1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 246及答案与解析 Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds
2、to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 Why does the girl dislike American TV programs? （ A） It is not so interesting. （ B） It is full of violence. （ C） She does not have enough time to watch TV. （ D） It is full of news and ads. 2 From the dialogue, what do we kn
3、ow about the American newspaper? （ A） Most of the news seems to be about crime. （ B） There are too many pieces of sad news every day. （ C） They are not so interesting as TV programs. （ D） There are a lot of stories about the Old West. 3 What do the speakers think of the shows about the Old West? （ A
4、） They think them true. （ B） They dont like them. （ C） They usually watch them on Saturday nights. （ D） They think they are very exciting. 4 Who is the speaker? （ A） A television announcer. （ B） A member of a research team. （ C） A teacher. （ D） A network executive. 5 What is the main purpose of the
5、television? （ A） To present information about several Hawaiian volcanoes. （ B） To explain a research project about an underwater volcano. （ C） To demonstrate the latest use of underwater cables. （ D） To discuss a study of ocean life near underwater Volcamoes. 6 How will information get from the obse
6、rvatory to the mainland? （ A） Geologists will bring it back. （ B） It will be sent back by cable. （ C） It will be sent by mail. （ D） It will be sent back through seismometers(地震仪 ) 7 Why does the speaker recommend watching the program? （ A） Because it is related to work being done in class. （ B） Beca
7、use she helped produce it. （ C） Because she is excited about it. （ D） Because it is a public television broadcast. Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 7 The word health can be used in a nu
8、mber of ways. In the past, health meant only the absence of disease or illness. Today, though, health has a broader meaning. Health is the state of your well-being that includes how you feel physically, mentally, and socially. Wellness is another term that describes this broader view of health. You
9、can understand the need for a broader definition if you think about how health in your life is different from health in your grandparents lives. In 1900, the main causes of death were diseases that were spread by bacteria (细菌 ) and viruses (病毒 ). If you had lived then, the danger of your dying from
10、pneumonia (肺炎 ) would have been three times greater than the danger of your dying from cancer. The diseases that were most common in 1900 affected people of all ages. It is not surprising, then that around 1900, the emphasis of health was on freedom from illness. Today many of the diseases that were
11、 common in 1900 can be prevented or cured by improved medicines and methods of sanitation (卫生 ). Most diseases now are likely to occur later in life. You as a teenager will probably not have to think about the same threats to your health as your grandparents did. These improvements in health conditi
12、ons mean that not only can you now enjoy a better life, but you also have a greater chance of having a longer life. Controlling diseases has in-creased the life expectancy in the United States. Generally, people born more recently have higher life expectancies. Since 1900, the life expectancy in the
13、 United States has increased by more than 27 years. It has increased from 47 years for those born in 1900 to 74 years 1981. 8 According to Paragraph 1, health and wellness_. （ A） can be used interchangeably on all occasions （ B） are different in that the latter has a broader sense （ C） had the same
14、meaning in the past （ D） both refer to the state of your well-being 9 Which of the following statements is true? （ A） Diseases caused by bacteria and viruses were incurable in 1900. （ B） Bacteria and viruses are the main causes of death today. （ C） Medicines for curing pneumonia were not available i
15、n 1900. （ D） Pneumonia caused as many deaths in 1900 as cancer does today. 10 “Life expectancy“in the last paragraph most probably means_. （ A） the kind of life that a person may expect to live （ B） the mode of life that a group of people have lived （ C） the length of time that a person or an animal
16、 has lived （ D） the length of time that people may expect to live 11 On an average, people in America who were born in 1900_. （ A） had a life-span of 74 years （ B） lived a shorter but better life than those born later （ C） lived to 47 years of age （ D） lived 27 years longer than those born in 1981 1
17、2 The intended readers of the passage are_. （ A） teenagers （ B） the diseased （ C） adults （ D） aged people 12 The biographer has to dance between two shaky positions with respect to the subject(研究 对象 ). To close a relation, and the writer may lose objectivity. Not close enough, and the writer may lac
18、k the sympathy necessary to any effort to portray a mind, a soul the quality of life. Who should write the biography of a family, for example. Because of their closeness to the subject, family members may have special information, but by the same token, they may not have the distance that would allo
19、w them to be fair. Similary, a kings servant might not be the best one to write a biography of that king. But a foreigner might not have the knowledge and sympathy necessary to write the kings biography not for a readership from within the kingdom, at any rate. There is no ideal position for such a
20、task. The biographer has to work with the position he or she has in the world, adjusting that position as necessary to deal with the subject. Every position has strengths and weaknesses: to thrive, a writer must try to become aware of these, evaluate them in terms of the subject, and select a positi
21、on accordingly. When their subjects are heroes or famous figures, biographies often reveal a democratic motive:they attempt to show that their subjects are only human, no better than anyone else. Other biographies are meant to change us, to invite us, to become better than we are. The biographies of
22、 Jesus(耶稣 )found in the Bible are in this class. Biographers may claim that their account is the “authentic“one. In advancing this claim, they are helped if the biography is “authorized“by the subject; this presumably allows the biographer special access to private information. “Unauthorized“biograp
23、hies also have their appeal, however, since they can suggest an independence of mind in the biographer. In book promotions, the“unauthorized“characterisation usually suggests the prospect of juicy gossip that the subject had hoped to suppress. A subject might have several biographies, even sev-eral“
24、authentic“ones. We sense intuitively that no one is in a position to tell the story of a life, perhaps not even the subject, and this has been proved by the history of biography. 13 According to the author, an ideal biographer would be one who_. （ A） knows the subject very well and yet maintains a p
25、roper distance from him （ B） is close to the subject and knows the techniques of biography writing （ C） is independent and treats the subject with fairness and objectivity （ D） possesses special private information and is sympathetic toward the subject 14 The author cites the biographies of Jesus in
26、 the Bible in order to show that_. （ A） the best biographies are meant to transform their readers （ B） biographies are authentic accounts of their subjects lives （ C） the best biographies are those of heroes and famous figures （ D） biographies can serve different purposes 15 Which of the following s
27、tatements is true, according to the passage? （ A） An authentic biography seldom appeals to its readers. （ B） An authentic biography is one authorized by the subject. （ C） No one can write a perfect biography. （ D） Authorized biographies have a wider readership. 16 An unauthorised biography is likely
28、 to attract more readers because_. （ A） it portrays the subject both faithfully and vividly （ B） it contains interesting information about the subjects private life （ C） it reveals a lot of accurate details unknown to outsiders （ D） it usually gives a sympathetic description of the subjects characte
29、r 17 In this passage, the author focuses on_. （ A） the difficulty of a biographer in finding the proper perspective to do his job （ B） the secret of a biographer to win more readers （ C） the techniques required of a biographer to write a good biography. （ D） the characteristics of different kinds of
30、 biographies Part B Directions: Read the text, match the items (61-65) to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 17 Bess: Do you stifle your anger? Or do you let it explode? In either case, anger may be your hidden dieting problem. If you smile when a co-wor
31、ker steals your ideas than spend the evening digging into a bag of chips youre not really fat and happy. Youre secretly angry. Break-free strategy: Anger needs to be evaluated. If the cause of your anger is relatively unimportant and there is nothing you can do to change the circumstances or the out
32、come, let it go. It may just save you a few unwanted pounds. Take a ten-minute break when you fell ravenous. Review what happened in the past 10 to 12 hours to upset you. Did your spouse hurt your feeling? Were you playing martyr again? Could you deal with your rage in less fattening ways by exercis
33、ing， perhaps, or discussing the situation with a friend? Ned： Since white wine is fat-free and has only about 100 calories a glass, its tempting to have a glass or two with a low-fat dinner. But according to a Swiss study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, if roughly one-fourth of your
34、 daily caloric intake comes from wine, beer or liquor, the alcohol can show your fat metabolism by about 30 percent. In words, while your body is burning alcohol, its not burning fat. Worse, that unmetabolized fat may head straight for your abdomen. Other studies show that moderate consumption of al
35、cohol before meals can enhance your appetite. Break-free strategy:If your rate of weight loss has stalled, eliminating all alcohol could jump start it again. Winifred: Spend more time outside, even on a cloudy day. An early morning or lunch time walk-without sun-glasses is ideal. About 75 percent of
36、 SAD sufferers get fast relief from special light boxes, which are 5 to 20 times brighter than typical home lighting. Boost your mood with exercise. Try a few laps around the block, dance to your favorite music, or jump cope. Dont fight your cravings. Swiss scientists recently found that SAD suffers
37、 who are more than one portion of sweets in the afternoon or evening usually responded to light treatment. Once they got more light, their cravings diminished. Carol ： If you find your motivation coming to a halt, ponder this:What do you dislike about being svelte? Do you secretly miss pigging out?
38、Are you uneasy about extra attention from the opposite sex? “If you come from a family plagued with weight problems, you may even feel guilty about succeeding where others have failed, “says San Francisco psychiatrist Carla Perez, author of Getting Off the Merry-Go-Round. Other signs that you dont f
39、eel you deserve to be thin;comparing yourself unfavorably to others(“Sure, I lost 50 pounds, but she lost 75“) discounting your victories(“The first 30 pounds mean nothing, only the last five count“); or attributing your success to good luck instead of hard work. Ida: “If you are on the edge of ange
40、r, count ONE, TWO, THREE again and again, please. It is helpful for you to calm down. But to those bad-tempered people, it is no use to advise them to keep peaceful. Furthermore, medical care is a good way to deal with angry, “says Professor Ida Smith, a famous psychologist. According to his study,
41、taking medicine is a correct way has good effect on those who cant get rid of angry easily. Statements 61. Carol A One should take medicine in a correct way. 62. Bess B Behavior modification and stress management can also help you live. 63. Ida C Be not in anger. 64. Ned D Identify your stress trigg
42、ers. 65. Winifred E Escape far from alcohol. F Depression doesnt work. G You neednt be red-thin for your diet to be a success. 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 246答案与解析 Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions
43、which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 1 【听力原文】 M: Shall we watch TV for a while? W:I dont like American TV. People keep hitting each othe
44、r and shooting each other. M:Some of the shows are pretty violent. But maybe life is like that. W: I dont believe it. The people Ive met here are very kind. M:So are the people I know. But look at the newspapers. Theres a lot of violence in every newspaper. Most of the news seems to be about crime.
45、W: Maybe nice people arent interesting enough. M: Youre probably right. People wont buy newspapers unless theres exciting news in them. W:Is that why theres so much violence on TV? Wont people watch a show unless violent things happen? M: I dont know. A lot of people like shows about the Old West, w
46、ith cowboys and Indians attacking each other. I dont like them myself. W: Neither do I. M:They dont show hoe people really lived in the Old West. W: Of course not. 1 【正确答案】 B 2 【正确答案】 A 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 Id like to talk to you about a television program thats going to be shown tonight, and that I
47、want you all to watch. It will present work thats currently being done by geologists off the coast of Hawaii. The only active underwater volcano in the U. S. is located there. Its growing and may reach the surface of the ocean in about 50, 000 years not very long from now in geological time. Anyway,
48、 geologists are setting up an unmanned observatory at the top of this volcano, which is located about 70 miles southeast of Hawaii and about 3, 000 feet below the surface of the ocean. They plan to install seismometers, thermal sensors, chemical detectors, video cameras, and other equipment to monit
49、or the volcanos activities. Then theyll hook up an electric cable between the observatory and the mainland so they can receive information electronically from these instruments. Geologists are pretty excited about this project, and I hope you are too. It ties in very nicely with the work weve been doing in class on volcanoes. Watch the program about it tonight, and be prepared to discuss it tomorrow. 4 【正确答案】 A 5 【正确答案】 B 6 【正确答案】 A 7 【正确答案】 D Part A Directions: Read the f
