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1、2014年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. -I wonder if I might have a quick look at your newspaper?_.A Look ahead BHere you areC Watch out DThere you go22. It didnt come as a big surprise_the flight was going to be delayed.A what Bwhich C how D th
2、at23. We asked Philip to come with us_he knows the road.A except for B so that C as Dwhen24.I looked down at the floor and saw a piece of paper. Someone_a note under thedoor.A had pushed Bis pushingC has been pushing Dpushed25. They only met twice_ the whole time they were neighbors. A around B duri
3、ng C in D by26. Alan felt totally lost on the beach_with hundreds of holidaymakers. A crowded B crowding C to crowd D crowd27. Eric has been fortunate to find a job he loves and,_he gets well paid for it. A more or less B what s more C as a result D in any case28. -Do you know where David is? I coul
4、dnt find him anywhere.-Well, he_ have gone far-his coat s still here. A won t B mustn t C needn t D couldn t29. -I wonder why Tom was promoted to general manager instead of Ann.- _ . I m surprised that Ann didn t get the job. A So do I B Neither do I C I am too D Me neither30. I _ chess quite well,
5、but I havent had time to play it since this spring. A play B had played C have played D am playing31. We were able to buy _furniture from _friend at cost price.A /; the B the; / C the; a D a; the32. Canada is a nice country and you ll find it easy to_ the life there within a couple of months. A fit
6、in with B put up with C get along with D end up with33. Peggy thinks that most of the other girls in school are _ more popular than her. A only B almost C just D far34. It has been raining for two weeks, completely _ our holiday. A having ruined B to ruin C ruining D ruined35. The Greeks spend more
7、money on food than_nation in Europe. A the other B other C another D any other第二节 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的ABC和D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The first time I left my mother, I was five years old. She told me I couldn t go out to play 36 I picked up my toys. Who could put up with such 37 ? I m running a
8、way, I announced. Oh, dear, Ill 38 you. But if you really want to 39 , I guess I shouldn t stop you. Mother got my red coat from the cupboard and 40 my white gloves in a pocket. She walked me to the 41, kissed me good-bye, and 42 the door behind me. Off I went. As I 43 the house next door, my footst
9、eps 44. It struck me for the first time that I had no 45 where I was headed, and after a moment, I turned around. 46 0n our front steps, I began to consider my immediate 47 . But as the afternoon wore on, I didnt 48 from my place.Mrs. Ford, our neighbor, took out her rubbish and called, Hi, honey! H
10、ow are you doing?Im 49 , I said, and my lips started to tremble(颤抖).You are? Well, I wont 50 you then, she said, and went back inside.As darkness fell, I decided to be 51 . I knocked on the door, and when Mother open edit, I walked past her. I m giving you another 52, I said, as she enveloped me in
11、a warm hug(拥抱).I 53 ran away again.But I 54, and that s different. When I left for college, Mother waved until my train pulled out of sight. When I got to the college, I found a 55 she had hidden among my sweaters that read, We re so proud of you !36. A until B though C when D if37. A an experiment
12、B instruction C treatment D a standard38. A envy B beg C keep D miss39. A sleep B change C study D go40. A removed B put C wore D reached41. A highway B station C door D bedroom42. A answered B closed C blocked D fixed43. A passed B entered C visited D noticed44. A followed B sounded C slowed down D
13、 went on45. A feeling B doubt C idea D hope46. A Reading B Sitting C Smiling D Playing47. A safety B neighbour C future D reply48. A show B move C hear D start49. A running away B going home C growing up D giving up50. A comfort B believe C trust D disturb51. A happy B honest C watchful D generous52
14、. A lesson B surprise C chance D excuse53. A seldom B never C almost D just54. A tried B learned C stayed D left55. A book B note C diary D check第二节 阅读理解阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABC和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Text 1The first time I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, I thought it was
15、 a joke. A stupid joke at that. I mean, what sort of moron would take a perfectly good, perfectly famous bridge and move it halfway around the world to some no-name town in northwest Arizona? Back in 1962 when all this started, Lake Havasu City was nothing. A couple of shops, a couple of homes, and
16、no tourism at all.It turns out Robert McCulloch is the moron in question, and he wasnt quite the moron I thought he was. His 2.45 million dollar investment(投资) in the 130-year-old bridge-which the British government was selling because it was about to fall into the Thames(泰晤士河)-ended up being the in
17、vestment of a lifetime. You see McCulloch was a real businessman, among other things, and his money paid off big. He turned Lake Havasu into one of the most visited tourist at-tractions in Arizona.It took nine long years to take down the bridge, ship it brick by brick to the middle of no-where, and
18、build it up again. When it finally did open up in 1971, it was a huge deal covered by the international press.The bridge is now a popular tourist attraction, and there s even a mini English Village at the foot of the bridge with souvenirs (纪念品 ) and real British food so you can have a good old time.
19、Nowadays Lake Havasu is a busy town with a population of about 56,000 citizens and another2.5 million visitors each year. Most of that is during spring break when the town overflows with energetic boys and girls. Even MTV and the Girls Gone Wild people get in on the action. All thanks to that little
20、 bridge.I don t know about you, but I m saving my pennies. When the French get sick of that Eiffel Tower, I 11 be the first to put money on it. It 11 look great in my backyard.56. The underlined word moron in the first paragraph meansA a brave person B a foolish person C a famous person D a strange
21、person57. Why did the British government put the London Bridge up for sale? A It polluted the Thames. B It was no longer popular. C It was going to fall down. D It could bring them the needed money.58. What was Lake Havasu City like before 1962? A It was a good place for investment. B It was known f
22、or its English Village. C It was a small town with no tourism. D It had a population of 56,000 citizens.59. In the last paragraph, the author tries to be A polite B friendly C practical D humorousText 2Studies over the past decade at the University of Utah show that hands-free cellphones are just as
23、 harmful to drivers as hand-held ones because it is the conversation, not the phone, that is distracting(分散) their attention. Even though your eyes are looking right at something, when you are on the cellphone, you are not as likely to see it, says Professor David Strayer. Ninety-nine percent of the
24、 time, its not that critical(危急的), but that l% could be the time a child runs into the street, he adds.Dr. Strayer s studies have also found that talking on a cellphone is far more distracting than talking with a passenger. Listening to the radio, to music or to a book on tape also isn t as distract
25、ing, because it doesn t require the same level of interaction as a conversation. But even drivers may miss some details of a book on tape if their attention is focused on driving tasks. Some people can train themselves to pay extra attention to things that are important-like police officers learn to
26、 search faces in crowds.And the Utah researchers have found a rare group of super-taskers-about 2.5% of the population-who seem able to attend to more than one thing with ease.Many more people think they can effectively do several things at the same time, but they are really turning their attention
27、rapidly between two things and not getting the full effect of either. Clearly, it is easier to put some tasks together than others. Not all distractions are the same, says Dr. Strayer. Things like cleaning and working out can be done automatically(自动地) while the mind is focused elsewhere. But doing
28、homework and texting at the same time isn t possible. Even talking and watching TV is difficult. Just try talking with your wife while watching football. It s impossible, jokes Dr. Strayer.60. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A The harm in using phones while driving. B The advantages of han
29、d-held phones. C The danger of running in the street. D The causes of road accidents.61. What does the example of police officers in Paragraph 2 show? A Searching for faces require more attention than driving. B Talking to a crowd calls for a high level of attention. C One s attention can be easily
30、distracted in crowds. D The ability to attend to two tasks can be trained.62. Super-taskers can be best described as people who can A do several things effectively at the same time B turn their attention rapidly to two things C handle all difficult tasks with ease D pay full attention to one task63.
31、 Which of the following can you do while talking on the phone? A Doing homework. B Writing a letter. C Working out. D Watching TV.Text 3Young women who take part in beauty contests (比赛) are helping to keep alive an outdated opinion of women: that a woman s most important value is how she looks.Women
32、 have been working very hard through the years to change their image (形象). They have been trying to prove that the value of a woman does not lie only in her beauty. The world is just beginning to recognize that women are as smart, wise and strong in personality as men are, and that there are qualiti
33、es more important than looks when judging people. When women take part in beauty contests for top prizes, they encourage people to value them for their beauty alone. It is unfair to say that beauty alone determines one s worth.Beauty contests not only encourage spectators (观众) to judge women by thei
34、r appearance, but they encourage this idea in the contestants as well. These young women spend months losing weight to be the right size and learning how to dress, wear makeup, and walk just right so that some judges will consider them beautiful. I think it s great for a woman to feel good about her
35、 appearance, but looks shouldn t be sought after in an extreme or unreasonable way. There are too many other, more important, things in a young woman s life: learning, developing friendships and preparing for their future work and perhaps a family.As long as there are beauty contests, women won t be
36、 fully recognized as well-rounded human beings.64. According to the text, women have tried to change their image by A proving they are as good as men B paying attention to their clothesCwinning more beauty contestsD encouraging people to value their beauty65. What do women usually do in preparation
37、for beauty contests?A Learn about their personality. B Do everything for their bodies.C Choose the right size dresses. D Develop friendship with spectators.66. What can we infer from the text?A Looks determine everything. B Wisdom carries much weight.C Spectators should have their voices heard.D Qua
38、lities other than looks are more important.67. According to the author, beauty contests areA disrespectful to women B unpleasant to contestantsCnecessary for modem society D helpful in improving women s imageText 4It is late at night and you are still awake. Should you take a sleeping pill(药片) ? Peo
39、ple who take medicine often come to depend on it. So you lie awake knowing that the new work day will soon arrive. If this happens to you for at least one month, you may have insomnia, or sleeping problems, at an early stage. There are millions of you.us.around the world.A new study led by Eric Nofz
40、inger and Daniel Buysse of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School has found that you might fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer if you try cerebral hypothermia, which just means cooling down your brain. They examined twelve people who had insomnia and twelve others who had no sleep proble
41、ms. Each of them wore a soft plastic cap on their heads at bed time.The caps had tubes(软管) inside filled with water. The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water. As other studies showed that people who had trouble sleeping often had more chemical r
42、eactions (反应) in the front of their brains, there searchers thought lowering the temperature of the brain might help.For the first two nights of testing, the patients wore no water caps. During the next two nights, the caps were worn, but the water was not cooled. Then the researchers cooled the wat
43、er a little for two nights. On the final two nights of the study, the temperature of the water was made much cooler.The researchers found that the water caps did not help the insomnia patients until the temperature was about 14. Most of the patients fell asleep faster and slept better when the coole
44、st water was moving around their heads.68. People might suffer from an early stage of insomnia if they A become dependent on drugs B need to take medicine before sleep C stay up late worrying about their jobs D have difficulty falling asleep over a month69. How can people s sleeping be improved according to the study? A Control the brain temperature. B Put plastic caps on at the fight time. C Wear caps made of proper materials.