1、2004 年 3 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. Are we supposed to take off our shoes before we enter? No, you . (分数:1.00)A.shouldn tB.needn tC.mustn tD.can t2. Tell him he should stop _ and get some sleep. (分数:1.00)A.worryB.worryingC.to worryD.from worry
2、ing3.How are you feeling now? Should I send _ the doctor? (分数:1.00)A.offB.toC.withD.for4. Shanghai is a big city. It is _ the southeast of China. (分数:1.00)A.inB.atC.onD.to5.Can you lend me a pen? Sorry, _ . (分数:1.00)A.I haven tB.I haven t got thatC.I haven t got itD.I haven t got one6. I m used to d
3、riving in Hong Kong now, but it _ hard at the beginning. (分数:1.00)A.wasB.isC.had beenD.has been7.These windows need _ . Can you do them? (分数:1.00)A.cleanB.cleaningC.to cleanD.cleaned8.Did you see the film on _ television or at cinema? (分数:1.00)A.-; theB.a; -C.a; theD.the; -9. If you re going to the
4、airport by car, can you give me a _ ? (分数:1.00)A.liftB.seatC.driveD.hand10.Which will you have then, the white one or the blue one? I ll take _ to give myself a change sometimes. (分数:1.00)A.oneB.twoC.bothD.either11.She is a stranger in this village, _ anyone knows where she came from. (分数:1.00)A.Har
5、dlyB.AlmostC.NeverD.Nearly12.I was just coming out of the sea after a swim _ I stepped on a sharp stone and cut my foot. (分数:1.00)A.whenB.asC.thenD.while13. I want to buy a new tie to _ my brown suit. (分数:1.00)A.agree withB.wearC.matchD.keep with14.How nice to see you again! You should have told me
6、you _ . (分数:1.00)A.are comingB.were comingC.will comeD.have come15.Would you be _ to lend me your bike tomorrow morning? (分数:1.00)A.as kind asB.very kind asC.so kind asD.very kind so二、第二节 完形填空(总题数:1,分数:20.00)Body language is a personal thing. It says a lot about a person, such as whether he 36 respe
7、ct for others to whom he is talking, and whether he pays proper 37 to someone else s ideas. Think about your own body language. It is important to pay attention to it. _38_, when you meet someone, dont stand too _39_ . An uncomfortable nearness is very _40_to the other person, _41_ keep your physica
8、l distance (体距),_42_ he ll have to keep backing off from you._43_ , two feet will do. Some of the _44_in which your body will tell the other person you are _45_carefully are : Sit attentively(专注地) in your chair._46_you slump(垂头弯腰地坐) down on your backbone, your _47_straight out in front of you, your
9、body is saying, “I don t care what you re _48_, Im not interested. “ _49_ the face of the person speaking and do not let your eyes roam(漫游) around. It s _50_to give the person speaking your_51_attention. Keep your legs _52_ .Do not keep changing your position. Crossing and uncrossing your knees show
10、s either aching legs or the_53_that you can_54_ wait to get away. It is the way you may feel, but you should certainly._55_that fact. (分数:20.00)A.showsB.expressesC.passesD.provesA.effortB.attentionC.thoughtD.careA.In factB.At leastC.In generalD.For exampleA.longB.closeC.stillD.straightA.excitingB.ne
11、cessaryC.annoyingD.shamefulA.butB.yetC.stillD.soA.andB.orC.whenD.sinceA.NormallyB.EspeciallyC.GraduallyD.NearlyA.wordsB.meaningsC.waysD.rulesA.listeningB.lookingC.sittingD.speakingA.IfB.UnlessC.AlthoughD.SinceA.handsB.chestC.headD.legsA.callingB.tellingC.shoutingD.sayingA.SeeB.Stare atC.WatchD.Glanc
12、e atA.exactB.comfortableC.acceptableD.politeA.fullB.extraC.equalD.realA.straightB.bentC.lowD.stillA.reasonB.purposeC.situationD.factA.almostB.onlyC.hardlyD.nearlyA.cover upB.talk aboutC.think overD.fight against三、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数:5,分数:40.00)A After losing her job and home in 1984, Lynn Carr was living
13、on the streets of St. Charles, Montana, with her five-year-old son. “We slept in our car for about a week,“ she said, “but then it was sold. “ As she moved from one friend s house to another, Carr began working toward a high-school-equivalence diploma(高中同等学历证书), listening to self-help tapes and maki
14、ng cheesecakes. After developing some new methods which she thought were pretty good, she offered her cakes to a restaurant. They sold out in a matter of hours. The following year, she met a man at a church service and before long, they married. Carr began selling the cheesecakes out of their home.
15、Later she opened a cheesecake company. As business became better and better, Carr didnt forget where she came from. All the women she hires are mothers or high-school dropouts(退学者)-workers most other employers wouldn t like to hire. Her dozen workers make 100 to 150 cakes a week and Carr owes her su
16、ccess to her employees. She says, “Were going to have a learning center and a day-care center in the company. Part of the workday will be spent studying for high-school-equivalence diplomas. “ Recently, a 33-year-old woman with three children to raise was referred to Cart. She hired her at once. “It
17、 has been a real blessing (恩赐), ” the woman said. (分数:8.00)(1).The text suggests that Lynn Carr (分数:2.00)A.had to sell her car for a new oneB.had few friends to turn to for helpC.was once a school dropout herselfD.didnt work hard enough to keep her job(2). Which of the following can be learned from
18、the text? (分数:2.00)A.People like Lynn Carr s cheesecakes very much.B.Lynn Carr s cheesecakes are sold to high school dropouts.C.Lynn Cart learned to make cheesecakes by taking courses.D.Without finishing high school, one cannot even make good cakes.(3).“Carr didn t forget where she came from“ (line
19、3, paragraph 3 ) means that Carr_ (分数:2.00)A.remembered what she used to beB.kept in mind her friends who had once helped herC.would not forget where her hometown wasD.remembered all the places she had been to(4).According to the last two paragraphs, Lynn Carr is trying (分数:2.00)A.to turn her home i
20、nto a learning centerB.to hire more moms and high school dropoutsC.to develop more new methods to make better cakesD.1 to help people who have the familiar background as she didB The banana “tree“ is actually not a real tree. This is because there is no wood in the stem(树干) rising above the ground.
21、The stem is made up of leaves growing very close together, one in-side the other. The leaves spread out at the top of the stem and rise in the air, Banana plants need a lot of care and attention. They must be provided with water if the normal rainfall doesnt supply enough. The area around the plants
22、 must be kept free of weeds(杂草) and grass. About nine or ten months after planting, a flower appears on the banana plant. This flower is at the end of a long stalk(茎), which grows from the base up through the center of the stem and turns downward when it comes out from the top. Small bananas form on
23、 this flower stalk as it grows downward. Bananas really grow upside down. As the small bananas form on the stalk, they point downward, but as they grow they turn and point upward. Bananas are harvested while they are still green, Even when they are to be eaten where they are grown, they are not allo
24、wed to ripen on the plant. A banana that turns yellow on the plant loses its taste. “ (分数:8.00)(1).The first paragraph in the text mainly discusses_. (分数:2.00)A.why the stem of the tree is woodB.how the banana grows on the stemC.why the banana tree is not a treeD.how the leaves grow out of the stem(
25、2). The underlined word “it“ ( line 3, paragraph 3) in the third paragraph refers to_. (分数:2.00)A.the leafB.the stalkC.the stemD.the plant(3). According to the text, where do bananas actually grow ? (分数:2.00)A.On the stem.B.On the leaves.C.On the flower stalk.D.On the base of the stem.(4).From the t
26、ext we know when bananas are harvested, they are_. (分数:2.00)A.green and pointing upwardB.yellow and pointing downwardC.green and pointing downwardD.yellow and pointing upwardC Everyone wants the best for a baby. A mother wants her baby to have the best in the way of food, toys, clothing and equipmen
27、t. Her value judgements on prices may go wrong when it comes to buying for a baby, particularly the first one. Factory producers and advertisers(广告商) recognize this, and exploit it to the full. Far more is spent in buying push-chairs, special milk, and special powders for small babies than is necess
28、ary. The child himself watches television, a particularly strong influence ( 影响) on Small children. Looking at them as they watch television, and then watching them react to products afterwards, suggests that young children accept the television advertisements as well as the guidance offered by chil
29、dren s programmes , and find both equally attractive. The child comes early in life to the feeling widespread in this country that if something is said on television it must be true. For this reason much Christmas gift advertising, and advertising for sweets, food and washing powders, is specially d
30、esigned for children because of the effect their repeated nagging can have on their mothers. By exercising in this way they become consumers (消费者) at an early age and as a result, with present-day pressures, choosing and buying goods and services will remain an important part of their future lives (
31、分数:8.00)(1).According to the writer, a mother spends more than necessary on_. (分数:2.00)A.Christmas advertisingB.special powdersC.televisionD.sweets(2).The underlined word “nagging“ most probably means_. (分数:2.00)A.repeated demandsB.baby powdersC.TV servicesD.children s programmes(3). Which of the fo
32、llowing statements is best supported by the text? (分数:2.00)A.Children like both TV advertisements and children s programmes.B.TV programmes often advertise the best products for children.C.Mothers encourage children to buy products advertised on TV.D.TV advertisements provide the best advice to choo
33、se gifts.(4). The best title for the text could be_. (分数:2.00)A.Mothers and babiesB.Children as consumersC.Giving the best to babiesD.Choosing goods for childrenD The number of people in the world is growing. By the year 2,000 world population is expected to grow to 6.2 billion. The fastest growth i
34、s in developing countries, where there is already a shortage(短缺) of food, housing, and jobs. Africa is the fastest-growing part of the world. In Kenya, for example, the population will increase 10 times in the next 80 years. In Asia, a few countries have begun to reduce their population growth slowl
35、y, china still makes up about 21% of the worlds population, but it has greatly slowed down its rate(速度) of growth. It is now growing at a rate of only 0.8% per year. In India, however, the population continues to grow, and it is expected to be even larger than the Chinese population by the year 2040
36、.The population in India is growing three times faster than in Australia, Japan, and the developed countries in Europe. In fact, European people are more worried about population decrease(减少)than increase. Eastern European countries are growing at a rate of only about 1%. The best news is that, in g
37、eneral, population growth has slowed down from 2.08% in 1970 to 1.6% in 1985. At the present rate, the earliest that the world could reach zero population growth is 2040. At that time, there will probably be about 8 billion people in the world. It is possible, though, that the population might not r
38、eally stop growing until much later. With people living longer, the number of elderly will have grown by 15% by that time. Nearly half of the world s population will be living in cities. This is a situation that could cause a long list of other problems including pollution and a lack of food, water,
39、 housing, and jobs. (分数:8.00)(1). Which of the following is the best title for the text? (分数:2.00)A.Decrease of World PopulationB.Population Growth Has StoppedC.World PopulationA Look Into the FutureD.China s PopulationOne Fifth of the World Population(2).Among all the countries mentioned in the tex
40、t, the one with the highest growth rate is_. (分数:2.00)A.IndiaB.ChinaC.JapanD.Kenya(3). People in European countries are more concerned about the fact that_. (分数:2.00)A.they do not have enough jobs for peopleB.many people from the countryside come to live in the citiesC.the population in developing c
41、ountries is not decreasingD.their populations are falling(4).Which of the following facts is best supported by the text? (分数:2.00)A.There will be a number of problems in cities in the future.B.The world population will stop growing in 2040.C.15 percent of the world population will be elderly people.
42、D.Kenya will have the biggest population in the world.E FILM PREVIEWS In the Line of Fire After his Oscar success as an aging cowboy in Unforgotten, Clint Eastwood plays an aging secret-service man in this action movie. He is Frank Horrigan, a devoted citizen who has strong love for his country and
43、who believes that he was responsible(有责任的) for the death of John F. Kennedy in 1963. When a madman, played by John Malkovich , says that he will kill the present President. Horrigan is given the chance to redeem himself. Sleepless in Seattle A very interesting film from Nora Ephron , the writer-dire
44、ctor of When Harry Met Sally. One Christmas, a little boy, who has just lost his mother, calls a national radio station to find a new wife for his dad, played by Tom Hanks. When a radio-reporter hears the program, she is sure that she has found the man of her dream and spends the rest of the film in
45、 an eager search for him. The Firm Tom Cruise plays a young lawyer, Mitch McDeere, who finds out that several members of his new law firm have died. When an FBI man finds out that the firm is run by the Mafia (黑手党), Mitch is offered a job as an undercover agent(便衣特工), who will pretend to work for on
46、e side while working for another. However, he refuses and thinks up a way neither to follow the FBI nor the Mafia. This is Tom Cruise acting the part he knows best “The Great American Individual“. (分数:8.00)(1).Who plays the major part in the Line of Fire? (分数:2.00)A.Frank Horrigan.B.Clint Eastwood.C
47、.John Kennedy.D.John Malkovich.(2).The underlined word “redeem“ probably means (分数:2.00)A.to show one s skills and braveryB.to test one s ability through a taskC.to protect someone from being killedD.to make up for a mistake made before(3).We can learn from the second part of the text that Nora Ephr
48、on (分数:2.00)A.worked for a radio stationB.borrowed Sleepless in SeattleC.directed When Harry Met SallyD.acted the main part in Sleepless in Seattle(4).By the last sentence; the writer means that Tom Cruise (分数:2.00)A.is great American individualB.likes the part of Mitch McDeereC.is at his best when playing this kind of roleD.admires the spirit of American individualism四、第四部分 写 作(总题数:1,分数:10.00)If there are much more people in the world, then there 76. 1 must have more food to feed the people. But food is 77. 2