2007 年 3 月公共英语二级考试真题及答案
1.What do we know about the speakers?
[A]They are friends.
[B]They work together.
[C]They are meeting for the first time.
2.How much should a child pay for the performance?
[A]$2.00.
[B]$4.50.
[C]$8.00.
3.How will the speakers probably go to the hotel?
[A]By taxi.
[B]On foot.
[C]By bus.
4.What does the woman mean?
[A]She needs help with her exam,
[B]The man can use her bike.
[C]Her bike needs repairing.
5.What’s the man’s choice?
[A]Denny’s
[B]Brown’s
[C]A Chinese restaurant
6.What is the man now?
[A]A university student.
[B]A company clerk.
[C]A businessman.
7.What can we learn about the man’s father?
[A]He is a college professor.
[B]He is strict with the man.
[C]He runs a company.
8.What is the phone message about?
[A]Going to see a film.
[B]Attending a lecture.
[C]Changing a phone number.
9.Who is calling?
[A]Max.
[B]David.
[C]Dianne.
10.When will the class meet the following day?
[A]12:00.
[B]16:00.
[C]16:30.
11.Where did Andrew find the money?
[A]In a phone box.
[B]On his way to sch001.
[C]Outside the newspaper office.
12.What did Andrew do after he found the money?
[A]Took the money to a nearby bank.
[B]Reported to the police.
[C]Looked for the owner.
13.What is true about Andrew?
[A]He sold newspapers.
[B]He worked as a radio reporter.
[C]He worked part-time before class.
14.Where are the speakers?
[A]On a plane.
[B]On an airport bus.
[C]In the waiting room.
15.What made the woman so worried at the beginning of the conversation?
[A]Her brother had an accident.
[B]She would be late for her flight.
[C]She missed the bus to the airport.
16.Why does the man say you waste time waiting around doing nothing?
[A]You may get to the airport too early.
[B]You may spend a lot of time travelling to the airport.
[C]You may wait for some time on the plane before taking off.
17.What is the weather like that day?
[A]Rainy.
[B]Fine.
[C]Cold.
18.Where does the speaker work most of the time?
[A]In libraries.
[B]At a college.
[C]At her home.
19.What does the speaker say about her plan in the future?
[A]She may keep up writing books.
[B]She may travel around the world.
[C]She may do something different.
20.What does the speaker do besides writing?
[A]Give talks to people interested in her work.
[B]Work part-time in a library.
[C]Type letters for other people.
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
从[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。
21.一 Where is John?
一 He has been busy___his homework.
[A]to do
[B]doing
[C]do
[D]done
22.一 1’m afraid I’ve broken the window.
一 ___.I can easily get it fixed.
[A]Not at all
[B]Never mind
[C]What a pity
[D]How dare you
23.When we met Mr.Smith last year,he___in that school for ten years.
[A]taught
[B]was teaching
[C]had taught
[D]would teach
24.News writers know their readers have limited time and usually give the
___developments of an event first.
[A]newest
[B]latest
[C]nearest
[D]earliest
25.My present job is___too much of my study time.
[A]taking up
[B]getting away
[C]giving up
[D]holding on
26.This radio is not working.I'll have it___.
[A]repairing
[B]to repair
[C]repaired
[D]be repaired
27.Perhaps you___leave now.Your friend may be waiting for you outside.
[A]must
[B]could
[C]should
[D]will
28.I know that you are extremely busy,so I won’t___any more of your time.
[A]bother
[B]spend
[C]waste
[D]cost
29.Bob had yet___idea for a successful,New Year party,the third one that
evenin9.
[A]other
[B]another
[C]the other
[D]other one
30.一 I think I'd take the doctor’s advice and start running every morning.
一 Really? ___.
[A]Good for you
[B]That’s something
[C]That’s OK
[D]What a pity
31.My friend Mr.Black has come to China every year___he was a boy.
[A]since
[B]when
[C]before
[D]after
32.一 Could you give me a lift home.please?
一 Sorry,___.
[A]I have visited my sister
[B]I visited my sister
[C]I am visiting my sister
[D]I visit my sister
33.It is not clear how much English students can learn___the Internet.
[A]in
[B]with
[C]by
[D]through
34.Fighting has stopped and things are changing for___.
[A]better
[B]the better
[C]the best
[D]best
35.What I want to tell you is___:Paul will come to work as your assistant.
[A]it
[B]these
[C]that
[D]this
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中选出能填入相应空白处的
最
佳选项,并在答题卡 l 上将该项涂黑。
36
In1941,when may father joined the U.S.Army, he was told that, on a written test,
for preparing food.Army officials offered him a course in
he had showed
becoming a cook.My father
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the battles.As
things turned out,He got good
All went well
because he thought he could
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and became head cook of an army kitchen.
38
40
he
had to deal with spinach(菠菜).Because spinach good for
vegetable before it was cooked.
46
41
it several times per week. 42 ,the soldiers refused
to
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health,the army
look at spinach on their plates.After hours of cooking spinach,my father
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that,at the end of the meal, he was throwing all of it away.To save time and effort,he
decided simply to throw away the 45
One day an army officer saw the
spinach in the rubbish.He blamed my father,47
that he was destroying govemment property(财产).48 my father explained that he was
simply 49 the army the trouble of cooking the unwanted vegetable,the army officer
insisted on 50 him by taking five dollars from his pay for the next three months.
The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a govemment report
spreads fears of closure.The report says the theatre does not meet modern standards
for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale( 更 大 规 模
的)development .While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center,it fails to make
any mention of a new theatre,which has left many asking why.
36.[A]a skill [B]an interest[C]a gift [D]an advantage
37.[A]wondered [B]understood [C]accepted [D]admitted
38.[A]take part in [B]carry on with [C]catch up with [D]stay away from
39.[A]chance [B]records [C]experience [D]grades
40.[A]until [B]as [C]when [D]so
41.[A]prepared [B]supplied [C]checked [D]ate
42.[A]Carefully [B]Unwillingly[C]Certainly [D]Unfortunately
43.[A]even [B]still [C]only [D]just
44.[A]realized [B]agreed [C]allowed [D]considered
45.[A]favoured [B]hated [C]new [D]expensive
46.[A]dry [B]clean [C]cold [D]fresh
47.[A]saying [B]telling [C]warning [D]punishing
48.[A]While [B]Since [C]Although [D]As
49.[A]showing [B]causing [C]saving [D]leaving
50.[A]correcting [B]punishing [C]forgiving [D]refusing
51.[A]For example [B]In this case
[C]In other words [D]Under this condition
52.[A]could [B]would [C]had to [D]should
53.[A]bought [B]kept [C]hid [D]cooked
54.[A]turned [B]made [C]put [D]knocked
55.[A]happy [B]healthy [C]safe [D]quiet
第三部分阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、c 和 D)中,选出最佳答案,并在答题卡
l 上将该项涂黑。
There ane many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain,although prices are
clearly shown on the goods .There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some
shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accept their prices
immediately .We know that the prices in some store are a bit higher than those in
Change Alley,but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinson’s is by no means
cheap.Besides,in such places we shop in air-conditioned( 空 调 )comfort.For all
these ,we pay a little extra.
It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less.I once bought
a Czechoslo-vakian glass butter-dish from Robinson ’ s for a little under two
dollars.I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same
shape ,design and size,in one of the shops,I then asked about its price,and was
surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it .“How much can you
offer?”he should at me .I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the article
and his reply was shockingly rude(粗鲁).I opened my bag, showed him my receipt,
stared at him and walked out of his shop.
A buyer in England expects to find the price of
goods clearly show,or , to be told
exactly what the price is .He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted.If
he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford ,he shrugs(耸耸)his shoulders and
walks away.He dose not attempt to bargain with the shopkeeper.Even if he showed
annoyance or surprise,he would expect to be told that if the price was
unacceptable,he should try elsewhere
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56.The underlined word“hagglin9”(1ine 2,para.1)in the text most probably means
___.
[A]accepting the prices immediately
[B]fixing the right cost for some goods
[C]arguing about the price of something
[D]paying extra for comfortable shopping
57.We can learn from the text that Robinson’s is a store which sells.
[A]expensive goods
[B]air-conditioners
[C]Czechoslovakian goods
[D]goods at a bargain price
58.The writer asked about the price of a glass butter-dish in Change Alley
because he wanted to___.
[A]buy it at a lower price
[B]change his dish for something else
[C]find out if the shop assistant is polite
[D]compare the prices of the dish in two stores
59.Which of the following words best describes the feeling of a British customer
when“he shrugs his shoulders and walks away”(1ine 3,para.3)?
[A]Frightened.
[B]Worried.
[C]Annoyed.
[D]Disappointed.
60.What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in
England?
[A]The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.
[B]The customer would get the goods at a lower price.
[C]They would discuss and then reach an agreement.
[D]They would quarrel about the price of the goods
61.What can we learn from the text?
[A]It is the duty of specialists to make new words.
[B]People are encouraged to make new words.
[C]Words evolve faster than animals and plants.
[D]New words are usually made by chemists.
62.New words are usually not accepted until they___.
[A]can express common ideas
[B]are included in school subjects
[C]are proved useful by scientists
[D]gain public agreement
63.According to the text,making a new word is less difficult than.
[A]determining how to pronounce it
[B]having a new chemical product
[C]organizing a competition
[D]making it long.1asting
64.The underlined word“scofflaw”(1ine 4,para.3)originally meant the person
who___.
[A]drinks illegally
[B]wins prize for drinking liquor
[C]disobeys the law
[D]destroys illegal liquor
65.The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be__
_
[A]replaced
[B]closed
[C]rebuilt
[D]enlarged
66.Who would agree to have the theater replaced by a better one?
[A]Tony Kerslake.
[B]Peter Geiringer.
[C]John Stevens.
[D]Barbala Windsor.
67.The underlined word“it”(1ine 3,para.6)refers to___.
[A]the city government
[B]the city committee for the arts
[C]Sutton Theatre Company
[D]Performing Arts Society
68.We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are
___
[A]for the construction of a neighbourhood centre
[B]for setting up more artists’workshops
[C]against closing the Secombe Theater
[D]against the plan to enlarge the theatre