1、公共英语二级模拟题二 2016 年及答案解析(总分：75.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一节：单项选择(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Usually, _ care for childrens _. （分数：1.00）A.woman writers. livesB.women writer. lifeC.women writers . lifeD.women writer . lives2._ you are free, why not go skating with us? （分数：1.00）A.BecauseB.SinceC.AsD.For3.Great men never gi
2、ve up _ difficulty. （分数：1.00）A.in a face ofB.in face of theC.in the face ofD.in the face of the4.- _ is the engineers husband ? - The neighbor of your brother in the corner. （分数：1.00）A.WhoB.WhatC.HowD.Which5.There are _ custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in European countries. （分数：1.00
3、）A.far fewerB.so fewerC.very fewerD.too fewer6.A fireman discovered the _ of the fire. （分数：1.00）A.truthB.reasonC.causeD.fact7.That young man has made so much noise that he _ not have been allowed attend the concert. （分数：1.00）A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.should8.“Would you like some more noodles ?“ “No, tha
4、nks. I _.“ （分数：1.00）A.dont want toB.cant eatC.am not hungryD.Im full9.You may write to me or come to see me. _ way will do （分数：1.00）A.AllB.BothC.OneD.Either10.That was the first time I _ Englands coast （分数：1.00）A.leftB.had leftC.would leaveD.has left11.Whenever I met him, _ was fairly frequent, _ I
5、liked his sweet and hopeful smile. （分数：1.00）A.which .不填B.that . thatC.it . thatD.what . 不填12.I dont know what illness he suffered from, but I do remember he mentioned _ in hospital last year. （分数：1.00）A.to have beenB.to beC.having beenD.being13.Entering the room, I found my father _ at the desk and
6、_ something . （分数：1.00）A.seat. writeB.seated . wroteC.seated . writingD.seating . writing14. _ they will send us an invitation is not yet known, _we hope they sill. （分数：1.00）A.If. writeB.That soC.When . yetD.Whether . but15.Nancy isnt here. Its my mistake. I forgot all about_ her. （分数：1.00）A.telepho
7、ningB.to telephoneC.to telephone toD.the telephone to二、第二节：完形填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many different meanings. “Cool” can be used to expr
8、ess feelings of 19 in almost anything. When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you cant help 20 , “Its cool.” You might think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your 21 footballer. We all enlarge the meaning of “cool”. You can use it 22 many words such as “new” or “amazing.” Heres an interestin
9、g story we can see 23 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On one students paper was just the one 25 , “Its so cool.” 26 he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt. 29 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions
10、. 30 “cool,” some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to maintain some 32 . As a popular word, “cool” stands for a kind of special 33 that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool,” can you think of many words that 34 your life as colorful? I c
11、an. And I think they are also very 35 . （分数：20.00）A.findB.takeC.showD.make sureA.changedB.been developedC.been cleanedD.informedA.turn outB.take onC.take inD.come intoA.satisfactionB.interestC.senseD.interestingA.to sayB.tellingC.shoutD.sayingA.famousB.out of dateC.favouriteD.modernA.in stead ofB.in
12、 place ofC.to take place ofD.exchangeA.is used toB.showingC.used toD.explainingA.write forB.copy downC.describeD.say somethingA.phraseB.wordC.storyD.sentenceA.HoweverB.May beC.As far asD.PerhapsA.The just thingB.the very meanC.some methodsD.the best wayA.the meansB.whatC.howD.whereverA.AndB.IfC.SoD.
13、ButA.WithoutB.UsingC.Not being usedD.WithA.importantB.necessaryC.impossibleD.naturalA.trueB.beliefC.richnessD.interestA.habitB.cultureC.languageD.enjoymentA.putB.changeC.betterD.makeA.coolB.easyC.difficultD.important三、第三部分：阅读理解(总题数：5，分数：20.00)Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work
14、 in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from
15、 (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part - the explanations of why things happen - is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific ter
16、ms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he. Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统的) practices han
17、ded down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗).All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to reali
18、ze and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age. （分数：5.00）(1).In the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness“ refers to _. （分数：1.00）A.personal experienceB.wild
19、weeds among good plantsC.the information from the parentsD.the vast store of traditional practices(2).Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? （分数：1.00）A.The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grassB.Craftsmans experience is usually unscientificC.The
20、 contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmenD.Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student(3).From this passage we can infer that _. （分数：1.00）A.well invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB.schools and books are not the only way to kno
21、wledgeC.scientific discoveries late based on personal experienceD.discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student(4).The author advises the college student to _ . （分数：1.00）A.be contemptuous to the craftsmanB.be patient in helping the craftsman with scie
22、ntific termsC.learn the craftsmans experience by judging it carefullyD.gain the craftsmans experience without rejection(5).The main idea of this passage is about _. （分数：1.00）A.what to learn from the parentsB.how to gain knowledgeC.why to learn from craftsmanD.how to deal with experienceWater, water
23、every where. It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded. In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St.
24、Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土). Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960
25、s The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet. （分数：3.00）(1).The flood referred to in the passage _. （分数：1.00）A.was the heaviest one in the historyB.happene
26、d in Missouri and Illinois statesC.happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A.D.was recorded several times(2).The meaning of the sentence “But the city escaped the worst“ is that _. （分数：1.00）A.many people escaped from the cityB.the flood attacked the city heavilyC.the flood did not
27、attack the city at allD.the city avoided the worst situation(3).The highest flood referred to in the passage was about _. （分数：1.00）A.18 feet highB.5-22 feet highC.nearly 50 feet highD.52 feet highIn hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a
28、bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each. But Pepsi wouldnt pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a sec
29、urity code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349. Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code. （分数：2.00）(1).Which of
30、the following is not true? （分数：1.00）A.All those who got the number of 349 got some moneyB.All those who got the number of 349 didnt get the same amount of moneyC.None of those who get the number of 349 wasnt rewardedD.The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi(2).From the passage we can gue
31、ss that peso is _. （分数：1.00）A.the name of a personB.a kind of drinkC.the name of a companyD.none of the aboveIn Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营 ), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Bein
32、g only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didnt, I would not be blamed. I was rea
33、lly there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasnt too diligent (勤奋) about that either. One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have b
34、een further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to put them up. I couldnt put anything up -I was
35、too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God! （分数：5.00）(1).The furniture department was run by _.
36、 （分数：1.00）A.the authors parentsB.the authors relativesC.some member of a big familyD.the local government(2).The shop in Cardiff _. （分数：1.00）A.was big and very modernB.was old but beautifulC.didnt sell furniture onlyD.was famous in London(3).The author was lucky because _. （分数：1.00）A.sales figures w
37、ere not important for himB.he was younger than the othersC.he produced good sales figuresD.his pay was higher(4).One salesman thought that _ . （分数：1.00）A.the author was more of an observer than a real member of the storeB.what the author had said was far from the truthC.the author tried to get a per
38、son to buy the furniture dishonestlyD.the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress(5).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （分数：1.00）A.The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business.B.The author felt light -
39、hearted when he left the shop.C.The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.D.The author was asked to put up the carpets.Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends houses. Driving can be very con
40、venient, 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 make its driver angry, so that driver cu
41、ts 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 (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan. To allow t
42、raffic 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 _ . （分数：1.00）A.handy, easy to doB.that can be changedC.fond of drinking a
43、nd merry-makingD.carriages or other trucks(2).If you cut another car off, its driver may be _. （分数：1.00）A.impatientB.terribleC.angryD.both A and B(3).The sentence “ Traffic accidents declare millions of lives “means “_“. （分数：1.00）A.Traffic accidents make some people become millionairesB.Many people
44、die from traffic accidentsC.Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidentsD.Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents(4).According to the passage, driving can be safe if _. （分数：1.00）A.you are patientB.you obey all the traffic rulesC.you dont cut another car offD.yo
45、u wait in line at a red light(5).Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _. （分数：1.00）A.Traffic SafetyB.A CarefulC.How To Drive A CarD.A Traffic Accident四、第四节：短文改错(总题数：1，分数：10.00)John put the last of paint in his model spaceship. 56_ Hed painted it silver and blue. He help it u
46、p to show dad. 57_ “It looks greatly. “said dad. “Let me help you hang it.“ 58_ They hanged the model from the ceiling with thin thread. 59_ John watched the spaceship swing back or forth. He began to 60_ think about journeying all lonely out of space. “Suppose a man 61_ is in the spaceship ,“John s
47、aid.“ And could he run out of water to drink?“ 62_ “yes.“ said dad. “ And could he run out of air to breath?“ “Of course.“ 63_ answered dad. “Then which would happen to him?“ John asked. 64_ “I dont think he d live long. Do you think that?“ asked dad. 65_ “No, I dont think Id like to be out in a spaceship.“ said John. （分数：10.00）_
