公共英语二级-539及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-539 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).What can we learn from the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.John was expected to come yesterday.B.John didnt come because he was ill.C.The man was Johns father.(2).Has the man finished the project?（分数：1.00）A.Yes.B.No.C.He wou

2、ld not like to do.(3).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.The coming year.B.The mans mother.C.Buying shoes.(4).What does the woman say about the girl?（分数：1.00）A.She is Lucy.B.She cant be Lucy because Lucy is on holiday.C.She is from France.(5).How long has the man playing piano?（分数：1.00）A.About o

3、ne year.B.About two years.C.About three years.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).Why cant Dr Smith meet the man at 4:30?（分数：1.00）A.Dr Smith will not work at that time.B.Dr Smith will be out to have a tea at that time.C.Dr Smith will have an appointment at that time.(2).What time will the man meet Dr Smith?（分数

4、1.00）A.4:00.B.4:30.C.5:00.(1).What are they quarrelling about?（分数：1.00）A.Going to a park.B.Parking their cars.C.A parking sign.(2).Who usually parks here?（分数：1.00）A.The man.B.The woman.C.Neither.(1).Where was John and his wifes restaurant?（分数：1.00）A.Near a station.B.In a stationC.On a train.(2).Wha

5、t was the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.He was drinking.B.He was sleeping.C.He was waiting for his train.(3).What did the man do when John woke him up?（分数：1.00）A.He drank more.B.He left.C.He asked for his bill and paid.(1).How much is a large bottle of aspirin?（分数：1.00）A.56 pence.B.87 pence.C.67 pence.(2).Ho

6、w much is a tube of toothpaste?（分数：1.00）A.87 pence.B.67 pence.C.56 pence.(3).How much is a film?（分数：1.00）A.1.78 pounds.B.1.72 pounds.C.1.76 pounds.(4).How much does the man give the woman?（分数：1.00）A.1.80 pounds.B.1.85 pounds.C.5 pounds,(1).What is the company going to do?（分数：1.00）A.To promote some p

7、eople.B.To appoint some people.C.To recruit some people.(2).What position has fallen vacant in the company?（分数：1.00）A.Senior secretary.B.Personnel manager.C.Assistant manager.(3).Why did Kitty leave the company?（分数：1.00）A.Because she was not good at her job.B.Because she got married and she wanted t

8、o be a full-time housewife.C.Because she didnt like her job.(4).What qualifications are needed for this job?（分数：1.00）A.A female graduate from the secretary college.B.A female with a good knowledge of English.C.Both A and B.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.No one helped me. I

9、did it all _ myself.（分数：1.00）A.forB.fromC.byD.to2.Jane was made _ the truck for a week as a punishment.（分数：1.00）A.washB.washingC.to washD.to be washing3.Those oranges taste _.（分数：1.00）A.goodB.wellC.to be goodD.to be well4.- Do you think I could borrow your bicycle?（分数：1.00）A.How come?B.Take your tim

10、e.C.Yes, go on.D.Yes, help yourself.5.The speaker raised his voice but still couldnt make himself _.（分数：1.00）A.hearB.to hearC.hearingD.heard6.Careless driving _ a lot of high accidents.（分数：1.00）A.affectsB.makesC.causesD.results7.Enough of it! Nobody here thinks what are saying should make any _.（分数：

11、1.00）A.excuseB.senseC.useD.value8.When he was there, he _ go to that coffee-house at the comer after work every day.（分数：1.00）A.wouldB.shouldC.had toD.might9.There are shops on _ side of the street. _ of them do not dose till 12 at night.（分数：1.00）A.both; AllB.every; NoneC.either; SomeD.other; Many10.

12、The spy was caught _ though he died from wounds the next day.（分数：1.00）A.livingB.aliveC.liveD.lived11.It worried her a bit _ her hair was turning grey.（分数：1.00）A.whileB.thatC.ifD.though12.- Jane, what do you think of Mr Green?- As _ teacher, he ought to set _ good example to the pupils.（分数：1.00）A.the

13、 aB.a; aC.a; theD./; the13.I didnt hear the phone, I _ asleep.（分数：1.00）A.must beB.must have beenC.should beD.should have been14.Please give me _. Im not tall enough to reach the book on the top of the bookshelf.（分数：1.00）A.a handB.helpC.handsD.helps15.This pair of trousers _ my sister.（分数：1.00）A.is

14、belong toB.are belong toC.belong toD.belongs to六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)“Mr Johnson told me that you would like to learn about the work of a reporter,“ the editor said. “Well, a (36) is the eyes and ears of his newspaper. You couldnt have a newspaper (37) reporters. Its the news that reporters writ

15、e that (38) the column of the paper. We all have to be (39) to write about any- thing that may happen. We (40) have to write about what (41) on in the police courts one day and about earthquakes, floods and (42) disasters the next. (43) we may have to meet a famous film star in the morning and a mem

16、ber of the government in the afternoon. (44) we may talk to a big industrialist who has (45) opened a large factory and later visit an artist (46) work is being exhibited. The work is (47) the same, yet theres one thing that must always (48) the same. Do you know what that is? You have to write a (4

17、9) and correct account of whoever and (50) it is you have seen. It does not (51) what your political ideas are; for example, I have to report speeches by politicians I may disagree (52) , even dislike, yet I must never (53) my feeling to appear in what I write about. It is pleasant and interesting (

18、54) . I have done it for thirty years and wouldnt change it for (55) ./（分数：20.00）A.personB.reporterC.publisherD.jobA.fromB.beyondC.withoutD.amongA.buildsB.attractsC.interestsD.fillsA.preparedB.pleasedC.productiveD.professionalA.mayB.couldC.mustD.shouldA.holdsB.goesC.keepsD.dependsA.importantB.deadC.

19、harmfulD.naturalA.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.OrD.ForA.ThenB.WhenC.SoD.AlthoughA.neverB.yetC.justD.everA.whichB.whoseC.whomD.thatA.alwaysB.neverC.almostD.generallyA.appearB.operateC.remainD.functionA.largeB.longC.funnyD.fairA.whateverB.whereC.howD.wheneverA.showB.careC.explainD.matterA.toB.withC.aboutD.on

20、A.allowB.causeC.forbidD.keepA.articleB.reportC.workD.feelingA.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ATobaccoYou most likely know that tobacco is a plant. It has large leaves that have been smoked in many forms for at least 2 000 years. But do you know that:Before the twen

21、tieth century, not many people died from using tobacco because there wasnt much tobacco being used. Cigarettes had to be rolled by hand. A person who was really fast could roll about four cigarettes a minute, or around 2 000 a day. In 1884 the cigarette manufacturing machine was invented that could

22、produce 120 000 cigarettes a day. Soon the number being sold rose to one billion a year. As a result of advertising and efficient machines, the tobacco business continued to grow. Today about 840 packs of cigarettes are sold every second in the US. Thats more than one million every hour! Imagine tha

23、t! Blink you eyes and 840 packs are s01d. Blink again - another 840 packs! As the number of cigarette sales increased, so did the number of deaths caused by cigarettes. Today one out of every five people who die in the US dies because of smoking. Smoking tobacco is responsible for more deaths than c

24、ocaine, heroin, alcohol, fire, automobile accidents, homicides, suicides, and AIDS combined. That amounts to about 430 000 people who die needlessly every year, 1 200 people who die every day because of their addiction to cigarettes. Its like having several completely full jumbo jets crash every day

25、 killing all aboard!Who in the USA SmokesCigarette smoking is a widespread habit in the United States today. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women smoke regularly. It is quite encouraging to note,however,that millions of people have given up the smokin

26、g habit. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives, but twentysix percent of these men and eleven percent of these women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is in

27、creasing.Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 2444.Income, education and occupation play a part in determining a persons smoking habits. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated m

28、en with high incomes arc less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all, he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes every day.The situation is somewhat different for women. The

29、re are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income, we

30、ll-edu-cated families, and from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.（分数：4.0

31、0）(1).The tobacco business developed quickly in the 20th century because _.（分数：1.00）A.a person could roll more cigarettes every dayB.there was more tobacco sold in marketsC.the cigarette manufacturing machine was invented and there were many tobacco advertisementsD.more women enjoyed smoking(2).Amon

32、g the deaths _, percent of people die from smoking in the USA.（分数：1.00）A.fiftyB.twentyC.tenD.fifteen(3).The number of men giving up smoking is _ the number of women stopping smoking.（分数：1.00）A.smaller thanB.as many asC.similar toD.larger than(4).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Persons

33、between 24 and 44 are more likely to smoke.B.If a woman is rich and well-educated, she may smoke less than poor woman with lower education.C.Children may smoke if both of their parents smoke.D.Occupation, education and income have much to do with a persons smoking habits.BKristy, 28, a cook in La Cr

34、oss, often wondered what shed do in a life-threatening situation. On August 29, 1997, she got hex answer. While she was driving on a road, a big truck hit its head on a pick-up car(敞篷小货车). The pick-up burst into flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pick-up. Two farmers, Dean Bernhard, 51, and hi

35、s brother Donald, 44, were inside, When she got close, Kristy could see the unconscious driver. The other man was under the passenger seat. Says Kristy, “The smells were sickening(令人作呕的). I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all.“The driver of the big truck was struggling to open the pas

36、senger door, so Kristy rushed to the drivers side. Finally they opened the door. She reached in, seized the driver and, to her horror, felt her hands sink into his chest. She quickly dragged the man to safety on the roadside, then hurried back. As Kristy stared down the ditch(沟) with the passenger,

37、the pick-up blew up. She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to safety.When the police arrived a while latex, Kristy started crying, “I want my mum.“ In fact she cried for the next three months. Today, the two farmers, each the father of two children, are good friends with Kristy. To show thei

38、r deep appreciation, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds - one for each member of their immediate families, and the, ninth for her.（分数：4.00）(1).In which order did Kristy do the following things?a. Carried Dean and Donald to safety, b. Rushed to the pick-up.c. Surprised herself, d. Saw the truc

39、k hit on the pick-up.e. Got out of her car. f. Wondered what shed do in danger（分数：1.00）A.e,d,b,a,c,fB.d,e,b,a,f,cC.f,d,e, b,a,cD.f,c,e,d,b,a(2).When coming to save Donald and Dean Beruhard, Kristy never thought that she _.（分数：1.00）A.could have any help from othersB.would be successful in saving both

40、 of themC.might be killedD.would be tested in a dangerous situation(3).In the first paragraph we read: “The pick-up burst into flames.“ This sentence most likely means:_.（分数：1.00）A.The pick-up was on fireB.The pick-up started smoking badlyC.A terrifying cry came out of the pick-upD.The pick-up was b

41、roken into pieces(4).Which of the following best shows Kristys true heroism?（分数：1.00）A.She did not feel terrified at the accident.B.She protected herself as well as the two brothers from harm.C.She put her life “on the line“ to save others.D.She was regarded as a member of Deans and Donalds families

42、CThe expression “Go for it!“ is a way of encouraging someone to try something.“Go for it!“ means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.“Go for it!“ gets its name from football. Not football as it is played in most countries such as

43、England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical decision.The conservative(保守的) choice is to kick t

44、he ball and accept temporary defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain the remaining yards needed.People present are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout: “Kick the ball

45、 But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!“ They will scream.In the 1980s, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely. There is no guarantee(保证) that the action you “go for it“ will succeed.But that is the chance you ta

46、ke when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.（分数：3.00）(1).The expression “Go for it!“ comes from _.（分数：1.00）A.English footballB.Egyptian footballC.Japanese footballD.American football(2).According to the passage, when

47、we decide to go for it, we only consider _.（分数：1.00）A.safetyB.actionC.resultD.situation(3).In which of the following situations should we use the expression nowadays?（分数：1.00）A.We decide to avoid trouble or danger for the future.B.We try to improve our English for better education.C.We need to make

48、a quick decision at the last moment.D.We have to make a choice between success and failure.DShe once said: “When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, the end is nothing; the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasu

49、re. I have never faced the typewriter(打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done.“Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor(活力) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains