1、公共英语二级-90 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。每段对话后有一道小题，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。每段对话读一遍。（分数：5.00）(1).What will the speakers discuss?（分数：1.00）A.A A wash machine. B.B A computer. C.C A report.(2).Where did this conversati
2、on take place?（分数：1.00）A.A At the hospital. B.B At the airport. C.C At a school.(3).Whats wrong with Lily?（分数：1.00）A.A she has got a toothache. B.B she has got a backache. C.C she has got a headache.(4).Why will the woman go to London?（分数：1.00）A.A To have a look at London. B.B To call on her friend.
3、 C.C To meet her parents.(5).What is the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.A Taking a ride. B.B Making a suggestion. C.C Swimming.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一到几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；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：3.00）(1).When will the Beijing O
4、pera be on?（分数：1.00）A.A At 7:30 Saturday. B.B At 7:00 Saturday. C.C At 7:00 Sunday.(2).Where are they going at the weekend?（分数：1.00）A.A Beijing Theater. B.B Beihai Cinema. C.C Beihai Park.(3).What are they going there for?（分数：1.00）A.A To meet friends. B.B To see Beijing Opera. C.C To learn Beijing O
5、pera.（分数：3.00）(1).What are the two speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A Using the left hand. B.B Operating machines. C.C Designing machines.(2).What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A Master and servant. B.B Teacher and student. C.C Fellow workers.(3).What can we learn
6、 from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.A Everything is possible. B.B The woman only uses her right hand. C.C The woman only uses her left hand.（分数：3.00）(1).Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?（分数：1.00）A.A Young. B.B Old. C.C Middle-aged.(2).Which part of the body is probably OK with
7、 the man?（分数：1.00）A.A His teeth. B.B His head. C.C His back.(3).Why cant the woman do gardening?（分数：1.00）A.A Because of her back trouble. B.B Because of her leg trouble. C.C Because of her arm trouble.（分数：3.00）(1).Where is Miss Smith?（分数：1.00）A.A She is at home. B.B She is having a trip. C.C She is
8、attending a meeting.(2).When is the trade fair due to?（分数：1.00）A.A On Thursday. B.B On Wednesday. C.C On Sunday.(3).What number should Miss Smith call?（分数：1.00）A.A 5667986-233. B.B 5657986-332. C.C 5667896-332.（分数：3.00）(1).What are the researchers at the University of Chicago studying?（分数：1.00）A.A D
9、ifferent kinds of dreams. B.B The content of dreams. C.C Dreamers while they dream.(2).What surprised the researchers? A Dreamers cant recall their dreams. B The subjects sleep soundly during their dreams. C Dreamers can sleep well.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).When will the dream be recorded in the dream labo
10、ratory? A As soon as the dreamer falls asleep. B Immediately after each dream. C Over five minutes after the end of each dream.（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.Can you make sure_her necklace?（分数：1.00）A.where Amada had putB.where had Amada putC.where Amada has putD.where has Amada pu
11、t2.The boys and girls are walking along the street, _a green coat.（分数：1.00）A.each of them hasB.they each haveC.every wearsD.each wearing3.Tell me something about your adventure last year. We lost our way in the forest and_matters worse was_it began to rain.（分数：1.00）A.what; thatB.it; thatC.it; becaus
12、eD.what; because4.What he said_. He knows nothing about the agriculture economy.（分数：1.00）A.get some senseB.gets some senseC.doesnt make any sense ofD.doesnt make any sense5.Hi, Jerry, Come in. Uh, yeah, I_by to see if you_for a book named Hero.（分数：1.00）A.stopped; were still lookingB.will stop; are s
13、till lookingC.have stopped; were still lookingD.stop; will have looked6._water to grow is well-known.（分数：1.00）A.That flowers needB.These flowers needC.That flower needsD.Flowers need7.You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but_, it is fairly good.（分数：1.00）A.as a wholeB.generally
14、speakingC.after allD.on the whole8.You must promise to keep the notice a secret and dont put it_others.（分数：1.00）A.in possession ofB.in the possession ofC.in charge ofD.in the charge of9.Such a stupid mistake could have been avoided. Unfortunately, he_the mistake again and again.（分数：1.00）A.repeatedB.
15、would repeatC.had repeatedD.would have repeated10.How many people are still leading_life under_poverty hue in China ? Perhaps one fifth.（分数：1.00）A.a; theB.a; aC./; /D.the; /11.As we all know, it was_that made his dream broken.（分数：1.00）A.her being carelessB.because of her carelessnessC.because she wa
16、s carelessD.she was so careless12.The witness has been warned that he would be getting into great trouble_report to the police.（分数：1.00）A.were he toB.he willC.he was toD.would he13.There is a_look on his face. Whats on his mind?（分数：1.00）A.worryB.worriedC.worryingD.worring14.How much of his lecture d
17、id you think you understand? _I wish I had worked harder.（分数：1.00）A.Nearly everything.B.Almost nothing.C.Not a little.D.Very few.15.Bob doesnt seem like the same person. _so much in the accident has made him more sentimental.（分数：1.00）A.For him to seeB.His seeingC.Having seenD.To be seeing四、B第二节 完型填空
18、/B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)阅读下面短文，从短文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。For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words.InU (36
19、) /Ua job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehendU (37) /Ucan mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us areU (38) /Ureaders.Most of us develop poor readingU (39) /Uat an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiencyU (40) /
20、Uin the actual stuff of language itselfwords. Taken individually, words haveU (41) /Umeaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and para-graphs.U (42) /U, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing toU (4
21、3) /Uwords or passages.Regression, the tendency to look back overU (44) /Uyou have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit whichU (45) /Udown the speed of reading is vocalizationsounding each word either orally or mentally asU (46) /Ureads. To overcome these bad habits, some readi
22、ng clinics use a device called anU (47) /U, which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rateU (48) /Uthe reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch“ him.The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,U (49) /Uword-by-word reading, re
23、gression and sub vocalization, practically impossible. At firstU (50) /Uis sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster,U (51) /Uyour comprehension will improve.Many people have foundU (52) /Ureading skill drastically improved after some training
24、.U (53) /UCharlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minuteU (54) /Uthe training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he canU (55) /Ua lot more reading material in a short period of time.（分数：20.00）A.applyingB.doi
25、ngC.offeringD.gettingA.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedlyA.goodB.curiousC.poorD.urgentA.trainingB.habitsC.situationsD.customA.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involvesA.someB.a lot ofC.littleD.dullA.FortunatelyB.In factC.LogicallyD.UnfortunatelyA.reuseB.rereadC.rewriteD.reciteA.whatB.whichC.thatD.ifA.scale
26、sB.cutsC.slowsD.measuresA.some oneB.oneC.heD.readerA.acceleratorB.actorC.amplifierD.observerA.thenB.asC.beyondD.thanA.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicatingA.meaningB.comprehensionC.gistD.regressionA.butB.norC.orD.forA.ourB.yourC.theirD.suchA.Look atB.TakeC.MakeD.ConsiderA.forB.inC.afterD.beforeA.mas
27、terB.go overC.presentD.get through五、B第三部分 阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：20.00)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳答案。BA/BBoxing was long viewed sickly. Generally forbidden by law in earlier days, the fighting was usually done with bare fists, and matches often lasted forty or fifty rounds.In 1882 John L. Sullivan, a f
28、ighter of great power, won the world heavyweight championship from Paddy Ryan in a bare fisted battle marked by hitting, scratching, and biting without any rule. Five years later, while fighting Patsy Cardiff at Minneapolis, Sullivan broke his right arm in the third round, but he continued fighting
29、to the sixth round and won.In1889, Sullivan defeated Jade Kilrain with his bare fists in another championship fight, winning twenty thousand dollars and a diamond prize medal. His admirers talked then of running him for the next governor, but he traveled to Australia for a boxing tour instead, comin
30、g back only to lose his title in a twenty-one-round match with a young Californian named James J. Corbett.“Gentleman James“ victory in this match marked a turning point; for it showed scientific boxing was over strength. But Corbetts title ended in 1897, when another boxer, Bob Fitzsimmons, in less
31、than three seconds, achieved his feats and then Fitzsimmons knocked out an Irishman, won the heavyweight championship of the world, and invented the terrible “solar plexus punch“.（分数：3.00）(1).Boxing matches in the early days were_.（分数：1.00）A.short and bloodyB.usually spare-time competitionsC.governe
32、d by strict rulesD.cruel(2).Sullivan held the worlds heavyweight title for_.（分数：1.00）A.twenty-one yearsB.only a yearC.five yearsD.at least seven years(3).Sullivans fight with Kilrain was_.（分数：1.00）A.the first boxing championship matchB.the last boxing match to be fought bare-fistedC.a bare-fisted ch
33、ampionship fightD.a six-round matchBB/BCARDIFF, Wales. Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling.“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has
34、 come again,“ said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival in Wales.“Some of the tales, like those the Inuit from Canada, are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,“ he said early
35、this month.Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively.Ambrose started the festival in 1993,
36、 after several years of working with those reviving (coming back into use or existence) storytelling in Wales.“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was Uin good hands/U here.“ Ambrose said.（分数：4.00）(1).Ambrose believes tha
37、t the art of storytelling_.（分数：1.00）A.is in the hands of some old peopleB.started in WalesC.will be popular againD.will be more popular than TV(2).From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn_.（分数：1.00）A.how difficult it is to understand the InuitB.how cold it has been where the Inuit liveC.wh
38、y they tell the stories in a throat-singing wayD.about their life as early as thousands of years ago(3).According to the writer, which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.B.Storytelling is always well received in Wales.C.Storytelling has a long
39、history in Wales.D.Storytelling once stopped in Wales.(4).The underlined phrase “in good hands“ means（分数：1.00）A.protected by kind peopleB.taken good care ofC.grasped by good storytellersD.controlled by rich peopleBC/BGoing, Going, Gone!The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher Organization invites you
40、 to attend our latest fund-raiser.The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction (拍卖)!Saturday, May 106:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.in the school hall6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.: All items for auction are previewed.6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.: Silent auction begins.7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.: Highest bidders(出价人) from silent auction are d
41、etermined.7:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m.: Main auction begins.Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $5 to $30.Items up for bid in the main auction include the following:Airline tickets to a place of your choiceWeekend getaways at first-class hotelsSeason tickets to the Chicago Bears footb
42、all game$50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salonsTheater tickets to The Merchant of VeniceDont miss the boat! Book your tickets today.Last year, tickets sold out in five days!Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.$15 per person.All the money from the auction will b
43、e given to the Haynes School computer lab.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following is not mentioned as being up for bid at the auction?（分数：1.00）A.A movie pass to the local cinema.B.A weekend stay at a hotel.C.A ticket to a restaurant.D.Airline tickets.(2).The more items that are given or bought for aucti
44、on,_.（分数：1.00）A.the less money that will be charged for the tickets to the auctionB.the higher the value that will be placed on the items in the silent auctionC.the faster the ticket will be sold to the auctionD.the more money that can be raised to support the computer lab(3).Which of the following
45、is most likely to happen at the years auction?（分数：1.00）A.Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.B.All items up for bid will be sold for at least twice their value.C.More money will be raised this year than in any other year before.D.The airline tickets will receive higher bids
46、than any other item.(4).The phrase “first-come, first-served“ tells you that_.（分数：1.00）A.people can buy the tickets on the first day onlyB.the person who is first to arrive will receive a ticket at no chargeC.food and drinks will be served at the auctionD.tickets are sold in the order of who arrives
47、 first to buy themBD/BNew York: when the first jet struck World Trade Center at 8:48 a.m. on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they, too, must do: get out fast.Katherine Hachinski, who had been knocked off h
48、er chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Ms Hachinski, an architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), screamed and set off too.But others up and down the 110 f
