1、公共英语二级-9 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 man mean?（分数：1.00）A.A He wonders why she is here. B.B He himself is Dr. Johnson. C.C The doctor will b
2、e here soon.(2).When does the second bus leave on Saturdays?（分数：1.00）A.A 8:00. B.B 8:30. C.C 9:00.(3).How many people suffered in the air crash?（分数：1.00）A.A 85. B.B 70. C.C 64.(4).Where was the car before it hit the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A At the side street. B.B At the crossroads. C.C On the motorway,(5
3、).Where did Susan often go to read?（分数：1.00）A.A In the library. B.B In the college. C.C On the campus.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：3.00）(1).When did the dialog take place?（分数：1.0
4、0）A.A At 2:45. B.B At 3:00. C.C At 3:15.(2).When would the meeting start?（分数：1.00）A.A At 2:45. B.B At 3:00. C.C At 3:15.(3).What was Tom supposed to do a quarter later?A He was supposed to go out for lunch.B He was supposed to come back home.C He was supposed to have a meeting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.0
5、0）(1).What did the woman play yesterday afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.A Tennis. B.B Table tennis. C.C Basketball.(2).What are the womans favorite sports?A Swimming and playing football.B Running and playing volleyball.C Playing table tennis and basketball.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What is the mans favorite sport?（分
6、数：1.00）A.A Playing football. B.B Playing volleyball. C.C Playing tennis.(4).When does the man usually stop running every morning?（分数：1.00）A.A At 6:00. B.B At 6:10. C.C At 6:15.（分数：3.00）(1).What was the womans main purpose of going to New York during the vacation?（分数：1.00）A.A To learn English. B.B To
7、 visit an American family. C.C To do business.(2).When did the woman come back from America?（分数：1.00）A.A On July 5tb. B.B On July 6th. C.C On August 25th.(3).What in particular did the woman like about the American classes?A The teachers were kind.B The students were quite free.C There were a lot of
8、 activities in class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).How far is Damson City from Edmonton?（分数：1.00）A.A About 200 km. B.B About 2,000 km. C.C About 350 km.(2).What is the Robert Service breakfast?A A small orange juice, some coffee and an order of toast.B A small orange juice, ham and eggs and an order o
9、f toast.C Ham and eggs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How does the man feel when the woman orders the Robert Service breakfast?（分数：1.00）A.A Sad. B.B Excited. C.C Surprised.（分数：2.00）(1).How many post offices does the man talk about?（分数：1.00）A.A One. B.B Two. C.C Three.(2).Where are they talking?（分数：1.00）A.A In t
10、he street. B.B Near a market. C.C Near a post office.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.They did it all _ friendship.（分数：1.00）A.by the name ofB.of the name ofC.under the name ofD.in the name of2.The new law will come into _ on the day it is passed.（分数：1.00）A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence3.Poetry a
11、lso _ all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.（分数：1.00）A.calls forB.calls upC.calls onD.calls in4.Although he has lived with us for years, he _ us much impression.（分数：1.00）A.hadnt leftB.didnt leaveC.doesnt leaveD.hasnt left5.They are all _ little children that you a
12、re not able to look after _ many of them by yourself.（分数：1.00）A.so; soB.such; soC.such; suchD.so; such6.He _ gas a mile from home; therefore he had to wait for someone to take his car to the gas station.（分数：1.00）A.ran outB.ran out ofC.ran intoD.ran over7. _ David and Vicky _ married? For about three
13、 years.（分数：1.00）A.How long were; beingB.How long have; gotC.How long have; beenD.How long did; get8.The new film received _ from everyone.（分数：1.00）A.highly praiseB.high praiseC.high praisesD.highly praises9._, they set out to break the record for the crossing-channel swim.（分数：1.00）A.Well equippedB.W
14、ell equippingC.Well equipsD.To equip10.All _ is needed is a supply of oil.（分数：1.00）A.the thingB.thatC.whatD.which11.As a young man, Tom used to _ in the town, _ to find a job for a few coins.（分数：1.00）A.knocking about; waitedB.knocked down; waitingC.knock about; waitingD.knocked down; waited12.I am _
15、 by his _ attitude after hearing his words.（分数：1.00）A.puzzled; puzzledB.puzzling; puzzlingC.puzzled; puzzlingD.puzzling; puzzled13.It takes _ very unusual mind to undertake _ analysis of _ obvious.（分数：1.00）A.a; /; theB.a; the; theC./; the; /D./; the; the14.The countrys _ is based on trade.（分数：1.00）A
16、.wealthyB.wealthC.possessionD.possessor15.Word came _ I was wanted at the office.（分数：1.00）A.whetherB.thatC.whyD.which四、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Recently I was invited to a friends house for supperand had a meal I had never had before.All the friends
17、invited were a littleU (36) /U. Its not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but its just that he neverU (37) /Umore than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought somethingU (38) /Ufor his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where
18、aU (39) /Utable was waiting for us. “Nothing but theU (40) /Ufor my friends!“ saidBen. We all sat down and lookedU (41) /Uat each otherwhat was heU (42) /U?Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “Its aU (43) /Uof carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,“ said Ben. The nextU (44) /Uwas also a little strang
19、eU (45) /Uwe didnt quite know what it was again. It was just another mixture of vegetables.As we ate we chatted and finally theU (46) /Uturned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe for this,“ asked Marina, “or did youU (47) /Uit up?“ Ben put his fork down, “What I cookedU (48) /Uwhat I co
20、uld find. “Marina was surprised,“ But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.“ “But theresU (49) /Uchoice in what you can findU (50) /Usupermarkets,“ he replied.U (51) /Uthat we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the troth. He had read recently that supermarkets usuallyU (52) /
21、Uaway five percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out ofU (53) /U, boxes of vegetables and fruit thrown away.So Ben hadU (54) /Uprovided a decent meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there a
22、re many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough toU (55) /Umillions of people.（分数：20.00）A.excitedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.delightedA.takesB.spendsC.usesD.doesA.cheapB.specialC.practicalD.usualA.newB.separateC.bookedD.laidA.freshestB.mostC.bestD.leastA.nervouslyB
23、.carefullyC.sadlyD.happilyA.in forB.up toC.away fromD.out ofA.mixtureB.liquidC.matterD.dishA.courseB.foodC.soapD.saladA.in thatB.on condition thatC.in case thatD.so thatA.dinnerB.ideaC.foodD.subjectA.pickB.lookC.makeD.takeA.referredB.depended onC.lay inD.resulted fromA.lessB.moreC.someD.anyA.withinB
24、.beyondC.insideD.outsideA.FeelingB.SeeingC.RealizingD.ThinkingA.storeB.moveC.throwD.hideA.orderB.placeC.seasonD.dateA.successfullyB.possiblyC.hardlyD.hopefullyA.enrichB.pleaseC.affectD.feed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/BMany American presidents in the 19th cent
25、ury were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and postmaster in his early years.A large number of Americ
26、an presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school West Point Military Academy (西点军校). One may be
27、 surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined because he broke the roles of the school.The jobs of the US president are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work wai
28、ts for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up you should not be the president. Its a tiring job.“（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, who regarded the
29、jobs of the US president as tiring ones?（分数：1.00）A.Grant.B.Taft.C.Eisenhower.D.Roosevelt.(2).In the third paragraph, “keep an eye on“ means “_“.（分数：1.00）A.take care ofB.seeC.look at fixedlyD.stare at(3).The second paragraph mainly tells us _.（分数：1.00）A.that Eisenhower became famous in the Second Wor
30、ld WarB.how Grant became a generalC.that Grant and Eisenhower were schoolmatesD.that many of the US presidents had experiences in the army(4).Which of the following is true according to the text?（分数：1.00）A.Eisenhower was one of the US presidents after Grant.B.Lincoln was elected US president after G
31、rant.C.West Point Military Academy was founded in the Second World War.D.Washing, ion was born in a very poor family.BB/BOur surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more
32、 cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by manby his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization“ as our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air,
33、pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last 20 years, pollution has become a serious problem.
34、Isnt it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are goingand why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker,“ Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that were making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are
35、 lost and dont know where were going.“ The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.（分数：4.00）(1).Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because _.（分数：1.00）A.the population of the world is increasing fasterB.people use too many man-made materialsC.we ha
36、ve more industryD.we are producing more cars, trucks and buses(2).According to the passage, what does man care most among the following?（分数：1.00）A.Health.B.Industry.C.Clean air.D.The future of the children.(3).The story about the pilot tells us that _.（分数：1.00）A.man knows where the society is goingB
37、.people dont welcome the rapid development of modern societyC.man can do little about the problem of pollutionD.the author is worried about the future of our society(4).What does the writer really want to say in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.With the development of technology, pollution has become a seriou
38、s problem.B.We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.C.Its time we did something to reduce pollution.D.As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.BC/BThe English author, Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty. In order to earn a little mo
39、ney he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the bock had been sold in the shop, and USavage was living from hand to mouth/U. 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
40、r a week or two the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor Savage hadnt any money and couldnt 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 Savages h
41、ouse and asked him for payment, saying to Savage, “You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude from yon.“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 him two
42、 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 eatB.
43、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 books
44、(4).Which statement is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.It was the doctor who cured Savage.B.If it hadnt 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.BD/BWater, water everywhere.It lasted almost two months, but in Aug
45、ust it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of the USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded.In St. Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the
46、 Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All the three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay.Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960s. The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high
47、. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet.（分数：3.00）(1).The flood referred to in the passage _.（分数：1.00）A.was the heaviest one in the historyB.happened in Missouri and Illinois statesC.happened in less tha
48、n 20 percent of the states of the USAD.was recorded several times(2).The highest flood referred to in the passage was about _.（分数：1.00）A.18 feet highB.5 to 22 feet highC.nearly 50 feet highD.52 feet high(3).The meaning of the words “But the city escaped the worst“ is that _.（分数：1.00）A.many people escaped from the cityB.the city avoided the wor
