1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 127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 What kind of coffee would the woman like? （ A） Black coffee. （ B） With milk and sugar. （ C） With milk and no sugar. 2 What happened to the man? （ A） He had a traffic
2、accident. （ B） He was held up in traffic. （ C） He was missing Michael. 3 What is the matter with Jane? （ A） She has a backache. （ B） She is in the danger of being killed. （ C） Something is wrong with her backside. 4 What are they likely to see? （ A） A concert. （ B） A movie. （ C） A play. 5 Where is t
3、he man probably going? （ A） To a restaurant. （ B） To a cafe. （ C） To a supermarket. 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 Where does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） At home, （ B） At the airport
4、. （ C） In the hotel. 7 When should the plane have arrived? （ A） At2:45. （ B） At 3:15. （ C） At2:15. 8 How long has the man been in America? （ A） About 5 years. （ B） About 10 years. （ C） About 1 year. 9 Why did he come back? （ A） He couldnt make money. （ B） He felt lonely. （ C） He could do nothing. 10
5、 Why was the woman on the underground train? （ A） She was going to work. （ B） She was coming home from work. （ C） She was travelling to another city. 11 What did the woman do when the robber pointed a knife at her? （ A） She asked the passengers for help. （ B） She ran to a policeman for help. （ C） Sh
6、e caught hold of his knife. 12 Who caught the robber when he was running away? （ A） Two other passengers. （ B） A policeman. （ C） The woman herself. 13 What are they discussing about? （ A） How to spend the weekend. （ B） Where to go this evening. （ C） What to do on Sunday evening. 14 What arent there
7、that night according to the man? （ A） Films. （ B） Plays. （ C） Concerts. 15 What do they finally decide to do? （ A） To see a film. （ B） To watch a new play. （ C） To go to a dance party. 16 How can light and bright color influence people? （ A） It can only make people happy. （ B） It can make people sad
8、. （ C） It can make people happy and active. 17 Which color would have made the number of self-murder attempts fall even more sharply? （ A） Black. （ B） Green. （ C） Pink. 18 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Light colors make people feel more cheerful. （ B） Colors can influence peoples moods.
9、 （ C） Dark colors make people feel sad. 19 Whats wrong with the carpet in the living room? （ A） It is really worn out. （ B） It is soiled in several places. （ C） It has a few tears here and there. 20 Whats the condition of the refrigerator? （ A） It is in good condition. （ B） It cannot work any more.
10、（ C） Its door is broken. 21 What does the man think of the house? （ A） He thinks the place is all right for its cheap rent. （ B） He thinks he can fix all the problems in the house. （ C） He thinks it is hard to survive under these conditions. 22 What does the woman probably do at the end of the conve
11、rsation? （ A） She helps him Fix up the house. （ B） She agrees to split the cost of rent. （ C） She decides to look for another place. 23 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） At the airport. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） On the street. 24 Why does the woman like San Francisco? （ A） It has less t
12、raffic. （ B） It has the best food and music. （ C） People there are friendlier. 25 Where will the man leave for? （ A） Washington. （ B） San Francisco. （ C） China. 26 What does the woman think of the mans English? （ A） Excellent. （ B） Acceptable. （ C） Strange. 单项填空 27 Must I take all these terrible med
13、icines for a week? No, you_. Just take the yellow pills after your fever goes down. （ A） neednt （ B） dont （ C） wont （ D） mustnt 28 This watch _ him eighty yuan. （ A） paid （ B） cost （ C） spent （ D） took 29 Youve never been to my home though we are good friends. Please do_my house. （ A） come round （ B
14、） come up to （ C） come along （ D） come over to 30 The teacher didnt begin the class _ all the students_. （ A） until, stopped to talk （ B） before, stopped talking （ C） while, stopped to talk （ D） because, stopped talking 31 Your brother knows little about Spain, _ he? （ A） dont （ B） do （ C） doesnt （
15、D） does 32 I felt very glad_he accepted my invitation. （ A） that （ B） if （ C） whether （ D） as 33 You must make_clear that we are not affected by these changes. （ A） that （ B） this （ C） it （ D） / 34 You neednt describe her. I_her several times. （ A） had met （ B） have met （ C） met （ D） meet 35 The mur
16、derer _ to life imprisonment. （ A） sentenced （ B） judged （ C） was sentenced （ D） was judged 36 The hole in the wall is large enough for a bird to fly through without touching _. （ A） either wing （ B） each of their wings （ C） any wing （ D） both of the wings 37 How she wishes she_more attention to her
17、 lessons when she was at school! （ A） have paid （ B） paid （ C） had paid （ D） has paid 38 She has made_progress recently. （ A） so good a （ B） such a good （ C） so good （ D） such good 39 Linda looked at the finished painting with _. （ A） satisfaction （ B） success （ C） victory （ D） favor 40 We must fini
18、sh the job, no matter _ difficult it is. （ A） however （ B） how （ C） whatever （ D） what 41 When you stay in a foreign country for some time, you get used to the peoples _. of life. （ A） way （ B） habit （ C） role （ D） fact 完形填空 42 Several days ago, I came across a stranger in the street who stopped and
19、 asked me directions. I 【 B1】 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 【 B2】 , he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why. Finally he told me that he was 【 B3】 I would ask him for money if I 【 B4】 him in this way. Money! I 【 B5】 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money h
20、as no 【 B6】 , it cannot be 【 B7】 with good or bad. The problem 【 B8】 what attitude we have towards it. At present, we have more 【 B9】 material life than ever before, but were becoming more and more 【 B10】 . Why? In my opinion, the 【 B11】 is the change in peoples personal 【 B12】 .They wrongly believe
21、 that 【 B13】 money should be their only aim in life, so they 【 B14】 all sorts of ways they can to 【 B15】 this aim. They are afraid of being 【 B16】 and fooled. If everyone acts like this what will our 【 B17】 be like? Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 【 B18】 it
22、 shouldnt be the “be-all and end-all“ of life. If a person only concentrates (全神贯注 ) on 【 B19】 , he will be lonely and void (空虚 ), and even go astray (犯错误 ). It is up to us to make our lives happy, not money. We should try our best to help others 【 B20】 and freely. If everyone does so, our society w
23、ill be better and better. 42 【 B1】 （ A） advised （ B） offered （ C） asked （ D） wished 43 【 B2】 （ A） joy （ B） fear （ C） excitement （ D） surprise 44 【 B3】 （ A） anxious （ B） glad （ C） sorry （ D） afraid 45 【 B4】 （ A） stopped （ B） told （ C） asked （ D） helped 46 【 B5】 （ A） fell （ B） felt （ C） kept （ D） caug
24、ht 47 【 B6】 （ A） problem （ B） price （ C） life （ D） use 48 【 B7】 （ A） joined （ B） judged （ C） connected （ D） seemed 49 【 B8】 （ A） takes in （ B） depends on （ C） leads to （ D） smooth away 50 【 B9】 （ A） powerful （ B） beautiful （ C） plentiful （ D） healthy 51 【 B10】 （ A） cold-hearted （ B） warm-hearted （ C
25、） good-looking （ D） humorous 52 【 B11】 （ A） key （ B） money （ C） man （ D） creature 53 【 B12】 （ A） worth （ B） habits （ C） fame （ D） values 54 【 B13】 （ A） taking （ B） costing （ C） spending （ D） making 55 【 B14】 （ A） thinking up （ B） pick up （ C） give off （ D） break out 56 【 B15】 （ A） realize （ B） recog
26、nize （ C） take （ D） shoot 57 【 B16】 （ A） found （ B） discovered （ C） cheated （ D） followed 58 【 B17】 （ A） life （ B） society （ C） belief （ D） money 59 【 B18】 （ A） or （ B） but （ C） if （ D） since 60 【 B19】 （ A） life （ B） nature （ C） society （ D） money 61 【 B20】 （ A） separately （ B） obviously （ C） mainly
27、 （ D） whole-heartedly 短文理解 62 Did you examine your paper money closely? See if you can locate a 5, 10, or 20 bill printed before 1964 and marked “Federal Reserve Note“ over the portrait. In the upperleft portion above the seal, a statement written in fine print says that the note is legal tender (法定
28、货币 ) and that “it is redeemable (可兑现的 ) in lawful money at the United States Treasury (美国财政部 ), or at any Federal Reserve Bank (联邦储备银行 ).“ Does this mean that the bin is not lawful? At the bottom center the same bill says, “Will pay to the bearer on demand X dollars.“ Does this mean that your X-doll
29、ar bill is not X dollars? Much confusion exists about the real nature of money. Many people think that money has no value unless it is backed by gold or silver. They think that the Federal Reserve note is only a symbol for money, and that real money is the metal backing the note. Some people look on
30、 money as wealth and believe that it must have intrinsic (内在的 ) value. If we were to study the history of money, we would find that in different places and at different times a variety of things have been used as money. Cattle, shell, beads (珠子 ),tobacco leaves, and various metals-including iron, zi
31、nc (锌 ), bronze (青铜 ), and copper-have all been used as a basis of exchange. The precious metals, particularly silver and gold, have proved most satisfactory for this purpose and have been most commonly used in modem times. Until early 1968, the United States backed its Federal Reserve notes with 25
32、 percent gold, but this did not mean that citizens could use gold as money or convert paper dollars to gold. Clearly, it is not what money is but what it does that is important. 62 This passage is about （ A） the nature of money （ B） the face value of a bill （ C） the intrinsic value of money （ D） the
33、 lawfulness of money 63 The second paragraph tells the reader that （ A） money has no value （ B） money has no intrinsic value （ C） there exists a lot of confusion about the nature of money （ D） money is worthless 64 The writer of this passage refers to the history of money in order to （ A） show that
34、silver and gold are previous metals （ B） show that one should convert paper money to gold （ C） explain the nature of money （ D） show that anything can serve as money in modem times 65 Jim was born after his elder brother and sister. He could learn many things from them. Soon, he developed his own wa
35、y of doing things by developing his mind through his interest in creating stories. He read more than most children and he gathered his inspiration from history books. In school, his athletic interests were basketball and bike, especially high jump. When he found he could jump a little higher than mo
36、st students, he decided that jumping over a high bar would be his specialty. Jim continued his learning interest in history which included serious college study, and a Masters degree. He is now a university professor at a small university. In the United States there are many schools that have histor
37、y departments. There are large universities with as many as 60 thousand students and small universities with as few as 2 000 students. His degree from a large university with a strong history department has helped him get a good job. Jim and Kate like cats. They have two of them and these cats are s
38、pecial members of the family. Their grey and white cat is Toby. The coal-black colored cat is called Buddha because he sits so quietly. Cats are popular with many people in America. 65 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Jim is the second child in his family. （ B） Jim bas a younger siste
39、r. （ C） Jim is the third child in his family. （ D） Jim is the only child in his family. 66 What was he good at when he was at school? （ A） Basketball. （ B） High jump. （ C） Running. （ D） Football. 67 We can infer from the above passage that _. （ A） all the Americans like to keep cats （ B） the cat is
40、called Buddha because he is always quiet （ C） the population of a small university is only one third of that of the largest one （ D） it is easier for a graduate from a large university with a famous department to do job hunting 68 Its official: Text message mania (狂热 ) has hit China. Mobile phones a
41、re becoming increasingly popular, and so sending text messages is fast becoming the hot new craze (风尚 ) among teenagers. Twelve kitties greeted Lin Jiao and wished her a happy new year on the eve of the Chinese lunar calendars Year of Monkey (农历猴年 ), making her very excited. According to Xinhua Agen
42、cy (新华社 ), about 100 million text and picture messages were sent and received by Beijing mobile phone owners during the Spring Festival. Liu Jiao is a student at the High School Affiliated to Beijing University of Chemical Technology. A third of the students in her class own mobile phones. She recei
43、ved more than 20 text messages from her friends during holidays. Most of these messages were general greetings, like “Happy New Year“, or humorous sentences, like “Love you as mice love rice“. One of the good wishes she received was made up of the brand names for eight soft drinks, including Coca-co
44、la and Wahaha. These brand names, when translated into Chinese, were good wishes for happiness or success. “The creative messages are the best, because they always come as a surprise or amuse (使发笑 ) me.“ Liu said. Along with her friends, Liu often downloads jokes and music from the Internet. On the
45、Net, they search for messages with meaningful flashes, which may simply be made up of brackets (号 ) or full stops and pictures of cartoon characters like Snoopy and Kitty. “They are ready-made on the Net. All you have to do is to choose your favorite.“ said a junior student at Beijing Shuangyushu Mi
46、ddle School. He sent a picture of a burning cigarette to his father with the words “Smoking is bad for your health.“ Besides the convenience of sending text messages, the relatively low cost attracts many teenagers. A common message usually costs only 0. i to 0. 2 yuan. “We can chat using our mobile
47、 phones, just as we could do using the OICQ.“ Lin explained. Also as the Net was crowded during the holidays, it was much faster and easier to communicate using mobile phones. According to China Mobile (中国移动 ), there has been a lot of promotion (宣传推广 ) for messaging through mobile phone since 1997.
48、The rise in popularity shows that it has worked. 68 Which is the main topic of the text? （ A） Chinese students like chatting on the phone. （ B） Text messages through mobile phones are popular with Chinese students. （ C） Mobile phones are popular with Chinese students. （ D） China Mobiles promotion ha
49、s worked. 69 According to the passage, most of the students use mobile phones to _ during the holidays. （ A） greet each other （ B） joke with each other （ C） entertain each other （ D） chat with each other 70 The example of Liu Jiao shows that _. （ A） more and more students own mobile phones in China （ B） it s very convenient for students to communicate with each other by mobile （ C） sending messages by mobile is becoming a hot new craze among students （ D）
