1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 377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 does the man want to order? （ A） Scrambled eggs. （ B） Toast. （ C） Scrambled eggs and toast. 2 Who are the two speakers? （ A） Workers. （ B） Strangers. （ C） Teache
2、rs. 3 What will the speakers do over tonight? （ A） Go to a party. （ B） Stay at home. （ C） Climb mountains. 4 Where are the two speakers? （ A） In a bookstore. （ B） On a bus. （ C） At a post office. 5 What does the man ask the woman to do? （ A） Drink more water. （ B） Stay in bed. （ C） Take some medicin
3、e. 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 What time will the woman most probably see the man? （ A） 10:00. （ B） 10:30. （ C） 13:30. 7 Which topic will they talk about? （ A） Housework. （ B） Homework. （ C） Salary. 8
4、 What do both of the speakers agree on? （ A） British English and American English are the same in meaning. （ B） Not all the spellings in British English and American English are the same. （ C） British English is easier than American English. 9 Where does this dialogue probably take place? （ A） In th
5、e bus. （ B） In the hotel. （ C） In the classroom. 10 Where is the man going? （ A） His aunt s home. （ B） His school. （ C） The city hall. 11 What does the girl do? （ A） She carries the box. （ B） She does nothing. （ C） She opens the door for the boy. 12 What will they do in the evening? （ A） Go shopping
6、. （ B） Go to a concert. （ C） Go to the cinema. 13 Why did the man sell his old car? （ A） The car gave him too much trouble. （ B） His wife doesn t like it. （ C） He dislikes its color. 14 What s wrong with the man s old car? （ A） It looks ugly. （ B） It can t go fast. （ C） There are something wrong wit
7、h the engine and wheels. 15 How does the man feel about his new car? （ A） We are not sure. （ B） It s even worse than the old one. （ C） It s much better than the old one. 16 Where does the man get his job? （ A） At a restaurant. （ B） At a company. （ C） At a hotel. 17 What does the woman advise the man
8、 to do? （ A） Find another job. （ B） Do the job first. （ C） Ask the boss to raise the salary. 18 How much will he be paid a week? （ A） $ 116 a week. （ B） $ 160 a week. （ C） $ 150 a week. 19 What are these two people talking about? （ A） Sports. （ B） Music. （ C） Entertainment. 20 Why does Kate look hap
9、py? （ A） Because there will be a very funny film on TV. （ B） Because she helped a man who got into trouble. （ C） Because she just saw a very funny film. 21 What kind of program does the man like? （ A） Funny program. （ B） Interesting and instructive program. （ C） Entertainment program. 22 Whats the m
10、ans opinion on watching TV? （ A） It is not only for entertainment. （ B） It makes people relaxed. （ C） It is not good to eyes. 完形填空 22 One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered. Suddenly I【 C1】 _that a man sitting at a table near the window k
11、ept glancing in my direction, 【 C2】 _he knew me. The man had a newspaper【 C3】 _in front of him, which he was【 C4】 _to read, but I could【 C5】_that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my【 C6】 _, the man was clearly puzzled(困惑 )by the【 C7】 _way in which the waiter and I【 C8】 _each othe
12、r. He seemed even more puzzled as【 C9】 _went on and it became【 C10】 _that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the【 C11】 _When he came out,he paid his bill and【 C12】_without another glance in my direction. I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the
13、man had【 C13】 _. “Well,“ he said, “that man was a detective(侦探 ). He【 C14】 _you here because he thought you were the man he【 C15】 _. “ “What?“ I said, showing my【 C16】_The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I【 C17】 _say he looked very much like you! O
14、f course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a【 C18】 _. “ “Well, it s really【 C19】_I came to a restaurant where Im known,“I said. “【 C20】 _, I might have been in trouble. “ 23 【 C1】 （ A） knew （ B） understood （ C） noticed （ D） recognized 24 【 C2】 （ A） since （ B） even if （ C） though （ D）
15、as if 25 【 C3】 （ A） flat （ B） open （ C） cut （ D） fixed 26 【 C4】 （ A） hoping （ B） thinking （ C） pretending （ D） continuing 27 【 C5】 （ A） see （ B） find （ C） guess （ D） learn 28 【 C6】 （ A） menu （ B） bill （ C） paper （ D） food 29 【 C7】 （ A） direct （ B） familiar （ C） strange （ D） funny 30 【 C8】 （ A） chatt
16、ed with （ B） looked at （ C） laughed at （ D） talked about 31 【 C9】 （ A） the waiter （ B） time （ C） I （ D） the dinner 32 【 C10】 （ A） true （ B） hopeful （ C） clear （ D） possible 33 【 C11】 （ A） restaurant （ B） washroom （ C） office （ D） kitchen 34 【 C12】 （ A） left （ B） acted （ C） sat down （ D） calmed down
17、35 【 C13】 （ A） wanted （ B） tried （ C） ordered （ D） wished 36 【 C14】 （ A） met （ B） caught （ C） followed （ D） discovered 37 【 C15】 （ A） was to beat （ B） was dealing with （ C） was to meet （ D） was looking for 38 【 C16】 （ A） care （ B） surprise （ C） worry （ D） regret 39 【 C17】 （ A） must （ B） can （ C） nee
18、d （ D） may 40 【 C18】 （ A） discovery （ B） mistake （ C） decision （ D） fortune 41 【 C19】 （ A） a pity （ B） natural （ C） a chance （ D） lucky 42 【 C20】 （ A） Thus （ B） However （ C） Otherwise （ D） Therefore 语法填空 42 Susan: I m so glad to see you, David.【 K1】 _has been such a long time. How are you? David: I
19、m fine, and you? Susan: Im just wonderful. God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in London? David: I am. And I m really glad to see you. Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn t come to my【 K2】 _that we would meet on the plane.
20、Susan: Im afraid I haven t had time to look at【 K3】 _conference materials very carefully. I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you. I was feeling very nervous about going there【 K4】 _friends. David: I can imagine. My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the
21、 United States,【 K5】 _Im rather nervous myself. But I saw that you were【 K6】_ (give) the most important talk at the conference. Susan: 【 K7】 _ (frank)speaking, Im scared to death about it. David: Im just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and 1 hope I won t make all of you 【 K8】 _ (disap
22、point). Susan: But your English is much【 K9】 _ (good)than mine. David: But you re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you【 K10】_know the technical terms. Susan: Maybe. But I still can t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field. 43 【 K1】 44 【 K2】 45 【 K3】 46 【 K4】 47 【 K5
23、】 48 【 K6】 49 【 K7】 50 【 K8】 51 【 K9】 52 【 K10】 52 Life is difficult. It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seem
24、s to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nations. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their natures, cause us
25、 sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes endless serious problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yes, it is in this whole process of solving problems that l
26、ife has its meaning. Problems are the serious tests that tell us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to resolve. It is through the pain of meeting and workin
27、g out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct. “ It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. 53 From this passage, it can be inferred that_. （ A） everybody has problems （ B） we become stronger by meeting a
28、nd solving the problems of life （ C） life is difficult because our problems bring us pain （ D） people like to complain about their problems 54 The main idea of Paragraph Three is that_. （ A） most people feel life is easy （ B） the writer feels life is easy （ C） the writer likes to complain about his
29、problems （ D） most people complain about how hard their lives are 55 According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to_. （ A） encourage them to learn （ B） teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem （ C） help them learn to deal with pain （ D） teach them
30、 how to respect from the problem 55 August 13th, 2012 Dear Sirs, I am very happy to apply for the position of secretary, which you advertised in China Daily of August 11, 2012. I have been working as a secretary at a college office. Because I am the only secretary in the office, it is necessary for
31、me to work quickly and efficiently and to be flexible in my daily work. Professors value my work and my ability to meet their needs. Although I am happy now, I feel that my promotion(晋升 )is limited here, and I would like to have a more challenging job. Therefore, I enrolled(参加 )in a program to expan
32、d my knowledge of international business affairs. Now, both my English and Chinese have been improved and I am ready to begin working as a bilingual secretary in an international company like yours, and I believe I can be a great help to your firm. The enclosed resume gives further details of my qua
33、lifications, and I would appreciate it if you could give me an opportunity to have an interview. I am looking forward to receiving your call at 62428866 or please use the enclosed pre-paid postcard to send me your reply. Thank you very much for your consideration. Faithfully Yours, Mary Lee 56 The w
34、riter wants to change her job because_. （ A） she has difficulties handling her daily work efficiently （ B） she can hardly get a chance to be promoted （ C） she finds her present job too challenging （ D） she is tired of her duties at the college 57 A bilingual secretary(Line 4, Paragraph 3)differs fro
35、m other secretaries in that he or she can_. （ A） operate a computer （ B） do the job efficiently （ C） speak two languages （ D） write official documents 58 By sending this letter, the writer expected to_. （ A） draw the attention of the company （ B） get an opportunity for an interview （ C） apply for a
36、suitable position in China Daily （ D） obtain more information about the company 58 Millions of hamburgers are eaten by people in every corner of the world every day. Together with hot dogs and Coca-Cola, hamburgers have been the most important American contribution(贡献 )to international eating habits
37、. The name “hamburger“ has nothing to do with ham(火腿 ). It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg some time in the 1850s. From then on the hamburger became a kind of popular American fast food. Now young people in Asia, Europe and So
38、uth America have learned to eat while on the move; a hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other. There have been cries to anger from Italy and Spain about the shortening of the usual lunch break. Instead, young people have discovered a lunch for which they dont have to stop at all. However,
39、 there are clouds over the hamburger s world. People who concern about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburger. They think the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollution problems in many large ci
40、ties. Big hamburger companies are destroying large areas of South American rainforest to produce the cheap meat they need. So, will the hamburger celebrate its next century? 59 In which way do hamburgers change people s eating habits? （ A） People can have their meals at any time of the day. （ B） The
41、y can be served in any restaurant. （ C） People can have them with soft drinks. （ D） Meal time can be greatly reduced. 60 The hamburger, as a kind of popular American fast food,_. （ A） has a history of over one hundred years （ B） was brought to Europe in the 1850s （ C） is usually eaten with the hot d
42、og （ D） is better served in Hamburg 61 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） Young people in Europe don t stop to buy hamburgers. （ B） It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands. （ C） Some people in Europe dont like to reduce their iunch break. （ D） Young people
43、 in many countries are learning how to eat in their cars. 62 The writer doesnt believe that_. （ A） packages for hamburgers are polluting many big cities （ B） hamburgers will remain popular for the following 100 years （ C） the meat in hamburgers can cause health problems （ D） cattle raising leads to
44、the destroying of rainforest 补全文章 62 Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but it s easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. H
45、ere are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight: Schedule yearly exams.【 B1】 _ Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children now can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyegl
46、asses. Protect against UV rays(紫外线 ). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, it s extremely important to wear sunglasses.【 B2】 _ Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.【 B3】 _
47、 Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away. 【 B4】 _ As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins(维生素 )C and E help protect eyesight and promote eye health. Practice safe wear a
48、nd care of contact lenses(隐形眼镜 ). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.【 B5】_ Otherwise, you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition. AEat your greens. BEye care should begin early in life. CThey can properly protect your eyes. DStay in good shape by taking more vitamins. EParents usually don t care about their own eyesight. FAlways follow the doctor s advice for appropriate wear. GThis frequent e
