国家公共英语（二级）笔试-试卷401及答案解析.doc

1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试-试卷 401 及答案解析(总分：130.00，做题时间：90 分钟)听力1.第一节听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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。_What are they going to do next Friday?（分数：10.00）A.They are going to watch movies.B.They are going to the ballet.C.They are going to the park.(2)

2、.What was the weather like half an hour ago?（分数：2.00）A.It was raining.B.It was wet.C.It was cloudy.(3).What are they talking about?（分数：2.00）A.Playing on the beach.B.Painting on the beach.C.Dancing on the beach.(4).How are they going to New York?（分数：2.00）A.By plane.B.By car.C.By train.(5).What is the

3、 price of a pound of oranges that the woman would like?（分数：2.00）A.20 pence.B.25 pence.C.30 pence.2.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。_Why does Jane want to leave her present job?（分数：4.00）A.Because she does no

4、t like the job.B.Because she wants to do something different.C.Because she does not want to live outside London.(2).Which of the following countries is Jane most likely to go?（分数：2.00）A.Canada.B.Australia.C.Italy.What kind of room does William Woods want?（分数：6.00）A.A single room.B.A double room with

5、 bath.C.A single room with bath.(2).How much will William Woods pay for the room?（分数：2.00）A.$390.B.$400.C.$490.(3).On which day will William Woods leave the hotel?（分数：2.00）A.On Sunday, Aug. 29th.B.On Monday, Aug. 23rd.C.On Saturday, Aug. 28th.Why did the girl invite Uncle Smith to dinner?（分数：8.00）A.

6、She liked him.B.She had no other friends.C.She wanted to have a birthday party.(2).When would Uncle Smith be free?（分数：2.00）A.On Saturday.B.From Monday to Friday.C.On Sunday.(3).Why wouldnt Uncle Smith come on Saturday?（分数：2.00）A.He only wanted to come on Sunday.B.He would be very busy on Saturday.C.

7、His car was broken down.(4).What time would they meet on Sunday?（分数：2.00）A.About 6:30 or 7:00.B.About 7:30.C.About 6:00.What did the person do every day?（分数：8.00）A.He drank a big glass of beer.B.He went to the same beer house.C.He drank with a different friend.(2).Why did the person ask for two glas

8、ses of beer instead of one big glass?（分数：2.00）A.Because he didnt like drink alone.B.Because he and his friend drank them together.C.Because he and the beer woman drank them together.(3).What happened a few days later?（分数：2.00）A.The person s friend stopped drinking beer.B.The person asked only for ha

9、lf a glass of beer.C.The person asked only for one glass of beer.(4).What do we know about his friend?（分数：2.00）A.His friend died.B.His friend was well.C.His friend was beer.二、英语知识运用(总题数：4，分数：60.00)3.完形填空_It was Clark s first visit to London Underground Railway. Against【C1】_ advice of his friends, he

10、 decided to go there after 5 o clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to【C2】_ in London, because numerous people go home from work【C3】_ this hour. He had to join a long【C4】_ of people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some difficulty in making himself【C5】_by the man sellin

11、g tickets. However, he got the right ticket【C6】_ the end and, by asking people the【C7】_ , he also found the right platform. It was packed tight【C8】_ people. He did not【C9】_ to get on the first train, but he was【C10】_to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better【C11】_ to get on t

12、he next one. When this train came in, Clark was【C12】_ forward on to the train by the【C13】_ of people from behind. The doors closed and the train【C14】_ off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth【C15】_ along the lin

13、e. When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his【C16】_ had been so easy. But he suddenly【C17】_ that he had come to a station he had never heard of. He explained his difficulty to a man who was standing on the platform. With a【C18】_ on his face, the man【C19】_ Clark tha

14、t he had caught a train going in the opposite【C20】_ .（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.anB.someC.anyD.the(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.leaveB.visitC.stayD.travel(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.onB.inC.atD.by(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.groupB.teamC.queueD.crowd(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.understandB.understoodC.understandingD.understandable(6).【C

15、6】（分数：2.00）A.inB.atC.byD.on(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.routeB.trackC.wayD.path(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.forB.ofC.inD.with(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.manageB.succeedC.failD.achieve(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.ableB.sureC.easyD.possible(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.positionB.stateC.seatD.way(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.hurriedB.crowdedC.forcedD.swept

16、(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.pushB.rushC.dragD.brush(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.beganB.droveC.ranD.moved(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.pauseB.stopC.placeD.rest(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.journeyB.travelC.visitD.voyage(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.followedB.realizedC.thoughtD.recognized(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.laughB.lookC.smileD.stare(19).【C19

17、】（分数：2.00）A.explainedB.saidC.toldD.advised(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.directionB.pathC.routeD.journey4.语法填空_Simon: Linda, do you know when the visitors from India are coming?Linda: We offer them three 1 (choose) : the end of March, the middle of April and the beginning of May, and they chose the earliest 2

18、 , which is good actually with exams 3 (come) up in May. Simon: Right. And how many are coming? Did you say about 8? Linda: Yes, they said 8 at first, but 4 (change) to 6 this morning. Simon: Good, we have 5 weeks to prepare. Here are my suggestions. On the first day, a welcome party, then they can

19、visit 5 schools in the district on the second and third days. Linda: We ve got to remember this group wants to look at how the Internet is being 6 (use) in the classroom. That s 7 they are coming for. Simon: Exactly, 8 I want to ask Mr. Todd to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third

20、day. Linda: That will fit in very 9 (nice). Simon: And on the last day, they would do some sightseeing. We could take them on the tour of London, but many of them 10 have been there already, and Scotland will be too far away. Linda: Why not take them for a walk along the coast? It should be interest

21、ing. Simon: Good idea! Linda. I m sure theyll like it.（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_三、阅读理解(总题数：7，分数：30.00)6.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。_7.短文理解_It was the first snow of winter. Up until now, I had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息

22、) , but today I would need some help. Miss king, my kindergarten teacher, may still remember this one. I managed to get into my snow pants, but I struggled with my jacket because it did not fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother. Finally it was time to have Miss King help me with my boots.

23、She said, “By the end of winter, you will be able to put on your own boots.“ I handed her my boots, and she managed to get the first one into place and then worked the second one on, too. I said, “They are on the wrong feet.“ She struggled to get the boots off and tried again. Then I said,“ These ar

24、ent my boots, they are my brothers boots and I hate them!“ Somehow, she managed to act as though I was not an annoying little girl. She pushed and shoved, less gently this time and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet. Seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, wher

25、e are your gloves?“ I looked into her eyes and said, “I did not want to lose them, so I put them into the toes of my boots.“（分数：6.00）(1).According to the passage, the little girl got_from her brother.（分数：2.00）A.the pants and jacketB.the jacket and bootsC.the jacket and hatD.the gloves(2).What made i

26、t difficult for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on?（分数：2.00）A.The wrong size of the boots.B.The unwillingness of the girl.C.The gloves in the toes of the boots.D.The slowness of the teacher.(3).Why did the little girl put her gloves into her boots?（分数：2.00）A.She worried to lose the

27、m.B.To make her teacher find them.C.She didnt know the reason.D.She didnt like them.Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is we can try to do it ourselves. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers

28、have. If you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go. Second, once good talkers h

29、ave asked questions, they listen to the answers. And to find out what sort of person you are talking to, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of the conversation. Real listening also means not just li

30、stening to words but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, its time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well now to deal with the occasion of parting. If you want to see that person again, dont keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away

31、 feeling as if theyve known you half their life.（分数：6.00）(1).Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way_.（分数：2.00）A.for you to make more and more new friendsB.to begin your business talksC.to get the conversation going smoothlyD.for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others(2)

32、.Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who_.（分数：2.00）A.are good at making any topic interestingB.never talk too much or too littleC.always speak in a gentle wayD.know how and when he should change the topic of the talk(3).If you really take delight in meeting someone again, _.（分数：2.00）A.you m

33、ay take him as your lifelong trustworthy friendB.it seems necessary for you to let him know itC.it s proper for you to give him a second handshakeD.itll be helpful for you to have further understanding of himPepys and his wife Jane had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. The

34、y were up very late on the Saturday evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were busy they saw the glow(微弱的光)of a fire start in the sky. By 3 oclock on the Sunday morning, its glow had become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it. Pepys slipped on his dressing-g

35、own and went to the window to watch it. It seemed fairly far away, and after a time he went back to bed. When he got up in the morning, it looked, though the fire was dying down, as though he could still see some flames. So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them

36、. While he was doing this, Jane came in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one; hundreds of houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning. Pepys went out to see for himself. He went to the Tower of London and climbed upon a high part of the building so that he cou

37、ld see what was happening. From there, Pepys could see that it was, indeed, a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning. The man of the Tower told him that the fire had started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane(小巷); the bakers house had caught fire from the over-heated oven (烤箱)

38、 and then the flames had quickly spread to the other houses in the narrow lane. So the Great Fire of London, a fire that lasted nearly five days, destroyed most of the old city and ended, as it is said, at Pie Corner.（分数：8.00）(1).What is the passage about?（分数：2.00）A.The Great Fire of London.B.Who wa

39、s the first to discover the fire.C.What Pepys was doing during the fire.D.The losses caused by the fire.(2).They were up very late because_.（分数：2.00）A.it was Sunday morningB.they were not very sleepyC.they were preparing for the dinnerD.they saw the great fire start(3).In the sentence “Pepys slipped

40、 on his dressing-gown, “slip on“ means_.（分数：2.00）A.to be wearingB.to be pushingC.to take offD.to put on(4).Why did the flames spread quickly?（分数：2.00）A.The oven became very hot.B.The houses were close together.C.The baker did nothing to stop it.D.The bakers house was burning quickly.8.补全文章_Tips for

41、Cooking on a Tight Schedule From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don t cook more often: ability , money, and time. 1 Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are thr

42、ee tips for great cooking on a tight schedule: 1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and there s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 2 2. Make your time wort

43、h it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? 3 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3. 4 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools

44、 for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that give

45、s you a good start. 5 And don t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A Try new things.B Ability is easily improved.C Make three or four instead.D Understand your food better.E Cooking is a burden for many people.F Let cooking and living simply

46、 be a joy rather than a burden.G A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_写作10.第二节 书面表达_11.以经理办公室的名义，按一定的格式和要求，写一份于 2014 年 7 月 28 日公布的通知，包括以下内容：1时间：8 月 7 日星期四下午 2：00 2会议地点：公司办公大楼会议厅 3会议内容：讨论能源规划(energy program) 4出席人员：各部门的负责人(department head)和部分工人代表(laborer representative) 5要求：每人准备一份建议书(wri