1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 388（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 Where did the woman say she put her glasses?（A）In the cupboard.（B） On the desk.（C） She couldnt remember exactly.2 When will the bank be open on Saturday?（A）12 noon to 9
2、 p. m.（B） 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.（C） 9 a. m. to 12 noon.3 How does the woman feel about the news?（A）She is quite sympathetic towards the doctor.（B） She thinks its right.（C） She does not care.4 What are the speakers talking about?（A）Maybe a picnic.（B） Maybe something new.（C） Maybe a new car.5 What does th
3、e 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 Where are the speakers?（A）In a bookstore.（B） On a bus.（C） At home.7 Will the mans fath
4、er get him all the books?（A）Yes.（B） No.（C） Unclear.8 What kind of room does William Woods want?（A）A single room.（B） A double room with bath.（C） A single room with bath.9 How much will William Woods pay for the room?（A）$390.（B） $400.（C） $490.0010 On which day will William Woods leave the hotel?（A）On
5、Sunday, Aug. 29th.（B） On Monday, Aug. 23rd.（C） On Saturday, Aug. 28th.11 What does the man want to buy?（A）A jacket.（B） A T-shirt.（C） A pair of trousers.12 Which is too expensive?（A）The blue one.（B） The black one.（C） The small one.13 Why does the man want to buy the blue one?（A）Its nice and cheaper.（
6、B） His son likes the color.（C） There arent any black ones left.14 When will the man come again?（A）Tomorrow.（B） On Monday.（C） Next week.15 What is the speaker?（A）A guide.（B） A visitor.（C） A teacher.16 What is the purpose for the speech?（A）Discuss the visiting course.（B） Sell the tickets of the zoo.（C
7、） Introduce the park.17 Where are the animals of Asia?（A）On the right of the walkway.（B） On the left of the walkway.（C） At the end of the walkway.18 Where can we see the Monkey Mountain?（A）At Flamingo Pond.（B） Beside Asian animals.（C） After North American animals.完形填空18 It was the district sports me
8、eting. My foot still hadnt healed(痊愈) from a(n)【C1】 _ injury. I had 【C2】_ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was,【C3 】_ for the 3,000-metre run.“Ready. set . “ The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed【C4 】_ me. I felt【C5】_ as I fell farther and farther behind.“Hoor
9、ay!“ shouted the crowd. It was the loudest【C6】_ I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.“ Maybe I should【C7】_ ,“ I thought as I moved on.【C8】_ , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran【C9 】_ and decided not to
10、【C10 】_ in track next year. It wouldnt be worth it,【C11】_ my foot did heal.When I finished, I heard a cheer【C12】_ than the one Id heard earlier. I turned around and 【C13】_ , the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. “I was leaving【C14 】_ several girls came up to me
11、. “Wow, youve got courage!“ one of them told me.“Courage? I just【C15】_ a race!“ I thought.“I would have given up on the first lap,“ said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?“Suddenly, I regained【C16】_ I decided to【C17】_ track next year. I realized strength and courage arent alwa
12、ys【C18】_ in medals and victories, but in the【C19】_ we overcome (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win,【C20】_ the people who dont give up when they lose.19 【C1 】（A）slighter（B） worse（C） earlier（D）heavier20 【C2 】（A）expected（B） supposed（C） imagined（D）doubted21 【C3 】（A）late（B） eager
13、（C） ready（D）thirsty22 【C4 】（A）from behind（B） ahead of（C） next to（D）close to23 【C5 】（A）ashamed（B） astonished（C） excited（D）frightened24 【C6 】（A）cheer（B） shout（C） cry（D）noise25 【C7 】（A）slow down（B） drop out（C） go on（D）speed up26 【C8 】（A）Therefore（B） Otherwise（C） Besides（D）However27 【C9 】（A）with delight
14、（B） with fear（C） in pain（D）in advance28 【C10 】（A）play（B） arrive（C） race（D）attend29 【C11 】（A）even if（B） only if（C） unless（D）until30 【C12 】（A）weaker（B） longer（C） lower（D）louder31 【C13 】（A）well enough（B） sure enough（C） surprisingly enough（D）strangely enough32 【C14 】（A）while（B） when（C） as（D）since33 【C15
15、 】（A）finished（B） won（C） passed（D）lost34 【C16 】（A）cheer（B） hope（C） interest（D）experience35 【C17 】（A）hold on（B） turn to（C） begin with（D）stick with36 【C18 】（A）measured（B） praised（C） tested（D）increased37 【C19 】（A）sadness（B） struggles（C） diseases（D）tiredness38 【C20 】（A）or（B） nor（C） and（D）but语法填空38 Susan:
16、 Im so glad to see you, David.【K1】_ has been such a long time. How are you?David: Im fine, and you?Susan: Im just wonderful. God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in London? David: I am. And Im really glad to see you. Just last night I found your name in the confe
17、rence materials, but it didnt come to my【K2】_ that we would meet on the plane. Susan: Im afraid I havent had time to look at【K3】_conference materials very carefully. I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you. I was feeling very nervous about going there【K4】_friends. David: I
18、can imagine. My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the United States,【K5】_Im rather nervous myself. But I saw that you were【K6】_ (give) the most important talk at the conference. Susan: 【K7 】_(frank) speaking, Im scared to death about it. David: Im just giving a talk in one of th
19、e workshop sections, and I hope I wont make all of you【 K8】_ (disappoint). Susan: But your English is much【K9】_ (good) than mine. David: But youre now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you【K10】_know the technical terms. Susan: Maybe. But I still can t understand totally a lot of technica
20、l terms in my field.39 【K1】40 【K2】41 【K3】42 【K4】43 【K5】44 【K6】45 【K7】46 【K8】47 【K9】48 【K10】短文理解48 We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study. But the way to test a students knowledge and ability still remains as poor as it was. We have almost done nothing to
21、improve our examination system.It is well known that the examination system we are now using may be a good way of testing a students memory, but it can tell you nothing about a students ability. It does no good to students and teachers.As soon as a child begins school, he enters a world of examinati
22、ons that will decide his future job.In fact a good examination system should train a student to think for himself. But it now does nothing about that. Students are encouraged to remember what is taught. It does not enable them to gain more new knowledge. The students who come out first in the examin
23、ation often may not be the best in their studies.Besides, the examinations often force teachers to train students what to do with the coming examination from time to time. There must be some simpler and better way to test a students ability besides knowledge. And that is what we should do at once.49
24、 The most suitable title of this passage is_.（A）Progress in the Field of Study（B） Teachers Role in Study（C） How to Improve Students Ability（D）Bad Points of the Examination System50 The examination system we are now using can only make the students_.（A）gain more and more knowledge（B） make rapid progr
25、ess（C） remember what is taught（D）think for themselves51 The passage tells us about the importance of_.（A）getting examination system improved（B） taking examinations（C） testing a students knowledge（D）working hard at all lessons51 People today expect to be examined when they enter a doctors office. At
26、least they expect their blood pressure and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctors treatment depended on talking with patients. In general, the communication between doctors and their patients was the most important part of medical methods. The modern age
27、 of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to patients heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact, there was no such thing as a medical examination.The stethoscopewith all other medical instrumentshas a serious effect on the practice of
28、medicine. Doctors become better at finding the medical problems. More lives are saved. At the same time, doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stop talking to their patients. It is easy to understand why some sick people thought themsel
29、ves as broken machines.52 A stethoscope can be used to_.（A）check health conditions（B） cure some illnesses（C） measure temperatures（D）treat heart disease53 Doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors mainly because _.（A）modern medical instruments are used（B） they can
30、 cure more diseases and save more lives（C） they have much more medical experience than before（D）they are too busy to have time to talk with patients54 Some sick people think of themselves as broken machines, which suggested that_.（A）modern doctors should treat their patients as machines（B） the level
31、 of the treatment was greatly improved（C） they thought they were useless just like broken machines（D）they were not satisfied with the manner in which doctors treated them54 It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many diffe
32、rent things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is.There
33、was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something.He was just
34、writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained that too much had been paid, and that therefore the diffe
35、rence was now returned to the taxpayer.55 It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to_.（A）how much education one has received（B） whether one is single or married（C） how old ones children are（D）where one lives56 The underlined word “proper“ in the second paragraph means_.（A）sm
36、all（B） big（C） right（D）wrong57 After a lot of work,the artist thought that he had paid the government_.（A）less tax than he should have（B） more tax than he should have（C） as much tax as usual（D）just enough tax58 Why did the tax-collector send a letter to the artist?（A）To send him a new tax form.（B） To
37、 return the money over-paid.（C） To remind him of paying the tax.（D）To explain the rules of tax-paying.补全文章58 Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. Every waking moment, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Over forty percent of Americans worry about losing eyesight, but
38、its easy to include steps into our daily life to ensure healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:Schedule yearly exams.【B1 】_ Experts advise parents to bring babies 6 to 12 months of age to the doctor for a careful check. The good news is that millions of children n
39、ow can have yearly eye exams and following treatment, including eyeglasses.Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Long-term stay in the sun creates risk to your eyes. No matter what the season is, its extremely important to wear sunglasses.【B2】_Give your eyes a break. Two-thirds of Americans spend up to sev
40、en hours a day using computers or other digital products.【B3】_Experts recommend that people practice the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break and look at something 20 feet away.【B4 】_As part of a healthy diet, eat more fruits and vegetables each day. Vitamins (维生素) C and E help pr
41、otect eyesight and promote eye health.Practice safe wear and care of contact lenses (隐形眼镜 ). Many Americans use contact lenses to improve their eyesight. While some follow the medical guidance for wearing contact lenses, many are breaking the rules and putting their eyesight at risk.【B5 】_Otherwise,
42、 you may have problems such as red eyes, pain in the eyes, or a more serious condition.A Eat your greens. B Eye care should begin early in life. C They can properly protect your eyes. D Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins. E Parents usually don t care about their own eyesight. F Always follow
43、 the doctor s advice for appropriate wear. G This frequent eye activity increases the risk for eye tiredness.59 【B1 】60 【B2 】61 【B3 】62 【B4 】63 【B5 】第二节 书面表达64 假设你是王霞，计算机专业，即将毕业，现在想要申请去美国留学，就此写一封 80 词左右的英文申请信。要点： 1简单的自我介绍2申请理由注意：可以适当添加细节，以使行文连贯。改写对话65 阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关背包客 backpackers 的说明文。要求： 1所写短文
44、应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。2用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。注意：词数 80 词左右。Tom: I know you travel a lot. Have you ever met any backpackers?Alice: Yes, I have.Tom: Some tourists call themselves backpackers while others dont. But what exactly is a backpacker?Alice: It just means people who travel around in a bac
45、kpack. I used to do that when I was younger.Tom: Really? Are backpackers all young people?Alice: No, they are of different ages, old and young, male and female. But the majority of them are young people. They would like to go out and see the world before they go to college, or settle down.Tom: Some
46、backpackers think they are somehow different from other tourists. They would say, “Im not a tourist, Im a traveler“, or “Im not a tourist, Im a backpacker“. What do you think?Alice: Some backpackers strongly identify themselves as a community other than tourists, and think they are better than touri
47、sts in some way. They would go to a place and only talk to other backpackers. But Im not really sure I can agree with that.Tom: which country are backpackers from, the United States?Alice: They are of different nationality. But people in some countries, say, Canada, do love to travel better.Tom: Well, good luck with your next travel!Alice: Thanks!
