1、公共英语二级-721 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)How much a pound are these oranges?（分数：5.00）(1).How much a pound are these oranges?A6 cents. B16 cents. C60 cents.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Where are the two speakers?AIn a restaurant. BOn a farm. CAt a mans house.（分数：1.00）
2、A.B.C.(3).What is David going to do?ACatch a train home.BDo his homework.CGo to a park.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What is the man going to do?ARun to the airport.BWait for another bus.CHurry to catch the next bus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).How does the woman feel about her suggestion?AIts helpful.BIts interesting.C
3、She regretted her suggestion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)Where does Jane work?（分数：2.00）(1).Where does Jane work?AIn a restaurant. BIn a firm. CIn a shop.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is most probably their relationship?AThey are friends.BThey are classmates.CThey used to be colleagues.（分数：1.00）A.B
4、.C.What are the speakers talking about?（分数：2.00）(1).What are the speakers talking about?AA flight timetable.BThe way to Union Street.CHiring a taxi.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Where is the woman going on Saturday?AGarden Hotel.BThe airport.CThe taxi company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.What was the result of the game?（分数：
5、3.00）(1).What was the result of the game?AIt was unfinished.BIt was an exciting game.CNeither of the teams won the game.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Which program did Richard watch?AAn old film. BA football game. CA play.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What did Richards wife do at last?AShe enjoyed the old film very much.
6、BShe started to read a book.CShe did nothing but go to sleep.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.What does the man want to buy?（分数：4.00）(1).What does the man want to buy?AA jacket. BA T-shirt. CA pair of trousers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Which is too expensive?AThe blue one. BThe black one. CThe small one.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).W
7、hy does the man want to buy the blue one?AIts nice and cheaper.BHis son likes the color.CThere arent any black ones left.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).When will the man come again?ATomorrow. BOn Monday. CNext week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.What is the speaker?（分数：4.00）(1).What is the speaker?AA guide. BA visitor. CA teac
8、her.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the purpose for the speech?ADiscuss the visiting course.BSell the tickets of the zoo.CIntroduce the park.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Where are the animals of Asia?AOn the right of the walkway.BOn the left of the walkway.CAt the end of the walkway.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Where can we
9、 see the Monkey Mountain?AAt Flamingo Pond.BBeside Asian animals.CAfter North American animals.（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.The room contained _ equipment including several TV monitors.Alittle Ba fewCa number of Da lot of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The number of tig
10、ers in this area _ said to beAis; rising Bare; risingCis; raised Dare; raised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.If it rains, we should not go out, but the sky _ perfectly clear.Ais Bwill beCwas Dhad been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.I am going to attend the conference, but you _ with me.Aneednt to go Bdont need goCneednt goin
11、g Dneednt go（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Are there any other students going to the park _ Jack and Jane on Sunday?Abut BexceptCwith Dbesides（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The more you follow their customs, _ they will become to you.Amore friendly Bthe more friendlierCthe more friendly Dthe friendlier（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Yo
12、ud better _ the water until it has been boiled.Anot drunk Bnot drinkingCnot to drink Dnot drink（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8._, a friend of Mrs. Black found the watch she had lost two days before.AEspecially BUsually CGenerally DFortunately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.How she wishes she _ more attention to her lessons w
13、hen she was at school!Ahave paid BpaidChad paid Dhas paid（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.He _ people with less knowledge than he has.Alooks up Blooks down uponClooks at Dlook after（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.So loudly _ that the audience in the back heard him clearly.Adoes he speak Bhe speaksCdid he speak Dhe spoke（分数：
14、1.00）A.B.C.D.12.What do you think of the cake?Its nice. Id like to have _.Asome other Banother Cothers Dother（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.I wrote it down _ I should forget it.Ain case Bin case ofCin order that Dfor fear of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.We were talking about the American tourists _ we met during our tri
15、p to the Great Wall.Awhat Bwhich Cwhom Dwhose（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.While _ in China, the young man picked up some Chinese.Astaying Bstay Cstayed Dto stay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered. Sudd
16、enly I (36) that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, (37) he knew me. The man had a newspaper (38) in front of him, which he was (39) to read, but I could (40) that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my (41) , the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by
17、the (42) way in which the waiter and I (43) each other. He seemed even more puzzled as (44) went on and it became (45) that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the (46) . When he came out, he paid his bill and (47) without another glance in my direction.I calle
18、d the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had (48) . “Well,“ he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He (49) you here because he thought you were the man he (50) .“ “What?“ I said, showing my (51) . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I
19、 (52) say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a (53) .“ “Well, its really (54) I came to a restaurant where Im known,“ I said. “ (55) , I might have been in trouble./（分数：20.00）(1).Aknew Bunderstood Cnoticed Drecognized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Asince B
20、even if Cthough Das if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Aflat Bopen Ccut Dfixed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Ahoping Bthinking Cpretending Dcontinuing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Asee Bfind Cguess Dlearn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Amenu Bbill Cpaper Dfood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Adirect Bfamiliar Cstrange Dfunny（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).Achatte
21、d with Blooked at Claughed at Dtalked about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).Athe waiter Btime CI Dthe dinner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).Atrue Bhopeful Cclear Dpossible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).Arestaurant Bwashroom Coffice Dkitchen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).Aleft Bacted Csat down Dcalmed down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).Awanted Btri
22、ed Cordered Dwished（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).Amet Bcaught Cfollowed Ddiscovered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).Awas to heat Bwas dealing with Cwas to meet Dwas looking for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).Acare Bsurprise Cworry Dregret（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).Amust Bcan Cneed Dmay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).Adiscovery Bmistake Cdecis
23、ion Dfortune（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).Aa pity Bnatural Ca chance Dlucky（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).AThus BHowever COtherwise DTherefore（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)ANipponex ElectricsTokyo, Japan27 August, 2012Amperlite Ltd146 OLeary StDublin, IrelandDear Sirs,Improved ways of production make us
24、 able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (电池) at a reduced price for large quantities.Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 percent. As c.i.f (成本、保险加运费) to Dublin is included in
25、our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our products remains the sameonly the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January
26、I. Immediate sending off is sure because enough can be made whenever you require it.We appreciate your past dealing and cooperation (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices.Yours truly,Nipponex Electrics（分数：4.00）(1).From the passage we know the quality of the
27、 products _.Ais as high as before Bis lowerCis improved Dis reduced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _.Apay the Japanese at least 1,000Border 1,000 pounds of batteries in weightCorder 1,000 worth batteries at leastDpay the Japanese 1,000 ahe
28、ad（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which is NOT the reason of reduction of the price at 5 percent?AThe Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and cant sell them out.BThe Japanese have improved their production means.CThey can turn out more products.DThey expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the
29、 coming year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From the letter, we can know _.Athe two sides cooperated beforeBthe Irish should pay for the transportation fee in terms of the new priceCthey use the best chemicals to improve the qualityDthey have enough storage that can supply at any time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BAccordi
30、ng to statistics, in 2007 more than 6,000 children were expulsed (开出) from US schools for bringing guns and bombs to school.The US Department of Education gave a report to the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 2003-2004, against 7 percent for rifles (步
31、枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. “The report is a clear sign that our nations public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,“ Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be strong-minded about keeping guns out of our schoo
32、ls and do everything to keep our children safe.“ In March 2004, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven were wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two m
33、onths later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report
34、said.（分数：4.00）(1).From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools _.Astudents enjoy shootingBstudents are eager to be soldiersCsafety is a problemDstudents can make guns（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The report from the US Department of Education shows that _.Athe number of the expulsions is not
35、largeBthe number of the expulsions is wrongCthere are soldiers hiding among the studentsDguns are out of control in US schools（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The main idea of the second paragraph shows us _.Asome examples of shooting in US schoolsBthe Americans feelingCsome famous schoolsDthat some teachers we
36、re killed by students（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From this passage we know that _.Aevery American cannot have gunsBonly soldiers and police can have gunsCevery American citizen can own gunsDteachers have no money to buy guns（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CIn period of the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule
37、 (修改过的时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged (安排), will be posted each Wednesday outside the student club.During the sum
38、mer holidays, buses going to the town centre will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. during the week and two meals from noon to 7:O0 p.m. on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours durin
39、g the week, but has shorter hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 p.m.All students who want to use the library lending services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper.（分数：4.00）(1).The main purpose of this
40、text is to _.Atell students of important schedule changesBtell students of new bus and library servicesCshow the excellent services for studentsDask students to renew their library cards（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?A8:00; 9:00; 10:00; 11:00.B8
41、:30; 9:30; 10:30; 11:30.C8:30; 9:00; 9:30; 10:00.D8:00; 9:30; 11:00; 12:30.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the summer holidays, the library will have _.Ano special hoursBspecial hours on weekdaysCspecial hours on weekendsDspecial hours both on weekdays and weekends（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We may infer that duri
42、ng the summer holidays _.Afew students will stay in the universityBno breakfast will be served on weekendsCthe student newspaper will sell more copiesDthere will be a concert or a film each Wednesday（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.DComputer programmer Brendan Tammy earned 55,000 a year by designing new computer ga
43、mes, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.He works for a small company in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are looking for jobs. Brendans biggest headache is how to use his money. Though he ha
44、s high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards.Brendan got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six D-levels (普通成绩) and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the company knew I had already written some programs.“ he said.“I
45、suppose 55,000 pounds sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.“ He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our s
46、tudies at school,“ he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (
47、退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear./（分数：4.00）(1).Why is Brendan so different from other young people of his age?AHe earns an extremely high payment.BHe has got a job.CHe lives at home with his parents.DHe does not go out much.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Brendans greatest p
48、roblem is that _.Ahe cant be treated as an adult by the bankBhe cant make as many games as he wishesChe doesnt know what to buy with the moneyDhe had learnt to use computers at school（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).He left school after taking six D-levels because _.Ahe was afraid that the market might disappearBhe did not enjoy school at allChe wanted to work on computersDhe wanted to become a millionaire and retire early（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does Brendan think he might retire
