1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 295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 woman want to drink? （ A） Juice. （ B） Coffee. （ C） Cold water. 2 What has happened to Dave? （ A） His arm is injured. （ B） He s feeling painful. （ C） He
2、has broken a window. 3 Where is the bank? （ A） Near the bookstore. （ B） At the end of the street. （ C） In the left corner. 4 Why was the man late? （ A） Busy traffic. （ B） Heavy rain. （ C） Broken car. 5 What s the date today? （ A） Aug 15 th. （ B） Aug 21 st. （ C） Aug 9 th. 6 What was Miss Richards? （
3、A） A chemistry teacher. （ B） A physics teacher. （ C） A science teacher. 7 How did Miss Richards fed before Dick answered her question? （ A） Disappointed and unhappy. （ B） Angry and annoyed. （ C） Excited. 8 What can we learn from the passage? （ A） Dick was the top student in class. （ B） The students
4、were active in class. （ C） Miss Richards was rather patient. 9 Why is the woman so happy? （ A） She started carrying a credit card. （ B） She got an ID card of her own. （ C） She s got some beef for free. 10 What advice does the man give the woman? （ A） She must have enough money with her. （ B） She sho
5、uld not buy anything she wants. （ C） She must be careful about taking her credit card and ID card together. 11 How much can the woman spend at most with her credit card? （ A） $500. （ B） 1500 （ C） 5000 12 Where is the speaker living now? （ A） In a city in England. （ B） In a small town with his aunt.
6、（ C） In an eastern European country. 13 What is still a problem to the speaker? （ A） The sight. （ B） The weather. （ C） Traffic rules. 14 What is the speaker? （ A） A tourist. （ B） A student. （ C） A driver. 15 What does the man want Mary to do? （ A） Go to the town. （ B） Buy a sandwich. （ C） Go out for
7、 lunch. 16 What s Mary thinking about? （ A） Leaving her present job. （ B） Traveling to another country. （ C） Staying home for some time. 17 How much time does it take Mary to go to work? （ A） Six hours. （ B） Three hours. （ C） One and half hours. 18 What is the man doing now? （ A） Trying to find a jo
8、b. （ B） Traveling around the world. （ C） Teaching English for money. 19 Where will the man be working? （ A） In an Australian school. （ B） In a shipping company. （ C） In a foreign trading firm. 20 What will the speakers do together in the evening? （ A） Go sightseeing in the city. （ B） Eat in a Chines
9、e restaurant. （ C） Have a home-made dinner. 单项填空 21 I first met Mary three years ago when we_in a middle school together. （ A） have worked （ B） had been working （ C） were working （ D） had worked 22 _may I_the book? For three weeks. （ A） How often; borrow （ B） How often; keep （ C） How long; borrow （
10、D） How long; keep 23 Although Helen is a new teacher, she knows_student in her class. （ A） every of （ B） every （ C） all （ D） all of 24 Mr. Grey has two sons, _are famous dancers. （ A） both they （ B） both of them （ C） they both （ D） both of whom 25 Susan is nearly thirty-five. Her parents think it s
11、time she_married. （ A） would get （ B） gets （ C） will get （ D） got 26 The boss told his secretary to_the documents for later use. （ A） turn on （ B） put away （ C） make up （ D） break out 27 Helen always comes home at weekends, _ the country to the town. （ A） preferring （ B） to prefer （ C） prefer （ D） h
12、aving preferred 28 Miami is _ place for girls who like to live life to _ full. （ A） /; the （ B） a; a （ C） the; / （ D） the; the 29 _ the town was attacked by the storm several times, little damage was done. （ A） As （ B） If （ C） Since （ D） Although 30 If you spend _ time with a baby long enough, youll
13、 get _ feeling for how the baby is feeling. （ A） a; a （ B） /; a （ C） the; the （ D） the; / 31 I_a supporter of this basketball club for many years now. （ A） will be （ B） was （ C） was being （ D） have been 32 Steven, _very popular with most members, was asked to be the chairman of the tennis club. （ A）
14、 considered （ B） considering （ C） having considered （ D） to be considered 33 _Malta, I knew what a beautiful country it is. （ A） Being to （ B） To have been to （ C） Been to （ D） Having been to 34 Keith doesnt seem to be his _ self these days and we should pay more attention to him. （ A） ordinary （ B）
15、 common （ C） usual （ D） average 35 I wasnt sure whether I had come to _ right office. There was no name on door. （ A） a; / （ B） the; a （ C） a; the （ D） the; the 完形填空 36 My father believed that there were mysterious forces (神秘的力量 ) at work in the world. One day, he was lecturing me on these mysteriou
16、s forces 【 B1】 suddenly the door opened, and a women entered,【 B2】 two geese. She smiled【 B3】 and looked frightened. “Soseph, I have a very【 B4】 problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking (尖声叫 )in such a sad voice .“ 【 B5】 hearing this, my father turned pale.“【 B6】 dead geese dont shriek,“ my mo
17、ther cut in. “Youll hear for yourself,“ replied the woman. It is impossible to【 B7】 what I heard. My hands grew【 B8】 and I wanted to run from the room. Father was no less【 B9】 than I was. He jumped away from the table. “Soseph, what shall I do?“ the woman cried.“【 B10】 ? Im a poor woman. Two geese!
18、They【 B11】 me a fortune!“ Father did not know what to answer. 【 B12】 face was growing sharper and more【 B13】 “I want to hear it again, “she said. And so for the second and the third time, the shrieks were【 B14】 . Nobody said anything. The woman asked, “Well, I didnt 【 B15】it, did I?“ Suddenly my mot
19、her laughed.“ Did you【 B16】 the windpipes (气管 )? “my mother asked. “The windpipes? No.“ “Let me 【 B17】 ,“ said Mother. She took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out the wind-pipe. She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mothers【 B18】 “Now, try it again.“ I was【 B19】 to hear th
20、e geese shriek, but they were dead silent. “There is always【 B20】 Dead geese dont shriek,“ said my mother. “Now go home and cook them for the meal. They wont make a sound in your pot.“ 36 【 B1】 （ A） when （ B） while （ C） then （ D） later 37 【 B2】 （ A） cooking （ B） carrying （ C） delivering （ D） examini
21、ng 38 【 B3】 （ A） nervously （ B） cheerfully （ C） jokingly （ D） surprisingly 39 【 B4】 （ A） simple （ B） sudden （ C） unusual （ D） interesting 40 【 B5】 （ A） Upon （ B） In （ C） Of （ D） At 41 【 B6】 （ A） As （ B） And （ C） Now （ D） But 42 【 B7】 （ A） remember （ B） understand （ C） describe （ D） bear 43 【 B8】 （ A
22、） hot （ B） cold （ C） still （ D） restless 44 【 B9】 （ A） curious （ B） excited （ C） frightened （ D） interested 45 【 B10】 （ A） Throw them out （ B） Set them free （ C） Leave them behind （ D） Sell them out 46 【 B11】 （ A） brought （ B） cost （ C） wasted （ D） saved 47 【 B12】 （ A） Fathers （ B） Mothers （ C） The
23、womans （ D） My 48 【 B13】 （ A） hopeful （ B） friendly （ C） serious （ D） nervous 49 【 B14】 （ A） made （ B） heard （ C） arrived （ D） followed 50 【 B15】 （ A） mean （ B） notice （ C） design （ D） imagine 51 【 B16】 （ A） remove （ B） change （ C） break （ D） block 52 【 B17】 （ A） do it （ B） watch them （ C） stop it （
24、 D） catch them 53 【 B18】 （ A） action （ B） courage （ C） strength （ D） speed 54 【 B19】 （ A） trying （ B） pretending （ C） expecting （ D） preparing 55 【 B20】 （ A） a fact （ B） a truth （ C） a method （ D） an explanation 55 Every year landslides (滑坡 ) cause 25 to 50 eaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the Un
25、ited 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 (水泥 ) can help prevent disasters, but it introduces new diff
26、iculties. 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 an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber. “ The idea
27、 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 manual labor. The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged m
28、echanical 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 word “event“ (Paragraph 1) refers to_. （ A） landslide （ B）
29、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） Introducing a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsid
30、es. （ 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 manual labor （ B） it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, ins
31、ert bars and cement （ C） it can collect data on the slope s stability （ D） it can drill without a human being on board 59 World Cup Dad For most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my mother and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to ta
32、lking to his family. Everything changed one morning. As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast, I could see that he wasnt his usual reserved(|$|fcft0 self. “Cant wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match Must see!“ I quickly figured out what all the excitement was about: Dad is a big football fan. I had never
33、 been interested in football, but Dads excitement that morning made me more and more curious. I had to find out why miss sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first trip to Disneyland. Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we
34、could watch the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans. The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, a loud noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV: “Why is that man jumping u
35、p and down?“ Dad patiently explained: “Thats Papa Bouba Diop, my son. Its normal for them to jump up and down after theyve scored. “ Dad explained almost everything to me. His monosyllabic (单音节的 ) answers were a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match, becoming more a
36、nd more interested. When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him, he smiled and gave me a wink(眨眼 ). At long last we had something in common. Football has really helped Dad and me get closer and form a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 m
37、en running after a silly ball? 60 Which of the following words can best describe the authur s father? （ A） A parent busy at work. （ B） A man of few words. （ C） An encouraging father. （ D） A talkative football player. 61 What made the author curious about his father one morning? （ A） His high expecta
38、tion of the winner. （ B） His great interest in the newspaper. （ C） His unexpressed eagerness. （ D） His unusual excitement. 62 The authors growing interest in watching the match mainly came from_. （ A） eating in a restaurant with the excited fans （ B） his fathers love of football and his explanation
39、（ C） watching a top level performance of the players （ D） his and his fatherss common love of German food 63 What can we learn from the text? （ A） Personality decides everything. （ B） Sharing is the foundation of good relationship. （ C） Family members should be fans together. （ D） Interest is the mo
40、ther of success. 63 Its 8:00 am. James Butters gives 18-month-old Thomas his milk, then breakfast. After getting Thomas into his outdoor clothes, they head for the park to watch birds and play on the grass. With lunchtime drawing near, theyre back home for an afternoon of drawing, playing with cars,
41、 maybe watching some childrens programs. James isnt Thomas dad. He is a nanny (保姆 )a man nanny, obviously, interestingly termed a “manny“specially trained and in his third nannying position. At 27, he cares for Thomas, and another boy of a similar age. “Its much freer than an office job,“ he says, “
42、and youre getting to see children develop and grow. You become very close to them, for sure. I dont think Im special or better than a woman nanny; everyone has their own method. But Im unusual. Friends laughed when I started studying nursery nursing. In my class, I was the only man among 70 women. S
43、omehow, I made it,“ he said. Although its not yet common to find men in traditional (传统的 ) nannying courses, things are changing. In the United States, parents are employing young mannies, sometimes to care for babies, but more often as active role models to get junior away from the TV and the compu
44、ter. From rollerblading (轮滑 ) friends to summer swimming mannies, these are the big brothers who are always willing to play, largely because theyre paid for it. It is catching on here in Britain, too. Earlier this year, Norland nanny college welcomed its first full-time man student, 19-year-old Pete
45、r Cummins in Wales. While some families find it difficult to accept the idea of a young man in a traditional nannying role, man nannies are increasingly popular. 64 Which of the following can be the best title for the text? （ A） Changes in Tradition （ B） A New Job for Men （ C） Mannies and Women Nann
46、ies （ D） Baby Boys and Their Mannies 65 What does James like about his job as a nanny? （ A） He has received encouragement from his friends. （ B） He can easily do better than women nannies. （ C） He has more freedom to plan his own work. （ D） He is allowed to try out unusual methods. 66 Why are young
47、mannies becoming popular in the United States? （ A） They are good at computer games. （ B） They are better trained for their jobs. （ C） They can get boys in more healthy activities. （ D） They can protect the boys like big brothers. 67 Whos going to become a new man nanny soon? （ A） James Butters. （ B
48、） Peter Cummins. （ C） Thomas. （ D） Norland. 67 Understanding how nature reacts to climate (气候 ) change will require checking key life cycle events-flowering, the appearance of leaves, the first frog calls of the spring-all around the world. But ecologists (生态学家 ) cant be everywhere, so theyre turnin
49、g to non-scientists, sometimes called citizen scientists, for help. A group of scientists and educators set up an organization last year called the National Phenology Network. “Phenology“ is what scientists call the study of the timing of events in nature. One of the groups first efforts is to ask scientists and non-scientists to collect information about plant flowering and leafing every year. The program, called
