1、公共英语二级-12 及答案解析(总分：95.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)B第一节/B听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。（分数：5.00）(1).When will they meet?（分数：1.00）A.A 3:45. B.B 4:00. C.C 4:15.(2).What is the woman doing?（分数：1.00）A.A Helping with the
2、 hooks. B.B Arranging the books. C.C Reading a book.(3).Whats the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.A Hes working in a hotel. B.B Hes visiting a young people. C.C Hes traveling around.(4).When did the woman arrive?（分数：1.00）A.A March 15th. B.B March 5th. C.C March 8th.(5).Where does the conversation probably take
3、 place?（分数：1.00）A.A At the bus station. B.B At a train. C.C At the airport.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：3.00）(1).Where arc the speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A In a classroom. B.B In a thea
4、ter. C.C In an office.(2).Why does the man plan to leave early?（分数：1.00）A.A He is going on vacation. B.B He is going to a performance. C.C He is going to the post office.(3).What does the woman offer to do?（分数：1.00）A.A Clean the office. B.B Pick up the mans son. C.C Finish the mans work.（分数：3.00）(1)
5、.Why did the woman not go to college? A She didnt pass the exam. B She wasnt interested in college. C She couldnt afford college education.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What job does the woman say she did?（分数：1.00）A.A She was a bus conductor. B.B She was a shop assistant, C.C She was a housekeeper.(3).What did
6、 the woman think of her friends college life?（分数：1.00）A.A It was busy. B.B It was wonderful. C.C It was dull.（分数：3.00）(1).What did the man ask the woman to do?（分数：1.00）A.A To book a hotel room for him. B.B To meet an old friend of hers. C.C To pass a message to Mary.(2).What is the relationship betw
7、een the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A Neighbors. B.B Father and daughter. C.C Husband arid wife.(3).What is Mary probably doing?（分数：1.00）A.A Staying at a hotel. B.B Talking on the phone. C.C Chatting with her husband.（分数：3.00）(1).Why does Bob call Nancy? A To ask if shes got the tickets. B To invite her
8、 out for an evening. C To offer his help with his new flat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What will Nancy be doing next Saturday afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.A Watching a tennis match. B.B Cleaning up the new flat. C.C Visiting a friend with Margaret.(3).What has Nancy agreed to do with Bob next Saturday?（分数：1.00）A.A T
9、o see a play. B.B To attend a concert. C.C To buy concert tickets.（分数：3.00）(1).Who are the speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A A passer-by and a policeman. B.B A passer-by and a driver. C.C A passenger and a taxi-driver.(2).What is the womans house number?（分数：1.00）A.A 1323. B.B 3023. C.C 4023.(3).Why cant the man
10、 turn left7（分数：1.00）A.A It is the rush hour. B.B It is a one-way street. C.C The street is too narrow.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The _ of trade with foreign countries are gradually changing as Chinas industry develops.（分数：1.00）A.shapesB.chancesC.masonsD.patterns2.Helen looked at the finished
11、 painting with _.（分数：1.00）A.victoryB.successC.satisfactionD.favor3.Tom _ a photograph of me while I was not looking.（分数：1.00）A.is takingB.tookC.will takeD.had taken4.-What textbooks shall we use for the Japanese students? -That is another question _ well discuss later.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whichC.on that
12、D.about which5.Did you see the film on _ television or at _ cinema?（分数：1.00）A.a; theB.a; /C./; theD.the; /6.Ive decided to _ your advice and stop smoking for good.（分数：1.00）A.believeB.receiveC.takeD.consider7.Youd better button up your coat; it _ cold and the wind is blowing.（分数：1.00）A.getsB.will get
13、C.is gettingD.has got8.After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to _ his work.（分数：1.00）A.get back toB.get throughC.get downD.get al0ng with9.Ever since he _ his job, Allen has been much happier than before.（分数：1.00）A.has changedB.had changedC.changedD.changes10.My former school is now
14、very different from _ it was when I was there.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which11.Too bad-I missed the early train _ only a few minutes!（分数：1.00）A.atB.inC.byD.after12._ writing a letter to the manager, he decided to talk to him in person.（分数：1.00）A.Instead ofB.Because ofC.As forD.mc to13.The furth
15、er away you go out from the city, _ the scenes are.（分数：1.00）A.the much attractiveB.the attractiveC.the most attractiveD.the more attractive14.-Can you lend me a pen? -Sorry, _.（分数：1.00）A.I haventB.I havent got oneC.I havent got itD.I havent got that15.I have never wanted to be a white-collar worker,
16、 _ I would be bored with office work.（分数：1.00）A.soB.ifC.asD.or四、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选(A、B、C 和 D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Sisters are often alike but they axe never exactly the same. In manyU (36) /U, one sister is often called “the pretty one“ and the other “theU (37) /Uone“ when th
17、ey are still babies. Even young children thinkU (38) /Uis more important than brains.“I envied my sisters looks. She had longU (39) /Uhair and nice clothes and the mostU (40) /U. I hated her so much that I decided toU (41) /Uher. One day when the roof of the house was being re-paired,U I (42) /Ua br
18、ick out of a windowU (43) /Ushe was underneath (在下面). Thank God itU (44) /U!“ says one ashamed near-murderer. “I must have been about 10 at the time, and she was eight years old.U (45) /Ushe tells me that she always feltU (46) /Ubeside me in school because I was aU (47) /Ustudent and she was weakerU
19、 (48) /Uschool work. But when youre 14 or 15, youU (49) /Uattention and praise and you need boyfriends; good exam results dontU (50) /Ua fair exchange (交换).“Life is particularlyU (51) /Ufor someone who wants toU (52) /Uin the footsteps of a famous sister. Dee Pfeiffer wants to be a film star like he
20、r sister, Michelle. “When we were children, Michelle was the beautiful one and I was theU (53) /Uone,“ says Dee. “I have been trying to lose weight for years to achieve aU (54) /Uwhich is as good as hem. In Hollywood, everyoneU (55) /Uyou critically, and compares you with your famous sister.“（分数：20.
21、00）A.housesB.timesC.placesD.familiesA.shyB.cleverC.uglyD.activeA.beautyB.mindC.bodyD.heightA.fairB.yellowC.dryD.thinA.interestB.attentionC.moneyD.timeA.attackB.beatC.killD.defeatA.gotB.droppedC.placedD.leftA.asB.whereC.thoughD.whenA.missedB.hitC.failedD.hurtA.SoB.NowC.ButD.ThenA.prettyB.stupidC.sorr
22、yD.proudA.seriousB.popularC.goodD.luckyA.atB.withC.aboutD.forA.gainB.receiveC.wantD.giveA.stand forB.turn toC.lead toD.seem likeA.boringB.excitingC.easyD.hardA.developB.keepC.walkD.followA.difficultB.smartC.youngD.fatA.standardB.resultC.figureD.successA.thinks aboutB.talks aboutC.looks atD.points at
23、五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。BA/BIt was 7:00 am in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldnt find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow. I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waite
24、d. Only two hours remained until my flight left-and it was an hour-and-a-haft trip to the airport.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
25、 realized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard 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
26、taxi. A car went by, the driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man throw 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
27、Mike, with whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and 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 air- port, he refused the 2,000 yen I pressed into his hand.A few hour
28、s later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?（分数：1.00）A.He wanted to catch a plane.B.He was unable to fi
29、nd the airport.C.There were few taxis in town.D.All the buses stopped because of the rain.(2).What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up?（分数：1.00）A.More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.B.The writer didnt give the correct address.C.The taxi drivers refused to wor
30、k.D.The taxi drivers didnt like to drive long distance.(3).The writer got to the airport _.（分数：1.00）A.by riding in Mikes car from the taxi companyB.with the help of Mike from the post officeC.by getting a lift in a passing carD.with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company(4).We can learn from
31、the text that the driver was _.（分数：1.00）A.quick-minded at taking actionsB.a self-employed driverC.unfamiliar with the readD.warm-hearted toward peopleBB/BThe banana “tree“ is actually not a real tree. This is because there is no wood in the stem(树干) rising above the ground. The stem is made up of le
32、aves growing very close together, one inside 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 must be kept free of weeds
33、 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 this flower stalk as it grows d
34、own- ward. Bananas really grow upside down. As the small bananas form on the stalk, they point down- ward, but as they grow they mm 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 allowed to ripen on the plant. A ba
35、nana that turns yellow on the plant loses its taste.（分数：4.00）(1).The first paragraph in the text mainly discusses _.（分数：1.00）A.why the banana tree is not a treeB.how the banana grows on the stemC.why the stem of the tree is woodD.how the leaves grow out of the stem(2).The underlined word “it“ in the
36、 third paragraph refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.the leafB.the plantC.the stemD.the stalk(3).According to the text, where do bananas actually grow?（分数：1.00）A.On the flower stalk.B.On the leaves.C.On the stem.D.On the base of the stem.(4).From the text we know when bananas are harvested, they are _.（分数：1.00）A
37、.green and pointing downwardB.yellow and pointing downward.C.green and pointing upwardD.yellow and pointing upwardBC/BThe research was done by a Dr. Griffiths in England. He compared the behavior of 15 regular gamblers with that of 15 non-regular gamblers before and after they gambled. Both groups h
38、ad increased heart rates during gambling because it was exciting. But the regular gamblers heart rates went down almost straight after the game. while the non-regulars remained excited and had increased heart rates for longer.When the heart beat increases, the body produces chemicals called endorphi
39、ns which make you feel good. Dr. Griffiths thinks that regular gamblers lose this good feeling soon after a game and need to play again quickly to regain the pleasure.He has also discovered that regular gamblers have different psychological reactions from those of non-regular gamblers. In an experim
40、ent where regular and non-regular gamblers thought aloud while playing, regular gamblers had far more unreasonable thoughts. In their minds they turned losses into near-wins, Dr. Griffiths thinks that nearly winning gives the gambler Ua high/U in the way that a win would do.Based on Dr. Griffiths re
41、search, doctors suggest that one way to help regular gamblers to give up gambling is to give them beta-blockers drugs that stop them getting a high in the first place.（分数：4.00）(1).Dr. Griffiths research helps you find out _.（分数：1.00）A.a way to help gamblers give up gamblingB.a chemical to increase g
42、amblers heart beatC.which group of gamblers played the game betterD.when gamblers should be given drugs(2).How did Dr. Griffiths discover the gamblers feelings when winning and losing?（分数：1.00）A.By examining the different chemicals in gamblers bodies.B.By testing the gamblers heart beat.C.By asking
43、the gamblers to discuss their ideas.D.By asking the gamblers to speak aloud their feelings.(3).The underlined words “a high“ (Line 4, Para. 3) probably mean “_“.（分数：1.00）A.a great expectationB.a reasonable thoughtC.a feeling of happinessD.an exciting idea(4).According to the text, what do we know ab
44、out non-regular gamblers.?（分数：1.00）A.Their bodies produce less endorphins during the game.B.They dont consider losses in a game as reasonable near-wins.C.Their bodies have no reaction to beta-blockers.D.They have faster heart rates during the game than regular gamblers.BD/BThere are hundreds of TV c
45、hannels in the United States. Americans get a lot of entertainment and information from TV. Most people probably watch it for entertainment only. For some people, however, TV is where they get the news of the day. But some new TV programs or shows put entertainment and news together.This new kind of
46、 program in the United States is called “infotainment“, which means information (info-) and entertainment (-tainment). These kinds of programs use actors to act out news stories, making the news of the flay more interesting and exciting to people. The shows also use special effects.An example of inf
47、otainment is the show “Americas Most Wanted“. The producers of this pro- gram get stories from real cases that the police have dealt with. In most of these cases, the; police never found the person who committed the crime. Sometimes they caught the criminal, but he or she ran away again. The people
48、who make “America s Most Wanted“ film it in the city where the crime happened. They use actors to play the parts of all the people in the case. At the end of the story, however, they always show “mug shots“ of the real criminals, or police photographs.（分数：5.00）(1).The best title for the text would be _.（分数：1.00）A.Americas Most WantedB.TV Programs for the PoliceC.A
