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1、公共英语二级模拟试题（公共英语二级模拟试题（1）公共英语二级模拟试题第一部分 听力理解第一节听下面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。1、 Where did the woman say she put her glasses? A. In the cupboard. B. On the desk. C. She couldnt remember exactly.2、 When will the bank be open on Saturday? A. 12 noon to 9 p.m. B. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. C. 9 a.m. to

2、 12 noon.3、 How does the woman feel about the news? A. She is quite sympathetic towards the doctor. B. She thinks its right. C. She does not care.4、 What are the speakers talking about? A. Maybe a picnic. B. Maybe something new. C. Maybe a new car.5、 What does the man possibly do? A. Maybe a teacher

3、. B. Maybe a student. C. Maybe a meeting organizer.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。6、 Why does Jane want to leave her present job? A. Because she does not like the job. B. Because she wants to do something different. C. Because she does not want to live outside London.7、 Which of

4、the following countries is Jane most likely to go? A. Canada. B. Australia. C. Italy.8、 Where is the man going? AHis aunts home. BHis school. CThe city hall.9、 What does the girl do? AShe carries the box. BShe does nothing. CShe opens the door for the boy.第 1 页 共 44 页10、 What will they do in the eve

5、ning? AGo shopping. BGo to a concert. CGo to the cinema.11、 Why did the man sell his old car? AThe car gave him too much trouble. BHis wife doesnt like it. CHe dislikes its color.12、 Whats wrong with the mans old car? AIt looks ugly. BIt cant go fast. CThere are something wrong with the engine and w

6、heels.13、 How does the man feel about his new car? AWe are not sure. BIts even worse than the old one. CIts much better than the old one.14、 Where does the man get his job? AAt a restaurant. BAt a company. CAt a hotel.15、 What does the woman advise the man to do? AFind another job. BDo the job first

7、. CAsk the boss to raise the salary.16、 How much will he be paid a week? A$116 a week. B$160 a week. C$150 a week.17、 What happened to the shop in one month? AThe shop was on fire twice. BThe shop closed twice. CThe shop was broken into twice at night.18、 Which sentence is true according to the pass

8、age? AThe police caught the thief within three months. BThe police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later. CThe police caught the thief three weeks later.19、 Why did Mr. Blue buy a camera? AHe wanted to photograph all the things in the shop. BHe wanted to photograph anyone who br

9、oke into the shop at night. CHe wanted to photograph his shop.20、 What did the thief take from the shop? AHe took the watch which was worth $1,500. BHe took the camera which was worth $15,000. CHe took the necklace which was worth $15,000.第二部分 阅读第一节 短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。第 2 页 共 44 页T

10、ext 1We found that bar at last. I didnt have to ask again, for there it was in big red neon letters over the windowStar Bar. There were some iron tables outside with plastic chairs around them. A few people sat around, looking at a portable television set that someone had brought out of the bar. The

11、y were all in thin summer dresses or short shirts; even at that late hour it was stifling. Two thin dogs lay under one of the tables with their tongues out, and some of the women were fanning themselves unenthusiastically(无精打采) with magazines. Hes not here, I said, after a quick look around. The tel

12、evision was speaking out an advertisement for a detergent(洗衣粉), and the people sitting round had their eyes glued to the Picture of a woman proudly showing how white her husbands underwear was after having been washed. They took no notice of us at all. Well, what did you expect? replied Fergus, yawn

13、ing(打呵欠). Its only half past nine and he said he would be here at nine. You ought to know Graig by this time. Hell turn up sometime after ten.21、 The writer and his friend _. Ahad never been to that bar before Bdid not know if they had come to the right place Casked somebody the name of the bar Dhad

14、 little difficulty in finding the bar22、 What does the underlined word stifling (Paragraph 1) probably mean? ADisappearing gradually. BGiving out into the air. CHot and breathless. DPleasing and comfortable.23、 The people outside the bar _. Awere very interested in the television program Bwere chatt

15、ing with a saleswoman Chad no particular interest in anything Dwere very uncomfortableText 2Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog, however, you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the d

16、og is likely to be happy in your house. Specialists(专家) advice is useful to help you choose the most suitable kind of dog. But in part the decision depends on common sense. Different dogs were developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your house, for example, you s

17、hould choose the one that has the right size and characteristics. You must also be ready to devote(投入) a great deal of time to training the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life, unless you live in the countryside and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pet

18、s. Cats love the house and so are satisfactory with their place where there is secure, but a dog is loyal to its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The first consideration in buying a dog is whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. The

19、 best time to buy a baby dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfer its love from its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old, their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They ar

20、e likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets.24、 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? AYou can always get help from the specialists. BIt is common sense that is the most important when choosing a dog. CYou should decide what kind of dog

21、you want. DSize and characteristics of the dogs should be considered too.25、 What is mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog? AThe color of the dog.第 3 页 共 44 页 BThe price of the dog. CWhether the dog will fit the environment. DWhether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house.26、

22、 Why is it advised to buy a baby dog under three months old? AIts easier to buy a baby dog under three months old. BThey are less likely to be shy with human beings. CThey are less likely to run away. DIts easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.Text 3Every year landslides (滑坡) cau

23、se 25 to 50 deaths and $1.5 billion in damage in the United States. They account for 15 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in Europe. And there was ever a single event killed more than 200 people in the Philippines. Sending workers to stabilize mountainsides using steel bars and cement (水泥

24、) can help prevent disasters, but it introduces new difficulties. Shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heavy, dangerous debris (岩屑). Its quite a risky job, says Giorgio Pezzuto of DAppolonia, an engineering company in Italy. DAppolonia, working with eight other companies, may have an answe

25、r: a three-ton robot called Roboclimber. The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill without a human being on board, says Pezzuto, the manager for the project, which is supported by the European Commission. Engineers claim that the machine will be faster and cheaper than manual labor. T

26、he robot, a large radio-controlled four-legged mechanical spider, has cost at least $2 million so far. The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement, and collect data on the stability. Testing should begin in May.27、 The underlined word event (

27、Paragraph 1) refers to _. Alandslide Bmachine Cearthquake Dflood28、 What is the purpose in writing this text? ATelling people how serious the damage caused by landslides is. BTelling people that sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job. CIntroducing a product that can be used to sta

28、bilize mountainsides. DShowing people how to use a new product.29、 What does the robot look like? AA human being. BA spider. CA truck. DA drill.30、 The biggest advantage of this product is that _. Ait will be faster and cheaper than manual labor Bit can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars

29、and cement Cit can collect data on the slopes stability Dit can drill without a human being on board第二节 补全文章根据短文内容，从短文后的选项后选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Evaluating Sources of Health Information Making good choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation a

30、bility is to look carefully at your sources of health information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to find relevant information, how to separate fact from opinion, how to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. 31 Go to the origin

31、al source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about the type of study. 32 Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behavior contributes to or i

32、s associated 第 4 页 共 44 页with an outcome; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result. 33 Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it. Use your common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of informa

33、tion contained in advertisements. 34 Evaluate scientific statements carefully, and be aware of quackery(江湖骗术). 35 Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but each of as needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us. Developing the ability to evaluate reasonab

34、ly and independently about health problems will serve you well throughout your life. AMake choices that are right for you. BThe goal of an ad is to sell you something. CBe sure to work through the critical questions. DAnd examine the findings of the original research. EDistinguish between research r

35、eports and public health advice. FBe aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an authors point of view. GThe following suggestions can help you sort through the health information you receive from common sources.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完型填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。In September, i

36、n Britain, you may see a lot of birds 36 on roofs and telegraph wires. These birds are swallows. They are 37 together because, very soon, they will be flying 38 to much warmer lands, where they will find 39 small flying insects on which they 40 . There are no such insects 41 in Britain during the wi

37、nter, as it is 42 cold for them. The swallows settle, fly off, swoop, and 43 again. This they do many times, for they are making short 44 flights in order to be fit for the long journey 45 them. 46 of these migrating birds leave Britain in the autumn. They fly 47 for hundreds of miles 48 they reach

38、the warm lands of Africa. But not all the birds get there, for many of them perish in the stormy weather they meet with 49 . In the spring of the following year they 50 the long and tiring journey back to Britain. They return to the identical barn or tree in the 51 district which they had left the 5

39、2 autumn. How do these birds find their 53 there and back over such vast distances? Nobody knows exactly 54 , but it has something to do 55 winds and air currents.36、 Abeing perched Bperching Cbeing perching Dbe perched37、 Agathering Bassembling Cwaiting Dforming38、 Ato south Bthe south Cto southwar

40、ds Dsouth39、 Agreat number of Ba great deal of Cplenty of Dnumerous40、 Afeed Bare fed Ceat Drely41、 Anear Babout Cnearby Dover42、 Atoo Ba bit Cvery Dmuch43、 Afly off Bswoop Csettle Dturn back第 5 页 共 44 页44、 Apractical Bpracticing Cpractice Dpractised45、 Ain advance Bahead of Cin front of Din front46

41、、 ASwarms BHerds CFlocks DSchools47、 Afirmly Bstoutly Charshly Dsteadily48、 Auntil Bbefore Cwhen Das49、 Ain the way Bon the way Chalf the way Dall the way50、 Atake Bfly Cfind Dmake51、 Aold Boriginal Cfamiliar Didentical52、 Abefore Bprevious Cago Dformer53、 Away Bpath Ccourse Droute54、 Awhy Bwhen Cho

42、w Dwhat55、 Aagainst Baway Cfor Dwith第二节 语法填空阅读下面对话，在空格处填入适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。Jonny: Hey! Im just practicing Tai Chi(太极). Would you like to join me? Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult? Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this. Peter: OK.

43、 Dont laugh 56 me. I may look funny. Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and 57 (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sure to keep your balance and dont let your body shake. Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become

44、58 (pain). Jonny: Keep 59 (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let 60 stay in the air for seconds. Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer. Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi is 61 (call) shadow boxing in English. It asks you

45、 to act like water: to be flexible as well 62 strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The 63 (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you ! Peter: Unbelievable! Oh. 64 you dont mind, Ill

46、 stop and take a deep 65 .第四部分 写作第一节 改写对话66、 阅读下面的对话，根据其内容写一篇有关背包客backpackers的说明文。 要求: Tom: I know you travel a lot. Have you ever met any backpackers? Alice: Yes, I have. Tom: Some tourists call themselves backpackers while others dont. But what exactly is a backpacker?第 6 页 共 44 页 Alice: It just m

47、eans people who travel around in a backpack. I used to do that when I was younger. Tom: Really? Are backpackers all young people? Alice: No, they are of different ages, old and young, male and female. But the majority of them are young people. They would like to go out and see the world before they

48、go to college, or settle down. Tom: Some backpackers think they are somehow different from other tourists. They would say, Im not a tourist, Im a traveler, or Im not a tourist, Im a backpacker. What do you think? Alice: Some backpackers strongly identify themselves as a community other than tourists

49、, and think they are better than tourists in some way. They would go to a place and only talk to other backpackers. But Im not really sure I can agree with that. Tom: which country are backpackers from, the United States? Alice: They are of different nationality. But people in some countries, say, C

50、anada, do love to travel better. Tom: Well, good luck with your next travel! Alice: Thanks!第二节 应用文写作67、以经理办公室的名义，按一定的格式和要求，写一份于2014年7月28日公布的通知，包括以下内容： 1. 时间：8月7日星期四下午2:00 2. 会议地点：公司办公大楼会议厅 3. 会议内容：讨论能源规划(energy program) 4. 出席人员：各部分的负责人(department head)和部分工人代表(laborer representative) 5. 要求：每人准备一份建议书(