1、公共英语二级-综合阅读蓄势待发(一)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：100.00)Youve probably had the experience of having someone fall in love with you when you didnt return the feeling. In such a case its hard to know what to do. You want to discourage your admirer. Yet you dont want to be so clear in you
2、r efforts that you make an enemy of him.A friend of mine had this problem and handled (处理) it in the most tactful (得体的) way Ive ever seen. Instead of telling the young man that she found it tiresome to have him around so much, she devoted herself to introducing him to every girl she knew. Whenever s
3、he had a date with him, she arranged (安排) for them to drop in at the home of one of her girl friends. A few weeks was all it took for him to click (一见如故) with one of these girls, and then everyone was happy. The new girl and the young man got along just fine and both of them were grateful to my frie
4、nd for having brought them together. My friend was rid of a problem and she still had the young man as a friend, which was just what she wanted him to be.Of course this method may not work for you. You may have your own way of dealing with the problem. But whatever you decide to do, keep one thing i
5、n mindthe boy in question has feelings every bit as sensitive as your own. So try to find a way of discouraging him without hurting him.（分数：20.00）(1).The best title for this passage would be _. A. How to Make a Friend B. How to Free Yourself from an Admirer C. How to Get Rid of Friends D. Problems o
6、f Dating（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The authors friend solved her problem by _. A. telling her admirer she got tired of having him around so much B. keeping on dating with her admirer C. avoiding meeting the young man any more D. bringing the young man together with another girl and still having him as a f
7、riend（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The character of the authors friend can best be described as _. A. impatient B. patient C. tactful D. stupid（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The author asks us to be _. A. helpful to everybody B. aware (明白) of mans weakness C. considerate (体贴的) to others D. be patient with others（分数：5.
8、00）A.B.C.D.To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented (发明) as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient (古老的)
9、 times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century BC.We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol (象征) of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient
10、times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal (皇室的) people or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as p
11、rotection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power.Umbrellas have not changed much in style (风格) during all this time, though they have
12、become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made in a variety of colors.（分数：20.00）(1).The first use of umbrellas was as _. A. protection against rain B. protection against the sun C. a symbol of power D. a symbol of honor（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).
13、According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented _. A. in ancient China B. in ancient Egypt C. in ancient Greece D. in ancient Rome（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The umbrella didnt change much in style in the eighteenth centur
14、y. B. No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella. C. Once ordinary people had no right to use umbrellas. D. Umbrellas were popular and cheap in the ancient times.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the passage mainly about? A. why the umbrella was so popular in Europe. B. when and how the um
15、brella was invented. C. the color and shapes of umbrella. D. the history and use of the umbrella.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.It is believed that elephants dont forgetat least, female (雌性的) elephants dont. Elephant families are matriarchal. And the social knowledge gained by the oldest females is the key to a f
16、amily groups survival (生存).Elephants declare their presence by making a deep, long sound, a practice known as contact calling (联络呼叫). An unfamiliar call may mean that an elephant from outside the family group is nearby. A stranger can cause trouble, interrupting feeding or disturbing the young. So a
17、n elephant Umatriarch/U signals (发出信号) the family to gather around her; then they all lift their trunks in the air to smell the unfamiliar caller. False alarms (警报) can disturb the group and take time and energy away from feeding, so survival may depend in part on getting it right.It is found that t
18、he oldest matriarchs are much better at picking out unfamiliar calls. In fact, a group with a matriarch in her fifties is several thousand times more likely to form into a group upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call than when hearing a familiar call. However, families with younger matriarchs are l
19、ess than twice as likely to gather together upon hearing an unfamiliar contact call as compared with a familiar call. And they gather together a lot. Moreover families with older matriarchs produce more baby elephants in each female-reproductive (繁殖) year.It is difficult to protect the oldest member
20、s of elephant families. As elephants age, they continue to grow larger, as do their much wanted tusks (象牙). So the older and wiser a matriarch is, the greater the chance she will be killed.（分数：20.00）(1).We can infer from the passage that elephants may _. A. give wrong warnings to their mothers B. ru
21、n into other elephant families C. run away upon hearing a strange sound D. produce more babies by gathering together more often（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the underlined word “matriarch“ (line 4, para.2) mean? A. An old member of an elephant family. B. A female head of an elephant family. C. A wi
22、se elephant. D. A large elephant.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When do elephants form into a group? A. When they are feeding the young. B. When they see a familiar elephant. C. When the leading elephant gives out a warning. D. When they are giving birth to baby elephants.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The older a fema
23、le elephant is, _. A. the stronger she will be B. the poorer memory she will have C. the more useless her tusks will be D. the more likely she will be killed（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.There is a widespread belief that people who get on in life may be successful not because they deserve (应得) it, but because of
24、 influential (有影响力的) friends or the right background. Sometimes it is quite harmless, while at the other extreme it can be very harmful. I once met a brilliant (有才能的) young engineer who worked in a chemical plant. Because of her knowledge and experience, she should have been promoted (提升) to Product
25、ion Manager. Instead, the job went to a man who was totally unsuited for the position. Everyone knew that he only got it because he was politically acceptable to his leaders. This discouraged the young engineer and many other workmen.All the same, we should not be pessimistic (悲观的). More and more, t
26、he modern world depends on having people who are in the job because they are good enough, not just because their face fits. There is a story of a factory owner who sent for an engineer to see to a machine, which would not work. He examined it, then took out a hammer and tapped it once. The machine s
27、tarted up right away. When he presented his bill, the owner Uprotested/U, “This cant be right! $100 just for tapping a machine with a hammer?“ The engineer wrote out a new bill: “For tapping a machine, $1; for knowing where to tap it, $99.“（分数：20.00）(1).It is generally believed that people have succ
28、eeded in life mainly because _. A. they are either influential or powerful B. they have a strong support C. they have special qualities D. they feel that they are excellent（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because _. A. her boss did not approve (赞成) of her poli
29、tical opinions B. the man who got promoted was more experienced than she was C. her boss did not think she was good enough for the post D. it is hard for a woman to get promoted to a managerial position（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the word “protested“ (line 5, para.2) mean? A. became angry. B. bec
30、ame happy. C. agreed. D. objected.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The engineer who repaired the machine was fight to charge $100 because _. A. he was the only one who could find out what was wrong with it B. the factory owner could not have repaired it himself C. he was charging for his knowledge and experienc
31、e D. the machine was very important for the factory（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.Lets Clean Up Our CityThe city and the environmental council (委员会) are organizing a cleanup campaign (运动) in all neighborhoods on Sunday, September 15. Families, clubs, organizations, and individuals (个人) are invited to participate
32、(参与).Prizes will be awarded in the following categories (种类):1. Most rubbish collected (bags will be weighed)2. Most unusual thing picked up (judges will decide)3. Most people participating in a group4. Largest area coveredAll the participants (参与者) must meet at the parking lot on the comer of Centr
33、al Park at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, September 15. Participants should fill in a form and everyone will get a red vest (背心), a name tag (名签), and some rubbish bags. There is no limit to the ages of the participants. At last weighting and judging will take place at the same location (地点) at 3:30 p.mPrizes:Fr
34、ee movie tickets for everyone in the group;Food coupons(优惠券) from Good Tastes Bakery;Gift certificates (礼品券) from Holiday Department Store;Ribbons(绶带) for the second and the third places.All the cleanup participants are invited to take part in a cookout and awards presentation ceremony (仪式) in Centr
35、al Park at 6:00 p.mJust come out and clean up!（分数：20.00）(1).People who will take part in this campaign probably live in _. A. this city B. the country or far suburbs (郊区) C. the next state D. another town of the same size（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who is offering coupons as a prize? A. Good Tastes Bakery.
36、 B. Holiday Department Store. C. Central Park. D. The environmental council.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).This announcement would probably be found in all of these places except _. A. the window of Good Tastes Bakery B. Holiday Department Store C. an environmental clubs newsletter (简讯) D. the Yellow Pages（分数
37、：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).This announcement gives us a reason to believe that _. A. the city is going to make people who drop rubbish pay fines (罚金) B. someone will make lots of money by picking up rubbish on September 15 C. the city has a problem with rubbish on the streets D. no one in this town cares eno
38、ugh to join in a cleanup project（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.公共英语二级-综合阅读蓄势待发(一)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B阅读理解/B(总题数：5，分数：100.00)Youve probably had the experience of having someone fall in love with you when you didnt return the feeling. In such a case its hard to know what to do. You want to discourage your
39、admirer. Yet you dont want to be so clear in your efforts that you make an enemy of him.A friend of mine had this problem and handled (处理) it in the most tactful (得体的) way Ive ever seen. Instead of telling the young man that she found it tiresome to have him around so much, she devoted herself to in
40、troducing him to every girl she knew. Whenever she had a date with him, she arranged (安排) for them to drop in at the home of one of her girl friends. A few weeks was all it took for him to click (一见如故) with one of these girls, and then everyone was happy. The new girl and the young man got along jus
41、t fine and both of them were grateful to my friend for having brought them together. My friend was rid of a problem and she still had the young man as a friend, which was just what she wanted him to be.Of course this method may not work for you. You may have your own way of dealing with the problem.
42、 But whatever you decide to do, keep one thing in mindthe boy in question has feelings every bit as sensitive as your own. So try to find a way of discouraging him without hurting him.（分数：20.00）(1).The best title for this passage would be _. A. How to Make a Friend B. How to Free Yourself from an Ad
43、mirer C. How to Get Rid of Friends D. Problems of Dating（分数：5.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 主旨题。题干意为“文章最好的标题是_。”文章主要写的是作者的朋友如何有技巧地摆脱了一个男孩子的追求。所以本题的正确答案为 B。(2).The authors friend solved her problem by _. A. telling her admirer she got tired of having him around so much B. keeping on dating with her admirer C. av
44、oiding meeting the young man any more D. bringing the young man together with another girl and still having him as a friend（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 细节题。题干意为“作者的朋友是如何解决问题的?”从文章第二段第二句话和第三句话“Instead of. her girl friends.”可知，本题的正确答案为 D。(3).The character of the authors friend can best be described as _. A
45、. impatient B. patient C. tactful D. stupid（分数：5.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 主旨题。题干意为“哪个词可以最好地形容作者朋友的性格?”从文章第二段第一句话“A friend of mine had this problem and handled it in the most tactful way Ive ever seen.”可知，作者的朋友用了作者所见到的最得体的方式解决了问题。因此本题的正确答案为 C。(4).The author asks us to be _. A. helpful to everybody B. aware
46、(明白) of mans weakness C. considerate (体贴的) to others D. be patient with others（分数：5.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 推断题。题干意为“作者要求我们要_。”从文章最后一段最后两句话“.keep one thing in mindthe boy in question has feelings every bit as sensitive as your own. So try to find a way of discouraging him without hurting him.”可推知，作者告诉我们要对
47、别人体贴，因为别人的感情和我们的感情一样，也是敏感的。因此本题的正确答案为 C。To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented (发明) as protection against rain. It was first used as a shade against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella w
48、as used in very ancient (古老的) times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century BC.We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use; it became a symbol (象征) of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royal (皇室的) people or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common
