1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编 10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 What does the woman mean? （ A） She is going out next week. （ B） She needs the car for her family. （ C） She invites the man to an outing. 2 How does Jack feel these
2、 days? （ A） Excited. （ B） Worried. （ C） Touched. 3 What is the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Mother and son. （ B） Doctor and patient. （ C） Teacher and student. 4 What will the speakers probably do this weekend? （ A） See a movie. （ B） Buy a refrigerator. （ C） Eat out in town. 5 When will th
3、e next train for Chicago leave? （ A） At 08:30. （ B） At 10:30. （ C） At 11:30. 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 Where are the speakers? （ A） At home. （ B） At school. （ C） At the zoo. 7 What does the woman a
4、sk her son to do? （ A） Prepare breakfast. （ B） Wash the dishes. （ C） Tidy up his room. 8 Who is Molly? （ A） A patient. （ B） A nurse. （ C） A mother. 9 What does Doctor Laver ask Molly to do? （ A） Comfort the baby. （ B） Wash the baby. （ C） Dress the baby. 10 How is Doctor Laver towards Molly? （ A） Gra
5、teful. （ B） Generous. （ C） Encouraging. 11 Who is Janet? （ A） Don s neighbour. （ B） Don s assistant. （ C） Dons mother. 12 What happens to Don? （ A） He is ill. （ B） He gets lost. （ C） He misses a call. 13 What will Professor Webster do for Don? （ A） Give the students some homework. （ B） Return the ex
6、am papers to students. （ C） Find someone else to teach the class. 14 How many tube lines are there in London? （ A） 12. （ B） 25 （ C） 34 15 How are different lines marked on the tube map? （ A） By shape. （ B） By colour. （ C） By number. 16 What should you do if you find yourself going in the wrong direc
7、tion? （ A） Ask the train driver for help. （ B） Get out of the tube at once. （ C） Get off at the next station. 17 Why does the woman need the job? （ A） To learn to start a business. （ B） To gain some work experience. （ C） To support herself through college. 18 Where exactly will the woman work if she
8、 gets the job? （ A） At the cashier s desk. （ B） In the managers office. （ C） Between the shop shelves. 19 How is the woman s performance at school? （ A） Poor. （ B） Average. （ C） Excellent. 20 What will be the womans working hours if she gets the job? （ A） 8:30 am-6:10 pm. （ B） 9:00 am-6:00 pm. （ C）
9、8:30 am-10:00 pm. 完形填空 20 Im told that during an international game of chess (国际象棋 ), many beautiful moves could be made on a chessboard. In a decisive【 C1】 _ in which he was evenly matched with a Russian master【 C2】 _ , Marshall found his queen under serious attack. There were several ways of【 C3】
10、_ , and since the queen is the most【 C4】 _ piece, spectators (观众 ) thought Marshall would naturally move his queen to【 C5】 _ . Deep in thought, Marshall used all his time to consider the【 C6】 _ . He picked up his queen, paused, and placed it down on the most【 C7】 _ square of all a square from which
11、the queen could be【 C8】 _ by any one of three enemy pieces. Marshall had sacrificed (牺牲 ) his queen an unthinkable move. Everyone else was【 C9】 _ . Then the Russian, and the【 C10】 _ , realized that Marshall had actually made a【 C11】 _ move. It was clear that no matter how the【 C12】 _ was taken, the
12、Russian would soon be in a【 C13】 _ position. Seeing this, the Russian admitted his defeat. When spectators recovered from the【 C14】 _ of Marshalls daring, they showered the chessboard with money. Marshall had achieved【 C15】 _ in a very unusual and daring fashion he had【 C16】 _ by sacrificing the que
13、en. To me, its not【 C17】 _ that he won. What counts is that Marshall had broken with standard【 C18】 _ to make such a move. He had looked【 C19】 _ the usual patterns of play and had been willing to consider an imaginative risk on the basis of his judgment and his judgment alone. No matter how the game
14、【 C20】 _ , Marshall was the winner. 21 【 C1】 （ A） experience （ B） battle （ C） game （ D） chance 22 【 C2】 （ A） player （ B） person （ C） winner （ D） enemy 23 【 C3】 （ A） support （ B） attack （ C） advance （ D） escape 24 【 C4】 （ A） suitable （ B） powerful （ C） respected （ D） dangerous 25 【 C5】 （ A） check （ B
15、） fight （ C） safety （ D） defeat 26 【 C6】 （ A） condition （ B） change （ C） piece （ D） action 27 【 C7】 （ A） protected （ B） undisturbed （ C） unexpected （ D） deserted 28 【 C8】 （ A） frightened （ B） guarded （ C） discovered （ D） caught 29 【 C9】 （ A） comforted （ B） disappointed （ C） delighted （ D） annoyed 30
16、 【 C10】 （ A） players （ B） master （ C） crowd （ D） organizer 31 【 C11】 （ A） smart （ B） wrong （ C） free （ D） difficult 32 【 C12】 （ A） game （ B） money （ C） queen （ D） chessboard 33 【 C13】 （ A） losing （ B） favourable （ C） leading （ D） doubtful 34 【 C14】 （ A） cause （ B） blow （ C） accident （ D） shock 35 【
17、C15】 （ A） prize （ B） victory （ C） progress （ D） attention 36 【 C16】 （ A） won （ B） made （ C） gained （ D） earned 37 【 C17】 （ A） important （ B） exciting （ C） unforgettable （ D） unclear 38 【 C18】 （ A） idea （ B） thinking （ C） chess （ D） training 39 【 C19】 （ A） into （ B） further （ C） ahead （ D） outside 40
18、 【 C20】 （ A） came （ B） was organized （ C） was designed （ D） ended 语法填空 40 One day a farmers donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously【 K1】 _ hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed【 K2】 _ (cover) up anyway; it jus
19、t wasn t worth【 K3】 _ to save the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel (铲 ) and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized【 K4】 _ was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyones amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel
20、loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He【 K5】 _ (astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt【 K6】 _ hit his back, the donkey was doing something【 K7】 _ (amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up. 【 K8】 _ the farmer s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the anim
21、al; he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over【 K9】 _ edge of the well and happily ran off! Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just【 K10】 _ not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up. 41 【 K1
22、】 42 【 K2】 43 【 K3】 44 【 K4】 45 【 K5】 46 【 K6】 47 【 K7】 48 【 K8】 49 【 K9】 50 【 K10】 短文理解 50 I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence (缺席 ) from class the day befor
23、e: “Dear Mr. McCort, Mikeys grandmother, who is eighty years of age, fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I could go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and hell do his best in the future. P. S. His grandmother is OK.“ I had seen Mi
24、key writing the note at his desk. I said nothing. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my students. If I were to deal with them, Id be busy 24 hours a day. The writers of those notes didnt realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock did
25、nt go off. “ The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent. So I decided to type out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “Theyre supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are n
26、ot. True, Mikey?“ The students looked at me nervously. “Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note-the first class, ever, to practice writing them.“ Everyone smiled as I went on, “Today Id like you to write An Excuse Note from Adam to God or An Excuse Note from Eve to God.
27、 “ Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so immersed (专心的 ) in their writing, they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends. The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door. He entere
28、d the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said, “Id like you to see me in my office.“ My heart sank. When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “ I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was great. Those
29、kids were writing on the college level. Thank you.“ 51 How did the author know that most parental-excuse notes were written by students themselves? （ A） The excuse notes were written in dull words. （ B） The notes were more like stories than facts. （ C） He called their parents and found out the truth
30、. （ D） The handwriting obviously looked like childrens. 52 What did the author do with the students found dishonest? （ A） He reported them to the headmaster. （ B） He lectured them hard on honesty. （ C） He had them take notes before lunch. （ D） He helped improve their writing skills. 53 We can infer
31、that when Mikey missed the class, he was_. （ A） out enjoying himself （ B） taking care of his baby sister （ C） looking after his grandmother （ D） studying the art of the excuse note 53 Do you remember the Millennium (千禧年 ) Goals? When world leaders celebrated the year 2000 with a serious promise to r
32、educe poverty (贫穷 ) and hunger, check the spread of AIDS, get boys and girls into school, and improve public health, all by 2015? Well, three years down the road, and the UNDPs yearly collection of facts and figures already shows that if we carry on as we are, the only goal likely to be met is that
33、for reducing poverty by a half, and that is entirely due to the success of one country China. It is so vast that the fast-growing economy in China lifts millions of people above the poverty line, even though in Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet Union, people have actually been getting poor
34、er. Otherwise, progress is good only in parts. East Asia should meet its goal of reducing hunger by a half by 2015, and Latin America and the Caribbean are not far behind, but at the present speed of progress, Africa and South Asia wont get there for another hundred years. The good news is that it c
35、an be done there are success stories. Ghana an economic basket case in the eighties and early nineties has managed to find a way out of its difficulties and its now comfortably in the middle range of countries, way ahead of the much more naturally wealthy Nigeria. For Congo, Cambodia or Iraq, ruined
36、 by war, or every southern African country damaged by AIDS, there is a Mauritius or a South Korea steadily working its way up the league table towards a better life for its people. 54 Which of the millennium goals is likely to be met according to the text? （ A） Improving public health. （ B） Reducing
37、 poverty by a half. （ C） Sending children to school. （ D） Stopping the spread of AIDS. 55 Which part of the world can meet the goal of reducing hunger? （ A） The Caribbean. （ B） Latin America. （ C） East Asia. （ D） Africa and South Asia. 56 What economic situation is best expressed as “basket case“ (P
38、aragraph 4) ? （ A） Very bad. （ B） Promising. （ C） Unexpected. （ D） Naturally developed. 56 Looking to improve your language skills, but you dont have the time to go abroad to attend school? More and more universities around the world are offering opportunities for students to get degrees online (dis
39、tance education) from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these colleges and universities are accredited (官方认可的 ), meaning that they have met certain standards of excellence. If you decide to take language courses online (or any subject for that matter), be sure there are advantages in study
40、ing online. Its costs are usually lower, and you can study at your own pace (节奏 ), and you can easily get the materials 24 hours a day from almost any computer in the world. However, you wont get the human interaction (互动 ) of meeting people face to face, as you would if you were attending a school
41、abroad in person. On the other hand, the advantages of going abroad may include day-to-day chances to learn a new culture, to meet new friends with whom you can use and practice the language, and to see different parts of the world. However, there may be a number of disadvantages for some students,
42、including high costs, time away from ones school, family, or work life, and difficulty in getting used to a new culture and way of life. Whatever you do, consider a distance education program that meets your educational needs, is what you can afford, and equally important, provides you with chances
43、to grow beyond the classroom through cultural and educational activities. 57 What is the purpose of the author in writing the text? （ A） To discuss ways of improving language skills. （ B） To persuade people to go abroad to attend universities. （ C） To advise readers to meet different people from abr
44、oad. （ D） To introduce online programs to people unable to go abroad. 58 What is the disadvantage of studying a language online? （ A） You may not be able to keep up with the program. （ B） You may not meet your teachers in person. （ C） The computer may break down any time. （ D） The courses may last m
45、uch longer. 59 The third paragraph mainly discusses the good and bad things about_. （ A） studying abroad （ B） classroom learning （ C） learning culture （ D） learning online 60 How is the text organized? （ A） Topic Comparison Opinion （ B） Question Effect Opinion （ C） Topic Examples Effect （ D） Questio
46、n Cause Effect 补全文章 60 To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive s
47、how less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.【 B1】 _ Try the following steps: Calm yourself.【 B2】 _ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Dont wait for an apology.
48、Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don t see things the same way.【 B3】 _ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you. Take the control away from your offender(
49、冒犯者 ). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your mounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. 【 B4】 _ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself f
