1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 284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 s the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Ticket assistant and customer. （ C） Friends. 2 When will the bank be open on Saturday? （ A）
2、12 noon to 9 p.m. （ B） 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. （ C） 9 a.m. to 12 noon. 3 What is the man going to do this summer? （ A） Work to earn extra money. （ B） Work for the coming exams. （ C） He won t earn a little money. 4 What would be the woman s advice? （ A） Dont drink water. （ B） Dont use ice too much. （ C） Boi
3、l water first. 5 How is Robin? （ A） Robin is busy. （ B） Robin is sick. （ C） Robin is very well. 6 Why don t American people like to get advice from people they know? （ A） Because they are not trained. （ B） Because they are not experienced. （ C） It is not mentioned. 7 What kind of subject do they wan
4、t to get advice on? （ A） Various subjects. （ B） Family problems especially. （ C） We don t know. 8 Who are “Dear Abby“ and “Dear Ann Landers“? （ A） They are experienced advisory writers. （ B） They are experts. （ C） They are knowledgeable people. 9 What s the possible relationship between the two spea
5、kers? （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Friends. （ C） Customer and waitress. 10 Where does the conversation most probably take place? （ A） In a restaurant. （ B） At the woman s house. （ C） At the man s house. 11 What does the woman ask the man to do? （ A） Have some soup. （ B） Have more fish. （ C） Bring his
6、 wife next time. 12 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） In a concert hall. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） In a theatre. 13 How does the woman feel in the conversation? （ A） Unhappy. （ B） Curious. （ C） Excited. 14 What is the woman going to do next? （ A） Start to work immediately. （ B） Talk to
7、the group. （ C） Sit down to order. 15 What s the conversation mainly about? （ A） Choosing subjects. （ B） Useful knowledge. （ C） Interest in learning. 16 How does the man feel about the news brought by the woman? （ A） He is interested. （ B） He is surprised. （ C） He is doubtful. 17 Whats the relations
8、hip between the speakers? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Parent and child. （ C） Classmates. 18 What do we know about the man? （ A） He s leaving the hotel. （ B） He s making a phone call. （ C） He s asking about the: room rates. 19 Why did the phone charge: surprise the man? （ A） He didn t make any cal
9、ls. （ B） He didnt talk with the woman. （ C） He didnt know he owed so much. 20 What lesson should the man learn? （ A） Pay the phone bill on time. （ B） Learn about the charges in advance. （ C） Ask permission to use the telephone. 单项填空 21 The woman gathered a lot of_by writing many best-selling_. （ A）
10、wealths; work （ B） wealths; works （ C） wealth; work （ D） wealth; works 22 Does Tom know any other foreign languages_English? （ A） but （ B） except （ C） besides （ D） beside 23 Nowhere else in the world_more beautiful sight than in Switzerland. （ A） you can find （ B） is found （ C） can you find （ D） has
11、 been found 24 Are you done with the book I gave you? Not quite. Ive read all _ the last chapter. （ A） but （ B） toward （ C） until （ D） beside 25 If you spend _ time with a baby long enough, youll get _ feeling for how the baby is feeling. （ A） a; a （ B） /; a （ C） the; the （ D） the; / 26 Some of the
12、crops failed. _, the cotton did pretty well. （ A） Then （ B） Besides （ C） Therefore （ D） However 27 -Harry treats his secretary badly. -Yes, he seems to think that shes the_ important person in the office. （ A） less （ B） least （ C） more （ D） most 28 Although it was not named_ 1782,this kind of metal
13、was used as early as 5300 B.C. （ A） for （ B） in （ C） until （ D） since 29 Would you like to go to the cinema with us? _。 （ A） Go ahead （ B） Id love to （ C） My pleasure （ D） Yes, I like it 30 Just give me a_yes or no. I dont need any explanations. （ A） sharp （ B） strict （ C） straight （ D） small 31 Dav
14、id wont be home until next month. Oh, I _ too soon-here he is now! （ A） will speak （ B） speak （ C） have spoken （ D） had spoken 32 David wont be home until next month. Oh, I _ too soon-here he is now! （ A） will speak （ B） speak （ C） have spoken （ D） had spoken 33 You _ be mad if you think Jake is goi
15、ng to lend you any money. （ A） need （ B） should （ C） must （ D） can 34 Television, which first appeared in the 1920s, really changed the _ people viewed the world. （ A） idea （ B） direction （ C） method （ D） way 35 Before going out, Linda_a quick look at herself in the mirror on the wall. （ A） will be
16、taking （ B） was taking （ C） had taken （ D） took 完形填空 35 Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc, a Frenchman? At 12, he【 C1】 _the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he became a top student. After【 C2】 _, the school asked him to stay on as a【
17、C3】 _. Meanwhile, an American named Thomas Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. (牧师 ) 【 C4】 _he met a young girl who was deaf. He was disappointed to learn that there were no 【 C5】 _for the deaf in America. 【 C6】 _, in 1815 Gallaudet sailed to London to【 C7】 _information on deaf education. Howev
18、er, he was【 C8】 _to get help and became frustrated (灰心的 ). Fortunately he met a French educator who【 C9】 _him to go to Paris to spend three months【 C10】 _at the school where Clerc was working. The school asked Clerc to teach【 C11】_sign language. As a result, the two men【 C12】 _each other. When the t
19、ime came for Gallaudet to【 C13】 _America, he asked Clerc to come with him. The two men【 C14】 _in June 1816. The voyage【 C15】 _the Atlantic (大西洋 ) took days. They put the time to productive use, 【 C16】 _for the new school for the deaf【 C17】 _they wanted to open. Such a school was【 C18】_the following
20、year in Connecticut. At the school, Clerc led a busy life. Although he wanted to return to France, he【 C19】 _did. He died on July 18, 1869, still in America. Frances【 C20】_was Americas gain! 36 【 C1】 （ A） entered （ B） visited （ C） heard of （ D） set up 37 【 C2】 （ A） work （ B） preparation （ C） graduat
21、ion （ D） explanation 38 【 C3】 （ A） headmaster （ B） teacher （ C） graduate student （ D） clinic assistant 39 【 C4】 （ A） after （ B） unless （ C） because （ D） when 40 【 C5】 （ A） schools （ B） hospitals （ C） libraries （ D） organizations 41 【 C6】 （ A） Therefore （ B） However （ C） Besides （ D） Meanwhile 42 【 C
22、7】 （ A） offer （ B） share （ C） test （ D） seek 43 【 C8】 （ A） eager （ B） afraid （ C） unable （ D） willing 44 【 C9】 （ A） joined （ B） invited （ C） ordered （ D） permitted 45 【 C10】 （ A） learning （ B） monitoring （ C） practicing （ D） reviewing 46 【 C11】 （ A） the educator （ B） Laurent （ C） the parent （ D） Gal
23、laudet 47 【 C12】 （ A） respected （ B） taught （ C） met （ D） expected 48 【 C13】 （ A） leave （ B） tour （ C） move to （ D） return to 49 【 C14】 （ A） set out （ B） got back （ C） settled down （ D） worked out 50 【 C15】 （ A） to （ B） across （ C） from （ D） over 51 【 C16】 （ A） learning languages （ B） designing game
24、s （ C） meeting students （ D） making plans 52 【 C17】 （ A） whom （ B） which （ C） what （ D） where 53 【 C18】 （ A） discovered （ B） bought （ C） planned （ D） founded 54 【 C19】 （ A） often （ B） sometimes （ C） seldom （ D） never 55 【 C20】 （ A） fault （ B） loss （ C） gift （ D） decision 55 Every year landslides (滑坡
25、 ) 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 cement
26、(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, may have
27、 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 than man
28、ual 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. 56 The underlined
29、 word “event“ (Paragraph 1) refers to_. （ A） landslide （ B） machine （ C） earthquake （ D） flood 57 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. （ C） Int
30、roducing a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides. （ D） Showing people how to use a new product. 58 What does the robot look like? （ A） A human being. （ B） A spider. （ C） A truck. （ D） A drill. 59 The biggest advantage of this product is that_. （ A） it will be faster and cheaper than ma
31、nual 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 59 It s not much , but it s home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north London, in a flat thats just 4ft w
32、ide by 21ft long. He loves it. Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chans architect (建筑师 ),has achieved a clever piece of design,according to architectural experts. The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victarian house. Not an inch of s
33、pace is wasted. When you step in through the front door, youre standing in the shower, on Britain s only self-cleansing doormat (自动清洁门垫 ). A door opens on to an equally tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier.
34、A worktop folds down from the wall. Another step and youre into the dining/ office area. Four people can sit here for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down drawing-board for when he s working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board right at the back. “
35、I dont even have to make the bed,“Chan says. “ I just put the cover down. “ Chans business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the “boat-house“. “It cost around
36、4,700 to build last year. Now its been valued at 30,000. It proves that good design doesnt need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care.“ says Chan. 60 By saying “Its not much“ (line 1, para. 1),the author means that Chan s flat_. （ A） is cheap （ B） has cheap furniture （ C） has a simple design （ D
37、） is fairly small 61 Where is Chan s flat? （ A） Next to a big house. （ B） Under an old building. （ C） In a busy London street. （ D） By the side of a country road. 62 Which of the following is the right order of things described in the text? （ A） Shower, kitchen, toilet, dining table and bed. （ B） Sh
38、ower, toilet, dining table, kitchen and bed. （ C） Shower, toilet, kitchen, dining table and bed. （ D） Shower, kitchen, toilet, bed and dining table. 63 What is the purpose of this writing? （ A） To sell Chan s flat for more money. （ B） To tell people how to take care of small flats. （ C） To introduce
39、 to readers a cleverly-designed flat. （ D） To call on engineers to design their own homes. 63 Samuel H. Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have m
40、ore parents than children. This finding shows the change in lifestyles (生活方式 ) and duties of aging Americans. The average middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents some time after their own children have grown up. Because Americans are living longer than ever, more researcher
41、s and social workers have begun to study care giving to improve care of the elderly. When people care for an elderly relative, they often do not use community (社区 ) services, such as adult (成人 ) daycare centres. If the care givers are adult children, they are more likely to use such services, especi
42、ally because they often have jobs and other business. However, the wife of an elderly person is much less likely to use support services or to put the dependent person in a nursing home. Social workers discovered that the reason for this difference was fear of becoming poor. An ill elderly person ma
43、y live for years, and medical care and nursing homes are very expensive. An elderly couples savings can disappear very quickly. The other half, usually the wife, can be left in poor living conditions. As a result, she often tries to take care of her husband herself for as long as she can. 64 An exam
44、ple of changes in American lifestyles is that_. （ A） they prefer to have more children （ B） the elderly like living with their children （ C） the middle-aged couples have different caregiving duties （ D） the average age for American couples to have children is 40 65 Who are more likely to use communi
45、ty services to care for the elderly in the family? （ A） The sick. （ B） The poor. （ C） The parents. （ D） The adult children. 66 According to the social workers study, one of the problems that elderly people have to consider is_. （ A） jobs and businesses （ B） living expenses （ C） change of life-styles
46、 （ D） separation from adult children 67 What would be the best title for the text? （ A） Care for the Elderly （ B） The Best Community Services （ C） The High Cost of Nursing Homes （ D） How to Improve Parent-Child Relationships 67 Do you remember the Millennium (千禧年 ) Goals? When world leaders celebrat
47、ed the year 2000 with a serious promise to reduce poverty (贫穷 ) and hunger, check the spread of AIDS, get boys and girls into school, and improve public health, all by 2015? Well, three years down the road, and the UNDPs yearly collection of facts and figures already shows that if we carry on as we
48、are, the only goal likely to be met is that for reducing poverty by a half, and that is entirely due to the success of one country-China. It is so vast that the fast-growing economy in China lifts millions of people above the poverty line, even though in Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet U
49、nion, people have actually been getting poorer. Otherwise, progress is good only in parts. East Asia should meet its goal of reducing hunger by a half by 2015, and Latin America and the Caribbean are not far behind, but at the present speed of progress, Africa and South Asia wont get there for another hundred years.
