1、公共英语二级-42 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)（分数：5.00）(1).What“s the time now?（分数：1.00）A.10:10B.10:20C.10:30(2).How“s the school now?（分数：1.00）A.It“s not as good as it was.B.It“s better than it used to be.C.It“s even worse than people say.(3).Where does the woman
2、 work?（分数：1.00）A.At a bank.B.At a hotel.C.In a post-office.(4).Where are they going to do tomorrow afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.They are going shopping.B.They are going to the park.C.They are going to the cinema with their children.(5).Where did the woman think they were supposed to meet?（分数：1.00）A.On the t
3、rain.B.On the platform.C.At the information desk.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：12.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What did people once think about lightning?（分数：0.75）A.It was a natural phenomenon.B.It was a weapon.C.It came from God.(2).What did Benjamin Franklin invent in 1752?（分数：0.75）A.The first fishing rod.B.The first lightni
4、ng rod.C.Lightning.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：0.75）A.About one person per day dies from lightning in the U. S.B.About 365 persons per year die from lightning in the U. S.C.About one person per hour dies from lightning in the U. S.(4).Where is it safe to stay during an elec
5、trical storm?（分数：0.75）A.At open doorways.B.In a closed car.C.On the high ground.（分数：2.00）(1).Where will the woman go?（分数：1.00）A.The bus station.B.The railway station.C.Germany.(2).What language is the man“s mother language?（分数：1.00）A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.（分数：1.00）(1).What are the speakers talk
6、ing about?（分数：0.50）A.A flight timetable.B.The way to Union Street.C.Hiring a taxi.(2).Where is the woman going on Saturday?（分数：0.50）A.Garden Hotel.B.The airport.C.The taxi company.（分数：3.00）(1).What“s Jerry“s New Year“s plan?（分数：0.75）A.He might have a nice trip during the vacation.B.He“ll go to New Z
7、ealand for further study.C.He wants to make money by selling fish.(2).What did Tiger do last year?（分数：0.75）A.He joined a health club.B.He stopped smoking.C.He got a good job.(3).What does Susan want to do this summer?（分数：0.75）A.Join a health club.B.Get a good job.C.Give up smoking.(4).What do the sp
8、eakers both want to do in the New Year?（分数：0.75）A.To save some money.B.To work harder.C.To lose weight.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the purpose of the meeting?（分数：0.75）A.To determine who will graduate this year.B.To discuss the seating arrangement.C.To begin planning the graduation ceremony.(2).What should
9、the students write on the paper?（分数：0.75）A.Their names, phone numbers, and job preference.B.The names and addresses of their guests.C.Their dormitory name, address, and phone number.(3).Who should sign up?（分数：0.75）A.Only students who have time for the work.B.All the students who are at the meeting.C
10、.Only students who have a telephone.(4).When is the next meeting?（分数：0.75）A.In two days.B.Next week.C.In one month.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.Put on more clothes. You _ be feeling cold with only a shirt on.（分数：1.00）A.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.must2.Her face _ up with joy wh
11、en she heard the good news.（分数：1.00）A.litB.flaredC.showedD.cheered3.We recognized his voice _ he spoke on the radio.（分数：1.00）A.afterB.in caseC.the momentD.while4.His parents called him Thomas, _ his grandfather, Thomas Jenkins.（分数：1.00）A.asB.likeC.afterD.by5.If you are in difficulty, don“t hesitate
12、to ask_my help.（分数：1.00）A.toB.aboutC.fromD.for6. Look at the woman over there. She is already forty. You“re joking. She doesn“t look _.（分数：1.00）A.soB.the oneC.thatD.it7.Helen had to shout _ above the sound of the music.（分数：1.00）A.making herself hearB.to make herself hearC.making herself heardD.to ma
13、ke herself heard8.Only when _ possible for all the people present to make a final decision.（分数：1.00）A.does the director come will it beB.the director comes will it beC.has director come it will beD.the chief editor comes it will be9.-Why does Sara know so much about Angkor Watt? -She _ have been the
14、re, or because of some other reasons.（分数：1.00）A.mustB.oughtn“t toC.mayD.can“t10.The teacher told Li Ming that he _ get up early tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.need notB.don“t needC.not need toD.need not to11.The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _ the sailing time was 226 days.（分数：1.00）
15、A.of whichB.during whichC.from whichD.for which12.There“s a knock at the door. Who _ be?（分数：1.00）A.must beB.must itC.can heD.can it13.We will not attack _ we are attacked; if attacked, we will certainly counter-attack.（分数：1.00）A.ifB.whenC.unlessD.even if14.I asked him if he had _ oil.（分数：1.00）A.anyB
16、.someC.anD.much15.When we plan our vacation, mother often offers _ suggestions.（分数：1.00）A.carefulB.practicalC.effectiveD.acceptable六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In January 2002, during the first weeks of a six-month stay at the Children“s Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wa
17、ndered over to his hospital window in search of relaxation. The 1 first-grade watched a construction crew 2 on a 10-story addition to the hospital. 3 Michael“s third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, 4 and saw “this kid with no hair 5 face was pressed
18、 up to the window. I waved, and he smiled and 6 . I“ll never forget that,“ says Ritchie, a father of three. As winter 7 spring, Michael watched, fascinated (着迷), as 3 000 tons of steel 8 formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held 9 up to the window: Hi, L
19、ocal Iron Workers. I“m Mike. Ritchie and the 10 crew messaged back. Over the 11 months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew 12 Michael up and cheered him with 13 signs like Be Strong Mike. 14 the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the 15 between the buildings an
20、d the two had a 16 chat. The hard hat with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. “Michael 17 my life,“ says Ritchie. “I was a real hardcore (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But I“d 18 seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at li
21、fe 19 thanks to him.“ Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to 20 when he grows up? “A construction worker,“ he says.（分数：20.00）A.strangeB.curiousC.seriousD.anxiousA.playingB.studyingC.livingD.workingA.BelowB.AboveC.UnderD.OverA.watched outB.watched atC.l
22、ooked upD.looked downA.whomB.whoseC.whichD.thatA.came backB.came onC.waved backD.waved onA.went offB.went outC.turned intoD.turned toA.graduallyB.immediatelyC.successfullyD.usuallyA.thatB.itC.oneD.itselfA.hospitalB.repairC.constructionD.schoolA.firstB.lastC.longD.nextA.cheeredB.lightedC.calledD.woke
23、A.discouragingB.encouragingC.surprisingD.interestingA.BeforeB.SinceC.WhileD.WhenA.groundB.floorC.spaceD.storyA.face-to-faceB.hand-in-handC.neck-and-neckD.step-by-stepA.gaveB.changedC.savedD.tookA.pay attention toB.get down toC.be used toD.look forward toA.differentlyB.happilyC.sadlyD.excitedlyA.have
24、B.getC.beD.appreciate七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AAs a boy, Sanders was much influenced(影响) by books about the sea, but by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a doctor. So he was often with the doctors and got along very well with them. When he was
25、 fourteen, he was already hanging around the hospital where he was supposed to be helping to clean the medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the doctors“ conversations with patients in the next room. During the war Sanders served in the army as a surgeon(外科医生). “That was the happies
26、t time of my life. I was dealing with real sufferers and on the whole making a success of my job.“ In Rhodes he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skill to himself and had a firm belief that he could serve those who lived simply,
27、and were dependent upon him. Thus, while in a position to tell them what to do he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he married and set up a practice deep in the English countryside, working under an old doctor who hated the sight of blood. This gave the younger man plenty of opportunity
28、(机会) to go on working as a life-saver.（分数：4.00）(1).When he was a small boy, books about the sea had made Sanders want to be _.（分数：1.00）A.a surgeonB.an army manC.a sailorD.a life-saver(2).At the age of 14, Sanders _.（分数：1.00）A.worked as a doctor by cleaning the medicine bottlesB.met some doctors who
29、were very friendly to himC.was interested in talking with patientsD.remained together with the doctors(3).His experience in the Army proved that _.（分数：1.00）A.he was good at medical operations on the woundedB.he succeeded in teaching people how to save their lives themselvesC.a doctor was the happies
30、t manD.his wish of being a life-saver could hardly come true(4).Having proved his skill to himself, Sanders _.（分数：1.00）A.wanted to live a simple life like a countrymanB.came to realize that he was really working for his countrymenC.taught himself life-savingD.was highly respected by the old doctorBP
31、eople all over the world know Wimbledon as the centre of lawn tennis. In 1874 it was a country village, but it was the home of the All England Croquet Club. The Club had been there since 1864. A lot of people played croquet in England at that time and enjoyed it, but the national championships did n
32、ot 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 thought. “Shall we allow people to play lawn tennis on some of our beautiful croquet lawns?“ In 1877, Wimbledon held the first world lawn
33、 tennis championships (men“s singles). Wimbledon grew. There was some surprise and doubt, of course, when the Club allowed women to play in the first women“s singles championship in 1884. But the ladies played well-even in long skirts that hid their legs and feet. Until 1907 the winners, both men an
34、ti 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 Jones, won the championship in 1969.（分数：4.00）(1).Wimbledon is known all over the world as _.（分数：1.00）A.a country villageB.the home of a
35、n unusual croquet clubC.the centre of lawn tennisD.a famous place of interest near London(2).The Club decided to allow people to play tennis on their beautiful lawns because _.（分数：1.00）A.few people enjoyed playing croquetB.its members became more interested in tennisC.lawn tennis seemed to have more
36、 actionD.the club needed money(3).Why was there surprise and doubt in the first women“s singles championship in 1884?（分数：1.00）A.Because all women players wore long skirts.B.Because the ladies played so well in their long skirts.C.Because all winners, both men and women, were always British.D.Because
37、 it did not seem proper for women to play tennis.(4).What made British people happy when Ann Jones won the ladies“ singles in 1969?（分数：1.00）A.There were her family members 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 wi
38、nner for a long time.D.She was beautifully dressed.COne hotnight July, when our new baby wouldn“t or couldn“t sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his roo
39、m, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep. I then tip-toed out of the room, leaving him
40、 to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi“ s forty-fifth birthday. My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my baby“s behavior a metaphor (暗喻) for the new generation. My wife and I had hiv
41、en him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don“t read, that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience
42、 with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: let them watch it. If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want!（分数：4.00）(1).The author bought a TV set into his son“s room to _.（分数：1.00）A.make his son stop cryingB.sp
43、end the night watching TVC.leave it to his sonD.make his son fall asleep as soon as possible(2).The baby“s reaction to the TV was _.（分数：1.00）A.unexpectedB.excitingC.awfulD.calm(3).From the passage we know that the author is a(n) _.（分数：1.00）A.doctorB.editorC.writerD.teacher(4).According to the passag
44、e, which is true of the school children?（分数：1.00）A.They prefer reading to watching TV.B.They like watching TV only after school.C.They would rather watch TV than read books.D.They like their teachers who teach them reading.DDuring the summer holidays there will be a revised schedule of services for
45、the students. Changes for dining-room and library services hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged, will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club. In the summer holidays, buses going to
46、 the town centre will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during tire day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00 pm on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hour
47、s on Saturdays and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00 pm. All students who want to use the library lending services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week“s student newspaper.（分数：3.00）(1).The main purpose of this text is to _.（分数：0.75）A.tell st
48、udents of important schedule changesB.tell students of new bus and library servicesC.show the excellent services for studentsD.ask students to renew their library cards(2).At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?（分数：0.75）A.8:00,9:00,10:00,11:00.B.8:30,9:30,10:30,11:30.C.8:30
49、,9:00,9:30,10:00.D.8:00,9:30,11:00,12:30.(3).In the summer holidays, the library will have _.（分数：0.75）A.no special hoursB.special hours on weekdaysC.special hours on weekendsD.special hours both on weekdays and weekends(4).We may infer that during the summer holidays _.（分数：0.75）A.few students will stay in the universityB.no breakfast will be served on weekendsC.the. student newspaper will sell more copiesD.there will be a concert or a film each Wedn
