1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 296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 How much will the woman pay for these tickets? （ A） $10. （ B） 20 （ C） 30 2 What does the man mean? （ A） Shopping is boring. （ B） He will go to see the movie himself.
2、（ C） The woman prefers seeing the movie to going shopping. 3 Is there any spare room at the hotel? （ A） No, there s no spare room. （ B） Yes, there s a single room. （ C） Yes, there s a double room. 4 What will the man probably do? （ A） Pay more attention to the music. （ B） Stop listening to the music
3、. （ C） Play the music more quietly. 5 Why does the woman walk all the way to the office? （ A） She tries to keep fit by walking. （ B） She wants to save money. （ C） Her car has broken down. 6 What lipstick did the woman expect to buy? （ A） Dark shade. （ B） Pink shade. （ C） Bright shade. 7 Why does the
4、 woman want to change the color of her lipstick? （ A） To be cool. （ B） To be serious. （ C） To be attractive. 8 How about the lipstick the woman took in the end? （ A） Its color is suitable but is very expensive. （ B） The one with bright color. （ C） The one with more transparent shades. 9 Where are th
5、e two speakers? （ A） At a street corner. （ B） In a city center. （ C） In a car. 10 What is the building next to the theatre? （ A） A shopping mall. （ B） A restaurant. （ C） The city hall. 11 What does the man want to buy? （ A） Postcards. （ B） Clothes. （ C） Presents. 12 Where does this conversation take
6、 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 the group. （ C） Sit down to order. 15 When did the ma
7、n have his first car? （ A） When he went abroad. （ B） When he was a student. （ C） When he started working. 16 What do we know about the man s first car? （ A） It was small. （ B） It was brown. （ C） It was ugly. 17 What happened to the car later? （ A） The man sold it. （ B） The man broke it. （ C） The man
8、 sent it abroad. 18 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） Sea adventures. （ B） Vacation plans. （ C） Life at the Caribbean. 19 What has the woman paid close attention to? （ A） Weather reports. （ B） International news. （ C） Storm damage. 20 What do we learn about the man s experience? （ A） He was
9、caught in a storm. （ B） He visited storm-hit islands. （ C） He made a voyage two weeks ago. 单项填空 21 The book_by a famous writer. （ A） was believed to write （ B） believed to be written （ C） was believed to be written （ D） believe to write 22 His sister always spends so much_clothes that she cant manag
10、e to live within her income. （ A） for （ B） in （ C） at （ D） on 23 _of his parents liked pop music. So they did. It is noisy. （ A） All （ B） None （ C） Both （ D） Neither 24 The famous novel is said_into Chinese. （ A） to have translated （ B） to be translate （ C） to have been translated （ D） to translate
11、25 Joseph is at the stage _ he can say single words but not full sentences. （ A） that （ B） which （ C） what （ D） where 26 As gas is getting more and more expensive, many people are _ public transportation. （ A） looking for （ B） setting up （ C） turning to （ D） changing into 27 60% of those _ in the re
12、search thought the noise levels of the traffic had increased. （ A） questioning （ B） questioned （ C） question （ D） to question 28 It was a big celebration-_people gathered at the city square. （ A） five thousands （ B） five thousand （ C） thousands （ D） thousand of 29 Although it was not named_ 1782,thi
13、s kind of metal was used as early as 5300 B.C. （ A） for （ B） in （ C） until （ D） since 30 It is said that Sallys been painting for years since she was a little girl,_? （ A） isnt she （ B） hasnt it （ C） hasnt she （ D） doesnt it 31 -My birthday falls on _ Saturday this year. -Good! Well have _ time for
14、a big party. （ A） a; / （ B） the; / （ C） a; the （ D） /; the 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 Im against the idea _ the womans place is in the kitchen. （ A） where （ B） which （ C） that （ D） how 34 Mar
15、ks first year at college was a time _ with excitement and enjoyment. （ A） having filled （ B） being filled （ C） to be filled （ D） filled 35 The company is losing money and_have to close down. （ A） should （ B） would （ C） must （ D） need 完形填空 35 It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15
16、to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before【 C1】 _the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess【 C2】_. If you have to be late, call and tell them to【 C3】 _you. It s even【 C4】_to be early! The host or the host
17、ess will probably not be【 C5】 _. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car【 C6】_the right time. Though it s often important to arrive on time, yet【 C7】 _, for open houses, the host or the hostess invites guests to arrive and leave【 C8】 _a certain time so
18、 you can arrive at any time【 C9】 _the time he or she gives you. It s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost【 C10】 _, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of【 C11】 _will be fine. Never bring money as a p
19、resent. In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comes【 C12】 _. It s important not only to learn and remember names, but to【 C13】 _them often in the conversation. After the【 C14】 _, we usually call friends by their given names.【 C15】 _m
20、ay want you call them by their titles and【 C16】 _such as “Mr. Jones“, “Mrs. Smith“, “Ms. Johnson“ or “Dr. Brown“. A maiden name is a woman s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she【 C17】 _the family name of her husband【 C18】_her maiden name. It is now becomi
21、ng common,【 C19】 _, for women to keep their maiden names【 C20】 _they get married. 36 【 C1】 （ A） making （ B） cooking （ C） doing （ D） serving 37 【 C2】 （ A） spirit （ B） opinion （ C） thought （ D） idea 38 【 C3】 （ A） have with （ B） have without （ C） start without （ D） start with 39 【 C4】 （ A） nice （ B） wo
22、rse （ C） nicer （ D） bad 40 【 C5】 （ A） back （ B） in （ C） up （ D） ready 41 【 C6】 （ A） by （ B） after （ C） before （ D） until 42 【 C7】 （ A） in the other hand （ B） on the other hand （ C） in another hand （ D） on another hand 43 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） among （ C） between （ D） at 44 【 C9】 （ A） within （ B） by （ C
23、） on （ D） in 45 【 C10】 （ A） many （ B） a lot （ C） a little （ D） a few 46 【 C11】 （ A） silver （ B） prizes （ C） cookbook （ D） candy 47 【 C12】 （ A） after （ B） before （ C） first （ D） later 48 【 C13】 （ A） watch out （ B） repeat （ C） speak （ D） retell 49 【 C14】 （ A） introduction （ B） conversation （ C） meetin
24、g （ D） dinner 50 【 C15】 （ A） Gentlemen （ B） Young people （ C） Older people （ D） Doctor 51 【 C16】 （ A） given names （ B） first names （ C） family names （ D） full names 52 【 C17】 （ A） gives （ B） brings （ C） carries （ D） takes 53 【 C18】 （ A） instead （ B） in place of （ C） takes place （ D） in place 54 【 C1
25、9】 （ A） and （ B） while （ C） however （ D） still 55 【 C20】 （ A） after （ B） until （ C） before （ D） since 56 Dolphins are interesting animals. Working with them is fun, because you never know what they will come up with to surprise you. Remember when your mom used to cut up your food? Circe, a show dolp
26、hin, wont eat fish unless someone cuts the fins (鱼鳍 ) off. Diana Reiss, a scientist who worked with Circe, knew that. But one day she forgot. Reiss was training Circe to “stay at station“ in front of her. Every time the dolphin swam off, Reiss gave her a time-out by backing away from the side of the
27、 pool and standing at a distance. When Circe stayed, Reiss fed her a piece of fish. But then she gave her a piece with fins by mistake. Circe looked at Reiss, spat(吐 ) out the fish, and swam across the pool. She took an upright position in the water and simple “stood“ there. Circe was communicating
28、(交流 ) loud and clear. “I felt as if I had gotten the time-out! “ says Reiss. Another dolphin, Pete, enjoyed his meals of fish served up by his trainer. But a wild bird started to show up at every feeding to steal some of the dolphins supper. Pete was definitely not happy about that. One day when Pet
29、es trainer gave him frozen fish, Pete let them sink to the bottom of his pool. Between shows he dived down and pushed eight fish up to the surface, and managed to keep all of them afloat. For five minutes, the bird watched anxiously. Finally, the bird took the bait. When it did, Pete caught the bird
30、s feet and pulled it underwater! Then took care of that little thief. 56 Reiss would feed Circe a fish _. （ A） before Circe gave a performance （ B） when Circe followed the instruction （ C） the moment Circe swam close to Reiss （ D） each time Reiss left the side of the pool 57 When Circe “stood“ there
31、, what message did she try to send to Reiss? （ A） Im punishing you. （ B） I dont like frozen fish. （ C） Im not interested in the game. （ D） I know how to stand up in the water. 58 We know from the text that Pete _. （ A） was trained to stay at station （ B） often plays with food before he eats （ C） lik
32、es to eat fish without fins （ D） was smart in teaching the bird a lesson 59 The underlined words “took the bait“ in the last paragraph means “_“. （ A） was fooled （ B） took actions （ C） made a decision （ D） went out of the way 59 Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your
33、family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldnt agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships. When I talk about money this way to a group, there is always someone who comes up to me and says, “ Suze, you are so wrong. Money isnt the key to life this is!“ At which p
34、oint their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family. Thats when things get interesting, because I start asking them questions: Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach, was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautifu
35、l boys and girls go to college? As their answers are “yes“ , I ask them how they provide all of that for their family. Thats when they understand that I had it right. I totally agree that family and friends are of great importance to our well being; without meaningful relationships, theres no chance
36、 of ever being truly happy. Thats why, every Saturday night, I end my CNBC show with the following words:“ People first. Then money. Then things. “ How we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness. Over the past few decades (十年 ), the percentage of Americans who say theyre happy hasn
37、t changed much, while at the same time the average income has doubled. So we have more money, but were not much happier on average. A paradox(悖论 ) ? Far from it. My sense is that while were making more money, we arent making more of the money we make. We have to pay for a lot of things, and we have
38、to worry a-bout saving for retirement (退休 ) in a way that our parents and grandparents never did. And as man-y of you know, its really hard to increase your happiness when youve got a lot of money worries. Do you agree, or am I way off base? Id love to know what do you think about the money/ happine
39、ss connection. 60 Why do people often show the author their family photos? （ A） They hope to show money is very important. （ B） They want to prove they can afford a holiday. （ C） They think a good family makes them truly happy. （ D） They believe a happy person considers people first. 61 Why did the
40、authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3? （ A） To persuade them to save for the future. （ B） To ask for advice on holidays abroad. （ C） To know more about each person. （ D） To show them what he meant. 62 Which of the following arguments does the author want to make? （ A） Money is all that matte
41、rs in our life. （ B） The richer we are, the happier well be. （ C） Money makes a difference to the quality of our lives. （ D） True happiness is achievable from good relationships. 63 What does the underlined words “off base“ in the last paragraph most probably mean? （ A） mistaken （ B） unprepared （ C）
42、 unnecessary （ D） misunderstood 63 A study comparing prices in 150 major cities has found that cities in Western Europe have become more expensive to live in since the full introduction of the euro currency (货币 ). The report also noted a fall in living costs in cities where there are economic (经济的 )
43、 or political problems such as Buenos Aires in Argentina and Harare in Zimbabwe. The findings are shown in the latest worldwide cost of living study conducted yearly by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a business research organization based in London. The information is meant to help big firms set p
44、ayments for people working away from their home country. As in last years study, two Japanese cities, Tokyo and Osaka, were found to be the most expensive places to live. The report also says that cities in the euro zone (欧元区 ) , have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduc
45、tion of euro notes and coins. For example, Paris now has the tenth highest costs; it was in fourteenth place a few years ago. Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty-first place. Those findings will strengthen the opinion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their
46、 prices. But as in past years, the highest costs in Europe are outside the euro zone. London, for example, is the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in. New York, which has the highest prices in America, is in 11th place. The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Air
47、es. That partly shows the fall of the Argentine currency, following the countrys inability to pay the money it owes. The cheapest major cities were found to be Tehran in Iran and Harare, capital of Zimbabwe. 64 What is the text mainly about? （ A） The economic development in Europe. （ B） The results
48、of a study. （ C） Living costs outside the euro zone. （ D） Changes in world currencies. 65 The Economist Intelligence Unit has tried its best to_. （ A） introduce the euro to more countries （ B） help people choose places to live in （ C） provide information about living cost （ D） offer suggestions for
49、economic growth 66 Some European cities have become more expensive probably because_. （ A） businesses took advantage of the new currency （ B） living cost dropped in non-European countries （ C） economic growth slowed down in the world （ D） problems occurred in other cities 67 What can we learn from the text? （ A） Buenos Aires is the che
