1、公共英语二级-73 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What can we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.They are having the coldest winter.B.The weather is going to become colder.C.The weather is going to become warmer.(2).When does the woman think it will ra
2、in?（分数：1.00）A.Tonight.B.At midnight.C.Maybe tomorrow.(3).What will the woman do next?（分数：1.00）A.Stay outside.B.Stay inside.C.Go to her office.(4).Why does the woman put on more clothes?（分数：1.00）A.Because it becomes very cold.B.Because she has caught a bad cold.C.Because she dislikes coldness.(5).Wha
3、t happened to the man?（分数：1.00）A.He was caught in the heavy rain.B.He arrived on time.C.He was injured in the rain.三、第二节(总题数：2，分数：5.00)听第 6 段对话，回答第 67 题。 （分数：2.00）(1).What does the woman know from the weather report?（分数：1.00）A.It“s going to rain.B.It“s going to snow.C.It“s going to clear up.(2).How
4、does the woman usually go to work?（分数：1.00）A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike.听第 7 段对话，回答第 810 题。 （分数：3.00）(1).When did the woman have an accident?（分数：1.00）A.Two months ago.B.Two years ago.C.Two weeks ago.(2).What“s wrong with the woman“s leg now?（分数：1.00）A.It“s broken.B.It“s injured.C.It hurts.(3).Why doe
5、s the woman know the storm is coming?（分数：1.00）A.Because she is in charge of weather forecast.B.Because she has listened to the weather report.C.Because her leg will hurt when the storm is around the corner.四、第二部分 阅读(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、短文理解(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Intensive research is yielding (产生) important in
6、sight into El Ni ? o, a periodic warming of tropical waters in the Pacific that can trigger devastating drought and flooding. Scientists are finding that the phenomenon exists in reverse; some call it La Ni ? a. Typically El Ni ? o, like the calamitous 1982-1983 event that brought misery to places a
7、s far apart as Ecuador, Australia, and southern Africa (National Geographic, February 1984), announces itself with strong westerly winds along the Equator (赤道), accompanied by a warm current that usually arrives off western South America around Christmas, which led to its name, Spanish for “the Chil
8、d“. Ocean fisheries (渔业) suddenly collapse, and coastal deserts reel under torrential rains that sweep away villages. Scientists now believe that between El Ni ? o there often are La Ni ? a: one-or-two-year periods when the surface water of the equatorial Pacific becomes cooler. Experts detected the
9、 onset of La Ni ? a in the spring of 1988, leading some to link it to last summer“s drought in the United States, flooding in Bangladesh, and the abnormal cold winter in Alaska and western Canada. The early detection of El Ni ? o and La Ni ? a is an invaluable tool for long-range weather forecasting
10、.（分数：20.00）(1).When El Ni ? o comes, what will happen?（分数：5.00）A.Strong westerly winds sweep along the Equator.B.A warm current arrives off western South America around Christmas.C.Ocean fisheries will suffer a lot.D.All of the above.(2).“El Ni ? o“ and “La Ni ? a“ are words in _.（分数：5.00）A.SpanishB
11、.GreekC.FrenchD.Latin(3).Which of the following is true about the La Ni ? a?（分数：5.00）A.It is the same phenomenon as E1 Ni?o.B.It lasts at least three years.C.It happens between El Ni?o.D.It led to the cold winter in Alaska and western Australia.(4).What“s the author“s opinion about the research on E
12、l Ni ? o and La Ni ? a?（分数：5.00）A.Critical.B.Favorable.C.Unsatisfactory.D.Not clear.六、第三部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、语法填空(总题数：1，分数：40.00)Wife: It“s Friday today. How do you want to spend the evening, darling? Husband: Well, why not go 1 (dance)? We haven“t done that 2 a long time. Wife: Oh, to tell the
13、 truth, I don“t really feel like going dancing tonight. I had a hard day and I“m sort of 3 (tire). What“s more, I am supposed to go rock climbing with my colleague Dorothy tomorrow morning. Husband: Well, in that 4 , we could go to the new movie the Fast and the Furious by that world famous director
14、 Rob Cohen. I really like his work, 5 will stop showing the day after tomorrow. Wife: Oh, we go to the movies 6 much. Can“t we do something different for a 7 , honey? Husband: Well, do you have any suggestions? Wife: Let me see. How do you feel about asking some friends over to play cards? Husband:
15、It“s OK with me, 8 we don“t have any beer or anything to eat at home. Wife: Well, 9 is better to call Juliet and ask her and that neighbor of 10 , David, to come over, and I“ll go to the store and buy some food and drinks. Husband: OK. That“s a good idea.（分数：40.00）八、第四部分 写作(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、改写对话(总题数：
16、1，分数：30.00)1.阅读下面的对话，根据其内容改写对话。 要求： (1)所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。 (2)用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。 注意： 词数 80 词左右。 Susan: What“s the weather like in your city? Jane: In the summer it gets very hot. The temperature is often between 37 and 40 centigrade. When it is hot we often get rains. However, the w
17、inters are much drier than summer. Susan: The summer temperate usually often reaches about 20 or 25 in my city. The rain falls mostly in the winter and we often get snow. Jane: What is the temperature in winter? It is about 15 or 20 degrees in my city. Susan: Temperature often falls to zero in winte
18、r and can be below that at night. You can see that the streets are often icy in the morning. So with such a high temperature you must get some thunderstorms in winter. Jane: Yeah, actually, we do. In the middle of winter there can be found storms every day usually in the afternoon. I heard your city
19、 has a lot of fog, is that true? Susan: We do have a few fog days in winter. But I would not say we have a lot of fogs. I also heard that the sky in your city is very clear and brightly blue. Jane: Yes. Like what I mentioned, we have thunderstorms. But each one usually last a few hours, then the sky
20、 is clear again and It“s really beautiful. （分数：30.00）_公共英语二级-73 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What can we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.They are having the coldest winter.B.The weather is going to become colder. C.The weather is going to
21、become warmer.解析：听力原文 W: It“s so cold. We haven“t had such a cold winter for a long time. M: Yes, the weatherman says it“s going to be even worse in the next few days.(2).When does the woman think it will rain?（分数：1.00）A.Tonight.B.At midnight.C.Maybe tomorrow. 解析：听力原文 M: Look at the clouds! It will
22、rain tonight. W: Really? I don“t think so, at least not tonight.(3).What will the woman do next?（分数：1.00）A.Stay outside.B.Stay inside. C.Go to her office.解析：听力原文 M: It“s such a warm and nice day. I“d like to do my homework under the tree. W: A good idea, but I find it difficult for me to focus on my
23、 work outside.(4).Why does the woman put on more clothes?（分数：1.00）A.Because it becomes very cold. B.Because she has caught a bad cold.C.Because she dislikes coldness.解析：听力原文 M: It“s chilly all of a sudden, isn“t it? W: Yes, I have to put on more clothes.(5).What happened to the man?（分数：1.00）A.He was
24、 caught in the heavy rain. B.He arrived on time.C.He was injured in the rain.解析：听力原文 W: Why were you late for the meeting last night? M: If it hadn“t rained so hard last night, I would have arrived on time.三、第二节(总题数：2，分数：5.00)听第 6 段对话，回答第 67 题。 （分数：2.00）(1).What does the woman know from the weather
25、report?（分数：1.00）A.It“s going to rain.B.It“s going to snow. C.It“s going to clear up.解析：听力原文 M: Linda, did you hear the weather report? W: Yeah. It said that we“ll have snow tonight. M: How will you go to work if it snows? Will you still ride a bicycle? W: Maybe I“ll have to take a bus.(2).How does t
26、he woman usually go to work?（分数：1.00）A.By bus.B.By car.C.By bike. 解析：听第 7 段对话，回答第 810 题。 （分数：3.00）(1).When did the woman have an accident?（分数：1.00）A.Two months ago.B.Two years ago. C.Two weeks ago.解析：听力原文 M: What“s the matter, Laura. Your face seems pale. W: Nothing serious. My left leg hurts. M: Wh
27、at“s up? W: It was broken two years ago in a traffic accident. M: Does it still hurt? You“d better see a doctor. W: It doesn“t matter. When the humidity increases, it will hurt. The storm is on the way. M: What? A storm? Are you kidding? W: I“m serious. When the storm is coming, the humidity will in
28、crease and I“ll feel pains in the bones. M: Oh, I see.(2).What“s wrong with the woman“s leg now?（分数：1.00）A.It“s broken.B.It“s injured.C.It hurts. 解析：(3).Why does the woman know the storm is coming?（分数：1.00）A.Because she is in charge of weather forecast.B.Because she has listened to the weather repor
29、t.C.Because her leg will hurt when the storm is around the corner. 解析：四、第二部分 阅读(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、短文理解(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Intensive research is yielding (产生) important insight into El Ni ? o, a periodic warming of tropical waters in the Pacific that can trigger devastating drought and flooding. Scientists
30、 are finding that the phenomenon exists in reverse; some call it La Ni ? a. Typically El Ni ? o, like the calamitous 1982-1983 event that brought misery to places as far apart as Ecuador, Australia, and southern Africa (National Geographic, February 1984), announces itself with strong westerly winds
31、 along the Equator (赤道), accompanied by a warm current that usually arrives off western South America around Christmas, which led to its name, Spanish for “the Child“. Ocean fisheries (渔业) suddenly collapse, and coastal deserts reel under torrential rains that sweep away villages. Scientists now bel
32、ieve that between El Ni ? o there often are La Ni ? a: one-or-two-year periods when the surface water of the equatorial Pacific becomes cooler. Experts detected the onset of La Ni ? a in the spring of 1988, leading some to link it to last summer“s drought in the United States, flooding in Bangladesh
33、, and the abnormal cold winter in Alaska and western Canada. The early detection of El Ni ? o and La Ni ? a is an invaluable tool for long-range weather forecasting.（分数：20.00）(1).When El Ni ? o comes, what will happen?（分数：5.00）A.Strong westerly winds sweep along the Equator.B.A warm current arrives
34、off western South America around Christmas.C.Ocean fisheries will suffer a lot.D.All of the above. 解析：(2).“El Ni ? o“ and “La Ni ? a“ are words in _.（分数：5.00）A.Spanish B.GreekC.FrenchD.Latin解析：(3).Which of the following is true about the La Ni ? a?（分数：5.00）A.It is the same phenomenon as E1 Ni?o.B.It
35、 lasts at least three years.C.It happens between El Ni?o. D.It led to the cold winter in Alaska and western Australia.解析：(4).What“s the author“s opinion about the research on El Ni ? o and La Ni ? a?（分数：5.00）A.Critical.B.Favorable. C.Unsatisfactory.D.Not clear.解析：六、第三部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、语法填空(总
36、题数：1，分数：40.00)Wife: It“s Friday today. How do you want to spend the evening, darling? Husband: Well, why not go 1 (dance)? We haven“t done that 2 a long time. Wife: Oh, to tell the truth, I don“t really feel like going dancing tonight. I had a hard day and I“m sort of 3 (tire). What“s more, I am sup
37、posed to go rock climbing with my colleague Dorothy tomorrow morning. Husband: Well, in that 4 , we could go to the new movie the Fast and the Furious by that world famous director Rob Cohen. I really like his work, 5 will stop showing the day after tomorrow. Wife: Oh, we go to the movies 6 much. Ca
38、n“t we do something different for a 7 , honey? Husband: Well, do you have any suggestions? Wife: Let me see. How do you feel about asking some friends over to play cards? Husband: It“s OK with me, 8 we don“t have any beer or anything to eat at home. Wife: Well, 9 is better to call Juliet and ask her
39、 and that neighbor of 10 , David, to come over, and I“ll go to the store and buy some food and drinks. Husband: OK. That“s a good idea.（分数：40.00）解析：dancing解析：for解析：tired解析：case解析：which解析：too解析：change解析：but解析：it解析：hers八、第四部分 写作(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、改写对话(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.阅读下面的对话，根据其内容改写对话。 要求： (1)所写短文应与对话相
40、关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。 (2)用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。 注意： 词数 80 词左右。 Susan: What“s the weather like in your city? Jane: In the summer it gets very hot. The temperature is often between 37 and 40 centigrade. When it is hot we often get rains. However, the winters are much drier than summer. Susan: The su
41、mmer temperate usually often reaches about 20 or 25 in my city. The rain falls mostly in the winter and we often get snow. Jane: What is the temperature in winter? It is about 15 or 20 degrees in my city. Susan: Temperature often falls to zero in winter and can be below that at night. You can see th
42、at the streets are often icy in the morning. So with such a high temperature you must get some thunderstorms in winter. Jane: Yeah, actually, we do. In the middle of winter there can be found storms every day usually in the afternoon. I heard your city has a lot of fog, is that true? Susan: We do ha
43、ve a few fog days in winter. But I would not say we have a lot of fogs. I also heard that the sky in your city is very clear and brightly blue. Jane: Yes. Like what I mentioned, we have thunderstorms. But each one usually last a few hours, then the sky is clear again and It“s really beautiful. （分数：3
44、0.00）_正确答案：()解析：Susan is chatting with her foreign friend Jane on line, there are many differences between their cities. Jane“s city often gets a very hot summer with the temperature between 37 and 40, while Susan“s city is very comfortable in summer. In winter, Susan can enjoy the snow and see the icy streets, but it is not always so nice when it comes with the foggy days. On the contrary, Jane“s city always has a warm winter, after the thunderstorms, the sky will be clear, and the city becomes dramatically beautiful.
