1、公共英语二级-737 及答案解析(总分：112.00，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).Where does the conversation take place?A. In a hotel.B. In a department store.C. At a railway station.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.（分数
2、：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why didnt Alice go to bed until late at night?A. She was doing her housework.B. She was working hard at her lessons.C. She was watching TV.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What are the two speakers doing?A. Talking about going to the Xinhua bookstore.B. Talking about seeing the womans uncle.C. Tal
3、king about what to do after work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does the man intend to do?A. To buy a coat.B. To try on a new coat.C. To lend money to the woman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).Where does this conversation take place?A. In a store.B. In a factory.C. In a museum.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Wh
4、at is the most probable result of this conversation?A. The man got his radio repaired.B. The man got a new receipt.C.The man got a new radio.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What happened while Mrs. Jones was cleaning the house?A. Her husband was looking at her.B. Mrs. Smith was helping her.C. Her husband came ba
5、ck from work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What did Mrs. Smith do when she heard Mr. Jones words?A. She ran back and prepared everything to wait for her husband.B. She quickly cleaned her house.C. She quickly wore her best clothes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What did people once think about lightning?A. It was a natura
6、l phenomenon.B. It was a weapon.C. It came from God.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What did Benjamin Franklin invent in 1752?A. The first fishing rod. B. The first lightning rod. C. The first rod.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. About one person per day dies from lightning in
7、the U.S.B. About 365 persons per year die from lightning in the U.S.C. About one person per hour dies from lightning in the U.S.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Where is it safe to stay during an electrical storm?A. At open doorways. B. In a closed car. C. On the high ground.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What time does the
8、bus leave?A. At 9:20. B. At 9:25. C. At 9:30.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How old is the woman now?A. 65. B. 57. C. 60.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What are the man and woman hoping to do?A. Repair the other door.B. Visit some ruins.C. Give an outdoor party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What will the man probably do?A. Eat cabbag
9、e.B. Put the car in the garage.C. Throw out the rubbish.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What are they talking about?A. Shopping. B. Taking a vacation. C. Visiting a friend.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How long will the man be away from home?A. 10 days. B. 16 days. C. A couple of days.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Whom is he going wi
10、th for the holiday?A. His family. B. Miss Emily. C. His family and the woman.（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.A member of Parliament has to spend a great deal of time answering letters from his _.A. candidates B. patriots C. constituents D. selectors（分数：1.00）A.
11、B.C.D.2.My God ! I have to walk home now, for I just missed the bus.Thats too bad. You _ it had you set out a bit earlier.A. should have caught B. had caughtC. would have caught D. could catch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Salt is a substance that _ in water.A. dissolve easyB. dissolve easilyC. dissolving very
12、easyD. dissolves easily（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.I wish that she _ this afternoon.A. will come B. can come C. would come D. should come（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.There are _ mistakes in her examination paper.A. theB. a littleC. muchD. a few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.A heavy snow _ a good harvest year.A. means B. shows C.
13、promises D. permits（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Peter didnt catch the underground. _ is the reason why he was late.A. What B. It C. That D. This（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.-Can I help you?-Id like to have a_of China Daily.A. piece B. sheet C. loaf D. copy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Why were you absent(缺席的) from the meeting yes
14、terday?I _ the meeting, but a traffic accident _ me.A. must have attended, delayed B. might have attended, had delayedC. should have attended, delayed D. could have attended, bad delayed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.-How did the boss pay the workers?-As a rule, they were paid _.A. by an hour B. by the hour C.
15、 by hour D. by hours（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11. Put these glasses away before they OK. Ill put them in the cupboard.A. have brokenB. are breakingC. get brokenD. will be broken（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12._ she has made great progress, her Chinese is still poor.A. Even ifB. IfC. No matterD. When（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13._
16、 we had been looking forward to.A. Then came the hour B. Before Rose the new teacher stoodC. When the hour came D. After Kate stands the new teacher（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Anthropologists usually study simple, unindustrialized societies because the number of _ is limited.A. vehicles B. variables C. vari
17、eties D. systems（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.-Were they late for the play?-Not really. As soon as they _ themselves in their seats in the theatre, the curtain _.A. settled; went up B. settled; had gone upC. were settled; went up D. were settling; had gone up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Mr. Andr
18、ews had been out of work for more than a year. This (36) father of four children had deeply known his (37) of family heartaches(伤心).One day, he was (38) for a train in New York City. The train pulled into the station and stopped. He was getting ready to get on the train when something (39) happened.
19、 An old blind man, who had (40) the space between two carriages (车厢)for a door while (41) his way with a stick, wasn t able to be walking in a proper way, and suddenly fell (42) the train. Seeing this, Mr. Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and (43) the blind man to safety. He impressed(使铭记)
20、all the people on the (44) with his courage. The news rapidly (45) all over the country. Messages began to pour in. Some people (46) sent money and food to him.Mr. Andrews had been at the station (47) he was returning from a job talk. He probably would have been hired, but public praise made it a (4
21、8) thing. Mr. Andrew, however, received (49) attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active (50) to his family. Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy (51) , it didnt quite happen that way. He (52) start his new job, but the factory (53) to New
22、 Jersey. Mr. Andrews didnt have any way to get to work, so he (54) , to leave. It wasnt long before he was (55) to job hunting again.（分数：20.00）(1).A. homeless B. careless C. friendless D. jobless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. truth B. share C. danger D. delay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. looking B. waiting C. ca
23、lling D. searching（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. disappointed B. important C. funny D. unexpected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. chosen B. reached C. mistaken D. forgotten（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. forcing B. feeling C. leading D. touching（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. into B. from C. under D. off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. thr
24、ew B. pushed C. drove D. pulled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. spot B. way C. train D. side（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. grew B. brought C. carried D. spread（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. yet B. even C. still D. ever（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. through B. before C. because D. till（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. sure B. correct C
25、. popular D. necessary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. close B. little C. much D. enough（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. help B. ideas C. reading D. reports（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. smile B. journey C. beginning D. end（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. might B. could C. would D. did（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. moved B. turned C.
26、joined D. belonged（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. promised B. refused C. had D. ought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. late B. back C. ready D. about（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)ADriving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to
27、friends houses.Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can ma
28、ke its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is t
29、wice that of Japan.To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!（分数：5.00）(1).The word “convenient“ in the passage means _.A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changedC.
30、 found of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).If you cut another car off, its driver may be _.A. impatient B. terribleC. angry D. both A and B（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives“ means _.A. traffic accidents make some
31、people become millionaires B. many people die from traffic accidentsC. millions Of people say they themselves have had traffic accidentsD. millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, driving can be safe if _.A. you are patient B. you obey a
32、ll the traffic rulesC. you dont cut another car off D. you wait in line at a red light（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?A. Traffic Safety. B. A Careful Driver.C. How to Drive a Car. D. A Traffic Accident.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BThere is no denying it: Boys
33、think differently from girls. Even though recent brain research evidence is controversial(争议的), that conclusion seems inescapable. One clue to brain differences between the sexes came from observation of infants. One study found that from shortly after birth, females are more sensitive to certain ty
34、pes of sounds, particularly to a mothers voice. Female babies are also more easily awoken by loud noises.Tests show girls have increased skin sensitivity, particularly in the fingertips, and are better at fine motor performance. Female infants speak sooner, have larger vocabularies and rarely show s
35、peech mistakes. (Stuttering, for instance, occurs almost only among boys.) Girls exceed boys in language abilities, and this early linguistic bias(倾向) often continues throughout life. Girls read sooner, learn foreign languages more easily and, as a result, are mole likely to enter to occupations inv
36、olving language mastery.Boys, in contrast, show an early visual superiority. They are also clumsier, performing poorly at something like arranging a row of beads, but excel at other activities calling on total body coordination. A study of preschool children by psychologist Diane McGuinness of Stand
37、ford University found boys more curious, especially in regard to exploring his environment. Her studies also confirmed that males are better at manipulating three-dimensional space.There is evidence that some of these differences in performance are differences in brain organization between boys and
38、girls. Overall, verbal and spatial abilities in boys tend to be “packaged“ into different hemisphere: the right hemisphere for nonverbal tasks, the left for verbal tasks. But in girls nonverbal skills are likely to be found on both sides of the brain. The hemispheres of womens brains may be less spe
39、cialized for these functions.（分数：4.00）(1).This passage is mainly about that _.A. there exist the psychological differences between boys and girlsB. boys are wiser than girlsC. the male and female brain differencesD. the structures of the brains of children are the same（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of t
40、he following sentence is true?A. One sign of brain differences between sexes was found by observing the newly born babies.B. Male babies are more sensitive in fingertips.C. Girls exceeds boys in visual abilities.D. Boys exceeds girls in audio abilities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Nonverbal skills in girls
41、brain can be found _.A. in the right hemisphere B. in the left hemisphereC. in the upper part D. in the whole brain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Girls usually are not good at _.A. arranging a row of beads B. fine motor performanceC. manipulating three-dimensional space D. mastering of languages（分数：1.00）A.B.C
42、.D.CHonore de Balzac, the famous writer, was a man of many accomplishments (才能). In his own opinion, one of his main accomplishments was his outstanding ability as a student of handwriting. He had spent much time on this subject, and he often told his friends that he could accurately (准确的) describe
43、a persons character from a sample of that persons handwriting.One day, a woman friend brought him a sample of a boys handwriting. She said that she wanted to know what Balzac thought of the boys character.Balzac studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. Then he looked at the woman strange
44、ly. The woman, however, told him that the boy was no relative of hers and that he could tell her the truth.“Good!“ said Balzac, “Then let me speak frankly (坦率地).“He then went on to say that he thought the boy was a careless and lazy person. He added that the boy should be watched carefully, otherwis
45、e, he would grow up to bring disgrace (耻辱) upon his family.“Isnt that strange?“ said the woman, smiling. “Because this happens to be a page from your own copybook, which you yourself used when you were a boy./（分数：4.00）(1).Balzac was famous_.A. because of his own opinionB. for his excellent literatur
46、e (文学) worksC. because of his handwritingD. for his character（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The woman came with a sample of a boys handwriting _.A. to ask for Balzacs adviceB. to ask what the boys character wasC. to ask Balzac to tell her the truthD. to test Balzacs ability as a student of handwriting（分数：1.00
47、）A.B.C.D.(3).Balzac drew a conclusion_.A. after he made a careful study B. carelesslyC. correctly D. with disgrace（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).At the end we know that Balzac_.A. was careless and lazyB. was watched carefully in his childhoodC. brought disgrace upon his familyD. couldnt write well enough when
48、 he was young（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.D8:30 p. m.OutlookOutlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you update with all thats new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the sta
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