1、公共英语二级-89 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).Was the bike repaired?（分数：1.00）A.A Yes, Mr Smith repaired it. B.B No, because it was too broken. C.C Yes, someone e
2、lse repaired it.(2).What did the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.A She could let the man have her pen. B.B She had no pen herself. C.C She could offer him a pencil.(3).What did the woman ask the man to do? A To give her some presents. B To give her his parents. C To give her best wishes to his parents.（分数：1.0
3、0）A.B.C.(4).What did the woman believe?（分数：1.00）A.A She lost her bag. B.B She put her bag in the ear. C.C Her bag was stolen.(5).What job is the man looking for? A He wants to be with the English training center. B He wants to work at a service company. C He wants to work in the marketing department
4、.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，各小题给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：2.00）(1).Why is Harry unhappy? A He was refused by the college he really wanted to go to. B He didnt really want to go to any colleges.
5、 C His tests were not so good.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does the woman think of Harry? A He should be given a chance to go to college. B He is not good enough to go to college. C He can go next time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：2.00）(1).What does the man offer to do? A To see the woman at the airport? B To visi
6、t the woman at her hotel at 8:30 a.m. C To pick up the woman and drive her to the airport.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When will the plane probably take off?（分数：1.00）A.A At 8:30 a.m. B.B At exactly9:30 a.m. C.C After9:30 a.m.（分数：3.00）(1).Which country did the woman visit?（分数：1.00）A.A Egypt. B.B Cairo. C.C Cai
7、ro and Luxor.(2).Whats the womans opinion about Cairo? A There are a lot of interesting places to go. B She likes it very much. C Some of the places, though not many, are worth a visit.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why does the woman like Luxor better than Cairo? A Because it is a little town. B Because it is
8、free from pollution and good for shopping. C Because it is convenient for shopping.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A An exam. B.B The boys French. C.C A football match.(2).What do you learn according to the dialogue? A The gift is very good at French. B The girl li
9、kes football better than the boy. C The boy didnt do well in the exam.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What do you know about the boy?（分数：1.00）A.A He isnt good at football. B.B He is interested in football. C.C He doesnt like to watch TV.(4).What does the boy think of the football on TV tonight? A Wonderful. B No
10、t so bad. C The Chinese team wont win the game.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：4.00）(1).Where are the passengers?（分数：1.00）A.A In the train. B.B On the ship. C.C In the plane.(2).Why has the captain asked the passengers to keep their seat belts on?（分数：1.00）A.A The plane is going to land. B.B The plane is going to
11、 take off C.C The air might become very rough.(3).What has the captain asked the passengers not to do during this time?（分数：1.00）A.A Order drinks. B.B Smoke cigarettes. C.C Use the toilets.(4).When will the passengers be able to get up again? A When an air-hostess says so. B When the seat-belt sign g
12、oes off. C When the captain makes another announcement.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、B第二部分 英语知识运用/B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Given these conditions, there will not be _ room left in ones brain for _ rational (理智的) thought.（分数：1.00）A.a; theB./; aC.the; /D./; /2.-I dont think the movie tickets are expensive, _? - _, I ag
13、ree with you.（分数：1.00）A.are they; YesB.are they; NoC.do I; YesD.wont they; No3._ second thoughts Im quite content to stay for the time being.（分数：1.00）A.AtB.OnC.InD.As4.When we plan our vacation, mother often offers _ suggestions.（分数：1.00）A.carefulB.practicalC.effectiveD.acceptable5.I hope you dont m
14、ind me asking, _ where did you buy those shoes?（分数：1.00）A.soB.andC.yetD.but6.The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _ the sailing time was 226 days.（分数：1.00）A.of whichB.during whichC.from whichD.for which7.The TV sets made by our factory sell best, but 10 years ago no one coul
15、d have guessed the place in the market that they _.（分数：1.00）A.were havingB.were to haveC.had hadD.had8.- _ are you trying to prove to police? -Where I was last night.（分数：1.00）A.WhatB.WhyC.HowD.When9.To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _ travel by air.（分数：1.00）A.asB
16、.toC.thanD.while10.-How can I mend it? -Well, look at _, please.（分数：1.00）A.explanationsB.expressionsC.instructionsD.introductions11.I _ to catch the 2:00 plane, but no such luck.（分数：1.00）A.have hopedB.hopeC.hopedD.had hoped12.Mr White _ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didnt show up.（分数：1.00）A.should
17、 have arrivedB.should arriveC.should have had arrivedD.should be arriving13.Its too late to go out, _, its going to rain.（分数：1.00）A.otherwiseB.besidesC.howeverD.therefore14.-Tom often has bread for breakfast, _ he? -Yes, he（分数：1.00）A.doesnt; hasB.didnt; didC.hasnt; hasD.doesnt; does15._ break the la
18、w should be punished.（分数：1.00）A.SomeoneB.AnyoneC.WhoeverD.Those 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。BSports and Sexes/BIn sports the sexes are separate.U (36) /Uand men de not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. ThatU (37) /UisU
19、(38) /Upeople say. Women areU (39) /U“the weaker sex“, or if men want to please them, “the fairsex“. But boys and girls are taughtU (40) /Uschools and universities. There are womenU (41) /Uare famous prime ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men.U (42) /UEuropean woman can
20、expectU (43) /Uuntil the age of 74; a man only until he is 68. Are womens bodies really weaker? The fastest men can run a mile inU (44) /U4 minutes. The best women need 5 minutes. Womens times are always slower thanU (45) /U, but some facts are a surprise. Some of theU (46) /Uwomen swimmers today ar
21、e girls. One of them swam 400 metresU (47) /U4 minutes and 21.2 seconds when she was only 16. The first “Tartan“ in films wasU (48) /UOlympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 meters was 4 minutes and 59. I seconds,U (49) /Uis 37.9 secondsU (50) /Uthan a girl 50 years later! This does not
22、 mean that women areU (51) /UmenU (52) /U. Conditions are very different now, and sport is muchU (53) /Userious. It isU (54) /Userious that some women are given hormone injections. At the Olympics a doctor has to checkU (55) /Uthe women are really women or not. It seems like that sport has many prob
23、lems. Life can be very complicated when there are two separate sexes. （分数：20.00）A.WomanB.WomansC.WomenD.FemalesA.at leastB.at mostC.at lessD.at moreA.thatB.whichC.whatD.whoA.callB.calledC.callsD.to callA.inB.toC.onD.atA.whoB.whomC.whatD.thatA.AB.AnC.TheD./A.liveB.to liveC.livingD.livedA.amongB.betwe
24、enC.underD.amountA.menB.manC.mensD.mansA.fastB.fasterC.fastestD.fastlyA.inB.onC.underD.betweenA.aB.theC.anD./A.thatB.whenC.whoD.whichA.slowB.fastC.slowerD.fasterA.catchB.caughtC.catchingD.to catchA.orB.atC.upD.inA.mostB.leastC.moreD.lessA.suchB.soC.veryD.manyA.ifB.butC.thatD.whether五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题
25、数：5，分数：20.00)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/BOne hundred new bookstalls that will sell newspapers as well as books have been making their debut on city streets since Saturday morning.The newsstands are part of the citys efforts to improve the appearance of streets and neighborhoods. The news
26、stands design, featuring large glass window, will help the customers to see what is on sale at a glance.An electrical screen on the newsstands will announce immediately the arrival of the latest papers. There will be 1 000 newsstands by the end of the year. The newly formed company will manage the s
27、talls. According to sources from the company, over 80 percent of the people hired to operate the stands will be recruited from laid-off workers. This means file project will help ease the citys unemployment pressure, sources said.All recruited will undergo a training program and be dressed in green
28、uniform. Municipal Vicepart Secretary Gong Xueping said the installation of the 100 stands was just the first step towards the objective of setting up 1 000 stands in the city by the end of the year.He said the creation of the stalls would be of particular significance to the enhancement of the city
29、s spiritual civilization. He also made some suggestions regarding the location, design and construction of the new stands and the renovation of the existing newsstands.（分数：5.00）(1).One hundred new bookstalls are set up to _.（分数：1.00）A.classify the bookstoresB.beautify the streets and neighborhoodsC.
30、enrich peoples minds with knowledgeD.increase peoples purchasing power(2).The newsstands are made of large glass windows to _.（分数：1.00）A.beautify the streetsB.differ from other shopsC.let the customers browse through and find what they wantD.reduce the expenses of the construction(3).Which sentence
31、is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The newsstands also help gather together other public service charges.B.The newsstands will make known the arrival of the current issue of paper.C.These kinds of newsstands will be widely set up.D.The newsstands just sell newspapers and magazines.(4).What is the other purpose
32、of building these newsstands? Give the laid-off workers a chance to _.（分数：1.00）A.make a livingB.take up hobbiesC.ease their pressureD.enrich their minds(5).Why the creation of the stalls will be of particular importance to the enhancement of the citys spiritual civilization?（分数：1.00）A.It will help p
33、eople enrich their minds with knowledge by reading.B.It will beautify the appearance of the city.C.It will attract buyers with its new design.D.It will ease the citys unemployment pressure.BB/BWill it matter if you dont take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tests
34、 included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were setup to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that i
35、f a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with m
36、ore attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you dont eat breakfast, you will not lose weight, This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your othe
37、r meals.（分数：4.00）(1).The results of the test show that _.（分数：1.00）A.breakfast has great effect on work and studiesB.breakfast has much to do with peoples healthC.a person will work better if he has simple breakfastD.breakfast only affects those who work with their brains(2).The passage mentions that
38、 many people believe that if you dont eat breakfast, you will _.（分数：1.00）A.not lose weightB.be healthierC.gain weightD.lose weight(3).We can infer from the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.one can work better without breakfastB.morning diet will do good to your healthC.reducing lunch and supper will help l
39、ose weightD.breakfast is more important than lunch and supper(4).What is the best title for this passage?（分数：1.00）A.A Good BreakfastB.Why Eating BreakfastC.No Eating, No GainingD.What is BreakfastBC/BPeople who travel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will get what they want.They want t
40、o go quickly, and safely, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world-and they know Bel Air will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. Air flies all the newest, and fastest aero planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airlin
41、e.Do you want to go to Paris, Washington, Tokyo? Bel Air will take you there, at all times of the day or night, right through the week. Bel Air flies not only to the big cities, but we fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.People who tr
42、avel a lot fly with Bel Air, because they know they will leave on time, and arrive on time. They know that the food they will receive, and the films they will watch, will be of the very best.Bel Air is second to none.（分数：4.00）(1).People who fly with Bel Air _.（分数：1.00）A.know they will travel a lotB.
43、get what they want quickly and safelyC.know that everything will be just rightD.always travel right across the world(2).It flies aeroplanes to towns and cities in Asia _.（分数：1.00）A.at all time of the day and nightB.at all time right through the weekC.two or three times a weekD.day and night fight th
44、rough the week(3).The airline flies aeroplanes to cities like Paris _.（分数：1.00）A.day and night, right through the weekB.two or three times a weekC.at any time of the day, but not at nightD.right through the day, two or three times a week(4).Travelers by Bel Air know that they will _.（分数：1.00）A.see f
45、ilms that they have seen beforeB.eat the food that they have never had beforeC.have a good restD.be best served on the planeBD/BComputer programmer Brendan Tammy earned 55 000 a year by designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has bee
46、n told to wait another two years until he is 18.He works for a small company in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are looking for jobs. Brendans biggest headache is how to use his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards (信用卡).Brendan got his job four
47、 months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels (普通考试科目) and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the company knew I had already written some programs,“ he said.“I suppose 55 000 pounds sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this
48、 year.“ He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,“ he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted
