1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 178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 will the man probably do next? （ A） Ask the woman for some vegetables. （ B） Get a receipt for his purchase. （ C） Call the womans mother. 2 What had the man assum
2、ed at first? （ A） Mikes friends didnt plan to go to the game. （ B） Alt of them couldnt ride in the womans car. （ C） Mike had a car on his own. 3 What does the man mean? （ A） Hes afraid to take exams. （ B） He only to0k the fourth exam. （ C） He didnt get the highest score on one exam. 4 What does the
3、woman advise the man to do? （ A） Approach the problem in a logical fashion. （ B） Time how long it takes to solve the problem. （ C） Take a couple of aspirin and then rest a bit. 5 What does the man mean? （ A） He is very interested in working. （ B） Hell work even though he doesnt want to. （ C） He does
4、nt need much money. 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 What time do most stores close? （ A） At six. （ B） At nine. （ C） At seven. 7 What time does the department store close? （ A） At six. （ B） At nine. （ C） A
5、t sever. 8 Who is the man? （ A） An employee. （ B） A student. （ C） A patient. 9 What time will the man see the doctor? （ A） 9: 15 Tuesday. （ B） 9: 15 Thursday. （ C） 15: 00 Thursday. 10 What is the man planning to do? （ A） Study at a different school. （ B） Move to a warmer state. （ C） Get a travel age
6、nts license. 11 What kind of career is the man interested in? （ A） Publishing. （ B） Education. （ C） Aviation. 12 What does the woman tell the man to do? （ A） Improve his grades. （ B） Write to the director of the flight program. （ C） Use his professors at references. 13 What does the women want to gi
7、ve the man? （ A） A cup of tea. （ B） A cup of coffee. （ C） A glass of water. 14 What have happened to the man? （ A） He was hit by a car. （ B） He was almost hit. （ C） He was ill. 15 What are they talking about? （ A） An experience. （ B） A lot of questions. （ C） The weather 单项填空 16 A member of Parliamen
8、t has to spend a great deal of time answering letters from his _. （ A） candidates （ B） patriots （ C） constituents （ D） selectors 17 When I saw how worried he was, I had a (n) _ of his true feelings. （ A） glimpse （ B） outlook （ C） conception （ D） perception 18 The car had a _ tyre , so we had to chan
9、ge the wheel. （ A） broken （ B） cracked （ C） bent （ D） flat 19 Theres a tiny _ in the diamond: thats why the ring is so cheap. （ A） deformity （ B） error （ C） flaw （ D） scar 20 “Dont worry too much. Brothers often argue. Im sure theyll _ soon.“ （ A） speak up （ B） mix up （ C） make up （ D） stay up 21 I
10、bumped my head on the door post and now a _ has come up. （ A） knob （ B） lump （ C） bulge （ D） bubble 22 She had to undergo psychiatric treatment as she was mentally _. （ A） unsafe （ B） unstable （ C） unsteady （ D） unfixed 23 The driving instructor told me to pull _ at the post office. （ A） round （ B）
11、back （ C） up （ D） down 24 Teenagers who discover they were _ often search for their biological parents when they are old enough. （ A） adapted （ B） adopt （ C） brought up （ D） looked after 25 _ people take holidays in summer. （ A） Most （ B） Most of the （ C） Most of （ D） The most 26 Barbara _ in doing
12、it again though she had failed more than a dozen times. （ A） consisted （ B） insisted （ C） persisted （ D） assisted 27 He is always _ . He drives at a tremendous speed. （ A） in the hurry （ B） in hurry （ C） in a hurry （ D） in no hurry 28 Before we move we should have a garage sale to get rid _ some of
13、this furniture. （ A） for （ B） of （ C） from （ D） to 29 Many a time _ given me good advice. （ A） has Lao Li （ B） Lao Li has （ C） will Lao Li （ D） would Lao Li 30 He was criticised for his carelessness and _ . （ A） because he was rude （ B） rudeness （ C） being rude （ D） because of being rude 完形填空 31 Foo
14、tball is, I suppose, the most popular game in England; one has only to go to one of the important matches to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting 【 B1】 cheering for one side or 【 B2】 . One of the most 【 B3】 things about football in England to a 【 B4】 is the great 【
15、 B5】 of the game which even the smallest boy seems to 【 B6】 . He can tell you the names of the players in 【 B7】 of the important teams. He has 【 B8】 of them and knows the results of many matches. He 【 B9】 tell you proudly who he expects will 【 B10】 a game, and his opinion is 【 B11】 right. Most schoo
16、ls in England 【 B12】 football seriously - 【 B13】 seriously than all any where lessons are the most important. In England, it is 【 B14】 that education is not only a(n) 【 B15】 of filling a boys 【 B16】 with facts in a classroom, education also 【 B17】 character training; and one of the best ways to do t
17、his is to play 【 B18】 games. The school therefore arranges games and matches for 【 B19】 pupils. Football is a good game for the body, skill and a quick brain. As a 【 B20】 , it is the schools favourite game in winter. 31 【 B1】 （ A） but （ B） or （ C） so （ D） for 32 【 B2】 （ A） another （ B） other （ C） th
18、e other （ D） two 33 【 B3】 （ A） surprising （ B） exciting （ C） moving （ D） puzzling 34 【 B4】 （ A） neighbour （ B） stranger （ C） native （ D） relative 35 【 B5】 （ A） consideration （ B） invention （ C） knowledge （ D） decision 36 【 B6】 （ A） belong to （ B） grasp （ C） hold （ D） have 37 【 B7】 （ A） more （ B） mos
19、t （ C） few （ D） mostly 38 【 B8】 （ A） faces （ B） papers （ C） photos （ D） photoes 39 【 B9】 （ A） will （ B） may （ C） should （ D） must 40 【 B10】 （ A） have （ B） win （ C） defeat （ D） beat 41 【 B11】 （ A） ever （ B） seldom （ C） usually （ D） once 42 【 B12】 （ A） regard （ B） see （ C） worry （ D） take 43 【 B13】 （
20、A） much more （ B） much （ C） very （ D） very much 44 【 B14】 （ A） guessed （ B） decided （ C） believed （ D） made 45 【 B15】 （ A） need （ B） problem （ C） activity （ D） question 46 【 B16】 （ A） mind （ B） spirit （ C） heart （ D） soul 47 【 B17】 （ A） means （ B） takes （ C） appears （ D） proves 48 【 B18】 （ A） team （
21、 B） personal （ C） single （ D） serious 49 【 B19】 （ A） his （ B） its （ C） her （ D） their 50 【 B20】 （ A） time （ B） chance （ C） result （ D） matter 51 When we do not understand each others language, we can talk with the help of signs. A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English
22、at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say. “Bring me something to eat. “ The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter
23、understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not good. When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand
24、on his stomach(胃 ). That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him. So, you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words. 51 According to the passage, when people do not understand ea
25、ch others language, they can talk with the help of _ . （ A） a waiter （ B） a teacher （ C） an Englishman （ D） the gesture 52 Frenchman signed to the waiter to _ . （ A） give him some medicine （ B） bring him a cup of coffee （ C） ask him for food （ D） tell him what he said 53 The waiter brought the Frenc
26、hman _ . （ A） a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a lot of other drinks （ B） a large plate of meat and vegetables （ C） a lot of drinks and a large plate of meat （ D） a lot of food and drinks 54 Another man saw the waiter, and put his hands on his stomach meant he _ . （ A） had a stomach-ache （ B） was h
27、ungry （ C） was very thirsty （ D） was full 55 What do we know about the sea? Most of us have seen it. We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is lighting on it. We also know that it can be less pretty when the weather is terrible. What other things do we know about it? The first thing is that
28、the sea is very big. Look at a map of the world and youll find there is less land than sea. The sea covers 3/4 of the world. The sea is very deep in some places. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. At a place near Japan, the sea is nearly 11 kilometres deep! If the highest mountain in the world
29、were put into the sea at the place, there would be two kilometres of water above it. 55 Which of the following is true according to the passage? （ A） The sea always looks pretty. （ B） The sea always looks terrible. （ C） The sea looks neither pretty nor terrible when it is fine. （ D） The sea doesnt l
30、ook pretty all the time. 56 What will you find if you look at a map of the world? “Well find _ . “ （ A） theres much more water than land （ B） the sea covers three fourths of the land （ C） the land covers one third of the sea （ D） the sea was very pretty. 57 This passage tells us that _ . （ A） the se
31、a is very shallow （ B） the sea is very deep （ C） the sea is neither shallow nor deep （ D） the depths(深度 )of the sea in different places are quite different 58 The word “it“ in the last sentence of this passage means _ . （ A） the water （ B） the mountain （ C） the sea （ D） Japan 59 The relationship bet
32、ween the home and market economies has gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began the process of transferring some production processes (e. g. clothmaking, sewing and caning foods) from the home to the marketplace. Although the home economy could still produce these goods, the p
33、rocessed were laborious (费力的 ) and the market economy was usually more efficient. Soon, the more important second stage was evident the marketplace began producing goods and services that had never been produced by the home economy, and the home economy was unable to produce them (e. g. electricity
34、and electrical appliances, the automobile, advanced education, sophisticated medical care). In the second stage, the question of whether the home economy was less efficient in producing these new goods and services was irrelevant; if the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they w
35、ould have to obtained in the marketplace. The traditional ways of taking care of these needs in the home, such as in nursing the sick, became socially unacceptable (and, in most serious cases ,probably less successful). Just as the appearance of the automobile made the use of the horse drawn carriag
36、e illegal and then impractical, and the appearance of television changed the radio from a source of entertainment to a source of background music, so most of the fruits of economic growth did not increase the options available to the home economy to either produce the goods or services or purchase t
37、hem in the market. Growth brought with it increased variety in consumer goods, but not increased flexibility for the home economy in obtaining these goods and services. Instead, economic growth brought with it increased consumer reliance on the marketplace. In order to consume these new goods and se
38、rvices, the family had to enter the marketplace as wage earners and consumers. The neoclassical(新古曲主义的 ) model that views the family as deciding whether to produce goods and services directly or to purchase them in the marketplace is basically a model of the first stage. It cannot accurately be appl
39、ied to the second (and current) stage. 59 The reason why many production processes were taken over by the marketplace was that _ . （ A） it was a necessary step in the process of industrialization （ B） they depended on electricity available only to the market economy （ C） it was troublesome to produc
40、e such goods in the home （ D） the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these processes 60 It can be seen from the passage that in the second stage _ . （ A） some traditional goods and services were not successful when provided by the home economy （ B） the market economy provided new goods a
41、nd services never produced by the home economy （ C） producing traditional goods at home became socially unacceptable （ D） whether new goods and services were produced by the home economy became irrelevant 61 During the second stage, if the family wanted to consume new goods and services, they had to
42、 enter the marketplace _ . （ A） as wage earners （ B） both as manufacturers and consumers （ C） both as workers and purchasers （ D） as customers 62 Economic growth did not make it more flexible for the home economy to obtain the new goods and services because _ . （ A） the family was not efficient in p
43、roduction （ B） it was illegal for the home economy to produce them （ C） it could not supply them by itself （ D） the market for these goods and services was limited 63 There are approximately three quarters of a ton of termites (白蚁 ) for every person on Earth. It now turns out that these critters may
44、 be helping to alter the climate and affect mans life. For years scientists have been saying that carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere by the burning of fuels might lead to the rise in temperatures of the whole earth, owing to the greenhouse effect in which the gas prevents the escape of heat int
45、o outer space. Now an international team of researchers has discovered that termites generate more than twice the carbon dioxide that fuel burning does. And this production, which comes from the insects eating and consuming of different kinds of vegetables and wood, has risen greatly. This is chiefl
46、y because man has cut so many trees in order to open more land and thus has provided large quantities of food for the insects in the form of tiny pieces of wood. The output from the burning of fuels is of greater concern, however, because it is continuing to rise steadily and so far no effective mea
47、sures have been taken to reduce the amount of carbon elements in this way. Production by termites, on the other hand, is not likely to increase much more. 63 From the passage we know that“ the greenhouse effect“ is an effect in which _ . （ A） low temperatures are created by using a house （ B） the ho
48、use is made green in order to keep heat （ C） heat is prevented from escaping outside （ D） everything is kept green in a house 64 Which of the following consists of three words that refer exactly to the same thing in the passage? （ A） Climate, temperature, heat. （ B） Carbon dioxide, the gas, atmosphe
49、re. （ C） Output, production, effect. （ D） Termites, critters, insects. 65 Which of the following sentences is true? （ A） Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere carries heat into outer space so as to change the climate. （ B） Carbon dioxide may escape into the greenhouse so that the Earth will be made warmer. （ C） As carbon dioxide keeps heat from escaping into outer space, the Earth may become warmer. （ D） Carbon dioxide may make
