1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 342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 long was Dilys late? （ A） Half an hour. （ B） Twenty minutes. （ C） One and a half hours. 2 Why does Jack want to leave right away? （ A） The time is so late. （ B） J
2、ack wants to take the children to see a film. （ C） Jack has a lot of work to do. 3 What do you know from the man s answer? （ A） He enjoys writing home every week. （ B） He never writes home once a week. （ C） He doesn t write home once a week now. 4 When will the woman s mother leave for London? （ A）
3、7:15. （ B） 7:00. （ C） 6:50. 5 Who gave Lily flowers? （ A） Molly. （ B） Henry. （ C） Her boyfriend. 第二节 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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 Where does the conversation take place? （ A） On the phone. （ B） In the str
4、eet. （ C） In a restaurant. 7 What is Peter going to do this afternoon? （ A） Ride bicycle. （ B） Go to swimming. （ C） Take part in a basketball match. 8 When will the man meet these people wanting to visit the company? （ A） This week. （ B） Next month. （ C） Next week. 9 Where does the conversation take
5、 place? （ A） In the restaurant. （ B） In the office. （ C） In the factory. 10 Where does the man decide to meet these people? （ A） In the factory. （ B） In the office. （ C） In the mans home. 11 Where did Mary go? （ A） New York. （ B） London. （ C） Paris. 12 How does Mary like New York? （ A） It is very di
6、rty. （ B） It is her favorite city. （ C） It is like a country town. 13 What was the weather like in New York? （ A） It was great. （ B） It was freezing. （ C） It rained much. 14 What happened to the authors company five years ago? （ A） It made a great progress. （ B） It developed a new type of product. （
7、 C） It went out of business. 15 What did the landlord of the pub advise them to do? （ A） To buy the company. （ B） To find another job. （ C） To drink more. 16 How many new staff has the company taken on since it re-opened five years ago? （ A） 4. （ B） 10 （ C） 14 17 Is Cactus City Wild West Park old? （
8、 A） Yes. （ B） No. （ C） Unclear. 18 What do you know about Cactus City Wild West Park? （ A） A place to see cowboys and cowgirls. （ B） A place for children to play in winter. （ C） A fun place for the whole family. 19 When does the Wild West Show begin? （ A） At 10 a. m. weekdays. （ B） At 2 p. m. on wee
9、kends. （ C） At 2:30 p. m. every day. 20 When can people take free buses to the park? （ A） On Saturdays and Sundays. （ B） Throughout the week. （ C） In the evening. 单项填空 21 The room contained_equipment including several TV monitors. （ A） little （ B） a few （ C） a number of （ D） a lot of 22 The number o
10、f tigers in this area_said to be_. （ A） is; rising （ B） are; rising （ C） is; raised （ D） are; raised 23 If it rains, we should not go out, but the sky_perfectly clear. （ A） is （ B） will be （ C） was （ D） had been 24 I am going to attend the conference, but you_with me. （ A） neednt to go （ B） dont nee
11、d go （ C） needn t going （ D） needn t go 25 Are there any other students going to the park_Jack and Jane on Sunday? （ A） but （ B） except （ C） with （ D） besides 26 The more you follow their customs, _they will become to you. （ A） more friendly （ B） the more friendlier （ C） the more friendly （ D） the f
12、riendlier 27 You d better_the water until it has been boiled. （ A） not drunk （ B） not drinking （ C） not to drink （ D） not drink 28 _, a friend of Mrs. Black found the watch she had lost two days before. （ A） Especially （ B） Usually （ C） Generally （ D） Fortunately 29 How she wishes she_more attention
13、 to her lessons when she was at school! （ A） have paid （ B） paid （ C） had paid （ D） has paid 30 He_people with less knowledge than he has. （ A） looks up （ B） looks down upon （ C） looks at （ D） look after 31 So loudly_that the audience in the back heard him clearly. （ A） does he speak （ B） he speaks
14、（ C） did he speak （ D） he spoke 32 What do you think of the cake? It s nice. I d like to have_. （ A） some other （ B） another （ C） others （ D） other 33 I wrote it down_I should forget it. （ A） in case （ B） in case of （ C） in order that （ D） for fear of 34 We were talking about the American tourists_w
15、e met during our trip to the Great Wall. （ A） what （ B） which （ C） whom （ D） whose 35 While_in China, the young man picked up some Chinese. （ A） staying （ B） stay （ C） stayed （ D） to stay 完形填空 35 It was Clark s first visit to London Underground Railway. Against【 C1】_advice of his friends, he decided
16、 to go there after 5 o clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to【 C2】 _in London, because numerous people go home from work【 C3】 _this hour. He had to join a long【 C4】 _of people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some difficulty in making himself【 C5】_by the man selling ti
17、ckets. However, he got the right ticket【 C6】 _the end and, by asking people the【 C7】 _, he also found the right platform. It was packed tight【 C8】 _people. He did not【 C9】 _to get on the first train, but he was【 C10】 _to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better【 C11】_to get on
18、 the next one. When this train came in, Clark was【 C12】 _forward on to the train by the【 C13】 _of people from behind. The doors closed and the train【 C14】 _off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth【 C15】 _along t
19、he line. When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his【 C16】 _had been so easy. But he suddenly【 C17】 _that he had come to a station he had never heard of. He explained his difficulty to a man who was standing on the platform. With a【 C18】_on his face, the man【 C19】 _
20、Clark that he had caught a train going in the opposite【 C20】 _ 36 【 C1】 （ A） an （ B） some （ C） any （ D） the 37 【 C2】 （ A） leave （ B） visit （ C） stay （ D） travel 38 【 C3】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） at （ D） by 39 【 C4】 （ A） group （ B） team （ C） queue （ D） crowd 40 【 C5】 （ A） understand （ B） understood （ C）
21、understanding （ D） understandable 41 【 C6】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） by （ D） on 42 【 C7】 （ A） route （ B） track （ C） way （ D） path 43 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） in （ D） with 44 【 C9】 （ A） manage （ B） succeed （ C） fail （ D） achieve 45 【 C10】 （ A） able （ B） sure （ C） easy （ D） possible 46 【 C11】 （ A） posit
22、ion （ B） state （ C） seat （ D） way 47 【 C12】 （ A） hurried （ B） crowded （ C） forced （ D） swept 48 【 C13】 （ A） push （ B） rush （ C） drag （ D） brush 49 【 C14】 （ A） began （ B） drove （ C） ran （ D） moved 50 【 C15】 （ A） pause （ B） stop （ C） place （ D） rest 51 【 C16】 （ A） journey （ B） travel （ C） visit （ D） v
23、oyage 52 【 C17】 （ A） followed （ B） realized （ C） thought （ D） recognized 53 【 C18】 （ A） laugh （ B） look （ C） smile （ D） stare 54 【 C19】 （ A） explained （ B） said （ C） told （ D） advised 55 【 C20】 （ A） direction （ B） path （ C） route （ D） journey 55 Sometime in the next century, the familiar early-newsp
24、aper on the front gate will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. You 11 get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program that selects the type of news yo
25、u want. You 11 even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts working on the newspapers of the
26、future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of news events. Most of the technology is available(可用的 )now, but convincing(说服 )more people that they dont need
27、 paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next generation realize that the newspape
28、r industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover because people need to buy compu
29、ters and because newspapers have established financial(财经的 )interests in the paper industry. 56 What is the best title for this passage? （ A） Computer Newspapers Are Well Liked （ B） Newspapers of the Future Will Likely Be on Computer （ C） Newspapers Are out of Fashion （ D） New Communication Technolo
30、gy 57 It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers, because _. （ A） it is technologically impossible now （ B） computer newspapers are too expensive （ C） there is strong resistance from both the general population and professional journalists （ D） traditional
31、 newspapers are easy to read 58 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers? （ A） They are cheaper than traditional newspapers. （ B） They are very convenient to use. （ C） You can get more information from them quickly. （ D） You can easily save information for future use. 59 Jou
32、rnalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because_. （ A） they don t know how to use computers （ B） they think computer newspapers take too much time to read （ C） they think the new technology is bad （ D） they have been trained to write for traditional newspapers 60 We can infer from the
33、passage that_. （ A） all technological changes are good （ B） all technologies will eventually replace old ones （ C） new technologies will eventually replace old ones （ D） traditional newspapers are here to stay for another century 60 “ How far is it to the next village?“ the American asks a man sitti
34、ng by the side of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination(目的地 ), he will politely say “Just down the road“. He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler , and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the n
35、ight, getting more and more angry, feeling “ tricked“. He thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well. Had conditions been turned over, the American would have felt he was “cheating“ the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it
36、was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, would be sympathetic(同情的 )to the weary driver, he would say “You have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 miles“. The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect. Whether to be correct or polite leads to many misunderstandings b
37、etween people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem. 61 The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because_. （ A） he is playing a trick on him （ B） the American expects the answer （ C） he d
38、oesn t know the exact distance at all （ D） he wants to encourage him to go further 62 We learn from this passage that Americans_. （ A） are good at cheating （ B） are polite to anybody （ C） are sympathetic but honest （ D） have no sympathy for others 63 If you ask an American how far it is from the nex
39、t village, he will_. （ A） tell you the exact distance if he knows it （ B） tell you it is close although he knows it isn t （ C） say that he doesn t know and encourage you to go on （ D） decide whether you are tired or not, and then give you an answer 64 The short passage advises us to_. （ A） be polite
40、 but honest to foreigners （ B） learn customs of different countries （ C） decide whether to be polite according to different cultures （ D） tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countries 64 Movies are the most popular form of entertainment(娱乐 )for millions of Americans. They go to t
41、he movies to escape their normal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting than their own. They may choose to see a particular film because they like the actors or because they have heard the film has a good story. But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape. Sitting
42、 in a dark theater, watching the images on the screen, they enter another world that is real to them. They become involved in the lives of the characters in the movie, and for two hours, they forget all about their own problems. They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic
43、 and beautiful than in real life. The biggest “dream factories“ are in Hollywood, the capital of the film industry. Each year, Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies that are shown all over the world. American movies are popular because they tell stories and they are well-made. They provide the p
44、ublic with heroes who do things the average person would like to do but often can t. People have to cope with many problems and much trouble in real life, so they feel encouraged when they see the “ good guys“ win in the movies. 65 The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want_. （ A） to en
45、joy a good story （ B） to experience an exciting life （ C） to see the actors and actresses （ D） to escape their daily life 66 Which of the following is people s normal response to the movies they watch? （ A） They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them. （ B） They try to turn their drea
46、ms into reality. （ C） They become so involved that they forget their own problems. （ D） They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses. 67 It is obvious that real life is_. （ A） less romantic than that in the movies （ B） more romantic than that in the movies （ C） as romantic as tha
47、t in the movies （ D） no less romantic than that in the movies 67 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者 ), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to
48、 open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲 笔签名 ). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and write them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the
49、 chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale. Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger can t go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use
