1、公共英语二级-247 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What can we learn from the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.John was expected to come yesterday.B.John didnt come because he was ill.C.The woman was Johns mother.(2).How does the man feel about his exam?（分数：1.00）A.He is happy
2、.B.He does not care.C.He is disappointed.(3).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.The coming year.B.The mans mother.C.Buying shoes.(4).What does the woman say about the girl?（分数：1.00）A.She is Lucy.B.She cant be Lucy because Lucy is on holiday.C.She is from France.(5).What does the woman suggest th
3、e man to do?（分数：1.00）A.Read some novels in English.B.Read some easy articles in English first.C.Borrow some articles in English.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).Who may Alistair be?（分数：1.00）A.Bobs girlfriend.B.Bills friend.C.Marilyns sister.(2).When would Bill go to Alistairs house?（分数：1.00）A.In half an hou
4、r.B.In an hour.C.After he got some sugar.(1).What are they quarrelling about?（分数：1.00）A.Going to a park.B.Parking their cars.C.A parking sign.(2).Who usually parks here?（分数：1.00）A.The man.B.The woman.C.Neither.(1).Where was John and his wifes restaurant?（分数：1.00）A.Near a station.B.In a station.C.On
5、a train.(2).What was the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.He was drinking.B.He was sleeping.C.He was waiting for his train.(3).What did the man do when John woke him up?（分数：1.00）A.He drank more.B.He left.C.He asked for his bill and paid.(1).What is the first word the baby to say?（分数：1.00）A.Truck.B.OK.C.Duck.(2)
6、.How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?（分数：1.00）A.About 18 months.B.About 21 months.C.About 24 months.(3).What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?（分数：1.00）A.He corrected the baby.B.He tried to stop the baby.C.He hid himself somewhere.(4).Why d
7、id the mother pretend not to know the baby?（分数：1.00）A.She got angry with the father.B.She was frightened by the noise.C.She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.(1).What is the company going to do?（分数：1.00）A.To promote some people.B.To appoint some people.C.To recruit some people.(2).What position has f
8、allen vacant in the company?（分数：1.00）A.Senior secretary.B.Personnel manager.C.Assistant manager.(3).Why did Kitty leave the company?（分数：1.00）A.Because she was not good at her job.B.Because she got married and she wanted to be a full-time housewife.C.Because she didnt like her job.(4).What qualificat
9、ions are needed for this job?（分数：1.00）A.A female graduate from the secretary college.B.A female with a good knowledge of English.C.Both A and B.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Parents have to accept their children for _ they are and not _ they want them to be. A who; what B
10、where; who C what; why D how; when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.When he was there, he _ go to that coffeehouse at the corner after work every day. A would B should C had to D might（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Those oranges taste _. A good B well C to be good D to be well（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Without someone to _ for advice
11、, making the best choice can be difficult for Torn. A turn to B turn up C turn over D turn on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what are saying should make any _. A excuse B sense C use D value（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Careless driving _ a lot of high accidents. A affects B makes C causes
12、D results（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The speaker raised his voice but still couldnt make himself _. A hear B to hear C hearing D heard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8._, but would you mind moving your bag? A Wait a minute B Thank you very much C Excuse me D Nice to meet you（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Some of the crops failed. _, t
13、he cotton did pretty well. A Then B Besides C Therefore D However（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.I didnt hear the phone. I _ asleep. A must be B must have been C should be D should have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.We were ahead during the first half of the match, but we _ in the last ten minutes. A lost B have lost
14、 C were losing D had lost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The spy was caught _ though he died from wounds the next day. A living B alive C live D lived（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.600/oo of those _ in the research thought the noise levels of the traffic had increased. A questioning B questioned C question D to question（分
15、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.No one helped me. I did it all _ myself. A for B from C by D to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15. Why dont you come and play tennis with us this afternoon? _. A Thats a great game B Yes, I think so C Thats a good idea D No, let me see（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Lately I have been
16、noticing the great number of electrical appliances (电器) on the market. It seems to me that there are (36) now than a few years ago. I m not really (37) why this is so; (38) I do have (39) ideas. The first is that we are just too (40) to do things by hand (41) . For every little job we once had to do
17、 there is now a (42) . The second is that electrical appliance companies are just trying to make (43) out of peoples laziness.(44) all of these electrical appliances around for us to use now, I (45) how I would have lived fifty years ago. (46) , how would I have cleaned my floor? I guess I could hav
18、e (47) one of those things called a “broom“, which I (48) see now.Im not trying to say I dont (49) electrical appliances; I certainly (50) . It is hard for me to imagine (51) I would do without my hair dryer! (52) , I do think a lot of modem appliances are needless and (53) may become even lazier by
19、 using them. (54) well have a catastrophic(灾难的) electric failure some day and (55) just how much we really have been depending on our electrical appliances!（分数：20.00）A.fewerB.too manyC.moreD.no moreA.sureB.happyC.interestedD.surprisedA.thusB.butC.whenD.althoughA.a fewB.fewC.a littleD.littleA.slowB.c
20、leverC.eagerD.lazyA.any timeB.anywhereC.anyhowD.any moreA.machineB.new wayC.helping handD.chanceA.progressB.useC.moneyD.troubleA.ForB.ByC.WithD.AmongA.askB.wonderC.understandD.rememberA.For exampleB.In factC.By the wayD.In other wordsA.madeB.soldC.borrowedD.usedA.oftenB.seldomC.recentlyD.certainlyA.
21、changeB.depend onC.shareD.worry aboutA.knowB.amC.agreeD.doA.whyB.howC.whatD.whichA.HoweverB.BesidesC.MeanwhileD.ThereA.thatB.othersC.itD.peopleA.MaybeB.HopefullyC.HardlyD.ExactlyA.go overB.forget aboutC.talk aboutD.find out七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ATobaccoYou most likely know that tobacco is a plan
22、t. It has large leaves that have been smoked in many forms or at least 2000 years. But do you know that:Before the twentieth century, not many people died from using tobacco because there wasnt much tobacco being used. Cigarettes had to be roiled by hand. A person who was really fast could roll abou
23、t four cigarettes a minute, or around 2000 a day. In 1884 the cigarette manufacturing machine was invented that could produce 120000 cigarettes a day. Soon the number being sold rose to one billion a year. As a result of advertising and efficient machines, the tobacco business continued to grow. Tod
24、ay about 840 packs of cigarettes are sold every second in the US. Thats more than one million every hour! Imagine that! Blink you eyes and 840 packs are sold. Blink again another 840 packs! As the number of cigarette sales increased, so did the number of deaths caused by cigarettes. Today one out of
25、 every five people who die in the US dies because of smoking. Smoking tobacco is responsible for more deaths than cocaine, heroin, alcohol, fire, automobile accidents, homicides, suicides, and AIDS combined. That amounts to about 430000 people who die needlessly every year, 1200 people who die every
26、 day because of their addiction to cigarettes. Its like having several completely full jumbo jets crash every day, killing all aboard!Who in the USA SmokesCigarette smoking is a widespread habit in the United States today. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adul
27、t women smoke regularly. It is quite encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have given up the smoking habit. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of the
28、se men and eleven percent of these women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing.Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 2444.Income, education and occupation play
29、 a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes
30、 at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes every day.The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend
31、 to smoke more heavily.Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their e
32、ducation after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.（分数：4.00）(1).The tobacco business developed quickly in the 20th century because _.（分数：1.00）A.a person could roll more cigarettes every dayB.there was more tobacco sold in marketsC.the cigarett
33、e manufacturing machine was invented and there were many tobacco advertisementsD.more women enjoyed smoking(2).Among the deaths, _ percent of people die from smoking in the USA.（分数：1.00）A.fiftyB.twentyC.tenD.fifteen(3).The number of men giving up smoking is _ the number of women stopping smoking.（分数
34、：1.00）A.smaller thanB.as many asC.similar toD.larger than(4).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Persons between 24 and 44 are more likely to smoke.B.If a woman is rich and well-educated, she may smoke less than poor woman with lower education.C.Children may smoke if both of their parents
35、smoke.D.Occupation, education and income have much to do with a persons smoking habits.BIf 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 dont have as many temper tantrums (发脾气). They also learn to control the
36、mselves 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“. Its one of the ways children learn to do whats right and not to do whats wrong.With each new word, a child gains a broader
37、 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 number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will lear
38、n to read in school. It even tells us how well shell 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 youre feeding or preparing a bottle; talk when youre doing the dishes or wal
39、king 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 have found a direct connection between the number of words a child knows and th
40、e 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, different, interesting words. Heres an exciting thing that happens when you r
41、ead aloud every day: You begin to hear “book words“ in your childs speech. Youre walking down the street, and you see a pretty flower. “Look,“ you say, “a pretty flower. “ “Actually,“ your child corrects, “its beautiful.“ Actually? Beautiful? Thats when you know youve truly given your child a love o
42、f 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 collection of words(2).In the authors opinion, who should do a lot of listening?（分数：1.00）A.Th
43、e 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 childrens growth.C.Mind development of young children.D.Ways to develop a love of reading in children.(4).When the child
44、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 childs languageD.the child has the ability to correct parentsCArt should not be limited to
45、a museum. “Art and creative elements (创造性元素) can be mixed into daily life,“ said Professor Cheng of the Fine Arts Department.Public art can be seen as a realization of Professor Chengs words above. It is simply artwork presented in the public space, where one could walk by any day. Connie Yu, a busi
46、nesswoman, likes the idea of public art. “I like the idea of bringing art to people, rather than people to art. “However, the idea of public art is not very well developed in Hong Kong. A walk through the central area only presents one with a limited number of public art pieces. Most of them seem to
47、 be more for the purpose of decoration (装饰) than presenting art to the public. Also, people do not pay much attention to them.Alex Chan, a 34-year-old Hong Kong artist, said, “Public art is a great way to express yourself as an artist, to give something to people who dont normally go to the museums,
48、 and to give them a break from their daily life. It is just a shame that its not so common in Hong Kong. /（分数：3.00）(1).What is “public art“ according to the text?（分数：1.00）A.Fine art pieces in museums.B.Art exhibitions for the artists.C.Artwork by ordinary people.D.Art pieces in public places.(2).Which of the following best explains Connie Yus words?（分数：1.00）A.Art piece should be sold at low prices.B.Art pieces should be brought to people.C.People should be persuaded to come to the museums.D.More artwork about ordinary people should be produced.(3).According
