2014年3月公共英语二级真题及答案

2014 年 3 月公共英语二级真题及答案 第一部分 听力 第一节 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的[A]A]]、[A]B]]、[A]C]]三个 选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间 来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1．What will the woman do about the dress? A] She’ll buy it. B] She’ll return it. C]She’ll change it. 2．What are the speakers talking about? A] B]uying DVDs. B] Sharing DVDs. C]B]orrowing DVDs. 3．What did the woman think of Dana’s speech? A] Well-prepared. B] Important. C]B]oring. 4．What does the man mean? A] He will carry the boxes later. B] He is unable to give help. C] He refuses to pay for the boxes. 5．When is Simon supposed to arrive? A] 7:30. B]8:00. C]8:10. 第二节 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题，从题中所给的 [A]A]]、[A]B]]、[A]C]]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前， 你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话 或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 题。 6．Where do the speakers plan to go? A] A] library. B] A] museum. C]The woman’s home. 7．Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon? A] To avoid the crowd. B] To enjoy nice weather. C] To sleep late in the morning. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 10 题。 8．Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer last time? A] His computer was broken. B] He needed it for his paper. C] He used it for his computer class. 9．Why does the woman feel happy? A] The man can lend her a computer now. B] The man will use his own computer. C] The man will study better. 10．What has the man been doing with his new computer? A] Watching DVDs. B] Doing homework. C] Searching for information. 听下面一段对话，回答第 11 和第 13 题。 11．Where did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman? A] From his college friends. B] From his high school teachers. C] From the grown-ups around him. 12．How much does Tom own of the company he works for? A] 6%. B]18%. C]60%. 13．What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past? A] Producing simple things. B] Wasting lots of materials. C] Making all the products themselves. 听下面一段对话，回答第 14 和第 17 题。 14．What kind of jobs seems to be in short supply? A] Writers. B] School teachers. C] Newspaper reporters. 15．Where is Sharon most likely to go? A] New York. B] B]oston. C] C]alifornia. 16．What does James plan to do ifhe can’t find a job? A] C]ontinue his education. B] Start a newspaper. C] Write a book. 17．Who are the speakers? A] Fellow students. B] Laid-off workers. C] High school teachers. 听下面一段对话，回答第 18 和第 20 题。 18．Why does the university offer the two programs? A] To keep students safe walking late or alone. B] To provide better health care for students. C] To help visitors tour around the college. 19．When can students call C]ampus Safety Office? A] From 7 pm to 7 am. B] A]nytime of the day. C] From midnight to 7 am. 20．To whom is the speaker mainly talking? A] Tourists at the college. B] New teachers. C] Parents of students 【听力原文及译文】 Text 1 W: Oh, what a pretty dress! My daughter would love it. B]ut it seems a bit too large. Do you have a smaller size? 裙子好漂亮！我女儿会喜欢的。但是它看起来有点儿大，你们有小一点儿的么？ M: Sorry, this is the only one left. B]ut don’t worry. C]hildren grow fast. 不好意思，这是唯一剩下的一条，但是别担心，小孩儿长得快。 W: Yes, that’s true. I’ll take it. 哦，确实是，那我买了。（此处，take=buy） Text 2 W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday, the 7th. 这些 DVD 在周四也就是 7 号以前要还回来。（due adj. 到期的，应付的） M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week? 再续借一周要付多少钱？ Text 3 M: What did you think of Dana’s speech today? 你认为 Dana 今天的演讲如何？ W: Well, she must have spent a lot time preparing it. I can’t believe I can sit for that long without feeling bored. 呃，她一定花了很长时间来准备。我不敢相信我竟然在那儿坐了那么长时间还没觉得 厌烦。（spend time/money doing something 花费时间/金钱来做某事） Text 4 W: C]ould you help us carry these boxes, sir? 先生，您能帮我们搬箱子么？ M: Oh, I would like to help you, but I’ve got a pain in my back. 我也想帮你们，但是我背疼。 Text 5 W: I wonder if Simon would be here by 8:00. He’s supposed to be. 不知道 Simon 能不能 8 点到这儿，他本应该到的。 【拓展：I wonder if ... : 我想知道是否…；be supposed to do sth. = should do sth. 应该……】 M: His wife said he left at 7:30, so he should be here by 8:10 at the latest. 他的妻子说他七点半离开的，那么他最晚应该 8:10 到这儿的。（at the latest：最 迟） Text 6 M: A]re you free on the weekend? 你周末有空么？ W: I haven’t got any plans yet, why? 我目前还没什么计划，怎么了？ M: There is an exhibition of C]hinese paintings at the public library. Would you like to go with me? 在公共图书馆有个国画的展览，你愿意和我一起去么？ W: I’d love to, but when? 我愿意，但是什么时间？ M: How about Saturday morning? It’s cooler in the morning and maybe less crowded. 周六早上怎么样？早上凉爽些，人或许也不那么挤。 【拓展：How about ... ……怎么样？一般是用来建议的；注意该句中还有比较级的 形式：adj.+-er 或是 less/more +adj.】 W: I’m afraid I can not get up early on weekends. I’d prefer Saturday afternoon. B]elieve me there won’t be too many people. 我怕是周末不能早起。我更愿意周六下午。相信我不会有太多人的。 M: So, shall we meet at 2:00, Saturday afternoon? 那么，我们在周六下午两点间？ W: OK, that would be great. I’ll be waiting for you at my home. 好极了，我在家等你。 Text 7 W: Did you have a busy week? 你周末很忙么？ M: Emm, well, no. I mean I didn’t do a lot, but I bought a computer. 呃，没有啦，我的意思是没做啥事儿，但是我买了台电脑。 W: You did? Thank godness. Now you don’t need to borrow mine. You had it for two weeks last time. 你么？天哪，现在你不用借我的了，你上次用了两周。 M: Yeah, so sorry about that. I wrote my history paper on it. Thanks again, by the way. 是的呃，实在是不好意思啊，我在上面写历史论文。顺便再次感谢啊。 W: Sure, no problem. So how do you like your computer? 没关系。你的新电脑怎么样？（how do you like ...? 询问某人对某物的印象或看 法） M: Oh, it’s really cool. I use it everyday. 很酷，我天天用它。 W: Really? A]re you using it for class? I mean you’re working on the paper now, right? 真的？你用于学习么？我意思是你现在在整论文，是吧？ M: Emm, yeah, yeah, but I don’t use it for class. 呃。是的，但是我学习上不用。 W: So what do you use it for? 那你用它来干嘛？（use sth. for (doing) sth.用某物来干……，for 表示用途） M: Emm, actually, I just watch DVDs on it all week. 呃，事实上，我一整个星期只是在电脑上看 DVD。 Text 8 W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you wanted to have your own company? Tom，作为一家销售绿色产品的公司经理，你现在是一个相当成功的商人。你什么时 候想要拥有自己的公司？ M: My family left B]udapest in 1986 and settled in C]anada where a lot of my friends' parents were highly successful businessmen. It seems so cool, so in high school, I started a web-designed company and learned a lot from that experience. 我的家人 1986 年离开 B]udapest 定居加拿大。在加拿大，我许多朋友的父母都是很 成功的商人。那看起来很酷，于是我在高中时就建立了一个网站设计公司并从中学到了很 多经验。 W: How did you find the money for your present company then? 你现在公司的融资是从哪儿来的？ M: We’ve raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people. We’re finally making money. I own 6% of the company and all employees get their shares. 我们从 50 个人那儿筹集到了 1800 万资金，也最终盈利了。我拥有公司 6%的股份， 每个员工都有自己的股份。 W: B]y the way, what aspects of your life are green? 顺便问一下，你的生活中哪些方面是与环保有关的？（green 本意是绿色，由此引申 而来的意思是“与环保有关的”） M: I’m only mildly green. I do simple things and I’m a huge biker. I biked cross C]anada. 我只是一定程度上注重环保，我做的事情简单，我非常喜欢骑车，我曾骑行加拿大。 W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful? 你认为你做过什么浪费的事儿么？ M: We're always doing something wrong, but then, that will allow us to learn and grow. When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves, but that was a mistake. Now we work with other companies. We provide the materials, the product development and the design. They make the products then. 我们总是在做一些错事，但是从那我们会学到许多并得以成长。在我最开始的时候， 所有的产品都是由我们自己来做，但那是个失误。现在我们和别的公司合作，我们提供原 材料，产品研发和设计，然后他们制作产品。 Text 9 W: Hey, James, how is the job search going? James，你好，工作找得怎么样了？（job search 找工作） M: Hi, Sharon, I had no idea. It’ll take so much time. It sure makes it difficult to prepare for final exams. How about you?