1、2013年 3月国家公共英语（二级）笔试真题试卷及答案与解析 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。 1 Who joined the company recently? （ A） Some designers. （ B） An art director. （ C） Some photographers. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） She knows the manager. （ B）
2、She just moved in here. （ C） She is a visitor. 3 What did the woman do last weekend? （ A） She took a walk. （ B） She went boating. （ C） She stayed at home. 4 Where is National City Bank? （ A） On Elm Street. （ B） On Oak Street. （ C） On Poplar Street. 5 What will Lisa do after work? （ A） Pick up her fr
3、iends. （ B） Go for a drink with her friends. （ C） Meet her friends at a repair shop. 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。 6 What does the man think of the French restaurant? （ A） The menu is too old. （ B） It s
4、too far away. （ C） The price is too high. 7 Why does the man want to eat in? （ A） He s in a bad mood. （ B） He s good at cooking. （ C） He s tired of eating out. 8 What is Tonys nationality? （ A） Canadian. （ B） British. （ C） French. 9 Why has Tony come to China? （ A） To find his roots. （ B） To do bana
5、na trade. （ C） To seek a better life. 10 How does Tony find his experience in China? （ A） Disappointing. （ B） Interesting. （ C） Crazy. 11 What are the speakers talking about? （ A） A company meeting. （ B） High school life. （ C） Old schoolmates. 12 What did Sally try to show her friends? （ A） She was
6、successful in business. （ B） She was interested in Simon. （ C） She was very happy. 13 What do we know about Simon Fox? （ A） He enjoys parties. （ B） He likes the woman. （ C） He is Sallys husband. 14 When is the report due? （ A） Today. （ B） Tomorrow. （ C） In three weeks. 15 How does the woman sound? （
7、 A） Sorry. （ B） Interested. （ C） Unhappy. 16 What is the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Sister and brother. （ B） Boss and employee. （ C） Teacher and student. 17 What is the meeting about? （ A） Moving to a new campus. （ B） Running a new school. （ C） Hiring new teachers. 18 What does the spea
8、ker say about the Agriculture students? （ A） They need bigger places. （ B） They will stay where they are. （ C） Theyll have their labs ready in a week. 19 What is the plan for the History Department? （ A） The students will move to the Law Building. （ B） Everybody will stay in the old building. （ C） T
9、he teachers will move later. 20 Who will be in the downtown building? （ A） Engineering students. （ B） Law students. （ C） Arts students. 单项填空 21 Your new cell phone looks so handsome. May I have a look? _. You will like it. （ A） Sure, go ahead （ B） Not at all （ C） It doesn t matter （ D） Take it easy
10、22 It is Dad s birthday and we_for a meal to celebrate. （ A） have gone out （ B） were going out （ C） are going out （ D） have been going out 23 Andy worked_of all, so he always had the best performance in his class. （ A） hard （ B） the harder （ C） harder （ D） hardest 24 How_they be there already? They
11、only left ten minutes ago. （ A） will （ B） can （ C） should （ D） must 25 I enjoyed reading the story by Sarah Peterson. It was rather sad, _. （ A） though （ B） instead （ C） too （ D） anyway 26 Susan s family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn_. （ A） over （ B） to （ C） on （ D） in 27 _his po
12、int, Kyle showed Ann the word in the dictionary. （ A） Just prove （ B） Just to prove （ C） Just proving （ D） Just to have proved 28 Is this_first time you ve flown on_British Airways? （ A） the,/ （ B） the,a （ C） a,the （ D） /,a 29 The company has opened a new factory, _many skilled workers are hired. （
13、A） which （ B） where （ C） that （ D） why 30 We often feel_when our efforts do not achieve what we hoped they would. （ A） cut off （ B） let down （ C） put away （ D） set up 31 Clearly, he doesnt have a plan,_he would have said something. （ A） but （ B） unless （ C） or （ D） so 32 The family reported their so
14、n_the next morning after searching everywhere for a whole night. （ A） misses （ B） missed （ C） to miss （ D） missing 33 I havent seen_of those two films, so I dont mind which one we go to. （ A） either （ B） none （ C） both （ D） neither 34 Ann and Billy_together for 7 years when they decided to get marri
15、ed. （ A） will be （ B） are being （ C） had been （ D） have been 35 My grandparents are both in their_and they are still living a healthy life. （ A） ninetieth （ B） nineties （ C） ninety （ D） ninety s 完形填空 35 Pilot Cabuk was at the control seat calling out his climb checklist after taking off. Keeping him
16、 company in the copilot s seat was the plane s owner, Doug White. Cabuk began a【 C1】 _call to air traffic controllers in Miami, but【 C2】_his voice lowered and his head fell to his chest. White【 C3】 _him on the shoulder and tried【 C4】 _him awake, but he was still. The plane was a mile above the earth
17、, climbing up at a speed of 2,000 feet per minute. And no one on board knew【 C5】 _to get it safely to the【 C6】 _ White got on the radio. “Miami,“ he said in a trembling(颤抖的 )voice, “I ve got to【 C7】 _an emergency(紧急状态 ). My pilot fell ill and is in a terrible state. I need【 C8】 _up here. “ Nate Henk
18、els took the【 C9】 _at the Miami center. He was【 C10】 _: few aircraft had been as large as this one. Henkels instructed White to【 C11】 _at the height of 12,000 feet. But the plane kept【 C12】 _“Dont worry. Pull back gently. “ Henkels said, fighting his own【 C13】 _ The “gently“ part proved【 C14】 _White
19、 turned left and moved around, which【 C15】 _him on the proper course. “You re doing well,“ said Henkels. His【 C16】 _voice had become White s lifeline. Gradually White【 C17】 _the plane and then dropped the landing gear(起落架 ). Fifteen minutes later, the plane was【 C18】 _on the runway, shining under th
20、e Florida sun after a perfect【 C19】_. Inside the Miami control center,【 C20】 _broke out. 36 【 C1】 （ A） warning （ B） particular （ C） nervous （ D） regular 37 【 C2】 （ A） suddenly （ B） gradually （ C） peacefully （ D） rapidly 38 【 C3】 （ A） relaxed （ B） beat （ C） carried （ D） tapped 39 【 C4】 （ A） finding （
21、 B） keeping （ C） shaking （ D） forcing 40 【 C5】 （ A） what （ B） how （ C） where （ D） when 41 【 C6】 （ A） ground （ B） sky （ C） place （ D） seat 42 【 C7】 （ A） reply （ B） explain （ C） declare （ D） suggest 43 【 C8】 （ A） help （ B） medicine （ C） a doctor （ D） a captain 44 【 C9】 （ A） voice （ B） call （ C） time （
22、 D） number 45 【 C10】 （ A） shocked （ B） amazed （ C） ashamed （ D） annoyed 46 【 C11】 （ A） load （ B） jump （ C） measure （ D） stay 47 【 C12】 （ A） dropping （ B） burning （ C） rocking （ D） moving 48 【 C13】 （ A） illness （ B） fear （ C） desire （ D） loneliness 49 【 C14】 （ A） interesting （ B） dangerous （ C） fooli
23、sh （ D） effective 50 【 C15】 （ A） changed （ B） allowed （ C） set （ D） delivered 51 【 C16】 （ A） anxious （ B） urgent （ C） calm （ D） curious 52 【 C17】 （ A） saved （ B） lowered （ C） directed （ D） fixed 53 【 C18】 （ A） sitting （ B） waiting （ C） racing （ D） turning 54 【 C19】 （ A） flying （ B） diving （ C） fight
24、ing （ D） landing 55 【 C20】 （ A） a cry （ B） a fire （ C） laughters （ D） cheers 55 Two years ago, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn t know of each other s existence. Then they learned they had been switched(调换 )at birth by mistake more than 20 years ago. The discovery didnt bring bitterness. Rathe
25、r, it led to the creation of a bigger family. The chain of events started with Dimas, who was always wondering why he did not look like the four sisters he grew up with. He was 14 when his doubts grew after watching a TV news report on babies getting switched at birth because of mistakes at hospital
26、s. He wanted to do a DNA test, but it was too expensive for the family. A decade later, Dimas did it on his own. The DNA test showed that he was not the birth son of the man and woman who had raised him. The news was a shock for his parents. They at first refused to believe the results, but eventual
27、ly decided to help him look for his biological parents. The search began at the Madre Regina Protmann Hospital where records were checked. The hospital searched its records and found Elton Plaster was born there on the same day. The records led Dimas to the 35-acre farm where Plaster lived with his
28、parents, Nilza and Adelson, in the town of Santa Maria de Jetiba, about 30 miles from the Aliprandi home in Joao Neiva. After tests, the Plasters discovered that Elton was the biological son of the man and woman that Dimas had been calling Mom and Dad for 24 years. Meanwhile, the couple Elton had al
29、ways regarded as his biological parents were Dimas parents. About a year ago, Aliprandi and the parents who raised him accepted an offer from the Plasters to move to their farm, where they built a home. “This is the way it should be,“ Adelson Plaster recently told Globo TV. “We are all together and
30、I now have two sons living and working here. “ 56 Who was the first to discover the baby switch? （ A） Globo TV. （ B） The hospital. （ C） Elton Plaster. （ D） Dimas Aliprandi. 57 Where do the Aliprandis now live? （ A） In Sao Paulo. （ B） In Joao Neiva. （ C） In Santa Maria de Jetiba. （ D） In Madre Regina
31、 Protmann. 58 What did the Aliprandis do when they knew about the baby switch? （ A） They went to Globo TV for more information. （ B） They helped Dimas find his birth parents. （ C） They switched the hospital s records. （ D） They took another DNA test. 59 Who are Elton Plaster s biological parents? （
32、A） The Plasters. （ B） The Aliprandis. （ C） Dimas and Elton. （ D） Nilza and Adelson. 59 Force of habit is a powerful thing. How else can I explain why I spend $200 per month for a package of the Internet, TV, and telephone most of which I don t really need? My wife and I make most calls on our cell p
33、hones. We dont watch much TV and nearly everything we want we could get online. So why not just pay for the Internet and forget the rest. My answers are totally unreasonable: I m 49 years old: this is how I ve always done things: change is hard. Most of the U. S. population is in this same situation
34、. Nielsen recently reported that although online video(视频 )viewing has risen 35 percent in the past year, 99 percent of TV viewing is still done on a traditional TV. But that is not the case for younger people, like my friend Dan Frommer, a 27-year-old writer for a Website. Frommer pulled the plug(插
35、座 )on cable(有线的 )TV in May 2008 and instead gets shows from the Internet by a Macintosh computer connected to his LCD television. He cannot get everthing he d like to see, but he has saved $1,500 on cable-TV bills. The next generation today s young people will likely never sign up for cable TV at al
36、l. This is terrible news for cable companies. For decades they have had a wonderful business model, running the tollbooth(收费站 )that stood between you and the shows. Now the Internet provides a way to get around the tollbooth, and cable companies are faced with a problem: do they welcome the Internet
37、 and try to make money online, or do they fight the Internet and try to delay the damage? The answer is to do both: delaying the trend with one hand while racing to develop workable Internet business models with the other. Problem is, even if the tollbooth stays up, it probably wont make as much mon
38、ey. The rule is that when the Internet hits an industry, wherever you used to make dollars, you now make cents. For cable companies, the good old days may soon be over. 60 Why do most people still watch traditional TV? （ A） They have signed up for it. （ B） They have no other choices. （ C） They are i
39、n the habit of doing so. （ D） They fail to see what they really like. 61 What do younger people usually do nowadays? （ A） Write for a website. （ B） Get connected with cable TV. （ C） Make money on the Internet. （ D） Use the Internet instead of cable TV. 62 According to the text, cable companies are t
40、hreatened by_. （ A） population growth （ B） people s old habits （ C） online video viewing （ D） cable company tollbooths 63 What is the problem faced by cable companies? （ A） How to improve tollbooths. （ B） How to make more money online. （ C） How to survive in an Internet age. （ D） How to design attra
41、ctive programs. 63 The way people in the US travel to and from work has changed a lot in the last fifty years. Before the Second World War, most people lived in the town or the city where they worked. Almost everyone either walked to work or used a good inexpensive transportation system. Many of the
42、se systems were electrified and ran on tracks, so they used very little energy. After 1945, the United States government built many new roads and highways. People moved farther and farther from the cities where they worked because they could drive their cars on these new roads from their suburban(郊区
43、的 )homes to work in the city. Some of the big car makers also bought the electrified transportation systems so they could destroy them. As people stopped using public transportation, cities spent less money to fix old buses and trains or to buy new ones. Public transportation got worse and worse. In
44、 the late 1960s, people found out that the increase in the use of cars led to many problems. There were always too many cars for the highway system, and terrible traffic problems developed. People were spending hours in traffic jams getting to and from work every day. In addition, the air in many ci
45、ties became dirty because of pollution from millions of cars, and many people died in traffic accidents. As people began to get worried about how the use of cars was hurting the environment, cities began to spend more money on public transportation again so fewer people would have to drive cars. Whe
46、n gas became very expensive in the mid-1970s, the number of people taking public transportation began to increase. Because it is terribly expensive to build new public transportation systems , it is very difficult to make big changes in the way people travel, but an increase in the use of public tra
47、nsportation has begun. 64 Why did some car companies buy and destroy public transportation systems? （ A） They were slower than cars. （ B） They were too old to be fixed. （ C） They were trying to build better ones. （ D） They wanted to sell more of their products. 65 When did people in the US start mov
48、ing away from where they work? （ A） Before World War II . （ B） After 1945. （ C） In the late 1960s. （ D） In the mid-1970s. 66 What makes it difficult to change people s way of travelling? （ A） Lack of money. （ B） Shortage of gas. （ C） Poor quality of highways. （ D） Increased number of cars. 67 What k
49、ind of transportation does the author seem to favour? （ A） Electric cars. （ B） Bicycles. （ C） Gas cars. （ D） Buses and trains. 67 New York By studying blindfolded college students who move through grass to find a chocolate scented(有 气味的 )path by smelling, researchers say they ve found evidence of a human smelling ability that scientists thought impossible.
