1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 184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 Who has got the pen now? （ A） The men. （ B） The woman. （ C） Mary. 2 Which sports does the woman like? （ A） Skating. （ B） Skiing. （ C） Bowling. 3 What time will the mo
2、vie start? （ A） 8:40. （ B） 9:00. （ C） 9:40. 4 What does the woman want to listen to? （ A） Weather forecast. （ B） The world news. （ C） Music. 5 Where is shoe counter? （ A） In the back of the store （ B） In the front of the store. （ C） On the right of the store. 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、
3、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 will the woman wear? （ A） Her dresses. （ B） Her coat. （ C） Her jacket. 7 Whats the weather like today? （ A） Its cold. （ B） Its sunny. （ C） Its fine. 8 What does the man think of the dinner? （ A） He thinks it
4、s bad. （ B） He thinks it s fine. （ C） He thinks its neither bad or fine. 9 Where does the conversation take place? （ A） At a hospital. （ B） At a restaurant. （ C） At a library. 10 What are they talking about? （ A） Losing money （ B） Dr Baker. （ C） Taxi. 11 What time did the man leave Dr Bakers office?
5、 （ A） At 9:30. （ B） At 9:35 （ C） At 9:30 or 9:35. 12 Where did the man lost the wallet? （ A） In a taxi. （ B） In Dr. Bakers office. （ C） It was unclear 13 What happened to Winston Churchill in 1954？ （ A） He was eighty years old （ B） He became famous for his portrait （ C） He gave the prime minister a
6、present 14 Who honored him with his portrait? （ A） A well-known artist （ B） Parliament （ C） His friend 15 Which of the following is true? （ A） Churchill liked the portrait （ B） His wife liked modern art （ C） Neither Churchill nor his wife like the portrait 单项填空 16 -Where is my blue shirt? -Its in th
7、e washing machine. You have to wear _ different shirt. （ A） a （ B） other （ C） any （ D） the 17 People in this town _ of a possible storm, and theyre preparing for it; （ A） would be warned （ B） will be warned （ C） have been warned （ D） had been warned 18 This message is very important; Can you make su
8、re that Helen _ it? （ A） get （ B） got （ C） gets （ D） is getting 19 The lecture seemed to have _ only a short time, although the clock said it had gone on for more than an hour. （ A） cost （ B） lasted （ C） spent （ D） passed 20 -Were going to have a picnic tomorrow. Why dont you come with us? -_, but I
9、m having a friend over. （ A） Id like to （ B） Youre right （ C） I dont mind （ D） Maybe next time 21 John is doing very well in school and it is quite _ that his mother should be proud of him. （ A） normal （ B） natural （ C） general （ D） usual 22 The firemen arrived half an hour _ the alarm was first rai
10、sed, when it was too late to save much of the building. （ A） since （ B） after （ C） as （ D） until 23 -Im really thirsty. Do you think this water is safe _? -Ask the farmer over there. （ A） to drink （ B） to be drunk （ C） to drink it （ D） to have it drunk 24 Nick had an unusually clever mind, so his su
11、ccess had been _ and never in doubt. （ A） hoped （ B） asked （ C） promised （ D） expected 25 -Please dont tell anybody. -I _, I promise. （ A） wont （ B） dont （ C） cant （ D） mustnt 26 When you stay in a foreign country for some time, you get used to the peoples _ of life. （ A） way （ B） habit （ C） rule （
12、D） fact 27 I was just coming out of the sea after a swim _ I stepped on a sharp stone and cut my foot. （ A） then （ B） as （ C） when （ D） while 28 -Why are you _ all the pictures? -Im going to paint the walls. （ A） hanging up （ B） taking down （ C） carrying out （ D） putting off 29 Im used to driving in
13、 Hong Kong now, but it _ hard at the beginning. （ A） is （ B） was （ C） had been （ D） has been 30 From the look on his face I knew that the end had come, one way or （ A） other （ B） others （ C） another （ D） the others 完形填空 31 The measure of mans real character is what he would do if he knew he would ne
14、ver be found out. Thomas Macaulay Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette ONeill gave an arithmetic 【 B1】 to our class. When the papers were 【 B2】 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 【 B3】 mistakes throughout the test. There is not
15、hing really new about 【 B4】 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. ONeill 【 B5】 even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 【 B6】 after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs. ONeill asked 【 B7】 questions, and she didnt 【 B8】 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 【 B9】 words
16、by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 【 B10】 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times. I dont 【 B11】 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 【 B12】 I can say. it was the most important single 【 B13】 of my life. Thirty years after being 【 B14】 to Macaulays words, they 【 B15】 seem
17、to me the best yardstick(准绳 ), because they give us a 【 B16】 to measure ourselves rather than others. 【 B17】 of us are asked to make 【 B18】 decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called 【 B19】 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 【 B20】 the wallet
18、, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the extra change received at the store be forgotten or returned? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect. 31 【 B1】 （ A） test （ B） prob
19、lem （ C） paper （ D） lesson 32 【 B2】 （ A） examined （ B） completed （ C） marked （ D） answered 33 【 B3】 （ A） easy （ B） funny （ C） same （ D） different 34 【 B4】 （ A） lying （ B） cheating （ C） guessing （ D） discussing 35 【 B5】 （ A） didnt （ B） did （ C） would （ D） wouldnt 36 【 B6】 （ A） come （ B） leave （ C） re
20、main （ D） apologize 37 【 B7】 （ A） no （ B） certain （ C） many （ D） more 38 【 B8】 （ A） excuse （ B） reject （ C） help （ D） scold 39 【 B9】 （ A） above （ B） common （ C） following （ D） unusual 40 【 B10】 （ A） repeat （ B） get （ C） put （ D） copy 41 【 B11】 （ A） worry （ B） know （ C） hear （ D） talk 42 【 B12】 （ A）
21、myself （ B） ourselves （ C） themselves （ D） herself 43 【 B13】 （ A） chance （ B） incident （ C） lesson （ D） memory 44 【 B14】 （ A） referred （ B） shown （ C） brought （ D） introduced 45 【 B15】 （ A） even （ B） still （ C） always （ D） almost 46 【 B16】 （ A） way （ B） sentence （ C） choice （ D） reason 47 【 B17】 （ A
22、） All （ B） Few （ C） Some （ D） None 48 【 B18】 （ A） quick （ B） wise （ C） great （ D） personal 49 【 B19】 （ A） out （ B） for （ C） up （ D） upon 50 【 B20】 （ A） Should （ B） Must （ C） Would （ D） Need 短文理解 51 Will chips one day be planted in our bodies for identification? A US doctor has planted under his skin
23、 a computer chip that can send personal information to a scanner(扫描仪 ), a technology that may someday be widely used as a way to identify people. The chip gives off information which will be scanned by a hand-held reader. The chip is similar to those planted in more than one million dogs, eats and o
24、ther pets in recent years to track and identify them. The doctor decided to test the chip himself after the Word Trade Center disaster. The dead could have been identified if their names and other important information had been chipped. Officials of the company said they hope to sell the chips to pa
25、tients with man-made arms or legs or other body parts. The idea is that the chip will provide immediate and correct medical information when it is needed. The information can contain name, telephone number and other information. Or it can send out a message that, when connected to a computer, can ca
26、ll up records. The scanner can read it through clothes from over a meter away. The new product also could be used to control prisoners. Workplaces of great importance may want to use the chips for employees, too. Some parents may consider planting chips in young children or elderly relatives who may
27、 be unable to say their names, addresses or telephone numbers. Some medical and technology specialists said the product raises new questions about the relationship between humans and computer technology and could cause problems if it is used against someones wishes, or if your personal information i
28、s read by those who should not see it. 51 According to the text, computer chips have already been used to _. （ A） catch escaped prisoners （ B） find missing children （ C） follow lost animals （ D） treat sick people 52 The doctor decided to test the chips himself because he believed that _. （ A） nobody
29、 would dare to try it （ B） they can be used for identification purposes （ C） it has been proved successful on animals （ D） his patients expected him to experience it first 53 Which of the following statements is best supported by the text? （ A） This chip has been proven to be very successful. （ B） T
30、he use of this chip will be favored by everybody. （ C） There will be a great market for chip planting in humans. （ D） Doctors will make good money by using chips. 54 After losing her job and home in 1984, Lynn Carr was living on the streets of St. Charles, Montana, with her five-year-old son. “We sl
31、ept in our car for about a week,“ she said, “but then it was sold.“ As she moved from one friends house to another, Carr began working toward a high-school- equivalence diploma, listening to self-help tapes and making cheesecakes. After developing some new methods which she thought were pretty good,
32、 she offered her cakes to a restaurant. They sold out in a matter of hours. The following year, she met a man at a church service and before long, they married. Carr began selling the cheesecakes out of their home. Later she opened a cheesecake company. As business became better and better, Carr did
33、nt forget where she came from. All the women she hires are mothers or high-school dropouts (退学者 )-workers most other employers wouldnt like to hire. Her dozen workers make 100 to 150 cakes a week and Cart owes her success to her employees. She says, “Were going to have a learning center and a day-ca
34、re center in the company. Part of the workday will be spent studying for high-school-equivalence diplomas.“ Recently, a 33-year-old woman with three children to raise was referred to Cart. She hired her at once. “It has been a real blessing,“ the woman said. 54 The text suggests that Lynn Carr _. （
35、A） was once a school dropout herself （ B） had few friends to turn to for help （ C） had to sell her car for a new one （ D） didnt work hard enough to keep her job 55 Which of the following can be learned from the text? （ A） Lynn Carr learned to make cheesecakes by taking courses. （ B） Lynn Carrs chees
36、ecakes are sold to high school dropouts. （ C） People like Lynn Carrs cheesecakes very much. （ D） Without finishing high school, one cannot even make good cakes. 56 “Carr didnt forget where she came from“ (Line 3, Para. 3) means that Cart _. （ A） would not forget where her hometown was （ B） kept in m
37、ind her friends who had once helped her （ C） remembered what she used to be （ D） remembered all the places she had been to 57 According to the last two paragraphs, Lynn Carr is trying to _. （ A） turn her home into a learning center （ B） help people who have the familiar background as she did （ C） de
38、velop more new methods to make better cakes （ D） hire more moms and high-school dropouts 58 Last April, on a visit to the new Mall of America near Minneapolis, I carried with me a small book provided for the reporters by the public relations office. It included a variety of “fun facts“ about the mal
39、l, such as: 140,000 hot dogs am sold each week, there are 10,000 full-time jobs, 44 sets of moving stairs and 17 lifts, 12,750 parking places, 13,000 tons of steel, and I million is drawn weekly from 8 ATMs. Opened in the summer of 1992, the mall was built where the former Minneapolis Stadium had be
40、en. It was only a five-minute drive from Minneapolis to St. Paul International Airport. With 4.2 million square feet of floor space-22 times the size of the average American shopping center-the Mall of America was the largest shopping and family recreation center under one roof in the United States.
41、 I knew already that the Mall of America had been imagined by its designers, not merely as a marketplace, but as a national tourist attraction. Eleven thousand articles, the small book informed me, had been written about the mall. Four hundred trees had been planted in its gardens, 625 million had b
42、een spent to build it, and 350 stores were already in business. Three thousand bus tours were expected each year along with a half-million Canadian visitors and 200,000 Japanese tourists. Sales were expected to be at 650 million for 1993 and at 1 billion for 1996. Pop singers and film stars such as
43、Janet Jackson and Arnold Schwarzenegger had visited the mall. It was five times larger than Red Square and it included 2.3 miles of hallways and used almost twice as much steel as the Eiffel Tower. It was also home to the nations largest indoor park, called Knotts Camp Snoopy. 58 We know from the te
44、xt that the Mall of America is _. （ A） near an old stadium （ B） bigger than most American parks （ C） higher than the Eiffel Tower （ D） close to an airport 59 Why are the pieces of information provided by the Mall of America referred to as “fun facts“? （ A） They are largely imagined. （ B） They are su
45、rprising figures. （ C） They give exact descriptions. （ D） They make people feel uneasy. 60 Whats the point of mentioning popular stars who had been to the mall? （ A） To show its power of attraction. （ B） To show that few rich people like to shop there. （ C） To tell the public about a new movie being
46、 made about it. （ D） To tell people that they have chances of meeting famous stars there. 61 We can infer from the text that _. （ A） Japanese visitors are most welcome to the mall （ B） the Mall of America was designed to serve more than one purpose （ C） Knotts Camp Snoopy was next to the Mall of Ame
47、rica （ D） Canadian visitors would spend 1 billion at the mall 62 Many people are worried about what television has done to the generation of American children who have grown up watching it. For one thing, recent studies show that TV weakens the ability to imagine. Some teachers feel that television
48、has taken away the childs ability to form mental pictures in his own mind, resulting in children who cannot understand a simple story without pictures. Secondly, too much TV too early usually causes children to be removed from real-life experiences. Thus, they grow up to be passive watchers who can
49、only respond to action, but not start doing something actively. The third area for such a worrying situation is the serious dissatisfaction frequently expressed by school teachers that children show a low patience for the pains in learning. Because they have been used to seeing results of all problems in 30 or 60 minutes on TV, they are quickly discouraged by any activity that promis
