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1、公共英语二级模拟试题8第一部分第一部分 听力理解听力理解第一节第一节听下面听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最三个选项中选出最佳选项。佳选项。1、Where does this conversation take place?AIn a restaurant.BAt the doctors.CIn a shop.2、How did the woman like the lecture?AShe liked it very much.BShe enjoyed it as much as the man did.CS

2、he didnt like it.3、What will the woman do at the weekend?AShe will boat with her parents.BShe will go to the park with her parents.CShe will prepare for a contest.4、What are these two people talking about?AThey are talking about an Italian High-tech Exhibition.BThey are talking about the train ticke

3、ts.CThey are talking about Tianjin University.5、What is the woman doing in much of her free time?ALearning German.BPlaying the piano.CGoing to do some sports.第二节第二节听下面听下面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三个三个选项中选出最佳选项。选项中选出最佳选项。6、How much do the things cost?A75 dollars and

4、5 cents.B75 dollars.C5 cents.7、What does the woman do to the man?AShe asks the man to pay all the money.BShe asks less money than the man should pay.CShe gives the things to the man for free.8、When will the man meet these people wanting to visit the company?AThis week.BNext month.CNext week.9、Where

5、does the conversation take place?AIn the restaurant.BIn the office.第 1 页 共 7 页 CIn the factory.10、Where does the man decide to meet these people?AIn the factory.BIn the office.CIn the mans home.11、Where did Mary go?ANew York.BLondon.CParis.12、How does Mary like New York?AIt is very dirty.BIt is her

6、favorite city.CIt is like a country town.13、What was the weather like in New York?AIt was great.BIt was freezing.CIt rained much.14、What are these two people talking about?ASports.BMusic.CEntertainment.15、Why does Kate look happy?ABecause there will be a very funny film on TV.BBecause she helped a m

7、an who got into trouble.CBecause she just saw a very funny film.16、What kind of program does the man like?AFunny program.BInteresting and instructive program.CEntertainment program.17、Whats the mans opinion on watching TV?AIt is not only for entertainment.BIt makes people relaxed.CIt is not good to

8、eyes.18、What happened to the authors company five years ago?AIt made a great progress.BIt developed a new type of product.CIt went out of business.19、What did the landlord of the pub advise them to do?ATo buy the company.BTo find another job.CTo drink more.20、How many new staff has the company taken

9、 on since it re-opened five years ago?A4.B10.C14.第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解第一节第一节 短文理解短文理解第 2 页 共 7 页阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Text 1Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day.Some people subscribe(订阅)to as many as two or three newspapers.But why do people read newspapers?Five

10、 hundred years ago,news of important happeningsbattles lost and won,kings or rulers overthrown(推翻)or killedtook months and even years to travel from one country to another.The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate.Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in fa

11、r away countries on the same day they happen.Apart from supplying news from all over the world,newspapers give us a lot of other useful information.There are weather reports,radios,television and film guides,book reviews,stories and,of course,advertisements.The bigger ones are put in by large compan

12、ies to bring attention to their products.They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space,but it is worth the money,for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country.For those who produce newspapers,advertisements are also very important.Money earned from ad

13、vertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.Newspapers often have information on gardening,cooking and fashion as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons(漫画).21、What is the text about?AAdvertisements are the most impo

14、rtant part in newspapers.BIt introduces newspapers past and today and its contents.CThere is a lot of useful information on newspapers.DPeople like newspapers very much.22、The habit of reading newspapers is _.Auncommon in the world Bnot popular in U.S.A.Cwidespread in the world Dfound among a few fa

15、milies23、The section on jokes and cartoons is _.Aread only by children Bof no value Cnot helpful Dread by many peopleText 2New York City is not America.Thats what American friends are sure to you when you arrive.You must see Boston,visit Niagara Falls,go to Virginia,fly down to Florida,and so on;but

16、 first,of course,you will want to see New York.It is not the capital city of the United States(that is Washington,D.C.,where the President lives)or even the capital city of New York State(that is Albany),but many people call it the greatest city on earth.The five parts,or boroughs,of New York City a

17、re Manhattan,Queen,Bronz,Richmond and Brooklyn.Although Manhattan is not all of New York,it is the heart of the city.It is an island,which is only about 13 miles long and 2 miles wide.From the air its shape looks like a long finger,and from the sea its just like the picture we all know.Those tall,st

18、raight buildingsthe skyscraperspacked so close together on that island of rocks are sometimes seen in the distance through a veil of early morning mist.You have imagined it so often that now its difficult to believe this beautiful sight is real,and unless your heart is as hard as a stone,excitement

19、will make it beat a little faster.Perhaps greatest,tallest,longest,biggest,brightest,are words you will find most often in the city guide books.24、How many places in America are mentioned in this passage besides New York City?A6.B4.C7.D5.25、Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?AManhattan is

20、 the centre of New York City.第 3 页 共 7 页 BNew York City is made up of five parts.CNew York looks like a long finger from the air.DManhattan is an island.26、In the second paragraph,excitement will make it beat a little faster here it refers to _.Athis beautiful sight Byou Cyour heart DNew York CityTe

21、xt 3Pepys and his wife Jane had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday,September 2nd,1666.They were up very late on the Saturday evening,getting everything ready for the next day,and while they were busy they saw the glow(微弱的光)of a fire start in the sky.By 3 oclock on the Sunday morning,its glow had

22、 become so bright that Jane woke her husband to watch it.Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown and went to the window to watch it.It seemed fairly far away,and after a time he went back to bed.When he got up in the morning,it looked,though the fire was dying down,as though he could still see some flame

23、s.So he set to work to tidy his room and put his things back where he wanted them.While he was doing this,Jane came in to say that she had heard the fire was a bad one;hundreds of houses had been burned down in the night and the fire was still burning.Pepys went out to see for himself.He went to the

24、 Tower of London and climbed upon a high part of the building so that he could see what was happening.From there,Pepys could see that it was,indeed,a bad fire and that even the houses on London Bridge were burning.The man of the Tower told him that the fire had started in a bakers shop in Pudding La

25、ne(小巷);the bakers house had caught fire from the over-heated oven(烤箱)and then the flames had quickly spread to the other houses in the narrow lane.So the Great Fire of London,a fire that lasted nearly five days,destroyed most of the old city and ended,as it is said,at Pie Corner.27、What is the passa

26、ge about?AThe Great Fire of London.BWho was the first to discover the fire.CWhat Pepys was doing during the fire.DThe losses caused by the fire.28、They were up very late because _.Ait was Sunday morning Bthey were not very sleepy Cthey were preparing for the dinner Dthey saw the great fire start29、I

27、n the sentence Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown.slip on means _.Ato be wearing Bto be pushing Cto take off Dto put on30、Why did the flames spread quickly?AThe oven became very hot.BThe houses were close together.CThe baker did nothing to stop it.DThe bakers house was burning quickly.第二节第二节 补全文章补全文

28、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。Kids with special needs refer to any kid who might need extra help because of a medical,emotional,or learning problem.For example,kids who cannot walk need wheelchairs.They not only need equipment that helps them get around,but they might need to have ramps(坡道)or elevat

29、ors available.31 Kids with an illness would have special needs,too.32 Kids with sight problems might need Braille books to read.Kids with hearing problems might need hearing aids.33 It might be harder to do normal things,like learning to read or just getting around the school.The good news is that p

30、arents,doctors,nurses,teachers,and others can help.The goal is to help kids be as 第 4 页 共 7 页independent as possible.Other kids can also be a big help.How?By being a friend.Kids who use a wheelchair or have lots of health problems want friends just as you do.But meeting people and malting friends ca

31、n be difficult.34 Be sure to tell a teacher if you see someone being bullied(欺辱)or teased.35 Being friendly to kids with special needs is one of the best ways to be helpful.As you get to know them,they may help you understand what its like to be in their shoes.And youll be helping fill a very specia

32、l need,one that everybody hasthe need for good friends.ASome kids might laugh at or make fun of them.BIt is good manners to offer help to kids with special needs.CLife can be challenging for a kid with special needs.DThey also might need to get a special bus to school.EThey might need medicine or ot

33、her help as they go about their daily activities.FAlso,try to be helpful if you know someone with special needs.GSomeone could have trouble with anxiety,but you wouldnt know it unless told about it.第三部分第三部分 英语知识运用英语知识运用第一节第一节 完型填空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。It was the district sports meet

34、ing.My foot still hadnt healed(痊愈)from a(n)36 injury.I had 37 whether or not I should attend the meeting.But there I was,38 for the 3,000-metre run.Ready.set.The gun popped and we were off.The other girls rushed 39 me.I felt 40 as I fell farther and farther behind.Hooray!shouted the crowd.It was the

35、 loudest 41 I had ever heard at a meeting.The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.Maybe I should 42 ,I thought as I moved on.43 ,I decided to keep going.During the last two laps,I ran 44 and decided not to 45 in track next year.It wouldnt be worth it,46 my

36、foot did heal.When I finished,I heard a cheer 47 than the one Id heard earlier.I turned around and 48 ,the boys were preparing for their race.They must be cheering for the boys.I was leaving 49 several girls came up to me.Wow,youve got courage!one of them told me.Courage?I just 50 a race!I thought.I

37、 would have given up on the first lap,said another girl.We were cheering for you.Did you hear us?Suddenly,I regained 51 .I decided to 52 track next year.I realized strength and courage arent always 53 in medals and victories,but in the 54 we overcome(战胜).The strongest people are not always the peopl

38、e who win,55 the people who dont give up when they lose.36、Aslighter Bworse Cearlier Dheavier37、Aexpected Bsupposed Cimagined Ddoubted38、Alate Beager Cready Dthirsty39、Afrom behind Bahead of Cnext to Dclose to40、Aashamed Bastonished Cexcited Dfrightened41、A cheer Bshout Ccry Dnoise42、Aslow down Bdro

39、p out Cgo on Dspeed up43、ATherefore BOtherwise CBesides DHowever第 5 页 共 7 页44、Awith delight Bwith fear Cin pain Din advance45、Aplay Barrive Crace Dattend46、Aeven if Bonly if Cunless Duntil47、Aweaker Blonger Clower Dlouder48、Awell enough Bsure enough Csurprisingly enough Dstrangely enough49、Awhile Bw

40、hen Cas Dsince50、Afinished Bwon Cpassed Dlost51、Acheer Bhope Cinterest Dexperience52、Ahold on Bturn to Cbegin with Dstick with53、Ameasured Bpraised Ctested Dincreased54、Asadness Bstruggles Cdiseases Dtiredness55、Aor Bnor Cand Dbut第二节第二节 语法填空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。It was a sunn

41、y day.A little boys father was sitting on the couch,drinking a beer while watching 56 basketball match.Seeing this,the boy rushed to his father and shouted,Daddy,show me how to play catch!The father,staring 57 the television screen,replied,Let me finish watching the match.Play outside and come back

42、in five minutes.Okay,Daddy!said the boy,running out of the room.Five minutes later,the boy returned 58 (scream),Daddy,Lets play catch now!By this time,the father had opened another cold beer and another match was beginning.59 (patient)with the boys interruption,the dad brought a magazine to his son.

43、On the cover of the magazine was a large picture of the world.The father,who was angry and 60 (bother),began tearing the magazine cover into small 61 .Then,the father turned to his boy and said,Son,once you put this picture back together,we can play catch,but do not interrupt me again 62 you finish.

44、A few minutes later,the boy returned and said,I have finished,Daddy!Can we play catch now?63 (surprise),the father glanced towards his child,and 64 lay the magazine with the world pieced perfectly together in his small hands.The dad asked his child how he put the world together so quickly.65 was sim

45、ple,said the boy.On the back of the world was the picture of a person,and once I put the person together,thats when the world came together.第四部分第四部分 写作写作第一节第一节 改写对话改写对话66、阅读下面的对活，根据其内容写一篇有关该调查的说明文。要求：1所写短文应与对话相关内容意义相符，涵盖其要点。2用你自己的语言来表达，可以改写对话中的句子，但不可以照抄原句。第 6 页 共 7 页 注意：词数80词左右。Tina:What are you rea

46、ding,Chris?Chris:A report about a recent Harris poll.They asked people in different countries how they spend their spare time.Tina:Sounds interesting.But I spend so much time working that I dont have much time left for leisure activities.Chris:Exactly.The report says the average working hours for Am

47、ericans is 50 hours a week.Tina:And we also have to sleep,eat,and take care of our families.Chris:Still,having time to relax and pursue your hobbies is important.Tina:Yeah,I agree.So what do people do in their free time?Chris:Americans read the most in their spare time.Tina:Yeah,you can often see pe

48、ople with books on the subway or while waiting for the bus.Chris:The NO.2 popular activity is watching TV.Tina:I totally understand that.Dont you just want to sit there and let go of all complicated thoughts?Chris:Right.People in the U.K.also ranked watching TV and videos as their favorite spare tim

49、e activity.The next thing they love is listening to the radio.Tina:Oh,the British.They love their radios.Chris:And they love their pubs,too.Their favorite outdoor activity is going to the pub.第二节第二节 应用文写作应用文写作67、为了丰富外国留学生的生活，你校学生会将举行一次“音乐厨”活动。请你以组织者的身份写一个书面通知书，有关内容如下：时间：5月第一周；活动：演唱流行歌曲；乐器演奏：古典和民间音乐；音乐比赛：听歌曲片段，然后猜出处；地点：届时通知；参加者请于4月20日前报名；书面通知应写成一篇连贯的短文；可以适当增加细节；注意：词数80词左右。第 7 页 共 7 页