1、公共英语二级-71 (1)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).Whats the time now?（分数：1.00）A.A 10:10. B.B 10:20. C.C 10:30.(2).How is the school now?（分数：1.00）A.A Its not as good
2、 as it was. B.B Its better than it used to be. C.C Its even worse than people say.(3).What does the woman advise the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.A Solve it as soon as possible. B.B Count the time it needs. C.C Be patient with the problem.(4).What is the womans job?（分数：1.00）A.A A doctor. B.B A secretary. C.
3、C A waitress.(5).What is the man going to do this summer?（分数：1.00）A.A Working to earn extra money. B.B Working for the coming exams. C.C He wont earn a little money.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每
4、段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：2.00）(1).Whats wrong with the man?（分数：1.00）A.A He overslept again. B.B He cant tell the woman the truth. C.C He failed the exam again.(2).Why didnt the man pass the exam?（分数：1.00）A.A He didnt make full preparations. B.B He copied Smiths paper. C.C Nobody helped him.（分数：2.00）(1).When is
5、 Julias birthday?（分数：1.00）A.A The next day. B.B The day after next. C.C The day they had the talk.(2).What will the man and the woman buy for Julia?（分数：1.00）A.A A record. B.B A new pen. C.C A box of chocolates.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the woman waiting for?（分数：1.00）A.A She is waiting for the man. B.B Sh
6、e is waiting for her mother. C.C She is waiting for a bus.(2).According to the conversation; what kind of weather is usual for March?（分数：1.00）A.A Cool. B.B Very hot. C.C Dry.(3).How often should the bus come to their stop?（分数：1.00）A.A Every twenty minutes. B.B Every half an hour. C.C Once a day.（分数：
7、4.00）(1).Why did the girl invite Uncle Smith to dinner? A She liked him. B She had no other friends. C She wanted to have a birthday party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When would Uncle Smith be free?（分数：1.00）A.A On Saturday. B.B From Monday to Friday. C.C On Sunday.(3).Why wouldnt Uncle Smith come on Saturday
8、?（分数：1.00）A.A He only wanted to come on Sunday. B.B He would be very busy on Saturday. C.C His car was broken down.(4).What time would they meet on Sunday?（分数：1.00）A.A About 6:30 or 7:00. B.B About 7:30. C.C About 6:00.（分数：4.00）(1).What did the person do every day?（分数：1.00）A.A He drank a big glass o
9、f beer. B.B He went to the same beer house. C.C He drank with a different friend.(2).Why did the person ask two glasses of beer instead of one big glass? A Because he didnt like drink alone. B Because he and his friend drank them together. C Because he and the beer woman drank them together.（分数：1.00
10、）A.B.C.(3).What happened a few days later? A The persons friend stopped drinking beer. B The person asked only for half a glass of beer. C The person asked only for one glass of beer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What do we know about his friend?（分数：1.00）A.A His friend died. B.B His friend was well. C.C His fr
11、iend was beer.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Goodbye, Mr. Smith. Im very pleased _.（分数：1.00）A.to meet youB.to have met youC.meetingD.having met you2.Does Tom know any other foreign languages _ English?（分数：1.00）A.butB.exceptC.besidesD.beside3.Nowhere else in the world _ more beautiful sight than
12、in Switzerland.（分数：1.00）A.you can findB.is foundC.can you findD.has been found4.There was a second knock at the door. It was the second time I _ that afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.was interruptedB.was interruptingC.had interruptedD.had been interrupted5.Mr. Grey has two sons, _ are famous dancers.（分数：1.00）A.
13、both theyB.both of themC.they bothD.both of whom6.- There is a bad smell here. - Oh, dear! I _ the gas.（分数：1.00）A.must forget turning offB.must forget to turn offC.must have forgotten turning offD.must have forgotten to turn off7.Since last year, she _ of the long distance.（分数：1.00）A.have covered th
14、ree fifthB.have covered three fifthsC.has covered three fifthsD.has covered three fifth8.-_may I _ the book?- For three weeks.（分数：1.00）A.How often; borrowB.How often; keepC.How long; borrowD.How long; keep9.I didnt feel like_, so he suggested _ a taxi.（分数：1.00）A.to walk; takingB.walking; takingC.to
15、walk; to takeD.walking; to take10.If you want_, you should speak slowly and clearly to the listeners.（分数：1.00）A.to be understoodB.to understand itC.understandingD.to understood11._his address, I cant send this book to him.（分数：1.00）A.Not knowingB.KnowingC.Not knowD.N6t known12.- Never thought to see
16、you here. -_（分数：1.00）A.So did I.B.Oh, havent you?C.Its a small world.D.Im well. Thank you. And you?13.In those days she was always lost in thought, so that she had to be called three or four times _ she came to her dinner.（分数：1.00）A.untilB.afterC.whenD.before14.Although Helen is a new teacher, she k
17、nows _ student in her class.（分数：1.00）A.every ofB.everyC.allD.all of15.She _ several jackets and finally picked out a blue one.（分数：1.00）A.went onB.took onC.tried onD.put on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。It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more t
18、han 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive beforeU (36) /Uthe meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or the hostessU (37) /U. If you have to be late, call and tell them toU (38) /Uyou. Its evenU (39) /Uto be early! The
19、host or the hostess will probably not beU (40) /U.If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your carU (41) /Uthe right time. Though its often important to arrive on time, yetU (42) /U, for open houses, the host or the hostess invite guests to arrive and leaveU (4
20、3) /Ua certain time so you can arrive at any timeU (44) /Uthe time he or she gives you.Its nice to bring an empty stomach, but its even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not costU (45) /U, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box ofU (46) /Uwill be fine.Ne
21、ver bring money as a present. In an introduction, the order of a name: the given name, the family name. In other words, the given name comesU (47) /UIts important not only to learn and remember names, but toU (48) /Uthem often in conversation. After theU (49) /U, we usually call friends by their giv
22、en names.U (50) /Umay want you call them by their titles andU (51) /U1) such as “Mr. Jones“, “Mrs. Smith“, “Ms. Johnson“ or “Dr. Brown“.A maiden name is a womans family name at birth. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, sheU (52) /Uthe family name of her husbandU (53) /Uher maide
23、n name. It is now becoming common,U (54) /U, for women to keep their maiden namesU (55) /Uthey get married.（分数：20.00）A.makingB.cookingC.doingD.servingA.spiritB.opinionC.thoughtD.ideaA.have withB.have withoutC.start withoutD.start withA.niceB.worseC.nicerD.badA.backB.inC.upD.readyA.byB.afterC.beforeD
24、.untilA.in the other handB.on the other handC.in another handD.on another handA.forB.amongC.betweenD.atA.withinB.byC.onD.inA.manyB.a lotC.a littleD.a fewA.silverB.prizesC.cookbookD.candyA.afterB.beforeC.firstD.laterA.watch outB.repeatC.speakD.retellA.introductionB.conversationC.meetingD.dinnerA.Gent
25、lemenB.Young peopleC.Older peopleD.DoctorA.given namesB.first namesC.family namesD.full namesA.givesB.bringsC.carriesD.takesA.insteadB.in place ofC.takes placeD.in placeA.andB.whileC.howeverD.stillA.afterB.untilC.beforeD.since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/BSomet
26、ime in the next century, the familiar early-newspaper on the front gate will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. Youll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guid
27、ed by a program that selects the type of news you want. Youll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communic
28、ation experts working on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of news events.Most of the technology is available (可用的) now, but
29、 convincing (说服) more people that they dont need paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspaper may be stronger from within journalism.Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and pub-fishers will have to die off befor
30、e the next generation realize that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable.Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete t
31、he changeover because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial (财经的) interests in the paper industry.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the best tire for this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Computer Newspapers Are Well LikedB.Newspapers of the Future Will Likely Be on ComputerC.Newspaper
32、s Are out of FashionD.New Communications Technology(2).It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers, be-cause_.（分数：1.00）A.it is technologically impossible nowB.computer newspapers are too expensiveC.there is strong resistance from both the general population
33、 and professional journalistsD.traditional newspapers are easy to read(3).Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer newspapers?（分数：1.00）A.They are cheaper than traditional newspapers.B.They are very convenient to use.C.You can get more information from them quickly.D.You can easily save
34、 information for future use.(4).Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because_.（分数：1.00）A.they dont know how to use computersB.they think computer newspapers take too much time to readC.they think the new technology is badD.they have been trained to write for traditional newspaper
35、s(5).We can infer from the passage that_.（分数：1.00）A.all technological changes are goodB.all technologies will eventually replace old onesC.new technologies will eventually replace old onesD.traditional newspapers are here to stay for another centuryBB/B“How far is it to the next village?“ the Americ
36、an asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries, 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 dr
37、ives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling “tricked“. 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
38、when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, 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 mis
39、understandings between people of different cul-tures. If you are 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 e
40、xpects the answerC.he doesnt know the exact distance at allD.he 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 f
41、rom the next village, he will_.（分数：1.00）A.tell you the exact distance if he knows itB.tell you it is close although he knows it isntC.say that he doesnt 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
42、 polite but honest to foreignersB.learn customs of different countriesC.decide whether to be polite according to different culturesD.tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countriesBC/BMovies are the most popular form of entertainment (娱乐) for millions of Americans. They go to the m
43、ovies to escape their normal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting than their own. They may choose to see a particular film because they like the actors or because they have heard the film has a good story. But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape. Sitting in
44、a dark theater, watching the images on the screen, they enter another world that is real to them. They become involved in the lives of the characters in the movie, and for two hours, they forget all about their own problems. They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic and
45、 beautiful than in real life.The biggest “dream factories“ are in Hollywood, the capital of the film industry. Each year, Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies that are shown all over the world. American movies are popular because they tell stories and they are well-made. They provide the public
46、 with heroes who do things the average person would like to do but often cant. People have to cope with many problems and much trouble in real life, so they feel encouraged when they see the “good guys“ win in the movies.（分数：3.00）(1).The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want_.（分数：1.00）
47、A.to enjoy a good storyB.to experience an exciting lifeC.to see the actors and actressesD.to escape their daily life(2).Which of the following is peoples normal response to the movies they watch?（分数：1.00）A.They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.B.They try to turn their dreams in
48、to reality.C.They become so involved that they forget their own problems.D.They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses.(3).It is obvious that real life is_.（分数：1.00）A.less romantic than that in the moviesB.more romantic than that in the moviesC.as romantic as that in the moviesD.no less romantic than that in the moviesBD/
