1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 116及答案与解析 第一节 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1 How much are the oranges? （ A） 6 cents a pound. （ B） 16 cents a pound. （ C） 60 cents a pound, 2 What would the boy like to do? （ A） He is going out to work. （ B） He w
2、ants to go for a walk. （ C） He would like to find a job. 3 Whats the correct time? （ A） 10:33. （ B） 10:27. （ C） 10:30. 4 Whats the relationship between the two people? （ A） Friends. （ B） Strangers. （ C） Classmates. 5 Where does the conversation take place? （ A） A clothes shop. （ B） A book store. （ C
3、） A shoe shop. 第二节 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 6 Whats wrong with the man? （ A） He overslept again. （ B） He couldnt tell the woman the truth. （ C） He failed the exam again. 7 Why didnt the man pass the exam
4、? （ A） He didnt make full preparations. （ B） He copied Smiths paper. （ C） Nobody helped him. 8 What is Jenny going to do? （ A） Go to a math class. （ B） Go to the lab. （ C） Go swimming. 单项填空 9 They _ to his birthday party this evening if they have something important to do. （ A） neednt to come （ B） d
5、ont need come （ C） dont need coming （ D） neednt come 10 Are you still there?Yes, the storm prevented us _ yesterday. （ A） leave （ B） to leave （ C） from leaving （ D） of leaving 11 He leaned_the wall when he felt tired. （ A） to （ B） against （ C） from （ D） towards 12 At present the prices of this jeep
6、run_$ 300,000. （ A） as high as （ B） so high as （ C） as high to （ D） so high to 13 The old lady used to have breakfast at 8 when she lived alone. But now she _ at 9. （ A） used to have （ B） is used to have （ C） is having （ D） has 14 This blue hat_me. （ A） doesnt fit for （ B） isnt fit （ C） doesnt fit （
7、 D） fits to 15 We have been studying German _ we entered this school. （ A） as （ B） since （ C） while （ D） because 16 Lets try to do our work with _ money and _ people. （ A） lesser, few （ B） less, fewer （ C） little, less （ D） few, less 17 If these trousers are too small, buy a bigger _. （ A） set （ B）
8、one （ C） copy （ D） pair 18 There is something wrong with this printer, it needs _. （ A） to repair （ B） repairing （ C） repaired （ D） repair 19 All classmates have passed the exam except _. （ A） Leo and I （ B） Leo and me （ C） I and Leo （ D） me and Leo 20 The students_their papers by the end of the wee
9、k. （ A） have finished （ B） will be finishing （ C） will have finished （ D） have been finishing 21 _got in the wheat than it began to rain heavily. （ A） No sooner have they （ B） No sooner they have （ C） No sooner had they （ D） No sooner they had 22 The general manager has requested that every departme
10、nt head _ a meeting tiffs afternoon. （ A） attended （ B） attends （ C） attend （ D） to attend 23 They are going to hold a party _ your honor. （ A） with （ B） at （ C） in （ D） on 完形填空 24 Sports and Sexes In sports the sexes are separate. 【 B1】 and men de not run or swim in the same races. Women are less s
11、trong than men. That 【 B2】 is 【 B3】 people say. Women are 【 B4】 “the weaker sex“, or if men want to please them, “the fairsex“. But boys and girls are taught 【 B5】 schools and universities. There are women 【 B6】 are famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. 【 B7
12、】 European woman can expect 【 B8】 until the age of 74; a man only until he is 68. Are womens bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in 【 B9】 4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Womens times are always slower than 【 B10】 , but some facts are a surprise. Some of the 【 B11】 women sw
13、immers today are girls. One of them swam 400 metres 【 B12】 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tartan“ in films was 【 B13】 Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes and 59. I seconds, 【 B14】 is 37.9 seconds 【 B15】 than a girl 50 years later! Th
14、is does not mean that women are 【 B16】 men 【 B17】 . Conditions are very different now, and sport is much 【 B18】 serious. It is 【 B19】 serious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check 【 B20】 the women are really women or not. It seems like that sport has man
15、y problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes. 24 【 B1】 （ A） Woman （ B） Womans （ C） Women （ D） Females 25 【 B2】 （ A） at least （ B） at most （ C） at less （ D） at more 26 【 B3】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） who 27 【 B4】 （ A） call （ B） called （ C） calls （ D） to call 28
16、 【 B5】 （ A） in （ B） to （ C） on （ D） at 29 【 B6】 （ A） who （ B） whom （ C） what （ D） that 30 【 B7】 （ A） A （ B） An （ C） The （ D） / 31 【 B8】 （ A） live （ B） to live （ C） living （ D） lived 32 【 B9】 （ A） among （ B） between （ C） under （ D） amount 33 【 B10】 （ A） men （ B） man （ C） mens （ D） mans 34 【 B11】 （ A）
17、 fast （ B） faster （ C） fastest （ D） fastly 35 【 B12】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） under （ D） between 36 【 B13】 （ A） a （ B） the （ C） an （ D） / 37 【 B14】 （ A） that （ B） when （ C） who （ D） which 38 【 B15】 （ A） slow （ B） fast （ C） slower （ D） faster 39 【 B16】 （ A） catch （ B） caught （ C） catching （ D） to catch 4
18、0 【 B17】 （ A） or （ B） at （ C） up （ D） in 41 【 B18】 （ A） most （ B） least （ C） more （ D） less 42 【 B19】 （ A） such （ B） so （ C） very （ D） many 43 【 B20】 （ A） if （ B） but （ C） that （ D） whether 44 The Internet is a way of life for US college students. A recent survey by Harris Interactive and 360 youth
19、found that 93 per cent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but it could be the result of the already high number of Internet college users. About 88 per cent of American college students
20、own a computer, and more than half have broadband (宽带 ) connections. Furthermore, 67 per cent own cell phones and 36 per cent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings show that 42 per cent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 per cent of college students check email
21、s at least once a day, with 66 per cent using at least two email addresses. The most popular online social activity is sending messages to friends or family, with 37 per cent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing habits and into the buying habits of
22、 this group, and found them responsible for more than $ 210 billion in sales last year alone. College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 per cent saying low prices were important when shopping. The study also shows that 65 per cent make loan (贷款 ) payments; 41 per cent of freshm
23、en have a credit card; and 79 per cent of seniors have a credit card. A great number of charges on those credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses. 44 College students in US, as this passage shows,_. （ A） waste much time visiting the Internet （ B） spend too much time visit
24、ing the Internet （ C） lead an exciting life by using the Internet （ D） dont have to learn their lessons in the classrooms 45 From the third paragraph we can find that in the US _. （ A） cell phones will take the place of computers in colleges （ B） college students can have a computer from their colle
25、ges （ C） most college students are from rich families （ D） mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students 46 To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use _. （ A） telegraphs （ B） telephones （ C） emails （ D） letters 47 The underlined word “charges“ in the last parag
26、raph means_. （ A） cost for goods and services （ B） work given as a duty （ C） money in small unit （ D） students attack at high speed 48 As women in the United States move up the professional (职业的 ) ladder, more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some pi
27、eces of advice are certainly in order. If you are married, you are suggested encouraging your husband and children to learn to cook a few meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably enjoy the experience. If you will be eating alone very often, choose a good restaurant. In the en
28、d it will be much better for your digestion (消化 ). You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and say that you will eat alone. You will probably get better service and certainly a good table. Finally, and most importantly, see what needs doing and do what is necessary for your tra
29、vel as a businesswoman. Start with lightweight luggage that can be easily handled even when fully packed. Take a folding case inside your suitcase; it will be extremely handy for dirty clothes, as well as for business papers you no longer need for the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase (公文包 )
30、so that you can keep recently required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier for yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you can really have a good trip! 48 The passage is probably for _ to read. （ A） waiters who provide food t
31、o working women （ B） husbands and children of working women （ C） working women who travel on their own （ D） working women who have no time for cooking 49 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? （ A） A greater percentage of women are advancing professionally in the U. S. than before.
32、 （ B） Business women become successful by showing a willingness to travel alohe. （ C） Each year there are more and more American female tourists traveling abroad. （ D） Professional men refuse to go with their female tourists traveling abroad. 50 Why is lightweight luggage important for a traveling b
33、usinesswoman? （ A） It allows to be moved easily. （ B） It can keep most needed papers. （ C） It provides space for dirty clothes. （ D） It is big enough to carry business papers. 51 A woman can get better service from restaurants on her business trip by _. （ A） encouraging her husband and children to l
34、earn to cook （ B） asking the restaurant for a good table （ C） asking the restaurant for food that is good for digestion （ D） telling the restaurant in advance that she has no one with her 52 Every animal is a living radiator (散热器 ) heat formed in its cells and given off through its skin. Warm bloode
35、d animals keep a normal temperature by continuously replacing lost surface heat; smaller animals, which have more skin for every ounce of body weight, must produce heat faster than big ones. Because smaller animals burn fuels faster, scientists say they live faster. The speed at which an animal live
36、s is determined by measuring the rate at which it uses oxygen. A chicken, for example, uses one half cubic centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs. The tiny shrew-mouse (尖鼠 ) uses four cubic centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weights. Because it uses oxygen eight lime
37、s as fast, it is said that the shrew-mouse is living eight times as fast as the chicken. One of the smallest of the warm blooded animals, the humming-bird, lives a hundred times as fast as an elephant. There is a limit to how small a warm blooded animal can be. A mammal or a bird that weights only t
38、wo and half grams would starve to death. It would burn up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast enough to supply itself more fuel. 52 The passage says that every animal is a radiator because it_. （ A） takes in oxygen for burning fuel （ B） burns fuel to produce heat （ C） sends out he
39、at through its skin （ D） produces heat in its body cells 53 Small animals are said to live faster because they_. （ A） have more skin for their weight （ B） bum fuel faster than big ones （ C） replace lost heat faster （ D） keep a high body temperature 54 The amount of oxygen an animal uses depends on _
40、. （ A） the length of time it lives （ B） the food it eats （ C） its size and shape （ D） the heat the body produces 55 According to the passage, which of the following inferences is possibly true? （ A） Small animals have less skin for their body weight than large ones. （ B） The humming-bird lives faste
41、r than any other warm blooded animals. （ C） There is no limit to how large a warm blooded animal can be. （ D） The humming-bird is the smallest of the warm blooded animals. 56 As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of the U. S. A. and Canada, now does not have many living things. Polluti
42、on in water is not simply a matter of “poisons“ killing large numbers of fish overnight. Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed until many months or years later because the first organisms (生物体 ) to be affected are either plants or planktons (浮游生物 ). These organisms are the food of fish
43、, birds, and other creatures. When this food disappears, the fish and birds would die too. In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it is not until dead fish and water birds are found at the rivers edge or on the sea shore hat people realize what is happening. Where do the substances tha
44、t pollute the water come from? There are two main sources, sewage (污水 ) and industrial waste. As more detergent (洗涤济 ) is used in the homes, so more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas. Detergent harms water birds by breaking down the natural substances which keep their feathers wat
45、erproof. Sewage itself, if not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful since there are more highly poisonous materials in it, such as copper and lead. So, if we want to sto
46、p this pollution, the answer is simple. Sewage and industrial waste must be made clean before flowing into rivers and seas. It may be already too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once. 56 Pollution in water is noticed_. （ A） when poi
47、sons are poured into water （ B） when a great many fish and birds die （ C） when the first organisms are affected （ D） as soon as the balance of nature is destroyed 57 The living things die because there is no _ in the river or sea. （ A） oxygen （ B） poison （ C） water （ D） fish 58 The way to stop water
48、 pollution is_. （ A） to put oxygen into the river （ B） to realize the serious situation clearly （ C） to make the waste materials harmless （ D） to make special room in the sea for our waste 59 What is the meaning of the underlined word “waterproof“ in the third paragraph? （ A） Covered with water. （ B
49、） Full of water. （ C） Cleaned by water. （ D） Not allowing water to go through. 60 Although no one is certain why migration (迁 移 ) of birds occurs, there are several theories. One theory is based upon the statement that prehistoric birds of the northern hemisphere (半球队 ) were forced south during the Ice Age, when ice covered large parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. As the ice of rivers melted, the
