1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 12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 When would Peter and Mary like to get married? （ A） In November or December. （ B） In September or October. （ C） Certainly in November. 2 What are they talking about? （
2、 A） The coming year. （ B） The mans mother. （ C） Buying shoes. 3 How will the man get to Washington? （ A） By plane. （ B） By bus. （ C） By car. 4 Which city is the capital of Canada? （ A） Ottawa. （ B） Toronto. （ C） Alpert. 5 What are the speakers doing? （ A） Walking down a hill. （ B） Climbing stairs. （
3、 C） Discussing a trip. 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 Why is Harry unhappy? （ A） He was refused by the college he really wanted to go to. （ B） He didnt really want to go to any colleges. （ C） His tests w
4、ere not so good. 7 What does the woman think of Harry? （ A） He should be given a chance to go to college. （ B） He is not good enough to go to college. （ C） He can go next time. 8 What does the man offer to do? （ A） To see the woman at the airport? （ B） To visit the woman at her hotel at 8:30 a. m. （
5、 C） To pick up the woman and drive her to the airport. 9 When will the plane probably take off? （ A） At 8:30 a.m. （ B） At exactly 9:30 a.m. （ C） After 9:30 a.m. 10 When will the man have a party? （ A） Next Sunday evening. （ B） Next Saturday evening. （ C） This Saturday evening. 11 Why does Clara say
6、“it depends“ ? （ A） She does not know where to have the party. （ B） She does net know what to do at the party. （ C） She does not know when to attend the party. 12 What was the mans response to Claras gift? （ A） He accepted happily. （ B） He accepted unexpectedly. （ C） He responded in a polite way. 13
7、 What axe they talking about? （ A） About the plan for tonight. （ B） About a terrible old film. （ C） About whether they will go to the cinema. 14 How often do they go to the cinema? （ A） Very often. （ B） Seldom. （ C） Once a week. 15 What does the woman think of the film “Spy Story“ ? （ A） It is inter
8、esting. （ B） It is old. （ C） It is frightening. 16 Where did this conversation take place? （ A） On the street. （ B） In a hospital. （ C） At school. 17 What did the doctor do first with the lady? （ A） He listened to her lungs and heart. （ B） He took her temperature. （ C） He examined her throat. 18 Wha
9、t seemed to be the womans trouble? （ A） The flu. （ B） A headache. （ C） a fever. 19 What did the doctor suggest the woman should do? （ A） She should take some medicine and have a good rest at home. （ B） She should stay in hospital for a few days. （ C） She should come again in a day or two. 20 Whats t
10、he best way to travel in most cities? （ A） By car. （ B） On foot. （ C） By taxi. 21 When is the heavy traffic hour on most city streets according to the passage? （ A） During 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. （ B） Between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. （ C） In the period of
11、 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. every day. 22 Which of the following is not against the laws in big cities to cross the street? （ A） At any place. （ B） At the corner. （ C） At any place without traffic. 23 Why may people not follow closely the traffic laws in small towns? （ A） Because the streets are not cr
12、owded. （ B） Because people dont like the laws. （ C） Because cars take care of the people. 单项填空 24 Were going to the bookstore in Johns car. You can come with us _ you can meet us there later. （ A） but （ B） and （ C） or （ D） then 25 Why dont you put the meat in the fridge? It will_ fresh for several d
13、ays. （ A） be stayed （ B） stay （ C） be staying （ D） have stayed 26 Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard. Why_? John is sitting there not doing anything. （ A） him （ B） he （ C） I （ D） me 27 Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _ to carry all the way home. （ A） much too heavy （ B） to
14、o much heavy （ C） heavy too much （ D） too heavy much 28 A lot of problems concerning education fee _ at the conference. （ A） came out （ B） turned up （ C） came up （ D） steeled down 29 If the work _ by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. （ A） to be completed （ B） i
15、s completed （ C） to have been completed （ D） being completed 30 Please take your_ things money, jewelry, cameras and so on with you when you go out of the hotel. （ A） expensive （ B） worthy （ C） precious （ D） valuable 31 Youve booked on a two oclock flight. What chance _ of taking a later plane? （ A）
16、 there is （ B） it is （ C） is there （ D） is it 32 It was not until I _ your letter that I _ all about the matter. （ A） have read; knew （ B） would read; had known （ C） read; had known （ D） had read; knew 33 I cant advise you what to do, you must use your own _. （ A） opinion （ B） purpose （ C） thought （
17、 D） judgment 34 Is there a gas station around_ I can get some petrol? （ A） which （ B） what （ C） where （ D） that 35 He will surely finish the job on time if he _ to do it in his own way. （ A） is leaving （ B） will leave （ C） leaves （ D） is left 36 In Disneyland, every year, some 800 000 plants are rep
18、laced because Disney refused to _ signs asking his “guests“ not to step on them. （ A） take down （ B） call for （ C） put up （ D） set up 37 He always did well at school _ having to do part-time jobs every now and then. （ A） in spite of （ B） instead of （ C） in case of （ D） in favor of 38 What a great we
19、ight the mother felt _ her mind the moment she found her lost son! （ A） turned off （ B） taken off （ C） set free （ D） brought into 完形填空 39 The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in a Paris 【 B1】 who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who was 【
20、 B2】 in an accident, and 【 B3】 in India that lost their 【 B4】 in a storm may all be 【 B5】 by the Red Cross. The Red Cross 【 B6】 in almost every country around the 【 B7】 . The World Red Cross Organizations are some- times 【 B8】 the Sun or the Red Lion. All of these organizations 【 B9】 a common aim of
21、 【 B10】 to help people in need. The idea of 【 B11】 an organization to help the sick and wounded during a war was 【 B12】 by Henry Dunant. In 1859, he 【 B13】 how people were 【 B14】 on a battlefield in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded people 【 B15】 which side they were fighting for. The most im
22、portant 【 B16】 of his work was an international treaty (条约 ). It 【 B17】 prisoners of war, the sick and wounded, and other 【 B18】 during a war. The American Red Cross was 【 B19】 by Lard Barton in 1881. Today the Cross in the United States provides a number of 【 B20】 for the public. 39 【 B1】 （ A） hosp
23、ital （ B） market （ C） hotel （ D） restaurant 40 【 B2】 （ A） wound （ B） injured （ C） dangerous （ D） destroyed 41 【 B3】 （ A） a family （ B） a child （ C） families （ D） the police 42 【 B4】 （ A） parents （ B） home （ C） money （ D） way 43 【 B5】 （ A） helped （ B） served （ C） saved （ D） treated 44 【 B6】 （ A） sets
24、 up （ B） appears （ C） lies （ D） exists 45 【 B7】 （ A） continents （ B） cities （ C） world （ D） universe 46 【 B8】 （ A） told （ B） considered （ C） regarded （ D） called 47 【 B9】 （ A） supply （ B） support （ C） share （ D） spare 48 【 B10】 （ A） insisting （ B） joining （ C） managing （ D） trying 49 【 B11】 （ A） ent
25、ering （ B） joining （ C） forming （ D） making 50 【 B12】 （ A） started （ B） put （ C） carried （ D） brought 51 【 B13】 （ A） remembered （ B） researched （ C） observed （ D） watched 52 【 B14】 （ A） fighting （ B） suffering （ C） poor （ D） ill 53 【 B15】 （ A） on （ B） for （ C） no matter （ D） about 54 【 B16】 （ A） pro
26、gress （ B） result （ C） discovery （ D） experience 55 【 B17】 （ A） offers （ B） encourages （ C） protects （ D） inspires 56 【 B18】 （ A） patients （ B） citizens （ C） prisoners （ D） laborers 57 【 B19】 （ A） raised （ B） closed （ C） set up （ D） accepted 58 【 B20】 （ A） information （ B） services （ C） wealth （ D）
27、materials 短文理解 59 Mr John has paid much attention to his weight reduction programs. Just last year, for example, when he was the main speaker at the company dinner, he said he had put on 30 pounds instead of losing the forty he had promised he would. The year before that, he joined a health club. He
28、 exercised every day and ate less food. After three months however he began making excuses about why he couldnt go there more often. As the health club failed to work, he joined Weight Watchers but stopped going because he was the only man there. And he hates following any of the diet programs. John
29、s latest action is to join a walking club to “walk off“ the weight. 59 He was _ when he spoke at the company dinner last year. （ A） lighter than the year before （ B） heavier than the year before （ C） with the Weight Watchers （ D） planning to go on diet 60 He did not stay with the Weight Watchers bec
30、ause_. （ A） he could not bear to feel unhappy （ B） he felt uncomfortable being watched （ C） he found that the walking club was better （ D） he would not like to be with lots of women 61 Mr John may succeed in losing weight if_. （ A） he goes back to the health club （ B） he stops worrying too roach （ C
31、） he sticks to a program long enough （ D） be makes good excuses for his purposes 62 Most of the animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership (伙伴关系 ) which is good for both of t
32、hem. You may see some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites (寄生虫 ) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they move the cause of discomfort. So although they can live without each other, they do bette
33、r together. Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners can not live without each other. This is so in the corals (珊瑚 ) of the sea. In their skins there are tiny plants which act as “dustmen“, taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving
34、in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die. 62 Some birds like to sit on a sheep because _. （ A） they can eat its parasites （ B） they enjoy travelling with the sheep （
35、 C） they depend on the sheep for existence （ D） they find the position most comfortable 63 The underlined word “they“ in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to_. （ A） birds and parasites （ B） birds and sheep （ C） parasites and sheep （ D） sheep, birds and parasites 64 We learn from the te
36、xt that corals depend on plants for_. （ A） comfort （ B） light （ C） food （ D） oxygen 65 What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? （ A） Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence. （ B） Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily. （ C） Some plants depend on each other
37、 for food. （ D） Some animals live better together. 66 When I was young, bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Tom, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all. I named Tom after my uncle when I compared Toms long arms and legs to his. One night I
38、 ran up to Uncle Tom at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle (咯吱笑 ) escaped his lips. I guessed he didnt understand how important it was to me. Even if Uncle Tom didnt think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed h
39、im in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Tom was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne (科隆香水 ) I used on him years ago made him still smell “pretty“. For a long time, Tom went everywhere with me. He was my best frie
40、nd, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls. I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to
41、 talk to him again. It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Tom. I know now that maturity (成熟 ) doesnt only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your childhood and acting young sometimes. 66 Which of the following is NOT true according to
42、the text? （ A） Bedtime used to be the writers favourite part of the day because of the stuffed monkey. （ B） Uncle Tom liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer. （ C） The writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went. （ D） Years later the writer realized that it was not wrong to mis
43、s Monkey Tom. 67 The writer loved Monkey Tom deeply because _. （ A） he could understand her （ B） he was a fashionable monkey （ C） he could talk with her （ D） he was her most honest listener 68 We can learn from the text that the writer believes_. （ A） keeping stuffed animals is babyish （ B） maturity
44、 doesnt mean growing up and taking on more responsibility （ C） one should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he has grown up （ D） human beings should be kind to animals 69 We can infer from the text that_. （ A） the writer is still a teenager （ B） the writer is now a middle-aged
45、woman （ C） Monkey Tom got angry for being left alone （ D） Uncle Tom has a monkey-like face 70 Whatever our differences as human beings are, we all think were more like the rest of the animal world than we realize. It is said that we share 40 percent of our genetic (遗传的 ) structure with the simple wo
46、rm. But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the human genome (染色体组 ). To help them do this, they turned to the worm. The nematode (线虫类的 ) wo
47、rm is one of the earliest creatures on planet earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better. What the worm told Sir John and his colleague
48、s was that each of cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions that are coded in our genetic make-up. Many of the diseases that humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When the cell refuses
49、 to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases hke AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death. 70 Sir John Sulston got a Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has _. （ A） found that human beings are similar to the worm （ B） got the fact we share 40 percent of our gene
