1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 209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 woman probably do? （ A） She will go to the exhibit with the man. （ B） She will go to the exhibit tomorrow. （ C） She will go to the exhibit by herself. 2
2、 What does Roberts daughter do? （ A） A painter. （ B） An athlete. （ C） A student. 3 Why is the man tired? （ A） He is too weak to do his homework. （ B） He is too busy with his studies. （ C） He spends too much time on ball games. 4 Why wont the woman go shopping? （ A） She doesnt need to buy anything. （
3、 B） She needs to prepare for a exam. （ C） She doesnt like the mall. 5 What do we learn from the womans response? （ A） She disagrees with the man. （ B） They are late. （ C） She agrees with the man. 6 What is the woman going to do? （ A） To buy a ticket. （ B） To take a plane. （ C） To meet a friend at th
4、e airport. 7 What must the woman do in order to get to the place she wants to? （ A） Walk through three yards and turn left at the end. （ B） Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign. （ C） Turn left at the ticket counter and walk further. 8 Why will the man draw the woman a map? （ A） He is afra
5、id of misunderstanding. （ B） The man wants to confuse her. （ C） To show off his skill in drawing maps. 单项填空 9 All my neighbors tried to help in some way. But they turned out to be actually_ the way. （ A） in （ B） on （ C） with （ D） beyond 10 No sooner had they got the goods covered up_it started raini
6、ng hard. （ A） when （ B） than （ C） then （ D） after 11 They_with their performances despite the rain. （ A） went through （ B） went on （ C） went over （ D） went for 12 All the members in the jury agreed that the man was_of theft(行窃 ). （ A） criminal （ B） charged （ C） guilty （ D） faulty 13 Its no use_with
7、him. He wont change his decision. （ A） arguing （ B） to argue （ C） to be arguing （ D） if you argue 14 How the fire in the dancing hall started_a mystery. （ A） to remain （ B） remains （ C） remain （ D） is remaining 15 -Can I help you? -Id like to have a_of China Daily. （ A） piece （ B） sheet （ C） loaf （
8、D） copy 16 The middle-aged man was seen_out of the house on the afternoon of the murder. （ A） came （ B） come （ C） to come （ D） have come 17 -Sorry, but I must go and catch the plane now. -Can we_a time for another discussion? （ A） date （ B） fix （ C） make （ D） prepare 18 Youre always late. You_late t
9、hree times this week. （ A） are being （ B） were （ C） had been （ D） have been 19 What was the matter with you this morning? You looked_you hadnt slept for the last twenty-four hours. （ A） so as （ B） that （ C） as if （ D） like that 20 -Please dont tell anybody. -I_, I promise. （ A） cant （ B） dont （ C） w
10、ont （ D） mustnt 21 _everything means to know nothing. （ A） To know （ B） Knowing （ C） One knows （ D） You know 22 The villagers have offered much help to us and we think we should do something for them _. （ A） in return （ B） in place （ C） in fashion （ D） in danger 23 An old friend from abroad, _I was
11、expecting to stay with, telephoned me from the airport. （ A） that （ B） whom （ C） as （ D） which 完形填空 23 “Cool“ is a word with many meanings. Its traditional meaning is used to【 C1】_a temperature that is fairly cool. As the world has【 C2】 _, the word has expanded to【 C3】 _many different meanings. “Coo
12、l“ can be used to express feelings of【 C4】 _in almost anything. When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you cant help【 C5】 _, “Its cool.“ You might think, “Hes so cool,“ when you see your【 C6】 _footballer. We all enlarge the meaning of “cool“. You can use it【 C7】 _many words such as “new“
13、 or “amazing.“ Heres an interesting story【 C8】 _illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to【 C9】 _the waterfall they had visited. On one students paper was just the one【 C10】 _, “Its so cool.“【 C11】 _he thought it was【 C12】 _to describe【 C13】 _he saw and felt. 【 C14】 _the story
14、 also proves the shortage of words and expressions.【 C15】_“cool,“ some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is【 C16】_to improve our word strength to maintain some【 C17】 _. As a popular word, “cool“ stands for a kind of special【 C18】 _that people can accept easily. Except “cool“, c
15、an you think of many words that【 C19】 _your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very【 C20】 _. 24 【 C1】 （ A） find （ B） take （ C） show （ D） make sure 25 【 C2】 （ A） changed （ B） been developed （ C） been cleaned （ D） informed 26 【 C3】 （ A） turn out （ B） take on （ C） take in （ D） come into
16、 27 【 C4】 （ A） satisfaction （ B） interest （ C） sense （ D） interesting 28 【 C5】 （ A） to say （ B） telling （ C） shout （ D） saying 29 【 C6】 （ A） famous （ B） out of date （ C） favourite （ D） modern 30 【 C7】 （ A） instead of （ B） in place of （ C） to take place of （ D） exchange 31 【 C8】 （ A） is used to （ B）
17、showing （ C） used to （ D） explaining 32 【 C9】 （ A） write for （ B） copy down （ C） describe （ D） say something 33 【 C10】 （ A） phrase （ B） word （ C） story （ D） sentence 34 【 C11】 （ A） However （ B） Maybe （ C） As far as （ D） Perhaps 35 【 C12】 （ A） the just thing （ B） the very mean （ C） some methods （ D）
18、the best way 36 【 C13】 （ A） the means （ B） what （ C） how （ D） wherever 37 【 C14】 （ A） And （ B） If （ C） So （ D） But 38 【 C15】 （ A） Without （ B） Using （ C） Not being used （ D） With 39 【 C16】 （ A） important （ B） necessary （ C） impossible （ D） natural 40 【 C17】 （ A） tree （ B） belief （ C） richness （ D） i
19、nterest 41 【 C18】 （ A） habit （ B） culture （ C） language （ D） enjoyment 42 【 C19】 （ A） put （ B） change （ C） better （ D） make 43 【 C20】 （ A） cool （ B） easy （ C） difficult （ D） important 短文理解 43 Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just b
20、ecause the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask a boy (girl) for a date? Many people are afraid to assert themselves (insist upon their own rights) Dr Robert Alberti, author of Stand Up Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks its because their self-esteem (自尊 ) is low “Our whole set-up makes
21、people doubt themselves,“ says Alberti. “Theres always a superior around a parent, a teacher, a boss who knows better “ But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training“ courses (AT). In the AT courses people learn that they
22、 have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive (敢闯的 ,有闯劲儿的 )without hurting other people. In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an
23、even stronger motive the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out. 44 In the passage, the writer talks about the problem that_ （ A） some people are too e
24、asy-going （ B） some people are too timid （ C） there are too many superiors around us （ D） some people dare not defend their own rights 45 The effect of our whole set-up on people is often to_ （ A） make them distrust their own judgment （ B） make things more favorable for them （ C） keep them from spea
25、king out as much as their superiors do （ D） help them to learn to speak up for their rights 46 One thing AT doesnt do is to_ （ A） use the need of people to share （ B） show people they have the right to be themselves （ C） help people to be aggressive at anytime even when others suffer （ D） help peopl
26、e overcome fear 46 LONDON Life for Cathy Hanger and her three children is set to permanent (永久的 ) fast-forward. Their full school day and her job as a lawyers assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at pian
27、o lessons or Girl Scout Club. Often, the exhausted family doesnt get home until 7 p.m. There is just time for a quick supper before homework. In todays world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line. Parents take their
28、children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child. “Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due
29、to exhaustion and stress,“ says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota. Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. Its a very serious problem. Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities.
30、They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four. “There is a new parenting trend under way which says that you have to tap all your childs potential(潜能 ) at a young age; otherwise you will let him down,“ says Terry Apter, a Camb- ridge-based child and adolescent p
31、sychiatrist (青少年精神病专家 ). “It isnt entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously(以前 ) seen as strange behavior is now well accepted.“ 47 From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that_. （ A） Hanger busies herself by following a trend （ B） Hanger is interested
32、 in sports and music （ C） Hanger doesnt spend much time on her full-time job （ D） Hanger wastes much time helping her childrens lessons 48 British parents, as the writer described in this passage,_. （ A） give their children little time to develop freely （ B） bring up their children in a simple way （
33、 C） pay no attention to their childrens lessons （ D） treat their children as sports players 49 The writers opinion about after-school clubs is that_. （ A） some clubs result in competitive pressures （ B） activities in the country are too competitive （ C） clubs should have more subjects for school chi
34、ldren （ D） children should attend four clubs at a time 50 The last paragraph tells us that in Britain_. （ A） parents have all benefited from childrens clubs （ B） parents used to take their children to every club （ C） parents have come to know the standard of education （ D） parents used to be wise on
35、 how to raise children 50 Are you the kind of person who likes staying in unusual places? If the answer is “yes“, then try the worlds coldest hotel in Jukkasjarvi in the north of Sweden. But go in winter or all youll find is a pool of water, because the hotel melts every spring! The man who runs the
36、 Attic Hall Hotel is Nils Yngve Bergqvist. He built his first ice building for an art exhibition in 1991 and he designed the present hotel over 200 meters square himself. It took workmen about two months to pile 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base. As the weather got colder, the snow froze and the
37、n they removed the base. The whole building and everything in it are made of snow except for the wooden front door. Theres a theatre which Nils uses for a jazz club, a radio station and a large ice bar. As you can imagine, hot drinks are popular with the guests! The rooms have no doors; theres no fu
38、rniture, no heating and everyone sleeps on ice beds. But the 800 people who stayed at the hotel this winter seemed to like it. If you want to stay in one of the ten ice rooms, it will cost you about 30 a night. You will receive a survival certificate from the manager. When the winters over, Nils hol
39、ds his annual contest to predict the day that the hotel will fall. The person that guessed the day correctly last year receives a large painting from an ARTic Hall exhibition. Nilss ice hotel is becoming world-famous and he loves his work Hes already excited about his next project an ice hotel that
40、will have more complicated architectural features and, he says, will be bigger and better. 51 What do we know about the Artic Hall Hotel? （ A） It is completely made of snow. （ B） It is designed by Nilss friend. （ C） It is built once a year. （ D） It has a wooden base. 52 How much can Nils make at lea
41、st per night if his ice hotel is full? （ A） 100 （ B） 300 （ C） 200 （ D） 30 53 According to the passage, the following can describe Nils Yngve Bergqvist EXCEPT_. （ A） creative （ B） unrealistic （ C） ambitious （ D） committed 54 What would be the best title for the passage? （ A） Winter Exhibition. （ B） W
42、inter Entertainment. （ C） Nils a Hotel Manager. （ D） Cold Comfort. 54 The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either. They often have high hills and deep valleys. There is some plants life in many parts of
43、 the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does fall often enough for most plants. The deserts of the world are not uninhabited (not lived by people). People also live outside oases(绿洲 ), but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc. These animals can l
44、ive on the desert plants and do not need much water. The people of the desert have to move constantly from place to place, or they must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put th
45、em on their camels and donkeys, and move to another place. In good years, when there is enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their animals, the people of
46、 the desert would attack the oases people. But they are also hospitable, no man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water. 55 In the desert_. （ A） it rains in spring only （ B） there is some rain, but far from enough （ C） it rains for a short time every month （ D） the rainfall
47、 is just enough for the plants 56 People live_. （ A） only inside the oases （ B） only outside the oases （ C） both inside and outside the oases （ D） in places with regular rainfalls 57 The underlined word “hospitable“ has the meaning of being_. （ A） brave （ B） cruel （ C） strange （ D） kind 58 From the
48、passage we know that life_. （ A） is impossible in deserts （ B） is happy in deserts （ C） is hard in deserts （ D） in deserts is much better now 58 One hundred new bookstalls that will sell newspapers as well as books have been making their debut on city streets since Saturday morning. The newsstands are part of the citys efforts to improve the appearance of streets and neighborhoods. The newsstands design, featuring large glass window, will help the customers to see what is on sale at a glance. An electrical screen on the newsstands will announce immediately the arrival of.
