8、r 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. （ D
9、） It depends. 12 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） A shop. （ B） A restaurant. （ C） A bookstore. （ 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 is the relationship between th
10、e two persons? （ A） A wife and a husband. （ B） An interviewer and an interviewee. （ C） Two strangers. （ D） Two friends. 15 How long does the man train every day? （ A） 2 hours. （ B） 3 hours. （ C） 4 hours. （ D） 5 hours. 16 Why does the man like swimming? （ A） Its interesting. （ B） Its good for recreat
11、ion. （ C） It can lose weight. （ D） Its good for the back and its relaxing. 17 What can we infer from the dialogue? （ A） The man loves sports. （ B） The man is a good athlete. （ C） The woman wants to fried a coach. （ D） The woman is an amateur, too. 18 What did the man want to buy? （ A） A gift for his
12、 mother. （ B） A gift for his grandmother. （ C） A gift for his father. （ D） A gift for his grandfather. 19 Which style did the man want to choose? （ A） Modem Chinese. （ B） Modem Western. （ C） Traditional Chinese. （ D） Traditional Western. 20 How did the man pay for it? （ A） On credit. （ B） In cash. （
13、 C） By check. （ D） For money. 21 What can we learn from the conversation? （ A） He bought a black tie. （ B） He bought a black hat. （ C） He bought a blue hat. （ D） He bought a blue tie. 22 Which of the following adjectives best describes the passage? （ A） Proud. （ B） Neutral. （ C） Factual. （ D） Logica
14、l. 23 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? （ A） College students are more interested in sightseeing. （ B） Those with a high school degree only do not like playing sports. （ C） High school graduates enjoy being with their friends. （ D） People with lower incomes are more likely to
15、spend their leisure time watching TV. 24 How do most people in the US spend their vocation according to the passage? （ A） Sightseeing. （ B） Visiting friends or relatives, （ C） Going to the beach. （ D） Playing sports. 25 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） An investigation into how Americans spend
16、 their vocations. （ B） An opinion poll of how people should spend their leisure time. （ C） A poll of how employed Americans spend their time, （ D） A report on the vocation plans of college graduates in America. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the
17、 best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concerts and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing. London, one of the【 C1】 _cities in the world, has plenty to offer during
18、 the winter months,【 C2】 _in the way of entertainment- and the【 C3】 _act like a magnet with【 C4】 _array of presents for the Christmas【 C5】_,followed by large scale bargains in the January.【 C6】 _But its not only Loudon that【 C7】 _value in the shopping-most of our suburban and【 C8】_centers have just
19、as much to offer to the【 C9】 _shopper. Even if you are based【 C10】 _London, you dont have to spend all your【 C11】 _there - and goes for all the year【 C12】 _, too. Take a train or coach and【 C13】 _what else Britain has to offer;【 C14】 _are many excursions, even in winter, and among the great country
20、houses【 C15】 _keep their stately front doors open【 C16】 _the year are Longleat and Woburn Abbey.【 C17】 _a car and drive【 C18】 _into the beauty of the winter landscape- the scenery will be【 C19】 _beautiful- and the people will have more time to chat on you【 C20】 _this time of year. 26 【 C1】 （ A） cold
21、est （ B） foggiest （ C） busiest. （ D） noisiest 27 【 C2】 （ A） normally （ B） especially （ C） occasionally （ D） generally 28 【 C3】 （ A） clubs （ B） pubs （ C） restaurants （ D） shops 29 【 C4】 （ A） its （ B） the （ C） that （ D） their 30 【 C5】 （ A） shopper （ B） visitor （ C） caller （ D） spender 31 【 C6】 （ A） ba
22、rgains （ B） sales （ C） selling （ D） trading 32 【 C7】 （ A） opens （ B） presents （ C） grants （ D） offers 33 【 C8】 （ A） provincial （ B） national （ C） divisional （ D） international 34 【 C9】 （ A） lonely （ B） eager （ C） lazy （ D） nervous 35 【 C10】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） on （ D） outside 36 【 C11】 （ A） money （
23、 B） time （ C） energy （ D） holiday 37 【 C12】 （ A） there （ B） then （ C） over （ D） round 38 【 C13】 （ A） see （ B） watch （ C） look （ D） view 39 【 C14】 （ A） they （ B） which （ C） there （ D） here 40 【 C15】 （ A） where （ B） which （ C） what （ D） who 41 【 C16】 （ A） for （ B） by （ C） within （ D） throughout 42 【 C
24、17】 （ A） Lend （ B） Let （ C） Hire （ D） Take 43 【 C18】 （ A） out （ B） back （ C） on （ D） across 44 【 C19】 （ A） even （ B） still （ C） yet （ D） ever. 45 【 C20】 （ A） after （ B） beyond （ C） with （ D） at Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C o
25、r D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 45 Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. I had to fight my way into a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found, you were in. Globe jobs were for life guaranteed until retirement. F
26、or 15 years I had prospered there moving from, an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my bosss office, would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “M
27、att, we have to have a talk,“ I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now lm forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im resigning.“ “To another paper?“ he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything, not trusting myself just then. I handed him a letter that
28、 explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me in a thousand ways. That we were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from
29、a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world, “ he concluded. “And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here.“ Then I went out of his offi
30、ce, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody even though Id be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up. Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He
31、 had turned the Globe into a billion dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking angry of dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.“ 46 From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _. （ A） newspape
32、r （ B） magazine （ C） temple （ D） church 47 If the writer stayed with the Globe,_. （ A） he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams （ B） he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away （ C） he would never have to worry about his future life （ D） he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions
33、 48 The writer wanted to resign because_. （ A） he had serious trouble with his boss （ B） he got underpaid at his job for the Globe （ C） he Wanted to be engaged in the new media industry （ D） he had found a better paid job in a publishing house 49 When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was face
34、d with _. （ A） a trouble with its staff members （ B） a shortage of qualified reporters （ C） an unfavorable business situation （ D） an uncontrollable business situation 50 By “I wish I were in your shoes.“ (in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that_. （ A） the writer was to fail （ B） the writer w
35、as stupid （ C） he would do the same if possible （ D） he would reject the writers request 50 People seldom feel neutral about poetry(诗 ). Those who love it sometimes give the impression that it is an adequate substitution for food, shelter, and love. It isnt. Words, no matter how satisfying, are neve
36、r an equivalent for life itself and its human experiences. Those who dislike poetry on principle sometimes claim, on the other hand, that poetry is only words and good for nothing. Thats not true either. It is easy to become frustrated by words in poetry or in life but when words represent and recre
37、ate genuine human feelings, as they often do in poetry, they can be very important. Poetry is, in fact, more than just words. It is an experience of words, and those who know how to read poetry can easily ex- tend their experience of life, their sense of what other people are like, their awareness o
38、f themselves, and their range of human feelings. One reason poetry can be so important is that it is so closely concerned with feelings. Poetry is often full of ideas, too, and sometimes poems can be powerful experiences of the mind, but most poems are primarily about how people feel rather than how
39、 people think. Poems provide, in fact, a language for feeling, and one of poetrys most insistent merits involves its attempt to express the inexpressible. How can anyone, for example, put into words what it means to be in love or what it feels like to lose someone one cares about? Poetry tries, and
40、it often captures exactly the shade of emotion that feels just right to a reader. No single poem can be said to express all the things that love or death feels like, or means, but one of the joys of experiencing poetry occurs when we read a poem and want to say, “Yes, that is just what it is like; I
41、 know exactly what that line means but Ive never been able to express it so well “ Poetry can be the voice of our feelings even when our minds are speechless with grief or joy. 51 “People seldom feel neutral about poetry“ (in Para. 1) in this context means that_. （ A） few people think that poetry is
42、 neutral （ B） people always differ in their views about poetry （ C） people rarely take a biased opinion about poetry （ D） people generally think of poetry as extremely important or totally useless 52 The author suggests that_. （ A） poetry tends to make the reader disappointed （ B） poetry makes its r
43、eaders sentimental （ C） poetry is more important than words （ D） poetry often captures real human feelings 53 According to the author, poetry_. （ A） is more than just words （ B） is the poets feelings about words （ C） is anything but patterns of lines （ D） is an experiment on the use of words 54 Poet
44、ry tries, persistently, to express_. （ A） what love and death mean （ B） what people think about themselves （ C） what people feel but find it hard to describe （ D） how people go through life 55 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） the structure of poetry （ B） the components of poetry （ C） the nature
45、and importance of poetry （ D） the appreciation of poetry 55 The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light, from the sun or a light bulb, is emitted spontaneously, when atoms or molecules get rid of excess energy by them selves
46、, without any outside intervention. Stimulated emission is different because it occurs when an atom or molecule holding onto excess energy has been stimulated to emit it as light. Albert Einstein was the first to suggest the existence of stimulated emission in a paper published in 1917. However, for
47、 many years physicists thought that atoms and molecules always were much more likely to emit light spontaneously and that stimulated emission thus al- ways would be much weaker. It was not until after the Second World War that physicists began trying to make stimulated emission dominate. They sought
48、 ways by which one atom or molecule could stimulate many others to emit light, amplifying it to much higher powers. The first to succeed was Charles H. Townes, then at Columbia University in New York. Instead of working with light, however, he worked with microwaves, which have a much longer wavelen
49、gth, and built a device he called a “maser“ for Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser was not completed until a couple of years. Before long, many other physicists were building masers and trying to discover how to produce stimulated emission at even shorter wavelengths. The key concepts emerged about 1957. Tow
