“2020年9月公共英語二級真題及答案

1、文檔收集于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，已重新整理排版word版本可編借，有幫助歡迎下載支持.2010年9月公共英語二級考試(pets2)筆試真題卷總分：100分 及格：60分 考試時間：120分聽下面5段對話.每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選 項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱 讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。lWhat will Sam do?A. Cheer for his teamB. Try to get some tickets.C. Go to the Liverpool match Why was Carl at the h

2、ospital?A. He was meeting a doctorB. He was looking for his wife.C. He was visiting his daughterWhere are the speakers?A. At a cinema.B. At the airport.C. In a shopping centerWhy does Helen look great?A. She s come back from a Vacation B. She s rested for two days.C. She s been exercising (5) What d

3、oes the man ask the woman to do?A. To park the Car elsewhereB. To drive along a quiet street C. To stop here for a short while 聽下而5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有2至4個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個 選項中選岀最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位宜。聽完每段對話或獨白前，你將有5秒鐘的時 間閱讀各個小題；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。(1 )Where will the woman buy the bed?A. At Design 200

4、0.B. At Pricerite.C. At Ikea.(2) What have the speakers nearly forgotten to buy?A. A bedside table.B. A dining table.C. A lamp.(3) What do we know about the man?A. Hef s leaving the hotel B. Hes making a phone call.C. Hes asking about the room rates(4) Why did the phone charge suiprise the man?A. He

5、 didn t make any callsB. He didn t talk with the woman.1文檔來源為:從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編借.C. He didn t know he owed so much (5) What lesson should the man leam?A. Pay the phone call on timeB. Learn about the charge in advance C. Ask permission to use the telephone (6) How old is the woman going to be?A. 30.B4

6、0C. 50.(7) What does the man think ofA. Satisfactory.B. UnusualC. Disappointing(8) What does the woman wantA. DifferentB. SimpleC. Fun.(9) What does the man usuallyA. Watch TV.B. Have classes C. Play football (10) What does the man worryA. His study.B. His friendsC. His car.(11 )When does the man dr

7、ive to work?A. At 8： 00 a. m.B. At 1： 30 P. m.C. At 7： OOP. m.(12) What is the man mainly talking about?A. His hobbiesB. His social lifeC. His part-time job(13) What is the weather likeA. Heavy rain for a timeB. A long period of rain.C. A lot of sunshine (14) What is the weather likeA. It will be cl

8、oudierB. It will clear up.C. It will be windy.(15) What will the weather beA. It will turn cold.B. It will be dry and bright.the last surprise party?tliis years party to be like?do in the morning?about?in northern and eastern England today?tonight in the UK?like in Northern Ireland on Monday?C. Il w

9、ill most probably rain.第一節(jié)；單項填空從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答 題卡1上將該項涂黑(1) 1 had a very good weekend at my uncleJ s. Oh, really?A. That will dO.B. Cheer up!C. It s a pleasure D. Glad to hear that (2) We can give you a lift to the post office We are going that wayA. nearlyB. eitherC. anywayD. howev

10、er(3) Bob made a mistake but I don t holdagainst himwe all make mistakesA. oneB. itC. thisD. that(4) Put your seat belt on. The plane will bein a few minutesA. taking offB. taking awayC. taking upD. taking down(5) John thought 1 was blaming him, in fact, 1 was blaming myselfA. asB. whetherC. unlessD

11、. while(6) Fd like to fixdate for our next meeting, but selectingsuitable day is not easy.A. the： theB. a： aC. /： aD. the： /(7) a supporter of this basketball club for many years now.A. will beB. wasC. was beingD. have been(8) It would seem to be a general truthnothing is as straightforward as it at

12、 first seemsA. thatB. whenC. becauseD. if(9) Just give me ayes or no. I don t need any explanationsA. sharpB. strictC. straightD. small(10) Tlie guardsto see her I D before they allowed her in the buildingA. demandB. demandedC. had demandedD. will demand(11 )Both sides could make these talks succeed

13、seeking common ground A. withB. atC. forD. by(12) I usually go to Cambridge by train Why notby coach for a change?A. trying to goB. to try goingC. try goingD. to try to go(13) 1 bought this computer two weeks ago, but it isn t working as itA. canB. wouldC. needD. should(14) Steven, very popular with

14、 most members, was asked to be the chairman of thetennis club.A. consideredB. consideringC. having consideredD. to be considered(15) Don * t push me too hard I 11 do it as fast as I can. okay, But we only haveabout half an hourA. mind your businessB. watch outC. take your timeD. come on第二節(jié)完形填空閱讀下而短文

15、，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中選出能填人相應(yīng)空白處的最 佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑As far back as I can remember, the glass jar 36 On the floor beside the small 37 in my parents room. Dad would 38 his pockets and put his coins into the 39 every day. As a small boy, 1 was always 40 to hear the sounds the coins made 41 they were dr

16、opped into the jar I used to sit on the floor in front of the jar and 42 the copper and silver circles shining when the sun poured through the window When the jar was 43, Dad wouldsit at the table in their room and count the coins. Every time as we drove to the bank. Dad would look at me 44 “Those c

17、oins are going to keep you 45 what I am doing at thecoal mine, son You re going to do better than me Tliis old coal mine towif s not going to 46 you backNo matter how 47 things got at home. Dad 48 to drop his coins into the jar. 49 during the summer when Dad got laid off(解雇)From the coal mine and Ma

18、ma had tO 50dried beans for dinner several times a week no money was taken from the jar The years passed, and I finished college and took a job in another town Once, while visiting my parents, I noticed that the glass jar had been 51.1 felt sad as I 52 the spo(位置)beside the table My dad was a man of

19、 few words and never lectured me on the 53 Of determination and faith.The jar had 54 me all these values far more powerfully than the mostflowery of 55 could have done In my mind, it showed, more than anything else how much my dad had loved me TSA. existedB. leftC. satD. fell(2)A. tableB. shelfC. be

20、dD. chair(3)A. feelB. pickC. findD. emptyA. bagB. pocketC. boxD. jar(5)A. nervousB. excitedC. shyD. comfortable(6)A. asB. sinceC. beforeD. unless(7)A. drawB. describeC. imagineD. admireA. filledB. takenC. deliveredD. brokenA. honestlyB. hopefullyC. calmlyD. secretly(10)A. right intoB. missing fromC.

21、 away fromD. close to(11)A. frightenB. sendC. forceD. hold(12)A. dullB. roughC. easyD. smooth(13)A. wantedB. continuedC. triedD. stopped(14)A. StillB. ThenC. ThusD. Even(15)A. saveB. feedC. countD. serve(16)A. removedB. repairedC. destroyedD. replaced(17)A. stared atB. glanced atC. noticedD. watched

22、(18)A. contentsB. feelingsC. opinionsD. values(19)A. boughtB. tookC. taughtD. told(20)A. timesB. coinsC. wordsD. beansWorld Cup Dad For most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my mother and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to talkin

23、g to his family Everything changed one morning As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast. I could see that he wasnf t his usual resered(緘默的)self. uCaif t wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match! Must see! I quickly figured out what all the excitement was about： Dad is a big football fan I had never been int

24、erested in football, but Dad s excitement that morning made me more and more curious I had to find out why this sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first trip to Disneyland.Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we could watc

25、h the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans. The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, aloud noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV:” Why is that man jumping up and down?

26、MDad patiently explained: ”Thats Papa Bouba Diop, my son. It*s normal for them to jump up and down after they*ve scored. Dad explained almost everjlhing to me. His monosyllabic(單音節(jié)白勺answers were a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match becoming more and more interest

27、-ed When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him. he smiled and gave me a wink ( 眨眼).At long last we had something in common.Football has really helped Dad and me get closer and fomi a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 men ninning after

28、a silly ball?Which of the following words can best describe the authur father?A. A parent busy at workB. A man of few words.C. An encouraging father.D. A talkative football player(2) What made the author curious about his father one morning?A. His high expectation of the winner.B. His great interest

29、 in the newspaper.C. His unexpressed eagerness.D. His unusual excitement.(3) The authors growing interest in watching the match mainly came fromA. eating in a restaurant with the excited fansB. his fathers love of football and his explanationC. watching a top level performance of the playersD. his a

30、nd his fatherss common love of German food(4) What can we learn from the text?A. Personality decides everythingB. Sharing is the foundation of good relationship.C. Family members should be fans together.D. Interest is the mother of success.(5) 根拯下列材料，請回答TSE題 Most of you would probably say that what

31、makes you tmly happy is your family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldnt agree more But money comes into play in those relationships.When I talk about money this way to a group, there is always someone who comes up to me and says, Suzc, you are so wrong Money isn * t the key t

32、o life 一 this is!” At which point their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family. Thats when things get interesting because I start asking them questions： Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you

33、hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college?As their answers are “yes, I ask them how they provide all of that for their family. That s when they understand that I had it right. I totally agree that family and friends are of great importance to our well being； without meaningful relati

34、onships, theref s no chance of ever being truly happy. Thatf s why, every Saturday nights I end my CNBC show with the following words：“People first. Then money. Then thingsHow we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness Over the past few decades(十年)，the percentage of Americans who s

35、ay they? re happy hasn t changed much while at the same time the average income has doubled So we have more money, but we re not much happieron average A paradox(悖論)?Far from it. My sense is that while wc re making more moneyo we arent * t making more of the money we make We have to pay for a lot of

36、 things and we have to worry a. bout saving for rctircmcm(退休)in a way that our parents and grandparents never did. And as many of you know, it* s really hard to increase your happiness when youve got a lot of money worries Do you agree, or am 1 way Off base? Id love to know what do you think about t

37、he money / happiness connection Why do people often show the author their family photos?A. They hope to show money is very important B. They want to prove they can afford a holiday.C. They think a good family makes them truly happy.D. They believe a happy person considers people first (6) Why did th

38、e authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3 ?A. To persuade them to save for the future.B. To ask for advice on holidays abroad C. To know more about each person D. To show them what he meant (7) Which of the following arguments does the author want to make?A. Money is all that matters in our li

39、feB. The richer we are, the happier we Il be C. Money makes a difference to the quality of our lives D. True happiness is achievable from good relationships(8) What does the imderlined words off base in the last paragraph most probably mean?A. mistakenB. unpreparedC. unnecessaryD. misunderstood(9) 根

40、據(jù)下列材料,請回答TSE題 There are many different kinds of peachcs(桃).One cleardifference is the one between clingstone-fruit in which the flesh is stuck to the seed inside-and freestonethat in which the seed floats freely. Customers prefer freestone peaches because they don t want to struggle to get the flesh

41、 away from the seed And that s how it goes in stone fruit land Plant breeders(培冇者)arc trying all the time to im. prove the old favorites Frequently the changes are designed to meet the demands of the growers or packers One very delicious family of peach varieties has nearly disappeared because it fo

42、rms a small “beak” at the bottom of the fruit. That little point is likely to break during packing and shippin9t Opening the door to spoilage(腐爛) This is certainly not to say that the wants of customers are not important In fact, they drive some of the most important changes One thing customers like

43、 is redlots of red Peaches used to be prized for golden skin： now people arebuying red, regarding it as a sign of ripeness But red has a hold on people There s a story told by those in the stone fruit industry about a marketing experiment A group of people were given two peaches： one a fairly tastel

44、ess red varietyt the other a greattasting gold Sitting around, tasting and talking about the fruit, the group all agreed that the gold was a much better peach and that was the one they would buy. Theib on the way out the door, they were offered boxes of peaches as a thankyou gift One held the prefei

45、Ted golden fruit, the other the red To a person, they picked the red fruit to take home. Red sells. (TSWhat does the word ustoneM mean in the text?A. The hard seed inside a fruitB. Containers that packers use C. Small rocks found in the fieldsD. Soft beaks at the bottom of the fruit (10) Why do plan

46、t breeders try hard to improve peaches1?A. To get better shaped fruitB. To meet the needs of growers C. To make peaches taste betterD. To have a better chance for prizes (11) Why do people like to buy red fruit?A. They believe it is ripe B. It sells cheaper than gold C. 1( is usually more delicious

47、D. They know it is an improved variety.(12) What can we learn about the peachtasting group in the last paragraph?A. They were experts on marketingB. They took home golden peaches C. They agreed about the taste of peaches D. They said they would buy the red peaches (13) 根據(jù)下列材料，請回答TSE題 A study compari

48、ng prices in 150 major cities has found that cities in Western Europe have become more expensive to live in since the full introduction of the euro currency(貨幣) The report also noted a fall in living costs in cities where there are economic(經(jīng)濟的)or political problems such as Buenos Aires in Argentina

49、 and Harare in Zimbabwe The findings are shown in the latest worldwide cost of living study conducted yearly by the Economist Intelligence Unit t a business research organization based in London The information is meant to help big firms set payments for people working away from their home countryr

50、As in last year, s study, two Japanese cities, Tokyo and Osaka were found to be the most expensive places to live The report also says that cities in the euro zone(歐 元區(qū))，have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins For example Paris now has the t

51、enth highest costs： it was in fourteenth place a few years ago. Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty. first place Those findings will strengthen the opinion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their prices But as in past years, the highest costs in Europe are

52、outside the euro zone London for example is the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in. New York, which has the highest prices in America, is in 11th place The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Aims That partly shows the fall of the Argentine currency following th

53、e countryr，s inability to pay the money it owes The cheapest major cities were found to be Tehran in Iran and Harare capital of Zimbabwe TSJWhat is the text mainly about?A. The economic development in EuropeB. The results of a study.C. Living costs outside the euro zoneD. Changes in world currencies

54、 (14) The Economist Intelligence Unit has tried its best toA. introduce the euro to more countriesB. help people choose places to live inC. provide information about living costD. offer suggestions for economic growth(15) Some European cities have become more expensive probably becauseA. businesses

55、took advantage of the new currencyB. living cost dropped in non-European countriesC. economic growth slowed down in the worldD. problems occurred in other cities(16) What can we learn from the text?答案和解析聽下而5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選 項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱 讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

56、(D：BW： Sam. Call you get some tickets for the Liverpool match?M： WelL Ill do my best, but I can1 t promise anything(2) :CW: I saw Carl at the hospital. I wonder if his wife is ill.M： NO, she is fine His daughter has just had a baby and he was visiting her, I think :BW: Sorry, I m late for my flight and Im in a hurry Where is Gate A21 ?M： Go downstairs and turn left. Walk straight a