1、公共英语二级-680 及答案解析(总分：116.00，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).When will the man come?A. At 7: 30.B. Next Saturday morning.C. Around 7 pm.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is wrong with the recorder?A. The voice is too weak.B. The sound is too loud.C. The volume is out of order.（分数：1.
2、00）A.B.C.(3).What does the man think of Sarahs travel to Beijing?A. Its impossible.B. Its wonderful.C. Its likely.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Teacher and Student.C. Classmates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What did the man use to do?A. He
3、 used to study in the evenings.B. He used to learn from other workers.C. He used to work with others.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：6，分数：17.00)(1).What do you suppose Mary did the day before?A. She attended her grandfathers funeral.B. She told a lie to get the day off.C. She meant to attend a funeral but
4、she didnt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What did you suppose Marys grandfather did the day before?A. He knew Mary had cheated her boss and came to expose her.B. He was dying but was saved by the doctors.C. He was thought to be dead but in fact was well and alive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What does the women want to g
5、ive the man?A. A cup of tea.B. A cup of coffee.C. A glass of water.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What have happened to the man?A. He was hit by a car.B. He was almost hit.C. He was ill.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What are they talking about?A. An experience.B. A lot of questions.C. The weather（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Why is
6、Bob late?A. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.B. Because his pens and notebooks were taken away by a crowd of people.C. Because he joined a crowd of people to get an autograph.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).How does the woman feel when she looks at the autograph?A. Disappointed. B. Surprised. C. Puzzled.（分
7、数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Who is Wayne Gretzky?A. A pop star. B. A known politician. C. A hockey player.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What is the woman going to do this afternoon?A. Go shopping. B. Go to the library. C. Go to the cinema.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Whats the main reason the man doesnt like watching plays?A. Beca
8、use they are expensive.B. Because theyre not well written.C. Because the theatre is too far away.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What kind of music does the man like best?A. Light music. B. English songs. C. American songs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).Which of the following does the man like most?A. Films. B. Music. C. Re
9、ading.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Where does this conversation take place?A. In a store.B. In a factory.C. In a museum.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What is the most probable result of the conversation?A. The man got his radio repaired.B. The man got a new receipt.C. The man got a new radio.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).What lips
10、tick did the woman expect to buy?A. Lyfel, dark shade. B. Lyfel, pink shade. C. Lyfel, bright shade.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why does the woman want to ehange the color of her lipstick?A. To be cool. B. To be serious. C. To be attractive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).How about the lipstick the woman took in the end?
11、A. Its color is suitable but it is very expensive.B. Its color is right though it is not Lyfel brand.C. Its color isnt right but its brand is Lyfel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.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.-When did it begin to snow?-It started _ the night.A. during B. by C. from D. at
12、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.While _ in China, the young man picked up some Chinese.A. staying B. stay C. stayed D. to stay（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.-This program is killing me! Everything has to be finished before next Friday.- _, John. It s not the end of the world.A. Take it easy B. Take careC. Be careful D. Be y
13、ourself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.- Im sorry for keeping you waiting.- Never mind. I _ here only a few minutes.A. came B. come C. was D. have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.- What about the book? -Oh, very good. Its worth _ a second time.A. reading B. being readC. to read D. to be read（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Everyone wa
14、nts to see the flower show, _?A. does he B. doesnt it C. doesnt everyone D. dont they（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7._youve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.A. AfterB. AlthoughC. As soon asD. Now that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Why didnt you make me a telephone call yesterday? I _ about it.A. should be
15、 told B. ought to have been toldC. should have told D. ought to be told（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Never have we had _ weather before.A. such a fineB. such fineC. so fineD. so fine a（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Im sorry Im late, I was held up in a traffic _ .A. block B. group C. jam D. bunch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.How ki
16、nd of you to come round, but why?_that all is right.A. See B. To see C. Seeing D. For seeing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.It was on August 18, 1970 _ Nancy was born into a teachers family.A. where B. thatC. when D. who（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.If the work _ by the end of the month is delayed, the construction compa
17、ny will be fined.A. to be completed B. is completedC. to have been completed D. being completed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.-Why didnt you tell Ann the truth?-_.A. Yes, I was afraid to be scolded by herB. No, but I wanted toC. But I did D. I always hate telling lies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.If you keep on, you ll
18、succeed _.A. in time B. at one timeC. at the same time D. on time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Britain was a wealthy (富裕的) country. A hundred and fifty years (36) , there were a (37) very rich people (38) received money from land or investments, and did not need to work. They used to ha
19、ve large (39) of servants to look (40) them. There were al so many middle class people, who worked as businessmen or as doc tots or lawyers. They usually had several servants to (41) their houses and cook their meals.But there were also many poor people, and there was a big (42) between the rich and
20、 the poor.The poor had very difficult lives. Many worked as servants. They used to be (43) little, and they had to work long hours. But at least they lived in a warm house and were well (44) (45) who worked in factories were often less (46) . They used to work many hours a day, in dangerous and unhe
21、althy conditions. But, even so, they did not use to (47) enough to feed their families. They often lived in slums (贫民窟)which were built cheaply by the factory owners.The (48) paid people were those who worked (49) the farms. At certain times of the year, they did not earn (50) because there was no w
22、ork (51) them to do.Life for the poor was not always bad. There were kind farmers and factory owners who helped their workers. And many people were (52) about the poor. One of them was Charles Dickens, the famous British writer. When he was young, his family was always short (53) money. His father w
23、as a clerk, who used to (54) more than he earned. When Dickens was eleven, his father was (55) to prison; and Dickens had to work in a factory. At this time, very young children used to work in factories and mines, and clean chimneys.（分数：20.00）(1).A. before B. earlyC. soon D. age（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2)
24、.A. many B. muchC. little D. few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. which B. whoC. whose D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. deals B. plentyC. numbers D. amounts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. for B. afterC. like D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. sweeten B. declareC. clear D. clean（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. distance B. spaceC. gap(
25、差距) D. room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. received B. paidC. accepted D. got（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. lived B. fedC. felt D. kept（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. This B. ThatC. Those D. These（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. favorable B. favoriteC. fortunate D. financial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. eliminate (消灭，排出) B. earnC. le
26、arn D. engage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. good B. fewestC. bad D. worst（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. in B. atC. on D. above（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. anything B. nothingC. something D. everything（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. to B. ofC. for D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. convinced B. consideredC. concerned D. contrib
27、uted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. at B. inC. to D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. waste B. lendC. cost D. spend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. pulled B. sentC. brought D. entered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AI was in a strange city and I didnt know the city at all, and what is more, I could not speak
28、a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the nearest way of getting to know the strange city.I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off it and walked on. T
29、he first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even that I pronounced badl
30、y.I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street but he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me care
31、fully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes, as he pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.About an hour passed and I noticed that the house was getting fewer and fewer and green fields were app
32、earing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.（分数：4.00）(1).The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, _.A. you should go everywhere on footB. you should have a mapC. you sh
33、ould ask people the wayD. you should get lost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The newspaper-seller _.A. could understand what he saidB. didnt know what he saidC. laughed at himD. didnt want to take the money（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The writers real trouble was thatA. he couldnt speak the languageB. he followed the
34、policemans directionC. he took the wrong, busD. he left the town-centre（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The policeman _.A. didnt help himB. pointed at himC. didnt understand what he really meantD. didnt know the way（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.BShe once said,“ When people ask me whether writing has been a hard or easy road
35、 I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing; the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer with the thought that one more task had to be done.“Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they
36、 brought her. but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plains with its wild flowers,
37、wheat fields and rivers.“Its a rather strange thing about the flat country,“ she wrote later. “It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull: they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, the country all made to look like a German Christmas car
38、d. But when I come to the open plains, something happens. Im home. I breathe differently./（分数：5.00）(1).Willa Cather wrote because she found writing _.A. simple and lively B. opened up a road to successC. neither too hard nor too easy D. interesting and enjoyable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did Cather m
39、ean by “The end is nothing; the road is all“?A. Writing is the only path to success.B. Writing itself, not its result, is important.C. I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy.D. I feel happy when I finish writing a book.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was the place like where Cather grew up?A. It was c
40、old, plain and without a church.B. It was vast, open, flat, and wild.C. It was like a German Christmas card.D. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When she said “It takes hold of yon. or it leaves you perfectly cold“ Wills Cather meant _.A. you either love the place or hate
41、itB. you decide either to stay or to leaveC. some find the place warm; Others find it coldD. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What happens when Cather comes to the open plains.?A. She breathes differently from others.B. She wants to make the place her home.C. She
42、 feels completely comfortable.D. She finds the place similar to her home.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.CThe Channel Tunnel(海底隧道), to be opened officially by British Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterrand on March 8, links(连接) British and France for the first time since the Ice Age. The proje
43、ct spent eight years completing and cost an estimated(估计)$13.5 billion. The channel is considered an engineering wonder of the 20th century. Le Shuttle is the channels specially built train. The total journey time between Calais, France and Folkstone Britain is 35 minutes. The service is scheduled t
44、o run 24 hours a day, seven days a week in both directions.（分数：3.00）(1).According to this piece of news, who first suggested digging the Channel Tunnel?A. British Queen Elizabeth .B. A French engineer.C. Someone that hasnt been mentioned in the passage.D. French President Francois Mitterrand.（分数：1.0
45、0）A.B.C.D.(2).The Channel Tunnel is considered as a wonder because_.A. it took nearly a hundred years to complete this projectB. there have been so many difficulties in this great projectC. it has shortened the journey very muchD. the tunnel will be opened by both the queen and the president（分数：1.00
46、）A.B.C.D.(3).The underlined word“ scheduled“ in this passage means to _.A. put a regular train into a timetableB. plan the project for a certain timeC. prepare a timetable for the projectD. start a service for some time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Maybe 10 years old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her fa
47、ther, “But, Dad, you cant be healthy if you are dead.“Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belta mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.There have been many myths about safety belts since their first appe
48、arance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.Myth Number One: Its best to be “thrown clear“ of a serious accident.Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear“ is also going to be serious enough to given you a very bad landing, and chances are
49、youll have travelled through a windshield or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty- five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear“.Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap“ people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious for not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these acciden
