1、公共英语二级-396 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)（分数：5.00）(1).Was the bike repaired?（分数：1.00）A.Yes, Mr. Smith repaired it.B.No, because it was too broken.C.Yes, someone else repaired it.(2).What did the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She could offer him a pencil.B.She had n
2、o pen herself.C.She could let the man have her pen.(3).What did the woman ask the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.To give her some presents.B.To give some presents to his parents.C.To give her best wishes to his parents.(4).What did the woman believe?（分数：1.00）A.She lost her bag.B.Her bag was stolen.C.She put h
3、er bag in the car.(5).What job is the man looking for?（分数：1.00）A.He wants to be with the English training centre.B.He wants to work at a service company.C.He wants to work in the marketing department.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)（分数：2.00）(1).What has the woman just been offered?（分数：1.00）A.A drink.B.A meal.C
4、.Afternoon tea.(2).What has the man been invited to attend by the woman?（分数：1.00）A.An evening party.B.A meal in return.C.A tea party.（分数：2.00）(1).What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Boss and secretary.B.Father and daughter.C.Customer and assistant.(2).How many
5、personal computer does the man want to order?（分数：1.00）A.13.B.20.C.30.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the woman going to do?（分数：1.00）A.To buy a ticket.B.To take a plane.C.To meet a friend at the airport.(2).What must the woman do in order to get to the place she wants to?（分数：1.00）A.Walk through three yards and
6、turn left at the end.B.Turn left at the end and walk further to a sign.C.Turn left at the ticket counter and walk further.(3).Why will the man draw the woman a map?（分数：1.00）A.To avoid her misunderstanding.B.To confuse her.C.To show off his skill in drawing maps.（分数：4.00）(1).Where did this conversati
7、on take place?（分数：1.00）A.On the street.B.In a hospital.C.At school.(2).What did the doctor do first with the lady?（分数：1.00）A.He listened to her lungs and heart.B.He took her temperature.C.He examined her throat.(3).What seemed to be the woman“s trouble?（分数：1.00）A.The flu.B.A headache.C.A fever.(4).W
8、hat did the man suggest the woman should do?（分数：1.00）A.She should take some medicine and have a good rest at home.B.She should stay in hospital for a few days.C.She should come again in a day or two.（分数：4.00）(1).When was the football game shown on TV?（分数：1.00）A.Last Sunday evening.B.Last Saturday ev
9、ening.C.Last Saturday afternoon.(2).Who played in the football game?（分数：1.00）A.Austrian team and Spanish team.B.Australian team and Spanish team.C.Japanese team and Austrian team.(3).Why was the man“s wife cheering?（分数：1.00）A.Because she was excited by the game.B.Because her team won the game.C.Beca
10、use the game would come to an end very soon.(4).What can we learn from the story?（分数：1.00）A.Both the man and his wife were football fans.B.Neither the man nor his wife liked the game.C.The man“s wife didn“t like any football games.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.Why don“t yo
11、u come and play tennis with us this afternoon? _.（分数：1.00）A.That“s a great gameB.That“s a good ideaC.Yes, I think soD.No, let me see2.The cake is delicious, John. Would you like to have _ more?（分数：1.00）A.muchB.littleC.fewD.some3.Many people prefer large cars, _ large cars are safer than small ones.（
12、分数：1.00）A.thinkB.to thinkC.having thoughtD.thinking4.Betty saved her money _ she might buy an MP3 player.（分数：1.00）A.so asB.so thatC.even ifD.as if5.We were ahead during the first half of the match, but we _ in the last ten minutes.（分数：1.00）A.lostB.have lostC.were losingD.had lost6.Some of the crops
13、failed. _, the cotton did pretty well.（分数：1.00）A.ThenB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.However7.You _ have brought your umbrella for we are going by car.（分数：1.00）A.won“tB.mustn“tC.needn“tD.don“t8.The soup my mother makes is much more tasty than _ that you can order in a restaurant.（分数：1.00）A.itB.thisC.thoseD.th
14、ese9._, but would you mind moving your bag?（分数：1.00）A.Wait a minuteB.Thank you very muchC.Excuse meD.Nice to meet you10.60% of those _ in the research thought the noise levels of the traffic had increased.（分数：1.00）A.questioningB.questionedC.questionD.to question11._ the temperature going down so qui
15、ckly, I don“t think we are able to go on with our experiment.（分数：1.00）A.ForB.ByC.FromD.With12.Parents have to accept their children for _ they are and not _ they want them to be.（分数：1.00）A.who; whatB.where; whoC.what; whyD.how; when13.Pay no attention to Susan_.（分数：1.00）A.she“s just showing offB.she
16、“s just shown offC.she showed offD.she shows off14.Tina looks especially pretty tonight. Yes, she always looks her best in _ dress of _ color.（分数：1.00）A./; thatB.a; thatC.the; theD./; a15.Without someone to _ for advice, making the best choice can be difficult for Tom.（分数：1.00）A.turn toB.turn upC.tu
17、rn overD.turn on六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Lately I have been noticing the great number of electrical appliances (电器) on the market. It seems to me that there are 1 now than a few years ago. I“m not really 2 why this is so, 3 I do have a few 4 . The first is that we are just too 5 to do things by han
18、d 6 . For every little job we once had to do there is now a 7 . The second is that electrical appliance companies are just trying to make 8 out of people“s laziness. 9 all of these electrical appliances around for us to use now, I 10 how I would have lived fifty years ago. 11 , how would I have clea
19、ned my floor? I guess I could have 12 one of those things called a “broom“, which I 13 see now. I“m not trying to say I don“t 14 electrical appliances; I certainly 15 . It is hard for me to imagine 16 I would do without my hair dryer! 17 , I do think a lot of modern appliances are needless and 18 ma
20、y become even lazier by using them. 19 we“ll have a catastrophic (灾难的) electric failure some day and 20 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.argumentsB.sugge
21、stionsC.choicesD.ideasA.slowB.cleverC.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.often
22、B.seldomC.recentlyD.certainlyA.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)八、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.
23、00)Christine was recently digging through old boxes in her storeroom, preparing to move to a new house. In one box, she came across a magazine of June 2, 1986. There“s a reason Christine had saved the magazine for 20 years. In its pages, she was one of more than a dozen women reported in an article
24、discussing the “cruel reality“ of their poor marriage prospects (前景). At the time Christine was living in Chicago and greatly annoyed by the fact that her social life didn“t seem to be progressing toward a trip down the aisle . “I had a lot of girlfriends in the same boat,“ she says. But a funny thi
25、ng happened. At age 40, she married; a few weeks ago she and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary (周年纪念日). Today she“s the happy morn of two children from her husband“s first marriage. Looking back on her single days, she remembers her unhappiness. “I had the same feeling that many women ha
26、ve, which is that you“re not considered a whole person unless you“re married with children,“ she says. “But as I reached my 40s, I realized that was totally wrong . I could still have a very fulfilling life.“ It was only after she“d come to peace with the fact that she might never marry that she met
27、 her future husband while shopping in a supermarket. To mark the 20th anniversary of this story, reporters sought out as many of the women in the story as they could find. Out of 14 single women in the article, 11 were found. Among them, eight ended up marrying, and three remain single. Several had
28、children. None divorced. For her part, Christine isn“t surprised. “I“ve watched a lot of people, married while young, get divorced,“ she says. “I think that if you do wait until Mr. Right comes along, you have a much better chance.“（分数：5.00）(1).How old was Christine 20 years ago?（分数：1.00）A.20.B.30.C
29、.40.D.50.(2).We learn from the text that twenty years ago, Christine _.（分数：1.00）A.started her hobby by collecting magazinesB.had a lot of girlfriends visiting herC.was worried about her marriageD.was in an unhappy marriage(3).Why had Christine saved the magazine for so many years?（分数：1.00）A.An artic
30、le about her was printed in it.B.It described her social life in Chicago.C.An article written by her was published in it.D.It helped women like her to find their Mr. Right.(4).The underlined phrase “a trip down the aisle“ (line 5, para. 2) probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.getting marriedB.becoming famous
31、C.travelling by planeD.going on a honeymoon(5).What was Christine“s idea about marriage and life when she was going on 40?（分数：1.00）A.One cannot be a whole person without marriage and children.B.One can live a happy life whether married or unmarried.C.She might meet her future husband in a supermarke
32、t.D.She will never think of divorce once married.九、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Art should not be limited to 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 Cheng“s words above.
33、 It is simply artwork presented in the public space, where one could walk by any day. Connie Yu, a businesswoman, 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 thro
34、ugh the central area only presents one with a limited number of public art pieces. Most of them seem to be more for the purpose of decoration 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
35、 to express yourself as an artist, to give something to people who don“t normally go to the museums, and to give them a break from their daily life. It is just a shame that it“s 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.
36、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 Yu“s words?（分数：1.00）A.Art pieces 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.Mo
37、re artwork about ordinary people should be produced.(3).According to the author, public art in Hong Kong _.（分数：1.00）A.is warmly received by artistsB.has attracted the museums-goersC.has much room for improvementD.is strongly supported by the government十、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：4.00)If you could give anythin
38、g in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings don“t have as many temper tantrums. They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child reaches toward the oven door, then stops, tells herself, “Hot, hot,“ and tur
39、ns away. Researchers call this “self-directed speech“. It“s one of the ways children learn to do what“s right 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, co
40、ws, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of idea. By age four, the number 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
41、 writing later on. So, how do you give your child this wonderful gift? First of all, talk a lot. Talk when you“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 li
42、sten for answers. Assume 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 the number of words he hears, and especially the number of questions he is invited to answer. Third, read aloud every day.
43、 There are many reasons for reading aloud, but maybe the best is that books contain words; lots of new, 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 se
44、e a pretty flower. “Look,“ you say, “a pretty flower.“ “Actually,“ your child corrects, “it“s beautiful.“ 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
45、 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 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 child.(3).What is the main subject discussed in the text?（分数：
46、1.00）A.Value of reading aloud to children.B.Power of words in children“s growth.C.Mind development of young children.D.Ways to develop a love of reading in children.(4).When the child use “beautiful“ to respond to the mother, it shows that _.（分数：1.00）A.the child loves certain words better than other
47、sB.the word “beautiful“ is used more by childrenC.reading has improved the child“s languageD.the child has the ability to correct parents十一、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：4.00)They first arrived on British ships almost 200 years ago, with the aim of cutting back a rapid growth of rat population. Then the cats them
48、selves became the problem. After dealing with the rats, they turned to birdsand now hundreds of them have been killed in a move to protect rare birds. Even cat lovers have been persuaded to back the move, after being told that there was no other choice. When British sailors took control of Ascension
49、 Island in 1815, they found nobody living on it but that it was overrun with rats which had escaped from sinking ships. They introduced cats to kill the ratsand were soon overrun by cats. By 1820 they were sending back to England for dogs to kill the cats, but they didn“t work. Ever since, the wild cat population has been attacking the birds. Man introduced these cats, and it has disturbed the balance. Ascension Island is a most important seabird gathering place. We have to un
