1、公共英语二级-78 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力(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 does the man suggest?（分数：1.00）A.Calling the hotel.B.Calling the travel agency.C.Going to the travel agency.(2).Where does this conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At a railway station.B.In
2、 a bookstore.C.At a hotel.(3).How many people will come to the hotel?（分数：1.00）A.22.B.20.C.28.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.The woman can clean the room now.B.The woman needn“t clean the room.C.The woman had better clean the room later.(5).Why does the man need a morning call?（分数：1.00）A.Becau
3、se he always oversleeps.B.Because he has to go to the airport to meet a friend.C.Because he wants to do morning exercises.三、第二节(总题数：2，分数：5.00)听第 6 段对话，回答第 67 题。 （分数：2.00）(1).What can we know about Mr. Smith from this conversation?（分数：1.00）A.He booked three single rooms for two days.B.He booked a dou
4、ble room for three days.C.He booked two single rooms for three days.(2).When does the man arrive at the hotel?（分数：1.00）A.In the morning.B.At noon.C.In the evening.听第 7 段对话，回答第 810 题。 （分数：3.00）(1).What does the woman want?（分数：1.00）A.She wants to wash her trousers and shirt.B.She wants to have her tro
5、users and shirt washed.C.She wants to go to a party with her friends.(2).How will the man wash the silk shirt?（分数：1.00）A.By soaking it in the water for a long time.B.By washing it for a long time.C.By dry cleaning.(3).When will the woman get her clothes?（分数：1.00）A.Tomorrow evening.B.Tomorrow afterno
6、on.C.Tomorrow morning.四、第二部分 阅读(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、短文理解(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Holiday makers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world“s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, i
7、t has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks“ time Bergqvist“s ice creation (作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don“t see it as a big problem,“ he says, “We just look forward to replacing it.“ Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art e
8、xhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front d
9、oor.“ He says. After their stay, all visitors receive a survival (生存) certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing (轻松的) hotel break. “It“s great fun,“ Bergqvist explains, “as well as a g
10、ood start in survival training.“ The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 100 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,“ explains Bergqvist, “The beds are thre
11、e meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.“（分数：20.00）(1).Nile Bergqvist“s first igloo was built _.（分数：5.00）A.in 1991B.in a small townC.in LaplandD.without success(2).Why do the visitors like the igloo hotel?（分数：5.00）A.Because it“s very comfortable.B.Because the price is
12、 very reasonable.C.Because people want something new and exciting.D.Because they like playing with snow.(3).The sentence “.the fun will be over“ means that _.（分数：5.00）A.the visitors will have no interests in the igloo hotelsB.the igloo hotel will be replaced by another kind of hotelC.the visitors wi
13、ll never visit the hotel any moreD.the igloo hotel will melt into water soon(4).According to the passage, which of the following is true about the igloo hotel?（分数：5.00）A.The workmen spent more than eight weeks building the igloo hotel.B.The igloo hotel is nothing more than a pool of water.C.The iglo
14、o hotel is very popular with the visitors.D.The igloo hotel is almost the same as the ordinary one.六、第三部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、完型填空(总题数：1，分数：40.00)When a person is 1 about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in 2 . 3 it
15、 is good or bad depends on what people are curious about. Curiosity is sometimes silly or 4 . Some people with nothing to do are always 5 curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are eager 6 what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or 7 they have come h
16、ome so early or late. 8 in these things is silly because they are not at all important. It is 9 of their business to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also 10 . For most probably, it leads to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect
17、to others, and thus 11 their feelings. On the other 12 , there is a noble curiositythe curiosity of the wise, who wonder at all the great things and try to 13 all they can about them. Columbus 14 America if he had not been 15 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine without his curiosity 16
18、 the raising of the kettle lid. All the great 17 and inventions in human history have been made 18 a result of curiosity. But the curiosity is never about 19 things, which have something or nothing 20 the happiness of public.（分数：40.00）A.worriedB.curiousC.thinkingD.talkingA.itselfB.itC.themselvesD.hi
19、mselfA.WhyB.IfC.WhetherD.WhatA.correctB.wrongC.exactD.strangeA.inB.onC.ofD.withA.knowingB.knownC.knowD.to knowA.howB.whyC.whenD.whereA.To be interestedB.To be interestingC.InterestedD.InterestingA.no oneB.noneC.nothingD.anythingA.valuableB.usefulC.helpfulD.harmfulA.injureB.hurtC.destroyD.damageA.way
20、B.fieldC.handD.sideA.findB.find outC.look forD.lookA.could findB.couldn“t findC.couldn“t have foundD.shouldn“t have foundA.curiousB.carefulC.hard-workingD.cleverA.withB.inC.aboutD.ofA.mysteriesB.storiesC.changesD.discoveriesA.afterB.asC.beforeD.inA.unimportantB.importantC.expensiveD.usefulA.do withB
21、.doing withC.to do withD.done with八、第四部分 写作(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、书面表达(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.写一篇短文介绍本市泰和旅馆的相关情况，词数 80 词左右，内容如下： 位置：胜利路 219 号 级别：五星级 服务：客房清扫、叫醒服务、洗衣服务、客房设施维修服务(maintenance service)，以及特别服务 设施：齐全，包括商店、美容美发室(beauty parlor)、健身房、游泳池及其他娱乐设施 （分数：30.00）_公共英语二级-78 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力(总题数：
22、0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What does the man suggest?（分数：1.00）A.Calling the hotel.B.Calling the travel agency. C.Going to the travel agency.解析：听力原文 W: I want to make a reservation for a single room, but I don“t have the phone number. M: Why don“t you call the travel agency?(2).Where
23、does this conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At a railway station.B.In a bookstore.C.At a hotel. 解析：听力原文 M: Good morning, Madam. What can I do for you? W: Yes, I want to check out. My name is Susan Black and my room number is 203.(3).How many people will come to the hotel?（分数：1.00）A.22
24、. B.20.C.28.解析：听力原文 W: Beijing Hotel. Can I help you? M: Yes, I“d like to book two single rooms for two adults and five rooms with four single beds for children.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.The woman can clean the room now.B.The woman needn“t clean the room.C.The woman had better clean the
25、room later. 解析：听力原文 W: Sorry, sir. I thought you had gone out. M: Yes, I had, but I came back. Do you have to clean now?(5).Why does the man need a morning call?（分数：1.00）A.Because he always oversleeps.B.Because he has to go to the airport to meet a friend. C.Because he wants to do morning exercises.
26、解析：听力原文 M: Hello, I“d like to be woken up at half past six tomorrow morning because I have to meet a friend at the airport. W: OK. No problem.三、第二节(总题数：2，分数：5.00)听第 6 段对话，回答第 67 题。 （分数：2.00）(1).What can we know about Mr. Smith from this conversation?（分数：1.00）A.He booked three single rooms for two da
27、ys.B.He booked a double room for three days. C.He booked two single rooms for three days.解析：听力原文 M: My name is John Smith. I booked a room a week ago. W: Just a minute, sir. I“ll check the list. Yes, Mr. Smith. You“ve reserved a double room for three days. Your room number is 505. Here is the key. H
28、ave a nice evening. M: Thank you.(2).When does the man arrive at the hotel?（分数：1.00）A.In the morning.B.At noon.C.In the evening. 解析：听第 7 段对话，回答第 810 题。 （分数：3.00）(1).What does the woman want?（分数：1.00）A.She wants to wash her trousers and shirt.B.She wants to have her trousers and shirt washed. C.She w
29、ants to go to a party with her friends.解析：听力原文 W: I have some laundry to do in my room 302. Would you please come here to get it? M: OK. Just wait a few minutes. W: I spilt some oil on my trousers. And I don“t know whether the color of this silk shirt will run in the wash. M: Don“t worry. I“m sure w
30、e can wash the trousers clean, and we“ll try to dry-clean the shirt. W: Then when shall I get them? I“ll have a party tomorrow evening. M: It“s out of question. They will be available on tomorrow afternoon. W: OK. Thank you very much.(2).How will the man wash the silk shirt?（分数：1.00）A.By soaking it
31、in the water for a long time.B.By washing it for a long time.C.By dry cleaning. 解析：(3).When will the woman get her clothes?（分数：1.00）A.Tomorrow evening.B.Tomorrow afternoon. C.Tomorrow morning.解析：四、第二部分 阅读(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、短文理解(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Holiday makers who are bored with baking beaches and overhe
32、ated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world“s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks“ time Bergqvist“s ice creation (作品) will be
33、 nothing more than a pool of water. “We don“t see it as a big problem,“ he says, “We just look forward to replacing it.“ Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent m
34、ore than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door.“ He says. After their stay, all visitors receive a survival (生存) certificate recording their success. With no windows, now
35、here to hang clothes and temperatures below 0, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing (轻松的) hotel break. “It“s great fun,“ Bergqvist explains, “as well as a good start in survival training.“ The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the w
36、orld. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 100 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,“ explains Bergqvist, “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.“（分数：20.00）(1).Nile Bergqvist“s first igloo was built _
37、.（分数：5.00）A.in 1991 B.in a small townC.in LaplandD.without success解析：(2).Why do the visitors like the igloo hotel?（分数：5.00）A.Because it“s very comfortable.B.Because the price is very reasonable.C.Because people want something new and exciting. D.Because they like playing with snow.解析：(3).The sentenc
38、e “.the fun will be over“ means that _.（分数：5.00）A.the visitors will have no interests in the igloo hotelsB.the igloo hotel will be replaced by another kind of hotelC.the visitors will never visit the hotel any moreD.the igloo hotel will melt into water soon 解析：(4).According to the passage, which of
39、the following is true about the igloo hotel?（分数：5.00）A.The workmen spent more than eight weeks building the igloo hotel.B.The igloo hotel is nothing more than a pool of water.C.The igloo hotel is very popular with the visitors. D.The igloo hotel is almost the same as the ordinary one.解析：六、第三部分 英语知识运
40、用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、完型填空(总题数：1，分数：40.00)When a person is 1 about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing wrong with curiosity in 2 . 3 it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about. Curiosity is sometimes silly or 4 . Some people with
41、nothing to do are always 5 curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are eager 6 what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or 7 they have come home so early or late. 8 in these things is silly because they are not at all important. It is 9 of their busine
42、ss to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is something not only foolish but also 10 . For most probably, it leads to small talk which often brings harm, shame or disrespect to others, and thus 11 their feelings. On the other 12 , there is a noble curiositythe curiosity of the wise, w
43、ho wonder at all the great things and try to 13 all they can about them. Columbus 14 America if he had not been 15 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine without his curiosity 16 the raising of the kettle lid. All the great 17 and inventions in human history have been made 18 a result of
44、curiosity. But the curiosity is never about 19 things, which have something or nothing 20 the happiness of public.（分数：40.00）A.worriedB.curious C.thinkingD.talking解析：A.itself B.itC.themselvesD.himself解析：A.WhyB.IfC.Whether D.What解析：A.correctB.wrong C.exactD.strange解析：A.inB.onC.of D.with解析：A.knowingB.k
45、nownC.knowD.to know 解析：A.howB.why C.whenD.where解析：A.To be interested B.To be interestingC.InterestedD.Interesting解析：A.no oneB.none C.nothingD.anything解析：A.valuableB.usefulC.helpfulD.harmful 解析：A.injureB.hurt C.destroyD.damage解析：A.wayB.fieldC.hand D.side解析：A.findB.find out C.look forD.look解析：A.could
46、findB.couldn“t findC.couldn“t have found D.shouldn“t have found解析：A.curious B.carefulC.hard-workingD.clever解析：A.withB.inC.about D.of解析：A.mysteriesB.storiesC.changesD.discoveries 解析：A.afterB.as C.beforeD.in解析：A.unimportant B.importantC.expensiveD.useful解析：A.do withB.doing withC.to do with D.done with
47、解析：八、第四部分 写作(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、书面表达(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.写一篇短文介绍本市泰和旅馆的相关情况，词数 80 词左右，内容如下： 位置：胜利路 219 号 级别：五星级 服务：客房清扫、叫醒服务、洗衣服务、客房设施维修服务(maintenance service)，以及特别服务 设施：齐全，包括商店、美容美发室(beauty parlor)、健身房、游泳池及其他娱乐设施 （分数：30.00）_正确答案：()解析：Taihe Hotel, a five-star hotel, is situated in No. 219, Victory Road. A
48、 variety of services are available for the customers, such as room cleaning, wake-up service, laundry service, maintenance service and special services. There are various facilities including shops, beauty parlor, gymnasium, swimming pool and other entertainment facilities. Many customers have spoken highly of it because of its high quality services and comfortable environment.
