2011年9月公共英語二級考前押題
第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用
第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空
從[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
21. The room contained ________equipment including several TV monitors.
[ A ] little
[ B ] a few
[ C ] a number of
[ D ] a lot of
22. The number of tigers in this area ________said to be________.
[ A ] is; rising
[ B ] are; rising
[ C ] is; raised
[ D ] are; raised
23. If it rains, we should not go out, but the sky ________perfectly clear.
[ A ] is
[ B ] will be
[ C ] was
[ D ] had been
24. I am going to attend the conference, but you ________ with me.
[ A ] needn’t to go
[ B ] don’t need go
[ C ] needn’t going
[ D ] needn’t go
25. Are there any other students going to the park ________ Jack and Jane on Sunday?
[ A ] but
[ B ] except
[ C ] with
[ D ] besides
26. The more you follow their customs, ________they will become to you.
[ A ] more friendly
[ B ] the more friendlier
[ C ] the more friendly
[ D ] the friendlier
27. You’d better ________the water until it has been boiled.
[ A ] not drunk
[ B ] not drinking
[ C ] not to drink
[ D ] not drink
28. ________, a friend of Mrs. Black found the watch she had lost two days before.
[ A ] Especially
[ B ] Usually
[ C ] Generally
[ D ] Fortunately
29. How she wishes she ________more attention to her lessons when she was at school!
[ A ] have paid
[ B ] paid
[ C ] had paid
[ D ] has paid
30. He ________people with less knowledge than he has.
[ A ] looks up
[ B ] looks down upon
[ C ] looks at
[ D ] look after
31. So loudly ________that the audience in the back heard him clearly.
[ A ] does he speak
[ B ] he speaks
[ C ] did he speak
[ D ] he spoke
32.--What do you think of the cake?
--It’s nice. I’d like to have ________.
[ A ] some other
[ B ] another
[ C ] others
[ D ] other
33. I wrote it down ________I should forget it.
[ A ] in case
[ B ] in case of
[ C ] in order that
[ D ] for fear of
34. We were talking about the American tourists ________we met during our trip to the Great Wall.
[ A ] what
[ B ] which
[ C ] whom
[ D ] whose
35. While ________in China, tile young man picked up some Chinese.
[ A ] staying
[ B ] stay
[ C ] stayed
[ D ] to stay
第二節(jié) 完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中，選出佳選項(xiàng)。
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36.
[ A ] find
[ B ] take
[ C ] show
[ D ] make sure
37.
[ A ]changed
[ B ]been developed
[ C ]been cleaned
[ D ]informed
38.
[ A ] turn out
[ B ] take on
[ C ] take in
[ D ] come into
39.
[ A ] satisfaction
[ B ] interest
[ C ] sense
[ D ] interesting
40.
[ A ] to say
[ B ] telling
[ C ] shout
[ D ] saying
41.
[ A ] famous
[ B ]out of date
[ C ] favorite
[ D ]modern
42.
[ A ] instead of
[ B ] in place of
[ C ] to take place of
[ D ] exchange
43.
[ A ] is used to
[ B ] showing
[ C ] used to
[ D ] explaining
44.
[ A ] write for
[ B ] copy down
[ C ] describe
[ D ] say something
45.
[ A ] phrase
[ B ] word
[ C ] story
[ D ] sentence
46.
[ A ] However
[ B ] Maybe
[ C ] As far as
[ D ] Perhaps
47.
[ A ]the just thing
[ B ] the very mean
[ C ] some methods
[ D ] the best way
48.
[ A ] the means
[ B ] What
[ C ] how
[ D ] wherever
49.
[ A ] And
[ B ] If
[ C ] So
[ D ] But
50.
[ A ] Without
[ B ] Using
[ C ] Not being used
[ D ] With
51.
[ A ] important
[ B ] necessary
[ C ] impossible
[ D ] natural
52.
[ A ] true
[ B ] belief
[ C ] richness
[ D ] interest
53.
[ A ] habit
[ B ] culture
[ C ] language
[ D ] enjoyment
54.
[ A ] put
[ B ] change
[ C ] better
[ D ] make
55.
[ A ]cool
[ B ]easy
[ C ]difficult
[ D ]important
第三部分閱讀理解
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中選出佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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56. When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was______.
[ A ] to clean the floor
[ B ] to please the nurse
[ C ] to see a patient
[ D ] to surprise the storyteller
57. When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a_________.
[ A ] nurse
[ B ] visitor
[ C ] patient
[ D ] cleaner
58. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?
[ A ] It is a children's hospital.
[ B ] It has strict rules about visiting hours.
[ C ] The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.
[ D ] A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.
59. Why did mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital?
[ A ]To give her some message about dad.
[ B ] To make sure her room was clean.
[ C ] To check that she was still there.
[ D ] To find out how she was.
60. Which of the following words best describes mum?
[ A ] Polite.
[ B ] Patient.
[ C ] Changeable.
[ D ] Clever.
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61. The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because______.
[ A ] he is playing a trick on him
[ B ] the American expects the answer
[ C ] he doesn't know the exact distance at all
[ D ] he wants to encourage him to go further
62. We learn from this passage that Americans______.
[ A ] are good at cheating
[ B ] are polite to anybody
[ C ] are sympathetic but honest
[ D ] have no sympathy for others
63. If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will_____.
[ A ]tell you the exact distance if he knows it
[ B ] tell you it is close although he knows it isn't
[ C ] say that he doesn't know and encourage you to go on
[ D ] decide whether you are fired or not, and then give you an answer
64. The short passage advises us to________.
[ A ] be polite but honest to foreigners
[ B ] learn customs of different countries
[ C ] decide whether to be polite according to different cultures
[ D ] tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countries
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65. The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want_______.
[ A ] to enjoy a good story
[ B ] to experience an exciting life
[ C ] to see the actors and actresses
[ D ] to escape their daily life
66. Which of the following is people's normal response to the movies they watch?
[ A ]They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.
[ B ] They try to turn their dreams into reality,
[ C ] They become so involved that they forget their own problems.
[ D ]They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses.
67. It is obvious that real life is ________.
[ A ] less romantic than that in the movies
[ B ] more romantic than that in the movies
[ C ] as romantic as that in the movies
[ D ] no less romantic than that in the movies
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68. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
[ A ] There was a greater demand there than in America.
[ B ]There was less chance of being discovered there.
[ C ] Britain was Spring's birthplace.
[ D ] The prices were higher in England and Canada
69. Robert Spring spent 15 years
[ A ] running a bookstore in Philadelphia
[ B ] writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
[ C ] as a forger
[ D ] as a respectable seller
70. According to the passage, forgers are usually sold to
[ A ] experts
[ B ] persons who aren't experts
[ C ] book sellers
[ D ] owners of old books
71. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
[ A ] The only daughter of General “Stone Wall” Jackson.
[ B ] A little known girl who sold her father's letters to Robert Spring.
[ C ] Robert Spring's daughter.
[ D ] An imaginary person created by Spring.
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71. If you are a good investor, __________in the stock market.
[ A ] you can always make money
[ B ] you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down
[ C ] you may sometimes lose money
[ D ] your gambling is always safe
72. The passage mainly wants to tell us______.
[ A ] how to buy or sell shares
[ B ] A B C of stock markets
[ C ] the stock market is like gambling
[ D ] investing money in the stock market is not the safest way
73. Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because______.
[ A ] they can make them rich
[ B ] they need more people to work for them
[ C ] they need their money to do business
[ D ] some people win and some lose
74. The word “complex” in the last sentence probably means______.
[ A ] complete
[ B ] worthy
[ C ] difficult
[ D ] modern
75. Rich people never go to the stock market, do they?
[ A ] Yes.
[ B ] No.
[ C ] Unclear.
第四部分寫 作
第一節(jié)短文改錯
此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個(gè)勾(√)；如有錯誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯誤)，則按下列情況改正：
此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。
此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。
此行錯一個(gè)詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。
注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。
An artist(畫家)went to a wonderful part of the country
with a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. 76. _____
Everyday he went out and painted from morning to 77. _____
evening, and then he went back the farm and had a 78. _____
good dinner before he went to bed.
When his holiday finished, he wanted to give the 79. _____
farmer some money, so/the farmer said, “No, I do not 80. _____
want money but give me one of your picture. What is 81. _____
money? In a week, it will all be finished, but
your picture will always here.” 82. _____
The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer
for saying such things to his pictures. 83. _____
The farmer answered, “It is not that. I have a son
in London. He wants to become an artist. When he
comes here, the next month, I will show him your picture 84. _____
and then he will want to be an artist any more, I think.” 85. _____
第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)
86．假設(shè)你是李明，在一家貿(mào)易公司工作，業(yè)余時(shí)間參加英語l:3語培訓(xùn)，但下周二的培訓(xùn)你因故無法參加。請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)，向你的外籍教師Smith寫一個(gè)請假條。
內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：
1．很抱歉不能參加下周二的培訓(xùn)
2．理由：經(jīng)理派你去海南出差三天
3．請Smith幫你把課程內(nèi)容錄下來，課下補(bǔ)聽
參考詞匯：貿(mào)易公司：trade company
注意：詞數(shù)：100左右。
第二部分英語知識運(yùn)用
第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空
從[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
21. The room contained ________equipment including several TV monitors.
[ A ] little
[ B ] a few
[ C ] a number of
[ D ] a lot of
22. The number of tigers in this area ________said to be________.
[ A ] is; rising
[ B ] are; rising
[ C ] is; raised
[ D ] are; raised
23. If it rains, we should not go out, but the sky ________perfectly clear.
[ A ] is
[ B ] will be
[ C ] was
[ D ] had been
24. I am going to attend the conference, but you ________ with me.
[ A ] needn’t to go
[ B ] don’t need go
[ C ] needn’t going
[ D ] needn’t go
25. Are there any other students going to the park ________ Jack and Jane on Sunday?
[ A ] but
[ B ] except
[ C ] with
[ D ] besides
26. The more you follow their customs, ________they will become to you.
[ A ] more friendly
[ B ] the more friendlier
[ C ] the more friendly
[ D ] the friendlier
27. You’d better ________the water until it has been boiled.
[ A ] not drunk
[ B ] not drinking
[ C ] not to drink
[ D ] not drink
28. ________, a friend of Mrs. Black found the watch she had lost two days before.
[ A ] Especially
[ B ] Usually
[ C ] Generally
[ D ] Fortunately
29. How she wishes she ________more attention to her lessons when she was at school!
[ A ] have paid
[ B ] paid
[ C ] had paid
[ D ] has paid
30. He ________people with less knowledge than he has.
[ A ] looks up
[ B ] looks down upon
[ C ] looks at
[ D ] look after
31. So loudly ________that the audience in the back heard him clearly.
[ A ] does he speak
[ B ] he speaks
[ C ] did he speak
[ D ] he spoke
32.--What do you think of the cake?
--It’s nice. I’d like to have ________.
[ A ] some other
[ B ] another
[ C ] others
[ D ] other
33. I wrote it down ________I should forget it.
[ A ] in case
[ B ] in case of
[ C ] in order that
[ D ] for fear of
34. We were talking about the American tourists ________we met during our trip to the Great Wall.
[ A ] what
[ B ] which
[ C ] whom
[ D ] whose
35. While ________in China, tile young man picked up some Chinese.
[ A ] staying
[ B ] stay
[ C ] stayed
[ D ] to stay
第二節(jié) 完形填空
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中，選出佳選項(xiàng)。
36.
[ A ] find
[ B ] take
[ C ] show
[ D ] make sure
37.
[ A ]changed
[ B ]been developed
[ C ]been cleaned
[ D ]informed
38.
[ A ] turn out
[ B ] take on
[ C ] take in
[ D ] come into
39.
[ A ] satisfaction
[ B ] interest
[ C ] sense
[ D ] interesting
40.
[ A ] to say
[ B ] telling
[ C ] shout
[ D ] saying
41.
[ A ] famous
[ B ]out of date
[ C ] favorite
[ D ]modern
42.
[ A ] instead of
[ B ] in place of
[ C ] to take place of
[ D ] exchange
43.
[ A ] is used to
[ B ] showing
[ C ] used to
[ D ] explaining
44.
[ A ] write for
[ B ] copy down
[ C ] describe
[ D ] say something
45.
[ A ] phrase
[ B ] word
[ C ] story
[ D ] sentence
46.
[ A ] However
[ B ] Maybe
[ C ] As far as
[ D ] Perhaps
47.
[ A ]the just thing
[ B ] the very mean
[ C ] some methods
[ D ] the best way
48.
[ A ] the means
[ B ] What
[ C ] how
[ D ] wherever
49.
[ A ] And
[ B ] If
[ C ] So
[ D ] But
50.
[ A ] Without
[ B ] Using
[ C ] Not being used
[ D ] With
51.
[ A ] important
[ B ] necessary
[ C ] impossible
[ D ] natural
52.
[ A ] true
[ B ] belief
[ C ] richness
[ D ] interest
53.
[ A ] habit
[ B ] culture
[ C ] language
[ D ] enjoyment
54.
[ A ] put
[ B ] change
[ C ] better
[ D ] make
55.
[ A ]cool
[ B ]easy
[ C ]difficult
[ D ]important
第三部分閱讀理解
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中選出佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
56. When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was______.
[ A ] to clean the floor
[ B ] to please the nurse
[ C ] to see a patient
[ D ] to surprise the storyteller
57. When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a_________.
[ A ] nurse
[ B ] visitor
[ C ] patient
[ D ] cleaner
58. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?
[ A ] It is a children's hospital.
[ B ] It has strict rules about visiting hours.
[ C ] The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.
[ D ] A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.
59. Why did mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital?
[ A ]To give her some message about dad.
[ B ] To make sure her room was clean.
[ C ] To check that she was still there.
[ D ] To find out how she was.
60. Which of the following words best describes mum?
[ A ] Polite.
[ B ] Patient.
[ C ] Changeable.
[ D ] Clever.
61. The man at the roadside tells the American it is close to the next village because______.
[ A ] he is playing a trick on him
[ B ] the American expects the answer
[ C ] he doesn't know the exact distance at all
[ D ] he wants to encourage him to go further
62. We learn from this passage that Americans______.
[ A ] are good at cheating
[ B ] are polite to anybody
[ C ] are sympathetic but honest
[ D ] have no sympathy for others
63. If you ask an American how far it is from the next village, he will_____.
[ A ]tell you the exact distance if he knows it
[ B ] tell you it is close although he knows it isn't
[ C ] say that he doesn't know and encourage you to go on
[ D ] decide whether you are fired or not, and then give you an answer
64. The short passage advises us to________.
[ A ] be polite but honest to foreigners
[ B ] learn customs of different countries
[ C ] decide whether to be polite according to different cultures
[ D ] tell more truths to Americans than to people from other countries
65. The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want_______.
[ A ] to enjoy a good story
[ B ] to experience an exciting life
[ C ] to see the actors and actresses
[ D ] to escape their daily life
66. Which of the following is people's normal response to the movies they watch?
[ A ]They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them.
[ B ] They try to turn their dreams into reality,
[ C ] They become so involved that they forget their own problems.
[ D ]They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses.
67. It is obvious that real life is ________.
[ A ] less romantic than that in the movies
[ B ] more romantic than that in the movies
[ C ] as romantic as that in the movies
[ D ] no less romantic than that in the movies
68. Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
[ A ] There was a greater demand there than in America.
[ B ]There was less chance of being discovered there.
[ C ] Britain was Spring's birthplace.
[ D ] The prices were higher in England and Canada
69. Robert Spring spent 15 years
[ A ] running a bookstore in Philadelphia
[ B ] writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
[ C ] as a forger
[ D ] as a respectable seller
70. According to the passage, forgers are usually sold to
[ A ] experts
[ B ] persons who aren't experts
[ C ] book sellers
[ D ] owners of old books
71. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
[ A ] The only daughter of General “Stone Wall” Jackson.
[ B ] A little known girl who sold her father's letters to Robert Spring.
[ C ] Robert Spring's daughter.
[ D ] An imaginary person created by Spring.
71. If you are a good investor, __________in the stock market.
[ A ] you can always make money
[ B ] you can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down
[ C ] you may sometimes lose money
[ D ] your gambling is always safe
72. The passage mainly wants to tell us______.
[ A ] how to buy or sell shares
[ B ] A B C of stock markets
[ C ] the stock market is like gambling
[ D ] investing money in the stock market is not the safest way
73. Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because______.
[ A ] they can make them rich
[ B ] they need more people to work for them
[ C ] they need their money to do business
[ D ] some people win and some lose
74. The word “complex” in the last sentence probably means______.
[ A ] complete
[ B ] worthy
[ C ] difficult
[ D ] modern
75. Rich people never go to the stock market, do they?
[ A ] Yes.
[ B ] No.
[ C ] Unclear.
第四部分寫 作
第一節(jié)短文改錯
此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個(gè)勾(√)；如有錯誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯誤)，則按下列情況改正：
此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。
此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。
此行錯一個(gè)詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。
注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。
An artist(畫家)went to a wonderful part of the country
with a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. 76. _____
Everyday he went out and painted from morning to 77. _____
evening, and then he went back the farm and had a 78. _____
good dinner before he went to bed.
When his holiday finished, he wanted to give the 79. _____
farmer some money, so/the farmer said, “No, I do not 80. _____
want money but give me one of your picture. What is 81. _____
money? In a week, it will all be finished, but
your picture will always here.” 82. _____
The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer
for saying such things to his pictures. 83. _____
The farmer answered, “It is not that. I have a son
in London. He wants to become an artist. When he
comes here, the next month, I will show him your picture 84. _____
and then he will want to be an artist any more, I think.” 85. _____
第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)
86．假設(shè)你是李明，在一家貿(mào)易公司工作，業(yè)余時(shí)間參加英語l:3語培訓(xùn)，但下周二的培訓(xùn)你因故無法參加。請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)，向你的外籍教師Smith寫一個(gè)請假條。
內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：
1．很抱歉不能參加下周二的培訓(xùn)
2．理由：經(jīng)理派你去海南出差三天
3．請Smith幫你把課程內(nèi)容錄下來，課下補(bǔ)聽
參考詞匯：貿(mào)易公司：trade company
注意：詞數(shù)：100左右。