公共英语二练习题

复习练习一

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How can we measure intelligence? Experts are not completely certain about the answer to this question. However, in solving some problems, monkeys are better than other animals and this is agreed to be a sign of their high intelligence. In one experiment the animal had to reach the food at the other side of a fence by walking round. Monkeys quickly saw the solution. Dogs were not so certain, while hens simply rushed at the fence, trying to reach the food in a straight line. In the second step of the experiment, the animal could not walk round, but there was a rope connected to the food. Monkeys pulled the rope and dogs didn't know what to do though they could easily pull the rope with their teeth.

solve 解决fence 栅栏

solution 解决办法hen 母鸡

rush 奔跑rope 粗绳

1. The main idea of the passage is that ____A______.

A monkeys are cleverer than other animals

2. Which of the following statements about the experiment is true? B

B Dogs are cleverer than hens.

3.The hens rushed at the fence because ______A____.

A they were foolish

4.The person who did the experiment wanted do see ______C____.

C which animal was best at solving problems

5. Choose the right order of the events given in the passage. D

D c-a-f-d-e-g-b

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Nancy Clark paced back and forth in the hall of the theatre. Inside the theatre her new play A LAUGH A MINUTE was about to begin.

Nancy was too nervous to watch it herself. This was the opening night for the play. She said to herself, "If tonight's audience thought the play was funny, it would probably become a success. But if they did not like it, the play would soon close."

Nancy listened hard. She was hoping to hear the audience laughing loud and often. But she heard very little laughter during the first act.

When the first act ended, about one fourth of the audience left the theatre. As Nancy watched the people leave, she knew that the future of the play had been decided.

pace 踱hall 大厅

theatre 戏院audience 听众

funny 有趣的laughter 笑声

1.Who was Nancy Clark? She was plainly A

A the writer of the play

2.Why was Nancy too nervous to watch the play herself? Because C

C she was wondering if the audience could see fun in the play

3.At the end of Paragraph2, the sentence"...the play would soon close" means D .

D the play wouldn't be open to the public any more

4.In the sentence of Paragraph 3, the word "laughter" probably means A .

A the sound of laughing

5. What conclusion can you draw from the story? D

D The play proved to be a failure.

完型填空

One day a lady wrote a letter to a doctor, 1 B. inviting him to dinner with her family on Sunday. Two days later she got a reply, but he 2 A. had written so badly that she found 3 B. it hard to read the letter. Her husband could not read it 4 A. either .

“ 5 C. Why not take it to the chemist?”said her husband, “He can read it without difficulty.”

The lady agreed and went to the 6 A. chemist's shop. Looking at the letter for a moment, the chemist said politely, “I'll be 7 D. back in a minute.”

Soon the man came back with a bottle 8 A. which he gave the lady. “Take a spoonful three times a day after meal,” he added.

The lady looked at him 9 C. with her eyes wide open, not knowing 10 B.what to say .

复习练习二

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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better.

extend 延长argue 争辩

force 迫使condition 条件

unbearable 不能忍受的dignity 尊严

1. The best title for this passage would be B The Right to die .

2.In recent years, people can live longer that in the past. It is because of ___A the development of medical technology___.

3.According to some people, whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to D the patient himself or herself .

4.The writer's opinion is D none of the above .

5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? C The argument hasn't ended yet.

阅读二

A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people nowadays were not being taught the importance of knowing the difference between right and wrong.

One day he was taking a walk in the park near his home when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentleman went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him, "We're having a contest. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest one gets to keep the cat."

The old gentleman thought that this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, "I've ever told a lie in my life."All at once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said, "You won! You can take the cat!"

shout 喊叫

1.The old gentleman was not satisfied with the young people in their ___D conscience(是非心)._______.

2.The old gentleman tried to advise the boys not to ___A tell lies._______.

3.The young boys _____D Were having telling-lie contest_____.

4.The old gentleman thought that _____A the young were not so honest as the old._____.

5.The boys' idea is that __D No one can avoid telling a lie in his life.________.

完形填空

Last September my brother __1_A. wanted to buy_ a car. He __2 _B. had had_ an old motor car before, but it had broken down several times during the spring. "What you want is __3_A. a_ second-hand Mint,I suggested. "If you give me the money," he said.

"I'll be able to get one tomorrow." "I can't give you the money." I __4_ C. replied_, "but what __5_B. about_ Aunt Mary. She must have enough. We haven't seen her __6_B. since_ Christmas but she always __7_A. says_ that we shall go and see her __8_C. more_ often." We told our parents __9_A. where_ we were going. They weren't very happy about it and asked us not to do . So __10_C. we didn't_.

复习练习三

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The bus had been ordered to arrive at the rest-house at seven thirty, and by eight thirty we thought we should be well on the road. It was clear that we were new to Africa. At ten o'clock we were pacing round and round our mountain of luggage at the gate of the rest-house. At eleven o'clock a cloud of dust appeared in the distance and in the middle of it was the bus. Then it stopped in front of us. I noticed that there had been twelve passengers sitting in the back of the bus, talking to each other with their goats and chickens. They enjoyed their travel. I went to have a talk with the driver, and it was then that I learned that it was better not to ask why a bus was late. I was treated to at least six different reasons, none of which satisfied anyone except the driver. Wisely leaving this subject, I turned my attention to the crowd in the back of the bus. I was told that this was the driver's wife, this was the driver's wife's sister, this was the father of the conductor, and so on. Then our luggage was loaded quickly and carelessly, which was frightening me, and, as I watched, I wondered how much of our equipment would be left undamaged.

order 命令mountain 山

dust 灰尘load 装载

frighten 使……害怕undamaged 未损坏

1.By eight thirty that morning, B the writer had to be waiting for the late bus .

2.The twelve passengers sitting in the back of the bus A were having a good time

3. Why did the writer leave the subject although he wasn't satisfied with the "reasons"?C Because he dared not make the driver angry.

4.What frightened the writer? D The way of loading.

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage？C Waiting for the Bus

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Beldon and Canfield are two seaside towns, not far apart(相隔). Both towns have many hotels; and in the summer the hotels are full of holiday makers and ot her tourists(旅游者).

Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon. The next day, the following news appeared on page two of the town's newspaper, The Beldon Post:

FIRE AT SEABREEZE

Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bed room. The hotel manager said that a cigarette(香烟) started the fire. We say again to all our visitors: " Please don't smoke cigarettes in bed." This was Beldon' first hotel fire in five years.

The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one:

ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE

Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel. An angry holiday maker said, " An electric lamp probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I turned my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp." We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield.

What are the facts, then? It is not easy to find out the exact truth about the fire.

Now what do you think of the "news?"

1.Many people spend their summer holidays in Beldon and Canfield because the towns are B. by the sea .

2.When the hotel caught fire, D. there were many people in it .

3.Which of the following is probably a fact? A. The fire was in a bedroom at the hotel

4. Which of these is probably a fact? C. Firemen went to the hotel

5. Using the headline(标题): ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE, the writer wanted readers to think that B. hotels in Beldon often catch fire .

完型填空

In __1_C. the earliest_ stages of man's development he had __2_C. no more_ need of money than animals had. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made his own rough tools and weapons and could provide food and clothing for himself and his family __3_B. from_ natural materials around him. As he became more __4_A. civilized_, however, he __5_B. began to want_ better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and more lasting __6_D. clothing_ that could be provided by his own neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things he had to __7_C. turn to_ the skilled people __8_A. such as_ smiths, leather workers or carpenters who were springing up everywhere. It was __9_A. then that_ the question of payment __10_B. arose_.

复习练习四

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“Chicago is a great town. I love it. We have two baseball teams here, the Cubs and the White Sox . I like the Cubs. The White Sox are boring and they're losers, too. I never go to their games, but there's a lot more to Chicago than baseball. Look around .We're in the city now .This is Michigan Avenue ,there's the John Hancock Center.

“That building is 100 stories high! That's too high, if you ask me, i f there is a fire on the 85th or 90th floor, how are the firemen going to put it out? There's no chance? Look over there. There's a large building. It's the Sears Tower. That building is 110 stories high! ...Do you see these round buildings? Those buildings are the Marina City Apartments. Those buildings have 60 floors each. Thousands of people live in each one, imagine that, all those people in two buildings. It's terrible to have so many neighbors? There's the Merchandise Mart. That's another big buildings, do you know what's in the building? There are stores, restaurants, a bank, a post office, a radio station and a TV station. It's great, but don't ever go there on a Saturday! It's too

crowded? Well, here we are, remember, ask any cab driver about Chicago. We know everything about this town!"

baseball 棒球boring 乏味

cab 出租车

1.The speaker never goes to the White Sox's games because D they don't play very well .

2.The highest building in Chicago is B The Sears Tower .

3.It seems to the speaker that A the Marina City Apartments are too crowded .

4.Which of the following statements is the speaker's opinion? C It's terrible to have thousands of neighbors .

5.The speaker is probably D a taxi driver

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The Mother Goose stories, so well known to children all over the world, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story--and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French "Mere 1'Oye."In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains(包含) eight tales, including"sleeping Beauty","Cinderella,"and "Puss in Boots."But Perrault did not originate(创作) these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them. scholar 学者tale 故事

1. What is supposed to have happened in 1719? B Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose stories.

2. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be D a translation from French .

3. When Perrault published the first book in 1697, B some stories of the book were already well known .

4. The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been B Mere 1'Oye

5. On the basis of this passage, what may be concluded about the real origin of the stories"Sleeping Beauty" and"Cinderella? D Their writers are unknown.

完型填空

From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends, they are free to relax and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, 1 B.others go in for sports. It depends on individual interest. There are many different ways to spend our spare time. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything from collecting stamps 2 A. to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don't cost anything at 3 D.all . Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their 4 C.owners .

I know a man 5 B.who has a coin collection worth several million dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth 2,500 dollars! He was very happy about this and thought the 6 D. price was reasonable. On the other 7 A. hand , my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother, they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him 8 C. happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

That's 9 B. what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is 10 D.not important, but the pleasure it gives us.