1、公共英语二级-455 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 does the woman think about Jack?（分数：1.00）A.He dances very well.B.He might not really like dancing.C.He enjoys watching people dance.(2).What does the man want to do?（分数：1.00）A.He wants to look for his car.B.
2、He wants to give the woman a lift.C.He wants to take the bus.(3).Whats the relationship between the speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A polieeman and a tourist.B.A salesman a the customer.C.Two friends.(4).Where does the woman work?（分数：1.00）A.At school.B.At the library.C.At the cinema.(5).The woman likes her mana
3、ger because he is _.（分数：1.00）A.interestingB.kindC.nice三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).How much money did Rockfeller have?（分数：1.00）A.Millions of dollars.B.Hundreds of dollars.C.Thousands of dollars.(2).What kind of room did Rockefeller want to sleep in?（分数：1.00）A.The cheapest room.B.His sons room.C.The larg
4、est room.(3).Who had a rich father?（分数：1.00）A.Bockfellers son.B.Roekfeller.C.The manager.(1).Where is the man going?（分数：1.00）A.His aunts home.B.His school.C.The city hall.(2).What does the girl do?（分数：1.00）A.She carries the box.B.She does nothing,C.She opens the door for the boy.(3).What will they d
5、o in the evening?（分数：1.00）A.Go shopping,B.Go to a concert.C.Go to the cinema.(1).Where is the bank office located in the hotel?（分数：1.00）A.On the third floor.B.On the ground floor.C.On the second floor.(2).When is the hank open?（分数：1.00）A.9:30 a.m. to3:00 p.m.B.9:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m.C.9:00 a.m. to3:00
6、 p.m.(1).Where does the dialogue take place?（分数：1.00）A.At the ticket office.B.In Pittsburgh.C.At the airport.(2).What do we know about the woman from the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.She will take the bus again this month.B.She does not like this trip.C.She has taken this trip before.(3).What kind of ticket
7、has the woman got?（分数：1.00）A.A half-price ticket.B.A one-way ticket.C.A round-trip ticket.(4).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The prices of many things have gone up in the last month.B.The woman pays twenty dollars for the ticket.C.The prices of the ticket have changed by two dollars.(
8、1).What will there be after class?（分数：1.00）A.A sports meeting.B.A wonderful party.C.A class meeting.(2).Who should be helped?（分数：1.00）A.Mike.B.Helen.C.Bob.(3).Why cant Helen come after class?（分数：1.00）A.Because she has to do cleaning.B.Because she has to meet Bob.C.Because she has to come home and lo
9、ok after her mother.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 do you drink so much coffee?Well, _ it doesnt keep me awake at night, I see no harm in it. A for B as far as C as long as D although（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Our vacation wasYes, Iye never had _. A greatly, a good vacation B v
10、ery good, the best vacation C so great, a better vacation D such great, the better vacation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The cost of my house is higher than _ of his. A any B cost C that D it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Do _ you are told. A after B as if C where D as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.If you are in difficulty, dont hesi
11、tate to ask_my help. A to B about C from D for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Only after being asked several times _ us the story of his strange life. A he could tell B then he told C did he tell D he began to tell（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.They _ visit us a lot but they dont now. A must B need C can D used to（分数：1.00）A
12、.B.C.D.8.You need to make arrangements for a hotel room _ a few nights. A during B within C in D for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.He is reading a novel but he _ a textbook. A ought to read B should be reading C shouldnt have read D may be reading（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.We had hoped that our team would win the game
13、, but _ team played very well. A any other B some other C every other D the other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The railway station is only twenty _ walk from my home. A minute B minutes C minutes D minutes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Can you come on Monday or Tuesday?Im afraid _ day is possible. A any B some C neither
14、 D either（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.China has a large population than any of _countries in the world. A the other B some C some other D other（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.I forgot _ a letter to him, so I wrote to him just now. A writing B having wrote C to have written D to write（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.How foolish it is
15、_her to believe _such a mans honesty! A of. in B for, in C for, on D of. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Mice in general are not well-liked, but a mouse named Mickey has (36) the hearts of millions. Movies about Mickey Mouse have been (37) with audience (观众), (38) everywhere for more th
16、an forty years.Walt Disney, (39) created this lovable cartoon (卡通) (40) , was born in Chicago in 1901. Later his family moved to a farm near Kansas City, where Walt worked for a time (41) a newsboy. But (42) he really enjoyed was drawing pictures.Later, when Walt went back to Chicago he studied cart
17、ooning at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. His education was interrupted when World War I (43) in 1914. Though he was not (44) old enough to join thd army, he wanted to (45) in some way. He joined the Red Cross and went to France, where he stayed (46) the war was over.After the war, Disney returned
18、 to Kansas City to work for a com- pany that made fairy (小妖精,仙女) story cartoons. This was the kind of work he liked best. He made up his mind to (47) better ways of making the cartoons (48) , so that the cartoon characters would seem (49) . He bought an old movie camera and made a few things in his
19、garage. In 1923 he (50) his elder brother, Roy, in Hollywood, California, where they soon (51) their own company.Sound was just starting (52) in movies and Disney believed it had great possibilities. He quickly (53) sound to his cartoons. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen , audience
20、 were (54) . Mickey became a great (55) with both young and old.（分数：20.00）A.struckB.lostC.wonD.brokeA.popularB.knownC.leasedD.ailedA.fromB.mostlyC.clearlyD.almostA.becauseB.forC.whoD.heA.characterB.peopleC.paintingD.photoA.besidesB.asC.forD.withA.anyhowB.thatC.whatD.somethingA.had passedB.broke outC
21、.endedD.went onA.thenB.alreadyC.everD.yetA.helpB.workC.joinD.enterA.whenB.afterC.untilD.beforeA.searchB.giveC.findD.enjoyA.livelyB.moveC.well-knownD.appearA.aliveB.beautifulC.surprisingD.unforgettableA.invitedB.foundC.joined inD.agree withA.joined inB.set upC.invitedD.worked inA.reallyB.to be invite
22、dC.immediatelyD.to be usedA.wantedB.addedC.tookD.referredA.disappointedB.delightedC.surprisingD.angryA.heroB.successC.welcomedD.beauty七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AWashingtonFor the first time in history, fewer than one American in four lives in the countryside, the US Census (人中普查) Bureau said on Tues
23、day. Last years census found 187.1 million Ameri cans lived in urban are compared with 61.7 million in rural area. Americas 200-year flight from the farm has produced crowded towns. Census number show threefourths of the people live on less than 3 percent of the land. There are more than 2 000 peopl
24、e per square mile (772 per square kilometers) in urban America. In the countryside, on average here are 18 people per square mile (seven per square kilometers).（分数：5.00）(1).Whats the percentage (百分数) of people living in towns now?（分数：1.00）A.One-third.B.Smaller than one-fourth.C.Larger than three-fou
25、rths.D.Smaller than three-fourths.(2).Towns are now crowded because_.（分数：1.00）A.more and more people have moved from farms to townsB.the population is growing fastC.there are fewer farms nowD.there is only a little land for towns(3).How many times more people live in urban areas than in the countrys
26、ide per square mile?（分数：1.00）A.About 2 000 timesB.About 18 timesC.More than 100 timesD.About 4 times(4).The word “urban“ must mean_, while “rural“ means（分数：1.00）A.of a town or city, of the countrysideB.poor, richC.of the countryside, of a town or cityD.rich, poor(5).The best title for this piece of
27、news can be _.（分数：1.00）A.American CensusB.Growing populationC.200-Year FlightD.Crowded TownsBBeijings sky watchers will see with their own eyes a bright com- et (彗星) all night long. Comet e/1996 b2(Hyakutake) was first observed by Hyakutake, a Japanese amateur (业余的) astronomer (天文学家), on January 30,
28、 1996. It can be seen with the naked eyes (肉眼) over China, Europe and other northern areas at night through the last week of March and first ten days of April. On march 25, it was closed to the earth and the sun.What is more exciting is that there will be two more rare events in the sky, it is predi
29、cted (预言) that another comet, HaleBopp, found on July 23, 1995, by Americans Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, is expected to pass over the northern part of Heilongjiang province in March 1997. The comet, estimated to be 1015 kilometres in size, will not return for 3 000 years.What is even more rare is tha
30、t a total solar eclipse (日蚀) is expected to occur on March 9, 1997, over Mongolia, Siberia and northern Heilongjiang province. When the sky turns dark, people should be able to see the eclipse and the bright comet HaleBopp at the same time.An observation (观察,评论) trip to Mohe, Heilongjiang Province,
31、is being organized for the March 1997 sky events, as well as a nationwide astrophoto competition (竞赛).（分数：4.00）(1).Beijing sky watchers will be excited because _.（分数：1.00）A.they expect to see with their naked eyes the comet found by HyakutakeB.they will see a comet through a telescope for the first
32、timeC.they have observed a comet by themselvesD.they expect to see the comet found by a Japanese amateur astronomer through a telescope(2).The two more exciting and rare sky events will occur in March, 1997 are_.（分数：1.00）A.a comet and a lunar eclipse (月蚀)B.comet Hale-Bopp and comet HyakutakeC.a come
33、t found by two Americans and a solar eclipseD.a solar eclipse and comet Hyakutake(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.March 25 was supposed to be the best time to observe comet Hyakutake.B.Comet Hale-Bopp and comet Hyakutake will pass over the northern part of Heilongjiang pr
34、ovince in 1997.C.A nationwide astro-photo competition will be organized in March, 1997.D.The comet will not return for 3 000 years.(4).According to the newspaper article we learn that Hyakutake（分数：1.00）A.is made to observe comets in the skyB.is an expert (专家) in astronomyC.has a great interest in as
35、tronomy (天文学)D.works as an astronomerCThe winter holiday season is the most festive (欢乐的) time of the year. Students from elementary school through college have about two weeks vacation , beginning shortly before Christmas and ending soon after New Years Day. Many families go away for the holidays,
36、but those who stay home have fun, too. There are many parties to cel- ebrate the birth of Christ and the arrival of the new year.The spirit of Christmas arrives about a month before the holiday itself. Late in November, street lights and store windows are decorated (装饰) with Christmas colours of red
37、 and green.Stores depend on Christmas shoppers for about one-fourth of their yearly sales. Christmas is expensive. To earn extra money for gifts, inDecember many Americans get part-time jobs. Many people make monthly bank deposits (存款)in special Christmas accounts so that they will have enough money
38、 for a nice Christmas.The most beautiful and meaningful parts of the holiday take place at home and in church. Many families go to church on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. After that, they gather around the tree and open their gifts. Then they sit down to enjoy a Christmas dinner turkey (火鸡) o
39、r ham, sweet potatoes, vegetables and cranberry sauce (酸果蔓酱).（分数：4.00）(1).How long does the Christmas holiday last?（分数：1.00）A.About two months.B.About 20 days.C.About two weeks.D.Two days.(2).According to the writer, to celebrate Christmas, people spend a lot of money and time on _.（分数：1.00）A.buying
40、 gifts for family membersB.going to churchC.writing letters and sending Christmas cardsD.preparing for the Christmas dinner(3).We can know from thd passage that _ like Christmas best.（分数：1.00）A.government officialsB.storekeepersC.teaehersD.secretaries(4).According to the article, people usually enjo
41、y _ at Christmas dinner.（分数：1.00）A.turkeyB.fishC.chickenD.beefDTake a look around on October 12, because it may seem a bit more crowded. On that day, or thereabouts, Earth s population will reach six billion. Although no one knows exactly when baby number six billion will arrive, the United Nations
42、picked October 12 to mark the event, which is almost certain to occur before the end of 1999.Six billion is a milestone (里程碑). The 20th century began with world population under two billion. We ye added the last billion people in only 12 years.Most of the increase these days takes place in the devel
43、oping world. Birthrates have remained at low levels in Europe and North A- merica. In the developing world the over all rate of increase is 1.7 percent a year, which would double its population in 40 years.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.The earth became crowded on
44、October 12, 1999.B.Earths population has been doubled.C.Baby number six billion was born on October 12, 1999.D.The developing world may be responsible (应负负的) for the increasingly crowded world.(2).What is the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Global Population Reaches a MilestoneB.A Remarkable E
45、ventC.The Developing WorldD.Baby No. 6 BillionEI was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz (爵士乐) concert last Friday. The advertisement (广告) in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day be- tween 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:00
46、, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45 minutes lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky (幸运的) , you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday,
47、 I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes wait- ing the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on
48、a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was r
