1、公共英语二级-131 及答案解析(总分：100.02，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).Where is Mr.B1ack? AHe is in the Office. BHe is out. CHe is at the theatre.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Who came last?（分数：1
2、.00）A.ABill B.BThe Woman C.CEd(3).What color does the man like?（分数：1.00）A.ARed and white. B.BGreen C.CRed(4).What did Jim buy?（分数：1.00）A.AA motorcycle. B.BA bike. C.CA car(5).How long does it take the man to go to work in the morning?（分数：1.00）A.A30 minutes B.B20 to 30 minutes C.C15 minutes二、B第二节/B(总
3、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：2.00）(1).When are they leaving?（分数：1.00）A.AAt five. B.BAt six. C.CAt seven(2).Why wont Helen go to the concert? AShe has too much to do BShe is ill. CShe wants
4、 to study（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：2.00）(1).Where does the man want to post to?（分数：1.00）A.ANew York B.BNew Zealand C.CWashington(2).Where does this conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.AAt a cinema B.BAt a theatre C.CAt a post office（分数：3.00）(1).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.ALosing money B.BDrBaker
5、. C.CTaxi.(2).What time did the man leave DrBakers office?（分数：1.00）A.AAt 9:30. B.BAt 9:35 C.CAt 9:30 or 9:35.(3).Where did the man lost the wallet? AIn a taxi. BIn Dr. Bakers office. CIt was unclear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).What happened to Winston Churchill in 1954？ AHe was eighty years old BHe b
6、ecame famous for his portrait CHe gave the prime minister a present（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Who honored him with his portrait? AA well-known artist BParliament CHis friend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Which of the following is true? AChurchill liked the portrait BHis wife liked modern art CNeither Churchill nor his
7、wife like the portrait（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：5.00）(1).Whats the purpose of the talk? ATo make recommendations On sensible dieting BTo report the lastest advances in brain surgery CTo advise on ways of dealing with sleep difficulties（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).According to the speaker，what happens when you turn a
8、nd twist to get comfortable? AYour heart rate is lowered BIt becomes harder to relax CYou become too tired to sleep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).According to the speaker，what sometimes cause people to have trouble sleeping? AFailure to rest during the day BLack of sleep on weekends CVigorous exercise in the ev
9、ening（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What does the speaker say about sleeping pills? Athey might eventually cause you to lose sleep BThey help produce a neurotransmitter in the brain CYou must not drink milk if you take them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).Where is the talk most probable being given? AAt a radio station BIn a
10、 lecture hall CIn a biology lab（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Before we move we should have a garage sale to get rid _ some of this furniture.（分数：1.00）A.forB.ofC.fromD.to2.Teenagers who discover they were _ often search for their biological parents when they are old enough.（分数：1.0
11、0）A.adaptedB.adoptC.brought upD.looked after3.The car had a _ tyre , so we had to change the wheel.（分数：1.00）A.brokenB.crackedC.bentD.flat4.I bumped my head on the door post and now a _ has come up.（分数：1.00）A.knobB.lumpC.bulgeD.bubble5.He was criticised for his carelessness and _ .（分数：1.00）A.because
12、he was rudeB.rudenessC.being rudeD.because of being rude6.When I saw how worried he was, I had a (n) _ of his true feelings.（分数：1.00）A.glimpseB.outlookC.conceptionD.perception7.The driving instructor told me to pull _ at the post office.（分数：1.00）A.roundB.backC.upD.down8.Barbara _ in doing it again t
13、hough she had failed more than a dozen times.（分数：1.00）A.consistedB.insistedC.persistedD.assisted9.Theres a tiny _ in the diamond: thats why the ring is so cheap.（分数：1.00）A.deformityB.errorC.flawD.scar10.Many a time _ given me good advice.（分数：1.00）A.has Lao LiB.Lao Li hasC.will Lao LiD.would Lao Li11
14、.“Dont worry too much. Brothers often argue. Im sure theyll _ soon.“（分数：1.00）A.speak upB.mix upC.make upD.stay up12._ people take holidays in summer.（分数：1.00）A.MostB.Most of theC.Most ofD.The most13.She had to undergo psychiatric treatment as she was mentally _.（分数：1.00）A.unsafeB.unstableC.unsteadyD
15、.unfixed14.A member of Parliament has to spend a great deal of time answering letters from his _.（分数：1.00）A.candidatesB.patriotsC.constituentsD.selectors15.He is always _ . He drives at a tremendous speed.（分数：1.00）A.in the hurryB.in hurryC.in a hurryD.in no hurry四、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)阅读下面短文，从
16、短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the womens club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing timeU (36) /U an old woman who livedU (37) /U .When she came home she sensed something U(38) /U . Had someone got in? The back door and the
17、 windows were all U(39) /U and there was noU (40) /U of forced entry. Had U(41) /U been taken? She went from room to room, U(42) /U , and found her camera and spare watch U(43) /U .The following Thursday she went out at her U(44) /U time, but didnt go to the club. U(45) /U she took a short walk in a
18、 park nearby and came home, U(46) /U herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would U(47) /U .It was 4 oclock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was U(48) /U tea at the time. The bell rang again, and U(49) /U she heard her letter-box being pushed open. U(50) /U
19、the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly U(51) /U the door. A U(52) /U of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a U(53) /U . The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and U(54) /U the water over the hand. U(55) /U was heard outside as th
20、e U(56) /U fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was U(57) /U by the sound of running feet.It wasnt long U(58) /U the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly U(59) /U at the club for her successful U(60) /U .（分数：25.00）A.byB.toC.withD.forA.lonelyB.aloneC.awayD.busilyA.ter
21、ribleB.uncomfortableC.unusualD.badA.lockedB.openedC.brokenD.fixedA.sceneB.showC.signD.sightA.anythingB.nothingC.moneyD.jewelsA.lookingB.examiningC.searchingD.checkingA.losingB.missingC.leavingD.disappearingA.sameB.spareC.specialD.usualA.ThereforeB.HoweverC.InsteadD.AgainA.pushingB.lettingC.pullingD.
22、leadingA.appearB.followC.happenD.continueA.cookingB.makingC.burningD.servingA.the next momentB.for a whileC.in timeD.at onceA.Putting downB.Laying asideC.Picking upD.Taking awayA.towardsB.away fromC.from behindD.nearA.pileB.setC.lotD.pieceA.knifeB.handC.letterD.keyA.spreadB.droppedC.pouredD.coveredA
23、.A sad voiceB.A strange noiseC.A warning shoutD.A sharp cryA.keyB.kettleC.door-lockD.wireA.followedB.causedC.producedD.endedA.beforeB.sinceC.untilD.whenA.surpisedB.admiredC.inspiredD.supportedA.self-satisfactionB.self-protetionC.self-respectD.self-service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
24、选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。BA/BTom saw an advertisement (广告) in a newspaper for a beautiful modern bicycle. It cost 55 pounds, so he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles.The owner of the shop was very happy to show one to Tom. Tom examined it carefully, turned to the owner of th
25、e shop and said, “There isnt a lamp on this bicycle, but there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement.“Yes, sir, “answered the man, “but the lamp isnt included (包括) in the price of the bicycle. “Not included in the price of the bicycle?“ Tom said angrily. “But thats not honest. If the lamp is
26、in the advertisement, it should be included in the price. “Well, sir, “answered the shop owner coldly, “there is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement, but we can not give you a girl with the bicycle, either. “（分数：4.00）(1).In the advertisement, there was a _ and a _ on the bicycle.（分数：1.00
27、）A.lamp. manB.picture. lampC.lamp. girlD.newspaper. shop owner(2).After he read the advertisement, Tom decided to _.（分数：1.00）A.see the lampB.examine the bicycleC.see and buy the bikeD.ask the shop owner(3).Tom _ after he looked at the bike carefully.（分数：1.00）A.returned the bike to the shop ownerB.di
28、dnt find a lamp on the bicycleC.showed the bike to the shop ownerD.bought the bicycle at once(4).Tom thought it was _ for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement.（分数：1.00）A.necessaryB.honestC.rightD.wrongBB/BJacks mother asked him to move the family pi
29、ano from the dining room to the living room. He was strong, but not strong enough to move the piano any farther than the doorway (门口) between the rooms. So he called Peter for help.“You take this end, “Jack told Peter when he got there. “and Ill go around to the dining room and take the other end. “
30、Peter nodded(点头), and when Jack was in place (在适当位置) and gave the word, he pushed (推) , and pushed, but it still didnt move. They had a rest.“Boy“, Peter said, “I dont know if were ever going to get it into the dining room. Ive pushed.“Push ? Jack repeated, “I thought you were pulling it into the li
31、ving room!“（分数：4.00）(1).The family piano was _ before Jacks mother asked him to move it.（分数：1.00）A.in the dining roomB.in the living roomC.in the bedroomD.between the living room and the dining room(2).Jack only wanted to _.（分数：1.00）A.make something moveB.lift somethingC.put something in placeD.keep
32、 something in place(3).Jack was _.（分数：1.00）A.strong enough to move the family pianoB.not strong enough to move the family piano to the living roomC.too strong to move the family piano to the living roomD.strong but he couldnt move the family piano to the dining room(4).It still didnt move, because _
33、（分数：1.00）A.the piano was too heavyB.Jack didnt work hardC.neither of them worked hardD.both of them pushed the pianoBC/BOne hotnight July, when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I
34、had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an o
35、pportunity for sleep. I then tip-toed out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi s forty-fifth birthday. My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.I found in my babys behavio
36、r a metaphor (暗喻) for the new generation. My wife and I had hiven him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read, that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who te
37、ach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: let them watch it. If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want!（分数：4.00）(1).The author bought a TV set in
38、to his sons room to _.（分数：1.00）A.make his son stop cryingB.spend the night watching TVC.leave it to his sonD.make his son fall asleep as soon as possible(2).The babys reaction to the TV was _.（分数：1.00）A.unexpectedB.excitingC.awfulD.calm(3).From the passage we know that the author is a(n) _.（分数：1.00）
39、A.doctorB.editorC.writerD.teacher(4).According to the passage, which is true of the school children?（分数：1.00）A.They prefer reading to watching TV.B.They like watching TV only after school.C.They would rather watch TV than read books.D.They like their teachers who teach them reading.BD/BSo long as te
40、achers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists t
41、hat “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.“Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to de
42、vise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity; it can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind
43、, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest (探索) for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means
44、 making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. “When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfil them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is m
45、ade easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading.（分数：4.00）(1).The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _.（分数：1.00）A.it is one of the most difficult school coursesB.studen
46、ts spend endless hours in readingC.reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD.too much time is spent in teaching about reading(2).The teaching of reading will be successful if teachers can _.（分数：1.00）A.improve conditions at school for the studentsB.enable students to develop their own way of r
47、eadingC.devise the most efficient system for readingD.make their teaching activities observable(3).The word “scrutiny“(Line 3, Para.3) most Probably means“_“.（分数：1.00）A.inquiryB.observationC.controlD.suspicion(4).According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _.（分
48、数：1.00）A.children become highly motivatedB.teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC.teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD.reading enriches childrens experienceBE/BThe human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used t
