1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 252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 does the man want to order? （ A） Scrambled eggs. （ B） Toast. （ C） Scrambled eggs and toast. 2 Who are the two speakers? （ A） Workers. （ B） Strangers. （ C） Teache
2、rs. 3 What will the speakers do over tonight? （ A） Go to a party. （ B） Stay at home. （ C） Climb mountains. 4 Where are the two speakers? （ A） In a bookstore. （ B） On a bus. （ C） At a post office. 5 What does the man ask the woman to do? （ A） Drink more water. （ B） Stay in bed. （ C） Take some medicin
3、e. 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 Why did the man get to sleep so late? （ A） He is doing some medicine research. （ B） He talked with his friend. （ C） He felt pain. 7 What will the woman do for the man? （
4、 A） Call for a doctor. （ B） Give him some stronger medicine. （ C） Do nothing. 8 Why didn t the girl go to the movies? （ A） She had to review her lessons. （ B） She had seen the movie before. （ C） She didn t want to go with the boy. 9 What did the boy think about the girl? （ A） She never studied hard.
5、 （ B） She studied very well. （ C） She couldn t pass the exam. 10 When do children start school in the man s country? （ A） At seven. （ B） At six. （ C） At five. 11 What examinations must children take first before going to university in the man s country? （ A） O levels and “A“ levels. （ B） O levels an
6、d “H“ levels. （ C） A levels. 12 How long do children usually stay at university in the man s country? （ A） Three or five years. （ B） Three or four years. （ C） Three to four years. 13 What happened to the shop in one month? （ A） The shop was on fire twice. （ B） The shop closed twice. （ C） The shop wa
7、s broken into twice at night. 14 Which sentence is true according to the passage? （ A） The police caught the thief within three months. （ B） The police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later. （ C） The police caught the thief three weeks later. 15 Why did Mr. Blue buy a camera? （
8、A） He wanted to photograph all the things in the shop. （ B） He wanted to photograph anyone who broke into the shop at night. （ C） He wanted to photograph his shop. 16 What did the thief take from the shop? （ A） He took the watch which was worth $ 1,500. （ B） He took the camera which was worth $15,00
9、0. （ C） He took the necklace which Was worth $15,000. 单项填空 17 Never thought to see you here. _. （ A） So did I. （ B） Oh, haven t you? （ C） It s a small world. （ D） I m well. Thank you. And you? 18 In those days she was always lost in thought, so that she had to be called three or four times_she came
10、to her dinner. （ A） until （ B） after （ C） when （ D） before 19 She_several jackets and finally picked out a blue one. （ A） went on （ B） took on （ C） tried on （ D） put on 20 Does Tom know any other foreign languages_English? （ A） but （ B） except （ C） besides （ D） beside 21 There is a bad smell here. O
11、h, dear! I_the gas. （ A） must forget turning off （ B） must forget to turn off （ C） must have forgotten turning off （ D） must have forgotten to turn off 22 _may I_the book? For three weeks. （ A） How often; borrow （ B） How often; keep （ C） How long; borrow （ D） How long; keep 23 Good-bye, Mr. Smith. I
12、m very pleased_. （ A） to meet you （ B） to have met you （ C） meeting （ D） having met you 24 If you want_, you should speak slowly and clearly to the listeners. （ A） to be understood （ B） to understand it （ C） understanding （ D） to understood 25 _his address, I cant send this book to him. （ A） Not kno
13、wing （ B） Knowing （ C） Not know （ D） Not known 26 Although Helen is a new teacher, she knows_student in her class. （ A） every of （ B） every （ C） all （ D） all of 27 Since last year, she_of the long distance. （ A） have covered three fifth （ B） have covered three fifths （ C） has covered three fifths （
14、D） has covered three fifth 28 There was a second knock at the door. It was the second time I_that afternoon. （ A） was interrupted （ B） was interrupting （ C） had interrupted （ D） had been interrupted 29 I didn t feel like_, so he suggested_a taxi. （ A） to walk; taking （ B） walking; taking （ C） to wal
15、k; to take （ D） walking; to take 30 Mr. Grey has two sons, _are famous dancers. （ A） both they （ B） both of them （ C） they both （ D） both of whom 31 Nowhere else in the world_more beautiful sight than in Switzerland. （ A） you can find （ B） is found （ C） can you find （ D） has been found 完形填空 31 After
16、 the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced【 C1】 _for a few days, I was【 C2】 _to wait tables on my own. All went【 C3】 _that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily【 C4】 _the tables not far from the kitchen. 【 C5】 _, I still felt it a litt
17、le hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘 ). Before I knew it, the【 C6】 _was full of people. I moved slowly,【 C7】_every step. I remember how【 C8】 _I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables. It looked different from the one I was【 C9】 _on. It had nice handles, which made it【 C10】 _to move around. I w
18、as【 C11】 _with everything and began to【 C12】 _I was a natural at this job. Then an old man came to me and【 C13】 _, “ Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved【 C14】 _you work. It seems your tray stand has been very【 C15】 _to you, but we are getting ready to【 C16】 _now, and my wife needs her【 C17】_back. “
19、 At first his【 C18】 _did not get across. Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife s orthopedic walker (助听器 ). My face was【 C19】 _. I wanted to get into a hole and【 C20】 _. 32 【 C1】 （ A） manager （ B） assistant （ C） cook （ D） waitress 33 【 C2】 （ A） promised （ B） invited （ C） allowed （ D） advised
20、 34 【 C3】 （ A） well （ B） quickly （ C） safely （ D） wrong 35 【 C4】 （ A） left （ B） given （ C） brought （ D） shown 36 【 C5】 （ A） Therefore （ B） However （ C） Otherwise （ D） Finally 37 【 C6】 （ A） kitchen （ B） street （ C） restaurant （ D） table 38 【 C7】 （ A） minding （ B） changing （ C） taking （ D） saving 39 【
21、 C8】 （ A） angry （ B） calm （ C） sad （ D） happy 40 【 C9】 （ A） fixed （ B） trained （ C） loaded （ D） waited 41 【 C10】 （ A） slower （ B） lighter （ C） quieter （ D） easier 42 【 C11】 （ A） pleased （ B） angry （ C） unsatisfied （ D） complaining 43 【 C12】 （ A） believe （ B） agree （ C） regret （ D） pretend 44 【 C13】
22、（ A） said （ B） asked （ C） complained （ D） advised 45 【 C14】 （ A） letting （ B） making （ C） watching （ D） having 46 【 C15】 （ A） useful （ B） familiar （ C） unusual （ D） interesting 47 【 C16】 （ A） rest （ B） order （ C） eat （ D） leave 48 【 C17】 （ A） bag （ B） walker （ C） tray （ D） coat 49 【 C18】 （ A） idea （
23、 B） praise （ C） message （ D） need 50 【 C19】 （ A） cold （ B） full of joy （ C） pale （ D） on fire 51 【 C20】 （ A） lie （ B） hide （ C） defend （ D） stay 短文理解 51 52 If you want a job of taking care of children, which ad will you answer? （ A） LOST AND FOUND （ B） ROOMMATES （ C） FOR SALE （ D） HELP WANTED 53 You
24、 will call at_if you want to buy a radio. （ A） 800-0436 （ B） 800-0739 （ C） 800-4661 （ D） 800-4964 54 If you were a female, and wanted to rent a room on April 6th, you should pay_for one month. （ A） $80 （ B） 129 （ C） 85 （ D） 92 54 We found that bar at last. I didn t have to ask again, for there it wa
25、s in big red neon letters over the window Star Bar. There were some iron tables outside with plastic chairs around them. A few people sat around, looking at a portable television set that someone had brought out of the bar. They were all in thin summer dresses or short shirts; even at that late hour
26、 it was stifling. Two thin dogs lay under one of the tables with their tongues out, and some of the women were fanning themselves unenthusiastically (无精打采地 ) with magazines. “He s not here,“ I said, after a quick look around. The television was speaking out an advertisement for a detergent(洗衣粉 ), an
27、d the people sitting round had their eyes glued to the picture of a woman proudly showing how white her husband s underwear was after having been washed. They took no notice of us at all. “Well, what did you expect?“ replied Fergus, yawning (打呵欠 ) . “ It s only half past nine, and he said he would b
28、e here at nine. You ought to know Graig by this time. He 11 turn up sometime after ten. “ 55 The writer and his friend_. （ A） had never been to that bar before （ B） did not know if they had come to the right place （ C） asked somebody the name of the bar （ D） had little difficulty in finding the bar
29、56 What does the underlined word “stifling“ (Paragraph 1) probably mean? （ A） Disappearing gradually. （ B） Giving out into the air. （ C） Hot and breathless. （ D） Pleasing and comfortable. 57 The people outside the bar_. （ A） were very interested in the television program （ B） were chatting with a sa
30、leswoman （ C） had no particular interest in anything （ D） were very uncomfortable 58 Fergus was not surprised that Graig was not there, because he knew that_. （ A） Graig intended to come later （ B） they had mistaken the time （ C） Graig had been delayed （ D） Graig was always late 58 Every year landsl
31、ides (滑坡 ) cause 25 to 50 eaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the United States. They account for 15 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in Europe. And in December, a single event killed more than 200 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize mountainsides using steel bars and
32、 cement (水泥 ) can help prevent disasters, but it introduces new difficulties. Shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris (岩屑 ). “It s quite a risky job,“says Giorgio Pezzuto of D Appolonia, an engineering company in Italy. D Appolonia, working with eight other companies,
33、may have an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber. “ The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill without a human being on board,“ says Pezzuto, the manager for the project, which is supported by the European Commission. Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper
34、than manual labor. The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged mechanical spider, has cost at least $ 2 million so far. The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the stability. Testing should begin in May. 59 The un
35、derlined word “event“ (Paragraph 1) refers to_. （ A） landslide （ B） machine （ C） earthquake （ D） flood 60 What is the purpose in writing this text? （ A） Telling people how serious the damage caused by landslides is. （ B） Telling people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job.
36、（ C） Introducing a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides. （ D） Showing people how to use a new product. 61 What does the robot look like? （ A） A human being. （ B） A spider. （ C） A truck. （ D） A drill. 62 The biggest advantage of this product is that_. （ A） it will be faster and cheaper
37、 than manual labor （ B） it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement （ C） it can collect data on the slope s stability （ D） it can drill without a human being on board 62 8:30 P.M. Outlook Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you update with all that s new in the w
38、orld of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the
39、 popular song are parts of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine. 9:00 P.M. Discovery When a 10-year-old boy gets a first-class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of geniuses come
40、from? Is it all in the genes or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer. 10:00
41、 P.M. Science & Health Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes“, according to the researchers at Johns Hopking and three other medical centres. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months those devoted to weight loss exer
42、cise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal“ category(范畴 ). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what s achieved with Hypertension drugs. 63 The m
43、ain purpose of writing these three texts is_. （ A） to invite people to see films （ B） to invite people to topic discussions （ C） to attract more students to attend lectures （ D） to attract more people to watch TV programs 64 Who will be most probably interested in Discovery? （ A） Parents who want to
44、 send their children to a school of medicine. （ B） Children who are good at mathematics. （ C） Parents who want their children to become another Albert Einstein. （ D） Children who are interested in playing chess. 65 In Science & Health, “Johns Hopking“ is_. （ A） a famous university （ B） a medical cen
45、tre （ C） a well-known doctor （ D） a drug company 66 According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drugs? （ A） Exercise plus a healthy diet. （ B） Loss of thirteen pounds in weight. （ C） Six months of exercise without drugs. （ D） Low-salt and low-fat fo
46、od. 66 Life is difficult. It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a spec
47、ial kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nations. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their natures, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or
48、 fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes endless serious problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yes, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the seriou
49、s tests that tell us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to resolve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those th
