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2009年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案.doc
2009 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 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．-Your sister looks beautiful. Is she a model or a film star -______. She's
a doctor.
A．Whatever you say
B．Forget about it
C．You bet
D．Far from it
2．I'11 send you my address______ I find somewhere to live.
A．although
B．as
C．while
D．once
3．-Who is late this time -______you ask Susan, of course.
A．Could
B．Can
C．Need
D．Would
4．Mack is very busy; he is a full-time student, while______ a part-time job.
A．to hold
B．being held
C．held
D．holding
5．-Harry treats his secretary badly. -Yes, he seems to think that she's the______
important person in the office.
A．less
B．least
C．more
D．most
6.Alice was about to______, when she suddenly found an answer to the question.
A．make up
B．look up
C．turn up
D．give up
7．It was a big celebration-______people gathered at the city square.
A．five thousands
B．five thousand
C．thousands
D．thousand of
8．______ if he'd ever been fined before, Mathew replied, "Only for speeding.
"
A．Asking
B．Asked
C．To ask
D．Having asked
9．Although it was not named______ 1782,this kind of metal was used as early
as 5300 B.C.
A．for
B．in
C．until
D．since
10．Just think, in three months it'll be summer again.
A．other
B．another
C．these
D．those
11.Tony couldn't go to university but______ his education through evening school
courses.
A．has continued
B．continued
C．continues
D．had continued
12．It is said that Sally's been painting for years since she was a little
girl,______
A．isn't she
B．hasn't it
C．hasn't she
D．doesn't it
13．-"Do you mind if I smoke" -"Well, actually,______. "
A．I'd rather you didn't
B．go ahead
C．it doesn't work
D．never mind
14．John and Sue______ computer games for hours before their parents came home
from work.
A．are playing
B．have been playing
C．played
D．had been playing
15．Please give me more time;______ I shall not be able to finish the paper by
next Monday.
A．meanwhile
B．therefore
C．otherwise
D．still
第二节 完型填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后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。
Amanda is careful about anything that touches her lips. She (16) instructions
on every food pack and does all she can to (17) "forbidden" foods. She (18) everyone
about the things being used in cooking. Before a trip to Australia, she phoned every
airline (19) she found one (20) to ban (禁止) nuts from the (21) . Going too far
Not when you have food allergies (过敏症) that can put your (22) in danger.“I’
11 waiters that even the (23) amount of peanuts could kill me," says Amanda. With
(24) allergies topeanuts and shellfish, Amanda has to play by the rules. (25) , she
still gets in trouble. A few years ago, she went to a New Year's Eve party (26) there
were bowls of peanuts on the tables. They were (27) when she arrived, but still she
kept her (28) in a side room. At midnight, as people came in to wish her happy new
year, she (29) to feel short of breath and was dying for (30) . "I took some
anti-allergy medicine, then left," says Amanda. " (31) home I was struggling to (32)
and my head began aching uncontrollably. "
Amanda knew she had to (33) to hospital fast. "I'm going into shock," she said
breathlessly to (34) when she arrived. They gave her intramuscular adrenalin (肾
上腺肌肉注射) , which probably (35) her life.
D try on
C willing
D guided
C party
D life
B In addition
B if
D until
B tiniest
B quick
C airport
D tourists
B teaches
C tests
D questions
B ask for
C depend on
D limited
D heavy
C same
C serious
B visitors
B party
B collects C reads
D knows
C unless
B struggling
16．A copies
17．A keep off
18．A tells
19．A as
20．A required
21．A plane
22．A food
23．A regular
24．A common
25．A Even so
26．A as
27．A served
28．A medicine
29．A pretended
30．A air
31．A
32．A move
33．A talk
34．A doctors
35．A cured
D saved 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,选出最佳选项。
A
B removed
B secret
B stopped
C get
B her parents
D write
C the clerks
Staying
B Driving
C Leavin
D distance
D began
B breathe
B return
B changed
C improved
B when
C where
D which
B water
C rest
D warmth
C Instead
D Therefore
C shared
D offered
C position
C emembered
D Missing
C sleep
D speak
Df riends
At first, I thought it was just useless e-mails. It was the end of the weekend
and I hadn't checked my e-mails since late Friday afternoon. There was a long list
of messages. Some I removed without reading. Others were from friends-I saved those
to read later when I had more time.
One stood out from the rest for two reasons. The first was the name, Maher Nawaf,
which I didn't recognize. The second was the subject line: "pleas papers. " Clearly,
the e-mail was 仕 om someone who did not have a complete mastery of the English
language.
The message was from an Iraqi, a university research scientist in Mosul who
wanted permission to reprint a research paper I had written. As a scientist, I' m
used to getting these kinds of requests; it' s part of the give and take among
researchers that I especially like. I wrote back the next day, asking for more
information about the type of work he was doing. I also wished him and his family
best for their safety and well-being during this dangerous time in his land.
A couple of days later, his reply appeared in my inbox. It read, in part: "hi
dear Dr. I'm very happy to hear good news from you and your help, also I' d like
to thank you for your feelings towards me and my family . .. thank you very much
for help I want to tell you that I' m ready to help you in mosul university/iraq
if you need that. "
Maher also explained in his broken English that he was interested in a paper
I' d written on the use of lactobacillus acidophilus (a healthy product that can
be found in yogurt (酸奶) and other foods). It was his hope that he could use my
findings to help find a treatment for gastrointestinal (消化系统的) illness. He
signed off:" warmest regards to you and lovely family. "
Despite his difficulty with the language, he had painted a picture for me 由
at was far more than a simple request for information. The humanity displayed (流
露出的) in his message made me want to both smile and cry.
36．Why did the e-mail from an Iraqi catch the author' s attention？
A．The subject line was not written in standard Englis
B．It was not completely written in Englis
C．The sender's name seemed familia
D．It had a short subject lin
37． What does the author like to do as a scientist with other researchers？
A．Reprint research paper
B．Exchange research finding
C．Chat with them on the Interne
D．Wish each other the best of luc
38 ． Besides work interest, the Iraqi and the author's e-mails also
delivered______.
A．heart-warming friendly feelings
B．medicine to treat certain disease
C．news about each others' family
D．their opinions on wars
39．What can we infer from the text？
A．The author of the text is a language teache
B．Iraqi people are much happier now than befor
C．The Internet can bring people closer to each othe
D．Even knowing a little English can help you learn a lot
B
Businesses put lots of time and money into new plans, programs and excellent
employees with the hope things will change. Yet, at the end of the effort, not much
changes. What happens
In most cases, those new plans, programs and employees enter a company with an
existing culture ( 文 化). And plans, programs and new employees have a way of
conforming to(顺应)the existing culture. The culture of your business is the result
of a particular mindset , or a particular way of thinking and the general feelings
about certain things. Most often, it is the mindset of the founder or people managing
the business.
The founder has gotten to where he is because of his skill sets, knowledge base
and personal beliefs, which unfortunately all come with inherent (固有的)limits.
Why Skills, knowledge and beliefs come from what he or she already knows or has
experienced. In other words, it comes from the past. We ( people) try to make the
past fit the future. Just because something worked in the past, doesn't mean it is
suitable for the future. As the saying goes, if you do and think what you have always
done and thought, you will have what you have always had.
Therefore, lasting changes have to start with the way people think. To make
changes in the way you think, you will be required ta set goals beyond your basic
abilities and continuously think them through. It is a way to train yourself and
people to get out of the comfort zone where you feel happy with your knowledge and
skills.
40．Which question does the author try to answer？
A．What past experience is useful for businesses
B．How much time is needed for making plans
C．How can changes be made in businesses
D．What kinds of employees are the best
41．Where does the business culture mainly come from？
A．The founde
B．The progres
C．The new employee
D．The collective effor
42．What does the author think about the mindset of the company leader？
A．It can prevent the enrichment of experience
B．It is useful far skill and knowledge learnin
C．It is important for personal beliefs build-u
D．It may limit the company's developmen
43．What plays a key role in making changes in a company？
A．Making a breakthrough in the way people thin
B．Training people to be able to face hardshi
C．Setting clearer goals for employee
D．Making the past fit the future
C
It' s not much , but it' s home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead,
north London, in a flat that's just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it.
Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chan’s architect
(建筑师),has achieved a clever piece of design,according to architectural experts.
The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big
Victarian house. Not an inch of space is wasted.
When you step in through the front door, you're standing in the shower, on
Britain' s only self-cleansing doormat (自动清洁门垫). A door opens on to an equally
tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with
full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier. A worktop folds down from the wall.
Another step and you're into the dining/ office area. Four people can sit here
for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down
drawing-board for when he' s working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board
right at the back. "I don't even have to make the bed,"Chan says. " I just put the
cover down. "
Chan's business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in
through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed
with the idea of naming it the "boat-house".
"It cost around ￡4,700 to build last year. Now it's been valued at ￡30,000.
It proves that good design doesn't need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care."
says Chan.
44．By saying "It's not much" (line 1, para. 1),the author means that Chan' s
flat______.
A．is cheap
B．has cheap furniture
C．has a simple design
D．is fairly small
45．Where is Chan' s flat？
A．Next to a big hous
B．Under an old buildin
C．In a busy London stree
D．By the side of a country roa
46．Which of the following is the right order of things described in the text？
A．Shower, kitchen, toilet, dining table and be
B．Shower, toilet, dining table, kitchen and be
C．Shower, toilet, kitchen, dining table and be
D．Shower, kitchen, toilet, bed and dining tabl
47．What is the purpose of this writing？
A．To sell Chan' s flat for more mone
B．To tell people how to take care of small flat
C．To introduce to readers a cleverly-designed fla
D．To call on engineers to design their own home
D
Scientists say they now have proof to support the old-fashioned advice that it's
best to sleep on a problem. They say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain
organize the masses of information we receive each day.
Lead researcher Bob Stickgold at the Harvard Medical School said, "Sleep helps
us draw rules from our experiences. It's like knowing the difference between dogs
and cats. even if it's hard to explain. "
The US research team studied how well students remembered connections between
words and symbols (象征) , reports New Scientist. They compared how the students
performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test, and
if they had not slept. They found that people were better able to remember lists
of related words after a night' s sleep than after the same time spent awake during
the day. They also found it easier to remember themes (主题) that the words had in
common. But they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awake. Prof.
John Groeger, of Surrey University's Sleep Research Centre, said, "People have been
trying for years to fard out what the purpose of sleep is, as we know that only certain
parts of it have a restorative (有助恢复的) value. "
" We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day, and sleep
seems to be the way the brain deals with it all. "
48．The phrase" to sleep on a problem" in Paragraph 1 most likely means to______.
A．pay full attention to a problem
B．wait until later for a decision
C．sleep to forget a problem
D．have difficulty sleeping
49．In the study by the US research team, students were asked to______.
A．put together words of similar meanings
B．remember words and their meanings
C．show their knowledge of words
D．make up lists of related words
50．Which of the following may be easier to remember？
A．Themes learned right before the tes
B．Rules from personal experience
C．Words learnt before a good slee
D．Ideas stored together in the brai
51．What may be the importance of the research？
A．It shows sleep may help us manage imformatio
B．It helps find out the common themes of word
C．It tells us that more sleep can improve healt
D．It proves the value of old-fashioned advice
E
Email Announcement Weekly
University libraries to be closed for day on Friday
All university libraries will be closed from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. on Friday (Aug.10).
The closure will allow librarians to complete various tasks to prepare for the coming
fall term. Library users are asked to change their study or research plans around
this short closure.
Bring your old films to Home Movie Day
Find your old home movies and bring them to Home Movie Day from 1-5 p. m. Saturday
(Aug.11). The free event at Will' s Campbell Hall, 300 N. Goodwin, includes a clinic
on caring for old films. and continuous showing of movies brought in by students
like you. Sponsors (主办者) are WILL and the U of C Library.
Ireland garden tour set for June 2008
The public is invited to join Illinois Master Gardeners on a trip to visit popular
public gardens and castles in Ireland. The tour (June 2-12, 2008) also includes
several personal gardens as well as free time to find more. Bookings due Sept. 15.
For trip introduction and booking information. please visit http://www. travels.
uiui. edu/mgl.
52．To whomis the first email announcement probably sent？
A．International tourist
B．University peopl
C．The general publi
D．Movie lover
53．What do people do on Home Movie Day？
A．They watch old movies at hom
B．They give away old movies for fre
C．They share home movies with other
D．They show movies at the U of C librar
54．People need to book the Ireland trip______.
A．by Sep 15, 2007
B．on Sep 15, 2007
C．between June 2-12, 2008"
D．after June 12, 2008
55．What can people do at Campbell Hall？
A．Learn how ωtake care of old movie
B．Visit a clinic to get advice on healt
C．Get information for free even
D．Plan their study and researc
第四部分 写作
书面表达
56. 假 定你 是李 明 二你 将代 表 学校 接待 于 6 月 23 -26 日 来访 的英 国 儿童 合唱 团
(choir) ,请根据表中所给内容给对方团长 Mr. Stevenson 写一封电子邮件。
活动安排
时间
6 月 23 日 接机,入住新华饭店
6 月 24 日 上午 参观校园,欢迎午餐,校长致辞
晚上
6 月 25 日 游玩天安门广场、故宫( the Palace Museum)、国家博物馆
6 月 26 日 送机
七点演出
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