1、国家公共英语（二级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编 13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 is Jack going to do? （ A） Hurry to his office. （ B） Meet Professor Johnson. （ C） Help Mary carry the books. 2 What do we know about Mr. Smith? （ A） He missed
2、the meeting. （ B） He was late for the meeting. （ C） He wasn t invited to the meeting. 3 Why did the man fail to answer the phone? （ A） He went to sleep early. （ B） The TV was too noisy. （ C） His phone was broken. 4 Why is the woman going to Germany? （ A） To work there. （ B） To visit friends. （ C） To
3、 study German. 5 What is the man trying to do? （ A） Tell Sarah when the picnic ends. （ B） Persuade Sarah to go to the picnic. （ C） Ask Sarah to drive him to the picnic. 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 Who
4、 is the woman? （ A） A tourist. （ B） An actress. （ C） A musician. 7 On what has the woman got information? （ A） A play. （ B） A house. （ C） A theater. 8 Where does the man aim to go? （ A） London. （ B） Taipei. （ C） Hong Kong. 9 How many pieces of luggage is the man checking in? （ A） None. （ B） One. （ C
5、） Two. 10 When does the man s flight leave? （ A） At 9:00. （ B） At 11:00 （ C） At 11:30. 11 How does Carrie feel about her job? （ A） It is quite okay. （ B） It is unpleasant. （ C） It is not too bad. 12 What seems to be Andrew s future plan? （ A） Start a travel business. （ B） Learn to speak Spanish. （ C
6、） Find a new job in Spain. 13 What is the relationship between Carrie and Andrew? （ A） Good friends. （ B） Fellow workers. （ C） Travel companions. 14 What does Simon study at Oxford? （ A） English. （ B） History. （ C） Physics. 15 What is Simons first novel mainly about? （ A） His fathers work as a repor
7、ter. （ B） His experience in South Africa. （ C） His volunteer work in Vietnam. 16 What does Simon plan to do after graduation? （ A） Go on to study abroad. （ B） Find a job in Vietnam. （ C） Write his second novel. 17 Which is a reason for childrens weight gain in the summer? （ A） Hot weather. （ B） Lack
8、 of sleep. （ C） Watching TV. 18 How many meals do a lot of children have daily in the summer? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. 19 What do most children choose to do when they are left by themselves? （ A） Go outside and play. （ B） Read books at home. （ C） Play computer games. 20 What does the speaker
9、suggest parents do? （ A） Prepare good food for children. （ B） Spend more time with children. （ C） Pay attention to their own habits. 单项填空 21 We hurried to_station, hoping to catch_8:15 train to New York. （ A） /; an （ B） the;/ （ C） a; an （ D） the; the 22 The hospital agreed to give care free of charg
10、e to_with low incomes. （ A） those （ B） them （ C） these （ D） ones 23 Its about time we got the kitchen_. （ A） repaint （ B） repainted （ C） repainting （ D） to repaint 24 Has Tom finished his experiment today? No idea. He_it this morning. （ A） is doing （ B） was doing （ C） had done （ D） has done 25 I_adm
11、it the plan is a limited one and is not as successful as we thought. （ A） can （ B） may （ C） need （ D） must 26 Mom was busy cooking in the kitchen_Dad was watching TV comfortably. （ A） while （ B） so （ C） since （ D） though 27 I dont need any help, Polly, but it was nice of you to_. （ A） demand （ B） pr
12、omise （ C） offer （ D） present 28 If they wanted to go out, they could always_me to stay with the baby. （ A） believe in （ B） count on （ C） name after （ D） hear from 29 She prepared_good meals for the family that no one ever thought of going out to eat. （ A） so （ B） such （ C） even （ D） ever 30 Sometim
13、es he would make himself_in the kitchen by cleaning and tidying. （ A） beautiful （ B） wonderful （ C） useful （ D） careful 31 I phoned him twice and_messages, but he never returned my call. （ A） kept （ B） dropped （ C） received （ D） left 32 Please keep me fully informed_any progress in the plan. （ A） fo
14、r （ B） with （ C） on （ D） of 33 All mobile phones must be turned off from when the aircraft doors are closed_ the doors open again on arrival. （ A） until （ B） unless （ C） before （ D） when 34 Shall we eat Italian food tonight? _. （ A） Yes, thats all right （ B） Never mind （ C） Yes, good idea （ D） Youre
15、 welcome 35 The furniture_on Friday, so until then well have to sit on the floor. （ A） is being delivered （ B） was delivered （ C） has been delivered （ D） had been delivered 完形填空 35 The first day my new teacher stood in front of the class, I burst into laughter. Ron Clark was from North Carolina and
16、he talked with a【 C1】 _ Southern accent(口音 ). I thought he was a complete【 C2】 _ . It was 2005【 C3】 _ I was in the fifth grade. I figured Id spend most of the year in the headmasters office. Id always been a【 C4】 _ . Id get shouted at, and then【 C5】 _ would give up on me. I thought Ron Clark would j
17、ust be one of them. I was【 C6】 _ . That first week, I kept【 C7】 _ him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said Id better【 C8】 _ my behavior(行为 ). “Tom,“ he said, “youre a【 C9】 _ boy. You can do better. “ He told me I was a natural leader and【 C10】 _ Id go far in life if I started working hard. I wa
18、s【 C11】 _ at that moment, and then something happened: I began to【 C12】 _ him. He had a most unusual way of【 C13】 _ . To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed the【 C14】 _ of a popular song and had us【 C15】 _ with him. When we read the Harry Potter books, he made our【 C16】 _ look like Hog
19、warts. Before coming to our【 C17】 _ , he taught in his hometown. His parents were DJs at dance clubs, so he【 C18】 _ with music and energy. He had seen a TV show about our【 C19】 _ schools and the lack of qualified teachers. He【 C20】_ a challenge. Boy, did he get one. 36 【 C1】 （ A） polite （ B） pleasan
20、t （ C） funny （ D） weak 37 【 C2】 （ A） joke （ B） story （ C） mistake （ D） actor 38 【 C3】 （ A） for （ B） and （ C） but （ D） since 39 【 C4】 （ A） winner （ B） fool （ C） troublemaker （ D） monitor 40 【 C5】 （ A） my friends （ B） the teachers （ C） the students （ D） my parents 41 【 C6】 （ A） wrong （ B） satisfied （
21、C） clever （ D） excited 42 【 C7】 （ A） standing by （ B） listening to （ C） laughing at （ D） looking for 43 【 C8】 （ A） explain （ B） keep （ C） study （ D） improve 44 【 C9】 （ A） serious （ B） happy （ C） busy （ D） smart 45 【 C10】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） where （ D） what 46 【 C11】 （ A） mad （ B） happy （ C） so
22、rry （ D） surprised 47 【 C12】 （ A） watch （ B） respect （ C） forgive （ D） protect 48 【 C13】 （ A） teaching （ B） living （ C） learning （ D） speaking 49 【 C14】 （ A） music （ B） word （ C） name （ D） length 50 【 C15】 （ A） celebrate （ B） read （ C） sing （ D） argue 51 【 C16】 （ A） playground （ B） classroom （ C） di
23、ning hall （ D） bedroom 52 【 C17】 （ A） school （ B） club （ C） office （ D） library 53 【 C18】 （ A） went away （ B） put up （ C） caught up （ D） grew up 54 【 C19】 （ A） beautiful （ B） independent （ C） troubled （ D） crowded 55 【 C20】 （ A） made （ B） accepted （ C） presented （ D） wanted 短文理解 55 William Kunz is a
24、 computer genius (天才 ). When he was just 11, Kunz started writing software programs, and by 14 he had worked out his own computer game. As a high school first-year student in Houston, Texas, he won first prize in a science fair for a program he wrote. In his third year, he took top prize in an inter
25、national science and engineering fair for designing a program to analyze and sort DNA patterns. Kunz went to attend Carnegie Mellon, one of the nations highest-ranked universities in computer science. After college he got a job with Oracle in Silicon Valley, writing software used by companies around
26、 the world. Three years later, Kunz is in his first year at Harvard Business School. He left software engineering partly because he earned much less than his friends who were going into law or business. He also worried about job security (保障 ), especially as more companies move their programming out
27、side the country to lower costs. 56 What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? （ A） Kunz won several top prizes. （ B） Kunz liked taking part in fairs. （ C） Kunz designed several programs. （ D） Kunz had a gift for programming. 57 What did Kunz study in Carnegie Mellon? （ A） Business. （ B） Engineer
28、ing. （ C） International law. （ D） Computer science. 58 Why did Kunz decide to go to Harvard Business School? （ A） To get a secured and better paid job. （ B） To improve his working conditions. （ C） To start a business with his friends. （ D） To go outside the country to work 58 Can you imagine life wi
29、thout French fries(炸薯条 )? Potatoes are very popular today. But in the past this was not true. Potatoes grew in South America five thousand years ago. But they only became popular in other places two hundred years ago. In the 1500s, the Spanish took the potato from South America to Europe. But the pe
30、ople in Europe did not like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate potatoes your skin would look like the skin of a potato. Other people could not believe that you ate the underground part of the plant. So they ate the leaves instead. This made them sick because there is poison
31、(毒素 ) in the leaves. In the 1800s, people in other parts of the world started to eat potatoes. In Ireland, potatoes became the main food. Then, in 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger. Today, each country has its own potato dish. The German people eat
32、 potato salad, and the United States has the baked potato. And, of course, the French invented French fries, which are now popular all over the world. 59 When did potatoes get well-known outside South America? （ A） About 200 years ago. （ B） About 300 years ago. （ C） About 400 years ago. （ D） About 5
33、00 years ago. 60 Why did some Europeans refuse to eat potatoes at first? （ A） They did not trust the Spanish people then. （ B） They were afraid of the poison in potatoes. （ C） They were afraid it would cause skin problem. （ D） They had never eaten food from abroad before. 61 Why did two million peop
34、le died in Ireland in 1845? （ A） They had nothing to eat. （ B） They ate the bad potatoes. （ C） They ate the potato leaves. （ D） They got a terrible disease. 62 What do we know from the last paragraph? （ A） Baked potatoes are popular now. （ B） People cook potatoes differently. （ C） Potatoes are expen
35、sive nowadays. （ D） The French eat potato dishes most. 62 There are a growing number of pet owners who feed pets on raw, which means, “uncooked“ meat and bones. William Burk, a pet food specialist from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , believes that feeding raw meat to pets is against its goa
36、l of protecting the public from health dangers; besides, raw meat and bones do not have all the required nutrition(营养 )that a pet needs every day. Recognizing how popular these foods are, the FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods that contain uncooked meat for dogs, cats, and other
37、pets. The guidelines give rules to protect pet owners and pets from dangers about food safety and lack of nutrition. Pet owners who feed raw meat and bones should deal with these products very carefully to protect themselves against possible dangers, says Burk. Just as when preparing foods for human
38、s, use hot water and soap to wash hands, containers, and surfaces that come into contact (接触 ) with the food. Dont put your hands near your mouth until youve washed them, and don t allow your pet to touch your face right after it has eaten meat. If owners choose to feed bones to their pets, they sho
39、uld watch their pet carefully when it is eating bones. Burk also says, “If the pet eats a big piece of bone that wont pass through the digestive system(消化系统 ) , it could kill the pet.“ 63 What does William Burk think of feeding pets on raw? （ A） Itll make the pet owners sick. （ B） Itll cause the dea
40、th of other pets. （ C） Its against the policy of the FDA. （ D） Its dangerous and lack of nutrition. 64 Why did the FDA provide guidelines for producers of pet foods with raw meat? （ A） The quality of pet foods has dropped. （ B） Most pets have been lack of nutrition. （ C） Pet safety has become a seri
41、ous problem. （ D） Feeding pets on raw has become popular. 65 Those who feed pets on raw should do all the necessary cleaning when_. （ A） preparing raw meat for pets （ B） preparing foods for humans （ C） touching the food containers （ D） bringing your pets for a walk 66 What advice is given to pet own
42、ers in the last paragraph? （ A） Pets should be kept away from raw meat. （ B） Pets should be watched when eating bones. （ C） Pets should be fed with small pieces of bone. （ D） Pets should be checked on the digestive system. 66 There are some objects in the sky that move so quickly that sometimes you
43、only see them out of the corner of your eye. These are some of the huge number of bits of rock and dust that are floating around in space, called meteoroids. Normally, we cannot see them at all, but if they travel too close to the Earth, they get caught by the pull of the Earth, and begin to fall to
44、wards us. They fall faster and faster, until they hit our atmosphere(大气层 ), by which time they are going so fast that they begin to burn up, and all that you see is a flash of light that moves very quickly across the sky and disappears. These shooting stars, or meteors as they are properly called, a
45、re quite common, and sometimes you may see several in a night. Most meteoroids are very small bits indeed, and they burn up long before they get to the Earth. However, a very few do manage to get all the way through the atmosphere, and actually fall to the ground. Usually they do not do much damage,
46、 although this is not always the case. Meteoroids that actually manage to reach the Earth are called meteorites. Most countries have places where meteorites have struck the Earth. Some of these places are very large indeed and are tourist attractions. 67 Why do some objects from outer space fall to
47、the ground? （ A） They are too big. （ B） They are hit by huge rocks. （ C） They move too fast. （ D） They are pulled by the Earth. 68 What do we know about meteors from the text? （ A） They become a star in the sky. （ B） They are too small to be seen. （ C） They disappear very quickly. （ D） They do damag
48、e to the Earth. 69 What happens to most meteoroids coming into the atmosphere? （ A） They burn up. （ B） They fall to earth. （ C） They explode. （ D） The float in the air. 70 The word “meteorites“ (Line 1, Para. 3) refers to pieces of rock that_. （ A） move fast in outer space （ B） have been found at a
49、tourist centre （ C） flash through space at a high speed （ D） have fallen onto the Earth from space 70 Pack your bags. Hold the mail. Its time to turn your dream vacation into a real trip. I havent seen a buyers market like this in 25 years,“ says travel expert Peter Greenberg. “Everything is on sale. Even the high end of th
