1、公共英语二级-213 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).Where does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.A. In a hotel. B.B. In a department store. C.C. At a railway statio
2、n.(2).Whats the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.A. Friends. B.B. Strangers. C.C. Classmates.(3).Why didnt Alice go to bed until late at night?（分数：1.00）A.A. She was doing her housework. B.B. She was working hard at her lessons. C.C. She was watching TV.(4).What are the two speakers d
3、oing? A. Talking about going to the Xinhua bookstore. B. Talking about seeing the womans uncle. C. Talking about what to do after work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What does the man intend to do?（分数：1.00）A.A. To buy a coat. B.B. To try on a new coat. C.C. To lend money to the woman.二、B第二节/B(总题数：5，分数：15.00)听下面
4、 5段对等方面或独白。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，各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。（分数：3.00）(1).What are the man and the woman talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A. A film. B.B. A real story. C.C. A ghost story.(2).Whats the first name of the man they are talking about?（分数
5、：1.00）A.A. Tim. B.B. Tom. C.C. Smith.(3).Why didnt the man return home after the war? A. He had been wounded in the war. B. The man hasnt told the woman yet. C. He had to sell newspapers at the railway station.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.（分数：3.00）(1).Where are the man and the woman going?（分数：1.00）A.A. To the bus
6、 station. B.B. To the police station. C.C. To the railway station.(2).What does the woman think they should do?（分数：1.00）A.A. Take a taxi. B.B. Walk slowly. C.C. Leave the bags with the police.(3).What does the man find out at last?（分数：1.00）A.A. Fifteen minutes is too long. B.B. The traffic is moving
7、 too slowly. C.C. He is not able to carry both bags.（分数：3.00）(1).What is NOT true about the man? A. Water is running out from his leg. B. He can not breathe well after a walk. C. He hasnt been sleeping well because of the pain in his leg.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What has caused the trouble? A. The woman d
8、oesnt know yet. B. He was burnt by boiling water. C. He has tired himself out in his work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Whats the womans name?（分数：1.00）A.A. Doctor Cook. B.B. Doctor Martin. C.C. The conversation doesnt tell us.（分数：3.00）(1).What did the man put up on his wall yesterday?（分数：1.00）A.A. The picture
9、he drew on his vacation. B.B. The picture he took. C.C. His picture taken last year.(2).What doesnt the man like? A. The pictures prepared for the camera. B. The daily life pictures. C. The pictures taken by others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How many cameras does the man use a lot?（分数：1.00）A.A. Many. B.B. T
10、welve. C.C. Two.（分数：3.00）(1).Who was Phil?（分数：1.00）A.A. My friend. B.B. A traveller. C.C. A businessman.(2).What did the man want to know? A. He wanted to know where they were. B. He wanted to know what was in the sky. C. He wanted to know why the sky was strange.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why didnt Phil te
11、ll him? A. Because he had drunk too much. B. Because he was in a strange town. C. Because he didnt see anything in the sky.（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.The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is _ any other lake in the world.（分数：1.00）A.largestB.the largestC.larger thanD.the larger than2.H
12、e is _ a writer as a reporter.（分数：1.00）A.moreB.ratherC.not so muchD.not such3.Have a cup of tea, _?（分数：1.00）A.shall weB.will youC.wont youD.do you4.I suppose that when I come back in ten years time, all these old houses _ down.（分数：1.00）A.will have been pulledB.will have pulledC.will be pullingD.will
13、 be pulled5._ bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hard.（分数：1.00）A.Being madeB.The making ofC.To makeD.Made6.Cars moved very slowly in the 1920s, but they _ move more quickly than in 1910.（分数：1.00）A.were to canB.didC.willD.can7.Is she older than you? Yes, she is olde
14、r than _ two years.（分数：1.00）A.meB.I forC.I am byD.me by8.Johnson hoped it would be _ who would be called upon.（分数：1.00）A.hasB.himC.heD.himself9.It is estimated that much of a teenagers time is spent _ with friends.（分数：1.00）A.to talkB.talkingC.being talkedD.having talked10.Im afraid it _ tomorrow, bu
15、t who knows?（分数：1.00）A.may have rainedB.might rainC.would rainD.ought to rain11.It is one _ best sellers in our country now.（分数：1.00）A.of themB.of thoseC.of thisD.of their12.Where is your college located, John? It is _.（分数：1.00）A.on the Fifth AvenueB.on Fifth AvenueC.in Fifth AvenueD.at Fifth Avenue
16、13.Henry was deported for having an expired visa. He _ his visa renewed.（分数：1.00）A.should have hadB.must have hadC.might have hadD.would have had14.He will go to America next month, if he _ ready then.（分数：1.00）A.isB.will beC.shall beD.is going to be15.He kept his head, otherwise the accident _.（分数：1
17、.00）A.would happenB.happenedC.would have happenedD.happens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、D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. When was U(36) /U a boy Martin learned that hisU (37) /U, the black Americans, wereU (38) /Utreated differently fro
18、m most of U(39) /Ufellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools, U(40) /U good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their U(41) /U. Martin knew that in a free country this was U(42) /U. He wanted to help his black brothers, U(43) /Uhe decided to go to school and 44 a minister.
19、 He became a pastor (牧师) in Montgomery, Alabama. This isU (45) /UMartin Luther Kings “peaceful fight“ first began.Dr. King workedU (46) /Uequality in other cities. He knew that theU (47) /Uway people could win their rights was to remain peaceful,U (48) /Uin face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Pea
20、ce Prize in 1964 for his achievements andU (49) /U. The whole nationU (50) /Uthe terrible event thatU (51) /Uon April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr. was U(52) /U. The man who had preached (倡导) nonviolence (非力) diedU (53) /U. But Dr. Kings dream can neverU (54) /U. Many Americ
21、ans are still U(55) /Uto make that dream come true.（分数：20.00）A.alreadyB.stillC.suchD.notA.familyB.friendsC.peopleD.countryA.muchB.sometimesC.seldomD.oftenA.hisB.thoseC.mostD.theirA.getB.look forC.havingD.to doA.facesB.skinC.bodiesD.peopleA.even worseB.differentC.wrongD.reasonableA.asB.becauseC.soD.b
22、utA.helpedB.askC.visitedD.becomeA.whereB.whyC.saidD.becauseA.withB.inC.byD.forA.onlyB.otherC.wrongD.secondA.exceptB.evenC.ifD.notA.honorB.victoryC.courageD.strengthA.discouragedB.sawC.mournedD.rebelledA.passedB.he didC.happenedD.they managedA.defeatedB.shotC.caughtD.put into prisonA.bravelyB.violent
23、lyC.quietlyD.nonviolentlyA.dieB.be believedC.realizeD.failA.wantedB.workingC.preparedD.struggling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 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。BA/BIn ancient (古代) time the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing us
24、ually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the work of testing candidates (候选人) for a ma
25、sters or doctors degree.Generally, however, modern examinations are written. Two types of tests are commonly used in modern schools. The first type is sometimes called an objective (客观性) test, it is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes
26、a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.The student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer
27、 and copy its letter or number on his examination paper.For testing a students memory of facts and details, the objective test has advantages. It can find out a great deal about the students range of knowledge.For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky
28、 student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.（分数：4.00）(1).The passage is mainly about _.（分数：1.00）A.examinations in the ancient timesB.modern examinationsC.how to do well in an examinationD.setting questions for an examination(2).The objective test is not very satisfactor
29、y because _.（分数：1.00）A.it is easy and quick to scoreB.the teacher can find out a great deal about the students range of knowledge in a short timeC.it shows how deeply the student has thought about the subjectD.it contains element of luck(3).Which of the following statements about the objective test
30、is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Examinations in modern times are written, while in ancient times they are spoken.B.The objective test has advantages for testing a students memory of facts and details.C.The objective test is the only way to test a students memory of facts and details.D.Each objective question has
31、 more than one correct answer.(4).The next paragraph will probably deal with _.（分数：1.00）A.the other type of examinationB.the advantages of the objective testC.how students guess the correct answer without really knowing the materialD.examinations in the ancient timesBB/BWhat is World English?World E
32、nglish is a course in the English language. It is intended for students whose native lauguage is not English. It is a basic programme consisting of six stages. Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teachers Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is further supported by separate boo
33、ks of readings, by tests, and by visual (可视的) aids.Who is World English for?World English may be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education in English. Books Three and Four make up the Second Level; they are
34、suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The Third Level, Books Five and Six, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language.What does World English teach?World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At
35、all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the First Level, listening and speaking receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exerci
36、ses occur through Unit Ten of Book Six.（分数：3.00）(1).This passage is probably taken from the _ of an English text book.（分数：1.00）A.contentsB.introductionC.first chapterD.index (索引)(2).Suppose you are a student of Senior Three, _ will be suitable for you if you want to make your English better.（分数：1.00
37、）A.Books One and TwoB.Books Three and FourC.Books Five and SixD.none of them(3).We may infer from this passage that the whole set of World English consists of _ units.（分数：1.00）A.tenB.thirtyC.sixtyD.more than sixtyBC/BOne answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some y
38、ears ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people.The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor (港口). The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea bed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow. The people would like to live in
39、flats in the fifty-metre high outer wall. The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete (混凝土) and glass. The glass would be specialy made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this man-made harbor would be calm. It would be floating i
40、slands carrying more building; a hospital, two theaters, museums, an art exhibition hall and a church. One of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water.People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so the
41、re would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.（分数：4.00）(1).What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea?（分数：1.00）A.The city was to
42、 be designed together with a harbor.B.The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass.C.The building of the city would rest on a floating island.D.The people would live in tall building surrounded by a wall.(2).How would fresh water be supplied to the city?（分数：1.00）A.By treating sea water
43、.B.By getting it from the surrounding islands.C.By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city.D.By transporting it from the mainland.(3).The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem that _.（分数：1.00）A.there is not enough space for building cities on landB.land transportat
44、ion has become increasingly difficultC.there are too many people on landD.present cities are heavily polluted by cars(4).The purpose of the writer is _.（分数：1.00）A.to suggest how new type of harbor could be built at seaB.to give a description of a new type of cityC.to draw peoples attention to the pr
45、oblem of air pollutionD.to introduce a new way of building harbor citiesBD/BTaxes (税) are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security (安全) taxes, sales taxes and the list seems endless.The biggest tax for most Americans is that on the money they earnt
46、he income tax. The personal income tax is called a “progressive tax“ because it takes more from those who earn more. For example, a person who earns about 3,500 dollars a year will pay a tax of only about 3.5% of earning, but of the same person earned 85,000 dollars a year, he would pay an income ta
47、x of 35%.Over the years the income tax has become more and more difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports. In fact, preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America.（分数：4.00）(1).Most Americans
48、pay _.（分数：1.00）A.taxes which are too many to listB.taxes either to the cities or the states they live inC.so many kinds of taxes that they even dont know the namesD.several kinds of taxes(2).Social security tax is collected from _.（分数：1.00）A.those who have broken the lawB.those who often make troubleC.those whose lives and property- are in dangerD.every citizen living in the area in question (所在)(3).What is a “progressive tax“? A “progressive tax“ is the tax _.（分数：1.00）A.collected for social progress
