1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 117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 Whats the problem? （ A） The man cant drive, （ B） They are lost. （ C） The conference is over. 2 What is important for them to do? （ A） Practice together. （ B） Experien
2、ce. （ C） Carry out instructions. 3 What does the man mean? （ A） He didnt have enough money to go to the concert. （ B） He arrived too late to hear the concert. （ C） He altered his plans suddenly. 4 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Martin spoke last but not best. （ B） Martin spoke last
3、and best. （ C） Even though last, Martin spoke fast. 5 What is the mans problem? （ A） He cant find his new building. （ B） He is not accustomed to the large building. （ C） He had a bigger apartment before. 6 What does the man want? （ A） A holiday. （ B） More fun. （ C） Less work. 7 How does the man feel
4、? （ A） Tired. （ B） Unwell. （ C） Dissatisfied. 8 What does the man show towards his older generation? （ A） Love. （ B） Envy. （ C） Hate. 9 Where is the man? （ A） In a bar. （ B） In a store. （ C） In McDonalds. 10 What does the man order? （ A） A hamburger. （ B） A large order of French fries. （ C） Both A a
5、nd B. 11 How much does he pay? （ A） Three dollars and three cents. （ B） Twenty-five dollars and three cents. （ C） Three dollars and twenty-five cents. 12 How will they get the tickets for the concert? （ A） The boys father will buy for them. （ B） They will get the tickets from a friend of the boys fa
6、thers. （ C） They will buy the tickets themselves. 13 When will they go to the concert? （ A） This evening. （ B） On Saturday night. （ C） On Friday night, 14 How will they go to the concert? （ A） By bus. （ B） By subway. （ C） By car. 15 What kind of car does Mrs. Blank have? （ A） A fast new car. （ B） A
7、fast old car. （ C） A slow old car. 16 What kind of pictures does Tom paint? （ A） He often paints pictures in black. （ B） He paints very colorful pictures. （ C） He paints pictures with only a few colors. 17 How many people go out in Mikes car on Sundays? （ A） Five. （ B） Six. （ C） Seven. 18 Where did
8、Marie and her friend spend the nights in the country? （ A） In a farmhouse. （ B） In the open air. （ C） At a hotel. 19 What did Marie think of the people in the country? （ A） They were tall. （ B） They were strange. （ C） They were friendly. 20 How long did it take Marie to get back from the country? （
9、A） A whole night. （ B） Four hours. （ C） Five hours. 单项填空 21 Nancy sometimes wishes that she _ in a small town. （ A） was not living （ B） did not live （ C） does not live （ D） were not living 22 When traveling in a foreign country, one should be careful to carry _ at all times. （ A） their passports （ B
10、） your passport （ C） his passport （ D） her passport 23 He likes_classical music on the piano. （ A） only to play （ B） to only play （ C） only to playing （ D） to play only 24 The reason why they are not coming is_. （ A） because they are angry with the hosts （ B） that they are mad at the hosts （ C） that
11、 they arc angry to the hosts （ D） because they are mad at the hosts 25 That town was no longer the sleepy little village_. （ A） it has been being （ B） it has been （ C） it was （ D） it had been 26 Only when they are injured_. （ A） will some animals attack a human being （ B） a human being will be attac
12、ked by some animals （ C） some animals will attack a human being （ D） that some animals attack a human being 27 Is Marsha still here? No. She was the first_. （ A） leaving （ B） that she left （ C） to leave （ D） in leaving 28 All of the people at the meeting are_. （ A） mathematic teachers （ B） mathemati
13、cs teachers （ C） mathematics teacher （ D） mathematics teachers 29 What is the book about? It concerns_your money. （ A） investing （ B） to invest （ C） about investing （ D） with investing 30 How old are you? Im_you are. （ A） the same old as （ B） as same age as （ C） the same age as （ D） as same old as 3
14、1 Are you going to quit your job? I dont know. I_. （ A） might （ B） might do （ C） will （ D） can do 32 _the Queens arrival, the crowd rose to its feet. （ A） On （ B） At （ C） In （ D） For 33 They elected Bush_President of _ United States of America. （ A） a, the （ B） a, an （ C） /, the （ D） the, / 34 The w
15、eight of the moon is only about _ of that of the earth. （ A） one eighty （ B） one of eighty （ C） one the eightieth （ D） one eightieth 35 Do you smoke? I_, but I quit. （ A） used to do （ B） used to （ C） used to doing （ D） used 完形填空 36 Plugging into Electronic Databases If you are looking 【 B1】 informat
16、ion, library shelves are a good place 【 B2】 . But if you need up-to-the-minute data or have specialized needs, you may 【 B3】 a computerized database more useful, 【 B4】 expensive, and less time consuming. A database, a file of 【 B5】 on one subject or family of subjects, can be 【 B6】 and maintained in
17、 a computers memory. The speed of the computer then enables you 【 B7】 any item in this file almost instantly. The three main types of databases are statistics, bibliographies, and full text. Statistical databases store vast 【 B8】 of numerical data, such as wage and price indexes, census information,
18、 foreign exchange rates, and bond prices, bibliographic databases store references and 【 B9】 of articles 【 B10】 periodicals and newspapers. Full-text databases offer the complete texts of such materials 【 B11】 newspaper, magazine and journal articles. 【 B12】 databases exist today, and their numbers
19、are 【 B13】 . Many companies have their 【 B14】 database, 【 B15】 is accessible 【 B16】 employees through computer terminals or microcomputers. 【 B17】 addition, several hundred commercial data bases are now available 【 B18】 the public, 【 B19】 literally millions of information readily retrievable. These
20、databases cover specific fields, such as law and financial 【 B20】 , or general information, such as sports and weather data. 36 【 B1】 （ A） at （ B） on （ C） for （ D） in 37 【 B2】 （ A） to start （ B） started （ C） starting （ D） start 38 【 B3】 （ A） to find （ B） find （ C） found （ D） finding 39 【 B4】 （ A） li
21、ttle （ B） lest （ C） less （ D） more 40 【 B5】 （ A） informations （ B） inform （ C） informing （ D） information 41 【 B6】 （ A） storing （ B） to store （ C） stored （ D） store 42 【 B7】 （ A） recall （ B） to recall （ C） recalling （ D） recalled 43 【 B8】 （ A） numbers （ B） amounts （ C） number （ D） amount 44 【 B9】 （
22、A） summaries . （ B） summary （ C） extract （ D） extracts 45 【 B10】 （ A） on （ B） about （ C） in （ D） at 46 【 B11】 （ A） for （ B） by （ C） in （ D） as 47 【 B12】 （ A） Thousand （ B） Thousands （ C） Thousand of （ D） Thousands of 48 【 B13】 （ A） grown （ B） grow （ C） to grow （ D） growing 49 【 B14】 （ A） in house （
23、B） out house （ C） in-house （ D） out-house 50 【 B15】 （ A） that （ B） where （ C） which （ D） when 51 【 B16】 （ A） on （ B） at （ C） in （ D） to 52 【 B17】 （ A） On （ B） In （ C） To （ D） At 53 【 B18】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） in （ D） on 54 【 B19】 （ A） on （ B） at （ C） by （ D） with 55 【 B20】 （ A） forecasting （ B） for
24、ecast （ C） to forecast （ D） forecasted 56 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated (移民 ) to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After wr
25、iting many letters to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She, taught in a school and gave music lessons to earn enough money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to continue her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon,
26、 but a serious eye illness forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the U. S. , she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the firs
27、t physician and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women. 56 Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? （ A） She couldnt go to medical school. （ B） She decided to continue her education in Paris. （ C） A serious eye illness force
28、d her to give up the idea. （ D） It was difficult for her to start a practice in the U. S. 57 What was the main reason that almost destroyed Elizabeths chances for becoming a doctor? （ A） She was a woman. （ B） She wrote too many letters. （ C） She couldnt graduate from medical school. （ D） She couldnt
29、 establish her hospital. 58 How many years passed by between her graduation from medical school and opening her hospital? （ A） 8. （ B） 10. （ C） 19. （ D） 36. 59 All of the following are the “first“ in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that _. （ A） she became the first female physician （ B） she
30、was the first woman surgeon （ C） she founded the first hospital for women and children （ D） she established the first medical school for women 60 Our environment is getting worse and worse with the increase of the world population, which affects the environment in two ways. Firstly, the limited ener
31、gy resources will be used up much fast. Secondly, the increasing population creates more pollution, and that is another problem to be solved. Both problems are long term ones because actions taken now show their results slowly over many years. They are also urgent because delays in action can lead t
32、o great suffering and social problems. The question seems to be difficult to handle for most people. However, a person can be a protector of environment in everyday life if he takes actions to save the environment right now. With the development of technology, cars make transportation easier and qui
33、cker than before, but we can not ignore (忽视 ) the disadvantages brought to us by more and more cars . For example, we are consuming (消耗 ) gasoline, which is non-renewable (无法更新 ) resource, and will soon be gone. Moreover, the exhausted gas from cars pollutes our air, and our health is threatened by
34、air pollution. So we can consider walking, taking buses, carpooling (合用汽车 ), instead of driving cars. This seems to be a very slow process that cant be effective if it is taken by a single person. But when more and more people become aware of the importance and take it as their personal responsibili
35、ties, the condition of the air will be improved. 60 According to the author, the main problem of our environment today is _. （ A） the increase of population （ B） the limited energy resources （ C） the more serious air pollution （ D） the development of technology 61 The authors main purpose in writing
36、 this passage is most probably to_. （ A） complain about peoples slow actions to protect the environment （ B） advise people to take actions to protect the environment （ C） show himself to be an active environment protector （ D） point out the bad effects of technology in protecting environment 62 The
37、author believes that carpooling _. （ A） can give help to those without cars （ B） can save people money and time （ C） can save energy resources and reduce air pollution （ D） can promote the friendship among drivers 63 The passage is mainly about _. （ A） energy resources saving （ B） environment protec
38、tion （ C） population control （ D） air pollution 64 In many countries, such as France, Greece, and Japan, it is often more difficult for students to pass college entrance exams than to do the course work when they are actually in college, and students who dont have much money are at a disadvantage (不
39、利 ). Students have to prepare for these tests for years in advance. Often, students attend a private school at night to get ready for them. These private schools are usually expensive. If their families do not have much money, students can not attend, and they might not pass the entrance exams witho
40、ut this extra preparation. In contrast, students can easily get into an American or Canadian college. American students take an entrance exam called the S. A.T. (学习能力测试 ). However, colleges do not consider only S. A. T. scores. They also consider a students grades and activities throughout high scho
41、ol. A student who has done well in high school will probably get into college. What happens when a student finally enters a college or university? Students in China, Korea, or Japan might find their college studies easier than high school work. On the other hand, when American or Canadian students b
42、egin college, many of them discover that they need to work very hard and study seriously for the first time in their lives especially if they want to go to graduate school. 64 In France and Greece, students find that _. （ A） they have to do extra preparation to pass the entrance exams （ B） private s
43、chools are not expensive （ C） course work in college is more difficult （ D） college entrance exams are more difficult 65 From the first paragraph we can see that before entering college, students must_. （ A） pass the entrance exams （ B） study in private schools （ C） earn enough money （ D） do some co
44、urse work 66 In America, colleges usually take new students according to _. （ A） students grades and activities in high school only （ B） students scores of S. A.T. only （ C） both students S. A.T. scores and records in high school （ D） students objectives of study 67 In North America, college student
45、s _. （ A） study harder than they did in high school （ B） study as hard as in high school （ C） find college studies easier than high school work （ D） find it easier to go to graduate school 68 In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English Language. In preparing t
46、he manuscript (手稿 ) he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself. Published in two volumes in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the United States. W
47、ebsters purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct (明显的 )meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English. He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling forms: develope instead of the British form develop; theater and center
48、 instead of theatre and centre; color and honor instead of colour and honour. 68 When was An American Dictionary of the English Language published? （ A） 1817. （ B） 1807. （ C） 1828. （ D） 1824. 69 According to this passage, which one of the following spelling would Webster have approved in the diction
49、ary? （ A） Develop. （ B） Color. （ C） Theatre. （ D） Honour. 70 According to the author, Websters purpose in writing An American Dictionary of the English Language was to _. （ A） respond to the need for new schoolbooks （ B） demonstrate the distinct development of the English language in America （ C） promote spelling forms based on British models （ D） influence the pronunciation of the English l
