1、公共英语二级真题 2009年 03月(无听力)及答案解析(总分：75.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：16，分数：35.00)1.-Why dont you come and play tennis with us this afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.Thats a great gameB.Yes, I think soC.Thats a good ideaD.No, let me see2.-The cake is delicious, John. -Would you like to have _more?（分数：1.00）A.muchB.
2、littleC.fewD.some3.Many people prefer large cars, _ large cars are safer than small ones.（分数：1.00）A.thinkB.to thinkC.having thoughtD.thinking4.Betty saved her money _ she might buy an MP3 player.（分数：1.00）A.so asB.so thatC.even ifD.as if5.We were ahead during the first half of the match, but we _ in
3、the last ten minutes.（分数：1.00）A.lostB.have lostC.were losingD.had lost6.Some of the crops failed. _, the cotton did pretty well.（分数：1.00）A.ThenB.BesidesC.ThereforeD.However7.You_have brought your umbrella for we are going by car.（分数：1.00）A.wontB.mustntC.needntD.dont8.The soup my mother makes is much
4、 more tasty than_that you can order in a restaurant.（分数：1.00）A.itB.thisC.thoseD.these9._, but would you mind moving your bag?（分数：1.00）A.Wait a minuteB.Thank you very muchC.Excuse meD.Nice to meet you10.60% of those _ in the research thought the noise levels of the traffic had increased.（分数：1.00）A.qu
5、estioningB.questionedC.questionD.to question11._ the temperature going down so quickly, I dont think we are able to go on with our experiment.（分数：1.00）A.ForB.ByC.FromD.With12.Parents have to accept their children for _ they are and not _ they want them to be.（分数：1.00）A.who; whatB.where; whoC.what; w
6、hyD.how; when13.Pay no attention to Susan-_.（分数：1.00）A.shes just showing offB.shes just shown offC.she showed offD.she shows off14.-Tina looks especially pretty tonight. -Yes, she always looks her best in _ dress of _ color.（分数：1.00）A./ ;thatB.a; thatC.the; theD./; a15.Without someone to _ for advic
7、e, making the best choice can be difficult for Tom.（分数：1.00）A.turn toB.turn upC.turn overD.turn onLately I have been noticing the great number of electrical appliances (电器) on the market. It seems to me that there areU (36) /Unow than a few years ago. I m not reallyU (37) /Uwhy this is so; U(38) /UI
8、 do have a fewU (39) /U. The first is that we are just tooU (40) /Uto do things by handU (41) /U For every little job we once had to do there is now aU (42) /U. The seconds that electrical appliance companies are just trying to makeU (43) /Uout of peoples laziness.U (44) /Uall of these electrical ap
9、pliances around for us to use now, IU (45) /Uhow I would have lived fifty years ago.U (46) /U, how would I have cleaned my floor? I guess I could haveU (47) /Uone of those things called a “broom“ , which IU (48) /Usee now.Im not trying to say I dontU (49) /Uelectrical appliances; I certainlyU (50) /
10、U. It is hard for me to imagineU (51) /UI would do without my hair dryer!U (52) /U, I do think a lot of modem appliances are needless andU (53) /Umay become even lazier by using them.U (54) /Uwell have a catastrophic (灾难的) electric failure some day andU (55) /Ujust how much we really have been depen
11、ding on our electrical appliances!（分数：20.00）A.fewerB.too manyC.moreD.no moreA.sureB.happyC.interestedD.surprisedA.thusB.butC.whenD.althoughA.argumentsB.suggestionsC.choicesD.ideasA.slowB.cleverC.eagerD.lazyA.any timeB.anywhereC.anyhowD.any moreA.machineB.new wayC.helping handD.chanceA.progressB.useC
12、.moneyD.troubleA.ForB.ByC.WithD.AmongA.askB.wonderC.understandD.rememberA.For exampleB.In factC.By the wayD.In other wordsA.madeB.soldC.borrowedD.usedA.oftenB.seldomC.recentlyD.certainlyA.changeB.depend onC.shareD.worry aboutA.knowB.amC.agreeD.doA.whyB.howC.whatD.whichA.HoweverB.BesidesC.MeanwhileD.
13、ThereA.thatB.othersC.itD.peopleA.MaybeB.HopefullyC.HardlyD.ExactlyA.go overB.forget aboutC.talk aboutD.find out二、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)BA/BChristine was recently digging through old boxes in her storeroom preparing to move to a new house. In one box, she came across a magazine of June 2, 1986.
14、Theres a reason Christine had saved the magazine for 20 years. In its pages, she was one of more than a dozen women reported in an article discussing the “cruel reality“ of their poor marriage prospects (前景). At the time Christine was living in Chicago and greatly annoyed by the fact that her social
15、 life didnt seem to be progressing toward a trip down the aisle. “I had a lot of girlfriends in the same boat,“ she says.But a funny thing happened. At age 40, she married; a few weeks ago she and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary (周年纪念). Today she s the happy mom to two children from he
16、r husbands first marriage. Looking back on her single days, she remembers her unhappiness. “I had the same feeling that many women have, which is that youre not considered a whole person unless youre married with children,“ she says. “But as I reached my 40s, I realized that was totally wrong . I co
17、uld still have a very fulfilling life. “ It was only after she d come to peace with the fact that she might never marry that she met her future husband while shopping in a supermarket.To mark the 20th anniversary of this story, reporters sought out as many of the women in the story as they could fin
18、d. Out of 14 single women in the article, 11 were found. Among them, 吨 ht ended up marrying, and three remain single. Several had children. None divorced(离婚) . For her part, Christine isnt surprised. “Ive watched a lot of people, married while young, get divorced,“ she says. “I think that if you do
19、wait until Mr. Right comes along, you have a much better chance. “（分数：5.00）(1).How old was Christine 20 years ago?（分数：1.00）A.20B.30C.40D.50(2).We learn from the text that twenty years ago, Christine（分数：1.00）A.started her hobby by collecting magazinesB.had a lot of girlfriends visiting herC.was worri
20、ed about her marriageD.was in an unhappy marriage(3).Why had Christine saved the magazine for so many years?（分数：1.00）A.An article about her was printed in itB.It described her social life in ChicagoC.An article written by her was published in itD.It helped women like her to find their MRight(4).The
21、underlined phrase “a trip down the aisle“ (line 5, Para. 2) probably means_.（分数：1.00）A.getting marriedB.becoming famousC.travelling by planeD.going on a honeymoon(5).What was Christines idea about marriage and life when she was going on 40?（分数：1.00）A.One cannot be a whole person without marriage and
22、 childrenB.One can live a happy life whether married or unmarriedC.She might meet her future husband in a supermarketD.She will never think of divorce once marriedBB/BArt Without LimitArt should not be limited to a museum. “Art and creative elements (创造性元素) can be mixed into daily life,“ said Profes
23、sor Cheng of the Fine Arts Department.Public art can be seen as a realization of Professor Chengs words above. It is simply artwork presented in the public space, where one could walk by any day. Connie Yu, a businesswoman, likes the idea of public art. “I like the idea of bringing art to people, ra
24、ther than people to art. “ However, the idea of public art is not very well developed in Hong Kong. A walk through the central area only presents one with a limited number of public art pieces. Most of them seem to be more for the purpose of decoration (装饰) than presenting art to the public. Also, p
25、eople do not pay much attention to them.Alex Chan, a 34-year-old Hong Kong artist, said, “Public art is a great way to express yourself as an artist, to give something to people who dont normally go to the museums, and to give them a break from their daily life. It is just a shame that its not so co
26、mmon in Hong Kong. “（分数：3.00）(1).What is “public art“ according to the text?（分数：1.00）A.Fine art pieces in museumsB.Art exhibitions for the artistsC.Artwork by ordinary peopleD.Art pieces in public places(2).Which of the-following best explains Connie Yus words?（分数：1.00）A.Art piece should be sold at
27、low pricesB.Art pieces should be brought to peopleC.People should be persuaded to come to the museumsD.More artwork about ordinary people should be produced(3).According to the author, public art in Hong Kong（分数：1.00）A.is warmly received by artistsB.has attracted the museum-goersC.has much room for
28、improvementD.is strongly supported by the governmentBC/BIf you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings dont have as many temper tantrums (发脾气). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two -year
29、 -old child reaches toward the oven (烤箱) door, then stops, tells herself, “Hot, hot,“ and turns away. Researchers call this “ self -directed speech“. It s one of the ways children learn to do what s right and not to do whats wrong.With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early
30、on, all four -legged animals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of ideas.By age four, the number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It e
31、ven tells us how well shell be able to understand what she reads, and to express her ideas in writing later on.So, how do you give your child this wonderful gift? First of all, talk a lot. Talk when youre feeding or preparing a bottle; talk when youre doing the dishes or walking down the street. Sec
32、ond, do a lot of listening. Even before your child can speak clearly, ask questions and listen for answers. Assume(设想) that your child has ideas, and try to figure out what they are. Researchers have found a direct connection between the number of words a child knows and the number of words he hears
33、, and especially the number of questions he is invited to answer.Third, read aloud every day. There are many reasons for reading aloud, but maybe the best is that books contain words; lots of new, different, interestil1g words. Heres an exciting thing that happens when you read aloud every day: You
34、begin to hear “book words“ in your childs speech. Youre walking down the street, and you see a pretty flower. “Look,“ you say, “a pretty flower. “ “Actually,“ your child corrects, “its beautiful.“ Actually? Beautiful? Thats when you know youve truly given your child a love of words.（分数：4.00）(1).A tw
35、o-year-old child uses the word“ Hot, hot“ (line 4-5, Para.I)（分数：1.00）A.to prevent herself from being hurtB.to learn a new wordC.to warn her parents of the dangerD.to show her large collection of words(2).In the authors opinion, who should do a lot of listening?（分数：1.00）A.The book writersB.The resear
36、chersC.The parentsD.The child(3).What is the main subject discussed in the text?（分数：1.00）A.Value of reading aloud childrenB.Power of words in childrens growthC.Mind development of young childrenD.Ways to develop a love of reading in children(4).When the child uses “beautiful“ to respond to the mothe
37、r, it shows that（分数：1.00）A.the child loves certain words better than othersB.the word “beautiful“ is used more by childrenC.reading has improved the childs languageD.the child has the ability to correct parentsBD/BThey first arrived on British ships almost 200 years ago, with the aim of cutting back
38、 a rapid growth of rat (鼠) population. Then the cats themselves became the problem. After dealing with the rats“, they turned to birds-and now hundreds of them have been killed in a move to protect rare (稀有) birds. Even cat lovers have been persuaded to back the move, after being told that there was
39、 no other choice.When British sailors took control of Ascension Island in 1815, they found nobody living on it but that it was overrun with rats which had escaped from sinking ships. They introduced cats to kill the rats-and were soon overrun by cats. By 1820 they were sending back to England for do
40、gs to kill the cats, but that didn t work. Ever since the wild cat population has been attacking the birds.Man introduced these cats, and it has disturbed the balance. Ascension Island is a most important seabird gathering place. We have to undo man s mistake in bringing cats here. Action has been t
41、aken to kill off wild cats for the protection of birds. Only cats raised as pets are allowed. Since they are micro-chipped (加电子芯片的), if they get caught they can be sent back to their owner. The action can be considered rather successful. The cat population is down to the last few-theyre the most dif
42、ficult ones to catch.（分数：4.00）(1).The best title for the text would be _.（分数：1.00）A.Killing Cats to Save RatsB.Problems with Shipping CatsC.Fighting between Cats and RatsD.Keeping the Rat Population Down(2).Which of the following fust came to the island?（分数：1.00）A.The catsB.The ratsC.The sailorsD.Th
43、e birds(3).People on the island have been taking action to _.（分数：1.00）A.forbid having cats as petsB.stop the killing of birdsC.catch and kill all the catsD.send all cats back to England(4).What does the author mean by saying, “We have to undo man s mistake in bringing cats here“ (Paragraph 3 ) ?（分数：
44、1.00）A.Friendly animals such as dogs should have been introducedB.Men should remove the bad effect caused by catsC.Man should have a better understanding of catsD.Cats are not as valuable as other rare animalsBE/BThe Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia were completed in 1998. Each tower
45、 is 452 meters high and has 88 floors. Designed to serve all floors, the four executive lifts(公务电梯) in each tower transport passengers from the underground car park to the top floor in 90 seconds. The towers are joined 170 meters up by a two-level bridge on the 41st and 42nd floors.The Sears Tower i
46、n Chicago in the United States was the tallest building in the world for more than 20 years. Completed in 1973, the tower is 442 meters high. It has 110 floors and 14,771 square meters of space. Its non -stop lift goes up to the top floor at a speed of 487 meters per minute.At 421 meters high. Jin M
47、ao Tower in Shanghai is the tallest building in China. Completed in 1999, it has 88 floors and has the worlds highest hotel rooms. This building was made to be strong-it can stand typhoon (台风) winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour.Burj Dubai is a modern building presently under construction in Duba
48、i in the United Arab Emirates. Because of the strong desire to build the worlds tallest building, much information about Burj Dubai is kept secret. However, experts expect the tower to have 162 floors and go up to 808 meters high. Its lifts will be the fastest in the world, traveling at 18 meters per second. It is due to be completed in 2008 or 2009.（分数：4.00）(1).What joins the Petronas Twin Towers 170 meters up?（分数：1.00）A.A flat floorB.A non-stop liftC.A long passageD.A two-level bridge(2).One can get to the top floor of the Sears Tower by its non-stop lift in
