1、公共英语二级-561 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 will be the weather like tomorrow?（分数：1.00）A.Bad.B.Fine.C.Rainy.(2).What do you know about Michael Jordan?（分数：1.00）A.He is a book writer.B.He plays football.C.He is a sportsman.(3).What does the man think of
2、 the black spot?（分数：1.00）A.A policeman.B.A heap of coal.C.A police car.(4).When will Rudy come from Beijing?（分数：1.00）A.8 oclock in the evening.B.18 oclock in the evening.C.At about any hour in the evening.(5).What does the man suggest?（分数：1.00）A.Wait for another bus.B.Go directly to Jianguomen Road.
3、C.Go to Jianguomen and wait for Route 28.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Husband and Wife.B.Mother and Kid.C.Customer and Waiter.(2).What does the woman order for her kids?（分数：1.00）A.Orange juice.B.Crabs.C.Sea fish.(1).Where does this co
4、nversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a school.B.In a restaurant.C.In a coffee house.(2).What does the man want?（分数：1.00）A.A table of two where he can smoke.B.A table where he can see the window.C.A table of two where no one smokes.(1).What did the woman do before she came for this job?（
5、分数：1.00）A.Worked as a secretary.B.We dont know.C.A computer expert.(2).How fast can the woman type?（分数：1.00）A.100 words per minute.B.120 words per minute.C.130 words per minute.(3).What did the woman promise to learn?（分数：1.00）A.Shorthand.B.Computer skills.C.Official stuff.(1).Where does this convers
6、ation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a restaurant.B.In a cinema.C.On a plane.(2).When will be the movie?（分数：1.00）A.Right now.B.After breakfast.C.Before breakfast.(3).What did the man ask for?（分数：1.00）A.A coke.B.Water.C.Beer.(4).The man felt funny about his ear. What did the woman explain to
7、him?（分数：1.00）A.Its the air pressure.B.His ears have some problem.C.He is hungry.(1).How old are Jada and Jessie in this story?（分数：1.00）A.Ten.B.Twelve.C.Fifteen.(2).Who in the family wanted them to look different?（分数：1.00）A.Their mother.B.Their Father.C.Their brother Jared.(3).Who came to their rescu
8、e when they were asked to get different haircuts?（分数：1.00）A.Their dad.B.Jared.C.Their mom.(4).Why do you think Jada and Jessie dont care if people cant tell them apart?（分数：1.00）A.They know their differences.B.They like wearing blue dresses.C.They like making Jared mad.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第
9、一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.This is the same article _ the professor recommends for our extra reading.（分数：1.00）A.asB.thatC.whichD.what2.Do you know that the Chinese athlete Zhang Jian has just swum across _ Channel?（分数：1.00）A.EnglishB.an EnglishC.the EnglishD.England3.What the new comers are learning
10、_ the standard Chinese language.（分数：1.00）A.wereB.areC.hasD.is4.The world longest bridge across the Bay is now _ construction.（分数：1.00）A.atB.underC.inD.with5.Theres _ milk in the bottle.（分数：1.00）A.fewB.a number ofC.plenty ofD.any6.I brought a portable TV, figuring that watching the late movie was _ a
11、ny to kill off the hours until dawn.（分数：1.00）A.good as a way asB.as good way asC.as a good way asD.as good a way as7.-Shall I buy this toy for little Charlie?- _ . He might already have it.（分数：1.00）A.You shouldB.Youd better notC.No problemD.You cant do that8._ those bad habits, he would not have got
12、 liver cancer.（分数：1.00）A.Was he giving upB.Did he give upC.If he gave upD.Had he given up9.Neither Smith nor I _ to be blamed for that.（分数：1.00）A.isB.areC.amD.be10.Houses in this city are twice _ expensive _ they are in other cities.（分数：1.00）A.as . asB.more . asC.much . asD.as . than11.“The stove is
13、 still on.“It _ on. I had turned it off myself and I checked it twice.“（分数：1.00）A.cant beB.mustnt beC.couldnt have beenD.mustnt have been12.If television is _ attractive to children than books, why should we fight it?（分数：1.00）A.much that moreB.that much moreC.that more muchD.much more that13.- Speak
14、 _, please, because I cant hear a word from the back.- Well, its _ enough.（分数：1.00）A.loudly . loudlyB.louder . loudC.loud. louderD.more loud . too loud14.We couldnt use the vending machine because it _.（分数：1.00）A.was being repairedB.had been repairedC.was repairingD.was repaired15.Many incurable dis
15、eases such as cancer and prostatitis become commoner _ we get older.（分数：1.00）A.ifB.asC.forD.before六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The celebration of Veterans Day is held on November 11th every year in the United States. This day is set (36) to honor and remember the (37) men and women who have (38) their
16、country, in any war and (39) peacetime. Veterans Day was first (40) Armistice Day. That day (41) the end of World War I. Thirty-five countries (42) in that war. An armistice was (43) on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and this (44) the war was over. Many countries were (
17、45) to hear that the war was over and that their soldiers would be coming home.An (46) American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery (47) a hillside overlooking the Potomac River at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1921. His (48) is called the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier“. The (49) of the to
18、mb is where the U.S. government (50) its annual Veterans Day (51) . On the same day, a soldier from France and a soldier from England were (52) also buried in their (53) countries, to give special (54) to the end of the war. In 1954, the U.S. Congress changed the name of the day (55) Armistice Day t
19、o Veterans Day.（分数：20.00）A.asideB.outC.offD.onA.militaryB.oldC.elderlyD.civilA.helpedB.foughtC.servedD.protestedA.atB.byC.onD.duringA.labeledB.calledC.decidedD.identifiedA.indicatedB.signaledC.symbolizedD.highlightedA.diedB.disappearedC.foughtD.grewA.appliedB.determinedC.writtenD.signedA.meantB.thou
20、ghtC.tookD.saidA.excitingB.joyousC.laughingD.jumpingA.unimportantB.unfamiliarC.unidentifiedD.unsightedA.atB.withC.offD.onA.homeB.placeC.graveD.stoneA.areaB.siteC.circleD.yardA.holdsB.carriesC.takesD.makesA.showsB.filmsC.occasionsD.ceremoniesA.eachB.allC.togetherD.bothA.poorB.dearC.ownD.farA.noticeB.
21、recognitionC.meaningsD.messagesA.onB.ofC.atD.from七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AAttention to detail is something everyone can and should do-especially in a job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert, notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. “Its amazing how many
22、candidates fail themselves,“ he says.Applications arrive with stains. Some candidates dont bother to spell the companys name correctly. “Once I see a mistake, I eliminate the candidate,“ Crossley concludes. “If they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job?“Can we pay t
23、oo much attention to detail? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “To keep from losing the forest for the trees“, says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the
24、details were working on fit into the larger picture. It they dont, we should drop them and move to something else.“Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. “The Apollo moon launch was slightly off-course 90 percent of the time,“ says Garfield, “but a successful lan
25、ding was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.“ Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.Too often we believe what accounts for others success is some special secret or a luck. But
26、 rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.（分数：4.00）(1).Some job applicants were rejected because they _.（分数：1.00）A.paid no attention to little mistakesB.were inadequate in educationC.failed to give their backgrou
27、ndD.spelt their names wrongly(2).The word “Perfectionists“ (Line 1, Para. 3) refers to those who _.（分数：1.00）A.demand others to get everything absolutely rightB.know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstancesC.pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectivesD.are ca
28、pable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do(3).Which of the following is the authors advice to readers?（分数：1.00）A.Its never too costly to pay attention to details.B.Dont forget details when drawing pictures.C.Beware of the importance of a task before undertaking it.D.Careless applicants a
29、re not to be trusted.(4).The example of the Apollo moon launch is given to illustrate that _.（分数：1.00）A.minor mistakes can be ignoredB.failure is the mother of successC.adjustments are key to the success of any workD.keeping ones goal in mind helps decide what can be overlookedBAn elderly woman yest
30、erday made a legal claim against a department store because it had wrongly accused her of stealing a Christmas card. Ms. Doss White, 72 years old, is claiming $ 3 000 damages from the store for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment. Ms. White visited the store while doing Christmas shopping, but di
31、d not buy anything. She was followed through the town by a store manager. He had been told that a customer saw her take a card and put it in her shopping bag. He stopped her at a bookstore as she was reading a book. Ms. White said. “This man, a total stranger, suddenly grasped my bag and asked if he
32、 could look in it.“ She was taken back to the store and shut in a small room in full view of shoppers for 20 minutes until the police arrived. At the police station she was body-searched and nothing was found. Her lawyer said the department store sent an insincere apology and they insisted that she
33、might have been stealing. The hearing continues today.（分数：3.00）(1).The story tells us that the old woman _.（分数：1.00）A.was accused of stealing in a storeB.was robbed while doing shoppingC.accused the store of wronging herD.stole a Christmas card(2).What happened to Ms. White after she was taken back
34、to the store?（分数：1.00）A.She was shut in a room for 20 minutes.B.The police came and arrested her.C.She was body-searched by the store manager.D.The audience all looked at her.(3).What does the woman think of the stores attitude in this case?（分数：1.00）A.Agreeable.B.Unsatisfied.C.Sorrowful.D.Apologetic
35、.COnce upon a time, in a solar system there were two planets. Their names were Yee and Lan, and they loved each other very much. But they were a little sad, because it was so long between times that they got to be near each other. Most of the time they had to gaze from afar.Centuries went by, and on
36、e time as they passed, reaching out through the cold and emptiness, Yee slipped Lan a moon, because Yee had three and Lan had none. Lan looked so perfect with the new moon that all the other planets were a little jealous; and Yee didnt mind giving up that moon at all.So the planets kept on dancing t
37、o the music of the universe, and Lans moon was admired by all, until one day an evil-minded ice-hearted comet viciously slammed into it, shattering it into a thousand pieces. At that time, Yee was all the way on the other side of the sun and couldnt hear the wails that rocked Lan through and through
38、. After so long they were together again. Lan was almost afraid to look at Yee, but Yee reached out a wisp of atmosphere in comfort. He hesitated a minute, but then went ahead and smashed the two remaining moons together so that Lan would have no reason to feel bad.So around and around they went, mu
39、ch in love that they thought they would burst, even though they looked a little bare, and felt a little cold without their lovely moons. But then, something beautiful happened-their shimmering bits of moon dust started to flatten out, and make two large circles, one for each of them. And before too
40、long, the circles became rings, great big wonderful rings, sparkling in the pure sunlight, the wonder of that solar system. And that is why when two people have so much love that theyll give each other rings, in memory of the planetary love of Yee and Lan.（分数：5.00）(1).The article can most probably b
41、e found in _.（分数：1.00）A.science fictionB.children booksC.nature magazinesD.books on space science(2).Why did the other planets feel jealous of Lan?（分数：1.00）A.She had the beautiful moon.B.She was loved by Yee.C.Yee often comforted her.D.They admired her beauty.(3).Yee smashed his moons to pieces beca
42、use _.（分数：1.00）A.he no longer liked themB.the moons lost their attractionC.he wanted to make Lan feel betterD.other planets felt jealous(4).The end sentence of the article is to _.（分数：1.00）A.emphasize the importance of loveB.explain how people love each otherC.show why lovers exchange ringsD.tell a
43、story of rings in the universe(5).The word “rocked“ (Line 4, Para. 3) most probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.stonedB.shookC.wavedD.hurtDChristopher Columbus was the son of a weaver. He was very interested in the discovery of new lands. His brother Bartholomew was a chart maker in Lisbon, Portugal. Columbu
44、s studied chart making with his brother. He believed that the world was round, and he wanted to travel the seas to prove it.At that time, spice merchants were looking for a new route to Asia. Asia was a large trading area, but it was very difficult to reach by land. Columbus requested support from m
45、any people to help him travel the seas. Finally, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain granted his request, and gave him three ships for his voyage.On August 3, 1492, Columbus and ninety men set sail on the Santa Maria along with two other ships, the Nina and the Pinta. The voyage was hard and
46、many men were sick and tired. On October 11, at ten oclock at night, Columbus saw a light. The Pinta sailed ahead and reported that they had reached land. Since Columbus thought they had reached India, they expected to see people that were Indians. Even when they found out that they were not in Asia
47、, they were happy to have found a new place that they could trade with. Columbus named the area where they landed “San Salvador“, and claimed the area for Spain.Today Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States on the second Monday in October. Banks and government offices are closed to honor the
48、 man who was the first European to have discovered the New World of the Americas.（分数：4.00）(1).Columbus decided to explore new areas because _.（分数：1.00）A.he learnt charting and wanted to practise itB.he wanted to prove the earth was roundC.he was encouraged by his Queen and KingD.he hoped to be a fam
49、ous sailor of his age(2).About how long did it take Columbus to reach the new land?（分数：1.00）A.Two years.B.Two months.C.Three months.D.Three years.(3).Who do you think most influenced Columbus interest in exploring?（分数：1.00）A.The Queen and King of Spain.B.The Indians.C.His brother.D.His father.(4).Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States on _.（分数：1.00）A.the third week of OctoberB.October 31stC.the second week of
