1、公共英语二级-488 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).When can the man see the headmaster?（分数：1.00）A.At 9:30.B.At 11:45.C.At 12:40.(2).Why does the man want to keep the window shut?（分数：1.00）A.He is ill.B.He wants to open it himself.C.The air inside is fresh enoug(3)
2、.What is Mike?（分数：1.00）A.A teacher.B.A student.C.A writer.(4).What has made working at home possible?（分数：1.00）A.Personal computers.B.Communication industry.C.Living far from companies.(5).Where is the woman?（分数：1.00）A.In a soap factory.B.In her house.C.At an information desk.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1)
3、.Where, does the conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At home.B.On a bus.C.In the bank.(2).Why do the two speakers want to buy a car?（分数：1.00）A.They have a lot of money.B.The man lives too far away from his office.C.The womans office is too far away from her hom(1).Why wont Mr. Stone com
4、e to the clinic tomorrow?A. He cant spare the time.B. The clinic will be closed.D. Dr. Milton wont come to work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When is the clinic open in a week?（分数：1.00）A.From Monday to Friday.B.On weekdays except Thursday.C.During the whole week.(3).What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Sto
5、ne to come?（分数：1.00）A.5:30 p. m., Wednesday.B.6:15 p. m., Wednesday.C.6:15 p. m., Thursday.(1).Whats the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Neighbors.B.Doctor and patient.C.Friends.(2).When did the woman cough most seriously?（分数：1.00）A.In the morning.B.In the afternoon.C.At night.(3).W
6、hat did the man do for the woman?（分数：1.00）A.He examined the woman carefully.B.He gave her some medicine and some advice as well.C.He just told her not to worry too muc(1).Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Husband and wife.B.Friends.C.Strangers.(2).Where does the con
7、versation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a restaurant.B.At the womans home.C.At the mans hom(3).What does the woman ask the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.Have some soup.B.Have more rice.C.Bring his wife next tim(1).What did Nicholas do at eighteen months?（分数：1.00）A.He began to learn French.B.He read
8、the newspaper.C.He took telephone messages.(2).Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools?（分数：1.00）A.He had too much homework.B.He almost couldnt learn anything special.C.His teachers often corrected his spellin(3).Who offered to help Nicholas finally?（分数：1.00）A.His classmates.B.His paren
9、ts.C.A colleg(4).What is Nicholas life like now?（分数：1.00）A.Busy without any social life.B.Full but boring.C.Busy at college and free at hom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. _ is the engineers husband?The neighbor of your brother in the corner.（分数：1.00）A.WhoB.WhatC.HowD.Which2
10、._ you are free, why not go skating with us?（分数：1.00）A.BecauseB.SinceC.AsD.For3.Whenever I met him, _ was fairly frequent, _ I liked his sweet and hopeful smile.（分数：1.00）A.which; 不填B.that; thatC.it; thatD.what; 不填4.You may write to me or come to see me. _ way will do.（分数：1.00）A.AllB.BothC.OneD.Eithe
11、r5._ they will send us an invitation is not yet known, _ we hope they sill.（分数：1.00）A.If; writeB.That; soC.When; yetD.Whether; but6.I dont know what illness he suffered from, but I do remember he mentioned _ in hospital last year.（分数：1.00）A.to have beenB.to beC.having beenD.being7.That young man has
12、 made so much noise that he _ not have been allowed attend the concert.（分数：1.00）A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.should8.Entering the room, I found my father _ at the desk and _ something.（分数：1.00）A.seat; writeB.seated; wroteC.seated; writingD.seating; writing9.Nancy isnt here. Its my mistake. I forgot all abo
13、ut _ her.（分数：1.00）A.telephoningB.to telephoneC.to telephone toD.the telephone to10.That was the first time I_ Englands coast（分数：1.00）A.leftB.had leftC.would leaveD.has left11.Great men never give up _ difficulty.（分数：1.00）A.in a face ofB.in face of theC.in the face ofD.in the face of the12.There are
14、_ custom tailors and dressmakers in the U.S. than in European countries.（分数：1.00）A.far fewerB.so fewerC.very fewerD.too fewer13.A fireman discovered the _ of the fire.（分数：1.00）A.truthB.reasonC.causeD.fact14.Usually, _ care for childrens _.（分数：1.00）A.woman writers; livesB.women writer; lifeC.women wr
15、iters; lifeD.women writer; lives15.“Would you like some more noodles?“ “No, thanks. I _.“（分数：1.00）A.dont want toB.cant eatC.am not hungryD.am full六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Cool“ is a word with many meanings. Its traditional meaning is used to (36) a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has
16、 (37) , however, the word has expanded to (38) many different meanings.“Cool“ can be used to express feelings of (39) in almost anything.When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you cant help (40) . “Its cool.“ You might think, “Hes so cool“ when you see your (41) footballer.We all enlarge
17、 the meaning of “cool“. You can use it (42) many words such as “new“ or “amazing“. Heres an interesting story we can see (43) illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to (44) the waterfall they had visited. On one students paper was just the one (45) , “Its so cool.“ (46) he th
18、ought it was (47) to describe (48) he saw and felt.(49) the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. (50) “cool“, some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is (51) to improve our word strength to maintain some (52) .As a popular word, “cool“ stands for a kind of sp
19、ecial (53) that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool“, can you think of many words that (54) your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very (55) .（分数：20.00）A.findB.takeC.showD.make sureA.changedB.been developedC.been cleanedD.informedA.turn outB.take onC.take inD.come intoA.satisf
20、actionB.interestC.senseD.interestingA.to sayB.tellingC.shoutD.sayingA.famousB.out of dateC.favouriteD.modernA.instead ofB.in place ofC.to take place ofD.exchangeA.is used toB.showingC.used toD.explainingA.write forB.copy downC.describeD.say somethingA.phraseB.wordC.storyD.sentenceA.HoweverB.May beC.
21、As far asD.PerhapsA.the just thingB.the very meanC.some methodsD.the best wayA.the meansB.whatC.howD.whereverA.AndB.IfC.SoD.ButA.WithoutB.UsingC.Not being usedD.WithA.importantB.necessaryC.impossibleD.naturalA.trueB.beliefC.richnessD.interestA.habitB.cultureC.languageD.enjoymentA.putB.changeC.better
22、D.makeA.coolB.easyC.difficultD.important七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AReading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and
23、will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. The information from them differs from (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) partthe explanations of why things happenis frequently quite fantastic (神奇的). But the demonstration (示范
24、) and report of what happens, and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could
25、 talk to the fisherman, so can he. Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统的) practices handed down from father to son, or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and pe
26、rsonal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age.（分数：5.00）(1).In
27、 the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.personal experienceB.wild weeds among good plantsC.the information from the parentsD.the vast store of traditional practices(2).Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The college
28、students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass.B.Craftsmans experience is usually unscientific.C.The contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen.D.Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student.(3).From this passage we can infer
29、 that _.（分数：1.00）A.well invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB.schools and books are not the only way to knowledgeC.scientific discoveries late based on personal experienceD.discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student(4).The author advises th
30、e college student to _.（分数：1.00）A.be contemptuous to the craftsmanB.be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific termsC.learn the craftsmans experience by judging it carefullyD.gain the craftsmans experience without rejection(5).The main idea of this passage is about _.（分数：1.00）A.what to lear
31、n from the parentsB.how to gain knowledgeC.why to learn from craftsmanD.how to deal with experienceBWater, water everywhere. It lasted almost two months, but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever re
32、corded.In St. Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) brok
33、e upriver. A levee is built of fiver sand and clay (粘土).Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960s. The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood wails. It measured 49.4 fe
34、et.（分数：3.00）(1).The flood referred to in the passage _.（分数：1.00）A.was the heaviest one in the historyB.happened in Missouri and Illinois statesC.happened in less than twenty percent of the states of USAD.was recorded several times(2).The meaning of the sentence “But the city escaped the worst“ is th
35、at _.（分数：1.00）A.many people escaped from the cityB.the flood attacked the city heavilyC.the flood did not attack the city at allD.the city avoided the worst situation(3).The highest flood referred to in the passage was about _.（分数：1.00）A.18 feet highB.522 feet highC.nearly 50 feet highD.52 feet high
36、CIn hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $40,000) each.But
37、 Pepsi wouldnt pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349.Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real
38、 winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No. 349 cap without the security code.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following is not true?（分数：1.00）A.All those who got the number of 349 got some money.B.All those who got the number of 349 didnt get the same amount of money.C.None of those who get the number of
39、 349 wasnt rewarded .D.The company made a mistake so as to sell more peps(2).From the passage we can guess that peso is _.（分数：1.00）A.the name of a personB.a kind of drinkC.the name of a companyD.none of the aboveDIn Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was
40、 large, fairly out of date, run (经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was
41、more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didnt, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasnt too diligent (勤奋) about that either.One salesman in late middle age once expressed hi
42、s insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets an
43、d closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to “put them up“. I couldnt put anything up-I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six-inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子), helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members store for a conciliatory(和解) cup of tea. Several
44、days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!（分数：5.00）(1).The furniture department was run by _.（分数：1.00）A.the authors parentsB.the authors relativesC.some member of a big familyD.the local government(2).The shop in Cardiff _.（分数：1.00）A.was big and very modemB.was old but beautifulC.didnt sell fu
45、rniture onlyD.was famous in London(3).The author was lucky because _.（分数：1.00）A.sales figures were not important for himB.he was younger than the othersC.he produced good sales figuresD.his pay was higher(4).One salesman thought that _.（分数：1.00）A.the author was more of an observer than a real member
46、 of the storeB.what the author had said was far from the trothC.the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestlyD.the writer destroyed a four-foot six-inch spring mattress(5).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The author only stayed in the
47、shop for a short time because he was not interested in business.B.The author felt light-hearted when he left the shop.C.The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.D.The author was asked to put up the carpets.EDriving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. W
48、e do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends houses.Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a
49、 terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In America alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in America is twice that of Japan. To allow traffic to
