1、公共英语二级-126 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 英语知识运用(总题数：1，分数：60.00)Silas Minton“s funeral was a quiet 1 . It was 2 by the only 3 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 4 5 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 6 for the simple cere
2、mony. Minton, 7 “Minty“ as his friends 8 call him, 9 a hard life 10 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 11 he believed that he could do better 12 his own. Although he was not a boastful (夸口) person, he had often declared that one day he 13 fin
3、d a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 14 he would retire and live in 15 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 16 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 17 . Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 18 Minty“s body, but they almo
4、st dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade (铁锹) had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 19 it was covered 20 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of so
5、lid gold!（分数：60.00）A.accidentB.eventC.affairD.incidenA.takenB.attendedC.joinedD.broughtA.relationB.relationsC.relationshipD.relationshipsA.travelledB.was travellingC.had travelledD.used to travelA.toB.ofC.inD.overA.readyB.betterC.preparationD.worseA.andB.butC.orD.exceptA.likedB.pastC.usedD.used toA.
6、leadedB.had leadedC.had ledD.ledA.lookB.lookingC.lookedD.had lookedA.becauseB.soC.evenD.onlyA.toB.inC.onD.forA.wouldB.mustC.ought toD.forA.sinceB.whichC.whenD.with thatA.comfortB.comfortsC.comfortableD.comfortablyA.everB.neverC.alwaysD.onceA.liveB.lifeC.livedD.aliveA.containsB.containingC.containedD
7、.having containedA.ThoughB.ForC.ThenD.BecauseA.inB.withC.withinD.below二、第二部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ANipponex Eletuics Tokyo, Japan 27 December 1996 Amperlite Ltd 146 O“Leary St Dublin, Ireland Dear Sirs, Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (电池) at a red
8、uced price for large quantities. Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 percent. As c.i.f (成本，保险加运费) to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than tho
9、se of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our producers remains the sameonly the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed because enough can be m
10、ade whenever you require it. We appreciate your past dealing and co-operstion (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices. Yours TrulyNipponex Electrics（分数：20.00）(1).The underlined word “guaranteed“ in the passage. Probably means _.（分数：5.00）A.in our chargeB.of a
11、 little problemC.difficultyD.quite sure(2).From the passage we know the quality of the products _.（分数：5.00）A.is as high as beforeB.is lowerC.is improvedD.is reduced(3).If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _.（分数：5.00）A.pay the Japanese at least 1,000B.order 1,000 po
12、unds of batteries in weightC.order 1,000 worth batteries at leastD.pay the Japanese 1,000 ahead(4).Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 percent? Because _. (1) the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can“t sell them out (2) the Japanese have improved their production means
13、and can turn out more products (3) they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year (4) the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair (5) they try to sell more products in the past are unfair (6) they want to appreciate the Irish“s co-operation（分数：5.00）A.(1)(3)(5)B.(2)(4)(6)C.(2)(3
14、)(5)D.(1)(4)(6)BWoman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less moneyor no money at alland because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension (退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight pe
15、rcent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window (single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows (si
16、ngle men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to (与相比) 82 percent of men. Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old c
17、ouple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, anare of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the qualit
18、y of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.（分数：20.00）(1).If they had more money, elderly women _.（分数：5.00）A.would have no more problemB.could live a fairy lifeC.would get more respectD.would need no care of others(2).In Shanghai, of 150 elder
19、ly women, only _ have husbands still living.（分数：5.00）A.75.B.52.C.82.D.78.(3).According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _ of them are widowers.（分数：5.00）A.27,000B.78,000C.72,000D.123,000(4).According to the writer, _.（分数：5.00）A.elderly women should be paid wellB.elderly women
20、 should live with their familiesC.all people should do something for elderly womenD.housework should not be done by elderly women公共英语二级-126 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 英语知识运用(总题数：1，分数：60.00)Silas Minton“s funeral was a quiet 1 . It was 2 by the only 3 he had in the world, his niece and nephew,
21、and by a few friends. The priest who 4 5 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 6 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 7 “Minty“ as his friends 8 call him, 9 a hard life 10 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 11 he belie
22、ved that he could do better 12 his own. Although he was not a boastful (夸口) person, he had often declared that one day he 13 find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 14 he would retire and live in 15 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 16 came true. For many years he had ha
23、rdly earned enough money to keep himself 17 . Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 18 Minty“s body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade (铁锹) had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a
24、large stone. 19 it was covered 20 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!（分数：60.00）A.accidentB.eventC.affair D.inciden解析：A.takenB.attended C.joinedD.brought解析：A.relationB.relations C.relationshipD.relationships解析：A.travelledB.was travel
25、lingC.had travelled D.used to travel解析：A.toB.ofC.inD.over 解析：A.ready B.betterC.preparationD.worse解析：A.andB.butC.or D.except解析：A.likedB.pastC.usedD.used to 解析：A.leadedB.had leadedC.had led D.led解析：A.lookB.looking C.lookedD.had looked解析：A.because B.soC.evenD.only解析：A.toB.inC.on D.for解析：A.would B.mustC
26、.ought toD.for解析：A.sinceB.whichC.whenD.with that 解析：A.comfort B.comfortsC.comfortableD.comfortably解析：A.everB.never C.alwaysD.once解析：A.liveB.lifeC.livedD.alive 解析：A.containsB.containingC.contained D.having contained解析：A.Though B.ForC.ThenD.Because解析：A.inB.with C.withinD.below解析：二、第二部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0
27、.00)ANipponex Eletuics Tokyo, Japan 27 December 1996 Amperlite Ltd 146 O“Leary St Dublin, Ireland Dear Sirs, Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (电池) at a reduced price for large quantities. Further information of the new prices for your market are s
28、ent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 percent. As c.i.f (成本，保险加运费) to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our
29、producers remains the sameonly the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed because enough can be made whenever you require it. We appreciate your past dealing and co-operstion (合作) with us,
30、and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices. Yours TrulyNipponex Electrics（分数：20.00）(1).The underlined word “guaranteed“ in the passage. Probably means _.（分数：5.00）A.in our chargeB.of a little problemC.difficultyD.quite sure 解析：(2).From the passage we know the quality of the p
31、roducts _.（分数：5.00）A.is as high as before B.is lowerC.is improvedD.is reduced解析：(3).If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _.（分数：5.00）A.pay the Japanese at least 1,000B.order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weightC.order 1,000 worth batteries at least D.pay the Japanese
32、 1,000 ahead解析：(4).Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 percent? Because _. (1) the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can“t sell them out (2) the Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out more products (3) they expect to go on dealing with the Irish i
33、n the coming year (4) the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair (5) they try to sell more products in the past are unfair (6) they want to appreciate the Irish“s co-operation（分数：5.00）A.(1)(3)(5)B.(2)(4)(6)C.(2)(3)(5) D.(1)(4)(6)解析：BWoman have more problems than men in old age. First of all,
34、they have less moneyor no money at alland because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension (退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger n
35、umber of old women than old men become window (single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows (single men). Statistics (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of eld
36、erly women with husbands still living, compared to (与相比) 82 percent of men. Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around
37、 the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, anare of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt
38、 with by all the society.（分数：20.00）(1).If they had more money, elderly women _.（分数：5.00）A.would have no more problemB.could live a fairy lifeC.would get more respect D.would need no care of others解析：(2).In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only _ have husbands still living.（分数：5.00）A.75.B.52.C.82.D.78
39、. 解析：(3).According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _ of them are widowers.（分数：5.00）A.27,000 B.78,000C.72,000D.123,000解析：(4).According to the writer, _.（分数：5.00）A.elderly women should be paid wellB.elderly women should live with their familiesC.all people should do something for elderly women D.housework should not be done by elderly women解析：
