1、公共英语二级-444 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Whats the time now?（分数：1.00）A.10:10B.10:20C.10:30(2).Hows the school now?（分数：1.00）A.Its not as good as it was.B.Its better than it used to be.C.Its even worse than people say.(3).Where does the woman work?（分数：1.0
2、0）A.At a bank.B.At a hotel.C.In a post-office.(4).Where are they going to do tomorrow afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.They are going shopping.B.They are going to the park.C.They are going to the cinema with their children.(5).Where did the woman think they were supposed to meet?（分数：1.00）A.On the train.B.On the
3、 platform.C.At the information desk.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：15.00)(1).What time did Mr. Gao ring?（分数：1.00）A.8:00 amB.8:30 amC.3:00 pm(2).Whats the most probable job of the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A schoolteacher.B.A managers secretary.C.Manager of a company.(1).Where does the woman want the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.Cha
4、nge a decision.B.Make a phone call.C.Suggest a place to meet.(2).What happened in the end?（分数：1.00）A.They agreed on a decision.B.They went to the McDonalds.C.The woman phoned the others.(1).What did the man do about his old car?（分数：1.00）A.He sold it.B.He repaired the engine.C.He gave it to his frien
5、d as a present.(2).What did the man feel about his old car?（分数：1.00）A.Its bad-looking.B.It wouldnt go far safely.C.It would be all right for years.(3).What does the mall feel about his flew car?（分数：1.00）A.We are not sure.B.Its even worse than the old one.C.Its much better than the old one._(2).Whats
6、 the main reason the man doesnt like watching plays?（分数：1.00）A.Because they are expensive.B.Because theyre not well-written.C.Because the theatre is too far away.(3).What kind of music does the mail like best?（分数：1.00）A.Light music.B.English songs.C.American songs.(4).Which of the following does the
7、 man like most?（分数：1.00）A.Films.B.Music.C.Reading.(1).What does the speaker do most probably?（分数：1.00）A.Hes a teacher.B.Hes a tour guide.C.Hes a shop-assistant.(2).What does Larps sell?（分数：1.00）A.Bags.B.Shoes.C.Clothes.(3).What does the bookshop sell?（分数：1.00）A.Chinese books.B.English books.C.Englis
8、h-Chinese dictionaries.(4).Which shop is NOT in the shopping centre?（分数：1.00）A.The Larps.B.The Li-Ning.C.The Splend Tea Shop.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Have you seen my key to the kitchen door by any_? A change B check C chance D charge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.In those days s
9、he was always lost in thought, so that she had to be called two or three times _ she came to her dinner. A until B after C when D before（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Though considered one of the most important poets in America today, _. A a number of novels and plays have also been written by him B he has also
10、 written a number of novels and plays C a number of his novels and plays have been written D there have been a number of novels and plays written by him（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.You want to buy a sport car, sir? Yeah, weve got several models for you _. A to choose B for choosing C to choose from D to be ch
11、osen from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.We must get up early tomorrow, _we will miss the 6 oclock train to Shanghai. A so B or C but D however（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.She pretended _ me when I passed by. A not to see B to not see C not seeing D having not seen（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7._Never thought to see you here. A So di
12、d I. B Oh, havent you? C Its a small world. D Im well. Thank you. And you?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Does John know any other foreign languages _ French? A but B except C besides D beside（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Generally_, that city is less crowded than many others in the same area. A saying B talking C telling
13、D speaking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.He had to _ life in the city because his father needed help on the farm. A give in B give out C give up D give off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.He failed the exam, _ proved that he hadnt been working hard enough. A that B which C what D of which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.I _ ten minutes
14、 to decide whether I should accept the offer or not. A gave B was given C was giving D had given（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.“What do you think of the book?“Oh, excellent. Its worth _ a second time.“ A reading B being read C to read D to be read（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.How much does a gold ring cost?It _ the qual
15、ity of the gold. A relies on B depends on C agrees on D comes on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.It was dark. We decide to _ for the night at a farmhouse. A put away B put down C put up D put on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brai
16、n were (36) , men lost the (37) to do certain things. And so people thought that each part of the brain does a (38) job. But modern research has found out that this is (39) , for it is not easy to say exactly what each part of the head does.In the past fifty years there (40) a great increase in the
17、amount of research (41) on the brain. Chemists and biologists have (42) that the way the brain works is not so simple (43) people had thought. Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes (44) in the brain every second. Some recent researches also (45) that we remember everything. (46) happe
18、ns to us. We may (47) to recall the thing we have heard or seen, but it is all kept there in our brains.Earlier scientists said that the power of (48) brain got weaker and weaker as (49) grows older. But it is now (50) that that is not true. (51) the brain is given enough exercise, it keeps its abil
19、ity. (52) has been proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a (53) mind than a young person who has only done (54) work (55) using much of his brain.（分数：20.00）A.damagedB.hurtC.brokenD.lostA.strengthB.forcesC.powerD.rightA.busyB.difficultC.sameD.differentA.not soB.trueC.in
20、terestingD.correctA.has badB.has beenC.wasD.had beenA.madeB.workedC.doingD.carryingA.seenB.uncoveredC.disclosedD.discoveredA.toB.forC.thatD.asA.getB.go throughC.take placeD.take partA.suggestB.knowC.adviseD.thinkA.itB.elseC.thatD.whatA.be unableB.be ableC.beD.not beA.itsB.itsC.oneD.onesA.itB.theyC.w
21、eD.oneA.knownB.to knowC.to be knownD.knowingA.SinceB.As long asC.WhetherD.As soon asA.ItB.ThatC.ThisD.TheyA.slowerB.quickerC.biggerD.smallerA.hardB.physicalC.chemicalD.mentalA.noB.forC.ofD.without七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AChicago is a great town. I love it. We have two baseball teams here, the Cubs
22、 and the White Sox. I like the Cubs. The White Sox are boring and theyre losers, too. I never go to their games. But theres a lot more to Chicago than baseball. Look around, were in the city now. This is Michigan Avenue. Theres the John Hancock Center.That building is 100 storeys high! Thats too hig
23、h, if you ask me. If there is a fire on the 85th or 90th floor, how are the firemen going to put it out? Theres no chance. Look over there.Theres a large building. Its the Sears Tower. That building is 110 storeys high! .Do you see those round buildings? Those buildings are the Marina City Apartment
24、s (flats). Those buildings have 60 floors each. Thousands of people in each one. Imagine that, all those people in two buildings. Its terrible to have so many neighbors. Theres the Merchandise Mart. Thats another big building. Do you know whats in the building? There are stores, restaurants, a bank,
25、 a post office, a radio station and a TV station. Its too crowded. Well, here we are. Remember, ask any cab driver about Chicago. We know everything about this town.（分数：5.00）(1).Why does the speaker never go to the White Soxs games?（分数：1.00）A.Because they dont play well.B.Because he doesnt like base
26、ball.C.Because they usually play in other cities.D.Because theres a lot more to Chicage than baseball.(2).It seems to the speaker that _.（分数：1.00）A.the Sears Tower is not high enoughB.the Marina City Apartments are crowdedC.the Merchandise Mart is crowdedD.there are many other buildings in Chicago(3
27、).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Its great fun to live in big cities like Chicago.B.There are many stores and restaurants in the Merchandise Mart.C.Its not a good thing to have too many neighbors.D.There are very many tall buildings in Chicago.(4).Which
28、 of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.They are going along Michigan Avenue.B.The speaker likes to go to the Cubs games.C.Firemen can put out any fire in high buildings.D.Cab drivers know almost everything about the town.(5).We know from the passage that the spe
29、aker is probably _.（分数：1.00）A.a visitorB.a tour guideC.a taxi driverD.a bus conductorBJonathan Rivers lived alone in a neat house in Compton Street and worked in London. Like many other single men in their middle age, he was getting rather set in his ways. He looked after the house well and had a be
30、autiful garden. Before he left the house in the morning, he would carefully close all the doors downstairs, open some windows upstairs to let the air in and lock the front door.One summer evening Jonathan returned home as usual, just at five minutes to seven. When he opened the front gate he immedia
31、tely noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint (脚印) in the earth in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman when he noticed that one of the white curtains in the front room downstairs was out of place. Jonathan never left anything out of place.He walked up t
32、o the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few moments but could hear nothing. The front-room door was half-open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully, wondering if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten to do it before. He stepped silently across the
33、hall to the door and looked inside the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the evening sunlight. The man had clearly been standing behind the door since Jonathans return. Jonathan immediately locked the door. Then he calmly picked up the telephone in the hall and set a
34、bout calling the police.The burglar (盗贼), a tall fellow with a beard, tried to climb through a window to get out but Jonathan had expected that. He attacked him with his umbrella, using it like a sword. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little annoyed that he had to
35、 have dinner later than usual but on the whole he felt quite pleased with himself.（分数：5.00）(1).From the sentence “Like many other single men in their middle age, he was getting rather set in his ways“ we learn that _.（分数：1.00）A.Middle-aged men are likely to have different ways of livingB.Many other
36、single men in the world would rather live like JonathanC.Jonathan liked to do things in the same way as other middle-aged single men didD.Jonathan was getting into the habit of doing things in the same way every day(2).What was the first thing Jonathan noticed when he came back home one summer eveni
37、ng?（分数：1.00）A.A curtain in the front room was not in its place.B.The windows of the front room were open.C.There was a sign of the postmans entering his room.D.A heavy footprint was in one of the flower beds.(3).Did the burglar know Jonathans coming home? How do you know?（分数：1.00）A.Yes, because he h
38、id himself behind the half-opened door.B.Yes, because he was ready to hit Jonathan on the back.C.No, because he was still stealing in the room.D.No, because he kept the door half-open.(4).What did Jonathan do when the burglar attempted to escape from the window?（分数：1.00）A.He called the police by sho
39、uting at the top of his voice.B.He immediately locked the door and rushed to the police station.C.He hit the burglar with the point of his umbrella.D.He had expected that the burglar would hit him.(5).We learn from the passage that Jonathan _.（分数：1.00）A.was strong enough to fight the burglarB.was qu
40、ite inexperienced in dealing with burglarsC.had a close friend who was a policemanD.hated his routine to be disturbed by anything unexpectedC“Is jazz a kind of folk music? Is it a performing style? How is it different from other kinds of music?“ There is no simple answer to these questions, because
41、the most important quality of jazz comes from its unique combination of different musical sources over a period of almost 400 years.The quality that unites the many different jazz forms is, in some degree, separate from its musical sources. That quality is the expression of freedom. The idea of free
42、dom is central.The ancestors of jazz were black people from West Africa who were brought to America as slaves, or forced laborers, from the early 1600s to the mid-1800s. Most of them remained slaves until President Lincoln set them free on January 1,1863, during the American Civil War.With the loss
43、of their personal freedom and the breaking up of their families, the slaves also lost the social traditions of their music from Africa. The complex rhythms (节奏) of this music involved a number of people performing together. The breaking apart of these social groups forced slaves to create new songs,
44、 that is, to develop a completely new musical tradition.Using some of the remembered African rhythms, the slaves gradually began to add some features of the European classical music that was played by the slave-owners. The slaves were also influenced by American folk songs. But the result of adding
45、these borrowed elements to the complex African rhythms was the beginning of a completely new kind of music. Still, this music only existed privately among groups of slaves.The salves work had another effect on their music. It introduced new kinds of musical rhythms. Some of these rhythms became work
46、 songs to accompany their planting and picking of cotton. Other rhythms were developed by teams of workers who needed to lift heavy loads of cotton onto carts that passed through the fields. Later, during the building of the railroads, individual workers created new songs to match the sharp rhythms
47、of steel as they put the rails into place.（分数：5.00）(1).The main musical sources used by the slaves to develop a new kind of music were _.（分数：1.00）A.folk music, jazz music, and modern musicB.classical music, American rhythms, and African folk songsC.African music, European classical music, and Americ
48、an folk musicD.slaves work songs, rhythms of lifting heavy loads, and sounds of steel striking steel(2).In some degree, the quality that many different jazz forms share is _.（分数：1.00）A.the liberation of the American slavesB.the expression of freedomC.respect for President LincolnD.the independence of the United States(3).“It introduced new kinds of musical rhythms.“ Here “it“ refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.the slaves musicB.a new musical rhythmC.the slaves workD.ano
