2023年3月公共英语二级试题及答案.pdf

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1 0 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。1.What i s t he w orn a n d oing?A.Bu y ing a handbag.A B.Try ing o n a pi e ce of c lo t hin g.C.Dr a w ing a pic t u r e o f t he c o u n t r y s i de.2.Wh a t is t h e possi b le r e 1 a t ionship b et w een t h e s pe a k e r s?aA.F am i 1 y memb e r sB.C 1 assmat es,A C.Co-w orkers,A 3.Wha t is t h e man a n gr y abo ut?A A.T e le p ho n ing w hile d r i v in g.B.Some w orn e n d ri v e rs.A C.Traffic ligh t s.A 4 .W h at does t he w oman mean?A.S h e w ill choo s e t he man.A B.The man w as 1 at e i n ask ing.AC.S he may ru n for t he posit i o n.5.What does t he w oma n wa n t t h e man t o do?A A.Set u p a mu se u m.B.St a r t doin g ex ercise.C.St o p bu y ing earner a s.al,I _ 6 .How w i 1 1 t h e man s bro t h e r go t o Sou t h America?A.By sh i p.B.By plan e.C.By t rain.7.Wh a t w ill t he ma n p robably bu y for his br o t her?A.A t oot hbru sh.A B.A s i Ik t ie.C.A c 1 o ck.alI _k 8.W h ere i s Rick w ork i ng n o w?A A.In a t r a v el company.B.I n a hot el,A C.In a law offic e.9.H o w doe s Rick f eel abou t his t rip?A.Ex c it ed.B.Cu r io u s.a C.Nerv o u s.1 0.W h en w ill Rick leav e?A.In t h r ee day s.a B.In a w e ek.C.I n a mont h,A A 1 1.W h at d o w e kn ow abou t t he grandmot h e r?A.She liv e s b y h erse 1 f.B.She，s as healt hy a s b ef o re.C.S h e o ft en does some c 1 e ani n g.1 2.How long h a s th e g r a ndm o t her 1 i v ed i n Ken t u ck y?a A.Sin c eher h u sb a nd died.A B.Si n ce she w as married.A C.S i nee her son mov e d aw ay.a 1 3.What do e s t h e g r andmot h e r en j o y abou t he r pr e s e nt 1i f e?A A.Be in g b u s y w it h h o us e w ork.B.Bein g w i t h r e lat iv e s.C.Bei n g w it h f r iends.听下面一段对话,回答第1 4 至 1 7 题。1 4.Wh at w as t he w oman t alk i ng abou t at b e ginning of t he c o n v e rsat i on?A.Her st ory o f c omp 1 et ing a t a sk.A B.Her e x perie n ce o f being 1ost.A C.Her t rip a b r oad.a 1 5.W h a t d i d t he m a n d o in t he b a r inG e rm a ny?A A.Met h is fri e nds.A B.At t e nded a l e c t u re.A C.Gav ea per forma n c e.A 1 6 .How did t h e man fi n d h i s w ay b a ck t o b ar?A.By fol 1 ow i n g a ma n.A B.By 1 oo k ing a t a map.C.By as k in g an o Id w oman,A 1 7.What d o w e kn o w abou t t he man?A.He c annot st a n d t h e nois e in t he bar.B.He does n t like t o w e ar T-shi r t s.A C.He d oesn，t speak Ge r man.AA 1 8 .Who is t he spea k e r?A A.Ara d i o annou ncer.B.A pol ice o f f icer.C.A t ax i driv er.1 9 .What makes d r i v ing a t ax i a har d job i n London?A.Bad t r a ffic.A B.CO n fu sed st re e t n a m e s.C.Large po 1 lu t io n in Lo n d on.20 A What w il 1 t he speak e r prob a blyd o if he s st u ck o n t he road?A.Hav e a map rea d y.B.B e u nd e rs t andi n g.C.C h an g e di r ect i ons.第 二 部 分 英 语 知 识运用第 一 节 单 项 赛 空从;A 、B；、C J D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空门处的最佳选项,并在答麴长1 上将该项涂算，A21.一An n has gone ou t.A 一 What t im e d id she g o?aA.We 1 1 ,i s n t sh e?A B.Ye s,she h as.C.No,she h as n 7 t,D.Oh,has she?22.Y o u b e mad if y ou t h i nk Jake is go i ngt o lend y o u a ny money.A.n eedB.s h ou l dC.m u stD.can23.In 1 8 7 1,a fire in Chica g o dest roy e d 1 8 0 0 b uildings.A A.a s ma n yB.ju s t asC.t h e s a m e a sD.a s man y as 24.H e llo!I y ou w ere in Lon d on.How1 ong h a v e y ou be e n her e?A.d o n，t k n B h a d n t know nAC.didn t k n o 2 D.hav en7 t k now n25.I w a sn*t s u re w het h er I h a d c ome t o right of f i ce.T h ere w as no n a me o n d oo r.A.a;/B.t h e；aC.a;t h e A D.t he；t he.A 26.一W o u 1 d y ou like some h elp w it h t h e p a cking?.M y n eig h b ou r s o ffere d t o helpo u t.Bu t t hank s any w a y.A A.All t h e s ameA B.It s a 1 1 right s C.T ake it e a syD.Com e onA 27.T h e c r ow d w i s h ed t he n ew ly-ma r r ie d c o u p lew e 1 1 as th e y l e f t t heir hone y moon.A A.t O-A B.inC.f ora D.ab o u t28.r d nev er h av e gu es s ed he w as a Wils o n-h e doesnz t 1 ookhis b r ot hers,A A.oneB.t hat A C.a ny bodyD.a n y t h i ng2 9.t he su cc e ss of ou r produ ct s i n Eu r ope,ou r ne x t st epi s to m o ve i nto the Ameri-can market.-A.Follow B.F o 11 o wi n gAC.Having followedD.Fol low ed30.The q u est i on h e s hould ac c e p t the of f e r or n o t trou b 1e d h im great 1 y.A.wh i e g B.w hether a C.thatD.whyA 31.He f o rward t o ou r camping,h o 1 iday th e who le we e k,b u t unfor t unat e ly it rain e d e v e ry d a y.A A.had lo o kedB.is look i ngA C.had been 1 o o k in gD.loo k SA 3 2.Johanna i s the woman Maria i s s tu d y ing the pi ano.A.o f who mA B.w ith whomC.by who m A D.in wh on 3 3.Bella i s ve r y kind and be a uti f u 1 and wo rk s h a rd.,sh e is a goo d gi r 1.A A.To sum upA B.As a re su 1 t A C.By th e wa*D.I n th e e n d3 4.Te 1 evis i on,which f i r st appeared in the 1920 s,re a lly ch a nged th e p e ople viewed th e w o rid.A A.ide a A B.d ir e ct i O n AC.methodD.way3 5.M a r k 1 s f irs t ye a r at coll e ge was a t i m e with e xc itemen t an d enjoyment,a A.h avi n g filledB.be i n g fi 1 ledC.to be filled D.F i lied第 二 节 完 形 娘 空阅读下而短文,从短文后各4?所给的A、B,C和D四个选项中选出能埴入相应空白处的最佳选项.并在答题卡I上将该项涂黑IZ m told t h at d u ring an inter n a t ion a 1 game of c hess（国际象棋），m an y beauti f ul mov e s c o uldbe made on a c h es s board.I n a decisiv e 36in w h i c h he was evenly m a tche d wit h a Russi a nmas t e r 37,Mar s hal I f o und his queen u n d e r s e r i o u s a tt a ck.T here were seve r a 1ways of 3 8_,and since t he queen is t he m o st_ 39 p i ece,spec t a tors（观众）th o ug h t M a r shal 1 wou 1 d n a t ural lymo v e his qu e e n to_ 40_D e ep in th o ugh t,Marshall u s ed a l l his tim e to c o ns i d er the _41.He pick e d u p h i s qu e e n,pau s e d,a n d p l a c e d it dow n onth e mos t _ 42 s q u a r e of all-a s q uar e f rom whi c h th equeen c oul d b e 43_b y any one of th r e e enem y pi e ces.Mar s hall had sacrifice d（牺牲）his q u e e n-a n u n th i n k a b le move.Ever y one else was-44Then t h e R u ssia n,and th e _45_,re a 1 i z ed that M a r sha 1 1 had ac tually ma d e a 46_ m o v e.It wa s clear t hat no m a tte r how the_47_wa s ta k e n,t he R u s s ia n.would s o on b e in a 4 8 _ posi-tion.S e e in g th i s,th e Russ i a n admitt e d his de f e a t.A W h e n spectators re c o v e r ed from the 4 9 _ of M a r shalT s d aring,t h ey showere d the chessboa r d w i th mon e y.M a rshall had achiev e d_5 0 i n a ve r yunus u a 1 an d d ar i ng fas h i o n-h e h a d 51 b y sacrificing th equeen.To me,i t7 s not 52_that he won.W h a t co u n t s is that Marshal1 h ad broke n wi t h s t an d a r d _ 53 to m a ke s u c h a move.He had loo k e d 5 4 t h e usu a 1 pa t terns of play an d h a d b e e n willi n gto c o n s ider an imaginat i ve risk o n th e ba s is of his judgment a nd his j udgment a l o n e.No m atter howthe game _ 55 _,Marsh a 11 wasthe w in n er.36.A.experie n e eB.b a t t le C.g a me A D.c h a nc6A 37.A.playerB.p er s onC.wi nne rD.enem y38.A.s upportB.a t t a c k A C.a dva n ceD.escape 3 9.A.suit a bleB.pow e rful A C.respectedD.dangerous 40.A.check a B.fi g h t A C.saf e tyA D.defeat A41.A.conditionA B.changeC.p i ece a D.act i on42.A.p rote c tedB.undisturbed C.u ne x p ec t e dD.des e r t ed 4 3.A.f r ig h ten e dB.g u a r d edC.d i scovere d A D.caught4 4.A.im f o r tedB.d i s appo i nt e dC.delight e d D.ann o y e d45.A.p laye r sB.master C.crow dD.organizer46.A.s mar t A B.w r o n gC.fre e A D.d i fficu 1 ta 47.A.gamoA B.m o n e yC.queen*D.chessbo a rd48 A.A.1 o sin gB.favourabl eC.1 e a dingD.dou b tf u lA 4 9.A.causeB.bloM C.a ccide n tD.sh o ckA 50.A.priz e A B.V i c t o ryC.pr o gre s sD.attention 51.A.wonB.ma d eC.ga i ne dD.earn e d52.A.im p o rt a n tB.ex c itingC.u n forg e tta b leD.un c 1 e arA 5 3.A.ide a A B.th in k in ga C.c h essD.training54.A.i n toB.further-C.ah e a d A D.OU t s i d e 5 5.A.c a meB.w a s o r gan i z e dC.was d es i gne d AD.En d e d第 三 部 分 阅 读 理 解阅读下列知忆.从每肋所给的；AJC】和I D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题1；I上将该项涂果AT ex t k I w a s in m y t h i r d y e ar of t e achin g w rit ing at Ralph HighScho o 1 i n New Yo r k,w h e n on e o f my s t u de n t s,1 5-y ear-ol d Mikey,gav e me a not e from hi s m o t h e r.I t ex p 1 ained h is abs e n ce（缺席）f r o mc lass t h e d ay befo r e.“D e a r Mr.McCort,M i k ey，s g r andm o t he r,w ho is e i g ht y y e a r sof age,f ell dow n t h e st air s f r o m t oo mu c h coffe e and I kep t Mike y athorn e t o t ak e care of her an d hi s baby sist er so I cou ld got o my j ob.P 1 ease ex cu se Mikey an d he ll do hi s b es t in t he fu t u re.P.S.His gran d m o t h e r i s OK.I had seen Mikey w r it i n g t he n ot e at his de s k.I sa i d not hing.Most par e nt al-e x cu s e not e s I r e c eiv ed w ere penned bymy st u d e n t s.If I w e r e t o deal w it h t hem,I d b e b u s y 24 h o u r s ada y .Th e w rit ers o f t h o se n o t es didn t r ealiz e t hat honest ex c u seno t es we re u s u a l l y d u 1 1:P e t er w as lat e b e-ca u se t he ala r mclock didn t go o f f.The s t u d e nt s a l w a y s sa i d it w as h ard pu t t ing 20 0 w ords t o get her on any s u bje c t,bu t w h en th e y pr o du ced e x c u se n ot e s,th e y w ere e x ce 1 1 e nt.So I d e c ided t o t y pe o u t adoz en ex cu s e not e s an d g av et hem t o m y cl a ss e s.I sai d,They re s uppos e d t o b e w r it t e n by p a r e n t s,b u t a ct u al 1 y t h e y are n o t.t ru e,Mikey?”T h e st u dent s looked at m e n e r v o u s 1 y.“Now,t his w ill b et he f i r st c 1 as s t o st u dy t he ar t o f t h e ex cu s e n o t e t he fi r st c 1ass,ev er,t opract ice wr i t i n g t hem.Ev ery o n e smile d as I w ent on,T od a y I d like y o u t o w r it e An E x c u seNo t e f r om Ad a m t o God o rAn Ex cu s e Not e from Ev e t o Go d 1 H e ad s w e n t dow n.P e ns r a c e d a cro ss pape r.For t he f irst t ime e ve r I saw s t u dent s s o iminers e d（专心的）i n t heir w rit i ng,t h ey ha d t o b e ask e d t o go t o 1 u n ch byt heir f rie n ds.The nex t day ev ery on ehadex c u se no t es.Heat e d d is c u ssion s follow ed.Bu t su d d e nly I saw t h e he a d mast e r at t he doo r.He ent ered t h e classr o o m and w alked u p a n d d ow n,1 o oking a t p a pers,an d t h en said,I d 1 ike y o u t o see me in my off ice.M y h ear t san k.Wh e n I st ep ped int o h i s off i ce,he came t o s hake my h a nd and said,*I j u st w ant t o t e 1 1 y o u t h a t t hat 1 e s son,t h a t t a s k,w ha t e ve r t he hell y ou w er e d o in g,w as gr e at.Th o s e kid s w ere w r it ingont he college 1 e v el.T h ank y ou.”5 6 .I l o w d i d t h e a u t hor kn o w t hat most pare nt al-ex c u s e n o t esw ere w rit t en by st u dent s t h ems elv es?A A.T h e e x cu se not e s w ere w rit t eni n du ll w o rds.B.The n ot es w ere mo r e 1 i ke st o r ies t h an fac t s.C.He ca 1 1 ed t heir pa r ent s and fo u nd ou t t he t ru t h,a D.The handwr i t i ng o b v io u sly looked lik e child ren，s.5 7.What did t he a u t h o r do w i t h t he s t u d e n t s f ou n d d i s h on e st?A A.He r e p ort ed t hem t o t he hea d ma s t er.A B.He 1 ect u r ed t h e m ha r d o n honest y.C.H e h ad t hem t ake n ot es b e fore 1 u nch.A D.Heh e l p e d improv e t h e ir w r it i n g skills.5 8 .W e ca n i n fer t hat w h en Mik e y missed t h e c lass,h e w a s AA.o u t e n j o y ing him s el fB.t aking care of his baby si s t e C.1 ooking a ft er h i s g randmot her4 D.st u d y i ng t he art o f t h e ex c u se n o t e5 9 .What did t he h e adm a st er t h ink of t he au t hor s w ay of t e aching?A.Effective.B.D ifficu It.C.M islead in g,A D.R e ason a ble.T e xt 2Do you r e membert h e M i 11 e nnium（千禧年）Go a Is?W h en wo rId leaderse b r ated th eyear 20 2 3 wi t h a s e r i o u s p ro n iis e t o r oduc ep ove（贫穷）a n d h unger,c h e ck t he s pr e ad o f AIDS,getboys andgi rc e 1r t ys i n to sc h ool,an d i mprove pub 1 i c health,all by 20 2 3?We 1 1 ,t h r ee years dow n theroad,an d t h e U NDP s year 1 ycollection of f acts and f i gu r e sair e a d y s h o ws that if we c arryon as we a re,the o n ly goal like 1yto b e met i s that for r e d u cin g pove r t y by ah a If,a nd th a t isen t i r e ly d u e to the s uccess of onecou n try C h i n a.It is s o v a st t h at th e fa s t-g r ow-ing economy i n China lifts m il 1 i o n s o f people above thep ove r ty 1 i ne,even thoug h i n Af r i ca,L a t i nAm e ric a and th e f ormerSovietU nio n,p e o pie h a v ea c tu a lly bee n gett i n g poorer.0 t herw i s e,p r ogress is g o od on 1 y inp art s.Eas t A s ia should me e tit s go a 1 of r e ducing hunger b y a half by 20 2 3,and L at i n America andh e Caribb e a n a re not f a r b ehi n d,b ut at t h epresen t s pe e d o f p r ogr ess,A fri c a a n d South Asi a won t get the r efor a no t her h u n d redyear s.a The go o d new s i s t h a ti t c an be do n e-t he r e a r e sue c esss t ori e s.G h ana-an e c onomic b a s ke t c ase i n t h e e i g h ti e s and eta r 1 y ninetie s-h a s managed to f in d a way ou t o f its d i f f i cul ties and i t s nowc o m f o rtably in th e middle r a n ge o f co u ntries,way a head ofthe mu c h m o r e natu r al 1 y wealthy Niger-i a.For Co n g o,Cambodia o r Ir aq,ruined by w a r,or every south e rn A f r i c an c o untry damaged by A IDS,t here is a Mauri t iu s o r a S o uth Kore a st e adily work i n g i ts way upth e 1 e ag u e ta b 1 e towards ab e t ter l i f e for i t s p e o p 1 e.60.Wh i ch of t he mi 1 1 enn i um goals is lik e 1 y to be met accordi ng to t he te x t?A.Improvi n g pub 1 ic hea 1 th.A B.Re d u c in g pover t y b y a ha 1 f.C.Se n ding c h i l d ren to sch o ol.a D.Sto p ping the spr e a d o f A ID S.6 1.Which part of t he world can m e et the goal o f r educ i ng h u nger?A.T he C a ribb e an.B.Latin Am e ri c a.A C.E a st As i a.D.A f r ica and Sout h Asia.62,Wha t e c onom i c si tuat i on i s best expr e s s ed a s bask e t case”(Parag r a ph 4)?a A.Very b a d.A B.P r om isin g.C.U n expected.D.Nat u rally d e velop e d.a 63.Which c ountry is m enti o n ed as an e xample o f s u ccessful devel o pme n t i n the text?A.Con t o.B.N igeria,A C.Cambo d ia.D.Mauritius.Text 3Looking to imp r ove y o u r la n guage skills,b u t you d o n t have t he t i me to go a b ro a d to a tt e nds c h oo 1?More an d mo r e univers i tiesaro u nd the world a r e o f fe r i n g opportu n iti e s fo r s t u den t s t o getdegrees onl i ne(distan c e educat io n)f r om t he comfort of the i r ownhome s,a n d ma n y o f t h e s e colle g e s and un i versities are accred i t ed(官方认可的)，m ean in g that they h a v e met certain standar d s of e xce 1 lenc e.A I f you decide to t a ke 1 a nguage c o u rses on 1 ine(or any s u bj e c t for t h at mat t e r),be s u r e thereare ad v antages i n studyingo n 1 ine.Its c o sts are usually 1 o wer,an d you can s t u dy a t your ow npace（节奏）,and y o u c a n e a si ly get t h e mat e ria 1 s 24 hou r s a d ay fr o m a 1 mo s t a n y compu t e r i n t hew or 1 d.How ev er,y ou w on t get t he hu m