2003年9月公共英语二级考试真题.doc

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1、2003年9月公共英语二级考试真题第一部分 听力120略第二部分英语知识运用第一节单项填空从A、B、C和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l上将该项涂黑.21. Why didn t you answer the phone this afternoon?We didn t hear it. I was in the garden and Mum _ a shower. A has had B had C had been having D was having22. Laura had a good reason _ to class yesterday. A for n

2、ot going B to not go C for going not D to go not23. The further away you go out from the city, _ are the scenes. A the much attractive B the attractive C the most attractive D the more attractive24. We dont have much time _ ; I will end my lecture in minute. A remained B left C kept D found25. Where

3、 is my blue shirt?It s in the washing machine. You have to wear _ different shirt. A any B other C a D the26. You look tired; you _ have stayed up late last night. A must B should C would D may27. I don t think you two know each other, _ ? A do you B don t you C do I D dont I28. People in this town

4、_ of a possible storm, and they re preparing for it. A would be warned B will be warned C had been warned D have been warned29. David had been there for nearly an hour. He didn t know _ to wait or go home. A if B neither C whether D either30. What s done is done. It s no use _ anyone for it. A blami

5、ng B blame C to blame D to be blaming31. Customers are found to be more satisfied _ the quality of the goods than theirservice. A about B at C by D with32. What textbooks shall we use for the Japanese students?That is another question _ we ll discuss later. A what B about which C on that D which33.

6、Since the middle of this century _ has been learned about space than in all human history before that time. A more B much C better D a lot34. After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to _ his work. A get down B get through C get back to D get along with35. I checked all my answers _ my

7、 teacher had suggested. A as to B as C that D such第二节 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. $ 160 for a parking ticket! I m calling city hall about this. There must be some mistake.Nick thought 36 Yes, sir, there is a mistake, said the man at the city hall, 37 Im afraid the

8、mitake s 38 This ticket was for $ 20. However, the fine doubles every thirty days. It has been 90 days, so the 39 is now $ 160. You will have to pay that. Nick had the $ 20 and he 40 to pay the fine. But for some reason the ticket had gotten 41 in his pile of papers and unopened letters.Nick has alw

9、ays been a 42 person. In the past six months, he had 43 to pay his elec- tricity bill, 44 his jacket at the cleaner s too 45 and had to pay for the storage(保管) .A job application (申请) form he had filled out was never 46 because it, too, was in one of his piles. Get organized, man,his brother advised

10、. Plan what you 47 do, do it, and then 48 to be sure you ve done it right. Nick got a calendar ( 日历) with enough 49 to write on. He marked important 50 and times as reminders. Nice job, said his brother. Now 51 you do what you re supposed to do 52 you re supposed to. That shouldn t be too 53 with my

11、 calendar here, said Nick. And read the small print on it 54 you get a ticket, added his brother. Or 55still, dont get another. 36. A happily B angrily C disappointedly D excitedly37. A so B luckily C honestly D but38. A mine B yours C ours D theirs39. A number B pay C cost D total40. A forgot B mea

12、nt C refused D remembered41. A missed B covered C mixed D buried42. A patient B careless C wasteful D tough43. A forgotten B required C regretted D considered44. A left B sent C bought D washed45. A long B late C often D early46. A mailed B recorded C taken D received47. A have to B used to C would

13、D could48. A see B check C examine D make49. A area B square C place D space50. A accidents B events C dates D weeks51. A take care B believe in C watch out D make sure52. A where B since C when D that53. A late B bad C much D hard54. A as B next time C since D so long as55. A fairer B easier C bett

14、er D happier 第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AIt was 7 a.m. in Kyoto, Japan, and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn t find my house. Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow, I glanced impatiently at my watch, and waited

15、. Only two hours remained until my flight left and it was an hour-and-a-half trip to the airport.Outside, heavy rains were pouring down. My house was so far north in the city that buses pass only three times a day.The telephone rang again. Terribly sorry, began the man at the taxi company. Then I re

16、a-lized that the taxi company, flooded with calls, could only offer in-city runs. I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad. I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.Standing in the wind-driven rain, I looked up and down the road. No ta

17、xi. A car went by,driver and passenger staring at the crazy foreigner in the downpour.Finally a white car appeared and pulled to a stop. A young man threw open the door, wavingfor me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed in.In the most polite Japanese, the man said he was called Mike, wi

18、th whom I had spoken three times that morning. He had left his post in the office and raced here in his personal car. He apologized again, but did not explain why a taxi would not pick me up. Delivering me straight to the airport, he refused the 2000 yen I pressed into his hand.A few hours later, as

19、 the storm-delayed 727 took off, I opened the newspaper. On the second page my eyes caught the headline of a short article: Taxi Strike Begins This Morning in Kyoto.56. Why did the writer call a taxi early in the morning? A There were few taxis in town. B He was unable to find the airport. C He want

20、ed to catch a plane. D All the buses stopped because of the rain.57. What was the reason for the taxi company not being able to pick him up? A The taxi drivers refused to work. B The writer didn t give the correct address. C More people were riding in taxis on rainy days. D The taxi drivers didn t l

21、ike to drive long distance.58. The writer got to the airport . A by getting a lift in a passing car B with the help of Mike from the post office C by riding in Mike s car from the taxi company D with the help of a taxi driver sent by his company59. We can learn from the text that the driver is . A q

22、uick-minded at taking actions B warm-hearted toward people C unfamiliar with the road D a self-employed driverBShe once said:When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, the end is nothing; the road is all. That is what I mean when I say writing

23、has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer(打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done. Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full

24、of the vigor( 活力 ) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers.It s a rather strange thing about the flat country, she wrote later. It takes hold

25、 of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall, country all made to look like a German, Christmas card. But when I come to the open plains, something happens. Im home. I breathe differently. 60. Willa Cather wrot

26、e because she found writing . A simple and lively B interesting and enjoyable C neither too hard nor too easy D opened up a road to, success61. What did Cather mean by the end is nothing ;the road is all? A Writing is the only path to successs. B I feel happy when I finish writing a book. C I enjoy

27、writing whether it is hard or easy. D Writing itself, not its result, is important.62. What was the place like where Cather grew up? A It was cold, plain and without a church. B It was a colorful world of wild flowers. C It was like a German Christmas card D It was vast, open, flat and wild.63. When

28、 she said It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfertly cold, Willa Gather meant . A you either love the place or hate it B you decide either to stay or to leave C some find the place warm; others find it cold D some find the place peaceful; others find it wild 64. What happens when Cather comes

29、to the open plains? A She breathes differently from others: B She wants to make the place her home. C She finds the place similar to her home. D She feels completely comfortable.C You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car ? Experts .(专家), all say the back seat is the s

30、afest place , for a child of any age. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of a head-on collision (迎头撞击), which can cause the most injuries(伤害). Just as important ， the child in the back seat is. removed from the passenger air bag, if there is any. If your child is u

31、nder8 years of age and weighs no more, than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat.The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is

32、for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third, kind is used by older children big enough to use the car s belt system. Moreover, .all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car s back seat. If your child does need your attention whi

33、le .you are driving, don t look back with only one hand on the wheel. Just pull over.65. This text mainly discusses . A how a child can be kept safe while riding in a car B why the back seat is the safest place in a car C how a child safety seat can protect a child D what causes passengers the most

34、injuries66. This text seems to be written for . A safety experts B very young readers C parents of small children D taxi drivers67. The third type of safety seat is for children . A above eight years of age B between four and eight C weighing between 20 and 40 pounds D weighing more than 80 poundsDM

35、any people are worded about what television has done to the generation of American children who have grown up watching it. For one thing, recent studies show that TV weakens theability to imagine. Some teachers feel that television has taken away the child s ability toform mental pictures in his own

36、 mind, resulting in children who cannot understand a simplestory without pictures. Secondly, too much TV too early usually causes children to be removed from real-life experences. Thus, they grow up to be passive (被动的) watchers who can onlyrespond (反应) to action, but not start doing something active

37、ly. The third area for such a worrying situation is the serious dissatisfaction frequently expressed by school teachers thatchildren show a low patience for the pains in learning. Because they have been usedt0 seeingresults of all problems in 30 or 60 minutes on TV, they are quickly discouraged by a

38、ny activity that promises less than. immediate satisfaction.But perhaps the most serious result is the TV effect of bloody fights and death on children, who have come to believe that it is aneveryday thing. Not only does this increase their admission of terrible acts on others, but some children wil

39、l follow anti-social (反社会的) acts that they see on televison.68. Because of TV, children have lost their ability to_. A have ideas of new things B understand pictures in books C read story books D think in a clear way69. What do school teachers worry about? A Children suffer from mental pains. B Chil

40、dren are weak at facing diffculties. C Children become uninterested in class activities. D Children spend little time learning unknown things.70. When children see terrible killing on TV, they _. A are frightened B think it s real C become annoyed D feel satisfied71. The main purpose of the text is

41、to tell people_. A how to prevent children from watching TV B how children like frightening TV prograrmnes C What bad effects TV programme have on children D what teachers think of today s children72. The main purpose of this leaflet is to_. A give information to people who are planning to buy cars

42、B discuss the major causes of pollution problems in Boston C give suggestions to people suffering from pollution-related diseases D persuade people to use public transportation instead of their own cars73. How much percent of the land in downtown Boston is taken , up by streets, garages and_highways

43、?A 30%. B 50%.C 80%. D 89%.74. We may infer from the leaflet that_. A loud noises can make people lose their hearing B many people in Boston can. only afford cheaper cars C poullution by cars costs $ 2 000 per person per year in Boston D people in Boston don t have gardens because of the need for garages75. According to the leaflet, better public transportation is very effective in reducing pollution because_. A the city wi