1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 9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 Whose television is the smallest? （ A） Alices. （ B） Mikes. （ C） The mans. 2 When will they probably discuss the plan? （ A） Before dinner. （ B） During dinner. （ C） Right
2、 after dinner. 3 What are the two speakers doing? （ A） Walking down a hill. （ B） Climbing stairs. （ C） Discussing a trip. 4 How many kilograms of potatoes will the woman take? （ A） 2kg. （ B） 5kg. （ C） 2.5kg. 5 What is the relationship between the two speakers? （ A） A new comer and her boss. （ B） A v
3、isitor and the host. （ C） New friends. 6 What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon? （ A） To drink some coffee. （ B） To drink tea with his friend. （ C） To buy some tea leaves. 7 Why does the man want to go to the teahouse? （ A） Because he likes tea most. （ B） Because his friend invites him to go
4、 there. （ C） Because he has taken interested in Chinas tea euhure recently. 8 How much does the man know about Chinas tea culture? （ A） He knows much about it. （ B） He knows nothing about it. （ C） He has a limited knowledge of it. 9 What did the woman want to buy? （ A） A cheap shirt. （ B） An expensi
5、ve shirt. （ C） A cheap skirt. 10 How much did the woman spend? （ A） 65 dollars. （ B） 60 dollars. （ C） 130 dollars. 11 What is the two speakersrelationship? （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Husband and wife. （ C） Salesman and customer. 12 When are they going to meet? （ A） Wednesday morning. （ B） Friday
6、. （ C） Wednesday evening. 13 What is the probable job of the woman? （ A） She is a film star. （ B） She is a musician. （ C） She is a football player. 14 What are they going to do? （ A） They are going to see a film. （ B） They are going to have dinner together. （ C） They are going to enjoy a concert. 15
7、 Where is the man? （ A） On his way to Tumers Street. （ B） In a bus to Turners Street. （ C） At the bus stop. 16 Why did the man ask the woman the way? （ A） Because he wanted to arrive at Tumers Street on time. （ B） Because he didnt know where the bus stop was. （ C） Because he didnt know how to get to
8、 Turners Street. 17 How long does it take to get to Turners Street if the man walks? （ A） About one hour. （ B） About one hour and a half. （ C） About half an hour. 18 What advice did the woman give to the man? （ A） She told him to go by bus. （ B） She told him to walk there. （ C） She told him to wait
9、for a bus. 19 According to the passage, what is it that almost everyone does on Sunday? （ A） Reading the Sunday paper. （ B） Going to church. （ C） Sleeping late in the morning. 20 When does the paper come? （ A） Late in the morning. （ B） In the afternoon. （ C） Before families get up. 21 What do men li
10、ke to read from the passage? （ A） The death notices. （ B） Sports. （ C） Clothes. 22 What kind of news do womens pages have? （ A） News about parties, clothes and marriages. （ B） Advice about food and health. （ C） All of the above. 单项填空 23 -Which office is Johnson in?-Johnson Black? Ive heard of _ pers
11、on here. （ A） no such. （ B） such no. （ C） not such. （ D） no this. 24 -What did he just say?-Nothing, he _ to himself. （ A） was just talking （ B） just talked （ C） has just talked （ D） had just talked 25 Can you imagine what a girl will look like _ she comes across a rat in her room? （ A） new that （ B
12、） though （ C） if （ D） in case 26 -Whom do you want to see at the moment?-The man _ Mr. zhang. （ A） called himself （ B） you call （ C） calling himself （ D） is called 27 -How do you know?-His face has given him _. （ A） off （ B） up （ C） away （ D） out 28 Britain has recently had a high level of unemploym
13、ent-and the same is true _ many other countries. （ A） at （ B） from （ C） of （ D） to 29 The thief _ the lock of the ladys jewelry case open. （ A） hit （ B） forced （ C） stole （ D） broke 30 From his _ eyes, we can see that he is _. （ A） puzzling; puzzled （ B） puzzling; puzzling （ C） puzzled; puzzling （ D
14、） puzzled; puzzled 31 Although he was ill, _ he went on working. （ A） but （ B） yet （ C） and （ D） while 32 -Who are you going to have this letter _ for you?-My secretary. （ A） type （ B） typed （ C） been typed （ D） been typing 33 -What about having a rest?-_. （ A） Good idea （ B） Help yourself （ C） Go a
15、head, please （ D） Me, too 34 -Why dont you take a shower?-Didnt I just have _? （ A） it （ B） that （ C） one （ D） this 35 He has made another discovery, _ of great importance to science. （ A） which I think it is （ B） of which I think it is （ C） which I think is （ D） I think which is 36 _ he referred to
16、 in his speech, the pollution in Beijing is indeed not serious. （ A） What （ B） As （ C） Which （ D） Since 37 When she heard the news, her hope _ disappointment. （ A） got （ B） turned in （ C） turned to （ D） felt 完形填空 38 Last week I was invited to a doctors meeting at the Ruth Hospital for incurables(无法治
17、愈的病人 ). In one of the wards, a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadnt long to live, but he came up to me and placed his fight foot close to mine on the floor. “Frank!“ I cried in astonishment. He couldnt【 B1】 , as I knew,but all the time【 B2】
18、 his foot against mine. My【 B3】 raced back more than thirty years-to the【 B4】 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The【 B5】 was an air-raid shelter(防空洞 ), in which I and about a hundred other people【 B6】 every night. Two of the【 B7】 were Mrs. West and her sun Frank. 【 B8】 wartime problems,
19、we shelter-dwellers (避难者 )got to【 B9】 each other very well. Frank West【 B10】 me because he wasnt【 B11】 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had【 B12】 of a mind than a baby has. His 【 B13】consisted of rough sounds-sounds of pleasure or anger-and B14】 more. Mrs. West, then ab
20、out 75, was a strong, capable woman,【 B15】 she had to be of course, because Frank【 B16】 on her entirely. He needed all the 【 B17】 of a baby. One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been 【 B18】 by a 500-pounder. She lost nearly everything she owned. When that sort of thing ha
21、ppened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I, stood beside Frank and【 B19】 .my right foot against his. They were all about the same【 B20】 . That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed
22、 his right foot against mine. After that, his greeting to me was always the Bathe. 38 【 B1】 （ A） answer （ B） speak （ C） smile （ D） laugh 39 【 B2】 （ A） covering （ B） moving （ C） fighting （ D） pressing 40 【 B3】 （ A） minds （ B） body （ C） thoughts （ D） brains 41 【 B4】 （ A） better （ B） dark （ C） younger
23、（ D） high 42 【 B5】 （ A） cave （ B） place （ C） sight （ D） scene 43 【 B6】 （ A） slept （ B） worked （ C） studied （ D） lived 44 【 B7】 （ A） customers （ B） regulars （ C） visitors （ D） members 45 【 B8】 （ A） Discussing （ B） Solving （ C） Sharing （ D） Suffering 46 【 B9】 （ A） learn from （ B） talk to （ C） help （ D
24、） know 47 【 B10】 （ A） needed （ B） recognized （ C） interested （ D） encouraged 48 【 B11】 （ A） normal （ B） common （ C） unusual （ D） quick 49 【 B12】 （ A） more （ B） worse （ C） fewer （ D） less 50 【 B13】 （ A） word （ B） speech （ C） sentence （ D） language 51 【 B14】 （ A） not （ B） no （ C） something （ D） nothin
25、g 52 【 B15】 （ A） though （ B） yet （ C） as （ D） so 53 【 B16】 （ A） fed （ B） kept （ C） lived （ D） depended 54 【 B17】 （ A） attention （ B） control （ C） treatment （ D） management 55 【 B18】 （ A） flatted （ B） weakened （ C） stolen （ D） cleaned 56 【 B19】 （ A） push （ B） tried （ C） showed （ D） measured 57 【 B20】
26、 （ A） length （ B） weight （ C） style （ D） size 短文理解 58 To fight a noise by making more noise sounds strange, but thats exactly what motor engineers are doing in Germany and some other countries. Car makers research and development laboratories have already proved that mixing more noise with the help
27、of loudspeakers can reduce the unwanted noise. Physicists have known about the technique for a long time. Sound is made up of pressure waves in the air. If two sound waves of the same frequency (频率 ) mix so that the highest point of one wave happens at the same time as the lowest point of the other
28、wave, the result is no sound. Therefore, by producing a perfect copy of the noise and delaying it by half a wave cycle (周期 ), we can kill the unwanted noise. Using this technique many carmakers are racing to develop noise-killing systems (系统 ) both inside and outside the cars. Another good thing abo
29、ut the use of noise-killing systems is that it saves the need for a silencer; this not only reduces the weight of a car, but also makes the motor burn less fuel and work better. Some engineers believe that the noise-killing system will be used in most cars within a few years. But the carmakers haven
30、t decided if they will carry it into production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cars. 58 Which of the following gives a general idea of how the noise-killing system works? （ A） By producing pressure waves going in the opposite direction. （ B） By mixing high frequenc
31、y sound waves with low frequency sound waves. （ C） By mixing new sound waves with the noise and sending them out together. （ D） By making copies of the unwanted sound waves and letting them out a little later. 59 Besides its main use the noise-killing system can_. （ A） make a car lighter （ B） make a
32、 car quieter （ C） reduce the cost of a silencer （ D） improve the performance of a silencer 60 The noise-killing system is net yet popular mainly because_. （ A） it is still being tried out （ B） drivers still have their doubts （ C） it increases the cost of car production （ D） carmakers are not sure if
33、 it is necessary 61 Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could net describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can le
34、arn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted. We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someones personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others. Like the human face, human personal
35、ity is very complex. But describing someones personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face“ looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person“, you might begin to think
36、about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon All port, an American psychologist, found nearly 18 000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior. And many of us use this informatio
37、n as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types-people are described with such terms. People have always tried to “type“ each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains (坏人 ) or the heros role.
38、In fact, the words “person“ and “personality“ come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask“. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys“ from the “bad guys“ because the two types differ in appearances as well as in actions. 61 According to this pas
39、sage, some animals have the girl of_. （ A） telling people apart by how they behave （ B） typing each other （ C） telling good people from bad people （ D） recognizing human faces 62 Who most probably knows best how to describe peoples personality? （ A） The ancient Greek audience. （ B） The movie actors.
40、 （ C） Psychologists. （ D） The modem TV audience. 63 Which of the following is the major point of the passage? （ A） Why it is necessary to identify peoples personality. （ B） Why it is possible to describe people. （ C） How to get to know people. （ D） How best to recognize people. 64 To protect you and
41、 your fellow passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is required by law to inspect all checked baggage. As part of this process, some bags are opened and inspected. Your bag was among those selected for inspection. During the inspection, your bag and its contents may have been s
42、earched for items forbidden by law such as fireworks, fuels, gun powder, etc. At the completion of the inspection, the contents were returned to your bag, which was resealed (重新封口 ) with a“ special“ lock. If the TSA screener was unable to open your bag for inspection because it was locked, the scree
43、ner may have been forced to break the locks on your bag. TSA sincerely regrets having to do this, and has taken care to reseal your bag upon completion of inspection. However, TSA is net liable for damage to your locks resulting from this necessary security precaution(预防措施 ). For packing tips and ot
44、her suggestions that may assist you during your next trip, visit: WWW. TSATravelTips. us We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact (联系 ) the Transportation Security Administration Consumer Response Center: Phone: toll-
45、free at (866) 289 - 9673 Email: TellTSA tas. dot. gov * Section 110 (b) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001,49, U. S. C. 44901(c) - (e) 64 This leaflet(宣传单 )is trying to （ A） introduce one of the security acts. （ B） persuade people to contact TSA. （ C） inform people of baggage in
46、spection. （ D） warn against the damage of locking the baggage. 65 The leaflet is most probably provided by TSA to those who _. （ A） refused to check in their baggage. （ B） had their baggage selected for inspection. （ C） kept some damaged items in their baggage. （ D） left their baggage unlocked. 66 W
47、hat is the meaning of “liable“ as it is used in the text? （ A） Responsible by law. （ B） Permitted by law. （ C） Suitable by law. （ D） Prepared by law. 67 Which of the following items is probably allowed in the checked baggage? （ A） （ B） （ C） （ D） 68 “.We are not about to enter the Information Age, bu
48、t instead are rather well into it.“ Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percent of the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American high schools owned one or two computers for student use. In
49、the fall of 1985, a new study showed that half of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educational experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students become“ computer literate“. By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will be necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be compared to those
