公共英語考試二級模擬試題一及答案

1、自力放育*匚WILI EDUCATION公共英語考試二級模擬試題一及答案PETS II 模擬考試筆試試卷第一部分聽力理解(略)第二部分英語知識運用第一節(jié) 單項填空 1.He is_a writer.A. failure as B. a failure as C. the failure for D. a failure with2. - ca n you come on Mon day or Tuesday?-1 m afraid_ day is possible.A. either B. n eitherC. any D. some3. Dr. Black comes from either

2、 Oxford or Cambridge. I can t remember_.A. where B. there C. which D. what4.ln the cen turies_, Egypt became one of the most adva need civilizati ons onearth.A. followed B. tat was followed C. which was followi ng D. which followed5. To en ter his house is like_ a small museum.A. to en terB. en teri

3、 ngC. en teredD. en ter6. The local gover nment cut dow n their costs_30 perce nt.A. at B. by C. for D. with7.1 m reading his_ novel.A. best-sell ing B. best-soldC. best-sale D. best-sell8.lt s rude of you to shout_the room.A. bey ondB. through C. across D. over9. People are more likely to stay_ 30

4、miles of_ they were born.A. in where B. at what C. with in what D. with inwhere10. After search ing for half an hour, she realized that her glasses_ on the tableall the time.A. were lain B. had bee n lain C. have bee n lying D. had bee n lying11. Facts show that as many as 50 percent of patients do

5、not take drugs _directed.A . like B. as C. which D. so12.1 walked too much yesterday and_ are still ach ing now.A. my leg muscles B. my muscles of legC. my leg s muscles D. my muscles of the leg13. He will have_ 30 by the end of this year.A. tur nedB. become C. got D. take n14. Macao_ its return to

6、Chi na in December, 1999.A. watched B. found C. saw D. no ticed15. This hotel_ $60 for a si ngle room with bath.A. chargesB. dema ndsC. prices D. claims第二節(jié)完形填空My father waved me goodbye and the bus (16)_. My first country journey the nbega n. The man sitt ing n ext to me was a road engin eer. He sai

7、d that (17)_by bus自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJwas an excelle nt way to (18)_road for him. We passed many villages on the way andstopped once (19)_ to buy cold drin ks, (20)_it was very hot. The coun trysidewas brow n and dry and there were long (21)_with no people or villages in (22)_.We also stopped once at

8、 some road works, (23)_made my traveli ng compa nion very(24)_ .Most of us were doz ing in the after noon heat (25)_ we were (26)_ by asudde n no ise which (27)_ a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved(突然轉向)andthen stopped (28 )_ the side of the road, I remembered all the horrible stories I hadread ab

9、out bands of robbers who used to attack travelers on (29)_ roads like this.Many of (30)_ people looked as bewildered and frighte ned as I (31)_.My neighbor, (32)_, reassured me.“ Nothi ng (33)_ , only a (34)_ tyre.But we (35)_ while he cha nges the wheel. ”16. A. set in B. set off C. set D. set up22

10、. A. view B. visi on C. sight D. eyes23. A. as it B. which C. so that D. thusB. depressed C. calm D.excitedB. whereC. whileB. awakeC. woke31. A. as I was looked B. as I must have lookedC. as I must have bee n lookedD. as I look32. A. therefore B. althoughC. howeverD. furthermore33. A. to be worried

11、B. to worry C. to be worried about D. to worry about34. A. flat B. broke n C. wrong D. burst35. A. will have bee n wait ingB. will have waitedC. shall n eed waitD. shall have to wait第三部分閱讀理解AWhat will man be like in the future-i n 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We canonly make guesses, of cours

12、e, but we can be sure that he will be differe nt from what he is today. For man is slowlycha nging all the time.Let us take an obvious example. Man,even five hun dred years ago, was shorter tha n he is today. Now, on average, men are about three in ches taller.Five hun dred years is relatively short

13、 period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Aga in,in the moder n world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain s capacity. As timegoes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and even tually we17.A. t

14、raveli ng18.A. i nvestigate19.A. and two20. A. because21. A. exte nsionsB. goingB. repairB. or twiceB. sinceB.waysC. judgi ngD. comingC. exploreC. or twoC. now thatC. stretchesD. testD. and twiceD. whe nD.periods24. A. upset25. A. whe n26. A. wakenD. the mome ntD. woke n27. A. soun ded asB. soun ded

15、 likeC. soun ded withD. sound as if28. A. to B. onto C. at29. A. desert B. deserted30. A. the other B. otherD. besidesC. dessert D. dessertedC. ano ther D. the自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJshall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular the forehead, willgrow

16、larger.Nowadays our eyes are in con sta nt use. In fact, we use them so much that very ofte n they become weakerand we have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that man s eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a

17、 result, are likely to growweaker. At the same time, however, our fin gers will grow more sen sitive because they are used a great deal inmoder n life.But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it doesnot serve a useful purpose any Ion ger. I

18、 n the future, the n, both sexes are likely to be bald.Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This maywell be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in com mon with use. He willstill be a h

19、uma n being, with thoughts and emoti ons similar to our own.36. The passage mainly tells us that_ .A. man s life will be different in the futureB. future man will look quite differe nt from usC. man is grow ing taller and uglier as time passesD. man s organs functions will be one the wane37. What se

20、rves as the evide nee that man is cha nging?A. Man has got stron ger eyes now tha n he ever had.B. Man s hair is getting thinner and thinner.C. Man s arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.D. Man has bee n grow ing taller over the past 500 years.38. The change in man s size of forehead is prob

21、ably because_A. he makes use only 20 % of the brain s capacity.B. his brain has grow n larger over the past cen turies.C. the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time.D. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on.39. What is true about a huma n being in the future?A. He is hairless beca

22、use hair is no Ion ger useful.B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.C. His fin gers grow weaker because he does n t have to make use of them.D. He thinks and feels in differe nt way.40. It is implied that_ .A. human beings will become less attractive in the future.B. less use of a bodily o

23、rgan may lead to its degenerationC. huma n beings hope for a cha nge in the future lifeD. future life is always predictable.BWith the steady in crease in the amount of leisure time that people enjoy today, theimporta nee of bus in esses that deal with leisure products and services is also steadilyin

24、creasing. One of the biggest such industries is the tourist industry. Providing tran sportatio n and accommodations for tourists - and guides, brochures, souve nirs -is one of the major in dustries in many coun tries. Since people are now hav ing Ion ger vacations and are more andmore interested in

25、seeing other parts of the world, this bus in ess will no doubt con ti nue to grow. Ano ther in dustryobviously devoted to leisure is en terta inment. Movies, TV shows, con certs and plays are usually inten ded for our自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJleisure. The same can be said of most books, except textbooks. P

26、rofessi onal sports make money because peoplepay to watch them in their free time. This list could be greatly extended.But even among these industries, we have mentioned only part of the picture. The people who make the TV setsand build the theatres and tourist hotels are as much a part of the leisu

27、re in dustry as the sin gers or the hotel clerks.41. What makes leisure bus in ess importa nt accord ing to the passage?A. People s leisure time is increasing.B.More and more people beg in to show great in terests in see ing other parts of the world.C. Improved tran sportati on and accommodati on co

28、n diti ons.D. Lon ger vacati ons are offered tha n before.42. What do we know about en terta inment from the passage?A. It is the biggest leisure in dustry.B. Movies, TV shows, con certs and books are usually inten ded for our leisure.C. People are usually relucta nt to pay to watch professi onal sp

29、orts.D. Making TV sets and buildi ng theatres are also part of en terta inment in dustry.43. What s main idea of this passage?A.With people having more leisure time, tourist industry becomes the biggest in dustry in many coun tries.B. With people having more leisure time, entertainment industry beco

30、mes one of the major industries in manycountries.C. With people havi ng more leisure time, leisure bus in ess is beco ming more importa nt in econo mic life.D. With people hav ing more leisure time, leisure bus in ess list is being exte nded.CThirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of do

31、ing the repairs and decorations in their ownhomes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional pain ter and decorator, uni ess of course they were either very hand up or were in the trade themselves. Today,however, it is quite a diff

32、ere nt story. Men and wome n in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round thehouse including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tili ng walls and floors. Some people withno professi onal training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. T

33、hese jobs have been madeeasier today by the in troduct ion of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In everyhigh street through out Britain nowadays there is at least one-it-YourseiDo ” shopcontaining a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverin

34、gs besides tools of every descriptionincluding power drills and many accessories.-it-YourseiDo” isa boo ming bus in ess; all these shops do a roari ng trade and look like continuing to do so.Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of buildi ng fi

35、rms willing to do small jobs.44.Why did people employ professi onal workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?A. Because they could not do it themselves.B. Because professi onal workers were very cheap.C. Because they had no time.D. Because professi onal workers could do much better.45.Thirty years

36、 later what cha nges took place?A. People could do everythi ng themselves.B. Few people chose to be a professi onal workerC. People with no professi onal training successfully built their own houses.自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJD. New expensive materials required no skills at all.46.What caused the DIY craze?

37、A. Young people liked to follow the fashion.B.“ Dot-Yourself ” is a boo ming bus in ess.C. There were fewer buildi ng compa ni es.D. High cost of professi onal workers.47. What is the speaker telli ng us ?A. How DIY comes into being.B. Chan ges in buildi ng.C. Chan ges in hous ing.D. Great cha nges

38、in these thirty years.DI used to be a faithful TV watcher. Besides the latest information, I dlove to appreciate beautiful exotic seeneries and enjoy the evening with my favorite sin gers, actors and hosts. It was the advertiseme nt that frustrated me.Ad is a great annoyance of watch ing televisi on

39、. I n the first place, the ads waste time. Gen erally speak ing, at least5 or 6 minu tes is lost whe n watch ing the ads duri ng a sin gle n ews program, and usually 10 to15 or even more duri ng a good movie. In the sec ond place, the ads often in terrupt the viewer. The viewer mayforget the situati

40、 on of a show because of freque ntly in serted ads; even worse, the watcher may lose his pleasa ntmood whe n the ads come on one after ano ther, which can bring n egative psychological in flue nee such asdisappo in tme nt, depressi on, an xiety and so on so forth. Besides, the ads make many products

41、 look moreappealing than they really are, some of which even look so disgusting. For example, an expe nsive car is made toseem luxurious, or a bad product like deodora nt is made to look very good by showing a beautiful amazing ladytaking shower! Therefore, the television viewer must be aware and cr

42、itical of the ad in order to endure them.48.Why the author was one of the TV fans in the past?A. Because he could stay with his favorite stars the whole evening.B. Because he could travel the world without going out.C. Because he could get the news which couldn t be found on newspapers.D. Because he

43、 could make friends on TV.49. What feeli ngs may ads bring to the viewers whe n in serted freque ntly, accord ing to the author?.A. disappo in tedB. depressed C. an xiousD. un pleasa nt自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJ5O.Which stateme nt is not true accord ing to the passage?A. Ads are frustrati ons duri ng watch

44、 ing TV.B. Ads occupy too much viewer s time when they watch TV.C. Ads often cause interruptions which will destroy t he viewer s mood.D. Ads prese nt the viewer much in formati on about the best products.51. What can we infer from the passage?A. Ads time should be reas on ably con trolled.B. More a

45、nd more people choose not to watch TV.C. Programs on TV are n ot worth watch ing.D. Ads mustn t be showed on TV at all.EMcDonald s is the world single biggest food provider with annual sales of around $12.4bn. And the company s symbol Ronald McDonald is now (or so the company claims) the word s most

46、 recognized person after SantaClaus.The first McDon ald s restaura nt was ope ned in San Bernardino, California, i n 1948 bybrothers Mac and Richard “ Dick ” McD on ald. Mac ran the restaura nt side; Dick was the marketi ng geni us. Hehad already inven ted the drive-i n laundry and had bee n the fir

47、st person to use neon lights in advertising. Now hespotted the gap in the post-war, baby-boom market for cheap, family-orie ntated restaura ntswith simplemenus,sta ndardized food and efficie nt service.After a slow start, bus in ess bega nto boom. By 1954, the brothers were joined byano ther en trep

48、re neur, a kitche n equipme nt salesma n called Ray A Kroc who owned thefranchise to the Multimixer, milk shake maker used throughout the McDonald s chain. Ayear later, Kroc had bought the McDonald brothers chain of 25 franchises for the equivale nt of around$70m( 44m). Dick rema ined with the compa

49、 ny un til the Seven ties,when he and Kroc fell out over Kroc s claim that the chain was his creation.Today, an almost Stali nist cult of pers on ality surrounds Kroc (whodied in 1984) atMcDonald s, while the brothers who gave the company its name have all but been writtenout of its history. But tho

50、ugh Kroc did not found McDonald s, he was certainly responsiblefor the empire-building philosophy which led to its world domination. He ushered in suchessential contributions to internationalcuisine as the Big Mac (1968) and the EggMcMuffin (1973); and helped launch Ron ald McDon ald- “ in any Ian g

51、uage he meansfun ” - on to television in 1963.Every three hours, a new McDon ald s fran chise ope ns somewhere in the world; it canbe found in morethan 100 countriesincluding India(vegetarian-only toavoid offending the non-beef-eating McDonald s chain mottoes such as52. McDonald A. by a kitche n equ

52、ipme nt salesma n .objecti on).with staffpopulace) and Israel (non kosher, despite fierce local embodiedthe thrusting, can-do spirit of Fifties America If you ve got time tolean, you ve go time to clean.s was foun ded.自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJB. in California.C. by a marketi ng genius called Dick McDon al

53、d.D. after the first World War.53. What do we know about McDonald s brothers?自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJs foun ders although they n amed the restaura nt.B. Their bus in ess was still in depressi on after several years.C. They had clear job separati on on bus in ess.D. They sold their restaura nt to a salesm

54、a n in 1954.54. Which is not Kroc s contribution to McDonald sA. He laun ched the restaura nt image Ron ald McDon ald on to televisi on.B. Un der his lead, intern ati onal cuis ine as the Big Mac and the Egg McMuffi n earned worldwide fameC. He spotted the gap in postwar market for cheap, family-ori

55、e ntated restaura nts.D. He built McDonald s empire with a philosophy which led to its world domination.55. Which stateme nt is true accord ing to the passage?A. The sin gle biggest food provider was however, not n amed after its foun derB. The international cuisine as the Big Mac, a beef hamburger,

56、 is provided every cha in restaura nt in theworld.C. Employees in McDonald s have no time to lean.D. The symbol Ronald McDonald, means fun inany Ianguage, is saidto the wordmost recog ni zed pers on after Santa Claus.56. This passage is mainly concerned with_ .A. brief history of McDonald s.B. McDon

57、ald s success.C. Ray A Kroc, leader of the McDonald s empire.D. McDonald brothers, founder of McDonald s.第四部分寫作第一節(jié)短文改錯Sussex police ordered to searcha six-foot,dark-haired57_youth about 20 he failed to rob an old lady - Mrs West.58_The youth rushed at the lady and tried to bring her59_things and mon

58、eythe nshe waswalk ingthrough thestreet.60Surpris in gly, however, the old lady grasped the robber wrist（手腕）andit made him let out of a cry“Oh, no!Stop! ” and ran away. “ If I had been carrying my shopping, I wouldreal have put him on his back,” said Mrs Westwho took a course in judo （柔道）whenmy65_hu

59、sba nd was livi ng. I used to practic ing throw ing him At Christmas, ”she explained.第二節(jié)書面表達根據(jù)下面的提綱寫一篇短文。1. 團隊精神的體現(xiàn)與重要性。2. 你對團隊精神的態(tài)度。A. They were not McDo nald61_62_63_64_youn ger.“ Whe66_自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJ答案單項填空自力前肓FILI EDUCATlOhJ1.B2. B3. C4. D 5. B 6.B7.A8. C9. D10.D11.B12.A13. A14. C 15.A完形填空16

60、. B 17. A18. D19. B 20. A 21. C22. C23. B24. D25. A26. D 27. B28. C29. B 30. A 31. B32. C33. D34. D35. D閱讀理解A36.B.全文理解題。本文主要介紹未來人類的外貌。A 未來的生活，與中心思想不符。C 不具備概括性。D 器官功能衰退不能概括未來人類身體的變化。37.D.細節(jié)理解。人類外貌逐漸變化的依據(jù)。見第二段第二句“Man even five hundredyears ago was shorter than he is today.” A 均為人類未來的變化趨勢而不是人類變化的證據(jù)。38.