国家公共英语(二级)笔试模拟试卷10(题后含答案及解析)

国家公共英语（二级）笔试模拟试卷10(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: What’s wrong with you, John?M: I’ve got a bad cold, Mum.
1．How is John feeling?
A．He can’t go to sleep.
B．He has got a bad coat.
C．He is feeling terrible.
正确答案：C
听力原文：M: Why don’t you give up smoking? It’s such a bad example to the children.W: It’s one of the real pleasures in my life. That’s why.
2．Why does the man want the woman to give up smoking?
A．Because it’s a bad example to the children.
B．Because it’s bad for her health.
C．Because it makes her cough.
正确答案：A
听力原文：W: You do look cold. What happened?M: I’ve been standing outside in Arctic temperature for over an hour.
3．During what season of the year does the conversation take place?
A．Spring.
B．Fall.
C．Winter.
正确答案：C
听力原文：M: I have an appointment to see Dr. Smith for a physical examination.W: Please have a seat. She’s doing an operation right now.
4．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In an operating room.
B．In a doctor’s office.
C．In a professor’s office.
正确答案：B
听力原文：W: Can I help you, sir?M: Yes, I’m looking for a watch.W: What kind of watch are you interested in, a dress watch or a sports watch?M: A dress watch.W: We have quite a few famous watches here. How about this one? It’s an Omega.
5．What is the man interested in?
A．A dress.
B．A watch.
C．A pair of sports shoes.
正确答案：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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听力原文：M: Excuse me, are you Lucy?W: No, I’m not. I’m her sister.W: Is this the English class?M: It is the computer lab.
6．Who is the woman?
A．Lucy.
B．Lucy’s sister.
C．Lucy’s friend.
正确答案：B
解析：对话中提到这位女士是露西的姐妹。

故本题答案为B。

知识模块：细节题
7．Which class is the woman looking for.’?
A．The computer class.
B．The English class.
C．The computer and English classes.
正确答案：B
解析：女士问这里是否是英语教室，男士回答说这里是计算机实验室，可见女士寻找的是B。

故本题答案为B。

知识模块：推断题
听力原文：M: Oh, yes, we work very hard in our factory.W: So you get up early every day?M: Well, I live near the factory, so I get up at about 6:30.W: Do you have breakfast?M: Yes, I have some bread, and a cup of tea. Sometimes I have an egg or two.W: And what time do you begin to work?M: I begin to work at 7:30, and have lunch at about 11:30.
8．Where does the man work?
A．In a factory.
B．In a hospital.
C．On a farm.
正确答案：A
解析：对话第一句提到在工厂工作。

故本题答案为A。

知识模块：细节题9．When does he get up?
A．At about 6:11.
B．At about 6:30.
C．At about 7:30.
正确答案：B
解析：对话中提到了3个时间6:30，7:30，11:30 分别为起床，开始工作和吃午饭的时间。

故本题答案为B。

知识模块：细节题
听力原文：M: I’d like to book a few seats for “Hamlet”, please.W: Yes, sir.M: Have you got any seats downstairs?W: Yes, we have.M: How much are they?W: $3.75 each.M: Are there any seats for $2.50?W: Yes, there are--upstairs. How many?M: Four, please.W: For which night?M: What about Saturday, October 21st?W: I can give you four seats in Row 8.M: How long will the performance last?W: Two and a half hours.M: Thank you. How much will that be in all?
10．Why doesn’t the man book the seats downstairs?
A．Because the seats are too expensive.
B．Because the seats are too close to the stage.
C．Because the seats are uncomfortable.
正确答案：A
11．When does the man plan to see the performance?
A．Next Saturday.
B．On October 21st.
C．On October 25th.
正确答案：B
12．How much does each upstairs ticket cost?
A．$10.
B．$3.75.
C．$2.50.
正确答案：C
听力原文：Once a thief stole a bag of Corn from a farmer’s house. The farmer
went to the judge and told him about this. The judge ordered all the people of the farm to come before him. He took many sticks of equal length and gave one stick to each man.He then said, “Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the thief’s stick will be one inch longer than any of the others.”The thief was afraid of the judge’s words, and so cut an inch off his stick.The next day, people saw the thief’s stick was one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken to prison.
13．What did the thief steal?
A．A bag of rice.
B．A bag of corn.
C．A stick.
正确答案：B
14．Why did the judge give each man a stick?
A．To play a joke.
B．To beat the thief.
C．To find out the thief.
正确答案：C
15．Which statement is right according to the passage?
A．The thief’s stick grew an inch longer.
B．The thief got a shorter stick.
C．The thief cut an inch off the stick.
正确答案：C
听力原文：M: Math department, Doctor Webster speaking.W: Hello, Professor Webster, this is Janet Wang calling. I’m living two doors down from your teaching assistant, Ken Williams. Ken asked me to call you because he has lost his voice and can’t talk to you himself.M: Lost his voice? Oh, what a shame! Is there anything I can do for you?W: Well, Ken has a class this afternoon from two-thirty to four and he won’t be able to teach it, but he doesn’t want to cancel it either.M: Want me to try to find somebody else to teach the class?W: No, not exactly. What he wants to do is to get someone to go in for him, just to pass back the mid- term exams. He’s already marked them and they are on the desk in his office. The whole thing wouldn’t take more than ten minutes.M: His classes are two-thirty, eh? Well, I’m afraid at that time I’ll be on campus anyway; so I can do it for him.W: Thank you very much, Professor Webster.
16．Who is probably the woman?
A．Ken’s wife.
B．Ken’s neighbor.
C．The head of file math department.
正确答案：B
17．What’s Ken’s problem?
A．He can’t find his office key.
B．He is unable to talk.
C．He doesn’t like his class.
正确答案：B
18．What favor does Ken want someone to do for him?
A．Mark the latest home.
B．Put a notice on the classroom door.
C．Return some exam papers to his students.
正确答案：C
听力原文：M: The bus leaves in five minues.W: It’s only 9:20 now.W: When I’m 60, I will retire from my position.M: Oh, there are three years to go.M: If it rains on Monday, the party will be mined.W: What does it matter? We can always hold it indoors.M: Why don’t I take out the garbage?W: Please do. I haven’t got time to do it yet.
19．What time does the bus leave?
A．At 9:20.
B．At 9:25.
C．At 9:30.
正确答案：B
解析：由原文可知，汽车5分钟后出发，现在是9:20。

说明汽车出发时间为9:25。

故本题答案为B。

知识模块：细节题
20．How old is the woman now?
A．65.
B．57.
C．60.
正确答案：B
解析：由原文可知，当我60岁的时候我就会退休，现在还有3年才到。

说明这位老人现在是57岁。

故本题答案为B。

知识模块：推断题
21．What are the man and woman hoping to do?
A．Repair the other door.
B．Visit some ruins.
C．Give an outdoor party.
正确答案：C
解析：由原文If it rains on Monday，the party will be ruined．可知本题答案为C。

知识模块：细节题
22．What will the man probably do?
A．Eat cabbage.
B．Put the car in the garage.
C．Throw out the rubbish.
正确答案：C
解析：由原文Why don’t I take out the garbage? 可知本题答案为C。

知识模块：推断题
听力原文：M: I’d like a bottle of aspirin, please.W: A large one or a small one?M: A large one, please.W: That’s eighty-seven pence.M: And a tube of toothpaste. A large one.W: That’s fifty-six pence.M: Oh, yes. And a film for this camera.W: That’s one pound seventy-two.M: Right. Here you are. Five pounds. Thank you very much.W: Don’t forget your change, sir.
23．How much is a large bottle of aspirin?
A．56 pence.
B．87 pence.
C．67 pence.
正确答案：B
解析：根据女士回答可知B正确。

知识模块：细节题
24．How much is a tube of toothpaste?
A．87 pence.
B．67 pence.
C．56 pence.
正确答案：C
解析：牙膏的价格为56便土。

知识模块：细节题
25．How much is a film?
A．1.78 pounds.
B．1.72 pounds.
C．1.76 pounds.
正确答案：B
解析：胶卷的价格为1.72英磅。

知识模块：细节题
26．How much does the man give the woman?
A．1.80 pounds.
B．1.85 pounds.
C．5 pounds.
正确答案：C
解析：男士给了女士5英磅。

知识模块：细节题
英语知识运用
单项填空
27．--Why did you buy the car earlier?--I ______ Tom in Boston by car next month, but I’ve changed my mind.
A．visit
B．will visit
C．am going to visit
D．was going to visit
正确答案：D
解析：句意为“——你为什么提早买车了呢?——我原来打算下月开车去拜访汤姆，但我改主意了”。

本题考查时态的运用，有一定的难度。

由于问句中所提及“买车”的时间是在过去，答句中的动作也应与之呼应，可以判断“拜访”的动作是一种相对于“买车”时的规划或计划，即在过去基础上对将来的打算或规划，无疑应用过去将来时；至于紧随其后的“改变”这一动作，却用的现在完成时，有较强的迷惑性，足以诱使部分考生误选[C]项。

28．--I promise that his daughter ______ get a nice present on her birthday.--Will it be a big surprise Io her?
A．should
B．must
C．would
D．shall
正确答案：D
解析：句意为“我保证他的女儿在生日那天将会得到一件精美的礼物。

这会给她一个大大的惊喜吧?”本题考查情态动词辨析：[A]为“应当”，“应该”；[B]为“必须”，语气最强烈，表“非做不可”；[C]为“将会”，往往用于过去将来时；
[D]仍为“将要”，“将会”，也含有情态的意思，但是一种较弱的意思，更多地含有许诺或猜测的成分。

另，[A]项和[C]项均可作为虚拟语气的标志词出现。

promise 为“许诺”，“承诺”，“答应”，“保证”等意。

29．--I enjoyed myself so much at your birthday party.-- ______.
A．Oh, that’s kind of you
B．Congratulations
C．Oh, I’m glad to hear that
D．It’s a pleasure
正确答案：C
解析：句意为“我在你的生日晚会上玩得非常开心。

喔，我很高兴听到此事”。

本题考查日常交际用语：[A]为“你/您真好”；[B]为“祝贺你”；[C]为“乐于听到(某事)”；[D]为“不客气”，“不用谢”。

enjoy oneself为“玩得开心”，相当于have a good time。

30．Asked if he could come to the party that night, ______.
A．nobody said anything
B．nothing was said by him
C．they did not get an answer from him
D．John nodded his head and left the room
正确答案：B
解析：句意为“问及当晚是否参加聚会时，他什么也没说”。

本题有一定难度，关键在于句首asked一词，考生应从此处入手分析其性质，以-ed结尾的动词可能是过去式或过去分词，但过去式不可能置于句首，因此句中的只可能是过去分词。

既然是过去分词，就表示完成或被动，应理解为“被问到”，而逗号前的部分显然从属于后一部分，二者在意思和逻辑上均应保持一致，既然后一部分的主语是“被问到”，则可以与之搭配的显然只有[B]。

而若换作Asking,则答案应选[C]。

考生应尝试锻炼、逐渐掌握这种举—反三，灵活运用的能力。

31．--$500,but that is my last offer.--OK, it is a ______.
A．cost
B．price
C．deal
D．reward
正确答案：C
解析：句意为“500美元，不过这可是我最后一次报价。

好的，成交了”。

本题考查商务英语中交际用语：offer为特定用语，常见于货物买卖(尤其是对外商品贸易)中，意为“报价”，或称“发盘”、“发价”，正式法律用语为“要约”，[A]为“成本”[B]为“价格”；[C]为“交易”，“生意”，“买卖”；D为“报酬”，“报偿”，“酬劳”。

32．Go and see ______ upstairs.
A．whether Mike is up to
B．what Mike is up to
C．what Mike does
D．what is Mike doing
解析：句意为“去看看麦克在楼上忙什么呢”。

本题具有一定迷惑性，首先应根据句意确定的意思，be up to用于口语中一般指“忙于某事”，相当于be busy with。

[D]项有较大迷惑性，但是宾语从句无论其表陈述或表疑问均须用陈述语序。

即应为What is Miike doing。

33．--What do you do to ______ your living?--My job is ______ the tables and I also do some other things ‘in the restaurant.
A．earn; laying
B．make; lying
C．earn; to lie
D．make; laid
正确答案：A
解析：句意为“你靠什么为生呢?我的工作是摆放桌子，也干饭馆里的其他一些活儿。

”本题主要考查一组动词的辨析：lie/lay/lain；lie/lied/lied；lay/laid/lain。

第一组为“躺”，“卧”，属不规则变化的动词；第二组为“说谎”，“撒谎”，属规则变化的动词；第三组为“放置”，属不规则变化动词。

注意，由于第一组中过去式与第三组中的原形同形，考生应尤其区别lay一词在不同语境中的准确意义。

至于第一个空格中的各项答案，似乎并无区分度，因为make a/one’s living与earn a/one’s living都可以表示“谋生”，“维持生计”，所以第一个空格中的答案并无干扰项，不足以影响或迷惑考生；
34．You were ______ at the meeting, but to our disappointment, you didn’t
A．hoped; come out
B．wanted; turn on
C．invited; come up
D．expected; turn up
正确答案：C
解析：句意为“您应邀出席会议，但让我们失望的是，您并未出席”。

本题具有一定难度，先看填入第一个空格的词，分别为“希望”，一般不用于被动语态；B为“想要”，除表示“有人电话找”外一般不用于被动语态；[C]为“邀请”；
[D]为“期望”，“预料”。

再看填入第二个空格的短语动词，分别为“(太阳、月亮、星星等)露面、显现”；[B]为“出其不意地攻击某人”；[C]为“发生”，“出现”，“(太阳)升起”；[D]为“露面”，“来到”。

35．--Why does Sara know so much about Angkor Wat?--She ______ have been there, or because of some other reasons.
A．must
B．oughtn’t to
C．may
D．can’t
解析：句意为“萨拉为什么对安克尔瓦特这个地方知道那么多?她可能去过那儿吧，或别的原因”。

考查情态动词结构，[A]表示对过去所做某事较为肯定或较有把握的猜测；[B]表示不应该做过；[C]表示可能做过；[D]表示不可能做过。

36．This is Mr. Smith, ______ I think has something interesting to tell you.
A．who
B．whom
C．that
D．/
正确答案：A
解析：句意为“这位是史密斯先生，我想，他会有一些有趣的东西告诉你。

”本题考查定语从句和插入语，关键在于句中的逗号。

该逗号表明，两个句子之间并非彼此独立的部分，而是互相联系，这种联系用关系代词来表示；同时，由于插入语并非句子的真正组成部分，可视为空白，则应填入主格who。

注意，英语中的标点具有至关重要的作用：如果逗号改为句号，则应选[C]，因为此时句子变作两个互相独立的单句，that为指示代词，替代前一句中的Mr．Smith。

[D]项则是中国学生常犯的错误，若选[D]，则后一分句没有主语。

基于前后分句之间不是同一主语，连接时不能省略后一分句的主语；如果前后分句为同一主语，在省略后一分句主语以求简洁时也勿忘连词and或but等。

37．--What were you up to when she dropped in?--I ______ for a while and ______ some reading.
A．was playing, was going to do
B．played, did
C．had played ,was going to do
D．had played, did
正确答案：C
解析：句意为“她来访时你在忙什么呢?我刚玩了一会儿，正打算读点书”。

考查谓语动词的时态，根据句意，前后空格内应分别填入表“承前”和“启后”的谓语动词时态，即”过去的过去”——过去完成时和过去将来时。

38．--You seem to have known all about the accident.-- ______.
A．So I do
B．So I have
C．So have I
D．So do I
正确答案：B
解析：句意为“你好像对事故的所有情况都知道了。

是啊，我都知道了”。

本题考查与so一词相关的两个重要句型：(1)so+主语+助动词/(连)系动词/情态动词，针对前一句话作出进一步肯定或确认的回答，主语与前一句的主语为同一人
或事物；(2)so+助动词/(连)系动词/情态动词+主语，对前一句话的内容予以补充说明，表示前一句话中所叙述的事实也同样适用于另一人或事物，主语与前一句的主语不是同一人或事物。

注意，以上两种句型，无论使用何种，具谓语部分的词性须与前一句相一致，如，can对应can，但仍应灵活运用，再如，They were going to swim the next day．So_______I．应填入was而非were。

39．What ______ this damage?
A．has brought to
B．brought up
C．has brought in
D．brought about
正确答案：D
解析：句意为“什么原因造成了这场损失?”考查常见动词bring与副词搭配构成的短语辨析。

[B]为“把抚养大”，“把带大”；[C]为“把带人某处”，[D]为“导致”，“引起”，相当于cause，lead to，result in等等。

[A]项一般仅用于“把带到某地方”，to为介词。

40．Mary said that she ______ the cold for several days and still couldn’t get rid of it.
A．had had
B．had caught
C．has caught
D．caught
正确答案：A
解析：句意为“玛丽说她得感冒好几天了，还没有康复”。

本题考查谓语动词的常见时态辨析；[A]为过去完成时，表示在相对于过去的某个时间的过去(即“过去的过去”)某个时间所发生的事情或对其后(仍为过去)所造成的影响，如本句中得感冒这一事件发生在玛丽“说”这一动作(发生在过去)之前，对后来(仍是过去)发生的影响即“还没好”；得(患)感冒可以用have或catch，但是，本句中时间状语为for a while，表示一段持续的时间，与之相应的谓语动词则应选have，因为catch仅表示瞬间完成的一个动作(俗称“点动词”)。

[C]为现在完成时，[D]为一般过去时，均与句意不符。

get rid of意为“消除”，“去掉”，“根除”。

41．--Would you mind repeating what you said, I didn’t ______.--Of course not.
A．catch on
B．go on
C．keep on
D．insist on
正确答案：A
解析：句意为“你不介意重复一下刚才的话吗?当然可以。

”本题考查由副词组成的常见动词短语辨析。

A常用于口语，表“理解”，“了解”，“懂”；[B]为“持
续进行下去”；[C]为“持续”，“继续”；[D]为“坚持(下去)”。

另，针对以动词mind提问的一般疑问句，回答时应注意勿受汉语思维影响，说“是的”，用no/ (of course)not，说“不是”，用yes。

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In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a house. keeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say 【B1】. However, when I needed a housekeeper I chose a girl called Cathey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village 【B2】the coast. But I made my choice 【B3】. After a few days’ consideration over the matter and an early telephone call to her, I 【B4】out there one day in my Fiat when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a talk with her mother over a 【B5】of teas, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was 【B6】. I knew if there was anything Cathey did not do 【B7】, her mother would not 【B8】long to correct her. After that there was only one question to raise. “Have you a 【B9】, Cathey?” said I. “No, doctor, I have not, “said she with a simple expression that did not 【B10】me a bit. As a doctor, you soon 【B11】innocent(无邪的)looks. “Well, you’d better 【B12】and get one. “I said,”【B13】I’m not going to take you. “At this she laughed After what seemed only a short time, she came and started working at my house. And you guess 【B14】? She proved to be very 【B15】and efficient(高效率的). Of course she was so 【B16】that people who came to my house used to 【B17】 a remark about us. But that didn’t hurt me at all. They did not dare to 【B18】 a pretty girl themselves in case that other people would say something. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of 【B19】to look after she would give me 【B20】. And, of course, I would be happy and at ease.
42．【B1】
A．an inclusion
B．a conclusion
C．an exception
D．an invention
正确答案：C
解析：exception“异议，反对；提出异议”，单身男子如果找小姑娘做管家，人们会议论纷纷提出异议。

inclusion“包含，内含物”；conclusion“结论”；invention “发明，创作”。

43．【B2】
A．up
B．in
C．to
D．of
正确答案：A
解析：up“向上方，向上游，北上”；on the coast“在沿岸”；off the coast“在海上”。

44．【B3】
A．carelessly
B．slowly
C．doubtfully
D．carefully
正确答案：D
解析：因为选择一个女孩做我的管家是有很多困难的，所以作决定之前我经过了仔细的考虑。

45．【B4】
A．walked
B．drove
C．dashed
D．rushed
正确答案：B
解析：Fiat是一种汽车的牌子，作者是in the Fiat，因此可以判断他是开车去女孩家的。

46．【B5】
A．cup
B．couple
C．several
D．kettle
正确答案：B
解析：作者决定是否雇用这个女孩是件很慎重的事，因此他喝了好多杯茶，a couple of“两三个地，几个地，数个地”，a cup of应与单数名词相对应，kettle 是指大壶，一般人家招待客人是不用壶的。

47．【B6】
A．pretty
B．clever
C．fit
D．busy
正确答案：C
解析：在经过详细的了解后，作者认为这个女孩是最合适的管家人选。

fit “适合的，相称的，得当的”。

48．【B7】
A．properly
B．commonly
C．secretly
D．quickly
正确答案：A
解析：我知道如果这个女孩在某个地方做得不恰当，她的妈妈会立即指出来的。

commonly“普通地，一般地”；secretly“秘密地”；quickly“迅速地”。

49．【B8】
A．spend
B．pay
C．cost
D．take
正确答案：D
解析：It takes + some time + for + somebody to do something表示“花某人时间”，例：It takes thirty minutes for us to walk from here to the station．
50．【B9】
A．girlfriend
B．boyfriend
C．cousin
D．husband
正确答案：B
解析：作者是想让女孩找一个男朋友，就可以放心的雇用她了，女孩只有17岁不可能立即让她找到一个丈夫。

51．【B10】
A．praise
B．support
C．offer
D．cheat
正确答案：D
解析：这一句中的a simple expression和下一句中的innocent都说明这个女孩是不会欺骗我的。

做题应反复联系前后文。

52．【B11】
A．get to
B．are known for
C．become used to
D．turn to
正确答案：C
解析：become used to“习惯于……”，例：You will soon get used to our way of living，这是个经常考的词组。

53．【B12】
A．hurry up
B．turn up
C．take your time
D．take it easy
正确答案：A
解析：hurry up“赶快，使赶快”，turn up“找到，发现，拐入，卷起，突然发生”；take it easy“从容，不紧张，松懈，轻松”。

作者让这个女孩赶快找到一个男朋友，否则就不给她这份工作。

54．【B13】
A．but
B．or else
C．and
D．so
正确答案：B
解析：or else是固定词组搭配，做连词，表示“否则，要不然”，例：Get up or else you will be late．
55．【B14】
A．it
B．what
C．so
D．that
正确答案：B
解析：You get what?这里的what表示口语中反问对方所问的话，“你们能猜得到吗”。

56．【B15】
A．young
B．strong
C．gentle
D．able
正确答案：D
解析：able“有才能的，能干的”；这个女孩很能干，办事也很有效率，才能很快的就找到男朋友。

57．【B16】
A．good-looking
B．troublesome
C．thoughtful
D．well-dressed
正确答案：A
解析：good-looking“漂亮，好看的女孩”，只有漂亮的女孩才能引得人们议论纷纷，因为她的主人是一个单身男子。

58．【B17】
A．fetch
B．offer
C．pass
D．inform
正确答案：C
解析：pass在这里有“传话”的意思，例：Pass the word that the inspectors are coming tomorrow．fetch“接来，取来，带来”；offer“提供，贡献”；inform“通知，告诉”。

59．【B18】
A．take on
B．marry
C．love
D．fire
正确答案：A
解析：Take on“雇用某人”，例：take on a new secretary，fire的含义与它正好相反“把某人解雇，开除，炒鱿鱼”，别人是不敢雇佣漂亮女孩的，因为他们怕别人说闲话。

60．【B19】
A．herself
B．the world
C．himself
D．her own
正确答案：D
解析：of one’s own“自己的，特有的”，注意：这个词组应置于名词之后。

例：I want a room of my own.。

61．【B20】
A．service
B．everything
C．no trouble
D．no notice
正确答案：C
解析：no trouble“没有任何麻烦”，如果这个女孩找到了自己的男朋友，她就不会给我添任何麻烦。

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)中选出最佳选项。

短文理解
Taking tile place of teaching for an eighth-grade class, I noticed that many of the students were asking for permission to leave the room. So I announced that, since it was Flag Day, anyone who wished to leave had to first write a short essay on “Why I am proud to be an American.” The departure stepped. Then one youngster handed me a paper with a picture of the flag. Her statement read: “I am proud to be an American because I am allowed to have certain individual(个人的) fights. These include freedom of religion--which gives me the right to worship(崇拜) as I please; freedom of speech--which gives me the right to speak freely; freedom from cruel and unusual punishment--which gives me the right to leave the room.”We exchanged smiles as I handed her the pass.
62．Why did the teacher ask them to write a short essay?
A．She wanted to know who was the best student in the class.
B．She wanted to improve their writing ability.
C．She wanted to keep them in the classroom.
D．She wanted them to be proud of the country.
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。

文章开篇说“我”注意到许多学生要求离开教室，于是便决定要离开的学生先写一篇短文。

答案为[C]。

63．In this passage the word” departure” means _______.
A．the action of leaving
B．the voices of the students
C．the lesson being taught
D．the class which the teacher was giving
正确答案：A
解析：细节题。

文中说到开始学生要离开教室，但老师一要求交短文，离开
就停止了，可见“departure”指学生离开教室的行为。

答案为[A]。

64．Which of the following is not true?
A．The girl was clever enough to find an excuse to leave the room.
B．The teacher was satisfied with tile girl.
C．The students have the right to leave classroom freely.
D．That might be the first time the teacher gave a lesson to that class.
正确答案：C
解析：推理题。

文中说学生要离开教室必须先交短文，可推出学生并没有权利自由离开。

所以选[C]。

In March of 1981, John Hinckley tried to murder United States President Ronald Reagan. Reagan was coming out of a hotel after making a speech when suddenly six loud shots rang out. One of the bullets entered the President’s left lung. His security(安全)men sent him to the hospital where doctors operated on him for two hours. Reagan became well rapidly and was back in the White House after a few weeks. The gunman was a young man from a well-to-do family. After the shooting, police searched his hotel room and found a letter. The letter was addressed to Jody Foster, a young film star. In the letter Hinckley explained that he wanted to shoot tile president in order to impress Miss Foster and to make her pay attention to him. The police later discovered that Hinckley had a history of the mind problems.
65．Hinckley was _______.
A．a skilled killer
B．a famous film star
C．not quite right in the head
D．a man who liked sports
正确答案：C
解析：细节题。

文章最后一句说Hinckley有精神病史，可见他头脑是不正常的。

所以选[C]。

66．The murder happened _______.
A．in the hotel
B．when the President left the hold for his car
C．when the security men ran into the hospital
D．in the summer of 1981
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。

文章第一段第二句说明总统是在作完演讲后，离开酒店的途中遭枪杀的。

所以选[B]。

67．Reagan did die by pure luck because of the following reasons except _______.
A．that he didn’t have a deadly wound
B．that his security men gave first-aid to the President inn~ time
C．a successful operation
D．that he was regarded as a wise leader
正确答案：D
解析：推理题。

文中[A]，[B]，[C]项的内容都有提及，而[D]项则没有提及。

因此选[D]
These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green building can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories, and offices. Green building means” reducing the impact (影响)of the building on the land”, Taryn Holowka of the U. S. Green Building Council in Washington, D. C, said. According to Holowka, building account for(占了) 65 percent of total U. S. electricity But green building can reduce energy and water use. Also, the building are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green building are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don’t destroy forests. Marty Dettling is project manger for a building that put these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country’s first green high-rise building. According to Dettling, “We’ve reduced our energy use by one-third and our water by 50 percent,”The Solaire cuts energy in past by using solar power. “On the face of the building we have solar panels which change the sun’s energy into electricity, “Dettling explained. The solaire als5 has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room. In addition, the building has lots of windows, allowing people to use the sun for light during the day. The solaire eats water reusing it. Not everyone is eager to move into a green building, however. Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Anyhow, Holowka said, “It’s going to be big.”
68．In the second paragraph, the underlined words “the building” most probably refer to ______.
A．an ordinary building
B．an energy-saving building
C．a green-colored building
正确答案：A
解析：推理题。

绿色建筑意味着减少建筑物对土地的影响，它并不是绿颜色也不是节能或建在华盛顿特区的房子，只是一所普通房子。

因此选[A]。

69．A green building is often built on an area of land ______.
A．which has thick forests around
B．which has already been for buildings
C．where people of high income live
正确答案：B
解析：细节题。

根据第四段最后一句话“Green building are often built on developed land，so that the buildings do not destroy forests”，可知绿色建筑是建在已开发地区的。

所以[B]正确。

70．When Holowka says in the last paragraph, “It’s going to be big”, she means that green buildings ______.
A．will be more comfortable
B．will become popular in future
C．will be more environmentally friend
正确答案：B
解析：推理题。

文章最后一段开头提到，有些人怕花钱不想住在绿色建筑里，随后一转，(anyhow)，结合前面所说的众多优点，可知green building会普及的。

所以[B]正确。

71．When is the main subject discussed in the text?
A．Dettling designed the first green building in the U. S.
B．Energy shortage calls for buildings of new design.
C．Green building help save environment.
正确答案：C
解析：主旨题。

文章主要讲了绿色建筑的种种优点及未来，可知它主要是能保护环境，节约能源。

所以[C]正确。

It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent(才能). Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are likely to think that all Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have become largely a society of musical spectators (旁观者). Music is important to us, but most of us can be considered consumers (消费者)rather than producers of music We have records, television, concerts, and radio to meet many of our musical needs. In most situations where music is performed in our culture it is not difficult to tell the audience from the performers, but such is often not the case in Africa Alban Ayipaga, a Kasena semiprofessional musician from northern Ghana, says that when his flute and drum ensemble(歌舞团)is performing, “Anybody can take part”. This is true, but Kasena musicians recognize that not all people are equally capable of taking part in the music. Some can sing along with the drummers, but relatively few can drum and even fewer can play the flute along with the ensemble. It is fairly common in Africa for there to be an ensemble of expert musicians surrounded by others who join in by clapping, singing, or somehow adding to the totality of musical sound Performances often take place in an open area (that is, not on a stage) and so the lines between the performing nucleus and the additional performers, active spectators, and passive。