1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 85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 does the woman mean? （ A） Please smoke over there. （ B） Just smoke here. （ C） You cant smoke anywhere. 2 Where did the conversation take place? （ A） In a shoe sho
2、p. （ B） In a doctor s. （ C） In an office. 3 Why doesnt the man like the book? （ A） It is not interesting, （ B） It is too long. （ C） It is too difficult. 4 What does the man think of the exam? （ A） Hes afraid to take exams. （ B） He only took the fourth exam. （ C） He didnt get the highest score on one
3、 exam. 5 When could the woman use her ear? （ A） At 5:00. （ B） At 5:30. （ C） At 5:15. 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 What time will the woman most probably see the man? （ A） 10:00 （ B） 10:30 （ C） 13:30 7
4、 Which topic will they talk about? （ A） Housework. （ B） Homework. （ C） Salary. 8 What do both of the speakers agree on? （ A） British English and American English are same in meaning. （ B） Not all the spellings in British English and American English are the same. （ C） British English is easier than
5、American English. 9 Where does this dialogue probably take place? （ A） In the bus. （ B） In the hotel. （ C） In the classroom. 10 Did the man have a bad headache? （ A） Yes, he did. （ B） No, he didnt. （ C） We are not sure. 11 According to the doctor, why was the man not feeling well? （ A） He had caught
6、 a very bad cold. （ B） He had eaten some unripe bananas. （ C） He had worked too hard recently. 12 How many times should the man take the medicine every day? （ A） Once a day. （ B） Twice a day. （ C） Three times a day. 13 What is the woman going to do this afternoon? （ A） Go shopping. （ B） Go to the li
7、brary. （ C） Go to the cinema. 14 Whats the main reason the man doesnt like watching plays? （ A） Because they are expensive. （ B） Because theyre not well written. （ C） Because the theatre is too far away. 15 What kind of music does the man like best? （ A） Light music. （ B） English songs. （ C） America
8、n songs. 16 Which of the following does the man like most? （ A） Films. （ B） Music. （ C） Reading. 17 What should the students bring with them to the exam? （ A） A final copy of the research project. （ B） Copies of the midterm. （ C） A few pens. 18 What will be the format of the exam? （ A） There will be
9、 only multiple choice questions. （ B） The exam will be both multiple choice and essay questions. （ C） There will be only essay questions. 19 Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive? （ A） It will be easy to understand. （ B） Students will be tested on all the materials discussed in class. （ C
10、） It will cover topics from a wide variety of academic fields. 20 When is this talk most likely being given? （ A） During the first week of class. （ B） During midterm week. （ C） On the last day of class. 单项填空 21 _ is the only animal that can speak. （ A） Man （ B） A man （ C） The man （ D） Man 22 The spo
11、rts meet was _ last week. （ A） succeed （ B） success （ C） successfully （ D） a success 23 I have _ today. （ A） a headache （ B） headaches （ C） the headache （ D） headacheing 24 What color _ her _? （ A） is, clothes （ B） are, clothes （ C） is, cloths （ D） are, cloths 25 You should take more physical _ . Do
12、nt always sit at the desk doing your （ A） exercise, exercises （ B） exercise, exercise （ C） exercise, exercise （ D） exercises, exercises 26 John has waited _. （ A） year after year, day after day and hour after hour （ B） day after day, year after year and hour after hour （ C） day after day, hour after
13、 hour and year after year （ D） hour after hour, day after day and year after year 27 The pupils ,said _ was against their teacher. （ A） what were you doings （ B） what you were doing （ C） what are you doings （ D） what were you doing 28 Would you do me _ favour? Do me _ favour to turn on the TV. （ A）
14、a, the （ B） the, a （ C） ,a （ D） the, 29 As we know, Galieo invented _ telescope. （ A） （ B） the （ C） a （ D） one 30 -How did the boss pay the workers?-As a rule, they were paid _. （ A） by an hour （ B） by the hour （ C） by hour （ D） by hours 31 On the way home, Xiao Liu told me“ This is _ most wonderful
15、 film and perhaps _ most wonderful film that Ive ever seen. （ A） the, the （ B） a, the （ C） the, a （ D） a, a 32 It is well known that _ doctors are badly needed in the hospital. （ A） a （ B） an （ C） the （ D） 33 Her brother likes playing _ football, while she likes playing _ piano. （ A） a, a （ B） ,the
16、（ C） the, （ D） the, the 34 We always have _ supper at 7 o clock, we had _ good supper yesterday. （ A） ,a （ B） a, a （ C） , （ D） a, 35 Rose asked her elder sister“ Why is _ Mother out of work?“ （ A） （ B） the （ C） our （ D） a 完形填空 36 It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minute
17、s late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before 【 B1】 the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostess 【 B2】 . If you have to be late, call and tell them to 【 B3】 you. It s even 【 B4】 to be early ! The host or the hostess will
18、probably not be 【 B5】 . ff you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car 【 B6】 the fight time. Though it s often important to arrive on time, yet 【 B7】 , for open houses, the host or the hostess invite guests to arrive and leave . 【 B8】 a certain time so you ca
19、n arrive at any time 【 B9】 the time he or she gives you. It s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost 【 B10】 , or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of 【 B11】 will be fine. Never bring money as a present.
20、 In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comes 【 B12】 . It s important not only to learn and remember names, but to 【 B13】 them often in conversation. After the 【 B14】 , we usually call friends by their given names. 【 B15】 may want you
21、 call them by their titles and 【 B16】 such as “Mr. Jones“, “Mrs. Smith“, “Ms. Johnson“ or “Dr. Brown“. A maiden name is a woman s family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she 【 B17】 the family name of her husband 【 B18】 her maiden name. It is now becoming common
22、【 B19】 , for women to keep their maiden names 【 B20】 they get married. 36 【 B1】 （ A） making （ B） cooking （ C） doing （ D） serving 37 【 B2】 （ A） spirit （ B） opinion （ C） thought （ D） idea 38 【 B3】 （ A） have with （ B） have without （ C） start without （ D） start with 39 【 B4】 （ A） nice （ B） worse （ C） ni
23、cer （ D） bad 40 【 B5】 （ A） back （ B） in （ C） up （ D） ready 41 【 B6】 （ A） by （ B） after （ C） before （ D） until 42 【 B7】 （ A） in the other hand （ B） on the other hand （ C） in another hand （ D） on another hand 43 【 B8】 （ A） for （ B） among （ C） between （ D） at 44 【 B9】 （ A） within （ B） by （ C） on （ D） i
24、n 45 【 B10】 （ A） many （ B） a lot （ C） a little （ D） a few 46 【 B11】 （ A） silver （ B） prizes （ C） cookbook （ D） candy 47 【 B12】 （ A） after （ B） before （ C） first （ D） later 48 【 B13】 （ A） watch out （ B） repeat （ C） speak （ D） retell 49 【 B14】 （ A） introduction （ B） conversation （ C） meeting （ D） dinn
25、er 50 【 B15】 （ A） Gentlemen （ B） Young people （ C） Older people （ D） Doctor 51 【 B16】 （ A） given names （ B） first names （ C） family names （ D） full names 52 【 B17】 （ A） gives （ B） brings （ C） carries （ D） takes 53 【 B18】 （ A） instead （ B） in place of （ C） takes place （ D） in place 54 【 B19】 （ A） and
26、 （ B） while （ C） however （ D） still 55 【 B20】 （ A） after （ B） until （ C） before （ D） since 56 “How far is it to the next village?“ the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination(目的地 )
27、 ,he will politely say “Just down the road. “He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling“ tricked“. He thinks the man deliberately (故意地 ) cheated him, for obviously he must have known the
28、 distance quite well. Had conditions been reversed(颠倒过来 ) ,the American would have felt he was“ cheating“ the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, would be sympathetic(同情的 ) to the weary driver, he would sa2?You have a good wa
29、y to go yet; it is at least 15 miles. “The driver might Be disappointed, but he would know what to expect. Whether to be accurate (准确的 ) or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize t
30、he problem. 56 The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because _. （ A） he is playing a trick on him （ B） the American expects the answer （ C） he doesn t know the exact distance at all （ D） he wants to encourage him to go further 57 We learn from this passage that A
31、mericans _. （ A） are good at cheating （ B） are polite to anybody （ C） are sympathetic but honest （ D） have no sympathy for others 58 If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will _. （ A） tell you the exact distance if he knows it （ B） tell you it is close although he knows it i
32、snt （ C） say that he doesn t know and encourage you to go on （ D） decide whether you are tired or not, and then give you an answer 59 The short passage advises us to _. （ A） be polite but honest to foreigners （ B） learn customs of different countries （ C） decide whether to be polite according to dif
33、ferent cultures （ D） tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countries 60 Mr. Fern was born in a big city. His father owned several companies and earned a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along
34、with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was not good at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble(赌博 ). Of course he lost
35、much money. Now Mr. Fern was twenty and finished middle school. He could do nothing. But his father didn t mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn t gamble any longer. His friends made him p
36、ay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed Iris father. His mother helped him run
37、away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced(判刑 )to death. It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain heavily when Mr. Fern was being sent to the execution ground(刑场 ). Soon he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily, “Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather !“ “D
38、ont complain(抱怨 ), brother,“ said one of the soldiers. “You re luckier than us all. Well have to go back to the city after that!“ 60 Old Fern never wanted to know about his son s studies because _. （ A） he was sure his son was good at his lessons （ B） he spent all his energies on his business （ C） h
39、e knew nothing about the education （ D） his wife looked after their son 61 Old Fern became angry because _. （ A） his son had learned nothing at school （ B） his son was weak at all his lessons （ C） his son couldnt do anything in the companies （ D） his son had sold one of his companies 62 The young ma
40、n was sentenced to death because _. （ A） he had killed his father （ B） he often gambled （ C） he made friends with the bad men （ D） he had sold a company of his father s 63 Which of the following is true? （ A） Mr. Fern was luckier than the soldiers. （ B） Both Mr. Fern and the soldiers were out of luc
41、k. （ C） Nothing made Mr. Fern complain. （ D） The soldiers wanted to help Mr. Fern. 64 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者 ), did well in his job that he was 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 P
42、hiladelphia 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 ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating(模仿 )signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of
43、old books. To reduce the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries(焦造品 )to England and Canada for sale. Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger 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 t
44、heir 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, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of Gen
45、eral“ Stone Wall“ Jackson. For several years Miss Fannys financial (财政的 )problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty. 64 Why did Spring sell his fal
46、se 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 birthplace. （ D） The prices were higher in England and Canada. 65 Robert Spring spent 15 years _. （ A） running a bookstore in Phi
47、ladelphia （ B） writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson （ C） as a forger （ D） as a respectable seller 66 According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to _. （ A） experts （ B） persons who aren t experts （ C） hook sellers （ D） owners of old books 67 Who was Miss Fanny Jackson? （ A） The only daught
48、er of General“ Stone Wall“ Jackson. （ B） A little-known girl who sold her father s letters to Robert Spring. （ C） Robert Spring s daughter. （ D） An imaginary person created by Spring. 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
49、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：原行没有错的不要改。 68 Last month we bought our two - years - old daughter 【 S1】 _ a little dog. There are no many children of her 【 S2】 _ age near where we live, and we think a dog would 【 S3】 _ make her less alone. We were right. They play
