1、国家公共英语(二级)笔试模拟试卷 365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 Where does the talk take place? ( A) At a filling station. ( B) At a chemists. ( C) In a post office. 2 What does the woman mean? ( A) She bought her grandfather a fa
2、rm. ( B) Her grandfather bought her a gift from the farm. ( C) Marys grandfather raised her on the farm. 3 Why could they beat us? ( A) They are tall and strong. ( B) They played together well. ( C) Some “Kings of the Match“ played very well. 4 What is the man going to do? ( A) To visit Glasgow on W
3、ednesday. ( B) To meet some people. ( C) To have a meeting in Glasgow. 5 Why is Alice absent? ( A) She has been ill. ( B) Her uncle is visiting her. ( C) She is visiting her uncle. 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
4、独白读两遍。 6 What did Mike do after his graduation from the university? ( A) He worked as an engineer in England. ( B) He worked as an engineer in Canada. ( C) He worked as a salesman in England. 7 What is the weather like in Canada? ( A) Terrible. ( B) Mild. ( C) Hot. 8 Where does the conversation take
5、 place? ( A) In a department store. ( B) In a hotel. ( C) In a bank. 9 What is the full name of the woman? ( A) Helen Angel. ( B) Helen Andre. ( C) Helen Andrews. 10 When is the conversation taking place? ( A) At ten. ( B) At ten-thirty. ( C) Nearly midnight. 11 When does the mans class begin the ne
6、xt day? ( A) Seven oclock. ( B) Ten oclock. ( C) Didnt mention. 12 What class will the man teach the next day? ( A) Spare time class. ( B) Experiment class. ( C) W:iting class. 13 Where has Ann been? ( A) To her brothers. ( B) To Beijing. ( C) To her uncles. 14 How far is it from Anns home to her un
7、cles? ( A) About eight thousand miles away. ( B) About eight hundred kilometers away. ( C) About eight hundred miles away. 15 Who went there with Ann? ( A) Her friend. ( B) Her father. ( C) Herself. 16 How did she go to her uncles? ( A) On foot. ( B) By bus. ( C) By train. 17 When is Marys birthday?
8、 ( A) August 15th. ( B) August 16th. ( C) August 12th. 18 What time will the party begin? ( A) At2:00p.m. ( B) At 2:20 p. m. ( C) At 1:40 p. m. 19 Will Jean come to the party? ( A) No, she wont, because she11 meet her sister at the station. ( B) Yes, she will, but she11 be late for the party. ( C) N
9、ot sure. Perhaps she wont be able to come. 20 Where will Jeans sister come from? ( A) The station. ( B) The party. ( C) Shanghai. 单项填空 21 Japan is_the east of China, with the Yellow Sea in between. ( A) in ( B) at ( C) on ( D) to 22 The number of students in our university_said to be over 20, 000 la
10、st year. ( A) was ( B) are ( C) has been ( D) were 23 Would you_me_to carry the box upstairs? With pleasure. ( A) give. favor ( B) do. the favor ( C) do. favor ( D) give. the favor 24 _should I take the medicine? Three times a day. ( A) How many pills ( B) How much ( C) How often ( D) How many 25 _i
11、s known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month. ( A) It ( B) As ( C) That ( D) What 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 friendlier 27 I didnt feel like _ so he suggested_a
12、taxi. ( A) to walk; taking ( B) walking; taking ( C) to walk; to take ( D) walking; to take 28 The middle-aged man was seen_out of the house on the afternoon of the murder. ( A) came ( B) come ( C) to come ( D) have come 29 Not until I began to work_ how much time I had wasted. ( A) didnt realize (
13、B) did I realize ( C) I didnt realize ( D) I realize 30 This little boy has always insisted on_Mr.Turner instead of Turner. ( A) to be called ( B) being called ( C) calling ( D) to call 31 Have you examined them all? Yes, _. ( A) each one ( B) every one ( C) each ( D) every 32 There was a second kno
14、ck at the door. It was the second time I_that afternoon. ( A) was interrupted ( B) was interrupting ( C) had interrupted ( D) had been interrupted 33 _the children to bed, she began to correct the studentsexercises. ( A) Sending ( B) Being sent ( C) Sent ( D) Having sent 34 There were already five p
15、eople in the car but they managed to take me as well.It_a comfortable journey. ( A) cant be ( B) shouldnt be ( C) mustnt be ( D) couldnt have been 35 An old friend from abroad, _I was expecting to stay with, telephoned me from the airport. ( A) that ( B) whom ( C) as ( D) which 完形填空 35 The Inspector
16、 of Schools arrived yesterday morning, and he spent me whole day【 C1】 _ the classes. The Headmaster had told us a few days【 C2】 _ that he was coming. I think the Headmaster was very【 C3】 _ with classes,【 C4】_the teacher over and over again what they must【 C5】 _ and examined the boys himself to see【
17、C6】 _ they were ready for the Inspector. He seemed very【 C7】 _ all the time, and told us in our class that we were【 C8】 _ fools and would be sure to make him【 C9】 _ face before the Inspector. All【 C10】 _ made us very nervous; and when the Inspector wandered into our class, we were all【 C11】 _ with f
18、right. I felt that all I【 C12】 _ knew had gone clean out of my head. The Inspector is a tall man. He【 C13】 _ glasses and always looks very strict. He【 C14】 _ examining the class in English, and I was the very【 C15】 _ boy he called up to read. I felt very nervous, but I managed to get through without
19、any bad mistakes. Some of the other boys,【 C16】 _, did not do so well, and the Inspector looked serious, though he did not say much. We got along better【 C17】 _ History and Geography, but when it came to Math he set us some very hard problems to solve which we【 C18】 _ to do;so he looked very black a
20、t our teacher. Coir teacher was very angry with us afterwards , but I am sure we should have done【 C19】 _ if we had not been so frightened. I think I should like to be an inspector when I grow up, because everyone would be【 C20】 _ of me. 36 【 C1】 ( A) teaching ( B) examining ( C) having ( D) attendi
21、ng 37 【 C2】 ( A) before ( B) after ( C) ago ( D) later 38 【 C3】 ( A) happy ( B) nervous ( C) sad ( D) afraid 39 【 C4】 ( A) asked ( B) demanded ( C) promised ( D) told 40 【 C5】 ( A) answer ( B) teach ( C) do ( D) that 41 【 C6】 ( A) whether ( B) how ( C) why ( D) say 42 【 C7】 ( A) glad ( B) frightened
22、 ( C) angry ( D) surprised 43 【 C8】 ( A) both ( B) every ( C) either ( D) all 44 【 C9】 ( A) make ( B) lose ( C) turn ( D) change 45 【 C10】 ( A) those ( B) what ( C) which ( D) this 46 【 C11】 ( A) shaking ( B) exciting ( C) shouting ( D) listening 47 【 C12】 ( A) never ( B) often ( C) ever ( D) once 4
23、8 【 C13】 ( A) pulls on ( B) putson ( C) dresses ( D) wears 49 【 C14】 ( A) finished ( B) began ( C) kept ( D) went 50 【 C15】 ( A) clever ( B) good ( C) first ( D) last 51 【 C16】 ( A) otherwise ( B) however ( C) though ( D) whatever 52 【 C17】 ( A) in ( B) at ( C) with ( D) on 53 【 C18】 ( A) managed (
24、B) wanted ( C) failed ( D) liked 54 【 C19】 ( A) worse ( B) more ( C) further ( D) better 55 【 C20】 ( A) careful ( B) afraid ( C) fond ( D) proud 55 Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop.Clothes can be bought ready made
25、, washing can-go-to the laundry, food can be bought cooked,canned, bread is baked and delivered by the baker, milk arrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at the restaurant, the workers canteen, and the school dining-room. It is unusual now for father to pursue(追求 ) his trade of other employment a
26、t home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation(职业 ), and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling
27、 of economic independence. In textile(纺织品的 ) areas it has long been a custom for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now not an unusual factor in a child s home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in th
28、e last 25 years. With mother earning and older children drawing much salaries father is seldom the controlling figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advantages increase, but children lose something of great value if mother s employment prevents her fro
29、m being home to greet them when they return from school. 56 The writer compares home to a workshop because_. ( A) fathers often pursue employment at home ( B) parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily life ( C) many families produce goods at home for sale ( D) both fathers a
30、nd mothers in most families are workers 57 The main reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation is_. ( A) that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work ( B) that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any more ( C) that there is a wide ch
31、oice of employment for children ( D) that children also like to have jobs outside 58 What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family? ( A) With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life. ( B) There are many choices of employment for mothers
32、 and children. ( C) Father does much less for his children today than he used to. ( D) The number of married women in employment has increased now. 59 It is implied in the passage that_. ( A) mothers have the practice to go to work ( B) working mother have no time to stay with their children at home
33、 ( C) young wage-earners are economically independent ( D) mothers position in a family has been raised 59 We walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a seat. While I watched, mouth o
34、pen in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop(拖把 ). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, mum nodded and said, “very dirty floors. “ “ Yes. I m glad they ve finally decided to
35、 clean them, “ the nurse said.She looked at mum strangely and said, “But aren t you working late?“ Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖 |) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until I couldn t see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book. After a long
36、time mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She rapidly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you. “ Outside, mum told me: “Dagmar is fine. No fever. “ “You saw her, mum?“ “Of course.I told her about the hospital rules
37、, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will slop worrying as well. It s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush. “ 60 When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was_. ( A) to clean the floor ( B) to please the nurse ( C) to see a patie
38、nt ( D) to surprise the storyteller 61 When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a_. ( A) nurse ( B) visitor ( C) patient ( D) cleaner 62 After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? ( A) It is a childrens hospital. ( B) It has strict rules about visiting hours. ( C) The nurs
39、es and doctors there dont work hard. ( D) A lot of patients come to this hospital every day. 63 Why did mother go to see Dagmar in die hospital? ( A) To give her some message about dad. ( B) To make sure her room was clean. ( C) To check that she was still there. ( D) To find out how she was. 63 Are
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41、ng list ( or email conversation) you want to join. From men on (until you unsubscribe), you 11 receive all the email that you and other users send to the list. The web site List is a great way to find mailing lists. It organizes over 70, 000 mailing lists by category. If you sign up for one, make su
42、re you have a stable email address. Many times a list will only let you post a message from the address mat you are subscribed(预定 ) under. Also keep the first email you get from a list in a safe place it usually tells you how to unsubscribe. Finally, you may want to sign up for a list and receive on
43、ly the best messages. Many moderated lists allow you to designate whether you 11 get every message or only a “digest“. Again, check that first message for instructions. (A word of caution: don t go crazy and sign for too many lists all at once. If you do, you may be inundated(泛滥 ) with email and not
44、 get anything positive out of the experience. Take it slow. Sign up for one or two lists, and then go from there.) 64 Which of the following words best describes mum? ( A) Polite. ( B) Patient. ( C) Changeable. ( D) Clever. 65 How can you get mail from the mailing lists? ( A) You can send your email
45、 address to a “list server“along with the name of the mailing list (or e-mail conversation) you want to join. ( B) You can merely have a stable email address. ( C) You may have some stable email addresses. ( D) You cant get mail from the mailing lists. 66 What is me best title for the passage? ( A)
46、Online Message Boards. ( B) Online Mailing Lists. ( C) Web Site: List. ( D) Online Subscription. 67 Signing too many lists is a good idea for you to get messages, is it right or wrong? Why? ( A) Its right because you may get every message you want. ( B) Its right because you may get the best message
47、. ( C) Its wrong because you may get only a “digest“. ( D) Its wrong because you may be inundated with email and not get anything positive out of the experience. 67 Dear editor, Why do newspapers have so many advertisements for electronic (电子的 ) equipment? Last Sunday I counted ads for seven kinds o
48、f televisions and thirteen kinds of radios in the Youth Journal. Besides that, there were pages and pages of ads for Citizens Band radios and tape recorders. Dont you realize what electronic equipment is doing to our daily life? Everywhere you go you may hear loud music and advertisements over radio
49、s; this continuous noise is doing harm to our ears. Husbands dont talk to wives any more; they are always watching the news or a ball game. Children s eyes become hurt with endless hours of watching not only the programs for children but also those for grown-ups as well. And worse, hidden microphones