公共英语二级-660及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-660 及答案解析(总分：105.00，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 is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Manager and clerk.B. Director and secretary.C. Professor and student.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the population of that city?A. 800,000.B. 813,000.C. 8

2、13,400.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What color is the womans car?A. Red.B. Red and blue.C. Blue.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Who were the books ordered by?A. John.B. Bill.C. The man.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).When does the man start work today?A. At 9:30B. At 10:15.C. At 9:00.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：6，分数：16.00)(1).Where is Mr

3、 Lees office?A. Right at the comer.B. On the first floor.C. On the fourth floor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How do you think the man had better go to Mr. Lees office?A. By taking the lift.B. On foot.C. By following another man along the corridor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Who is Mr. Lees neighbor?A. Miss Ho. B. Mr.

4、 Hong. C. Mrs. Hu.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What does the announcement tell people?A. They should start leaving the exhibition hall now.B. No more visitors will come.C. The exhibition is still open.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When was the announcement made?A. Half past five in the afternoon.B. Fifteen minutes to fi

5、ve.C. A quarter past five.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What does the woman complain(埋怨)about the man?A. He doesnt know how to save moneyB. He is forgetfulC. 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.(1).Which of the following

6、is true according to the passage?A. Its important to be served before other people in a supermarket.B. You should wait for your turn to be served.C. British people have a good habit of queuing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Who sees to tile safety of the supermarket?A. Thieves. B. Shop assistant. C. Detectives.

7、分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).In a supermarket you can _.A. get everything freeB. pick ont what you want by yourselfC. stand in line（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Why do people take a basket in supermarkets?A. Because they want to buy it.B. Because they put things they want to buy into it and take them home.C. Because its

8、 convenient to carry things they want to buy with a basket.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What are there in the briefcase?A. Some jewelry. B. Important papers. C. Money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why will they go back to the hotel?A. To look for his wallet.B. To look for his important letter.C. To look for his briefcas

9、e.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Where did Gail spend the nights in the country?A. In a farm house. B. In the open. C. At a hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How was the weather in the country?A. It snowed a lot.B. It rained nearly every day.C. There was a lot of sunshine.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What did Gail think of the pe

10、ople in the country?A. They were tall.B. They were strange.C. They were friendly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.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.To get into the habit of smoking means _ ones own life short.A. makeB. makingC. to makeD. made（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.- Why do you think he is a liar?-

11、We have proved _ many times.A. so B. as much C. him D. it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3._ the temperature going down so quickly, I dont think we are able to go on with our experiment.A. For B. By C. From D. With（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Hard as he tried, he still _ not get the accident out of his mind.A. might B. shou

12、ld C. could D. would（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.How can I mend it?Well, look at _, please.A. explanations B. expressions C. instructions D. introductions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.In her mothers opinion, it would be silly to _ the colour of the curtain before they had painted the room.A. accept B. choose C. find D.

13、change（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _ I disagree.A. how B. why C. what D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.I dont think Jim saw me; he _into space.A. just stared B. was just staringC. has just stared D. had just stared（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9._ is the population of Ch

14、ina?A. How much B. How many C. Which D. What（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Have you heard the news, _ Billy will come back from Denmark soon.A. which B. where C. that D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Look _ ! Theres a car coming.A. up B. out C. back D. over（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The achievements are _ a great importanc

15、e.A. for B. of C. to D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Does Tom know any other foreign languages_ English?A. butB. exceptC. besidesD. beside（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.He always did well at school _ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.A. in spite of B. instead of C. in case of D. in favor of（分数：1.00）A.B.C

16、D.15.Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _ to carry all the way home.A. much too heavy B. heavy too muchC. too much heavy D. too heavy much（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Do you know insurance(保险)? Buying insurance is a (36) by which people can protect themselves (37) large loss

17、es. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay (38) sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only (39) will lose their homes by fire. The insurance Company will pay for these homes out of the sums of money it

18、 has (40) .The first modern fire insurance company was (41) in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just (42) most of the cities, and people wanted protection against (43) losses. The first company (44) rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.Benjamin Franklin helped form the

19、 first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also (45) a new kind of insurance for (46) . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops (47) storms.In 1975, Benjamin Franklin helped start (48) new insurance company in America. This company, (49) offered life insurance, c

20、ollected some money (50) from many different men. (51) a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is (52) in business.Over the years, people have (53) from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from (54) accidents as car and plane crashes. (55) , almost

21、everyone has some kinds of insurance.（分数：20.00）(1).A. way B. company C. thought D. means（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).FA.between B. to C. from D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. small B. large C. little D. few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. few B. quite a few C. a few D. many（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. robbed B. taken C. coll

22、ected D. borrowed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. organized B. found C. built D. formed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. injured B. hurt C. destroyed D. harmed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. longer B. farther C. further D. deeper（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. grew B. went C. existed D. raised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. insisted B. sugg

23、ested C. advised D. wanted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. workers B. salesmen C. farmers D. people（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. by B. from C. for D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. other B. some C. certain D. another（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. which B. that C. who D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. regularly B. often C

24、 usually D. always（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. Although B. Until C. If D. Unless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. still B. also C. already D. always（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. heard B. paid C. benefited D. offered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. such B. many C. the D. more（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. Gradually B. Today C. Tom

25、orrow D. Lately（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)ABlack Americans have served with honor in every American military action, though this fact is often not written in history books. Even though black men begged to be allowed to serve in the Revolution War, they served well. During the Revolut

26、ion War a black man named Estabrook captured Royal Armys General Prescott Newport and Peter Salem, a black, killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his victory at Bunker Hill.Though whites had long believed that blacks could neither command nor use firearms, blacks fought bravely. In 1863, William

27、Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his vole in battles.In World War ,40, 00 black soldiers served with this French command Johnson and Needham Robert were the first Americans to win tile Croix de Guerre-Frances top military award.During World War R over 40, 000 black soldiers serve

28、d in the army forces. Dorie Miller, a black, was one of the first heroes in this war. At Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack, he shot down four planes. The black fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis, Jr. made themselves known as brave soldiers throughout the war.（分数：3.00）(1).The main idea of the passage

29、 is that _.A. black Americans served bravely during the Revolutionary WarB. black Americans served under the French during the World War IC. more black Americans died than whites in warsD. black Americans have served their country bravely in many wars（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Benjamin Davis Jr. was _.A.

30、commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World War IIB. given the Croix de Guerre, Frances highest military awardC. awarded the Congressional Medal of HonorD. a soldier who died in the World War II（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The world “savoring“ in the first paragraph means _.A. requiting B. rep

31、orting C. enjoying D. thinking of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.While visiting France, we decided to do some shopping. Not far from the hotel was a store with all kinds of clothing hanging up, and a notice offering fifty percent discount.When we entered the shop, a woman asked if she could help us, but we would l

32、ike to look a round on our own. She looked at us very strangely.Not finding anything suitable, we thanked the woman and left. Suddenly my husband began to laugh and pointed to a small sign in English. It said: “DRY-CLEANING SHOP“.（分数：5.00）(1).The shop they entered was_.A. a tailors shopB. a second-h

33、and clothing storeC. a clothing storeD. none of the above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the writer might be_.A. a FrenchmanB. a FrenchwomanC. an EnglishmanD. an Englishwoman（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The woman in the shop stared at them strangely, because _.A. she saw foreigners for the fi

34、rst timeB. they had on funny clothesC. she wondered why they came into the shopD. they didnt give her any money（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The man laughed suddenly when_.A. he found something he was afterB. he realized they had been to a wrong placeC. he caught sight of a strange womanD. he saw a notice（分数

35、1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The writer and her husband went into the shop because _.A. they want to have their clothes washedB. they want to buy the clothes they saw in itC. they didnt know they went into the dry-cleaning shopD. they liked the woman in it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BDecember 13th, 2005Dear Sirs,I am ver

36、y happy to apply for the position of secretary, which you advertised in China Daily of December 10, 2005.I have been working as a secretary at a college office. Because I am the only secretary in the office, it is necessary for me to work quickly and efficiently and to be flexible in my daily work.

37、Professors value my work and my ability to meet their needs.Although I am happy now, I feel that my promotion (晋升) is limited here, and I would like to have a more challenging job. Therefore, I enrolled (参加) in a program to expand my knowledge of international business affairs. Now, both my English

38、and Chinese have been improved and I am ready to begin working as a bilingual secretary in an international company like yours, and I believe I can be a great help to your firm.The enclosed resume gives further details of my qualifications, and I would appreciate it if you could give me an opportuni

39、ty to have an interview. I am looking forward to receiving your call at 62428866 or please use the enclosed pre-paid postcard to send me your reply.Thank you very much for your consideration.Faithfully Yours,Mary Lee（分数：4.00）(1).The writer wants to change her job because_.A. she has difficulty handl

40、ing her daily work efficientlyB. she can hardly get a chance to be promotedC. she finds her present job too challengingD. she is tired of her duties at the college（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In order to prepare herself for a more satisfactory job, the writer_.A. has taken part in a special business program

41、B. tries to get the professors high praisesC. has worked much harder on her jobD. bas to prove herself to be efficient（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A bilingual secretary ( Line 4, paragraph 3 ) differs from other secretaries in that he or she can_.A. operate a computerB. do the job efficientlyC. speak two la

42、nguagesD. write official documents（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).By sending this letter, the writer expected toA. draw the attention of the companyB. get an opportunity for an interviewC. apply for a suitable position in China DailyD. obtain more information about the company（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CMaybe 10 years o

43、ld Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you cant be healthy if you are dead.“Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belta mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.There have been many

44、 myths about safety belts since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.Myth Number One: Its best to be “thrown clear“ of a serious accident.Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear“ is also going to be serious enough t

45、o given you a very bad landing, and chances are youll have travelled through a windshield or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty- five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear“.Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap“ people in cars that are bur

46、ning or sinking in water.Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious for not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous s

47、ituations, not to be trapped in them.Myth Number Three: Safety belts arent needed at a speed of less than 30 miles per hour (mph).Truth: When two cars travelling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force head first into the ground from a height of 10 meters.

48、分数：4.00）(1).Why did Elizabeth say to her father “But, Dad, you cant be healthy if you are dead. “?A. He was driving at great speed.B. He was running across the street.C. He didnt have his safety belt on.D. He didnt take his medicine on time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The reason “Father was in a hurry to

49、get home“ was that he _.A. wasnt feeling very wellB. hated to drive in the darkC. wanted to take some exerciseD. didnt want to be caught by the police（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the text, to be “thrown clear“ of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _.A. may be knocked down by other carsB. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the carC. may find it impossible to get away from the sea