1、公共英语二级-688 及答案解析(总分：113.00，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 are these two people talking about?A. A lightweight shirt. B. Things to wear. C. The warm weather.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the womans job?A. Cook. B. Waitress. C. Saleswoman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How is the m
2、an getting to work?A. Riding. B. By bus. C. Driving.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What does the man mean?A. The womans uncle will come for a visit.B. He thinks the woman should visit her uncle.C. He asks the woman to go over to his place.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming
3、 week?A. Rainy. B. Warm. C. A bit cold.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：6，分数：15.00)(1).What is the company going to do?A. To promote some people.B. To appoint some people.C. To recruit some people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What position has fallen vacant in the company?A. Senior secretary. B. Personnel manager. C.
4、 Assistant manager.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why did Kitty leave the company?A. Because she was not good at her job.B. Because she got married and she wanted to be a full-time housewife.C. Because she didnt like her job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What qualifications are needed for this job?A. A female graduate fro
5、m the secretary college.B. A female with a good knowledge of English.C. Both A and B.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What is the woman?A. A musician. B. A traveler. C. A school teacher.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why does the woman work so hard?A. To travel abroad.B. To run a special school.C. To give some concerts.（分数：1
6、.00）A.B.C.(3).Why does the man come to the woman?A To congratulate her on her performance.B To listen to her play the piano.C To discuss her next plan with her.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。（分数：2.00）(1).How many gloves does the woman want?A. 15. B. 35. C. 50.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How much do the shoes
7、cost?A. 250. B. 450. C. 1350.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What will the woman wear?A. Her dresses.B. Her coat.C. Her jacket.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Whats the weather like today?A. Its cold.B. Its sunny.C. Its fine.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What is the text about?A. Its about celebrating Christmas.B. Its about Christmas d
8、ecoration.C. Its about Christmas trees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why do people come to big cities such as New York and Washington at Christmas time?A. They come to admire the trees and the decorated shop windows in these cities.B. They come to decorate a Christmas tree themselves.C. They come to have a Chr
9、istmas eve in the White House with the president.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Where does this conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. At a birthday party.C. At home.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What can we infer from the conversation?A. The meal is very expensive.B. The man will invite the woman aga
10、in next week.C. The woman will pay the bill this time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.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.I wrote it down _ I should forget it.A. in case B. in case ofC. in order that D. for fear of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.He _ the 8:25 train because he didnt leave home till 8:30.A. co
11、uldnt have caughtB. ought to have caughtC. shouldnt have caughtD. mustnt have caught（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Even on holidays, he preferred doing something _ doing nothing.A. without B. thanC. rather than D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4._ are the days when teachers were looked down upon.A. Gone B. Go C. Togo D. G
12、oing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Betty saved her money _ she might buy an MP3 player.A. so as B. so that C. even if D. as if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.As there was a power cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to _ the operation.A. call for B. call on C. call off D. call up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.I could recognize that car
13、 at a _.A. square B. sight C. flame D. glance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.The play is starting_five minutes but the theatre is only half full. A. for B. by C. with D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.At midnight they reached _ small village, east of _ Ever White Mountain.A. a; the B. a; 不填 C. the; the D. the; an（分数：1.00）
14、A.B.C.D.10.Youre always late. You _ late three times this week.A. are being B. wereC. had been D. have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Why didnt you tell Ann the truth?A. Yes, I was afraid to be scolded by her B. No, but I wanted toC. But I did D. I always hate telling lies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Good-bye, Mr.
15、Smith. Im very pleased_.A. to meet youB. to have met youC. meetingD. having met you（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Tom is _ than Jim, both of them are very poor.A. no rich B. no richer C. not richer D. not rich（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Having an adventure in the forest gave me a chance to use all the training I_. A.
16、receive B. had received C. will receive D. have received（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.-Ive just dropped in to say hello to you.-Well, _.A. its a pleasure B. pleased to see you againC. thats very nice of you D. thats all right（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Sports and SexesIn sports the sexes are se
17、parate. (36) and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That (37) is (38) people say. Women are (39) “the weaker sex“, or if men want to please them, “the fair sex“. But boys and girls are taught (40) schools and universities. There are women (41) are famous prime
18、ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men. (42) European woman can expect (43) until the age of 74; a man only until he is 68. Are womens bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile in (44) 4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Womens times are always slower than
19、 (45) , but some facts are a surprise. Some of the (46) women swimmers today are girls. One of them swam 400 metres (47) 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tartan“ in films was (48) Olympic swimmer, Jonny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes and 59.1 seconds, (4
20、9) is 37.9 seconds (50) than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are (51) men (52) . Conditions are very different now, and sport is much (53) serious. It is (54) serious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to check (55) the women are really wo
21、men or not. It seems like that sport has many problems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes.（分数：20.00）(1).A. woman B. womans C. women D. females（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. at least B. at most C. at less D. at more（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. that B. which C. what D. who（分数：1.00）A.B
22、.C.D.(4).A. call B. called C. calls D. to call（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. in B. to C. on D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. who B. whom C. what D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. A B. An C. The D. /（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. live B. to live C. living D. lived（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. among B. between C. under D. amoun
23、t（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. men B. man C. mens D. mans（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. fastly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. in B. on C. under D. between（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. a B. the C. an D. /（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. that B. when C. who D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. slow B. fast
24、C. slower D. faster（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. catch B. caught C. catching D. to catch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. or B. at C. up D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. most B. least C. more D. less（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. such B. so C. very D. many（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. if B. but C. that D. whether（分数：1.00）A.B.C
25、.D.七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AIt is estimated that some seven hundred million people-about half of the worlds population are unable to read and write, and there are probably two hundred and fifty million more people whose level of attainment is so slight that it barely outlives a literacy.Recently t
26、he attack on illiteracy (文盲) has been stepped up . A world plan has been drawn up by a committee of UNESCO experts in Paris, as part of the United Nations Development Decade, and an international conference on the subject has the aim. People must learn the basic skills of responsible citizenship: th
27、e ability to read notices, newspapers, timetables, letters, pricelists, to keep simple records and accounts, to sort out the significance of the information gathered, and to fill informs.The major areas of illiteracy are in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. In Africathere are at least one
28、 hundred million illiterates, compromising(牵连) eighty to eighty-five per cent of the total population. In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million, most of them in Southern Europe, with Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Yugoslavia heading tl ,c list (the United Kingdom has about seven hundred thousa
29、nd).（分数：5.00）(1).Studying carefully the clues in the passage, we learn that the total population of Africa is _.A. approximately seven hundred millionB. approximately one hundred and twenty-five millionC. approximately eight or eight point five thousand millionD. exactly twenty-four million（分数：1.00）
30、A.B.C.D.(2).The figure of illiteracy in Britain comprises _.A. zero point one per cent of that of the illiteracy in the worldB. zero point two per cent of the world adult populationC. thirty-five per cent of Europes populationD. three point five per cent of that of the illiteracy in Southern Europe（
31、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It is obvious that UNESCO _.A. is a company in FranceB. is a world organization in the U. N.C. works mainly at fighting against illiteracyD. had many experts whose level of attainment is far from literacy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A world plan mentioned in the passage aims at _.A. rain
32、ing responsible citizensB. enforcing the functions of UNESCOC. helping illiterates learn how to read and writeD. urging southern European countries to take in attacking illiteracy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author implies that this world plan is to _.A. be carried in ten years.B. be realized in ten yea
33、rsC. be drawn up by Parisian expertsD. be debated at an international conference（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BWhen John Weston awoke that morning, he remembered that his mother was going into hospital. He hadnt worked out what was wrong with her. He knew, though, she hadnt been well for some time now, and it ba
34、d become familiar to him to see her eyes narrowed in a sudden attack of pain, and her hand pressing against her heart. Their own doctor, who she had finally gone to for advice, had sent her to a specialist who knew all about these things. He had told her that just as soon as there was a bed for her,
35、 she would have to come into his hospital where he could look after her himself.During the weeks since then the pains had come ever more frequently, and the narrowed eyes be came an almost lasting part of her expression. Always rather sharp, she began losing her temper over little things so that Joh
36、ns father kept his thoughts to himself more and more. John, as ready as possible to make allowances (体谅), tried to think what it would be like to have toothache all the time and how bad-tempered that would make you.So his mother would go into hospital for a few days. He was going to stay with his Au
37、nt Daisy till she came back, and his father would stay on at home by himself. Johns cousin, Mona, was to come in and make the bed and wash the pots and dust round, now and again. That was the arrangement, and John didnt care much for it. Apart from missing his mother (and she was glad she was going
38、away be cause they would make her better), he wasnt very fond of his Aunt Daisy because she was even more bad-tempered than her mother.（分数：4.00）(1).Mrs, Weston went to see her doctor _.A. as soon as she realized that something was wrongB. only after her husband advised her toC. a long time after the
39、 trouble beganD. when John asked what was wrong with her（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did Mrs. Westons own doctor decide to do?A. Get an expert to examine her.B. Send her to hospital.C. Treat her himself.D. Advise her to wait for a few weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Mrs. Westons more frequent bad temper mad
40、e her husband _.A. become bad-tempered, tooB. spend less and less time at homeC. lose his temper more often with JohnD. become more and more quiet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How did John react to his mothers bad temper?A. He tried to imagine himself in her place.B. He tried not to notice it.C. He pretended
41、 he had toothache.D. He behaved himself as well as possible.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CWeather changes when the temperature and the amount of water in the atmosphere change. We can see and feel water coming from the atmosphere when we have rain. But the water must somehow get back to the atmosphere. Meteorol
42、ogists call this the water cycle.There are many stages in the water cycle. Rain falls when water vapor in clouds condenses (凝结). Drops of water form and fall to the ground. The water soaks into the ground and feeds streams and rivers. A lot of rain falls into the sea. The heat of the sun evaporates
43、some of the water in the ground and in the rivers, lakes, and the sea. It changes the liquid water into water vapor. The vapor rises onto the air. Water vapor is normally invisible. On a very damp of humid day, however, you can sometimes see water vapor rising from a puddle (水坑) or pond in a mist (薄
44、雾) above the water. Water vapor also gets into the air from living things. Trees and other plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor from their leaves. People and land animal drink water and breathe out water vapor. In all these ways the water returns to the air. There it gat
45、hers to form clouds and condenses to form rain. The rain falls to earth, and the cycle starts again. It continues even if snow or hail (冰雹) fall instead because both eventually melt to form water. The amount of water vapor in the air depends on the temperature. The air is more moist (潮湿) in the trop
46、ics (热带) than in the cold polar regions.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main idea of the passage?A. Water cycle. B. Water vapor.C. How rain forms? D. Water, vapor, rain.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many ways of the water returning to the air are discussed in the text?A. Two. B. Three.C. Four. D. Five.（分数：1.00）
47、A.B.C.D.(3).Whether water vapor can be seen or not depends on_.A. how much water is evaporated B. how good your eyes areC. in which way water is evaporated D. climate or weather（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From the passage we get to know _.A. there is more water vapor in the air in the tropics than in cold
48、polar regionsB. there is more water vapor in the air in cold polar region than in the tropicsC. it gets more rain in the tropics than in cold polar region because there are fewer vaporsD. the amount of water vapor in the air depends on how often it rains（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.DMr. Fern was born in a big c
49、ity. His father owned several companies and earned a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was not good at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family
