1、公共英语二级真题 2004 年 09 月及答案解析(总分：90.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、第一部分 听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Youre always late. You _ late three times this week. A are being B were C had been D have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.What was the matter with you this morning? You looked _ y
2、ou hadnt slept for the last twenty four hours. A so as B that C as if D like that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.- Please dont tell anybody.- I _, I promise. A cant B dont C wont D mustnt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Helen looked at the finished painting with _. A satisfaction B success C victory D favour（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5
3、.At 13 he was sent to a shop, _ he learned the business. A when B which C where D that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Susan is nearly thirty five. Her parents think its time she _ married. A would get B gets C will get D got（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The room contained _ equipment including several TV monitors. A little
4、 B a few C a number of D a lot of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.- Can you speak Russian?- I can speak a little _ I cant understand much. A and B but C otherwise D or（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.If it rains, we should not go out, but the sky _ perfectly clear. A is B will be C was D had been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.We must fin
5、ish the job, no matter _ difficult it is. A however B how C whatever D what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.- Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?- I dont mind where we go _ theres sun, sea and beach. A as if B if only C now that D as long as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Ive decided to _ your advice and stop smo
6、king for good. A take B receive C believe D consider（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.When you stay in a foreign country for some thne, you get used to the peoples _ of life. A way B habit C rule D fact（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.- Professor Brown looks sad today.- He is sad. Yesterday a fire broke out in his house and h
7、is dog got _. A burnt B to bum C burning D to be burnt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.It isnt _ David says that annoys me but the way he says it. A how B that C what D why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)I usually dont take the subway (地铁) to get to my office, but its a good thing I did last Tuesday.
8、I (36) a man sitting opposite me who (37) to be extremely nervous. He was (38) wide eyed at one of the advertisements (广告) in the car. Then his hands started to (39) . I took my medical bag and (40) to him.“Well, what (41) seems to be wrong with you?“ I asked.He pointed at an advertisement (42) the
9、good qualities of a (43) kind of shirt. It (44) : “It will not wilt, shrink, crease, or wrinkle. “Well, (45) about it?“Im going (46) . “ he said. “I can read it to myself, but I cant says it out (47) . “My dear man,“ I comforted him, “you can say it. Of course you can. Youre (48) a little nervous. T
10、his is just a nervous attack. You must not (49) . You must try and say it. Now say it. “It. it will not wilt, crink, wack, or shrinkle,“ he said, and with a groan (呻吟) he (50) his face with his hands.“Now come. (51) me, “I told him, “and learn how perfectly simple the whole (52) is. “ I continued in
11、 a firm voice: “It will not wink, shink, wack, or cinkle. “ Oh, my! I (53) several times, each was wrong in a different way.The man (54) , and appeared completely recovered. I was (55) . The man was cured. Of course, I had been putting on an act.（分数：20.00）A.curedB.metC.taughtD.noticedA.turnedB.appea
12、redC.pretendedD.meantA.admiringB.screamingC.pointingD.staringA.moveB.shakeC.touchD.waveA.came backB.went onC.rushed overD.looked overA.generallyB.exactlyC.usuallyD.naturallyA.telling aboutB.showing offC.calling forD.dealing withA.commonB.regularC.famousD.certainA.admittedB.saidC.provedD.calledA.what
13、B.howC.talkD.thinkA.crazyB.aheadC.angryD.backA.loudB.aloneC.freelyD.completelyA.trulyB.reallyC.simplyD.particularlyA.stopB.give inC.hurry upD.lookA.coveredB.turnedC.hidD.touchedA.Talk toB.AllowC.Listen toD.ShowA.advertisementB.problemC.situationD.thingA.triedB.spelledC.spokeD.explainedA.was anxiousB
14、.was nervousC.laughedD.shoutedA.interestedB.delightedC.worriedD.astonished五、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AAnn Curry is a famous news presenter of the NBC News “Today“ show. When she was 15 she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind
15、the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if shed like a job. She needed to start saving for college, so she said yes.Ann worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs : she served coffee in the student union
16、 (学生会), was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs.One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Ann for books on cancer (症). The woman seemed anxious. Ann showed her practically everything they had and found other book
17、s they could order. The woman left the store less worried, and Ann has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer.Years later, as a television reporter in Los Angeles, Ann heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and his hand. His family could not affor
18、d a surgical (外科的) operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time.Ann persuaded her boss to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgical operation for free.Ann visited the boy in the recovery roo
19、m after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you. “ What a sweet sense of satisfaction Ann Curry felt!At McCarleys bookstore, Ann always sensed she was working for the customers, not the store. Today its the same. NBC News pays her, but she feels as
20、if she works for the people who watch the programmes, helping them make sense of the world.（分数：4.00）(1).Ann Curry got her first job _.（分数：1.00）A.from her friend in a bookstoreB.a couple of years before collegeC.at the NBC news “Today“ showD.when she was studying at university(2).At which part-time j
21、ob did Ann Curry feel the happiest?（分数：1.00）A.The hotel.B.The bookstore.C.The student union.D.The US Forest Service.(3).What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?（分数：1.00）A.Helping people through work.B.Reporting interesting stories.C.Being able to do different jobs well.D.Paying through her
22、college education.(4).How did Ann help the child get the operation he needed?（分数：1.00）A.Ann persuaded the boy to speak on TV.B.Ann paid for the operation herself.C.Anns boss agreed to raise money.D.Anns news report moved some doctors.BLast April, on a visit to the new Mall of America near Minneapoli
23、s, I carried with me a small book provided for the reporters by the public relations office. It included a variety of “fun facts“ about the mall, such as: 140,000 hot dogs are sold each week, there are 10,000 full time jobs, 44 sets of moving stairs and 17 lifts, 12,750 parking places, 13,000 tons o
24、f steel, and $1 million is drawn weekly from 8 ATMs. Opened in the summer of 1992, the mall was built where the former Minneapolis Stadium (体育馆) had been. It was only a five-minute drive from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. With 4.2 million square feet of floor space - twenty two tim
25、es the size of the average American shopping center - the Mall of America was the largest shopping and family recreation (娱乐) center under one roof in the United States.I knew already that the Mall of America had been imagined by its designers, not merely as a marketplace, but as a national tourist
26、attraction. Eleven thousand articles, the small book informed me, had been written about the mall. Four hundred trees had been planted in its gardens, $625 million had been spent to build it, and 350 stores were already in business. Three thousand bus tours were expected each year along with a half-
27、million Canadian visitors and 200,000 Japanese tourists. Sales were expected to be at $650 million for 1993 and at $1 billion for 1996. Pop singers and film stars such as Janet Jackson and Arnold Schwarzenegger had visited the mall. It was five times larger than Red Square and it included 2.3 miles
28、of hallways and used almost twice as much steel as the Eiffel Tower. It was also home to the nations largest indoor park, called Knotts Camp Snoopy.（分数：4.00）(1).We know from the text that the Mall of America is _.（分数：1.00）A.near an old stadiumB.close to an airportC.higher than the Eiffel TowerD.bigg
29、er than most American parks(2).Why are the pieces of information provided by Mall of America referred to as “fun facts“ ?（分数：1.00）A.They are largely imagined.B.They are surprising figures.C.They give exact descriptions.D.They make people feel uneasy.(3).Whats the point of mentioning popular stars wh
30、o had been to the mall?（分数：1.00）A.To show its power of attraction.B.To show that few rich people like to shop there.C.To tell the public about a new movie being made about it.D.To tell people that they have chances of meeting famous stars there.(4).We can infer from the text that _.（分数：1.00）A.Japane
31、se visitors are most welcome to the mallB.Canadian visitors would spend $1 billion at the mallC.Knotts Camp Snoopy was next to the Mall of AmericaD.the Mall of America was designed to serve more than one purposeCThe research was done by a Dr. Griffiths in England. He compared the behavior of 15 regu
32、lar gamblers (赌徒) with those of 15 non regular gamblers before and after they gambled. Both groups had increased heart rates (心率) during gambling because it was exciting. But the regular gamblers heart rates went down almost straight after the game, while the non regulars remained excited and had in
33、creased heart rates for longer.When the heart beat increases, the body produces chemicals called endorphins which make you feel good. Dr. Griffiths thinks that regular gamblers lose this good feeling soon after a game and need to play again quickly to regain the pleasure.He has also discovered that
34、regular gamblers have different psychological reactions (心理反应) from non regular gamblers. In an experiment where regular and non regular gamblers thought aloud while playing, regular gamblers had far more unreasonable thoughts. In their minds they turned losses into near wins. Dr. Griffiths thinks t
35、hat nearly winning gives the gambler a high in the same way that a win would do.Based on Dr. Griffiths research, doctors suggest that one way to help regular gamblers to give up gambling is to give them beta blockers - drugs that stop them getting a high in the first place.（分数：4.00）(1).Dr. Griffiths
36、 research helps you find out _.（分数：1.00）A.which group of gamblers played the game betterB.a chemical to increase gamblers heart beatC.a way to help gamblers give up gamblingD.when gamblers should be given drags(2).How did Dr. Griffiths discover the gamblers feelings when winning and losing?（分数：1.00）
37、A.By examining the different chemicals in gamblers bodies.B.By asking the gamblers to speak aloud their feelings.C.By asking the gamblers to discuss their ideas.D.By testing the gamblers heart beat.(3).The underlined words “a high“ probably mean “_“.（分数：1.00）A.a feeling of happinessB.a reasonable th
38、oughtC.a great expectationD.an exciting idea(4).According to the text, what do we know about non regular gamblers?（分数：1.00）A.Their bodies produce less endorphins during the game.B.They dont consider losses in a game as reasonable near wins.C.Their bodies have no reaction to beta blockers.D.They have
39、 faster heart rates during the game.DIt was probably around 3,000 years ago that people first began making things to help them measure the passage of time. Having noticed that shadows move around trees as the sun moves across the sky, someone drew a circle and put a stick in the center. As the sun p
40、assed overhead, people could tell which part of the day it was by noticing which mark on the circle the shadow fell across. These circles were called “sundials“. Later, they were made of stone and metal to last longer.Of course, a sundial did not work at night or on cloudy days, so men kept inventin
41、g (发明) other ways to keep track of time. After glass blowing was invented, the hourglass came into use. An hourglass is a glass container for measuring time in which sand moves slowly from the top half to the bottom in exactly one hour. The hourglass is turned over every hour so the sand could flow
42、again.One of the first clocks with a face and an hour hand was built for a king of France and placed in the tower of his palace. The clock did not show minutes or seconds. Since there were no planes or trains to catch, people were not worried about knowing the exact time. Gradually, clocks began to
43、be popular and unusual. One clock was in the shape of a cart with a horse and driver. One of the wheels was the face of the clock.Today, scientists have invented clocks that tell the correct time to a split second. Many electric clocks are often made with built in radios, which can sometimes be set
44、to turn on automatically (自动地). Thus, instead of an alarm (闹铃) ringing in your ear, you can hear soft music playing when it is time to get up. Some clocks will even start the coffee maker!（分数：4.00）(1).In the first paragraph, the word “sundial“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.the shadow of the sunB.the circle
45、 on the groundC.a tool to carry stonesD.a timekeeper(2).In what way was the hourglass better than the sundial?（分数：1.00）A.It could be used under any weather conditions.B.It could be turned over and over again.C.It was made of glass.D.It could last longer.(3).Besides telling the time, a modern electri
46、c clock can _.（分数：1.00）A.answer phone callsB.say your nameC.start a small machineD.cook different food(4).What is the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Clocks of Our LivesB.What Can a Clock Tell UsC.Clock through TimeD.Clocks Change Peoples LivesE“When one of the doctors criticizes (批评) me, I ge
47、t defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and I want to explain that Im not wrong. “ says Viola, a nurse. This is a common reaction (反应) to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism.1. Try to be objective (客观). When Sol was criticized by his new empl
48、oyer for not having made a sale, Sols reaction was to feel sorry for himself. “I had put everything I had into making that sale,“ Sol says, “and I felt that I had failed as a person. I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure. “2. Take time to cool down. Rather than reacting immediately to criticism, take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other persons position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing
