1、公共英语二级-185 及答案解析(总分：76.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AIn what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earth“s postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as c
2、omputers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were ha
3、rdly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction. Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that
4、 something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer may provide; it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main p
5、urpose of this passage?（分数：0.80）A.To look back to the early days of this passage.B.To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.C.To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.D.To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.(2).According to the passage, the initial co
6、ncern about computer was that they might _.（分数：0.80）A.change our personal livesB.take control of the worldC.create unforeseen problemD.affect our businesses(3).The passage recommends those dealing with computers to _.（分数：0.80）A.be reasonably doubtful about themB.check all their answersC.substitute t
7、hem for basic thinkingD.use them for business purposes only(4).The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is _.（分数：0.80）A.challengingB.dramaticC.psychologicalD.fundamental(5).What does the word “malfunction“ mean in paragraph 1 ?（分数：0.80）A.失误B.制造C.影响D.事情BPeople today
8、expect to be examined when they enter a doctor“s office. At least they expect their blood pressure and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctor“s treatment depended on talking with patients. In general, the communication between doctors and their patients w
9、as the most important part of medical methods. The modem age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to patients“ heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact, there was no such thing as a medical examination. The stethoscopewith all oth
10、er medical instrumentshas a serious effect on the practice of medicine. Doctors become better at finding the medical problems. More lives are saved. At the same time, doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stop talking to their patients.
11、 It is easy to understand why some sick people thought themselves as broken machines.（分数：3.00）(1).A stethoscope can be used to _.（分数：1.00）A.check health conditionsB.cure some illnessesC.measure temperaturesD.treat heart disease(2).Doctors give less importance to the communication between patients an
12、d doctors mainly because _.（分数：1.00）A.modem medical instruments are usedB.they can cure more diseases and save more livesC.they have much more medical experience than beforeD.they are too busy to have time to talk with patients(3).Some sick people think of themselves as broken machines, which sugges
13、ted that _.（分数：1.00）A.modem doctors should treat their patients as machinesB.the level of the treatment was greatly improvedC.they thought they were useless just like broken machinesD.they were not satisfied with the manner in which doctors treated themPeople all over the world know Wimbledon as the
14、 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 not attract many people. So the Club had very l
15、ittle 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 tennis championships (men“s singles). Wimbled
16、on 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 anti women, were always British, but since 1936
17、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 an unusual croquet clubC.the centre of lawn ten
18、nisD.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 actionD.the club needed money(3).Why was ther
19、e 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 it did not seem proper for women to play tenn
20、is.(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 winner for a long time.D.She was beautifully dre
21、ssed.CThe May Day holiday gives Chinese families a good chance to travel and leave behind the daily routine(日常琐事). When the seven-day vacation was first put in place in 2000, groups of Chinese tourists went to the mountains to see temples and get off buses to take photos. However, as Chinese travele
22、rs diversified(使多样化) their interests, more and more people decided to travel on their own. Millions of families with their own cars prefer to travel by car. Cui Xiaotang, a career(职业) woman, and her two friends left from Beijing Saturday in a car. They did not have a firm destination but drove south
23、wards. “Maybe when there is no road for cars, we will stop and stay one night in a local farmer“s house,“ Cui said excitedly about her plan. Exchanges between north and south and between cities and rural areas are two trends emerging(出现) during the holiday. Northerners can enjoy the beauty of southe
24、rn rivers, while southerners can travel to cooler parts of the country. While millions of travelers made their way to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, people there decided to go somewhere else. A large number of tourists join groups with plans to travel abroad. Every year, those groups go farther an
25、d farther away. There are also those, however, who choose to stay where they are. Sun Bin, a graduate student representing a large number of “ stayers “, chose the simplest way to avoid tourist crowds during the holiday. “I“d rather stay in the Beijing Library for the seven days to read National Geo
26、graphic magazine. I have the whole world in my mind but avoid queuing up in the airport,“ he said.（分数：3.00）(1).More and more people would like to travel on their own, because _.（分数：1.00）A.they have more moneyB.they have their own carsC.they don“t like traveling with strangersD.they have their own in
27、terests(2).The underlined word “stayers“ refers to those who _.（分数：1.00）A.choose to stay where they areB.choose to stay in the libraryC.go home during the holidayD.stay in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou(3).Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Some people would like to travel abroad duri
28、ng the May Day holiday.B.Some people would like to take adventure travel.C.People with their own cars would like to travel on their own.D.Some people would like to go to rural areas to have a taste of country lifestyle.Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlin
29、es to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows. That“s a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole program. Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host is talking about. So the host has to tell th
30、e caller what the show is about. Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance (无知). Then the host has to answer and explainhow silly this is! It wastes a lot of time. It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun. They just want to let the listener
31、s hear them. They don“t care what the topic is, whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they appear to be. I“m totally bored by those people. It“s necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programs. In my opinion, if a caller doesn“t know what is going on, the operator shoul
32、d not let the caller take part in it.（分数：4.00）(1).The sentence, “Some people do nothing but break the whole program.“ may tell us that _.（分数：1.00）A.radio stations use hotlines in a wrong wayB.it is a factC.it is a good ideaD.some people have unclear thoughts(2).The host has to answer and explain _.（
33、分数：1.00）A.for the host works hardB.because of the caller“s ignoranceC.for the host likes talking to the callerD.because of a lot of questions raised by the caller(3).The passage doesn“t tell us the idea that _.（分数：1.00）A.some listeners phone the hotlines for funB.some people just want to show their
34、voiceC.some people appear to be silly on purposeD.what the hotline programs are(4).Which of the following is not true?（分数：1.00）A.The operator should be responsible for such things.B.Some people do not know what the host is talking about.C.Some people do not know what the show is about.D.The writer t
35、ells us that the host is silly.DThe home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same
36、time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity(普及) has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and computer problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have v
37、oices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(库存货物) and to send bills to their customers. Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep track(足迹) of the money they spend. One important new use for computers is for entertainment(娱乐).
38、Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games. People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.（分数：3.00）(1).Computers used to _.（分
39、数：0.75）A.work rapidlyB.be large and expensiveC.be used for funD.be easy to use(2).Home computers can be used for _.（分数：0.75）A.writing lettersB.playing gamesC.doing businessD.all of the above(3).In recent years, computer are being made _.（分数：0.75）A.smaller and cheaperB.larger and more expensiveC.more
40、 difficult to useD.to work more slowly(4).Salesmen use computers mainly to _.（分数：0.75）A.check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store houseB.play games for pleasureC.talk with their friendsD.write lettersEThere are stock markets (股票市场) in large cities in many countries. The stock
41、exchange is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or company. Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become r
42、ich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money. Of course, investing (投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investo
43、rs will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down. No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling (赌博). Factories and companies
44、that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble“. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.（分数：5.00）(1).If you are a good investor, _ in the stock market.（分数：1.00）A.you can always make moneyB.you can tell exactly when the stock goes up o
45、r downC.you may sometimes lose moneyD.your gambling is always safe(2).The passage mainly wants to tell us _.（分数：1.00）A.how to buy or sell sharesB.A B C of stock marketsC.the stock market is like gamblingD.investing money in the stock market is not the safest way(3).Factories and companies are please
46、d that so many people “gamble“ because _.（分数：1.00）A.they can make them richB.they need more people to work for themC.they need their money to do businessD.some people win and some lose(4).The word “complex“ in the last sentence probably means _.（分数：1.00）A.completeB.worthyC.difficultD.modern(5).Rich
47、people never go to the stock market, do they?（分数：1.00）A.Yes.B.No.C.Unclear.七、第二部分 写作(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、第一节 短文改错(总题数：1，分数：20.00)It rained very heavy last summer and 1 the little stream (小河) near our house be came big river. It burst through the hank and 2 the fields all round was soon full of water. 3
48、Lucky, the water didn“t reach any of the 4 houses in our village. And the bursting water 5 from the river carried away our beautiful wooden bridge, it was more than three 6 hundreds years old and we were very sorry, to 7 lose the oldest thing which we had had for so 8 long time. We“re building a new
49、 one, but it 9 will not be the same bridge which we had be 10 fore!（分数：20.00）九、第二节 书面表达(总题数：2，分数：30.00)1.假如你是某旅馆的一名接待员，经常有外宾来你们的旅馆住宿。请你用英语把你们旅馆的情况向他们作一介绍。内容包括： (1)房间位置：餐厅在一层，会议室、小舞厅在二层，单人和双人房间在三、四层； (2)房内设备：各房间有浴室并装有电视和电话； (3)租房价格：双人间每晚 100 元，单人间每晚 60 元； (4)供应食品：面包、米饭、面条、鸡蛋、鱼等； (5)开饭时间：早上 7:009:00，中午 11:0013:00，晚上 18:0020:00。 注意：词数 100 词左右。 （分数：15.00）_2.假如你是李明，你的一位表弟张佳计划暑假来你所在的海滨城市(seaside city)青
