1、公共英语一级(B)-邀请、感谢与道歉、确定与不确定及答案解析(总分：112.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).What does the woman mean?A The man tends to repeat himself a lot.B The room was fixed at the mans request.C She also finds it easier to work there now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What did they decide to brin
2、g to the party?A A bottle of wine. B Nothing. C A present.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What did the man do last Saturday?A He saw a play. B He acted in a play. C He went to the tea house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Which of the following does the woman know?A A little Italian. B A little German. C A little English.（分数
3、：1.00）A.B.C.(5).When does the man want to see Titanic?A Sunday. B Saturday. C Monday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).What does the man want to buy?A A jacket. B A T-shirt. C A pair of trousers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Which is too expensive?A The blue one. B The black one. C The small one.（分数：1.00
4、）A.B.C.(3).Why does the man want to buy the blue one?A Its nice and cheaper.B His son likes the color.C There arent any black ones left.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).When will the man come again?A Tomorrow. B On Monday. C Next week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What time do most stores close?A. At six.B. At nine.C. At se
5、ven.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What time does the department store close?A. At six.B. At nine.C. At sever.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Who is the woman?A. A manager. B. A secretary. C. A housewife.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Which phone number should the man dial?A. 77231059. B. 77328905. C. 77321095.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What i
6、s Mr. Carson doing when Mr. Prince calls him?A. He is having a talk with his customer.B. He is having a meeting right now.C. He is out instead of having a meeting now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Whats the number of Mr. Princes telephone?A. Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4063.B. Hong Kong-68261427 extension 403
7、7.C. Hong Kong 68261427 extension 4036.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).When can Mr. Carson ring Mr. Prince according to the woman?A. Hell ring Mr. Prince as soon as he returns from lunch.B. Hell ring Mr. Prince as soon as he returns before lunch.C. Hell ring Mr. Prince as soon as he goes away from lunch.（分数：1.00
8、）A.B.C.(1).Where were the small girl and her mother having a walk?A In the downtown. B At the beach. C In the country.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why did they get wet?A Because it began to rain very hard and they did not have their umbrellas with them.B Because there was nowhere to hide from the rain.C Both
9、A and B.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How did the mother answer the girls question?A She said the rain was nice.B She said the rain was very useful.C She said the rain was terrible.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Was the small girl happy with her mothers answer?A No, she wasnt.B Yes, she was.C Yes. She could understand her
10、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.The firemen arrived half an hour _ the alarm was first raised, when it was too late to save much of the building.A since B after C as D until（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Im used to driving in Hong Kong now, but it _ hard at the beginning
11、.A is B was C had been D has been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.-I can not repair these until tomorrow, Im afraid.-Thats OK, theresA no problem B no wonder C no doubt D no hurry（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Can you imagine what a girl will look like_she comes across a rat in her room?A now that B though C if D in case（分数：
12、1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The teacher didnt begin the class _ all the students _A until, stopped talk B before, stopped talkingC while, stopped to talk D because, stopped talking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6._, a friend of Mrs. Black found the watch she had lost two days before.A Especially B Usually C Generally D Fortun
13、ately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7._ people take holidays in summer.A. Most B. Most of the C. Most of D. The most（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Mathematics _ the study or science of numbers.A. is B. are C. was D. were（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.I felt so bad all day yesterday that I decided this morning I could not face_day like t
14、hat.A other B another C the other D others（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.As everybody knows, there is _ house in this neighborhood.A no suchB no aC not suchD no such a（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The two roads meet _ a market lies.A at the place B where C there D at there（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.All transactions are strictl
15、y _ , and we never sell, rent or trade any customers nameA. confident B. consecutive C. confidential D. consequential（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.It was the old man _ has reported the fire.A that B which C who D since（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Sally wouldnt say where she_-she only said shed be back as soon as she c
16、ould.A had gone B wentC was going D would have gone（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.“She must be in the dormitory now.“No, she _ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.“A mustntB cantC couldntD wouldnt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)During the 19th century scientists found that when certain
17、 parts of the brain were (36) , men lost the (37) to do certain things. And so people thought that each part of the brain does a (38) job. But modern research has found out that this is (39) , for it is not easy to say exactly what each part of the head does.In the past fifty years there (40) a grea
18、t increase in the amount of research (41) on the brain. Chemists and biologists have (42) that the way the brain works is not so simple (43) people had thought. Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes (44) in the brain every second. Some recent researches also (45) that we remember ever
19、ything. (46) happens to us. We may (47) to recall the thing we have heard or seen, but it is all kept there in our brains.Earlier scientists said that the power of (48) brain got weaker and weaker as (49) grows older. But it is now (50) that that is not true. (51) the brain is given enough exercise,
20、 it keeps its ability. (52) has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a (53) mind than a young person who has only done (54) work (55) using much of his brain.（分数：20.00）(1).A damaged B hurt C broken D lost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A strength B forces C power D right（分数
21、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A busy B difficult C same D different（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A not so B true C interesting D correct（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A has bad B has been C was D had been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A made B worked C doing D carrying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A seen B uncovered C disclosed D discovered（分数：1.00
22、）A.B.C.D.(8).A to B for C that D as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A get B go through C take place D take part（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A suggest B know C advise D think（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A it B else C that D what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A be unable B be able C be D not be（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A its B its C one D
23、ones（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A it B they C we D one（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A known B to know C to be known D knowing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A Since B As long as C Whether D As soon as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A It B That C This D They（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A slower B quicker C bigger D smaller（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
24、19).A hard B physical C chemical D mental（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A no B for C of D without（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AThe success story started in northern Italy towards the end of the Second World War. Leone Benetton had a bicycle rental (租赁) business in the town of Treviso. He wanted
25、 his oldest son Luciano to study and become a doctor. After Leone died, the family was poor and Luciano decided to leave school and get a job. He found work in a clothing store but soon had his own ideas and started a family clothing company producing colorful woolen sweaters for people only used to
26、 wearing dull colors. Shops selling only Benetton sweaters opened in many Italian cities and by 1974 there were stores in France, Germany and Belgium.It was clear that at this stage the success of the Benetton business lay in the strength of the family. In 1975 Luciano married the 20-year-old Marina
27、 Salomon who worked in one of his shops. After careful research, Benetton opened his first shop in the USA, in Manhattan, New York, where it attracted some very special customers including Princess Diana and Jackie Onassis. In 1982 Luciano was introduced to Oliviero Toscani, the photographer who was
28、 to change the image (形象) of Benetton forever.Although Benetton was growing very quickly, they needed an international image and for this reason in the early 1980s they decided to provide money for Formula 1 motor racing. This was followed by the advertising campaigns (广告攻势) for which the company be
29、came famous.Luciano Benetton succeeded in turning the company he started in the 1950s into one of the worlds most successful businesses but he paid a high personal price. He spent so much of his life working and traveling that he lost touch with his family and friends.（分数：5.00）(1).What did Luciano B
30、enettons father hope he would do?A Sell clothes. B Build a factory.C Learn medicine. D Run a bicycle business.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who played an important role in the early development of Lucianos business?A His father, B His family.C Princess Diana. D A photographer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When did Lu
31、ciano Benetton start his family clothing company?A In the 1950s. B In the 1960s.C In the 1970s. D In the 1980s.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How did Luciano Benetton make his company world famous?A By inviting famous people to his shops.B By supporting research on clothing.C By opening shops in New York.D By
32、 advertising in car raving.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Benettons early products were different from other ones in _.A material B color C size D price（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BSome people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by hearts. There are other people who can only remember things wh
33、en they have said them over and over.Charles Dickens, the famous English author, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have had wonderful memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language
34、. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children like boys and girls who live in foreign countries with their parents seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In schools it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils h
35、ave so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well.The human mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photographs not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photograph with a camera, there is much to do before the photograph is fin
36、ished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can make a picture remain forever in the mind.Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.（分数：4.00）(1)._ have good memories.A Some great peopleB Only great peopleC The children who live in foreign
37、 countries with their parentsD The pupils who study a second language in schools（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).It is said in the passage that Charles Dickens could remember things byA looking at them over and over B saying them over and overC looking at them once D saying them loudly once（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).
38、Everybody learns his own language byA taking photographs with a camera and remaining them in the mindB being taught when he is a small childC remembering what he hears when he is a small childD going to other countries（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is true?A Memory is very important in
39、learning a foreign language.B A person learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he was born.C An adult can pick up a language more easily than a child.D Our memory is just like a camera.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CUnemployment (失业) rose from 7.5% in June, 1996 to 7.8% in July, 1996, the highe
40、st rate since January of that year, the Labor Department reported. The main reason was a large increasenearly 700,000 in the labor force, with a record 61.9% of the population over sixteen years of age working or actively looking for work.That growth was caused mainly by an increase in the number of
41、 women in the labor force, an increase partly because of a continuation of long-term and economic trends (经济趋势)and partly a reflection of pressure on families to increase their incomes.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the announcement, which of the following statements is correct?A. Unemployment in July wa
42、s higher than it had been since January.B. Unemployment rose at a steady rate from January to July.C. Unemployment rose by about 7% from June to July.D. Unemployment rose about 7% the first time in July.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did unemployment increase during the period discussed in the passage?A.
43、There are fewer jobs in summer.B. Many companies had dismissed workers.C. The labor force had grown.D. Records have become more accurate (准确).（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is said to be the main reason why more people are looking for work?A. Young people start working younger.B. Recent
44、 graduates have entered the labor market.C. More people must have two jobs to support their families.D. More women have entered the job market.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred that the labor force described in the passage is made up of _.A. persons whose jobs are not professional (专业的)B. pers
45、ons who work at both permanent (永久的) and full-time jobsC. those over 16 years of age who are looking for workD. about 60% of the countrys population（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.DThere are approximately three quarters of a ton of termites (白蚁) for every person on Earth. It now turns out that these critters may b
46、e helping to alter the climate and affect mans life.For years scientists have been saying that carbon dioxide sent into the atmosphere by the burning of fuels might lead to the rise in temperatures of the whole earth, owing to the greenhouse effect in which the gas prevents the escape of heat into o
47、uter space. Now an international team of researchers has discovered that termites generate more than twice the carbon dioxide that fuel burning does. And this production, which comes from the insects eating and consuming of different kinds of vegetables and wood, has risen greatly. This is chiefly b
48、ecause man has cut so many trees in order to open more land and thus has provided large quantities of food for the insects in the form of tiny pieces of wood.The output from the burning of fuels is of greater concern, however, because it is continuing to rise steadily and so far no effective measures have been taken to reduce the amount of carbon elements in t
