公共英语二级-172及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-172 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听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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。每段对话读一遍。（分数：5.00）(1).What sports are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A Skiing B.B Basketball C.C Diving(2).What is the mans problem? A He does

2、nt like his neighbor B He is dissatisfied with the present apartment C He lived in a near and cheap apartment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What does the man suggest the woman do? A Solve some problems B Hold some meeting C Go traveling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Where did Tom spend his holiday?（分数：1.00）A.A In London B.

3、B In Paris C.C In Beijing(5).Where does this conversation most probably take place? A In a theatre B In a hotel room C In a restaurant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一到几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：3.

4、00）(1).What is the price for each ticket?（分数：1.00）A.A 8 pounds B.B 4 pounds C.C 9 pounds(2).When is the film that the woman is going to see? A 9:00 a.m.Sunday B 7:30 p.mSunday C 9:00 p.mSunday（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Where are they talking? A At the box office B Over the phone C In the hotel（分数：1.00）A.B.C

5、分数：2.00）(1).What does the woman complain(埋怨)about the man? A He doesnt know how to save money B He is forgetful C He is ugly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does the man want to do? A Go travel B Go to the cinema C Have his hair cut（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).How will the woman go to Georgia for her holida

6、y? A By taxi B With her brother C On her own by plane（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When will the man leave for his holiday? A On Friday B On Wednesday evening C At 8:30（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How soon will the speakers see each other?（分数：1.00）A.A In a week B.B On Friday C.C We dont know（分数：3.00）(1).What were Jack a

7、nd I doing when we saw the cat? A Climbing the tree B Playing in the garden C Playing in the room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What difficulty did he meet when he was trying to help the cat? A He couldnt reach the cat B He couldnt come down。 C He got hurt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What happened after the speaker got d

8、own from the tree? A The cat climbed up the tree again B He couldnt come down C The cat attacked him（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the time for the train to Nanjing now?（分数：1.00）A.A 10:48 B.B 10:52 C.C 11:20(2).Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?（分数：1.00）A.A At platform 7 B.B At platfor

9、m 8 C.C At platform 9(3).Which train will leave at 11:35? A The train to Jinan B The train to Zhengzhou C The train to Tianjin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Which train has now been cancelled? A The train to Jinan B The train to Zhengzhou C The train to Hangzhou（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.

10、A driver will be punished immediately if he is found _ while he is driving（分数：1.00）A.make a phone callB.made a phone callC.making a phone callD.to make a phone call2.The henpecked man was still smiling _ the door opened and his wife came in.（分数：1.00）A.whenB.sinceC.becauseD.unless3.It is partly _ the

11、 summer day is longer that everyone cheers up.（分数：1.00）A.forB.thatC.becauseD.the reason4.The theft was caught at last. Really? Where _ himself?（分数：1.00）A.has he hiddenB.was he hiddenC.has he been hiddenD.had he hidden5.I like _ when my girl friend met me at the airport.（分数：1.00）A.itB.thatC.theseD.th

12、em6.Tim never dreamt of _ for him to be met by his boss very soon.（分数：1.00）A.being a chanceB.theres a chanceC.there to be a chanceD.there being a chance7.I cant _ it because it is against the law.（分数：1.00）A.receiveB.acceptC.admitD.adopt8.How is the program youre watching? Its no more than an average

13、 piece. Its_（分数：1.00）A.excellentB.terribleC.attractiveD.unimpressive9.Is Alice Smith good at drawing her students into _ discussion?（分数：1.00）A.lovelyB.seriouslyC.warmlyD.lively10.Only when _ possible for all the people present to make a final decision.（分数：1.00）A.does the director come will it beB.th

14、e director comes will it beC.has director come it will beD.the chief editor comes it will be11.Everything he _ away from him before he returned to school.（分数：1.00）A.tookB.had takenC.had had been takenD.had been taken12.My sister was still studying _ into the night while I was _ asleep.（分数：1.00）A.lat

15、e; soundB.lately; wideC.deeply; farD.far; far13.Peter，I lost your pen at schoolI suppose I should pay for it Oh，_It was an old pen anyway（分数：1.00）A.Take it easyB.Forget itC.0KD.Dont mention it14.The writer became well-known in（分数：1.00）A.his thirties in the 1980sB.the thirties in his 1980C.his 30s in

16、 1980sD.the thirties during the 198015.I dont think the company may offer you a higher position. _, I quit the job.（分数：1.00）A.That is to sayB.What is moreC.In other wordsD.In that case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。IThe measure of a mans character is what h

17、e would do if he knew he would never be found out./I Thomas MacaulaySome thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette ONeil gave an arithmetic U(36) /Uto our class. When the papers were U(37) /Ushe discovered that twelve boys had made the same mistakes throu

18、ghout the test.There is really nothing new aboutU (38) /Uin the exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. ONeillU (39) /Ueven say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys toU (40) /Uafter class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs. ONeill askedU (41) /Uquestions, and she didntU (42) /Uus either. She wrote on

19、 the blackboard theU (43) /Uwords by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us toU (44) /Uthese words into our exercise-books one hundred times.I dontU (45) /Uabout the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important singleU (46) /Uof my life. Thirty years after being introduc

20、ed to Macaulays words, theyU (47) /Useem to me the best yard-stick(准绳), because they give us aU (48) /Uto measure ourselves rather than others.U (49) /Uof us are asked to makeU (50) /Udecisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are calledU (51) /Udaily to make a gre

21、at many personal decisions.U (52) /Uthe wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should theU (53) /Uchange received at the store be forgotten orU (54) /U? Nobody will know exceptU (55) /U. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live w

22、ith someone you respect.（分数：20.00）A.testB.problemC.paperD.lessonA.examinedB.completedC.markedD.answeredA.lyingB.cheatingC.guessingD.discussingA.didntB.didC.wouldD.wouldntA.comeB.leaveC.remainD.apologizeA.noB.certainC.manyD.moreA.excuseB.rejectC.helpD.scoldA.aboveB.commonC.followingD.unusualA.repeatB

23、getC.putD.copyA.worryB.knowC.hearD.talkA.chanceB.incidentC.lessonD.memoryA.evenB.stillC.alwaysD.almostA.wayB.sentenceC.choiceD.reasonA.AllB.FewC.SomeD.NoneA.quickB.wiseC.greatD.personalA.outB.forC.upD.uponA.ShouldB.MustC.WouldD.NeedA.extraB.smallC.someD.necessaryA.paidB.rememberedC.sharedD.returned

24、A.meB.youC.usD.then五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。BA/BHave you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask a boy (girl) for a date?Many people are afr

25、aid to assert themselves (insist upon their own rights)DrRobert Alberti, author of Stand Up Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks its because their self-esteem (自尊) is low“Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves,“ says Alberti. “Theres always a superior arounda parent, a teacher, a bosswho knows b

26、etter“But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer “assertiveness training“ courses (AT). In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive

27、敢闯的,有闯劲儿的)without hurting other people.In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motivethe need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels

28、 AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.（分数：3.00）(1).In the passage, the writer talks about the problem that_（分数：1.00）A.some people are too easy-goingB.some people are too timidC.there are too many superiors around usD.some people dare not defen

29、d their own rights(2).The effect of our whole set-up on people is often to_（分数：1.00）A.make them distrust their own judgmentB.make things more favorable for themC.keep them from speaking out as much as their superiors doD.help them to learn to speak up for their rights(3).One thing AT doesnt do is to

30、分数：1.00）A.use the need of people to shareB.show people they have the right to be themselvesC.help people to be aggressive at anytime even when others sufferD.help people overcome fearBB/BWe spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our wa

31、y back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜橱) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow“Buy it, “my wife said at once“Well carry it home on the roof rackIve always wanted one like that“What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet lon

32、g and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said，“Theres a long line of cars behind. Why dont the

33、y overtake, I wonder?“ In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir, “he said. “Do y

34、ou need any more help?“I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, “I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.“He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, “he said, laughing. “Its a cupboard youve got there! We thought it was something else.“My wife

35、 began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, its a cupboard, but thanks again“I drove home as fast as I could.（分数：4.00）(1).In fact the husband _ the cupboard.（分数：1.00）A.would like very much to buyB.badly wantedC.was glad to have boughtD.would rather

36、 not have bought(2).Other drivers thought they were_（分数：1.00）A.carrying a cupboard to the churchB.sending flowers to the churchC.carrying nothing but a piece of furnitureD.going to attend a funeral(葬礼)at the church(3).The police will be more polite to those who are（分数：1.00）A.driving in gathering dar

37、knessB.in great sorrow(悲痛)C.driving with wild flowers in the carD.carrying furniture(4).What did the husband think of this matter?（分数：1.00）A.It was very strange.B.He felt ashamed of it.C.He took great pride in it.D.He was puzzled at it.BC/BA characteristic of American culture that has become almost

38、a tradition is to respect the self-made manthe man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the

39、 common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort. This attitude toward manual (体力的)labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.One is invited to dinner at a home that is not onl

40、y comfortably but even luxuriousl(豪华地)furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wa

41、sh dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man m

42、ay talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a constructi

43、on gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.（分数：4.00）(1).From paragraph 1, we can know that in America_（分数：1.00）A.people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made manB.people can always rise to the top through their own effortsC.college professors win great respect from common workersD

44、people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors(2).According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because_（分数：1.00）A.servants in American are hard to getB.she takes pride in what she can do herselfC.she can hardly afford servantsD.It is easy to prepare a meal with canned f

45、ood(3).The expression “wait on table“ in the second paragraph means“_“（分数：1.00）A.work in a furniture shopB.keep accounts for a barC.wait to lay the tableD.serve customers in a restaurant(4).Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.A Respectable Self-made FamilyB.A

46、merican Attitude toward Manual LaborC.Characteristics of American CultureD.The Development of Manual LaborBD/BBeldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart. Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.Last August there was a fire at

47、 the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, this news appeared on page two of the towns newspaper. The Beldon Post:BFIRE AT SEABREEZE/BLate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire. We say again to all our visitors: “Please dont smoke cigarettes in bed.“ This was Beldons first hotel fire for five years.The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:BANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE/BLast night Beldon fi