1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 72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 will the woman do? （ A） Go into the mans office. （ B） Go away. （ C） Remain in the mans office. 2 Where is Mr. Black now? （ A） Hes at the Friendship Hotel. （ B） He
2、 is at lunch. （ C） He is at another hotel. 3 When can the history of Chinese ink painting be traced back? （ A） 1 500 years ago. （ B） 2 000 years ago. （ C） 2 500 years ago. 4 Who has the suitcase? （ A） The woman. （ B） Bob. （ C） John. 5 How much change will the woman get? （ A） $4. （ B） $6. （ C） $10. 第
3、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 Who is the man looking for a jacket for? （ A） His wife. （ B） His son. （ C） Himself. 7 For what reason doesnt the man buy the black jacket? （ A） The colour. （ B） The size. （
4、C） The price 8 What happened while Mrs. Jones was cleaning the house? （ A） Her husband was looking at her. （ B） Mrs. Smith was helping her. （ C） Her husband came back from work. 9 What did Mrs. Smith do when she heard Mr. Jones words? （ A） She ran back and prepared everything to wait for her husband
5、. （ B） She quickly cleaned her house. （ C） She quickly wore her best clothes. 10 Whats the probable relationship between the man and the woman? （ A） Professor and student. （ B） Headmaster and teacher. （ C） Friends. 11 Where will they deal with the school paper? （ A） They will talk about it at the ma
6、ns office. （ B） They will talk about it at the mans house. （ C） They will talk about it at the womans house. 12 When will they meet each other again? （ A） At 2: 40. （ B） Before 2: 40. （ C） After 2: 40. 13 Whats about the starting of the university? （ A） Exciting and worrying. （ B） Exciting and willi
7、ng. （ C） Worrying and depressing. 14 Whats the more important thing students should do? （ A） Study hard to pass the exams. （ B） Put some energy into learn how to learn. （ C） Get on well with your professors and classmates. 15 What should students do when they want to stop their studies? （ A） They sh
8、ould give up it at once. （ B） They should think it carefully before make the decision. （ C） They should choose another subject instead. 16 Who may be the speaker? （ A） The headmaster. （ B） A new student. （ C） A senior student. 单项填空 17 Bill was taking a lot of exercise to build up his _. （ A） ability
9、 （ B） force （ C） strength （ D） mind 18 Marys bedroom is clean and clear, while her brothers bedroom is always _. （ A） at six and seven （ B） at sixes and sevens （ C） at sixth and seventh （ D） at sixths and sevenths 19 _ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better. （ A） F
10、or （ B） Now （ C） Since （ D） So 20 The party last month was really successful. So Mr. James, can we have _ this month? （ A） another （ B） one （ C） it （ D） other 21 The Great Pyramid is _ high. （ A） 144 meter （ B） 144-metre （ C） 144 meters （ D） 144-metres 22 No one helped me. I did it all _ myself. （ A
11、） for （ B） by （ C） from （ D） to 23 My mother always says if you keep on, youll succeed _. （ A） in time （ B） at one time （ C） at the same time （ D） on time 24 Jack, why _ you telephone me at such an early time. I stayed up late last night. （ A） must （ B） can （ C） may （ D） need 25 _ he knew nothing ab
12、out the matter. （ A） He appears as if （ B） It seems that （ C） It appears as if （ D） It seems as if 26 I dont mind what youre doing, as long as you are together, _ fun. （ A） had （ B） have （ C） to have （ D） having 27 Who do you want to _ with you? （ A） have gone （ B） have go （ C） going （ D） went 28 _
13、he will return to his native land. （ A） It is long before that （ B） It is before long that （ C） It wont be long before （ D） It will be before long that 29 - Do you know our town at all? - No. This is the first time I _ here. （ A） was （ B） have been （ C） came （ D） am coming 30 -May I take your order
14、now? -OK, Ill come back in a few minutes. （ A） Could you bring us the bill? （ B） Sure, wed love to. （ C） Yes, here it is. Thank you. （ D） No, we need more time. 31 You dont think he can finish the work, _. （ A） dont you （ B） can he （ C） do you （ D） cant he 完形填空 32 Cheques(支票 ) have largely replaced
15、money as a 【 B1】 of exchange, for they are widely accepted every where. 【 B2】 this is very convenient(方便的 ) for both buyers and sellers, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: they are quite 【 B3】 in themselves. A shop-keeper always runs a certain risk when he accepts a cheque a
16、nd he is quite within his rights, if on occasion(偶尔 ), he 【 B4】 to do so. People do not always know this and are shocked if their good 【 B5】 is called in question. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely 【 B6】 experience. He went to a famous jewellery shop which keeps a la
17、rge stock(存货 ) of dear stones and asked to be shown some pearl(珠子 ) necklaces. After examining several ones, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked if he could pay by 【 B7】 . The assistant said that this was quite in 【 B8】 , but the moment my friend 【 B9】 his name, he was i
18、nvited into the managers office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them with a 【 B10】 cheque not long ago. My friend got very 【 B11】 when he heard this and said he would buy a 【 B12】 somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager t
19、old him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 【 B13】 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards. They 【 B14】 to my friend for the inconvenience, but explained that a person who had used the same name as he answered for a number
20、of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 【 B15】 out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note 【 B16】 : I have a gun in my pocket. Ask 【 B17】 questions and give me all the money in the safe. 【 B18】 , my friends handwriting was quite 【 B19】 the thiefs. He wa
21、s not only allowed to go without further 【 B20】 , but to take the string of pearls with him. 32 【 B1】 （ A） method （ B） means （ C） idea （ D） way 33 【 B2】 （ A） As （ B） Though （ C） Since （ D） Unless 34 【 B3】 （ A） valueless （ B） valuable （ C） useful （ D） helpful 35 【 B4】 （ A） refuses （ B） agrees （ C） fa
22、ils （ D） hates 36 【 B5】 （ A） faith （ B） belief （ C） money （ D） friend 37 【 B6】 （ A） uninteresting （ B） unreasonable （ C） unforgettable （ D） unpleasant 38 【 B7】 （ A） money （ B） name （ C） cheque （ D） himself 39 【 B8】 （ A） common （ B） order （ C） trouble （ D） difficulty 40 【 B9】 （ A） wrote （ B） gave （ C
23、） spelt （ D） signed 41 【 B10】 （ A） different （ B） troublesome （ C） useless （ D） worthless 42 【 B11】 （ A） pale （ B） angry （ C） happy （ D） interested 43 【 B12】 （ A） cheque （ B） pearl （ C） necklace （ D） copy 44 【 B13】 （ A） if （ B） unless （ C） though （ D） because 45 【 B14】 （ A） came （ B） stuck （ C） apol
24、ogized （ D） checked 46 【 B15】 （ A） copy （ B） read （ C） took （ D） brought 47 【 B16】 （ A） said （ B） wrote （ C） meant （ D） read 48 【 B17】 （ A） some （ B） many （ C） no （ D） few 49 【 B18】 （ A） Fortunately （ B） Unfortunately （ C） Immediately （ D） Naturally 50 【 B19】 （ A） like （ B） as （ C） unlike （ D） withi
25、n 51 【 B20】 （ A） examination （ B） discussion （ C） explanation （ D） delay 短文理解 52 Even though shes just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages. Shes a good reader. She can tell time and do simple math. Shes not a person with exceptional powers. Shes just good at programming. Cindy looked like
26、 an doll(洋娃娃 ), with long, golden hair, baby-blue eyes, and a button nose. But Cindy is the first doll that can sec, think, and do as shes told. The eagle-eyed Cindy follows in the path of other breakthrough toys like Sonys barking Robot Aibo, which was the first to popularize voice command in the l
27、ate 1990s. Cindy goes one step further; she not only follows instructions but also recognizes shapes, colors, and words - and remembers. The effect is a doll that appears to be learning. The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent ten years trying to see how much human nature it could breathe i
28、nto an inanimate object. Its engineers began researching basic and affordable artificial intelligence (人工智能 ), creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure, However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking one of the keenest (敏锐的 ) abilities that life forms use to rea
29、ct to their environment. So how do the engineers make a doll actually see? In Cindys case, its a multi-step process. When presented a text like “I love you“ and asked“ Can you read this?“ Cindy takes it as one of 70 preprogrammed commands. Then the inbuilt camera scans(扫描 ) a 15-degree radius (半径 )
30、in search of number or letter-shaped objects. Buried in her stomach, Cindys 16-bit microprocessor compares the text with her database of 700 words. If its a match, “I love you, “she utters. 52 This text most likely appears in a _. （ A） medical report （ B） language dictionary （ C） science journal （ D
31、） music magazine 53 What can we know about Robot Aibo in this text? （ A） It could recognize shapes and colors. （ B） It could respond to spoken commands. （ C） It was put on the market no later than 1990. （ D） It was created much later than Cindy Smart. 54 According to the text, how can Cindy “see“? （
32、 A） She recognizes any text as “I love you“. （ B） She is equipped with a camera to search for text. （ C） She is instructed by an engineer standing next to her. （ D） She makes contact with the shapes of the text with her stomach. 55 There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all mec
33、hanical (机械的 ) things. After serving his company heart and soul for over 25 years, he happily retired(退休 ). Several years later his company telephoned him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multi-million-dollar machines. They had tried everything and everyone
34、 else to get the machine fixed, but no help. In desperation (绝望 ), they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past. The engineer unwillingly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine. At the end of the day he marked a small X in chalk on a
35、particular part of the machine and proudly stated, “This is where your problem is.” Tile part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again. The company received a bill for $ 20,001 from the engineer for his service. They told him to make a list of his charges. The engineer answered briefly: O
36、ne chalk mark. $ 1 Knowing where to put it. $ 20,000. 55 The engineer retired _. （ A） after he worked in the same company for less than 25 years （ B） after he worked in different companies for 25 years （ C） after he worked faithfully in the same company for over 25 years （ D） after he worked heart a
37、nd soul in his own company for 25 years 56 Several years after his retirement, the engineers company _. （ A） bought a very advanced machine （ B） had a very expensive machine out of order （ C） placed an order for a very expensive machine （ D） had difficulty destroying a very expensive machine 57 What
38、 we can know about the retired engineer in this text? （ A） The retired engineer overcharged for his service. （ B） The retired engineer happily went to examine the machine. （ C） The retired engineer changed the broken part for a new one. （ D） The retired engineer did find out what was wrong with the
39、machine. 58 What would be the best title for the text? （ A） Priceless Knowledge （ B） No Help （ C） A Troublesome Machine （ D） A Troublesome Day 59 Knowledge can be gotten from many sources. These include books, teachers and practical experience, and each has its own advantages. The knowledge we gain
40、from books and formal education enables us to learn about things that we have no chance to experience in daily life. We Can study all the places in the world and learn from people we will never meet in our lifetime, just by reading about them in books. We can also develop our analytical (分析的 ) skill
41、s and learn how to view and explain the world around us in different ways. In addition, we can learn from the past by reading books. In this way, we wont repeat the mistakes of others and can build on their achievements. Practical experience, on the other hand, can give us more useful knowledge. It
42、is said that one learns best by doing, and I believe that this is true, whether one is successful or not. In fact, I think making mistakes is the best way to learn. Besides, if one wants to make new advances, it is necessary to act. Innovations(革新 ) do not come about through reading but through expe
43、rimentation. Finally, one can use the skills and wisdom gained through the study of books to practical experience, making a meaningful experience more meaningful. However, unless it is applied to real experiences, book knowledge remains theoretical (理论上的 ) and, in the end, is useless. That is why I
44、believe that knowledge gained from practical experience is more important than that gained from books. 59 What does the text mainly discuss? （ A） Importance of knowledge. （ B） Differences between knowledge and practice. （ C） How to gain experience. （ D） Book knowledge and kractical experience. 60 Wh
45、ich of the following can be experienced by reading books according to this text? （ A） To correct others mistakes. （ B） To understand the world around us. （ C） To repeat their achievements. （ D） To meet other people in the world. 61 According to the writer, knowledge gained from practical experience
46、is _. （ A） as important as that from books （ B） less important than that from books （ C） more important than that from books （ D） too limited to Use 62 Why does the writer think that making mistakes to the best way to learn? （ A） Because only by making mistakes can we succeed. （ B） Because it is nec
47、essary for us to make mistakes if we want to be successful. （ C） Because making mistakes means giving us more useful knowledge. （ D） Because all the book knowledge is gained by making mistakes. 63 Going back as far as I can remember as a child in an Indian area, I had no sense of knowing about the o
48、ther people around me except that we were all somehow equal. There was only one class. Nobody was interested in getting on top of anybody else. You could see it in our games. Nobody organized them. There werent any competitive sports. But we took part in lots of activities and we were organized, not
49、 in the sense that there were wars of finding out who had won and who had lost. We played balls like everyone else, but no one kept scores. Even if we did formally take part in the games we played, no one was a winner though someone may have won. It was only at that moment. If you beat someone by pulling a bow (弓 ) and arrow (箭 ) and shooting the arrow further, it didnt mean you were better in any way. It just meant that at that particular ti
