1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 83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 couldn t remember exactly. 2 When will the bank be open on Saturday? （ A）
2、 12 noon to9 p.m. （ B） 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. （ C） 9 a.m. to12 noon. 3 How does the woman feel about the news？ （ A） She is quite sympathetic towards the doctor. （ B） She thinks it s right. （ C） She does not care. 4 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） Maybe a picnic. （ B） Maybe something new. （ C） Ma
3、ybe 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 Why is the man so annoyed? （ A） Because he didn
4、t like listening to radio. （ B） Because his sister made him study very hard. （ C） Because the noise disturbed him so much. 7 What is the probable result of the conversation? （ A） The man went upstairs to talk to the neighbours. （ B） The woman turned off the radio. （ C） The man failed his English exa
5、m. 8 What time was it? （ A） 10:00 （ B） 11:00 （ C） 9:00 9 Why did the woman have to be leaving? （ A） Because she had to go home. （ B） Because she had to get up early tomorrow morning. （ C） Because she had tired. 10 What is the woman going to buy? （ A） A sweater. （ B） A shirt. （ C） A coat. 11 Which co
6、lor coat does she finally buy? （ A） Red. （ B） Blue. （ C） Green. 12 How much does the woman pay? （ A） 170 yuan. （ B） 168 yuan. （ C） 186 yuan. 13 Where are Roy and Rock? （ A） In Roys office. （ B） In Rocks house. （ C） In a classroom. 14 Why did Rock come into the room? （ A） He worked there. （ B） He wan
7、ted to talk to Roy. （ C） He wanted to have a letter typed. 15 What was Alan doing at that time? （ A） She was taking a rest. （ B） She was preparing for an exam. （ C） She was taking an exam. 16 What will Roy do next year? （ A） Go to Japan. （ B） Change her job. （ C） Go to night school. 17 What does the
8、 speaker do most probably? （ A） Hes a teacher. （ B） Hes a tour guide. （ C） Hes a shop assistant. 18 What does Larps sell? （ A） Bags. （ B） Shoes. （ C） Clothes. 19 What does the bookshop sell? （ A） Chinese books. （ B） English books. （ C） English-Chinese dictionaries. 20 Which shop is NOT in the shoppi
9、ng centre? （ A） The Larps. （ B） The Li Ning. （ C） The Splend Tea Shop. 单项填空 21 - You mean you know the man? - No, I know _ man exactly like him. （ A） an （ B） the （ C） （ D） a 22 I asked him if he had _ oil. （ A） any （ B） some （ C） an （ D） much 23 - I can t find John. - Look ! He _ a blue jacket today
10、. （ A） is having on （ B） puts on （ C） is wearing （ D） dresses 24 - Hi, be careful.- Sorry, _. （ A） I don t notice （ B） I m not noticing （ C） I wasn t noticing （ D） I didn t notice 25 - _ should I take the medicine? - Three times a day. （ A） How many pills （ B） How much （ C） How often （ D） How many 2
11、6 - Would you like some bread? - I don t feel like _ now. （ A） eaten （ B） eating （ C） to eat （ D） eat 27 He spoke so quickly that I could hardly _. （ A） put word in （ B） put in a word （ C） get word in （ D） get in a word 28 - Would you _ me _ to carry the box upstairs? - With pleasure. （ A） give. fav
12、or （ B） do. a favor （ C） do. favor （ D） give. the favor 29 He said that he would drop _ at the Union Club on his way home. （ A） on （ B） to （ C） in （ D） of 30 The manager asked to _ the man s address. （ A） put on （ B） put down （ C） put up （ D） put off 31 I hope there are enough glasses for each guest
13、 to have _. （ A） it （ B） those （ C） them （ D） one 32 _ off the radio - the baby s asleep. （ A） Turn （ B） Turning （ C） Turned （ D） To tarn 33 It was not until 1920 _ regular radio broadcasts began. （ A） when （ B） which （ C） that （ D） since 34 The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his
14、mother told him _. （ A） not to （ B） not to do （ C） not do it （ D） do not 35 Would you like a cup of coffee first _ shall we get down to business right now? （ A） then （ B） when （ C） or （ D） otherwise 完形填空 36 In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The rep
15、ort was the result of a three-year study. According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2,000 is not a 【 B1】 one. The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. The population could be 【 B2】 6,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1975. More peo
16、ple would move into cities, especially cities in 【 B3】 countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then. Food production will 【 B4】 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90 % more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be i
17、n countries that 【 B5】 produce enough food for their people. Little increase is 【 B6】 in South Asia, Africa and 【 B7】 Poor farming ways are 【 B8】 large areas of crop land, changing farms into 【 B9】 More farmland is 【 B10】 as cities become larger and houses are built. 【 B11】 will get worse as industr
18、ial countries burn more coal and oil. Much of the worlds 【 B12】 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a 【 B13】 problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2,000 【 B14】 They only carried forward the situation that 【 B15】 today. By changin
19、g the situation, by settling the problems, the picture can be 【 B16】 . There is 【 B17】 time for the nations of the world to work together 【 B18】 a plan of action. But they warned that 【 B19】 too long to make decisions would greatly reduced the 【 B20】 of success. 36 【 B1】 （ A） terrible （ B） pleasant
20、（ C） surprising （ D） sad 37 【 B2】 （ A） no more than （ B） as many as （ C） as much as （ D） as large as 38 【 B3】 （ A） developing （ B） developed （ C） coastal （ D） mountainous 39 【 B4】 （ A） insist （ B） reduce （ C） increase （ D） continue 40 【 B5】 （ A） already （ B） hardly （ C） partly （ D） never 41 【 B6】 （
21、A） made （ B） grown （ C） produced （ D） expected 42 【 B7】 （ A） European countries （ B） the Middle East （ C） Oceania （ D） North America 43 【 B8】 （ A） destroying （ B） protecting （ C） sparing （ D） sharing 44 【 B9】 （ A） grasslands （ B） factories （ C） deserts （ D） houses 45 【 B10】 （ A） saved （ B） lost （ C）
22、 gained （ D） found 46 【 B11】 （ A） Air pollution （ B） Water pollution （ C） Some diseases （ D） All farm land 47 【 B12】 （ A） animals （ B） plants （ C） forests （ D） farmland 48 【 B13】 （ A） well-known （ B） common （ C） valuable （ D） serious 49 【 B14】 （ A） must be true （ B） may be wrong （ C） will be changed
23、 （ D） will surely appear 50 【 B15】 （ A） happens （ B） develops （ C） exists （ D） appears 51 【 B16】 （ A） changed （ B） drawn （ C） prevented （ D） protected 52 【 B17】 （ A） no （ B） still （ C） less （ D） plenty of 53 【 B18】 （ A） about （ B） at （ C） on （ D） for 54 【 B19】 （ A） wasting （ B） considering （ C） taki
24、ng （ D） waiting 55 【 B20】 （ A） chances （ B） dangers （ C） pleasure （ D） pressure 56 It doesnt matter when or how long a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Thats what all doctors thought, until they heard about Jerry Page. Jerry Page, it was said, never slept. Could this be tru
25、e? The doctors decided to see this strange man by themselves. Jerry Page was ninety years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they w
26、atched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Jerry Page sleeping. Actually, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Jerry Page got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness.
27、They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Page remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. 56 The main idea of
28、this passage is that _. （ A） large numbers of people do not need sleep （ B） a person was found who actually didnt need any sleep （ C） everyone needs some sleep to stay alive （ D） people can live longer by trying not to sleep 57 The doctors came to visit Jerry Page, expecting _. （ A） to care him of h
29、is sleeplessness （ B） to find that his sleeplessness was not really true （ C） to find out why some old people didnt need any sleep （ D） to find a way to free people from the need of sleep 58 After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Jerry Page _. （ A） needed some kind of sleep （ B
30、） was too old to need any sleep （ C） needed no sleep at all （ D） often slept in chair 59 One reason that might explain Pages sleeplessness was _. （ A） his mothers injury before he was born （ B） that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit （ C） his magnificent physical condition （ D） that he h
31、adnt got a bed 60 Most people talk about the “five“ senses of man. And it is true that we get our information about the outside world from our senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. Researchers tell us that sense of sight - our visual (视觉的 ) sense - gives us up to eighty percent of what w
32、e know about the world outside our bodies; while the other senses, the auditory(hearing), the olfactory( smell), the tactile( touch), and the gustatory(taste) bring into our brains information about the other 20% of what is happening. But there are two other senses that we cannot get along without i
33、t, though they are seldom noticed. These are the sense of balance, without which we would act like a drank man, and the kinetic(运动的 ) sense, which gives us our ideas about our own motion(行动 ). 60 The senses of hearing, smell, touch and taste supply us with _. （ A） about 80% of our information about
34、the world （ B） about half of our information about the world （ C） about 20% of our information about the world （ D） all the needed information about the world 61 According to the passage, one misses most about the world when one _. （ A） is blind （ B） is deaf （ C） has no senses of taste and touch （ D
35、） has no senses of balance and motion 62 We know our own movements as a result of _. （ A） the sense of balance （ B） the visual sense （ C） the five senses （ D） the kinetic sense 63 Drinking too much might affect ones _. （ A） visual sense （ B） sense of balance （ C） kinetic sense （ D） sense of hearing
36、64 A student who enters a university in the second half of 20th century is in a new situation. He is not like the young man of the early 19th century who came to sit at the feet of his masters and left as a master. That situation no longer exists, because now it is not only the student who changes.
37、He may grow fast, but science grows still faster. Today a student cannot master knowledge, he can only be its servant. He knows that he can become familiar (熟悉 ) with only a small comer of knowledge and that his learning will always be imperfect and imcomplete. But he can still hope to add something
38、 to the sum(总量 ) of knowledge, and so make the situation slightly more difficult for those who come after him. 64 The phrase “in the second half of the 20th century“ means _. （ A） in 1950 （ B） in the late 2000 （ C） in 50 years of the 20th century （ D） in 1950-2000 65 Now the situation becomes slight
39、ly more difficult for the new university students because _. （ A） the sum of knowledge is getting larger and larger （ B） they want to get ahead of the old ones （ C） they want to master more knowledge than their teachers （ D） what their masters explain is too difficult for them 66 What does“ masters“
40、 mean in the paragraph 1. Line 2 ? （ A） A servant. （ B） A teacher. （ C） A skilled person. （ D） A worker. 67 The main idea of this passage is that _. （ A） students today can not grow faster than science （ B） students today should know they are servants of knowledge （ C） a student today knows he can b
41、ecome familiar with only a small comer of knowledge （ D） a student today is facing a new situation 第一节 短文改错 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾 ()；如有错误 (每行只有一个错误 )，则按下列情况 改正： 多一个词：把多余的词用斜线 ( )划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ( )，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：
42、原行没有错的不要改。 68 Drinking Milk Is Dangerous Tom was 50. He didnt feel very good, but he didnt like 【 S1】 _ doctors. Last week, his wife said to him ,“ Don t stupid, 【 S2】 _ Tom. Go and see Doctor White. “His wife made him to 【 S3】 _ go to the doctor. Doctor White examined him careful and 【 S4】 _ said t
43、o him,“ You drink too much. Keep drinking whisky 【 S5】 _ and drink milk instead. “Tom liked whisky very much and 【 S6】 _ he didn t like milk. “I m not baby ! “he said to his wife. 【 S7】 _ Now he went to see Doctor White but said,“ Drinking milk 【 S8】 _ is dangerous ,doctor. It killed one of my good
44、friend last month.“ 【 S9】 _ The doctor laughed aloud and then asked,“ How does it 【 S10】 _ happen?“ “The cow fell on him, “Tom answered. 68 【 S1】 69 【 S2】 70 【 S3】 71 【 S4】 72 【 S5】 73 【 S6】 74 【 S7】 75 【 S8】 76 【 S9】 77 【 S10】 第二节 书面表达 77 假设你的名字叫 Jane，是北京大学的学生，你在一份英文报纸上看到如下一则广告 (advertisement)。请用英文
45、写封信，信中要包含如下要点： 1. give a description of yourself 2. say why you like the job 3. give your experience with children( lots of brothers/sisters/cousins) 4. talk about your ability to cook 5. request some information about the family 6. inquire(询问 )about the pay and the job conditions Wanted June-August
46、 -2 children- Do you like children? Are you over 18? Do you like to cook? If so, please write to: Mr. and Mrs. Cross 5 Dongzhimen Street 注：词数 140个左右，开头语已给出，不计入总词数。 Nov. 22,1999 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Cross, I m Li Hua, a first-year student of Beijing University. 国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 83答案与解析 第一节 听下面 5段对话。每段对话
47、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 【听力原文】 M: Where did you say you put them? W： I didnt say, but keep looking till you find them. 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【听力原文】 M: I hope that die bank will be open. W: The sign says nine a.m. to five p.m. weekdays, nine a.
48、m. to twelve noon Saturdays, closed Sundays. 2 【正确答案】 C 3 【听力原文】 M: Did you hear the news about sentence to the doctor who once practiced mercy killing? W: Yeah. Nobody has the fight to take another persons life. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 W: How beautiful! How long have you had it? M: Only two weeks. W: How far have you been in it? M: Not too far. Just to a picnic. 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 M: Be quiet, please. Can I remind you what you should do? W: Go ahead, please. M: Don t forget to write your name
