2003年9月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题
2003年9月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题
笔试部分答题时间：100分钟姓名：准考证号： 第⼀部分听⼒ 1～20略 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选项，并在答题卡l上将该项涂⿊. 21. －Why didn' t you answer the phone this afternoon? －We didn' t hear it. I was in the garden and Mum __________ a shower. [ A ] has had [ B ] had [ C ] had been having [ D ] was having 22. Laura had a good reason __________ to class yesterday. [ A ] for not going [ B ] to not go [ C ] for going not [ D ] to go not 23. The further away you go out from the city, __________ are the scenes. [ A ] the much attractive [ B ] the attractive [ C ] the most attractive [ D ] the more attractive 24. We don't have much time __________ ; I will end my lecture in minute. [ A ] remained [ B ] left [ C ] kept [ D ] found 25. －Where is my blue shirt? －It' s in the washing machine. You have to wear __________ different shirt. [ A ] any [ B ] other [ C ] a [ D ] the 26. You look tired; you __________ have stayed up late last night. [ A ] must [ B ] should [ C ] would [ D ] may 27. I don' t think you two know each other, __________ ? [ A ] do you [ B ] don' t you [ C ]do I [ D ] don't I 28. People in this town __________ of a possible storm, and they' re preparing for it. [ A ] would be warned [ B ] will be warned [ C ] had been warned [ D ] have been warned 29. David had been there for nearly an hour. He didn' t know __________ to wait or go home. [ A ] if [ B ] neither [ C ] whether [ D ] either 30. What' s done is done. It' s no use __________ anyone for it. [ A ] blaming [ B ] blame [ C ] to blame [ D ] to be blaming 31. Customers are found to be more satisfied __________ the quality of the goods than their service. [ A ] about [ B ] at [ C ] by [ D ] with 32. －What textbooks shall we use for the Japanese students? －That is another question __________ we' ll discuss later. [ A ] what [ B ] about which [ C ] on that [ D ] which 33. Since the middle of this century __________ has been learned about space than in all human history before that time. [ A ] more [ B ] much [ C ] better [ D ] a lot 34. After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to __________ his work. [ A ] get down [ B ] get through [ C ] get back to [ D ] get along with 35. I checked all my answers __________ my teacher had suggested. [ A ] as to [ B ] as [ C ] that [ D ] such 第⼆节完形填空 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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂⿊. " $ 160 for a parking ticket! I' m calling city hall about this. There must be some mistake."Nick thought 36 "Yes, sir, there is a mistake," said the man at the city hall, " 37 I'm afraid the mitake' s 38 This ticket was for $ 20. However, the fine doubles every thirty days. It has been 90 days, so the 39 is now $ 160. You will have to pay that. " Nick had the $ 20 and he 40 to pay the fine. But for some reason the ticket had gotten 41 in his pile of papers and unopened letters. Nick has always been a 42 person. In the past six months, he had 43 to pay his elec- tricity bill, 44 his jacket at the cleaner' s too 45 and had to pay for the "storage(保管) ".A job application (申请) form he had filled out was never 46 because it, too, was in one of his piles. "Get organized, man,"his brother advised. "Plan what you 47 do, do it, and then 48 to be sure you' ve done it right. " Nick got a calendar ( ⽇历) with enough 49 to write on. He marked important 50 and times as reminders. "Nice job, "said his brother. "Now 51 you do what you' re supposed to do 52 you' re supposed to. " "That shouldn' t be too 53 with my calendar here, "said Nick. "And read the small print on it 54 you get a ticket," added his brother. "Or 55 still, don't get another. " 36. [ A ] happily [ B ] angrily [ C ] disappointedly [ D ] excitedly 37. [ A ] so [ B ] luckily [ C ] honestly [ D ] but 38. [ A ] mine [ B ] yours [ C ] ours [ D ] theirs 39. [ A ] number [ B ] pay [ C ] cost [ D ] total 40. [ A ] forgot [ B ] meant [ C ] refused [ D ] remembered 41. [ A ] missed [ B ] covered [ C ] mixed [ D ] buried 42. [ A ] patient [ B ] careless [ C ] wasteful [ D ] tough 43. [ A ] forgotten [ B ] required [ C ] regretted [ D ] considered 44. [ A ] left [ B ] sent [ C ] bought [ D ] washed 45. [ A ] long [ B ] late [ C ] often [ D ] early 46. [ A ] mailed [ B ]recorded [ C ] taken [ D ] received 47. [ A ] have to [ B ] used to [ C ] would [ D ] could 48. [ A ] see [ B ] check [ C ] examine [ D ] make 49. [ A ] area [ B ] square [ C ] place [ D ] space 50. [ A ] accidents [ B ] events [ C ] dates [ D ] weeks 51. [ A ] take care [ B ]believe in [ C ]watch out [ D ] make sure 52. [ A ] where [ B ] since [ C ] when [ D ] that 53. [ A ] late [ B ] bad [ C ] much [ D ] hard 54. [ A ] as [ B ] next time [ C ] since [ D ] so long as 55. [ A ] fairer [ B ] easier [ C ] better [ D ] happier 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，选出答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂⿊. A It was 7 a.m. in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn' t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow, I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left and it was an hour-and-a-half trip to the airport. Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only three times a day. The telephone rang again. "Terribly sorry," began the man at the taxi company. Then I rea-lized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house. Standing in the wind-driven rain, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour. Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in. In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but did not explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2000 yen I pressed into his hand. A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:" Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto." 56. Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning? [ A ] There were few taxis in town. [ B ] He was unable to find the airport. [ C ] He wanted to catch a plane. [ D ] All the buses stopped because of the rain. 57. What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up? [ A ] The taxi drivers refused to work. [ B ] The writer didn' t give the correct address. [ C ] More people were riding in taxis on rainy days. [ D ] The taxi drivers didn' t like to drive long distance. 58. The writer got to the airport . [ A ] by getting a lift in a passing car [ B ] with the help of Mike from the post office [ C ] by riding in Mike' s car from the taxi company [ D ] with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company 59. We can learn from the text that the driver is . [ A ] quick-minded at taking actions [ B ] warm-hearted toward people [ C ] unfamiliar with the road [ D ] a self-employed driver B She once said:"When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, "the end is nothing; the road is all. ' That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer(打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done. " Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor( 活⼒ ) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers. "It' s a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, country all made to look like a German, Christmas card... But when I come to the open plains, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently. " 60. Willa Cather wrote because she found writing . [ A ] simple and lively [ B ] interesting and enjoyable [ C ] neither too hard nor too easy [ D ]opened up a road to, success 61. What did Cather mean by "the end is nothing ;the road is all"? [ A ] Writing is the only path to successs. [ B ] I feel happy when I finish writing a book. [ C ] I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy. [ D ] Writing itself, not its result, is important. 62. What was the place like where Cather grew up? [ A ] It was cold, plain and without a church. [ B ] It was a colorful world of wild flowers. [ C ] It was like a German Christmas card [ D ] It was vast, open, flat and wild. 63. When she said "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfertly cold", Willa Gather meant . [ A ] you either love the place or hate it [ B ] you decide either to stay or to leave [ C ] some find the place warm; others find it cold [ D ] some find the place peaceful; others find it wild 64. What happens when Cather comes to the open plains? [ A ] She breathes differently from others: [ B ] She wants to make the place her home. [ C ] She finds the place similar to her home. [ D ] She feels completely comfortable. C You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car ? Experts .(专家), all say the back seat is the safest place , for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击), which can cause the most injuries(伤害). Just as important ， the child in the back seat is. removed from the passenger air bag, if there is any. If your child is under8 years of age and weighs no more, than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat. The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third, kind is used by older children big enough to use the car' s belt system. Moreover, .all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car' s back seat. If your child does need your attention while .you are driving, don' t look back with only one hand on the wheel. Just pull over. 65. This text mainly discusses . [ A ] how a child can be kept safe while riding in a car [ B ] why the back seat is the safest place in a car [ C ] how a child safety seat can protect a child [ D ] what causes passengers the most injuries / p > p > 0 0 6 6 . T h i s t e x t s e e m s t o b e w r i t t e n f o r . b r > 0 0 [ A ] s a f e t y e x p e r t s b r > 0 0 [ B ] v e r y y o u n g r e a d e r s b r > 0 0 [ C ] p a r e n t s o f s m a l l c h i l d r e n b r > 0 0 [ D ] t a x i d r i v e r s / p > p > 0 0 6 7 . 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PETS2历年试题
2006年9月全国公共英语等级考试（第二级）听力测试第一节(共5小题；每小题5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
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。
每段对话读一遍。
1. What is the woman probably going to do?A. To ask the way.2. How is Susan feeling?A.Frightened.B. To take a walk.B.Excited.C. To look up a word.C. Unhappy.3.What are the speakers talking about?A. A house to buy .B. A holiday plan.4. How does the woman usually go home after work?A. By car.B. By bus.5. What is the woman s problem?A.She has lost her street map.B She has trouble finding her way.C.She has difficulty reading a map.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。
6.What time of the year does this conversation take place?A. Spring.B. Summer.7. What will the woman buy in the shop?A.A yellow skirt.B.A black skirt.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。
C. A well-paidjob.C. By underground train.C. Autumn/C. A white blouse.8. Where are the two speakers?A .In a classroom. B. In an office. C. At home.9. What does the woman tell the man about?A.His score in a recent test.B.The difficulties he has with his studies.C.The unsatisfactory way he acted in class.10. What will happen to the man if he does not improve?A. He can only keep a B for his grade.1B. He will get a poorer grade than a B.C.He will fail the course completely.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。
2003年9月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题（4）
第三篇 You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car ? Experts .(专家), all say the back seat is the safest place , for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击), which can cause the most injuries(伤害). Just as important ， the child in the back seat is. removed from the passenger air bag, if there is any. If your child is under8 years of age and weighs no more, than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat. The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third, kind is used by older children big enough to use the car' s belt system. Moreover, .all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car' s back seat. If your child does need your attention while .you are driving, don' t look back with only one hand on the wheel. Just pull over.65. This text mainly discusses[ A ] how a child can be kept safe while riding in a car[ B ] why the back seat is the safest place in a car[ C ] how a child safety seat can protect a child[ D ] what causes passengers the most injuries66. This text seems to be written for[ A ] safety experts[ B ] very young readers[ C ] parents of small children[ D ] taxi drivers67. The third type of safety seat is for children .[ A ] above eight years of age[ B ] between four and eight[ C ] weighing between 20 and 40 pounds[ D ] weighing more than 80 pounds第四篇 Many people are worded about what television has done to the generation of American children who have grown up watching it. For one thing, recent studies show that TV weakens the ability to imagine. Some teachers feel that television has taken away the child' s ability to form mental pictures in his own mind, resulting in children who cannot understand a simple story without pictures. Secondly, too much TV too early usually causes children to be removed from real-life experences. Thus, they grow up to be passive (被动的) watchers who can only respond (反应) to action, but not start doing something actively. The third area for such a worrying situation is the serious dissatisfaction frequently expressed by school teachers that children show a low patience for the pains in learning. Because they have been usedt0 seeing results of all problems in 30 or 60 minutes on TV, they are quickly discouraged by any activity that promises less than. immediate satisfaction.But perhaps the most serious result is the TV effect of bloody fights and death on children, who have come to believe that it is an everyday thing. Not only does this increase their admission of terrible acts on others, but some children will follow anti-social (反社会的) acts that they see on televison.68. Because of TV, children have lost their ability to_______.[ A ] have ideas of new things[ B ] understand pictures in books[ C ] read story books[ D ] think in a clear way69. What do school teachers worry about?[ A ] Children suffer from mental pains.[ B ] Children are weak at facing diffculties.[ C ] Children become uninterested in class activities.[ D ] Children spend little time learning unknown things.70. When children see terrible killing on TV, they _______.[ A ] are frightened[ B ] think it' s real[ C ] become annoyed[ D ] feel satisfied71. The main purpose of the text is to tell people_______.[ A ] how to prevent children from watching TV[ B ] how children like frightening TV prograrmnes[ C ] What bad effects TV programme have on children[ D ] what teachers think of today' s children72. The main purpose of this leaflet is to_______.[ A ] give information to people who are planning to buy cars[ B ] discuss the major causes of pollution problems in Boston[ C ] give suggestions to people suffering from pollution-related diseases[ D ] persuade people to use public transportation instead of their own cars73. How much percent of the land in downtown Boston is taken , up by streets, garages and_______ highways?[A] 30%. [B] 50%.[C] 80%. [D] 89%.74. We may infer from the leaflet that_______.[ A ] loud noises can make people lose their hearing[ B ] many people in Boston can. only afford cheaper cars[ C ] poullution by cars costs $ 2 000 per person per year in Boston[ D ] people in Boston don' t have gardens because of the need for garages75. According to the leaflet, better public transportation is very effective in reducing pollution because_______. [ A ] the city will have more money to deal with pollution problems[ B ] buses and trains do not produce dangerous gas[ C ] there will be more places for trees and grass[ D ] fewer people will drive their own cars。
公共英语（PETS）二级考试真题公共英语二级口语真题
公共英语(PETS)二级考试真题公共英语二级口语真题公共英语（公共英语（PETS）二级考试真题）笔试部分答题时间：100 分钟姓名：第一部分1～20 略第二部分英语知识运用准考证号：听力第一节单项填空从[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 1 上将该项涂黑．21. ?DAre we supposed to take off our shoes before we enter? ?DNo, you [ A ] shouldn ‘ t [ C ] mustn ‘ t . [ B ] needn ‘ t [ D ] can’ t22. Tell him he should stop __________ and get some sleep. [ A ] worry [ C ] to worry [ B ] worrying [ D ] from worrying23. How are you feeling now? Should I send __________ the doctor? [ A ] off [ C ] with [ B ] to [ D ] for24. Shanghai is a big city. It is __________ the southeast of China. [ A ] in [ C ] on 25. ?DCan you lend me a pen? ?DSorry, __________ . [ A ] I haven’ t [ C ] I haven’ t got it [ B ] I haven’ t got that [ D ] I haven’ t got one [ B ] at [ D ] to26. I’ m used to driving in Hong Kong now, but it __________ hard at the beginning. [ A ] was [ C ] had been [ B ] is [ D ] has been27. These windows need __________ . Can you do them?[ A ] clean [ C ] to clean[ B ] cleaning [ D ] cleaned television or at cinema?28. Did you see the film on __________ [ A ] -; the [ C ] a; the [ B ] a; [ D ] the; ?29. If you’re going to the airport by car, can you give me a __________ [ A ] lift [ C ] drive [ B ] seat [ D ] hand30. ?DWhich will you have then, the white one or the blue one? ?DI’ll take __________ [ A ] one [ C ] both to give myself a change sometimes. [ B ] two [ D ] either anyone knows where she 31. She is a stranger in this village, __________ came from. [ A ] Hardly [ C ] Never [ B ] Almost [ D ] Nearly32. I was just coming out of the sea after a swim __________ I stepped on a sharp stone and cut my foot. [ A ] when [ C ] then [ B ] as [ D ] while33. I want to buy a new tie to __________ my brown suit. [ A ] agree with [ C ] match [ B ] wear [ D ] keep with .34. How nice to see you again! You should have told me you __________ [ A ] are coming [ C ] will come [ B ] were coming [ D ] have come35. Would you be __________ to lend me your bike tomorrow morning? [ A ] as kind as [ C ] so kind as 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(A、B、C 和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最[ B ] very kind as [ D ] very kind so佳选项，并在答题卡 1 上将该项涂黑. Body language is a personal thing. It says a lot about a person, such as whether he 36 respect for others to whom he is talking, and whether he pays proper 37 to someone else’ s ideas.Think about your own body language. It is important to pay attention to it. ___38____, when you meet someone, don’t stand too ___39____ . Anuncomfortable nearness is very ___40____to the other person, ___41____ keep your physical distance (体距),___42____ he’ ll have to keep backing off from you.___43____ , two feet will do. Some of the ___44____in which your body will tell the other person you are ___45____carefully are : Sit attentively(专注地) in your chair.___46____you slump(垂头弯腰地坐) down on your backbone, your ___47____straight out in front of you, your body is saying, 150 cakes a week and Carr owes her success to her employees. She says, text, where do bananas actually grow ? [ A ] On the stem. [ B ] On the leaves. [ C ] On the flower stalk. [ D ] On the base of the stem. 63. From the text we know when bananas are harvested, they are_____________. [ A ] green and pointing upward [ B ] yellow andpointing downward [ C ] green and pointing downward [ D ] yellow and pointing upward C Everyone wants the best for a baby. A mother wants her baby to have the best in the way of food, toys, clothing and equipment. Her value judgements on prices may go wrong when it comes to buying for a baby, particularly the first one. Factory producers and advertisers(广告商) recognize this, and exploit it to the full. Far more is spent in buying push-chairs, special milk, and special powders for small babies than is necessary. The child himself watches television, a particularly strong influence ( 影响) on Small children. Looking at them as they watch television, and then watching them react to products afterwards, suggests that young children accept the television advertisements as well as the guidance offered by children’ s programmes , and find both equally attractive. The child comes early in life to the feeling widespread in this country that if something is said ontelevision it must be true. For this reason much Christmas gift advertising, and advertising for sweets, food and washing powders, is specially designed for children because of the effect their repeated nagging can have on their mothers. By exercising in this way they become consumers (消费者) at an early age and as a result, with present-day pressures, choosing and buying goods and services will remain an important part of their future lives 64.According to the writer, a mother spends more than necessary on___________. [ A ] Christmas advertising [ B ] special powders [ C ] television [ D ] sweets 65. The underlined word % of the world’s population, but it has greatly slowed down its rate(速度) of growth. It is now growing at a rate of only 0.8% per year. In India, however, the population continues to grow, and it is expected to be even larger than the Chinese population by the year 2040.The population in India is growing three times faster than in Australia, Japan, and the developed countries in Europe. In fact, European people are more worried about population decrease(减少)than increase. Eastern European countries are growing at a rate of only about 1%. The best news is that, in general, population growth has slowed down from 2.08% in 1970 to 1.6% in 1985. At the present rate, the earliest that the world could reach zero population growth is 2040. At that time, there will probably htTp:///news/6582EC4FB32F5C70.htmlb e about 8 billion people in the world. It is possible, though, that the population might not really stop growing until much later. With people living longer, the number of elderly will have grown by 15% by that time. Nearly half of the world’ s population will be living in cities. This is a situation that could cause a long list of other problems including pollution and a lack of food, water, housing, andjobs. 68. Which of the following is the best title for the text? [ A ] Decrease of World Population [ B ] Population Growth Has Stopped [ C ] World Population?DA Look Into the Future [ D ] China’s Population?DOne Fifth of the World Population 69. Among all the countries mentioned in the text, the one with the highest growth rate is_______. [ A ] India [ B ] China [ C ] Japan [ D ] Kenya70. People in European countries are more concerned about the fact that__________. [ A ] they do not have enough jobs for people [ B ] many people from the countryside come to live in the cities [ C ] the population in developing countries is not decreasing [ D ] their populations are falling 71. Which of the following facts is best supported by the text? [ A ] There will be a number of problems in cities in the future.[ B ] The world population will stop growing in 2040. [ C ] 15 percent of the world population will be elderly people. [ D ] Kenya will have the biggest population in the world. E FILM PREVIEWS In the Line of Fire After his Oscar success as an aging cowboy in Unforgotten, Clint Eastwood plays an aging secret-service man in this action movie. He is Frank Horrigan, a devoted citizen who has strong love for his country and who believes that he was responsible(有责任的) for the death of John F. Kennedy in 1963. When a madman, played by John Malkovich , says that he will killthe present President. Horrigan is given the chance to redeem himself. Sleepless in Seattle A very interesting film from Nora Ephron , the writer-director of When Harry Met Sally. One Christmas, a little boy, who has just lost his mother, calls a national radio station to find a new wife for his dad, played by Tom Hanks. When a radio-reporter hears the program, she is sure that she has found the man of herdream and spends the rest of the film in an eager search for him. The Firm Tom Cruise plays a young lawyer, Mitch McDeere, who finds out that several members of his new law firm have died. When an FBI man finds out that the firm is run by the Mafia (黑手党), Mitch is offered a job as an undercover agent(便衣特工), who will pretend to work for one side while working for another. However, he refuses and thinks up a way neither to follow the FBI nor the Mafia. This is Tom Cruise acting the part he knows best?D 2．年龄：26 岁3．学历：某大学英语系毕业，汉语、英语口语流利. 4．工作经历：当了四年英语导游5．本人通讯处：天津1328 信箱6．写信时间：2004 年 2 月要求：书信格式正确，100 个词左右.。
PETS二级历年笔试真卷
PETS第二级历年笔试真卷绝密★启用前机密★长期试卷号：全国英语等级考试第二级Public English Test System (PETS)Level 2姓名准考证号考生注意事项1.严格遵守考场规则，考生得到监考人员指令后方可开始答题。
2.答题前考生须将自己的姓名和准考证号写在试卷和答题卡上。
3.各项填涂部分一律用2B铅笔涂写。
每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在试卷上。
4.书写部分须用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡的相应位置。
注意字迹清楚。
5.考试结束时将试卷和答题卡放在桌上，不得带走。
待监考人员收毕清点后，方可离场。
*本试卷任何单位或个人不得保留、复制和出版，违者必究。
考试时间120分钟。
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］、［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。
例如，你将听到以下内容：M:Excuse me.Can you tell me how much the shirt is?W：Yes，it’s nine fifteen.请看选项：How much is the shirt?［A］￡19.15.［B］￡9.15.［C］￡9.18.衬衫的价格为9镑15便士，所以你选择［B］项，并在试卷上将其标出。
Answer:［A］［B］■［C］1. Where are they talking?［A］In a post office.［B］In a restaurant.［C］In a bank.2. What does the man want to do?［A］To have tea.［B］To see father.［C］To talk to Ella.3. For whom is the man making tea and coffee?［A］Lucy.［B］The man himself.［C］Some guests.4. What are the two speakers talking about?［A］A tea house.［B］A hotel.［C］A restaurant.5. What’s the man going to do?［A］Buy some bread.［B］Go back home.［C］Ask for directions.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
2003年9月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题_0
2003年9月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题笔试部分答题时间：100分钟姓名：准考证号：第一部分听力1～20略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l上将该项涂黑.21. －Why didn\' t you answer the phone this afternoon?－We didn\' t hear it. I was in the garden and Mum __________ a shower.[ A ] has had [ B ] had[ C ] had been having [ D ] was having22. Laura had a good reason __________ to class yesterday.[ A ] for not going [ B ] to not go[ C ] for going not [ D ] to go not23. The further away you go out from the city, __________ are the scenes.[ A ] the much attractive [ B ] the attractive[ C ] the most attractive [ D ] the more attractive24. We don\'t have much time __________ ; I will end my lecture in minute.[ A ] remained [ B ] left[ C ] kept [ D ] found25. －Where is my blue shirt?－It\' s in the washing machine. You have to wear __________ different shirt.。
国家公共英语(二级)笔试历年真题试卷汇编20(题后含答案及解析)
国家公共英语（二级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编20(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. 听力 2. 英语知识运用 3. 阅读理解 4. 写作听力第一节听下面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。
听力原文：W: Excuse me? Can we get a table at the non-smoking area?M: Sure, but you may need to wait for a few minutes. You can have a look at the menu first at the waiting area.1．Where does the conversation probably take place?A．In an office.B．In a restaurant.C．In a theatre.正确答案：B听力原文：W: So, you’ve lived in London for forty years. Were you born there?M: No, I was born and brought up in a small town and only moved to London in my twenties when I got a job at the BBC.2．How old is the man now?A．About 20.B．Nearly 40.C．Over 60.正确答案：C听力原文：M: Excuse me, could you tell me when the next train to New York will leave?W: Sorry, I don’t know. You can check at the information counter. It’s right down the hall.M: Thank you.3．What is the man going to do?A．Check the price of the ticket.B．Take a train to leave New York.C．Go to the information counter.正确答案：C听力原文：M: I’ve just been offered two jobs just now.W: Congratulations! Which one are you going to take?M: Thanks. I haven ‘ t decided yet.4．What do we learn about the man?A．He quitted his job.B．He has got two job offers.C．He is doing a part-time job.正确答案：B听力原文：W: Excuse me. Do you know where Mr. Anderson is?M: Oh, we’re repairing the classroom ceiling this week. So he is giving his class in the library instead.5．What does Mr. Anderson do?A．He is a teacher.B．He is a librarian.C．He is a repairman.正确答案：A第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
公共英语(PETS)二级考试真题
公共英语(PETS)二级考试真题
公共英语(PETS)二级考试真题是一种考试形式，是用来测试考生在英语能力方面的综合表现。
考试中会涉及到各个方面的英语知识和技能，包括听力、口语、阅读和写作等。
在考试中，考生需要通过各种题型的答题来展示自己的英语水平。
对于不会写这样一篇长篇文章的考生来说，可以选择跳过这一道题，去做后面的题目。
因为写一篇3000字的文章是一项较难的任务，需要较长时间和较高的英语写作水平才能完成。
这样的文章要求考生以中文写一篇3000字的文章。
考生可以选择自己擅长的话题，例如环境保护、旅行经历、个人成长等等，然后按照中文写作的常规结构进行写作。
首先应该有一个引入部分，介绍文章的主题和背景。
然后是正文部分，可以通过讲述具体事例、展示个人观点、分析问题等方式来展开论述。
最后是总结部分，对文章进行总结和回顾。
写一篇3000字的文章是一项较为复杂的任务，需要考生具备较高的中文写作水平，并且需要在有限的时间内完成。
因此，如果考生在这方面有困难，可以选择跳过这一道题目，去做后面的题目，以免浪费时间和精力。
总的来说，对于不擅长写长篇文章的考生来说，可以选择跳过这一道题目，并专注于完成其他部分的考试内容。
这样可以更好地利用时间和精力，并提高整体的考试表现。
公共英语等级考试_2003年9月公共英语三级考试真题及答案
2003年9月公共英语三级考试真题及答案SECTION I Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)1～25略SECTION Ⅱ Use of English(15 minutes)Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.TextMusic is an important way of expressing people' s feelings and emotions. The 26 , for instance, from 1960 to 1969 will be 27 by many as a period of social and political unrest in America. 28 this time, many people despaired 29 the music favored by the American teenagers. 30 , we must now admit that the music they loved was 31 a sign of the period and a 32 of the tensions and changes that were 33 American society. In the early sixties,34 about social justice and equality were 35 by the song “Blowing in the Wind” which 36 the civil rights song “We Shall Overcome”. The conflict concerning military 37 in Vietnam was sung about in 1965 in the 38 song “Eve of Destruction” and in the song “Ballad of the Green Beret”. A few years 39 , a gradual shift in mood became 40 in one of the most popular songs which suggested calmer questions and possible answers even as some pop stars protested loudly 41 the draft. Finally, music as a 42 of the political and social process in America was highlighted at Woodstock, New York, where half a million young people came 43 in 1969 to spend three days listening to songs that spanned the decade. This event was a symbol of the desire for 44 within a time of unrest. Woodstock was a 45 of hope in days of rage.26. [ A ] generation [ B ] age [ C ]decade [ D ] era27. [ A ] recorded [ B ] remembered [ C ]regretted [ D ] recommended28. [ A ] For [ B ] After [ C ] During [ D ] At29. [ A ] over [ B ] at [ C ] with [ D ] for30. [ A ] Moreover [ B ] However [ C ] Therefore [ D ] Thus31. [ A ] only [ B ] occasionally [ C ]often [ D ] never32. [ A ] reflection [ B ] reaction [ C ]recreation [ D ] relaxation33. [ A ] effecting [ B ] affecting [ C ]defecting [ D ] perfecting34. [ A ] questions [ B ] arguments [ C ]debates [ D ] disputes35. [ A ] dismissed [ B ] removed [ C ]raised [ D ] promoted36. [ A ] reformed [ B ] echoed [ C ] repeated [ D ] respected37. [ A ] involvement [ B ] assignment [ C ]replacement [ D ] settlement38. [ A ] dissatisfying [ B ] delighting [ C ]pleasing [ D ] discouraging39. [ A ] later [ B ] past [ C ]on [ D ] ahead40. [ A ] evident [ B ] positive [ C ]realistic [ D ] instructive41. [ A ] with [ B ] against [ C ] towards [ D ] about42. [ A ] tool [ B ] creation [ C ]mirror [ D ] decoration43. [ A ] along [ B ] up [ C ] together [ D ] out44. [ A ] unity [ B ] reality [ C ] popularity [ D ] individuality45. [ A ] presentation [ B ] display [ C ]performance [ D ] publicationSECTION Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1I'd been living with my wife for eight years and one night “morn” says, “I guess you guys are never gonna get married. I mean, you've been through jail together, you' e living together, but.., oh, forget it.”“Oh, well,” I said, “put it like that and I'll marry your daughter tomorrow.”Actually, I don't know what we were waiting for, except that for a guy it's never the right time to get married. I' m also suspicious of any two people who don' t struggle with that decision. Part of my problem was that I was still lusting in my heart after other ladies. But somehow I knew that I wasn't going to find another woman remotely as great as my soon-to-be wife. It's a good thing my mother-in-law finally spoke up.I finally gathered my courage one day when we were having a picnic, and popped the question. I also gave my wife a big tourist pamphlet about Switzerland. I wasn't taking any chances.She said no.It killed me. I felt sick to my stomach. I lost my appetite. Our dog just stared at me, thinking, “If you're not going to eat your lunch, I will.” Finally, I said, “But the Switzerland trip is yours if you say yes.”“Switzerland,” she said, “is filled with precise, humorless people.”“Maybe I should have suggested Paris?”For a minute it seemed as if my change in travel plans would rate a solid “maybe”. But she said no again.When we woke up the next morning, she told me that she'd slept on my proposal. “I guess I was a little rude to you last night,” she explained. Meanwhile, I' m figuring I' m off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years. I could afford to be generous.“I asked, you said no. It's okay,” I said. I might have looked a little too relieved because later that day she gave me a little box. Inside was a gold watch. On the back was inscribed. “Yes. I've reconsidered.”I liked the watch, so I did the right thing.46. The reason why the man had waited so long was that he_________.[ A ] didn' t think eight years was long enough[ B ] suspected that husband and wife would often quarrel[ C ] didn' t think he was ready to propose to her[ D ] was waiting for his mother-in-law' s approval47. The man proposed to the woman because _________.[ A] he realized he could find no other woman better[ B ] he was afraid that the woman might leave him[ C ] he was eager to visit Switzerland with the woman[ D ] he could finally overcome his fear for marriage48. By saying “I could afford to be generous.” (third paragraph from the bottom) the man implied that he__________.[ A ] wouldn' t care too much if he stayed single[ B ] could take her to a better place than Paris[ C ] was rich enough to support his wife[ D ] didn't care what she thought about his proposal49. The last sentence “I did the right thing” implied he_________.[ A ] traveled with his wife[ B ] had a successful marriage[ C ] liked the watch very much[ D ] waited for another eight years50. The best title for this text would be___________.[ A ] How My Mother-In-Law Helped Me[ B ] How I Received a Gold Watch I Liked[ C ] How I Made My Wife Travel WithMe[ D ] How I Came to Marry-My WifeText 2“Hi there. How's it going?”“Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh ?”“Well, I guess we can always use the rain.”What's that? This story ? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day, Maybe you' re waiting for the elevator.Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesn' t do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, “Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. It's so powerful. It does something to you.”“Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary,” Oliver says, “If I don't make small connection with another person, I can' t work.”What causes it? As a rule, you' re either trying to force something into your life, or you' re using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time.Take the elevator, for instance. Now there's prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and there's no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. Making conversation in such peaceful social settings, according to Oliver, “can confirm your territory. It's a way of feeling liked and accepted.”The topics of small talk don't matter. In fact, you don't want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. It's non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change quickly when you're with lots of people doing lots of talking.Let's say you're at a party. Now it' s time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you don' t look silly standing by the food table alone all night.51. “Small talk”, as interpreted by the author,________.[ A ] has no real function in communication at all[ B ] is usually meaningless and therefore useless[ C ] is not as idle as it may seem to be[ D ] is restricted to certain topics only52. According to the author, small talk is often used ____________.[ A ] to invade other' s private affairs[ B ] to share a secret between intimate friends[ C ] to open and maintain channels of communication[ D ] to protect one' s own privacy53. According to the author, topics of small talk may include comments on________.[ A ] some political issues[ B ] one' s physical condition[ C ] other' s ways of dress[ D ] the traffic jam54. Why is small talk described as “non-threatening talk in a threatening situation”?[ A] It is used by people to encourage those who are confronted with danger.[ B ] It is used to show that one is enthusiastic and hospitable.[ C ] It is used to create a more friendly atmosphere and to avoid embarrassment.[ D ] It is used by people to protect others in the threatening situation.55. According to the author, at a big party, small talk is used with the purpose of_______.[ A ] making both others and yourself feel at ease[ B ] excluding those you don't like from joining you[ C ] keeping your voice low so only your friends can hear you[ D ] comforting those who feel lonelyText 3Dollars and cents are the basic units of American money. The back of all dollar bills are green (hence “greenbacks”). The commonly used coins are: one cent (penny ), five cents (nickel), 10 cents(dime), and 25 cents (quarter). 50 pieces (half dollar) and silver dollars (not really silver anymore) are gaining in usage, while there has been talk of phasing out the penny that's inflation for you. “Always carry plenty of quarters when travelling. Very useful for phones, soda machines, laundry machines, etc.”There is generally no problem in using US dollars in Canada, but this is never possible in reverse.It's useful always to carry small change for things like exact fare buses, but do not carry large sums of cash. Instead keep the bulk of your money in travellers' cheques which can be purchased both in the US and abroad and should be in dollar denominations. The best known cheques are those of American Express, so you will have the least difficulty cashing these, even in out of the way places. Thomas Cook travellers' cheques are also acceptable, especially as lost ones can be reclaimed at some car rental companies. Dollar denomination cheques can be used like regular money. There's no need to cash them at a bank: use them instead to pay for meals, supermarket purchases or whatever. Ten or twenty dollar cheques are accepted like this almost always and you' 11 be given change just as though you'd presented the cashier with dollar bills. Be prepared to show I.D. when you cash your cheques.Credit cards can be even more valuable than travellers' cheques, as they are often used to guarantee room reservations over the phone and are accepted in lieu of deposit when renting a car--indeed without a credit card you may be considered so untrustworthy that not only a deposit but your passport will be held as securitytoo. The major credit cards are VISA, Master Charge and Access, Diners Club and American Express. If you hold a bank card, it could well be worthwhile to increase your credit limit for travel purposes--you should ask your bank manager.56. Why is it useful to carry enough 25-cent coins with you?[ A ] They can act as small change for the-exact bus fares.[ B ] There is- generally no problem in using them in Canada.[ C ] As a basic unit of money, they are gradually gaining in usage.[ D ] They may come in handy for pay phones or laundry machines.57. It is not necessary to carry cash instead of dollar travellers' cheques because the latter can be ________.[ A ] used for phones, bus fares and hotel reservations[ B ] used to pay in restaurants and big stores[ C ] used like credit cards, even in remote areas[ D ] exchanged easily, even at car rental companies58. The phrase ‘in lieu of’ (line 2, paragraph 4) most probably means________.[ A ] on behalf of[ B ] in line with[ C ] with regard to[ D ] instead of59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?[ A ] Credit cards have more advantages than travellers' cheques.[ B ] Dollar bills are as convenient as credit cards.[ C ] One-cent coins have been withdrawn from circulation.[ D ] You can increase your credit limit as you like.60. This passage is most probably taken from[ A ] a tourist guide[ B ] a bank brochure[ C ] a booklet about car rental[ D ] a handbook on U.S. currencyPart BDirections:Read the texts from a cyber saloon in which five people talked about Tofu (also known as bean curd), a traditional Chinese and Japanese food. For questions 61 to 65, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A to G) that he or she is most likely to say. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.Jenise:I love peas and beans more than most people, so tofu is a natural choice for me. My Chinese friend Annabelle loves them too, and tells me that soy beans contain an ingredient not present in any other food source, or at least in that concentration, that helps prevent breast cancer. When we share a big bowl of these, we eat with abandon “for medicinal purposes”! I like it plain although there may be many different ways to prepare it and it may cure other diseases.Lee:In fact, I was probably preprogrammed to like it: as a kid one of my favorite books was Toru and the Tofu (hope I' m remembering the title right), a story about a young Tokyo boy, named Toru, who was given the assignment, his first, of going to the neighborhood tofu maker' s by himself and bringing back some fleshly made cubes for dinner. I can still recall Toru' s unique way of getting it home intact ( with a jar filled with water). It all seemed very strange to the five-year old me in semi-rural Southern California.Hoke:It's great in spicy Sichuan style soups, especially with fish, but I like it fried quickly to give a crisp exterior whilst retaining a moist, soft interior. Steaming is another option, with a pork and prawn mince ( with spring onion) on top of each cube. The thing that I love most is ,the texture--really good tofu is just amazing in the mouth, poised as it is between solidity and fluidity. I' m definitely a fan.Nyby:It's sort of weird to me. You go in to one of those “Mock Vegetarian” restaurants only to find everything on the menu “mock”--mock chicken, mock beef, mock pork, etc. Now whatever you order, it' s tofu molded into something that looks like that particular meat. I don't know about you, but if I' m eating a vegetarian I don' t need to go through a fantasy of pretending I' m eating a veal cutlet or a pork chop or a chicken breast. Is this to delude someone, or distract them from thinking they are eating vegetarian food?Robin:Precisely because it is so “tasteless”, I eat. it like a madman: I like the way it picks up the flavors of the dishes it' s served with. I can enjoy it in lots of different cuisine, in moderate quantities in relation to other ingredients in each dish. If you try them and tell me that you don't think they have much flavor, I' 11 have to disagree because that's not true of tofu. The flavor's mild and you can combine that with the hottest spices in the world, which for me illustrates its most endearing attribute. It does a reasonably good job of absorbing a great many flavors.Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.Statements61. Jenise [ A ] Real or unreal, who knows?62. Lee [ B ] Don' t deceive yourself and others: tofu is no meat.63. Hoke [ C ] Amazing texture, I enjoy tofu inside out.64. Nyby [ D ] I am constantly at war with tofu.65. Robin [ E ] Tofu hasn' t got a unique taste of its own, but it goes well with any food.[ F ] Eating tofu is a strong childhood memory.[ G ] Tofu is the best medicine.SECTION IV Writing(40 minutes)Directions:You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2.PartA66. You have received the invitation below, but you will not be able to attend the party.Write a letter to Mr. Smith, explaining the reason why you cannot go and how you plan to make up for it.You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Wang Lin” instead. You do not need to write the address.Part B67. Nowadays drinking pure water has become a fashion with many people. Please write an essay commenting on:1. the reason for its popularity2. the effects it may have on people' s healthYour essay should be about 120 words.THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST.答案第一部分听力1～25略第二部分英语知识运用参考译文音乐是人们表达内心感受和情感的重要方法.例如：许多人回忆起1960年到1969年的十年，都会觉得那是美国历史上的一个政治动荡及社会不安的时期.那段时期，很多人对美国青少年所喜欢的音乐感到失望.然而我们现在得承认他们所喜欢的音乐只是那个时代的一个标志，反映了那时的紧张局势也反映了对美国社会产生影响的一些变革.在60年代初期，一首叫做《随风飘逝》的歌引发了对社会公正和公平的争论.这首歌与民权运动的主题曲《我们会胜利》相呼应.有关美国军队陷入越南战争的冲突，在1965年的两首歌曲里有所体现，一首叫做《毁灭前夕》，另一首叫做《绿色军帽之歌》，这两首歌表露了令人失望的情绪.几年之后，公共情绪的转变从一首流行歌里清楚流露出来，这首歌是当时其中最为流行的歌曲之一.甚至是在一些明星大声反对草案的时候，这首歌提出了更为冷静的问题和可能的答案.最终，音乐作为美国政治与社会进程的反映在纽约的伍德斯托克得以突出.1969年50万年轻人在那里集会，参加为期三天的摇滚音乐节，在音乐节期间所演唱的歌曲都是十年里的经典歌曲.这个事件是在动荡的时代渴求团结的一种标志.在躁动的年代里，伍德斯托克事件表达了希望.26．C【精析】本题考查文意.后面的“from 1960 to 1969”是此处的同位语，由此可知，这里的时间是“十年”.故选C.27．B【精析】本题考查文意.record记录；remember记忆；regret悔恨；recommend 推荐.因为这里说的是已经过去的历史，故用remember.故选B.28．C【精析】本题考查介词.这里说的还是1960年到1969年之间，表示一段较长的时间前用介词during在…期间.故选C.29．C【精析】本题考查固定搭配.with有“关于，对于”的意思，despair with sth．“对…感到失望”，为固定搭配.故选C.30．B【精析】本题考查连词.moreover而且，此外；however然而；therefore因此，所以；thus这样，因此.从上下文来看，空格前后两个句子之间为转折关系.故选B.31．A【精析】本题考查文意.这里是讲“他们所喜欢的音乐只是那个时代的一个标志”，only仅仅，不过，符合句意.故选A.32．A【精析】本题考查文意.reflection反映；reaction反应；recreation 娱乐；relaxation松弛.这里是指音乐是当时社会的一种反映，故选A.33．B【精析】本题考查近义词辨析.effect n．影响；affect v．影响；defect n．过失，缺点；perfect v．修改，使完美.这里是讲正在影响美国的变化.故选B.34．D 【精析】本题考查近义词辨析.dispute表示比较激烈的争论，而argument的意思没有这么强烈，debate表示“辩论”.这里指的是美国60年代的民权运动，所以应该用一个语气比较激烈的词，故选D.35．C【精析】本题考查文意.raise有“提出”的意思；dismiss解散；remove移动；promote促进，提升.这句话的主语是dispute，与之搭配的只能是raise，表示“提出争议”.故选C.36．B 【精析】本题考查动词词义.echo在这里意为“与…相呼应”.37．A【精析】本题考查语境.involvement包含，卷入；assignment任务，作业；replacement代替，替换；settlement定居.这里是指“美国军队卷入越南战争”.故选A.38．A【精析】本题考查语境的把握.从文章我们可以看出，这首歌表达的是对美国军队卷入越南战争的不满，而B、C两项均表示积极的意义，D项“令人泄气的”与文意不符.故选A.39．A【精析】本题考查固定用法.表示“几年之后，几天之后，几小时之后”用“a few years later，a few days later，a few hours later”. 故选A.40．A【精析】本题考查文意.evident明显的；positive积极的；realistic 现实的；instructive有益的，教育性的.这句话表达的意思是“公共情绪的转变明显的体现出来”.故选A.41．B【精析】本题考查固定搭配.protest against反对，为固定搭配.42．C【精析】本题考查语境.这里表达的意思是“歌曲是美国政治与社会进程的一种反映”，mirror除了表示“镜子”之外，还可以表示“反映真实情况的东西”.故选C.43．B【精析】本题考查动词短语.come along发生，陪伴；come up走进，上来，提出；come together集合；come out出来，出现.从上下文我们可知，这里指的是年轻人聚在一起.故选C.44．A【精析】本题考查文意.结合上下文可知，这里要表达的意思是“对团结的渴求”，unity的意思是“团结，统一”.故选A.45. A 【精析】本题考查文意.presentation表达；display陈列，显示；performance 表现，演出；publication公布，发行.这句话的意思是“伍德斯托克事件表达了希望”.故选A.第三部分阅读理解Part AText 1参考译文那时我和我的妻子已经共同生活了8年了，二天晚上“妈妈”说，“我猜你们是永远不想结婚了吧.我是说，你们同甘共苦、共同生活，但是…噢，算我没说.”“噢，那么，”我说，“是这样的，我明天就跟你的女儿结婚.”事实上，我也不知道我们在等什么，除了对一个年轻人来说任何时间都不适合结婚的原因之外.我对任何两个在作这个决定的时候不作一番挣扎的人都表示怀疑.我还存在的一个问题是我仍然对其他女人有兴趣.但是不管怎样我知道我再也找不到像我的未婚妻这样的好女人了.我的岳母最终提出了这件事，这很好.一天，在我们野餐的时候我鼓起勇气跟她求婚了.我还给了妻子一本瑞士的旅游手册.但是我没有得到任何机会.她拒绝了.这几乎要了我的命.我觉得胃疼，没了胃口.我们养的狗看着我，想，“如果你不吃午餐的话我就吃了.”最后，我说，“但是只要你说好你就能去瑞士旅行了.”“瑞士，”她说，“到处都是精明又缺乏幽默感的人.”“或许我该建议去巴黎?”有那么一会儿似乎我改变旅行计划看上去能使她说“也许”，但是她再一次说不.第二天早上我们醒来的时候，她告诉我睡觉的时候她一直在想着我的求婚.“我觉得我昨天晚上对你有点粗鲁.”她解释说.同时，我想未来至少八年内我还得为婚姻而挣扎.我承受得起.“我向你求婚了，你说不，这也没关系.”我说.也许我当时看上去太解脱了，因为那天稍晚些时候她给了我一个小盒子，里面是一块金表.盒子的背面写着“我答应.我重新考虑过了.”我喜欢这块表，所以我做对了.46．C【精析】推理题.从文章第三段中“…for a guy it’s never the right time to get married．(对一个年轻人来说任何时候都不适合结婚)”以及“．．．I was still lusting in my heart after other ladies．(我心里仍然对其他女人有兴趣)”可以看出，作者还没有做好结婚的准备.A、B文中均未提到.文中作者说到岳母提出让他们结婚是一件好事，并不是说他等着岳母同意.故D不选.正确答案为C.47．A【精析】细节题.文章第三段倒数第三行说“但是不管怎样我知道我再也找不到像这个将要成为我妻子这样的好女人了”，这与A项表述一致.故选A.48．A【精析】推理题.该句前句表明作者此时对求婚的结果已不抱任何希望，且觉得自己至少还得花8年才有可能成功.说明作者此句话是在安慰自己继续保持单身没有关系.故选A.49．B【精析】推理题.上段最后一句话我们知道作者的妻子答应了他的求婚，所以这里应该是指他们的婚姻.且A项文中没有涉及，C项仅从字面意思来看显然不对，D项与文意相悖，因为她已经答应求婚.故选B.50．D【精析】主旨题.整篇文章说的是作者从求婚失败到最后妻子答应自己的求婚的过程，故选D“我是如何同妻子结婚的”.Text 2参考译文“你好.最近怎样?”“哦，很好，很好.今天天气怎么样，哈?”“我想我们这儿会一直下雨.”上面讲的是什么?一则故事?噢，这只是关于琐谈的一瞥.你知道，每天你碰到几十次这种看上去没什么意义的琐谈，或在等电梯的时候．或是在银行排队的时候.这种谈话都显得很琐碎.打发时间的谈谈交通和不说话没什么两样，转眼就被遗忘了.但是你要知道这样的琐谈在我们的生活中具有重要的地位.帕特．奥利弗是艺术学的教授助理，他说“虽然没被证实，但是琐谈可以是一种进攻，它的力量很强大，会对你造成影响.”“每天早上在高速公路上花一个半小时到达办公室之后，我跟我的秘书进行一些琐谈来开始一天的工作，”奥利弗说，“如果不跟别人进行一些简单的交流的话我就没办法工作.”这种情况是怎么造成的呢?按规律来说，你不是想要利用谈话强行将一些东西带进自己的生活，就是把谈话当作一种无形的力量将某些事物排除在你的生活之外.你也许是正想与某人交流，琐谈可将你们引入更有意义的谈话.人们进行琐谈的方式通常是由当时所处的环境所决定的.以搭电梯的时候为例，现在这是一片原始的领域，谁也不认识谁并且也没有理由开始一次交谈，但总是会有人第一个说话.根据奥利弗的说法在这样一个平和的社会环境下交谈“可以巩固自己的领域.你可以通过它感受自己是否被别人喜爱和接受”.琐谈的主题并不重要.实际上，你不会想要任何比天气或者是交通更沉重的话题.这是在具有威胁性的情形下进行的没有威胁的谈话.然而.当你同时跟很多人在一起进行大量交谈的时候，规则是在飞快的变化的.让我们假设你参加一次聚会.现在是时候利用琐谈来使你周围的人感到自在和放松了，这样你也不会傻傻地独自在餐桌边站一个晚上了.51．C【精析】主旨题.从整篇文章来看，作者的意思是说琐谈看上去没什么意义，但是却能起到很重要的作用，例如将交谈双方引入一些更重要的谈话或者是打破冷场的局面.这与C项表述一致.A、B两项曲解了文意.D项“琐谈的话题有严格的限制”，与文章倒数第二段第一句“The topics of small talk don’t matter．”相悖.故选C.52．C【精析】推理题.由文章倒数第四段第二句话“You Call be waning to connect with another person，and small talks is your introduction to more meaningful conversation．”可知，当我们想与他人进行交流时，琐谈可把我们引入更为严肃、正式的话题，由此可判断琐谈可起到建立和维持沟通渠道的作用，这与C项表述一致.故选C.53．D【精析】推理题.文中说琐谈一般都是关于天气和交通的无实质内容的、轻松的话题，故选D.54．C【精析】推理题.从文章最后一段可以看出，琐谈的一个重要作用就是在一些场合使得自己和周围的人感到放松.且从谈话的内容来看，说话的人只是想营造一种气氛.故选C.55．A【精析】推理题.最后一段意思是“利用琐谈来使你周围的人感到舒服，这样你也不会独自在餐桌旁站一个晚上了，看上去傻乎乎的”.A项“使自己和别人都感到放松”与此相符.故选A.Text 3参考译文美元和美分是美国货币的基本单位.所有美元的背面都是绿色的(因此叫做“绿背”).最常使用的硬币有：一美分(一便士)，五美分(五分镍币)，十美分(一角硬币)，二十五美分(四分之一美元).在人们争论要不要停止使用一美分硬币的时候，五角的硬币和银制美元硬币(其实不再真的是银质的)也开始使用了——对你来说那是通货膨胀.“在旅行的时候要带足25美分的硬币.打电话、在售货机上买苏打水还有用干洗机的时候这些硬币很有用.”一般来说在加拿大使用美元没有问题，但是如果反过来的话就不一样了.随身带些零钱有时候很有用，比如说乘坐单一票制公交车时，但是不要带太多现金在身上.将巨额现金存在旅行支票里来代替携带现金，这种美元面额的旅行支票要既可以用于国内购物也可以用于国外购物. 最为大家所熟知的旅行支票是美国快递，所以用这种旅行支票最容易兑换现金，即使是在偏僻的地方.托马斯—库克旅行支票也被广泛接受，尤其是丢失后还可以到某些汽车租赁公司认领.美元面额的支票可以当作现金用.根本不需要去银行兑现：在餐馆、超市或者任何时候都可以用这样的支票付款.面值为十美元或者二十美元的支票一直都被人们接受，而且对方还会为你找零钱就像使用关钞一样.在用支票兑现的时候要出示你的身份证.信用卡比旅行支票更有价值，通过电话预订房间的时候通常会用到信用卡做担保，而且在租汽车的时候信用卡还能用作订金一没有信用卡的话别人会觉得你不值得信任，这样出租公司不光是要收取你的订金还会留下你的护照以确保安全.主要的几种信用卡是VISA，Master Charge，Access，Diners Club和American Express.如果你持有银行卡的话．为了出去旅行方便而增加你的信用度也是很值得的——关于这一点你可以咨询你的银行经理人.56．D【精析】细节题.这道题考查的是文中关于25美分硬币用途的说法，在文中第一段最后明确提出了25美分硬币有各种用途，包含在内的是D项.故选D.57．B【精析】释义题.文章第三段倒数第三句说“…use them instead to pay for meals．supermarket purchases or whatever．”，其中them 指代checks.可知支票可以用于支付旅馆和商店的费用. 故选B.58．D【精析】推理题.破折号后面的文章说如果没有信用卡出租公司会收取订金还会扣留护照，说明如果有信用卡的话公司就不会另收订金，所以信用卡的作用是代替订金，故选D.59．A【精析】判断题.A由文章最后一段第一句话“Credit cards can be even more valuable than travellers’ cheques…”，可知信用卡比旅行支票更具价值，这与A项表述一致.60．B【精析】推理题.从整体来看，文章介绍了货币、支票和信用卡的用途，所以A、c只是断章取义的说法不合题意.而D强调的是货币，比较片面.只有B符合文意.Part B参考译文在中国和日本，豆腐都是传统菜，下面这篇文章是5个人对于吃豆腐的不同看法.(注意每个人所说话的主题)杰尼斯：我比大部分人都更喜欢豌豆和大豆，所以我自然会选择豆腐.我的中国朋友阿娜贝丽也很喜欢豌豆和大豆.她告诉我大豆含有一种其他任何食物原料所没有的成分，或者至少其中该成分的含量高于其他任何食物原料，这种成分有助于预防乳癌.在我们吃一大碗豆腐的时候，我们是为了医疗目的而尽情地吃.虽然豆腐的做法有很多种，我还是喜欢它简简单单的吃法，而且它还能治疗其他疾病.李：实际上，我喜欢豆腐可能是冥冥之中注定的：小时候，我最喜欢的书就是《Tur0与豆腐》(希望我没记错书名).故事讲的是一个叫做Turo的东京小男孩要第一次独自去隔壁一位做豆腐的邻居家里，并且要带回一些鲜豆腐块回来做晚饭.我还记得Turo把豆腐完整无缺的带回家所用的独特的方法(他把豆腐放在一个装了水的坛子里).对于生活在不太发达的加利福尼亚南部且当时只有5岁的我来说，这一切看上去是那么新奇.。
2003年9月全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案
3. A) Clean the kitchen.
B) Ask someone to fix the sink.
C) Find a bigger apartment for the lady.
10. A) She likes the job of feeding fish.
B) She finds her new job interesting.
C) She feels unfit for her new job.
D) She’s not in good health.
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Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) The lecture for next Monday is cancelled.
B) The lecture wasn’t as successful as expected.
C) The woman doesn’t want to attend the lecture.
B) From the British wildlife protection group.
C) From elephant hunters in Thailand and Burma.
D) From tourists visiting the Thai-Burmese border.
16. A) Their taming for circuses and zoos.
D) The woman may attend next Monday’s lecture.
(GCT)英语真题2003年 含答案解析
2003年外语运用能力测试Part One Vocabulary and StructureDirections:There are ten incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. The new currency will get into ______ soon.A. circuitB. circulationC. circularD. circle2. Shortage of capital is the main factor that ______ economic development.A. holds outB. holds on toC. holds backD. holds on3. The captain of the ship ______ the passengers that there was no danger.A. assuredB. ensuredC. securedD. insured4. Many old people in the cities find themselves unable to get used to the rapid ______ of city life.A. rateB. speedC. stepD. pace5. The first Olympiad is said to have consisted ______ of a 200-yard foot race near the small city of Olympia.A. nearlyB. completelyC. merelyD. identically6. The issue ______ at the conference is very important and it will create a sensation nationwide.A. discussedB. being discussedC. is being discussedD. has been discussed7. The extensive survey suggested that their assumptions ______ totally wrong.A. wereB. beC. wasD. would be8. Undoubtedly, ______ wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet.A. anyoneB. whoC. whoeverD. everyone9. If they had sent a check to the telephone company last week, their telephone ______ out of service at this moment.A. will not beB. will not have beenC. would not beD. would not have been10. Millions of Americans flock to their drugstore to buy vitamins and minerals, ______ that these pills can help to prevent serious illnesses.A. convincingB. convincedC. to convinceD. to be convincedPart Two Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are three passages and two advertisements in this part. Each passage and the ads are followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Elephants who paint aren't new. Paintings by Ruby, an Asian elephant who lived at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona, sold for up to $5,000 in the late 1980s, said Dick George, a consultant with the zoo."Ruby was about seven months old when she first came to the zoo," said George. "She lived with a goat and some chickens, but she didn't have an elephant companion for a number of years. She spent a lot of time drawing in the dirt with a stick to make her days more stimulating. Her keeper bought her some art supplies." George said, ', Ruby was excited about painting right from the beginning."The elephants at the art academies in the Southeast Asia are taught to hold a paintbrush with the tip of their trunks. Initially, the keeper guides the elephant's trunk over the canvas (画布) and offers rewards for good performance."It only takes a few hours to a day to teach them," said Mia Fineman, an art historian whose book When Elephants Paint is an illustrated history of the Asian Elephant Art and Conservation Project.11. Ruby was an Asian elephant ______.A. who was sold for a price as high as $ 5,000B. who was famous for being the first painting elephantC. whose paintings sold for as high as $ 5,000D. who started painting in the late 1980s12. Why did Ruby start painting according to Dick George?A. Because she was seven years old.B. Because she was the first to come to the zoo.C. Because she learned a lot from the goat and the chickens.D. Because she had no elephant partners to play with.13. How did Ruby paint at the very beginning?A. She used a stick to draw in the dirt.B. She spent much time in the dirt.C. She stimulated herself every day.D. She painted with her keeper's art supplies.14. To encourage the elephants to paint well, the keeperA. bought them a lot of art suppliesB. made them excited at the beginningC. taught them to hold a paintbrush with their trunksD. reinforced the desired behaviors with rewards15. When Elephants Paint is a book ______.A. on the history of artsB. about the painting elephants in AsiaC. explaining how to teach elephants to paintD. chiefly theorizing about elephant artWhile it is true that Americans believe climbing the educational ladder leads to success, they are less certain that intellectual achievement is the only important factor leading to success. A competitive personality is seen as important to success, especially in men. The development of social and political skills is also considered to be very important.To help Americans develop these other important skills, schools have added a large number of extracurricular (课程外) activities to daily life at school. This is especially tree of high schools and colleges and extends down into elementary schools as well.Athletics, frequently called "competitive sports," are perhaps the most important of these activities. Football, basketball, and baseball teams are seen as very important in teaching students, particularly boys, the "winning spirit." At times, athletic teams seem to become more important to some students and their parents than the academic programs offered by the schools.16. Americans believe that education is ______.A. the only way to successB. the main purpose of the schoolsC. just like climbing laddersD. important to success17. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as important to success?A. intellectual achievementB. competitive personalityC. social backgroundsD. social and political skills18. A variety of extracurricular activities are added in American schools ______.A. to help students climb the education ladderB. to enrich students' dull life at schoolC. to help students become more successful in later lifeD. to extend college education down into elementary schools19. Athletic activities are designed ______.A. to make boys strongerB. to teach students winning spiritC. to develop students' social and political skillsD. to improve the academic programs20. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?A. Education and SuccessB. Extracurricular Activities at SchoolC. Athletic SportsD. Intellectual AchievementPeople once widely believed that intelligent life existed on Mars. The 19th-century discovery of what appeared to be geometric designs cut across the surface was taken as evidence. The lines were thought to have been a system of canals that had been built to irrigate the surface. It is now clear that "canals"--perhaps the most spectacular geologic features of Mars--are natural valleys where ancient rivers once flowed.Another fragmented idea concerns the planet's seasonal changes in color. Once attributed to the rapid spread of some life-form, these shifts are now known to develop from the movement of fine dust in the atmosphere.By the close of the 20th century none of the many experiments conducted by spacecraft had ever found persuasive evidence of life. Nevertheless, speculation continued over the existence of some form of life, in either the present or the past. In 1996 scientists discovered organic compounds and minerals in a meteorite (陨石), consisting of Martian rock, that collided with Earth around 11,000 B. C. These compounds suggest that Mars may have been inhabited by organisms more than three billion years ago.21. Why did people in the 19th century believe the existence of intelligent life on Mars?A. Because the surface of Mars seemed to be geometric.B. Because the lines were drawn across the surface of the planet.C. Because a system of canals was thought to be there.D. Because it was the Martians that built the canals.22. The "canals" on Mars have proved to be ______ according to the passage.A. the minor geologic characteristic of MarsB. natural valleys on the surface of MarsC. rivers that have kept flowing since ancient timesD. a system that irrigates the whole surface23. What were the Mars' seasonal changes in color believed to be?A. The natural changes on the planet.B. The seasonal cycles.C. The movement of some life form.D. The storm of dust in its atmosphere.24. How is the 1996 discovery related to the possible existence of organisms on Mars?A. The meteorite containing organic compounds is part of Mars.B. A Martian rock struck Earth about 11,000 years ago.C. The organisms came back to life after the collision with Earth.D. The inhabiting organisms appeared more than three billion years ago.25. How many arguments in this passage lead to the belief of the existence of life on Mars?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.Weather ForecastThe following forecast shows for the listed cities the projected weather conditions and the expected range of temperatures from the afternoon high to the evening low.Atlanta:Mostly fair. 88—70°F Minneapolis:Mostly cloudy. 68—50°FBoston:Partly cloudy. 78—61°F New Orleans:Mostly fair. 92—73°FChicago:Thunderstorm likely. 82—67°F Philadelphia:Hazy and warm. 90—68°FCleveland:Mostly cloudy. 84—68°F Phoenix:Sunny and warm. 99—66°FDallas:Thunderstorms likely. 91—75°F Pittsburgh:Partly cloudy. 81—64°FDenver:Rain likely. 63—43°F St. Louis:Thunderstorms likely. 86—70°FHouston:Partly cloudy. 90—78°F San Francisco:Mostly fair. 73—60°FKansas City:Thunderstorms likely. 73—63°F Seattle:Mostly fair. 74—50°FLas Vegas:Sunny and warm. 93—56°F Toronto:Rain likely. 83—68°FLos Angeles:Mostly sunny. 88—60°F Washington, D. C.:Partly cloudy. 88—72°FMiami:Partly cloudy. 88—79°F26. According to the forecast, ______.A. Kansas City will be warmer than TorontoB. temperatures will be the lowest in Seattle and MinneapolisC. the weather will be fine in most of the listed citiesD. more than half of the listed cities ore cloudy or rain likely27. Among the following four cities, the difference between the afternoon high and the evening low is smallest in ______.A. Kansas CityB. MiamiC. AtlantaD. Seattle28. Which of the following cities is closest m Miami in weather conditions?A. BostonB. AtlantaC. WashingtonD. Houston29. The difference between the afternoon high and the evening low is greatest in ______.A. SeattleB. Los AngelesC. Las VegasD. Phoenix30. The differences between the afternoon high and the evening low are the same in ______.A. Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, and St. LouisB. Atlanta, San Francisco, New Orleans, and SeattleC. Cleveland, Dallas, St. Louis, and Washington,D.C.D. Pittsburg, Miami, Houston, and BostonPart Three ClozeDirections:There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.In November of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. His hunt was going (31) that day, and he couldn't seem to find anything worth of (32) his rifle. Then, his staff captured a black baby bear for the President to shoot, but he could not. The thought of shooting a bear that was tied to a tree did not seem sporting, so he (33) the life of the baby bear and set it free.Based on this story, a famous political cartoonist for the Washington Star drew a cartoon, which showed Teddy Roosevelt, rifle (34) , with his back turned on a cute (可爱的) baby bear. Morris Michtom, owner of a Brooklyn toy store, was (35) by the cartoon to make a stuffed baby bear. Intending it only as a display, he placed the stuffed bear in his toy store (36) , and next to it placed a copy of the cartoon from the newspaper. To Michtom's surprise, his store was flooded by customers (37) to buy. He asked for and received President Roosevelt's (38) to use his name for the hand-sewn bears that he and his wife made, and the "Teddy Bear" was born! Michtom was soon manufacturing Teddy bear (39) the thousands. The money from the sale enabled him, in 1903, to (40) the Ideal Toy Company.31. A. hastily B. poorly C. punctually D. steadily32. A. supporting B. opening C. shouldering D. firing33. A. spared B. protected C. saved D. checked34. A. in his hand B. in the hand C. in hands D. in hand35. A. encouraged B. inspired C. urged D. pictured36. A. window B. door C. table D. counter37. A. eager B. reluctant C. interested D. straight38. A. order B. permission C. argument D. file39. A. at B. of C. by D. for40. A. sell B. change C. form D. investPart Four Dialogue CompletionDirections:In this part, there are ten short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that most appropriately suits the conversational context and best completes the dialogue. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.41. Karen: Hello. Could I speak to Justin, please?Justin: ______.A. Yes, you could.B. Speaking.C. Who are you?D. Speak, please.42. Speaker A: Well, it's getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime.Speaker B: ______.A. Sounds good. I'll give you a callB. Take it easyC. Nice to see you backD. Yes, I've enjoyed it43. Jack: Hey, how are you, Susie? Gee, we haven't seen each other in ... It must be close to three years!Susie: ______Jack: OK.A. How do you do?B. Nice to meet you.C. Fancy meeting you here.D. Well, how have you been?44. Waiter: ______?Customer: Yes, I'll have a cheeseburger, medium rare, with French fries.A. What do you want to eatB. Have you decided what to have yetC. Excuse me, are you ready to order nowD. Excuse me, but who'd like to order45. Speaker A: I've got a fever and a really bad headache.Speaker B: ______A. Why are you so careless about yourself?B. This kind of thing happens to everyone.C. You should take good care of yourself.D. Oh, that's too bad. Why don't you take some aspirin?46. Man: That's a beautiful dress you have on!Woman: ______A. Actually, I don't like it very muchB. Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterdayC. Yes, I think soD. No, it's not that beautiful. Yours is better47. Speaker A: Mind if I call you Albert?Speaker B: ______A. Yes, just call me A1B. Yes, you may do thatC. Of course not. But just a plain "Al" will doD. OK. Everyone does48. Student A: May I use your computer this afternoon?Student B: I'm sorry, but I have to finish typing this term paper today.Student A: ______A. Do as you pleaseB. It doesn't matterC. Thank you just the sameD. Never mind49. Nancy: Have you heard about Dana? She is going to get married with Graham!Scott: ______A. You're kidding!B. Congratulations!C. Is it a real thing?D. Good luck!50. Grandpa: Robbie, we'll go fishing soon, and we'll take your dad with us.Grandson: I'm ready, Grandpa. ______A. You name the dayB. Enjoy yourselvesC. You can't miss itD. Take your time答案及解析1．答案：B[注释] 此题属于固定搭配词组考点。
全国英语等级考试二级(pets2级)历年真题试卷(四)
全国英语等级考试二级（pets2级）历年真题试卷(四)材料题（江南博哥）根据下面资料，回答21-21题。
Andy lived high in the Rocky Mountains．He hunted(打猎) wild animals there．He also took other men hunting．That was his work．One day a letter brought Andy a new job．This job changed both his feeling about animals and his way of hunting．The letter said: "I want to write a story about bighorn sheep．I need pictures to go with my story．Will you get pictures of the sheep for me?"Andy´ s two sons wanted their father to take the job．"We will help you !" they said．Bighorn sheep are very wild．Andy knew it would be hard to get pictures．"But why not try?" they said．For days, Andy and his sons tried to get pictures．They did not want the sheep to hear them or see them, so they walked softly．They hid behind rocks, but the sheep always ran away．Then one day, Andy and his sons walked around a big rock．They met some sheep face to face．But the sheep didn´t run! "Now I know why the sheep run away," Andy said．"They run because we come up behind them．From now on, we will stay where they can see us．"The next day, Andy saw some sheep right out in the open．He and his sons walked toward them．The men did not try to hide, but they did walk slowly．They knew that any fast move will frighten them away．"Don´ t look right at the sheep," Andy said．"Wild animals do not like to be looked at．They will run away．" The men looked off to this side and to that side, but they walked closer and closer．And soon they were close enough to get good clear pictures．They made good friends with the wild sheep and sent many fine pictures to the writer for his story．Since then, they have never hunted the bighorn sheep again．21 [单选题] What was the new job Andy got?A.To hunt bighorn sheep．B.To write a story of bighorn sheep．C.To protect bighorn sheep．D.To take pictures of bighorn sheep．正确答案：D参考解析：参考译文安迪住在洛基山的高处。
9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案(阅读)
xx年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案（阅读）转眼xx下半年考试即将来临，不少同学也正在准备xx下半年公共英语考试，但也有不少同学表示在网上买的真题没有xx-xx年的真题，下面网将公共英语考试的历年真题都进展汇总。
xx年3月的peta1级的真题已经出来，今天再将xx年9月的pets1级真题好，下面是去年9月份公共英语二级阅读真题及答案，提前助大家顺利备考、复习。
阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A.、B.、C.、D.四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Text lIt' s a time when school, homework, active social lives and part-time jobs keep teenagers (少年 ) busy from early in the morning until late at night. They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by "sleeping in" on the weekends. Unfortunately, this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens aren't sleepy until around 11 p.m., but need to be at school by 7: 30 or 8: 00 a. m., they cannot get enough sleep. During puberty(青春期), the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time, and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then, when it' s time to get up, a teen' s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones(荷尔蒙). Thismakes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning.A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades.A few years ago in an important study, test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teen's sleep needs.21. What effect does "sleeping in" on the weekends have on teenagers?A. Improving their health.B. Weakening their energy.C. Disturbing their biological clock.D. Making up for their hormone loss.22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to.A. make teenagers grow fasterB. change teenagers' sleep needsC. do more research on teenagersD. improve students' achievements23. The text helps us to know more about teenagers'A. daytime activitiesB. sleeping habitsC. mental problemsD. studying methodsText 2Chicago's Children's Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18 million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15,000 a year and never married. She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and was a volunteer at the Children's Hospital. She was called the "Teddy Bear Lady" because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits. But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86, was also a long-time buyer of stocks ( 股票). Over the years, she saved money that rose up to $18 million, which she left to the Children's Hospital. It was the largest single donation in the hospital's ll5-year history. The hospital president, Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news. "When Miss Holm's lawyer called to tell me how much that money was, I asked him to repeat it, since I was certain I had miss heard"Why did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about theChildren's Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm's heart nearly 50 years ago, when doctors there saved the life of her friend's daughter. She never forgot' the happiness she felt all those years ago.Holm's gift will he devoted to heart disease research. People at the hospital said they regretted that-theycouldn't thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift.24. Aording to the text, Miss Holm built up her fortune by.A. playing Teddy Bear LadyB. working as a secretaryC. helping in the hospitalD. buying stocks25.Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?A. She never expected Miss Holm would donate anything.B. She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was.C. She had seldom received donations before.D. She thought there was a mistake.26. Miss Holm's love for the Children's Hospital grew fromA. a happy life living with childrenB. a satisfying job given by the hospitalC. an unforgettable experience many years agoD. a valuable gift she received from the hospital27. How will the donated money be used?A. To build up a new children's hospital.B. To help sick children and their parents.C. To improve research on heart disease.D. To buy more toys for sick children.Text 3We feel it is important to start reading to your child right from the start--the younger the better! With little ones (children from birth to 4 ) it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the job of the listener (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier, as it helps to develop an early love of the written and spoken word.We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day. Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you can settle down and enjoy a book, without interruption. For most families, reading aloud at bedtime is a mon practice.We understand that it can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest. Take heart! Learning to listen takes experience. The more you read, the more your child will learn to sit for a story. Children have anatural development of responses(反响) to your reading. By the time your child reaches 6-7 months, s/he is attractedby the book in your hand, and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼) toy. This is natural! By one year, your child is learning to listen and talk about the pages, often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this! And at the onset(起始) of walking, you have your biggestchallenge yet. Your child is always on the go. You need to set your reading time for a time in the day when your child is preparing to settle down. This means bedtime. Remember, it is your right and. duty to teach your child about the power of, books. Of course, it doesn't happen overnight, but the returns are great!28. Who does "the listener" in the first paragraphrefer to?A. The writer.B. The child.C. The parent.D. The teacher.29. The best time of the day to read stories to a child isA. when the child is still active in the early eveningB. when the parents finish the day's houseworkC. when the child has chew toy to play withD. when the child is quiet and peaceful30. Parents may find it most difficult to read to their child when s/heA. is 6- 7 months oldB. is one year oldC. starts to walkD. starts to talk第一节短文理解Text 1这是一个学校、家庭作业、丰富的社交生活和兼职工作都会让青少年们从早上忙到深夜的时代。
全国月高等教育自学考试英语阅读二试题历年试卷
全国2003年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读（二）试题课程代码：00596Ⅰ. Directions: Match the words in Column A with their definitions in Column B. Write the letter of the answer to each word in Column A on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)A B1. accrue A. using force, threats of punishment2. intensive B. lasting for only a period of time3. erase C. continuous, without break4. constant D. to rub or scrape out5. coercion E. to pass, flow or spread into every part of6. vulnerable F. that is liable to be damaged7. permeate G. to speak or argue in support of8. contemporary H. to become larger or more by addition9. plead I. the quality of keeping secret10. confidentiality J. growing too much in a limited piece of landⅡ. Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A, B, C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlinedword or phrase. Write the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)11. What breathtaking impertinence to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or dog food or whatever.A. transmissionB. rudenessC. distractionD. politeness12. A few years ago, our group at Saclay, in collaboration with a number of other European Laboratories, orbited a telescope.A. along withB. in the light ofC. in agreement withD. regardless of13. If they fall behind too far on these obligations, they run the risk of having their houses, cars or other items taken over or repossessed by the lenders.A. homogeneityB. appropriatenessC. responsibilitiesD. probabilities14. As a source of power, water is virtually inexhaustible.A. inaccessibleB. insufficientC. abundantD. extinguishable15. Astrid and I kept talking and the man continued to swing and lurch over us, thanking us profusely.A. increasinglyB. confidentiallyC. attributablyD. repeatedly16. If the greenhouse effect produces lasting climatic change, national color preferences could radically reorientate.A. changeB. come to an endC. renewD. start again17. If you are animated, you are more likely to see animated listeners.A. dull and stupidB. active and livelyC. annoyedD. respected18. These countries fear that their industries will not be able to survive such drastic cuts and that their national economies will suffer as a result.A. sudden and severeB. slow and continuousC. clear and simpleD. far and wide19. More people report they “feel” on the verge of a nervous breakdown.A. on top ofB. instead ofC. on the point ofD. on behalf of20. She was taken aback at the news that her brother had a car accident.A. overjoyedB. happyC. sadD. greatly surprisedⅢ. Directions: Scan Passage 1 and find the words which have roughly the meanings given below. Write the word you choose in the corresponding space on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 point for each)Note: The numbers in the brackets refer to the numbers of paragraphs in the passage.21. exact; accurate (1)22. statement explaining the meaning of a word or expression (1)23. general (1)24. to provide more details about something in order to make it clearer (1)25. to have or use something together with someone else (2)26. being everywhere at the same time (2)27. information, usually in the from of facts or statistics that one can analyze (2)28. to join or bring something or people together so that they become one (3)29. to plan, prepare, decide on all the details of something (3)30. to change something into a different form (3)Passage 11. Communication networks are arrangements of hardware and software that allow users to exchange information. This very broad definition will help you begin learning about one of the fastest-growing areas in electrical engineering and computer science. Once we examine some common communication networks, we will develop a more precise definition. We will elaborate on the importance of this field.2. The telephone network is the most familiar and ubiquitous communication network. It is designed for voice transmission. An office computer network is a communication network used by organizations to connect personal computers and workstations so they may share programs and data and to link those computers to printers and, possibly, to some other peripherals(e.g., file servers that provide mass storage or plotters). Computer networks also are used in manufacturing plants to connect machine tools, robots, and sensors. The Internet is a network of computer networks that covers most of the world and allows millions of users to exchange messages and computer files and some limited video and audio signals.3.Although all these systems are communication networks, they are quite different in the information that they transmit and inthe way they are used. Nevertheless, they operate on similar principles. The unifying characteristics of all networks help us develop a definition of communication networks that describes the arrangements of hardware and software that we study in this text. Each system described is designed to exchange information, which may be voice, sounds, graphics, pictures, video, text, or data, among users. Most often the users are humans, but they also can be computer programs or devices. Before the information is transmitted, it is converted into bits(zeros or ones). Then the bits are sent to a receiver as electrical or optical signals (electromagnetic waves, to be more precise). Finally, the information is reconstructed from the received bits. This transmission method, called digital transmission, reduced the transmission errors.SECTION 2 READING COMPREHENSION(40 points)IV. Directions: Skim Passage 2 and read the statements given right after the passage and judge whether they are True or False. Write the corresponding answer you choose on your ANSWER SHEET.(10 points, 1 point for each)Passage 21.Everybody feels pain sometimes: the pain in the head that comesafter eating ice cream or drinking cold water; the sudden muscular pain; the “stitch” that attacks long-distance runners or others whose activities have put great demands on the oxygen supply of the body. These transient pains are not cause for alarm; they usually disappear quickly, return rarely and signify very little.2.In contrast are the unusual, chronic, or exceptionally severe pains that require attention from a doctor, who can determine whether or not they require special care. Angina pectoris(pain of the chest) is a heart pain that lasts from two or three minutes to ten or fifteen. Identification is extremely important, because special drugs are needed for relief and the doctor’s understanding and advice may prevent recurrence of the condition.3.Only a doctor can recognize what are called referred pains. These originate at one point, but are felt at another to which they have been carried by the nerves. A person with continuous pain becomes irritated, tired easily, has difficulty in sleeping, loses appetite, and may even become the victim of what has been called an anxiety state or nervous breakdown. Few diseases develop without pain at some state, and many involve so characteristic a pain as to make diagnosis certain. Whenever a pain is so severe, so prolonged, and so unusual as to arouse alarm, a doctor should beconsulted.31.Transient pains should usually be investigated.32.All chronic pains require special care.33.Angina pectoris would probably be classified as unusual.34.Chronic and referred pains are alike in that both last for a long time.35.Pains can be useful as a signal of the presence of disease.36.Transient pains are different from referred pains.37.Pains can serve as an aid in the diagnosis of disease.38.A person with continuous pains is usually good-tempered.39.Chronic pains are felt some distance from their source.40.All chronic pains can be identified and treated.V. Directions: Read Passages 3 and 4 and choose the correct answer. Write the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 1 point for each)Passage 31.Every year a great number of babies and young children die or are injured in fires. One out of every five fires is caused by careless smoking or by children playing with matches and lighters. Don’t tempt children by leaving matches or lighters around a room.2.Never leave a child alone in a house. In just a few secondsthey could start a fire. Or a fire could start and trap them. A child will panic in a fire and will not know what to do. Unless a parent is around to help, a child may try to hide under a bed or in a closet. Home fire drills are a sound idea. The best way to stop panic in case of fire is to know what to do before a fire breaks out.3.Your first thought in a fire should always be escape. Far too many people become victims because they do not know the killing power and speed of fire. If a fire is very small and has just started, you can put it out yourself. Do this if you have the proper tools on hand. In any case always send the children outside first. Smoke, not fire, is the real killer in a blaze. According to studies, as many as eight out of ten deaths in fires are due to inhaling fumes long before the flames ever came near the person.4.Burns are another hazard to tots. Fireplaces, space heaters, floor furnaces, and radiators have all caused horrible burns to babies. Since you cannot watch your child all the time, you must screen fireplaces. Put guards around heaters and radiators.5.Some people use a vaporizer or portable heater in a child’s room. If you do, be sure you place it out of reach. Be sure, too, that it is not placed too close to blankets or bedclothes.e care in the kitchen. It is not safe to let an infant crawl or a small child walk around the kitchen while you are preparing meals. There is danger of your tripping and spilling something hot on the child. There is even danger of a child pulling in a hot pot off the stove on to herself. Also, do not use tablecloths that hang over the table edge. Children can easily pull the cloth and whatever is on the table down. Be aware of these dangers and protect your child.41. The best title of the passage can be ________.A. Better Safe Than SorryB. How to Protect ChildrenC. Escape From FireD. Be Careful in the Kitchen42. Careless smoking or children playing with matches and lighters causes ______.A. most deaths of childrenB. one out of five firesC. eight out of ten deaths in firesD. five out of ten fires43. A child will probably do the following in a fire EXCEPT ______.A. panickingB. not knowing what to doC. trying to hide under a bed or in a closetD. calling for help44. In paragraph 2, the word “sound” is closest in meaning to________.A. healthyB. safeC. sensibleD. thorough45. The best way to stop panic in the case of fire is to ________.A. call a neighborB. be preparedC. call a policemanD. run away46. When caught in a fire, a person’s first thought should always be ________.A. panicB. preventionC. escapeD. putting out the fire47. The real killer in a fire is _________.A. smokeB. flamesC. fuelD. blaze48. Burns can be caused by _______.A. harmful toysB. bedclothesC. blanketsD. space heaters49. Which statement is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Never leave a young child alone at home.B. Burns can be very dangerous to children.C. Place heaters out of the reach of children.D. Do not work in a kitchen when a child is in it.50. From the passage, we can infer that _______.A. adults know how to handle firesB. many children start fires in a houseC. some fire fighters are not well trainedD. adults are always very careful about fire.Passage 41. When Jules Verne wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1864, there were many conflicting theories about the nature of the earth’s interior. Some geologists though that it contained a highly compressed ball of incandescent gas, while others suspected that it consisted of separate graphite shells, each made of a different material. Today well over a century later, there is still little direct evidence of what lies beneath our feet. Most of our knowledge of the earth’s interior comes not from mines or bore holes, but from the study of seismic waves—powerful pulses of energy released by earthquakes.2. The way that seismic waves travel shows that the earth’s interior is far from uniform. The continents and the seabed are formed by the crust—a thin sphere of relatively light, solid rock. Beneath the crust lies the mantle, a very different layer that ex tends approximately halfway to the earth’s center. There therock is the subject of a battle between increasing heat and growing pressure.3. In its high levels, the mantle is relatively cool; at greater depths, high temperatures make the rock behave more like a liquid than a solid. Deeper still, the pressure is even more intense, preventing the rock from melting in spite of a higher temperature.4. Beyond a depth of around 2,900 kilometers, a great change takes place and the mantle gives way to the core. Some seismic waves cannot pass through the core and others are bent by it. From this and other evidence, geologists conclude that the outer core is probably liquid, with a solid center. It is almost certainly made of iron, mixed with smaller amount of other elements such as nickel.5. The conditions in the earth’s core make it a far more alien world than space. Its solid iron heart is subjected to unimaginable pressure and has a temperature of about 9,000° F. Although scientists can speculate about its nature, neither humans nor machines will ever be able to visit it.51. The word “conflicting” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.A. controllingB. outdatedC. importantD. opposing52. The geologists _________ about the nature of the earth’s interior.A. agree with each otherB. disagree with each otherC. are sureD. have found enough evidence53. Seismic waves are _________ .A. pulses of energyB. sound wavesC. electromagnetic wavesD. radio waves54. The way that seismic waves travel shows that ________.A. the interior of the earth is rockB. the interior of the earth is divided into different layersC. the interior of the earth is metalD. the crust and the mantle are composed of exactly the same substance55. T he word “there” at the end of Paragraph 2 refers to the ________.A. seabedB. crustC. mantleD. earth’s center56. What is true about the mantle?A. It is similar to the crust.B. It is a very thin layer of the earth.C. It is cooler as it goes deeper.D. It is a completely different layer from the crust.57. The phrase “gives way to” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.A. runs alongB. rubs againstC. turns intoD. floats on58. The word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to the _________.A. mantleB. coreC. changeD. depth59. The inner core of the earth is NOT __________.A. liquidB. made of ironC. solidD. mixed with nickel60. Why does the author state that the earth’s core is “more alien” than space?A. Because government funds are not interested in the characteristics of the earth’s core.B. Because scientists are not interested in the characteristics of the earth’s core.C. Because the pressure and high temperature there prevent scientists from doing research.D. Because the earth’s core is made of elements that are dangerousto humans.Ⅵ. Directions: Passage 5 is taken from the TEXTBOOK. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. Write the corresponding letter of the answer on your ANSWER SHEET. (10 points, 1 points for each)Passage 51. In spite of the difficulties of predicting future trends in world trade, we can specify factors that will be important. Some of these are: population growth; possible scarcity of commodities, the food and energy situation, relations with the Third World (developing nations), pressures to preserve the environment, and international cooperation on political, social, economic, and monetary problems.2. If population growth continues at its present pace, the future balance between food demand and supply may become dependent on new dietary patterns. Reduced consumption of meat, increased use of new high protein food made from soybeans, and development of ocean resources for food are some alternatives that must be considered.3. As the population grows, prices of commodities will fluctuate. As countries endeavor to increase yields on existingcroplands through intensified use of water, energy, and fertilizers, the cost of commodities will rise.4. Growth of trade will depend greatly on availability of energy sources. There may still be a trillion barrels of recoverable oil in the Middle East. But the oil crisis of 1974 has led to renewed interest in coal and to a search for alternative sources of energy. Solar, geothermal, and nuclear energy will play a large role in the years to come.5. Solar energy is available in various forms. Buildings can be heated and cooled by direct use of solar radiation, crops and trees, which are the most efficient converters of sunlight into energy, can be grown for their energy potential, wastes can be burned as fuel, sunlight can be converted into DC (direct current) electricity, electric power can be derived from the sun-warmed surface waters of the ocean (ocean thermal power), lastly, solar radiation can be converted to heat that will drive electric power generators (solar thermal power). Serious problems still remain as to transportation and storage of solar energy.6. Geothermal energy is the energy contained within the earth. Heat is abundantly available deep in the earth’s core and is constantly being produced. However, this heat is usually locatedat too deep a level for commercial exploitation. Sometimes heat comes to the surface in the form of lava and geysers. In short, very little is know on the use of geothermal energy, and it has barely been exploited.7. Nuclear energy is produced in nuclear power plants. At these plants atoms of uranium are split, thus releasing masses of energy. Another source of energy under development is the nuclear fusion of certain atoms of hydrogen. This could eventually replace natural gas as a source of energy.8. In future trade the key development to watch is the relationship between the industrialized and the developing nations. Third World countries export their mineral deposits and tropical agricultural products, which bring them desired foreign exchange. Tourism has also been greatly responsible for the rapid development of some developing nations. Many Third World nations with high unemployment and low wages have seen an emigration of workers to the developed nations. Western Europe has received millions of such workers from Mediterranean countries.9. The developing nations profit when these workers bring their savings and their acquired technical skills back home. Many developing nations benefit when Western nations establishmanufacturing in their countries to take advantage of cheap labor.10. As economies mature, economic growth rates tend to level off. The rate of population growth is leveling off today in Western nations. This leveling-off eventually leads to static non-growth markets. A point of saturation sets in—technology and innovation have seemed to achieve the impossible, but then how much further can it go? Herman Kahn, in his book The Next 200 Years, says that a shift in priorities will have to occur for industrialized nations. No longer is the creation of money and jobs essential, it is rather the improvement of the quality of life that must be our concern. Today pollution is of major concern for industrialized nations. Environmentalists are worried about the relationship between industrial objectives and preserving the environment. In developing nations, however, the problem of pollution is ignored for the sake of development.11. The Western World will eventually move to a period of relatively low economic growth, coupled with a high rate of unemployment. A so-called welfare society will emerge. The unemployed in the new welfare society will be taken care of by the employed through generous contributions to the social welfare system.12. Political questions remain as to the world’s future. We can only speculate as to whether organized markets such as the Common Market and COMECON could eventually merge. In the present political climate, this would seem impossible, although some cooperation agreements are already in effect. Obviously a merger between the Western and Eastern European markets would greatly enhance world trade.13. International monetary cooperation will have a significant impact on future trade. If the IMF countries are not able to agree upon a new international monetary order in the years to come, international trade may become too risky for some companies to get involved in . If the IMF is unable to create sufficient international liquidity reserves in the future, there may not be enough liquidity to sustain growth in trade.14. However, growing international consultation and cooperation in economic, monetary, and political matters will certainly contribute to the flourishing of world trade for years to come.61. If population growth continues at its present pace, how can people keep the balance between food demand and supply?A. People should increase the consumption of meat.B. People should increase the consumption of low protein food.C. People should turn to new dietary patterns.D. People should produce more crops.62. Trade growth will depend greatly on ___________.A. energy sourcesB. dietary patternsC. increased consumption of soybeansD. increased yields on existing croplands63. The oil crisis of 1974 caused ___________.A. countries to depend more on oilB. countries to find other energy sources to replace oilC. coal and nuclear energy to become less popularD. countries to become more and more indifferent to coal64. The problem with solar energy is that _________.A. sunlight cannot be used directly for heating buildingsB. sunlight cannot be used to drive electric power generatorsC. it is difficult to transport and store solar energyD. it is difficult to convert sunlight into DC electricity65. Geothermal energy has not been exploited because ____________.A. it is located too deep in earth’s core for commercial useB. it is not sufficient enoughC. little is known about exploratory technologyD. it often comes to the surface in the form of lava and geysers66. Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 8?A. Third World countries export their mineral deposits so as to get foreign exchange.B. Workers in Third World countries emigrate to developed countries.C. Tourism will contribute much to the development of Third World countries.D. Some developing countries will absorb large numbers of foreign workers to work in their countries.67. Industrial nations show great concern for ____________.A. creation of new jobsB. pollution and environmental preservationC. high unemployment and low wagesD. the decreasing economic growth rate68. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 10?A. Western nations are facing economic saturation.B. Developing countries pay much attention to the problem of pollution.C. As economies mature, economic growth rates tend to speed up.D. A welfare society will emerge in developing nations.69. In a welfare society ______________.A. people don’t need to work but can enjoy the welfare providedby their countriesB. more people will be laid off with the rapid growth of the economyC. rate of unemployment is very low due to low economic growthD. people who are out of work will be taken care of economicallyby their countries70. We can conclude from Paragraphs 12,13 and 14 that _________.A. the Common Market and COMECON would eventually mergeB. the future of the international trade will depend oninternational consultation and cooperationC. there would be monetary cooperation between Western and EasternEuropean countriesD. future international liquidity reserves would influence growthin tradeSECTION 3 QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATION (30 points)Ⅶ. Directions: The following questions are closely related to Passage 5. Write a brief answer (one to three complete sentences) to each of the questions on your ANSWER SHEET. Pay attention tothe words, grammar and sentence structure in your answers. (15 points, 3 points for each)71. What energies will play a large role in the future?72. Which energy could eventually replace natural gas as a source of energy?What energy is it classified as?73. Why is it the key point in future trade to develop the relationship between the industrialized and the developing nations?74. Herman Kahn says in his book The Next 200 Years that a shift will occur for industrialized nations. What is the shift?75. What will happen if the IMF countries are not able to agree upona new international monetary order in the future?Ⅷ.Directions: Translate the following sentences (taken from passage 5) in to Chinese and write the Chinese version in the corresponding space on your ANSWER SHEET. (15 points, 3 points for each)76. Reduced consumption of meat, increased used of new high protein food made from soybeans, and development of ocean resources for food are some alternatives that must be considered.77. As countries endeavor to increase yields on existing croplands through intensified use of water, energy, and fertilizers, the cost of commodities will rise.78. Many Third World nations with high unemployment and low wages have seen an emigration of workers to the developed nations. 79. A point of saturation sets in—technology and innovation have seemed to achieve the impossible, but then how much further can it go ?80. In the present political climate, this would seem impossible, although some cooperation agreements are already in effect.。
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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。
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2003考研英语二真题及答案
2003考研英语二真题及答案Section I Listening ComprehensionDirections:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B, and Part C.Remember, while you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have five minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to Answer Sheet I.Now look at Part At your test booklet.Part ADirections:For Question 1-5, you will hear a talk about Boston Museum of Fine Art. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write Only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.(5 points)Boston Museum of Fine Arts Founded( year ) 1870 Opened to the public( year ) Question 1Moved to the current location ( year ) 1909 The west wing completed( year ) Question 2 Number of departments 9 The most remarkable department Question 3 Exhibition Space ( m2 ) Question 4 Approximate number of visitors/year 800,000 Programs provided classes lectures Question 5 filmsPart BDirectionsFor Questions 6-10, you will hear an interview with an expert on marriage problems. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. USe not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions below. ( 5 points )What should be the primary source of help for a troubled couple? __________ . Question 6Writing down a list of problems in the marriage may help a troubled couple discuss them_______ . Question 7Who should a couple consider seriously turning to if they can't talk with each other? _________ . Question 8Priests are usually unsuccessful in counseling troubled couples despite their _______ . Question 9According to the old notion, what will make hearts grow fonder? _______. Question 10Part CDirections:You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one,you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D . After listening, you will have time to check your answers you will hear each piece once only. ( 10 points )Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk about napping, you now have 15 seconds to read questions 11-13.11. Children under five have abundant energy partly because they _________ .A. Sleep in three distinct parts.B. have many five-minute naps.C. sleep in one long block.D. take one or two naps daily.12. According to the speaker, the sleep pattern of a baby is determined by_______ .A. its genesB. its habitC. its mental stateD. its physical condition13. The talk suggests that, if you feel sleepy through the day, you should______ .A. take some refreshment.B. go to bed earlyC. have a long restD. give in to sleep.Questions 14-16 are based on the following interview with Sherman Alexie. an American Indian poet.You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.14. Why did Sherman Alexie only take day jobs?A. he Could bring unfinished work home.B. He might have time to pursue his interests.C. He might do some evening teaching.D. He could invest more emotion in his family.15.What was his original goal at college?A. to teach in high school .B. to write his own books.C. to be a medical doctor.D. to be a mathematician.16. Why did he take the poetry-writing class?A. To follow his father.B. For an easy grade.C. To change his specialty.D. For knowledge of poetry.Questions 17-20 are based on the following talk about public speaking. you know have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.17. What is the most important thing in public speaking ?A. Confidence.B. Preparation.C. Informativeness.D. Organization.18. What does the speaker advise us to do to capture the audience's attention？A. Gather abundant data.B. Organize the idea logically.C. Develop a great opening.D. Select appropriate material.19. If you don't start working for the presentation until the day before, you will feel _____ .A. uneasyB. uncertainC. frustratedD. depressed20. Who is this speech ,ost probably meant for?A. Those interested in the power of persuasion.B. Those trying to improve their public image.C. Those planning to take up some public work.D. Those eager to become effective speakers.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.Section II Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious 21 to how they can be best 22 such changes. Growing bodies need movement and 23 , but not just in ways that emphasize competition. 24 they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are especially self-concious and need the 25 that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are 26 by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 27 to plan activities in which thereare more winners than losers, 28 ,publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, 29 student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide 30 opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful 31 dynamics. Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the 32 of some kind of organization with a supportive adult 33 visible in the background.In these activities, it is important to remember that the young teens have 34 attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized 35 participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to 36 else without feeling guity and without letting the other participants 37 . this does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibity. 38 they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by 39 for roles that are within their 40 and their attention spans and byshavingsclearly stated rules.21. A. thought B.idea C. opinion D. advice22. A. strengthen B. accommodate C. stimulate D. enhance23. A. care B. nutrition C. exercise D. leisure24. A. If B. Although C. Whereas D. Because25. A. assistance B. guidance C. confidence D. tolerance26. A. claimed B. admired C. ignored D. surpassed27. A. improper B. risky C. fair D. wise28. A. in effect B. as a result C. for example D. in a sense29. A. displaying B. describing C. creating D. exchanging30. A. durable B. exessive C. surplus D. multiple31. A.sgroupsB. individual C. personnel D. corporation32. A. consent B. insurance C. admission D. security33. A. particularly B. barely C. definitely D. rarely34. A. similiar B. long C. different D. short35. A. if only B. now that C. so that D. even if36. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something37. A. off B. down C. out D. alone38. A. On the contrary B. On the average C. On the whole D. On the other hand39. A. making B. standing C. planning D. taking40. A. capability B. responsibility C. proficiency D. efficiency21-25 DBCC?C26-30 BDCAD31-35 B?CBCC36-40 DBACASection III Reading ComprehensionDirections: Read the following fore texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANAWER SHEET 1(40 points) Text 1Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet. The American spymaster who built the Office of Strategic Services in the World War II and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came to hand in the "great game " of espionage-----spying as a "profession." These days the Net, which has already re-made pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan's vocation as well.The last revolution isn't simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemen's e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years, the world wide web has given birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it "open source intelligence," and as the Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. in 1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin, was a tiny Virginia company called Open-Source Solutions，whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world.Among the firms making the biggest splash in the new world is Straitford, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying(covering nations from Chile to Russia) tocorporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its predictions are available online at .Straifford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a spymaster's dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine." As soon as that report runs, we'll suddenly get 500 new internet sign-ups from Ukraine," says Friedman, a former political science professor. "And we'll hear back from some of them." Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad. That 'sswheresStraitford earns its keep.Friedman relies on a lean staff in Austin. Several of his staff members have military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firm's outsider status as the key to its success. Straitford's briefs don't sound like the usual Washington back-and forthing, whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong. Straitford, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.41. The emergence of the Net hasA. received support from fans like Donovan.B. remolded the intelligence services.C. restored many common pastimes.D. revived spying as a profession.42.Donovan's story is mentioned in the text toA. introduce the topic of online spying.B. show how he fought for the U.S.C. give an episode of the information war.D. honor his unique services to the CIA.43.The phrase“making the biggest splash”(line 1,paragraph 3)most probably meansA. causing the biggest trouble.B. exerting the greatest effort.C. achieving the greatest success.D. enjoying the widest popularity.44.It can be learned from paragraph 4 thatA. Straitford's prediction about Ukraine has proved true.B. Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information.C. Straitford's business is characterized by unpredictability.D. Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information.45.Straitford is most proud of itsA. official status.B. nonconformist image.C. efficient staff.D. military background.BACDBText 2To paraphrase 18th-century statesman Edmund Burke,“all that is needed for the triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.”One such causenow seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights ruling out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement target biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research. When assured that they do, she replied,“Then I would have to say yes.”Asked what will happen when epidemics return, she said,“Don’t worry, scientists will find some way of using computers.”Such well-meaning people just don's understand.Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate, understandable way-in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother's hip replacement, a father's bypass operation a baby's vaccinations, and even a pet's shots. To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst.Much can be done. Scientists could“adopt”middle school classes and present their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care. Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the health research community should actively recruit to its cause not only well-known personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do nothing there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress.46.The author begins his article with Edmund Burke's words toA. call on scientists to take some actions.B. criticize the misguided cause of animal rights.C. warn of the doom of biomedical research.D. show the triumph of the animal rights movement.47.Misled people tend to think that using an animal in research isA. cruel but natural.B. inhuman and unacceptable.C. inevitable but vicious.D. pointless and wasteful.48.The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the public'sA. discontent with animal research.B. ignorance about medical science.C. indifference to epidemics.D. anxiety about animal rights.49.The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates, scientists shouldA. communicate more with the public.B. employ hi-tech means in research.C. feel no shame for their cause.D. strive to develop new cures.50. From the text we learn that Stephen Cooper isA. a well-known humanist.B. a medical practitioner.C. an enthusiast in animal rights.D. a supporter of animal research.ABBADText 3In recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, mergingsintossuper systems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995,the top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails. Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company. Railroads typically charge such“captive”shippers 20 to 30 percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business. Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal government's Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time consuming, and will work only in truly extreme cases.Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone's cost. If railroads charged all customers the same average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost of keeping up the line. It's theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail.“Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace?”asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper.Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be his with a round of huge rate increases. The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortuning fortunes. still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the .2 billion bidby Norfolk Southern and CSX to acquire Conrail this year. Conrail's net railway operating income in 1996 was just million, less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction. Who's going to pay for the rest of the bill? Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.51.According to those who support mergers railway monopoly is unlikely becauseA. cost reduction is based on competition.B. services call for cross-trade coordination.C. outside competitors will continue to exist.D. shippers will have the railway by the throat.52.What is many captive shippers' attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?A. Indifferent.B. Supportive.C. Indignant.D. Apprehensive.53.It can be inferred from paragraph 3 thatA. shippers will be charged less without a rival railroad.B. there will soon be only one railroad company nationwide.C. overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate relief.D. a government board ensures fair play in railway business.54.The word“arbiters”(line 7,paragraph 4)most probably refers to thoseA. who work as coordinators.B. who function as judges.C. who supervise transactions.D. who determine the price.55.According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused byA. the continuing acquisition.B. the growing traffic.C. the cheering Wall Street.D. the shrinking market.CCDBAText 4It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California optional Small wonder. Americans' life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts removed in a 30-minuts surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not even a great health-care system can cure death-and our failure to confront that reality now threatens this greatness of ours.Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. We all understand that at some level, yet as medical consumers we treat death as a problem to be solved. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us,even if it's useless. The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physicians-frustrated by their inability to cure the disease and fearing loss of hope in the patient-too often offer aggressive treatment far beyond what is scientifically justified.In1950, the U.S. spent .7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age-----say 83 or so. Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm“have a duty todie and get out of the way”,so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78,Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone jokingly claims to be 53.Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in her 70s,and former surgeon general C.Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his 80s.These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old,I wish to age as productively as they have.Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. Ask a physician, I know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care, have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler therapies that could improve people's lives.56.What is implied in the first sentence?A. Americans are better prepared for death than other people.B. Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.C. Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.D. Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.57.The author uses the example of caner patients to show thatA. medical resources are often wasted.B. doctors are helpless against fatal diseases.C. some treatments are too aggressive.D. medical costs are becoming unaffordable.58.The author's attitude to ward Richard Lamm's remark is one ofA. strong disapproval.B. reserved consent.C. slight contempt.D. enthusiastic support.59.In contras to the U.S. ,Japan and Sweden are funding their medical careA. more flexibly.B. more extravagantly.C .more cautiously.D. more reasonably.60.The text intends to express the idea thatA medicine will further prolong people's lives.B. life beyond a certain limit is not worth living.C. death should be accepted as a fact of life.D. excessive demands increase the cost of health care.DABDCPart BDirections:Read the following text carefully and the translate the underlines segmentssintosChinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(10 points)Human beings in all times and places think about their world and wonder at their place in it. Humans are thoughtful and creative, possessed of insatiable curiosity.(61)Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the environment in which they live, thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar ideas and fancies. Therefore, it is important to study humans in all their richness and diversity in a calm and systematic manner, with the hope that the knowledge resulting from such studies can lead humans to a more harmonious way of living with themselves and with all other life forms on this planet Earth.“Anthropology”derives from the Greek words“anthropos”:“human”and logos “the study of.”By its very name, anthropology encompasses the study of all humankind.Anthropology is one of the social sciences.(62)Social science is that branch of intellectual enquiry which seeks to study humans and their endeavors in the same reasoned, orderly, systematic, and dispassioned(原文如此) manner that natural scientists use for the study of natural phenomena.Social science disciplines include geography, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Each of these social sciences has a subfield or specialization which lies particularly close to anthropology.All the social sciences focus upon the study of humanity. Anthropology is a field-study oriented discipline which makes extensive use of the comparative method in analysis.(63)The emphasis on data gathered first-hand, combined with a cross-cultural perspective brought to the analysis of cultures past and present, makes this study a unique and distinctly important social science.Anthropological analyses rest heavily upon the concept of culture. Sir Edward Tylor’s formulation of the concept of culture was one of the great intellectual achievements of 19th century science.(64)Tylor defined culture as“…that complex whole which includes belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.”This insight, so profound in its simplicity, opened up an entirely new way of perceiving and understanding human life. Implicit within Tylor’s definition is the concept that culture is learned. shared, and patterned behavior.(65)Thus, the anthropological concept of“culture,”like the concept of“set”in mathematics, is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts ofconcrete research and understanding.Section IV Writing66.Directions:1) describe the set of drawings, Interpret its meaning, and2) point out its implications in our life.You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)Section I Listening Comprehension （20 points）Part A （5 points）1.18762.19813.textiles4.19,1375.concertsPart B (5 points)6.(the couple) themselves7.constructively8.a qualified psychologist9.good intentions10.absencePart C (10points)11.D 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.DSection II Use of English （10 points）21.A 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.C 26.B 27.D 28.C 29.A 30.D 31.A 32.D 33.B 34.D 35.C 36.D 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.ASection III Reading Comprehension （50 points）Part A （40 points）41.B 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.B 48.B 49.A 50.D 51.C 52.D 53.C 54.B 55.A 56.C 57.A 58.B 59.D 60.CPart B（10 points）61.而且，人类还有能力改变自己的生存环境，从而是让所有其它形态的生命服从人类自己独特的想法和想象。
国家公共英语二级笔试历年真题试卷汇编9_真题(含答案与解析)-交互
国家公共英语（二级）笔试历年真题试卷汇编9(总分134, 做题时间90分钟)1. 听力第一节听下面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。
What is the woman going to do?SSS_SINGLE_SEL1.A Have a coffee.B Attend a meeting.C Clean her office.分值: 2答案:BSSS_SINGLE_SEL2.What does the woman ask for?A A dress of different size.B A dress of better quality.C A dress of a bright color.分值: 2答案:ASSS_SINGLE_SEL3.What does the man want to do?A Take his leave.B Borrow a ladder.C Clean the roof.分值: 2答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL4.What will the woman probably do next?A Go to the man's place.B Reserve an exhibition hall.C Call the Hillsboro Hotel.分值: 2答案:CSSS_SINGLE_SEL5.Where are the speakers?A At home.B In a museum.C In the city square.分值: 2答案:B第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几道小题，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。
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笔试部分答题时间：100分钟姓名：准考证号：第一部分听力1～20略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l上将该项涂黑.21. －Why didn' t you answer the phone this afternoon?－We didn' t hear it. I was in the garden and Mum __________ a shower.[ A ] has had [ B ] had[ C ] had been having [ D ] was having22. Laura had a good reason __________ to class yesterday.[ A ] for not going [ B ] to not go[ C ] for going not [ D ] to go not23. The further away you go out from the city, __________ are the scenes.[ A ] the much attractive [ B ] the attractive[ C ] the most attractive [ D ] the more attractive24. We don't have much time __________ ; I will end my lecture in minute.[ A ] remained [ B ] left[ C ] kept [ D ] found25. －Where is my blue shirt?－It' s in the washing machine. You have to wear __________ different shirt.[ A ] any [ B ] other[ C ] a [ D ] the26. You look tired; you __________ have stayed up late last night.[ A ] must [ B ] should[ C ] would [ D ] may27. I don' t think you two know each other, __________ ?[ A ] do you [ B ] don' t you[ C ]do I [ D ] don't I28. People in this town __________ of a possible storm, and they' re preparing for it.[ A ] would be warned [ B ] will be warned[ C ] had been warned [ D ] have been warned29. David had been there for nearly an hour. He didn' t know __________ to wait or go home. [ A ] if [ B ] neither[ C ] whether [ D ] either30. What' s done is done. It' s no use __________ anyone for it.[ A ] blaming [ B ] blame[ C ] to blame [ D ] to be blaming31. Customers are found to be more satisfied __________ the quality of the goods than their service.[ A ] about [ B ] at[ C ] by [ D ] with32. －What textbooks shall we use for the Japanese students?－That is another question __________ we' ll discuss later.[ A ] what [ B ] about which[ C ] on that [ D ] which33. Since the middle of this century __________ has been learned about space than in all human history before that time.[ A ] more [ B ] much[ C ] better [ D ] a lot34. After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to __________ his work.[ A ] get down [ B ] get through[ C ] get back to [ D ] get along with35. I checked all my answers __________ my teacher had suggested.[ A ] as to [ B ] as[ C ] that [ D ] such第二节完形填空阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑." $ 160 for a parking ticket! I' m calling city hall about this. There must be some mistake."Nick thought 36 "Yes, sir, there is a mistake," said the man at the city hall, " 37 I'm afraid the mitake' s 38 This ticket was for $ 20. However, the fine doubles every thirty days. It has been 90 days, so the 39 is now $ 160. You will have to pay that. " Nick had the $ 20 and he 40 to pay the fine. But for some reason the ticket had gotten 41 in his pile of papers and unopened letters.Nick has always been a 42 person. In the past six months, he had 43 to pay his elec- tricity bill, 44 his jacket at the cleaner' s too 45 and had to pay for the "storage(保管) ".A job application (申请) form he had filled out was never 46 because it, too, was in one of his piles. "Get organized, man,"his brother advised. "Plan what you 47 do, do it, and then 48 to be sure you' ve done it right. "Nick got a calendar ( 日历) with enough 49 to write on. He marked important 50 and times as reminders. "Nice job, "said his brother. "Now 51 you do what you' re supposed to do 52 you' re supposed to. " "That shouldn' t be too 53 with my calendar here, "said Nick. "And read the small print on it 54 you get a ticket," added his brother. "Or 55still, don't get another. "36. [ A ] happily [ B ] angrily [ C ] disappointedly [ D ] excitedly37. [ A ] so [ B ] luckily [ C ] honestly [ D ] but38. [ A ] mine [ B ] yours [ C ] ours [ D ] theirs39. [ A ] number [ B ] pay [ C ] cost [ D ] total40. [ A ] forgot [ B ] meant [ C ] refused [ D ] remembered41. [ A ] missed [ B ] covered [ C ] mixed [ D ] buried42. [ A ] patient [ B ] careless [ C ] wasteful [ D ] tough43. [ A ] forgotten [ B ] required [ C ] regretted [ D ] considered44. [ A ] left [ B ] sent [ C ] bought [ D ] washed45. [ A ] long [ B ] late [ C ] often [ D ] early46. [ A ] mailed [ B ]recorded [ C ] taken [ D ] received47. [ A ] have to [ B ] used to [ C ] would [ D ] could48. [ A ] see [ B ] check [ C ] examine [ D ] make49. [ A ] area [ B ] square [ C ] place [ D ] space50. [ A ] accidents [ B ] events [ C ] dates [ D ] weeks51. [ A ] take care [ B ]believe in [ C ]watch out [ D ] make sure52. [ A ] where [ B ] since [ C ] when [ D ] that53. [ A ] late [ B ] bad [ C ] much [ D ] hard54. [ A ] as [ B ] next time [ C ] since [ D ] so long as55. [ A ] fairer [ B ] easier [ C ] better [ D ] happier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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.第一篇It was 7 a.m. in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn' t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow, I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited. Only two hours remained until my flight left and it was an hour-and-a-half trip to the airport.Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only three times a day.The telephone rang again. "Terribly sorry," began the man at the taxi company. Then I rea-lized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.Standing in the wind-driven rain, I looked up and down the road. No taxi. A car went by, driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, waving for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in.In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, with whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but did not explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2000 yen I pressed into his hand.A few hours later, as the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article:" Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto."56. Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning?[ A ] There were few taxis in town.[ B ] He was unable to find the airport.[ C ] He wanted to catch a plane.[ D ] All the buses stopped because of the rain.57. What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up?[ A ] The taxi drivers refused to work.[ B ] The writer didn' t give the correct address.[ C ] More people were riding in taxis on rainy days.[ D ] The taxi drivers didn' t like to drive long distance.58. The writer got to the airport .[ A ] by getting a lift in a passing car[ B ] with the help of Mike from the post office[ C ] by riding in Mike' s car from the taxi company[ D ] with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company59. We can learn from the text that the driver is .[ A ] quick-minded at taking actions[ B ] warm-hearted toward people[ C ] unfamiliar with the road[ D ] a self-employed driver第二篇She once said:"When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, "the end is nothing; the road is all. ' That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer(打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done. "Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor( 活力) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers."It' s a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, country all made to look like a German, Christmas card... But when I come to the open plains, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently. "60. Willa Cather wrote because she found writing .[ A ] simple and lively[ B ] interesting and enjoyable[ C ] neither too hard nor too easy[ D ]opened up a road to, success61. What did Cather mean by "the end is nothing ;the road is all"?[ A ] Writing is the only path to successs.[ B ] I feel happy when I finish writing a book.[ C ] I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy.[ D ] Writing itself, not its result, is important.62. What was the place like where Cather grew up?[ A ] It was cold, plain and without a church.[ B ] It was a colorful world of wild flowers.[ C ] It was like a German Christmas card[ D ] It was vast, open, flat and wild.63. When she said "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfertly cold", Willa Gather meant . [ A ] you either love the place or hate it[ B ] you decide either to stay or to leave[ C ] some find the place warm; others find it cold[ D ] some find the place peaceful; others find it wild64. What happens when Cather comes to the open plains?[ A ] She breathes differently from others:[ B ] She wants to make the place her home.[ C ] She finds the place similar to her home.[ D ] She feels completely comfortable.第三篇You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car ? Experts .(专家), all say the back seat is the safest place , for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击), which can cause the most injuries(伤害). Just as important ，the child in the back seat is. removed from the passenger air bag, if there is any. If your child is under8 years of age and weighs no more, than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat.The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third, kind is used by older children big enough to use the car' s belt system. Moreover, .all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car' s back seat. If your child does need your attention while .you are driving, don' t look back with only one hand on the wheel. Just pull over.65. This text mainly discusses[ A ] how a child can be kept safe while riding in a car[ B ] why the back seat is the safest place in a car[ C ] how a child safety seat can protect a child[ D ] what causes passengers the most injuries66. This text seems to be written for[ A ] safety experts[ B ] very young readers[ C ] parents of small children[ D ] taxi drivers67. The third type of safety seat is for children .[ A ] above eight years of age[ B ] between four and eight[ C ] weighing between 20 and 40 pounds[ D ] weighing more than 80 pounds第四篇Many people are worded about what television has done to the generation of American children who have grown up watching it. For one thing, recent studies show that TV weakens the ability to imagine. Some teachers feel that television has taken away the child' s ability to form mental pictures in his own mind, resulting in children who cannot understand a simple storywithout pictures. Secondly, too much TV too early usually causes children to be removed from real-life experences. Thus, they grow up to be passive (被动的) watchers who can only respond (反应) to action, but not start doing something actively. The third area for such a worrying situation is the serious dissatisfaction frequently expressed by school teachers that children show a low patience for the pains in learning. Because they have been usedt0 seeing results of all problems in 30 or 60 minutes on TV, they are quickly discouraged by any activity that promises less than. immediate satisfaction.But perhaps the most serious result is the TV effect of bloody fights and death on children, who have come to believe that it is an everyday thing. Not only does this increase their admission of terrible acts on others, but some children will follow anti-social (反社会的) acts that they see on televison.68. Because of TV, children have lost their ability to_______.[ A ] have ideas of new things[ B ] understand pictures in books[ C ] read story books[ D ] think in a clear way69. What do school teachers worry about?[ A ] Children suffer from mental pains.[ B ] Children are weak at facing diffculties.[ C ] Children become uninterested in class activities.[ D ] Children spend little time learning unknown things.70. When children see terrible killing on TV, they _______.[ A ] are frightened[ B ] think it' s real[ C ] become annoyed[ D ] feel satisfied71. The main purpose of the text is to tell people_______.[ A ] how to prevent children from watching TV[ B ] how children like frightening TV prograrmnes[ C ] What bad effects TV programme have on children[ D ] what teachers think of today' s children72. The main purpose of this leaflet is to_______.[ A ] give information to people who are planning to buy cars[ B ] discuss the major causes of pollution problems in Boston[ C ] give suggestions to people suffering from pollution-related diseases[ D ] persuade people to use public transportation instead of their own cars73. How much percent of the land in downtown Boston is taken , up by streets, garages and_______highways?[A] 30%. [B] 50%.[C] 80%. [D] 89%.74. We may infer from the leaflet that_______.[ A ] loud noises can make people lose their hearing[ B ] many people in Boston can. only afford cheaper cars[ C ] poullution by cars costs $ 2 000 per person per year in Boston[ D ] people in Boston don' t have gardens because of the need for garages75. According to the leaflet, better public transportation is very effective in reducing pollution because_______.[ A ] the city will have more money to deal with pollution problems[ B ] buses and trains do not produce dangerous gas[ C ] there will be more places for trees and grass[ D ] fewer people will drive their own cars第四部分写作第一节短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)．划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉.此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词.此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词. 注意：原行没有错的不要改.With the development of computer technology, Internet has become 76.____more and more popular. All students regard it as a great helper~ Since there 77.____is a lot of information on line, you can surf the Internet for any information 78.____you need it in a short time without working hard in the library. It is also 79.____very convenient to communicate to others by using the Internet. However, 80.____others students think that there is some information on line that is not good 81.____for the students. In addition, spending too much time play games on line 82.____not only has a bad effect on study but also makes harm to our health. 83.____Therefore, we should make a proper use of the Internet. And it is of great 84.____importance for us to separate(分离) good plants into wild weeds. 85.____第二节书面表达86．假设你是李明，有位英国教授Peter Jenkins将来访问你的实验室.因有会议，你无法去机场迎接.特请实验室的留学生Jack去迎接.请根据以下要点给Jack写一个便条.1)告知此事；2)简单情况：50岁左右；约180厘米高；戴眼镜；3)飞机下午3：15到达；请写一块接人牌，上写教授名字.注意：1．要求词数100词左右；2. 请直接将书面表达写在答题卡背面。