公共英语二级-489及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-489 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Where are the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.In a plane.B.At the airport.C.At the railway station.(2).How many chairs are needed?（分数：1.00）A.13.B.14.C.15.(3).Where is the man now?（分数：1.00）A.In Washington.B.In New York.C.

2、In Boston.(4).Why did the man apologize?（分数：1.00）A.He had lost the dictionary.B.He had forgotten to bring the dictionary.C.He had forgotten to tell Mr. Smith to bring the dictionary.(5).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He doesnt like Japanese food.B.He doesnt want to eat out.C.He wants to pay.三、第二节

3、总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).What does Tom usually have for lunch?（分数：1.00）A.A cup of coffee and some chicken.B.A sandwich and a cup of coffee.C.Sandwiches and some fruit.(2).Why doesnt he want to eat anything for dinner sometimes?（分数：1.00）A.Because he wanted to lose weight.B.Because he is too tired.C.Becaus

4、e he has no tim(3).Where does the conversation most likely take place?（分数：1.00）A.At Toms home.B.In the street.C.At the doctors offic(1).What is the woman planning to do this evening?（分数：1.00）A.To see some Americans off.B.To visit Bob.C.To have dinner with some American friends.(2).Whats wrong with t

5、he man?（分数：1.00）A.Hes taken a couple of aspirins.B.Hes forgotten the date.C.Hes got a headach(3).Whom is the man going to write to?（分数：1.00）A.His American friends.B.His parents.C.His girlfrien(1).What is Mr. Carson doing when Mr. Prince calls him?（分数：1.00）A.He is having a talk with his customer.B.He

6、 is having a meeting right now.C.He is out instead of having a meeting now.(2).Whats the number of Mr. Princes telephone?（分数：1.00）A.Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4063.B.Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4037.C.Hong Kong 68261427 extension 4036.(3).When can Mr. Carson ring Mr. Prince according to the woman

7、分数：1.00）A.Hell ring Mr. Prince as soon as he returns from lunch.B.Hell ring Mr. Prince as soon as he returns before lunch.C.Hell ring Mr. Prince as soon as he goes away from lunc(1).How did the woman come?（分数：1.00）A.By train.B.On foot.C.By bus.(2).How long had the man been waiting for her?（分数：1.00

8、A.Nearly an hour.B.More than an hour.C.About five minutes.(3).Why didnt she tell her boss about her appointment (约会)?（分数：1.00）A.Because she thought the work wouldnt take long.B.Because she thought the work wasnt hard to do.C.Because she didnt think the boss would let her go.(1).How many people beca

9、me homeless as a result of the storm?（分数：1.00）A.Over two hundred.B.Over fourteen.C.About fifteen.(2).Where were Mr. Smiths children when the storm started?（分数：1.00）A.In the rooms.B.In the kitchen.C.In the yar(3).Why did Mr. Smith go back inside their house?（分数：1.00）A.To get his missing child.B.To ge

10、t some food.C.To get his possession.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Tom suggested that we _ such a meeting, but Jenny insisted that it _ of great importance.（分数：1.00）A.not hold; should beB.didnt hold; beC.hold; wasD.not hold; was2.Some fat people have a large stomach and no

11、waistline, _ make them look round.（分数：1.00）A.itB.thatC.whichD.this3.I was really too busy with my homework and I couldnt help _ housework.（分数：1.00）A.doingB.doC.didD.done4.Are you satisfied with the result?Not at all. It couldnt be _.（分数：1.00）A.any worseB.any betterC.goodD.bad5.Shall I take this way

12、or that way? _ will do.（分数：1.00）A.EitherB.ItC.BothD.Any6.“Please _ why youre so late“, said his girlfriend.（分数：1.00）A.excuseB.explainC.apologizeD.tell7.You should take the medicine after you read the _.（分数：1.00）A.linesB.instructionsC.wordsD.suggestions8.Mr. Li, you have won half a million yuan, _.Th

13、ank you.（分数：1.00）A.Interesting.B.Good luck.C.Congratulations.D.Hard to believ9.Hi, Tracy, you look tired.I am tired. I _ the living-room all day.（分数：1.00）A.paintedB.have been paintingC.had paintedD.have painted10.Do you mind if I smoke here? _.（分数：1.00）A.Sure. Go aheadB.No. Go aheadC.Yes. PleaseD.Ye

14、s. I dont11.Im sorry. I _ you _ to me.（分数：1.00）A.dont know; are speakingB.dont know; were speakingC.didnt know; were speakingD.didnt know; are speaking12.Even on holidays, he preferred doing something _ doing nothing.（分数：1.00）A.withoutB.thanC.rather thanD.to13._ in the traffic jam, he got to school

15、very late this morning.（分数：1.00）A.Having caughtB.Be caughtC.Being caughtD.Caught14.He must have attended the meeting yesterday, _ he?（分数：1.00）A.didntB.mustntC.needntD.hadnt15.Have a good day! _.（分数：1.00）A.Good idea.B.OK.C.The same to you.D.Why not?六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“She was married to an off

16、icer in India long ago and she had a life of physical adventure as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers, using crocodiles (鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only thirty-nine. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England.“I stared at the pap

17、er, (36) reading, couldnt help thinking.Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can (37) like lightning when they want to. And they dont mind hurrying (38) theyre hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly, but whats a little fish (39) a fifteen-toot crocodile? The

18、y are people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the (40) or children playing at the waters (41) . A hungry crocodiles mouth (42) over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can (43) in a man in two bites.That womans husband crossed rivers (44) from one

19、crocodiles back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done (45) before the creature could see what was happening. It wasnt (46) a brave, active man, and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look (47) while crossing.The wife used to watch himI felt (48) of that. She lived (49) the adv

20、enture with the (50) excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes. Its no wonder she wrote (51) poetry.Then he (52) . I imagined how she felt. Was there another man (53) him in India, in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow (寡妇). “I must (54) , too.“ She said

21、to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A (55) probably, to her head. But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?（分数：20.00）A.startedB.beganC.finishedD.stoppedA.runB.moveC.walkD.rollA.wheneverB.whenC.becauseD.asA.inB.onC.toD

22、forA.shoppingB.washingC.cookingD.cleaningA.borderB.endC.sideD.edgeA.looksB.sendsC.shutsD.turnsA.goB.takeC.eatD.catchA.jumpingB.runningC.walkingD.marchingA.immediatelyB.directlyC.quicklyD.hurriedlyA.overB.forC.behindD.beyondA.upB.downC.backD.rightA.afraidB.sureC.shameD.foolishA.withoutB.tillC.forD.o

23、nA.livelyB.friendlyC.deathlyD.lovelyA.angryB.excitingC.sadD.interestingA.wroteB.fledC.disappearedD.diedA.likeB.asC.withD.beforeA.goB.practiceC.jumpD.shootA.penB.gunC.combD.stone七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AOne silly question I simply cant understand is “How do you feel?“ Usually the question is asked

24、of a man in actiona man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? Hell probably say, “Fine, Im all right,“ but you have put a bug (小虫子) in his ear maybe now hes not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, o

25、r his walk, that he overlooked (忽略) that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else “How do you feel?“ Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, fo

26、r instance, to ask “How do you feel?“ if youre visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train, or sitting at his desk working, its no asking him that silly question.When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays, was in his eighties

27、 someone asked him, “How do you feel?“ Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,“ he said, “either you feel all right or youre dead./（分数：4.00）(1).According to the writer, greetings such as “How do you feel?“ _.（分数：1.00）A.show ones consideration for othersB.are a good way to make friendsC.a

28、re proper to ask a man in actionD.generally make one feel uneasy(2).The question “How do you feel?“ seems to be correct and suitable when asked of _.（分数：1.00）A.a man working at his deskB.a person having lost a close friendC.a stranger who looks somewhat worriedD.a friend who is ill(3).George Bernard

29、 Shaws reply in the passage shows his _.（分数：1.00）A.cheerfulnessB.clevernessC.abilityD.politeness(4).“Youve put a bug in his ear“ means that youve _.（分数：1.00）A.made him laughB.shown concern for himC.made fun of himD.given him some kind of warningBOn Oct. 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working

30、 at the computers to look for the information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright spots crossing the computers screens. At the same moment the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening, they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their ho

31、rror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒). Obviously all these computers had been infected (传染) by computer viruses.It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all have excellent educatio

32、n. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. This kind of computer viruses is named Jerusalem (耶路撒冷) Viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging normal programs or even getting ri

33、d of all the information.We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Fridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the US. But till now, how to get rid of the te

34、rrible viruses remains a problem.（分数：4.00）(1).The group of young men created the viruses to _.（分数：1.00）A.damage all the computersB.test their good abilityC.play tricks on operators of the computersD.attack foreign computer experts(2).According to the passage, computer viruses seem to _.（分数：1.00）A.ha

35、ve been in nature for yearsB.be difficult to get rid of at presentC.exist in any computersD.be able to be got rid of in the near future(3).The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that _.（分数：1.00）A.the computers functions are loweredB.the normal programs are damagedC.the computers infected b

36、y the viruses can no longer be usedD.all the information stored in the computers is gone(4).According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Scientists have found a way to get rid of the viruses.B.The Jerusalem Viruses are a great harm to humans health.C.The viruses will come to a

37、 new computer after staying in the old one for some time.D.Last year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses.CWeather changes when the temperature and the amount of water in the atmosphere change. We can see and feel water coming from the atmosphere when we have rain. But the w

38、ater must somehow get back to the atmosphere. Meteorologists call this the water cycle.There are many stages in the water cycle. Rain falls when water vapor in clouds condenses (凝结). Drops of water form and fall to the ground. The water soaks into the ground and feeds streams and rivers. A lot of ra

39、in falls into the sea. The heat of the sun evaporates some of the water in the ground and in the rivers, lakes, and the sea. It changes the liquid water into water vapor. The vapor rises onto the air. Water vapor is normally invisible. On a very damp of humid day, however, you can sometimes see wate

40、r vapor rising from a puddle (水坑) or pond in a mist (薄雾) above the water. Water vapor also gets into the air from living things. Trees and other plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor from their leaves. People and land animal drink water and breathe out water vapor. In all

41、 these ways the water returns to the air. There it gathers to form clouds and condenses to form rain. The rain falls to earth, and the cycle starts again. It continues even if snow or hail (冰雹) fall instead because both eventually melt to form water. The amount of water vapor in the air depends on t

42、he temperature. The air is more moist (潮湿) in the tropics (热带) than in the cold polar regions.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Water cycle.B.Water vapor.C.How rain forms?D.Water, vapor, rain.(2).How many ways of the water returning to the air are discussed in the text?（分数

43、1.00）A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Fiv(3).Whether water vapor can be seen or not depends on_.（分数：1.00）A.how much water is evaporatedB.how good your eyes areC.in which way water is evaporatedD.climate or weather(4).From the passage we get to know _.（分数：1.00）A.there is more water vapor in the air in the tro

44、pics than in cold polar regionsB.there is more water vapor in the air in cold polar region than in the tropicsC.it gets more rain in the tropics than in cold polar region because there are fewer vaporsD.the amount of water vapor in the air depends on how often it rainsDI feel very excited at the tho

45、ught that in another week I shall be with you again on holiday. I have enjoyed my stay in England very much indeed. Mr. Brown and classmates are nice to me, but, as they say in England, “Theres no place like home,“ and I think you feel this above all at Christmas time. I am leaving here early on Thu

46、rsday, the 23rd, and I shall arrive in Basle on Friday morning, so I shall be home somewhere about lunchtime. Can you meet me at the station, as I shall have a lot of luggage? In some of my earlier letters I have told you all about the other students here, well, I want to ask my Polish friend Jan to

47、 come and spend Christmas with us. Will that be all right? His father and mother died last year, he can not go home for Christmas, and he has no friend in England except the Browns. He is a nice boy. I know you all like him, and I feel sure he will enjoy Christmas with us. It is very short notice, b

48、ut you are always pleased, I know, if we bring our friends home. However, I have not yet invited him, as I thought it was better to ask you first. Please let me know as soon as possible if it will be all right.（分数：4.00）(1).The writer was very excited at the thought that _.（分数：1.00）A.she would be bac

49、k home with her new friendB.she would be with her parents in another weekC.her parents wanted to see her very muchD.she would go on staying in England(2).When did she expect to arrive in Basle?（分数：1.00）A.On Thursday the 23rd.B.On Friday morning.C.The next day.D.The second day after her holiday.(3).She wanted some one to meet her because _.（分数：1.00）A.she was told to do soB.she would be