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2008年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案.doc
2008 年 9 月公共英语二级考试真题及答案
第一部分 听力理解
(略)
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
1.I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got ______ patience with
children.
A plenty
2.I ______ talk to Sue about our lunch date. I can't meet her today because I
D little
C less
B much
am not feeling well.
B must
C would
D might
A can
3.______ me the keys—you're in no fit state to drive.
A To give
4.I hate ______ when there's no computer in the office.
A that
5.—Are you done with the book I gave you?—Not quite. I've read all ______ the
B Giving
D Given
C them
C Give
B this
D it
last chapter.
C until
B toward
A but
6.Joseph is at the stage ______ he can say single words but not full sentences.
A that
7.As gas is getting more and more expensive, many people are ______ public
D beside
D where
B which
C what
transportation.
B setting up
C turning to
D changing into
A looking for
8.—Would you mind holding the door open for me, please?—______.
A Don't mention it
B Oh, with pleasure
C Well, that's all right
D Thank you all the same
9.Liz won't be at work next week—______a well-earned break.
A she has had
B she had
C she was having
D she is having
10.______ the town was attacked by the storm several times, little damage was
done.
B If
C Since
D Although
A As
11.— Sorry, am I in your way? I'll move.— ______.
A Oh, well done!
B Well, that's my pleasur
C Go ahea
D Thank you for your kindnes
12.I haven't seen you since you came back from holiday, ______ a nice time?
A Do you have
B Did you have
C Have you had
D Had you had
13.Though Mary continued working, she kept looking at the clock ______, thinking
of her sick baby in hospital.
A all the time
B at once
C after a while
D for a moment
14.Not knowing the language of the country he was visiting, John had a hard time
making himself ______.
A understand
B understood
C understanding
D being understood
15.If you spend ______ time with a baby long enough, you'll get ______ feeling
for how the baby is feeling.
A a; a
B /; a
C the; the
D the; /
第二节 完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的([A]、[B]、[C]、[D])三个选项中选出能填入相应空白
处的最佳选项。
My father believed that there were mysterious forces (神秘的力量) at work in
the world. One day, he was lecturing me on these mysterious forces (36) suddenly
the door opened, and a women entered, (37) two geese. She smiled (38) and looked
frightened.
"Soseph, I have a very (39) problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking (尖
声叫)in such a sad voice ..." (40) hearing this, my father turned pale." (41) dead
geese don't shriek," my mother cut in.
"You'll hear for yourself," replied the woman. It is impossible to (42) what
I heard. My hands grew (43) and I wanted to run from the room.
Father was no less (44) than I was. He jumped away from the table.
"Soseph, what shall I do?" the woman cried." (45) ? I'm a poor woman. Two geese!
They (46) me a fortune!"
Father did not know what to answer. (47) face was growing sharper and more (48)
"I want to hear it again, "she said. And so for the second and the third time, the
shrieks were (49) . Nobody said anything. The woman asked, "Well, I didn't (50) it,
did I?"
Suddenly my mother laughed." Did you (51) the windpipes (气管)? "my mother asked.
"The windpipes? No..."
"Let me (52) ," said Mother. She took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out
the wind-pipe. She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mother's
(53) "Now, try it again." I was (54) to hear the geese shriek, but they were dead
silent.
"There is always (55) Dead geese don't shriek," said my mother. "Now go home
and cook them for the meal. They won't make a sound in your pot."
B cheerfully
D Sell them out
D interesting
D bear
B cost
C wasted
B Mother's
B friendly
C serious
B understand
B cold
C still
B sudden
B In
B And
C Of
C Now
D My
D nervous
B carrying
C delivering
D examining
B while
C then
D later
C jokingly
D surprisingly
C describe
D restless
D saved
C The woman's
B excited
C frightened
D interested
C unusual
D At
D But
B Set them free
C Leave them behind
16.A when
17.A cooking
18.A nervously
19.A simple
20.A Upon
21.A As
22.A remember
23.A hot
24.A curious
25.A Throw them out
26.A brought
27.A Father's
28.A hopeful
29.A made
30.A mean
31.A remove
32.A do it
33.A action
34.A trying
35.A a fact
A
The success story started in northern Italy towards the end of the Second World
War. Leone Benetton had a bicycle rental (租赁) business in the town of Treviso.
He wanted his oldest son Luciano to study and become a doctor. After Leone died,
the family was poor and Luciano decided to leave school and get a job. He found work
in a clothing store but soon had his own ideas and started a family clothing company
producing colorful woolen sweaters for people only used to wearing dull colors. Shops
selling only Benetton sweaters opened in many Italian cities and by 1974 there were
stores in France, Germany and Belgium.
B change
B watch them
B courage
B pretending
B a truth
C arrived
C design
C break
D an explanation 第三部分 阅读理解
C stop it
C strength
D followed
D imagine
C expecting
D preparing
D catch them
D speed
B heard
B notice
D block
C a method
It was clear that at this stage the success of the Benetton business lay in the
strength of the family. In 1975 Luciano married the 20-year-old Marina Salomon who
worked in one of his shops. After careful research, Benetton opened his first shop
in the USA, in Manhattan, New York, where it attracted some very special customers
including Princess Diana and Jackie Onassis. In 1982 Luciano was introduced to
Oliviero Toscani, the photographer who was to change the image (形象) of Benetton
forever.
Although Benetton was growing very quickly, they needed an international image
and for this reason in the early 1980s they decided to provide money for Formula
1 motor racing. This was followed by the advertising campaigns (广告攻势) for which
the company became famous.
Luciano Benetton succeeded in turning the company he started in the 1950s into
one of the world's most successful businesses but he paid a high personal price.
He spent so much of his life working and traveling that he lost touch with his family
and friends.
36.What did Luciano Benetton's father hope he would do?
A Sell clothe
B Build a factor
C Learn medicin
D Run a bicycle busines
37.Who played an important role in the early development of Luciano's business?
A His father,
B His famil
C Princess Dian
D A photographe
38.When did Luciano Benetton start his family clothing company?
A In the 1950
B In the 1960
C In the 1970
D In the 1980
39.How did Luciano Benetton make his company world famous?
A By inviting famous people to his shop
B By supporting research on clothin
C By opening shops in New Yor
D By advertising in car ravin
40.Benetton's early products were different from other ones in ______.
A material
B color
C size
D price B
People who love music, who can lose themselves in a book, or who can spend hours
painting a picture of a mountain, know the deep satisfaction that can be found in
art. It is not easy to express this satisfaction in words. But, in some partly
mysterious (神秘的) way, works of art are among the things of highest value in our
lives.
A fine piece of music, a masterpiece of painting, or a first-class play has the
power to hold our fullest attention. We are completely lost in it, and everything
works out right. The music comes to the right close at the right time and in the
right way. The play ends, not necessarily on a happy note, but in a way that seems
enjoyable. As we get to know more about painting, its parts seem to belong together
and to be made for one another. We see harmony (和谐) in the object and feel harmony
within ourselves.
When the beautiful experience has ended, we often feel uplifted and refreshed.
Our eyes and ears, or our understanding of other persons and values, may be sharpened
and improved. We may feel more at home with ourselves. Works of art have value for
us in some such ways as these.
It is this value that marks the difference between great art and simple
entertainment(娱乐). A work that is fairly easy to understand takes little effort
on our part. It may give us pleasure, but it does not touch our feelings or attract
out attention at a deep level.
41.What is the main idea of the text?
A Music has a power to catch all our attentio
B Art of high values can improve us as human being
C It's difficult to express our satisfaction from works of ar
D Simple entertainment is easy to understand and can give us pleasur
42.One most important value from enjoying great art lies in ______.
A giving all our attention to art
B getting satisfaction easily from it
C the harmony experienced in ourselves
D being able to share with other people
43.According to the writer what kind of art may be regarded as great art?
A Plays that end on a happy not
B Objects that make us feel at hom
C Works that move us at a deep leve
D Paintings that express life experienc
44.One thing that simple entertainment may fail to give us is_____________
A a ready sense of fun
B an easy touch of pleasure
C a quick feel of excitement
D a real understanding of lifeC
Adopt-A-Book at Leeds University Library
Is there a book that means a lot to you? A book that has encouraged you? A book
that is of great value in the history of a subject you care about? A book with some
personal importance to you? A work by Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Tolkien — or
something only you would think of ?
If there is, there may well be a copy in Leeds University Library's Special
Collections, and from as little as ￡25 you can Adopt-A-Book at Leeds. We will place
a bookplate in the book recording your support for the Library. You can also adopt
a book as a gift for someone else—perhaps to celebrate a special event, like a
birthday or wedding.
Please help us to protect our rare (珍稀的) books and keep them safe for present
and future users. Our copies of many of the most important works ever printed are
kept in safe conditions and the collections are well known worldwide. They are
consulted (参阅) by thousands of students and researchers visiting from all over
the world, and you may have worked with the valuable works yourself during your
studies. When you adopt a healthy book, you help us to revive (使复苏) another that's
not so fit!
45.The writer uses questions at the beginning ______.
A to show the value of works by Shakespeare, Newton and Tolkien
B to show the popularity of the library with students and teachers
C to draw readers' attention to the low price for adopting a book
D to draw readers' attention to the Adopt-A-Book progra
46.If you decide to adopt a book, you ______.
A must protect the book and keep if safe
B may give the book as a gift to your friend
C can help with the protection of the rare books
D will enjoy an advantage in using the book in your research
47.What does the underlined word "they" (Line 3, Para. 3) refer to?
A Rare book
B Library user
C Book owner
D Library condition
48.What is the purpose of the text?
A To persuade people to use the library mor
B To call on people to give their rare books to the librar
C To raise money for the protection of rare books in the librar
D To make known the library's special collections to the general publi D
Dolphins are interesting animals. Working with them is fun, because you never
know what they will come up with to surprise you.
Remember when your mom used to cut up your food? Circe, a show dolphin, won't
eat fish unless someone cuts the fins (鱼鳍) off. Diana Reiss, a scientist who worked
with Circe, knew that. But one day she forgot.
Reiss was training Circe to "stay at station" in front of her. Every time the
dolphin swam off, Reiss gave her a time-out by backing away from the side of the
pool and standing at a distance. When Circe stayed, Reiss fed her a piece of fish.
But then she gave her a piece with fins by mistake.
Circe looked at Reiss, spat(吐) out the fish, and swam across the pool. She took
an upright position in the water and simple "stood" there. Circe was communicating
(交流) loud and clear. "I felt as if I had gotten the time-out! " says Reiss.
Another dolphin, Pete, enjoyed his meals of fish served up by his trainer. But
a wild bird started to show up at every feeding to steal some of the dolphin's supper.
Pete was definitely not happy about that.
One day when Pete's trainer gave him frozen fish, Pete let them sink to the bottom
of his pool. Between shows he dived down and pushed eight fish up to the surface,
and managed to keep all of them afloat. For five minutes, the bird watched anxiously.
Finally, the bird took the bait. When it did, Pete caught the bird's feet and pulled
it underwater! Then took care of that little thief.
49.Reiss would feed Circe a fish ______.
A before Circe gave a performance
B when Circe followed the instruction
C the moment Circe swam close to Reiss
D each time Reiss left the side of the pool
50.When Circe "stood" there, what message did she try to send to Reiss?
A I'm punishing yo
B I don't like frozen fis
C I'm not interested in the gam
D I know how to stand up in the wate
51.We know from the text that Pete ______.
A was trained to stay at station
B often plays with food before he eats
C likes to eat fish without fins
D was smart in teaching the bird a lesson
52.The underlined words "took the bait" in the last paragraph means "______".
A was fooled
B took actions
C made a decision
D went out of the way
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling's great adventure story,
is set to start filming in England, according to Warner Bros. In this movie, Potter
returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, only to find the school turning
a blind eye to his recent fight with the cruel Lord Voldemort. He decides to take
matters into his own hands and begins to form an army of students, whom he trains
to defend themselves against the Dark Arts.
E
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson again play their roles as Harry,
Ron and Herminone, while British director David Yates is to guide the adventure.
Rowling released (推出) the sixth book in the series (系列), Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince, last July, while the seventh and final book is expected by the
end of the year.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is expected for a 2007 release, but there
is no word yet whether it will be a summer or holiday movie.
53.How many books about Harry Potter had Rowling finished writing in this text?
A Four
B Five
C Six
D Seve
54.Who is acting the part of Harry Potter?
A David Yate
B Rupert Grin
C Emma Watso
D Daniel Radcliff
55.The text is probably taken from ______.
A a movie review
B a book of adventures
C a talk on Harry Potter
D a story of Rowling's life
第一节 短文改错
(略)
第二节 书面表达
假定你是李明，准备毕业后去美国继续求学，想在学校 BBS 上发布一个英语帖子，找一
第四部分 写作
个母语为英语的留学生做语言交流伙伴(language partner)。
要点：
1．找伙伴的原因；
2．自己有教授汉语的经验；
3．希望提高自己的英语口语能力；
4．需要找一名美国留学生。
注意：
1．词数 100 词左右，开头已为你写好。
2．请直接将书面表达写在上面。
答案及解析：
1.D[解析] 本题考查对句意的理解。前半部分的句意为“我认为基尔不是个好老师”，
所以后半部分应该为“她对孩子没有多大耐心”，所以答案为 D。
2.C[解析] 本题考查情态动词的用法。句意为“我要和 Sue 说下午餐约会的事，由于我
感到不太舒服，所以今天不能和她见面了”。would 有“很想”的意思，所以答案为 C。
3.C[解析] 本题考查祈使句的用法。本句意思为“把钥匙给我，因为你不在开车的状态”。
祈使句要使用动词原形，所以答案为 C。
4.D[解析] 本题考查宾语从句的用法。hate 后面缺少一个宾语。本句的意思是“我不
喜欢办公室里没有电脑”。it 指代了 there's no computer in the office 这种情况，是形
式宾语，所以答案为 D。
5.A[解析] 本题考查 but 的用法。本句的意思是“我除了最后一章节，其他的都读了”。
toward“朝，向”；until“直到……为止”；beside“在旁边，在附近”。由排除法可知只有
A 符合句意。
6.D[解析] 本题考查定语从句的用法。此句的先行词为 at the stage，表示一个地点，
因此选择 where。本句意思为“约瑟夫正处在这么一个阶段，现在他只能说出单个的词而不
会说完整的句子”。
7.C[解析] 本题考查词组意义辨析。look for“寻找”；set up“建立”；turn to“求
助于，询问，开始，转向”；change into“把……变成，换(衣)”。句意为“因为油价越来
越贵，所以很多人都开始乘坐公共交通工具，所以答案为 C。
8.B[解析] 本题考查情景会话。句意为“——你能为我扶下门吗?——非常乐意。”“非
常乐意”即 with pleasure,这是习惯性用法，所以答案为 B。A 和 C 都是别人说感谢自己说
的“不用谢”，D 为别人帮自己没有起作用等时答谢时说的。
9.D[解析] 本题考查时态。此句表达的是将来的含义，A、B、C 都不符合，只有 D 为现
在进行时表将来。
10.D[解析] 本题考查连词的用法。从后半句可知“并没有产生多大的损害”，因此前后
应该是转折关系，所以答案为 D。
11.D[解析] 本题考查情景会话。句意为“——对不起，我是不是挡住你了，我来挪一
挪。——太感谢了!”四个选项中表达感激的只有“Thank you for your kindness”。
12.B[解析] 本题考查时态。句意为“从你度假回来就一直没有看见你。玩得开心吗?”
从前半句可知，假期是很久以前的事了，因此应该用过去时。
13.A[解析] 本题考查时态。句意为“从你度假回来就一直没有看见你。玩得开心吗?”
从前半句可知，假期是很久以前的事了，因此应该用过去时。
14.B[解析] 本题考查宾补的用法。约翰是让自己为人理解，因此要用动词的过去分词
作宾补，因此选 B。
15.B[解析] 本题考查冠词的用法。本句中，spend time 为短语，“花时间跟婴儿呆在
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