1、2015年9月公共英语二级考试真题及答案1-20 略第一节短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.、B.、C.、D.四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Text lIt s a time when school, homework, active social lives and part-time jobs keep teenagers (少年 ) busy from early in the morning until late at night. They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by sleeping
2、 in on the weekends. Unfortunately, this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens arent sleepy until around 11 p.m., but need to be at school by 7: 30 or 8: 00 a. m., they cannot get enough sleep. Dur
3、ing puberty(青春期), the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time, and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then, when it s time to get up, a teen s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones(荷尔蒙). This makes it hard for them to feel active and energeti
4、c in the morning.A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades. A few years ago in an important study, test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school
5、bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teens sleep needs.21. What effect does sleeping in on the weekends have on teenagers?A. Improving their health.B. Weakening their energy.C. Disturbing their biological clock.D. Making up for their
6、hormone loss.22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to_.A. make teenagers grow fasterB. change teenagers sleep needsC. do more research on teenagersD. improve students achievements23. The text helps us to know more about teenagersA. daytime activitiesB. sl
7、eeping habitsC. mental problemsD. studying methods【参考答案】21C【精析】细节题。题干意为“周末睡懒觉对青少年有何影响?”由第一段末旬“makes the problem worse”可知影响是负面的；由第二段第三句“the biological clockresets，causes teens to fall asleep later”可知，这个负面影响主要是生物钟被重置，即为遭到破坏或扰乱。A选项完全有悖原文，B选项“削弱精力”和睡懒觉无关，D选项“弥补荷尔蒙缺失”在原文中未曾提及。故C正确。22D【精析】细节题。题干意为“明尼苏达州的研
8、究表明，早问上课时间推迟一个小时有助于。”原文最后一段提到，该地区SAT大学入学考试平均成绩提高(jump)了100多分，由此可见，D选项“提高学生成绩”是正确答案。另外三个选项“促进青少年成长”、“改变青少年睡眠需求”、“针对青少年做更多的研究”在原文中都未曾提及。故D正确二23.B【精析】主旨题。题于意为“本文有助于我们了解更多青少年的。”阅读原文可知，本文在重点讲述青少年的睡眠问题，包括导致青少年睡眠晚的原因，睡眠推迟带来的负面影响(如扰乱生物钟、导致睡眠不足、影响出勤率和学习效果等)，继而提出可以通过上课时间推迟来满足睡眠需求。全文始终在围绕青少年的睡眠问题展开。故B正确。Text 2
9、Chicagos Childrens Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18 million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15,000 a year and never married. She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and was a volunteer at the Childrens Hospital. She was called the Teddy
10、 Bear Lady because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits. But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86, was also a long-time buyer of stocks ( 股票). Over the years, she saved money that rose up to $18 million, which she left to the Childrens Hospital. It was the largest s
11、ingle donation in the hospitals ll5-year history. The hospital president, Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news. When Miss Holms lawyer called to tell me how much that money was, I asked him to repeat it, since I was certain I had miss heardWhy did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about the
12、Childrens Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holms heart nearly 50 years ago, when doctors there saved the life of her friends daughter. She never forgot the happiness she felt all those years ago.Holms gift will he devoted to heart disease research. People at the hospital said
13、they regretted that-they couldnt thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift.24. According to the text, Miss Holm built up her fortune by.A. playing Teddy Bear LadyB. working as a secretaryC. helping in the hospitalD. buying stocks25.Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?A. She neve
14、r expected Miss Holm would donate anything.B. She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was.C. She had seldom received donations before.D. She thought there was a mistake.26. Miss Holms love for the Childrens Hospital grew fromA. a happy life living with childrenB. a satisfying job given by the hospit
15、alC. an unforgettable experience many years agoD. a valuable gift she received from the hospital27. How will the donated money be used?A. To build up a new childrens hospital.B. To help sick children and their parents.C. To improve research on heart disease.D. To buy more toys for sick children.【参考答
16、案】24D【精析】细节题。题干意为“根据本文内容，Holm女士通过积累了她的资产。”从第一段第二句话可知，她的职业是秘书，年收入不超过15万美元，故B选项靠秘书工作积累是错误的。C选项是她的善举，与资产的累积无关。文章第一段第四句话提到“Teddy Bear Lady”是人们对她的昵称，不是表演，故A选项也错误。第一段第五句话“a longtime buyer of stocks”以及第六句话“she saved money that lose up to”可知，她的这笔巨款是靠多年购买股票的增值，故D正确。25D【精析】细节题。题干意为“Jan Jennings为何让律师重复一次他说的话?”
17、从第一段末句中的“since I Was certain I had misheard”可知，是因为数额巨大她不敢相信，以为自己听错了，故D为正确答案、A选项意为“她从未想到Holm女士会捐赠任何东西”，文中未提及。B选项意为“她想要确定Holm女士是谁”，院长对Holm女士很熟悉，甚至知道50年前的渊源，无需确定：C选项“她以前很少接受到捐赠”错误，只是很少接收到单笔数额这么高的捐赠。故D正确。26C【精析】归纳题。题干意为“Holm女士对儿童医院的爱起源于”，从第二段第二句话“first touchedheart nearly 50years agosaved the life of he
18、r friendS daughter”可知是源于50年前该医院挽救了Holm女士朋友的女儿，故C选项“很多年前一次难忘的经历”符合题意。故C正确。27C【精析】细节题：题干意为“这笔捐赠款项将怎样使用?”。由末段首句“Holms gift will be donated to heart disease research”可知，C选项符合题意。故c正确。Text 3We feel it is important to start reading to your child right from the start-the younger the better! With little ones
19、 (children from birth to 4 ) it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the job of the listener (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier, as it helps to develop an early love of the written and spoken word.We believe that you should read aloud to your child
20、 at least once every day. Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you can settle down and enjoy a book, without interruption. For most families, reading aloud at bedtime is a common practice.We understand that it can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest. T
21、ake heart! Learning to listen takes experience. The more you read, the more your child will learn to sit for a story. Children have a natural development of responses(反应) to your reading. By the time your child reaches 6-7 months, s/he is attracted by the book in your hand, and would like to test it
22、 out by using it as a chew(咀嚼) toy. This is natural! By one year, your child is learning to listen and talk about the pages, often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this! And at the onset(起始) of walking, you have your biggest challenge yet. Your child is always on the go. You need to se
23、t your reading time for a time in the day when your child is preparing to settle down. This means bedtime. Remember, it is your right and. duty to teach your child about the power of, books. Of course, it doesnt happen overnight, but the returns are great!28. Who does the listener in the first parag
24、raph refer to?A. The writer.B. The child.C. The parent.D. The teacher.29. The best time of the day to read stories to a child isA. when the child is still active in the early eveningB. when the parents finish the days houseworkC. when the child has chew toy to play withD. when the child is quiet and
25、 peaceful30. Parents may find it most difficult to read to their child when s/heA. is 6- 7 months oldB. is one year oldC. starts to walkD. starts to talk【参考答案】28B【精析】细节题。题干意为“第一段中的the listener指谁?”这篇文章主要在讲给小孩读书的重要性以及方法。由第一段中“the listener”后面括号中的补充内容“因为你在教给你的孩子怎样去听”可知，这里的listener是指你的孩子。故B正确。29D【精析】推断题。
26、题干意为“一天中最适合给孩子读故事的时间是。”第二段第四句话和第三段倒数第四句话均提到阅读时间，并且都用“settle down”，该词组意为“安定下来，平静下来”，对应D选项中的“quiet and peaceful”。故D正确。30C【精析】细节题。题干意为“当孩子时，父母可能会发现给他们读书最难。”由第三段第十句话“you have your biggest challenge”可以确定答案在此处，由该句的前半句“at the onset of walking”可知答案。故C正确.第二节补全文章根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项
27、为多余选项。There are few people who draw up life goals. Most people want to take one step at a time, and are frightened when they .have to set life goals. 31.They cant be more wrong. Life goals are only a road map. They record what you want to be at the end of your life. 32 Others may want to be known as
28、 great builders or great sportspeople. In fact, there is no end to what you may want to be.However, the only way you can achieve your dream is by writing down your goal. Once you have done that, you need to break this goal into several small goals. While writing the small goals, you must provide for
29、 change. 33 If you want to achieve your goals, you should be prepared to change them from time to time. This makes your goals really up-to-date.Also, there cannot be just one life goal. There are at least five subjects that you need to address. These are: education, career(职业), family, health and mo
30、ney.34 For example, there can .be no career goals unless they are backed by education goals. Similarly, there can be no family goals unless they are based on practical financial(金融的) goals.None of these goals is taught in college. Yes, there are some families that try to train their kids to think wi
31、sely, and plan for their life. 35 They know what they want to get in life, They are also mentally prepared for most of the difficulties they expect to meet on the way.A. These are happy families.B. Good health helps you to realize your goals,C. Nothing remains unchanged in this world.D. Many people
32、do not know how to set life goals.E. to them, life is too big to be reduced to a few goals.F. You will find that all these goals are related.G. Some may want to be known as great scientists.【参考答案】31E【精析】从第二段第一句“They Callt be more wrong”可推断出，本题所对应的句子应该是接着前一句“他们面临设置人生目标时会感到恐慌”继续讲，而且这种观点会错得很离谱。E选项“对于他们
33、，人生范围太大了，不能缩减成几个小小的目标”符合上下文。故E正确。32G【精析】空格前在讲生活目标的作用，空格之后却忽然提到另外一些人，显得很突兀，可见此空格处必然应该先讲“一些人”，才能有后面的“另外一些人”。G选项“一些人想要成为伟大的科学家被大家熟知”符合文意。故G正确。33C【精析】空格前面讲到“你必须做好改变的准备”，空格后讲“若想实现目标，你应该准备好不停地改变”，由此可知，此空格对应的句子应该和“改变”有关。C选项“这个世界上没有什么是保持不变的”符合文意。故C正确。34F【精析】空格前提到五个方面的目标，空格后即开始举例说教育目标和职业目标，家庭目标和金钱目标的联系，可见空格处
34、应该是在概括地讲五个方面目标的联系。F选项“你会发现所有这些目标都是相互联系的”符合文意。故F正确。35A【精析】空格前讲一些家庭开始培养孩子的能力，空格后讲这些孩子目标明确，做好了迎接挑战的心理准备。A选项“这些家庭是幸福的”符合文章。故A正确。第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I became interested in writing at an early age. So when my fourth-grade teacher told me about a 36 writers confere
35、nce where students my age could 37 published writers, I decided to go. I began thinking about the writers whose stories I 38 -Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Shell Silverstein and 39 if they would be at this conference.Well, I went to the conference, but I was a little 40. None of them were there. But t
36、he conference was well 41, and every half hour we would move on to hear a new writer speak. Soon the42period of the day came. A man introduced himself and gave the same little speech we had heard since that morning. 43, he threw in a twist(转折).44 are more than just words thrown together, he said. Wo
37、rds are more than just45 thrown together. You must also 46 the mood or the tone (语气) of your ideas. He let that idea sink in and then 47 us about the difference between a house and a home. We all thought that was a 48 question, and made some wild guesses at it.“Class,”he49, the difference between a.
38、 house and a home is in the mood or the tone. A house is the 50 -the wood, the bricks, the lighting, the refrigerator. A home is the love and warmth, and comfort you 51 as you walk through the 52 Ive kept that 53 in my memory ever since that day. Writing is more than just filling up a blank page wit
39、h54; it s about expressing your ideas with clarity(清晰) and the mood. And thats why I 55 it.36.A. FamousB. newC. reportD. School37.A. becomeB. RecognizeC. meetD. Follow38. A. WroteB. lovedC. believedD. changed39. A. caredB. doubtedC. imaginedD. wondered40.A. DisappoB. confusedC. SurprisedD. worried41
40、. A. AttendedB. OrganizedC. informedD. equipped42.A. happyB. lateC. busyD. last43.A. AnyhowB. AgainC. ThenD. Therefore44.A. StoriesB. LessonsC. LecturesD. Languages45.A. soundsB. lettersC. spellingsD. meanings46.A. enjoyB. separateC. considerD. notice47.A. WarnedB. taughtC. toldD. asked48. A. SillyB
41、. difficultC. familiarD. serious49. A. AgreedB. SuggestedC. ExplainedD. Attempted50. A. DesignB. fortuneC. MoodD. building51. A. lackB. feelC. giveD. need52.A. houseB. yardC. hallD. door53.A. expressionB. statementC. standardD. rule54.A. wordsB. factsC. numbersD. ideas55.A. likeB. understandC. sugge
42、stD. stress【参考答案】36A【精析】本题考查的是形容词词义辨析。此空格是对writers conference进行修饰或限定，通读理解第一段，段末作者提到一些有名的作家，并且在想他们是否会出席会议，可知这应是一个有名气的作家会议。故A正确。37C【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。本句含义是“在会上我这么大的学生有机会出版作家”。A选项“成为”；B选项“认出，识别”；C选项“见到”；D“跟随”。综合比较，应选择C，表示“有机会看到出版作家”符合题意。故C正确。38B【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。本句意为“我开始想象我的小说作家”。A选项“写”显然不合适；C选项“相信”的小说作者，也讲不通
43、；D选项“改变”的小说作者，也不合理。故B正确。39D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句承接前句，意为“我在想象那些喜爱的小说作家们，并且在他们是否会出席会议”。根据上下文，可以推断出是“在想，在暗自揣摩他们是否会出席会议”。A选项“关心，在乎”；B选项“怀疑，疑惑”；C选项“想象，设想”；D选项“怀疑，惊讶，想知道”。只有D选项wonder有“暗自琢磨、考虑”的含义。故D正确。40A【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“失望的”；B选项“迷惑的”；C选项“惊讶的”；D选项“担忧的”。根据空格下一句“他们(我喜爱的作家们)一个都没来”，可见作者应该是“失望的”。故A正确。4
44、1B【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。A选项“出席、到场”；B选项“组织”；C选项“告知，通知”；D选项“装备、配备”。本句意为“但此次会议被得很好，每半个小时就有一位新的作家演讲”，由句意推断，应是“组织严密、安排紧凑”的意思。故B正确。42D【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。A选项“快乐的”；B选项“迟的，晚的”；C选项“忙碌的”；D选项“最后的”。本句意为“很快，当天的阶段到来了”，综合理解，应为“当天最后一个阶段”。故D正确。43C【精析】本题考查连词辨析及对上下文的理解。A选项“无论如何”；B选项“再次”；C选项“然后”；D选项“因此”。本句承接上一句，含义为“一位男士先介绍了自己，做了跟
45、前面作家类似的小演讲，然后，他忽然来了一个转折”，从上下文语气来看，应表示“然后”。故C正确。44A【精析】本题考查对全文的综合理解能力。作者在文章开头、结尾都提到了喜欢writing。文中讲到参加会议，也是作家会议，所以话题应该都是紧紧围绕写作而展开，故此处应该理解为“小说不仅仅是词汇的堆积”。故A正确。45B【精析】本题考查对上下文的理解。此处与前一句话相承接，意为“词汇也不仅仅是字母的累积”。故B正确。46D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。A选项“喜欢，享受”；B选项“使分离，隔开”；C选项“仔细考虑，认为”；D选项“注意到，留心”。本句意为“你还必须注意你思想的情绪和语气”，表示要格外注
46、重情绪和语气。故D正确。47D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句意为“他让我们领会了他的观点，然后问了我们一个问题”。A选项“警告”；B选项“教给，教会”；C选项“告诉”；D选项“问”。由句意可知，故D正确。48B【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。本句意为“我们都认为这个问题很，于是对它作了一些大胆的猜测”。A选项“可笑的”；B选项“难的”；C“熟悉的”；D选项“严肃的”。由“大胆的猜测”可知，孩子们对答案不敢确定，可见问题很难。故B正确。49C【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。A选项“同意”；B选项“建议，提议”；C选项“解释”；D选项“试图做”。根据下文“房子
47、和家的区别在于情绪和语气。房子是，家是”可知，这里是男士要对问题作出解释了，故C正确。50D【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句意为“房子是木头、砖块、灯光和冰箱”，从这几个并列的词语可知，正确答案应是D“建筑”。A选项“设计”；B选项“财产”；C选项“情绪”均不符合句意。故D正确。51B【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。本句意为“家是爱和温暖，是你走进房子时的舒适”。再看选项，A选项“缺乏”；B选项“感觉”；C选项“给予”；D选项“需要”。综合比较，显然应该是“感觉到的舒适”。选B正确。52A【精析】本题考查对上下文的理解。本句在解释home，与上一句对house的解释相呼应。根据本句句意“走进房子(house)时感觉到的温暖就是home”可知，这里应该是走过房子。因为此处着重强调house与home的区别，排除B
