1、公共英语二级-179 及答案解析(总分：78.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AWhen my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holiday. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list if men who would have three-day posted. I was one of the
2、 lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, 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 colors, shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?“ I
3、 asked. “I asked the gate boy to cut it,“ my mother said, “I wouldn“t have one just for myself, but when calledoh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon.“ Krysal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little disorderly at the side, 1 thought, and there was a bit of b
4、are trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. “It“s not like the one you used to find,“ my mother went on, “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the gate boy didn“t know where to look. But I couldn“t be c
5、ritical.“ “Don“t worry,“ I told him, “It“s perfect.“ It wasn“t of course, but at the moment I realized for the first time: all Christmas tree are perfect.（分数：3.00）(1).From the passage we can infer that _.（分数：0.75）A.the writer spent his first Christmas during the warB.all the soldiers did not go home
6、 for Christmas during the warC.all the soldiers had three-day passesD.the writer did not want to go home for Christmas at first(2).When the writer got home, _.（分数：0.75）A.it was December 23B.it was snowing heavilyC.he found a Christmas tree in the living roomD.the gate boy was cutting a Christmas tre
7、e for his mother(3).From the passage we can conclude that _.（分数：0.75）A.the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas treeB.his mother didn“t tike perfect treesC.his mother didn“t want to have a pine treeD.the writer wouldn“t have a tree cut by Someone else(4).The best title for this passage would
8、be “_“.（分数：0.75）A.How to Choose a ChristmasB.How Soldiers Spent ChristmasC.Perfect Christmas TreeD.Christmas With a TreeBCARIFF, Wales poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling. “It might seem strange that people still want to lis
9、ten to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again, “said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales. “Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytell
10、ers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time. “ he said early this month. Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundin
11、gs, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving (coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales. “It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are
12、 storytellers, it was in good hands here.“ Ambrose said.（分数：20.00）(1).Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling.（分数：5.00）A.will be more popular than TVB.will be popular againC.started in WalesD.are in the hands of some old people(2).From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn.（分数：5.00）A.a
13、bout their life as early as thousands of years agoB.why they tell the stories in a throat singing wayC.how cold it has been where the Inuit liveD.how difficult it is to understand the Inuit(3).According to the writer, which of the following is not true?（分数：5.00）A.Storytelling once stopped in Wales.B
14、.Storytelling has a long history in Wales.C.Storytelling is always well received in Wales.D.Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.(4).The underlined phrase in good hands means.（分数：5.00）A.controlled by rich peopleB.grasped by good storytellersC.taken good care ofD.protected by kind peopl
15、eCOnce there lived man who owned a very remarkable (奇物的) goose. It was a goose which could lay golden eggs. Every day when the man went into the barnyard (谷仓边场地) he would find a beautiful golden egg. The trouble was that the goose would lay only one egg each day. One day a neighbor spoke to the man
16、who owned the wonderful goose. “Why do not you cut the goose open and get all the gold that is inside the goose? Then you would be a rich man and you would be the envy(羡慕的对象) of all your neighbors. “ The man thought this might be a good idea; so he cut the goose open. He killed the goose that laid t
17、he golden eggs. What do you suppose he found? He found just what you would find in any ordinary goose if you should cut one open. Now there are no more golden eggs. The man was not satisfied with what he had; so now he has nothing.（分数：3.00）(1).That remarkable goose would lay _ every day.（分数：0.75）A.o
18、nly each eggB.justC.just one eggD.only egg(2).Then the man would be a _ when he had cut the goose open and got all the eggs that were inside the goose.（分数：0.75）A.rich manB.poor man againC.poorer manD.richer man(3).At last his goose is _.（分数：0.75）A.aliveB.deadC.livingD.died(4).The man should have _.（
19、分数：0.75）A.kept his gooseB.cut his goose gentlyC.cut his goose a little openD.fed goose on goldDBananas are widely believed to grow on trees: this is incorrect. The banana is a plant which finishes all its growth in one year, reaching a height of 30 feet. Bananas have a subterranean (地下的) stem from w
20、hich come large, green leaves. The plant reaches its maturity in about 18 months. As the bunches of bananas mature and the fruit develops, they can be propped (支撑) up with poles and covered with blue polyethylene (聚乙烯) bags. These prevent injury, protect against the frost, and speed ripening by incr
21、easing heat and humidity. Once the bananas plant has produced its fruit, the mother plant dies and is replaced by pups (sucker plants). These grow next to the parent and make a new generation of banana plants.（分数：4.00）(1).What would be the best title for this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Beliefs About Banana
22、PlantsB.The Growth of a Banana Plant to MaturityC.A Year in the Life of a Banana PlantD.Bananas Plants: from Birth to Maturity(2).Why are “blue polyethylene bags“ mentioned in paragraph 2?（分数：1.00）A.They are used to prop up bananas.B.They protect growing bananas and speed ripening.C.They help increa
23、se heat and humidity and so prevent injury.D.Bunches of bananas are always covered with them.(3).What is the main idea of the last paragraph?（分数：1.00）A.How the banana plant produces its fruit.B.How a sucker plant is called a pup.C.The death of mother plants.D.The growth of sucker plants.(4).Another
24、way of expressing the last sentence underlined is _.（分数：1.00）A.sucker plants grow beside the parent plant and create new banana plantsB.a new generation of parent plants grows next to the sucker plantsC.growing next to the parent plant helps sucker plants make a new generation of banana plantsD.pare
25、nt plants have sucker plants growing beside them: two generations of plants thus grow togetherEFaces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from
26、 another. Yet a very young child-or even an animal, such as a pigeon-can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted. We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone“s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that mak
27、e that individual different from others. Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone“s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face“ looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so.
28、 But if you were asked to describe a “nice person“, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18 000 English words charac
29、terizing differences in people“s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types-people are described with such terms. People have always tried to “type“ each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to
30、 show the audience whether they played the villain“s (坏人) or the hero“s role. In fact, the words “person“ and “personality“ come from the Latin persona, meaning “mask“. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys“ from the “bad guys“ because the t
31、wo types differ in appearances as well as in actions.（分数：3.00）(1).According to this passage, some animals have the gift of _.（分数：1.00）A.telling people apart by how they behaveB.typing each otherC.telling good people from bad peopleD.recognizing human faces(2).Who most probably knows best how to desc
32、ribe people“s personality?（分数：1.00）A.The ancient Greek audience.B.The movie actors.C.Psychologists.D.The modern TV audience.(3).Which of the following is the major point of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Why it is necessary to identify people“s personality.B.Why it is possible to describe people.C.How to ge
33、t to know people.D.How best to recognize people.More than 6000 children were expelled (开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of
34、 the 6093 expulsions in 19961997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “The report is a clear sign that our nation“s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,“ Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement
35、. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.“ In March 1997, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed an
36、d seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13. Thirty-four percent were from junior
37、high school and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.（分数：5.00）(1).From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools _.（分数：1.00）A.students enjoy shootingB.students are eager to be soldierC.safety is a problemD.students can make guns(2).The report from the US Department o
38、f Education shows that _.（分数：1.00）A.the number of the expulsions is not largeB.the number of the expulsions is wrongC.there are soldiers hiding among the studentsD.guns are out of control in US schools(3).The main idea of paragraph four shows us _.（分数：1.00）A.some examples of shoot in US schoolsB.the
39、 American“s feelingC.some famous schoolsD.that some teachers were killed by students(4).How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?（分数：1.00）A.10.B.9.C.12.D.22.(5).From this passage we know that _.（分数：1.00）A.every American cannot have gunsB.only soldiers and police can have gunsC.every Am
40、erican citizen can own gunsD.teachers have no money to buy guns七、第二部分 写作(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、第一节 短文改错(总题数：1，分数：10.00)It was snowing whole night through. When I got up, I 1 found that the road was covered with snow. Everything 2 around ourselves was white. There were a lot of bikes. 3 Suddenly I saw a gi
41、rl fell from the bicycle. She tried to 4 get up but fail. She had no choice but to lie on the 5 snow. I ran up to help her with hesitation (犹豫). 6 Her left leg broken and she couldn“t stand up at all. 7 I called for a taxi. The taxi driver took her to the 8 near hospital. I went with her. At the hos
42、pital she 9 was well taken care. And I felt as if I had grown up. 10 （分数：10.00）九、第二节 书面表达(总题数：2，分数：30.00)1.你通过互联网结识了澳大利亚的一位笔友 Paul，请给他发一封电子邮件，介绍中国的春节，你的信需包括： 1过春节的日期； 2除夕(New Year Eve)的活动； 3新年第一天的活动。 注意：开头语已为你写好。 Dear Paul, I“m so glad to be your pen Pal. （分数：15.00）_2.情景：假如你是张红，想买一本字典，而上海没有，你就托朋友王涛到
43、北京出差时帮你买。昨天他从北京回来，将此书作为你的 生日礼物送给你。这本字典对你学习英语很有帮助，你很喜欢。对他的帮助，你非常感激，现在写一封100 词左右的感谢信，并顺便问一下他去北京时的情况，邀请他本周六到你家参加你的生日晚会。 （分数：15.00）_公共英语二级-179 答案解析(总分：78.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AWhen my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it h
44、ome for the holiday. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list if men who would have three-day posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room w
45、here the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?“ I asked. “I asked the gate boy to cut it,“ my mother said, “I wouldn“t have one just for myself, but when calledoh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon.“ Krysal
46、 Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little disorderly at the side, 1 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 smell of Christmas. “It“s not like the one you used to fi
47、nd,“ my mother went on, “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the gate boy didn“t know where to look. But I couldn“t be critical.“ “Don“t worry,“ I told him, “It“s perfect.“ It wasn“t of course, but at the moment I realized for the first time: all Christmas tree are perfect.（分数：3.00）(1).From t
48、he passage we can infer that _.（分数：0.75）A.the writer spent his first Christmas during the warB.all the soldiers did not go home for Christmas during the war C.all the soldiers had three-day passesD.the writer did not want to go home for Christmas at first解析：解析 根据文章第一段第二、三句可推断出只有一部分士兵在战争中可回家过圣诞节。故本题答
49、案为 B。(2).When the writer got home, _.（分数：0.75）A.it was December 23B.it was snowing heavilyC.he found a Christmas tree in the living room D.the gate boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother解析：解析 从文章中看出作者是 24 号回的家，当时下小雪，小男孩已经修剪好树，故选项 A、 B、D均错。本题答案为 C。(3).From the passage we can conclude that _.（分数：0.75）A.the writer u
