1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 401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 are they going to do next Friday? （ A） They are going to watch movies. （ B） They are going to the ballet. （ C） They are going to the park. 2 What was the weather
2、 like half an hour ago? （ A） It was raining. （ B） It was wet. （ C） It was cloudy. 3 What are they talking about? （ A） Playing on the beach. （ B） Painting on the beach. （ C） Dancing on the beach. 4 How are they going to New York? （ A） By plane. （ B） By car. （ C） By train. 5 What is the price of a pou
3、nd of oranges that the woman would like? （ A） 20 pence. （ B） 25 pence. （ C） 30 pence. 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.
4、（ B） Because she wants to do something different. （ 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 What kind of room does William Woods want? （ A） A single room. （ B） A double room with bat
5、h. （ C） A single room with bath. 9 How much will William Woods pay for the room? （ A） $390. （ B） $400. （ C） $490. 10 On which day will William Woods leave the hotel? （ A） On Sunday, Aug. 29th. （ B） On Monday, Aug. 23rd. （ C） On Saturday, Aug. 28th. 11 Why did the girl invite Uncle Smith to dinner? （
6、 A） She liked him. （ B） She had no other friends. （ C） She wanted to have a birthday party. 12 When would Uncle Smith be free? （ A） On Saturday. （ B） From Monday to Friday. （ C） On Sunday. 13 Why wouldnt Uncle Smith come on Saturday? （ A） He only wanted to come on Sunday. （ B） He would be very busy
7、on Saturday. （ C） His car was broken down. 14 What time would they meet on Sunday? （ A） About 6:30 or 7:00. （ B） About 7:30. （ C） About 6:00. 15 What did the person do every day? （ A） He drank a big glass of beer. （ B） He went to the same beer house. （ C） He drank with a different friend. 16 Why did
8、 the person ask for two glasses of beer instead of one big glass? （ A） Because he didnt like drink alone. （ B） Because he and his friend drank them together. （ C） Because he and the beer woman drank them together. 17 What happened a few days later? （ A） The person s friend stopped drinking beer. （ B
9、） The person asked only for half a glass of beer. （ C） The person asked only for one glass of beer. 18 What do we know about his friend? （ A） His friend died. （ B） His friend was well. （ C） His friend was beer. 完形填空 18 It was Clark s first visit to London Underground Railway. Against【 C1】 _ advice o
10、f his friends, he decided to go there after 5 o clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to【 C2】 _ in London, because numerous people go home from work【 C3】_ this hour. He had to join a long【 C4】 _ of people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some difficulty in making himself
11、【 C5】 _by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket【 C6】 _ the end and, by asking people the【 C7】 _ , he also found the right platform. It was packed tight【 C8】 _ people. He did not【 C9】 _ to get on the first train, but he was【 C10】 _to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as t
12、o be in a better【 C11】_ to get on the next one. When this train came in, Clark was【 C12】 _ forward on to the train by the【 C13】 _ of people from behind. The doors closed and the train【 C14】 _ off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he knew that the station he
13、 wanted was the sixth【 C15】 _ along the line. When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his【 C16】 _ had been so easy. But he suddenly【 C17】 _ that he had come to a station he had never heard of. He explained his difficulty to a man who was standing on the platform. Wi
14、th a【 C18】 _ on his face, the man【 C19】 _ Clark that he had caught a train going in the opposite【 C20】 _ . 19 【 C1】 （ A） an （ B） some （ C） any （ D） the 20 【 C2】 （ A） leave （ B） visit （ C） stay （ D） travel 21 【 C3】 （ A） on （ B） in （ C） at （ D） by 22 【 C4】 （ A） group （ B） team （ C） queue （ D） crowd 23
15、 【 C5】 （ A） understand （ B） understood （ C） understanding （ D） understandable 24 【 C6】 （ A） in （ B） at （ C） by （ D） on 25 【 C7】 （ A） route （ B） track （ C） way （ D） path 26 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） in （ D） with 27 【 C9】 （ A） manage （ B） succeed （ C） fail （ D） achieve 28 【 C10】 （ A） able （ B） sure
16、（ C） easy （ D） possible 29 【 C11】 （ A） position （ B） state （ C） seat （ D） way 30 【 C12】 （ A） hurried （ B） crowded （ C） forced （ D） swept 31 【 C13】 （ A） push （ B） rush （ C） drag （ D） brush 32 【 C14】 （ A） began （ B） drove （ C） ran （ D） moved 33 【 C15】 （ A） pause （ B） stop （ C） place （ D） rest 34 【 C16
17、】 （ A） journey （ B） travel （ C） visit （ D） voyage 35 【 C17】 （ A） followed （ B） realized （ C） thought （ D） recognized 36 【 C18】 （ A） laugh （ B） look （ C） smile （ D） stare 37 【 C19】 （ A） explained （ B） said （ C） told （ D） advised 38 【 C20】 （ A） direction （ B） path （ C） route （ D） journey 语法填空 38 Simon
18、: Linda, do you know when the visitors from India are coming? Linda: We offer them three【 K1】 _ (choose) : the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May, and they chose the earliest【 K2】 _ , which is good actually with exams【 K3】 _ (come) up in May. Simon: Right. And how many are co
19、ming? Did you say about 8? Linda: Yes, they said 8 at first, but【 K4】 _ (change) to 6 this morning. Simon: Good, we have 5 weeks to prepare. Here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party, then they can visit【 K5】 _ schools in the district on the second and third days. Linda: We ve got t
20、o remember this group wants to look at how the Internet is being【 K6】 _ (use) in the classroom. That s【 K7】 _ they are coming for. Simon: Exactly,【 K8】 _ I want to ask Mr. Todd to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day. Linda: That will fit in very【 K9】 _ (nice). Simon: And on th
21、e last day, they would do some sightseeing. We could take them on the tour of London, but many of them【 K10】 _ have been there already, and Scotland will be too far away. Linda: Why not take them for a walk along the coast? It should be interesting. Simon: Good idea! Linda. I m sure theyll like it.
22、39 【 K1】 40 【 K2】 41 【 K3】 42 【 K4】 43 【 K5】 44 【 K6】 45 【 K7】 46 【 K8】 47 【 K9】 48 【 K10】 短文理解 48 It was the first snow of winter. Up until 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 m
23、anaged 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 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 sh
24、e 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 get the boots off and tried again. Then I said,“ These arent my boots, they are my brothers boots and I hate them!“ Somehow, she managed to act as though I was not
25、 an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved, less gently this time and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. Seeing 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
26、toes of my boots.“ 49 According to the passage, the little girl got_from her brother. （ A） the pants and jacket （ B） the jacket and boots （ C） the jacket and hat （ D） the gloves 50 What made it difficult for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on? （ A） The wrong size of the boots. （ B）
27、 The unwillingness of the girl. （ C） The gloves in the toes of the boots. （ D） The slowness of the teacher. 51 Why did the little girl put her gloves into her boots? （ A） She worried to lose them. （ B） To make her teacher find them. （ C） She didnt know the reason. （ D） She didnt like them. 51 Some p
28、eople make you feel comfortable when they are around. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is we can try to do it ourselves. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends
29、 with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. And how 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 a
30、re talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to 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, its time for you t
31、o change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting. If you want to see that person again, dont keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if theyve known you half their life. 52 Asking questions might be a quite good
32、 and suitable way_. （ A） for you to make more and more new friends （ B） to begin your business talks （ C） to get the conversation going smoothly （ D） for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others 53 Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who_. （ A） are good at making any topic intere
33、sting （ 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 of the talk 54 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
34、 know it （ C） it s proper for you to give him a second handshake （ D） itll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him 54 Pepys and his wife Jane had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. They were up very late on the Saturday evening, getting everything ready for
35、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. It seemed fairly far away, and af
36、ter 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 to say that she had heard the fir
37、e 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, Pepys could see that it was, indee
38、d, 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 to the other houses in the narr
39、ow 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. 55 What is the passage about? （ A） The Great Fire of London. （ B） Who was the first to discover the fire. （ C） What Pepys was doing during the fire. （ D）
40、 The losses caused by the fire. 56 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 57 In the sentence “Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown, “slip on“ means_. （ A） to be wearing （ B） t
41、o be pushing （ C） to take off （ D） to put on 58 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 58 Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, th
42、ere are three main reasons why people don t cook more often: ability , money, and time.【 B1】 _ Money is a topic Ill save for another 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
43、: 1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there s nothing ready to eat. So think 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 me
44、al, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?【 B3】 _ It takes around the same amount 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
45、 time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. 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
46、 don t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live! A Try new things. B Ability is easily improved. C Make three or four instead. D Understand your food better. E Cooking is a burden for many people. F Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather th
47、an a burden. G A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on. 59 【 B1】 60 【 B2】 61 【 B3】 62 【 B4】 63 【 B5】 第二节 书面表达 64 以经理办公室的名义，按一定的格式和要求，写一份于 2014年 7月 28日公布的通知，包括以下内容： 1时间： 8月 7日星期四下午 2： 00 2会议地点：公司办公大楼会议厅 3会议内容：讨论能源规划 (energy program) 4出席人员：各部门的负责人 (department head)和部分工人代表 (laborer
48、 representative) 5要求：每人准备一份建议书 (written proposal)，并在会上发言，对公司的能源规划和前景 发展提出个人的意见或建议。 注意：词数 80词左右。 改写对话 65 阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关巧克力制作的说明文。 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。 Suzie: Its so good to have some chocolate after such a long day. I wonder how they could be
49、made so delicious. Charles: They are made from Cocoa beans, grown on a small tropical plant called the Cocoa, tree. Suzie: So it can only be grown in the tropical countries? Charles: Yes, in Central and South America, and other tropical areas. As a matter of fact, 70% of the worlds Cocoa trees are grown in South Africa. Cocoas be
