2013 年 3 月公共英语二级考试真题及答案
第一部分 听 力
第一节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,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 1O 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] 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 friends.
[B] Go for a drink with her friends.
[C] Meet her friends at arepair shop.
第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题,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。
听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 题。
6. What does the man think of the French restaurant?
[A] The menu is too old. [B]It's 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.
听下面一段对话,回答第 8 至第 10 题。
8. What is Tony's nationality?
[A] Canadian. [B] British. [C] French.
9. Why has Tony come to China?
[A] To find his roots. [B] To do banana trade. [C] To seek a better life.
10. How does Tony find his experience in China?
[A] Disappointing. [B] Interesting. [C] Crazy.
听下面一段对话,回答第 11 至第 13 题。
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 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 Sally's husband.
听下面一段对话,回答第 14 至第 16 题。
14. When is the report due?
[A] Today. [B] Tomorrow. [c]In three weeks.
15. How does the woman sound9
[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.
听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 题。
17. What is the meeting about?
[A] Moving to a new campus.
[B] Running a new school.
[C] Hiring newteachers.
18. What does the speaker say about the Agriculture students?
[A] They need bigger places.
[B] They will stay where they are.
[C] They'll 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] The teachers will move later.
20. Who will be in the downtown building?
[A] Engineering students. [B] Law students. [C] Arts students.
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
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 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 tum
[A] over [B] to [C] on [D]in
27. ________ his point, 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.
[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 doesn't have a plan,_______ he would have said something.
[A] but [B] unless [C] or [D] so
32. The family reported their son ______ the next morning after searching
everywhere for a whole night.
[A] misses [B] missed [C] to miss [D] missing
33. I haven't seen _____ of those two films, so I don't 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 married.
[A] I 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
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]、[D]四个选项中选出能填入相应空
白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡 1 上将该项涂黑。
Pilot Cabuk was at the control seat calling out his climb checklist after taking
off. Keeping him company in the copilot's seat was the plane's owner, Doug White.
Cabuk began a 36 call to air traffic controllers in Miami, but 37 his voice
lowered and his head fell to his chest. White 38 him on the shoulder and tried 39
him awake, but he was still. The plane was a mile above the earth, climbing up at
a speed of 2,000 feet per minute. And no one on board knew 40 to get it safely to
the 41.
White got on the radio. "Miami," he said in a trembling (颤抖的) voice," I've
gotto42 an emergency(紧急状态). My pilot fell ill and is in a terrible state. I need
43 up here.
Nate Henkels took the 44 at the Miami center. He was 45 ; few aircraft had been
as large as this one. Henkels instructed White to 46 at the height of 12,000 feet.
But the plane kept 47. "Don't worry. Pull back gently. " Henkels said, fighting his
own 48.
The" gently" part proved 49. White mined left and moved around, which 50 him
on the proper course. "You're doing well," said Henkels. His 51 voice had become
White's lifeline. Gradually White 52 the plane and then droppedthe landing gear(起
落架). Fifteen minutes later, the plane was 53 on the runway, shining under the
Florida sun after a perfect 54 Inside the Miami control center, 55 broke out.
36. [A] warning [B] particular [C] nervous [D] regular
37. [A] suddenly [B] gradually [C] peacefully [D] rapidly
38. [A] relaxed [B] beat [C] carded [D] tapped
39. [A] finding [B] keeping [C] shaking [D] forcing
40. [A] what [B] how [C] where [D] when
41. [A] ground [B] sky [C] place [D] seat
42. [A] reply [B] explain [C] declare [D] suggest
43. [A] help [B] medicine [C] a doctor [D] a captain
44. [A] voice [B] call [C] time [D] number
45. [A] shocked [B] amazed [C] ashamed [D] annoyed
46. [A] load [B] jump [C] measure [D] stay
47. [A] dropping [B] burning [C] rocking [D] moving
48. [A] illness [B] fear [C] desire [D] loneliness
49. [A] interesting [B] dangerous [C] foolish [D] effective
50. [A] changed [B] allowed [C] set [D] delivered
51. [A] anxious [B] urgent [C] calm [D] curious
52. [A] saved [B] lowered [C] directed [D] fixed
53. [A] sitting [B] waiting [C] racing [D] turning
54. [A] flying [B] diving [C] fighting [D] landing
55. [A] a cry [B] a fire [C] laughters [D] cheers
第三部分 阅读理解
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的 [ A] 、[B]、[ C] 、[ D] 四个选项中 , 选出最佳选项,
并在答题卡 1 上将该项涂黑。
Text 1
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 didn't bring bitterness. Rather, 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 hospitals. He wanted to do a DNA test, but it was too expensive for the family.
A decade later, DimasLdid 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 eventually 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 parents,
Nilza and Adelson, in the town of Santa Mafia 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 Morn and Dad
for 24 years. Meanwhile, the couple Elton had always 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 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 Mafia de Jetiba. [D] In Madre Regina 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?
[A] The Plasters. [B] The Aliprandis.
[C] Dimas and Elton. [D] Nilza and Adelson.
Text 2
Force of habit is a powerful thing. How else can I explain why I spend $ 200
per month for a package of the Interact, TV, and telephone-most of which I don't
really need? My wife and I make most calls on our cell phones. We don't watch much
TV and nearly everything we want we could get online. So why not just pay for the
Intemet 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.
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 (插座) on cable (有) TV
in May 2008 and instead gets shows from the Interact by a Macintosh computer connected