公共英语二级-182及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-182 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).How much money does the man want to change?（分数：1.00）A.A $100. B.B $200. C.C $300.(2).How long is the Changjiang River?

2、（分数：1.00）A.A About 6 000 km. B.B About 5 000 km. C.C About 4 000 km.(3).What did the man say about his dictionary? A He has bought a new one. B He lost his old one and borrowed a new one. C He didnt have any dictionary them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What is the matter with Jane? A She has a backache. B She

3、is in the danger of being killed. C Something is wrong with her backside.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).Why was the man late?（分数：1.00）A.A His car was sent to a garage. B.B His car was held up by the traffic. C.C His car broke down.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

4、位置。听每段对话或独白前，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).Where will the woman go?（分数：1.00）A.A The bus station, B.B The railway station. C.C Germany.(2).What language is the mans mother language?（分数：1.00）A.A English. B.B Spanish. C.C French.（分数：2.00）(1).Where does this conversation t

5、ake place?（分数：1.00）A.A In the school. B.B At Lynns home. C.C in the supermarket.(2).Why did Lynn have a fever?（分数：1.00）A.A She was caught in the heavy rain. B.B She had some had food. C.C She did a lot of work.（分数：3.00）(1).What are they discussing about?（分数：1.00）A.A How to spend the weekend. B.B whe

6、re to go this evening. C.C What to do on Sunday evening.(2).what arent there that night according to the man?（分数：1.00）A.A Films. B.B Plays. C.C Concerts.(3).what do they finally decide to do?（分数：1.00）A.A To see a film. B.B To watch a new play. C.C To go to a dance party.（分数：4.00）(1).What were Britis

7、h people interested in the 1890s?（分数：1.00）A.A Driving cars. B.B Playing cards. C.C Collecting postcards.(2).Who had a postcard collection in the royal family?（分数：1.00）A.A King Edward. B.B Queen Elizabeth. C.C Queen Victoria.(3).How was the British postal system then?（分数：1.00）A.A Cheap but inefficien

8、t. B.B Expensive and good. C.C Cheap and efficient.(4).When was the present postcard created?（分数：1.00）A.A In 1819. B.B In 1902. C.C In 1912.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did Betty come to the hotel? A Because she stayed in the hotel. B Because she hoped to get a job there. C Because she took a course there.（分数：1

9、.00）A.B.C.(2).Which language is Betty weakest in?（分数：1.00）A.A English. B.B French. C.C Japanese.(3).What is the most important for a worker at a hotel?（分数：1.00）A.A Working with people. B.B Using a computer. C.C Swimming.(4).What kind of working experience does Betty have? A She has experience in tea

10、ching. B She has experience in waiting tables. C She has experience in receiving guests.（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.Our new _ has four bedrooms and a sitting room.（分数：1.00）A.familyB.homeC.houseD.place2.Wouldnt it be _ wonderful world if all nations lived in _ peace with one ano

11、ther?（分数：1.00）A.a; /B.the; anC.the; theD.a; the3.I dont think he will come to our party, _?（分数：1.00）A.will heB.wont heC.does heD.do I4.I know nothing about him _ he is an engineer.（分数：1.00）A.except thatB.except butC.besidesD.except for5.All the leading newspapers _ the trade talks between China and

12、the USA.（分数：1.00）A.reportedB.printedC.announcedD.published6.The notebook _ cover is blue belongs to me.（分数：1.00）A.whatB.whichC.whomD.whose7.Before building a house, you will have to _ the governments permission.（分数：1.00）A.get fromB.followC.receiveD.ask for8.Which is _ country, Canada or Australia?（分

13、数：1.00）A.a largeB.largerC.a largerD.the larger9._ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.（分数：1.00）A.As long asB.As far asC.Just asD.Even if10.I dont think Jim saw me - he _ into space.（分数：1.00）A.just staredB.was just staringC.has just staredD.had just stared11.I dont

14、think they will come tonight. Its _ impossible.（分数：1.00）A.veryB.quiteC.muchD.most12.Many a professor _ looking forward to visiting Korea at present.（分数：1.00）A.isB.areC.wasD.were13.Tom kept quiet about the accident _ lose his job.（分数：1.00）A.so not as toB.so as to notC.so as not toD.not so as to14.Law

15、s that punish parents for their little childrens actions against the laws get parents _.（分数：1.00）A.worriedB.to worryC.worryingD.worry15.We wont give _ even if we should fail ten times.（分数：1.00）A.inB.upC.awayD.off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。Do you know i

16、nsurance(保险)? Buying insurance is aU (36) /Uby which people can protect themselvesU (37) /Ularge losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people payU (38) /Usums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, onlyU (39)

17、/Uwill lose their homes by fire. The insurance Company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it hasU (40) /U.The first modern fire insurance company wasU (41) /Uin London, England, in 1666. A great fire had justU (42) /Umost of the cities, and people wanted protection againstU (43) /Ulos

18、ses. The first companyU (44) /Urapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He alsoU (45) /Ua new kind of insurance forU (46) /U. The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of cropsU (47) /

19、Ustorms.In 1975, Benjamin Franklin helped startU (48) /Unew insurance company in America. This company,U (49) /Uoffered life insurance, collected some moneyU (50) /Ufrom many different men.U (51) /Ua man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company isU (52) /Uin business.Over

20、 the years, people haveU (53) /Ufrom many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered fromU (54) /Uaccidents as car and plane crashes.U (55) /U, almost everyone has some kinds of insurance.（分数：20.00）A.wayB.companyC.thoughtD.means(2).FAbetween B to C from D on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A.smallB.largeC.littl

21、eD.fewA.fewB.quite a fewC.a fewD.manyA.robbedB.takenC.collectedD.borrowedA.organizedB.foundC.builtD.formedA.injuredB.hurtC.destroyedD.harmedA.longerB.fartherC.furtherD.deeperA.grewB.wentC.existedD.raisedA.insistedB.suggestedC.advisedD.wantedA.workersB.salesmenC.farmersD.peopleA.byB.fromC.forD.withA.

22、otherB.someC.certainD.anotherA.whichB.thatC.whoD.whereA.regularlyB.oftenC.usuallyD.alwaysA.AlthoughB.UntilC.IfD.UnlessA.stillB.alsoC.alreadyD.alwaysA.heardB.paidC.benefitedD.offeredA.suchB.manyC.theD.moreA.GraduallyB.TodayC.TomorrowD.Lately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和D中选出最佳

23、选项。BA/BDriving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends houses.Driving can be very Uconvenient/U, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive ri

24、ght through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.UTraffic accidents declare millions of lives/U every year worl

25、dwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving

26、is safe, convenient and even fun!（分数：5.00）(1).The word “convenient“ in the passage means _.（分数：1.00）A.handy, easy to doB.that can be changedC.found of drinking and merry-makingD.carriages or other trucks(2).If you cut another car off, its driver may be _.（分数：1.00）A.impatientB.terribleC.angryD.both A

27、 and B(3).The sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives“ means _.（分数：1.00）A.traffic accidents make some people become millionairesB.many people die from traffic accidentsC.millions Of people say they themselves have had traffic accidentsD.millions of people remain healthy after traffic a

28、ccidents(4).According to the passage, driving can be safe if _.（分数：1.00）A.you are patientB.you obey all the traffic rulesC.you dont cut another car offD.you wait in line at a red light(5).Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?（分数：1.00）A.Traffic Safety.B.A Careful Driver.C.How

29、 to Drive a Car.D.A Traffic Accident.BB/BHenry finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesnt like to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled(无需技能的) work. He always says he is tired and hopes to have a good rest. So

30、 he gets less money than others.Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Henry does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks a

31、round and shags loudly. Nobody knows what hes singing After three days, Henry doesnt cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is working there. To his anger, Henry is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree.“Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?“ asks

32、the farmer.“Because I cant work if lying, sir?（分数：5.00）(1).Henry doesnt like to use his head, so _.（分数：1.00）A.he has little knowledgeB.he is young and strongC.he tries to be a farmerD.he finds a job on a farm(2).Henry gets less money because _.（分数：1.00）A.he sleeps moreB.he does some unskilled workC.

33、he isnt polite to the farmerD.he eats more(3).Henry has to cut down the trees because _.（分数：1.00）A.he can do nothing except itB.he likes to stay in the quiet forestC.he cant get on well with othersD.he is very strong(4).Henry is _ to stay in the forest.（分数：1.00）A.gladB.angryC.safeD.afraid(5).Henry h

34、opes to _.（分数：1.00）A.make the firmer happyB.get helpC.lie down in the forestD.cut down more treesBC/BIn pioneer days, being a good neighbor was very important. Neighbors helped one another raise a house, build a barn(谷仓), and clear fields. Families depended on one another for friendship and entertai

35、nment. But today in our cities and suburbs, neighboring is not common. A family may not even know the other families that live dose by.We live in ma age of machines, and each family may have its own ear, TV set, and washing machine. People no longer depend on neighbors as much as they once did.Machi

36、nes keep people apart in other ways. In our grandparents time, women met while they hung out their washing, and men stopped and talked while they mowed their lawns. Today, women stay in the house with their automatic(自动的) driers. The men cant hear anything above the roar of their power lawn mowers.

37、And the children are inside watching their favorite TV shows.Is the idea of being neighborly old-fashioned? In 1985, a power failure hit New York City, and many thousands of people were left stranded(因住，滞溜). Suddenly, everyone shared the same problem, and our largest city became a group of eight mil

38、lion neighbors. People with cars offered rides to those walking. Other persons helped direct traffic. Trapped in elevator, people played word games and helped keep each other in good spirit.In times of trouble, people still depend on one another. As time goes on, people may once again feel that bein

39、g good neighbors is important.（分数：3.00）(1).Which is true according to this passage?（分数：1.00）A.The other families might not even know a family that lived close by in the past.B.We live in an age of machines when machines can do everything.C.Neighboring is not as common as it used to be.D.Everyone sha

40、red the same problem - power is not enough for daily use.(2).What does the writer of this passage want to tell us?（分数：1.00）A.Since human beings cannot live alone, neighboring will be important again.B.Machines are not good because they keep people apart.C.Neighbors are not necessary in our time of m

41、achines.D.Machines can replace good neighbors as they can work for people and entertain people.(3).Which statement do you agree with after your reading?（分数：1.00）A.When the power failure hit New York City, people only minded their own business.B.Nobody needs all the machines we have made till now.C.P

42、eople used to pay each other with their building, raising, and so on.D.People have difficulties in finding a good neighbor today.BD/BBEvents/BB Captain Goodfellow/BDo your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things

43、 to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Sunday morning at 10:00, free.B Walking Tour of the Town/BForget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30 a.m. Wear comfortable shoes. Tel: 64932743B Films at

44、 the Museum/BTwo European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theater. See Broken Window at 1:30 p.m. The workers will be at 3:45 p.m. For further information, call 49875643.B International Picnic/BAre you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Sunday and e

45、njoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. 5:00 p.m. to midnight. Call 84765898 for reservation.B Take Me out to the Ballgame/BIts Saturday, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate at 8 p.m. It might be cold. Dont forget sweate

46、rs and jackets. For further information, call 75384034.（分数：4.00）(1).The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about.（分数：1.00）A.Captain GoodfellowB.International PicnicC.things to do at the weekendsD.films at the Museum(2).Dont forget your _ if you are going on the Walkin

47、g Tour.（分数：1.00）A.worriesB.comfortable shoesC.sweatersD.jackets(3).If you want to try Italian, Japanese and Arab food, you may call _.（分数：1.00）A.75384043B.84765898C.49875643D.64932743(4).If you dont want to miss the Redbirds, you must spare some time on _.（分数：1.00）A.Saturday morningB.Sunday nightC.Sunday morningD.Saturday nightBE/B（分数：3.00）(1)._ seems to be boring according to the passage.（分数：1.00）A.Illustration AB.Illustration BC.The shape of the bushesD.The arrangement in Illustration A and D(2).When we look at Illustration C, _.（分数：1.00）A.our eye