1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 218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 is the man? （ A） In a restaurant. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a hospital. 2 What will the woman do later this evening? （ A） She will prepare for her maths test. （
2、B） She will prepare for her English test. （ C） She will prepare for her history test. 3 What does the man think of the teacher? （ A） Shes from Asia. （ B） Shes from Africa. （ C） Shes from Europe. 4 What do we learn from the dialogue? （ A） Franks teacher is English. （ B） Franks teacher is learned. （ C
3、） Franks teacher is tall. 5 Whats the mans plan for this vacation? （ A） He wants to go to China. （ B） He wants to go to Australia. （ C） He wants to stay home. 6 What are the man and the woman talking about? （ A） A film. （ B） A real story. （ C） A ghost story. 7 Whats the first name of the man they ar
4、e talking about? （ A） Tim. （ B） Tom. （ C） Smith. 8 Why didnt the man return home after the war? （ A） He had been wounded in the war. （ B） The man hasnt told the woman yet. （ C） He had to sell newspapers at the railway station. 9 Where are the man and the woman going? （ A） To the bus station. （ B） To
5、 the police station. （ C） To the railway station. 10 What does the woman think they should do? （ A） Take a taxi. （ B） Walk slowly. （ C） Leave the bags with the police. 11 What does the man find out at last? （ A） Fifteen minutes is too long. （ B） The traffic is moving too slowly. （ C） He is not able
6、to carry both bags. 12 What is NOT true about the man? （ A） Water is running out from his leg. （ B） He can not breathe well after a walk. （ C） He hasnt been sleeping well because of the pain in his leg. 13 What has caused the trouble? （ A） The woman doesnt know yet. （ B） He was burnt by boiling wate
7、r. （ C） He has tired himself out in his work. 14 Whats the womans name? （ A） Doctor Cook. （ B） Doctor Martin. （ C） The conversation doesnt tell us. 15 What did the man put up on his wall yesterday? （ A） The picture he drew on his vacation. （ B） The picture he took. （ C） His picture taken last year.
8、16 What doesnt the man like? （ A） The pictures prepared for the camera. （ B） The daily life pictures. （ C） The pictures taken by others. 17 How many cameras does the man use a lot? （ A） Many. （ B） Twelve. （ C） Two. 18 Who was Phil? （ A） My friend. （ B） A traveller. （ C） A businessman. 19 What did th
9、e man want to know? （ A） He wanted to know where they were. （ B） He wanted to know what was in the sky. （ C） He wanted to know why the sky was strange. 20 Why didnt Phil tell him? （ A） Because he had drunk too much. （ B） Because he was in a strange town. （ C） Because he didnt see anything in the sky
10、. 单项填空 21 _ on a clear day far from the city crowds, the mountains give him a sense of peace. （ A） If walking （ B） While walking （ C） Walking （ D） When one is walking 22 _ right now, she would get there on Sunday. （ A） Would she leave （ B） Were she to leave （ C） If she leaves （ D） If she had left 23
11、 The police warned the residents in the area to keep their doors and windows _ at night. （ A） closed （ B） closing （ C） to close （ D） to be closed 24 Facts do not cease _ because they are ignored. （ A） their existence （ B） existing （ C） in existence （ D） to exist 25 Human beings are superior to anima
12、ls_they can use language as a tool to communicate. （ A） like （ B） while （ C） when （ D） for 26 Trial and error _ the source of our knowledge. （ A） is （ B） are （ C） has been （ D） have been 27 I like this warm weather. It feels _ spring. （ A） like （ B） as （ C） like as （ D） as like 28 Wed better _ for t
13、he bell is ringing. （ A） stop to talk （ B） to stop to talk （ C） stop talking （ D） to stop talking 29 I have enjoyed my visit here. Ill be very sorry _. （ A） for leaving （ B） to leave （ C） of leaving （ D） with leaving 30 _ her words were spoken, there was no mistaking that she was pleased. （ A） Gentl
14、y as （ B） As gently （ C） As gently as （ D） So gently as 31 The traffic was very heavy, _ I would have been here half an hour sooner. （ A） however （ B） otherwise （ C） anyway （ D） although 32 It will be difficult to dissuade him now that he _ his mind. （ A） is making up （ B） made up （ C） is to make up
15、 （ D） has made up 33 A teacher cannot take it for granted that his students always do their homework _. （ A） as follows （ B） as required （ C） as they have （ D） as they do 34 There are a lot of bitter stories _ his success. （ A） after （ B） behind （ C） under （ D） down 35 So little _ about mathematics
16、that the lecture was complete beyond me. （ A） I know （ B） do I know （ C） I knew （ D） did I know 完形填空 35 From Monday until Friday【 36】 people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and【 37】 weekends they are free to enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies;【 38】 take part in spo
17、rts. It depends on individual【 39】 . There are many different ways to spend our【 40】 time. 【 41】 . everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be【 42】 from collecting stamps to【 43】 model planes. Some hobbies are very【 44】 ; others dont cost【 45】 at all. Some collections (收藏品 ) are【 46】 a lot of money;
18、others are valuable only【 47】 their owners. I know a man who【 48】 a coin collection worth thousands of dollars. A short time ago, he got a【 49】 fifty cent piece by【 50】 $250. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was【 51】 . On the contrary, my youngest brother【 52】 match boxes
19、. He has almost 6,000 of them. But I【 53】 if they are worth any money. However, for my brother they are very【 54】 . Nothing makes him【 55】 than to find a new match box for his collection. （ A） most of （ B） almost （ C） most （ D） the most （ A） on （ B） by （ C） in （ D） from （ A） the other （ B） others （
20、C） the others （ D） the rest （ A） time （ B） interests （ C） energy （ D） fun （ A） working （ B） business （ C） spare （ D） empty （ A） Mmost （ B） Hardly （ C） About （ D） Nearly （ A） some things （ B） anything （ C） things （ D） nothing （ A） making （ B） make （ C） building （ D） build （ A） interesting （ B） exciti
21、ng （ C） cheap （ D） expensive （ A） anyone （ B） something （ C） anything （ D） people （ A） worth （ B） worthing （ C） spending （ D） worthy （ A） of （ B） for （ C） with （ D） at （ A） have （ B） having （ C） had （ D） has （ A） dear （ B） little （ C） rare （ D） rarely （ A） paying （ B） costing （ C） taking （ D） sendin
22、g （ A） expensive （ B） cheap （ C） high （ D） reasonable （ A） collects （ B） selects （ C） looks for （ D） gains （ A） believe （ B） ask （ C） doubt （ D） suppose （ A） valuable （ B） value （ C） good （ D） interesting （ A） happy （ B） more happy （ C） happier （ D） so happy 短文理解 55 The last cigarette? After reading
23、 an article entitled Cigarette Smoking and Your Health, I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual sympt
24、oms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smokin
25、g and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest
26、thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of dines! 56 What encouraged the writer to give up smoking? （ A） Something he had heard. （ B） His bad health. （ C） Something he had read. （ D） Something his wife told him. 57 What is true about the writer? （ A） He succeeded in giving
27、 up smoking for ever. （ B） He began smoking again to please his wife. （ C） He gave up smoking for only a short time. （ D） He started smoking again for he didnt like sweets. 58 What can we infer from the passage? （ A） Its very easy to give up smoking for Brian. （ B） Its not easy to give up smoking fo
28、rever. （ C） Brian doesnt smoke anymore. （ D） It would be the writers last cigarette. 58 I have mentioned that English surnames can be like Smith or Baker, indicating how the original bearer of the name earned his living, or like Johnson and Nixon, they can mean “son of“ a particular person. Another
29、group of surnames describes what the first person to bear the name looked like, or comments on some aspects of his personality. Brown is a typical example of such a name, indicating a man who had brown hair. In the Middle Ages, when surnames were becoming hereditary (世袭的 ), most Englishmen probably
30、had fair hair, so the man with brown hair was unusual. Similar surnames are Grey, for someone whose hair was that color, and Read or Reed, for a red-head. A man who was noted for his great strength might be known simply as Strong. He could also be called Turnbull because of his ability to take a bul
31、l by the horns and roll it over. If he was both strong and courageous, then he might earn the right to be called Hardy. Names which are comments on someones behavior include Wild and Savage. More complimentary are names like Goodfellow, for a popular man, and Jolly, for someone who laughed a great d
32、eal. The modern form of a surname may be rather misleading, having changed its spelling or its meaning. A man called Blackbird, for instance, had an ancestor with a black beard. Simple now suggests someone of limited wisdom, but it used to refer to an honest person. 59 What is the best title for thi
33、s passage? （ A） How English Surname Come into Being （ B） Why Are People Called Strong （ C） The Ancestors of Goodfellow （ D） How Surnames Became Hereditary 60 Baker refers to the person _. （ A） who hunted animals for meat （ B） who sold bread for a living （ C） who made a living by baking bread （ D） wh
34、o made metal tools for a living 61 The names Brown and Grey refer to those with _. （ A） uniforms of those colors （ B） beards of those colors （ C） eyes of those colors （ D） hair of those colors 62 If someone was called Mr. Simple, he used to be regarded as _. （ A） a stupid man （ B） an honest man （ C）
35、 a popular man （ D） an honorary man 62 Stage plays, at first, seem a lot like films. Both use actors and dialogue and scenery. But if you try to make a film by setting up a camera in front of the stage, you will find it wont work. A film made in this way will leave the audience cold. And even worse
36、youll be wasting a powerful tool the camera. A stage is actually a box. One side of the box has been removed so the audience can see whats going on inside. The actors remain at a fixed audience. In the film, however, the camera can bring the audience up close and fix their attention on small but imp
37、ortant things: a frightened look, a whisper, a trembling of hands. The camera offers the film maker freedom allowing him to move easily across barriers (界 限 ) of time and space. He can show his action in real cities and on real farms. He can also use the camera to change the scene dozens of times in
38、 one film. No expert of the stage can do this. 63 The main idea of the text is that _. （ A） stage plays and films are two different kinds of art （ B） it is always disappointing to turn to play into films （ C） films have certain advantages (长处 ) over stage plays （ D） the camera has made film making e
39、asy and possible 64 What is wrong with making a film by setting up a camera before the stage? （ A） Fewer and fewer people will go to the theatre. （ B） The audience cannot see what is going on on the stage. （ C） The scene cannot be changed from time to time. （ D） The powerful camera cannot be made go
40、od use of. 65 Which of the following can best show that the camera is a powerful tool? （ A） It can move easily. （ B） It can make small things look larger. （ C） It can show things in the future. （ D） It can give us a scene of realism. 66 In what way are plays different from film? （ A） Films often use
41、 real scenery while plays dont. （ B） Films can show the past while plays cant. （ C） Films change scenes while plays dont. （ D） Film audience can move while play audience cant. 67 A suitable title for this text is _. （ A） Stage Plays and Film （ B） The Powerful Camera （ C） Fewer Plays, More Films （ D）
42、 Less Waste, More Freedom 67 Cars! Holidays! Thousands of prizes! Hurry! FREE with every packet of SPLASH! Your personal lucky number! Will be among the 500,000 Winners! Use SPLASH for the SOFTEST. QUICKEST.WHITEST WASH! DONT DELAY.BUY A PACKET TODAY! 68 This is _. （ A） an introduction to some produ
43、cts （ B） an advertisement for selling goods （ C） a direction of a kind of washing machine （ D） a notice about a football game 69 If you want to get prize, _. （ A） dont delay joining us in playing （ B） you should buy 500,000 packets of splash （ C） please buy a packet of splash （ D） please drive a car
44、 as quickly as possible 70 Those who bought a packet of splash _. （ A） are sure to win a prize （ B） are sure to be among the 500,000 winners （ C） could get 500,000 （ D） could get the personal lucky number 71 Splash is _. （ A） a certain kind of material used for washing in high quality （ B） something
45、 like a machine used to wash clothes （ C） the softest, quickest, and whitest car to drive （ D） one of thousands of prizes for players to win 72 Which of the following diagrams (图解 ) shows the correct relation? : prize : personal lucky number : splash : cars （ A） （ B） （ C） （ D） 72 If an American is s
46、atisfied with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger into a circle. That means OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is considered to be rude. In Poland, a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd (奇数 ) one. Besides, the hostess isnt expected to remove the cover of the
47、bunch of flowers. And usually, red rose is a sign of love. Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disapproval. To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria (保加利亚 ). The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable. We shoul
48、d learn more about them to avoid embarrassment (窘迫 ). Then, would you please remember: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 73 In Poland, if a man gives some odd red roses to woman as a present, it means that he （ A） will invite her to a dinner party （ B） has not been in love with her （ C） will invite
49、 her to a ball （ D） has fallen in love with her 74 If a Brazilian puts his thumb and index (食指 ) into a circle, it shows that he _ you. （ A） will be friends with （ B） is not satisfied with （ C） is willing to help （ D） is satisfied with 75 In Poland, it is _ for the hostess to remove the cover of the bunch of flower somebody presented to her. （ A） impolite （ B
