1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 88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 On what day of the week will the magazine arrive? （ A） Monday （ B） Tuesday. （ C） Wednesday. （ D） Thursday. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） Mary doesnt know the way. （ B） Mary will be late. （ C） Mary is too far away. （ D） Shell send Mary away. 3 How much will it cost the man to join th
3、e Club? （ A） 225. （ B） 270. （ C） $450.00 （ D） $495.00 4 What conclusion can we draw from the conversation? （ A） Both speakers think half of the staff are efficient. （ B） The man has an unfavorable opinion of the staff, but the woman does not. （ C） Neither of them has a favorable opinion of the staff
4、. （ D） Tile woman is a restaurant manager herself. 5 What do we learn from the mans reply? （ A） He doesnt care if it is turned off. （ B） He thinks the woman is right. （ C） He is reluctant to turn it off. （ D） He wants the woman to watch the game, too. 6 What does the woman mean? （ A） The record play
5、er is still useful. （ B） The man shouldnt have thrown it away. （ C） The man should abandon his bad habit. （ D） She is going to use the record player. 7 What does the woman mean? （ A） Two evenings is enough to do the computer programming. （ B） Dr. Davis is going to check their work on the computer pr
6、ogramming in a weeks time. （ C） It will take no less than a week to complete the computer programming. （ D） It will take at least two evenings to do the computer programming. 8 What probably is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Manager and customer. （ C） Secre
7、tary and client. （ D） Interviewer and interviewee. 9 What is the woman trying to do? （ A） Get directions to the bus station. （ B） Get to the grocery store. （ C） Give the man directions to the bus station. （ D） Find out where the stoplight is. 10 What do we learn from the womans words? （ A） She has m
8、ore 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 listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the quest
9、ions 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 When does the dialogue take place? （ A） A weekday afternoon. （ B） A weekday evening. （ C） A
10、 weekend afternoon. （ D） A weekend evening. 12 What is the agreement between husband and wife? （ A） They two will share the housework. （ B） The wife should remind the husband about his housework. （ C） The husband should clean the living room when it looks dirty. （ D） The wife should clean the living
11、 room when it looks dirty. 13 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） The man hasnt cleaned the bedroom because he is tired. （ B） Though the woman is fired too, she has already done her share of the housework. （ C） The wife hopes that the husband will do the housework voluntarily. （ D） The husband
12、doesnt think that cleanliness is very important. 14 What are the mans hobbies? （ A） Running and thinking. （ B） Running and jumping. （ C） Running and climbing. （ D） Running and skiing. 15 What is the main reason that the man runs every day? （ A） To think out some difficult problems. （ B） To do some c
13、ross-country running. （ C） To finish a course in physical training. （ D） To keep fit and healthy. 16 What is the man going to do next year? （ A） Enter for the London Marathon. （ B） Do a cross-country running. （ C） Climb the Alps with his wife. （ D） Complete a course in snow and ice climbing. 17 What
14、 is the speakers main topic? （ A） Training for a professional athlete. （ B） His ways of physical training. （ C） How to do cross country running. （ D） How to do mountain climbing. 18 What did the speaker do when she was 68? （ A） She sat back and relaxed. （ B） She decided to retire. （ C） She entered u
15、niversity. （ D） She worked out a new English program. 19 How long did she teach minority students? （ A） 8 years. （ B） 20 years. （ C） 16 years. （ D） 30 years. 20 What do elderly people do in the university? （ A） Bring a great deal of useful experience to the university. （ B） Improve human relationshi
16、ps in the university. （ C） Bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus. （ D） Improve the reputation of the university. 21 Whats the most important lesson she was learning? （ A） Learning English and Drama. （ B） Learning how to make sound judgments. （ C） Learning how to teach minority stu
17、dents. （ D） Learning to perceive, not to judge. 22 Why did Ellen decide to go to Bangkok? （ A） She loved the food. （ B） She enjoyed the weather there. （ C） She was persuaded to do so. （ D） She was invited by her close friend. 23 What do you know about Thai food from Ellen? （ A） Its sour. （ B） Its sw
18、eet. （ C） Its bitter. （ D） Its hot. 24 In which month do you think Ellen went to Bangkok? （ A） February. （ B） April. （ C） August. （ D） November. 25 Which of the following did Ellen not like? （ A） Thai food and fruits. （ B） The weather in Bangkok. （ C） The Grand Palace and the Buddhist temples. （ D）
19、Night life in Pattaya. 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. 25 To others and themselves the British have a reputation for being conservative-not in the narrow pol
20、itical sense, but in the sense of adherence to accepted ideas and unwilling to question them. The reputation comes partly from their【 C1】 _. For 900【 C2】 _they have suffered【 C3】 _invasion nor revolution(except in 1649【 C4】 _1688 )nor disastrous defeat in【 C5】 _. Their monarchy survives【 C6】 _seriou
21、s question. Under its normal【 C7】 _the political arrangements have been【 C8】 _stable that, except for the【 C9】_interruptions in the seventeenth【 C10】 _, they have been adopted throughout【 C11】 _centuries to meet changing needs without violent【 C12】_. Britain, in 1978, was【 C13】 _in managing without【
22、 C14】_written constitution; some fragmentary definitions of 1688 still【 C15】 _. There had been【 C16】 _quarrels, social and economic as well【 C17】_political, but the quarrels had been【 C18】 _, usually【 C19】_compromise. The underlying【 C20】 _had not been broken. 26 【 C1】 （ A） language （ B） future （ C）
23、 history （ D） literature 27 【 C2】 （ A） centuries （ B） years （ C） minutes （ D） seconds 28 【 C3】 （ A） neither （ B） as （ C） or （ D） either 29 【 C4】 （ A） too （ B） but （ C） or （ D） and 30 【 C5】 （ A） home （ B） study （ C） peace （ D） war 31 【 C6】 （ A） and （ B） without （ C） with （ D） neither 32 【 C7】 （ A） na
24、me （ B） people （ C） leadership （ D） enemy 33 【 C8】 （ A） so （ B） very （ C） too （ D） such 34 【 C9】 （ A） two （ B） one （ C） no （ D） couple 35 【 C10】 （ A） month （ B） day （ C） year （ D） century 36 【 C11】 （ A） a （ B） any （ C） the （ D） few 37 【 C12】 （ A） changes （ B） change （ C） altered （ D） changed 38 【 C1
25、3】 （ A） common （ B） popular （ C） unique （ D） angry 39 【 C14】 （ A） two （ B） a （ C） some （ D） their 40 【 C15】 （ A） survive （ B） surviving （ C） survives （ D） survived 41 【 C16】 （ A） bitter （ B） happy （ C） pleasant （ D） unhappy 42 【 C17】 （ A） for （ B） as （ C） to （ D） at 43 【 C18】 （ A） settling （ B） sett
26、les （ C） settle （ D） settled 44 【 C19】 （ A） for （ B） at （ C） to （ D） through 45 【 C20】 （ A） continue （ B） continuity （ C） continuous （ D） continued 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 I
27、n the early 1950s, my father quit his job to start his own company. However, he got a heart attack and was sent to hospital. After three years of therapy, he moved us to New York, where he got a sales job with the English carmaker Jaguar. One of the jobs perks(额外津贴 ) was the car he was given to driv
28、e. It was a two-tone Mark IX, the last of the elegant rounded Jaguars. It looked like it belonged to a movie star. Every morning my father would drop me off at school in his Jaguar before going to work. Being the son of a blacksmith(铁匠 ), he was proud of the car and thought I should be proud to be d
29、riven to school in it. He loved it very much. But the car embarrassed me. After the years of illness and debt, we probably didnt have any more money than the mostly working-class kids at school. But we had a Jaguar, so we might as well have been Rockefellers. The car separated me from others, especi
30、ally from Danny Kowalski. He was what they called a juvenile delinquent in those days. He was high and had blond hair. It was rumoured he always carried a knife and maybe even a gun. Every morning Danny would stand silently in the same spot by the school fence and watch me climb out of my two-tone J
31、aguar. I knew he hated the car and that he hated me, and that one day he would beat me up. My father died just months later. We lost the car, of course, and soon Id have to go live with my grandmother. Before then, Mrs. Ritchfield, an elderly neighbour, offered to walk me to school the day after the
32、 funeral. As we arrived that morning, I could see Danny standing at the school fence, same as always. But this time, as I passed him in the company of my elderly neighbour and no elitist English car, I left as if a wall between us came down. Now I was more like Danny, more his friends. We were final
33、ly equals. Relieved, I walked into the schoolyard. And that was morning Danny Kowalski beat me up. 46 According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true about their car-Jaguar? （ A） It was given to his father as an extra payment. （ B） It was loved by his father. （ C） It made the
34、author really proud. （ D） The car was very elegant and fashionable. 47 We can learn from the fourth paragraph that （ A） the author looked down upon the other working-class kids （ B） most working-class kids had got expensive cars （ C） the authors family was then as rich as Rockefellers （ D） the autho
35、rs family had been involved in great debts during the past years 48 In the sixth paragraph, by saying Danny Kowalski hated him very much and would beat him up one day, the author most probably implied_. （ A） Danny was cynical(愤世嫉俗的 ) about his expensive car （ B） Danny was selfish （ C） Danny was his
36、best friend （ D） Danny did not like him 49 When Mrs. Ritchfield walked him to school the day after the funeral, the author felt_. （ A） embarrassed by no elitist English car （ B） inferior to Danny and his friends （ C） relieved for being equals with Danny and his friends （ D） extremely sensitive about
37、 the loss of an expensive car 50 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Danny （ B） A Car （ C） My Father （ D） My Story 50 Antinuclcar campaigners plan to announce that a new study shows that infant death rates downwind of eight American nuclear power plants dropped significant after they were
38、shut down. Some plan to use the findings to support calls for closing the nuclear reactors at Indian Point( A nuclear power station is U. S. A. ), the plant closest to New York City. But federal officials, some radiation experts and representatives of the nuclear plants and that minute, occasional r
39、eleases from such plants were much lower than natural radiation levels, The new statistical study, which is being published in Archives of Environmental Health, was conducted by a group of scientists who for many years have intended to show a link between mortality and illness and low levels of radi
40、ation from power plants, bomb tests and other sources. The study said the infant death rate in communities for two years before the plant shutdowns averaged 8.44 deaths per l, 000 births and, when all the mortality data for two years after the plant shutdowns were combined, the infant mortality rate
41、 dropped to 7.01 per l, 000 births. The difference was statistically significant, the authors said, and the drop was greater than the general drop in infant death rates around the country in recent years. Joseph Mangano, a public health statistician and the national coordinator for the group, said a
42、 statistical link does not prove a cause and effect, but points to the need for more work. He said,“ The list is literally endless. This doesnt mean weve proved anything beyond a shadow of a doubt, but what I will say is we really need to do more follow-up.“ 51 The new study was conducted by_. （ A）
43、the government （ B） radiation experts （ C） antinuclear campaigners （ D） public health statisticians 52 The federal officials argued that_. （ A） infant death the rate is not reliable （ B） the little radiation cannot threaten health （ C） infant death rate has nothing to do with nuclear plants （ D） the
44、 modem nuclear plants can avoid releases 53 From the report, we can conclude that_. （ A） the study revealed the relation between infant deaths and nuclear plants （ B） the study contained infant deaths of many years before the plant closed （ C） the reduction of infant deaths was steady （ D） the scien
45、tists have not drawn a clear conclusion 54 In Joseph Manganos opinion_. （ A） the study is worth researching deeply （ B） it is no use to study （ C） we need not pay attention to the report （ D） the unclear plants should be alarmed by the report 55 According to the passage, it can be inferred that_. （
46、A） many unclear plants will be shut down gradually （ B） the release of Indian Point nuclear plant is serious （ C） infant death rate study is the main task of the Archives of Environmental Health （ D） no one makes sure that the nuclear radiation causes infant deaths 55 Teaching children to read well
47、from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the “look-say“ or“ whole-word“ method of tea
48、ching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively. The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to u
49、nlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with. the selfdirected, “learning how to learn“ activities recommended by advocates (倡导者 ) of“ open“ classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these“Run-Spot-Run“readers. However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called“ the great debate“ in beg
