1、公共英语二级-111 及答案解析(总分：95.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B第一部分 听力理解/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)B第一节/B听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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。（分数：5.00）(1).Where does this conversation most likely take place?（分数：1.00）A.A In a bookstore. B.B In a library. C.C In a classr
2、oom.(2).What does the man want?（分数：1.00）A.A A cup of tea. B.B A cup of milk. C.C A cup of coffee.(3).Whats the time?（分数：1.00）A.A Its 4:15. B.B Its 4:45. C.C Its 5:45.(4).What do we learn from this conversation? A John Smith cant come to the phone right now. B John Smith isnt in right now. C The call
3、er dialed the wrong number.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).How many students passed the exam?（分数：1.00）A.A 280. B.B 570. C.C 285.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。（分数：3.00）(1).What is the probable rela
4、tionship between the man and the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A Old schoolmates. B.B Neighbors. C.C Old friends.(2).Why does the man say the woman looks a bit familiar to him? A Because they used to work together. B Because they are next door neighbors. C Because the man has seen her somewhere before.（分数：1.00）A
5、.B.C.(3).What was the woman doing when the man greeted her?（分数：1.00）A.A Looking for her umbrella. B.B Going to work. C.C Moving into a new building.（分数：3.00）(1).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A Their summer holiday. B.B Their jobs. C.C Their new semester.(2).What did Barbara do?（分数：1.00）A.A
6、She found a job. B.B She had a holiday abroad. C.C She ate a lot at home.(3).Which of the following is true about Paul? A He earned a great deal of money during the holiday. B He had a busy holiday. C He had a pleasant holiday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).Where are the man and the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A
7、In a shop. B.B At their home. C.C In a bank.(2).What does the man sell?（分数：1.00）A.A Hats. B.B Handbags. C.C Shoes.(3).Does the woman buy one?（分数：1.00）A.A No, she doesnt. B.B Yes, she does. C.C She says it s too expensive.（分数：3.00）(1).The two speakers will_in the afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.A have a meeting
8、 B.B have a talk C.C have lunch together(2).When will they have it?（分数：1.00）A.A Before 2:00 p.m. B.B Around 2:00 p. m. C.C After 2:00 p.m.(3).Where will they have it?（分数：1.00）A.A In a cafe. B.B In an office. C.C In a restaurant.（分数：3.00）(1).How long has the woman been working in the company?（分数：1.00
9、）A.A More than 5 years. B.B About 5 years. C.C Less than 5 years.(2).How many employees does the company have?（分数：1.00）A.A 300. B.B 400. C.C 500.(3).Is the woman satisfied with her salary? A Yes, she is, though the company doesnt pay well. B Yes, she is. C No, shes not.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/
10、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Difficult as the task was, he_it in time.（分数：1.00）A.workedB.didC.worked onD.finished2.Is it a recorded football match? No, it is_football match.（分数：1.00）A.a livelyB.a livingC.an aliveD.a live3._the poem a second time, it will be much better under stood.（分数：1.00）A.Your having read
11、B.Having readC.When you readD.While reading4.I_you to do this yourself.（分数：1.00）A.adviseB.demandC.suggestD.watch5.I have read one of his novels_a few of his plays.（分数：1.00）A.butB.forC.as well asD.or6.Please write your name in the_space at the top of the page.（分数：1.00）A.emptiedB.emptyC.blankD.nothing
12、7._Tom.（分数：1.00）A.The child s name callsB.The child callsC.The childs name is calledD.The child is named8.John_a college student for more than a year.（分数：1.00）A.isB.has beenC.has becomeD.became9.He is pleased with what you have given him and_you have told him.（分数：1.00）A.all thatB.all whatC.all which
13、D.which10.The doctor_me to spend a few days in bed.（分数：1.00）A.proposedB.madeC.suggestedD.advised11.Why is Tom absent now? He must be sick,_?（分数：1.00）A.isnt heB.is heC.mustnt heD.must he12.Beg your pardon, please. I didnt quite catch what you said. Oh, I just_to myself.（分数：1.00）A.talkedB.am talkingC.
14、was talkingD.had teen talked13.I cant find my wallet now. I_it at home.（分数：1.00）A.must have forgottenB.must have leftC.must leaveD.must forget14.Its rude (元礼的，猛烈的) of you to shout_the room.（分数：1.00）A.throughB.beyondC.acrossD.over15.It was on August 18, 1970_Nancy was born into a teachers family.（分数：
15、1.00）A.whereB.thatC.whenD.who四、B第二节 完型填空/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Sleep is something we generally associate with living creatures. Of course, it isU (36) /Uthat a lot of animals sleep, but zoologists are certain thatU (37) /Uforms of animal life,U (38) /Uworms
16、 and snails, never really sleep. On the otherU (39) /U, animals such as bears sleep for 4U (40) /U5 months every year.TheU (41) /Uof sleep a human being needsU (42) /Uon age, the individual and possibleU (43) /U. For example, doctors think that pre school children need between 10 and 12 hours a nigh
17、t, school children between 9 and 11 hours, andU (44) /Ubetween 7 and 8 hours. There are exceptionalU (45) /Uof old peopleU (46) /Uonly sleep between 2 and 3 hours a day andU (47) /Uto be active and healthy. The sleepU (48) /Uof differentU (49) /Ualso appear to beU (50) /U. Japanese people for exampl
18、e, sleepU (51) /Uhours than Europeans.U (52) /Uis not known forU (53) /Uwhether mental activityU (54) /Uwhen a person is asleep. However, it is certainly true that some people can wakeU (55) /Uat a specific, pre-determined time.（分数：20.00）A.genuineB.trueC.indeedD.sincereA.originalB.primitiveC.precedi
19、ngD.formerA.asB.suchC.soD.likeA.sectionB.partC.handD.aspectA.orB.afterC.andD.fromA.degreeB.lengthC.amountD.numberA.dependB.depend onC.to spendD.dependsA.kindB.sortC.raceD.typeA.adultsB.workersC.doctorsD.teachersA.situationsB.occasionsC.casesD.modelsA.whatB.whoC.whereD.whichA.continuingB.continuedC.c
20、ontinueD.continuesA.inquiryB.requirementsC.necessityD.movementsA.colorsB.racesC.groupsD.typesA.differentB.alikeC.sameD.indifferentA.fewerB.littleC.lessD.fewA.ItB.ThisC.ThatD.WhichA.a certainB.certainC.certaintyD.certainlyA.offersB.observesC.operatesD.occursA.onB.toC.inD.up五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20.
21、00)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。BA/BWith the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world.Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressi
22、ng their admiration (赞赏，钦佩) for China and their suggestions for improving the quality of the magazine. Some letters are published in “Postbag“ while others are kept for reference (参考).Many readers have suggested contests (竞赛) to develop closer contact between readers and editors. We held a History a
23、nd Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Trivia Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both.This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues. Entrants must mail their answers before January 31, 1999. Fifty
24、entries with correct answers to all questions will be selected as prize winners. All winners will be named in the April 1999 issue.（分数：5.00）(1).China Today is_.（分数：1.00）A.a TV GuideB.a newspaperC.a teaching referenceD.a magazine(2).How many contests has China Today held in the past few years?（分数：1.0
25、0）A.At least 2.B.Its not clear.C.Only 1.D.More than 3.(3).According to the passage, you can draw a conclusion that（分数：1.00）A.fifty people who answer all the questions correctly can see their own names in the April 1999 issueB.all the people who answer all the questions correctly must win prizesC.all
26、 the people who answer the three questions correctly can win prizesD.fifty entrants who answer all the questions can see their own names in April 1999 issue(4).Supposing China Today is a monthly, this one can be_.（分数：1.00）A.the March 1998 issueB.the January 1999 issueC.the January 1996 issueD.the Ap
27、ril 1999 issue(5).How did the editors deal with the letters from the readers?（分数：1.00）A.They put some letters in a big postbag for reference.B.They did nothing but keep all the letters for reference.C.They looked up some information in the letters and then published in Postbag.D.They published some
28、letters in the column (专栏)Post bag and kept the rest for reference.BB/BJapan has a problem many other countries would envyits workforce works too hard. Curing Japanese workers of disease “workaholism“ is proving a difficult job, partly because many of them like work better than anybody else, experts
29、 say.Last month, the Japanese government passed a law for a 40-hour working week, down from 48 hours, to let people spend time away from the office or factory. But it could be many years before average work hours fall to the new level.In 1985, Japanese workers worked an average of 2 168 hours a year
30、. But people in Britain worked 1 952 hours, the United States 1 924, West Germany 1 965 and France 1 643. Many Japanese workers work long hours not only because of devotion and pleasure of the job, but also because of fear and inefficiency (无效，不称职).Many people feel that if they raked week off, they
31、will lose touch with the business and fall behind other people. So they would rather stay at their desks. It is also considered bad form in many offices to leave before the boss. So workers will sit at their desks pretending to be busy until their boss finally puts on his jacket and heads out the do
32、or.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the passage, Japan was facing a problem because many workers_.（分数：1.00）A.do not want to leave workB.fear their bossesC.work inefficientlyD.take day off because of disease(2).“Workaholism“ is likely to happen when one_.（分数：1.00）A.loves ones work too muchB.has to de a very
33、 difficult jobC.works long hours in a placeD.suffers a lot at work(3).The passage tells that in Japan_.（分数：1.00）A.the boss is usually the last to leave the officeB.the boss is usually the first to leave the officeC.workers are busiest just before going homeD.workers are usually busier than the bossB
34、C/BThe journey two naval (海军的) officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven mi les to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a “bathyscaphe“ to find out if
35、 there are any signs of life.It was necessary to set out early. So that the bathyscaphe would come to the surface in daylight and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The drivers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disapp
36、eared under the surface of the water.In time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother-ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3 000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut off from
37、the outside world. At 30 000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise: even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant (立即的，瞬间) death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the bathyscaphe touched the soft ocean floor raising
38、a big cloud of “dust“ made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just a bove them quite untroubled by the very large water pressure (压力). But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as
39、the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother-ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, cold and wet through, but none the wor
40、se for their experience.（分数：4.00）(1).The officers started their journey at dawn（分数：1.00）A.so that they could return before darkB.because the sea then was calmC.because they wanted to return to the mother ship in twenty four hoursD.when the sun was not too strong(2).What did the officers find out at
41、the bottom of the sea?（分数：1.00）A.There was no signs of any life.B.They did find signs of any life.C.They only found different dead sea animals.D.There was only dust.(3).The journey to the bottom of the sea helped us to realize that（分数：1.00）A.there are not any signs of any life at the bottom of the s
42、eaB.much of the world hasnt yet been exploredC.strong water-pressure has great effect on fishD.powerful lights can not be turned on at the ocean floor with out killing fish(4).Which of the following is closest in meaning to “They were cold and wet through, but none the worse for their experience.“（分
43、数：1.00）A.For such an experience, being cold and wet through was not bad for them at all.B.They were cold and wet through, which was the worst thing of all.C.They were even worse than cold and wet through at the bottom of the sea.D.Considering what they had just experienced, being cold and wet throug
44、h was not bad for them at all.BD/BCulture (文化) unchangingly molds (影响) human biology. Culture encourages certain activities, discourages others, and sets standards of physical health and attractiveness (吸引力). Sports activity, which is influenced by culture, helps build phenotype (具有共同类型的一类有机物). Amer
45、ican girls are encouraged to pursue and so, they do well in -competitive track and field, swimming, and diving. Brazilian girls are encouraged to avoid public activities. In Brazil fewer females swim, drive, and run than is the case in America. Culture standards of attractiveness also affect athleti
46、c activities. Americans run or swim not just to compete but to keep trim (漂亮的) and fit (健康的). Brazil s beauty standards accept more fat, especially in female buttocks and hips. Years of swimming mold an enlarged upper torso, a massive neck, and powerful shoulders and back. Successful women swimmers
47、tend to be big, strong, hard and bulky, but Brazilian culture says that women should be soft. A Brazilian beauty should have big hips and buttocks rather than big shoulders. So Brazil seldom sends female swimmers or runners to the Olympics. The countries that produce successful female swimmers are t
48、he United States, Germany, and Russia or any other one but not Latin countries including Brazil.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main topic of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Brazil seldom sends female swimmers or runners to the Olympics.B.Cultural standards of attractiveness also affect athletic activities.C.The effects of culture on standards of physical health and attractiveness.D.The effects of culture on human biolo
