1、公共英语二级-阅读理解题(一)及答案解析(总分：48.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：5，分数：20.00)AWhat are some of steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away? One step is to make sure that the house seems a lived-in one. Living room curtains should be pulled down only halfway. Bedrooms tha
2、t usually have the curtains pulled down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the dead-bolt type (双保险). Still another is to leave several 100W lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turn on and off by themselves are the best. T
3、hen, too, it is a good idea to leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on holiday, make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbor has been asked to pick up the mail. Thi
4、eves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overfilled mailboxes.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the writer begin this passage with a question?A. Because he wanted to catch the readers attention.B. Because he wanted to have the readers guess the answer before reading.C. Because he wanted to sum
5、 up (概括) the topic of the passage.D. Because he wanted to make the reader understand him better.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “lived-in“ in this passage means _.A. left empty B. lively and cheerfulC. now being used by people D. put inside（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the writer advice the people to
6、 do?A. Ask a neighbor to pick up the daily mail.B. Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves.C. Make sure file newspaper is handed over everyday.D. Pull the living room curtains down.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The most important room to leave a light burning in is the _.A. bedroom B. kit
7、chen C. living room D. sitting room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BIn Kansas City, Missouri, a computer helps fire fighters. The computer, which works very fast, has information about every one of the 350,000 street addresses in the city. Within two or three seconds after a call is received, the computer provides
8、 necessary information for the fire fighters. The information is then sent to them by the radio from the computer center in City Hall. The exact place of the burning and its size, type and anything else are clear to them.The Kansas City computer system also has a medical record of each of the citys
9、900 fire fighters. This kind of information is especially useful when a fire fighter is injured. With the information, doctors at the hospital can treat the injured fire fighters more quickly and easily.The fire fighters themselves greatly appreciate (感激) the computer help. They know about possible
10、danger ahead of them and can prepare for them. Many times the computer information helps to save lives and property (财产). Sometimes the lives are those of fire fighters themselves.Mike Horan, a fire fighter captain, says, “I feel as if the computer is watching over (守护) me to help me if I get hurt./
11、（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following is the best title of the text?A. Larger Computer in Kansas, Missouri.B. Computers Help Fire Fighters.C. Important Information for Fire Fighters.D. The Speed of the Computers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the best help if you want to know the information about the s
12、treet address in Kansas?A. The fire fighters. B. The computer.C. The policeman. D. The map.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why can the doctors treat the fire fighters quickly and easily?A. The hospital has a very good computer.B. The fire fighter can know about the possible danger early.C. The computer can pre
13、pare everything for them.D. Medical records in the computers help them a lot.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).From Mike Horans words, we can know that the fire fighters themselves _.A. are being taken care of by the computersB. have been saved by the computers many timesC. always get hurt in saving peoples live
14、sD. are trying hard to stop a fire burning（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.DPlants need green leaves to make food. A plant needs sunlight and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from the air for making food and it also needs water and salts from the soil to make food too. There are certain cells (细胞) in the leaves which change c
15、arbon dioxide and water into sugar. To do this the cells need energy, which they get from the sunlight.Green leaves make food for the whole plant. A red leaf can make food too because under the red coloring of the leaf there are food-making cells. There are no leaves that are completely yellow, for
16、they cant make food.The plant makes sugar for its food. In sunlight green leaves make a lot of sugar. The veins (叶脉) cant carry all this sugar away, so the leaves change the sugar into starch (淀粉), which is kept and so stored in the leaves. At night, the starch change back to sugar. It is then carri
17、ed away from the leaves. Some of the sugar is used as food by the plant while the rest is stored as starch. In some plants, food is stored in the roots; in others it is stored in the stem and in leaves, fruits and seeds.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main idea of this passage?A. How green plants make food
18、.B. How green plants make sugar.C. How green plants get their energy.D. How green plants change sugar into starch.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).To make food, plants need a lot except _.A. the air B. the soil C. green leaves D. dead leaves（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Sugar is made for its food by _.A. sunlight B. vei
19、ns C. stem D. green leaves（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Food is stored in roots or stems in the form of _.A. sugar B. starchC. water and salts D. carbon dioxide（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.ENot everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化
20、的) difference, not an economic (经济的) one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your
21、 own bedrooms, the chances are, if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate (分开的) bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very rare in the world. In many other c
22、ountries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house have nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family me
23、mbers go to be alone.Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressures. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.（分数：4.00）(1).The first sentence
24、 in paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space“ means _.A. no two people need exactly the same amount of living spaceB. living space requirements are not always the sameC. the world requires the same amount of living spaceD. nobody needs a required amount of living spac
25、e（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of tile following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Americans are trained to live in large rooms at birth.B. Economic situation decides ones amount of space needs.C. People in various countries demand different psychological space.D. Knowing your psychological space nee
26、ds is important, as it affects your future.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the writer of the passage, psychological space needs _.A. are not affected by income at allB. can hardly be changed altogetherC. can be changed if you make up your mind to do soD. have nothing to do with cultural background
27、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The best title for this passage is _.A. American Way of LivingB. Psychological SpaceC. Space Needs in Different CountriesD. Psychological Space and Economic Pressure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CFirst-time dog owners may encounter (遇到) many problems getting to know and train their bets. Som
28、etimes a puppy (小狗), or even an older dog, will chew their fingers or bite them. Even in play, this can really hurt. Unfortunately, many bet owners tolerate (容忍) this in a young dog. However when the dog gets larger, it is not fun to be bitten by it. Training a dog fever to place his teeth on human
29、skin or clothing is an important lesson. From now on, if you feel your dogs teeth while you are playing with him, say “ouch“ in a loud voice and move away from him. He will soon learn that when he bites, you will not play with him any more.Another bad habit that many people tolerate in their pets is
30、 allowing them to bite and held on to clothing. Dont let your dog do this to you. When he does something you want him to do, praise him and tell him hes a good dog. You can also give him a treat at the same time he performs the good behavior. Eventually he will learn which kind of behavior is accept
31、able and which is not. Remember that reward is more effective than punishment, if you reward your dog when he does what you want him to, he will become very well behaved. Also remember that puppies need to chew on something. So give him a sock with a knot tied in it or an old shoe. If he chews the w
32、rong thing, take it away while saying “No“ and give him something he can chew. If dogs are trained well, they will truly be your friends for a lifetime.（分数：4.00）(1).This passage is written to _.A. show dog owner how to behaveB. teach people how to train dogsC. explain why a dog chews on somethingD.
33、show good dog behaviors（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to this passage, many people tend to _.A. think puppies should be properly trainedB. be too rough towards their dogsC. give their dogs treats infrequentlyD. allow their dogs to behave badly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Based on this passage, which of the
34、following statements is NOT TRUE?A. Our behavior influences our dogs behavior.B. Dogs enjoy being rewarded by their owners.C. Saying nothing when your dog has bitten.D. Training a dog takes patience and time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The author thinks that a better way to train a dog is to _.A. punish hi
35、m for any mistake he has madeB. reinforce (加强) his good behavior with a treatC. tolerate him no matter what he doesD. be kind to him and not to scold him（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Unit 2(总题数：5，分数：20.00)CCenturies ago, mountains were thought to be the home of evil spirits, it was not until 200 years ago that
36、 men began to climb the highest peaks (山峰).At first, men climbed alone or with one or two friends. However, as men climbed higher and more dangerous mountains a team who could work together became very important.Climbing a giant mountain takes weeks and even months. The men must set up many camps as
37、 they climb upward. The climbers must take tons of supplies with them. They need food, warm clothes, and tanks of oxygen (氧气).In 1950, a team of men from England set out conquering (征服) Mt. Everest. They had to plan carefully. As yet, no man had been able to reach the top.Mt. Everest was far away fr
38、om highways and railroads. Men from the neighboring country of Nepal joined the mountain-climbing party. They would help carry the needed supplies through the mountains. Each man could carry 250-pound pack. The people of Nepal had carried goods across those mountains for centuries. A helper who took
39、 packs to the highest peeks earned the name “tiger“.Together, the helpers and climbers worked their way up Everest. At last, two climbers went ahead. They pushed on to the top. The highest mountain in the world had been conquered.（分数：4.00）(1).The men who conquered Mt. Everest were from _.A. Nepal B.
40、 EnglandC. China D. a country in Asia（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The underlined word “pack“ most probably means _.A. weight B. food C. goods D. oxygen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Men were once afraid to climb high mountains because they thought _.A. they would feel too lonely in the mountainsB. there were evil spi
41、rits living thereC. high mountains were filled with tigersD. they were too high mid too far away for them to reach or climb（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is TRUE?A. It needs teamwork to climb and conquer a dangerous mountain.B. Too many people are climbing mountains in Nepal for a tiger
42、.C. The people of Nepal once climbed up to the top of Mt. Everest.D. It is not necessary for climbers to take supplies because men from Nepal will help them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BOf all the sciences, only two are subjects that have a direct (直接的) and noticeable effect on our lives every day. One is mete
43、orology, the study of weather. Heat, cold, sun and rain affect us in many waysin the kind of clothing we wear, for example, and the types of activities we do outdoors. Economics is the other science that affects the everyday lives of all of us. Each time we spend money, or it is spent on us, we are
44、contributing (贡献) the economic life of our country and, in fact, of the world.Most people have a basic understanding of the weather, but how many people feel comfortable with the subject of economics? Often, economics seems to be a mysterious (神秘的) subject. Newspapers and television use terminology
45、(术语学) that can resemble (像；类似) a foreign language. They speak of the gross national product, the cost of living, the prime rate, the money supply, productivity, the unemployment rate, the balance of payments, and so forth.In some ways, economics is like an enormous jigsaw puzzle (拼图游戏). Each piece i
46、s basic, but the pieces interconnect, one to another, in a large picture. To look at the whole picture, you must begin piece by piece.（分数：4.00）(1).Next the author will most probably talk about _.A. the study of economics B. the study of weatherC. the study of painting D. Both A and B（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
47、.(2).When talking about the weather, the author suggests that _.A. the weather affects peoples outdoor activitiesB. the study of weather is a branch of scienceC. people more or less know about the weatherD. the weather affects tile clothing people wear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is T
48、RUE?A. Economics is the only science that affects our lives.B. Economics is so complex that there are many terms (术语) that we can not understand.C. People only know a little about meteorology.D. Economics is a science about spending money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The passage suggests that we should exam
49、ine economics little by little because _.A. economics affects the everyday lives of all of usB. economics is different from meteorologyC. economics is quite complex as a wholeD. studying economies is like playing with jigsaw puzzle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.ENo one knows exactly why we sleep. But scientists have learned a lot about how we sleep.When you first fall asleep, your heart starts to beat more slowly and your breathing slows down. If something wakes you, you might not think that you had been
