1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 333（无答案）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 man think of watching TV?（A）It helps people kill time.（B） It makes people less active.（C） It keeps people well-informed.2 What does the woman mean?（A）She
2、11 use her bike soon.（B） She s lent her bike out.（C） She 11 borrow a bike.3 What does the man think of the woman?（A）She is poorly dressed.（B） She s got too many dresses.（C） She should buy a dress for Betty.4 What s going to be difficult for the man?（A）Making good coffee.（B） Working at home quietly.（
3、C） Choosing a birthday gift.5 What are the speakers discussing?（A）Whether to go on a holiday.（B） How to pay for the house.（C） Whether to find a better job.6 When did the accident happen?（A）On February 24.（B） On February 25.（C） On January 24.7 Why couldn t the newspaper carrier get out of her car to
4、help?（A）Because she didnt want to.（B） Because she couldn t walk.（C） Because she was so scared that she couldnt move.8 How is George White now?（A）He is very strong now.（B） He is still weak and stays in the hospital.（C） He is recovering gradually.9 What lipstick did the woman expect to buy?（A）Dark sha
5、de.（B） Pink shade.（C） Bright shade.10 Why does the woman want to change the color of her lipstick?（A）To be cool.（B） To be serious.（C） To be attractive.11 How about the lipstick the woman took in the end?（A）Its color is suitable but is very expensive.（B） The one with bright color.（C） The one with mor
6、e transparent shades.12 What time is train supposed to leave?（A）Ten to ten.（B） Ten to eleven.（C） Ten past ten.13 How does the woman feel about the late train?（A）Boring.（B） Angry.（C） Uninterested.14 What time is it now?（A）Ten to twelve.（B） Ten past twelve.（C） Ten o clock.15 What are the speakers doin
7、g?（A）Cooking.（B） Singing.（C） Having dinner.16 What happened to the man s finger?（A）It s cut.（B） It s burnt.（C） It s injured.17 What was put on the mans finger?（A）The ice.（B） The bandage.（C） The cream.18 Where does this conversation take place?（A）In a concert hall.（B） In a restaurant.（C） In a theatre
8、.19 How does the woman feel in the conversation?（A）Unhappy.（B） Curious.（C） Excited.20 What is the woman going to do next?（A）Start to work immediately.（B） Talk to the group.（C） Sit down to order.单项填空21 When shall we meet again? Make it_day you like, it s up to you.（A）one（B） any（C） another（D）some22 _i
9、s often the case with children,Tom was completely better by the time the doctor arrived.（A）It（B） As（C） What（D）Which23 _of his parents liked pop music. So they did. It is noisy.（A）All（B） None（C） Both（D）Neither24 The police are_the traffic accident that happened yesterday.（A）looking down upon（B） looki
10、ng forward to（C） looking into（D）looking after25 Since you are a little tired, you had better_a rest.（A）to stop to have（B） stop to have（C） to stop having（D）stop having26 Doctor, I cant come to see you next Monday. _. Come and see me whenever you have time.（A）Never mind（B） Come on（C） Go ahead（D）Not at
11、 all27 Please give me more time;_ I shall not be able to finish the paper by next Monday.（A）meanwhile（B） therefore（C） otherwise（D）still28 She used to call me“ Tiny,“_I was at least as tall as she was.（A）although（B） because（C） unless（D）if29 Having an adventure in the forest gave me a chance to use al
12、l the training I_.（A）receive（B） had received（C） will receive（D）have received30 I had a very good weekend at my uncles. Oh, really? _（A）That will do.（B） Cheer up !（C） Its a pleasure.（D）Glad to hear that.31 The journey should only take about 30 minutes, but _ it usually takes an hour.（A）in turn（B） in
13、general（C） in time（D）in fact32 The better I get to know Lisa, _ I like her.（A）the more（B） the much（C） the best（D）the most33 Id never have guessed he was a Wilson-he doesnt look _ like his brothers.（A）one（B） that（C） anybody（D）anything34 You _ be mad if you think Jake is going to lend you any money.（A
14、）need（B） should（C） must（D）can35 I wasnt sure whether I had come to _ right office. There was no name on door.（A）a; /（B） the; a（C） a; the（D）the; the完形填空35 Lately I have been noticing the great number of electrical appliances (电器) on the market. It seems to me that there are【C1】_ now than a few years
15、ago. I m not really【C2】_ why this is so;【C3】_ I do have a few【C4】_ . The first is that we are just too【C5】_ to do things by hand【C6】_ . For every little job we once had to do there is now a 【C7】_ . The seconds that electrical appliance companies are just trying to make【C8】_ out of peoples laziness.【
16、C9 】_ all of these electrical appliances around for us to use now, I【C10】_ how I would have lived fifty years ago.【C11】_ , how would I have cleaned my floor? I guess I could have【C12 】_ one of those things called a “broom“ , which I【C13 】_ see now. Im not trying to say I dont【 C14】_ electrical appli
17、ances; I certainly【C15】_ . It is hard for me to imagine【C16】_ . I would do without my hair dryer!【C17】_ , I do think a lot of modem appliances are needless and【C18 】_ may become even lazier by using them.【C19】_ well have a catastrophic (灾难的) electric failure some day and 【C20】_ just how much we real
18、ly have been depending on our electrical appliances! 36 【C1 】（A）fewer（B） too many（C） more（D）no more37 【C2 】（A）sure（B） happy（C） interested（D）surprised38 【C3 】（A）thus（B） but（C） when（D）although39 【C4 】（A）arguments（B） suggestions（C） choices（D）ideas40 【C5 】（A）slow（B） clever（C） eager（D）lazy41 【C6 】（A）any
19、time（B） anywhere（C） anyhow（D）any more42 【C7 】（A）machine（B） new way（C） helping hand（D）chance43 【C8 】（A）progress（B） use（C） money（D）trouble44 【C9 】（A）For（B） By（C） With（D）Among45 【C10 】（A）ask（B） wonder（C） understand（D）remember46 【C11 】（A）For example（B） In fact（C） By the way（D）In other words47 【C12 】（A）m
20、ade（B） sold（C） borrowed（D）used48 【C13 】（A）often（B） seldom（C） recently（D）certainly49 【C14 】（A）change（B） depend on（C） share（D）worry about50 【C15 】（A）know（B） am（C） agree（D）do51 【C16 】（A）why（B） how（C） what（D）which52 【C17 】（A）However（B） Besides（C） Meanwhile（D）There53 【C18 】（A）that（B） others（C） it（D）peopl
21、e54 【C19 】（A）Maybe（B） Hopefully（C） Hardly（D）Exactly55 【C20 】（A）go over（B） forget about（C） talk about（D）find out55 Every year landslides (滑坡) cause 25 to 50 eaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the United States. They account for 15 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in Europe. And in Decemb
22、er, a single event killed more than 200 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize mountainsides using steel bars and cement (水泥) can help prevent disasters, but it introduces new difficulties. Shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris (岩屑). “It s quite a ri
23、sky job,“says Giorgio Pezzuto of D Appolonia, an engineering company in Italy.D Appolonia, working with eight other companies, may have an answer: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber. “ The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill without a human being on board,“ says Pezzuto, the manag
24、er for the project, which is supported by the European Commission. Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor. The robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged mechanical spider, has cost at least $ 2 million so far. The final product should be able to climb unstabl
25、e mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the stability. Testing should begin in May.56 The underlined word “event“ (Paragraph 1) refers to_.（A）landslide（B） machine（C） earthquake（D）flood57 What is the purpose in writing this text?（A）Telling people how serious the dama
26、ge caused by landslides is.（B） Telling people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job.（C） Introducing a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides.（D）Showing people how to use a new product.58 What does the robot look like?（A）A human being.（B） A spider.（C） A truck.（D）
27、A drill.59 The biggest advantage of this product is that_.（A）it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor（B） it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement（C） it can collect data on the slope s stability（D）it can drill without a human being on board59 August 13th, 2008 Dear Sirs,
28、I am very happy to apply for the position of secretary, which you advertised in China Daily of August 11, 2008.I have been working as a secretary at a college office. Because I am the only secretary in the office, it is necessary for me to work quickly and efficiently and to be flexible in my daily
29、work. Professors value my work and my ability to meet their needs. Although I am happy now, I feel that my promotion (晋升) is limited here, and I would like to have a more challenging job. Therefore, I enrolled (参加) in a program to expand my knowledge of international business affairs. Now, both my E
30、nglish and Chinese have been improved and I am ready to begin working as a bilingual secretary in an international company like yours, and I believe I can be a great help to your firm.The enclosed resume gives further details of my qualifications, and I would appreciate it if you could give me an op
31、portunity to have an interview. I am looking forward to receiving your call at 62428866 or please use the enclosed pre-paid postcard to send me your reply.Thank you very much for your consideration.Faithfully Yours, Mary Lee60 The writer wants to change her job because_.（A）she has difficulties handl
32、ing her daily work efficiently（B） she can hardly get a chance to be promoted（C） she finds her present job too challenging（D）she is tired of her duties at the college61 In order to prepare herself for a more satisfactory job, the writer_.（A）has taken part in a special business program（B） tries to get
33、 the professors high praises（C） has worked much harder on her job（D）has to prove herself to be efficient62 A bilingual secretary (Line 4, Paragraph 3) differs from other secretaries in that he or she can_.（A）operate a computer（B） do the job efficiently（C） speak two languages（D）write official documen
34、ts63 By sending this letter, the writer expected to_.（A）draw the attention of the company（B） get an opportunity for an interview（C） apply for a suitable position in China Daily（D）obtain more information about the company63 At first, I thought it was just useless e-mails. It was the end of the weeken
35、d and I hadnt checked my e-mails since late Friday afternoon. There was a long list of messages. Some I removed without reading. Others were from friends-I saved those to read later when I had more time.One stood out from the rest for two reasons. The first was the name, Maher Nawaf, which I didnt r
36、ecognize. The second was the subject line: “pleas papers. “ Clearly, the e-mail was 仕 om someone who did not have a complete mastery of the English language.The message was from an Iraqi, a university research scientist in Mosul who wanted permission to reprint a research paper I had written. As a s
37、cientist, I m used to getting these kinds of requests; it s part of the give and take among researchers that I especially like. I wrote back the next day, asking for more information about the type of work he was doing. I also wished him and his family best for their safety and well-being during thi
38、s dangerous time in his land.A couple of days later, his reply appeared in my inbox. It read, in part: “hi dear Dr. Im very happy to hear good news from you and your help, also I d like to thank you for your feelings towards me and my family . thank you very much for help I want to tell you that I m
39、 ready to help you in mosul university/iraq if you need that. “Maher also explained in his broken English that he was interested in a paper I d written on the use of lactobacillus acidophilus (a healthy product that can be found in yogurt (酸奶) and other foods). It was his hope that he could use my f
40、indings to help find a treatment for gastrointestinal (消化系统的) illness. He signed off:“ warmest regards to you and lovely family. “Despite his difficulty with the language, he had painted a picture for me 由 at was far more than a simple request for information. The humanity displayed (流露出的) in his me
41、ssage made me want to both smile and cry.64 Why did the e-mail from an Iraqi catch the author s attention?（A）The subject line was not written in standard English.（B） It was not completely written in English.（C） The senders name seemed familiar.（D）It had a short subject line.65 What does the author l
42、ike to do as a scientist with other researchers?（A）Reprint research papers.（B） Exchange research findings.（C） Chat with them on the Internet.（D）Wish each other the best of luck.66 Besides work interest, the Iraqi and the authors e-mails also delivered_. （A）heart-warming friendly feelings（B） medicine
43、 to treat certain disease（C） news about each others family（D）their opinions on wars67 What can we infer from the text?（A）The author of the text is a language teacher.（B） Iraqi people are much happier now than before.（C） The Internet can bring people closer to each other.（D）Even knowing a little Engl
44、ish can help you learn a lot.67 You can find a hotel in London very easily through listings in various free magazines. They of ten provide information on the hotels location (位置) and facilities (设施). The Dove Hotel, Paddington, W2 Todays traveller quite rightly expects the highest standards of quali
45、ty, comfort and value. At the Dove it is impossible to be disappointed. Our hotel is located a few minuteswalk from 5 underground lines and bus stops. The Heathrow Express goes directly to Heathrow in 15 minutes from Paddington Station. Sunset Hotel, Bayswater, W2 Located in a very popular place for
46、 shopping, the hotel is open 24 hours a day and all rooms have an suite facilities together with color TV and direct dial telephone. The hotel is opposite Whit leys indoor shopping centre in Queensway, and only a few minuteswalk from Kensington gar densthe former home of Princess Diana. Queens Hotel
47、, Earls Court, SW5 Queens Hotel is a small friendly hotel in the Kensington area. The hotel is close to the Earls Court Exhibition Halls 1 and 2 and the Olympia Exhibition Halls with their many shows in cluding everything from business to boats! We are easy to reach from Heathrow Airport and only a
48、few stops on the underground to central London attractions. The George Hotel, Kings Cross, N1 The George Hotel has 35 rooms all with central heating, color TV, and tea and coffee-making facilities. The family-run hotel has clean comfortable rooms and many satisfied customers, who have experienced a “home away from h0me“ feeling. The big English breakfast will keep you going until dinnertime !68 Where is Sunset Hotel located?（A）In Kensington gardens.（B） At Bayswater, W2.（C） Near Earls Court, SW5.（D）Next to Olympia Exhibition Halls.69 How long does it take to go to central L
