外语类试卷国家公共英语(三级)笔试模拟试卷91

[外语类试卷]国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷91PartADirections:Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer―A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.1Whataretheytalkingabout?（A）Afilm.（B）Abook.（C）Adream.（D）Atrip.2Wherehavethepeoplemostprobablybeen?（A）Theater.（B）Concert.（C）Flowershop.（D）Restaurant.3Whatdoesthemanmean?（A）Sheshouldgooutforsomesunshine.（B）Sheshouldgooutforapicnic.（C）Sheshouldgotoseethedoctorearlier.（D）Sheshouldaccepthishelp.4Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?（A）Inalibrary.（B）Inaclassroom.（C）Inabookstore.（D）Inacomputershop.5WhatdoesDaisy'sfatherthinkofher?（A）SheshouldwatchTV.（B）Sheisn'tcoolenough.（C）Sheshouldstudyharder,（D）SheshouldlearnfromJenny.6Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?（A）Brianmustfinishthetermpaperbefore3o'clock.（B）Cindydoesn'tmindwaitingforBrian.（C）BrianwilljoinCindyafter3o'clock.（D）CindywillgoswimmingwithoutBrian.7WhatdoesDanielBlacklooklikeaccordingtotheman?（A）He'sgotdarkhairandabeard,（B）He'stallandgood-looking.（C）He'sgood-lookingwithlongdarkhair.（D）He'sgotglassesandamustacheorbeard.8Whatismostprobablytherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?（A）Bossandsecretary.（B）Managerandshopassistant.（C）Guideandtourist.（D）Fatheranddaughter.9Whatistheman'soccupation?（A）Florist.（B）Dentist.（C）Teacher.（D）Pharmacist.10Howdoesthewomanperceivetheman?（A）Bald.（B）Overweight.（C）Thin.（D）Sallow.PartBDirections:Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.YouwillheareachpieceONLYONCE.11Whatistrueoftheman?（A）Heisanundergraduatestudent.（B）Hehastodrivetotheuniversitybecausehelivesfaraway.（C）liedisagreeswiththewomanabouttheparkingregulations.（D）Hedoesnotknowthewoman.12Whichofthefollowingwillhappenifyoudon'thaveaparkingsticker?（A）Yourcarwillbetowedandthenyou'llhavetopayafine.（B）Yourwheelswillbeclamped.（C）Youwillpayafineonly.（D）Youwillhavetogetaparkingsticker.13Whereisthemangoingtonext?（A）BlockB.（B）BlockG.（C）BlockE.（D）Thecarpark.14What'stheairportlike?（A）Ahotel.（B）Amarket.（C）Amadhouse.（D）Ahospital.15Whydoesthemanwantaone-waytickettoNewYork?（A）HewillliveinNewYorkforever.（B）HewillnotdobusinessinLosAngeles.（C）Hecan'tpaytheroundtripticket.（D）HehatesLosAngelesanddoesnotwanttobehereagain.16Howwillthemanpaytheticket?（A）Bycash.（B）Bycreditcard.（C）Byplasticmoney.（D）Bytraveler'scheck.17Whatdidheorderthelasttimeheflew?（A）Somecigarettes.（B）Aspecialsalad.（C）Atoast.（D）Somemeat.18Howoftendoesthewomangotocinema?（A）Onceaweek.（B）Manytimes.（C）Twiceaweek.（D）Fourtimesaweek.19Whereisthewoman'shusbandgoinginthecomingholiday?（A）Tothecountry.（B）Toaforeigncountry.（C）Tostayathome.（D）Tohismother'shome.20Whydoesthewomanwanttogotothecountry?（A）Becauseshewantstoenjoythefreshairthere.（B）Becausethesceneryisbeautiful.（C）Becausesheneedspeaceandquiet.（D）Becauseshedoesn'tliketostaywithherhusband.21Whyisthemannotgoingtohaveaholidayabroadthisyear?（A）Heissavingmoneyforanewcar.（B）Hedislikestheforeigncustom.（C）Hewantstospendhisholidaywithhisfamily.（D）Hehasn'talongholiday.22WhatdoestheInternationalCentersendouttostudents?（A）Adiagramoftheirfacilities.（B）Atimetableofevents.（C）Mapsofthecity.（D）Samplesofcoffeefromothercountries.23Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthelocalcustoms?（A）Fearful.（B）Angry.（C）Disinterested.（D）Confused.24Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherfamily?（A）Theylivefaraway.（B）Theyfrequentlyinvitestudentstotheirhome.（C）Theycomefromanothercountry.（D）Theyvisithereveryweekend.25WhendoestheInternationalCentercloseonweeknights?（A）At11:30.（B）At10:30.（C）At8:00.（D）At8:30.一、SectionIIUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.25Doctorsandpsychologistsaretalkingalotaboutstressnowadays.Wekeephearingabouthowharmfulstressis--howit【C1】______ourefficiency,lowersour【C2】______,leadstoallsortsofmentalandphysicalproblems,andeven【C3】______ourfamilylifebymakingusunbearably【C4】______.Weareconstantly【C5】______suggestionsabouthowto【C6】______stress,orhowtomakeit"workforus",oratleastkeepit【C7】______outofhand.Everymonth【C8】______anewarticleorbooktoreadaboutstress;wecaneventakecoursesin"stress【C9】______"Alloftheseideasarecertainlyvery【C10】______,--thatis,ffyouleaveoutthefact【C11】______thepressuretoavoidstressisjustmakingpeoplemore【C12】______.Themoregood【C13】______Ireadabouthowtolivewithstress,【C14】______.IknowI'msupposedtoschedulefreetime【C15】______takeiteasy,butIjustkeepputtingit【C16】______.1knowIshouldpracticedeepbreathingandmuscle【C17】______techniques,butI'mtoolazy.SoIfeelguilty.Ifeellikeafailure.Andthatcausesmemore【C18】______thanthestressI'mlivingwithinthefirstplace.Infact,ifIhearonemoregoodidea【C19】______copingwithstress,IthinkI'll【C20】______.26【C1】（A）reduces（B）relieves（C）restricts（D）reveals27【C2】（A）confrontation（B）confusion（C）resistance（D）revenge28【C3】（A）distresses（B）tenses（C）threatens（D）threats29【C4】（A）initial（B）irritable（C）irritate（D）resistant30【C5】（A）beingoffered（B）offering（C）making（D）giving31【C6】（A）gothrough（B）prolong（C）relieve（D）tightenup32【C7】（A）fromgetting（B）toget（C）ongetting（D）nil33【C8】（A）itseemsthere's（B）itseemstobe（C）seemstobe（D）thereseems34【C9】（A）management（B）soothe（C）strategy（D）technique35【C10】（A）indifferent（B）invaluable（C）worth（D）worthwhile36【C11】（A）all（B）allthat（C）of（D）thatall37【C12】（A）anxiety（B）distress（C）stress（D）tense38【C13】（A）advice（B）advices（C）advise（D）advises39【C14】（A）Ifeeltheworse（B）Ifeelworse（C）themoreworseIfeel（D）theworseIfeel40【C15】（A）by（B）for（C）or（D）to41【C16】（A）around（B）away（C）off（D）up42【C17】（A）resistance（B）resistant（C）relax（D）relaxation43【C18】（A）anxiety（B）ingenuity（C）irritable（D）nightmare44【C19】（A）aboutthehowsof（B）about（C）howabout（D）nil45【C20】（A）bark（B）pierce（C）scream（D）wearyPartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.45Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,havebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectableoccupations.Personalconsultantsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutivecircle,beautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladder,itisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereperceivedashavingmoreintegritythanplainermen,effortandabilitywerethoughttoaccountfortheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelessintegritythanunattractiveones,theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactors,suchas-luck.AllunattractiveWomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemoreintegrityandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestingly,though,theriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesswasattributedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatofattractiveovernightsuccess.WhyareattractivewomenInotthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisperceivedtobemorefeminine(女性的)andanattractivemanmore.masculine(男性的)thanthelessattractiveones.Thus,anattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomaninatraditionallymasculinepositionappearstolackthe"masculine"qualitiesrequired.Thisistrueeveninpolitics."whentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,peopletreatmenandwomendifferently,"says,AnneBowman,whorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.ThestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticalofficesTheywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalesutterlydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomenwhohadbeenrankedmostattractiveinvariablyreceivedthefewestvotes.46Theword"liability"(Line4,Para.1)mostprobably,means,"______".（A）misfortune（B）instability（C）disadvantage（D）burden47Intraditionallyfemalejobs,attractiveness______.（A）reinforcesthefemininequalitiesrequired（B）makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapable（C）isofprimaryimportancetowoman（D）oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly48Bowman'sexperimentrevealsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness______.（A）turnsouttobeanobstacletomen（B）affectsmenandwomenalike（C）hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomen（D）ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomen49Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople'sviewsonbeautyareoften______.（A）practical（B）prejudiced（C）old-fashioned（D）radical50Theauthorwritesthispassageto______.（A）discussthenegativeaspectsofbeingattractive（B）giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractive（C）demandequalrightsforwomen（D）emphasizetheimportanceofappearance50Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowantstopredictwayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehaviors.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotives,thattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichoneofthethreegroupsborrowmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes--hewouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdecliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1947to1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdecliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofincomeincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpressedbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices."Inafewmonths,"shesaid,"we'llhavetopaymoreformeatanalmilk,we'llhavelesstospendonotherthings."Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer'sresistancemaybeevoked.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:"Ijustdon'tpaytheseprices,theyaretoohigh."Traditionalassumptionsshouldbeinvestigatedcarefully,andfactorsoftimeandplaceshouldbeconsidered.TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecardedoutinAmerica.InvestigationsconductedatthesametimeinGreatBritain,however,yieldedresultsthatweremoreinagreementwithtraditionalassumptionsaboutsayingandspendingpatterns.Theconditionmostconductivetospendingappearstobepricestability,ffpricesherebeenstableandpeoplehavebecomeaccustomed,toconsiderthem"right"andexpectthemtoremainstable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepriceswithoccasionalsalesordiscountsisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology.51Theexampleofthemechanic'swifeisintendtoshowfilmintimesofrisingprices,______.（A）peoplewithdecliningincometendtobuyless（B）peoplewithstableincometendtoborrowless（C）peoplewithincreasingincometendtobuymore（D）peoplewithmoneyalsotendtobuyless52FindingininvestigationsinBritainindicate______.（A）certainfactorsshouldbetakenintoaccount（B）peopleinBritainbehaveinthesamewayasthoseinAmerica（C）pricestabilityresultsfromacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology（D）occasionaldiscountsandsalesarenecessary53Accordingtothepassagepeopletendtobuymorewhen______.（A）pricesareexpectedtogoup（B）pricesareexpectedtogodown（C）pricesdon'tchange（D）businesspolicyremainsunchanged54Thebesttitleofthepassageis______.（A）Consumer'sPurchasingPower（B）RelationshipbetweenIncomeandPurchasingPower（C）TraditionalAssumptions（D）StudiesinConsumerBehavior55Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetraditionalassumptionsaboutconsumerbehavior?（A）Theassumptionsarenotalwaystrue.（B）Theyareinreliable.（C）Theyareinconsistentwiththefindingsininvestigation.（D）Theassumptionsarenotatallwrong.55Auctionsarepublicsalesofgoods,conductedbyanofficiallyapprovedauctioneer.Heaskedthecrowdassembledintheauction-roomtomakeoffers,orbids,forthevariousitemsonsale.Heencouragedbuyerstobidhigherfigures,andfinallynamesthehighestbidderasthebuyerofthegoods.Thisiscalled"knockingdown"thegoods.Forthebiddingendswhentheauctioneerbangsasmallhammeronatableatwhichhestands.Thisisoftensetonaraiseplatformcalledarostrum.TheancientRomansprobablyinventedsalesbyauction,andtheEnglishwordcomesfromtheLatinauction,meaning"increase".TheRomansusuallysoldinthiswaythespoilstakeninwar,thesesaleswerecalledsubhasta,meaning"underthespear",aspearbeingstuckinthegroundasasignalforacrowdtogather.InEnglandintheeighteenthcentury,goodswereoftensold"bythecandle":ashortcandlewaslitbytheauctioneer,andbidscouldbemadewhileitstayedalight.Practicallyallgoodswhosequalitiesvariedaresoldbyauction.Amongthesearecoffee,hides,skins,wool,tea,cocoa,furs,spices,fruit,vegetablesandwines.Auctionsalesarealsousualforlandandproperty,antiquefurniture,pictures,rarebooks,oldchinaandsimilarworksofart.Theauction-roomsatChristie'sandSotheby'sinLondonandNewYorkareworld-famous.Anauctionisusuallyadvertisedbeforehandwithfullparticularsofthearticlestobesoldandwhereandwhentheycanbeviewedbyprospectivebuyers.Iftheadvertisementcannotgivefulldetails,cataloguesareprinted,andeachgroupofgoodstobesoldtogether,calleda"lot",isusuallygivenanumber.TheauctioneerneednotbeginwithLot1andcontinueinnumericalorder,hemaywaituntilheregistersthefactthatcertaindealersareintheroomandthenproducethelotstheyarelikelytobeinterestedin.Theauctioneer'sservicesarepaidforintheformofapercentageofthepricethegoodsaresoldfor.Theauctioneerthereforehasadirectinterestinpushingupthebiddingashighaspossible.56Whatdoestheword"bidder"(inparagraph1)mean?（A）apersonwhosellssomething.（B）apersonwhobuyssomething.（C）apersonwhooffersaprice.（D）apersonwhoborrowssomething57Auctionedgoodsaresold______.（A）forthehighestpriceoffered（B）onlyatfixedprices（C）atapricelessthantheirtruevalue（D）cheaply58Theendofthebiddingiscalled"knockingdown"because______.（A）theauctioneerknocksthebuyerdown（B）theauctioneerknockstherostrumdown（C）thegoodsareknockeddownontothetable（D）theauctioneerbangsthetablewithamammer59Acandleusedtoburnatauctionsales______.（A）becausetheytookplaceatnight（B）asasignalforthecrowdtogather（C）togivelighttotheauctioneer（D）tolimitthetimewhenofferscouldbemade60Anauctioncataloguegivesprospectivebuyers______.（A）thecurrentmarketvaluesofthegoods（B）detailsofthegoodstobesold（C）theorderinwhichgoodsmustbesold（D）freeadmissiontotheauctionsalePartBDirections:Readthetext,matchtheitems(61-65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.60Readthefollowingarticlesinwhichfivepeopletalkedabouthowtobeagoodleader.Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(atog)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Roy:Standinfrontofthemirrorandsay,"Hereisourfuture"fivetimeswithoutstop.Aleader'smostimportantjobatanyorganizationistolayoutaroadmaptothefuture.Ifyoucan'tprovidethatdirection,you'reamanager-notleader.Yourvisionmustbereal,practical,andsomethingpeoplecanbelievein.Agoodleadershouldhavethegutstomakedecisionswhilethere'sstillriskinthem.Fred:Identifyfivekeyareasthatneedimprovementinyourcompanyordivisionandkeepatthemuntilyougetthemright.Yourlistmightincludesuchthingsascostcontainment,quality,orcustomersatisfaction.Andthensettoughtargetsforeachone,andholdpeopleaccountableforresults.Atlastagoodleadershouldmeasure,monitor,andreviewprogressonatimelybasisandrewardresults.Kevin:Theinternetletsyourcustomerssoundoffandtellyouexactlywhattheylikeordon'tlikeaboutyourbusiness.Listentothem.Getoutintothemarketsyouserve,andaskyourcustomersforfeedback.Makethenecessarychangestoimproveserviceorelseyoumayfindyourselfwithfewercustomers(andeventually,outofbusiness).Victor:Your