2011年公共英语二级考试真题及答案

第一部分听力理解

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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。

1．-Your sister looks beautiful. Is she a model or a film star -______. She's a doctor.

A．Whatever you say

B．Forget about it

C．You bet

D．Far from it

2．I'11 send you my address______ I find somewhere to live.

A．although

B．as

C．while

D．once

3．-Who is late this time -______you ask Susan, of course.

A．Could

B．Can

C．Need

D．Would

4．Mack is very busy; he is a full-time student, while______ a part-time job.

A．to hold

B．being held

C．held

D．holding

5．-Harry treats his secretary badly. -Yes, he seems to think that she's the______ important person in the office.

A．less

B．least

C．more

D．most

6.Alice was about to______, when she suddenly found an answer to the question.

A．make up

B．look up

C．turn up

D．give up

7．It was a big celebration-______people gathered at the city square.

A．five thousands

B．five thousand

C．thousands

D．thousand of

8．______ if he'd ever been fined before, Mathew replied, "Only for speeding. "

A．Asking

B．Asked

C．To ask

D．Having asked

9．Although it was not named______ 1782,this kind of metal was used as early as 5300 B.C.

A．for

B．in

C．until

D．since

10．Just think, in three months it'll be summer again.

A．other

B．another

C．these

D．those

11.Tony couldn't go to university but______ his education through evening school courses.

A．has continued

B．continued

C．continues

D．had continued

12．It is said that Sally's been painting for years since she was a little girl,______ A．isn't she

B．hasn't it

C．hasn't she

D．doesn't it

13．-"Do you mind if I smoke" -"Well, actually,______. "

A．I'd rather you didn't

B．go ahead

C．it doesn't work

D．never mind

14．John and Sue______ computer games for hours before their parents came home from work.

A．are playing

B．have been playing

C．played

D．had been playing

15．Please give me more time;______ I shall not be able to finish the paper by next

Monday.

A．meanwhile

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．still

第二节完型填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Amanda is careful about anything that touches her lips. She (16) instructions on every food pack and does all she can to (17) "forbidden" foods. She (18) everyone about the things being used in cooking. Before a trip to Australia, she phoned every airline (19) she found one (20) to ban (禁止) nuts from the (21) . Going too far Not when you have food allergies (过敏症) th at can put your (22) in danger.“I’11 waiters that even the (23) amount of peanuts could kill me," says Amanda. With (24) allergies topeanuts and shellfish, Amanda has to play by the rules. (25) , she still gets in trouble. A few years ago, she went to a New Year's Eve party (26) there were bowls of peanuts on the tables. They were (27) when she arrived, but still she kept her (28) in a side room. At midnight, as people came in to wish her happy new year, she (29) to feel short of breath and was dying for (30) . "I took some anti-allergy medicine, then left," says Amanda. " (31) home I was struggling to (32) and my head began aching uncontrollably. "

Amanda knew she had to (33) to hospital fast. "I'm going into shock," she said breathlessly to (34) when she arrived. They gave her intramuscular adrenalin (肾上腺肌肉注射) , which probably (35) her life.

16．A copies B collects C reads D knows

17．A keep off B ask for C depend on D try on

18．A tells B teaches C tests D questions

19．A as B if C unless D until

20．A required B struggling C willing D guided

21．A plane B visitors C airport D tourists

22．A food B party C party D life

23．A regular B tiniest C same D limited

24．A common B quick C serious D heavy

25．A Even so B In addition C Instead D Therefore

26．A as B when C where D which

27．A served B removed C shared D offered

28．A medicine B secret C position D distance

29．A pretended B stopped C emembered D began

30．A air B water C rest D warmth

31．A Staying B Driving C Leavin D Missing

32．A move B breathe C sleep D speak