2011年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案

2011 年 9 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]A]]、[A]B]]、[A]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 10 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。 例： 0．How much is the shirt? [A]A]] ￡pound; 19.15. [A]B]] ￡pound; 9.18. [A]C]] ￡pound; 9.15. 请看选项： 衬衫的价格为 9 镑 15 便士，所以你选择[A]C]]项，并在试卷上将其标出。下面，你有 5 秒钟 的时间看第 1 题。 1．What does the man think of watching TV? [A]A]] It helps people kill time. [A]B]] It makes people less active. [A]C]] It keeps people well-informed. 2．What does the woman mean? [A]A]] She’ll use her bike soon. [A]B]] She’s lent her bike out. [A]C]] She’ll borrow a bike. 3．What does the man think of the woman? [A]A]] She is poorly dressed. [A]B]] She’s got too many dresses. [A]C]] She should buy a dress for B]etty. 4．What’s going to be difficult for the man? [A]A]] Making nice coffee. [A]B]] Working at home quietly. [A]C]] C]hoosing a birthday gift. 5．What are the speakers discussing? [A]A]] Whether to go on a holiday. [A]B]] How to pay for the house. [A]C]] Whether to find a better job. 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．Who is Mr. Li? [A]A]] The woman’s co-worker. [A]B]] The woman’s secretary. [A]C]] The woman’s boss. 7．What does Mr. Li want to talk to the woman about? [A]A]] A] job offer. [A]B]] A] big sale. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 题。 8．What is the man doing now? [A]C]] A] new department. [A]A]] Trying to find a job. [A]B]] Traveling round the world. [A]C]] Teaching English for money. 9．Where will the man be working? [A]A]] In an A]ustralian school. [A]B]] In a shipping company. [A]C]] In a foreign trading firm. 10．What will the speakers do together in the evening? [A]A]] Go sightseeing in the city. [A]B]] Eat in a C]hinese restaurant. [A]C]] Have a home-made dinner. 听下面一段对话，回答第 11 和第 12 题。 11．What do the speakers decide to do? [A]A]] A]sk C]arrie for help. [A]B]] B]uy a huge cake. 12．Who will probably get surprised at the party? [A]C]] Play cards. [A]A]] Maggie. [A]B]] The man. [A]C]] Jackie. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 题。 13．What kind of families can be possibly chosen as home-stay families? [A]A]] Good at cooking. [A]B]] C]lose to the school. [A]C]] With international background. 14．What can an international student expect in a home-stay family? [A]A]] A] bathroom of their own. [A]B]] No choice of meals. [A]C]] A] shared bedroom 15．What is the main advantage of staying with a home-stay family? [A]A]] Learning the language better. [A]B]] Having more freedom. [A]C]] Going to school early. 16．What should the student do to get along with the family? [A]A]] C]ook for the family. [A]B]] Keep his or her habits. [A]C]] Follow the house rules. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 题。 17．What’s the purpose of the program? [A]A]] To plan a nice weekend. [A]B]] To prepare for New Year’s Day. [A]C]] To celebrate the start of a vacation. 18．What are the children going to do? [A]A]] Look for the hidden gifts. [A]B]] Hide around the building. [A]C]] Have a group discussion. 19．What are the children required to do before going out of the building? [A]A]] Wait at a comer. [A]B]] Give their names at a desk. [A]C]] Stay together with their parents. 20．Who will go out of the building through the double doors? [A]A]] The preschool children. [A]B]] The third grade children. [A]C]] The fourth grade children. 1-5 B]A]B]B]A] 6-10 C]A]B]B]C] 11-15 A]C]B]C]A] 16-20 C]C]A]B]C] 第二部分 英语知识运用 第一节 单项填空 从[A]A]]、[A]B]]、[A]C]]、[A]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 1 上将 该项涂黑。 21．—Oh no! I put my bag down here, but now it’s gone. — ____. Shall I call the police? [A]A]] Excuse me [A]B]] Oh, dear [A]C]] No problem 22．Why don’t you start out early ____ you don’t have to hurry? [A]D] OK [A]A]] not until [A]B]] since then [A]C]] so that [A]D] as if 23．Hard as he tried, he still ____ not get the accident out of his mind. [A]A]] might [A]B]] should [A]C]] could would 24．When ____ into another language, the poem reads strange. [A]D] [A]A]] having translated [A]B]] translated [A]C]] to translate [A]D] translating 25．I need your advice ____ which computer to buy. [A]A]] on [A]B]] for [A]C]] to 26．—Do you like the book Sidney gave you? [A]D] with —Very much. It’s exactly ____ I wanted. [A]A]] what [A]B]] which [A]C]] that [A]D] how 27．A] storm buried Illinois under several inches of snow Tuesday, ____ at least 100 people dead in traffic accidents. [A]A]] to leave [A]B]] leave [A]C]] left [A]D] leaving 28 ． Whichever way you look at ____, joining the Olympic Games can be an outstanding achievement for anyone. [A]A]] that [A]B]] it [A]C]] one 29．—Sorry to bother you. This is the fifth floor, isn’t it? —Yes, it is. Where ____ ? [A]A]] do you stay 、 [A]D] this [A]B]] are you from [A]C]] do you want to be [A]D] are you 30 ． David won’t be home until next month. Oh, I ____ too soon - here he is now! [A]A]] will speak [A]B]] speak [A]C]] have spoken spoken 31．I’m against the idea ____ the woman’s place is in the kitchen. [A]D] had [A]A]] where [A]B]] which [A]C]] that [A]D] how 32 ． The journey should only take about 30 minutes,but ____ it usually takes an hour. [A]A]] in turn [A]B]] in general [A]C]] in time fact 33．The better I get to know Lisa, ____ I like her. [A]A]] the more [A]B]] the much [A]C]] the best most 34．—What did Mr. Jones do before he came to this company? —He ____ a city bus for over twenty-five years. [A]A]] is driving [A]B]] drove [A]C]] has driven drives 35．—My birthday falls on ____ Saturday this year. [A]D] in [A]D] the [A]D] —Good! We’ll have ____ time for a big party. [A]A]] a; / [A]B]] the; / [A]C]] a; the [A]D] /; the 21-35B]C]C]B]A] A]DB]C]B] C]DA]C]A] 第二节 完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的[A]A]]、[A]B]]、[A]C]]和[A]D]四个选项中选出能填入相应空白 处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in A]merica was Laurent C]lerc, a Frenchman? A]t 12, he __36__ the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he became a top student. A]fter __37__, the school asked him to stay on as a__38__. Meanwhile, an A]merican named Thomas Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. (牧师) __39__ he met a young girl who was deaf. He was disappointed to learn that there were no __40__ for the deaf in A]merica. __41__, in 1815 Gallaudet sailed to London to __42__ information on deaf education. However, he was __43__ to get help and became frustrated (灰心的). Fortunately he met a French educator who __44__ him to go to Paris to spend three months __45__ at the school,where C]lerc was working. The school asked C]lerc to teach __46__ sign language. A]s a result, the two men __47__ each other. When the time came for Gallaudet to __48__ A]merica, he asked C]lerc to come with him. The two men __49__ in June 1816 The voyage __50__ the A]tlantic (大 西 洋 ) took days. They put the time to productive use, __51__ for the new school for the deaf __52__ they wanted to open. Such a school was __53__ the following year in C]onnecticut. A]t the school, C]lerc led a busy life. A]lthough he wanted to return to France, he __54__ did. He died on July18, 1869, still in A]merica. France’s __55__ was A]merica’s gain! 36．[A]A]] entered [A]B]] visited [A]C]] heard of [A]D] set up 37．[A]A]] work [A]B]] preparation [A]C]] graduation [A]D] explanation 38．[A]A]] headmaster [A]B]] teacher [A]C]] graduate student [A]D] clinic assistant 39．[A]A]] after [A]B]] unless [A]C]] because [A]D] when 40．[A]A]] schools [A]B]] hospitals [A]C]] libraries [A]D] organizations 41．[A]A]] Therefore [A]B]] However [A]C]] B]esides [A]D] Meanwhile 42．[A]A]] offer [A]B]] share [A]C]] test [A]D] seek 43．[A]A]] eager [A]B]] afraid [A]C]] unable [A]D] willing 44．{A]] joined [A]B]] invited [A]C]] ordered [A]D] permitted 45．[A]A]] learning [A]B]] monitoring [A]C]] practicing [A]D] reviewing 46．[A]A]] the educator [A]B]] Laurent [A]C]] the parent [A]D] Gallaudet 47．[A]A]] respected [A]B]] taught [A]C]] met [A]D] expected 48．[A]A]] leave [A]B]] tour [A]C]] move to [A]D] return to 49．[A]A]] set out [A]B]] got back [A]C]] settled down [A]D] worked out 50．[A]A]] to [A]B]] across [A]C]] from [A]D] over 51 ． [A]A]] learning languages [A]B]] designing games [A]C]] meeting students [A]D] making plans 52．[A]A]] whom [A]B]] which [A]C]] what [A]D] where 53．[A]A]] discovered [A]B]] bought [A]C]] planned [A]D] founded 54．[A]A]] often [A]B]] sometimes [A]C]] seldom [A]D] never 55．[A]A]] fault [A]B]] loss [A]C]] gift [A]D] decision 36-55 A]C]B]DA] A]DC]B]A] DC]DA]B] DB]DDB] 第三部分 阅读理解 第一篇 Text 1 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的[A]A]]、[A]B]]、[A]C]]和[A]D]四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题