公共英语二级真题.docx

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公共英语二级真题

2009年3月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题

（总分75，考试时间90分钟）

第一部分听力理解　

　　第二部分英语知识运用

　　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。

　　第一节单项填空

　　1.-Whydon'tyoucomeandplaytenniswithusthisafternoon?

　　AThat'sagreatgame

　　BYes,Ithinkso

　　CThat'sagoodidea

　　DNo,letmesee

　　2.-Thecakeisdelicious,John.-Wouldyouliketohave____more?

　　Amuch

　　Blittle

　　Cfew

　　Dsome

　　3.Manypeoplepreferlargecars,____largecarsaresaferthansmallones.

　　Athink

　　Btothink

　　Chavingthought

　　Dthinking

　　4.Bettysavedhermoney____shemightbuyanMP3player.

　　Asoas

　　Bsothat

　　Cevenif

　　Dasif

　　5.Wewereaheadduringthefirsthalfofthematch,butwe____inthelasttenminutes.

　　Alost

　　Bhavelost

　　Cwerelosing

　　Dhadlost

　　6.Someofthecropsfailed.____,thecottondidprettywell.

　　AThen

　　BBesides

　　CTherefore

　　DHowever

　　7.You_____havebroughtyourumbrellaforwearegoingbycar.

　　Awon't

　　Bmustn't

　　Cneedn't

　　Ddon't

　　8.Thesoupmymothermakesismuchmoretastythan_____thatyoucanorderinarestaurant.

　　Ait

　　Bthis

　　Cthose

　　Dthese

　　9.____,butwouldyoumindmovingyourbag?

　　AWaitaminute

　　BThankyouverymuch

　　CExcuseme

　　DNicetomeetyou

　　10.60%ofthose____intheresearchthoughtthenoiselevelsofthetraffichadincreased.

　　Aquestioning

　　Bquestioned

　　Cquestion

　　Dtoquestion

　　11.____thetemperaturegoingdownsoquickly,Idon'tthinkweareabletogoonwithourexperiment.

　　AFor

　　BBy

　　CFrom

　　DWith

　　12.Parentshavetoaccepttheirchildrenfor____theyareandnot____theywantthemtobe.

　　Awho;what

　　Bwhere;who

　　Cwhat;why

　　Dhow;when

13.PaynoattentiontoSusan-____.

　　Ashe'sjustshowingoff

　　Bshe'sjustshownoff

　　Csheshowedoff

　　Dsheshowsoff

　　14.-Tinalooksespeciallyprettytonight.

　　-Yes,shealwayslooksherbestin____dressof____color.

　　A/;that

　　Ba;that

　　Cthe;the

　　D/;a

　　15.Withoutsomeoneto____foradvice,makingthebestchoicecanbedifficultforTom.

　　Aturnto

　　Bturnup

　　Cturnover

　　Dturnon

第二节　完型填空

　　LatelyIhavebeennoticingthegreatnumberofelectricalappliances（电器）onthemarket.Itseemstomethatthereare（36）nowthanafewyearsago.I'mnotreally（37）whythisisso;（38）Idohaveafew（39）.Thefirstisthatwearejusttoo（40）todothingsbyhand（41）Foreverylittlejobweoncehadtodothereisnowa（42）.Thesecondsthatelectricalappliancecompaniesarejusttryingtomake（43）outofpeople'slaziness.

　　（44）alloftheseelectricalappliancesaroundforustousenow,I（45）howIwouldhavelivedfiftyyearsago.（46）,howwouldIhavecleanedmyfloor?

IguessIcouldhave（47）oneofthosethingscalleda"broom",whichI（48）seenow.

　　I'mnottryingtosayIdon't（49）electricalappliances;Icertainly（50）.Itishardformetoimagine（51）Iwoulddowithoutmyhairdryer!

（52）,Idothinkalotofmodemappliancesareneedlessand（53）maybecomeevenlazierbyusingthem.（54）we'llhaveacatastrophic（灾难的）electricfailuresomedayand（55）justhowmuchwereallyhavebeendependingonourelectricalappliances!

　　16.Afewer　Btoomany　Cmore　Dnomore

　　17.Asure　Bhappy　Cinterested　Dsurprised

　　18.Athus　Bbut　Cwhen　Dalthough

　　19.Aarguments　Bsuggestions　Cchoices　Dideas

　　20.Aslow　Bclever　Ceager　Dlazy

　　21.Aanytime　Banywhere　Canyhow　Danymore

　　22.Amachine　Bnewway　Chelpinghand　Dchance

　　23.Aprogress　Buse　Cmoney　Dtrouble

24.AFor　BBy　CWith　DAmong

　25.Aask　Bwonder　Cunderstand　Dremember

　　26.AForexample　BInfact　CBytheway　DInotherwords

　　27.Amade　Bsold　Cborrowed　Dused

　　28.Aoften　Bseldom　Crecently　Dcertainly

　　29.Achange　Bdependon　Cshare　Dworryabout

　　30.Aknow　Bam　Cagree　Ddo

　　31.Awhy　Bhow　Cwhat　Dwhich

　　32.AHowever　BBesides　CMeanwhile　DThere

　　33.Athat　Bothers　Cit　Dpeople

　　34.AMaybe　BHopefully　CHardly　DExactly

　　35.Agoover　Bforgetabout　Ctalkabout　Dfindout

第三部分阅读理解

　　A

　　Christinewasrecentlydiggingthrougholdboxesinherstoreroompreparingtomovetoanewhouse.Inonebox,shecameacrossamagazineofJune2,1986.

　　There'sareasonChristinehadsavedthemagazinefor20years.Initspages,shewasoneofmorethanadozenwomenreportedinanarticlediscussingthe"cruelreality"oftheirpoormarriageprospects（前景）.AtthetimeChristinewaslivinginChicagoandgreatlyannoyedbythefactthathersociallifedidn'tseemtobeprogressingtowardatripdowntheaisle."Ihadalotofgirlfriendsinthesameboat,"shesays.

　　Butafunnythinghappened.Atage40,shemarried;afewweeksagosheandherhusbandcelebratedtheir10thanniversary（周年纪念）.Todayshe'sthehappymomtotwochildrenfromherhusband'sfirstmarriage.Lookingbackonhersingledays,sheremembersherunhappiness."Ihadthesamefeelingthatmanywomenhave,whichisthatyou'renotconsideredawholepersonunlessyou'remarriedwithchildren,"shesays."ButasIreachedmy40s,Irealizedthatwastotallywrong...Icouldstillhaveaveryfulfillinglife."Itwasonlyaftershe'dcometopeacewiththefactthatshemightnevermarrythatshemetherfuturehusbandwhileshoppinginasupermarket.

　　Tomarkthe20thanniversaryofthisstory,reporterssoughtoutasmanyofthewomeninthestoryastheycouldfind.Outof14singlewomeninthearticle,11werefound.Amongthem,吨htendedupmarrying,andthreeremainsingle.Severalhadchildren.Nonedivorced（离婚）.Forherpart,Christineisn'tsurprised."I'vewatchedalotofpeople,marriedwhileyoung,getdivorced,"shesays."IthinkthatifyoudowaituntilMr.Rightcomesalong,youhaveamuchbetterchance."

　　36.HowoldwasChristine20yearsago?

　　A20

　　B30

　　C40

　　D50

　　37.Welearnfromthetextthattwentyyearsago,Christine

　　Astartedherhobbybycollectingmagazines

　　Bhadalotofgirlfriendsvisitingher

　　Cwasworriedabouthermarriage

Dwasinanunhappymarriage

　　38.WhyhadChristinesavedthemagazineforsomanyyears?

　　AAnarticleaboutherwasprintedin

　　BItdescribedhersociallifeinChicago

　　CAnarticlewrittenbyherwaspublishedin

　　DIthelpedwomenlikehertofindtheirMr.Right

　　39.Theunderlinedphrase"atripdowntheaisle"（line5,Para.2）probablymeans___.

　　Agettingmarried

　　Bbecomingfamous

　　Ctravellingbyplane

　　Dgoingonahoneymoon

　　40.WhatwasChristine'sideaaboutmarriageandlifewhenshewasgoingon40?

　　AOnecannotbeawholepersonwithoutmarriageandchildren

　　BOnecanliveahappylifewhethermarriedorunmarried

　　CShemightmeetherfuturehusbandinasupermarket

　　DShewillneverthinkofdivorceoncemarried

B

　　ArtWithoutLimit

　　Artshouldnotbelimitedtoamuseum."Artandcreativeelements（创造性元素）canbemixedintodailylife,"saidProfessorChengoftheFineArtsDepartment.

　　PublicartcanbeseenasarealizationofProfessorCheng'swordsabove.Itissimplyartworkpresentedinthepublicspace,whereonecouldwalkbyanyday.ConnieYu,abusinesswoman,likestheideaofpublicart."Iliketheideaofbringingarttopeople,ratherthanpeopletoart."However,theideaofpublicartisnotverywelldevelopedinHongKong.Awalkthroughthecentralareaonlypresentsonewithalimitednumberofpublicartpieces.Mostofthemseemtobemoreforthepurposeofdecoration（装饰）thanpresentingarttothepublic.Also,peopledonotpaymuchattentiontothem.

　　AlexChan,a34-year-oldHongKongartist,said,"Publicartisagreatwaytoexpressyourselfasanartist,togivesomethingtopeoplewhodon'tnormallygotothemuseums,andtogivethemabreakfromtheirdailylife.Itisjustashamethatit’snotsocommoninHongKong."

　　41.Whatis"publicart"accordingtothetext?

　　AFineartpiecesinmuseum

　　BArtexhibitionsfortheartist.

　　CArtworkbyordinarypeople

　　DArtpiecesinpublicplace

　　42.Whichofthe-followingbestexplainsConnieYu'swords?

　　AArtpieceshouldbesoldatlowprice

　　BArtpiecesshouldbebroughttopeople

　　CPeopleshouldbepersuadedtocometothemuseum

　　DMoreartworkaboutordinarypeopleshouldbeproduce

　　43.Accordingtotheauthor,publicartinHongKong

　　Aiswarmlyreceivedbyartists

Bhasattractedthemuseum-goers

　　Chasmuchroomforimprovement

　　Disstronglysupportedbythegovernment

C

　　Ifyoucouldgiveanythingintheworldtoyourchild,youmightwanttogivealoveofwords.Youngchildrenwhocanexpresstheirfeelingsdon'thaveasmanytempertantrums（发脾气）.Theyalsolearntocontrolthemselvesusingwords.Atwo-year-oldchildreachestowardtheoven（烤箱）door,thenstops,tellsherself,"Hot,hot,"andturnsaway.Researcherscallthis"self-directedspeech".It’soneofthewayschildrenlearntodowhat'srightandnottodowhat'swrong.

　　Witheachnewword,achildgainsabroaderviewoftheworld.Earlyon,allfour-leggedanimalsaredogsormaybecats.Butnewwordschangethemintohorses,cows,elephants,andzebras.Childrenwhohaveawealthofwordshaveawealthofideas.

　　Byagefour,thenumberofwordsachildunderstandstellsushoweasilythatachildwilllearntoreadinschool.Iteventellsushowwellshe'llbeabletounderstandwhatshereads,andtoexpressherideasinwritinglateron.

　　So,howdoyougiveyourchildthiswonderfulgift?

Firstofall,talkalot.Talkwhenyou'refeedingorpreparingabottle;talkwhenyou'redo