1、公共英语二级-16 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、B第一节/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman mean? A.Please smoke over there. B.Just smoke here. C.You cant smoke anywhere.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Which sports does the woman like? A.Skating. B.Skiing. C.Bowing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3
2、).What do we learn about the dialogue? A.The best team in England plays well every time. B.This isnt the best team in England. C.Today the best team in England didnt play as well as before.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What does the man think of the exam? A.Hes afraid to take exams. B.He only took the fourth e
3、xam. C.He didnt get the highest score on one exam.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).When could the woman use her computer? A.At 6:00. B.At 7:00. C.At 6:45.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)（分数：2.00）(1).Where does this conversation take place? A.In a dress shop. B.In a factory. C.In a museum.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2)
4、.What is the most probable result of the conversation? A.The man got his coat sewed. B.The man got a new receipt. C.The man got a new coat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：2.00）(1).What is the telephone number the man wants to call? A.393-5133. B.329-5311. C.393-5331.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How much will the phone cos
5、t? A.$2 for the first three minutes. B.$2 a minute. C.$2 for three minutes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).What does the woman complain about? A.It is difficult to find a house that has everything they want. B.The new house doesnt have a garden. C.The new house is small.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does the
6、woman think of the new house? A.It is very good. B.It is too dear. C.It is too small.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why will they move to that big city? A.They like to live in the big city. B.The man will work in that city. C.The woman wants a house with a garden.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).Where does this conv
7、ersation take place? A.In a library. B.In a bookstore. C.On a sports field.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why is the man not able to find the book he needs? A.Its the first time hes come to the library. B.Theres only one reading room in the library. C.He wants to refer to the book for some figures.（分数：1.00）A.B.
8、C.(3).Where is the General Reading Room? A.Beside the library building. B.Inside the library building. C.In a white house across the sports field.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).How many reading rooms does the library have? A.Four. B.Five. C.Six.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).When will the exam take place? A.On a T
9、uesday. B.On a Wednesday. C.On a Thursday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What should the students bring with them to the exam? A.A final copy of the research project. B.Copies of the midterm. C.A few pens.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What will be the format of the final exam? A.There will be only multiple-choice question
10、s. B.The exam will be both multiple-choice and essay questions. C.There will be only essay questions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).When is this talk most likely being given? A.During the first week of class. B.On the last day of class. C.During midterm.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.四、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、B第一节 单项填空/
11、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Ill be away on business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?Not at all. A.I have no time B.Id rather not C.Id like it D.Ill be happy to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2._ of his parents liked pop music.So they did. It is noisy. A.All B.None C.Both D.Neither（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Wheres John,
12、do you know?Oh, he _ to hospital. A.has taken B.will be taken C.has been taken D.will take（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Can you make out _ it says?Yes. From _ Im standing its quite clear. It says: “No Parking.“ A.which; which B.what; here C.what; where D.what; that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.I didnt manage to work out
13、the problem _ the teacher had explained how. A.until B.unless C.when D.before（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.There are _ students discussing in the room. A.score of B.scores of C.two scores D.two score of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.I have spent a lot of more time studying than Wang _. A.have B.has C.does D.did（分数：1.00）A.
14、B.C.D.8.She pretended _ me when I went by. A.not to see B.to not see C.not seeing D.having not seen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.He went to that big city _ finding a good job. A.hope B.hoped C.in the hope of D.with the hope of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.He failed the exam, _ proved that he hadnt been working hard enou
15、gh. A.that B.which C.what D.of which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.She seldom goes shopping on weekends, _. A.so do her friends B.nor do her friend C.so does her parents D.nor does her sister（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.What do you think of this small village?Oh, very beautiful. Its worth _ a second time. A.visiting B.
16、being visited C.to visit D.to be visited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.How much does tiffs necklace cost?It _ the quality of the diamond it contains. A.relies on B.depends on C.agrees on D.comes on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.When he was in the countryside, he _ visit the poor peasants. A.used to B.was used to C.is use
17、d to D.had used to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The manager required that all the employees _ at the office before 9:00 in the morning. A.will arrive B.arrive C.arrived D.have arrived（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket C
18、ompany. “What is it?“ I wondered. I U U 1 /U /Uit over. Them, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled (手写的) U U 2 /U /U. Immediately my mind travelled U U 3 /U /Umany years.I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my U U 4 /U /Utha
19、t day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers U U 5 /U /Uthey wanted any magazines.Shaking off the U U 6 /U /Ulike a wet dog, I entered Mr. Raders office. After a quick glance he U U 7 /U /Ume over to the fire-place. Noticing the U U 8 /U
20、 /Uin the top of my U U 9 /U /U, he said, “Come with me!“, pulling me into his pickup U U 10 /U /U. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman U U 11 /U /Ume with the finest pair of Oxfords I had U U 12 /U /Useen. I U U 13 /U /Uabout 10 feet tall when I got up U U 14 /U /Uthem. “Wed
21、 like a pair of new socks too,“ Mr. Rader said.Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a U U 15 /U /U, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With U U 16 /U /Ueyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.“ He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to U U 17 /U /UI love you
22、.“I said good-bye, and for the first time I U U 18 /U /Ua flicker of hope that somehow things would be U U 19 /U /U. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a U U 20 /U /U.（分数：20.00）(1). A.read B.thought C.turned D.passed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
23、.(2). A.address B.list C.message D.information（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.forward B.so C.ahead D.back（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.return B.rounds C.trip D.back（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.if only B.how C.whether D.why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.dust B.sweat C.tail D.rain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.led B.followed C.watche
24、d D.carried（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.hole B.mud C.water D.cover（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.magazine B.shoe C.sock D.bag（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.truck B.factory C.home D.store（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.dressed B.fitted C.showed D.comforted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A.ever B.already C.never D.hardly（分数：1.00）A.B.C
25、.D.(13). A.appeared B.seemed C.looked D.felt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.for B.with C.on D.in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.pen B.paper C.card D.notebook（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A.tearful B.unbelievable C.curious D.puzzled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A.admit B.know C.consider D.express（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A.sensed
26、B.received C.lost D.gained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A.mistaken B.right C.all right D.possible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A.deal B.fortune C.choice D.difference（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、BA/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and ho
27、me 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 the school dining-room.It i
28、s 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 fathers occupation (职业), and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. Th
29、e 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 factor in a childs home life, th
30、e 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 advantages increase, but children
31、 lose something of great value if mothers 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 _. A.fathers often pursue employment at home B.parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily l
32、ife C.many families produce goods at home for sale D.both fathers and mothers in most families are workers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their fathers occupation is _. A.that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of work B.that fathers
33、 do not like to pursue employment at home any more C.that there is a wide choice of employment for children D.that children also like to have jobs outside（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family? A.With their earning, mother and children do not need to
34、 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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It is implied in the passage that _. A.mothers have th
35、e practice to go to work B.working mother have no time to stay with their children at home C.young wage-earners are economically independent D.mothers position in a family has been raised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、BB/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)We walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes fr
36、om the book. Mum pointed to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a seat. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop (拖把). She pushed the mop past the d
37、esk and as the nurse looked up, mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.“Yes. Im glad theyve finally decided to clean them,“ the nurse said. She looked at mum strangely and said, “But arent you working late?“Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the ha
38、ll. I watched until I couldnt see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book.After a long time mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She rapidly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.“Outside, mum
39、told me: “Dagmar is fine. No fever.“You saw her, mum?“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. Its a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.“（分数：5.00）(1).When she took a mop from the small r
40、oom what mum really wanted to do was _. A.to clean the floor B.to please the nurse C.to see a patient D.to surprise the storyteller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a _. A.nurse B.visitor C.patient D.cleaner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).After reading the story what can we
41、infer about the hospital? A.It is a childrens hospital. B.It has strict rules about visiting hours. C.The nurses and doctors there dont work hard. D.A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why did mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital? A.To give her some message abou
42、t dad. B.To make sure her room was clean. C.To check that she was still there. D.To find out how she was.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following words best describes mum? A.Polite. B.Patient. C.Changeable. D.Clever.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、BC/B(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Are You on the List?Online mailing lists ar
43、e similar to message boards, but a little bit more private. Like message boards, each list centers on a specific topic. Unlike message boards, mailing lists use email to connect users. Send your email address to a “list server“ along with the name of the mailing list (or email conversation) you want
44、 to join. From then on (until you unsubscribe), youll receive all the email that you and other users send to the list.The web site List is a great way to find mailing lists. It organizes over 70,000 mailing lists by category. If you sign up for one, make sure you have a stable email address. Many ti
45、mes a list will only let you post a message from the address that you are subscribed (预定) under. Also keep the first email you get from a list in a safe placeit usually tells you how to unsubscribe.Finally, you may want to sign up for a list and receive only the best messages. Many moderated lists a
46、llow you to designate whether youll get every message or only a “digest“. Again, check that first message for instructions. (A word of caution: dont go crazy and sign for too many fists all at once. If you do, you may be inundated (泛滥) with email and not get anything positive out of the experience. Take it slow. Sign up for one or two lists, and then go from there.)（分数：3.00）(1).How can you get mail from the mailing lists? A.You can send your email address to a “list server“ along with the name
