公共英语等级考试公共英语二级考试真题及答案.docx

1、公共英语等级考试公共英语二级考试真题及答案2007年3月公共英语二级考试真题及答案1.What do we know about the speakers?AThey are friendsBThey work togetherCThey are meeting for the first time2How much should a child pay for the performance?A$200 B$450C$8003How will the speakers probably go to the hotel?ABy taxiBOn footCBy bus4What does the

2、 woman mean?AShe needs help with her exam,BThe man can use her bikeCHer bike needs repairing5Whats the mans choice?ADennysBBrowns CA Chinese restaurant6What is the man now?AA university studentBA company clerkCA businessman7What can we learn about the mans father?AHe is a college professorBHe is str

3、ict with the manCHe runs a company8What is the phone message about?AGoing to see a filmBAttending a lectureCChanging a phone number9Who is calling?AMaxBDavidCDianne10When will the class meet the following day?A12：00B16：00C16：3011Where did Andrew find the money?AIn a phone boxBOn his way to sch001COu

4、tside the newspaper office12What did Andrew do after he found the money?ATook the money to a nearby bankBReported to the policeCLooked for the owner13What is true about Andrew?AHe sold newspapersBHe worked as a radio reporterCHe worked part-time before class14Where are the speakers?AOn a planeBOn an

5、 airport busCIn the waiting room15What made the woman so worried at the beginning of the conversation?AHer brother had an accidentBShe would be late for her flightCShe missed the bus to the airport16Why does the man say you waste time waiting around doing nothing?AYou may get to the airport too earl

6、yBYou may spend a lot of time travelling to the airportCYou may wait for some time on the plane before taking off17What is the weather like that day?ARainyBFineCCold18Where does the speaker work most of the time?AIn librariesBAt a collegeCAt her home19What does the speaker say about her plan in the

7、future?AShe may keep up writing booksBShe may travel around the worldCShe may do something different20What does the speaker do besides writing?AGive talks to people interested in her workBWork part-time in a libraryCType letters for other people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，并在答题卡上将

8、该项涂黑。21一Where is John?一He has been busyhis homeworkAto doBdoingCdoDdone22一1m afraid Ive broken the window一 I can easily get it fixedANot at allBNever mindCWhat a pityDHow dare you23When we met MrSmith last year，hein that school for ten yearsAtaughtBwas teachingChad taughtDwould teach24News writers k

9、now their readers have limited time and usually give thedevelopments of an event firstAnewestBlatestCnearestDearliest25My present job istoo much of my study timeAtaking upBgetting away Cgiving upDholding on26This radio is not workingIll have itArepairingBto repairCrepairedDbe repaired27Perhaps youle

10、ave nowYour friend may be waiting for you outsideAmustBcouldCshouldDwill28I know that you are extremely busy，so I wontany more of your timeAbotherBspendCwasteDcost29Bob had yetidea for a successful，New Year party，the third one that evenin9AotherBanotherCthe otherDother one30一I think Id take the doct

11、ors advice and start running every morning一Really? AGood for youBThats somethingCThats OKDWhat a pity31My friend MrBlack has come to China every yearhe was a boyAsinceBwhenCbeforeDafter32一Could you give me a lift homeplease?一Sorry，AI have visited my sisterBI visited my sisterCI am visiting my sister

12、DI visit my sister33It is not clear how much English students can learnthe InternetAinBwithCbyDthrough34Fighting has stopped and things are changing forAbetterBthe betterCthe bestDbest35What I want to tell you is：Paul will come to work as your assistantAitBtheseCthatDthis第二节 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项(

13、A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡l上将该项涂黑。In1941，when may father joined the U.S.Army, he was told that, on a written test, he had showed 36 for preparing food.Army officials offered him a course in becoming a cook.My father 37 because he thought he could 38 the battles.As things turned out,He got good 3

14、9 and became head cook of an army kitchen.All went well 40 he had to deal with spinach(菠菜).Because spinach good for health,the army 41 it several times per week. 42 ,the soldiers refused 43 to look at spinach on their plates.After hours of cooking spinach,my father 44 that,at the end of the meal, he

15、 was throwing all of it away.To save time and effort,he decided simply to throw away the 45 vegetable before it was cooked.One day an army officer saw the 46 spinach in the rubbish.He blamed my father,47 that he was destroying govemment property(财产).48 my father explained that he was simply 49 the a

16、rmy the trouble of cooking the unwanted vegetable,the army officer insisted on 50 him by taking five dollars from his pay for the next three months.The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a govemment report spreads fears of closure.The report says the theatre does not meet mode

17、rn standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale(更大规模的)development .While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center,it fails to make any mention of a new theatre,which has left many asking why.36Aa skill Ban interestCa gift Dan advantage37Awondered Bunderstood Caccepted Dad

18、mitted38Atake part in Bcarry on with Ccatch up with Dstay away from39Achance Brecords Cexperience Dgrades40Auntil Bas Cwhen Dso41Aprepared Bsupplied Cchecked Date42ACarefully BUnwillinglyCCertainly DUnfortunately43Aeven Bstill Conly Djust44Arealized Bagreed Callowed Dconsidered45Afavoured Bhated Cne

19、w Dexpensive46Adry Bclean Ccold Dfresh47Asaying Btelling Cwarning Dpunishing48AWhile BSince CAlthough DAs49Ashowing Bcausing Csaving Dleaving50Acorrecting Bpunishing Cforgiving Drefusing51AFor example BIn this caseCIn other words DUnder this condition52Acould Bwould Chad to Dshould53Abought Bkept Ch

20、id Dcooked54Aturned Bmade Cput Dknocked55Ahappy Bhealthy Csafe Dquiet 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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡l上将该项涂黑。There ane many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain,although prices are clearly shown on the goods .There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopke

21、epers expect you to and will be surprised if you accept their prices immediately .We know that the prices in some store are a bit higher than those in Change Alley,but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinsons is by no means cheap.Besides,in such places we shop in air-conditioned(空调)comfor

22、t.For all these ,we pay a little extra.It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less.I once bought a Czechoslo-vakian glass butter-dish from Robinsons for a little under two dollars.I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape ,design and si

23、ze,in one of the shops,I then asked about its price,and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it .“How much can you offer?”he should at me .I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the article and his reply was shockingly rude(粗鲁).I opened my bag, showed him my receip

24、t, stared at him and walked out of his shop.A buyer in England expects to find the price of goods clearly show,or , to be told exactly what the price is .He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted.If he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford ,he shrugs(耸耸)his shoulders and walks

25、away.He dose not attempt to bargain with the shopkeeper.Even if he showed annoyance or surprise,he would expect to be told that if the price was unacceptable,he should try elsewhere .56The underlined word“hagglin9”(1ine 2，para1)in the text most probably meansAaccepting the prices immediatelyBfixing

26、the right cost for some goodsCarguing about the price of somethingDpaying extra for comfortable shopping57We can learn from the text that Robinsons is a store which sellsAexpensive goodsBair-conditionersCCzechoslovakian goodsDgoods at a bargain price58The writer asked about the price of a glass butt

27、er-dish in Change Alley because he wanted toAbuy it at a lower priceBchange his dish for something elseCfind out if the shop assistant is politeDcompare the prices of the dish in two stores59Which of the following words best describes the feeling of a British customer when“he shrugs his shoulders an

28、d walks away”(1ine 3，para3)?AFrightened BWorriedCAnnoyedDDisappointed60What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?AThe customer would be advised to shop in other storesBThe customer would get the goods at a lower priceCThey would discuss and then reach an agreementDThey would quarrel about the price of the goods61What