1、2003 年 9 月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题（暂缺答案）及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力 120 略(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1. Why didn t you answer the phone this afternoon? We didn t hear it. I was in the garden and Mum _ a shower. （分数：1.00）A.has hadB.hadC.had been havingD.was having2.Laura had a good reason _ to class yesterday. （
2、分数：1.00）A.for not goingB.to not goC.for going notD.to go not3.The further away you go out from the city, _ are the scenes. （分数：1.00）A.the much attractiveB.the attractiveC.the most attractiveD.the more attractive4.We dont have much time _ ; I will end my lecture in minute. （分数：1.00）A.remainedB.leftC.
3、keptD.found5. Where is my blue shirt? It s in the washing machine. You have to wear _ different shirt. （分数：1.00）A.anyB.otherC.aD.the6.You look tired; you _ have stayed up late last night. （分数：1.00）A.mustB.shouldC.wouldD.may7.I don t think you two know each other, _ ? （分数：1.00）A.do youB.don t youC.do
4、 ID.dont I8.People in this town _ of a possible storm, and they re preparing for it. （分数：1.00）A.would be warnedB.will be warnedC.had been warnedD.have been warned9. David had been there for nearly an hour. He didn t know _ to wait or go home. （分数：1.00）A.ifB.neitherC.whetherD.either10.What s done is
5、done. It s no use _ anyone for it. （分数：1.00）A.blamingB.blameC.to blameD.to be blaming11.Customers are found to be more satisfied _ the quality of the goods than their service. （分数：1.00）A.aboutB.atC.byD.with12.What textbooks shall we use for the Japanese students? That is another question _ we ll dis
6、cuss later. （分数：1.00）A.whatB.about whichC.on thatD.which13. Since the middle of this century _ has been learned about space than in all human history before that time. （分数：1.00）A.moreB.muchC.betterD.a lot14. After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to _ his work. （分数：1.00）A.get downB.g
7、et throughC.get back toD.get along with15.I checked all my answers _ my teacher had suggested. （分数：1.00）A.as toB.asC.thatD.such二、第二节 完形填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“ $ 160 for a parking ticket! I m calling city hall about this. There must be some mistake.“Nick thought 36 “Yes, sir, there is a mistake,“ said th
8、e man at the city hall, “ 37 Im afraid the mitake s 38 This ticket was for $ 20. However, the fine doubles every thirty days. It has been 90 days, so the 39 is now $ 160. You will have to pay that. “ Nick had the $ 20 and he 40 to pay the fine. But for some reason the ticket had gotten 41 in his pil
9、e of papers and unopened letters. Nick has always been a 42 person. In the past six months, he had 43 to pay his elec- tricity bill, 44 his jacket at the cleaner s too 45 and had to pay for the “storage(保管) “.A job application (申请) form he had filled out was never 46 because it, too, was in one of h
10、is piles. “Get organized, man,“his brother advised. “Plan what you 47 do, do it, and then 48 to be sure you ve done it right. “ Nick got a calendar ( 日历) with enough 49 to write on. He marked important 50 and times as reminders. “Nice job, “said his brother. “Now 51 you do what you re supposed to do
11、 52 you re supposed to. “ “That shouldn t be too 53 with my calendar here, “said Nick. “And read the small print on it 54 you get a ticket,“ added his brother. “Or 55 still, dont get another. “ （分数：20.00）A.happilyB.angrilyC.disappointedlyD.excitedlyA.soB.luckilyC.honestlyD.butA.mineB.yoursC.oursD.th
12、eirsA.numberB.payC.costD.totalA.forgotB.meantC.refusedD.rememberedA.missedB.coveredC.mixedD.buriedA.patientB.carelessC.wastefulD.toughA.forgottenB.requiredC.regrettedD.consideredA.leftB.sentC.boughtD.washedA.longB.lateC.oftenD.earlyA.mailedB.recordedC.takenD.receivedA.have toB.used toC.wouldD.couldA
13、.seeB.checkC.examineD.makeA.areaB.squareC.placeD.spaceA.accidentsB.eventsC.datesD.weeksA.take careB.believe inC.watch outD.make sureA.whereB.sinceC.whenD.thatA.lateB.badC.muchD.hardA.asB.next timeC.sinceD.so long asA.fairerB.easierC.betterD.happier三、第三部分阅读理解(总题数：4，分数：40.00)A It was 7 a.m. in Kyoto,
14、Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow, I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left and it was an hour-and-a-half trip to the airp
15、ort. Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only three times a day. The telephone rang again. “Terribly sorry,“ began the man at the taxi company. Then I rea-lized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had h
16、eard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house. Standing in the wind-driven rain, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.
17、Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in. In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office an
18、d raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but did not explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2000 yen I pressed into his hand. A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes
19、 caught the headline of a short article:“ Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.“ （分数：8.00）(1). Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning? （分数：2.00）A.There were few taxis in town.B.He was unable to find the airport.C.He wanted to catch a plane.D.All the buses stopped because of the rain
20、.(2).What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up? （分数：2.00）A.The taxi drivers refused to work.B.The writer didn t give the correct address.C.More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.D.The taxi drivers didn t like to drive long distance.(3).The writer got to the airpo
21、rt . （分数：2.00）A.by getting a lift in a passing carB.with the help of Mike from the post officeC.by riding in Mike s car from the taxi companyD.with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company(4).We can learn from the text that the driver is . （分数：2.00）A.quick-minded at taking actionsB.warm-hearted
22、 toward peopleC.unfamiliar with the roadD.a self-employed driverB She once said:“When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, “the end is nothing; the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the
23、 type-writer(打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done. “ Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor( 活力 ) of her days in Nebrask
24、a, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers. “It s a rather strange thing about the flat country,“ she wrote later. “It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly c
25、old. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, country all made to look like a German, Christmas card. But when I come to the open plains, something happens. Im home. I breathe differently. “ （分数：10.00）(1).Willa Cather wrote because she found writi
26、ng . （分数：2.00）A.simple and livelyB.interesting and enjoyableC.neither too hard nor too easyD.opened up a road to, success(2).What did Cather mean by “the end is nothing ;the road is all“? （分数：2.00）A.Writing is the only path to successs.B.I feel happy when I finish writing a book.C.I enjoy writing wh
27、ether it is hard or easy.D.Writing itself, not its result, is important.(3). What was the place like where Cather grew up? （分数：2.00）A.It was cold, plain and without a church.B.It was a colorful world of wild flowers.C.It was like a German Christmas cardD.It was vast, open, flat and wild.(4).When she
28、 said “It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfertly cold“, Willa Gather meant . （分数：2.00）A.you either love the place or hate itB.you decide either to stay or to leaveC.some find the place warm; others find it coldD.some find the place peaceful; others find it wild(5).What happens when Cather com
29、es to the open plains? （分数：2.00）A.She breathes differently from others:B.She wants to make the place her home.C.She finds the place similar to her home.D.She feels completely comfortable.C You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car ? Experts .(专家), all say the back seat
30、 is the safest place , for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击), which can cause the most injuries(伤害). Just as important ， the child in the back seat is. removed from the passenger air bag, if there is any. If your c
31、hild is under8 years of age and weighs no more, than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat. The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the secon
32、d size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third, kind is used by older children big enough to use the car s belt system. Moreover, .all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car s back seat. If your child does need your att
33、ention while .you are driving, don t look back with only one hand on the wheel. Just pull over. （分数：6.00）(1).This text mainly discusses . （分数：2.00）A.how a child can be kept safe while riding in a carB.why the back seat is the safest place in a carC.how a child safety seat can protect a childD.what c
34、auses passengers the most injuries(2).This text seems to be written for . （分数：2.00）A.safety expertsB.very young readersC.parents of small childrenD.taxi drivers(3).The third type of safety seat is for children . （分数：2.00）A.above eight years of ageB.between four and eightC.weighing between 20 and 40
35、poundsD.weighing more than 80 poundsMany people are worded about what television has done to the generation of American children who have grown up watching it. For one thing, recent studies show that TV weakens the ability to imagine. Some teachers feel that television has taken away the child s abi
36、lity to form mental pictures in his own mind, resulting in children who cannot understand a simple story without pictures. Secondly, too much TV too early usually causes children to be removed from real-life experences. Thus, they grow up to be passive (被动的) watchers who can only respond (反应) to act
37、ion, but not start doing something actively. The third area for such a worrying situation is the serious dissatisfaction frequently expressed by school teachers that children show a low patience for the pains in learning. Because they have been usedt0 seeing results of all problems in 30 or 60 minut
38、es on TV, they are quickly discouraged by any activity that promises less than. immediate satisfaction.But perhaps the most serious result is the TV effect of bloody fights and death on children, who have come to believe that it is an everyday thing. Not only does this increase their admission of te
39、rrible acts on others, but some children will follow anti-social (反社会的) acts that they see on televison.（分数：16.00）(1).Because of TV, children have lost their ability to_. （分数：2.00）A.have ideas of new thingsB.understand pictures in booksC.read story booksD.think in a clear way(2).What do school teach
40、ers worry about? （分数：2.00）A.Children suffer from mental pains.B.Children are weak at facing diffculties.C.Children become uninterested in class activities.D.Children spend little time learning unknown things.(3).When children see terrible killing on TV, they _. （分数：2.00）A.are frightenedB.think it s
41、realC.become annoyedD.feel satisfied(4).The main purpose of the text is to tell people_. （分数：2.00）A.how to prevent children from watching TVB.how children like frightening TV prograrmnesC.What bad effects TV programme have on childrenD.what teachers think of today s children(5). The main purpose of
42、this leaflet is to_. （分数：2.00）A.give information to people who are planning to buy carsB.discuss the major causes of pollution problems in BostonC.give suggestions to people suffering from pollution-related diseasesD.persuade people to use public transportation instead of their own cars(6).How much
43、percent of the land in downtown Boston is taken , up by streets, garages and_ highways? （分数：2.00）A.30%B.50%.C.80%.D.89%.(7). We may infer from the leaflet that_. （分数：2.00）A.loud noises can make people lose their hearingB.many people in Boston can. only afford cheaper carsC.poullution by cars costs $
44、 2 000 per person per year in BostonD.people in Boston don t have gardens because of the need for garages(8).According to the leaflet, better public transportation is very effective in reducing pollution because_. （分数：2.00）A.the city will have more money to deal with pollution problemsB.buses and tr
45、ains do not produce dangerous gasC.there will be more places for trees and grassD.fewer people will drive their own cars四、第四部分 写 作(总题数：1，分数：10.00)With the development of computer technology, Internet has become 76. 1 more and more popular. All students regard it as a great helper Since there 77. 2 i
46、s a lot of information on line, you can surf the Internet for any information 78. 3 you need it in a short time without working hard in the library. It is also 79. 4 very convenient to communicate to others by using the Internet. However, 80. 5 others students think that there is some information on
47、 line that is not good 81. 6 for the students. In addition, spending too much time play games on line 82. 7 not only has a bad effect on study but also makes harm to our health. 83. 8 Therefore, we should make a proper use of the Internet. And it is of great 84. 9 importance for us to separate(分离) g
48、ood plants into wild weeds. 85. 10 （分数：10.00）五、第二节 书面表达(总题数：1，分数：15.00)16.假设你是李明，有位英国教授 Peter Jenkins 将来访问你的实验室.因有会议，你无法去机场迎接.特请实验室的留学生 Jack 去迎接.请根据以下要点给 Jack 写一个便条. 1)告知此事； 2)简单情况：50 岁左右；约 180 厘米高；戴眼镜； 3)飞机下午 3：15 到达；请写一块接人牌，上写教授名字. 注意： 1要求词数 100 词左右； 2. 请直接将书面表达写在答题卡背面。 （分数：15.00）_2003 年 9 月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题（暂缺答案）答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力 120 略(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1. Why didn t you answer the phone this afternoon? We didn t hear it. I was in the garden and Mum _ a shower. （分数：1.00）A.has hadB.hadC.had been havingD.was having解析：2.L
