1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 27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 is the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Manager and clerk. （ B） Director and secretary. （ C） Professor and student. 2 What is the population o
2、f that city? （ A） 800,000. （ B） 813,000. （ C） 813,400. 3 What color is the womans ear? （ A） Red. （ B） Red and blue. （ C） Blue. 4 Who were the books ordered by? （ A） John. （ B） Bill. （ C） The man. 5 When does the man start work today? （ A） At 9:30 （ B） At 10:15 （ C） At 9:00 第二节 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几
3、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 What time will the woman most probably see the man? （ A） 11:00. （ B） 10:30. （ C） 12:30. 7 What will they talk about? （ A） Housework. （ B） Homework. （ C） Salary. 8 What time was it? （ A） 10: 00. （ B）
4、 11: 00. （ C） 9:00. 9 Why did the man have to be leaving? （ A） Because he had to go home. （ B） Because he had to get up early. （ C） Because he was tired. 10 What is the woman studying? （ A） The basic structure of atoms. （ B） The basic structure of molecules. （ C） The basic structure of neutron. 11 W
5、hat does the woman expect to learn from her study? （ A） The kinds of molecules in which carbon may be replaced by silicon. （ B） The importance of silicon. （ C） The difference between molecules and silicon. 12 What is the advantage of silicon over carbon? （ A） Silicon is much more uncommon than carbo
6、n. （ B） Carbon is much more common than silicon. （ C） Silicon is much more common. 13 Whats the main topic of the course? （ A） How to teach arts and crafts to children and adults. （ B） How to perform in front of a large audience. （ C） How to use sign language in the theater. 14 Approximately how lon
7、g will the course last? （ A） Nine days. （ B） Two weeks. （ C） One month. 15 What will be given to students who complete the program? （ A） College credit. （ B） Free theater tickets. （ C） A certificate of completion. 单项填空 16 Both his brother and his sister _ busy with their homework. （ A） is （ B） are （
8、 C） am （ D） be 17 _ difficulties we may have, we must finish the task as required. （ A） Whatever （ B） Whichever （ C） Of which （ D） No matter how 18 _ you park your car in the marked parking lot, you will be fined. （ A） Until （ B） If not （ C） Provided that （ D） Unless 19 They used to go shopping in t
9、he supermarket run by a foreigner, _. （ A） Marys mother used to （ B） so used Marys mother （ C） so did Marys mother （ D） also Marys mother 20 Many a plan _ to fight against pollution. （ A） have been worked out （ B） have been worked on （ C） has been worked out （ D） has been worked on 21 They visited t
10、he internationally famous mountain, _ their stay in Africa. （ A） in （ B） during （ C） within （ D） to 22 Tony _ yesterday if he were really serious about his work. （ A） ought to come （ B） should come （ C） must have come （ D） should have come 23 Sam did nothing else than _ when he saw the old lady fell
11、 down on the ground. （ A） stand by （ B） standing by （ C） stood by （ D） stood up 24 I heard Harry _ “Good-bye“ to his teacher as I passed by. （ A） to say （ B） said （ C） say （ D） saying 25 On receiving the letter, he found the letter _. （ A） to be opened （ B） opening （ C） open （ D） opened 26 As a fore
12、ign student in China, she cant make herself _ in Chinese. （ A） understand （ B） understood （ C） understand by （ D） understood by 27 All too _ it was time go back to work after the Spring Festival. （ A） often （ B） quick （ C） soon （ D） fast 28 The child tried his best, but he could not get his kite bec
13、ause it is _ his reach. （ A） near （ B） within （ C） out on （ D） beyond 29 Bob caught a bad cold as he _ in the heavy cold rain the day before yesterday. （ A） was caught （ B） caught （ C） was being caught （ D） had been caught 30 They have done nothing for the coming Christmas, _. （ A） we have either （
14、B） so have we nothing （ C） neither have we （ D） nor have we noting 完形填空 31 “Where is the bus? “I asked myself. I was going to be late 【 B1】 the manager wasnt going to be 【 B2】 . “Thank Good, here it is? The bus 【 B3】 round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 【 B4】 where
15、 t work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 【 B5】 the manager dosent notice. But no 【 B6】 luck! “Smith!“ shouted the manager. “Late again. Whats your 【 B7】 this time? “Im afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.“ “ 【 B8】 up eariler tomrrow! Anyway, go to your 【 B9】 at the counter. Well be opening in a few minutes
16、.“ My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 【 B10】 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 【 B11】 ,and every few seconds he looked 【 B12】 the main en trance. The girl 【 B13】 about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary 【 B14】 and she walked out. 【 B15】 ,I noticed a
17、tall man by the door, carrying something 【 B16】 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun 【 B17】 out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 【 B18】 my ears. Everything went black. After 【 B19】 seemed a long time, I opened my eyes and found myself in bed! 【 B20】 sh
18、aking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasnt on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25. “Smith!“ the manager cried out in a voice like thunder.“None of your excuses! Go start work at once? To my surprise,the first customer was a girl in a
19、 red dress and be hind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The dream! Wasnt that surprise of my life! 31 【 B1】 （ A） as （ B） but （ C） and （ D） if 32 【 B2】 （ A） pleased （ B） worried （ C） sorry （ D） patient 33 【 B3】 （ A） ran （ B） came （ C） rode （ D） drove 34 【 B4】 （ A） hotel （ B）
20、 shop （ C） bank （ D） restuarant 35 【 B5】 （ A） believe （ B） expect （ C） guess （ D） hope 36 【 B6】 （ A） much （ B） such （ C） more （ D） this 37 【 B7】 （ A） excuse （ B） idea （ C） cause （ D） answer 38 【 B8】 （ A） Hurry （ B） Set （ C） Catch （ D） Get 39 【 B9】 （ A） business （ B） job （ C） place （ D） spot 40 【 B10
21、】 （ A） Before （ B） Behind （ C） Beyond （ D） Against 41 【 B11】 （ A） nervous （ B） shy （ C） calm （ D） angry 42 【 B12】 （ A） down （ B） towards （ C） for （ D） through 43 【 B13】 （ A） cared （ B） talked （ C） asked （ D） worried 44 【 B14】 （ A） information （ B） offer （ C） introduction （ D） support 45 【 B15】 （ A）
22、Again （ B） Then （ C） Thus （ D） However 46 【 B16】 （ A） hidden （ B） roiled （ C） filled （ D） covered 47 【 B17】 （ A） getting （ B） aiming （ C） appearing （ D） sticking 48 【 B18】 （ A） took （ B） shook （ C） filled （ D） tore 49 【 B19】 （ A） what （ B） when （ C） that （ D） which 50 【 B20】 （ A） Even （ B） Still （ C
23、） Just （ D） Ever 51 In this experiment, Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson studied the way that innocent subjects might be affected by another persons expectations. First, they gave an intelligence test to the entire student body at an unnamed primary school in the San Francisco area. Then, they s
24、elected students at random(随便 ) and told their teachers that the students tests had shown that they were about to experience a period of rapid learning. Teachers did not change their methods or materials for teaching the selected students, but, at the end of the year, when the test was administered
25、(实施 ) again, first and second graders who had been selected had, in fact, gained twice as many IQ points as the other children. The experimenters concluded that they had performed better because they had been given more attention. Teachers had challenged them and had given them more positive reinfor
26、cement because they had expected more from them. 51 What was tested in this experiment? （ A） The influence of IQ test. （ B） The influence of selected teachers. （ C） The influence of teacher expectations. （ D） The influence of teaching methods and materials. 52 The children who were selected for the
27、experiment gained more IQ points than the others because they were _. （ A） more clever （ B） taught by different teachers （ C） taught with new materials and methods （ D） given more encouragement by their teachers 53 Teachers gave the selected children more attention because _. （ A） they were not as c
28、lever as the other children （ B） they were told to teach them in a different way （ C） they expected them to learn faster （ D） they did not want to challenge them 54 What was the conclusion drawn by the experimenters? （ A） A clever child scores higher on IQ tests. （ B） Teachers should use different t
29、eaching methods and materials for clever children. （ C） The expectations of teachers influence childrens learning. （ D） The IQ test used in San Francisco schools should be changed. 55 WASHINGTON-Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live
30、 with American families in the summer. “We have many children left to place: 40 out of 75,“ said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreign-exchange program called LEC. When exchange programs started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating. For one thing, more mothers stayed home. But now,
31、 increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student program have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30, 000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend an academic year in the US, as well as the thousands more who take part in summer programmers. School
32、systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic(异国情调的 ). In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay,
33、 exchange programs are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone from young couples to retires. “We are open to many different types of families,“ said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year-old program that sends about 30, 000 teenagers on academic-year exchang
34、e programs worldwide. For elderly people, exchange students“ keep us young-they really,“ said Jean Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Porst from Denmark. 55 Foreign teenagers come to American families with the purpose of _. （ A） finding their parents in America （ B） Finding good jobs in America
35、 （ C） learning the culture of America （ D） enjoying the life of America 56 In the past, Straubs job was easy, because _. （ A） American families needed more money to live （ B） American families had fewer children to support （ C） American families had spare rooms to rent （ D） American families were no
36、t as busy as now 57 To deal with the problem in recent years, Straub and her workmates have to _. （ A） ask different kinds of families for help （ B） limit the number of the exchange students （ C） borrow much money to pay for the costs （ D） force some families to accept students 58 From the last two
37、paragraphs we can conclude that _. （ A） exchange students are welcome in America （ B） exchange students must pay much money to the host families （ C） American students dont want to join the exchange programs （ D） old Americans can benefit from hosting exchange students 59 Keep Up with the Joneses In
38、 the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich as his neighbors. The expression was first use
39、d in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode h
40、orses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Moman
41、d and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series
42、 of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses“, because “Jones“ is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses“ came to mean keeping up with rich life-style of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the county for over 2
43、8 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses“ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 59 Some people want to keep up with the Jonese
44、s because they _. （ A） want to be as rich as their neighbors （ B） want others to know or to think that they are rich （ C） dont want others to know they are rich （ D） want to be happy 60 It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. （ A） bye outside New York City （ B） live in New York
45、 City （ C） live in apartments （ D） have many neighbors 61 Arthur Momand used the name“ Jones“ in his series of short stories because “Jones“ is _. （ A） an important name （ B） a popular name in the United States （ C） his neighbors name （ D） not a good name 62 According to the writer, it is _ to keep
46、up with the Joneses. （ A） correct （ B） interesting （ C） impossible （ D） good 63 Here is a poster on a middle school web site. Going, Going, Gone ! The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization invite you to attend our latest fund(基金 )-miser. The fourth Annual (一年一度的 ) Haynes School Auction (拍
47、卖 )! Saturday, May 10 6:00 p. m.-11:00 p. m. in the school hall 6:00 p. m. -6:30 p. m. :All items for auction are previewed. 6:30 p. m.-7:00 p. m. :Silent auction begins. 7:00 p. m. -7:30 p. m. :Highest bidders(出价人 ) from silent auction are determined. 7:30 p. m.-11:00 p. m. :Main auction begins Ite
48、ms up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $5 to $30. Items up for bid in the main auction include the following: Airline tickets to a place of your choice Weekend gateways at first-class hotels Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game $50 gift tickets to local gift shops, rest
49、aurant, and salons Theater tickets to The. Merchant of Venice Dont miss the beat! Book your tickets today. last year, tickets sold out in five days! Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. $15 per person All the money from the auction will be given to the Haynes School computer lab. 63 Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction? （ A） A movie pass to the local cinem
