1、公共英语二级真题 2010 年 03 月(无听力)及答案解析(总分：70.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Would you like to go to the cinema with us? _。（分数：1.00）A.Go aheadB.Id love toC.My pleasureD.Yes, I like it2.He couldnt make up his_about what to do with the money.（分数：1.00）A.thoughtB.heartC.mindD.head3.Janet has been
2、 in this large company for more than twelve years,_as a sales manager.（分数：1.00）A.workB.workingC.workedD.to have worked4.Are you clear, Tom? No, sorry. I dont_understand. Can you please explain the sentence again?（分数：1.00）A.quiteB.ratherC.prettyD.fairly5.If Tim moves to London, he_have to sell his ho
3、use in Bristol.（分数：1.00）A.willB.mustC.couldD.should6.The thief might have left the money untouched for the simple reason_he didnt know it was there.（分数：1.00）A.whyB.whichC.thatD.how7.Mr. Hall_several mistakes Tom made in the composition and asked him to correct them.（分数：1.00）A.took outB.let outC.poin
4、ted outD.looked out8.The more distant a star happens to be,_for us to see.（分数：1.00）A.the easier it seemsB.it seems easierC.easier it seemsD.it seems the easier9.I_your house, so I thought Id stop by for a chat.（分数：1.00）A.passB.had passedC.have passedD.was passing10.She used to call me“ Tiny,“_I was
5、at least as tall as she was.（分数：1.00）A.althoughB.becauseC.unlessD.if11.The play is starting_five minutes but the theatre is only half full.（分数：1.00）A.forB.byC.withD.in12.The damage_by the flood was so large that the buildings cannot be rebuilt in a short time.（分数：1.00）A.to be causedB.causingC.caused
6、D.was caused13.Is the average temperature of Shenyang in summer_?（分数：1.00）A.like ChicagoB.like it in ChicagoC.like the one of ChicagoD.like that of Chicago14.“ Are you coming to the sports club?“ “ No._“（分数：1.00）A.have no idea at all.B.So what?C.I dont feel like it today.D.What about?15.Having an ad
7、venture in the forest gave me a chance to use all the training I_.（分数：1.00）A.receiveB.had receivedC.will receiveD.have received二、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出能填入应空白处的最佳选项。One Christmas Eve, I kissed my family goodbye and went to spend the night in the hospital where 1
8、 worked in its emergency department(急诊部). It was aU (36) /Ujob. At 9 pm, a man was brought in. He was having a heart attack and wasU (37) /U. I did my best to help him. Before 1 left in the morning, I stopped by to seeU (38) /Uhe was doing. HeU (39) /Uthe night and was sleeping. Emergency doctors do
9、nt haveU (40) /Urelationships with patients like other doctors. We get theU (41) /Usick and the wounded. Often theyre frightened or angry at us, justU (42) /Uwere there. They pass through our hands and out the door. WeU (43) /Usee them again. I thought U(44) /Uabout my heart patient. TheU 45 /Uyear,
10、 I got Christmas Eve dutyU (46) /Uand I pulled myself off to work. At 9 pm sharp, the nurse told meU (47) /Uin the hall wanted to speak with me. The man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, “You probably dontU (48) /Ume, but last Christmas Eve youU (49) /Umy life. Thank you for theU (50) /Uyou ga
11、ve me. “ He and his wife handed me a small gift and left. The following year my family wasU (51) /Uthat I could stay home on Christmas Eve. But 1 wanted to see if the Lees wouldU (52) /U. I came to work and kept an eye on the door. Once again, atU (53) /U9 pm, they appeared, carrying their new grand
12、child. Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together. He died in 2005. The last time I saw him, he brought me aU (54) /Uimprinted(刻着)with a single word: Friendship. Now my family and I ring it every Christmas Eve at 9 pm sharp to remember the man who didntU (55) /U. （分数：20.00）A.boringB.
13、thanklessC.topD.dangerousA.blamedB.astonishedC.frightenedD.annoyedA.whichB.whyC.howD.whetherA.got acrossB.came throughC.held onD.lived withA.friendlyB.directC.specialD.continuingA.regularlyB.graduallyC.slightlyD.suddenlyA.whenB.becauseC.untilD.beforeA.oftenB.seldomC.alreadyD.onlyA.no moreB.once agai
14、nC.curiouslyD.repeatedlyA.lastB.followingC.wholeD.recentA.againB.onceC.doneD.removedA.my friendsB.a doctorC.a coupleD.my bossA.needB.knowC.likeD.rememberA.savedB.spentC.madeD.heldA.thoughtB.freedomC.choiceD.yearA.touchedB.disappointedC.delightedD.worriedA.changeB.returnC.leaveD.callA.exactlyB.aboutC
15、.merelyD.nearlyA.bottleB.cupC.jarD.bellA.comeB.liveC.forgetD.continue三、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳答案。 BA/BIan Johnstone missed his girlfriend so much that he flew back to Britain from Australia to ask her to marry him. The problem is she did the same in the opposit
16、e direction. He and Amy Dolby even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights. After an 11,000-mile flight across the globe, Dolby was greeted by Johnstones astonished flatmate asking what she was doing there
17、. “It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us,“ she told The Times. “He is the most romantic(浪漫的)person I have ever known. I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(易冲动的)people. We are always trying to surprise each other. “ Johnstone, a 27-year-old construction worker, ha
18、d taken a year off to travel round Australia. But he was missing Dolby, a 26-year-old secretary, so much that he got a job on a Sydney building site and started saving for a surprise. He then flew home to Britain and went to her apartment armed with an engagement(订婚) ring and flowers. “I really miss
19、ed Amy and Id been thinking about her all the time. I thought she was Uwinding me up/U when she phoned me from Australia. “ he said. Johnstone then asked Dolby to marry him on the phone. “I didnt know whether to laugh or cry, but I accepted. “ she said. （分数：4.00）(1).Where are Johnstone and Dolby fro
20、m?（分数：1.00）A.Both are from Britain.B.Both are from Australia.C.Johnstones from Britain, Dolby Australia.D.Johnstones from Australia, Dolby Britain.(2).What happened to Johnstone and Dolby at a Singapore airport?（分数：1.00）A.They went into the wrong waiting rooms.B.They failed to see each other.C.They
21、took the wrong flights.D.They ran into their flatmates.(3).Why did Johnstone get a job in Sydney?（分数：1.00）A.The job could help him fly round Australia.B.He wanted to save money for his wedding.C.The job there was easy and well-paid.D.He needed the money to see Dolby.(4).The phrase “winding me up“ in
22、 Paragraph 5 probably means_.（分数：1.00）A.getting anxious to see meB.saying goodbye to meC.playing a joke on meD.trying to cheer me upBB/BI find it annoying and funny when I think about how we use protective or decorative wrappings (装饰性包装) in this country. When I come home from the supermarket and sta
23、rt to unpack, I am always shocked at the layers of wrappings we cover our food with. There is hardly anything we buy that doesnt come in at least two wrappings, and then several of them are gathered by the shop assistant and put into a small bag. Then several of the small bags are grouped together a
24、nd put into a big bag. If you have several big bags with small bags in them, they give you a cardboard box to put the packages-in-the-little-bags-in-the-big-bags in. A lot of things we buy wouldnt really need any protective wrapping at all. The skin of an orange protects an orange pretty well for mo
25、st of its natural life,but we arent satisfied with what nature has given it. We wrap them in plastic or put them in a net bag, and then in a paper bag. The orange inside the skin, inside the plastic which is in the paper bag, must wonder where it is. A box of biscuits often has waxed paper(蜡纸) next
26、to the biscuits, a cardboard box holding the food and then a decorative wrapping around Uit/U. A relative of ours bought a new sofa recently because she liked the fine leather (皮革) it was covered with. She liked it so much she didnt want it to get dirty, so she bought a cloth cover to put over it. W
27、e may never again see the leather shes protecting. （分数：4.00）(1).According to the author, the use of protective wrappings_.（分数：1.00）A.can be wasteful and unnecessaryB.makes everything look funnyC.gives people more work to doD.is a practice against natural life(2).What can be the best protective wrapp
28、ing for the orange?（分数：1.00）A.Plastic.B.A net bag.C.Its own skin.D.A paper bag.(3).The underlined word “it“ in Paragraph 5 refers to_.（分数：1.00）A.the foodB.the waxed paperC.the cardboard boxD.the decorative wrapping(4).What does the author think of his relative who bought a sofa?（分数：1.00）A.She should
29、 not buy a leather sofa.B.She should not cover her sofa with a cloth.C.She should not forbid the visitors to see the leather.D.She should not allow the leather cover to get dirty.BC/BWhen word got out that Doug Beardsley was introducing a new course this spring“ Hockey (冰球) Literature and the Canadi
30、an Psyche(精神) “the 40 seats in the class were quickly taken. ESPN offered to fly him to New York for a TV chat show, and e-mail arrived from hockey fans and researchers from as far away as Texas and China. “UThey/U think they can learn something about us as a nation by learning about the game, about
31、 Canadian people. Theyre right. “ says Beardsley. Students in Beardsleys class completed three research papers related to hockey. The reading list included famous works like The Divine Ryans by Wayne Johnston, The Good Body by Bill Gas ton and Les Canadiells by Rick Salutin. They are the kind of boo
32、ks that get at the true meaning of being Canadian. In Beardsleys words, hockey shows the very nature of the polite Canadian. “I think that a long with this peace-sharing, gentle image comes a need for mayhem(混乱). So we invent the game andwhammo! you get on the ice and it serves as a way of letting o
33、ut those energies that we dont allow ourselves elsewhere. “ says Beardsley, who added that the reason the game needs to be played in winter is our form of saying, “Look, even up here in the frozen north we can turn this around and make it work for us. “ “Im talking about something larger than what h
34、appens on the ice and so is the course. “ （分数：4.00）(1).What is the main purpose of the text?（分数：1.00）A.To teach how to play hockey.B.To introduce an English teacher.C.To introduce a book by Beardsley.D.To talk about hockey and the Canadians.(2).We learn from Paragraph 1 that_.（分数：1.00）A.ESPN has its
35、 offices around the worldB.all chairs in Beardsleys class were taken awayC.hockey is a popular sport in New YorkD.Beardsleys course on hockey is very popular(3).What does the underlined word “they“ in Paragraph 2 refer to?（分数：1.00）A.Hockey fans and researchers.B.Students in Beardsleys class.C.Produc
36、ers of the TV program.D.Viewers of the ESPN program.(4).Hockey was invented in Canada because_.（分数：1.00）A.people can get a chance to fight and let out energyB.the weather of the country is good for the sportC.people want to show what they can do on iceD.Canadians like to play sports in a gentle wayB
37、D/BThere are three kinds of memory: sense memory, working memory, and long-term memory. Think of them as three connected rooms in which you store different kinds of memories. The first kind of memory is sense memory. Everything you are sensing right now is stored here. Perhaps you feel the sun on yo
38、ur face or smell the aroma(香味) of food. Sense memories last only a few seconds, but they connect one moment to the next. They give your life a flow, even though they are quickly forgotten. You keep a few items(条目) in working memory. These are memories you need for what you are doing. Suppose you loo
39、k up a friends telephone number in the phone book. Youll probably remember the number for a little while. But if you get distracted (分神), you might quickly forget it. A memory usually stays in your working memory for just a few days at most. Working memory has another limit, too. Only a small number
40、 of items fit into it at any given time.Memories you want to keep for a long time go into your long-term memory. They can stay with you all your life. In long-term memory, you can store a huge number of items. Can you re member how to play your favorite game? Do you recall your first birthday party?
41、 If so, you are bringing up memories that are stored in your long-term memory. Sometimes, people have trouble finding a particular long-term memory. Have you ever struggled to remember a familiar name or fact? When this happens, people sometimes say the information is “Uon the tip of the tongue/U. “
42、 （分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following best describes the sense memory?（分数：1.00）A.Its your preference for certain food.B.Its something you did a while ago.C.Its a memory of the distant past.D.Its an immediate memory.(2).What does the author say about working memory?（分数：1.00）A.The number of stored item
43、s is limited.B.The information contained is lasting.C.It stays only while you work.D.It stores numbers quickly.(3).If something is“ on the tip of the tongue“ ( Paragraph 4),_.（分数：1.00）A.you say it in a polite wayB.you remember it all your lifeC.you dont want to write it downD.you know it but cant re
44、member it(4).what can be a suitable title for the text?（分数：1.00）A.Kinds of MemoriesB.The Length of MemoriesC.New Findings on MemoriesD.The Importance of MemoriesBE/BYou can find a hotel in London very easily through listings in various free magazines. They of ten provide information on the hotels lo
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