1、公共英语一级-290 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：3，分数：70.00)How to start your life in the USA? It“s very important to learn to use English well. But very often it isn“t easy to find someone to talk to in a big city. However, here are some suggestions. If you want to use English in the street, f
2、irst, get or borrow a dog! Walk him several times a day! Americans love pets (宠物) and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a restaurant. People sitting at the same table with you will sometimes talk to you if they see that you are a foreigner. Always ask for information fro
3、m a woman if you are a man, and from a man if you are a woman! This often works very well though I don“t know why. Learn to say “Please“, “Thank you“ and “You“re welcome“ before you come to the USA and use them all the time! Always say “Fine“ in answer to the question “How are you“. Also, when someo
4、ne says they will meet you at six o“clock, be sure to be there by six. Americans think highly of time and expect everyone to be “on time“. All in all, don“t worry! Just bring a lot of money and do as I told you. I“m sure you will have a very good start and enjoy your life here.（分数：25.00）(1).Of all t
5、he pets Americans like dogs best.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(2).It seems easier for a woman to get help from a man than from another woman in the USA.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(3).Americans do not care at all whether you are on time or not.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(4).F
6、oreigners can practice speaking English with people in the street.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say(5).The writer is now in the USA.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t SayGerard Croiset from Holland could “see“ what was going on somewhere else and he used his gift (天赋)to help the police to find miss
7、ing people. Mr Sandelius lived with his 24-year-old daughter Carol in Topeka. One day, Carol disappeared (不见了). The police looked for her everywhere and they showed her photos to everybody, but they couldn“t find her. After eight weeks there was nothing else that the police could do. Mr Sandelius wa
8、s ready to try anything to find his daughter. He heard about Croiset and he called him. “Can you help me?“ he asked. Croiset would never say no to people in need of help. He told Mr Sandelius that Carol was alive (活着的). “I see her somewhere near water and small boats. Now I see her riding with someo
9、ne in a red car. Don“t worry. You will know something in six days.“ Five clays passed and Mr Sandelius still didn“t hear anything. On the sixth day, early in the morning, he came to the first floor. He saw that someone was sitting in the room. It was his daughter. Croiset “saw“ Carol from 8000 km aw
10、ay. He told the police where she was, and they brought her home.（分数：20.00）(1).What did the police do to find Carol?（分数：5.00）A.They asked Gerard Croiset for help.B.They let people see her pictures.C.They put her pictures in newspapers.(2).Why did Mr Sandelius call Gerard Croiset?（分数：5.00）A.Because th
11、e police couldn“t find Carol.B.Because Carol didn“t want to come home.C.Because Carol couldn“t find her way back home.(3).Who took Carol home in the end?（分数：5.00）A.Gerard Croiset.B.Mr Sandelius.C.The police.(4).What did Gerard Croiset tell Mr Sandelius?（分数：5.00）A.Carol was not dead.B.Carol would com
12、e back in six weeks.C.Carol was driving a boat 8000 km away.Everyone knows that in the city of Pisa in Italy there is a tower that “leans“. The tower is built entirely of white marbles. The walls are 13 feet thick at its base. It has eight storeys and is 179 feet high. There is a stairway of 300 ste
13、ps built into the walls, which leads to the top. At the top of the tower, you“ll see the city and the sea. The sea is six miles away. At the top, the tower is 16.5 feet out of the perpendicular. In other words, it “leans“ over by 16.5 feet. If you were to stand at the top and drop a stone to the gro
14、und, it would hit 16.5 feet away from the wall at the bottom of the tower! What makes it lean? Nobody really knows the answer. Of course, it wasn“t supposed to lean when it was built; it was supposed to stand straight. It was intended as a bell tower for the church nearby. The church was begun in 11
15、74 and finished in1350. The foundations of the tower were laid in sand, and this may explain why it leans. But it did not suddenly begin to leanthis began to happen when only three of its storeys had been built. So the plan was changed slightly and construction went right on! In the last hundred yea
16、rs, the tower has leaned another foot.（分数：25.00）(1).The word “lean“ means _.（分数：5.00）A.stand straightB.stand at an angleC.lie down(2).At the top of the tower you can see _.（分数：5.00）A.the seaB.why it leansC.a stone(3).The tower was built _.（分数：5.00）A.to guard the cityB.for the people to see the seaC.
17、as a church bell tower(4).The tower began to lean _.（分数：5.00）A.a hundred years agoB.in 1174C.sometime between 1174 and 1350(5).Why does it lean?（分数：5.00）A.Because it was built as a lean tower.B.Because it was built on soft ground.C.We don“t know.二、第二部分 写作(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.情景： 学生会发布一则电影消息 主要内容 1片名：理发
18、师 Hairdresser 2放映地点：上海影城 3时间：4 月 28 日下午 3:00 4票价：8 元 5购票处：学生会办公室 任务：请你用英语写一则 50 字左右的电影消息。 请用下面的格式： New FilmThe Student“ Union（分数：30.00）_公共英语一级-290 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：3，分数：70.00)How to start your life in the USA? It“s very important to learn to use English well. But very often
19、it isn“t easy to find someone to talk to in a big city. However, here are some suggestions. If you want to use English in the street, first, get or borrow a dog! Walk him several times a day! Americans love pets (宠物) and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. Then, try to eat in a restaurant. Pe
20、ople sitting at the same table with you will sometimes talk to you if they see that you are a foreigner. Always ask for information from a woman if you are a man, and from a man if you are a woman! This often works very well though I don“t know why. Learn to say “Please“, “Thank you“ and “You“re wel
21、come“ before you come to the USA and use them all the time! Always say “Fine“ in answer to the question “How are you“. Also, when someone says they will meet you at six o“clock, be sure to be there by six. Americans think highly of time and expect everyone to be “on time“. All in all, don“t worry! J
22、ust bring a lot of money and do as I told you. I“m sure you will have a very good start and enjoy your life here.（分数：25.00）(1).Of all the pets Americans like dogs best.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say 解析：(2).It seems easier for a woman to get help from a man than from another woman in the USA.（分
23、数：5.00）A.Right B.WrongC.Doesn“t Say解析：(3).Americans do not care at all whether you are on time or not.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.Wrong C.Doesn“t Say解析：(4).Foreigners can practice speaking English with people in the street.（分数：5.00）A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say 解析：(5).The writer is now in the USA.（分数：5.00）A.Rig
24、htB.WrongC.Doesn“t Say 解析：解析 句意：作者现在住在美国。从文中可以看出作者只是给那些要在美国开始新生活的人一些建议，但是并没有明确说作者目前在哪里。故 C 正确。Gerard Croiset from Holland could “see“ what was going on somewhere else and he used his gift (天赋)to help the police to find missing people. Mr Sandelius lived with his 24-year-old daughter Carol in Topeka.
25、 One day, Carol disappeared (不见了). The police looked for her everywhere and they showed her photos to everybody, but they couldn“t find her. After eight weeks there was nothing else that the police could do. Mr Sandelius was ready to try anything to find his daughter. He heard about Croiset and he c
26、alled him. “Can you help me?“ he asked. Croiset would never say no to people in need of help. He told Mr Sandelius that Carol was alive (活着的). “I see her somewhere near water and small boats. Now I see her riding with someone in a red car. Don“t worry. You will know something in six days.“ Five clay
27、s passed and Mr Sandelius still didn“t hear anything. On the sixth day, early in the morning, he came to the first floor. He saw that someone was sitting in the room. It was his daughter. Croiset “saw“ Carol from 8000 km away. He told the police where she was, and they brought her home.（分数：20.00）(1)
28、.What did the police do to find Carol?（分数：5.00）A.They asked Gerard Croiset for help.B.They let people see her pictures. C.They put her pictures in newspapers.解析：(2).Why did Mr Sandelius call Gerard Croiset?（分数：5.00）A.Because the police couldn“t find Carol. B.Because Carol didn“t want to come home.C.
29、Because Carol couldn“t find her way back home.解析：(3).Who took Carol home in the end?（分数：5.00）A.Gerard Croiset.B.Mr Sandelius.C.The police. 解析：(4).What did Gerard Croiset tell Mr Sandelius?（分数：5.00）A.Carol was not dead. B.Carol would come back in six weeks.C.Carol was driving a boat 8000 km away.解析：E
30、veryone knows that in the city of Pisa in Italy there is a tower that “leans“. The tower is built entirely of white marbles. The walls are 13 feet thick at its base. It has eight storeys and is 179 feet high. There is a stairway of 300 steps built into the walls, which leads to the top. At the top o
31、f the tower, you“ll see the city and the sea. The sea is six miles away. At the top, the tower is 16.5 feet out of the perpendicular. In other words, it “leans“ over by 16.5 feet. If you were to stand at the top and drop a stone to the ground, it would hit 16.5 feet away from the wall at the bottom
32、of the tower! What makes it lean? Nobody really knows the answer. Of course, it wasn“t supposed to lean when it was built; it was supposed to stand straight. It was intended as a bell tower for the church nearby. The church was begun in 1174 and finished in1350. The foundations of the tower were lai
33、d in sand, and this may explain why it leans. But it did not suddenly begin to leanthis began to happen when only three of its storeys had been built. So the plan was changed slightly and construction went right on! In the last hundred years, the tower has leaned another foot.（分数：25.00）(1).The word
34、“lean“ means _.（分数：5.00）A.stand straightB.stand at an angle C.lie down解析：(2).At the top of the tower you can see _.（分数：5.00）A.the sea B.why it leansC.a stone解析：解析 根据本文第三小段，站在塔顶可以看见城市和大海，因此，选择 A。(3).The tower was built _.（分数：5.00）A.to guard the cityB.for the people to see the seaC.as a church bell to
35、wer 解析：(4).The tower began to lean _.（分数：5.00）A.a hundred years agoB.in 1174C.sometime between 1174 and 1350 解析：(5).Why does it lean?（分数：5.00）A.Because it was built as a lean tower.B.Because it was built on soft ground.C.We don“t know. 解析：二、第二部分 写作(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.情景： 学生会发布一则电影消息 主要内容 1片名：理发师 Haird
36、resser 2放映地点：上海影城 3时间：4 月 28 日下午 3:00 4票价：8 元 5购票处：学生会办公室 任务：请你用英语写一则 50 字左右的电影消息。 请用下面的格式： New FilmThe Student“ Union（分数：30.00）_正确答案：()解析：范文 New FilmThe famous film “Hairdresser“ will be on and the Students“ Union can provide the tickets to whoever is interested in it: 1. Film: The Hairdresser; 2. Cinema: Shanghai Film City; 3. Time: At 3:00 p.m., on the 28th, April; 4. Price: 8 yuan each; 5. Ticket office: The office of the Students“ Union. If you want to buy, please contact us. The Student“ Union
