1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 15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 does the woman mean? （ A） Shes not feeling well. （ B） She wants to go home. （ C） She wants to stay where she is. 2 What does the woman say about the bank? （ A） Sh
2、e thinks it opens at 8:30. （ B） She doesnt know the time. （ C） She herself wants to know the time. 3 What does the woman mean? （ A） Ben will be the party. （ B） He is at a conference tomorrow. （ C） Shes been unable to invite Ben. 4 What will they do tomorrow? （ A） They will meet later. （ B） They will
3、 not be able to see each other. （ C） The woman has got something to do. 5 Where does the dialogue take place? （ A） In a hotel. （ B） In a store. （ C） In a restaurant. （ D） In the street. 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。
4、每段对话或独白读两遍。 6 Who seemed to have taken the MP3 player? （ A） The girl. （ B） The boy. （ C） One of the girls guests. 7 What did the girl regret? （ A） Not telling her parents about the party. （ B） Not keeping her plans secret. （ C） Not keeping tile MP3 player well. 8 What is Jenny going to do? （ A） Go t
5、o a math class. （ B） Go to the lab. （ C） Go swimming. 9 Why cant Don go with Jenny? （ A） He has to talk with Professor Smith. （ B） He has to finish a paper. （ C） He has to take a math test. 10 What does Jenny offer to do for Don? （ A） Teach him how to write a poem. （ B） Help him with his math. （ C）
6、Walk with him to the library. 11 How long has the speaker been in Finland? （ A） The whole winter. （ B） For two weeks. （ C） For three weeks. 12 What did she come to Finland for? （ A） To buy clothes. （ B） To attend a meeting. （ C） To experience the weather. 13 What was the speakers biggest problem whi
7、le preparing for the trip? （ A） Getting the right kind of clothes. （ B） Getting used to the weather. （ C） Selling warm clothes. 14 What did the woman buy at last? （ A） Insect guards. （ B） Some insect nets. （ C） A can of insect spray. 15 Where are the man and the woman probably talking? （ A） In a sto
8、re. （ B） In an office. （ C） In a camp. 16 What is the man? （ A） A company manager. （ B） A shop assistant. （ C） A house keeper. 单项填空 17 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 18 Why dont you put the meat in the
9、 fridge? It will _ fresh for several days. （ A） be stayed （ B） stay （ C） be staying （ D） have stayed 19 -Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard. （ A） him （ B） he （ C） I （ D） me 20 Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _ to carry all the way home. （ A） much too heavy （ B） too much he
10、avy （ C） heavy too much （ D） too heavy much 21 A lot of problems concerning education fee _ at the conference. （ A） came out （ B） turned up （ C） came up （ D） steeled down 22 -What do you think of the songs?-In fact _ of them sounds beautiful. （ A） not all （ B） no one （ C） not everyone （ D） not every
11、 one 23 -Is Mrs. White in the office? （ A） since （ B） until （ C） for （ D） if 24 Put on more clothes. You _ be feeling cold with only a shirt on. （ A） should （ B） would （ C） could （ D） must 25 -Dose Tom do his new job well?- _ his old job. How stupid! I think there is no hope for him. （ A） No better
12、than （ B） Not better than （ C） Not so well as （ D） No as well as 26 The news reporters hurried to the airport, only _ the film stars had left. （ A） to tell （ B） to be told （ C） telling （ D） told 27 The _ has become extremely tense. A war could break out any time between the two sides. （ A） pollution
13、 （ B） friendship （ C） situation （ D） condition 28 Is that a book on fainting? If so, I want to borrow _. （ A） this （ B） one （ C） it （ D） the one 29 The palace was heavily guarded, because inside its walls _. （ A） where lived the Queen （ B） lived the Queen （ C） there lived the Queen （ D） that lived t
14、he Queen 30 I was half way back to the cottage where my mother lived _ Susan caught up with me. （ A） before （ B） where （ C） when （ D） that 31 We recognized his voice _ he spoke on the radio. （ A） while （ B） after （ C） in case （ D） the moment 完形填空 32 Bringing Art into Hospitals The medical world is g
15、radually realizing that the quality of the 【 B1】 in hospitals may play an important 【 B2】 to help patients to get better. As 【 B3】 of nationwide effort in Britain to bring 【 B4】 out 【 B5】 the museums and into 【 B6】 places, some of the countrys best artists have 【 B7】 in to change older hospital and
16、to soften the 【 B8】 edges of modem buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have very valuable collections of present art in passages, waiting areas and treatment rooms. These recent movements first 【 B9】 by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio a
17、t a Manchester hospital on northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modem society, and 【 B10】 he should be enjoyed by a wider audience. A common hospital waiting room might have 【 B11】 5 000 visitors each week, what a better place to hold regular exhibiti
18、ons of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britains first hospital artist, Senior was so much 【 B12】 that he was soon joined 【 B13】 a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is
19、 【 B14】 , now in the 【 B15】 and waiting rooms the visitors 【 B16】 a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful countyards. The quality of the environment may 【 B17】 the need for expensive drags when a patient is 【 B18】 from all illness. A study has shown that 【 B19】 who had a view onto ga
20、rden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared 【 B20】 patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at. 32 【 B1】 （ A） air （ B） environment （ C） place （ D） product 33 【 B2】 （ A） role （ B） action （ C） way （ D） sense 34 【 B3】 （ A） member （ B） role （ C） part （ D） a person 35
21、【 B4】 （ A） art （ B） music （ C） works （ D） books 36 【 B5】 （ A） of （ B） for （ C） to （ D） in 37 【 B6】 （ A） private （ B） hospital （ C） waiting room （ D） public 38 【 B7】 （ A） called （ B） been calling （ C） been called （ D） to call 39 【 B8】 （ A） hard （ B） splendid （ C） shortcomings （ D） harding 40 【 B9】 （
22、A） moved （ B） set （ C） started （ D） pushed 41 【 B10】 （ A） for （ B） since （ C） that （ D） though 42 【 B11】 （ A） so many as （ B） as many as （ C） as much as （ D） same 43 【 B12】 （ A） in demand （ B） need （ C） demand （ D） require 44 【 B13】 （ A） in （ B） by （ C） for （ D） with 45 【 B14】 （ A） striking （ B） str
23、uck （ C） strike （ D） being struck 46 【 B15】 （ A） hospital （ B） museum （ C） public place （ D） passages 47 【 B16】 （ A） look （ B） watch （ C） notice （ D） experience 48 【 B17】 （ A） increase （ B） fall （ C） reduce （ D） no 49 【 B18】 （ A） recovering （ B） restoring （ C） curing （ D） healing 50 【 B19】 （ A） pati
24、ents （ B） people （ C） artist （ D） visitors 51 【 B20】 （ A） to （ B） with （ C） for （ D） between 短文理解 52 Amy Johnson was a very brave and energetic person. She didnt have much in common with other girls in her school, however. She played football better than most boys, and unfortunately she made a rathe
25、r bad impression on many of her teachers. Amy just didnt act the way they thought a girl should. She studied at a university and later took a job as a typist. Although she was enthusiastic (热情的 ) and did her best, she made many mistakes and was poorly paid. She didnt want to be a typist anyway, she
26、dreamed of becoming a pilot ! Amy moved to London, borrowed some money, and learned to fly. Nobody, however, wanted to hire a woman pilot. She decided to fly alone to Australia to prove that she could fly as well as any man. Her parents lent her money to buy an airplane. Amy set off on May 5, 1930.
27、Her route (道路，路线 ) took her over Vienna, Constantinople, and Baghdad. She was caught in a sandstorm and had to make a sudden landing in the desert. But she landed in India six days later. She had broken the record to India by two days. Over Burma she ran into a monsoon (季风 ), and was able to save he
28、rself only by landing on a football field. She finally reached Australia. The plane propeller (螺旋桨 ) had been broken during her last landing, and had to crash-land (强首陆 ). But Amy had proved that she could fly and that a woman could do almost anything she really put her mind to. 52 Amy impressed her
29、 teachers badly because _. （ A） she was not hard-working （ B） she didnt study her lessons well （ C） she played football better than boys （ D） she acted as if she were a boy 53 When Amy worked she was badly paid because_. （ A） she was a girl typist （ B） she didnt put her mind into her work （ C） she d
30、reamed of being a pilot （ D） she failed to type well 54 It would take people _to fly from London toIndia. （ A） six days （ B） two days （ C） eight days （ D） less than six days 55 Bombing shakes the peace process in Northern Ireland. A home video camera got the scene, moments after the worst single att
31、ack in thirty years of conflict (冲突 ) in Northern Ireland. Hundreds of people were affected by the bombing, some lying in the streets, others clearly in a state of shock. 28 people died in this cruel attack ,220 more injured. Some people got away with wound, many others had their arms and legs remov
32、ed ensuring theyll live with the memory of this bombing for the rest of their lives. The people behind this car bomb obviously wanted to kill as many as people as possible. “Why in the name of killing innocent Saturday shoppers“7 What purpose is it going to serve? This vicious (恶毒的 )attack threatens
33、 the fragile peace process. “The peace process is not necessary. We ought to save the lives of the people. Thats what are needed to do. “But the biggest supporter of peace for Northern Ireland, says now is the time to send a message to the terrorists (恐怖分子 )behind the attack. Tony Blair: “That these
34、 people will not win; that they will not destroy the process that we have built up; that they will not succeed in returning Northern Ireland to the past. There is a future for Northern Ireland. We have to carry on, trying to give people and the children of Northern Ireland the future they need and t
35、hey deserve.“ 55 The bombing _. （ A） was the worst single attack in twenty years of conflict in Northern Ireland （ B） was captured by a special reporter （ C） is threatening to hold back the peace process （ D） will destroy the peace process, according to Tony Blairs view 56 The bombing happened _. （
36、A） on Saturday when there were many people in the park （ B） outside a shopping center on Saturday （ C） in a car factory （ D） in a big square where there were many people 57 Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage? （ A） Tony Blair claims that they will try to give people of Northe
37、rn Ireland the future they deserve. （ B） The terrorists wanted to kill as many as people as possible. （ C） Many people were affected by a blast. （ D） A bombing attack was produced to derail the peace process in Northern Ireland. 58 In this passage the words “innocent people“ mean _. （ A） people who
38、did nothing wrong （ B） people who went shopping （ C） people who wanted to hold back the peace process （ D） people who planned the car bombing 59 In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earths postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take o
39、ver the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and ar
40、e reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction. Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on th
41、eir own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer may provide; it should not be seen as a substitu
42、te for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 59 What is the main purpose of this passage? （ A） To look back to the early days of this passage. （ B） To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. （ C） To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. （ D） To warn against a mentall
43、y lazy attitude towards computers. 60 According to the passage, the initial concern about computer was that they might _. （ A） change our personal lives （ B） take control of the world （ C） create unforeseen problem （ D） affect our businesses 61 The passage recommends those dealing with computers to
44、_. （ A） be reasonably doubtful about them （ B） check all their answers （ C） substitute them for basic thinking （ D） use them for business purposes only 62 The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is _. （ A） challenging （ B） dramatic （ C） psychological （ D） fundament
45、al 63 What does the word “malfunction“ mean in paragraph 1 ? （ A）失误 （ B）制造 （ C）影 响 （ D）事情 64 8:30 p.m. Outlook Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you update with all thats new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to sc
46、reen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine. 9:00 p. m. Di
47、scovery When a 10-year-old boy gets a fast dam degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old child plays chess like a grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes (基因 ) or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a ch
48、ild who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, John Walt, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer. 10:00 p. m. Science/Health Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes“, a
49、ccording to the researchers at Tom Smith and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal“ category (范畴 ). This week, Dr. John White will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar
