2007年3月公共英语二级笔试真题及参考答案

2007年3月笔试真题第一部分听力1~20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.——WhereisJohn?——Hehasbeenbusy______________hishomework.A.todoB.doingC.doD.done22.——I’mafraidI’vebrokenthewindow.——___________.Icaneasilygetitfixed.A.NotatallB.NevermindC.WhatapityD.Howdareyou23.WhenwemetMr.Smithlastyear,he___________inthatschoolfortenyears.A.taughtB.wasteachingC.hadtaughtD.wouldteach24.Newswritersknowtheirreadershavelimitedtimeandusuallygivethe________________developmentsofaneventfirst.A.newestB.latestC.nearestD.earliest25.Mypresentjobis__________toomuchofmystudytime.A.takingupB.gettingawayC.givingupD.holdingon26.Thisradioisnotworking．I'llhaveit_________________.A.repairingB.torepairC.repairedD.berepaired27.Perhapsyou_________________leavenow.Yourfriendmaybewaitingforyououtside.A.mustB.couldC.shouldD.will28.Iknowthatyouareextremelybusy,soIwon’t____________anymoreofyourtime.A.botherB.spendC.wasteD.cost29.Bobhadyet＿＿＿ideaforasuccessful,NewYearparty,thethirdonethatevenin9.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.otherone30.——IthinkI'dtakethedoctor’sadviceandstartrunningeverymorning.——Really?______________.A.GoodforyouB.That’ssomethingC.That’sOKD.Whatapity31.MyfriendMr.BlackhascometoChinaeveryyear__________hewasaboy.A.sinceB.whenC.beforeD.after32.——Couldyougivemealifthome,please?——Sorry,___________________.A.IhavevisitedmysisterB.IvisitedmysisterC.IamvisitingmysisterD.Ivisitmysister33.ItisnotclearhowmuchEnglishstudentscanlearn_____________-theInternet.A.inB.withC.byD.through34.Fightinghasstoppedandthingsarechangingfor___________________.A.betterB.thebetterC.thebestD.best35.WhatIwanttotellyouis_____________:Paulwillcometoworkasyourassistant.A.itB.theseC.thatD.this第二节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文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l上将该项涂黑。In1941,whenmyfatherjoinedtheU.S.Army,hewastoldthat,onawrittentest,hehadshowed___36___forpreparingfood.Armyofficialsofferedhimacourseinbecomingacook.Myfather___37___becausehethoughthecould___38___thebattles.Asthingsturnedout,hegotgood___39___andbecameheadcookofanarmykitchen.Allwentwell___40___hehadtodealwithspinach(菠菜).Becausespinachisgoodforhealth,thearmy___41___itseveraltimesperweek.___42___,thesoldiersrefused___43___tolookatspinachontheirplates.Afterhoursofcookingspinach,myfather___44___that,attheendofthemeal,hewasthrowingallofitaway.Tosavetimeandeffort,hedecidedsimplytothrowawaythe___45___vegetablebeforeitwascooked.Onedayanarmyofficersawthe___46___spinachintherubbish.Heblamedmyfather,___47___thathewasdestroyinggovernmentproperty(财产).___48___myfatherexplainedthathewassimply___49___thearmythetroubleofcookingtheunwantedvegetable,thearmyofficerinsistedon___50___himbytakingfivedollarsfromhispayforthenextthreemonths.Later,oneofficertoldhimthatfreshspinachwasgovernmentproperty,butcookedspinachwasnot.___51___ifthespinachwerecooked,it___52___bethrownout.Fromthenon,myfather__53___allthespinachandthenimmediately___54___itintoarubbishcantokeepeveryone___55___.Thegovernmentdidnothaveitspropertythrownout,andthesoldiersdidnothavespinachontheirplates.36.A.askillB.aninterestC.agiftD.anadvantage37.A.wonderedB.understoodC.acceptedD.admitted38.A.takepartinB.carryonwithC.catchupwithD.stayawayfrom39.A.chanceB.recordsC.experienceD.grades40.A.untilB.asC.whenD.so41.A.preparedB.suppliedC.checkedD.ate42.A.CarefullyB.UnwillinglyC.CertainlyD.Unfortunately43.A.evenB.stillC.onlyD.just44.A.realizedB.agreedC.allowedD.considered45.A.favouredB.hatedC.newD.expensive46.A.dryB.cleanC.coldD.fresh47.A.sayingB.tellingC.warningD.punishing48.A.WhileB.SinceC.AlthoughD.As49.A.showingB.causingC.savingD.leaving50.A.correctingB.punishingC.forgivingD.refusing51.A.ForexampleB.InthiscaseC.InotherwordsD.Underthiscondition52.A.couldB.wouldC.hadtoD.should53.A.boughtB.keptC.hidD.cooked54.A.turnedB.madeC.putD.knocked55.A.happyB.healthyC.safeD.quiet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l上将该项涂黑。ATherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouacceptedtheirpricesimmediately.WeknowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson’sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-conditioned(空调)comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslovakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson’sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit.“Howmuchcanyouoffer?”heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthearticleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude(粗鲁).Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford,heshrugs(耸耸)hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththesh