1、公共英语二级-132 及答案解析(总分：64.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节 单项填空(总题数：10，分数：11.00)1.Susan“s family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn _.（分数：1.00）A.overB.toC.onD.in2.The film brought the hours back to me _ I was taken good care of in that far-away village.（分数：1.00）A.untilB.th
2、atC.whenD.where3.The middle-aged man was seen_out of the house on the afternoon of the murder.（分数：1.00）A.cameB.comeC.to comeD.have come4._ the button at the right and you can turn on the TV.（分数：1.00）A.PushedB.To pushC.PushD.By pushing5.In this modem era, we don“t need to go to the library to search
3、for information _ we must decades ago.（分数：1.00）A.likeB.forC.sinceD.as6.I don“t know _ you can recognize here from here, but the girl reading the newspaper is Jane.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whatC.ifD.which7.Why don“t you put the meat in the fridge? It will_ fresh for several days.（分数：1.00）A.be stayedB.stayC.b
4、e stayingD.have stayed8.I couldn“t help _ sorry for her. Her mother died when she was three.（分数：2.00）A.feelB.to feelC.feltD.feeling9.Just think, in _ three months it“ll be summer again.（分数：1.00）A.otherB.anotherC.theseD.those10.I wasn“t sure whether I had come to _ right office. There was no name on
5、door.（分数：1.00）A.a; /B.the; aC.a; theD.the; the三、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Electricity becomes a part of our daily lives. In the homes, electricity works 1 of our labor 2 devices. It drives our washing machines and refrigerators. It cooks our food. 3 large companies, it works the lifts and escalators (
6、电动扶梯) 4 giving services for lighting. In commercial offices, it works our computers 5 enable the work to be carried on more quickly and efficiently. Physicians and scientists depend very often 6 electricity to give heat to 7 instrument for scientific experiment. It also provides us with amusements 8
7、 radio and television at home, movies in the cinemas and various 9 of entertainments in the amusement park. All those are 10 by electricity. At night ,roads are lit by electricity to enable people and traffic to move smoothly. Neo-lights (霓虹灯) 11 in advertising boards have become the characteristic
8、of 12 modern city. Nobody living in skyscrapers could 13 go up and down so many stairs, 14 there were no electricity to drive the lifts. 15 ,none of us seems to bother how electricity benefits us 16 it goes wrong. When an electricity plant in a certain area fails, everything in that 17 of the city w
9、ould be at a standstill. Trams(电车)refuse to move, offices 18 to carry on with their work. If such incident occurs in summer, food will probably go 19 in refrigerators. Yet when electricity resumes(恢复), 20 a person seems to think how important it is to us.（分数：20.00）A.manyB.muchC.fewD.littleA.savedB.s
10、avingC.safeD.safetyA.InB.OnC.AtD.OfA.exceptB.besidesC.besideD.as wellA.areB.canC.whichD.beingA.onB.overC.atD.ofA.theirB.itsC.it“sD.whoseA.such asB.likeC.areD.forA.toolsB.instrumentsC.equipmentsD.typesA.carriedB.takenC.workedD.broughtA.usedB.usingC.usesD.to useA.mostB.everyC.theirD.allA.possiblyB.pos
11、sibleC.probableD.impossibleA.thoughB.whetherC.whileD.ifA.ThusB.whetherC.HenceD.HoweverA.asB.BesidesC.ifD.untilA.partB.asC.businessD.extentA.haveB.safetyC.failD.notA.sourlyB.offC.badlyD.wellA.manyB.as wellC.simplyD.hardly四、第二部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AStage plays, at first, seem a lot like films. Both us
12、e actors and dialogue and scenery. But if you try to make a film by setting up a camera in front of the stage, you will find it won“t work. A film made in this way will leave the audience cold. And even worse you“ll be wasting a powerful toolthe camera. A stage is actually a box. One side of the box
13、 has been removed so the audience can see what“s going on inside. The actors remain at a fixed audience. In the film, however, the camera can bring the audience up close and fix their attention on small but important things: a frightened look, a whisper, a trembling of hands. The camera offers the f
14、ilm maker freedom allowing him to move easily across barriers (界 限) of time and space. He can show his action in real cities and on real farms. He can also use the camera to change the scene dozens of times in one film. No expert of the stage can do this.（分数：5.00）(1).The main idea of the text is tha
15、t _.（分数：1.00）A.stage plays and films are two different kinds of artB.it is always disappointing to turn to play into filmsC.films have certain advantages (长处) over stage playsD.the camera has made film making easy and possible(2).What is wrong with making a film by setting up a camera before the sta
16、ge?（分数：1.00）A.Fewer and fewer people will go to the theatre.B.The audience cannot see what is going on on the stage.C.The scene cannot be changed from time to time.D.The powerful camera cannot be made good use of.(3).Which of the following can best show that the camera is a powerful tool?（分数：1.00）A.
17、It can move easily.B.It can make small things look larger.C.It can show things in the future.D.It can give us a scene of realism.(4).In what way are plays different from film?（分数：1.00）A.Films often use real scenery while plays don“t.B.Films can show the past while plays can“t.C.Films change scenes w
18、hile plays don“t.D.Film audience can move while play audience can“t.(5).A suitable title for this text is _.（分数：1.00）A.Stage Plays and FilmB.The Powerful CameraC.Fewer Plays, More FilmsD.Less Waste, More FreedomBScience seems to be getting closer to answering a very old mystery (奥秘). Homing pigeons
19、(信鸽) can be taken hundreds of miles from their homes. When they are let to go to fly again, they find their way home. Because of this special ability to find home, pigeons have been used as messengers for hundreds of years. Today people even breed homing pigeons for racing as a sport. The birds are
20、shipped to some chosen place a few hundred miles away. Then all of them are let to go together. The winner is the bird that gets home first. A good racer can make it home from 500 miles away in a single day. The mystery of the homing pigeon is how it tells direction and how it finds home. The first
21、part seems to be pretty well answered, and we know of two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Experiments show that homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun. What happens when the sky is darkly overcast by clouds and no one can see where the sun is? Then the pigeons stil
22、l find their way home. Naturally, people have wondered whether pigeons might have a built-in compasssomething that would tell them about the direction of the earth“s magnetic (磁的) field. Many different kinds of experiments were done. Heres what the scientists decided after they had made experiments
23、many times. When pigeons can see the sun, they use it as their main means(手段)of direction-finding. When they cannot see the sun, they use some special way to sense direction from the earths magnetic field. But how do pigeons know which direction is toward home? What do they use that we would call a
24、map? These are other questions to be answered.（分数：3.00）(1).Pigeons have been used as messengers because _.（分数：1.00）A.they have a built-in compassB.they can cover 500 miles in a single dayC.they have special ability to tell directionsD.they can find their way home(2).Which is not true according to hi
25、s passage?（分数：1.00）A.Scientists know the answer to the question how a pigeon tells direction.B.Scientists are trying to answer the question how a pigeon finds its way home.C.A pigeon can use some special way to sense where its home is.D.By using the sun a pigeon can tell directions, rain or shine.(3
26、).In the fifth paragraph, the underlined word “it“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.the earth“s magnetic fieldB.the sunC.the built-in compassD.the special wayOn Oct. 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright
27、spots crossing the computer“s screens. At the same moment the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening, they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒
28、). Obviously all these computers had been infected (传染) by computer viruses. It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all have excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. This kind of computer viruses is na
29、med Jerusalem (耶路撒冷) Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging normal programs or even getting rid of all the information. We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on F
30、ridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the US. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.（分数：4.00）(1).The group of young men created the viruses to _.（
31、分数：1.00）A.damage all the computersB.test their good abilityC.play tricks on operators of the computersD.attack foreign computer experts(2).According to the passage, computer viruses seem to _.（分数：1.00）A.have been in nature for yearsB.be difficult to get rid of at presentC.exist in any computersD.be
32、able to be got rid of in the near future(3).The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that _.（分数：1.00）A.the computer“s functions are loweredB.the normal programs are damagedC.the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be usedD.all the information stored in the computers is gone(4).Ac
33、cording to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Scientists have found a way to get rid of the viruses.B.The Jerusalem Viruses are a great harm to human“s health.C.The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time.D.Last year four countries found the
34、ir computers were infected by viruses.CWASHINGTON - considering the serious warnings lately about Internet viruses (病毒), users may don“t use their machines just to keep them safe. In reality, common sense and a few basic tips can keep Internet surfers secure. Anti-vires software is a must, and it sh
35、ould be updated at least once a week to recognize newly viruses. If this is not done, you will meet great troubles. People with broadband Internet connections should have also a firewall, These protect the computer from attacks by hackers (黑客). Then it is time to think about computer habits. Unlike
36、old viruses, which spread only through shared disks, the Internet brings viruses straight to the e-mail box. If an e-mail with attachment (附件) comes from an unknown sender, or unexpectedly from a known sender, it should not be opened. On receiving an unexpected attachment from a friend, experts sugg
37、est a telephone call to make sure of the mail“s source before opening. If you open the mail without any consideration, you will be easily attacked by the hackers.（分数：3.00）(1).Why should anti-vires software be updated at least once a week?（分数：1.00）A.Because the newly published anti-vires software is
38、more expensive.B.Because the previous (先前的) anti-vires software cannot work any longer.C.Because the inventors of viruses have suggested this idea.D.Because computer viruses are always developing.(2).Which of the following is suggested by computer experts?（分数：1.00）A.Don“t rush to open any e-mail att
39、achment.B.Never open any e-mail attachment.C.It“s always safe to open an e-mail attachment from a friend.D.Whenever you receive an e-mail, you should make a call to make sure whom it comes from.(3).Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Something can be done to keep
40、our computers safe.B.Even an e-mail attachment coming from a friend may not be safe to open.C.We should not use our computers to defend ourselves from viruses.D.Anti-virus software made some years ago is hard to protect today“s computers.RolfBlum, a Wuppertal fireman, knows that life and death are j
41、ust seconds apart. When fire can kill within a few breaths, anything which gives him a little extra time is vital. Du Pont has spent years working with fire authorities to help give them those extra seconds. The result is a lightweight, fire resistant fibre: NOMEX . A suit of NOMEX III allows fireme
42、n to work closer to a fire, and enabled Roll Blum and his colleagues to rescue a little girl. Without it, he wouldn“t have been able to reach her. NOMEX III is now standard wear for the fire brigades of many cities including Frankfurt, London and Milan, providing those vital extra seconds which coul
43、d last a lifetime. Safety is just one area in which Du Pont is making important breakthroughs. Through Research this not only reduces the weight of a car, but also makes the motor burn less fuel and work better. Some engineers believe that the noise-killing system will be used in most cars within a
44、few years. But the carmakers haven“t decided if they will carry it into production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cars.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following gives a general idea of how the noise-killing system works?（分数：1.00）A.By producing pressure waves going in the
45、 opposite direction.B.By mixing high frequency sound waves with low frequency sound waves.C.By mixing new sound waves with the noise and sending them out together.D.By making copies of the unwanted sound waves and letting them out a little later.(2).Besides its main use the noise-killing system can_
46、.（分数：1.00）A.make a car lighterB.make a car quieterC.reduce the cost of a silencerD.improve the performance of a silencer(3).The noise-killing system is net yet popular mainly because_.（分数：1.00）A.it is still being tried outB.drivers still have their doubtsC.it increases the cost of car productionD.ca
47、rmakers are not sure if it is necessaryHow often do you use the Internet? Most American teens spend a lot of time emailing friends and surfing the Internet. A new study of more than 2 500 teens made by Yahoo, says that more teens use the Internet than watch television. In an average week, an America
48、n teen will spend: * 16.7 hours online (not including emailing) * 13.6 hours watching TV * 12 hours with the radio on * 7.7 hours on the phone * 6 hours reading books and magazines (not including school books) The study says that being able to choose what you look at is the main reason teens choose
49、the Internet over other types of media(传媒). On a typical day, an American teen can choose from over 200 cable television networks, 5 500 magazines, 10 500 radio stations, more than 30 million websites, and 122 000 new books. The number of Internet users in China has grown by 15 per cent over the past six months to 68 million. This is the second largest online population in the world after the US.（分数：3.00）(1).From the passage, we know that most American teens spend the least time on _.（分
