1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 172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 man want? （ A） Change a new machine. （ B） Repair the machine. （ C） Give the machine back to the shop. 2 What will the man do next? （ A） Get a pen for hi
2、mself. （ B） Borrow a pen from Susan. （ C） Offer his pen to Susan. 3 What does the woman think of the movie? （ A） The male roles are poorly played. （ B） The characters are not well developed. （ C） More humor will add color to the movie. 4 Where does this conversation most probably take place? （ A） In
3、 a dining room. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） At a supermarket. 5 What will the man do tomorrow morning? （ A） Hand in his report to the professor. （ B） Go to the cinema with the girl. （ C） Write a report for his teacher. 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
4、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 What does the man first suggest the woman to do? （ A） To learn how to play guitar. （ B） To choose something easier. （ C） To play the piano. 7 What is the new hobby the woman chose for herself? （ A） Something that suits her age. （ B） Go window shopping. （
5、 C） Make regular visits to shops. 8 What does the man order for himself?. （ A） Fish special. （ B） Steak. （ C） Baked potatoes. 9 What drink does the man want to have before dinner? （ A） Orange juice. （ B） Rice wine. （ C） Special soft drink. 10 What does the man often do in his spare time? （ A） Beadin
6、g. （ B） Playing football. （ C） Listening to radios. 11 Why does the man enjoy reading biographies? （ A） Its instructive in them. （ B） Its helpful to learn other peoples lives. （ C） Its full of insights and information. 12 What sports does the man enjoy on holidays? （ A） Play table tennis. （ B） Go fi
7、shing. （ C） Go mountain climbing. 13 What were British people interested in the 1890s? （ A） Driving cars. （ B） Playing cards. （ C） Collecting postcards. 14 Who had a postcard collection in the royal family? （ A） King Edward. （ B） Queen Elizabeth. （ C） Queen Victoria. 15 How was the British postal sy
8、stem then? （ A） Cheap but inefficient. （ B） Expensive and good. （ C） Cheap and efficient. 16 When was the present postcard created? （ A） In 1819. （ B） In 1902. （ C） In 1912. 17 Why did Betty come to the hotel? （ A） Because she stayed in the hotel. （ B） Because she hoped to get a job there. （ C） Beca
9、use she took a course there. 18 Which language is Betty weakest in? （ A） English. （ B） French. （ C） Japanese. 19 What is the most important for a worker at a hotel? （ A） Working with people. （ B） Using a computer. （ C） Swimming. 20 What kind of working experience does Betty have? （ A） She has experi
10、ence in teaching. （ B） She has experience in waiting tables. （ C） She has experience in receiving guests. 单项填空 21 The history of _ is full of achievements and adventures. （ A） man （ B） men （ C） mens （ D） the men 22 You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _ I disagree. （ A） how （ B）
11、 why （ C） what （ D） where 23 Tom is _ than Jim, both of them are very poor. （ A） no rich （ B） no richer （ C） not richer （ D） not rich 24 Its nearly seven oclock. Jack _ be here at any moment. （ A） must （ B） need （ C） should （ D） can 25 Proud as the boss is, he will have to _ his wrong doings one day
12、. （ A） ask for （ B） answer for （ C） send for （ D） pay for 26 He placed the ladder _ the wall and climbed onto the top of the house. （ A） on （ B） against （ C） before （ D） in 27 _ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows. （ A） For （ B） Because of （ C） Now that （ D） Since that 28 - I dont think t
13、he movie tickets are expensive, _ ? - _, I agree with you. （ A） are they; Yes （ B） are they; No （ C） do I; Yes （ D） arent they; No 29 The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone _ get out. （ A） had to （ B） would （ C） could （ D） was able to 30 - Look at the woman over there. She is al
14、ready forty. - Youre joking. She doesnt look _. （ A） so （ B） the one （ C） that （ D） it 31 Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _ to carry all the way home. （ A） much too heavy （ B） heavy too much （ C） too much heavy （ D） too heavy much 32 _ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than
15、a doctor. （ A） Dressed （ B） To dress （ C） Dressing （ D） Having dressed 33 Can we do our work better with _ money and _ people? （ A） lesser; few （ B） less; fewer （ C） little; less （ D） few; less 34 The number of people invited _ fifty, but a number of them _ absent for different reasons. （ A） were; w
16、as （ B） was; was （ C） was; were （ D） were; were 35 I was just coming out of the sea after a swim _ I stepped on a sharp stone and cut my foot. （ A） as （ B） when （ C） than （ D） before 完形填空 36 The celebration of Veterans Day is held on November 11th every year in the United States. This day is set 【 B
17、1】 to honor and remember the 【 B2】 men and women who have 【 B3】 their country, in any war and 【 B4】 peacetime. Veterans Day was first 【 B5】 Armistice Day. That day 【 B6】 the end of World War I. Thirty-five countries 【 B7】 in that war. An armistice was 【 B8】 on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day o
18、f the eleventh month, and this 【 B9】 the war was over. Many countries were 【 B10】 to hear that the war was over and that their soldiers would be coming home. An 【 B11】 American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery 【 B12】 a hillside overlooking the Potomac River at 11:00 a.m. on November
19、 11, 1921. His 【 B13】 is called the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier“. The 【 B14】 of the tomb is where the U.S. government 【 B15】 its annual Veterans Day 【 B16】 . On the same day, a soldier from France and a soldier from England were 【 B17】 also buried in their 【 B18】 countries, to give special 【 B19】 t
20、o the end of the war. In 1954, the U.S. Congress changed the name of the day 【 B20】 Armistice Day to Veterans Day. 36 【 B1】 （ A） aside （ B） out （ C） off （ D） on 37 【 B2】 （ A） military （ B） old （ C） elderly （ D） civil 38 【 B3】 （ A） helped （ B） fought （ C） served （ D） protested 39 【 B4】 （ A） at （ B） b
21、y （ C） on （ D） during 40 【 B5】 （ A） labeled （ B） called （ C） decided （ D） identified 41 【 B6】 （ A） indicated （ B） signaled （ C） symbolized （ D） highlighted 42 【 B7】 （ A） died （ B） disappeared （ C） fought （ D） grew 43 【 B8】 （ A） applied （ B） determined （ C） written （ D） signed 44 【 B9】 （ A） meant （ B
22、） thought （ C） took （ D） said 45 【 B10】 （ A） exciting （ B） joyous （ C） laughing （ D） jumping 46 【 B11】 （ A） unimportant （ B） unfamiliar （ C） unidentified （ D） unsighted 47 【 B12】 （ A） at （ B） with （ C） off （ D） on 48 【 B13】 （ A） home （ B） place （ C） grave （ D） stone 49 【 B14】 （ A） area （ B） site （ C
23、） circle （ D） yard 50 【 B15】 （ A） holds （ B） carries （ C） takes （ D） makes 51 【 B16】 （ A） shows （ B） films （ C） occasions （ D） ceremonies 52 【 B17】 （ A） each （ B） all （ C） together （ D） both 53 【 B18】 （ A） poor （ B） dear （ C） own （ D） far 54 【 B19】 （ A） notice （ B） recognition （ C） meanings （ D） mes
24、sages 55 【 B20】 （ A） on （ B） of （ C） at （ D） from 短文理解 56 How often do you use the Internet? Most American teens spend a lot of time emailing friends and surfing the Internet. A new study of more than 2 500 teens made by Yahoo, says that more teens use the Internet than watch television. In an avera
25、ge week, an American teen will spend: * 16.7 hours online (not including emailing) * 13.6 hours watching TV * 12 hours with the radio on * 7.7 hours on the phone * 6 hours reading books and magazines (not including school books) The study says that being able to choose what you look at is the main r
26、eason teens choose the Internet over other types of media(传媒 ). On a typical day, an American teen can choose from over 200 cable television networks, 5 500 magazines, 10 500 radio stations, more than 30 million websites, and 122 000 new books. The number of Internet users in China has grown by 15 p
27、er cent over the past six months to 68 million. This is the second largest online population in the world after the US. 56 From the passage, we know that most American teens spend the least time on _. （ A） reading books and magazines （ B） the phone （ C） watching TV （ D） online 57 Which country has t
28、he largest population of Internet users? （ A） America. （ B） China. （ C） Canada. （ D） Australia. 58 Why do the teens like the Internet best? （ A） Because it is very interesting. （ B） Because it can help them to study. （ C） Because they can choose what they look at online. （ D） Because it is the cheap
29、est. 59 Tobacco You most likely know that tobacco is a plant. It has large leaves that have been smoked in many forms for at least 2 000 years. But do you know that: Before the twentieth century, not many people died from using tobacco because there wasnt much tobacco being used. Cigarettes had to b
30、e rolled by hand. A person who was really fast could roll about four cigarettes a minute, or around 2 000 a day. In 1884 the cigarette manufacturing machine was invented that could produce 120 000 cigarettes a day. Soon the number being sold rose to one billion a year. As a result of advertising and
31、 efficient machines, the tobacco business continued to grow. Today about 840 packs of cigarettes are sold every second in the US. Thats more than one million every hour! Imagine that! Blink you eyes and 840 packs are s01d. Blink again - another 840 packs! As the number of cigarette sales increased,
32、so did the number of deaths caused by cigarettes. Today one out of every five people who die in the US dies because of smoking. Smoking tobacco is responsible for more deaths than cocaine, heroin, alcohol, fire, automobile accidents, homicides, suicides, and AIDS combined. That amounts to about 430
33、000 people who die needlessly every year, 1 200 people who die every day because of their addiction to cigarettes. Its like having several completely full jumbo jets crash every day, killing all aboard! Who in the USA Smokes Cigarette smoking is a widespread habit in the United States today. About f
34、orty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women smoke regularly. It is quite encouraging to note,however,that millions of people have given up the smoking habit. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigar
35、ettes at some time during their lives, but twentysix percent of these men and eleven percent of these women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing. Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of
36、 smokers is the age group 24 44. Income, education and occupation play a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes arc less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes.
37、 On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes every day. The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower inc
38、ome and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily. Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income, well-edu-cated families, and from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for colleg
39、e are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke. 59 The tobacco business developed quickly in the 20th century because _. （ A） a person could roll more cigarettes ever
40、y day （ B） there was more tobacco sold in markets （ C） the cigarette manufacturing machine was invented and there were many tobacco advertisements （ D） more women enjoyed smoking 60 Among the deaths _, percent of people die from smoking in the USA. （ A） fifty （ B） twenty （ C） ten （ D） fifteen 61 The
41、 number of men giving up smoking is _ the number of women stopping smoking. （ A） smaller than （ B） as many as （ C） similar to （ D） larger than 62 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Persons between 24 and 44 are more likely to smoke. （ B） If a woman is rich and well-educated, she may smoke less
42、 than poor woman with lower education. （ C） Children may smoke if both of their parents smoke. （ D） Occupation, education and income have much to do with a persons smoking habits. 63 Kristy, 28, a cook in La Cross, often wondered what shed do in a life-threatening situation. On August 29, 1997, she
43、got hex answer. While she was driving on a road, a big truck hit its head on a pick-up car(敞篷小货车 ). The pick-up burst into flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pick-up. Two farmers, Dean Bernhard, 51, and his brother Donald, 44, were inside, When she got close, Kristy could see the unconscious d
44、river. The other man was under the passenger seat. Says Kristy, “The smells were sickening(令人作呕的 ). I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all.“ The driver of the big truck was struggling to open the passenger door, so Kristy rushed to the drivers side. Finally they opened the door. She re
45、ached in, seized the driver and, to her horror, felt her hands sink into his chest. She quickly dragged the man to safety on the roadside, then hurried back. As Kristy stared down the ditch(沟 ) with the passenger, the pick-up blew up. She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to safety. When the
46、 police arrived a while latex, Kristy started crying, “I want my mum.“ In fact she cried for the next three months. Today, the two farmers, each the father of two children, are good friends with Kristy. To show their deep appreciation, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds - one for each member
47、of their immediate families, and the, ninth for her. 63 In which order did Kristy do the following things? a. Carried Dean and Donald to safety, b. Rushed to the pick-up. c. Surprised herself, d. Saw the truck hit on the pick-up. e. Got out of her car. f. Wondered what shed do in danger （ A） e,d,b,a
48、,c,f （ B） d,e,b,a,f,c （ C） f,d,e, b,a,c （ D） f,c,e,d,b,a 64 When coming to save Donald and Dean Beruhard, Kristy never thought that she _. （ A） could have any help from others （ B） would be successful in saving both of them （ C） might be killed （ D） would be tested in a dangerous situation 65 In the
49、 first paragraph we read: “The pick-up burst into flames.“ This sentence most likely means: _. （ A） The pick-up was on fire （ B） The pick-up started smoking badly （ C） A terrifying cry came out of the pick-up （ D） The pick-up was broken into pieces 66 Which of the following best shows Kristys true heroism? （ A） She did not feel terrified at the accident. （ B） She protected herself as well as
