1、公共英语二级-188 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AThe last cigarette?After reading an article entitled “Cigarette Smoking and Your Health“, I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves. I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. For a whole week
2、 I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars. They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of
3、 sweets from my pocket. After seven days of this I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction. My wife was deligh
4、ted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of dines!（分数：3.00）(1).What encouraged the writer to give up smoking?（分数：1.00）A.Something he had heard.B.His bad health.C.Something he h
5、ad read.D.Something his wife told him.(2).What is true about the writer?（分数：1.00）A.He succeeded in giving up smoking for ever.B.He began smoking again to please his wife.C.He gave up smoking for only a short time.D.He started smoking again for he didn“t like sweets.(3).What can we infer from the pas
6、sage?（分数：1.00）A.It“s very easy to give up smoking for Brian.B.It“s not easy to give up smoking forever.C.Brian doesn“t smoke anymore.D.It would be the writer“s last cigarette.We found that bar at last. I didn“t have to ask again, for there it was in big red neon letters ovet the window-Star Bar. The
7、re were some iron tables outside with plastic chairs around them. A few people sat around, looking at a portable television set that someone had brought out of the bar. They were all in thin summer dresses or short shirts; even at that late hour it was stifling . Two thin dogs lay under one of the t
8、ables with their tongues out, and some of the women were fanning themselves unenthusiastically (无精打彩地) with magazines. “He“ s not here,“ I said, after a quick look around. The television was speaking out an advertisement for a detergent(洗衣粉), and the people sitting round had their eyes glued to the
9、picture of a woman proudly showing how white her husband“ s underwear was after having been washed. They took no notice of us at all. “Well, what did you expect?“ replied Fergus, yawning (打呵欠).“ It“s only half past nine, and he said he would be here at nine. You ought to know Graig by this time. He“
10、ll turn up sometime after ten.“（分数：3.00）(1).The writer and his friend（分数：0.75）A.had never been to that bar beforeB.did not know if they had come to the right placeC.asked somebody the name of the barD.had little difficulty in finding the bar(2).What does the underlined word “stifling “ ( Paragraph 1
11、 ) probably mean?（分数：0.75）A.Disappearing gradually.B.Giving out into the air.C.Hot and breathless.D.Pleasing and comfortable.(3).The people outside the bar _（分数：0.75）A.were very interested in the television programB.were chatting with a saleswomanC.had no particular interest in anythingD.were very u
12、ncomfortable(4).Fergus was not surprised that Craig was not there, because he knew that _.（分数：0.75）A.Graig intended to come laterB.they had mistaken the timeC.Graig had been delayedD.Graig was always lateBWhat is World English? World English is a course in the English language. It is intended for st
13、udents whose native lauguage is not English. It is a basic programme consisting of six stages. Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teacher“s Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is further supported by separate books of readings, by tests, and by visual (可视的) aids. Who is World
14、 English for? World English may be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education in English. Books Three and Four make up the Second Level; they are suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The
15、Third Level, Books Five and Six, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language. What does World English teach? World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the F
16、irst Level, listening and speaking receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur through Unit Ten of Book Six.（分数：3.00）(1).This pas
17、sage is probably taken from the _ of an English text book.（分数：1.00）A.contentsB.introductionC.first chapterD.index (索引)(2).Suppose you are a student of Senior Three, _ will be suitable for you if you want to make your English better.（分数：1.00）A.Books One and TwoB.Books Three and FourC.Books Five and S
18、ixD.none of them(3).We may infer from this passage that the whole set of World English consists of _ units.（分数：1.00）A.tenB.thirtyC.sixtyD.more than sixtyIf you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings don“t
19、have as many temper tantrums (发脾气). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child reaches toward the oven (烤箱) door, then stops, tells herself, “ Hot, hot ,“ and turns away. Researchers call this “self-directed speech“. It“s one of the ways children learn to do what“s right
20、 and not to do what“s wrong. With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early on, all four-legged animals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of ideas. By age four, the numbe
21、r of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It even tells us how well she“ll be able to understand what she reads, and to express her ideas in writing later on. So, how do you give your child this wonderful gift? First of all, talk a lot. Talk when y
22、ou“re feeding or preparing a bottle; talk when you“re doing the dishes or walking down the street. Second, do a lot of listening. Even before your child can speak clearly, ask questions and listen for answers. Assume (设想) that your child has ideas, and try to figure out what they are. Researchers ha
23、ve found a direct connection between the number of words a child knows and the number of words he hears, and especially the number of questions he is invited to answer. Third, read aloud every day. There are many reasons for reading aloud, but maybe the best is that books contain words; lots of new,
24、 different, interesting words. Here“s an exciting thing that happens when you read aloud every day: You begin to hear “book words“ in your child“s speech. You“re walking down the street, and you see a pretty flower. “Look,“ you say, “a pretty flower. “ “Actually,“ your child corrects, “it“s beautifu
25、l.“ Actually? Beautiful? That“s when you know you“ve truly given your child a love of words.（分数：4.00）(1).A two-year-old child uses the word “Hot, hot“(Line 4, Para. 1) _.（分数：1.00）A.to prevent herself from being hurtB.to learn a new wordC.to warn her parents of the dangerD.to show her large collectio
26、n of words(2).In the author“s opinion, who should do a lot of listening?（分数：1.00）A.The book writers.B.The researchers.C.The parents.D.The children.(3).What is the main subject discussed in the text?（分数：1.00）A.Value of reading aloud to children.B.Power of words in children“s growth.C.Mind development
27、 of young children.D.Ways to develop a love of reading in children.(4).When the child uses “beautiful“ to respond to the mother, it shows that _.（分数：1.00）A.the child loves certain words better than othersB.the word “beautiful“ is used more by childrenC.reading aloud by parents has improved the child
28、“s languageD.the child has the ability to correct parentsCNo other capital in Europe has more charm(迷人) or a richer past than Vienna, the capital of Austria. Green woods, mountains, and the large Danube River give the city beautiful surroundings. Vienna has more than 1 600 000 people. Almost one-fou
29、rth of all the people of Austria live there. Vienna is sometimes called “a city without a country“. It is so big that it does not seem to be suitable (适合的) in so small a country as Austria. Vienna was a center of science and art and music, too. Many great musicians lived there. It had the name of be
30、ing a city of spirits, partly because of the dance music and operettas(轻歌剧) written by Viennese musicians. After World War I, Vienna found itself the capital of a rather poor country of less than 7 000 000 people. World War made Vienna even worse than it was before. Since 1955, however, Vienna has b
31、een fast regaining its past greatness.（分数：3.00）(1).Vienna is a city which is _.（分数：0.75）A.the most beautiful city in EuropeB.so big that it doesn“t belong to AustriaC.the richest capital in Europe nowD.a small capital of a large country(2).According to the passage, Vienna was once a center of _.（分数：
32、0.75）A.trafficB.trade and scienceC.art and musicD.and(3).Vienna was a rich city _.（分数：0.75）A.before 1955B.before World WarC.after World War D.during World War (4).Which of the following is true?（分数：0.75）A.To understand Vienna, one must know its trade.B.After World War I , about 7 000 000 people live
33、d in Vienna.C.Green woods, mountains and a large river surround Vienna and make it a beautiful city.D.Vienna musicians did little to make Vienna a city of spirits.DCanada lies in the north part of North America. It stretches (延伸) from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. To the north is the Arct
34、ic Ocean. Canada is the world“s second largest country. It takes up most of the northern part of the North American continent and covers about 6.6 percent of the total land of the earth. Although large in area, Canada has a population of only a little over 29 million. There are only about six person
35、s per square mile. Most of Canada is thinly inhabited(定居). Most of northern Canada is wilderness, forest of frozen Arctic wasteland. Nearly 80% of Canadians live in large cities near the border with the United States. 60% of the population is concentrated (集中) between Quebec City and the western end
36、 of Lake Ontario. Canada“s largest city, Toronto, has a population of over 3.4 mil- lion, and the third largest city is Vancouver which has a population of over 1.3 million. Most Canadian cities are much smaller. More than 44 percent of the population is British in origin(血统), and 28 percent is Fren
37、ch in origin. Cultural and political differences between these two major groups have played an important. part in the country“s history. Other European groups in Canada include Germans, Ukrainians, Italians, Dutch, Scandinavians, Hungarians, Russians and Poles. The non-white population, which is mad
38、e up of Eskimos, Indians, Asians, and black, make up about 4 percent of the population.（分数：3.00）(1).What does the text mainly discuss on Canada?（分数：1.00）A.The position, population and history of Canada.B.The position, population and industry of Canada.C.The position, population and different nationa
39、l races of Canada.D.The position, history and different national races of Canada.(2).Which city has the biggest population in Canada?（分数：1.00）A.Toronto.B.Vancouver.C.Quebec.D.Ottawa.(3).We can infer from the text that _.（分数：1.00）A.the population of Canada is made up of two groupsB.small population o
40、f Canadians live in large citiesC.Canada is a very big country not only in population but also in areaD.the government has to solve many social problems with so many peoplesYou might think that “global warming“ means nothing more than a rise in the world“s temperature. But rising sea levels caused b
41、y it have resulted in the first evacuation(撤离)of an island nation the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland. During the 20th century, sea level rose 8 12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country“s drinking water. Paani L
42、aupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms. Laupep
43、a expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (导致温室效应的气体排放), which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the U.S. has
44、 effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years“. Laupepa told the BBC. Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries. Tuvalu is not the only country that i
45、s vulnerable (易受影响的)to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation“.（分数：4.00）(1).The text is mainly about _.（分数：1.00）A.rapid changes in earth“s temperatureB.bad effects of global warmi
46、ngC.moving of a country to a new placeD.reasons for lowland flooding(2).According to scientists, the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is _.（分数：1.00）A.greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nationsB.higher surface water temperatures of the seaC.continuous global warmingD.rising sea levels(
47、3).Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not _.（分数：1.00）A.agree to sign an agreement to reduce its greenhouse gas emissionsB.sign an agreement with TuvaluC.allow Tuvaluans to move to the U. S.D.believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real(4).The country whose situation is s
48、imilar to that of Tuvalu is _.（分数：1.00）A.AustraliaB.New ZealandC.the MaldivesD.the United StatesEAmy Johnson was a very brave and energetic person. She didn“t have much in common with other girls in her school, however. She played football better than most boys, and unfortunately she made a rather b
49、ad impression on many of her teachers. Amy just didn“t act the way they thought a girl should. She studied at a university and later took a job as a typist. Although she was enthusiastic (热情的) and did her best, she made many mistakes and was poorly paid. She didn“t want to be a typist anyway, she dreamed of becoming a pilot! Amy moved to London, borrowed some money, and learned to fly. Nobody, however, wanted to hire a woman pilot. She decided to fly alone to Australia to prove that she could fly as well
