1、公共英语二级-485 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.Peter has won the first prize in painting and he is still very excited now and feels _ desire to go to bed.（分数：1.00）A.the mostB.moreC.worseD.the least
9、2. I hear Johnson was badly injured in the accident._, lets go and see him.（分数：1.00）A.Whats moreB.If soC.Where possibleD.When necessary3.Theyll take _ trip to Jiangxi tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.a two-dayB.a two-daysC.a two daysD.a two day4.Unlike watching TV, reading is a highly active process(过程) _ it req
10、uires attention as well as memory and imagination.（分数：1.00）A.untilB.butC.unlessD.for5.She is the first speaker _ gave the speech at the meeting.（分数：1.00）A.whoB.whomC.thatD.whose6._ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.（分数：1.00）A.So curious the couple
11、wasB.So curious were the coupleC.How curious the couple wereD.The couple was such curious7. Is Paul playing both soccer and tennis for the school? He _. But now he has given up playing tennis.（分数：1.00）A.isB.hasC.wasD.had8._ send your motorcycle to be repaired? Youd better not drive it any more.（分数：1
12、.00）A.WilyB.Why notC.Why dontD.Why didnt9.Peter _ TV with Tom this time yesterday.（分数：1.00）A.was watchingB.watchedC.were watchingD.had watching10._ he tried, he was unable to work out this mathematic exercise.（分数：1.00）A.As hardB.Hard whenC.Hard asD.When hard11. Put these glasses away before they OK.
13、 Ill put them in the cupboard.（分数：1.00）A.have brokenB.are breakingC.get brokenD.will be broken12.The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned. Oh, dear! She_ a lot of difficulties!（分数：1.00）A.may go throughB.might go throughC.ought to have gone throughD.
14、must have gone through13.Im moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than _ in the city.（分数：1.00）A.onesB.oneC.thatD.those14.The singers story _ differently in the magazine.（分数：1.00）A.was reportedB.was reportingC.reportsD.reported15.He _ be in the classroom because he was seen
15、playing football on the play- ground.（分数：1.00）A.mustntB.cantC.may notD.isnt able to六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)From Monday 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 p
16、art in sports. It depends on individual (个人的) (37) . There are many different ways to (38) our spare time.Almost everyone 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 (4
17、3) a lot of money; others are (44) only for their owners.I know a man who has a (45) collection worth several thousand dollars. 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 (4
18、8) match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. (49) , for my brother they are extremely (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
19、 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 othersC.otherD.othersA.timeB.energyC.interestsD.funA.spendB.takeC.costD.wasteA.someB.anyC.certainD.everyA.withB.orC.andD.toA.expensiveB.interestingC.excitingD.cheapA.spend anythingB.c
20、ost anythingC.pay nothingD.need somethingA.worthB.worthyC.valuedD.paidA.valuableB.worthyC.unimportantD.uselessA.coinB.stampC.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.Moreo
21、verA.dearB.expensiveC.valuableD.costlyA.so happyB.that happyC.more happilyD.happierA.whatB.thatC.whyD.howA.extremelyB.speciallyC.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, seasi
22、de cliffs, or ice mountains, anything - “If its there“ he used to say, “then I want to climb it.“ So the news of his marriage 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
23、to stop some of his risky adventures (冒险).From Chamonix he climbed Mont Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and one of the 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.
24、Anna surprised me because she was English. She was a dancer in the theatre. “I never climbed more than sixty steps in my 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
25、the drake Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful show!“ Peter said, “Didnt want to miss the good weather. So I went to Switzerland 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 mounta
26、in“ shows that _.（分数：1.00）A.Peter was afraid of climbingB.Peter had no interest in mountainsC.Peter was fond of climbingD.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
27、(3).In the authors opinion, Peter Fern must have married for _.（分数：1.00）A.his wife might enjoy climbing mountainsB.his wife 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
28、：1.00）A.give up mountain climbingB.continue to keep his love and so he didC.move to English with his wifeD.spend his honeymoon 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 fe
29、aturing (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 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, an
30、d folk music from all over the world. Easton and Abba each have entire channels to themselves, al- though the repeating 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 l
31、esson channel or a range of talks on spiritual development. But anyone tired of all the above should adjust their sets to “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
32、to calm down after an awful day at work, there is a channel of slow music, and another carrying only the sound of a mothers 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 Yus
33、en Broadcasting, 100 channels _.（分数：1.00）A.have no announcer at allB.feature 24 hours of pop musicC.offer free musicD.consist 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 so
34、und of croaking frogsC.folk music from all over the worldD.a mature male voice slowly counting from one to a thousand.(3).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 mot
35、hers.C.Because they just want to relax.D.Because they are tired of music channels.(4).We can learn from the passage that _.（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
36、popular channels(5).The passage is written for all the purposes EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.introducing music from all over the 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 r
37、aises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a 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 stamp
38、s was sent to a London printer. As a result, Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.Before 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 d
39、esign for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed (记下) the words “Post Office“ instead of “Post Paid“ on the several hundred 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
40、 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 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
41、 colony of MauritiusD.the stamp became rare and with a long history(2).The mistake was in the _ on the locally printed postage 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 B
42、lueD.a one Penny Orange Red(4).According to the passage, the mistake was made _.（分数：1.00）A.on purposeB.by the governmentC.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 ver
43、y bright spots crossing the computers screens. At the same moment the computers were working much slower. To find out what 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 vir
44、uses (病毒). All these computers had been infected by computer viruses.It is said that the computer viruses were made by a 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 J
45、erusalem Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computers 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 th
46、at they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, 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.pl
47、ay tricks on operators of the computersB.frighten the scientistsC.damage all the computersD.attack Jerusalem(2).According 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 dam
48、ages 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 suffe
49、red form computer viruses last yearC.the Jerusalem Viruses may be a great harm to healthD.these viruses cannot stay in computers for a long timeE1812-During the War of 1812, British forces burned the new capital at Washington, D.C They also attacked Baltimore and New Orleans and captured (占领) Detroit, which at the time was a far military outpost.1846-A brief invasion (入侵) by Mexican tro
