1、公共英语二级-阅读理解(二)及答案解析(总分：41.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、阅读理解(总题数：9，分数：41.00)EventsAnimal ShowThe Third Shanghai Animal Art Activity is to be held on June 18 at Shanghai Zoo. There are performances by a Russian circus (马戏团) and exhibition of live insects (昆虫) from Canada. Lively baby animals, such as tigers and pa
2、ndas, will also be shown.Time: 7am - 4:30pm.Place: 2381 Hongqiao Road.Admission: 32 yuan.Tel: 6268-777.Ceramic Works (陶瓷器皿)The Ming en Ceramic House near Hongqiao Airport is showing first-class ceramic works made by artists from Jingdezhen, the capital of chinaware (瓷器). Its make-it-yourself ceramic
3、 afternoons will give you a chance to try your hands at making ceramics yourself! Sun Ming en, who built the largest vase in the world, is the owner.Time: 9am midnight.Place: 580 Huqingping Lu.Tel: 6420-008.OrianaOriana, which used to be the British royal (皇家) ship, is receiving visitors at its new
4、home in the Pudong New Area. The ship, built in England in 1960, visited more than 100 countries during its 26 years in service. More than 100 million yuan ($12million) was spent by a local company to redecorate (重新装修) the ship and turn it into a place of interest in Shanghai.Time: 8:30am 22:30pm.Pl
5、ace: Dongfang Road-Qichangzhan, Pudong New Area.Admission: 60 yuan for grown-ups and 36 yuan for children under 1.2m.Tel: 6887-637, 6887-548.Root Carvings (雕刻)More than 30 root carvings are shown at Zhongshan Park. The biggest piece, “Tiger Mountain“, weighs 2 tons and is in the Guiness (吉尼斯) Book o
6、f Records as the largest root carving. Two other wonderful carvings were made using 3,000-year-old wood.Time: 9am 4pm.Place: 780 Changning Road.Admission: 10 yuan.Tel: 6252-094.（分数：4.00）(1).What can people learn by reading the above events?A. Where they might go for out-of-work activities.B. What is
7、 possible to do on weedends.C. Where to buy root carvings.D. Where to visit the royal ship.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The underlined words “make-it-yourself“ in “Ceramic Works“ means _.A. showing first-class ceramicsB. making ceramic works oneselfC. making the largest vaseD. seeing first-class ceramic wor
8、ks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following has something to do with Pudong New Area?A. Hongqiao Road. B. Shanghai Zoo.C. Oriana. D. Tiger Mountain.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which event can you go to after 11 pm?A. Ceramic Works. B. Animal Show.C. Root Carvings. D. Oriana.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.In reading ma
9、thematics problems, you should first read to understand the general meaning of the problem and question to be answered. At first you need not notice the exact figures given. Look at the following problem.James wants to buy a pair of roller skates that were priced at $6.50. One day he saw the price h
10、ad been reduced to $5.25. He has $4.50. How much more money does he need to pay for the skates?The first reading of this problem might be as follows:James wants to buy a pair of roller skates that were priced at a certain amount. One day he saw that the price had fallen. How much more money does he
11、need to pay for the skates?From the reading you can decide that you must subtract (减去) what James has from the cost of the skates to answer the question. Then look at the problem and get the exact figures. You will notice that you do not need to know the original price of the skates.（分数：3.00）(1).Whi
12、ch of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. In reading problems it is very important that you understand the main idea.B. James needs 0.75 dollar more to pay for the roller skates.C. The roller skates have been reduced 1.25 dollars.D. Much attention should be paid to the original pri
13、ce before James buys the roller skates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The proper title for this passage should be _.A. How to Work Out Maths ProblemsB. How to Get Exact FiguresC. How to Answer a QuestionD. How to Read Maths Problems（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).We can infer from this passage that _.A. the roller skate
14、s were sold at a reduced price because they were usedB. fast readers can solve the most maths problemsC. discovering how to do a problem well comes from careful readingD. exact figures are subtracted from the original price（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A hundred years ago, the game we now call football did not e
15、xist. American football started during a game between two colleges. The teams had got together to play what they called “football“, but each team played by different rules. One team played what we now call soccer (英式足球). The other played what we now call rugby (橄榄球).Both games had been invented a th
16、ousand years before. In the first kind of football game ever played, all the men from one village tried to kick a ball into another village. The men of the second village tried to kick the ball into the first. Hundreds of people joined in, running everywhere, ruining crops and knocking down fences.
17、In time, people agreed on some rules to keep order, but many rules were left open to change. Different rules developed in different places.When the two colleges met to play football, each followed its own rules. They mixed the games together and invented a new game. A hundred years later we call tha
18、t game American football.In what ways do you suppose the game we know now will have changed in another hundred years?（分数：4.00）(1).When the two colleges first met to play “football“, the players followed _.A. the rules of soccer B. the rules of rugbyC. different rules D. college rules（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
19、.(2).“Both games“ at the beginning of the second paragraph refers to _.A. soccer and rugbyB. American football and British footballC. two village ball gamesD. two new football games（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What message can we get from the last paragraph?A. American football might develop in different pl
20、aces.B. American football is supposed to be changeable.C. American football will have its own rules.D. American football might see changes in the 7ears to come.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The changes of soccerB. The rules of rugbyC. Different village players.D. The b
21、irth of American football.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A study of a university in Shanghai had found that many of the students there are using a quote (引语) from the Italian poet Dante as a kind of motto. The study at Fudan University, one of Chinas top universities, of 489 students, found that 82 had chosen Dan
22、tes “Follow your own path and dont worry about what others say“ as their motto, out of 276 people who said they had a motto. This was followed by “Believe yourself“ and “Self-improvement without stop.“Students also expressed a common hope for greater understanding and care and said they were always
23、ready to give a hand to those in need.Some researchers think that mottoes can play an important part in childrens growth and they say that a good motto can help children develop a better character.（分数：5.00）(1).The study shows _.A. what poems are popularB. how many students like the motto “Believe yo
24、urself“C. which university should have mottoesD. the majority of the students like to choose their favourite mottoes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Of the students asked, _ students have mottoes.A. about 57% B. about 16%C. about 78% D. about 8%（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The motto “Self-improvement without stop“ shar
25、es the similar meaning with _.A. growing by oneself continuouslyB. making oneself better and perfect continouslyC. going on to improve rapidlyD. becoming better without having a break（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The best title for the passage should be _.A. Students and PoetB. Mottoes and LearningC. Mottoes
26、 and Character DevelopingD. Understanding Care（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What do we know from the passage?A. The students want to be understood and cared and are willing to help.B. The students want to understand themselves deeper with a motto chosen.C. The students need help and care greatly.D. The stude
27、nts believe they understand mottoes better than others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Last week there was a car accident on the highway between our town and a larger town five miles away. Several people stopped to help, just as I did, but none of us had a set of medical equipment in hand for a sudden event, as we
28、ll as blankets, pillows or anything else that could be helpful at the scene of an accident.Such a situation made us all realize how little most people know about first aid (急救). It also made me decide to carry first treating equipment in my car from then on.If you put this in your paper, it may wake
29、 up a lot of people to the importance of being better prepared than I was.（分数：5.00）(1).A car accident happened _ last week.A. five miles away from our townB. five miles away from the larger townC. on the highway less than five miles away from our townD. on the highway more than five miles away from
30、the larger town（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The writer was injured.B. Only one person was killed.C. Nobody was injured or killed.D. It is not known how many people were injured or killed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The phrase “in hand“ in the first paragra
31、ph means _.A. ready to be used B. holding in ones handC. very near D. useful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).After the accident, what might the writer carry in his car?A. Medicine.B. Medical equipment.C. A medical paper.D. A suitcase with medical books.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The purpose of this article is to _.A.
32、 tell people to be very careful when they driveB. ask some first aid doctors to stay near the highwayC. let people know the importance of first aidD. tell people there was an accident on the highway（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.In many western countries people do not bathe every day, Sometimes they bathe only on
33、ce a week, Sometimes they bathe two or three times a week. They do not bathe often because the weather is cold or because hot water is expensive. They use electricity or wood to boil the water. Electricity and wood cost a lot of money. In cold countries people usually do not feel they are dirty if t
34、hey do not have a bath.In Japan people bathe very often. Most people have a bath every day. When the weather is hot, they sometimes have two or three baths a day. They bathe in very hot water. Usually the water is almost boiling. They believe that these very hot baths also stop them from falling ill
35、.Each house has its own bath but there are also big baths for everybody. They are found everywhere in Japan. In the bath-house there is one part for men and one part for women. The bath is usually three metres wide, three metres long, and about one metre deep; half-way down there is a narrow seat wh
36、ich goes all the way around the bath. Many people use the bath but it is not dirty. Before a person gets into the big bath, he washes himself first, then he gets into the big bath. He stays there for a short time. When he gets out of the bath, he washes his body with soap and water. After he washes
37、all the soap away, he gets into the big bath again. Soap is not used in the big bath.The water in the big bath is changed very often. The water is also very hot. In some places people hit the water with sticks first. They do this to make the water cooler. Then the men get into the bath very slowly a
38、nd carefully. When a person gets into a bath, he says, “Excuse me.“ He does this because, when the hot water moves, it may hurt other people. In some places the hot water comes out of the ground. In other places people boil the water with a big fire. In a small bath at home sometimes people light a
39、fire under the bath. When the water is hot, people in the family take a bath one by one.（分数：5.00）(1).In some cold countries, people bathe _.A. twice a dayB. once a day C. very often D. not very often.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In some countries bathing is expensive because _.A. there is not enough waterB.
40、 electricity and wood are expensiveC. there are not many bathsD. bath-houses are rare（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When people have a bath in Japan, they usually use _.A. very cold water B. cold waterC. warm water D. very hot water（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In Japan, men and women bathe _.A. at home instead of in
41、a big bath-houseB. in different parts when they go to the bath-houseC. together in a big bath-houseD. on different days in a big bath-house（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In some places people hit the water with sticks so that _.A. the hot water may not hurt othersB. people become wet throughC. they can be exc
42、usedD. the water can be made cooler（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Social customs and ways of behaving change from time to time. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite for a man to smoke on the street. No man who thought of himself
43、as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking in the presence of a lady.Customs also differ greatly from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Should you use both hands when you are eating?The Americans and the British not only speak
44、the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For instance, in both countries, people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to her, and also will most Americans. Promptness (守时的) is import
45、ant both in Britain and America. If a dinner invitation is for 7 oclock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people uncomfortable, especially if they are y
46、our guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were either amazed or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been
47、 bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.（分数：5.00）(1).What should a dinner guest do if he is to be late for dinner?A. He should cancel-the visit.B. He should find a good excuse.C. He should say nothing about it.D. He should phone to explain why he will be late.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2
48、).How did the other guests feel when the man was eating his peas with a knife?A. They thought it was nothing unusual.B. They could not accept his way of eating.C. They paid no attention to his behavior.D. They believed his table manners were interesting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage,
49、 which of the following can serve as a typical example of good manners?A. A man offers his seat to a woman.B. A woman opens a door for a gentleman.C. A man walks between two women on the street.D. A gentleman smokes while walking on the street.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The passage seems to indicate that a good host should try his best to make his guests feel _.A. at ease B. puzzledC. like a roof D. sorry about himself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following do you think should be the best title
