1、公共英语二级-97 及答案解析(总分：86.51，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、单项填空(总题数：20，分数：25.50)1.It was _ great shock to the world that two airplanes crashed into _ World Trade Center in New York on September 11,2001.（分数：2.50）A.a;/B.the; theC.a; theD./;the2.It is said that Kate failed in the finals. _ she i
2、s sad these days.（分数：2.50）A.What a pityB.I“ m sorry thatC.I wonder whyD.No wonder that3.Have you even read the book Red Course _ by Mr. Ma Xu of China?（分数：1.00）A.writingB.writtenC.be writtenD.is written4.Mary always dances well, _ her mother.（分数：1.00）A.so doB.so doesC.as doD.as does5.Neither her par
3、ents nor she _ the two _.（分数：2.00）A.remember; room numberB.remembers; room numbersC.remember; room numbersD.remembers; room number6.The famous novel is said _ into Chinese.（分数：1.00）A.to have translatedB.to be translateC.to have been translatedD.to translate7.Never thought to see you here. _.（分数：1.00
4、）A.So did I.B.Oh, haven“t you?C.It“s a small world.D.I“m well. Thank you. And you?8.From here, you can see the bridge _ construction.（分数：1.00）A.inB.onC.underD.with9.It“s about time we got the kitchen _.（分数：1.00）A.repaintB.repaintedC.repaintingD.to repaint10._ has committed a crime is to answer for i
5、t.（分数：1.00）A.WhoB.No matter whoC.AnyoneD.Whoever11.He failed the exam, _ proved that he hadn“t been working hard enough.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.whatD.of which12.A computer can only do _ you have instructed it to do.（分数：2.50）A.howB.afterC.whatD.when13.Parents have to accept their children for _ they
6、are and not _ they want them to be.（分数：1.00）A.who; whatB.where; whoC.what; whyD.how; when14.We grow all our fruit and vegetables, _ saves money, of course.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.whatD.such15.We often feel _ when our efforts do not achieve what we hoped they would.（分数：1.00）A.cut offB.let downC.put a
7、wayD.set up16.The goods, which we received, is far from _.（分数：1.00）A.satisfiedB.being satisfiedC.to be satisfiedD.satisfying17.Mary and I see each other _, but not as often as we used to.（分数：1.00）A.sooner or laterB.once in a whileC.in the endD.more or less18.Professor Green is away on holiday. He _
8、to Paris.（分数：1.00）A.is goneB.has goneC.has beenD.went19.I walked slowly to the teacher“s office wondering _ she decided to talk with me.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.whyC.whereD.who20.I asked him if he had _ oil.（分数：1.00）A.anyB.someC.anD.much三、第二部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AIt was the first snow of winter. Up until n
9、ow, I had been able to dress myself for recess (课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss king, my kindergarten teacher, may still remember this one. I managed to get into my snow pants, but I struggled with my jacket because it did not fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother. Finally it
10、 was time to have Miss King help me with my boots. She said, “By the end of winter, you will be able to put on your own boots. “ I handed her my boots, and she managed to get the first one into place and then worked the second one on, too. I said, “They are on the wrong feet.“ She struggled to get t
11、he boots off and tried again. Then I said, “These aren“t my boots, they are my brother“s boots and I hate them!“ Somehow, she managed to act as though I was not an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved, less gently this time and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. Seeing
12、the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your gloves?“ I looked into her eyes and said, “I did not want to lose them, so I put them into the toes of my boots.“（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, the little girl got _ from her brother.（分数：1.00）A.the pants and jacketB.the jacket
13、and bootsC.the jacket and hatD.the gloves(2).What made it difficult for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on?（分数：1.00）A.The wrong size of the boots.B.The unwillingness of the girl.C.The gloves in the toes of the boots.D.The slowness of the teacher.(3).Why did the little girl put her
14、gloves into her boots?（分数：1.00）A.She worried to lose them.B.To make her teacher find them.C.She didn“t know the reason.D.She didn“t like them.(4).From the passage we can guess how old was the girl?（分数：1.00）A.5.B.12.C.16.D.20.Hugh Troy, a well-known artist, was a very interesting and clever person wh
15、o spent most of his life playing tricks for the joy of it. One winter, while a student at Cornell University in New York, Troy got hold of a very old and ugly wastebasket with a real rhinoceros (犀牛) foot as its base. He filled it with metal weights and tied 30 feet of clothes-line to either side. La
16、ter one night he and a friend carried it out onto campus, pulling the lines straight between them. Every few feet they would lower it into the snow, their own footprints so far away as to raise no suspicions (怀疑). The next morning someone noticed the prints and invited learned professors to come and
17、 have a look. Excitedly, they followed the rhinoceros tracks. Then they were led onto the ice covering Beeb Lake, which connected to where the school got its drinking water. There the tracks ended in a huge hole. It was said that half the population of Cornell stopped drinking tap water. Those who c
18、ontinued to drink it insisted that it tasted like rhinoceros.（分数：4.00）(1).What was Troy doing when the story began?（分数：1.00）A.He was working as an artist.B.He was studying in the university.C.He was examining a rhinoceros foot.D.He was doing rhinoceros experiments.(2).Why did Troy fill the basket wi
19、th metal weights?（分数：1.00）A.Make it easy to tie the lines.B.Get rid of these useless things.C.Make it heavy enough for prints.D.Support the base of the old basket.(3).Why did someone ask learned professors to examine the prints?（分数：1.00）A.They knew where the rhinoceros existed in winter.B.They might
20、 be able to explain what had happened.C.They were looking for this animal just then.D.They enjoyed following animal tracks.(4).Troy wanted people to believe that a rhinoceros _.（分数：1.00）A.might appear on campus againB.might exist in this area all the timeC.had dug a hole for its winter homeD.had fal
21、len into the lake through a holeBIn 1995 about 700,000 robots were operating in the industrialized world. Over 500,000 were used in Japan, about 120,000 in Western Europe, and about 60,000 in the United States. Many robot applications are for tasks that are either dangerous or unpleasant for human b
22、eings. In medical labs, robots handle possibly dangerous materials, such as blood or urine samples (尿样). In other cases, robots are used in repetitive, unchangeable tasks in which human performance might degrade over time. Robots can perform these repetitive, high-precision operations 24 hours a day
23、 without fatigue . A major user of robots is the automobile industry. General Motors Corporation uses about 16,000 robots for tasks such as spot welding (点焊), painting, machine loading, parts transfer, and assembly. Assembly is one of the fastest growing industrial applications of robotics. It requi
24、res higher precision than welding or painting and depends on low-cost sensor systems and powerful inexpensive computers. Robots are used in electronic assembly where they load microchips on circuit boards (线路板). Robots are being used to help doctors in installing artificial (人工的) legs, and very high
25、-precision robots can help doctors with difficult operations on the human eye.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following is the best topic about this article?（分数：1.00）A.RobotsB.Uses of RobotsC.Development of RobotsD.Advantages of Robots(2).According to the article, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.
26、00）A.In 1995 about 700,000 robots were operating in the industrialized world.B.Why people use the robots is that they are neither dangerous nor unpleasant.C.In medical labs, robots can be used to handle possibly dangerous materials, such as blood or urine samples.D.In other cases, robots are used in
27、 repetitive, unchangeable tasks in which human performance might degrade over time.(3).The underlined word “fatigue“ in the first paragraph can be explained as _.（分数：1.00）A.restB.payingC.poweringD.being exhausted(4).The robots can do many jobs EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.spot welding, paintingB.drinking, ea
28、ting and shavingC.machine loading, parts transfer, and assemblyD.exploring distant planets(5).Whose job may NOT need robots“ help?（分数：1.00）A.Psychologist.B.Surgeon.C.Brain specialist.D.Dentist.CThe English author, Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty. In order to earn a little
29、money he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the book had been sold in the shop, and Savage was living from hand to mouth . As a result of his lack of food he became very ill, but after a time, because of the skill of the doctor who had looked after him, he got well again. Afte
30、r a week or two the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor Savage hadn“t any money and couldn“t pay it. The doctor waited for another month and sent the bill again. But still no money came. After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money. In the end he came to Savage“
31、s house and asked him for payment, saying to Savage, “You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude from you“. “I agree,“ said Savage, “that I owe my life to you, and to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you.“ With these words he handed to hi
32、m two copies entitled THE LIFE OF RICHARD SAVAGE.（分数：4.00）(1).The best title for this text should be _.（分数：1.00）A.A Poor English WriterB.A Skilled DoctorC.A Life for a LifeD.The Life of Richard Savage(2).In the text the underlined sentence means “_“.（分数：1.00）A.Savage had clothes to wear and food to
33、eatB.Savage had no money to buy clothes or foodC.Savage was very poor and illD.Savage was too poor to live on(3).According to the text we can imagine that _.（分数：1.00）A.the doctor was poor tooB.the doctor was skilled and kindC.the doctor was skilled but cruelD.the doctor was glad to have got the two
34、books(4).Which statement is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.It was the doctor who cured Savage.B.If it hadn“t been because of the doctor, Savage might have died.C.The doctor sent bills to Savage for money.D.The doctor himself came to see Savage again.John was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, and he had
35、to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education. Despite this, he managed to go to university, but it was so expensive to study there. During the holiday, he found it necessary to do two jobs at the same time in order to earn enough money to pay for his studies. One summer
36、 he managed to get a job in a butcher“s shop during the day time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop be learned to cut meat up quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the serving while he went into a mom behind the shop to do the accounts. In the hospital, on the other han
37、d, he was, of course, allowed to do only the simplest jobs, like lifting people and carrying them from one part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher“s and at the hospital, John had to. wear white clothes. One evening at the hospital, John had to carry a woman from her bed to the place whe
38、re she was to have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he came to get her, but when she saw John, that tightened her. “No! No!“ She cried, “Not my butcher! I won“t be operated on by my butcher!“ and fainted away.（分数：2.01）(1).John made enough
39、money by _.（分数：0.67）A.studying in the universityB.working in a butcher“s shopC.doing two jobsD.cutting meat well(2).John was a student, but at the same time he was _.（分数：0.67）A.a butcher and doctorB.a manager and doctorC.an assistantD.a manager(3).The woman patient recognized John because _.（分数：0.67
40、）A.he was wearing white clothesB.he sold meal to herC.he was now working in the hospitalD.he was going to operate on herDWhen my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the lis
41、t of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all co
42、lors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?“ I asked. “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,“ my mother said. “I wouldn“t have had one just for myself, but when calledoh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon.“ The pine reached to the proper height,
43、 almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (不够美观地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant sm
44、ell of Christmas. “It“s not like the ones you used to find,“ my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn“t know where to look. But I couldn“t be fussy (挑剔的).“ “Don“t worry,“ I told her. “It“s perfect.“ It wasn“t, of course, but at the moment I realized something
45、 for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.（分数：3.00）(1).From the passage, we can infer that _.（分数：1.00）A.the writer spent his first Christmas during the warB.soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the warC.all the soldiers had three-day passesD.the writer could not go home for C
46、hristmas(2).When the writer got home, _.（分数：1.00）A.it was December 23B.it was snowing heavilyC.he found a Christmas tree in the living roomD.the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother(3).From this passage, we can conclude that _.（分数：1.00）A.the writer used to cut very beautiful Christm
47、as treesB.his mother didn“t like perfect treesC.his mother didn“t want to have a treeD.the writer wouldn“t have a tree cut by someone elseCo-operation means working together for the benefit of all. Without co-operation modern society could not exist. Co-operation has been at its best among the farme
48、rs in the dry areas of certain parts of Australia and Africa. The fields have been irrigated in these areas. Crops cannot be grown without water. For this purpose, canals and reservoirs have been built. The canals have been cut through the fields of not only one farmer. Those who live higher up the
49、valley than the others have permitted canals to be built through their land in order to carry water to the fields of farmers lower down. When there is a long period without rain, all share the water. Instead of taking all the water for them selves, the farmers in the higher land leave enough water for their neighbours down the valley. Farming in the dry areas has been made possible by such co-operation. By
