公共英语二级-206及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-206 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 many times does the man have his hair cut every month?（分数：1.00）A.A Twice. B.B Four times. C.C Once.(2).What ca

2、n we conclude from the talk? A The exam was not difficult for the woman. B The woman finished the exam in one hour. C The woman thought the exam is easy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What does the man want to know? A He wont tell the woman where he has been. B He wants to know where the woman has been. C He is

3、 asking the woman whether she saw the thing hes looking for.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What does the woman mean? A Joe should have cared more about the exam earlier. B Joe is late for the exam. C Joe neednt worry about passing the exam.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).How did the man plan to go to Boston?（分数：1.00）A.A By

4、bus. B.B By car. C.C By plane.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面几段对话或独白。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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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：3.00）(1).What do you think the speakers are?（分数：1.00）A.A Citizens of the city. B.B Tourists visiting the city. C.C A couple

5、 looking for work.(2).What will they do tonight?（分数：1.00）A.A Go to the theatre. B.B Go shopping. C.C Go sightseeing.(3).Which of the following is true? A The woman feels very tired. B The couple are on their way back to the hotel. C The man feels very tired.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).Where did the

6、dialogue happen?（分数：1.00）A.A In the office. B.B On the phone. C.C At home.(2).Who is iii?（分数：1.00）A.A Mr Baker. B.B Miss Green. C.C A new secretary.(3).Whats Mr Bakers advice?（分数：1.00）A.A Stay at home. B.B Go to see the doctor. C.C Take some medicine.（分数：3.00）(1).Peter wont go with Julia because _.（

7、分数：1.00）A.A hes very busy B.B the traffic is busy C.C he has already heard it(2).Peter thought the lecture _.（分数：1.00）A.A was a good one B.B was terrible C.C wasnt so good(3).Julia promised _. A to attend the lecture with him next time B not to be late for the lecture C to tell him about the first p

8、art（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：2.00）(1).What does the man want to do?（分数：1.00）A.A Have his hair cut. B.B Go to the cinema. C.C Go to work.(2).What does the woman complain (埋怨) about the man?（分数：1.00）A.A He is a little wasteful. B.B He is forgetful. C.C He is lazy.（分数：4.00）(1).What did people once think about

9、 lightning?（分数：1.00）A.A It was a natural phenomenon. B.B It was a weapon. C.C It came from God.(2).What did Benjamin Franklin invent in 1752?（分数：1.00）A.A The first fishing rod. B.B The first lightning rod. C.C The first rod.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true? A About one person per da

10、y dies from lightning in the U.S. B About 365 persons per year die from lightning in the U.S. C About one person per hour dies from lightning in the U.S.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Where is it safe to stay during an electrical storm?（分数：1.00）A.A At open doorways. B.B In a closed car. C.C On the high ground.三

11、、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.-Who are you going to have this letter _ for you? -My secretary.（分数：1.00）A.typeB.typedC.been typedD.been typing2.-Mark broke his leg when he was playing football. - _ was that?（分数：1.00）A.Since whenB.Since when agoC.How longD.How long ago3.The women carrying babies c

12、ome in first, _?（分数：1.00）A.will youB.will theyC.do youD.dont you4.Britain has recently had a high level of unemployment and the same is true _ many other countries.（分数：1.00）A.atB.fromC.ofD.to5.-I really dont know how to thank you enough.（分数：1.00）A.No problemB.Think nothing of itC.Not at allD.It does

13、nt matter6.He has made another discovery, _ of great importance to science.（分数：1.00）A.which I think it isB.of which I think it isC.which I think isD.I think which is7.-What about having a rest? - _.（分数：1.00）A.Good ideaB.Help yourselfC.Go ahead, pleaseD.Me, too8.When she heard the news, her hope _ di

14、sappointment.（分数：1.00）A.gotB.turned inC.turned toD.felt9.The thief _ the lock of the ladys jewelry case open.（分数：1.00）A.hitB.forcedC.stoicD.broke10.Although he was ill, _ he went on working.（分数：1.00）A.butB.yetC.andD.while11.At the seventh International Ballet Competition, Fernando Bujones won the fi

15、rst gold medal ever _ to an American male dancer.（分数：1.00）A.awardedB.to be awardC.being awardedD.should be awarding12.-Why dont you take a shower? -Didnt I just have _?（分数：1.00）A.itB.thatC.oneD.this13._ he referred to in his speech, the pollution in Beijing is indeed not serious.（分数：1.00）A.WhatB.AsC

16、.WhichD.Since14.Not that Im unwilling to lend you a hand, _ Im too busy for the moment.（分数：1.00）A.becauseB.but thatC.butD.however15.From his _ eyes, we can see that he is _.（分数：1.00）A.puzzling; puzzledB.puzzling; puzzlingC.puzzled; puzzlingD.puzzled; puzzled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

17、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。BKnowledge and Progress/BWhy does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world? Surely because progress of a particular kind is actuallyU (36) /Uplace around us and is becomingU (37) /Umanifest.U (38) /Umankind has undergone no general improvement in inte

18、lligence or morality, it has madeU (39) /Uprogress in the accumulation of knowledge. Knowledge beganU (40) /Uas soon as the thoughts of one individual could be communicatedU (41) /Uanother byU (42) /Uof speech.U (43) /Uthe invention of writing, a great advance was made, for knowledge could then be n

19、ot only communicated but alsoU (44) /U. Libraries made educationU (45) /U, and education in its turn addedU (46) /Ulibraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law,U (47) /Uwas greatly enhanced by the invention ofU (48) /UAll this was comparatively slow until, with the com

20、ing of science, the tempo (速率)was suddenlyU (49) /U. Then knowledge began to be accumulated according to a systematic plan. The trickle became a stream; the stream has nowU (50) /Ua torrent. Moreover,U (51) /Usoon as new knowledge is acquired, it is now turnedU (52) /Upractical account. What is call

21、ed modern civilization is not the result of aU (53) /Udevelopment of all mens nature,U (54) /Uof accumulated knowledge appliedU (55) /Upractical life. （分数：20.00）A.takeB.takenC.takingD.to takeA.more and moreB.most and mostC.less and lessD.least and leastA.HoweverB.AlthoughC.ButD./A.normalB.commonC.or

22、dinaryD.extraordinaryA.to increaseB.increaseC.increasedD.increasingA.onB.inC.toD.withA.routeB.meansC.waysD.meanA.WithB.OnC.AsD.ForA.storeB.storedC.storingD.to storeA.possiblelyB.possibilityC.possibleD.impossibleA.atB.forC.toD.inA.thatB.whoC.whichD.whatA.printB.printingC.printedD.to printA.raiseB.rai

23、sedC.raisingD.to raiseA.becameB.becomingC.becomeD.to becomeA.soB.inC.atD.asA.onB.inC.atD.toA.balanceB.balancedC.balancingD.balancesA.yetB.norC.butD./A.onB.inC.atD.to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)中选出最佳选项。BA/B“Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.“ goes the popula

24、r Christmas tune. With the song in my head, I felt a bit sorry for myself. Instead of rushing back and forth across a freezing school campus, I could have had a cozy Christmas dinner at home or enjoyed the fabulous fireworks lighting up campus at night. But this Christmas would not be celebrated as

25、usual.One month ago, all six girls in my dormitory (including me) had made detailed plans for a more-exciting-than-ever Christmas holiday. But one day we received an unusual mission: we were asked to organize a party that would be a fund-raiser for mentally disabled children from the hospital. The c

26、hildren would perform on stage while volunteers offered food to the spectators (观众) and collect some money for the organization.Naturally, we were supposed to support the idea wholeheartedly, and we did. But wait-the date of the show was set right on Christmas Eve! This meant that all our original C

27、hristmas plans would have to be set aside.However, we took the plunge into preparations for the party. We spared no effort in organizing, designing, propagandizing, and so on. We went through thick and thin and finally made it, though with a bit of reluctance.Finally, Christmas Eve arrived. As I dra

28、gged myself into the auditorium after another day of hard work, I detected the notes of a beautiful Christmas song that immediately filled me with happiness. I looked to find the source of the song-it was a group of children singing on stage. Though disabled, they appeared extraordinarily earnest an

29、d sincere in front of the audience. Everyone attending was deeply moved by the sight. People wanted to donate some money or show their support.At that point, I found all that I had done in the one-month time was worthwhile. And all the volunteers who had been participating in this Christmas party sh

30、ared the same feeling: the true meaning of Christmas was giving and receiving love from one another.（分数：5.00）(1).The author thought her Christmas was unusual because _.（分数：1.00）A.she had a cozy Christmas dinner and fabulous fireworksB.she had a more-exciting-than-ever Christmas holidayC.she saw perf

31、ormances given by disabled childrenD.she devoted herself to helping the disabled children(2).What was the girls feeling when she first received the unusual mission?（分数：1.00）A.She was glad.B.She was a little sad.C.She was much disappointed.D.She thought it was nothing.(3).Why did the girl believe the

32、ir hard work worthwhile?（分数：1.00）A.Because they had collected more money than they had expected.B.Because the disabled children gave wonderful performances.C.Because she had a new experience.D.Because she had got the real idea of Christmas.(4).By saying “We went through thick and thin.“, the writer

33、meant _.（分数：1.00）A.they passed through a crowd of peopleB.they found various people thin and fatC.they overcame great difficultiesD.they did a lot of things-difficult ones and easy ones(5).What would be the best title of the text?（分数：1.00）A.Christmas on CampusB.Help the DisabledC.A Wonderful Christm

34、asD.Get Ready to HelpBB/BThat cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time

35、 job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life bad become too much for me.As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to ke

36、ep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me: I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw wa

37、s a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.Suddenly I wasnt cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the doo

38、r and back to where Id heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Lily Smith?“

39、I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an aroused look in his eyes. “Is this what youre looking for?“ he asked, holding up a small square shape.It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldnt get much sleep th

40、at night, trot I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldnt be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.（分数：5.00）(1).How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?（分数：1.00）A.Cold and sick.B.Fortu

41、nate and hopeful.C.Satisfied and cheerful.D.Disappointed and helpless.(2).From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy _.（分数：1.00）A.solving her problem at the bankB.taking part in various city activitiesC.learning acting in an evening schoolD.preparing for the first night show(3).On h

42、er way home the writer _.（分数：1.00）A.lost her wallet unknowinglyB.was stopped by a garbage truck driverC.was robbed of her wallet by an armed manD.found some homeless people following her(4).In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?（分数：1.00）A.Someone offered to take her back ho

43、me.B.A red-haired man came to see her.C.She heard someone call her name.D.Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.(5).From the text, we can infer that the writer _.（分数：1.00）A.would stop working at nightB.would stick on in San FranciscoC.would make friends with cleanersD.would give up her job at the

44、bankBC/BDid you examine your paper money closely? See if you can locate a 5, 10, or 20 bill printed before 1964 and marked “Federal Reserve Note“ over the portrait. In the upperleft portion above the seal, a statement written in fine print says that the note is legal tender (法定货币) and that “it is re

45、deemable (可兑现的) in lawful money at the United States Treasury (美国财政部), or at any Federal Reserve Bank (联邦储备银行).“ Does this mean that the bin is not lawful? At the bottom center the same bill says, “Will pay to the bearer on demand X dollars.“ Does this mean that your X-dollar bill is not X dollars?M

46、uch confusion exists about the real nature of money. Many people think that money has no value unless it is backed by gold or silver. They think that the Federal Reserve note is only a symbol for money, and that real money is the metal backing the note. Some people look on money as wealth and believ

47、e that it must have intrinsic (内在的) value.If we were to study the history of money, we would find that in different places and at different times a variety of things have been used as money. Cattle, shell, beads (珠子),tobacco leaves, and various metals-including iron, zinc (锌), bronze (青铜), and coppe

48、r-have all been used as a basis of exchange. The precious metals, particularly silver and gold, have proved most satisfactory for this purpose and have been most commonly used in modem times.Until early 1968, the United States backed its Federal Reserve notes with 25 percent gold, but this did not mean that citizens could use gold as money or convert paper dollars to gold. Clearly, it is