1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 381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 much a pound are these oranges? （ A） 6 cents. （ B） 16 cents. （ C） 60 cents. 2 Where are the two speakers? （ A） In a restaurant. （ B） On a farm. （ C） At a man s ho
2、use. 3 What is David going to do? （ A） Catch a train home. （ B） Do his homework. （ C） Go to a park. 4 What is the man going to do? （ A） Run to the airport. （ B） Wait for another bus. （ C） Hurry to catch the next bus. 5 How does the woman feel about her suggestion? （ A） Its helpful. （ B） It s interes
3、ting. （ C） She regretted her suggestion. 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 Why does Jane want to leave her present job? （ A） Because she does not like the job. （ B） Because she wants to do something differe
4、nt. （ C） Because she does not want to live outside London. 7 Which of the following countries is Jane most likely to go? （ A） Canada. （ B） Australia. （ C） Italy. 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 conv
5、ersation take 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）
6、It is very dirty. （ 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
7、of product. （ 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 Where are Roy and Rock?
8、 （ A） In Roy s office. （ B） In Rock s house. （ C） In a classroom. 18 Why did Rock come into the room? （ A） He worked there. （ B） He wanted to talk to Roy. （ C） He wanted to have a letter typed. 19 What was Alan doing at that time? （ A） She was taking a rest. （ B） She was preparing for an exam. （ C）
9、She was taking an exam. 20 What will Roy do next year? （ A） Go to Japan. （ B） Change her job. （ C） Go to night school. 21 What does the speaker do most probably? （ A） He s a teacher. （ B） He s a tour guide. （ C） He s a shop assistant. 22 What does Larp s sell? （ A） Bags. （ B） Shoes. （ C） Clothes. 23
10、 What does the bookshop sell? （ A） Chinese books. （ B） English books. （ C） English-Chinese dictionaries. 24 Which shop is NOT in the shopping centre? （ A） The Larps. （ B） The LiNing. （ C） The Splend Tea Shop. 完形填空 24 We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whate
11、ver weve become used to suddenly disappears.【 C1】 _, for example, the neatly-dressed woman I【 C2】 _to see or look at on my way to work each morning. For three years, no matter【 C3】 _the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8: 00 a. m. On【 C4】 _days, she wore heavy clothes
12、and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime【 C5】 _out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 【 C6】 _, she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I【 C7】 _all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how【 C8】 _I expected to see her each morning. Y
13、ou might say I【 C9】_her. “Did she have an accident? Something【 C10】 _?“ I thought to myself about her【 C11】 _. Now that she was gone, I felt I had【 C12】 _her. I began to realize that part of our【 C13】 _life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar【 C14】 _: the milkman you see at dawn, th
14、e woman who【 C15】_walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are【 C16】 _markers in our lives. They add weight to our【 C17】 _of places and belongings. Think about it.【 C18】 _, while walking to work, we mark where we are by【 C19】 _a certain buil
15、ding, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though【 C20】 _, person? 25 【 C1】 （ A） Make （ B） Take （ C） Give （ D） Have 26 【 C2】 （ A） happened （ B） wanted （ C） used （ D） tried 27 【 C3】 （ A） what （ B） how （ C） which （ D） when 28 【 C4】 （ A） sunny （ B） rainy （ C） cloudy （ D） snowy 2
16、9 【 C5】 （ A） took （ B） brought （ C） carried （ D） turned 30 【 C6】 （ A） Clearly （ B） Particularly （ C） Luckily （ D） Especially 31 【 C7】 （ A） believed （ B） expressed （ C） remembered （ D） wondered 32 【 C8】 （ A） long （ B） often （ C） soon （ D） much 33 【 C9】 （ A） respected （ B） missed （ C） praised （ D） adm
17、ired 34 【 C10】 （ A） better （ B） worse （ C） more （ D） less 35 【 C11】 （ A） disappearance （ B） appearance （ C） misfortune （ D） fortune 36 【 C12】 （ A） forgotten （ B） lost （ C） known （ D） hurt 37 【 C13】 （ A） happy （ B） enjoyable （ C） frequent （ D） daily 38 【 C14】 （ A） friends （ B） strangers （ C） tourists
18、 （ D） guests 39 【 C15】 （ A） regularly （ B） actually （ C） hardly （ D） probably 40 【 C16】 （ A） common （ B） pleasant （ C） important （ D） faithful 41 【 C17】 （ A） choice （ B） knowledge （ C） decision （ D） sense 42 【 C18】 （ A） Because （ B） If （ C） Although （ D） However 43 【 C19】 （ A） keeping （ B） changing
19、（ C） passing （ D） mentioning 44 【 C20】 （ A） unnamed （ B） unforgettable （ C） unbelievable （ D） unreal 语法填空 44 When I was a little girl, every time my dad was repairing something, he【 K1】_ask me to hold the hammer, and meanwhile, have a conversation with me. I never saw my dad drinking or taking a nig
20、ht out. All he did after work was taking care of his family. I grew up and left home for college and【 K2】 _then, my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning, no matter what. Several years later I bought a house,【 K3】_my dad painted by himself for three days in the 80-degree summer heat. All he a
21、sked was【 K4】 _me to talk to him. But I was always busy, 【 K5】 _ (able)to find any time for conversation with him. One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual. I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things we discussed lately. I was in a hurry, so our conversation was short. Later that day
22、 came a call【 K6】 _ (say)my father was in hospital. Immediately I bought a ticket for a flight and on my way I was thinking about all the【 K7】 _ (miss)occasions to have a talk with my dad. 【 K8】 _the time I got to hospital, my father had passed away. Now it was【 K9】 _who did not have time for a conv
23、ersation with me. I realized【 K10】_little I know about my dad, his deepest thoughts and dreams. After his death I learned more about him, and even more about myself. 45 【 K1】 46 【 K2】 47 【 K3】 48 【 K4】 49 【 K5】 50 【 K6】 51 【 K7】 52 【 K8】 53 【 K9】 54 【 K10】 54 It was the first snow of winter. Up unti
24、l now, I had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息 ), but today I would need some help. Miss king, my kindergarten teacher, may still remember this one. I managed to get into my snow pants, but I struggled with my jacket because it did not fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother. Finally
25、 it was time to have Miss King help me with my boots. She said, “By the end of winter, you will be able to put on your own boots. “ I handed her my boots, and she managed to get the first one into place and then worked the second one on, too. I said, “They are on the wrong feet. “ She struggled to g
26、et the boots off and tried again. Then I said, “These aren t my boots, they are my brother s boots and I hate them!“ Somehow, she managed to act as though I was not an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved, less gently this time and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. See
27、ing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your gloves?“ I looked into her eyes and said, “ I did not want to lose them, so I put them into the toes of my boots. “ 55 According to the passage, the little girl got_from her brother. （ A） the pants and jacket （ B） the jacket and bo
28、ots （ C） the jacket and hat （ D） the gloves 56 What made it difficult for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on? （ A） The wrong size of the boots. （ B） The unwillingness of the girl. （ C） The gloves in the toes of the boots. （ D） The slowness of the teacher. 57 Why did the little girl
29、 put her gloves into her boots? （ A） She worried to lose them. （ B） To make her teacher find them. （ C） She didn t know the reason. （ D） She didnt like them. 57 Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is we can try t
30、o do it ourselves. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they 11 help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. And ho
31、w he answers will let you know how far you can go. Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. And to find out what sort of person you are talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to
32、 change the subject of the conversation. Real listening also means not just listening to words but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it s time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting. If you want to see that person agai
33、n, don t keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they ve known you half their life. 58 Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way_. （ A） for you to make more and more new friends （ B） to begin your business talks （ C） to get the conversation
34、 going smoothly （ D） for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others 59 Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who_. （ A） are good at making any topic interesting （ B） never talk too much or too little （ C） always speak in a gentle way （ D） know how and when he should change the topic
35、of the talk 60 If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _. （ A） you may take him as your lifelong trustworthy friend （ B） it seems necessary for you to let him know it （ C） it s proper for you to give him a second handshake （ D） it 11 be helpful for you to have further understanding of h
36、im 60 Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldnt agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships. When I talk about money this way to a group, there is always someone who comes up to me and sa
37、ys, “Suze, you are so wrong. Money isnt the key to life this is“At which point their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family. Thats when things get interesting, because I start asking them questions: Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach, wa
38、s the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college? As their answers are “yes“ , I ask them how they provide all of that for their family. Thats when they understand that I had it right. I totally agree that family and friends are of great import
39、ance to our well being; without meaningful relationships, theres no chance of ever being truly happy. Thats why, every Saturday night, I end my CNBC show with the following words:“People first. Then money. Then things. “ How we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness. Over the past
40、 few decades (十年 ), the percentage of Americans who say theyre happy hasnt changed much, while at the same time the average income has doubled. So we have more money, but were not much happier on average. A paradox(悖论 )? Far from it. My sense is that while were making more money, we arentt making mo
41、re of the money we make. We have to pay for a lot of things, and we have to worry a-bout saving for retirement(退休 )in a way that our parents and grandparents never did. And as man-y of you know, its really hard to increase your happiness when youve got a lot of money worries. Do you agree, or am 1 w
42、ay off base? Id love to know what do you think about the money/ happiness connection. 61 Why do people often show the author their family photos? （ A） They hope to show money is very important. （ B） They want to prove they can afford a holiday. （ C） They think a good family makes them truly happy. （
43、 D） They believe a happy person considers people first. 62 Why did the authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3? （ A） To persuade them to save for the future. （ B） To ask for advice on holidays abroad. （ C） To know more about each person. （ D） To show them what he meant. 63 Which of the followi
44、ng arguments does the author want to make? （ A） Money is all that matters in our life. （ B） The richer we are, the happier well be. （ C） Money makes a difference to the quality of our lives. （ D） True happiness is achievable from good relationships. 64 What does the underlined words “off base“ in th
45、e last paragraph most probably mean? （ A） mistaken （ B） unprepared （ C） unnecessary （ D） misunderstood 补全文章 64 Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don t cook more often: ability, money, and time.【 B1】 _ Money is a topic I 11 save for anoth
46、er day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: 1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I m already hungry and there s nothing ready to eat. So thin
47、k ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already?【 B2】 _ 2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?【 B3】 _ It takes around the same a-moun
48、t of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3.【 B4】 _ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and sc
49、hedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start.【 B5】 _ And don t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live! ATry new things. BAbility is easily improved. CMake thre
