公共英语二级-697及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语二级-697 及答案解析(总分：115.00，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 does the woman mean?A. The price for the coffee is fair.B. The price is cheap.C. The price is expensive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does this man mean?A. It makes no difference to him which they go to.B. He does

2、 not want to go to either one.C. The play and the movie are about the same subject.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What time is it in Cairo?A. 2:00 a.m.B. 12:00 noon.C. 7:00 p.m.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).When will Bill come back?A. Today.B. Tomorrow.C. Next week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).Why doesnt the woman go into the room?

3、A. She cant unlock the door.B. She has lost the key.C. She wants to wait till the man comes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：6，分数：17.00)(1).Where is the man?A. On his way to Turners Street.B. In a bus to Turners Street.C. At the bus stop.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why did the man ask the woman the way?A. Because he

4、 wanted to arrive at Turners Street on time.B. Because he didnt know where the bus stop was.C. Because he didnt know how to get to Turners Street.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How long does it take to get to Turners Street if the man walks?A. About one hour.B. About one hour and a half.C. About half an hour.（分

5、数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What advice did the woman give to the man?A. She told him to go by bus. B. She told him to walk there.C. She told him to wait for a bus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What did the woman want to buy?A. A cheap shirt. B. An expensive shirt. C. A cheap skirt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How much did the wom

6、an spend?A. 65 dollars. B. 60 dollars. C. 130 dollars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What is the two speakersrelationship?A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Salesman and customer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。（分数：3.00）(1).What was the womans first job?A. Marketing consultant.B. Human resources manage

7、r.C. Building designer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What benefits the woman during her business trip in Korea?A. Having a good knowledge of Korea.B. Having lived in Korea for a long time.C. Being able to speak Korean.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why does the woman want to get the new job?A. It will have lots of travel

8、by train.B. It will help her to know more about Asia.C. It will make her available to visit Korea.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Where does the conversation most likely take place?A. At the airport.B. At the restaurant.C. At a hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the purpose of the mans visit?A. Visiting some frien

9、ds.B. Going sightseeing.C. Being on Business.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What does the man want?A. A cup. B. A taxi. C. A car.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the address given by the man?A. 1120, East 31st Street.B. 1120, East 32nd Street.C. 1220, East 30th Street.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What was the matter with the b

10、oy?A. The boy was hurt by the arm.B. Water got into the boys eyes.C. The boy was in danger in the water.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What did the man do?A. He took off his shoes.B. He watched the little boy carefully.C. He saved the little boy successfully.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Who saw the man doing this?A. No o

11、ne. B. The woman. C. The boys parents.（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.I think he is going to deal with the problem _ day.A. next B. other C. following D. another（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Our ancestors celebrated _ birth of _ child by giving away red eggs.A. /; a B. /

12、 theC. the; a D. the; the（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.As everybody knows, there is _ house in this neighborhood.A. no suchB. no aC. not suchD. no such a（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.-I had a very good weekend at my uncles.-Oh, really.9 _A. That will do. B. Cheer up! C. Its a pleasure. D. Glad to hear that.（分数：1.00）A.B.

13、C.D.5.If the work _ by the end of month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.A. to be completed B. is completedC. to have been completed D. being completed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Theres a tiny _ in the diamond: thats why the ring is so cheap.A. deformity B. error C. flaw D. scar（分数：1.00）A.B

14、C.D.7.Mum, Ive been studying English since 8 oclock._I go out and play with Tom for a while?No, Im afraid not. Besides, its raining outside now.A. Cant B. Wouldnt C. May not D. Wont（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses _on the table all the time.A. had b

15、een lainB. have been lyingC. were lainD. had been lying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.In order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours _ in my study.A. locking B. lockedC. to lock D. being locked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.“ Are you coming to the sports club?“ “ No._“ A. have no idea at all. B. So what? C. I dont feel

16、 like it today. D. What about?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Helen did not go to bed early last night because she had to _ for todays English test.A. stay later B. sat late C. stay up D. study later（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.I_ ten minutes to decide whether I should accept the offer or not.A. gaveB. was givenC. was g

17、ivingD. had given（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.The machine needs _.A. be repairedB. repairedC. to repairD. repairing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Dont _ blindly anything printed.A. take B. absorb C. receive D. accept（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Shall we go swimming?Where _ ?A. from B. at C. for D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(

18、总题数：1，分数：20.00)Long long ago mankind began to use tools. Throughout the world, you can still find the tools which were used over two million years ago. People made such tools by hitting one stone (36) another. By this means, they got pieces from one of the stones. These pieces of stone were always (

19、37) on one side. People utilized them to (38) skin and meat from some animals that were dead, (39) to make other tools from wood. Mankind needed (40) use tools since, unlike other meat-eating (41) , say lions, they did not have sharp teeth. Tools greatly helped people obtain food more (42) .Tools he

20、lped (43) human intelligence as well when human worked with them. The human brain became bigger gradually, and human beings began to invent a growing number of tools. The stone piece was one of the (44) tools that were used by people, and maybe it was (45) . Some scientists hold it was the key (46)

21、human beings success.A new kind of tool has come into peoples view since 1960, that is, the silicon chip a small chip of silicon crystal. It is a bit (47) than a fingernail, but it is able to (48) several million “bits“ of information or so. No doubt that it is an (49) brain.Each year these chips gr

22、ow cleverer, however (50) size becomes smaller, whats more, their cost gets (51) .It is (52) over two million years that human beings used chips, but human (53) changed so little at that time. Now we have made use of silicon chips for merely (54) years, but our life is changing faster with each pass

23、ing day.(55) will human life be like in two decades?（分数：20.00）(1).A. within B. among C. into D. against（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. sharp B. dirty C. blunt D. clean（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. produce B. buy C. cut D. sell（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. but B. while C. when D. and（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. to B. on C. i

24、n D. above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. humans B. animals C. persons D. people（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. hard B. easily C. nearly D. almost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. damage B. maintain C. develop D. entertain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. last B. first C. late D. final（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. the most important B. imp

25、ortantestC. most important D. the importantest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. from B. to C. for D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. smaller B. larger C. higher D. lower（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. remember B. get C. store D. know（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. electric B. electricity C. electronic D. electrical（分数：1.00）A.B

26、C.D.(15).A. them B. they C. theirs D. their（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. less B. more C. most D. correct（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. for B. across C. over D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. live B. life C. day D. living（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. a few B. a little C. little D. few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. What B.

27、Where C. Which D. When（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)AThe Summer Festival of this year is the most wonderful one weve ever seen, so everybody should get something. They have held the festival five times and this is the sixth time. The timing is a little different: For the last five years

28、 its been around the third to fifteenth of the month, but this year everybody is allowed to get enough time so that we can recover from the first of January celebrations. Therefore it has been scheduled at the end of the month. Sensational plays, dances and also a great many art exhibitions are all

29、 in the list of the programmes, but the most famous one is its great street music in the festival. In todays report, however, Im interested in looking at some of the theatrical events that you might like to see; especially, at this years topic-circuses. Id like to tell you something about the circus

30、 performances, not plenty of others in the programme. The reason why Ive chosen these is that they represent distinct movements within circus performances. The Circus Romano is the first one that comes from Italy. As a travelling circus, it represents a long tradition by performing in a marquee, whi

31、ch is really like a portable canvas building, and usually it is erected in a green space or a car park, instead of in a theatre or a stadium.（分数：4.00）(1).When is this years festival scheduled to be held?A. 1-13 January. B. 3-15 January.C. 25-31 January. D. 18-25 January.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What wil

32、l the audience focus on today?A. Theatre. B. Cinema. C. Display. D. Hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Whats the meaning of the underlined word “marquee“ in the passage?A. Wonderful theatre. B. Tent.C. Unusual exhibition. D. Stadium.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which is the best title for this passage?A. The Time o

33、f the Summer Festival.B. The List of the Programme.C. Circus Performances.D. The Arrangement of the Summer Festival.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BPeople all over the world know Wimbledon as the center of lawn tennis.In 1874 it was a country village, but it was the home of the All England Croquet Club. The Club

34、had been there since 1864. A lot of people played croquet in England at that time and enjoyed it, but the national championships did not attract many people. So the Club had very little money.“This new game of lawn tennis seems to have plenty of action (精彩场面), and people like watching it,“ they thou

35、ght. “Shall we allow people to play lawn tennis on some of our beautiful croquet lawns?“In 1877, Wimbledon held the first world lawn tennis championships (mens singles). Wimbledon grew. There was some surprise and doubt, of course, when the Club allowed women to play in the first womens singles cham

36、pionship in 1884. But the ladies played well - even in long skirts that hid their legs and feet. Until 1907 the winners, both men and women, were always British, but since 1936 the victory has usually gone to an American or an Australian. British people were very happy when an English girl, Ann Jone

37、s, won the championship in 1969.（分数：4.00）(1).Wimbledon is known all over the world as_.A. a country villageB. the home of an unusual croquet clubC. the center of lawn tennisD. a famous place of interest near London（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Club decided to allow people to play tennis on their beautifu

38、l lawns because_.A. few people enjoyed playing croquetB. its members became more interested in tennisC. lawn tennis seemed to have more actionD. the club needed money（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why was there surprise and doubt in the first womens singles championship in 18847 Because_.A. all women players

39、wore long skirtsB. the ladies played so well in their long skirtsC. all winners, both men and women, were always BritishD. it did not seem proper for women to play tennis（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What made British people happy when Ann Jones won the womens singles in 19697A. There were her family members

40、 among the people who watched the match.B. She was the first member of the club who ever won a game.C. She was the first British winner for a long time.D. She was beautifully dressed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CStudents who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually w

41、rite poorly, because they make many mistakes.The students who use dictionaries the most do not learn especially well, either. The ones who looked up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. T

42、heir dictionaries often give only one or two words as a translation of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.The most successful students were those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 1

43、00, 000 words but do not use them too often. Whey they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still de not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing.

44、 If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables (音节) ,they always use a dictionary. Also if they think a noun might have an unusual plural or a verb might have an unusual past tense, they checked them in a dictionary.（分数：3.00）(1).The writer tends to think that _.A. choose a go

45、od dictionary, and youll succeed in learning EnglishB. dictionaries are not very necessary to the students who learn EnglishC. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properlyD. using dictionaries very often cant help to improve writing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage

46、 which of the following is not true?A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.B. No matter what new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.C. Small two-language dictionaries do little help to study English.D. Reading Something for the first time, youd better not

47、use dictionaries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which was not mentioned in this article?A. How to make good use of a dictionary.B. When to use a dictionary.C. How to improve spoken-English.D. How to practice reading fast.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.American society is not nap (午睡) friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a

48、 sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. “Theres even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep“. Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote a proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.“Wron

49、g. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping“, says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research.Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an“ American sleep debt “which one member said was important as the national debt. The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepness: people causing industrial ac