1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试-试卷 399 及答案解析(总分：138.00，做题时间：90 分钟)听力1.第一节听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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。_Where did the conversation take place?（分数：10.00）A.At the bank.B.In the restaurant.C.At the post office.(2).What idea has the man got?（分数：2.00）A.
2、Spare ten minutes.B.Get a cup of coffee.C.Have a break.(3).What s the relationship between the speakers?（分数：2.00）A.Husband and wife.B.Ticket assistant and customer.C.Friends.(4).How is Robin?（分数：2.00）A.Robin is busy.B.Robin is sick.C.Robin is very well.(5).What do we learn from the conversation?（分数：
3、2.00）A.Tim Smith isn t in right now.B.The caller dialed the wrong number.C.Tim Smith is busy now.2.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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。_Where does Jane work?（分数：4.00）A.In a restaurant.B.In a firm.C.In a shop.(2
4、).What is most probably their relationship?（分数：2.00）A.They are friends.B.They are classmates.C.They used to be colleagues.What are the speakers talking about?（分数：4.00）A.A flight timetable.B.The way to Union Street.C.Hiring a taxi.(2).Where is the woman going on Saturday?（分数：2.00）A.Garden Hotel.B.The
5、 airport.C.The taxi company.Where is the man going?（分数：6.00）A.His aunt s home.B.His school.C.The city hall.(2).What does the girl do?（分数：2.00）A.She carries the box.B.She does nothing.C.She opens the door for the boy.(3).What will they do in the evening?（分数：2.00）A.Go shopping.B.Go to a concert.C.Go t
6、o the cinema.Why did the man sell his old car?（分数：6.00）A.The car gave him too much trouble.B.His wife doesnt like it.C.He dislikes its color.(2).Whats wrong with the man s old car?（分数：2.00）A.It looks ugly.B.It cant go fast.C.There are something wrong with the engine and wheels.(3).How does the man f
7、eel about his new car?（分数：2.00）A.We are not sure.B.Its even worse than the old one.C.its much better than the old one.Where does the man get his job?（分数：6.00）A.At a restaurant.B.At a company.C.At a hotel.(2).What does the woman advise the man to do?（分数：2.00）A.Find another job.B.Do the job first.C.As
8、k the boss to raise the salary.(3).How much will he be paid a week?（分数：2.00）A.$116 a week.B.$160 a week.C.$150 a week.What is the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：8.00）A.Daughter and father.B.Friends.C.Couple.(2).What is Kirsty doing in the city?（分数：2.00）A.She is working there.B.She is stud
9、ying there.C.She is traveling there.(3).What does Kirsty feel about the city?（分数：2.00）A.It is a big and busy city.B.It is so frightening.C.It is really great city.(4).Where does Kirsty live?（分数：2.00）A.In the countryside.B.In a house with her roommate.C.In an apartment in the downtown.二、英语知识运用(总题数：4，
10、分数：60.00)3.完形填空_It was the district sports meeting. My foot still hadnt healed(痊愈)from a(n)【C1】_ injury. I had【C2】_ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was,【C3】_ for the 3,000-metre run. “Ready. . . set. . .“ The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed【C4】_ me. I felt【
11、C5】_ as I fell farther and farther behind. “Hooray!“ shouted the crowd. It was the loudest【C6】_ I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should【C7】_ ,“ I thought as I moved on.【C8】_ , I decided to keep going. During t
12、he last two laps, I ran【C9】_ and decided not to【C10】_ in track next year. It wouldnt be worth it,【C11】_ my foot did heal. When I finished, I heard a cheer【C12】_ than the one Id heard earlier. I turned around and【C13】_ , the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.“ I
13、was leaving【C14】_ several girls came up to me. “Wow, youve got courage!“ one of them told me. “Courage? I just【C15】_ a race!“ I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,“ said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?“ Suddenly, I regained【C16】_ I decided to【C17】_ track next
14、year. I realized strength and courage arent always【C18】_ in medals and victories, but in the【C19】_ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win,【C20】_ the people who dont give up when they lose.（分数：40.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.slighterB.worseC.earlierD.heavier(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）
15、A.expectedB.supposedC.imaginedD.doubted(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.lateB.eagerC.readyD.thirsty(4).【C4】（分数：2.00）A.from behindB.ahead ofC.next toD.close to(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.ashamedB.astonishedC.excitedD.frightened(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.cheerB.shoutC.cryD.noise(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.slow downB.drop outC.go onD.speed u
16、p(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.BesidesD.However(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.with delightB.with fearC.in painD.in advance(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.playB.arriveC.raceD.attend(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.even ifB.only ifC.unlessD.until(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.weakerB.longerC.lowerD.louder(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.well enou
17、ghB.sure enoughC.surprisingly enoughD.strangely enough(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.whileB.whenC.asD.since(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.finishedB.wonC.passedD.lost(16).【C16】（分数：2.00）A.cheerB.hopeC.interestD.experience(17).【C17】（分数：2.00）A.hold onB.turn toC.begin withD.stick with(18).【C18】（分数：2.00）A.measuredB.praisedC.
18、testedD.increased(19).【C19】（分数：2.00）A.sadnessB.strugglesC.diseasesD.tiredness(20).【C20】（分数：2.00）A.orB.norC.andD.but4.语法填空_Susan; I m so glad to see you, David, 1 has been such a long time. How are you? David; Im fine, and you?Susan: Im just wonderful. God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to t
19、he air quality conference in London? David: I am. And Im really glad to see you. Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn t come to my 2 that we would meet on the plane. Susan: Im afraid I haven t had time to look at 3 conference materials very carefully. I had no i
20、dea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you. I was feeling very nervous about going there 4 friends. David: I can imagine. My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the United States, 5 Im rather nervous myself. But I saw that you were 6 (give) the most important talk at
21、the conference. Susan: 7 (frank) speaking, Im scared to death about it. David: Im just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I won t make all of you 8 (disappoint). Susan: But your English is much 9 (good) than mine. David: But you re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute
22、, so you 10 know the technical terms. Susan: Maybe. But I still can t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field.（分数：20.00）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:_三、阅读理解(总题数：7，分数：30.00)6.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出最佳选项。_7.短文理解_Sometime in the next c
23、entury, the familiar early-newspaper on the front gate will disappear. And instead of reading your newspaper, it will read to you. Youll get up and turn on the computer newspaper just like switching on the TV. An electronic voice will distribute stories about the latest events, guided by a program t
24、hat selects the type of news you want. Youll even get to choose the kind of voice you want to hear. Want more information on the brief story? A simple touch makes the entire text appear. Save it in your own personal computer if you like. These are among the predictions from communication experts wor
25、king on the newspapers of the future. Pictured as part of broader home-based media and entertainment systems, computer newspapers would unite print and broadcast reporting, offering news and analysis with video images of news events. Most of the technology is available (可用的) now, but convincing (说服)
26、 more people that they dont need paper to read a newspaper is the next step. But resistance to computer newspapers may be stronger from within journalism. Since it is such a cultural change, it may be that the present generation of journalists and publishers will have to die off before the next gene
27、ration realize that the newspaper industry is no longer a newspaper industry. Technology is making the end of traditional newspapers unavoidable. Despite technological advances, it could take decades to replace newsprint with computer screens. It might take 30 to 40 years to complete the changeover
28、because people need to buy computers and because newspapers have established financial(财经的) interests in the paper industry.（分数：6.00）(1).What is the best title for this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Computer Newspapers Are Well LikedB.Newspapers of the Future Will Likely Be on ComputerC.Newspapers Are out of F
29、ashionD.New Communication Technology(2).It might take 30 to 40 years for computer newspapers to replace traditional newspapers, because _.（分数：2.00）A.it is technologically impossible nowB.computer newspapers are too expensiveC.there is strong resistance from both the general population and profession
30、al journalistsD.traditional newspapers are easy to read(3).Journalists are not eager to accept computer newspapers, because_.（分数：2.00）A.they don t know how to use computersB.they think computer newspapers take too much time to readC.they think the new technology is badD.they have been trained to wri
31、te for traditional newspapers“How far is it to the next village?“ the American asks a man sitting by the side of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to get to his destination (目的地), he will politely say “Just down the road“. He thinks this is mo
32、re encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling “tricked“. He thinks the man purposely cheated him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well. Had conditions been turned over, the American would h
33、ave felt he was “cheating“ the driver if he had said the next town was close when he knew it was really 15 miles further on. Though, he, too, would be sympathetic(同情的)to the weary driver, he would say “You have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 miles“. The driver might be disappointed, but he
34、would know what to expect.Whether to be correct or polite leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.（分数：6.00）(1).The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the nex
35、t village because_ .（分数：2.00）A.he is playing a trick on himB.the American expects the answerC.he doesnt know the exact distance at allD.he wants to encourage him to go further(2).If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will_.（分数：2.00）A.tell you the exact distance if he knows i
36、tB.tell you it is close although he knows it isntC.say that he doesnt know and encourage you to go onD.decide whether you are tired or not, and then give you an answer(3).The short passage advises us to_.（分数：2.00）A.be polite but honest to foreignersB.learn customs of different countriesC.decide whet
37、her to be polite according to different culturesD.tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countriesMillions of hamburgers are eaten by people in every corner of the world every day. Together with hot dogs and Coca-Cola, hamburgers have been the most important American contribution(贡献
38、) to international eating habits. The name “hamburger“ has nothing to do with ham(火腿). It is believed that the hamburger was first brought to the United States by Germans from the city of Hamburg some time in the 1850s. From then on the hamburger became a kind of popular American fast food. Now youn
39、g people in Asia, Europe and South America have learned to eat while on the move; a hamburger in one hand and a soft drink in the other. There have been cries to anger from Italy and Spain about the shortening of the usual lunch break. Instead, young people have discovered a lunch for which they don
40、t have to stop at all. However, there are clouds over the hamburgers world. People who concern about health dislike the high animal fat in the hamburger. They think the time saved seems a high price to pay for poor health. The packages in which hamburgers are usually served are causing serious pollu
41、tion problems in many large cities. Big hamburger companies are destroying large areas of South American rainforest to produce the cheap meat they need. So, will the hamburger celebrate its next century?（分数：8.00）(1).In which way do hamburgers change peoples eating habits?（分数：2.00）A.People can have t
42、heir meals at any time of the day.B.They can be served in any restaurant.C.People can have them with soft drinks.D.Meal time can be greatly reduced.(2).The hamburger, as a kind of popular American fast food,_.（分数：2.00）A.has a history of over one hundred yearsB.was brought to Europe in the 1850sC.is
43、usually eaten with the hot dogD.is better served in Hamburg(3).Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Young people in Europe dont stop to buy hamburgers.B.It is suggested that hamburgers be eaten with both hands.C.Some people in Europe don t like to reduce their lunch bre
44、ak.D.Young people in many countries are learning how to eat in their cars.(4).The writer doesnt believe that_.（分数：2.00）A.packages for hamburgers are polluting many big citiesB.hamburgers will remain popular for the following 100 yearsC.the meat in hamburgers can cause health problemsD.cattle raising
45、 leads to the destroying of rainforest8.补全文章_Urbanization Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago. 1 In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) village
46、s. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in historya society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living. Britain was only the beginning. 2 The process of urbanizationthe migration (迁徙) of people from the countryside to the citywas the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live. In 1990, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% liv
