2015年03月公共英語二級真題

公共英語二級真題2015年03月

第一部分聽力理解

第一節(jié)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)

小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1、Whatcanweconcludefromthewoman'sreply?

A.ShethinksJohnisjoking.

B.SheissureJohnissellinghisshop.

C.ShethinksJohnlikesbusiness.

2、Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thenewteacherissick.

B.Hehasn*tmettheteacheryet.

C.Hedidn'tliketheteacher.

3、Whattimeisitnow?

A.7:55.B.7:05.C.8:05.

4、Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shethinkstheyshouldn'tgotoFrenchrestaurants.

B.She'srecommendingagoodplacetogofordinner.

C.Sheisinvitingthemtodinner.

5、Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthedialogue?

A.Thewomanisgoingtohaveatripthissummervacation.

B.Thewomanisgoingtostayathomethissummervacation.

C.Thewomanhasn'tdecidedhowtospendthesummervacation.

第二節(jié)

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有2至4個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三

個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。

6、Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterdayaccordingtothetwospeakers?

A.Colderthantoday.

B.Warmerthantoday.

C.Fine.

7、Howdidthemanfeelabouttheweatherattheendofconversation?

A.Afraid.B.Sad.C.Relieved.

8、WhatdoesMr.Smithtellhissecretary?

A.He'llphonethecallerat4o'clock.

B.He'soutoftheoffice.

C.He'llbeonthephoneatonce.

9、WheredoesEdgarDaviscallfrom?

A.Britain.B.Brazil.C.Boston.

10>WhatwasMarydoingatthebeginningofthedialogue?

A.Goinghome.B.Waitingforabus.C.Waitingforsomeone.

11、WherewasMarygoing?

A.Home.B.Tothebusstop.C.Tothepark.

12>WhydidBillfeelsurprisedwhenhefirstheardMarywasgoingfoiawalk?

A.Becauseitwasacoldday.

B.Becauseshewasgoingalone.

C.Becauseshehadnottoldhimaboutthisbefore.

13、WherehasAnnbeen?

A.Toherbrother's.B.ToBeijing.C.Toheruncle's.

14、HowfarisitfromAnn'shometoheruncle's?

A.Abouteightthousandmilesaway.

B.Abouteighthundredkilometersaway.

C.Abouteighthundredmilesaway.

15、WhowenttherewithAnn?

A.Herfriend.B.Herfather.C.Herself.

16、Howdidshegotoheruncle's?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.

17、WhenisMary'sbirthday?

A.August15th.B.August16th.C.August12th.

18、Whattimewillthepartybegin?

A.At2:00p.m.B.At2:20p.m.C.At1:40p.m.

19>WillJeancometotheparty?

A.No,shewon't,becauseshellmeethersisteratthestation.

B.Yes,shewill,butshe'llbelatefortheparty.

C.Notsure.Perhapsshewon'tbeabletocome.

20>WherewillJean*ssistercomefrom?

A.Thestation.B.Theparty.C.Shanghai.

第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用

第一節(jié)單項填空

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

21、Wehurriedtostation,hopingtocatch8:15traintoNewYork.

A./;anB.the;/C.a;anD.the;the

22、Thehospitalagreedtogivecarefreeofchargetowithlowincomes.

A.thoseB.themC.theseD.ones

23、It'sabouttimewegotthekitchen.

A.repaintB.repaintedC.repaintingD.torepaint

24>一HasTomfinishedhisexperimenttoday?

一Noidea.Heitthismorning.

A.isdoingB.wasdoingC.haddoneD.hasdone

25、Iadmittheplanisalimitedoneandisnotassuccessfulaswethought.

A.canB.mayC.needD.must

26、MornwasbusycookinginthekitchenDadwaswatchingTVcomfortably.

A.whileB.soC.sinceD.though

27、Idon'tneedanyhelp,Polly,butitwasniceofyouto.

A.demandB.promiseC.offerD.present

28、Iftheywantedtogoout,theycouldalwaysmetostaywiththebaby.

A.believeinB.countonC.nameafterD.hearfrom

29、Shepreparedgoodmealsforthefamilythatnooneeverthoughtofgoingouttoeat.

A.soD.suchC.evenD.ever

30、Sometimeshewouldmakehimselfinthekitchenbycleaningandtidying.

A.beautifulB.wonderfulC.usefulD.careful

31、Iphonedhimtwiceandmessages,butheneverreturnedmycall.

A.keptB.droppedC.receivedD.left

32>Pleasekeepmefullyinformedanyprogressintheplan.

A.forB.withC.onD.of

33、Allmobilephonesmustbeturnedofffromwhentheaircraftdoorsareclosedthedoorsopen

againonarrival.

A.untilB.unlessC.beforeD.when

34、一ShallweeatItalianfoodtonight?

A.Yes,that'sallrightB.Nevermind

C.Yes,goodideaD.You'rewelcome

35、ThefurnitureonFriday,sountilthenwe'llhavetositonthefloor.

A.isbeingdeliveredB.wasdelivered

C.hasbeendeliveredD.hadbeendelivered

第二節(jié)完型填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中選出能填入相應(yīng)空

白處的最佳選項。

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Carolinaandhetalkedwitha36Southernaccent(□W).Ithoughthewasacomplete37.

Itwas200538Iwasinthefifthgrade.IfiguredI'dspendmostoftheyearintheheadmaster's

office.I'dalwaysbeena39.I'dgetshoutedat,andthen40wouldgiveuponme.IthoughtRon

Clarkwouldjustbeoneofthem.

Iwas41.Thatfirstweek,Ikept42him.HepulledmeouttothehallwayandsaidI'd

better43mybehavior(行為)."Tom,"hesaid,"you'rea44boy.Youcandobetter."

HetoldmeIwasanaturalleaderand45I'dgofarinlifeifIstartedworkinghard.Iwas46at

thatmoment,andthensomethinghappened:Ibeganto47him.Hehadamostunusualwayof48.

Tohelpuslearnthestatesandcapitals,hechangedthe49ofapopularsongandhadus50with

him.WhenwereadtheHarryPotterbooks,hemadeour51looklikeHogwarts.

Beforecomingtoour52.hetaughtinhishometown.HisparentswereDJsatdanceclubs,so

he53withmusicandenergy.HehadseenaTVshowaboutour54schoolsandthelackof

qualifiedteachers.He55achallenge.Boy,didhegetone.

36、A.politeB.pleasantC.funnyD.weak

37、A.jokeB.storyC.mistakeD.actor

38、A.forB.andC.butD.since

39、A.winnerB.foolC.troublemakerD.monitor

40、A.myfriendsB.theteachersC.thestudentsD.myparents

41、A.wrongB.satisfiedC.cleverD.excited

42A.standingbyB.listeningtoC.laughingatD.lookingfor

43、A.explainB.keepC.studyD.improve

44、A.seriousB.happyC.busyD.smart

45、A.thatB.whichC.whereD.what

46、A.madB.happyC.sorryD.surprised

47、A.watchB.respectC.forgiveD.protect

48、A.teachingB.livingC.learningD.speaking

49、A.musicB.wordsC.nameD.length

50、A.celebrateB.readC.singD.argue

51、A.playgroundB.classroomC.dininghallD.bedroor

52、A.schoolB.clubC.officeD.library

53、A.wentawayB.putupC.caughtupD.grewup

54、A.beautifulB.independentC.troubledD.crowded

55、A.madeB.acceptedC.presentedD.wanted

第三部分閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

Text1

WilliamKunzisacomputergenius（天才）.Whenhewasjust11,Kunzstartedwritingsoftwareware

programs,andby14hehadworkedouthisowncomputergame.Asahighschoolfirst-yearstudentin

Houston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinasciencefairforaprogramhewrote.Inhisthirdyear,hetooktop

prizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNA

patterns.

KunzwenttoattendCarnegieMellon,oneofthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputer

science.AftercollegehegotajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaround

theworld.

Threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineering

partlybecauseheearnedmuchlessthanhisfriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworried

aboutjobsecurity（保障）,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoutsidethecountryto

lowercosts.

56>Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Kunzwonseveraltopprizes.

B.Kunzlikedtakingpartinfairs.

C.Kunzdesignedseveralprograms.

D.Kunzhadagiftforprogramming.

57、WhatdidKunzstudyinCarnegieMellon?

A.Business.B.Engineering.

C.Internationallaw.D.Computerscience.

58、WhydidKunzdecidetogotoHarvardBusinessSchool?

A.Togetasecuredandbetterpaidjob.

B.Toimprovehisworkingconditions.

C.Tostartabusinesswithhisfriends.

D.Togooutsidethecountrytowork.

Text2

CanyouimaginelifewithoutFrenchfries（炸薯條）？Potatoesareverypopulartoday.Butinthepastthis

wasnottrue.PotatoesgrewinSouthAmericafivethousandyearsago.Buttheyonlybecamepopularin

otherplacestwohundredyearsago.

Inthe1500s,theSpanishtookthepotatofromSouthAmericatoEurope.ButthepeopleinEuropedid

notlikethisstrangevegetable.Somepeoplethoughtthatifyouatepotatoesyourskinwouldlooklikethe

skinofapotato.Otherpeoplecouldnotbelievethatyouatetheundergroundpartoftheplant.Sotheyate

theleavesinstead.Thismadethemsickbecausethereispoison（毒性）intheleaves.

Inthe1800s,peopleinotherpartsoftheworldstartedtocatpotatoes.InIreland,potatoesbecamethe

mainfood.Then,in1845,adiseasekilledallthepotatoesinIreland.Twomillionpeoplediedofhunger.

Today,eachcountryhasitsownpotatodish.TheGermanpeopleeatpotatosalad,andtheUnitedStates

hasthebakedpotato.And,ofcourse,theFrenchinventedFrenchfries,whicharenowpopularalloverthe

world.

59、Whendidpotatoesgetwell-knownoutsideSouthAmerica?

A.About200yearsago.

B.About300yearsago.

C.About400yearsago.

D.About500yearsago.

60、WhydidsomeEuropeansrefusetoeatpotatoesatfirst?

A.TheydidnottrusttheSpanishpeoplethen.

B.Theywereafraidofthepoisoninpotatoes.

C.Theywereafraiditwouldcauseskinproblem.

D.Theyhadnevereatenfoodfromabroadbefore.

61>WhydidtwomillionpeoplediedinIrelandin18457

A.Theyhadnothingtoeat.

B.Theyatethebadpotatoes.

C.Theyatethepotatoleaves.

D.Theygotaterribledisease.

62、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Bakedpotatoesarepopularnow.

B.Peoplecookpotatoesdifferently.

C.Potatoesareexpensivenowadays.

D.TheFrencheatpotatodishesmost.

Text3

Thereareagrowingnumberofpetownerswhofeedpetsonraw,whichmeans,"uncooked'1meatand

bones.WilliamBurk,apetfoodspecialistfromtheFoodandDrugAdministration（FDA.,believesthat

feedingrawmeattopetsisagainstitsgoalofprotectingthepublicfromhealthdangers;besides,rawmeat

andbonesdonothavealltherequirednutrition（營養(yǎng)）thatapetneedseveryday.

Recognizinghowpopularthesefoodsare,theFDAhasprovidedguidelinesforproducersofpelfoods

thatcontainuncookedmeatfordogs,cats,andotherpets.Theguidelinesgiverulestoprotectpetowners

andpetsfromdangersaboutfoodsafetyandlackofnutrition.

Petownerswhofeedrawmeatandbonesshoulddealwiththeseproductsverycarefullytoprotect

themselvesagainstpossibledangers,saysBurk.Justaswhenpreparingfoodsforhumans,usehotwaterand

soaptowashhands,containers,andsurfacesthatcomeintocontact（接觸）withthefood.Don*tputyour

handsnearyourmouthuntilyou'vewashedthem,anddon'tallowyourpettotouchyourfacerightafterit

haseatenmeat.

Ifownerschoosetofeedbonestotheirpets,theyshouldwatchtheirpetcarefullywhenitiseating

bones.Burkalsosays,MIfthepeteatsabigpieceofbonethatwon'tpassthroughthedigestivesystem（消化

系統(tǒng)），itcouldkillthepet."

63、WhatdoesWilliamBurkthinkoffeedingpetsonraw?

A.It'llmakethepetownerssick.

B.It'llcausethedeathofotherpets.

C.It'sagainstthepolicyoftheFDA.

D.It*sdangerousandlackofnutrition.

64、WhydidtheFDAprovideguidelinesforproducersofpetfoodswithrawmeat?

A.Thequalityofpetfoodshasdropped.

B.Mostpetshavebeenlackofnutrition.

C.Petsafetyhasbecomeaseriousproblem.

D.Feedingpetsonrawhasbecomepopular.

65、Thosewhofeedpetsonrawshoulddoallthenecessarycleaningwhen.

A.preparingrawmeatfbrpets

B.preparingfoodsforhumans

C.touchingthefoodcontainers

D.bringingyourpetsforawalk

66、Whatadviceisgiventopctownersinthelastparagraph?

A.Petsshouldbekeptawayfromrawmeat.

B.Petsshouldbewatchedwheneatingbones.

C.Petsshouldbefedwithsmallpiecesofbone.

D.Petsshouldbecheckedonthedigestivesystem.

Text4

Therearesomeobjectsintheskythatmovesoquicklythatsometimesyouonlyseethemoutofthecorner

ofyoureye.Thesearesomeofthehugenumberofbitsofrockanddustthatarefloatingaroundinspace,

calledmeteoroids.Normally,wecannotseethematall,butiftheytraveltooclosetotheEarth,theyget

caughtbythepulloftheEarth,andbegintofalltowardsus.Theyfallfasterandfaster,untiltheyhitour

atmosphere（大氣層）,bywhichtimetheyaregoingsofastthattheybegintobumup,andallthatyouseeis

aflashoflightthatmovesveryquicklyacrosstheskyanddisappears.Theseshootingstars,ormeteorsas

theyareproperlycalled,arequitecommon,andsometimesyoumayseeseveralinanight.

Mostmeteoroidsareverysmallbitsindeed,andtheybumuplongbeforetheygettotheEarth.However,

averyfewdomanagetogetallthewaythroughtheatmosphere,andactuallyfalltotheground.Usually

theydonotdomuchdamage,althoughthisisnotalwaysthecase.

MeteoroidsthatactuallymanagetoreachtheEartharecalledmeteorites.Mostcountrieshaveplaces

wheremeteoriteshavestrucktheEarth.Someoftheseplacesareverylargeindeedandaretourist

attractions.

67>Whydosomeobjectsfromouterspacefalltotheground?

A.Theyaretoobig.

B.Theyarehitbyhugerocks.

C.Theymovetoofast.

D.TheyarepulledbytheEarth.

68、Whatdoweknowaboutmeteorsfromthetext?

A.Theybecomeastarinthesky.

B.Theyaretoosmalltobeseen.

C.Theydisappearveryquickly.

D.TheydodamagetotheEarth.

69>Whathappenstomostmeteoroidscomingintotheatmosphere?

A.Theyburnup.

B.Theyfalltoearth.

C.Theyexplode.

D.Thefloatintheair.

70>Theword"meteorites"（Line1,Para.3）referstopiecesofrockthat.

A.movefastinouterspace

B.havebeenfoundatatouristcentre

C.flashthroughspaceatahighspeed

D.havefallenontotheEarthfromspace

Text5

Packyourbags.Holdthemail.Ifstimetoturnyourdreamvacationintoarealtrip.HIhaven'tseenabuyer's

marketlikethisin25years/saystravelexpertPeterGreenberg."Everythingisonsale.Eventhehighend

ofthemarketisquietlyofferingadd-ons:afreenighthere,aspa（水療）passthere.1'

Inabadeconomy,thiscomesasgoodnewsformany.Whetheryouwanttoflyacrossthecountryor

driveacrossthestateline,hereareplacesthatofferplentytodo.

Foranyonewhocan'tbeartositstill,bigcitiesarethebestchoiceforweekendtrips.Zeroinoncities

thatattractbusinesstravelersduringtheweek.Thebig-namehotelsemptyoutontheweekendsandwill

givetouristsabetterdeal.

Chicago,Illinois：OneofAmerica'sbest-lookingcitycenters,especiallyinthespringandsummer.

SpendasunnydayinMillenniumPark,orconsideraneveningatGrantAchatz'sAlincarestaurantin

LincolnPark.

LasVegas,Nevada：It'sneverbeensoeasytoscoreadealontheStrip.Five-starhotelsaremarked

downtoihree-siarprices.Bookaluxurysuite（豪華套房