1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 405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 did the man get to sleep so late? （ A） He is doing some medicine research. （ B） H
4、e talked with his friend. （ C） He felt pain. 7 What will the woman do for the man? （ A） Call for a doctor. （ B） Give him some stronger medicine. （ C） Do nothing. 8 Where is the man going? （ A） His aunts home. （ B） His school. （ C） The city hall. 9 What does the girl do? （ A） She carries the box. （ B
5、） She does nothing. （ C） She opens the door for the boy. 10 What will they do in the evening? （ A） Go shopping. （ B） Go to a concert. （ C） Go to the cinema. 11 Why did the man sell his old car? （ A） The car gave him too much trouble. （ B） His wife doesnt like it. （ C） He dislikes its color. 12 Whats
6、 wrong with the mans old car? （ A） It looks ugly. （ B） It cant go fast. （ C） There are something wrong with the engine and wheels. 13 How does the man feel about his new car? （ A） We are not sure. （ B） Its even worse than the old one. （ C） Its much better than the old one. 14 Where does the man get
7、his job? （ A） At a restaurant. （ B） At a company. （ C） At a hotel. 15 What does the woman advise the man to do? （ A） Find another job. （ B） Do the job first. （ C） Ask the boss to raise the salary. 16 How much will he be paid a week? （ A） $116 a week. （ B） $160 a week. （ C） $150 a week. 17 Is Cactus
8、City Wild West Park old? （ A） Yes. （ B） No. （ C） Unclear. 18 What do you know about Cactus City Wild West Park? （ A） A place to see cowboys and cowgirls. （ B） A place for children to play in winter. （ C） A fun place for the whole family. 19 When does the Wild West Show begin? , （ A） At 10 a. m. week
9、days. （ B） At 2 p. m. on weekends. （ C） At 2- 30 p. m. every day. 20 When can people take free buses to the park? （ A） On Saturdays and Sundays. （ B） Throughout the week. （ C） In the evening. 完形填空 20 It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess us
10、ually waits for till the guests to arrive before【 C1】 _ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess【 C2】_. If you have to be late, call and tell them to【 C3】 _ you. It s even【 C4】_ to be early! The host or the hostess will probably not be【 C5】 _ . If y
11、ou are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car【 C6】_ the right time. Though it s often important to arrive on time, yet【 C7】 _ , for open houses, the host or the hostess invites guests to arrive and leave【 C8】 _ a certain time so you can arrive at any time【 C9】 _
12、 the time he or she gives you. Its nice to bring an empty stomach, but its even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost【 C10】 _ , or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of【 C11】 _ will be fine. Never bring money as a present. In an introduction, the o
13、rder of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comes【 C12】 _ . Its important not only to learn and remember names, but to【 C13】 _ them often in the conversation. After the【 C14】 _ , we usually call friends by their given names.【 C15】 _ may want you call them by their
14、 titles and【 C16】 _ such as “Mr. Jones“, “Mrs. Smith“, “Ms. Johnson“ or “Dr. Brown“. A maiden name is a womans family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she【 C17】 _ the family name of her husband【 C18】_ her maiden name. It is now becoming common,【 C19】 _ , for wom
15、en to keep their maiden names【 C20】 _ they get married. 21 【 C1】 （ A） making （ B） cooking （ C） doing （ D） serving 22 【 C2】 （ A） spirit （ B） opinion （ C） thought （ D） idea 23 【 C3】 （ A） have with （ B） have without （ C） start without （ D） start with 24 【 C4】 （ A） nice （ B） worse （ C） nicer （ D） bad 25
16、 【 C5】 （ A） back （ B） in （ C） up （ D） ready 26 【 C6】 （ A） by （ B） after （ C） before （ D） until 27 【 C7】 （ A） in the other hand （ B） on the other hand （ C） in another hand （ D） on another hand 28 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） among （ C） between （ D） at 29 【 C9】 （ A） within （ B） by （ C） on （ D） in 30 【 C10】 （ A
17、） many （ B） a lot （ C） a little （ D） a few 31 【 C11】 （ A） silver （ B） prizes （ C） cookbook （ D） candy 32 【 C12】 （ A） after （ B） before （ C） first （ D） later 33 【 C13】 （ A） watch out （ B） repeat （ C） speak （ D） retell 34 【 C14】 （ A） introduction （ B） conversation （ C） meeting （ D） dinner 35 【 C15】 （
18、A） Gentlemen （ B） Young people （ C） Older people （ D） Doctor 36 【 C16】 （ A） given names （ B） first names （ C） family names （ D） full names 37 【 C17】 （ A） gives （ B） brings （ C） carries （ D） takes 38 【 C18】 （ A） instead （ B） in place of （ C） takes place （ D） in place 39 【 C19】 （ A） and （ B） while （ C
19、） however （ D） still 40 【 C20】 （ A） after （ B） until （ C） before （ D） since 语法填空 40 Daniel: Good morning, madam. I m Daniel. I m applying for the position of manager. Madam: Sit down, please.【 K1】 _ did you learn about our company? Daniel: I got to know【 K2】 _ company through such famous brands as L
20、UX, LIPTOS and WALLS. Your products impressed me deeply. Madam: Well, please tell me【 K3】 _ about your past work achievement. Daniel: All right, Madam. When【 K4】 _ (work) for my previous company, I succeeded in raising the yearly sales volume (销售额 )【 K5】 _ 25% . Madam: Oh, that is quite an achieveme
21、nt! Why have you decided to change jobs? Daniel: I hope to change【 K6】 _ I am looking for a more challenging position. There are no more【 K7】 _ (opportunity) for me to grow in my current job. Madam: OK, I understand. But why have you made the【 K8】 _ (choose) to work for us? Daniel: I have【 K9】 _ (ca
22、reful) studied the information about your company on the Internet and I have checked your company s homepage. The working conditions are so excellent here. I【 K10】 _ (sincere) hope to be a member of your company. Madam: Thats fine. Thanks for coming to see us. I will let you know about the job withi
23、n the week. 41 【 K1】 42 【 K2】 43 【 K3】 44 【 K4】 45 【 K5】 46 【 K6】 47 【 K7】 48 【 K8】 49 【 K9】 50 【 K10】 短文理解 50 Nipponex Electrics Tokyo, Japan 27 August, 2014 Amperlite Ltd 146 OLeary St Dublin, Ireland Dear Sirs, Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries
24、(电池 ) at a reduced price for large quantities. Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 percent. As c. i. f (成本、保险和运费 ) to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clear
25、ly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our products remains the same only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is sure because enou
26、gh can be made whenever you require it. We appreciate your past dealing and cooperation (合作 ) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices. Yours truly, Nipponex Electrics 51 If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should_. （ A） pay the Japane
27、se at least 1,000 （ B） order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weight （ C） order 1,000 worth batteries at least （ D） pay the Japanese 1,000 ahead 52 Which is NOT the reason of reduction of the price at 5 percent? （ A） The Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and cant sell them out. （ B） The
28、 Japanese have improved their production means. （ C） They can turn out more products. （ D） They expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year. 53 From the letter, we can know_. （ A） the two sides cooperated before （ B） the Irish should pay for the transportation fee in terms of the new p
29、rice （ C） they use the best chemicals to improve the quality （ D） they have enough storage that can supply at any time 53 According to statistics, in 2007 more than 6,000 children were expulsed (开除 ) from US schools for bringing guns and bombs to school. The US Department of Education gave a report
30、to the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 2003-2004, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪 ) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “ The report is a clear sign that our nation s public schools are cracking down(严惩 ) on students who bring gu
31、ns to school,“ Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “ We need to be strong-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe. “ In March 2004, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a tea
32、cher at a school in Jones-boro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven were wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools
33、, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said. 54 From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools_. （ A） students enjoy shooting （ B） students are eager to be soldiers （ C） safety is a proble
34、m （ D） students can make guns 55 The main idea of the second paragraph shows us_. （ A） some examples of shooting in US schools （ B） the American s feeling （ C） some famous schools （ D） that some teachers were killed by students 56 From this passage we know that_. （ A） every American cannot have guns
35、 （ B） only soldiers and police can have guns （ C） every American citizen can own guns （ D） teachers have no money to buy guns 56 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 the n
36、ext 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 after a
37、 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 fire was
38、 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, indeed, a
39、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 narrow lan
40、e. 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. 57 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） The l
41、osses caused by the fire. 58 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 59 In the sentence “Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown,“ “slip on“ means_. （ A） to be wearing （ B） to be
42、pushing （ C） to take off （ D） to put on 60 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 60 Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, there a
43、re 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: 1. T
44、hink ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I m already hungry and theres 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 meal, ma
45、ke the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread?【 B3】 _ It takes around the same a-mount 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
46、 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 dont
47、 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 than a b
48、urden. G A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on. 61 【 B1】 62 【 B2】 63 【 B3】 64 【 B4】 65 【 B5】 第二节 书面表达 66 假如你是李明，王林是你的好友，他对布朗先生的公司感兴趣，打算到该公司谋职。请根据下面王林的简历表，用英语为他写一封推荐信。 姓名：王林 性别：男 国籍：中国 职业：律师 学历：大学毕业 外语水平：擅长英语 其他：有三年工作经历，办事认真，待人诚恳，与人和睦相处 通讯地址：重庆市人民路 148号；电话 023 63335550 参考词汇：谋职
49、apply for a position 注意：词数 80词左右。 改写对话 67 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 made so delicious. Charles: They are made from Cocoa beans, grown on a
