1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 407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 Where did the woman say she put her glasses? （ A） In the cupboard. （ B） On the desk. （ C） She couldnt remember exactly. 2 When will the bank be open on Saturday? （ A）
2、 12 noon to 9 p. m. （ B） 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. （ C） 9 a. m. to 12 noon. 3 How does the woman feel about the news? （ A） She is quite sympathetic towards the doctor. （ B） She thinks its right. （ C） She does not care. 4 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） Maybe a picnic. （ B） Maybe something new. （
3、C） Maybe a new car. 5 What does the man possibly do? （ A） Maybe a teacher. （ B） Maybe a student. （ C） Maybe a meeting organizer. 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 are the speakers? （ A） In a bookstor
4、e. （ B） On a bus. （ C） At home. 7 Will the mans father get him all the books? （ A） Yes. （ B） No. （ C） Unclear. 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 airport
5、. （ C） The taxi company. 10 What was the result of the game? （ A） It was unfinished. （ B） It was an exciting game. （ C） Neither of the teams won the game. 11 Which program did Richard watch? （ A） An old film. （ B） A football game. （ C） A play. 12 What did Richards wife do at last? （ A） She enjoyed t
6、he old film very much. （ B） She started to read a book. （ C） She did nothing but go to sleep. 13 What does the man want to buy? （ A） A jacket. （ B） A T-shirt. （ C） A pair of trousers. 14 Which is too expensive? （ A） The blue one. （ B） The black one. （ C） The small one. 15 Why does the man want to bu
7、y the blue one? （ A） Its nice and cheaper. （ B） His son likes the color. （ C） There arent any black ones left. 16 When will the man come again? （ A） Tomorrow. （ B） On Monday. （ C） Next week. 17 Whats the mans opinion on watching TV? （ A） It is not only for entertainment. （ B） It makes people relaxed
8、. （ C） It is not good to eyes. 18 What happened to the authors company five years ago? （ A） It made a great progress. （ B） It developed a new type of product. （ C） It went out of business. 19 What did the landlord of the pub advise them to do? （ A） To buy the company. （ B） To find another job. （ C）
9、To drink more. 20 How many new staff has the company taken on since it re-opened five years ago? （ A） 4. （ B） 10. （ C） 14 完形填空 20 We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever weve become used to suddenly disappears.【 C1】 _ , for example, the neatly-dressed w
10、oman 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 and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime【 C5】 _ out neat, belted cotton dresses and a
11、 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. You might say I【 C9】_ her. “Did she have an accident? Something【 C10】 _ ?“ I thoug
12、ht 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, the woman who【 C15】 _ walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin b
13、rothers 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 building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, thou
14、gh【 C20】 _ , person? 21 【 C1】 （ A） Make （ B） Take （ C） Give （ D） Have 22 【 C2】 （ A） happened （ B） wanted （ C） used （ D） tried 23 【 C3】 （ A） what （ B） how （ C） which （ D） when 24 【 C4】 （ A） sunny （ B） rainy （ C） cloudy （ D） snowy 25 【 C5】 （ A） took （ B） brought （ C） carried （ D） turned 26 【 C6】 （ A）
15、Clearly （ B） Particularly （ C） Luckily （ D） Especially 27 【 C7】 （ A） believed （ B） expressed （ C） remembered （ D） wondered 28 【 C8】 （ A） long （ B） often （ C） soon （ D） much 29 【 C9】 （ A） respected （ B） missed （ C） praised （ D） admired 30 【 C10】 （ A） better （ B） worse （ C） more （ D） less 31 【 C11】 （
16、A） disappearance （ B） appearance （ C） misfortune （ D） fortune 32 【 C12】 （ A） forgotten （ B） lost （ C） known （ D） hurt 33 【 C13】 （ A） happy （ B） enjoyable （ C） frequent （ D） daily 34 【 C14】 （ A） friends （ B） strangers （ C） tourists （ D） guests 35 【 C15】 （ A） regularly （ B） actually （ C） hardly （ D） p
17、robably 36 【 C16】 （ A） common （ B） pleasant （ C） important （ D） faithful 37 【 C17】 （ A） choice （ B） knowledge （ C） decision （ D） sense 38 【 C18】 （ A） Because （ B） If （ C） Although （ D） However 39 【 C19】 （ A） keeping （ B） changing （ C） passing （ D） mentioning 40 【 C20】 （ A） unnamed （ B） unforgettable
18、 （ C） unbelievable （ D） unreal 语法填空 40 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 night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family. I grew u
19、p 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 asked was【 K4】 _ me to talk to him. But I was always busy,【 K5】 _ (a
20、ble) 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 came a call【 K6】 _ (say) my father was in hospital. Immediately I
21、 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 conversation with me. I realized【 K10】_ little I know about my dad
22、, his deepest thoughts and dreams. After his death I learned more about him, and even more about myself. 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 Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large re
23、servoir (知识库 ) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠 ) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. But the demonstration (示范 ) and report of what happens, and how it happens a
24、re correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语 ). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from father to son, or mother to daughter, of
25、old country customs, of folklore (风俗 ). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in
26、 this wide, confused wilderness. 51 In the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness“ refers to_. （ A） personal experience （ B） wild weeds among good plants （ C） the information from the parents （ D） the vast store of traditional practices 52 From this passage we can infer that_. （ A
27、） well invite the craftsman to teach in the college （ B） schools and books are not the only way to knowledge （ C） scientific discoveries are based on personal experience （ D） discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student 53 The main idea of this passa
28、ge is about_. （ A） what to learn from the parents （ B） how to gain knowledge （ C） why to learn from the craftsman （ D） how to deal with experience 53 Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends houses. Driving can
29、 be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so th
30、at driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient. Traffic accidents decline millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率 ) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japa
31、n. To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun! 54 The underlined word “convenient“ in the passage means_. （ A） handy, easy to do （ B） that can be changed （ C） fond o
32、f drinking and merry-making （ D） carriages or other trucks 55 The sentence “Traffic accidents decline millions of lives“ means “_“. （ A） Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires （ B） Many people die from traffic accidents （ C） Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic acc
33、idents （ D） Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents 56 Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? （ A） Traffic Safety （ B） Be Careful （ C） How to Drive a Car （ D） A Traffic Accident 56 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者 ) , did well in his job that he was
34、able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs (亲笔签名 ). Discovering his abili
35、ty at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and write them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale. Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger
36、 cant go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who dont have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals. After the Civil War, Britai
37、n was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stone Wall“ Jackson. For several years Miss Fannys money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work
38、 very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty. 57 Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada? （ A） There was a greater demand there than in America. （ B） There was less chance of being discovered there. （ C） Britain was Springs birthp
39、lace. （ D） The prices were higher in England and Canada. 58 Robert Spring spent 15 years_. （ A） running a bookstore in Philadelphia （ B） writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson （ C） as a forger （ D） as a respectable seller 59 According to the passage, forgers are usually sold to_. （ A） experts （ B） pe
40、rsons who arent experts （ C） book sellers （ D） owners of old books 60 Who was Miss Fanny Jackson? （ A） The only daughter of General “Stone Wall“ Jackson. （ B） A little known girl who sold her fathers letters to Robert Spring. （ C） Robert Springs daughter. （ D） An imaginary person created by Spring.
41、补全文章 60 Everyone needs a break, and vacations are not meant for serious study.【 B1】_ The Spring Festival is coming up so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey. Before getting into the recommendations, you need to determine your Eng
42、lish reading comprehension level. If youre at the beginners level, there are two options: reading a childrens book or reading a book that youve read in Chinese translation.【 B2】 _ If youre at the intermediate level, popular books like pop fiction, mysteries and thrillers are good options. For advanc
43、ed readers, classic works of literature or modern prize winners (Nobel, Pulitzer) are good options. 【 B3】 _ When I pick up a book I like, even though the first few chapters are really hard to get through, I would try to get accustomed to the language the author uses. Generally, after the first few c
44、hapters, things get a lot easier, especially if I get involved in the story. Another great way to keep yourself motivated is to find a friend whos interested in reading the same book. You can make goals that you both want to achieve.【 B4】_ Some quick recommendations: Harry Potter, start with the fir
45、st book and go on from there; the Narnia series; anything by U. S. writer Michael Crichton; and if you like horror, U. S. writer Stephen King is always unusual and fun.【 B5】 _ Happy reading! A If you pick a book which is so challenging, it will be too stressful. B The most important thing is to pick
46、 a book that youre really interested in. C You may also enjoy your reading when hanging out with your family. D You should just find a topic or author youre interested in, and the rest will go from there. E You can also discuss plot lines or vocabulary issues with each other by SMS or e-mail. F Inst
47、ead, theyre a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book. G This will help you get over any unfamiliar words or phrases, since youre already familiar with the story. 61 【 B1】 62 【 B2】 63 【 B3】 64 【 B4】 65 【 B5】 第二节 书面表达 66 假设你是王霞，计算机专业，即将毕业，现在想要申请去美国留学，就此写一封 80词左右的英文申请信。要点： 1简单的自我介绍 2申请理由 注意：可以
48、适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。 改写对话 67 阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关背包客 backpackers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。 Tom: I know you travel a lot. Have you ever met any backpackers? Alice: Yes, I have. Tom: Some tourists call themselves backpackers while others dont. But what exa
49、ctly is a backpacker? Alice: It just means people who travel around in a backpack. I used to do that when I was younger. Tom: Really? Are backpackers all young people? Alice: No, they are of different ages, old and young, male and female. But the majority of them are young people. They would like to go out and s
