公共英语二级真题及答案解析.docx

1、公共英语二级真题及答案解析2018年3月公共英语二级真题及答案解析(15/共5题)听力理解对话一听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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。Play00:0001:54Volume第1题What are the speakers talking about? A.The radio. B.The weather. C.The weekend.第2题What is the woman going to do? A.See her aunt. B.Go

2、shopping. C.Deliver milk.第3题Where are the speakers? A.On the road. B.In the hospital. C.At the mans home.第4题Why does Lucy refuse the mans offer? A.She is very busy. B.She is poorly paid. C.She is unconfident.第5题What will Bob probably do next time? A.Avoid skating again. B.Warm up in advance. C.Take

3、a training course.下一题(67/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。Play00:0001:35Volume第6题What does the man agree to do? A.Tour the city. B.Visit a museum. C.Take a boat trip.第7题What is the probable relationship betwe

4、en the speakers? A.Neighbours. B.Strangers. C.Friends.上一题 下一题(810/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。Play00:0002:21Volume第8题What does the woman do? A.Shes a salesperson. B.Shes a receptionist. C.Shes a bank cle

5、rk.第9题What is the discount for the man? A.10%. B.15%. C.20%.第10题How will the man pay finally? A.By card. B.By cash. C.By check.上一题 下一题(1113/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。Play00:0002:11Volume第11题Why does Vi

6、vian call Roger? A.To ask for help. B.To express thanks. C.To make an apology.第12题What is the problem with Vivians apartment? A.Its too expensive. B.It has no furniture. C.Its not near school.第13题What is Roger going to do after class today? A.Visit an apartment. B.Go to meet Vivian. C.Stay at the sc

7、hool.上一题 下一题(1416/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。Play00:0002:23Volume第14题What is the man probably doing? A.Reading a newspaper. B.Playing a video game. C.Driving in the country.第15题Why does the town decide

8、to change its name for a month? A.To attract more tourists. B.To be famous on the Internet. C.To call drivers attention to safety.第16题Who suggested the idea of changing the name of the town? A.A local farmer. B.A transport company. C.A government department.上一题 下一题(1720/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几

9、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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。Play00:0003:21Volume第17题Where is the talk being given? A.On the phone. B.At the cinema. C.In the classroom.第18题How does the film in Room 1 seem to be? A.Boring. B.Frightening. C.Relaxing.第19题When is the f

10、ilm in Room 2 showing for the last time today? A.9:00 B.10:00 C.11:45第20题Which of the following films is shown in Room 3? A.Ships In The Night. B.Dont Open The Door. C.StreetmatchThe Return.上一题 下一题(2123/共10题)阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。O. Henry was the pen name of American writer Sydney Port

11、er, whose stories are famous for their surprise endings, to the point that such an ending is often mentioned as an O. Henry ending. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy, he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he n

12、eeded to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in bank. When some money was discovered missing from bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison, he lear

13、ned to write short stories. Porters most productive writing period started in 1902, when he moved to New York City to be near his publishers. While living there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine. His language style and the plo

14、t twists were admired by his readers. He was called the American answer to Guy de Maupassant in France. Both writers wrote unexpected endings, but O. Henrys stories were much more playful and they cheer you up. Most of O. Henrys stories are set in his own time, the early years of the 20th century, a

15、nd his many stories deal for the most part with ordinary people in New York: clerks, policemen, and waitresses.第21题What is the typical feature of an O. Henry ending? A.Unexpected. B.Cheerful. C.Ordinary. D.Sad.第22题What did O. Henry do as a child? A.He travelled a lot. B.He did several jobs. C.He tau

16、ght himself. D.He wrote many stories.第23题Why does the author mention Guy de Maupassant in the text? A.To give an example. B.To make a comparison. C.To draw a conclusion. D.To introduce a new topic.上一题 下一题(2426/共10题)阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。Word travels quickly in the small fishing village

17、 of Port Washington. So when Mardy McGarry wanted to build a playground for children with special needs, she knew it wouldnt take long to bring up interest in the project. But she never expected that a third of the town would roll up their sleeves and use their vacation days to make her dream come t

18、rue. A lot of learning comes through play, says McGarry, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. Shed seen the sand of traditional playground stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. McGarry started researching play equipment and contacting design firms.

19、 The city agreed to give a piece of land. McGarry asked her students for their wish list and specialist for their suggestions. Her Kiwanis Club came through with $ 7,000, and thats when the mass movement really got started. One woman, Ms Allen, gave $ 25,000 and had her company match it. Soon smalle

20、r businesses were also T-shirt sales, a coin drive, and silent donations. On the first day of construction, two women took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s manned the tool cart. Ten-year-olds sanded surfaces and piled up wood blocks. Those who could operate power tools formed a separate. O

21、ne team served meals donated from local restaurants and churches. It was truly an amazing week, says McGarry. The place looked like an anthill. So many people can take ownership of this playground. Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular places in Ozaukee County. In the finished won

22、derland, all children play shoulder to shoulder. Here, you see all the children on the same playground having fun. Thats exactly what McGarry imagined.第24题Why did McGarry want to build a playground? A.To promote her club. B.To help her students. C.To conduct a research. D.To improve public health.第2

23、5题What was peoples attitude toward McGarrys idea? A.Supportive. B.Unfavorable. C.Uninterested. D.Wait-and-see.第26题What did McGarry mean by saying The place looked like an anthill? A.There were many ants in the working place. B.The playground was very small and crowded. C.Many groups of people worked

24、 on the project. D.The land of the playground was of poor quality.上一题 下一题(2730/共10题)阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。Almost two in three Britons are unable to speak a language other than English, i.e. monolingual, in effect, the worst record in Europe, a study done by the European Commission has

25、formed. This compared with an average of 44% across the EU and just 1% in Luxembourg. The study also proved that English was the most widely-spoken foreign language throughout Europe, with 51% of EU citizens able to hold a conversation in English, including 13% for whom it was their mother tongue. T

26、he report warned that there was growing divide between multilingual and monolingual Europeans, A multilingual European is likely to be young, well-educated or still studying, born in a country other than the country of residence, who uses foreign languages for professional reasons and is interested

27、in learning. the report concluded. As a result, it seems that a large part of European society is not enjoying the advantages of multilingualism. Tamzin Caffrey of the National Center for Learning Languages, said Britons could lose out because of laziness. She said, there is sometimes a very self-im

28、portant view that people from other countries will learn to speak English, so we dont need to bother to learn to speak their languages. Britons are missing out on a wonderful chance to work together with other countries on holiday or on business because they dont speak the language. Ms Lemmens, 42,

29、who has lived in the UK for five years, said, When I was growing up, you had to take at least two foreign languages to finish high school. I started Latin as my first language at age 10, English as my second and French as my third, I learnt Italian after I left school. Learning a language really is

30、a life-changing experience. It enables you to really experience different cultures and it opens the world up to you.第27题What is the percentage of people who can speak English across the EU? A.1%. B.13%. C.44%. D.51%.第28题Which of the following Europeans is most likely to be an monolingual? A.A retire

31、d factory worker. B.A manager of a big company. C.A university professor. D.A student studying overseas.第29题What does Tamzin Caffrey think of monolingual Britons? A.They will become lazy. B.They will be disadvantaged. C.They will lose their jobs. D.They will be looked down on.第30题What does Ms Lemmens say about learning foreign languages? A.You should start it at an early age. B.Latin should be the first you learn. C.It broadens your view o