1、公共英语一级(笔试)分类模拟题 119 及答案解析(总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节 短文理解 1(总题数：4，分数：30.00)Once there was a famous English painter. His name was Peter. He was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king“s palace. With the help of a worker, Peter started painting on the platform(平台). Th
2、ey worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready. Peter was happy when he looked at the pictures, because they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then a
3、nother. Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of the platform. But he did not know it, because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. “What should I do?“ he thought. “Peter is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be kill
4、ed.“ So the worker quickly took some paint and threw it at the picture. “What are you doing?“ shouted the painter, running quickly to his pictures.（分数：15.00）(1).What was Peter asked to do?（分数：3.00）A.To paint some pictures on the walls of the king“s palace.B.To paint some pictures at home.C.To take p
5、ictures for the king.(2).How long did they finish the pictures?（分数：3.00）A.A whole week.B.Two years.C.A whole year.(3).Peter was happy when he looked at the pictures, why?（分数：3.00）A.Because he finally finished the pictures.B.Because the pictures were beautiful.C.Because the king liked them.(4).When P
6、eter was at the edge of the platform, who saw this?（分数：3.00）A.The king.B.Himself.C.The worker.(5).From the context(上下文), we can know that _.（分数：3.00）A.the worker made a mistakeB.the king was happy when he looked at the picturesC.the worker saved (救) PeterWeight (体重) is one of the taboo subjects. In
7、America, it is OK, or even good, to be thin but it is an embarrassment (尴尬) to be overweight. In fact, the thinner you are, the more beautiful you are thought to be. You“ll find that most models (模特) are nothing more than skin and bones. A woman who is thin is easy to become popular. Of course, ther
8、e are lots of people do their best to be thin. They may use all kinds of ways, such as doing exercise, or dieting (节食). But, sometimes, dieting may bring about some healthy problems. Americans are very careful about their weight and most of the time they do not tell others how much they weigh. even
9、if they are quite thin. Therefore, you“d better not ask about it. But if you really want to talk about this subject, it“s always safer to say, “Oh, it looks like you have lost weight.“ However, if you would like to be honest and polite, I suggest that you should choose your words carefully, perhaps
10、by saying, “Hey, you look great. Very healthy looking.“ And always remember, you can not use the word “fat“.（分数：5.00）(1).Those thin women are more popular than those fat women.（分数：1.00）A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn“t Say.(2).Many girls want to be thin because they want to be models.（分数：1.00）A.Right.B.Wron
11、g.C.Doesn“t Say.(3).Americans never tell others about their weight.（分数：1.00）A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn“t Say.(4).Dieting may become bad for people“s health.（分数：1.00）A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn“t Say.(5).It is not polite for people to say that somebody is fat.（分数：1.00）A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn“t Say.On evenin
12、g Mrs. Evans asked her husband to take her to a very expensive restaurant in the city because a lot of film stars and other famous people ate there and she was curious(好奇的)to see some of them. Soon after they had ordered (点菜) their meal, a very attractive (吸引人的) man and woman came into the restauran
13、t and sat down at a table nearby. They were wearing beautiful clothes, and Mrs. Evans said to her husband, “Look at those people, Mike! I am sure I“ve seen their pictures in a magazine.“ The man and the woman gave their order to the waiter, and when he brought Mr. and Mrs. Evans their drink, Mrs. Ev
14、ans said to the waiter, “Who are those people? Do you know them?“ “Oh, they are nobody famous.“ he answered at once. “Really?“ Mrs. Evans asked in surprise. “How do you know that?“ “Because they asked me who you were.“ he answered.（分数：5.00）(1).Mrs. Evans was very interested in film stars.（分数：1.00）A.
15、RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(2).The man and the woman were famous because Mrs. Evans had seen their pictures in a magazine.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(3).They guessed Mr. and Mrs. Evans were famous people.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(4).The waiter knew the man and the woman.（分数：1.00）A.
16、RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(5).The man and the woman were here to see some film stars.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t SayI went shopping by myself one day. When I was going to check out, I found I had forgotten to bring my credit card with me. The cashier put aside my order while I drove home to get
17、it. My husband was home, so he came along to help. As we pulled into the parking lot, I saw a man sitting in his car. My husband and I ran into the store, paid for what we bought and came out. As we walked to our car, the man came over. “How did you do that?“ he said. “You were in the store for only
18、 ten minutes. I“ve been waiting for my wife for an hour!“ I thought that a little white lie couldn“t hurt (伤害) the woman shopping by herself, so I said to my husband, “Ten minutes. That“s a record (记录)!“ Then I told the man, “It“s amazing (令人惊奇的) how much faster the shopping gets done when the husba
19、nd helps.“ As my husband and I got into our car, we watched the man hurry into the store.（分数：5.00）(1).The writer“s home was far from the store.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(2).The writer was shopping, while her husband was waiting outside of the store.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(3).T
20、he writer bought some dresses for herself.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(4).The man sitting in his car thought the writer and her husband finished shopping in ten minutes.（分数：1.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(5).The man sitting in his car hurried into the store to help his wife.（分数：1.00）A.Right
21、B.WrongC.Doesn“t Say三、第二节 短文理解 2(总题数：4，分数：20.00)请根据下面短文回答下面问题： TV Programmes Channel(频道)1 Channel 2 18:00 Around China 17:35 Computers Today 18:40 Children“s programme 18:05 Foreign Arts 19:00 News 18:30 English Classroom 19:35 Weather Report 19:10 Animal World 19:40 Around the World 19:35 China 200
22、8 20:05 TV play: Sisters 20:20 Sports 21:00 English for Today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying 21:20 Classical Music 21:50 English News 21:55 Talk Show 22:10 On TV Next Week （分数：5.00）(1).You are interested in Classical Music, so you can watch TV at _.（分数：1.00）A.21:20 on Channel 1B.21:00 on Channel 2C.18:0
23、5 on Channel 2(2).You are a football fan (球迷). You may watch TV at _.（分数：1.00）A.20:20 on Channel 2B.21:00 on Channel 1C.22:10 on Channel 2(3).How long does the TV play Sisters last?（分数：1.00）A.30 minutes.B.55 minutes.C.90 minutes.(4).When does Channel 2 begin evening programmes?（分数：1.00）A.At 18:00.B.
24、At 18:30.C.At 17:35.(5).If you want to know about programmes of next week, which channel will you choose?（分数：1.00）A.Channel 1.B.Channel 2.C.Both of them.请根据下面短文回答下面问题： Mr. Black was young and able. The boss liked him. Last month he was sent to China on business. Before he went back from China, he de
25、cided to buy something for Tony, the son of his boss. At first he didn“t know what to buy for the boy. Suddenly he remembered that the boy liked birds very much, so he went to the bird market. He was glad to find that there were so many kinds of birds there. He bought four beautiful birds, then he t
26、old the boy about it on the telephone. As soon as Mr. Black returned to London by air, he went to Tony with the four birds. But on his way to the boss“s home, one of them flew out of the cage (笼子) and there were only three birds left in it. Then Mr. Black bought a local (当地的) bird to take the place
27、of the missing Chinese one. Tony of course was very happy when he saw the birds. But soon he found one of them was different from the other three. He asked, “It“s a local bird, isn“t it, Mr. Black?“ “Yes, it is.“ Mr. Black answered, “It“s an interpreter (译员).“（分数：5.00）(1).Why did the boss send Mr. B
28、lack to China on business?（分数：1.00）A.Mr. Black had never been to China before.B.Mr. Black was an able and hard-working man.C.Mr. Black could buy something interesting for Tony.(2).How did Mr. Black return to London?（分数：1.00）A.By train.B.By ship.C.By plane.(3).Whom did Mr. Black buy a present for?（分数
29、：1.00）A.His boss.B.The son of his boss.C.Mr. Black“s wife.(4).Mr. Black said the local bird was an interpreter because _.（分数：1.00）A.the three Chinese birds didn“t know EnglishB.it was different from the Chinese birdsC.he was making a joke(5).What happened to one of the four birds?（分数：1.00）A.It was d
30、ead on the way to London.B.It flew away from the cage.C.It was stolen by someone.Mara was going to stay with her friend Fanny for three days. A week before her trip, she called Fanny to tell her when the train would arrive. Fanny asked Mara to wait for her at the west entrance (入口) of the railway st
31、ation. The train arrived early. Mara didn“t know the station very well and instead of going to the west entrance, she went out of the north entrance and waited for Fanny there. Fanny checked at the information desk and found that the train had already arrived. She looked round near the west entrance
32、 of the station but couldn“t see Mara anywhere. She began to think that Mara must have missed the train. Mara waited at the north entrance, but she couldn“t see Fanny. She decided that Fanny was not coming to meet her after all. So she walked across the road to the bus station and asked for the bus
33、to Market Road, where Fanny lived. You can imagine (想象) how surprised Fanny was when she arrived home and found Mara already talking to her mother.（分数：5.00）(1).When did Mara tell Fanny about her train ride?（分数：1.00）A.On the day of her trip.B.A week before her trip.C.Three days before her trip.(2).Wh
34、y did Mara go out of the north entrance instead of the west entrance?（分数：1.00）A.She didn“t see Fanny at the west entrance.B.She didn“t know the station very well.C.The north entrance was nearer.(3).Mara stopped waiting for Fanny at the station because _.（分数：1.00）A.she believed Fanny was not coming t
35、o meet herB.she knew the way to Fanny“s homeC.she thought Fanny was late(4).How did Mara get to Market Road after the train ride?（分数：1.00）A.On foot.B.By car.C.By bus.(5).Where did Fanny meet Mara?（分数：1.00）A.At Fanny“s home.B.At the north entrance.C.At the information desk.Today we are sure that the
36、mail will be sent every day to our door. But in the early days, no one could be sure about whereor whenthe mail would arrive. There is a stump (树桩) of a big tree in the state of Washington. It was once a “post office“. Because people needed a place for the mail carder (信使) to leave their letters, th
37、ey found a tree at the cross of roads and cut it down ten feet from the ground. Then they hollowed it out and covered it with something. Inside, they put many boxes. Each box had a family“s name on it. The mail carder could leave letters there for everyone. Even earlier, when there was no post servi
38、ces, people gave their letters to any traveler going in the right direction. Often they gave them to a traveling shoe maker. The traveler might stop in a small hotel and he would leave the letters there. But the letters stayed there until the person to receive them happened to come by and stop at th
39、e hotel. Today an airmail letter can travel across the world in much less time than that. And you know that your letter will go where you want it to go, and when.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the text about?（分数：1.00）A.The uses of a mail box.B.The early days of the mail.C.The post service in Washington State.
40、(2).Why did people cut down the tree?（分数：1.00）A.To make it into a “post office“.B.To use it for building houses.C.To build mail boxes.(3).What does “hollowed it out“ mean in “Then they hollowed it out.“?（分数：1.00）A.Made its inside empty.B.Covered its stump up.C.Cut it short.(4).Who often worked as a
41、mail carrier when there was no post service?（分数：1.00）A.A hotel owner.B.A letter writer.C.A shoe maker.(5).What do we know about the post service in the old days?（分数：1.00）A.Hotels offered post service.B.Letters were sent to the door.C.When letters would arrive was not clear.公共英语一级(笔试)分类模拟题 119 答案解析(总
42、分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节 短文理解 1(总题数：4，分数：30.00)Once there was a famous English painter. His name was Peter. He was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king“s palace. With the help of a worker, Peter started painting on the platform(平台). They worked for a whole year
43、and at last the pictures were ready. Peter was happy when he looked at the pictures, because they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at t
44、he very edge(边缘) of the platform. But he did not know it, because he was thinking of his pictures. The worker saw everything. “What should I do?“ he thought. “Peter is at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off it and surely be killed.“ So the worker quickly
45、took some paint and threw it at the picture. “What are you doing?“ shouted the painter, running quickly to his pictures.（分数：15.00）(1).What was Peter asked to do?（分数：3.00）A.To paint some pictures on the walls of the king“s palace. B.To paint some pictures at home.C.To take pictures for the king.解析：(2
46、).How long did they finish the pictures?（分数：3.00）A.A whole week.B.Two years.C.A whole year. 解析：(3).Peter was happy when he looked at the pictures, why?（分数：3.00）A.Because he finally finished the pictures.B.Because the pictures were beautiful. C.Because the king liked them.解析：(4).When Peter was at the
47、 edge of the platform, who saw this?（分数：3.00）A.The king.B.Himself.C.The worker. 解析：(5).From the context(上下文), we can know that _.（分数：3.00）A.the worker made a mistakeB.the king was happy when he looked at the picturesC.the worker saved (救) Peter 解析：Weight (体重) is one of the taboo subjects. In America
48、, it is OK, or even good, to be thin but it is an embarrassment (尴尬) to be overweight. In fact, the thinner you are, the more beautiful you are thought to be. You“ll find that most models (模特) are nothing more than skin and bones. A woman who is thin is easy to become popular. Of course, there are l
49、ots of people do their best to be thin. They may use all kinds of ways, such as doing exercise, or dieting (节食). But, sometimes, dieting may bring about some healthy problems. Americans are very careful about their weight and most of the time they do not tell others how much they weigh. even if they are quite thin. Therefore, you“d better not ask about it. But if you really want to talk about this subject, it“s always safer to say, “Oh, it looks like you have lost weight.“ However, if you would like to be honest and polite, I suggest that you should choose
