1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 17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 Where did the man want to go? （ A） To New York. （ B） To Los Angeles. （ C） To San Francisco. 2 What should the woman do? （ A） Leave in 30 minutes. （ B） Want to see if e
2、verything is ready. （ C） Get to the bus stop quickly. 3 Where are the two speakers? （ A） In a restaurant. （ B） On a farm. （ C） At the mans home. 4 When can the student leave? （ A） The student cant leave unless he has put everything back in the cupboard. （ B） The student can leave after he turns off
3、the electricity. （ C） The student can leave after he has tidied the lab. 5 What can we learn from the dialogue? （ A） John was expected to come yesterday. （ B） John didnt come because he was ill. （ C） The man was Johns father. 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
4、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 will your blood pressure happen when you have arm exercise? （ A） Slow down. （ B） Rise. （ C） Keep normal. 7 Which popular exercise do the experts suggest? （ A） Cycling. （ B） Swimming. （ C） Walking. 8 Why was the woman on the underground train
5、? （ A） She was going to work. （ B） She was coming home from work. （ C） She was travelling to another city. 9 What did the woman de when the robber pointed a knife at her? （ A） She asked the passengers for help. （ B） She ran to a policeman for help. （ C） She caught hold of his knife. 10 Who caught th
6、e robber when he was running away? （ A） Two other passengers. （ B） A policeman. （ C） The woman herself. 11 What are they discussing about? （ A） How to spend the weekend. （ B） Where to go this evening. （ C） What to do on Sunday evening. 12 What arent there that night according to the man? （ A） Films.
7、 （ B） Plays. （ C） Concerts. 13 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. 14 How can light and bright color influence people? （ A） It can only make people happy. （ B） It can make people sad. （ C） It can make people happy and active.
8、15 Which color would have made the number of self-murder attempts fall even more sharply? （ A） Black. （ B） Green. （ C） Pink. 16 What is the main idea of the passage? （ A） Light colors make people feel more cheerful. （ B） Colors can influence peoples moods. （ C） Dark colors make people feel sad. 17 P
9、resident Bush said US forces will remain in Iraq until _. （ A） Its a free country run by UN （ B） Its a colony nm by US （ C） Its a free land nm by its own people 18 Bush officials say the White House may send peaeekeeping troops to _. （ A） help end Iraqs deadly civil war （ B） help reconstruct Iraq af
10、ter the wm （ C） help end Liberias deadly civil war 19 Washington has come to do something about the fighting which killed hundreds of civilians in Liberias capital because of _. （ A） Iraqs deadly civil war （ B） Liberias deadly civil war （ C） the internationai pressure 20 When will President Bush lea
11、ve for his 5-day African tour? （ A） Wednesday. （ B） Monday. （ C） Tuesday. 单项填空 21 Dear me! Ive been in America for a month._you are settled, why dont you take up some serious study? （ A） If （ B） Now that （ C） When （ D） Even if 22 It was _ great shock to the world that two airplanes crashed into _Wor
12、ld Trade Center in New York on September 11,2001. （ A） a; / （ B） tile; the （ C） a; the （ D） /; the 23 In the west, people make_ a rule to send Christmas present to their relatives and friends. （ A） this （ B） that （ C） it （ D） the following 24 Several passages were found _ when the book_ me. （ A） mis
13、sing; returned （ B） lost; was returned （ C） gone; was returned to （ D） disappeared; was returned to 25 Wilma became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track, _ made her mother very proud. （ A） it （ B） that （ C） which （ D） this 26 Why didnt you make me a telephone call yeste
14、rday? I _ about it. （ A） should be told （ B） ought to have been told （ C） should have told （ D） ought to be told 27 Can I help you?Id like to buy a present for my fathers birthday, _ at a proper price, but of great use. （ A） that （ B） one （ C） anyone （ D） everything 28 He is_ a brave man.We cant adm
15、ire his courage _. （ A） actually; very much （ B） indeed; too a lot （ C） really; too much （ D） truly; a bit 29 If Tim keeps working like this, hell _ sooner or later. （ A） break down （ B） give off （ C） get down （ D） hold on 30 A heavy snow _ a good harvest year. （ A） means （ B） shows （ C） promises （
16、D） permits 31 When can I come for the photos? I need them this afternoon.They should be ready by 12 oclock. You can _ us, sir. （ A） wait on （ B） watch on （ C） depend on （ D） call on 32 Radio Star, _ by the English Department, is very popular with the students. （ A） built （ B） founded （ C） kept （ D）
17、found 33 As it turned out to be a problem of no importance, we_ so much time looking into it. （ A） neednt spend （ B） didnt have to spend （ C） oughtnt to spend （ D） neednt have spent 34 He said that books on _ popular science are in _ short supply. （ A） the; a （ B） /; / （ C） /; the （ D） the; the 35 _
18、 salary up by 25%, the doctors and nurses in this hospital are very happy. （ A） As （ B） For （ C） With （ D） Through 完形填空 36 Sports and Sexes In sports the sexes are separate. 【 B1】 and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That 【 B2】 is 【 B3】 people say. Women are
19、【 B4】 “the weaker sex“, or if men want to please them, “the fairsex“. But boys and girls are taught 【 B5】 schools and universities. There are women 【 B6】 are famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. 【 B7】 European woman can expect 【 B8】 until the age of 74; a m
20、an only until he is 68. Are womens bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in 【 B9】 4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Womens times are always slower than 【 B10】 , but some facts are a surprise. Some of the 【 B11】 women swimmers today are girls. One of them swam 400 metres 【 B12】
21、 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tartan“ in films was 【 B13】 Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes and 59. 1 seconds, 【 B14】 is 37.9 seconds 【 B15】 than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are 【 B16】 men 【 B17】 . Condit
22、ions are very different now, and sport is much 【 B18】 serious. It is 【 B19】 serious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check 【 B20】 the women are really women or not. It seems like that sport has many problems. Life can be very complicated when there are tw
23、o separate sexes. 36 【 B1】 （ A） Woman （ B） Womans （ C） Women （ D） Females 37 【 B2】 （ A） at least （ B） at most （ C） at less （ D） at more 38 【 B3】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） who 39 【 B4】 （ A） call （ B） called （ C） calls （ D） to call 40 【 B5】 （ A） in （ B） to （ C） on （ D） at 41 【 B6】 （ A） who （
24、 B） whom （ C） what （ D） that 42 【 B7】 （ A） A （ B） An （ C） The （ D） / 43 【 B8】 （ A） live （ B） to live （ C） living （ D） lived 44 【 B9】 （ A） among （ B） between （ C） under （ D） amount 45 【 B10】 （ A） men （ B） man （ C） mens （ D） mans 46 【 B11】 （ A） fast （ B） faster （ C） fastest （ D） fastly 47 【 B12】 （ A）
25、in （ B） on （ C） under （ D） between 48 【 B13】 （ A） a （ B） the （ C） an （ D） / 49 【 B14】 （ A） that （ B） when （ C） who （ D） which 50 【 B15】 （ A） slow （ B） fast （ C） slower （ D） faster 51 【 B16】 （ A） catch （ B） caught （ C） catching （ D） to catch 52 【 B17】 （ A） or （ B） at （ C） up （ D） in 53 【 B18】 （ A） mo
26、st （ B） least （ C） more （ D） less 54 【 B19】 （ A） such （ B） so （ C） very （ D） many 55 【 B20】 （ A） if （ B） but （ C） that （ D） whether 短文理解 56 Black Americans have served with honor in every American military action, though this fact is often not written in history books. Even though black men begged t
27、o be allowed to serve in the Revolution War, they served well. During the Revolution War a black man named Estabrook captured Royal Armys General Prescott Newport and Peter Salem, a black, killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his victory at Bunker Hill. Though whites had long believed that black
28、s could neither command nor use firearms, blacks fought bravely. In 1863, William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his vole in battles. In World War ,40, 00 black soldiers served with this French command Johnson and Needham Robert were the first Americans to win tile Croix de Gue
29、rre-Frances top military award. During World War R over 40, 000 black soldiers served in the army forces. Dorie Miller, a black, was one of the first heroes in this war. At Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack, he shot down four planes. The black fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis, Jr. made themselves
30、known as brave soldiers throughout the war. 56 The main idea of the passage is that _. （ A） black Americans served bravely during the Revolutionary War （ B） black Americans served under the French during the World War I （ C） more black Americans died than whites in wars （ D） black Americans have ser
31、ved their country bravely in many wars 57 Benjamin Davis Jr. was _. （ A） commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World War II （ B） given the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military award （ C） awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor （ D） a soldier who died in the World War II 58 The wo
32、rld “savoring“ in the first paragraph means _. （ A） requiting （ B） reporting （ C） enjoying （ D） thinking of 59 Boll, a German scientist who was the star of the Manhattan Project, is lecturing at a New York university on the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. The speech has
33、 become part of his summer routine (例行事务 ), self-justifying what was done near the end of World War . The scientific triumph of his work, in fact, has been disturbing his life, silently troubling his moral beliefs. He has been overcome with scenes of the ruin of the Japanese city, Hiroshim a. “Dream
34、s have become nightmares,“ he admits. Then his wife, an Austrian Jew whose parents were sufferers of the Nazi death camps, designs a curing journey for her husband, ringing together Boll and Amai, a woman from Hiroshima who lost her face in the worlds first atomic explosion. Following his speech, Am
35、ai, wearing a face rebuilt by the skilled hands of an American doctor, makes her way to Boll. Now 56 and a documentary (纪录片 )filmmaker, she wants to interview him about his role in making the born b. Boll looks to Amai to recover himself after reconsidering what he has done. And when Amai sees throu
36、gh Bolls face to his inner miserable state, she recognizes a shadowy reflection of the despair and tiredness that overcome the Japanese after the war, and begins to figure out the price he has paid for victory. 59 Boll _. （ A） has been enjoying the victory over the Japanese （ B） is a professor at th
37、e State University of New York （ C） was one of the scientists who made atomic bombs （ D） has made himself certain he had done nothing wrong 60 Amai _. （ A） is a documentary filmmaker, who was not personally involved in World War （ B） lost her face in the worlds first atomic bombing and is now wearin
38、g a new face （ C） cannot forgive and forget those who have done so much harm to her and her country （ D） sees the despair of the bomb-makers and enjoys the price they have paid for what they did. 61 Balis wife _. （ A） will not forgive the Nazis because her parents were killed in the Nazi death camps
39、 （ B） fails to understand how troubled her husband feels after the ruin of Hiroshima （ C） arranges the meeting for Boll to save him from the frequent nightmares about the atomic bombing （ D） hopes that Amai will help Bon continue his life career as an atomic bomb-maker after her death 62 What is the
40、 author of the passage trying to tell the readers? （ A） Killers hardly ever seek forgiveness from their victims (牺牲品 ). （ B） People can always justify whatever they have done wrong. （ C） Boll and his wife take great pride in the success of the Manhattan Project. （ D） Victory in war will never be gai
41、ned without paying the price. 63 When a customer finds that what she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not line up to what the producer promises ,the first step is to give the warranty(保单 ) ,or any other records which might help, to the store where he or she bought the thing. In most
42、eases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various methods the customer may use to satisfaction. A simple and common method used by many customers is to complain(投诉 ) directly to the store manager. In general, the“ the higher up“ the customer takes his or her complai
43、nt, the faster he or she can expect it to do settle d. In such a case, it is usually settled in customers favor, thinking what he or. she complains is just. Customers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the store, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in
44、 a letter. Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the customer can show what is wrong with the thing he or she bought in question. If this cannot be done, the customer will succeed best by giving clear information as to what is wrong, rather th
45、an by general statement. For example, “The left speaker does net work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear.“ is better than“ This stereo (立体声音响 )does not work.“ The store manager may advise the customer to write to the producer, ff so, the customer should de this, expressing t
46、he complaint as politely and firmly as possible. If a police complaint does not achieve the desired result, the customer can go a step farther. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization in charge of protecting customersrights. 63 When
47、 a customer finds that what he or she bought has a fault in it, the first thing he or she should do is to _. （ A） complain personally to the manager （ B） threaten to make the mater to court （ C） write a firm letter of complaint to the store （ D） offer some written proof of what he or she bought to t
48、he store 64 If a customer wants a quick settlement of his or her problem, its better to complain to _. （ A） the store manager （ B） a shop assistant （ C） the producer （ D） a public organization 65 The most effective complaint can be made by _. （ A） showing the faulty thing to the producer （ B） explai
49、ning exactly what is wrong with the thing （ C） saying firmly that the thing is of poor quality （ D） asking politely to change the thing 66 The underlined phrase “line up to“ in the first paragraph means _. （ A） meet the standard of （ B） realize the purpose of （ C） complete the demands of （ D） keep the promise of 67 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness fo
