1、公共英语二级-502 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 will they meet?（分数：1.00）A.3:45.B.4:00.C.4:15.(2).What is the woman doing?（分数：1.00）A.Helping with the hooks.B.Arranging the books.C.Reading a book.(3).Whats the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.Hes working in a hotel.B.H
2、es visiting a young people.C.Hes traveling around.(4).When did the woman arrive?（分数：1.00）A.March 15th.B.March 5th.C.March 8th.(5).Where does the conversation probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At the bus station.B.At a train.C.At the airport.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).Where arc the speakers?（分数：1.00）A.In
3、a classroom.B.In a theater.C.In an office.(2).Why does the man plan to leave early?（分数：1.00）A.He is going on vacation.B.He is going to a performance.C.He is going to the post office.(3).What does the woman offer to do?（分数：1.00）A.Clean the office.B.Pick up the mans son.C.Finish the mans work.(1).Why
4、did the woman not go to college?（分数：1.00）A.She didnt pass the exam.B.She wasnt interested in college.C.She couldnt afford college education.(2).What job does the woman say she did?（分数：1.00）A.She was a bus conductor.B.She was a shop assistant,C.She was a housekeeper.(3).What did the woman think of he
5、r friends college life?（分数：1.00）A.It was busy.B.It was wonderful.C.It was dull.(1).What did the man ask the woman to do?（分数：1.00）A.To book a hotel room for him.B.To meet an old friend of hers.C.To pass a message to Mary.(2).What is the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Neighbors.B.Fat
6、her and daughter.C.Husband arid wife.(3).What is Mary probably doing?（分数：1.00）A.Staying at a hotel.B.Talking on the phone.C.Chatting with her husband.(1).Why does Bob call Nancy?（分数：1.00）A.To ask if shes got the tickets.B.To invite her out for an evening.C.To offer his help with his new flat.(2).Wha
7、t will Nancy be doing next Saturday afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.Watching a tennis match.B.Cleaning up the new flat.C.Visiting a friend with Margaret.(3).What has Nancy agreed to do with Bob next Saturday?（分数：1.00）A.To see a play.B.To attend a concert.C.To buy concert tickets.(1).Who are the speakers?（分数：1.
8、00）A.A passer-by and a policeman.B.A passer-by and a driver.C.A passenger and a taxi-driver.(2).What is the womans house number?（分数：1.00）A.1323.B.3023.C.4023.(3).Why cant the man turn left7（分数：1.00）A.It is the rush hour.B.It is a one-way street.C.The street is too narrow.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
9、五、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Tom _ a photograph of me while I was not looking.（分数：1.00）A.is takingB.tookC.will takeD.had taken2.-Can you lend me a pen?-Sorry, _.（分数：1.00）A.I haventB.I havent got oneC.I havent got itD.I havent got that3.Did you see the film on _ television or at _ cinema?（分数：1.00）A.a
10、; theB.a; /C./; theD.the; /4.Youd better button up your coat; it _ cold and the wind is blowing.（分数：1.00）A.getsB.will getC.is gettingD.has got5.The further away you go out from the city, _ the scenes are.（分数：1.00）A.the much attractiveB.the attractiveC.the most attractiveD.the more attractive6.My for
11、mer school is now very different from _ it was when I was there.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which7.Ever since he _ his job, Allen has been much happier than before.（分数：1.00）A.has changedB.had changedC.changedD.changes8.The _ of trade with foreign countries are gradually changing as Chinas industry
12、 develops.（分数：1.00）A.shapesB.chancesC.masonsD.patterns9._ writing a letter to the manager, he decided to talk to him in person.（分数：1.00）A.Instead ofB.Because ofC.As forD.mc to10.-What textbooks shall we use for the Japanese students?-That is another question _ well discuss later.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whi
13、chC.on thatD.about which11.Too bad-I missed the early train _ only a few minutes!（分数：1.00）A.atB.inC.byD.after12.I have never wanted to be a white-collar worker, _ I would be bored with office work.（分数：1.00）A.soB.ifC.asD.or13.Ive decided to _ your advice and stop smoking for good.（分数：1.00）A.believeB.
14、receiveC.takeD.consider14.Helen looked at the finished painting with _.（分数：1.00）A.victoryB.successC.satisfactionD.favor15.After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to _ his work.（分数：1.00）A.get back toB.get throughC.get downD.get al0ng with六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Sisters are often alik
15、e but they axe never exactly the same. In many (36) , one sister is often called “the pretty one“ and the other “the (37) one“ when they are still babies. Even young children think (38) is more important than brains.“I envied my sisters looks. She had long (39) hair and nice clothes and the most (40
16、) . I hated her so much that I decided to (41) her. One day when the roof of the house was being re-paired, I (42) a brick out of a window (43) she was underneath (在下面). Thank God it (44) !“ says one ashamed near-murderer. “I must have been about 10 at the time, and she was eight years old. (45) she
17、 tells me that she always felt (46) beside me in school because I was a (47) student and she was weaker (48) school work. But when youre 14 or 15, you (49) attention and praise and you need boyfriends; good exam results dont (50) a fair exchange (交换).“Life is particularly (51) for someone who wants
18、to (52) in the footsteps of a famous sister. Dee Pfeiffer wants to be a film star like her sister, Michelle. “When we were children, Michelle was the beautiful one and I was the (53) one,“ says Dee. “I have been trying to lose weight for years to achieve a (54) which is as good as hem. In Hollywood,
19、 everyone (55) you critically, and compares you with your famous sister./（分数：20.00）A.housesB.timesC.placesD.familiesA.shyB.cleverC.uglyD.activeA.beautyB.mindC.bodyD.heightA.fairB.yellowC.dryD.thinA.interestB.attentionC.moneyD.timeA.attackB.beatC.killD.defeatA.gotB.droppedC.placedD.leftA.asB.whereC.t
20、houghD.whenA.missedB.hitC.failedD.hurtA.SoB.NowC.ButD.ThenA.prettyB.stupidC.sorryD.proudA.seriousB.popularC.goodD.luckyA.atB.withC.aboutD.forA.gainB.receiveC.wantD.giveA.stand forB.turn toC.lead toD.seem likeA.boringB.excitingC.easyD.hardA.developB.keepC.walkD.followA.difficultB.smartC.youngD.fatA.s
21、tandardB.resultC.figureD.successA.thinks aboutB.talks aboutC.looks atD.points at七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AIt was 7:00 am in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldnt find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow. I glanc
22、ed impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left-and it was an hour-and-a-haft trip to the airport.Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only three times a day.The telephone rang again. “Terribly sorry,“ bega
23、n the man at the taxi company. Then I realized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.Standing in the wind-driven rai
24、n, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, the driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man throw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in.In the most polite
25、Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but did not explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the air- port, he refused the 2,000 y
26、en I pressed into his hand.A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?（分数：1.00）A.He wanted t
27、o catch a plane.B.He was unable to find the airport.C.There were few taxis in town.D.All the buses stopped because of the rain.(2).What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up?（分数：1.00）A.More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.B.The writer didnt give the correct addr
28、ess.C.The taxi drivers refused to work.D.The taxi drivers didnt like to drive long distance.(3).The writer got to the airport _.（分数：1.00）A.by riding in Mikes car from the taxi companyB.with the help of Mike from the post officeC.by getting a lift in a passing carD.with the help of a taxi driver sent
29、 by his company(4).We can learn from the text that the driver was _.（分数：1.00）A.quick-minded at taking actionsB.a self-employed driverC.unfamiliar with the readD.warm-hearted toward peopleBThe banana “tree“ is actually not a real tree. This is because there is no wood in the stem(树干) rising above the
30、 ground. The stem is made up of leaves growing very close together, one inside the other. The leaves spread out at the top of the stem and rise in the air.Banana plants need a lot of care and attention. They must be provided with water if the normal rainfall doesnt supply enough. The area around the
31、 plants must be kept free of weeds and grass.About nine or ten months after planting, a flower appears on the banana plant. This flower is at the end of a long stalk(茎), which grows from the base up through the center of the stem and turns downward when it comes out from the top. Small bananas form
32、on this flower stalk as it grows down- ward. Bananas really grow upside down. As the small bananas form on the stalk, they point down- ward, but as they grow they mm and point upward.Bananas are harvested while they are still green. Even when they are to be eaten where they are grown, they are not a
33、llowed to ripen on the plant. A banana that turns yellow on the plant loses its taste.（分数：4.00）(1).The first paragraph in the text mainly discusses _.（分数：1.00）A.why the banana tree is not a treeB.how the banana grows on the stemC.why the stem of the tree is woodD.how the leaves grow out of the stem(
34、2).The underlined word “it“ in the third paragraph refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.the leafB.the plantC.the stemD.the stalk(3).According to the text, where do bananas actually grow?（分数：1.00）A.On the flower stalk.B.On the leaves.C.On the stem.D.On the base of the stem.(4).From the text we know when bananas ar
35、e harvested, they are _.（分数：1.00）A.green and pointing downwardB.yellow and pointing downward.C.green and pointing upwardD.yellow and pointing upwardCThe research was done by a Dr. Griffiths in England. He compared the behavior of 15 regular gamblers with that of 15 non-regular gamblers before and af
36、ter they gambled. Both groups had increased heart rates during gambling because it was exciting. But the regular gamblers heart rates went down almost straight after the game. while the non-regulars remained excited and had increased heart rates for longer.When the heart beat increases, the body pro
37、duces chemicals called endorphins which make you feel good. Dr. Griffiths thinks that regular gamblers lose this good feeling soon after a game and need to play again quickly to regain the pleasure.He has also discovered that regular gamblers have different psychological reactions from those of non-
38、regular gamblers. In an experiment where regular and non-regular gamblers thought aloud while playing, regular gamblers had far more unreasonable thoughts. In their minds they turned losses into near-wins, Dr. Griffiths thinks that nearly winning gives the gambler a high in the way that a win would
39、do.Based on Dr. Griffiths research, doctors suggest that one way to help regular gamblers to give up gambling is to give them beta-blockers drugs that stop them getting a high in the first place.（分数：4.00）(1).Dr. Griffiths research helps you find out _.（分数：1.00）A.a way to help gamblers give up gambli
40、ngB.a chemical to increase gamblers heart beatC.which group of gamblers played the game betterD.when gamblers should be given drugs(2).How did Dr. Griffiths discover the gamblers feelings when winning and losing?（分数：1.00）A.By examining the different chemicals in gamblers bodies.B.By testing the gamb
41、lers heart beat.C.By asking the gamblers to discuss their ideas.D.By asking the gamblers to speak aloud their feelings.(3).The underlined words “a high“ (Line 4, Para. 3) probably mean “_“.（分数：1.00）A.a great expectationB.a reasonable thoughtC.a feeling of happinessD.an exciting idea(4).According to
42、the text, what do we know about non-regular gamblers.?（分数：1.00）A.Their bodies produce less endorphins during the game.B.They dont consider losses in a game as reasonable near-wins.C.Their bodies have no reaction to beta-blockers.D.They have faster heart rates during the game than regular gamblers.DT
43、here are hundreds of TV channels in the United States. Americans get a lot of entertainment and information from TV. Most people probably watch it for entertainment only. For some people, however, TV is where they get the news of the day. But some new TV programs or shows put entertainment and news
44、together.This new kind of program in the United States is called “infotainment“, which means information (info-) and entertainment (-tainment). These kinds of programs use actors to act out news stories, making the news of the flay more interesting and exciting to people. The shows also use special
45、effects.An example of infotainment is the show “Americas Most Wanted“. The producers of this pro- gram get stories from real cases that the police have dealt with. In most of these cases, the; police never found the person who committed the crime. Sometimes they caught the criminal, but he or she ra
46、n away again. The people who make “America s Most Wanted“ film it in the city where the crime happened. They use actors to play the parts of all the people in the case. At the end of the story, however, they always show “mug shots“ of the real criminals, or police photographs.（分数：5.00）(1).The best t
47、itle for the text would be _.（分数：1.00）A.Americas Most WantedB.TV Programs for the PoliceC.A New Type of TV ProgramD.Entertainment before Information(2).The purpose of the first paragraph is to introduce _.（分数：1.00）A.news programsB.entertainment programsC.TV channelsD.infotainment(3).One important di
48、fference between an infotainment and an ordinary TV news program is that the former _.（分数：1.00）A.uses actors to play the rolesB.shows the photos of real criminalsC.reports news from where it happensD.announces news for the police(4).We can infer from the text that the producers of “Americas Most Wan
49、ted“ _.（分数：1.00）A.hope the program will help the police catch the criminalsB.hope to get money from the policeC.also work as police officersD.often find it difficult to persuade people to act as criminals(5).In the program title “Americas Most Wanted“. “most wanted“ probably refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.policeB.producersC.criminalsD.actorsEThank you for choosing Yale University housing. The following information s
