2023年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案.docx

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1、第一部分听 力 略第二部分英语知识运用第一节 单项填空从A、B、C、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. -Did Tracy allow you to stay in herhouse free?_!A I doB I knowC I WishD I agree22. She was so tired that she fell asleep_in her chair.AsittingBto sitC being satD to have sat23. I would like to say a big thank-you toeveryone_ h

2、as helped to make our meeting a great success!A whichB thatC whoD whom24. I_ far too hard today and Ivegot such a headache now.A had workedB have been workingC shall workD work25. It is difficult to design_ programthat will meet _various needs of all our users.A the;theB a; theC /;theD /;/26. -Would

3、 you mind carrying this book forme for two seconds, please?-Oh_,Ago aheadBits all rightClet me seeDwith pleasure27. I think hed like to stay at home thisevening rather than_ out.A goesB goingC goneD go28. Can you hold the bag for me _ I open the door?A becauseB sinceC whileD for29. The company is lo

4、sing money and _have to close down.A shouldB wouldC mustD need30. He is certainly an _ lawyer butpeople say that he lacks a human touch.A officialB experiencedC ordinaryD unknown31, Allen guided us_ the narrow streets to the station and saidgood-bye to us there.A throughB betweenC intoD off32. Befor

5、e going out, Linda_ aquick look at herself in the mirror on the wall.A will be takingB was takingC had takenD took33. The idea of opening a new cinema herewas not wise, as there are two here already, _ usually half-empty.A neitherBnoneC eitherD both34. It was extremely cold. _ , it began to snow.A T

6、o make matters worseB After allC In any caseD As a result35. I cant stand around chatting-Ive gotthings to do this morning.A a millionB millionC a million ofD millions第二节 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。We are here, my morn said. This was the first time I hadcome with my

7、 mother to a homeless shelter(救助站)We unloaded the food from the car and went36tothe dining area. My job was to offer37to everyone.As I filled the large bowl with apples, oranges and bananas, I 38 myself for the task. How would I39them? Mom,I whispered. 40do 1 say to them? Cant somebody else do this?

8、She41her head. Just treat them like people,Caroline. Just treat them like youd treat42else. I got up, held my bowl43, and left the kitchen. Many people crowdedaround me waiting to44their fruit. They were very polite,45me with smiles and kind words.Thankyou, maam, or God bless (保佑)youimmediatelytook

9、away all of my46. It was almost a shock to47so many thankful words.As I walked outside, one man caught my eye. He reminded me of SantaClaus,48his sweet eyes and rosy cheeks. Sir,would you like some fruit?I asked. He looked at me and smiled. He lookeddown at his49. He was holding coffee and an empty

10、plate. Helooked back at the fruit,50if he had room in his hands to carry it.51, he took a banana into the hand that held thecoffee, but then spilled(溅出 ) some of the coffeewith his nervous52. He thanked meand slowly53away.As we drove away from the shelter that afternoon, I remembered my mornsaying,I

11、 think we54over a hundred people today. All Icould do was think of the faces I had seen, and I55how much they looked like mine.36.AcheerfullyBdirectlyCspeciallyD freely37.A mealsBsoupC fruitD clothes38.A preparedB heldCconsideredD introduced39.A smile atB talk toC look atD walk to40.A WhyB WhereC Wh

12、enD What41.A turnedB raisedC touchedD shook42.A everybodyB somebodyC anybodyD nobody43.A silentlyB tightlyC happilyD lightly44.A loadB offerC receiveD eat45.AthankingB fillingC showingD catching46.A wordsBshocksC fearsD tiredness47.A sayB hearC repeatD remember48.A apart fromB except forC because of

13、D instead of49.A feetB plateC handsD bananas50.A determiningB seeingC guessingD wondering51 .A FirmlyB CarefullyC GraduallyD Probably52.A touchesB eyesC movementsD decisions53.A walkedBlookedC ranD drove54.A movedB fedC watchedD caught55.A recognizedB realizedC forgotD promised第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A

14、、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。Text 1I remember clearly the last time I cried. I was twelve years old, in theseventh grade, and I had tried out for the junior high school basketball team.I walked into the gym; there was a piece of paper on the wall.It was ,a cut list. The boys whose names were on t

15、he list were welcometo keep on coming to practices. The boys whose names were not on the list hadbeen cut; their presence ( 出席 ) was no longer desiredIhad not known the cut was coming that dayI stood andstared at the listThe list had not been made with agreat deal of consideration；the names of the v

16、ery bestplayers were at the top，and the other members of theteam were listed in what appeared to be a descending(下降)orderof basketball skillsI kept looking at the bottom ofthe list，hoping against hope that my name would appearif I looked hard enoughIheld myself together as l walked out，but when Igot

17、 home I began to cryFor the first time in my lifeI had been told officially that l wasnt good enoughSports meant everything to boys that age；ifyou were on the team，it put you in the desirable groupIf you were not，you might as well not bealiveAllthese years later，I remember it as if l were still stan

18、dingright there in the gymI dontknow how the mind worksin matters like this；I dont know what went on in myhead following that day of cutBut I know that mydetermination has been so strong ever since then；I knowthat for all of my life since that dayI have done morework than I had to be doin9，put in mo

19、re hours than Ihad to be spendingI dont know if all of that camefrom a determination never to allow myself to be cui again-never to allowsomeone to tell me that Im not good enough again-but I know its thereAnd clearly its there in a lot of other successful men too56From thetext we learn that the cut

20、 list had names of pupils_Awho were still in the teamBwho were the old playersCwho were hardworkingDwho were too young to play57Why do youthink the author acted so strongly about the cut?AIt forced him to change the teamBIt listed his name at the bottomCIt was open to the publicDIt hurt his pride58W

21、e mayinfer from the text that the author_Ahas learned to play basketball very wellBhas made friends with many other menC has never learned the troth of the cutDhas become quite successful in lire59Theunderlined word“it”in the last paragraph refers to_Athe determination of never being leftbehindBthe

22、memory of being considered a weak boyCthe decision of never playing basketballagainDthe experience of being cut from asports teamText 2LeeLok Sze was the first woman in Hong Kong to reach both the North and SouthPolesIn1992 and l993，shewent to Mount Everest and the Taldamkhan Desert in Xinjian9“l wa

23、nted to bean adventurer when l wassmallI have loved reading adventure books since l wasa child”Since1970，Miss Lee has always been on trips，travellingto different parts of the world with a backpackand asleeping ba9Shesaid that these journeys changed her values“Aftervisiting these placesI started to t

24、reasure my lifemuch more than beforeDuring this time，I came to realize how small I am in the universe，but nothing in this world is unsolvable(不可克服的)”MissLee said she had a lot of unforgettable experiences on her journeysThere was one terrible storm at sea when she was returning from theSouth PoleThe

25、 whole team was happy to be returning home after a oneyear stay at theSouth PoleDuring the storm，wavesreached heights of upt0 30 meters，as high as a 10-story buildin9She stayedcalm at the time and took steps to protecttheirresearch findingsShe hoped the rescuers(救援者)would find them even if they lost

26、 theirlivesPart of the ship was destroyed and a lot of water came inLuckily they all survived，but shecame away from the experience with a realization about the power ofnatureMiss Lee is also the founder of the China Polar Museum FoundationBuilding a polar museum has always been her dreamAccording to

27、 Miss Leeme museum will useadvanced technology to help develop scientific work in polar areasAls0，it will provide places for scientiststo do research60What isspecial about Miss Lees travel?AShe was well equipped in her travelBShe traveled on her own to both PolesCShe was the first woman to Mount Eve

28、restDShe was the first HK woman to both Poles61Theexperience of the terrible storm at sea taught Miss Lee about_Athe destructive force of natureBthe need to do more research about seaCthe importance of learning survivalskillsDthe adventurous spirit researchersshould have62Why isbuilding a polar muse

29、um in China important according to Miss Lee?AIt can help attract people to the PolesBIt will help advance studies of thePolesCIt will show how high technology is usedDIt can save her from further trips tothe Poles。63What wouldbe the best rifle for the text?AFight Against NatureBAttractions of the Po

30、lesCA SurvivorS StoryDA Brave WomanText 3My interest in Chinese food started years a90，when l was a young reporter for the Washington PostOur office Wasnt far from Chinatown，where Ifound some very good Chinese restaurantsThe first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved itI noticed the fresh taste of t

31、he meat and vegetablesWhen I learned more about the food，I beganto understand why it has this special featureMany years ago，China had an energycrisis(危机)because it lost much of its wood due to over populationand poor management of its forestsThis loss was verybad for the country，of course，butit turn

32、ed out to be very good for the foodWood becamevery expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had toeither find a substitute(替代物)for their valuable wood，or learn how to use it betterThere werentany substitutes so people found ways toeconomizeIn order to economize in cookin9，they had touse very little

33、woodSo they started cutting their meatand vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oilThat way，the food cooked faster and theysaved their fuel。The food prepared in this way kept itsfresh flavor(味道)一and its thisflavor that attracts people from other countries to the art of Chinese

34、 cooking64This textis mainly about_Awhat caused Chinese food to taste freshBhow Chinese food is cooked in the USCwhen the author started to make ChinesefoodDwhy most foreigners like cooking Chinesefood65Accordingto the text，what makes Chinese food attractive toforeigners?AIts way of cookingBIts long

35、 historyCIts special tasteDIts lovely look66The authormentioned the energy crisis to show_Ait is important to protect the forestsBit is necessary to find substitutes forwoodCwhy the Chinese changed their way ofcookingDwhat problems a big population iscausing China today67It can beinferred from the t

36、ext that before the energy crisis Chinese food_Awas cooked in rather large piecesBwas cooked in water but not oilCdidnt taste goodD didnt look fresh68Theunderlined word“economize”in paragraph 3 means_Ato meet energy crisisBto find other forms of fuelCto improve cooking methodsDto use carefully witho

37、ut wasteText 4Reading AloudChildren learn quicklyResearch shows that fastbrain development occurs in children younger than three years of ageEveryday parental activities such as readin9，singin9，and others can play a very importantrole in a childs healthy development，Experts(专家)suggest that the singl

38、e most important activity for building theknowledge required for Success in reading is reading aloud to childrenThis is especially so during the preschool yearsWhile listening to stories read from a book，children learn at a young age that the letters on the page areconnected to the words in our spok

39、en languageThey alsobecome familiar with the language in booksParents helpchildren develop a lifelong love for books by reading aloud stories from booksReading aloud to children when they are young Call help theirunderstanding of the world in which they liveTheycan“travel”the world through the pages

40、 of booksConsiderthe example of Anthony，whose mother has read to himsince birth。She says，“His firstvisit to the ZOO was a journey of rediscovery”Rediscovery?Yes，although Anthony was seeing zebras，lions，giraffes，andother animals for the first time，he had already beenintroduced to themHis mother furth

41、er explains，“Anthony has become familiar withcountless people，animals，objectsand ideas，all between the covers of books，in his first two years of life”When parents take the time to hold their children in their arms and readto them ,the messageis clear：“I love you”Phoebe，a mother in Canada，said of rea

42、ding to her sonnow eight years old，“My husband and I feel that this has helped Nathan to feel close toUsHe is open to us and often tells US what he isfeelin9n has made a special connection”69What is themain idea of this text?AReading aloud is good for childrensearly developmentBChildren who start re

43、ading early will dobetter in schoolCStories told by parents will improvechildrens listeningDIt is good for children to start schoolearly70How mightAnthony have felt when he first visited the zoo?AHe was surprised to see so many strangeanimalsBHe was happy to recognize animals fromMothers storiesCHe