1、公共英语二级-431 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).Whats Toms telephone number?（分数：1.00）A.94490746.B.94940746.C.94490476.(2).Where might Miss Brown go?（分数：1.00）A.Library.B.Bookstore.C.Bank.(3).Who is the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A salesman.B.A doctor.C.A driver.(4).What
2、are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.The heater of this room.B.The cold weather.C.Long working hours.(5).How did the woman feel about the books price?（分数：1.00）A.She thought they were expensive.B.She thought they were cheap.C.She didnt say.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).What does the man want?（分数：1.00）A.A dol
3、lar.B.Some change for the parking meter.C.The parking meter.(2).How much does the woman give him?（分数：1.00）A.10 quarters.B.4 quarters.C.2 quarters.(1).What do you think about the bread?（分数：1.00）A.Its very soft.B.Its delicious.C.Its not fresh.(2).What does the man think the woman should do?（分数：1.00）A.
4、She should take it back to the grocery.B.She can eat it.C.She should throw it away.(1).What time does the woman ask the man to come to the office?（分数：1.00）A.At 9:00 on Tuesday.B.At 9:00 on Wednesday.C.At 10:00 on Wednesday.(2).Whats the telephone number of the man?（分数：1.00）A.93365425.B.93356425.C.93
5、536452.(3).How many times has the man visited Dr. Black?（分数：1.00）A.None.B.First.C.Second.(1).Why did the mother agree to go out for dinner?（分数：1.00）A.Because she was tired.B.Because nobody cooked.C.Because she had no time to cook.(2).Where did the two speakers decide to go for dinner?（分数：1.00）A.A re
6、staurant.B.KFC.C.McDonalds.(3).What would they like to have?（分数：1.00）A.Hamburger, a glass of Pepsi, an ice-cream cone and an apple pie.B.Hamburger, fish and chicken soup.C.Hamburger, chicken soup and an apple pie.(4).What can we learn about the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.The mother is not a good cook.B.The
7、 man doesnt like McDonalds.C.They sometimes go out for dinner.(1).What is Dr. Green?（分数：1.00）A.A psychiatrist.B.A pediatric dentist.C.A paediatrician.(2).When does Dr. Green have breakfast?（分数：1.00）A.6:15.B.7:15.C.6:45.(3).Where is Dr. Greens office?（分数：1.00）A.At 1760 Washington Street.B.At Jefferso
8、n Street.C.In Olney.(4).How does Dr. Green go to work?（分数：1.00）A.By car.B.By bus.C.By subway.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.The singers story _ differently in the magazine. A was reported B was reporting C reports D reported（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.He _ be in the classroom becaus
9、e he was seen playing football on the play- ground. A mustnt B cant C may not D isnt able to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Unlike watching TV, reading is a highly active process(过程) _ it requires attention as well as memory and imagination. A until B but C unless D for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4._ send your motorcycle t
10、o be repaired? Youd better not drive it any more. A Wily B Why not C Why dont D Why didnt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned. Oh, dear! She_ a lot of difficulties! A may go through B might go through C ought to have gone thro
11、ugh D must have gone through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6. Is Paul playing both soccer and tennis for the school? He _. But now he has given up playing tennis. A is B has C was D had（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Im moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than _ in the city. A ones B one C that D t
12、hose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8._ he tried, he was unable to work out this mathematic exercise. A As hard B Hard when C Hard as D When hard（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Theyll take _ trip to Jiangxi tomorrow. A a two-day B a two-days C a two days D a two day（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10. Put these glasses away before they OK. Il
13、l put them in the cupboard. A have broken B are breaking C get broken D will be broken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11._ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. A So curious the couple was B So curious were the couple C How curious the couple were D The couple was s
14、uch curious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.She is the first speaker _ gave the speech at the meeting. A who B whom C that D whose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13. I hear Johnson was badly injured in the accident._, lets go and see him. A Whats more B If so C Where possible D When necessary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Peter has won t
15、he first prize in painting and he is still very excited now and feels _ desire to go to bed. A the most B more C worse D the least（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Peter _ TV with Tom this time yesterday. A was watching B watched C were watching D had watching（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)From Monday
16、 until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies (电影院); (36) take part in sports. It depends on individual (个人的) (37) . There are many different ways to (38) our spare time.Almost everyon
17、e has (39) kind of hobby (爱好). It may be something from collecting stamps (40) making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very (41) ; others dont (42) at all. Some collections are (43) a lot of money; others are (44) only for their owners.I know a man who has a (45) collection worth several thousand d
18、ollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty cent piece worth 250!He was very happy about his collection and thought the (46) was reasonable. (47) , my youngest brother (48) match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. (49) , for my brother they are extrem
19、ely (特别地) (50) . Nothing makes him (51) than to find a new match box for his collection. Thats (52) a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our spare time (53) for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, (54) the pleasure it gives us (55) （分数：20.00）A.the otherB.the oth
20、ersC.otherD.othersA.timeB.energyC.interestsD.funA.spendB.takeC.costD.wasteA.someB.anyC.certainD.everyA.withB.orC.andD.toA.expensiveB.interestingC.excitingD.cheapA.spend anythingB.cost anythingC.pay nothingD.need somethingA.worthB.worthyC.valuedD.paidA.valuableB.worthyC.unimportantD.uselessA.coinB.st
21、ampC.postcardD.bookA.centB.coinC.prizeD.priceA.At the same timeB.On the other handC.On the contraryD.As a matter of factA.collectsB.buysC.choosesD.selectsA.HoweverB.ButC.AndD.MoreoverA.dearB.expensiveC.valuableD.costlyA.so happyB.that happyC.more happilyD.happierA.whatB.thatC.whyD.howA.extremelyB.sp
22、eciallyC.greatlyD.simplyA.thoughB.andC.butD.whenA.isB.doesC.willD.has七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)APeter Fern was mad on mount. Climbing was the core of his life. Church towers, seaside cliffs, or ice mountains, anything - “If its there“ he used to say, “then I want to climb it.“ So the news of his mar
23、riage gave me a surprise. Id never known him to take much interest in girls. Well, well, Peter Fern was a married man! I couldnt get over it. I wondered whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky adventures (冒险).From Chamonix he climbed Mont Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and one of th
24、e Aifuilles the day after! That was it, then: she was French, from a family, most of whom like climbing. No doubt. No other explanation (解释).A month later I met them both in town. Anna surprised me because she was English. She was a dancer in the theatre. “I never climbed more than sixty steps in my
25、 life.“ She told me. “Peter has his interests, and Ive got mine. No problems.“ “None at all,“ Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your honeymoon?“ “I flew to New York to see the drake Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful show!“ Peter said, “Didnt want to miss the good weather. So I went to Switzer
26、land and climbed the north face of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Grand place, a honey- moon! Ill show you the photographs we took one day./（分数：4.00）(1).“Peter Fern was mad on mountain“ shows that _.（分数：1.00）A.Peter was afraid of climbingB.Peter had no interest in mountainsC.Peter was fond of climbing
27、D.Peter got angry at mountains(2).Peter Ferns risky adventures may include all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.Mont BlancB.north face of the EigerC.one of the AifuillesD.Broadway(3).In the authors opinion, Peter Fern must have married for _.（分数：1.00）A.his wife might enjoy climbing mountainsB.his w
28、ife might be from a rich familyC.his wife might be from a French mountaineer familyD.his wife might climb with him(4).According to the passage, after Peters marriage he would _.（分数：1.00）A.give up mountain climbingB.continue to keep his love and so he didC.move to English with his wifeD.spend his hon
29、eymoon in New York with his wifeBFrom the 440 radio channels available on Osaka Yusen Broadcasting, Japans largest cable- radio network, subscribers (订户) can tune into a channel featuring (以为特色) 24 hours of croaking frogs, or one that consists of the sound of trains polling in and out of stations.As
30、 well as the sounds of birds or percolating (过滤) coffee, Osaka Yusen offers nearly 100 channels of announcer-free jazz, rock, classical music, Second World War military marches, and folk music from all over the world. Easton and Abba each have entire channels to themselves, al- though the repeating
31、rate must be almost as high as that of an in-flight music channel.For those in search of more intellectual (智力的) background sounds for their dinner par- ties, there is always the lesson channel or a range of talks on spiritual development. But anyone tired of all the above should adjust their sets t
32、o “drowsing (瞌睡) channels“ and tune into the sheep-counting station, for example, which features a mature male voice slowly counting from one to a thousand.For busy people wishing to calm down after an awful day at work, there is a channel of slow music, and another carrying only the sound of a moth
33、ers heartbeat. According to the company, “Babies listen to this noise before they are born. Its a natural relaxant./（分数：5.00）(1).Among the 440 radio channels available on Osaka Yusen Broadcasting, 100 channels _.（分数：1.00）A.have no announcer at allB.feature 24 hours of pop musicC.offer free musicD.co
34、nsist of the sound of trains pulling in and out of stations(2).If you are suffering from insomnia (失眠), you may tune into a channel feature _.（分数：1.00）A.the sounds of birdsB.the sound of croaking frogsC.folk music from all over the worldD.a mature male voice slowly counting from one to a thousand.(3
35、).Why busy people prefer a channel carrying only the sound of a mothers heartbeat?（分数：1.00）A.Because they want to listen to something special.B.Because they Wish to honor their mothers.C.Because they just want to relax.D.Because they are tired of music channels.(4).We can learn from the passage that
36、 _.（分数：1.00）A.people all around the world love musicB.different people enjoy different soundsC.all subscribers have entire channels to themselvesD.“drowsing channels“ are the most popular channels(5).The passage is written for all the purposes EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.introducing music from all over the
37、worldB.advertising Osaka Yusen BroadcastingC.suggesting listening to Osaka Yusen BroadcastingD.introducing a variety of radio channelsCAny mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a
38、 half times its original value.The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer. As a result, Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.Bef
39、ore the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was told to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed (记下) the words “Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the several hundr
40、ed stamps that he printed.Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left: fourteen One Penny Orange Reds and twelve Two Penny Blues. Because of the Two Penny Blues rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it.（分数：4.00）(1).A stamp with any mistake in the printing
41、can raise its value if _.（分数：1.00）A.most stamp collectors like the mistake made in printingB.the mistake was made more than a hundred years agoC.the mistake was made in the British colony of MauritiusD.the stamp became rare and with a long history(2).The mistake was in the _ on the locally printed p
42、ostage stamp.（分数：1.00）A.priceB.inscriptionC.sizeD.color(3).Stamp collectors lave paid $16,800 for _.（分数：1.00）A.twelve Two Penny BluesB.fourteen One Penny Orange RedsC.a Two Penny BlueD.a one Penny Orange Red(4).According to the passage, the mistake was made _.（分数：1.00）A.on purposeB.by the government
43、C.by accidentD.by stamp collectorsDOn Oct. 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for the in- formation they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright spots crossing the computers screens. At the same moment the computers were working much slower. To find out wh
44、at was happening, they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒). All these computers had been infected by computer viruses.It is said that the computer viruses were made by a
45、 group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all have excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. These kinds of computer viruses are named Jerusalem Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computer
46、s by lowering the functions, damaging normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Fridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, A
47、ustralia, Switzerland and the U. S But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.（分数：4.00）(1).The group of young men created the viruses to _.（分数：1.00）A.play tricks on operators of the computersB.frighten the scientistsC.damage all the computersD.attack Jerusalem(2).Accordin
48、g to the passage, the underlined word “infect“ in Paragraph 1 may have the same meaning as _.（分数：1.00）A.damageB.spreadC.lowerD.attack(3).The viruses can cause all the following damages EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.low speed of the computers functionsB.ruin of the normal programsC.lack of information storageD.loss of all the information stored in the computers(4).It can be learnt from the text that _.（分数：1.00）A.scientists have found a way to get rid of the virusesB.four countries suffered form computer viruses las
