1、公共英语二级-137 及答案解析(总分：49.00，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：10.00)1.-Can I help you? -I“d like to buy a present for my father“s birthday, _ at a proper price, but of great use.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.oneC.anyoneD.everything2._his address, I can“ t send this book to him.（分数：1.00）A.
2、Not knowingB.KnowingC.Not knowD.Not known3.Don“ t get off the bus until it _.（分数：1.00）A.will stopB.has stoppedC.won“ t stopD.hasn“ t stopped4.Don“t _ blindly anything printed.（分数：1.00）A.takeB.absorbC.receiveD.accept5.How boring! Is there_the program? Well, it“s nearly over.（分数：1.00）A.much ofB.much m
3、ore ofC.many ofD.many more of6.His speech was careful and _ , but his words seemed to make no sense.（分数：1.00）A.distinctiveB.distinctC.distinguishableD.diligent7.It was the old man _ has reported the murder（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whom8.-He is anxious to know the result of the examination. -But i
4、t will soon _ to everyone.（分数：1.00）A.make knownB.be made to knowC.make to knowD.be made known9.-In that mountainous area you will find more problems than you can ever expect traveling. -Which is the _ problem, lack of food or lack of water?（分数：1.00）A.greatB.greaterC.greatestD.more great10.About 200
5、people _ the competition.（分数：1.00）A.joinedB.joined inC.joined withD.joined up三、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Several days ago, I came across a stranger in the street who stopped and asked me directions. I 1 to show him the way to the destination, but to my 2 , he coldly refused my offer. I asked him why.
6、Finally he told me that he was 3 I would ask him for money if I 4 him in this way. Money! I 5 deep into thought. Is it money that comes between us? Money has no 6 , it cannot be 7 with good or bad. The problem 8 what attitude we have towards it. At present, we have more 9 material life than ever bef
7、ore, but we“re becoming more and more 10 . Why? In my opinion, the 11 is the change in people“s personal 12 .They wrongly believe that 13 money should be their only aim in life, so they 14 all sorts of ways they can to 15 this aim. They are afraid of being 16 and fooled. If everyone acts like this w
8、hat will our 17 be like? Needless to say, money is becoming more and more important in our society, 18 it shouldn“t be the “be-all and end-all“ of life. If a person only concentrates (全神贯注) on 19 , he will be lonely and void (空虚), and even go astray (犯错误). It is up to us to make our lives happy, not
9、 money. We should try our best to help others 20 and freely. If everyone does so, our society will be better and better.（分数：20.00）A.advisedB.offeredC.askedD.wishedA.joyB.fearC.excitementD.surpriseA.anxiousB.gladC.sorryD.afraidA.stoppedB.toldC.askedD.helpedA.fellB.feltC.keptD.caughtA.problemB.priceC.
10、lifeD.useA.joinedB.judgedC.connectedD.seemedA.takes inB.depends onC.leads toD.smooth awayA.powerfulB.beautifulC.plentifulD.healthyA.cold-heartedB.warm-heartedC.good-lookingD.humorousA.keyB.moneyC.manD.creatureA.worthB.habitsC.fameD.valuesA.takingB.costingC.spendingD.makingA.thinking upB.pick upC.giv
11、e offD.break outA.realizeB.recognizeC.takeD.shootA.foundB.discoveredC.cheatedD.followedA.lifeB.societyC.beliefD.moneyA.orB.butC.ifD.sinceA.lifeB.natureC.societyD.moneyA.separatelyB.obviouslyC.mainlyD.whole-heartedly四、第二部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AParents have to do much less for their children today than
12、 they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made, washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, canned, bread is baked and delivered by the baker, milk arrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at the restaurant, the workers“ canteen, and th
13、e school dining-room. It is unusual now for father to pursue (追求) his trade of other employment at home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father“s occupation (职业), and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of emp
14、loyment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile (纺织品的) areas it has long been a custom for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now not an unusual facto
15、r in a child“s home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last 25 years. With mother earning and older children drawing much salaries father is seldom the controlling figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advan
16、tages increase, but children lose something of great value if mother“s employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.（分数：4.00）(1).The writer compares home to a workshop because _.（分数：1.00）A.fathers often pursue employment at homeB.parents have to make food and ne
17、cessity themselves for their daily lifeC.many families produce goods at home for saleD.both fathers and mothers in most families are workers(2).The main reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their father“s occupation is _.（分数：1.00）A.that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their pl
18、ace of workB.that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any moreC.that there is a wide choice of employment for childrenD.that children also like to have jobs outside(3).What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family?（分数：1.00）A.With their earning, mother and children
19、do not need to depend on father for their life.B.There are many choices of employment for mothers and children.C.Father does much less for his children today than he used to.D.The number of married women in employment has increased now.(4).It is implied in the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.mothers have
20、the practice to go to workB.working mother have no time to stay with their children at homeC.young wage-earners are economically independentD.mother“s position in a family has been raisedB“How far is it to the next village?“ the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries,
21、 because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination (目的地) ,he will politely say “Just down the road.“ He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling “tri
22、cked“. He thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well. Had conditions been turned over, the American would have felt he was “cheating“ the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too,
23、 would be sympathetic (同情的) to the weary driver, he would say “You have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 miles. “The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect. Whether to be correct or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cul-tures. If you ar
24、e aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.（分数：4.00）(1).The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because_.（分数：1.00）A.he is playing a trick on himB.the American expects the answerC.he doesn“t know the exact distance at allD.h
25、e wants to encourage him to go further(2).We learn from this passage that Americans_.（分数：1.00）A.are good at cheatingB.are polite to anybodyC.are sympathetic but honestD.have no sympathy for others(3).If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will_.（分数：1.00）A.tell you the exact d
26、istance if he knows itB.tell you it is close although he knows it isn“tC.say that he doesn“t know and encourage you to go onD.decide whether you are tired or not, and then give you an answer(4).The short passage advises us to_.（分数：1.00）A.be polite but honest to foreignersB.learn customs of different
27、 countriesC.decide whether to be polite according to different culturesD.tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countriesCMrs. Grey lived in the country, but she worked in London. She drove to the railway station in her car every morning, and left it in the station car park until sh
28、e arrived back on the train in the evening. She was a careful driver, but one morning she was rather late, so she was going faster than usual when she had an accident in a narrow road not far from her home. What happened was that another car was coming in the opposite direction, and either that one
29、or Mrs. Grey“s car was too far in the middle of the road, or perhaps both of them were. They ran into each other and were both damaged, although not enough to stop them from driving. Both Mrs. Grey and the other driver, who was a young man whom she had seen in the district but had not met, got out o
30、f their cars, and Mrs. Grey said, “I“m afraid I haven“t got time to waste on an accident this morning, as I have a very important appointment in town at nine, and I suppose you“re a busy man too.“ . “Yes, I am,“ the young man said, “but we“ll have to c. all the police for insurance purposes, won“t w
31、e? They won“t pay for the damage unless we have reported the accident to the police and they have come and seen what happened.“ “Yes, certainly,“ Mrs. Grey answered, “but I have something to suggest. We won“t be committing a crime if we go away now in our cars, and then come back to the scene of the
32、 accident, say, at six this evening, and put them in exactly the same positions as they are in now. Then we can call the police. They won“t know what time the accident happened, and the insurance companies won“t care either as long as we can send them a police report of the accident. “ “ What a good
33、 idea !“ the young man said happily. “So I“ll be waiting here at six o“clock this evening. I won“t be late!“ “Nor will I,“ Mrs. Grey answered. She and the young man exchanged visiting cards, and then each drove off to their work. When Mrs. Grey arrived at the station from London at a quarter to six
34、that evening, she got into her car, drove to the place where the accident had happened, and found the young man waiting there in his car. They put both cars in exactly the same positions as they had been in after the accident, and then Mrs. Grey called the police, using the telephone in her car, as
35、if the accident had just happened.（分数：3.00）(1).The most suitable title for this passage is_.（分数：0.75）A.A Late Car AccidentB.A Funny Car AccidentC.A Bad Car AccidentD.A Lucky Car Accident(2).They didn“t report the accident to the police in time because_.（分数：0.75）A.they were afraid of being punishedB.
36、they were too busyC.they would miss the trainD.they knew each other well(3).From the story the phrase “committing a crime“ means_.（分数：0.75）A.breaking the lawB.keeping the lawC.escaping punishmentD.receiving punishment(4).They put both cars in exactly the same position they had been in in order to _.
37、（分数：0.75）A.make it clear who should answer for the accidentB.cheat the policeC.get paid for the car damageD.cheat the insurance companyDIt is reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from nearsightedness (近视). As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure the
38、disease by medicine, equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. But in fact the care given to one“s eyes should start with the exercise on one“s feet. Three methods on how to protect eyes are as follows: Firstly, don“t fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose socks or walking
39、barefooted at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes so as to make blood circulation (循环) easier. Secondly, walking on tiptoes will help improve one“s eyesight, and prevent nearsightedness. Figures show that few ballet (芭蕾舞) performers are nearsighted. Thirdly, rope skipping also does good to
40、 one“s eyesight. When skipping the rope, one has to react quickly, which excites the brain as well as the eyes. It will also help make one grow taller. Besides foot exercises, it is good to pull one“s ears. Pulling the ears 20 times is found to be an effective way to reduce the pressure on one“s eye
41、s soon.（分数：4.00）(1).To cure nearsightedness, people don“t usually _.（分数：1.00）A.depend on medicineB.use equipmentC.think of foot exercisesD.pay attention to correcting the way children read and sit(2).What is the main point the writer is trying to make about the first method?（分数：1.00）A.One should let
42、 one“s feet be free.B.One should protect one“s feet to protect one“s eyes.C.One should protect one“s eyes to protect one“s feet.D.One should learn to walk barefooted at home.(3).Few ballet performers become nearsighted because _.（分数：1.00）A.the reason remains to be seenB.they have special food for th
43、emselves as dancersC.they have special ways to keep slimD.they dance on their tiptoes(4).Why does the writer think rope skipping also does good to one“s eyes?（分数：1.00）A.Skipping the rope helps make one grow taller.B.One has to act quickly when skipping the rope.C.Skipping the rope can make one“s eye
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