1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 334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 are these two people talking about? （ A） A lightweight shirt. （ B） Things to wear. （ C） The warm weather. 2 When can the man see the manager? （ A） At 9:30. （ B）
2、At 11:45. （ C） At 12:40. 3 Who is the man possibly talking to? （ A） A doctor. （ B） A teacher. （ C） His mother. 4 Where does the woman have to get off? （ A） At the Bank of China. （ B） At the post office. （ C） At the second bus-stop. 5 What color does the man prefer? （ A） Light blue. （ B） Yellow. （ C）
3、 Pink. 6 Whom do you think the woman was angry with? （ A） The man. （ B） The repairman. （ C） The shopkeeper. 7 Why couldn t the woman find the repair shop? （ A） She missed the right turn. （ B） The man gave her the wrong directions. （ C） She had a bad sense of direction. 8 Why did the man tell her to
4、turn to the television repairman? （ A） The shop was easy to find. （ B） The repairman was his friend. （ C） They did good work and the price was reasonable. 9 What s the relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） They are professor and student. （ B） They are friends. （ C） They are mother and son
5、. 10 What does the woman ask the man to do? （ A） Look for a new apartment. （ B） Find a better job around campus. （ C） Share an apartment with her. 11 How much does the woman want to spend on rent? （ A） Less than $200 a month. （ B） $200 a month or so. （ C） A little more than $200 a month. 12 Which of
6、 the following examples connected with colors hasn t been mentioned in the talk? （ A） Telescopes. （ B） Trains. （ C） Telephones. 13 Why hair color and eye color of the driver are written on the driving license in some western countries? （ A） To identify the driver. （ B） To let the police know. （ C） C
7、olors are important information. 14 Why colors of national flags are different? （ A） To tell from each other. （ B） For particular meaning. （ C） To show colors functions. 15 What does the man ask for? （ A） Some quarters. （ B） 20 dollars. （ C） Some change. 16 How many 5 s will the woman give the man?
8、（ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. 17 What s the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Shop assistant and customer. （ B） Professor and student. （ C） Husband and wife. 18 What is the weather like in the northern and eastern England today? （ A） Heavy rain for a time. （ B） A long period of
9、 rain. （ C） A lot of sunshine. 19 What is the weather like tonight in the UK? （ A） It will be cloudier. （ B） It will clear up. （ C） It will be windy. 20 What will the weather be like in the Northern Ireland on Monday? （ A） It will turn cold. （ B） It will be dry and bright. （ C） It will most probably
10、 rain. 单项填空 21 She_several jackets and finally picked out a blue one. （ A） went on （ B） took on （ C） tried on （ D） put on 22 Although Helen is a new teacher, she knows_student in her class. （ A） every of （ B） every （ C） all （ D） all of 23 Since last year, she_of the long distance. （ A） have covered
11、three fifth （ B） have covered three fifths （ C） has covered three fifths （ D） has covered three fifth 24 _of his parents liked pop music. So they did. It is noisy. （ A） All （ B） None （ C） Both （ D） Neither 25 When he was in the countryside, he_visit the poor peasants. （ A） used to （ B） was used to （
12、 C） is used to （ D） had used to 26 Have you got any idea for the summer vacation? I don t mind where we go_there s sun, sea and beach. （ A） as if （ B） if only （ C） now that （ D） as long as 27 _ if hed ever been fined before, Mathew replied, “Only for speeding. “ （ A） Asking （ B） Asked （ C） To ask （
13、D） Having asked 28 She used to call me“ Tiny,“_I was at least as tall as she was. （ A） although （ B） because （ C） unless （ D） if 29 I_a supporter of this basketball club for many years now. （ A） will be （ B） was （ C） was being （ D） have been 30 Are you suggesting that education holds the key to our
14、future? （ A） Never mind （ B） Very much so （ C） A11 the same （ D） So am I 31 _me to phone the dentist this afternoon. I will. （ A） Notice （ B） Tell （ C） Remember （ D） Remind 32 -My birthday falls on _ Saturday this year. -Good! Well have _ time for a big party. （ A） a; / （ B） the; / （ C） a; the （ D）
15、/; the 33 Id never have guessed he was a Wilson-he doesnt look _ like his brothers. （ A） one （ B） that （ C） anybody （ D） anything 34 Bella is very kind and beautiful and works hard. _, she is a good girl. （ A） To sum up （ B） As a result （ C） By the way （ D） In the end 35 Hello! I _ you were in Londo
16、n. How long have you been here? （ A） dont know （ B） hadnt known （ C） didnt know （ D） havent known 完形填空 35 As far back as I can remember, the glass jar【 C1】 _on the floor beside the small【 C2】 _in my parents room. Dad would【 C3】 _his pockets and put his coins into the【 C4】 _every day. As a small boy,
17、 I was always【 C5】 _to hear the sounds the coins made【 C6】 _they were dropped into the jar. I used to sit on the floor in front of the jar and【 C7】 _the copper and silver circles shining when the sun poured through the window. When the jar was【 C8】 _, Dad would sit at the table in their room and cou
18、nt the coins. Every time as we drove to the bank, Dad would look at me【 C9】 _. “Those coins are going to keep you【 C10】 _what I am doing at the coal mine, son. Youre going to do better than me. This old coal mine towns not going to【 C11】 _you back. “ No matter how【 C12】 _things got at home, Dad【 C13
19、】 _to drop his coins into the jar.【 C14】 _during the summer when Dad got laid off (解雇 )from the coal mine and Mama had to【 C15】 _dried beans for dinner several times a week, no money was taken from the jar. The years passed, and I finished college and took a job in another town. Once, while visiting
20、 my parents, I noticed that the glass jar had been【 C16】 _. I felt sad as I【 C17】 _the spot(位置 ) beside the table. My dad was a man of few words and never lectured me on the【 C18】 _of determination and faith. The jar had【 C19】 _me all these values far more powerfully than the most flowery of【 C20】 _
21、could have done. In my mind, it showed, more than anything else, how much my dad had loved me. 36 【 C1】 （ A） existed （ B） left （ C） sat （ D） fell 37 【 C2】 （ A） table （ B） shelf （ C） bed （ D） chair 38 【 C3】 （ A） feel （ B） pick （ C） fmd （ D） empty 39 【 C4】 （ A） bag （ B） pocket （ C） box （ D） jar 40 【 C
22、5】 （ A） nervous （ B） excited （ C） shy （ D） comfortable 41 【 C6】 （ A） as （ B） since （ C） before （ D） unless 42 【 C7】 （ A） draw （ B） describe （ C） imagine （ D） admire 43 【 C8】 （ A） filled （ B） taken （ C） delivered （ D） broken 44 【 C9】 （ A） honestly （ B） hopefully （ C） calmly （ D） secretly 45 【 C10】 （
23、A） right into （ B） missing from （ C） away from （ D） close to 46 【 C11】 （ A） frighten （ B） send （ C） force （ D） hold 47 【 C12】 （ A） dull （ B） rough （ C） easy （ D） smooth 48 【 C13】 （ A） wanted （ B） continued （ C） tried （ D） stopped 49 【 C14】 （ A） Still （ B） Then （ C） Thus （ D） Even 50 【 C15】 （ A） save
24、 （ B） feed （ C） count （ D） serve 51 【 C16】 （ A） removed （ B） repaired （ C） destroyed （ D） replaced 52 【 C17】 （ A） stared at （ B） glanced at （ C） noticed （ D） watched 53 【 C18】 （ A） contents （ B） feelings （ C） opinions （ D） values 54 【 C19】 （ A） bought （ B） took （ C） taught （ D） told 55 【 C20】 （ A） t
25、imes （ B） coins （ C） words （ D） beans 55 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 world 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 mom
26、ent, 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 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 d
27、egree 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 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 s
28、hould 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 P.M. Science it was in fourteenth place a few years ago. Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty-first place. Those findings will strengthen the opi
29、nion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their 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,
30、 is in 11th place. The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Aires. 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. 68 What i
31、s the text mainly about? （ A） The economic development in Europe. （ B） The results of a study. （ C） Living costs outside the euro zone. （ D） Changes in world currencies. 69 The Economist Intelligence Unit has tried its best to_. （ A） introduce the euro to more countries （ B） help people choose place
32、s to live in （ C） provide information about living cost （ D） offer suggestions for economic growth 70 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 d
33、own in the world （ D） problems occurred in other cities 71 What can we learn from the text? （ A） Buenos Aires is the cheapest city in the world. （ B） Tokyo and Osaka are the most expensive cities. （ C） Paris and Berlin have the highest prices in Europe. （ D） London and Harare are as expensive as the
34、y were. 71 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 turning to non-scientists, sometimes calle
35、d 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 coll
36、ect information about plant flowering and leafing every year. The program, called Project BudBurst, collects life cycle information on a variety of common plants from across the United States. People taking part in the project record their information on the Project BudBurst website. “People dont ha
37、ve to be scientists-they just have to look around and see whats in their neighbourhood,“ says Jennifer Schwartz, a scientist with the project. “As we collect this information, well be able to know about the changes of plants and animals as the climate changes. “ Not only that, the information also h
38、elps scientists learn about how these changes will have an effect on people, Scientists examining lilac (丁香花 ) flowering in western United States reported that in years when lilacs flowered early-before May 20th-wildfires later in the summer and fall were likely to be larger and more serious. Lilac
39、flowering, then, could serve as an alarm bell. “The best way for us to increase our knowledge of how plants and animals are reacting to climate change is to increase the count of information we have,“ Schwartz says. “Thats why we need citizen scientists to get as much information from as many places
40、 on as many plants and anireals over as long a time period as we can. “ 72 Project Budburst aims to _. （ A） study animal behavior all year round （ B） invite citizen scientists to do scientific research （ C） collect information on the life cycles of common plants （ D） help ecologists learn about wild
41、fires in western United States 73 The author uses lilac flowering as an example to show _. （ A） flowers could help prevent wildfires （ B） plant flowering can be related to wildfires （ C） some flowers are closer to our life than others （ D） lilacs are the best plants to show climate change 74 Why are
42、 citizen scientists invited to take part in Project BudBurst? （ A） To give a hand in research. （ B） To teach science to the public. （ C） To help create a website of popular science. （ D） To call peoples attention to climate change. 75 According to Schwartz, what can help people know more about clima
43、te change? （ A） Taking a course on phenology. （ B） Knowledge of life cycle events of plants and animals. （ C） Efforts of ecologists to learn more about plant flowering. （ D） Full support of citizen scientists to study climate changes. 第一节 短文改错 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾 ()；如有错误 (
44、每行只有一个错误 )，则按下列情况改正： 多一个词：把多余的词用斜线 ( )划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ( )，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。 75 Spring has came to Portland at last. The sky is blue. 【 M1】 _ Birds are singing on the trees, flowers are blooming, and 【 M2】 _ everyone are in a good
45、mood. Spring has always been 【 M3】 _ a busy time for college students in Portland. They had 【 M4】 _ to take final examinations and hand out their term papers. 【 M5】 _ Most of students who have been living in the dorms 【 M6】 _ will soon be packing their things to move back to home 【 M7】 _ for summer
46、vacation. Of course, many students will be 【 M8】 _ looking for job during the summer and other students will 【 M9】 _ remain in campus to take courses. 【 M10】 _ 76 【 M1】 77 【 M2】 78 【 M3】 79 【 M4】 80 【 M5】 81 【 M6】 82 【 M7】 83 【 M8】 84 【 M9】 85 【 M10】 第 二节 书面表达 86 假设你是李明。你所在的城市将举办一个国际民间艺术节 (Internati
47、onal Folk Art Festival)，需招聘能用英语交流的工作人员。请根据以下要点，用英语写一封申请信。 1个人简介； 2应聘目的； 3特长及英语水平。 注意： 1词数 100词左右，开头已为你写好； 2请适当补充细节； 3请直接将书面表达写在答题卡 2背面。 国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 334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 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, madam. Wh
48、at kind of dress are you looking for? M: Since it s getting warmer thin time of the year, I want something lightweight. 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Do you think the manager could see me before nine thirty? W: He wont be in until eleven forty-five. M: Is twelve forty any good? W: Yes, I ll write down the time. 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Im not feeling so well. W: Get some rest and take these medicine three times a day. If you dont feel better, come back and see me. 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Does this bus go to the Bank of China
