1、公共英语二级-23 及答案解析(总分：95.02，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).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.A Please smoke over there. B.B Just smoke here. C.C You cant smoke anywhere.(2).W
2、here did the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A In a shoe shop. B.B In a doctors. C.C In an office.(3).Why doesnt the man like the book?（分数：1.00）A.A It is not interesting. B.B It is too long. C.C It is too difficult.(4).What does the man think of the exam? A Hes afraid to take exams. B He only too
3、k the fourth exam. C He didnt get the highest score on one exam.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).When could the woman use her car?（分数：1.00）A.A At 5:00. B.B At 5:30. C.C At 5:15.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（分数：2.00）(1).Why is the man so annoyed? A Because he didnt like listening to radio.
4、B Because his sister made him study very hard. C Because the noise disturbed him so much.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the probable result of the conversation? A The man went upstairs to talk to the neighbours. B The woman turned off the radio. C The man failed his English exam.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：2.00）
5、(1).What time was it?（分数：1.00）A.A 10:00. B.B 11:00. C.C 9:00.(2).Why did the woman have to be leaving? A Because she had to go home. B Because she had to get up early tomorrow morning. C Because she had tired.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).Where does this interview take place?（分数：1.00）A.A In the radio
6、studio. B.B In the bicycle shop. C.C On the road.(2).Why do cyclists participate in the mountain lake cycle tour? A To meet cyclists from other countries. B To race with professional athletes. C To exercise and enjoy themselves.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How many cyclists will take part in the tour?（分数：1.00
7、）A.A Two hundred cyclists. B.B Ten hundred cyclists. C.C Twelve hundred cyclists.（分数：4.00）(1).Why was Sally unhappy?（分数：1.00）A.A She could not sleep at night. B.B She could not talk to the milkman. C.C She had quarrelled with Mr. Smith.(2).What was Sallys problem this week? A She went to bed early.
8、B She did not pass on a message to him. C She made too many mistakes on work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why did Sally wake up early? A Because the radio next door was loud. B Because she was worded about her work. C Because her husband quarrelled with her at night.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What did Hill suggest th
9、at Sally should do?（分数：1.00）A.A Talk to the milkmans wife. B.B Write a letter to the milkman. C.C Write to apologize to her boss.（分数：4.00）(1).What did the man have to do in the morning?（分数：1.00）A.A He fed the chickens. B.B He cleaned the bathroom. C.C He carried water for the family.(2).Why did the
10、man go to school on foot?（分数：1.00）A.A No bus ran in that direction. B.B The school was near. C.C His family was poor.(3).What did the man do every Sunday?（分数：1.00）A.A He was taken to church three times. B.B He stayed at home all day. C.C He played in the street.(4).What can we learn from what the sp
11、eaker said? A He is a retired 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.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.-Sorry, but I must go and catch the plane now. -Can we _ a time for another discussion?（分数：1.00）A.dateB.fixC.ma
12、keD.prepare2.What was the matter with y6u this morning? You looked _ you hadnt slept for the last twenty-four hours.（分数：1.00）A.so asB.thatC.as ifD.like that3.All my neighbors tried to help in some way. But they turned out to be actually_ the way.（分数：1.00）A.inB.onC.withD.beyond4.No sooner had they go
13、t the goods covered up _ it started raining hard.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.thanC.thenD.after5._everything means to know nothing.（分数：1.00）A.To knowB.KnowingC.One knowsD.You know6.The villagers have offered much help to us and we think we should do something for them_.（分数：1.00）A.in returnB.in placeC.in fashion
14、D.in danger7.How the fire in the dancing hall started _ a mystery.（分数：1.00）A.to remainB.remainsC.remainD.is remaining8.Youre always late. You _ late three times this week.（分数：1.00）A.are beingB.wereC.had beenD.have been9.- Please dont tell anybody. - I_, I promise.（分数：1.00）A.cantB.dontC.wontD.mustnt1
15、0.Its no use _ with him. He wont change his decision.（分数：1.00）A.arguingB.to argueC.to be arguingD.if you argue11.-Can I help you? -I d like to have a _ of China Daily.（分数：1.00）A.pieceB.sheetC.loafD.copy12.An old friend from abroad, _ I was expecting to stay with, telephoned me from the airport.（分数：1
16、.00）A.thatB.whomC.asD.which13.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 come14.All the members in the jury agreed that the man was _ of theft (行窃).（分数：1.00）A.criminalB.chargedC.guiltyD.faulty15.They _ with their performances d
17、espite the, rain.（分数：1.00）A.went throughB.went onC.went overD.went for四、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。I usually dont take the subway (地铁) to get to my office, but its a good thing I did last Tuesday. IU (36) /Ua man sitting opposite me whoU (37) /Uto be
18、extremely nervous. He wasU (38) /Uwide-eyed at one of the advertisements (广告) in the car. Then his hands started toU (39) /U. I took my medical bag andU (40) /Uto him.“Well, whatU (41) /Useems to be wrong with you?“ I asked.He pointed at an advertisementU (42) /Uthe good qualities of aU (43) /Ukind
19、of shin. ItU (44) /U:“It will not wilt, shrink, crease, or wrinkle.“Well,U (45) /Uabout it?“Im goingU (46) /U,“ he said. “I can read it to myself, but I cant says it outU (47) /U“My dear man,“ I comforted him, “you can say it. Of course you can. Yon reU (48) /Ua little nervous. This is just a nervou
20、s attack. You must notU (49) /U. You must try and say it. Now say it.“It.it will not wilt, crink, wack, or shrinkle,“ he said, and with a groan (呻吟) heU (50) /Uhis face with his hands.“Now come on.U (51) /Ume,“ I told him, “and learn how perfectly simple the wholeU (52) /Uis.“ I continued in a firm
21、voice:“ It will not wink, shink, wack, or cinkle.“ Oh, my God! IU (53) /Useveral times, each was wrong in a different way.The manU (54) /U, and appeared completely recovered. I wasU (55) /UThe man was cured. Of course, I had been putting on an act.（分数：20.00）A.curedB.metC.taughtD.noticedA.turnedB.app
22、earedC.pretendedD.meantA.admiringB.screamingC.pointingD.staringA.moveB.shakeC.touchD.waveA.came backB.went onC.rushed overD.looked overA.generallyB.exactlyC.usuallyD.naturallyA.telling aboutB.showing offC.calling forD.dealing withA.commonB.regularC.famousD.certainA.admittedB.saidC.provedD.calledA.wh
23、atB.howC.talkD.thinkA.crazyB.aheadC.angryD.backA.loudB.aloneC.freelyD.completelyA.trulyB.reallyC.simplyD.particularlyA.stopB.give inC.hurry upD.lookA.coveredB.turnedC.hidD.touchedA.Talk toB.AllowC.Listen toD.ShowA.advertisementB.problemC.situationD.thingA.triedB.spelledC.spokeD.explainedA.was anxiou
24、sB.was nervousC.laughedD.shoutedA.interestedB.delightedC.wordedD.astonished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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。BA/BYou can use your Business Telecard International at any card phone in the United Kingdom. Here is some information about making international phone calls.You
25、 can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call big cities. When you cannot make direct dialing calls, you can ask. the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular
26、person and no one else, in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person“ call. Even more expensive is a reverse charge call where the person who receives the call pays. If the international line is busy, you can reserve (留下) a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you back
27、 when the line is free.You can save money by calling outside office hours, for example, early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays. Remember that the time may be different in the country that you are calling. International time is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). London is on GMT and Mos
28、cow, for example, is 3 hours ahead. There is one problem: change to DST (Daylight Saving Time) for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in spring and put back in autumn, and so London is actually one hour ahead of GMT in the gummer.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the most expensive type of ca
29、ll?（分数：1.00）A.Direct dial.B.Through the operator.C.Reverse charge call.D.Calling outside office hours.(2).What can you do if the international line is engaged?（分数：1.00）A.Ask the operator to call you back later.B.Make a “person-to-person“ call.C.Call back outside office hours.D.Wait and call again wh
30、en the line is free.(3).When is it cheaper to make an international call?（分数：1.00）A.l0 a.m.B.5 p.m.C.11 p.m.D.8 a.m.(4).If you want to use your Business Telecard International, you have to_.（分数：1.00）A.use a card phoneB.phone on SundayC.make a direct dialing callD.pay extraBB/BMost of the animals hav
31、e little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership which is good for both of them. You may see some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they f
32、ind easy food in the parasites (寄生虫) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they move the cause of discomfort. So although Uthey/U can live without each other, they do better together.Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners can- not liv
33、e without each other. This is so in the corals (珊瑚) of the sea. In their skins there are tiny plants which act as “dustmen“, taking some of the waste products from the corals and giving in re- turn oxygen (氧气) which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from re
34、ceiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.（分数：4.00）(1).Some birds like to sit on a sheep because_.（分数：1.00）A.they can eat its parasitesB.they enjoy traveling with the sheepC.they depend on the sheep for existenceD.they find the position most comfortable(2).The underlined w
35、ord “they“ in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to_.（分数：1.00）A.birds and parasitesB.birds and sheepC.parasites and sheepD.sheep, birds and parasites(3).We learn from the text that corals depend on plants for_.（分数：1.00）A.comfortB.lightC.foodD.oxygen(4).What does the second paragraph mai
36、nly discuss?（分数：1.00）A.Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence.B.Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.C.Some plants depend on each other for food.D.Some animals live better together.BC/BComputer people talk lots about the need for other people to become “compu
37、ter literate “. But not all experts think it a good idea.One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees, is David Debut, the founder of Computer town UK. Though many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computer town
38、UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people literate“.David Debut thinks Computer towns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he thinks there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer
39、knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who want to go to Computer towns where there are computers for them to operate, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they ask. They are not told what to do, they find out. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people abo
40、ut computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People neednt learn computer terms (术语). But the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming “people literate“.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following is David Debuts idea on the relationship between people a
41、nd computers? A Computer learning should be made easier. B There should be more computer clubs for experts. c People should work harder to master computer use. D Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We can infer from the text that “computer literate“ m
42、eans_.（分数：1.00）A.being able to afford a computerB.being able to write computer programsC.working with the computer and finding out its valueD.understanding the computer and knowing how to use it(3).The underlined word “it“ in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computer town_.（分数：1.00）A.hel
43、ps to set up more computer clubsB.brings people to learn to use computersC.brings more experts to work togetherD.helps to sell computers to the public(4).David Debut started Computer town UK with the purpose of_.（分数：1.00）A.making better use of computer expertsB.improving computer programsC.increasin
44、g computers salesD.popularizing computersBD/BDavid Beckham was born in 1975 in London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest Ufervency/U was in football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckha
45、m was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy he played for schools of Essex and also for his county team.In 1991, he became a trainee with Manc
46、hester United. This meant that he could practice foot- ball as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team. In April, 1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member
47、 of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons, with David scoring many goals.His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 19961997 season, he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, Beckham became f
48、amous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157 kph. He also had the ability to make the ball go from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.（分数：4.00）(
