1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 380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 s the time now? （ A） 10:10. （ B） 10:20. （ C） 10:30. 2 How is the school now? （ A） It s not as good as it was. （ B） It s better than it used to be. （ C） It s even
2、 worse than people say. 3 What does the woman advise the man to do: （ A） Solve it as soon as possible. （ B） Count the time it needs. （ C） Be patient with the problem. 4 What is the woman s job? （ A） A doctor. （ B） A secretary. （ C） A waitress. 5 What is the man going to do this summer? （ A） Work to
3、earn extra money. （ B） Work for the coming exams. （ C） He wont earn a little money. 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 Jane work? （ A） In a restaurant. （ B） In a firm. （ C） In a shop. 7 What is m
4、ost probably their relationship? （ A） They are friends. （ B） They are classmates. （ C） They used to be colleagues. 8 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） A flight timetable. （ B） The way to Union Street. （ C） Hiring a taxi. 9 Where is the woman going on Saturday? （ A） Garden Hotel. （ B） The air
5、port. （ C） The taxi company. 10 When do children start school in the man s country? （ A） At seven. （ B） At six. （ C） At five. 11 What examinations must children take first before going to university in the man s country? （ A） O levels and “A“ levels. （ B） O levels and “H“ levels. （ C） A levels. 12 H
6、ow long do children usually stay at university in the man s country? （ A） Three or five years. （ B） Three or four years. （ C） Three to four years. 13 What happened to the shop in one month? （ A） The shop was on fire twice. （ B） The shop closed twice. （ C） The shop was broken into twice at night. 14
7、Which sentence is true according to the passage? （ A） The police caught the thief within three months. （ B） The police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later. （ C） The police caught the thief three weeks later. 15 Why did Mr. Blue buy a camera? （ A） He wanted to photograph all th
8、e things in the shop. （ B） He wanted to photograph anyone who broke into the shop at night. （ C） He wanted to photograph his shop. 16 What did the thief take from the shop? （ A） He took the watch which was worth $ 1,500. （ B） He took the camera which was worth $ 15,000. （ C） He took the necklace whi
9、ch was worth $ 15,000. 完形填空 16 “Cool“ is a word with many meanings. Its traditional meaning is used to【 C1】_a temperature that is fairly cool. As the world has【 C2】 _, the word has expanded to【 C3】 _many different meanings. “Cool“ can be used to express feelings of【 C4】 _in almost anything. When you
10、 see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can t help【 C5】 _, “ It s cool. “ You might think, “ He s so cool,“ when you see your【 C6】 _footballer. We all enlarge the meaning of “cool“. You can use it【 C7】 _many words such as “new“ or “amazing“. Here s an interesting story【 C8】 _illustrate the us
11、age of the word; A teacher asked her students to【 C9】 _the waterfall they had visited. On one student s paper was just the one【 C10】 _, “It s so cool. “【 C11】_he thought it was【 C12】 _to describe【 C13】 _he saw and felt. 【 C14】 _the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions.【 C15】_“cool
12、“ , some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is【 C16】 _to improve our word strength to maintain some【 C17】 _ As a popular word, “cool“ stands for a kind of special【 C18】 _that people can accept easily. Except “cool“ , can you think of many words that【 C19】 _your life as colorful?
13、 I can. And I think they are also very【 C20】 _. 17 【 C1】 （ A） find （ B） take （ C） show （ D） make sure 18 【 C2】 （ A） changed （ B） been developed （ C） been cleaned （ D） informed 19 【 C3】 （ A） turn out （ B） take on （ C） take in （ D） come into 20 【 C4】 （ A） satisfaction （ B） interest （ C） sense （ D） int
14、eresting 21 【 C5】 （ A） to say （ B） telling （ C） shout （ D） saying 22 【 C6】 （ A） famous （ B） out of date （ C） favorite （ D） modern 23 【 C7】 （ A） instead of （ B） in place of （ C） to take place of （ D） exchange 24 【 C8】 （ A） is used to （ B） showing （ C） used to （ D） explaining 25 【 C9】 （ A） write for （
15、 B） copy down （ C） describe （ D） say something 26 【 C10】 （ A） phrase （ B） word （ C） story （ D） sentence 27 【 C11】 （ A） However （ B） Maybe （ C） As far as （ D） Perhaps 28 【 C12】 （ A） the just thing （ B） the very mean （ C） some methods （ D） the best way 29 【 C13】 （ A） the means （ B） what （ C） how （ D）
16、wherever 30 【 C14】 （ A） And （ B） If （ C） So （ D） But 31 【 C15】 （ A） Without （ B） Using （ C） Not being used （ D） With 32 【 C16】 （ A） important （ B） necessary （ C） impossible （ D） natural 33 【 C17】 （ A） true （ B） belief （ C） richness （ D） interest 34 【 C18】 （ A） habit （ B） culture （ C） language （ D） e
17、njoyment 35 【 C19】 （ A） put （ B） change （ C） better （ D） make 36 【 C20】 （ A） cool （ B） easy （ C） difficult （ D） important 语法填空 36 One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about【 K1】 _ (be)late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,【 K2】 _some of them looked very anxio
18、us and【 K3】 _ (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next【 K4】 _the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike【 K5】 _ (catch)my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the drive
19、r, but he refused to stop【 K6】 _we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept【 K7】 _ (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“【
20、 K8】 _anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?“ A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It s【 K9】 _ (I)“. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers【 K10】 _ (sudden)became friendly to one
21、 another. 37 【 K1】 38 【 K2】 39 【 K3】 40 【 K4】 41 【 K5】 42 【 K6】 43 【 K7】 44 【 K8】 45 【 K9】 46 【 K10】 46 Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe(订阅 )to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, new
22、s of important happenings battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown(推翻 )or killed took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in far away countries
23、 on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radios, television and film guides, book reviews, stories and, of course, advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to
24、 bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from ad
25、vertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. Newspapers often have information on gardening, cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画 ). 47 What is the text about? （ A） Advertisements are the
26、most important part in newspapers. （ B） It introduces newspapers past and today and its contents. （ C） There is a lot of useful information on newspapers. （ D） People like newspapers very much. 48 The habit of reading newspapers is_. （ A） uncommon in the world （ B） not popular in U. S. A. （ C） wides
27、pread in the world （ D） found among a few families 49 The section on jokes and cartoons is_. （ A） read only by children （ B） of no value （ C） not helpful （ D） read by many people 49 “New York City is not America. “ Thats what American friends are sure to you when you arrive. “You must see Boston, vi
28、sit Niagara Falls, go to Virginia, fly down to Florida, and so on; but first, of course, you will want to see New York. It is not the capital city of the United States(that is Washington, D. C. , where the President lives)or even the capital city of New York State(that is Albany), but many people ca
29、ll it the greatest city on earth. “ The five parts, or boroughs, of New York City are Manhattan, Queen, Bronz, Richmond and Brooklyn. Although Manhattan is not all of New York, it is the heart of the city. It is an island, which is only about 13 miles long and 2 miles wide. From the air its shape lo
30、oks like a long finger, and from the sea its just like the picture we all know. Those tall, straight buildings the skyscrapers packed so close together on that island of rocks are sometimes seen in the distance through a veil of early morning mist. You have imagined it so often that now its difficul
31、t to believe this beautiful sight is real, and unless your heart is as hard as a stone, excitement will make it beat a little faster. Perhaps “greatest“, “tallest“, “longest“, “biggest“, “brightest“, are words you will find most often in the city guide books. 50 How many places in America are mentio
32、ned in this passage besides New York City? （ A） 6. （ B） 4 （ C） 7 （ D） 5 51 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? （ A） Manhattan is the centre of New York City. （ B） New York City is made up of five parts. （ C） New York looks like a long finger from the air. （ D） Manhattan is an island. 52 I
33、n the second paragraph, “excitement will make it beat a little faster“ here “it“ refers to_. （ A） this beautiful sight （ B） you （ C） your heart （ D） New York City 52 Pepys and his wife Jane had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. They were up very late on the Saturday evenin
34、g, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow(微弱的光 )of a fire start in the sky. By 3 oclock on the Sunday morning, its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and went to the window to watch it. I
35、t seemed fairly far away, and after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked, though the fire was dying down, as though he could still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them. While he was doing this, Jane came in t
36、o say that she had heard the fire was a bad one; hundreds of houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning. Pepys went out to see for himself. He went to the Tower of London and climbed upon a high part of the building so that he could see what was happening. From there, Pe
37、pys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. The man of the Tower told him that the fire had started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane(小巷 ); the bakers house had caught fire from the over-heated oven(烤箱 )and then the flames had quickly spread t
38、o the other houses in the narrow lane. So the Great Fire of London, a fire that lasted nearly five days, destroyed most of the old city and ended, as it is said, at Pie Corner. 53 What is the passage about? （ A） The Great Fire of London. （ B） Who was the first to discover the fire. （ C） What Pepys w
39、as doing during the fire. （ D） The losses caused by the fire. 54 They were up very late because_. （ A） it was Sunday morning （ B） they were not very sleepy （ C） they were preparing for the dinner （ D） they saw the great fire start 55 In the sentence“Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown. “slip on“ mean
40、s_. （ A） to be wearing （ B） to be pushing （ C） to take off （ D） to put on 56 Why did the flames spread quickly? （ A） The oven became very hot. （ B） The houses were close together. （ C） The baker did nothing to stop it. （ D） The bakers house was burning quickly. 补全文章 56 Urbanization Until relatively
41、recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago.【 B1】_ In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural(乡村的 )villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first
42、 urban society in history a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living. Britain was only the beginning.【 B2】 _ The process of urbanization the migration(迁徙 )of people from the countryside to the city was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transfor
43、med how people live and where they live. In 1990, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms.【 B3】 _ Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies, it took
44、about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities.【 B4】 _ Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英 )and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food t
45、hat the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city. Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country.【 B5】 _ Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American fa
46、rmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers. AThat kept cities very small. BThe rest live in small towns. CThe effects of urban living on people should be considered. DSoon many other industrial nations became urban societies. EBut even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.
47、 FModernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive. GModern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings. 57 【 B1】 58 【 B2】 59 【 B3】 60 【 B4】 61 【 B5】 第二节 书面表达 62 请你写一封邀请信，代表大连大新化学药品公司董事会 (Board of Dalian Daxin Chemicals Corporation)邀请 Mr Chapman来本公司参
48、加 10周年纪念活动，时间从8月 1号 到 3号。同时告诉他将安排一次他与总经理的见面会谈，商讨双方来年的合作事宜。 注意：词数 80 100。 改写对话 63 阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关长城的说明文。 要求： 1所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。 2用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。 注意：词数 80词左右。 Bruce: Is this your first time to come and visit China? Cindy: Not really, I went to Shanghai in 2010, but I didn t ha
49、ve much time to do sightseeing. So I would really like to take this opportunity and take a look around the capital city of China. Bruce: You should do that. Where are you planning to go tomorrow? Cindy: A friend is taking me to see the Great Wall. Is it far from Beijing? Bruce: About an hour s drive to the west of Beij
