1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 234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 At what time does the office open? （ A） 7:45. （ B） 8:15. （ C） 8:00. 2 What did the man do last Saturday? （ A） He saw a play. （ B） He acted in a play. （ C） He went to
2、the tea house. 3 What is the relationship between the speakers? （ A） They are friends. （ B） They are strangers. （ C） They are brother and sister. 4 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） A fine boat. （ B） Their friend, Tom. （ C） The weather. 5 What will the woman do this evening? （ A） Meet he
3、r mum at the airport. （ B） Say good-bye to her mum at the airport. （ C） Fly to another city together with her mum. 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，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 How is the kitchen? （ A） It is large. （ B） It is comfort
4、able. （ C） It is modern. 7 How many washrooms are there in the house? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. 8 Where did the man find his school bag? （ A） In a park. （ B） In the language lab. （ C） Under a tree. 9 What is the price of the bag? （ A） $59.60. （ B） $69.15. （ C） $69.50. 10 What is Mary doing at
5、the beginning of the talk? （ A） Going home. （ B） Taking a walk. （ C） Waiting for a bus. 11 When does the talk most likely take place? （ A） Early in the morning. （ B） Late in the afternoon. （ C） On a Sunday afternoon. 12 What do we learn from the talk? （ A） The man likes walking through the street. （
6、 B） Mary likes walking in the park but not in the street. （ C） Mary doesnt work as hard as the man does. 13 When did the man visit Egypt? （ A） This summer. （ B） Last summer. （ C） This winter. 14 How high is the Great Pyramid? （ A） 137 meters. （ B） 173 meters. （ C） 230 meters. 15 How old is the Pyram
7、id? （ A） 450 years old. （ B） 4500 years old. （ C） 5000 years old. 16 When does the conversation probably take place? （ A） In the morning. （ B） In the afternoon. （ C） In the evening. 17 Who might Mr. Brown be? （ A） A school doctor. （ B） A teacher. （ C） A library assistant. 18 Whats wrong with Jessie?
8、 （ A） She has a stomachache. （ B） She has a headache. （ C） She has a toothache. 19 According to the passage, what is it that almost everyone does on Sunday? （ A） Reading the Sunday paper. （ B） Going to church. （ C） Sleeping late in the morning. 20 When does the paper come? （ A） Late in the morning.
9、（ B） In the afternoon （ C） Before families get up. 21 What do men like to read according to the passage? （ A） The death notices. （ B） Sports. （ C） Clothes. 22 What kind of news do womens pages have? （ A） News about parties, clothes and marriages. （ B） Advice about food and health. （ C） All of the ab
10、ove. 单项填空 23 It was a big celebration _ people gathered at the city square. （ A） five thousands （ B） five thousand （ C） thousands （ D） thousand of 24 Do you know our town at all? No. This is the first time I _ here. （ A） was （ B） have been （ C） came （ D） am coming 25 Kate is an honest girl; I say it
11、, _ I dont like her. （ A） as if （ B） as long as （ C） as though （ D） even if 26 We must get up early tomorrow, _ well miss the first bus to the Great Wall. （ A） so （ B） or （ C） but （ D） however 27 If you keep on, youll succeed _. （ A） in time （ B） at one time （ C） at the same time （ D） on time 28 Whe
12、n he came to himself, he found himself _ in bed. （ A） lie （ B） lay （ C） laid （ D） lying 29 Although it was not named _ 1782, this kind of metal was used as early as 5300 B. C. （ A） for （ B） in （ C） until （ D） since 30 Tell him he should stop _ and get some sleep. （ A） worry （ B） worrying （ C） to wor
13、ry （ D） from worrying 31 He doesnt seem to be able to do it, _ I thought he could. （ A） though （ B） since （ C） if （ D） because 32 Mack is very busy; he is a full-time student, while _ a part-time job. （ A） to hold （ B） being held （ C） held （ D） holding 33 Isnt that Anns husband over there? No, it _
14、be him Im sure he doesnt wear glasses. （ A） cant （ B） must not （ C） wont （ D） may not 34 We _ this recorder for five hundred yuan. （ A） spent （ B） cost （ C） bought （ D） paid 35 The horse is getting old and cant run _ it did. （ A） as faster as （ B） so fast than （ C） so faster as （ D） as fast as 36 Th
15、e world is _ seven continents and four oceans. （ A） made up of （ B） made out of （ C） made from （ D） made in 37 Please give me more time; _ I shall not be able to finish the paper by next Monday. （ A） meanwhile （ B） therefore （ C） otherwise （ D） still 完形填空 37 There are (36) TV channels(频道 )in the Uni
16、ted States. Americans get a lot of entertainment(娱乐 )and (37) from TV. Most people probably watch it for entertainment (38) . For some people, (39) , TV is where they get the news of (40) . But some new TV programs or shows put entertainment and news (41) . This new kind of program in the United Sta
17、tes is (42) “infotainment“, which means information(info-)and entertainment(-tainment). These kinds of programs use (43) to act out news stories, making the news (44) interesting and exciting to people. The shows also use (45) effects. (46) example of infotainment is the show “Americas Most Wanted.“
18、 The producers of this program get stories from real (47) that the police have dealt with In most of them, the police never found the person (48) committed the crime. Sometimes they (49) the criminal, but he or she ran (50) again. “Americas Most Wanted“ is usually filmed in the place where the crime
19、 (51) . And actors are used to (52) the parts of all the people in the case. (53) the end of the story, however, “mug shots“, (54) police photographs, of the real criminals are shown (55) TV. （ A） a hundred of （ B） hundred of （ C） hundreds of （ D） hundreds （ A） informations （ B） information （ C） int
20、erest （ D） joy （ A） always （ B） now （ C） only （ D） also （ A） however （ B） but （ C） moreover （ D） and （ A） today （ B） the day （ C） the future （ D） a day （ A） up （ B） alone （ C） together （ D） away （ A） being called （ B） called （ C） call （ D） to call （ A） the actor （ B） the actress （ C） actors （ D） act
21、resses （ A） as （ B） less （ C） much （ D） more （ A） special （ B） strange （ C） strong （ D） unusual （ A） An （ B） The （ C） / （ D） Some （ A） things （ B） life （ C） cases （ D） stories （ A） which （ B） that （ C） whom （ D） who （ A） catch （ B） have caught （ C） caught （ D） would catch （ A） away （ B） out （ C） off
22、 （ D） outside （ A） was happened （ B） happened （ C） happen （ D） was happening （ A） play （ B） act （ C） show （ D） share （ A） By （ B） From （ C） Until （ D） At （ A） and （ B） with （ C） or （ D） for （ A） on （ B） in （ C） at （ D） from 短文理解 57 Jamaica is an island country. It is a very beautiful and sunny place
23、. It has green mountains and white beaches. Jamaica has warm days all year long. It rains a lot there. When Jamaica was founded, it was called Sunda Kelapa. Indians lived in Jamaica. Then Christopher Columbus arrived in 1494 and took the island for Spain. They made Indians work for them. Later they
24、also brought Africans to the island to work as slaves. Then the British took Jamaica in 1655. Jamaica became a free country in 1962. English became the official language in Jamaica. As the cities in Jamaica grew, more people decided to move to Jamaica. Most of them came from China or India. The peop
25、le in Jamaica wear colorful clothes. They carry things in a basket on top of their heads. Like most people in other countries around the world, Jamaicans like to play soccer. They also like to play a game called cricket. Cricket is played a little bit like baseball. It is a British game. People in J
26、amaica have many jobs. They work on farms. They sell fruits and vegetables in markets. Some pick coffee in the fields. Some work in factories. Some work in hotels, restaurants, and shops. Some people drive trucks. Some just work at home. They clean their own houses and take care of their children. 5
27、8 How do the people in Jamaica carry things? （ A） With a basket on their head. （ B） With a box on their shoulders. （ C） With a basket in their hand. （ D） With a box by their arm. 59 When did Jamaica become a free country? （ A） In 1494. （ B） In 1655. （ C） In 1962. （ D） After 1494. 60 Jamaica is _. （
28、A） a beautiful, sunny place with little rain （ B） an island country with green mountains around （ C） an island country with cold days all year around （ D） all of the above 60 Tobacco You most likely know that tobacco is a plant. It has large leaves that have been smoked in many forms or at least 200
29、0 years. But do you know that: Before the twentieth century, not many people died from using tobacco because there wasnt much tobacco being used. Cigarettes had to be roiled by hand. A person who was really fast could roll about four cigarettes a minute, or around 2000 a day. In 1884 the cigarette m
30、anufacturing machine was invented that could produce 120000 cigarettes a day. Soon the number being sold rose to one billion a year. As a result of advertising and efficient machines, the tobacco business continued to grow. Today about 840 packs of cigarettes are sold every second in the US. Thats m
31、ore than one million every hour! Imagine that! Blink you eyes and 840 packs are sold. Blink again another 840 packs! As the number of cigarette sales increased, so did the number of deaths caused by cigarettes. Today one out of every five people who die in the US dies because of smoking. Smoking tob
32、acco is responsible for more deaths than cocaine, heroin, alcohol, fire, automobile accidents, homicides, suicides, and AIDS combined. That amounts to about 430000 people who die needlessly every year, 1200 people who die every day because of their addiction to cigarettes. Its like having several co
33、mpletely full jumbo jets crash every day, killing all aboard! Who in the USA Smokes Cigarette smoking is a widespread habit in the United States today. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women smoke regularly. It is quite encouraging to note, however, that
34、 millions of people have given up the smoking habit. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of these women have stopped smoking. The numb
35、er of persons who have given up smoking is increasing. Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24 44. Income, education and occupation play a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke m
36、ore than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes every day. T
37、he situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily. Among teenagers the picture is similar. The
38、re are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smok
39、ing if one or both of their parents smoke. 61 The tobacco business developed quickly in the 20th century because _. （ A） a person could roll more cigarettes every day （ B） there was more tobacco sold in markets （ C） the cigarette manufacturing machine was invented and there were many tobacco adverti
40、sements （ D） more women enjoyed smoking 62 Among the deaths, _ percent of people die from smoking in the USA. （ A） fifty （ B） twenty （ C） ten （ D） fifteen 63 The number of men giving up smoking is _ the number of women stopping smoking. （ A） smaller than （ B） as many as （ C） similar to （ D） larger t
41、han 64 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Persons between 24 and 44 are more likely to smoke. （ B） If a woman is rich and well-educated, she may smoke less than poor woman with lower education. （ C） Children may smoke if both of their parents smoke. （ D） Occupation, education and income have m
42、uch to do with a persons smoking habits. 64 If you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings dont have as many temper tantrums (发脾气 ). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child r
43、eaches toward the oven (烤箱 ) door, then stops, tells herself, “Hot, hot,“ and turns away. Researchers call this “self-directed speech“. Its one of the ways children learn to do whats right and not to do whats wrong. With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early on, all four-le
44、gged animals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of ideas. By age four, the number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It even tells us ho
45、w well shell be able to understand what she reads, and to express her ideas in writing later on. So, how do you give your child this wonderful gift? First of all, talk a lot. Talk when youre feeding or preparing a bottle; talk when youre doing the dishes or walking down the street. Second, do a lot
46、of listening. Even before your child can speak clearly, ask questions and listen for answers. Assume (设想 ) that your child has ideas, and try to figure out what they are. Researchers have found a direct connection between the number of words a child knows and the number of words he hears, and especi
47、ally the number of questions he is invited to answer. Third, read aloud every day. There are many reasons for reading aloud, but maybe the best is that books contain words; lots of new, different, interesting words. Heres an exciting thing that happens when you read aloud every day: You begin to hea
48、r “book words“ in your childs speech. Youre walking down the street, and you see a pretty flower. “Look,“ you say, “a pretty flower. “ “Actually,“ your child corrects, “its beautiful.“ Actually? Beautiful? Thats when you know youve truly given your child a love of words. 65 A two-year-old child uses
49、 the word “Hot, hot“(Line 4, Para. 1) _. （ A） to prevent herself from being hurt （ B） to learn a new word （ C） to warn her parents of the danger （ D） to show her large collection of words 66 In the authors opinion, who should do a lot of listening? （ A） The book writers. （ B） The researchers. （ C） The parents. （ D） The children. 67 What is the main subject discussed in the text? （ A） Value of reading aloud to childre
