1、2013 年 9 月国家公共英语（三级）笔试真题试卷（无答案）Part ADirections: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dial
2、ogue ONLY ONCE.1 What will the woman do tomorrow?（A）Hold a party.（B） See Mr. Smith.（C） Work overtime.（D）Attend a wedding.2 Who is Mr. Johnson according to the speakers?（A）Their former colleague.（B） Their former neighbor.（C） Their former teacher.（D）Their former client.3 What are the speakers talking
3、about?（A）A job interview.（B） A reporter s work.（C） How to impress people.（D）How to handle an interview.4 How many flights to Sydney will there be next Tuesday afternoon?（A）One.（B） Two.（C） Four.（D）Five.5 What did the man s teacher tell him to do?（A）Polish his essay.（B） Hand in his essay.（C） Rewrite h
4、is essay.（D）Write a shorter essay.6 What can we learn about the woman s son?（A）He often talks with his mother.（B） He often drives in a careless way.（C） He is willing to listen to his mother.（D）He is worried about his driving skills.7 What do we know about Jack?（A）He is a company manager.（B） He makes
5、 emergency calls.（C） He records emergency calls.（D）He is a company technician.8 What can we learn from this conversation?（A）The woman is paying the bill.（B） Bill s phone number is 510-1520-20.（C） The man pays 20 dollars to the woman.（D）The woman has a 20-dollar bill changed.9 What does the woman mea
6、n?（A）The dentist s is at a convenient place.（B） The dentist s is close to Times Square.（C） It was comfortable to sit at the dentist s.（D）It was not so terrible a visit to the dentist s.10 What do we know about the woman?（A）She is going to deliver a lecture.（B） She spent a year in the rain forest.（C）
7、 She is looking forward to the lecture.（D）She will finish her report this weekend.Part BDirections: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A,
8、 B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What do we know about the woman s family?（A）They kept a lot of birds.（B） They lived in a big house.（C） They owned a small farm.（D）They suffered from poverty.12 What did
9、 the woman s mother impress her with?（A）Her love.（B） Her success.（C） Her ambition.（D）Her knowledge.13 What did the woman s mother wish her to do?（A）Go to college.（B） Become a writer.（C） Have a better life.（D）Support her family.14 Whom is the man probably complaining to?（A）A receptionist.（B） A travel
10、 agent.（C） A coach driver.（D）A hotel staff member.15 Why did the man wait in the heat for two hours?（A）The coach had to be replaced.（B） The coach driver felt sick.（C） The hotel rooms were full.（D）The hotel had to be cleaned.16 What did the man mention in his complaint?（A）Impolite hotel cleaners.（B）
11、Dark light and dirty rooms.（C） Rude people living downstairs.（D）Disturbing noise and poor food.17 How did the man feel about the woman s apology?（A）Amusing.（B） Annoying.（C） Desirable.（D）Reasonable.18 What did the NWHA survey aim to explore?（A）The incidences of obesity.（B） Popular views on obesity.（C
12、） Ways to fight obesity.（D）The causes of obesity.19 How many people in the world are rated as being overweight?（A）16 million.（B） 18 million.（C） 1.6 billion.（D）1.8 billion.20 In which country do people feel the most pressure to be thin?（A）Brazil.（B） India.（C） France.（D）America.21 Who are most likely
13、to blame their parents for obesity?（A）The French.（B） The Swiss.（C） Germans.（D）Russians.22 What do trendspotters do?（A）Take pictures of youth culture.（B） Write reports on youth culture.（C） Sell products to young people.（D）Create websites for young people.23 What does Look-Look concentrate on?（A）Recru
14、iting trendspotters for its clients.（B） Providing advice to young trendspotters.（C） Organizing sales networks for its clients.（D）Dealing in information about youth trends.24 Why do some companies use Look-Look s images on their websites?（A）To promote visits to Look-L.（B） To attract young people to t
15、heir new products.（C） To learn about what makes young people buy.（D）To encourage young people to be photographed.25 Why is it difficult for trendspotters to catch original styles?（A）Many young people like to show off.（B） Many young people stick to the rules.（C） Many young people try to copy trends.（
16、D）Many young people refuse to take pictures. 一、Section II Use of English (15 minutes)Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.25 What do I want? It s really a very【C1 】_question: yet many of us are not sure. 【
17、C2 】_it doesn t have to be all that difficult to answer. It s a matter of【C3】_.Have you ever looked through a telescope at something? You find a【C4】_point to concentrate on, and then【C5】_the settings. At first, it s too【C6 】_then it s too far away, finally it s just right. The【C7】_is that it takes m
18、any adjustments to【C8】_the subject into focus. If【C9】_want to look at something else, the【C10】_starts again.Goal-setting is the same way. Don t【C11】_if at first you don t know exactly what you want to【C12】_Just don t make the mistake of never committing【C13】_anything. Sometimes the answer is very si
19、mple: Just【C14】_something!Dr. Mark Goldstone, author of Get Out of Your Own Way, 【C15】_you “ look back in order to look【C16】_“ Examine your calendar at day s end during a typical week and【C17 】_each appointment or listing on a scale of - 3 to + 3, 【C18 】_- 3 means “ If I never do this again, it will
20、 be too soon to do it. “ and +3 means “I could do this all day long, and I cant【C19】_to do it all over again. “【 C20】_you identify the frequent themes, youll be able to better focus your dreams.26 【C1 】（A）strange（B） simple（C） ridiculous（D）funny27 【C2 】（A）And（B） So（C） For（D）But28 【C3 】（A）time（B） dete
21、rmination（C） focus（D）preference29 【C4 】（A）reference（B） turning（C） starting（D）major30 【C5 】（A）switch（B） open（C） adjust（D）fix31 【C6 】（A）large（B） dark（C） foggy（D）close32 【C7 】（A）sign（B） point（C） choice（D）law33 【C8 】（A）bring（B） move（C） include（D）put34 【C9 】（A）observers（B） viewers（C） we（D）you35 【C10 】（A）
22、practice（B） process（C） progress（D）performance36 【C11 】（A）hesitate（B） mind（C） worry（D）apologize37 【C12 】（A）see（B） say（C） do（D）hear38 【C13 】（A）in（B） on（C） to（D）at39 【C14 】（A）write（B） pick（C） test（D）draw40 【C15 】（A）suggests（B） announces（C） imagines（D）warns41 【C16 】（A）forward（B） up（C） round（D）in42 【C17
23、】（A）read（B） correct（C） define（D）grade43 【C18 】（A）which（B） what（C） where（D）why44 【C19 】（A）wait（B） promise（C） afford（D）manage45 【C20 】（A）Once（B） Unless（C） Before（D）ThoughPart ADirections: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on A
24、NSWER SHEET 1.45 In 1997, 25 Japanese citizens, all older than 60, launched Jeeba(the name means “old man and old woman“)to make senior-friendly products. They knew they were making history when they coined their company motto: “ Of the elderly, by the elderly and for the elderly. “ They do not hire
25、 young people, and the oldest of their workers is 75.Firms run by senior citizens are still a rarity, in Japan and worldwide. But the elderly have numbers on their side. Healthier and longer-living seniors, born immediately after World War II, are reaching retirement age in huge numbers all over the
26、 developed world. Extremely low birthrates in those same countries mean there are far fewer young workers to take their place. One likely consequence is now clear: shrinking work forces.While the streamlining effects of international competition are focusing attention on the need to create and keep
27、good jobs, those fears will eventually give way to worries about the growing shortage of young workers. One unavoidable solution: putting older people back to work, whether they like it or not. Indeed, advanced economies like those of Finland and Denmark have already raised their retirement ages. Ot
28、hers are under severe pressure to follow suit, as both the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have recently warned their members that their future prosperity depends on a growing contribution from the elderly.Whether these changes are good or bad news t
29、o workers depends on whether they anticipate retirement with eagerness or dread. In the United States, half of working-age Americans now expect to work into their 70s, whether by financial necessity or by lifestyle choice, according to a new study by Putnam Investments.Contrary to still widespread a
30、ssumptions, there is very little hard evidence to suggest that companies cannot stay competitive with a rising share of older workers. At British hardware chain B&Q, its “elder worker“ stores in Manchester and Exmouth were 18 percent more profitable than its regular outletsdue in part, the company s
31、ays, to six times less employee turnover and 60 percent less shoplifting and breakage.46 Jeeba s difference from a conventional company mainly lies in_.（A）the age of its employees（B） the number of its owners（C） the quality of its products（D）the scope of its operations47 In the developed world, compa
32、red with young people, the elderly_.（A）are better at business（B） are greater in number（C） have healthier lifestyles（D）have more job opportunities48 According to the writer, in the current situation companies are faced with the tough task of_.（A）creating good positions（B） employing retired workers（C）
33、 filling vacant positions（D）replacing unskilled workers49 For future prosperity, many European countries will have to_.（A）increase the number of young workers（B） offer many senior-friendly jobs（C） improve services for seniors（D）raise their retirement ages50 B&Q s “elder worker“ stores are mentioned
34、to show that the employment of older workers _.（A）does not reduce a company s competitiveness（B） does not affect older workers lifestyle choices（C） is not a usual practice among competitive firms（D）is not good news to those who are eager to retire50 Here s how I want to watch the 2014 Winter Olympic
35、s. I want to go to a Web site to see any event I want, whenever I want to watch it, on whatever screen I choose. Ill gladly pay.The technology exists to make this happen today. Yet nearly two decades after the introduction of the World Wide Web, this remains a fantasy. NBC, which broadcasted the Van
36、couver Olympics in the United States, wouldn t put videos on its Web site until they had been shown on prime-time TV. So Americans had the weird experience of learning from a news report during the day that something fantastic had just happened, and then having to wait until that night s broadcast t
37、o see it.Bloggers complained, but NBC wouldnt give way. Its research shows that people like me, who want to watch the Olympics online, represent only 7 percent of the total audience. The other, bigger concern is: the Internet doesn t deliver any money. Advertisers remain willing to pay big money to
38、show their commercials on prime-time TV. But on the Internet? Not so much.So NBC clings to the old way of doing things. As it sees it, the prime-time show is the most important. To make matters worse, NBC was already expecting to lose $ 250 million on the 2010 Vancouver Games. Good luck persuading i
39、t to invest in a risky Web project.It s easy to blame the network executives. But the NBC guys and their like are only doing what makes sense. They re going where the money is.That needs to change. Yes, selling reporting of Olympic events over the Internet would drain away some of the prime-time aud
40、ience, but my sense is many of the online subscribers would still watch the prime-time show. And over time, the subscription dollars could become a substantial revenue stream. Instead of viewing the Internet as a threat to prime time, the TV networks should see the Web as a way to sell even more of
41、their product to a small but passionate subset of their audience.Im hoping that by 2014, that will have changed.51 According to the writer, watching the Olympics online as one likes_.（A）is technologically impossible（B） is still denied to the audience（C） has been a dream for 20 years（D）will no longer
42、 be free in 201452 We learn that what Americans saw about the Vancouver Olympics_.（A）was unavailable online（B） differed from the news（C） seemed weird to them（D）was first shown on TV53 Bloggers complained about NBC s_.（A）neglect of those in the minority（B） excessive online advertisements（C） delay in
43、providing videos online（D）limited reporting on sports news54 After the 2010 Vancouver Games, NBC is likely to_.（A）improve its prime-time show（B） continue its current practice（C） raise its price for advertising（D）try its luck in a web program55 The writer thinks the TV networks should view the Web as
44、 a potential to help them to（A）make dramatic profits（B） develop new products（C） satisfy their subscribers（D）divide prime-time revenues55 One important thing during the pre-Christmas rush at our house was the arrival of my daughters kindergarten report card. She got high praise for her reading, vocab
45、ulary and overall enthusiasm. On the other hand, we learnt that she has work to do on her numbers and facility with the computer, though the detailed handwritten report her teachers prepared is absent of any words that might be interpreted as negative in describing her efforts. A number system indic
46、ates how she s measuring up in each area without any mention of passing or failing.All of which seems to make my daughter s school neither fish nor fowl when it comes to the debate over the merits of giving formal grades to kids. At one level, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious. A grade sy
47、stem provides a straightforward standard by which to measure how your child is progressing at schooland how he or she is getting on compared to other children. But as writer Sue Ferguson notes, “Grades can deceive. “ The aim should be “to measure learning , not simply what a student can recall on a
48、test. “ The two aren t the sameand if you doubt that as an adult, ask yourself whether you could sit down without any preparation and still pass those high-school-level examinations.If you re old enough, you ve lived through this debate before. At one time, it was considered unfair to put children i
49、n direct competition with one another if it could be avoided. The intention behind that may have been good, but it ignored the fact that competition, and the will to come out on top, are essential components of the human condition.This time around, educators working with a no-grades approach are emphasizing different reasons. The thing is, that approach is much more commonplace in the a
