1、公共英语二级-723 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)Where did the conversation take place?（分数：5.00）(1).Where did the conversation take place?AAt the bank.BIn the restaurant.CAt the post office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What idea has the man got?ASpare ten minutes.BGet a cup
2、of coffee.CHave a break.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Whats the relationship between the speakers?AHusband and wife.BTicket assistant and customer.CFriends.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).How is Robin?ARobin is busy.BRobin is sick.CRobin is very well.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What do we learn from the conversation?ATim Smith isnt
3、 in right now.BThe caller dialed the wrong number.CTim Smith is busy now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)What time will the woman most probably see the man?（分数：2.00）(1).What time will the woman most probably see the man?A10:00. B10:30. C13:30.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Which topic will they talk about?A
4、Housework. BHomework. CSalary.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.What do both of the speakers agree on?（分数：2.00）(1).What do both of the speakers agree on?ABritish English and American English are the same in meaning.BNot all the spellings in British English and American English are the same.CBritish English is easier t
5、han American English.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Where does this dialogue probably take place?AIn the bus. BIn the hotel. CIn the classroom.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.When do children start school in the mans country?（分数：3.00）(1).When do children start school in the mans country?AAt seven. BAt six. CAt five.（分数：1.00）A.B
6、.C.(2).What examinations must children take first before going to university in the mans country?A“O“ levels and “A“ levels.B“O“ levels and “H“ levels.C“A“ levels.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How long do children usually stay at university in the mans country?AThree or five years.BThree or four years.CThree t
7、o four years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.Where are Roy and Rock?（分数：4.00）(1).Where are Roy and Rock?AIn Roys office. BIn Rocks house. CIn a classroom.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why did Rock come into the room?AHe worked there.BHe wanted to talk to Roy.CHe wanted to have a letter typed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What was Alan do
8、ing at that time?AShe was taking a rest.BShe was preparing for an exam.CShe was taking an exam.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What will Roy do next year?AGo to Japan. BChange her job. CGo to night school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.What does the speaker do most probably?（分数：4.00）(1).What does the speaker do most probably?AH
9、es a teacher. BHes a tour guide. CHes a shop assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does Larps sell?ABags. BShoes. CClothes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What does the bookshop sell?AChinese books. BEnglish books. CEnglish-Chinese dictionaries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Which shop is NOT in the shopping centre?AThe Larps.B
10、The Li Ning.CThe Splend Tea Shop.（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.Dont stop trying._. Success is coming.AYes, we dont BYes, well try our bestCNo, of course not DNo, you cant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The professor, together with his students _ capable of doing the skil
11、led work nowAis Bare Cbeing Dhave（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.On reaching the top floor I suddenly realized that I _ my book on the service desk.Aleaves Bleft Chad left Dwas left（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4._ of his parents liked pop music.So they did. It is noisy.AAll BNone CBoth DNeither（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.From here,
12、you can see the bridge _ construction.Ain Bon Cunder Dwith（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.There are _ students playing basketball in the room.Ascore of Bscores of Ctwo scores Dtwo score of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The famous novel is said _ into Chinese.Ato have translated Bto be translateCto have been translated Dto t
13、ranslate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.I dont think there is _ in the book on the desk.Asomething important Banything importantCimportant something Dimportant anything（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The police are _ the traffic accident that happened yesterday.Alooking down upon Blooking forward toClooking into Dlooking aft
14、er（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.When he was in the countryside, he _ visit the poor peasants.Aused to Bwas used toCis used to Dhad used to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.I _ writing the article by the time you get back.Ashall finish Bmust have finishedChave finished Dshall have finished（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.What about the
15、book?Oh, very good. Its worth _ a second time.Areading Bbeing readCto read Dto be read（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Seldom _ my boss in such a good mood since I came to work in this company.AI saw Bhave I seenCI have seen Ddo I see（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.He failed the exam, _ proved that he hadnt been working har
16、d enough.Athat BwhichCwhat Dof which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15._ the determined captain, all the passengers on board wouldnt have been saved.AIt had not been forBHad it not been forCIf it had not forDNot had been for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)It was Clarks first visit to London Underground
17、Railway. Against (36) advice of his friends, he decided to go there after 5 oclock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to (37) in London, because numerous people go home from work (38) this hour. He had to join a long (39) of people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some diff
18、iculty in making himself (40) by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket (41) the end and, by asking people the (42) , he also found the right platform. It was packed tight (43) people. He did not (44) to get on the first train, but he was (45) to move nearer to the edge of the pla
19、tform so as to be in a better (46) to get on the next one.When this train came in, Clark was (47) forward on to the train by the (48) of people from behind. The doors closed and the train (49) off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he knew that the station h
20、e wanted was the sixth (50) along the line. When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his (51) had been so easy. But he suddenly (52) that he had come to a station he had never heard of. He explained his difficulty to a man who was standing on the platform. With a (53
21、) on his face, the man (54) Clark that he had caught a train going in the opposite (55) .（分数：20.00）(1).Aan Bsome Cany Dthe（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Aleave Bvisit Cstay Dtravel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Aon Bin Cat Dby（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Agroup Bteam Cqueue Dcrowd（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Aunderstand Bunderstood Cu
22、nderstanding Dunderstandable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Ain Bat Cby Don（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Aroute Btrack Cway Dpath（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).Afor Bof Cin Dwith（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).Amanage Bsucceed Cfail Dachieve（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).Aable Bsure Ceasy Dpossible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).Aposition Bstate Cseat Dway（分
23、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).Ahurried Bcrowded Cforced Dswept（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).Apush Brush Cdrag Dbrush（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).Abegan Bdrove Cran Dmoved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).Apause Bstop Cplace Drest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).Ajourney Btravel Cvisit Dvoyage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).Afollowed Brealized Cthought Drec
24、ognized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).Alaugh Blook Csmile Dstare（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).Aexplained Bsaid Ctold Dadvised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).Adirection Bpath Croute Djourney（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)AWe walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book Mum poi
25、nted to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a seat. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop (拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse
26、 looked up, mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.“Yes. Im glad theyve finally decided to clean them,“ the nurse said. She looked at mum strangely and said, “But arent you working late?“Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until
27、I couldnt see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book.After a long time mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She rapidly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.“Outside, mum told me, “Dagmar is
28、fine. No fever.“You saw her, mum?“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. Its a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush./（分数：5.00）(1).When she took a mop from the small room what mum really
29、wanted to do was _.Ato clean the floorBto please the nurseCto see a patientDto surprise the storyteller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a _.Anurse Bvisitor Cpatient Dcleaner（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?AIt is a
30、 childrens hospital.BIt has strict rules about visiting hours.CThe nurses and doctors there dont work hard.DA lot of patients come to this hospital every day.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why did mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital?ATo give her some message about dad.BTo make sure her room was clean.CTo
31、check that she was still there.DTo find out how she was.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following words best describes mum?APolite. BPatient. CChangeable. DClever.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BIn July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet (彗星). When the fragm
32、ents (碎片) landed in the southern part of the giant planet, the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will
33、 probably hit the southern part of the Earth. The news has caused panic.On 17 July, a fragment four kilometres wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. Th
34、e sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.Millions of people ar
35、e already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north wont escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight
36、 for food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs (恐龙) were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they sudden
37、ly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldnt survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the authors description of the disaster
38、in 2094?AThe whole world becomes extremely cold.BAll the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed.CThe whole mankind becomes extinct.DThe visit of the comet results in wars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?ABecause they could only live in the warm cl
39、imate.BBecause they once dominated the Earth.CBecause their extinction indicates future disasters.DBecause dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In writing the passage, the author intends to _.Agive an accurate description of the possible disaster in the futureBprove t
40、hat humans will sooner or later be destroyedCtell the historical development of the EarthDwarn of a possible disaster in the future（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n) _.Ahorror story Bnews reportCresearch paper Darticle of popular science（分数：1.00）A
41、.B.C.D.CIt is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government because it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children he has; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; how much he h
42、as spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth. All this makes it difficult to decide exactly how much the tax is.There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and a
43、fter a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not. He believed that he owed the government something.He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door. Opening it, the artist was surprised to find ins
44、ide it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector. The official explained that too much had been paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.（分数：4.00）(1).It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to _.Ahow much education one has receivedBwhethe
45、r one is single or marriedChow old ones children areDwhere one lives（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “proper“ in the first line of the second paragraph means _.Asmall Bbig Cright Dwrong（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).After a lot of work, the artist thought that he had paid the government _.Aless tax than he shoul
46、d have Bmore tax than he should haveCas much tax as usual Djust enough tax（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why did the tax-collector send a letter to the artist?ATo send him a new tax form.BTo return the money over-paid.CTo remind him of paying the tax.DTo explain the rules of tax-paying.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.DIt is
47、 reported that over 300 million people in China are suffering from nearsightedness (近视). As more children have got eye trouble, their parents hope to cure the disease by medicine, equipment or by correcting the way children read and sit. But in fact the care given to ones eyes should start with the
48、exercise on ones feet. Three methods on how to protect eyes are as follows:Firstly, dont fasten your shoes too tightly. Try wearing loose socks or walking barefooted at home. When traveling, try wearing cloth shoes so as to make blood circulation (循环) easier.Secondly, walking on tiptoes will help improve ones eyesight, and prevent nearsightedness. Figures show that few ballet (芭蕾舞) performers are nearsighted.Thirdly, rope skipping also does good to ones eyesight. When skipping the ro
