1、公共英语二级-17 及答案解析(总分：116.00，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 had the woman thought before? A. The man had finished the laundry. B. The laundry still needed to be washed. C. There were no dirty shirts in the laundry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does the woman
2、mean? A. She cant understand why the man is thirsty. B. The man ought not to go to the laundry. C. The laundry is too far away.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What does the man say about the cake? A. Its Carols turn to bake one. B. He doesnt know when Carol baked it. C. He would like to taste it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(
3、4).What does Randy mean? A. He doesnt know when hell take a vacation. B. He doesnt want to move right away. C. Hes waiting for the woman to move out of the dorm.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does the man think about the restaurant? A. It doesnt serve very good fish. B. It is an excellent restaurant. C. It
4、 has slow service.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)（分数：3.00）(1).Why cant Stella play? A. Because she doesnt like to. B. Because she has to help her mother. C. Because she is having a party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How many brothers does Stella have? A. One. B. Two. C. Three.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Who is
5、 the woman calling Stella? A. Her mother. B. Her sister-in-low. C. Her aunt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).What did the man have to do in the morning? A. He fed the chickens. B. He cleaned the bathroom. C. He carried water for the family.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why did the man go to school on foot? A. No bu
6、s ran in that direction. B. The school was near. C. His family was poor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What did the man do every Sunday? A. He was taken to church three times. B. He stayed at home all day. C. He played in the street.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What can we learn from what the speaker said? A. He is a ret
7、ired teacher of history. B. He thinks children were happier in the past. C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：2.00）(1).When is Alices birthday? A. The next day. B. The day after next. C. The day they had the talk.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What will the man and the woman buy for Ali
8、ce? A. A record. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).How much is the black wallet? A. $49.95. B. $40.95. C. $44.95.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why doesnt the girl like the brown wallet? A. There isnt a place to put pictures. B. Its too big and heavy. C. She doesnt like the col
9、or.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How much did the girl spend on the present for his father? A. $5.00. B. $10.00. C. $13.99.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).Where is Miss Smith? A. She is at home. B. She is having a trip. C. She is attending a meeting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When is the trade fair due to? A. On Thursday.
10、 B. On Wednesday. C. On Sunday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What number should Miss Smith call? A. 5667986-233. B. 5657986-332. C. 5667896-332.（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/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Some fat people have a large stomach and no waistline, _ make them look round. A. it B. t
11、hat C. which D. this（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.What was the matter with you this morning? You looked _ you hadnt slept for the last 24 hours. A. as if B. that C. so as D. like that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.I prefer black shirts _ blue ones. A. for B. to C. than D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.I suppose that when I come ba
12、ck in ten years time, all these old houses _ down. A. will have been pulled B. will have pulled C. will be pulling D. will be pulled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.This radio is not working. Ill have it_. A. repairing B. to repair C. repaired D. be repaired（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Although he has lived with us for yea
13、rs, he _ us much impression. A. hadnt left B. didnt leave C. doesnt leave D. hasnt left（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.He was afraid he would have to _ her invitation to the party. A. refute B. incline C. decline D. ignore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.-I really hope your cousin Tim will get the job.-Thanks. Ill tell Tim wh
14、en I _ him. A. see B. will see C. would see D. have seen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.We are invited to a party_in our club next Friday. A. to be held B. held C. being held D. holding（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.There was a shortage of water in the area two months ago _ hot weather. A. by way of B. in spite of C. becau
15、se of D. by means of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The film brought me to the times _ I was taken good care of in that small village. A. when B. how C. that D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Very few experts _ with completely new answers to the worlds economic problems. A. come to B. come round C. come up D. come on
16、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.The thought never crossed the villagers mind _ they should move to another place so that a power station could be built. A. which B. that C. when D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.If he _ the job today, he will be able to leave for Shanghai tomorrow. A. finish B. will finish C. finishe
17、s D. shall（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.There is a (n) _ cottage on the slope of that mountain. A. old little white B. old white little C. white old little D. little old white（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)Mary was very fond of television, so when she met a young manU U 1 /U /Uworked for a tele
18、vision company, she was veryU U 2 /U /Uand asked him a lot of questions. She discovered that he had also worked for a film company, so she asked himU U 3 /U /Uthere was any differenceU U 4 /U /Ufilm work and television. “U U 5 /U /U,“ answered the young man, “there is one very bigU U 6 /U /U. If som
19、eone makes aU U 7 /U /Uwhile a film is being made, it is, of course,U U 8 /U /Uto stop and do the scene again. In fact, one can do it over and over again a lot ofU U 9 /U /U. MistakesU U 10 /U /Utime, money and films, but the audience (观众) who see the filmU U 11 /U /Uit is finished dont know that an
20、ything went wrong. In a live (实况播送的) television show,U U12 /U /Uthe audience can see any mistakes that are made. I can tell you a story about that.U U 13 /U /U,a live television showU U 14 /U /Uand one of the actors was supposedU U 15 /U /U. He fell to theU U 16 /U /Uand the camera moved toU U 17 /U
21、 /Uto allow time for me to run outU U 18 /U /Ua bottle of tomato sauce (蕃茄酱) to pour on to himU U 19 /U /Ublood. ButU U 20 /U /Uthe camera turned back to himU U 21 /U /UI had finished, and the audience saw me pouring the sauce on to the man. “Oh, how terrible!“U U 22 /U /Usaid. “And what did you do
22、then?“Well, “answered the young man,“ our television director is a very strict man.U U 23 /U /Uanyone makes a mistake, he will fire him at once. So what could I do? I just had toU U 24 /U /Uthat this was part of the story, andU U 25 /U /Uthe man. “（分数：25.00）(1). A. who B. which C. whose D. whom（分数：1
23、.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. surprised B. moved C. interested D. inspired（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. why B. how C. whether D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. from B. between C. in D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. OK B. All right C. Well D. Hello（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. difference B. mistake C. problem D. company（分数
24、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. difference B. mistake C. film D. difficulty（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. important B. possible C. necessary D. difficult（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. scenes B. films C. mistakes D. times（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. save B. keep C. give D. waste（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. while B. that C. when
25、 D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. on other hand B. on the other hand C. on one hand D. in one hand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. Some days B. Any day C. Some day D. One day（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. was coming on B. was going on C. was putting on D. was taking on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. to be shooting B
26、. to have been shot C. to be shot at D. to have been shooting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. ground B. actors C. stage D. camera（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. everywhere else B. anywhere else C. whatever else D. somewhere else（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. in B. from C. of D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. to be lik
27、e B. to look like C. to look as if D. as if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. impossibly B. uneasily C. unlucky D. unfortunately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(21). A. before B. after C. while D. because（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(22). A. the young man B. Mary C. actors D. the audience（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(23). A. Now B. Because C. If
28、D. Since（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(24). A. say B. feel C. tell them D. pretend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(25). A. eat B. pull C. clean D. apologize to（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：5.00)Christine was recently digging through old boxes in her storeroom preparing to move to a new house. In
29、 one box, she came across a magazine of June 2, 1986.Theres a reason Christine had saved the magazine for 20 years. In its pages, she was one of more than a dozen women reported in an article discussing the “cruel reality“ of their poor marriage prospects(前景). At the time Christine was living in Chi
30、cago and greatly annoyed by the fact that her social life didnt seem to be progressing toward Ua trip down the aisle/U. “I had a lot of girlfriends in the same boat,“ she says.But a funny thing happened. At age 40, she married; a few weeks ago she and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary(周年
31、纪念). Today shes the happy mom to two children from her husbands first marriage. Looking back on her single days, she remembers her unhappiness. “I had the same feeling that many women have, which is that youre not considered a whole person unless youre married with children,“ she says. “But as I rea
32、ched my 40s, I realized that was totally wrong . I could still have a very fulfilling life.“ It was only after shed come to peace with the fact that she might never marry that she met her future husband while shopping in a supermarket.To mark the 20th anniversary of this story, reporters sought out
33、as many of the women in the story as they could find. Out of 14 single women in the article, 11 were found. Among them, eight ended up marrying, and three remain single. Several had children. None divorced(离婚). For her part, Christine isnt surprised. “Ive watched a lot of people, married while young
34、, get divorced,“ she says. “I think that if you do wait until Mr Right comes along, you have a much better chance.“（分数：5.00）(1).How old was Christine 20 years ago? A. 20. B. 30. C. 40. D. 50.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We learn from the text that twenty years ago, Christine _. A. started her hobby by colle
35、cting magazines B. had a lot of girlfriends visiting her C. was worried about her marriage D. was in an unhappy marriage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why had Christine saved the magazine for so many years? A. An article about her was printed in it. B. It described her social life in Chicago. C. An article wr
36、itten by her was published in it. D. It helped women like her to find their Mr Right.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The underlined phrase “a trip down the aisle“ (Line 4, Para. 2) probably means _. A. getting married B. becoming famous C. travelling by plane D. going on a honeymoon（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What wa
37、s Christines idea about marriage and life when she was going on 40? A. One cannot be a whole person without marriage and children. B. One can live a happy life whether married or unmarried. C. She might meet her future husband in a supermarket. D. She will never think of divorce once married.（分数：1.0
38、0）A.B.C.D.九、BB/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Thurgood Marshall is one of the most well-known individuals in the history of the civil rights movement in America. He was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, to a dining room steward and a school teacher. He was not born to wealthy parents. His education bega
39、n in the public schools in Baltimore and he attended college at Lincoln University. After graduation from college, he entered Howard University Law School and graduated with honors at the age of twenty-five.Marshall began his law career in Baltimore and represented the poor and the weak in legal mat
40、ters. The NAACP became aware of his legal abilities and asked him to join their staff. Marshall won thirty-two of the thirty-five cases he argued before the Supreme Court during the time he worked with the NAACP. In 1961, he became a member of the United States Second Court of Appeals. Four years la
41、ter, he was appointed Solicitor General and was the first black to hold this position in the history of United States. Finally, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1967 and was the first black to be appointed to the highest court in the United States. Marshall served in thi
42、s position until his retirement in 1991. He died at the age of 84.Thurgood Marshall will be remembered for his involvement in the civil rights movement and for paving the way for much of the progress in civil rights. His dedication to the understanding and defense of the United States Constitution h
43、as touched all of our lives in so many ways.（分数：4.00）(1).The main idea of this writing is that Thurgood Marshall _. A. was Solicitor General B. was not born to wealthy parents C. was important to the civil fights movement D. retired at the age of 83（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What position did Thurgood Mar
44、shall retire from? A. Solicitor General. B. Attorney for the NAACP. C. Justice of the Supreme Court. D. Court secretary.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is an OPINION? A. The NAACP hired Marshall as an attorney. B. Thurgood Marshall was regarded as a good man. C. He was a Justice of the U
45、nited States Supreme Court. D. He paved the way for civil rights movement.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Thurgood Marshall will be remembered because he _. A. was the first black to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the USA B. was responsible for much of the progress in civil rights movement C. made it cle
46、ar that the US Constitution affected all our lives D. touched all our lives with his legendary stories（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、BC/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations. Later he used sharp bone or horn, metal knives and more recently, rubber and plastic. In the 1960s a new tool was developed, one which was, first of all, to be of great practical
