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1、公共英语二级-40 及答案解析(总分：95.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)B第一节/B听力理解第一节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒种的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。（分数：5.00）(1).What are the two speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A A fine boat. B.B Their friend, Tom. C.C The weather.(2

2、).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.A He wants an apartment. B.B He wants to sell a house. C.C He wants to sell an apartment.(3).What does Jack want to do?（分数：1.00）A.A Find a job. B.B Borrow some money. C.C See a boss.(4).Why were there no phone calls before 4?（分数：1.00）A.A The secretary was ont. B.B

3、 The line was out of order. C.C People didnt phone until 4.(5).Whats the matter with the woman? A She is too tired to sleep well at night. B She is ill. C Someone woke her up in the morning.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白

4、前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒种的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：3.00）(1).What is the man reading?（分数：1.00）A.A A newspaper. B.B A Chinese play. C.C A magazine.(2).Where are they going at the weekend?（分数：1.00）A.A To Beihai Park. B.B To Beijing Theatre. C.C To Beihai Cinema.(3).What are they going there for?（分

5、数：1.00）A.A For a visit. B.B To see Beijing Opera. C.C To learn Beijing Opera.（分数：2.00）(1).Where are the to so speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A In the classroom. B.B At home. C.C In a store.(2).What is the woman looking for?（分数：1.00）A.A Her schoolbag. B.B Her teacher. C.C Her English book.（分数：3.00）(1).What nati

6、onality is the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A She is American. B.B She is English . C.C She is French.(2).Where was the woman born?（分数：1.00）A.A She was born in New York. B.B She was born in California. C.C She was born in Paris.(3).What language can the woman speak a little?（分数：1.00）A.A Chinese. B.B Spanish. C.

7、C French.（分数：3.00）(1).Who was first rescued from the sea?（分数：1.00）A.A Mrs. Ruth Li. B.B Mrs. Lis sister. C.C Mrs. Lis daughter.(2).How many miles away from the sunken ship was the girl found?（分数：1.00）A.A 400. B.B 40. C.C 4 000.(3).What can we learn from the story? A The girls aunt got the news about

8、 the finding of a girl in the newspaper. B Mrs. Ruth Lis daughter was too young to speak. C Mrs. Ruth Lis sister made a long voyage to New York and recognized the girl.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).Where did this conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A On the street. B.B In a hospital. C.C At school.(2).

9、What did the doctor do first with the lady?（分数：1.00）A.A He took her temperature. B.B He listened to her lungs and heart. C.C He examined her throat.(3).What seemed to be the womans trouble?（分数：1.00）A.A The flu. B.B A headache. C.C A fever.(4).What did the doctor suggest the woman should do? A She sh

10、ould take some medicine and have a good rest at home. B She should stay in hospital for a few days. C She should come again in a day or two.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.She hardly gets up early in the morning._.（分数：1.00）A.So shall IB.So do IC.Neither do ID.Nor shall I2.You shoul

11、dnt drive_ fast. Its dangerous.（分数：1.00）A.too muchB.too manyC.many tooD.much too3.Never before have I heard the song _ in English.（分数：1.00）A.to be sungB.singingC.sungD.singing4.I dont think Jim saw me, he _ into space.（分数：1.00）A.has just lookedB.just lookedC.had just lookedD.was just looking5.When s

12、hall we meet again? Make it _ day you like; its all the same to me.（分数：1.00）A.oneB.anyC.someD.another6.Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico (墨西哥) last summer? No, it_ for four days when we arrived so that the roads were very muddy.（分数：1.00）A.was rainingB.had been rainingC.would be

13、rainingD.have rained7.The new law will _ the workers to get extra pay from their companies.（分数：1.00）A.relieveB.occupyC.enableD.bring8.The homework is clue the first thing Monday morning, so make sure _to the deadline (最后期限).（分数：1.00）A.keepingB.youll keepC.for keepingD.you keep9.He took _smaller of t

14、he two.（分数：1.00）A./B.theC.aD.one10.Never before _ won gold medals in the Olympic Games.（分数：1.00）A.have such many Chinese athletesB.so many Chinese athletes haveC.have so many Chinese athletesD.such many Chinese athletes have11._of us would accept your foolish idea.（分数：1.00）A.EveryoneB.No oneC.NoneD.

15、Nobody12.The flower is dead; I _ it too much water.（分数：1.00）A.must have givenB.would have givenC.must giveD.should have given13.Where can I get the reading material_?（分数：1.00）A.printB.printingC.to be printedD.printed14.She always thinks of _ she can do her bit for the family.（分数：1.00）A.whereB.whenC.

16、whatD.how15.There are several_ near the high school.（分数：1.00）A.flowers shopsB.flowers shopsC.flowers shopsD.flower shops四、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)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。People express their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes. Because we might choo

17、se certain foods to “tell“ peopleU (36) /Uabout us, our diets can also be an expression of our personalities. ForU (37) /U, some people eat mainly gourmet (鲜美的) food,U (38) /Uas caviar (鱼子酱) and lobster (龙虾) , and they eat only inU (39) /Urestaurants( never in cafeterias or snack bars). They might w

18、ant to “tell“ the world they knowU (40) /Uthe “better things in life.“Human beings can eat manyU (41) /Ukinds of food, but some people choose not to eatU (42) /U. Vegetarians (素食者) often have more inU (43) /Uthan just the diet. Their personalities might beU (44) /U, too. For example, vegetarians in

19、the USU (45) /Ube creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive (竞技性的) sportsU (46) /Ujobs. They worry about theU (47) /Uof the world, and they probably dont believeU (48) /Uwar.Some people eat mostly “fast food“. OneU (49) /Ushows that many fast food eaters have a lot in commonU (50) /Ueach

20、 other but they are differentU (51) /Uvegetarians. They are competitive and good at business. They are alsoU (52) /Uin a hurry. Many fast foodU (53) /Umight not agree with this description of theirU (54) /U, but its a common picture ofU (55) /U（分数：20.00）A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.someA.casesB.e

21、xamplesC.exampleD.caseA.soB.likeC.suchD.sameA.expensiveB.costC.expensesD.inexpensiveA.lotsB.somethingC.aboutD.thingsA.differentB.variousC.variedD.differenceA.meatB.vegetablesC.meatsD.fishA.uncommonB.likesC.differenceD.commonA.commonB.similarityC.sameD.similarA.shouldB.mustC.mayD.maybeA.exceptB.butC.

22、orD.andA.healthyB.unhealthyC.healthD.wellA.inB.ofC.forD.aboutA.studyingB.studyC.studiedD.studiesA.inB.aboutC.forD.withA.withB.asC.fromD.forA.usualB.usuallyC.unusualD.unusuallyA.eatenB.eatersC.eatsD.eatingA.personifyB.personsC.personalitiesD.personA.themB.theirsC.theirD.they五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20

23、.00)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。BA/BA library is a building for a collection of books, magazines, periodicals and newspapers. The books are kept on the shelves in the stack room whereas (但是,尽管) the magazines, journals, etc. in the reading room. Modern libraries also have Xerox (静电复印) rooms a

24、nd audio-visual (视听) rooms. If you want to borrow books, you can go to the loan (借出) desk, look over the correct numbers in the card catalog (目录) and ask the librarian to take them out for you. Or youre allowed to enter the stack room to find the books for yourself. If the library doesnt keep the ma

25、gazine which carries the article you want, you can borrow the magazine from the other libraries by means of interlibrary loan service. Dont forget to show your library card or I.D. card to the librarian before you go into the reading room, where you can read magazines or newspapers. If you find a go

26、od article and want to keep it, you can have it duplicated in the Xerox room. Be- sides, if you want to watch films or slides, you can ask the projectionist to play the videotape for you in the audio-visual room, where you can also listen to language tapes and music tapes.（分数：4.00）(1).The stack room

27、 is a place where _.（分数：1.00）A.you can read booksB.magazines are keptC.you can borrow booksD.books are kept(2).When the library doesnt have the magazine you need, you_.（分数：1.00）A.have to go to another library for itB.can ask the librarian to buy a copy for youC.can ask the librarian to go to other l

28、ibraries for itD.can borrow it from another library but dont have to go there(3).If you want to read magazines in the reading-room, you_.（分数：1.00）A.have to ask the library to let you inB.have to buy a ticketC.have to show your library cardD.can just go in(4).At a modern library you can do all the fo

29、llowing except_.（分数：1.00）A.watching films and slidesB.recording languages tapesC.reading magazines and newspapersD.copying the article you wantBB/BKuwait is a country which is quite small, but which is very rich. It has a population of a little more than a million and it is situated at the north end

30、 of the Persian Gulf, between Iraq on the north and Saudi Arabia on the south. This small desert country is one of the worlds leading oil producers and it has about 15 percent of the worlds known petroleum (石油) reserves. Since the discovery of oil in 1938, Kuwait rulers have turned the country into

31、a prosperous(繁荣)welfare (福利) state. It has free primary and secondary education, free health care and social services, and the Kuwait do not have to pay any personal income tax for those services. The rate (比率) of literacy (识字,有文化) is high and constantly growing. The University of Kuwait was opened

32、in 1966, but many of the Kuwait students still study in colleges and universities abroad, at state expense. Ku- wait is an Arab country, about 99 percent of the people who live there are Moslems. But fewer than half of these Moslems are actually citizen of Kuwait. This is because there are many Mosl

33、ems immigrants living and working there. The other percent of the population, in other words the non-Moslems, are recent immigrants who were attracted by the opportunities to work for the oil companies. There are several thousand Europeans and Americans in Kuwait. Many of them are employed by the oi

34、l companies.（分数：4.00）(1).Why is Kuwait so rich?（分数：1.00）A.Because there are many immigrants who have brought science and technology.B.Because it is rich in oil.C.Because it has fewer people than any other country in the world.D.Because its education is highly developed.(2).What fraction (分数) of the

35、worlds known petroleum reserves does Kuwait have?（分数：1.00）A.3/20.B.1/3.C.1/lO.D.1/4.(3).How many people are there in Kuwait who are non-Moslems?（分数：1.00）A.Less than 100 000.B.More than 20 000.C.100000.D.10000 or so.(4).Which of the following statements about Kuwait is not true?（分数：1.00）A.It is a big

36、 country.B.It is situated at the north end of the Persian Gulf.C.It is very rich.D.It is a desert country.BC/BThe National Weather Service at Ryan Airport announced the following forecast Saturday night for Baton Rouge and the surroundings.It will be partly cloudy through Monday with a chance of aft

37、ernoon showers. High Sunday and Monday will be in the mid 8Os. Winds will be southeasterly 10 to 50 miles per hour becoming smaller at night.Probability of rain will be 20 percent Sunday.On the coast, winds will be southeasterly 10 to 50 knots (海里). Seas will run 24 feet. Winds and seas will be 3 fe

38、et higher near a few thunder showers.High tide (潮水) at 1:00 p.m. , low tide at 12:24 a.m. Re- cord high for May was 93 posted in 1956 and record low was 51 recorded in 1954. Normally, temperature should change from 86 to 65 degrees.There will be scattered (分散的) afternoon thunder-showers Thursday and

39、 over the west part of the state Thursday. Tuesday through Thursday, lows will be in the mid to upper 70s, with highs in the mid to upper 80s.High Saturday was 86, with a low of 65.（分数：3.00）(1).This forecast predicts (预言) that_.（分数：1.00）A.there will be no rain in the forecasted periodB.records will

40、be brokenC.winds from the southwest will be becoming smaller at nightD.skies will be partly cloudy on Sunday and Monday(2).This forecast tells that winds_.（分数：1.00）A.will reduce their speed at nightB.will be from a different direction on the coast than in the cityC.will decrease their speed when the

41、y join in thunder-showers at seaD.will be from south to west(3).The lowest temperature for the date of the forecast was _.（分数：1.00）A.in the upper 60sB.65 degreesC.51 degreesD.in the mid to upper 70sBD/BFor the state visit of Spanish prime minister to China, a series of cultural activities will take

42、place early this month. Among them, a painting exhibition by Salvador Dali is surely one of the most anticipated.Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and organized by the China International Exhibition Agency, the exhibition will display 58 of Dalis works, among which 20 are oil paintings and 38 are

43、 illustrations. Created from 1920 to 1983, these works are the painters representative works and display his artistic career from a complete point of view.The 20th century has witnessed the great achievements of Spanish artists. Among them, Picasso, Miro and Dali are the most outstanding.As an impor

44、tant representative of surrealism in the 20th century, Dali s early works incorporate ideas from different artistic schools, including Impressionism and Cubism. With his unique imagination and flair, Dalis work explored the illogical and spiritual. He transformed ordinary objects and human bodies an

45、d reproduced them in a fantastic manner. He called his works “artificial photographs.“ In his later years, Dali showed interest in science and further tapped into the three-dimensional images. With the themes of death, sex and space, be blended more of his spiritual experience and established his ow

46、n style in the field of surreal- ism.Dali was also an expert in the field of sculpture, jewel design and illustration.Time: 9 am -4 pm, June 9-27Place: China National Art Museum, I Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng DistrictTel: 6401-2252（分数：4.00）(1).The announcement is to give information about _.（分数：1.00）A.a s

47、eries of cultural activitiesB.Salvador Dali as an artistC.an expert in the field of sculpture, jewel design and illustrationD.a painting exhibition by several famous Spanish artists(2).The exhibition is held_.（分数：1.00）A.in an art schoolB.in an art galleryC.in an exhibition hallD.in a museum(3).Salva

48、dor Dali_.（分数：1.00）A.had produced more illustrations than oil paintingsB.was more outstanding than MirC.incorporated ideas from different artistic schools in his later worksD.showed talents in various fields(4).Dabs works were_ in style.（分数：1.00）A.fantasticB.impressionisticC.realisticD.transformationalBE/BSome people believe that mental acts such as thinking are not