公共英语二级-148及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-148 及答案解析(总分：115.00，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秒钟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 does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.A. The price for the coffee is fair. B.B. The price is cheap. C.C. The price i

2、s expensive.(2).What does this man mean? A. It makes no difference to him which they go to. B. He does not want to go to either one. C. The play and the movie are about the same subject.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What time is it ,in Cairo?（分数：1.00）A.A. 2:00 a.m. B.B. 12:00 noon. C.C. 7:00 p.m.(4).When will

3、Bill come back?（分数：1.00）A.A. Today. B.B. Tomorrow. C.C. Next week.(5).Why doesnt the woman go into the room? A. She cant unlock the door. B. She has lost the key. C. She wants to wait till the man comes.（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

4、应位置。听每段对话或独自前，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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：2.00）(1).What will the woman wear?（分数：1.00）A.A. Her dresses. B.B. Her coat. C.C. Her jacket.(2).Whats the weather like today?（分数：1.00）A.A. Its cold. B.B. Its sunny. C.C. Its fine.(1).What does the man think of the dinner?（分数：1.00）A.A.

5、 He thinks its bad. B.B. He thinks its fine. C.C. He thinks its neither bad or fine.(2).Where does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A. At a hospital. B.B. At a restaurant. C.C. At a library.(1).What is the main topic of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.A. How to select a good umbrella. B.B. How to

6、treat minor aches and pains. C.C. How to predict the weather.(2).What does the woman say how distant object looks to her before a storm?（分数：1.00）A.A. They look darker. B.B. They look smaller. C.C. They look clearer.(3).What does the man say seem to happen to his sense of smell?（分数：1.00）A.A. It stops

7、 working. B.B. It becomes sharper. C.C. It confuses odors.(1).Who was the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.A. A librarian. B.B. A professor. C.C. A researcher.(2).For whom is the course intended? A. All second-year students who failed first-year English. B. All first-, second-, and third-year students. C. Student

8、s who dont know how to write a research paper.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What does the speaker ask the students to do who have already learned to write a research paper?（分数：1.00）A.A. Take notes. B.B. Help the other students. C.C. Enroll in another English class.(1).Where is the speech taking place?（分数：1.00）

9、A.A. At a construction site B.B. In a concert hall. C.C. In a music classroom.(2).What kind of group will be performing?（分数：1.00）A.A. A musical-comedy troupe B.B. A ballet company. C.C. An orchestra.(3).What was I see Stones purpose in organizing the committee? A. To support the National Musical Exc

10、ellence Society. B. To raise funds for Carnegie hall. C. To review the works of Leonard.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Approximately, how many laborers and artisans have worked on the project?（分数：1.00）A.A. 19. B.B. 50. C.C. 350.(5).Where will the reception be held?（分数：1.00）A.A. In a restaurant. B.B. At a music

11、school. C.C. In the main lobby.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.When the manager went to Canada on business, his _ took over all his duties.（分数：1.00）A.caretakerB.officerC.deputyD.commander2.After the theft of his car he put in an insurance _ for 3,000.（分数：1.00）A.accountB.invoiceC.assessmentD.claim

12、3.The new aircraft _ its tests very well.（分数：1.00）A.experiencedB.hurriedC.supportedD.underwent4.He was employed as an interpreter because he was _ in three languages.（分数：1.00）A.intimateB.proficientC.efficientD.sufficient5.With the introduction of the electronic computer, there is no complicated prob

13、lem _ can be solved quickly.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.butD.as6.Sit _ you like.（分数：1.00）A.howeverB.whereverC.butD.but where7.The disease has completely _ in this country.（分数：1.00）A.died outB.died downC.died awayD.died off8._ ,this book will sell like not cakes.（分数：1.00）A.Once printedB.PrintedC.Having p

14、rinted onceD.After to print9.Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find difficult to _.（分数：1.00）A.breakB.beatC.breatheD.cough10.Mathematics _ the study or science of numbers.（分数：1.00）A.isB.areC.wasD.were11.Mrs. Wilson works more slowly than the other secretaries because she takes pride _ ev

15、erything that she does.（分数：1.00）A.inB.ofC.toD.on12.The _ estimate of gains in gross national product suggested a fast recovery from economic recession.（分数：1.00）A.introductoryB.possibleC.primaryD.preliminary13.Measles _ a long time to get over.（分数：1.00）A.spendB.spendsC.takeD.takes14.As there was a po

16、wer cut in the hospital, the surgeon had to _ the operation.（分数：1.00）A.call forB.call onC.call offD.call up15.During the ten thousand miles journey across the desert, several men dropped with _.（分数：1.00）A.fatigueB.concessionC.greaseD.wreck四、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：25，分数：25.00)A.quickerB.biggerC.slowerD.smal

17、lerA.forceB.strengthC.powerD.effortA.workB.businessC.jobD.matterA.has hadB.wasC.has beenD.wereA.destroyedB.injuredC.brokenD.woundedA.meansB.wayC.styleD.methodA.madeB.workedC.wentD.keptA.physicsB.physicistC.physicalD.difficultA.foundB.takenC.lookedD.workedA.noB.neitherC.withoutD.norA.lessB.greaterC.f

18、ewerD.moreA.mayB.canC.mustD.shouldA.oftenB.seldomC.alwaysD.neverA.difficultyB.exactlyC.easilyD.onlyA.whatB.whichC.thatD.itA.a number ofB.littleC.fewD.plenty ofA.suggestB.knowC.guessD.meanA.take a placeB.take the placeC.take placeD.have taken placeA.elderB.youngerC.olderD.strongerA.atB.toC.forD.withA

19、clearB.clearlyC.troublesomeD.easyA.broughtB.givenC.shownD.takenA.easyB.simpleC.difficultD.freeA.wrongB.trueC.strangeD.justA.seenB.uncoveredC.disclosedD.discovered五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)41.When the man told them the times of meals at the hotel. Mrs. Smith felt _.（分数：1.00）A.disappointedB.tiredC

20、pleasedD.satisfied42.Mr. and Mrs. Smith _ in the past.（分数：1.00）A.had often stayed in a big hotel in New JerseyB.had travelled to many placesC.had always spent their summer holidays in New JerseyD.had made a lot of money43.They decided to go to a really good hotel because _.（分数：1.00）A.it was famousB

21、it was difficult to find a cheap hotelC.it was near many interesting placesD.they now had enough money44.When they arrived at the hotel, they found _.（分数：1.00）A.no meals were served after sevenB.dinner was still being servedC.their plane had arrived too lateD.they had to go to bed hungry六、BB/B(总题数：

22、4，分数：4.00)45.We were not glad to have Aunt Claras family with us because _.（分数：1.00）A.she and four boysB.our house was smallC.it was the weekendD.her family was not small46.Aunt Clara called us to say that her sons would stay _.（分数：1.00）A.in the gardenB.in the spare roomC.homeD.in the car47.My wife

23、was still worried because _.（分数：1.00）A.it was going to rainB.we had a large gardenC.it was hard to feed so many peopleD.Aunt Clara had a sweet voice48._ people sat in the car.（分数：1.00）A.SixB.Less than sixC.SevenD.Five七、BC/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)49.It is commonly accepted in American society that too much s

24、leep is _.（分数：1.00）A.unreasonableB.criminalC.harmfulD.costly50.The purpose of this article is to _.（分数：1.00）A.warn us of the wickedness of nappingB.explain the danger of sleepinessC.discuss the side effects of nappingD.convince the reader of the necessity of napping51.The research done by the Dement

25、 commission shows that Americans _.（分数：1.00）A.dont like to take napsB.are terribly worried about their national debtC.sleep less than is good for themD.have caused many industrial and traffic accidents52.The “American sleep debt(Line 1,Para. 3)is the result of _.（分数：1.00）A.the traditional misconcept

26、ion have about sleepB.the new sleep policy of the Clinton AdministrationC.the rapid development of American industryD.the Americans worry about the danger of sleepness八、BD/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)53.The passage mainly discusses about _.（分数：1.00）A.how Cultural Survival, Inc. helped a tribe to solve the probl

27、em of copper miningB.why local cultures should be savedC.the work of Cultural Survival, IncD.the difficulties in saving local cultures54.In contact with the outside world ,a small cultural group should _.（分数：1.00）A.learn something while keeping something of its ownB.remain what they used to beC.chan

28、ge itself as more, as it canD.be careful in order not to be cheated55.Why does the copper discovered in a native tribe in New Guinea give rise to a problem? Because _.（分数：1.00）A.it will soon be minedB.it will bring money for the tribeC.it is too for miningD.the mining of the copper will affect the t

29、ribes religion56.The number of the task of Cultural Survival, Inc. mentioned in the passage is _.（分数：1.00）A.4.B.3C.2D.1九、BE/B(总题数：4，分数：4.00)57.It was _ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies.（分数：1.00）A.the American NavyB.some early intercontinental travelersC.those who earned a living fr

30、om the seaD.the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable58.The proposal to lay a telegraph cable from Europe to America made oceanographic studies take on a(n) _.（分数：1.00）A.academic aspectB.military aspectC.business aspectD.international aspect59.“Defied“ in the 5th paragraph probably means“

31、分数：1.00）A.doubtedB.gave proof toC.challengedD.agreed to60.The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the 1840s was to _.（分数：1.00）A.make some sounding experiments in the oceansB.collect samples of sea plants and animalsC.estimate the length of cable that was neededD.measure the depths of

32、 the two oceans十、B第四部分 写作/B(总题数：11，分数：35.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_71.请写一封大学入学的申请信，请描述自己的毕业院校，毕业时间，工作状况，并且指明你想读的专业。注意：1表达清楚。 2字数 110120 之间。（分数：15.00）_公共英语二级-148 答案解析(总分：115.00，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 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B

33、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秒钟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 does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.A. The price for the coffee is fair. B.B. The price is cheap. C.C. The price is expensive.解析：听力原文 W: Five pounds for this cup of coffee? I think its disgraceful, dont you? M: Oh, its

34、 rather expensive.(2).What does this man mean? A. It makes no difference to him which they go to. B. He does not want to go to either one. C. The play and the movie are about the same subject.（分数：1.00）A. B.C.解析：听力原文 W: Shall we go to a play or to a movie? M: Its all the same to me.(3).What time is i

35、t ,in Cairo?（分数：1.00）A.A. 2:00 a.m. B.B. 12:00 noon. C.C. 7:00 p.m.解析：听力原文 W: Ill get to Cairo at 7:00 p.m. New York time. What time is it in Cairo? M: Let me see, it is 7 hours later in Cairo.(4).When will Bill come back?（分数：1.00）A.A. Today. B.B. Tomorrow. C.C. Next week.解析：听力原文 W: Do you know if B

36、ill is coming back today? M: He was supposed to arrive next week, but Ive got a letter from him saying he is coming tomorrow.(5).Why doesnt the woman go into the room? A. She cant unlock the door. B. She has lost the key. C. She wants to wait till the man comes.（分数：1.00）A. B.C.解析：听力原文 W: Why dont yo

37、u go into the room? M: Oh, my key wont turn in the lock. Will you help me?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。听每段对话或独自前，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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：2.00）(1).What will the woman wear?（分数：1.00）A.A. Her dresses. B.B. Her coat. C.

38、C. Her jacket.解析：听力原文6-7 W: What is it like outside today? M: Its clear and sunny but cold. W: Id better wear my heavy jacket. M: Thats a good idea.(2).Whats the weather like today?（分数：1.00）A.A. Its cold. B.B. Its sunny. C.C. Its fine.解析：(1).What does the man think of the dinner?（分数：1.00）A.A. He thi

39、nks its bad. B.B. He thinks its fine. C.C. He thinks its neither bad or fine.解析：听力原文8-9 W: Hows your dinner, sir? M: Its just fine. W: Can I bring you any thing? M: No, thanks. Everythings fine.(2).Where does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A. At a hospital. B.B. At a restaurant. C.C. At a li

40、brary.解析：(1).What is the main topic of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.A. How to select a good umbrella. B.B. How to treat minor aches and pains. C.C. How to predict the weather.解析：听力原文10-12 M: It looks like we are going to have a shower at any minute now. W: I think so too. Isnt strange how you can sen

41、se it? M: I know what you mean. W: Look at the clouds in the sky. Whenever they seem dark and low like this, you know its going to rain, or look at the object thats far away, if it seems clear to you, its probably going to pour. M: Yes. And everything seems to have a stronger smell to me then. W: I

42、know, and people often say its going to rain when they have aches and pains in certain parts of their body. My mother always complains that her knee hurts just before a storm. M: And have you noticed how the animals react before a storm? W: Sure, horses and cows will seem to go a protected area and

43、huddle together. M: Yah, but with all these sensible signs, how come we arent carrying our umbrella with us now?(2).What does the woman say how distant object looks to her before a storm?（分数：1.00）A.A. They look darker. B.B. They look smaller. C.C. They look clearer.解析：(3).What does the man say seem

44、to happen to his sense of smell?（分数：1.00）A.A. It stops working. B.B. It becomes sharper. C.C. It confuses odors.解析：(1).Who was the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.A. A librarian. B.B. A professor. C.C. A researcher.解析：听力原文13-15 Good morning, students. The school bulletin lists this course as a required writing c

45、ourse for second-year students. This does not mean the first-year or third-year students may not take it. What it means is that those of you who have never learned how to write a re search paper are to be here, and those of you who already know how should leave immediate ly and sign up for another E

46、nglish course. I hope to cover the entire process of writing a re search paper from selecting a topic to putting together the final format and presentation. Ill be here to help you every step of the way. But it is your responsibility to hand in each assignment on time. Your final grade will be the g

47、rade you receive on your paper.(2).For whom is the course intended? A. All second-year students who failed first-year English. B. All first-, second-, and third-year students. C. Students who dont know how to write a research paper.（分数：1.00）A.B.C. 解析：(3).What does the speaker ask the students to do who have already learned to write a research paper?（分数：1.00）A.A. Take notes. B.B. Help the other students. C.C. Enroll in another English class.解析：(1).Where is the speech taking place?（分数：1.00）A.A. At a construction site B.B. In a concert hall. C.C. In a music classroom.