1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 368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 can we conclude from the womans reply? （ A） She thinks John is joking. （ B） She is sure John is selling his shop. （ C） She thinks John likes business. 2 What doe
2、s the man mean? （ A） The new teacher is sick. （ B） He hasnt met me teacher yet. （ C） He didnt like the teacher. 3 What time is it now? （ A） 7:55. （ B） 7:05. （ C） 8:05. 4 What does the woman mean? （ A） She thinks they shouldnt go to French restaurants. （ B） Shes recommending a good place to go for di
3、nner. （ C） She is inviting them to dinner. 5 Which of the following can we know from the dialogue? （ A） The woman is going to have a trip this summer vacation. （ B） The woman is going to stay at home this summer vacation. （ C） The woman hasnt decided how to spend the summer vacation. 第二节 听下面 5段对话或独白
4、。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 What time didMr. Huang ring? （ A） 8:13 a. m （ B） 8:30 a. m （ C） 5:00 p. m 7 Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Professor and student. （ B） Manager and sec
5、retary. （ C） Husband and wife. 8 How many people are they taking about in the photograph? （ A） 3. （ B） 4. （ C） 5. 9 What do we know about Meg? （ A） She is a young girl now. （ B） She lives in Florida. （ C） She has two kids now. 10 Where does the man want to go? （ A） A famous hill. （ B） The Childrens
6、School. （ C） The Childrens Hospital. 11 How long will it take me man to walk there? （ A） An hour. （ B） Half an hour. （ C） Less than an hour. 12 How does the man get to the place where he wants to go? （ A） By bike. （ B） By bus. （ C） By taxi. 13 Where does this conversation take place? （ A） In a libra
7、ry. （ B） In a bookstore. （ C） On a sports field. 14 Why is the man not able to find the book he needs? （ A） Its the first time hes come to the library. （ B） Theres only one reading room in the library. （ C） He wants to refer to the book for some figures. 15 Where is the General Reading Room? （ A） Be
8、side the library building. （ B） Inside the library building. （ C） In a white house across the sports field. 16 How many reading rooms does the library have? （ A） Four. （ B） Five. （ C） Six. 17 When will the exam take place? （ A） On a Tuesday. （ B） On a Wednesday. （ C） On a Thursday. 18 What should th
9、e students bring with them to me exam? （ A） A final copy of the research project. （ B） Copies of the midterm. （ C） A few pens. 19 What will be the format of the final exam? （ A） There will be only multiple-choice questions. （ B） The exam will be both multiple-choice and essay questions. （ C） There w
10、ill be only essay questions. 20 When is this talk most likely being given? （ A） During the first week of class. （ B） On the last day of class. （ C） During midterm. 单项填空 21 _it with me and I11 see what I can do. （ A） When left （ B） Leaving （ C） If you leave （ D） Leave 22 If these trousers are too sma
11、ll, then buy a bigger_. （ A） one （ B） pair （ C） ones （ D） piece 23 As I didnt have any experience, I was_probably. （ A） likely to have （ B） probably having （ C） probable to have （ D） likely having 24 About 200 people_the competition. （ A） joined （ B） joined in （ C） joined with （ D） joined up 25 The
12、horse_the danger and stopped. （ A） sensed （ B） imagined （ C） smelled （ D） tasted 26 What do you want to tell us? The cities and the people_I had visited there. （ A） that （ B） who （ C） where （ D） which 27 _has committed a crime is to answer for it. （ A） Who （ B） No matter who （ C） Anyone （ D） Whoever
13、 28 Jack_an honest man, who had been done wrong. （ A） turned out to be （ B） appeared to be （ C） must be （ D） may be 29 Do you think the Guangdong Team will beat the Shanghai Team? Yes. They have better players, so I_them to win. （ A） prefer （ B） expect （ C） want （ D） hope 30 It is no use_a taxi. The
14、 ball is so near. （ A） taking （ B） to take （ C） in （ D） by 31 Such people_ you have talked about are often seen. （ A） who （ B） as （ C） whom （ D） that 32 I remember_her somewhere before. （ A） to meet （ B） having met （ C） to have met （ D） meeting 33 How beautifully she sings! I have never heard_. （ A）
15、 the better voice （ B） a good voice （ C） the best voice （ D） a better voice 34 When the wounded soldier_, he found himself being looked after by Nightingale. （ A） came into （ B） came up （ C） came back （ D） came to 35 It was_I met Mr Smith in London. （ A） many years that （ B） for many years since （ C
16、） many years ago that （ D） since many years ago when 完形填空 35 Gold is worshipped as a god by many people.【 C1】 _ seems to those who love it【 C2】 _ gold can bring happi ness. But the following story will help you judge for yourself whether gold is a good dung or not. One day in 1848, a remarkable thsc
17、overy was made in a mountain stream in California by a carpenter named Marshall. He happened【 C3】 _ somedhng bright and yellow from me water near his masters sawmill(锯木厂 ).Not knowing what they were, he【 C4】 _ mem to his master Mr Sutter, a Swiss【 C5】 _ to America to try to make【 C6】 _ money. Sutter
18、 immethately realized mat they were particles(微粒 ) of gold. He sent a man named Bennet to San Francisco(旧金山 )【 C7】 _ me governor of it. At first people refused【 C8】 _ . Only after a reporter of a newspaper had gone to Sutters sawmill and made report about it【 C9】 _ all over the U.S.A, and even acros
19、s America to Europe. Withinn a month, thousands upon mousands of people【 C10】 _ California【 C11】 _ me valuable metal. Solthers deserted(开小差 ) the army, sailors left their ships and all sorts of people gave up their jobs to【 C12】 _ California and become rich. A large number of Europeans【 C13】 _ the s
20、earch, too. This was the California Gold Rush(加利福尼亚淘金热 ). While this went on, families【 C14】 _ ;husbands【 C15】 _ meir wives and children were left alone. Some of them were killed in storms at sea, many of mem【 C16】 _ after lanthng. Even more could not【 C17】 _ me hardship of the trip and thed of hung
21、er, cold or illness. The Gold Rush prove a thsaster (灾难 ) for Sutter himself. For years he【 C18】 _ those gold-thggers who hated him very much, and thd a great deal of【 C19】 _ to his business. Sutters house was burnt down and even one of his sons was killed. At me end of his life, he became a beggar,
22、 who would often stop passers-by in me street【 C20】 _ that“ Gold was me Devil.“ 36 【 C1】 （ A） It （ B） That （ C） This （ D） What 37 【 C2】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） from which 38 【 C3】 （ A） picking up （ B） to pick up （ C） to dig （ D） to choose 39 【 C4】 （ A） took （ B） sent （ C） brought （ D） ca
23、rried 40 【 C5】 （ A） whose had （ B） who came （ C） who had come （ D） that came 41 【 C6】 （ A） some （ B） a large number of （ C） a lot of （ D） a good many 42 【 C7】 （ A） to speak （ B） to inform （ C） to talk （ D） to ask 43 【 C8】 （ A） to believe in it （ B） to receive it （ C） to believe it （ D） to accept it
24、44 【 C9】 （ A） the news spread （ B） thd me news spread （ C） spread news （ D） had me news spread 45 【 C10】 （ A） were hurrying to （ B） were leaving （ C） hurried to （ D） were hurrying from 46 【 C11】 （ A） to search for （ B） to search （ C） to find （ D） in search 47 【 C12】 （ A） try to arrive （ B） try getti
25、ng to （ C） try to reach （ D） try to go 48 【 C13】 （ A） took part in （ B） joined （ C） joinethn （ D） had joined 49 【 C14】 （ A） were broken out （ B） were broken up （ C） were broken down （ D） broke away 50 【 C15】 （ A） were broken away from （ B） drove off （ C） starved with （ D） went away with 51 【 C16】 （
26、A） lost meir lives （ B） gave meir lives for （ C） devotes themselves to （ D） lost their homes 52 【 C17】 （ A） have （ B） stand （ C） beat （ D） smooth 53 【 C18】 （ A） managed to drive off （ B） tried to get rid of （ C） wanted to kill （ D） managed to destroy 54 【 C19】 （ A） harm （ B） good （ C） help （ D） wron
27、g 55 【 C20】 （ A） to say （ B） to speak （ C） to talk （ D） to tell 55 As my train wasn t due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days befor
28、e. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt didnt seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps of paper, and photographs fell out of it;but no matter how hard I searched, th
29、e receipt was nowhere to be found. When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object no diffe
30、rent from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me a“ form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles 1 had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they cam
31、e to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed the case already. This hadn t happened fortunately, for after a time I found the
32、 case lying on its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet; this time to pay. I pulled out a ten-shilling note and the “lost “receipt slipped out with it. I cou
33、ldn t help blushing and looked up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before too! 56 The underlined words“ to spare“ probably means “_. “ （ A） to show mercy to （ B） to leave over or more than you need （ C） to be free （ D） to use in a s
34、mall quantity 57 Why did he go to the luggage office? （ A） He went there to get his case. （ B） He went there to see a friend. （ C） He went there to buy something to eat. （ D） He wanted to ask when the train was leaving. 58 There were a lot of things in his wallet except_. （ A） railway tickets （ B） m
35、oney （ C） photographs （ D） ID card 59 The writer took out his wallet me second time to_. （ A） search for his receipt again （ B） find some paper to write on （ C） pay for the service （ D） see if his railway-tickets were there 59 It is reported mat over 300 million people in China are suffering from ne
36、arsightedness (近视 ). As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure the disease by medicine, equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. But in fact the care given to one s eyes should start with the exercise on one s feet. Three methods on how to protect eyes are as
37、 follows: Firstly, dont fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose socks or walking barefooted at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes so as to make blood circulation(循环 ) easier. Secondly, walking on tiptoes will help improve ones eyesight, and prevent nearsightedness. Figures show t
38、hat few ballet performers are nearsighted. Thirdly, rope skipping also does good to one s eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to react quickly, which excites the brain as well as the eyes. It will also help make one grow taller. Besides foot exercises, it is good to pull ones ears. Pulling the
39、 ears 20 times is found to be an effective way to reduce me pressure on one s eyes soon. 60 To cure nearsightedness, people dont usually. （ A） depend on medicine （ B） use equipment （ C） think of foot exercises （ D） pay attention to correcting me way children read and sit 61 What is the main point th
40、e writer is trying to make about me first method? （ A） One should let ones feet be free. （ B） One should protect ones feet to protect ones eyes. （ C） One should protect ones eyes to protect ones feet. （ D） One should learn to walk barefooted at home. 62 Few ballet performers become nearsighted becau
41、se （ A） the reason remains to be seen （ B） they have special food for themselves as dancers （ C） they have special ways to keep slim （ D） they dance on their tiptoes 63 Why does the writer think rope skipping also does good to ones eyes? （ A） Skipping the rope helps make one grow taller. （ B） One ha
42、s to act quickly when skipping the rope. （ C） Skipping the rope can make ones eyes more active. （ D） Ones eyes move when one is skipping the rope. 63 Most of the animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals
43、come together in a partnership which is good for both of them. You may see some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in me parasites (寄生虫 ) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they can remove the cause of discomfo
44、rt. So although mey can live without each other, they do better together. Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot live without each other. This is so in me corals(珊瑚 )of the sea. In their skins mere are tiny plants which act as “dustmen“ , tak
45、ing some of the waste products from me corals and giving in return oxygen(氧气 ) which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die. 64 Some birds like to sit on a sheep because_. （ A） they can
46、eat its parasites （ B） they enjoy traveling with the sheep （ C） they depend on me sheep for existence （ D） mey find the position most comfortable 65 The underlined word “they“ in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to_. （ A） birds and parasites （ B） birds and sheep （ C） parasites and she
47、ep （ D） sheep, birds and parasites 66 We learn from the text that corals depend on plants for_. （ A） comfort （ B） light （ C） food （ D） oxygen 67 What does the second paragraph mainly discuss? （ A） Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence. （ B） Some animals and plants develop their
48、relationship easily. （ C） Some plants depend on each other for food. （ D） Some animals live better together. 67 Linda was a few minutes late.Wilson had left me office when she got there. His secretary told her mat he would be back in a few minutes. She had to sit down and wait for a few minutes in t
49、he outer office. “Ill never get this job, “ she told herself. For a moment she wanted to run out of me building. Just men, Wilson came through the door and hurried into his office. A few seconds later his secretary took Linda in and introduced her. Linda apologized for being late. Wilson did not seem to notice. They chatted casually for
