1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 18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 How much did each bottle of whisky cost? （ A） 26. （ B） 6.5. （ C） 13. 2 How much do they have between them? （ A） 63. （ B） 68. （ C） 86. 3 What time did the woman arrive?
2、 （ A） 10:20. （ B） 10:14. （ C） 10:28. 4 What time is it? （ A） It is a little after 8:45. （ B） It is 5 minutes faster. （ C） It is a little before 8:45. 5 What time is it? （ A） 7:15. （ B） 7:10. （ C） 7:20. 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
3、，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 Why did the man make a phone call? （ A） He wanted to find a job. （ B） He just called back. （ C） He had an appointment. 7 What was William Grogan doing when the man called? （ A） He went on a business. （ B） He was interviewing. （ C） He was in a meeting. 8 How will Kate t
4、ravel to New York? （ A） Shell ride with the mans roommate. （ B） Shell drive her own ear. （ C） Shell take a train. 9 Where did Laura and Kate meet? （ A） At a camp. （ B） On a train. （ C） At a concert. 10 What do Laura and Kate have in common? （ A） They both know Jack. （ B） They are both interested in
5、musi. （ C） They both enjoy camping. 11 Who is probably the woman? （ A） Kens wife. （ B） Kens neighbor. （ C） The head of the maths department. 12 Whats Kens problem? （ A） He cant find his office key. （ B） He is unable to talk. （ C） He doesnt like his class. 13 What favor does Ken want someone to do fo
6、r him? （ A） Mark the latest homework. （ B） Put a notice on the classroom door. （ C） Return some exam papers to his students. 14 Who do you think is speaking? （ A） A bus driver. （ B） A tourist guide. （ C） A visitor. 15 Whats the weather like today? （ A） Cool. （ B） Warm. （ C） Hot. 16 What do people en
7、joy doing in the park in late autumn and winter? （ A） Taking photos. （ B） Going for a walk. （ C） Driving around the lake. 17 What are they talking about? （ A） Who to play game. （ B） How to watch a hockey game. （ C） Where to have a dinner after a hockey game. 18 When does the hockey game begin? （ A）
8、5:15. （ B） 5:50. （ C） 6:00. 19 Why should they get there a little earlier? （ A） Because they can get a better seat. （ B） Because they can avoid a traffic jam. （ C） Because they can watch a warm-up. 20 When will the man and the woman get there? （ A） At 5:50. （ B） At 5:15. （ C） At 5:45. 21 Which of fo
9、llowing is the best title of the text? （ A） How Aswan Dam was buik. （ B） Transporting with canal boats. （ C） Canals and their uses. 22 According to the speaker, which of the following is true about the canal boats? （ A） Cheaper and sometimes faster. （ B） More expensive, but faster. （ C） Cheaper, but
10、 more slower. 23 For what primary purpose was the Aswan Dam built? （ A） Traffic. （ B） Irrigation. （ C） Electricity. 24 What de we learn about much of the drained land in Holland? （ A） Above sea level. （ B） Below sea level. （ C） At a changing level. 单项填空 25 Why did you buy the car earlier? I _ Tom in
11、 Boston by car next month, but Ive changed my mind. （ A） visit （ B） will visit （ C） am going to visit （ D） was going to visit 26 1 promise that his daughter_ get a nice present on her birthday. Will it be a big surprise to her? （ A） should （ B） must （ C） would （ D） shall 27 I enjoyed myself so much
12、at your birthday party. （ A） Oh, thats kind of you （ B） Congratulations （ C） Oh, Im glad to hear that （ D） Its a pleasure 28 Asked if he could come to the party that night, _. （ A） nobody said anything （ B） nothing was said by him （ C） they did not get an answer from him （ D） John nodded his head an
13、d left the room 29 500, but that is my last offer. OK, it is a_. （ A） cost （ B） price （ C） deal （ D） reward 30 Go and see upstairs. （ A） whether Mike is up to （ B） what Mike is up to （ C） what Mike does （ D） what is Mike doing 31 What do you do to _ your living? My job is _ the tables and I also do
14、some other things in the restaurant. （ A） earn; laying （ B） make; lying （ C） earn; to lie （ D） make; laid 32 You were_ at the meeting, but to our disappointment, you didnt_. （ A） hoped; come out （ B） wanted; turn on （ C） invited; come up （ D） expected; turn up 33 Why does Sara know so much about Ang
15、kor Watt? She _ have been there, or because of some other reasons. （ A） must （ B） oughtnt to （ C） may （ D） cant 34 This is Mr Smith, _ I think has something interesting to tell you. （ A） who （ B） whom （ C） that （ D） / 35 Im _Chinese and I do feel_ Chinese language is_ most beautiful language. （ A） /
16、; the; a （ B） a; /; the （ C） a; the; / （ D） a; /; a 36 His mother works at the market _ sells vegetable and fruits. （ A） where （ B） in which （ C） at which （ D） which 37 She admitted _ a story to explain her absence. （ A） to have made up （ B） having told （ C） to have told （ D） having made up 38 Would
17、 you like to go picnicking with us today? _, but it looks like rain. （ A） Yes, I would like （ B） Im going to （ C） Sorry, I dont want to （ D） Well, Id like to 39 He is anxious to know the result of the examination. But it will soon _ to everyone. （ A） make known （ B） be made to know （ C） make to know
18、 （ D） be made known 完形填空 40 Money and Love When the Romantic Movement was still in its first favor, it was a common matter of debate 【 B1】 people should marry for love or for money. The young people concerned usually favored love, and their parents usually favored money. In the novels of the period
19、the dilemma was felicitously (巧妙地 ) solved by the discovery, 【 B2】 the last page 【 B3】 the apparently penniless heroine was really a great heiress. But in real life young men 【 B4】 hoped for this denouement (结局 ) were apt to be disappointed. Prudent parents, 【 B5】 admitting that their daughters shou
20、ld marry for love, took care 【 B6】 all the young men they met should be rich. This method was sometimes very successful; it was adopted, for examplem, by my maternal grandfather, who had 【 B7】 romantic daughters, none of 【 B8】 married badly. In these days of psychology the matter no 【 B9】 looks so s
21、imple as it did eighty years ago. We realize now that money may be the cause, or part of the cause, of quite genuine love; of this there are notable examples in history. Benjamin Disraeli, 【 B10】 became lord Beaconsfield, 【 B11】 in his youth, poor and struggling and passionately ambitious. He marrie
22、d a rich widow, much 【 B12】 than himself, and 【 B13】 by the world to be rather silly. Owing 【 B14】 her, he was able to make his career a success. A cynical world naturally assumed that he loved her money 【 B15】 than he loved her, but in this the world was mistaken; through out the whole of their mar
23、ried life he was deeply and genuinely devoted 【 B16】 her. I do not suppose he would have loved her if she had been poor when he first knew her, but the gratitude which he felt for help 【 B17】 he owed to her kindly interest in him easily developed into a sincere affection. A great deal of affection i
24、s based upon the fact that its object is a help in 【 B18】 the purposes of the person who feels it. Men in whom ambition is the leading passion are likely to love women 【 B19】 assist them 【 B20】 their career, and it would be very shallow psychology to suppose that the love is not real because it has
25、its instinctive root in self-interest. 40 【 B1】 （ A） whether （ B） that （ C） which （ D） / 41 【 B2】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） on （ D） to 42 【 B3】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） if （ D） what 43 【 B4】 （ A） who （ B） which （ C） what （ D） where 44 【 B5】 （ A） but （ B） however （ C） so （ D） while 45 【 B6】 （ A） that （ B
26、） which （ C） what （ D） where 46 【 B7】 （ A） a large number of （ B） the large number （ C） a larger number of （ D） the larger number of 47 【 B8】 （ A） who （ B） that （ C） whom （ D） which 48 【 B9】 （ A） long （ B） longer （ C） length （ D） longly 49 【 B10】 （ A） who （ B） whom （ C） that （ D） which 50 【 B11】 （ A
27、） is （ B） was （ C） be （ D） / 51 【 B12】 （ A） old （ B） older （ C） young （ D） younger 52 【 B13】 （ A） consider （ B） to consider （ C） considering （ D） considered 53 【 B14】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） on （ D） to 54 【 B15】 （ A） less （ B） least （ C） better （ D） best 55 【 B16】 （ A） at （ B） in （ C） on （ D） to 56 【 B
28、17】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） / 57 【 B18】 （ A） realize （ B） realized （ C） realizing （ D） to realize 58 【 B19】 （ A） who （ B） whom （ C） what （ D） which 59 【 B20】 （ A） to （ B） at （ C） in （ D） on 短文理解 60 The idea of fighting a noise by making more noise sounds strange, but thats exactly what m
29、otor engineers are doing in Germany and some other countries. Car makers research and development laboratories have already proved that mixing in more noise with the help of loudspeaker can reduce the unwanted noise. Physicists have known about the technique for a long time. Sound is made up of pres
30、sure waves in tire air. If two sound waves of the same frequency mix so that the highest point of one wave happens at the same time as the lowest point of the other wave, the result is no sound. Therefore, by producing a perfect copy of the noise and delaying it by half a wave cycle, we can kill the
31、 unwanted noise. Using this technique many carmakers are racing to develop noise-killing systems both inside and outside the cars. Another good thing about the use of noise-killing systems is that it saves the need for a silencer; this not only reduces the weight of a car, but also makes the motor b
32、urn less fuel and work better. Some engineers believe that the noise-killing system will be used in most cars within a few years. But the carmakers havent decided if they will put it into production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cars. 60 Which of the following giv
33、es a general idea of how the noise-killing system works? （ A） By producing pressure waves going in the opposite direction. （ B） By mixing high frequency sound waves with low frequency sound waves. （ C） By mixing new sound waves with the noise and sending them out together. （ D） By making copies of t
34、he unwanted sound waves and letting them out a little later. 61 Besides its main use the noise-killing system can _. （ A） make a car lighter （ B） make a car quieter （ C） reduce the cost of a silencer （ D） improve the performance of a silencer 62 The noise-killing system is not yet popular mainly bec
35、ause _. （ A） it is still being tried out （ B） drivers still have their doubts （ C） it increases the cost of car production （ D） carmakers are not sure if it is necessary 63 In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until t
36、hey are sixteen. Most students are seventeen years old when they graduate from secondary school (中学 ). Another name for secondary school is high school. Most children go to public elementary schools (小学 ) and secondary schools. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly for thes
37、e childrens education because tax money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private school, his parents pay the school for the childs education. Today about haft of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the g
38、overnment. A student at a state university does not have to pay much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive, however. Almost half of college students in the United States work while they are studying. When a students family is not rich, he has to earn mone
39、y for part of his college expenses. 63 Students in State Universities _ if their parents live in that state. （ A） pay less （ B） cost less （ C） pay more （ D） cost more 64 The parents of children who attend private schools _ for their childrens education. （ A） have to pay （ B） have to make preparation
40、s （ C） don t have to pay （ D） don t have to make preparation 65 Nearly half of all college students _ while they are in school. （ A） are free （ B） are busy （ C） have part-time (兼职的 ) jobs （ D） have full time jobs 66 The best title for the passage would be_. （ A） Schools in the USA （ B） Elementary Sc
41、hools in the USA （ C） Secondary Schools in the USA （ D） Colleges and Universities in the USA 67 It doesnt matter when or how long a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats what all doctors thought, until they heard about Jercy Page. Jercy Page, it was said, never slept. Coul
42、d this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man by themselves. Jercy Page was ninety years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised.
43、Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Jercy Page sleeping. Actually, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Jercy Page got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sl
44、eeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Page remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. 67 The
45、main idea of this passage is that _. （ A） large numbers of people do not need sleep （ B） a person was found who actually didnt need any sleep （ C） everyone needs some sleep to stay alive （ D） people can live longer by trying not to sleep 68 The doctors came to visit Jerey Page, expecting_. （ A） to c
46、ure him of his sleeplessness （ B） to find that his sleeplessness was not really true （ C） to find out wily some old people didnt need any sleep （ D） to find a way to free people from the need of sleep 69 After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Jerey Page _. （ A） needed some kind
47、 of sleep （ B） was too old to need any sleep （ C） needed no sleep at all （ D） often slept in chair 70 One reason that might explain Pages sleeplessness was _. （ A） his mothers injured before he was born （ B） that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit （ C） his magnificent physical condition
48、（ D） that he hadnt got a bed 71 Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move. Since earliest times, people have always been astonished by movement. But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retransla
49、te it and recreate it. To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector (放映机 ). In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible. You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do. A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties. Felix was a wonderful cat. He could do
