1、公共英语二级-712 及答案解析(总分：107.00，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 is the woman doing?A. Arranging the books.B. Reading a book. C. Helping with the books.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Who can the woman be?A. A patient. B. A doctor. C. A nurse.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Where does this convers
2、ation take place?A. In the Beijing Railway Station.B. In the street.C. In a taxi.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).When will the shop close?A. At half past four. B. In an hour. C. At five oclock.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What will the woman do on Monday?A. See her friend. B. Stay at home. C. Go shopping.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、
3、第二节(总题数：5，分数：17.00)(1).What kind of person does the woman expect her son to be?A. A heroic person. B. A kind-hearted person. C. A successful person.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What was the womans family like when she was a child?A. They didnt have much money.B. They didnt have enough to eat.C. They didnt hav
4、e many friends.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Which of the following best describes the womans mother?A. Careful with money.B. Willing to help others.C. Open-minded to different values.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What does the woman want the man to do?A. Change a decision.B. Make a phone call.C. Suggest a place to meet.
5、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What happenes in the end?A. They doesnt agree on a decision finally.B. They will go to the McDonalds.C. The man phones the others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What did the woman do at first?A. She refused the mans request.B. She recommended the man an expensive apartment.C. She wanted to se
6、ll her apartment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What do we know about the man?A. He is very smart.B. He is pretty clean.C. He is quiet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How much will the man pay the woman every month?A. $50. B. $100. C. $200.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What should the students bring with them to the exam?A. A final co
7、py of the research project.B. Copies of the midterm.C. A few pens.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What will be the format of the exam?A. There will be only multiple choice questions.B. The exam will be both multiple choice and essay questions.C. There will be only essay questions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why does the
8、teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the materials discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of academic fields.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).when is this talk most likely being given?A. During the first week of class.B. Dur
9、ing midterm week.C. On the last day of Class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What is the main topic of the conversation?A. The conversion of volcanic waste to fertilizer.B. The menace of currently dormant volcanoes around Mount Saint Helena.C. The eruption of Mount Saint Helena and its effects on the environment
10、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).According to the woman, what was the extent of crop damage?A. The crops were obliterated for the entire year.B. The crops nutritional value was considerable lessened.C. The loss was not as bad as had been anticipated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What beneficial result does the volcanic ash
11、 have?A. It served as a fertilizer for crops.B. It formed a new mountain.C. It destroyed various insect pests.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What can be inferred about the effective volcanic ash on people?A. Its lethal upon contact.B. It has relatively little harmful effect.C. It affects the sense of hearing.（分
12、数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What is the mans attitude toward the information?A. Interest.B. Disappointment.C. Shock.（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.- Hi, Mike, Have you ordered yet?-_.A. No, I dont like it B. Yes. Im being servedC. I have no idea D. I make myself at home
13、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.I11 be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?Not at all.A. Ive no time B. Id rather notC. Id like it D. Ill be happy to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Wilma became the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track, _made her mother very proud.A. it B. th
14、at C. which D. this（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.We always have _ supper at 7 o clock, we had _ good supper yesterday.A. ,a B. a, a C. , D. a,（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The library needs_, but itll have to wait until Sunday.A. cleaning B. be cleaned C. clean D. being cleaned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.He cant pay _ as the sale
15、sman asked for.A. as a high priceB. as high a priceC. as high as a priceD. as high price（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.He couldnt make up his _ about what to do with the money.A. thought B. heart C. mind D. head（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.There are _ custom tailors and dressmakers in the U.S. than in European countries.
16、A. far fewer B. so fewer C. very fewer D. too fewer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.There are several_ near the high school.A. flowers shopsB. flowers shopsC. flowers shopsD. flower shops（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Tom asked me _ would support us.A. howB. thatC. whatD. who（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Given these conditions, there
17、 will not be _ room left in ones brain for _ rational (理智的) thought.A. a; the B. /; a C. the; / D. /; /（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.-Can you spare me some time? I have _ to tell you.-Sure.A. important something B. something importantC. important anything D. anything important（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Some of the c
18、rops failed._, the cotton did pretty well. A. Then B. Besides C. Therefore D. However（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.If no one _ the phone, they must have gone out for breakfast.A. answer B. answeredC. had answered D. has answered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.When we got to the museum, we found it _ with people.A. crowdi
19、ng B. has crowded C. crowded D. had crowded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In January 2002, during the first weeks of a six-month stay at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of relaxation. The (36) fir
20、st-grade Watched a construction crew (37) on a 10-story addition to the hospital. (38) Michaels third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, (39) and saw “this kid with no hair (40) face was pressed up to the window. I waved, and he smiled and (41) . Ill n
21、ever forget that,“ says Ritchie, a father of three.As winter (42) spring, Michael watched, fascinated (着迷), as 3 000 tons of steel (43) formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held (44) up to the window: Hi, Local Iron Workers. Im Mike. Ritchie and the (45)
22、 crew messaged back: Over the (46) months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew (47) Michael up and cheered him with (48) signs like Be Strong Mike. (49) the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the (50) between the buildings and the two had a (51) chat. The hard h
23、at with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. “Michael (52) my life,“ says Ritchie. “I was a real hard-core (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But Id (53) seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at life (54) thanks to him.” Today M
24、ichael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to (55) when he grows up? “A construction worker,“ he says.（分数：20.00）(1).A. strange B. curious C. serious D. anxious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. playing B. studying C. living D. working（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Below B. Above C. U
25、nder D. Over（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. watched out B. watched at C. looked up D. looked down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. whom B. whose C. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. came back B. came on C. waved back D. waved on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. went off B. went out C. turned into D. turned to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
26、D.(8).A. gradually B. immediately C. successfully D. usually（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. that B. it C. one D. itself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. hospital B. repair C. construction D. school（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. first B. last C. long D. next（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. cheered B. lighted C. called D. woke（分数：1
27、.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. discouraging B. encouraging C. surprising D. interesting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. Before B. Since C. While D. When（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. ground B. floor C. space D. story（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. face-to-face B. hand-in-handC. neck-and-neck D. step-by-step（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A.
28、 gave B. changed C. saved D. took（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. pay attention to B. get down toC. be used to D. look forward to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. differently B. happily C. sadly D. excitedly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. have B. get C. be D. appreciate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ACamille an
29、d Mike Geraldi are married and live with their children near Miami, Florida in the U.S.A. Mike is a doctor. Camille is a housewife and former nurse. They sound like an average family. In some ways they are, but in many ways they are not.Tile average family in the U.S. has two or three children. The
30、Geraldis have seventeen children. That is not all. Fifteen of these seventeen children are adopted children between the ages of one and nine. Each of the adopted children has a severe physical or mental disability (丧失能力).A day with the Geraldi family is not average. Camille wakes up before dawn. She
31、 and three helpers wake, wash, dress, and feed the seventeen children. After breakfast, eleven of the children go to special schools. At 7:30, Camille takes a nap for two hours. When she wakes up at 9:30, she feeds and plays with the children. Camille cooks dinner before Mike comes home from work. M
32、ike cleans up after dinner.Camille is busy even at night. She often wakes up to take care of the children who need her. She almost never has a full nights sleep.Camille and Mike try to plan time for each other. Every Wednesday, they have a lunch “date“ and every other Saturday, they go away by thems
33、elves for the day.Camille says, “It fulfills me to help these children. It makes our life full.“ Camille loves her life. She looks at other people and thinks, “What a dull life they have.“In many ways, the Geraldis are not an average family. However, in some ways, they are. Like most families, they
34、laugh and cry together and love each other a lot.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the author think of the family?A. Dull.B. Full.C. Small.D. Strange.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many children am adopted?A. 2.B. 9.C. 15.D. 17.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Camille does all the following things everyday EXCEPT _.A. dressing
35、the childrenB. feeding the childrenC. doing the laundryD. cleaning up after dinner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The underlined phrase “adopted children“ in Paragraph 2 means _.A. children born in the familyB. children who left the familyC. children taken legally into a family they were not born intoD. childr
36、en who are unable to take care of themselves（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BIf youre relying on Grandma to help with child care, its time to reconsider. A new study of more than 54 000 women found that those who watched their grandkids 9 hours a week or more were 55% more likely to have a heart attack. These wome
37、n may have less time to take care of their own health, says lead author Sunmin Lee, ScD, of the Harvard School of Public Health. Younger kids may pose more risk because they need more care.“However willing your mom might seem, its up to you to figure out how much she can really handle,“ says Meredit
38、h Minkler, DrPH, a public-health professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and an expert on grandparents as caregivers. “Its not just about physical health. Older adults need time to connect with people of their own age. Social isolation is a major risk factor for illness.“ If your mom he
39、lps out, make sure she has breaks during the day, as well as “vacations“ at regular intervals.（分数：3.00）(1).The writer of the text suggests that _.A. grandparents take care of younger childrenB. young people be careful about their parentsC. old women spend more time taking care of their own healthD.
40、child care by grandmas be considered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).If a grandma is willing to look after her grandkids, she should be _.A. encouragedB. kept at homeC. given breaksD. paid（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Young people should be careful asking their parents to help with child care because _.A. it is risky fo
41、r their childrenB. it is hard job for old peopleC. they dont know howD. its not good for their health（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.There are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try. How? Packaging(包装) is the silent but persuading salesman.Ther
42、e on the shelves, each bottle, can, box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer(消费者), so that is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a
43、 great effect on the “quality“ of the product and on how well it sells, because“ Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products, “as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers“ feeling for packaging, noti
44、ced.Colors are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word “green“
45、 today can keep food prices going up.Shapes are another attraction. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. Thats why the round yellow M signs of McDonalds are inviting to both young and old.This new consumer response (反应)to
46、the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, _ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.A. the pleasing color of the packageB. the special taste of the productC. the strange shap
47、e of the packageD. the belief in the product（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).If a package or a product is round in shape, it can _.A. bring excitement to the consumersB. attract the consumers attentionC. catch the eye movement of the consumersD. produce a happy and peaceful feeling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).“And the
48、word green today can keep food prices going up. “This sentence suggests that consumers today are _.A. starting to notice the importance of new foodB. enjoying the beauty of nature more than beforeC. beginning to like green vegetablesD. paying more attention to their healthy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It ca
49、n be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of _.A. vegetable dish B. healthy juiceC. iced drink D. red vegetable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CMrs. Keller had a big family. Her husband had a factory in the town. One of her sons was a lawyer and the other two were drivers. And her two daughters worked in the post office. The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldnt employ any body.One evening, the tele
