1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷 55（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 can we conclude from the talk?（A）The exam was difficult for the woman.（B） The woman finished the exam in one hour.（C） The woman thought the exam easy.2 What are the
2、 two speakers doing?（A）Walking down a hill.（B） Climbing stairs.（C） Discussing a trip.3 When would Peter and Mary like to get married?（A）In November or December.（B） In September or October.（C） Certainly in November.4 What did the woman mean?（A）hey were going to give Harry a job.（B） Harry took care of
3、 someone in the office.（C） Harry had done a very good job.5 How many kilograms of potatoes will the woman take?（A）2kg.（B） 5kg.（C） 2.5kg.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 kind of concert will the woman g
4、o to next Saturday?（A）A jazz concert.（B） A light music concert.（C） A classical music concert.7 When had the woman better call the man?（A）In the morning, before six.（B） At noon, twelve to fourteen.（C） In the evening, after six.8 What did the thief steal?（A）A bag of rice.（B） A bag of corn.（C） A stick.
5、9 Why did the judge give each man a stick?（A）To play a joke.（B） To beat the thief.（C） To find out the thief.10 Which statement is right according to the passage?（A）The thiefs stick grew an inch longer.（B） The thief got a shorter stick.（C） The thief cut an inch off the stick.11 Who is probably the wo
6、man?（A）Kens wife.（B） Kens neighbor.（C） The head of the math department.12 Whats Kens problem?（A）He cant find his office key,（B） He is unable to talk.（C） He doesnt like his class.13 What favor does Ken want someone to do for him?（A）Mark the latest home.（B） Put a notice on the classroom door.（C） Retur
7、n some exam papers to his students.14 Where was the lion living?（A）Near the lake.（B） In a forest.（C） By a hill.15 What could the lion do to bulls at first?（A）Nothing.（B） Something.（C） Everything.16 How did the lion feel when the bulls had a quarrel?（A）Happy.（B） Angry.（C） Frightened.17 Why do people
8、go on a diet?（A）To lose weight.（B） To eat steak.（C） To talk about eating.18 Which costs the most?（A）A banana diet.（B） A steak diet.（C） An egg diet.19 What is the best way to lose weight?（A）To eat less.（B） To get more exercise.（C） Both A and B.20 How is Alice now?（A）She is badly burnt.（B） She is well
9、 again.（C） She is still in hospital.21 What happened to the womans room?（A）It caught fire last week.（B） It was robbed.（C） It was pulled down.22 How many people got burnt in the fire?（A）3.（B） 2.（C） 4.23 Where is the man?（A）On his way to Turners Street.（B） In a bus to Turners Street.（C） At the bus sto
10、p.24 Why did the man ask the woman the way?（A）Because he wanted to arrive at Turners Street on time.（B） Because he didnt know where the bus stop was.（C） Because he didnt know how to get to Turners Street.25 How long does it take to get to Turners Street if the man walks?（A）About one hour.（B） About o
11、ne hour and a half.（C） About half an hour.26 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 for a bus.27 President Bush said US forces will remain in Iraq until _.（A）Its a free country run by UN（B） Its a colony run by US
12、（C） Its a free land run by its own people28 Bush officials say the White House may send peacekeeping troops to _.（A）help end Iraqs deadly civil war（B） help reconstruct Iraq after the war（C） help end Liberias deadly civil war29 Washington has come to do something about the fighting which killed hundr
13、eds of civilians in Liberias capital because of _.（A）Iraqs deadly civil war（B） Liberias deadly civil war（C） the international pressure30 When will President Bush leave for his 5-day African tour.?（A）Wednesday.（B） Monday.（C） Tuesday.单项填空31 The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street，but his moth
14、er told him_.（A）not to（B） not to do（C） not do it（D）do not to32 _I had ! You really suffered a lot.（A）What a time（B） How a time（C） What time（D）How time33 Do you know Tom bought a new car? I dont know,_.（A）nor dont I care（B） nor do I care（C） I dont care neither（D）I dont care also34 _ to do the work, I
15、 should do it some other day.（A）If were I（B） I were（C） Were I（D）Was I35 The weather turned out to be very good, _was more than we could expect.（A）what（B） which（C） that（D）it36 I dont like chicken _meat, _I like fish very much.（A）and; and（B） and; but（C） or; but（D）or; and37 Would you like to come to di
16、nner tonight? Yes, Id like to. Shall I tell John about it? No, you _. Ive told him, already.（A）neednt（B） wouldnt（C） mustnt（D）shouldnt38 If there were no examinations, we should have _at school.（A）the happiest time（B） a more happier time（C） much happiest time（D）a much happier time39 She cant help_ th
17、e house because shes busy making a cake.（A）to clean（B） cleaning（C） cleaned（D）being cleaned40 Good morning. Grand Hotel. Hello. Id like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th.（A）What can I do for you?（B） Just a minute please（C） Whats the matter?（D）At your service41 Is this factory _ you v
18、isited last Friday?（A）which（B） where（C） the one（D）there42 Can you come on Monday or Tuesday? I am afraid_ day is possible.（A）either（B） neither（C） some（D）any43 _is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month.（A）It（B） As（C） That（D）What44 Rather than _ on a crowded bus, he alw
19、ays prefers _ a bicycle.（A）ride; ride（B） riding; ride（C） ride; to ride（D）to ride; riding45 _ youve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.（A）Now that（B） After（C） Although（D）As soon as完形填空46 The Silicon Valley of America is about seventy kilometers southeast of San Francisco. It is small
20、 in size. You will not find the 【B1 】 Silicon Valley on any maps of California. But it is a very 【B2】 place. There are thousands of high-technology companies in Silicon Valley today.The 【B3 】 begins with Stanford University. 【B4】 the Second World War, Stanford University was having financial problem
21、s. It also 【B5】 several thousand hectares (公顷 ) that was not being 【B6】 . A professor at Stanford did his best to 【B7】 the problem. He learned that the university could not legally sell the land 【B8】 the Stanford family gave it to the university for free. However, the professor discovered there was
22、【B9】 to prevent the university from 【B10】 companies to pay the university to use the land. This idea 【B11 】 the development of an area called Stanford Industrial Park. This business area was 【B12】 in 1954. Several leading companies moved their offices there. These 【B13】 businesses influenced other c
23、ompanies to move into or near the Stanford Industrial Park【B14 】 the beginning of the computer age, the Silicon Valley is very famous in the word. In the early 1970s, a (an) 【B15】 named the area Silicon Valley in a series of stories for a publication called Electronic News. Young computer engineers
24、with little 【B16 】 started companies in this area. Many of these companies are now large international businesses. One 【B17 】 is Apple Computers.The Silicon Valley is a name that has become so popular today that it is often used to 【B18 】 any area that is home to many electronics companies, such as
25、Zhongguancun in China. 【B19】 the first and most important Silicon Valley can still be 【B20】 in California, America.46 【B1 】（A）position（B） name（C） city（D）direction47 【B2 】（A）distant（B） deserted（C） important（D）interesting48 【B3 】（A）situation（B） reason（C） result（D）story49 【B4 】（A）After（B） Before（C） Dur
26、ing（D）Since50 【B5 】（A）owned（B） sold（C） bought（D）provided51 【B6 】（A）shared（B） forgot（C） used（D）seized52 【B7 】（A）think（B） deal（C） mention（D）solve53 【B8 】（A）because（B） though（C） when（D）if54 【B9 】（A）nothing（B） everything（C） something（D）anything55 【B10 】（A）permitting（B） persuading（C） ordering（D）obliging5
27、6 【B11 】（A）belonged to（B） led to（C） referred to（D）added up to57 【B12 】（A）gave up（B） handed in（C） set up（D）used up58 【B13 】（A）useful（B） helpful（C） peaceful（D）successful59 【B14 】（A）at（B） on（C） with（D）for60 【B15 】（A）engineer（B） reporter（C） employer（D）boss61 【B16 】（A）thought（B） knowledge（C） success（D）mo
28、ney62 【B17 】（A）model（B） example（C） form（D）shape63 【B18 】（A）explain（B） describe（C） believe（D）suggest64 【B19 】（A）But（B） So（C） Then（D）Thus65 【B20 】（A）continued（B） protected（C） touched（D）recognized短文理解66 Is language, like food, a basic human need? Judging from the result of the violent experiment by a G
29、erman king, Frederick IIs, in the 13th century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if they heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.All the babies died before the first year. But clearly there was more than language deprivation here. What was missing was
30、 good mothering. Without good mothering, in the first year of life especially, the capacity to survive is seriously affected.Today no such violent deprivation exists as whats ordered by Frederick. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the
31、mother is insensitive (不敏感的) to the signals of the baby, whose brain is programmed to map up language rapidly. There are critical times, it seems, when children learn more readily. If these sensitive periods are neglected (忽视), the ideal time for gaining language skills passes and they might never b
32、e learned so easily again.Linguists (语言学家) suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence (顺序) and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns Out to be of high IQ.Recent facts suggest that baby is born with the capacity to speak.
33、What is special about Mans brain, compared with that of the monkeys, is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of, say, a teddy-bear (玩具熊) with the sound pattern “teddy-bear“.But speech has to be stimulated (刺激), and this depends on interaction between the mother and
34、the child, where the mother recognizes the signals in the childs babbling (牙牙学语), grasping, crying and smiling, and responds to them. Insensitivity (不敏感) of the mother to these signals dulls (使迟钝) the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity
35、to the childs non-verbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language.66 Frederick IIs experiment was violent because _.（A）he wanted to prove children are born with ability to speak（B） he paid no attention to the importance of mothering to the infant（C） he was unkind to the nurses（
36、D）he wanted his nurses to say no mother tongue67 The reason some children are backward in speaking today is that _.（A）their mothers do not respond to their attempts to speak（B） their mothers are not intelligent enough to help them（C） they do not listen carefully to their mothers（D）their brains have
37、to absorb too much language at once68 By “critical times“ in the third paragraph, the author means _.（A）difficult periods in the childs life（B） moments when the child becomes critical to its mother（C） important stages in the childs development（D）times when mothers often neglect their children69 I on
38、ce knew an old man whose bad memory made him famous. John Smith was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to constantly remind him about his meetings, his classes even his meals. Once he forgot he ate breakfast twice, at home and at
39、 school. His wife liked to remind her neighbours, “If John didnt have his head tied on, he would forget that too!“Since Smith was a professor at a well known university, his forgetfulness was often an embarrassment. It wasnt that he was not claver, as some critical people tended to say, last very, v
40、ery absentminded. One hot summer day, Professor Smith decided to take his children to a seaside town about a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. However, by the time they arrived at the station, Smith forgot the
41、 name of the town he was planning to visit. Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Smith hurried back home to find out where he was going.The professors wife was surprised to see him again so soon.“Oh, my dear, I forgot the name of the t
42、own. “ “What? You forgot the name? Maybe one day you will forget my name ! Now Ill write the name of that town on a piece of paper, and you put it in your pocket and please, please dont forget where you put it.“Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes la
43、ter she was astonished to see him outside the house for the third time. “What is the matter now? “ “As you told me, I didnt forget where I put the name of that town, but I forgot where I left our children!“69 This passage is mainly _.（A）a careless professor（B） a famous professor（C） a foolish profess
44、or（D）a forgetful professor70 According to the story, the word “embarrassment“ may mean _.（A）disappointment（B） satisfaction（C） pity（D）discomfort71 From what Smiths wife said “If John didnt have his head tied on, he would forget that too!“, she meant to remind her neighbours that her husband_.（A）worke
45、d so hard almost forgot everything（B） was always deep in thought（C） didnt think about anything for himself（D）was so forgetful72 From the end of the story, we know Mrs. Smith would probably be very_.（A）satisfied（B） sorry（C） angry（D）forgetful73 Some expressions describe people who are important or who
46、 at least think they are. One such expression is “big wig“. In the 17th century, important men in Europe began to wear false hair called wigs. As years passed, wigs began to get bigger. The size of a mans wig depended on how important he was.The more important he was or thought he was, the bigger th
47、e wig he wore. Some wigs were so large that they covered the mans shoulders or back. Today the expression “big wig“ is used to make fun of a person who feels important. People never tell someone he is a big wig. They only use the expression behind his back. “Big wheel“ is another way to describe an
48、important person. A big wheel may be the head of a company, a political leader, a famous movie star. They are big wheels because they are powerful. What they do affects many people. Big wheel gives the orders and other people carry them out.As in many machines, a big wheel makes the little wheel tur
49、n. “Big wheel“ became a popular expression after World War . It probably comes from an expression used for many Years by people who fit parts of the cars and trucks. They said a person whirled a big wheel if he was important or had influence.The top of something is the highest part of something. So it is not surprising that top is part of another expression that describes a
