1、公共英语二级阅读理解-1 及答案解析(总分：20.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B阅读理解模拟试题/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)B(A)/BIn ancient (古代的) times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of t
2、he Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the work of testing candidates (候选人)for a masters or doctors degree.Generally, however, modem examinations are written. Two types of tes
3、ts are commonly used in modem schools. The first types sometimes called an objective (客观的) test, it is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the te
4、acher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.The student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and copy its letter or number on his examination paper. For testing a students memory of facts a
5、nd details, the objective test has advantages. It can find out a great deal about the students range of knowledge. For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.（分数：4.00）(1).The pass
6、age is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.examinations in the ancient timesB.modern examinationsC.how to do well in an examinationD.setting questions for an examination(2).The objective test is not very satisfactory because_.（分数：1.00）A.it is easy and quick to scoreB.the teacher can find out a great deal about
7、 the students range of knowledge in a short timeC.it shows how deeply the student has thought about the subjectD.it contains element of luck(3).Which of the following statements about the objective test is true?（分数：1.00）A.Examinations in modern times are written, while in ancient times they are spok
8、en.B.The objective test has advantages for testing a students memory of facts and details.C.The objective test is the only way to test a students memory of facts and details.D.Each objective question has more than one correct answer.(4).The next paragraph will probably deal with_.（分数：1.00）A.the othe
9、r type of examinationB.the advantages of the objective testC.how students guess the correct answer without really knowing the materialD.examinations in the ancient timesB(B)/BB What Is World English?/BWorld English is a course in the English language. It is intended for students whose native languag
10、e is not English. It is a basic programme consisting of six stages. Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teachers Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is further supported by separate books of readings, by tests, and by visual (可视的) aids.Who is World English for?World English ma
11、y be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education in English. Books Three and Four make up the Second Level; they are suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The Third Level, Books Five and Si
12、x, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language.What does world English teach?World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the First Level, listening and speaki
13、ng receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur through Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur though Un
14、it Ten of Book Six.（分数：3.00）(1).This passage is probably taken from the _ of an English textbook.（分数：1.00）A.contentsB.introductionC.first chapterD.index (索引)(2).Suppose you are a student of Senior Three, _ will be suitable for you if you want to make your English better.（分数：1.00）A.Books One and TwoB
15、.Books Three and FourC.Books Five and SixD.none of them(3).We may infer from this passage that the whole set of World English consists of _ units.（分数：1.00）A.tenB.thirtyC.sixtyD.more than sixtyB(C)/BOne answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city wa
16、s to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people.The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor (港口). The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the seabed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow. The people would like to live in flats in the fifty-m
17、etre high outer wall. The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete (混凝土) and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this man-made harbor would be calm. On it would be floating islands carrying
18、more buildings: a hospital, two theaters, a museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water.People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be
19、 no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.（分数：4.00）(1).What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea?（分数：1.00）A.The city was to be designe
20、d together with a harbor.B.The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass.C.The building of the city would rest on a floating island.D.The people would live in tall buildings surrounded by a wall.(2).How would fresh water be supplied to the city?（分数：1.00）A.By treating sea water.B.By gett
21、ing it from the surrounding islands.C.By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city.D.By transporting it from the mainland.(3).The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem that_.（分数：1.00）A.there is not enough space for building cites on landB.land transportation has beco
22、me increasingly difficultC.there are too many people on landD.present cities are heavily polluted by cars(4).The purpose of the writer is_.（分数：1.00）A.to suggest how new type of harbor could be built at seaB.to give a description of a new-type cityC.to draw peoples attention to the problem of air pol
23、lutionD.to introduce a mew way of building harbor-citiesB(D)/BTaxes (税) are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security (安全) taxes, sales taxes and the list seems endless.The biggest tax for most Americans is that on the money they earnthe income tax.
24、 The personal income tax is called a “progressive tax“ because it takes more from those who earn more. For example, a person who earns about 3,500 dollars a year will pay a tax of only about 3.5% of earning, but of the same person earned 85,000 dollars a year, he would pay an income tax of 35%.Over
25、the years the income tax has become more and more difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports in fact, preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America.（分数：4.00）(1).Most Americans pay_.（分数：1.00）A
26、.taxes which are too many to listB.taxes either to the cities or the states they live inC.so many kinds of taxes that they even dont know the namesD.several kinds of taxes(2).Social security tax is collected from_.（分数：1.00）A.those who have broken the lawB.those who often make troubleC.those whose li
27、ves and property are in dangerD.every citizen living in the area in question (所在)(3).A “progressive tax“ is the tax_.（分数：1.00）A.collected for social progressB.that increases with each passing yearC.that is collected from those who earn mostD.that varies (变化) according to how much money a person earn
28、s(4).Why do almost one half of all Americans have to pay experts?（分数：1.00）A.Because the list of taxes seems endless.B.Because they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere.C.Because they find their knowledge about taxes is so limited that they are unable to write tax report all by themselv
29、es.D.Because paying experts to prepare their tax report and asking for tax advice have become very popular.B(E)/BMore than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.The department gave a report to th
30、e expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 19961997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.“The report is a clear sign that out nations public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to
31、 school,“ Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.“In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a s
32、chool in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky.Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have student
33、s from about age 13.34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.（分数：5.00）(1).From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools_.（分数：1.00）A.students enjoy shootingB.students are eager to be solidersC.safety is a problemD.students can
34、 make guns(2).The report from the US Department of Education shows that_.（分数：1.00）A.the number of the expulsions is not largeB.the number of the expulsions is wrongC.there are soldiers hiding among the studentsD.guns are out of control in US schools(3).The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us_.（分数：1
35、.00）A.some examples of shoot in US schoolsB.the Americans feelingC.some famous schoolsD.that some teachers were killed by students(4).How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?（分数：1.00）A.10.B.9.C.12.D.2,255.(5).From this passage we know that_.（分数：1.00）A.every American cannot have gunsB.
36、only soldiers and police can have gunsC.every American citizen can own gunsD.teachers have no money to buy guns公共英语二级阅读理解-1 答案解析(总分：20.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B阅读理解模拟试题/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)B(A)/BIn ancient (古代的) times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece an
37、d Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the work of testing candid
38、ates (候选人)for a masters or doctors degree.Generally, however, modem examinations are written. Two types of tests are commonly used in modem schools. The first types sometimes called an objective (客观的) test, it is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the te
39、acher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.The student has just one task: he must recognize the c
40、orrect answer and copy its letter or number on his examination paper. For testing a students memory of facts and details, the objective test has advantages. It can find out a great deal about the students range of knowledge. For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisf
41、actory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.（分数：4.00）(1).The passage is mainly about_.（分数：1.00）A.examinations in the ancient timesB.modern examinationsC.how to do well in an examinationD.setting questions for an examination 解析：(2).The objective test is no
42、t very satisfactory because_.（分数：1.00）A.it is easy and quick to scoreB.the teacher can find out a great deal about the students range of knowledge in a short timeC.it shows how deeply the student has thought about the subjectD.it contains element of luck 解析：(3).Which of the following statements abou
43、t the objective test is true?（分数：1.00）A.Examinations in modern times are written, while in ancient times they are spoken.B.The objective test has advantages for testing a students memory of facts and details. C.The objective test is the only way to test a students memory of facts and details.D.Each
44、objective question has more than one correct answer.解析：(4).The next paragraph will probably deal with_.（分数：1.00）A.the other type of examination B.the advantages of the objective testC.how students guess the correct answer without really knowing the materialD.examinations in the ancient times解析：B(B)/
45、BB What Is World English?/BWorld English is a course in the English language. It is intended for students whose native language is not English. It is a basic programme consisting of six stages. Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teachers Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is
46、 further supported by separate books of readings, by tests, and by visual (可视的) aids.Who is World English for?World English may be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education in English. Books Three and Four m
47、ake up the Second Level; they are suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The Third Level, Books Five and Six, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language.What does world English teach?World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, s
48、peaking, reading, and writing. At all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the First Level, listening and speaking receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of Book One;
49、 and listening and speaking exercises occur through Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur though Unit Ten of Book Six.（分数：3.00）(1).This passage is probably taken from the _ of an English textbook.（分数：1.00）A.contentsB.introduction C.first chapterD.index (索引)解析：(2).Suppose you are a student of Senior Three, _ will be suitable for you if you want to make yo
