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公共英语二级综合阅读蓄势待发二
公共英语二级-综合阅读·蓄势待发
(二)
(总分:
100.00,做题时间:
90分钟)
一、{{B}}阅读理解{{/B}}(总题数:
5,分数:
100.00)
SometimeagoIdiscoveredoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ithinkitiseasytogetitmended,astherearemanyantique(古董)shopsaroundmyflat.
ButIwasquitewrong.WhenIwentintothefirstshopwiththechair,themanrefusedtomenditforme.Iwasn'ttooconcerned(担心的).Afterall,itwasonlythefirsttry.Thereaction(反应)atthesecondshopwasjustthesame,andatthethird.
IenteredthefourthshopwithconfidencebecauseIhadmadeupaplan.Iputdownthechairandaskediftheywantedtobuyit.Theassistantlookeditovercarefullyandsaid,"Yes,notabadlittlechair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit?
""£25,"Isaid,"It'sgotaslightlybrokenleg.""Yes,Isaw.Don'tworryaboutit."
"Whatwillyoudowithit?
"Iasked."Oh,itwillbeverysaleableoncerepaired.""I'llbuyit,"Isaid."Butyou'vejustsoldittome,"hesaid."Yes,butI'vechangedmymind;infactitisjustwhatI'mlookingfor—I'vegotapairtoitathome.I'llgiveyou30poundsforit.""Youmustbecrazy,"hesaid;thensuddenlythepennydroppedandhesmiledandsaid,"Iknowyouwantmetomendyourchair."
"Andwhatwouldyouhavedone,ifIhadwalkedinandsaid'Wouldyoumendthischairforme?
'""Iwouldn'thavedoneit,"hesaid,"Wedon'tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinit,butI'llmendthisforyou."(分数:
20.00)
(1).Whentheauthorgottothefirstshop,______.
∙A.hewasquiteconcerned
∙B.hemadeamistake
∙C.hisrequestwasrefused
∙D.therewasnooneintheshop
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:
[解析]细节题。
题干意为“作者进入第一家商店时,______。
”从文章第二段前两句话“。
ButIwasquitewrong.WhenIwentintothefirstshopwiththechair,themanrefusedtomenditforme.”可知,商店店员拒绝给他修椅子。
所以本题的正确答案为C。
(2).Theshopassistantagreedtobuythechairbecause______.
∙A.hewantedtokeepthechair
∙B.hethoughthecouldsellthechairforaprofit(利润)
∙C.hefoundtheauthorwasveryclever
∙D.theauthorbeggedhimtodoso
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]细节题。
题干意为“店员为什么同意买那把椅子?
”从文章第四段第二句话“Oh,itwillbeverysaleableoncerepaired.”可知,店员认为椅子修理好后很好卖,因此本题的正确答案为B。
(3).Thephrase"thepennydropped"(line4,para.4)means______.
∙A.theassistancerealizedwhattheauthorwanted
∙B.somemoneydroppedtotheground
∙C.whathadbeensaidwasmisunderstood
∙D.theauthorgavetheassistancesomeextramoney
(分数:
5.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]语义题。
题干意为“第四段第四行的句子‘thepennydropped’的意思是______。
”从文章第四段最后一句话“Iknowyouwantmetomendyourchair.”可知,店员意识到了作者想要干什么。
因此本题的正确答案为A。
(4).Theassistantwouldrepairthechairbecause______.
∙A.theauthorpromisedtopayhimalargeamountofmoney
∙B.itwaseasytodoit
∙C.itwashisjobtodoit
∙D.hethoughtwhattheauthorhaddonewasratherinteresting
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:
[解析]推理题。
题干意为“店员答应修理椅子,因为______。
”文章中作者用先卖后买的做法想让椅子得到修理,由此可推知店员答应修理椅子是因为作者这么做与众不同,很有趣。
所以本题的正确答案为D。
Chessmustbeoneoftheoldestgamesintheworld.AnArabtravelerintheyear900wrotethatitwasplayed"long,longago".Chesswasprobablyinvented(发明)inIndia,andithasbeenplayedeverywherefromJapantoEuropesince1400.Thename"chess"isinteresting.Whenoneplayerisattackingtheother'sking,hesays,inEnglish,"check".Whenthekinghasbeencaughtandcannotmoveanywhere,hesays"checkmate".ThesewordscomefromPersianwords"Shahmat",whichmeans"thekingisdead".Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.
Suchanoldgamechangesveryslowly.Theruleshavenotalwaysbeenthesameastheyarenow.Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.Nowsheisthestrongestpieceontheboard.ItwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhythishashappenedChesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.Youdon'thavetobewinnerinordertoenjoyit.Itisnotalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.ThefirsttimetheAmericansbeattheRussianswasinamatchplayedbyradio.Somechessmastersareabletoplaymanypeopleatthesametime.Onemanplayed400games!
Itissaidthatsomepeopleplaychessbypost.Thismustmakechesstheslowestgameintheworld.(分数:
20.00)
(1).Chess______.
∙A.isanoldIndiangamefortravel
∙B.istheoldestgameintheworld
∙C.wasplayedinIndialongbefore900
∙D.wasplayedinJapanandEuropebefore1400
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:
[解析]推断题。
题干意为“象棋是______。
”从文章第一段第二句和第三句话“AnArabtraveler...since1400.”可知,一位阿拉伯游客在公元900年写到:
人们在很久很久以前就开始玩象棋了,而象棋很可能是在印度发明的。
由此可以推断出:
公元900年以前,印度就有人开始玩象棋了。
所以本题的正确答案为C。
(2).Whichofthefollowingwillyouhearwhenoneplayerhaswonthegame?
∙A."Checkmate".
∙B."Check".
∙C."Thekingisdead".
∙D."Shahmat".
(分数:
5.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]细节题。
题干意为“当棋手赢了的时候,你会听到下面哪种说法?
”从文章第一段倒数第三句和最后一句话“Whenthekinghasbeencaughtandcannotmoveanywhere,hesays'checkmate'...Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.”可知,当棋手赢了的时候他会说“checkmate”。
所以本题的正确答案为A。
(3).WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?
∙A.Onlytwopeoplecanplaychesssittingatthesametable.
∙B.Somepeoplewritetoeachotherplayingchess.
∙C.TheRussianslostthegameplayedbyradio.
∙D.Allkindsofpeoplecanplaychess.
(分数:
5.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]细节题。
题干意为“下面哪一种说法不正确?
”从文章第二段中间一句话“Itisnotalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.”可知,象棋不一定总是由坐在同一张桌子上的两个人来下的。
所以本题的正确答案为A。
(4).Accordingtotheoldrulesofthegame,______.
∙A.thequeenwasthestrongestpieceontheboard
∙B.thequeencouldmovenomorethanonesquareatatime
∙C.thekinghadtobeattackedallthetime
∙D.thekingcouldnotmoveanywhere
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]细节题。
题干意为“根据象棋以前的规则,______。
”从文章中第二段第三句话“Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.”可知,queen以前一次只能走一个格。
由此可见,本题的正确答案为B。
OnDecember22,2005,JimSmith,apoliceofficerinCentralParkwasshotduringadrugarrest(逮捕)anddied.Shortlyafterwards,fellowofficerKimHarold,an18-yearveteran(老警官)oftheforce,returnedhomeafterworktofindanotefromhis14-year-olddaughteronthediningtable.
Dad—Thispoemcamedirectlyfrommyheart.Iloveyousomuch!
Itfrightensandamazes(使惊奇)methatyougoouteverydayandriskeverythingtoprovideuswithallthatwehave.IwrotethistoexpresshowmuchIloveyouandhowmuchlostI'dbewithoutyou—Maynell.P.S.:
Hey,let'sbecarefuloutthere.
Titled"TheUltimate(最终的)Cop",Maynell'spoemwasdedicated(献给)"Toallthe{{U}}cops{{/U}}intheworldwhohavedaughterswholovethemwithalltheirhearts.Andespeciallytomydad."wasaboutapoliceofficer'sdaughterwhoseesonthenighttimenewsthatherfatherhasbeenshot.Partofpoem:
"Daddy,myDaddy,canyouhearmecry?
Oh,God,IneedmyDaddy,pleasedon'tlethimdie."
KimHaroldtookthepoemtoworkthenextdayandshowedittohisfellowofficers."I'veneverseensomanygrownmencry.Somecouldn'tfinishit."
HaroldkeepsMaynell'spoeminthepocketofhispolicejacket.Hetakesitwithhimeverytimeheleavesthehouseforanewshift(轮值)."Idon'twanttobeouttherewithoutit."hesaid,"I'llprobablycarryitwithmeforever."(分数:
20.00)
(1).Maynellwrotethepoem______.
∙A.toshowhergreatsorrowinlosingherfather
∙B.inmemoryofherfatherwhowasshotinthedrugarrest
∙C.toshowherrespecttoallthecopswholosttheirlives
∙D.totellofficerKimHaroldhowmuchshelovedhim
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C.
D. √
解析:
[解析]细节题。
题干意为“梅奈尔写这首诗是______。
”从文章第二段第一句话“Dad—Thispoemcamedirectlyfrommyheart.Iloveyousomuch!
”可知,梅奈尔写这首诗是为了表达自己对父亲的爱。
因此本题的正确答案为D。
(2).Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cops"(line2,para.3)mean?
∙A.workers.
∙B.fathers.
∙C.policeofficers.
∙D.policeofficers'daughters.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B.
C. √
D.
解析:
[解析]语义题。
题干意为“第三段第二行划线单词‘cops’的意思是什么?
”从文章第一段可知,一位警官的女儿在得知她父亲的同事在抓捕毒犯殉职后写了一首诗。
而在第三段中又提及这首诗是写给“allthecops”,由此可知“cops”的意思是警官。
所以本题的正确答案为C。
(3).Whydidalltheofficescry?
∙A.Theyweregreatlytouchedbythepoem.
∙B.JimSmithwasshotanddied.
∙C.Thepoemwassosadthattheycouldn'tholdbacktheirtears.
∙D.Theythoughtoftheirdangerouslife.
(分数:
5.00)
A. √
B.
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]推断题。
题干意为“为什么警官们都哭了?
”从文章中第四段可知,哈罗德把梅奈尔写的诗拿到单位给其他的警官看,警官们在看诗的过程中都哭了,因此可推知,警官们哭了是因为诗写得很感人。
所以本题的正确答案为A。
(4).WhydoesHaroldkeepMaynell'spoeminhispocket?
∙A.Tokeepitfrommissing.
∙B.Tofeelhisdaughter'slove.
∙C.Becausehecan'tgooutwithoutit.
∙D.Tomourn(悼念)overthedeathofofficerJimSmith.
(分数:
5.00)
A.
B. √
C.
D.
解析:
[解析]推断题。
题干意为“哈罗德为什么一直把梅奈尔写的诗放在口袋里?
”从文章中我们可知,梅奈尔写诗的目的是表达自己对父亲的爱和担心,而父亲一直随身携带这首诗的目的是将女儿的爱带在身边。
所以本题的正确答案为B。
Astrongwindcanbeadangerousthing—sometimesitispowerfulenoughtoknockyoudown.Buttosomeplants,thewindisasource(来源)ofnewlife,carryingthemortheirspores(孢子)thousandsofmiles.
ANASAsatellitecalledQuikSCAThasdiscoveredhighwaysofwindovertheEarth'soceans.Scientistsbelievetheseinvisibleroadsmayexplainwhymanynonfloweringplantsgrowwheretheydo.
Thesatelliteisabletosendmicrowaves(微波)fromspacetothesurfaceoftheocean.Thepatternofsignals(信号)thatcomebackshowswhichwaythewindsareblowing.
Usingthis{{U}}data{{/U}},thescientistsstudiedagroupofislandsinthesouthernhemisphere(半球),nearAntarctica.Windstendtoblowanticlockwise(逆时针)inthisarea,buttherearelotsoflocaldifferences.
Whentheresearcherscomparedtheselocalpatternstobotanical(植物学)data,theyfoundthatthewindhadanimportanteffectonwherespecies(品种)ofmosses(苔),lichens(地衣),andothernonfloweringplantsgrow.
Forexample,BouvetIslandandHeardIslandshare30