1、公共英语二级-224 及答案解析(总分：75.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ADavid Moore taught physics at the City School. He needed some expensive books, and so he bought them. He left them in his car in a quiet street. Then he bought other things at other shops. At six o“clock he came back to the car. One win
2、dow was openand the books were not there! David drove home to Fry Road. That night he wrote a letter to a newspaper. The next day he went to the police. On Friday people read this in the newspaper: BOOK: Have you any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturdays. David Moore, 26 F
3、ry Road. David stayed at home on Saturday. His first visitor came at eight o“clock. David took him to the kitchen. At half past nine another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm. “Mr. Moore?“ the man asked. “That“s right. “David said. “Can I help you?“ “I“ve got some good book. You buy books, don
4、“t you?“ “Yes. Bring them in. I“ll have a look at them. “ Soon the books were on the dining-table. “Come in now,“ David called,“ and bring the list. “ A policeman came into the dining-room. He read the names on the list in his hand. They were the same. “Come with me , sir , “the policeman said to th
5、e man.（分数：4.00）(1).How did the man get Mr. Moore“s books?（分数：1.00）A.He bought them from David.B.He bought them from a bookshop.C.He took them from a car.D.The policeman gave him.(2).How did David get his books back?（分数：1.00）A.A man brought them to David“s house.B.He never got them back.C.David bough
6、t them from a visitor.D.The police found them and gave them to David.(3).What was on the list?（分数：1.00）A.The name of the school where Mr. Moore taught.B.The name of the man who took the books.C.David Moore,26 Fry Road.D.The names of the books Mr. Moore had lost.(4).Why did Mr. Moore write the letter
7、 to the newspaper?（分数：1.00）A.He hope more people would know he had lost some expensive books.B.He thought in this way the thief (贼) would bring the books back to him.C.He wanted to buy old and modern books.D.He wanted to tell the police he had lost some expensive books.BOne answer to the question of
8、 land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people. The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor. The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea-bed. Naturally this could only be where the water was
9、 fairly shallow. The people would like to live in flats in fifty-metre high outer wall. The flats would all face inwards, and would be made of concrete and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this water the lake.
10、 The water inside this man-made harbor would be calm. On it would be floating islands carrying more buildings; a hospital, two theaters, a museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water. Peo
11、ple living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the main wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.（分数：3.00）(1).Wha
12、t was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea?（分数：0.75）A.The city was to be designed together with a harbor.B.The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass.C.The buildings of the city would rest on a floating island.D.The people would live in tall buildings surrounded by a
13、 wall.(2).How would fresh water be supplied to the city?（分数：0.75）A.By treating sea water.B.By getting it from the surrounding islands.C.By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city.D.By transporting it from the mainland.(3).The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem t
14、hat_.（分数：0.75）A.there is not enough space for building cities on landB.land transportation has become increasingly difficultC.there are too many people on landD.present cities are heavily polluted by cars(4).The purpose of the writer is_.（分数：0.75）A.to suggest how new type of harbor could be built at
15、 seaB.to give a description of a new-type cityC.to draw people“ s attention to the problem of air pollutionD.to introduce a new way of building harbor-citiesCStudents come to study in UK from all over the world. There are currently more than 270,000 international students in the UK. Of that number,
16、about 75% are on higher education courses, with 130,500 (almost equal numbers of men and women) studying full-time undergraduate courses. Why do they come here? Why should you consider doing the same? First, you will gain a high quality qualification that is recognized worldwide. Thousands of intern
17、ational students have used their UK qualifications to get a good job. Just make sure that if you have a particular job and qualification in mind you check before you apply that the qualification will be recognized by employers in your own country. Second, if English is not your mother tongue, you wi
18、ll probably be completely fluent by the time you graduate. One of other reasons for studying here is the ease of UK application system. Instead of applying to several different universities or colleges, taking their admissions tests and paying their application fee, you can do it all on one form. Yo
19、u may choose up to six courses. Send the form to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and their staffwill deal with the application for you. If your school, college or nearest British Council office has access to the system, you can even complete the form electronically through th
20、e Internet.（分数：5.00）(1).We learn from the first paragraph that the majority of international students in the UK _.（分数：1.00）A.do part-time jobsB.come from developing countriesC.study college coursesD.are women instead of men(2).The author advises that a student should make sure _.（分数：1.00）A.what qual
21、ification are most popularB.whether his qualification will be recognized by future employersC.what the expenses are to gain high quality qualificationD.how long it will take him to gain the qualification(3).What does the author mean by saying “you will probably be completely fluent by the time you g
22、raduate“?（分数：1.00）A.The students can be fluent in getting a good job.B.The students can practice English when graduation.C.The students can gain qualification for the job.D.The students can speak very good English for they live in the UK for long enough.(4).The UK application system is special in al
23、l of the following ways EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.offering a wider choice of schoolsB.saving application costsC.requiring less admission testsD.allowing access to the system from one“s home country(5).The author mainly speaks to _.（分数：1.00）A.UK students who want to study abroadB.international students who
24、 have UK qualificationC.international students who want to study in the UKD.the staff of the Universities and Colleges Admissions ServiceDI found myself facing a dry-cleaning store which had once been one of the best restaurants in New York. On Sundays the old man would take my mother and me for din
25、ner. There had been a balcony (走廊) where a baker (面包师) in a tall white hat baked fresh bread, and been whenever a customer entered, the baker would look down and put in a fresh batch (一炉). I could see the manager who always sat down with us while we ate. He had some disease, I suppose, because the r
26、ight side of his face was swollen (肿的) out like a balloon, but he always wore a hard wing collar and a white tie, and never seemed sick. A Negro with a moustache was looking through the store window at me. For a moment I was anxious to go and tell him what l remembered. I did not go into the store,
27、nor even toward our house, I went downtown instead and sat in my room, trying to read.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did the writer stop in front of the store?（分数：1.00）A.He wanted to take some clothes to be cleaned.B.He was thinking about his boyhood.C.He was looking for a good place to eat.D.He wanted to buy som
28、e fresh bread.(2).In America “old man“ probably means “_“.（分数：1.00）A.uncleB.grandfatherC.fatherD.friend(3).What did the writer do when he walked away from the dry-cleaning store?（分数：1.00）A.He stopped thinking about his childhood.B.He went to the field where the children were playing.C.He went into t
29、he restaurant.D.He returned to the room where he was staying.There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two
30、weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, our long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-te
31、rm goals that will build on those that have been completed. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should nev
32、er allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They m
33、ight cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.（分数：4.00）(1).Our long-term goals mean a lot _.（分数：1.00）A.if we complete our short-range goalsB.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsC.if we write down the datesD.
34、if we put forward some plans(2).New short-term goals are built upon _.（分数：1.00）A.two yearsB.long-term goalsC.current activitiesD.the goals that have been completed(3).When we complete each step of our goals, _.（分数：1.00）A.we will win final successB.we are overwhelmedC.we should build up confidence of
35、 successD.we should strongly desire for setting new goals(4).It is implied but not stated in the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.those who have long-term goals will succeedB.writing down the dates may discourage youC.the goal is only a guide for us to reach our designationD.every body should have a goalEN
36、ew York, 10 November - 5:27 p. m. , yesterday, biggest power failure in the city“s history. Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21 st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time tell
37、ing stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn“t let him. Firemen finally got us out.“ “It was the best night we“ve ever had. “said Angela Carraro, who runs and Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on
38、their trays. The place was full - and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here.“ The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had
39、 problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted,“ said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $ 50 000.“ The big electric clock in the lobby (大厅) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking (
40、滴答) again at 5:25 this morning. It was almost on time.（分数：3.00）(1).Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _.（分数：1.00）A.nervousB.excitedC.calmD.frightened(2).In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro?（分数：1.00）A.She had a taste of
41、adventure.B.Burning candles brightened the place.C.Business was better than usual.D.Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.(3).How long did the power failure last?（分数：1.00）A.Nearly 12 hours.B.More than 12 hours.C.Nearly 24 hours.D.More than 24 hours.Mr John has paid much attention to his wei
42、ght reduction programs. Just last year, for example, when he was the main speaker at the company dinner, he said he had put on 30 pounds instead of losing the forty he had promised he would. The year before that, he joined a health club. He exercised every day and ate less food. After three months h
43、owever be began making excuses about why he couldn“t go there more often. As the health club failed to work, he joined Weight Watchers but stopped going because he was the only man there. And he hates following any of the diet programs. John“s latest action is to join a walking club to “walk off“ th
44、e weight.（分数：3.00）(1).He was _ when he spoke at the company dinner last year.（分数：1.00）A.lighter than the year beforeB.heavier than the year beforeC.with the Weight WatchersD.planning to go on diet(2).He did not stay with the Weight Watchers because _.（分数：1.00）A.he could not bear to feel unhappyB.he
45、felt uncomfortable being watchedC.he found that the walking club was betterD.he would not like to be with lots of women(3).Mr John may succeed in losing weight if _.（分数：1.00）A.he goes back to the health clubB.he stops worrying too muchC.he sticks to a program long enoughD.he makes good excuses for h
46、is purposes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：20.00)The American passion for speedy has now hit the food business. 1 Many restaurants, in particularly the great chain restaurant company, 2 McDonald“s, specialize in “fast food,“ which is served on the counter 3 ready “to go“ or “to take out“
47、. The heat food is packed into cardboard 4 containers. There are also drive-in fast food restaurants, where 5 the customer does even have to leave his or her car. They first 6 stop at a board where the menu is displayed, order through a 7 microphone and then drive other twenty yards, where a girl ha
48、nds them 8 the meal, cooked and packed. People whom prefer to eat in the 9 restaurant also receive her food in cardboard containers. When they 10 have finished, they throw the containers into a trash can.（分数：20.00）九、第二节 书面表达(总题数：2，分数：30.00)1.根据提示的情景写一篇短文。 小刘学了几年英语，由于没有经常进行听说训练，遇到外宾时，他听不懂，也表达不清。今后他要试
49、用各种技巧和方法来提高英语水平。 注意： 1词数 100词左右。 2用第三人称叙述。 （分数：15.00）_2.6月 1日是个星期天，天气晴朗，赵亮和李红一起去参观首都动物园(Capital Zoo)，请以赵亮的口气写一篇日记，内容要点如下： 1距离：离家约 4公里 2交通工具：坐公共汽车 3时间：9 点出发，15 分钟后到达 4动物：象、熊、狮、猴、鸟等，对猴略作描述。 注意：词数 80100。 （分数：15.00）_公共英语二级-224 答案解析(总分：75.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ADavid Moore taught physics at the City School. He needed s
