[外语类试卷]国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷15及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 15及答案与解析 0 If your journey to the UK isnt too great a distance, for example, you are visiting from Europe, you might want to consider a variety of ways of travel. But if your journey is a long one, in terms of speed, comfort and cost, you should probably just look at flights. Flyi

2、ng is the most obvious way to travel to the UK. Costs can vary greatly so the best advice is to shop around and be flexible (灵活的 ) about dates and airlines. In particular, students, young travellers and seniors should be able to get special deals. Prices are generally a bit lower if you travel durin

3、g the week. From about May to October, costs will be very high with the most expensive months from June to September. Costs will also be very high over Christmas and New Year. You could always travel to the UK by ship, for example, you could choose a crossing on a big tourist ship. This would mean t

4、hat you arrive in the UK in style and without the discomfort caused by time difference, but any long distance journey by ship will be very lengthy and, of course, very expensive compared to flying. Another way to get to the UK by water is to travel by ferry (渡轮 ). And remember that during busy seaso

5、n you will need to book a place for your car in advance. If you are not travelling from too far away, you might want to consider other choices. 1 If you are a tourist from far away, which of the following may be good for you? （ A） Car （ B） Ferry. （ C） Ship. （ D） Plane. 2 Why should you be flexible a

6、bout your dates and airlines? （ A） Because you need best advice. （ B） Because you may be treated as special guests. （ C） Because sometimes you can get cheaper tickets. （ D） Because you do not know about them. 3 From the text we know that _. （ A） planes are good only for tourists from Europe （ B） pla

7、nes are more comfortable than tourist ships （ C） you can drive your own car to the UK if you take a ferry （ D） you mustnt go to the UK by plane during Christmas season 4 What may be talked about in the part following this text? （ A） Problems of taking a plane. （ B） Other ways of travel to the UK. （

8、C） Reasons for travel to the UK, （ D） Places near the UK. 4 When I was about 12 I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点 ). Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasnt a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with her as long as I could. At

9、last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears. He listened to my outburst (爆发 ) quietly. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not?“ True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it? “Mary, didnt you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have

10、 that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.“ I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being skinny), but a good num

11、ber I could and suddenly wanted to change. For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself. I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “Thats just for you,“ he said. “You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But youve got to lea

12、rn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true youll know it. Youll find that it will echo (回想 ) inside you.“ Daddys advice .has returned to me at many important moments. 5 What did the girls enemy like to do? （ A） Talking with her. （ B） Pointing out her

13、 weak points. （ C） Reporting to the teacher （ D） Quarrelling with her. 6 What did the girl do when she could no longer bear her enemy? （ A） She turned to her father. （ B） She cried to her hearts content. （ C） She tried to put up with her again. （ D） She tried to be her friend. 7 Why did the girls fa

14、ther ask her to make the list? （ A） He wanted to keep the list at home. （ B） He didnt know what the girls enemy had said. （ C） He wanted the girl to talk back. （ D） He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points. 8 What can we infer from reading the passage? （ A） The girl benefited from

15、her fathers advice. （ B） The girl was very often angry with her father. （ C） The girls father loved other peoples advice. （ D） The girl was easily hurt by her father 9 Which of the following words best describes the girls father? （ A） Loving. （ B） Hard. （ C） Wise. （ D） Easy-going. 国家公共英语二级（阅读理解）练习试卷 15答案与解析 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解