1、公共英语二级试题四 2015 年及答案解析(总分：98.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一节：单项选择(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.She was so angry at all _he was doing _she walked out without saying a word. （分数：1.00）A.that, thatB.which; thatC.what; asD.that;which2.Every minute must be made full use of _our lessons,for the college entrance exam is coming. （分
2、数：1.00）A.going overB.to go overC.go overD.our going over3.They are going downtown _bus instead of _their bikes. （分数：1.00）A.by, byB.on; byC.by; inD.by; on4.- How about a film tonight? - _I havent been to the cinema for a long time. （分数：1.00）A.Yes, thanks.B.Why not?C.No, go awayD.Its a pity.5.- which
3、_,bread or rice? - _will do. （分数：1.00）A.had you better eat; BothB.would you like; AllC.do you like most ; NoneD.would you rather have; Either6.- My God! I have to walk home now, for I just missed the bus. - Thats too bad. You _it had you set out a bit earlier. （分数：1.00）A.should have caughtB.had caug
4、htC.would have caught.D.could catch7.More than one teacher _told him it is important that he learn English well if he _abroad. （分数：1.00）A.had; will goB.has; wants to goC.has; want to goD.have; shall go8.- Do you see why he hasnt turned up yet? - Sorry, I dont know _. （分数：1.00）A.what the matter isB.h
5、ow matters stoodC.what is the matterD.how is the matter9.- Wheres John, do you know? - Oh, _to hospital. （分数：1.00）A.hes takenB.hell be takenC.hes been takenD.hell take10.- _is your English teacher? - The one in red. （分数：1.00）A.whoB.whichC.whatD.where11.- John, may I ask you a favour? - _ （分数：1.00）A.
6、Im sorry, but why?B.Sure, what is it?C.Yes, you could.D.Id love to, and Im busy.12.Where was it _the road accident happened yesterday? （分数：1.00）A.whenB.thatC.whichD.how13._you choose, make sure that it is a good one. （分数：1.00）A.WhatB.WhereverC.WhicheverD.Which14.He suggested the sports meet be _beca
7、use of the bad weather. （分数：1.00）A.put awayB.put upC.put downD.put off15.I didnt manage to work out the problem _the teacher had explained how. （分数：1.00）A.untilB.unlessC.whenD.before二、第二节：完形填空(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Si1as Mintons funeral was a quiet 16 . lt was 17 by the only 18 he had in the world, his nie
8、ce and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 19 20 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 21 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 22 Minty as his friends 23 call him, 24 a hard life 25 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a go
9、ld mine 26 he believed that he could do better 27 his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口 )person, he had often declared that one day he 28 find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 29 he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 31 came true. For ma
10、ny years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 32 . Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 33 Mintys body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade(铁鍬)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. The
11、n he held up a large stone. 34 it was covered 35 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!（分数：20.00）A.accidentB.affairC.affairD.incidenA.takenB.attendedC.joinedD.broughtA.relationB.relationsC.relationshipD.relationshipsA.travelledB.was tr
12、avellingC.had travelIedD.used to travelA.toB.ofC.inD.overA.readyB.betterC.preparationD.worseA.andB.butC.orD.exceptA.likedB.pastC.usedD.used toA.leadedB.had leadedC.had ledD.ledA.lookB.lookingC.lookedD.had lookedA.becauseB.soC.evenD.onlyA.toB.inC.onD.forA.wouldB.mustC.ought toD.forA.sinceB.whichC.whe
13、nD.with thatA.comfortB.comfortsC.comfortableD.comfortablyA.everB.neverC.alwaysD.onceA.liveB.lifeC.livedD.aliveA.containsB.containingC.containedD.having containedA.ThoughB.ForC.ThenD.BecauseA.inB.withC.withinD.below三、阅读理解(总题数：5，分数：38.00)Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired yout
14、h of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the muggers wrist (手腕)，h
15、e cried, “Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!“ Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, “Oh, no! Oh! God!“ and ran away. “If I hadnt been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. “said Mrs West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger.“ When my husban
16、d was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas“, she explained.（分数：8.00）(1).Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he _. （分数：2.00）A.was sorry for his failureB.couldnt bear the pain and had to ask for mercyC.felt angry with the old ladyD.became so excited that he could
17、nt help doing so(2).If the incident hadnt ended beyond expected conclusion,_. （分数：2.00）A.Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and moneyB.the mugger should have been defeatedC.Mrs West would have put the youth on his backD.the mugger should have cried and run away(3).What do you think of the
18、 youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was _. （分数：2.00）A.a boy of about 20B.a dark-haired young manC.an ill manD.a rather weak fellow(4).In your judgement, which of the following might not be true? （分数：2.00）A.Mrs West had just been to the market and church.B.The mugger knew little about ju
19、do.C.Mrs West was a single woman.D.The mugger didnt get punished in the end.Nipponex Eletuics Tokyo, Japan 27 December 1996 Amperlite Ltd 146 OLeary St Dublin, Ireland Dear Sirs, Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (电池)at a reduced price for large qu
20、antities. Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As c.i.f (成本，保险加运费)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the
21、same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our producers remains the same - only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed because enough can be made whenever you req
22、uire it. We appreciate your past dealing and co-operstion (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices. Yours Truly Nipponex Electrics（分数：8.00）(1).The underlined word “guaranteed“ in the passage. Probably means _. （分数：2.00）A.in our chargeB.of a little problemC.di
23、fficultyD.quite sure(2).From the passage we know the quality of the products_. （分数：2.00）A.is as high as beforeB.is lowerC.is improvedD.is reduced(3).If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _. （分数：2.00）A.pay the Japanese at least 1,000B.order 1,000 pounds of batteries
24、in weightC.order1,000 worth batteries at leastD.pay the Japanese1,000 ahead(4).Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent? Because _. (1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and cant sell them out (2).the Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out mo
25、re products (3).they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year (4).the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair (5).they try to sell more products in the past are unfair (6).they want to appreciate the Irishs co-operation （分数：2.00）A.(1)(3)(5)B.(2)(4)(6)C.(2)(3)(5)D.(1)(4)(6)Woma
26、n have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less moneyor no money at all and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported
27、mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window(single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics
28、(统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(与-相比)82 percent of men.Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage,many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children
29、, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of wom
30、en in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.（分数：8.00）(1).If they had more money, elderly women _. （分数：2.00）A.would have no more problemB.could live a fairy lifeC.would get more respectD.would need no care of others(2).In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only _
31、have husbands still living. （分数：2.00）A.75.B.52.C.82.D.78.(3).According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _of them are widowers. （分数：2.00）A.27,000B.78,000C.72,000D.123,000(4).According to the writer, _. （分数：2.00）A.elderly women should be paid wellB.elderly women should live wi
32、th their familiesC.all people should do something for elderly womenD.housework should not be done by elderly womenOur surroundings are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars,
33、larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials. What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by manby his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization“(工业化) our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air,
34、pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious prob
35、lem. Isnt it time we stopped to ask ourslves where we are goingand why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker : “Ive some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is
36、 that we are lost and dont know where were going.“ The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when speaking of our modern society.（分数：8.00）(1).Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted because_. （分数：2.00）A.the population of the world is increasing fasterB.people use too many man-made mate
37、rialsC.we have more industryD.we are producing more cars,trucks and buses(2).According to the passage, what does man care most among the following? （分数：2.00）A.Health.B.Industry.C.Clean airD.The future of the children(3).The story about the pilot tells us that _. （分数：2.00）A.man knows where the societ
38、y is goingB.people dont welcome the rapid development of modern societyC.man can do little about the problem of pollutionD.the speaker is worried about the future of our society(4).What dose the writer really want to say in the passage? （分数：2.00）A.With the development of technology, pollution has be
39、come a serious problem.B.We should control the speed of the development to stop pollution.C.Its time we did something to reduce pollution.D.As industry is growing fast, pollution is the natural result.A wind tunnel (风洞) is used for teasing planes or plane models. In a wind tunnel air is blown over a
40、 plane or a model placed in a test section(区).Wind tunnel test sections are different in size depending on airflow speed requirements. Some low-speed tunnels have test sections large enough for a complete small plane. In the very high speed tunnels used for space testing, however, the model may be a
41、s small as a pencil. There are two ways of feeding air to the test section. In the constant flow tunnel, airflow is produced by electric fans. It is forced through the tunnel to the test section, then through another tunnel section back to the starting point for reuse. The other way involves (卷入) st
42、oring high-pressure air in a box, sending it out by a controlling device(装置) to pass through the tunnel and test section into another box. This way is usually used for a very short period of high-speed airflow. Wind tunnels are usually used to test planes before they are flown. Problems in a plane c
43、an be found when it meets the high-speed airflow in the tunnel. For example, if the wings are built so that they would weaken(become weak) at high speeds, this fact can be discovered in the tunnel, saving many lives and millions of dollars. In a wind tunnel, scientists also find out how different pl
44、anes will act different speeds. They find out such things as how the air dives by the wing surfaces, how slowly a plane can fly before it starts to drop, and how fast it can climb.（分数：6.00）(1).Some wind tunnel sections are larger than others because_. （分数：2.00）A.they are used large planesB.stronger
45、wind can be produced in themC.they are built to meet a higher speed testD.the wind used in them flows at a lower speed(2).“This fact“ in paragraph 4 of the text refers to _. （分数：2.00）A.the wing are not good enoughB.it costs a lot to test a planeC.some problems are found with the planeD.many people w
46、ill die in a plane accident(3).A wind tunnel can be used to find out _. （分数：2.00）A.how fast a plane can riseB.how smooth a planes surface isC.if a plane can land in a very strong windD.if a plane will drop when flying at a low height四、短文改错(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A language is always changed. In a society 1
47、which life continues year after year without obvious changes, 2 even the change doesnt change much, too. The earliest known 3 languages have difficult grammar but a small limit vocabulary(词汇). 4 Over the centuries, the grammar changed and the vocabulary grown. 5 For an example, the English and Spani
48、sh who 6 came to America during the 16th and the 17th century 7 gave the name to all the plants and animals. 8 In this way, hundreds new words and expressions 9 and idioms introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. 10（分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、书面表达(总题数：1，分数：15.00)17. Mr Luois Alexander 应邀来渝讲学，并到你校参观，和一些学生座谈。现由你(张渝)主持座谈会，代表你校学生用英语致词
