1、公共英语二级-阅读理解(一)及答案解析(总分：41.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：10，分数：41.00)An office is the “Brain“ of a business. In an office, figures (数字), lists and information are collected and arranged to tell the managers or heads of the business what has happened and what is happening in their shops or factories.Inform
2、ation comes into an office in all sorts of ways, but the main items of information come in regularly. It is part of the job of the clerks to collect, sort out and classify that information and to put it into such a form that it is easily interpreted (说明) and understood. Offices not only collect info
3、rmation but also classify it.This work of collection is common in an office from the sorting of mail every morning to the accountants (会计) work in finding out the final figure for the years profit. Classification always requires the arrangement of the same kind of information in lists or columns. Fo
4、r this work, as in all office work, correctness, accuracy and speed are necessary. These are the essentials of classifying.There is no value, however, in collecting figures which mean nothing. Figures are guides which should help managers make decisions. The interpretation of figures should tell whe
5、re success or failure lies, where profit comes and where losses occur. On the basis of this information, a choice is made and a series of such choices may make a policy.A firm which has three factories may find, for instance, from its figures, that one factory is losing money. Then the firm is faced
6、 with these choices: a change of manager, a cut in production, an increase in production, or closure (关闭) of the factory. Whichever one of these decisions is taken becomes the policy. A policy means a plan of action. It is clear that a decision leading to a policy can only be as good as the informat
7、ion on which it is based.Consequently there is a constant search for more and more exact information on the part of the management, which wants to have all the necessary facts before it can make the best decision.（分数：5.00）(1).What is the function of figures in a business according to the passage?A.
8、They provide guides for the managers.B. They are policy choices for the managers.C. They lead to the increase in production.D. They determine the profits of a business.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How do clerks deal with the information which comes into an office according to the passage?A. They put the inf
9、ormation into computers.B. They make decisions on the information.C. They sort out and classify the information.D. They send the information to the manager immediately.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).From the passage it can be concluded that office work should be _.A. imaginary and creative B. patient and care
10、fulC. exciting and fast D. accurate and speedy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, from the valuable figures collected managers can get the following information EXCEPT _.A. where success is B. where failure isC. how to wait for a chance D. whether to change policies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In
11、 order to make the best decision, management may ask the office to _.A. give all the necessary informationB. work out a plan of actionC. provide little informationD. make a series of choices（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.At a summer school in English for Europeans who are studying English, twelve of the students
12、have been invited to take part in the game of Twenty Questions. Mr. Green explains the rules.Mr. Green: You all know something about the game, I am sure. You have probably heard this game in the B B C English by radio programs. Perhaps youve heard broadcasts of it here in England. But Id better say
13、a few words about it. I am going to think of something. You are going to try to find what I have thought of. You will be allowed to ask twenty questions. If you find the answer within twenty questions, or in a smaller number, you will win. If you dont, I win. You are not allowed to ask any special q
14、uestions. You can ask questions that I can answer by “Yes“ or “No“. You can ask questions with an “or“ in the middle. For example, “Is it wet or dry?“ I shall give you one piece of information. I shall tell you what I am thinking of; the object is either animal, vegetable or mineral.（分数：5.00）(1).Mr.
15、 Green is _.A. one of the twelve European studentsB. the teacher who teaches the EuropeansC. a European who is studying EnglishD. a person who works for BBC.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The students are _.A. going to practise English by playing a gameB. listening to the BBC program on the radioC. trying to
16、answer questions with “Yes“ or “No“D. spending their summer holidays in England（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The game which Mr. Green is talking about _.A. can only be heard on the radioB. can only be played in EnglandC. can only be played by EuropeansD. has been played at least once on the radio（分数：1.00）A.B
17、.C.D.(4).Which of the following questions can not be asked in this game?A. Is it green or red? B. Its very cold, isnt it?C. Where can we find it? D. Can we find it in this room?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).To win the game, you must _.A. ask twenty “Yes“ or “No“ questionsB. get the correct answer within twen
18、ty questionsC. ask more than twenty questionsD. ask special questions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.The use of cars is becoming more and more popular in the twentieth century. A large number of the worlds population is now able to buy and use a car.Having a car gives much mobility (活动余地), enabling the driver to m
19、ove around freely. The owner of a car is no longer forced to depend on public transport (交通) and do not, therefore, have to work in a place near his home. Instead, he can choose from a greater variety of jobs and he could change his job frequently.Travelling to work by car is also more comfortable t
20、han having to use public transport; the driver can use the heating (取暖设) in winter and the air conditioning in summer to meet his own need and preference. There is no discomfort caused by waiting for trains, buses or underground trains, etc. With the building of good fast motorways long distances ca
21、n be covered rapidly and pleasantly. For the first time in this century also, many people are being able to enjoy their free time to the full by making trips to the country or seaside at weekends, instead of being kept in their immediate neighbourhood. This feeling of independence, and the freedom t
22、o go wherever you please, is perhaps the greatest advantage of the car.（分数：3.00）(1).What does the writer suggest about public transport?A. It gives less mobility,B. It only works locally.C. It enables a variety of jobs,D. It is becoming more popular,（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Travelling by buses may be _.
23、A. less comfortable than by underground trainsB. more comfortable than by trainsC. less comfortable than by other public transportD. less comfortable than cars（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the writer think of having a car of your own?A. It offers lots of advantages.B. It has lots of independence.C.
24、 It gives the feeling of freedom.D. It offers free trips.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Few people now remember the sinking of the great passenger ship Colossus exactly sixty years ago. The number of people who were actually saved from her was small, and some of those have died in the years since, so that those w
25、ho are still alive today can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Then you will easily understand why I have been asked to write about that sad day in 1912. The Colossus, then she hit an iceberg in thick fog in the North Atlantic Ocean, she actually disappeared in less than twenty minutes, taking
26、nearly fifteen hundred people with her. My own life was saved by my youth. Being only a boy of fourteen, I was one of those lucky women and children who, according to custom, were allowed to get away first from the sinking ship. The selfless crew packed some sixty of us into a small boat and lowered
27、 it into the angry sea. But during the ships last minutes more and more passengers, as their last hope of escaping death, threw themselves wildly into the sea and tried to get on aboard our boat, with the result that it finally turned over and we all found ourselves struggling for our lives in the w
28、ater. But I was strong enough to swim for three hours in the icy water before a passing ship picked me up.（分数：4.00）(1).This passage was written in _.A. 1912 B. 1960 C. 1972 D. 1982（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The writer was asked to write the story because _.A. he was on another ship nearby when Colossus hi
29、t the icebergB. he was only a boy of fourteen when the accident took placeC. he was now the only person alive who had seen the ship sinkD. he was one of those few passengers who were still alive today（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. No more t
30、han five passengers were saved.B. The author was seventy-four years old when he wrote about the accidentC. All of those passengers who jumped from the sinking ship died in the water.D. Many of those passengers who threw themselves into the sea got on aboard the boat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the
31、 following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. A small number of people were saved from the ship.B. The authors life was saved because a young man helped him.C. The authors life was saved because he was young and strong.D. A passing ship picked him up at last after he struggled in the
32、 sea for three hours.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.There are many aspects of the womens liberation movement. Some women agree with all of the goals of womens liberation. They want full equality with men in every aspect of life. In marriage, they want husbands and wives to share all of the work and responsibiliti
33、es of a home and family. In work, they want women and men to have the same jobs and the same chance to succeed. They want women to be paid just as much as men are for the same work. Other women agree with some of the ideas of womens liberation. They want the same pay if they hold the same jobs as me
34、n. At home, however, they do not expect their husbands to share in the cleaning, cooking, and other household jobs.It is important to remember that the womens liberation movement is not concerned only with concrete issues. The movement is also concerned with attitudes and beliefs. One example of thi
35、s concern is the issue of a womans identity. A womans identity is what she thinks of herself as a person, who she thinks she is, and what she thinks she can do. Some women do not think they are capable of doing anything important. The womens liberation movement has helped these women improve their v
36、iew of themselves. Many women who are concerned with womens liberation have taken jobs, have helped others, have raised healthy children, and have done many other things to contribute to their communities. They have shown that they are capable of being good leaders and of doing many important things
37、.（分数：5.00）(1).We learn from the first paragraph that _.A. many women in the western countries are out of workB. men and women hold different views on womens liberationC. women are generally paid less than men for the same workD. some women wish their husbands to stay at home and do household jobs（分数
38、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following does NOT seem to be a goal of womens liberation?A. Bills of a family should be paid by men and not by women.B. Men and women share the work at home.C. Women enjoy equality with men in every aspect of life.D. Women can hold the same positions as men.（分数：1.00）A
39、.B.C.D.(3).Some strong supporters of womens liberation believe that _.A. men and women are different in many waysB. men and women are equal in every wayC. some household jobs can only be done by womenD. men should do more than women（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The “concrete issues“ are those which _.A. rela
40、te to material things or practical problemsB. deal with social or political problems of the worldC. are concerned with human rights and social developmentD. have nothing to do with marriage, employment, or living standards（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Ones identity refers to _.A. ones name, sex, age, and nat
41、ionalityB. who he thinks he is and what he thinks he can doC. who he is to marry and how they will liveD. what one believes in and how he does something for himself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.How many coins have you got in your pocket right now? Three? Two? Or one?With a phonecard you can make up to 200 calls
42、without any change at all.*What do you do with it?Go to a telephone box marked “Phonecard“. Put in your card, make your call and when youve finished, a screen tells you how much is left on your card.It costs no extra for the cards, and the calls cost 10p per unit, the same as any other payphone call
43、.You can buy them in units of 10, 20, 40, 100 or 200.*Now appearing in a shop near you.Near each Cardphone place youll find a shop where you can buy one. Theyre at bus, train and city tube stations.At many universities, hospitals and clubs, restaurants and gas stations on the highway and shopping ce
44、nters.At airports and seaports.*No more broken payphones.Most broken payphones are like that because theyve been damaged. There are no coins in Cardphone to excite thieves interest in it. So youre not probably to find a damaged one.Get a phonecard yourself and try it out. Or get a bigger wallet.（分数：
45、4.00）(1).The passage is most probably _.A. a warning B. a noteC. an advertisement D. an announcement（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).There are three sections (部分) in the passage .Which section do you think is about why phonecards are good?A. Section 1. B. Section 2.C. Section 3. D. Sections 1 and 2.（分数：1.00）A.B
46、.C.D.(3).The last sentence “Or get a bigger wallet.“ means _.A. phonecards are cheapB. you cannot use all payphonesC. thieves will not break cardphonesD. people do not like carrying much money（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Choose the right order of the steps under “How you use phonecard“.a. Put in your phonec
47、ard.b. Look at the screen to find out how many calls you can still make.c. Go to the telephone box marked “Phonecard“.d. Make your call.A. a,b,c,d B. c,a,d,b C. a,d,c,b D. c,d,a,b（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Office HoursI am becoming increasingly concerned about the punctuality of certain members of staff and w
48、ould like to remind all staff that our office hours are from 9:00am until 4:30pm; morning and afternoon breaks are 15 minutes each, and that the lunch break ends at 1:30pm. Please note that this time-table must be stuck to by all members of staff.Miss TreadgoldOffice Manager12 April 2010（分数：4.00）(1)
49、.The word “punctuality“ probably means _.A. coming late B. being on timeC. leaving early D. time-table（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The staff are supposed to start work _.A. at 1:30 in the morning B. at 4:30 in the morningC. at 8:00 in the morning D. at 9:00 in the morning（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?A. All the staff arent late for work recently.B. The manager is not strict with all the staff.C. The staff have to work more th
