2012年3月公共英语二级试题及答案

2012年3月公共英语二级试题及答案LtD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、B、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.Whatisthewomandoing?

A．Buyingahandbag.

B．Tryingonapieceofclothing.

C．Drawingapictureofthecountryside.

2.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Familymembers

B．Classmates.

C．Co-workers.

3.Whatisthemanangryabout?

A．Telephoningwhiledriving.

B．Somewomendrivers.

C．Trafficlights.

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A．Shewillchoosetheman.

B．Themanwaslateinasking.

C．Shemayrunfortheposition.C．Hertripabroad.

15.WhatdidthemandointhebarinGermany?

A．Methisfriends.

B．Attendedalecture.

C．Gaveaperformance.

16.Howdidthemanfindhiswaybacktobar?

A．Byfollowingaman.

B．Bylookingatamap.

C．Byaskinganoldwoman.

17.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A．Hecannotstandthenoiseinthebar.

B．Hedoesn'tliketowearT-shirts.

C．Hedoesn'tspeakGerman.

18.Whoisthespeaker?

A．Aradioannouncer.

B．Apoliceofficer.

C．Ataxidriver.

19.WhatmakesdrivingataxiahardjobinLondon?

A．Badtraffic.

B．Confusedstreetnames.

C．LargepollutioninLondon.

20.Whatwillthespeakerprobablydoifhe'sstuckontheroad?

A．Haveamapready.

B．Beunderstanding.

C．Changedirections.

21.—Annhasgoneout.

—________Whattimedidshego?

A．Well,isn'tshe?

B．Yes,shehas.

C．No,shehasn't,

D．Oh,hasshe?

22.You________bemadifyouthinkJakeisgoingtolendyouanymoney.

A．need

B．should

C．must

D．can

23.In1871,afireinChicagodestroyed________1800buildings.

A．asmany

B．justas

C．thesameas

D．asmanyas

24.Hello!I________youwereinLondon.Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?

A．don'tknow

B．hadn'tknown

C．didn'tknow

D．haven'tknown

25.Iwasn'tsurewhetherIhadcometo________rightoffice.Therewasnonameondoor.

A．a；/

B．the；a

C．a；the

D．the；the.

26.—Wouldyoulikesomehelpwiththepacking?

—________.Myneighbour'sofferedtohelpout.Butthanksanyway.

A．Allthesame

B．It'sallright

C．Takeiteasy

D．Comeon

27.Thecrowdwishedthenewly-marriedcouplewellastheyleft________theirhoneymoon.

A．to

B．in

C．for

D．about

28.I'dneverhaveguessedhewasaWilson-hedoesn'tlook_______hisbrothers.

A．one

B．that

C．anybody

D．anything

29.________thesuccessofourproductsinEurope,ournextstepistomoveintotheAmeri-canmarket.

A．Follow

B．Following

C．Havingfollowed

D．Followed

30.Thequestion________heshouldaccepttheofferornottroubledhimgreatly.

A．which

B．whether

C．that

D．why

31.He________forwardtoourcamping,holidaythewholeweek,butunfortunatelyitrainedeveryday.

A．hadlooked

B．islooking

C．hadbeenlooking

D．looks

32.Johannaisthewoman________Mariaisstudyingthepiano.

A．ofwhom

B．withwhom

C．bywhom

D．inwhom

33.Bellaisverykindandbeautifulandworkshard.________,sheisagoodgirl.

A．Tosumup

B．Asaresult

C．Bytheway

D．Intheend

34.Television,whichfirstappearedinthe1920s,reallychangedthe________peopleviewedtheworld.

A．idea

B．direction

C．method

D．way

35.Mark'sfirstyearatcollegewasatime________withexcitementandenjoyment.

A．havingfilled

B．beingfilled

C．tobefilled

D．Filled

I'mtoldthatduringaninternationalgameofchess(国际象棋),manybeautifulmovescouldbemadeonachessboard.Inadecisive36inwhichhewasevenlymatchedwithaRussianmaster____37____,Marshallfoundhisqueenunderseriousattack.Therewereseveralwaysof____38____,andsincethequeenisthemost____39____piece,spectators(观众)thoughtMarshallwouldnaturallymovehisqueento____40____

Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe____41____.Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost____42____squareofall-asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe____43____byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.

Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen-anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas____44____

ThentheRussian,andthe____45____,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea____46____move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe____47____wastaken,theRussian.wouldsoonbeina____48____posi-tion.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.

Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe____49____ofMarshall'sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved____50____inaveryunusualanddaringfashion-hehad____51____bysacrificingthequeen.

Tome,it'snot____52____thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard____53____tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked____54____theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame____55____,Marshallwasthewinner.

36.A．experience

B．battle

C．game

D．chance

37.A．player

B．person

C．winner

D．enemy

38.A．support

B．attack

C．advance

D．escape

39.A．suitable

B．powerful

C．respected

D．dangerous

40.A．check

B．fight

C．safety

D．defeat

41.A．condition

B．change

C．piece

D．action

42.A．protected

B．undisturbed

C．unexpected

D．deserted

43.A．frightened

B．guarded

C．discovered

D．caught

44.A．imforted

B．disappointed

C．delighted

D．annoyed

45.A．players

B．master

C．crowd

D．organizer

46.A．smart

B．wrong

C．free

D．difficult

47.A．game

B．money

C．queen

D．chessboard

48.A．losing

B．favourable

C．leading

D．doubtful

49.A．cause

B．blow

C．accident

D．shock

50.A．prize

B．victory

C．progress

D．attention

51.A．won

B．made

C．gained

D．earned

52.A．important

B．exciting

C．unforgettable

D．unclear

53.A．idea

B．thinking

C．chess

D．training

54.A．into

B．further

C．ahead

D．outside

55.A．came

B．wasorganized

C．wasdesigned

D．Ended

Text1

IwasinmythirdyearofteachingwritingatRalphHighSchoolinNewYork,whenoneofmystudents,15-year-oldMikey,gavemeanotefromhismother.Itexplainedhisabsence(缺席)fromclassthedaybefore.

"DearMr.McCort,Mikey'sgrandmother,whoiseightyyearsofage,felldownthestairsfromtoomuchcoffeeandIkeptMikeyathometotakecareofherandhisbabysistersoIcouldgotomyjob.PleaseexcuseMikeyandhe'lldohisbestinthefuture.P.S.HisgrandmotherisOK."IhadseenMikeywritingthenoteathisdesk.Isaidnothing.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymystudents.IfIweretodealwiththem,I'dbebusy24hoursaday.Thewritersofthosenotesdidn'trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:"Peterwaslatebe-causethealarmclockdidn'tgooff."

Thestudentsalwayssaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject,butwhentheyproducedexcusenotes,theywereexcellent.SoIdecidedtotypeoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.Isaid,"They'resupposedtobewrittenbyparents,butactuallytheyarenot.true,Mikey?"Thestudentslookedatmenervously.

"Now,thiswillbethefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote-thefirstclass,ever,topracticewritingthem."EveryonesmiledasIwenton,"TodayI'dlikeyoutowriteAnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod'or'AnExcuseNotefromEvetoGod'."Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssoimmersed(专心的)intheirwriting,theyhadtobeaskedtogotolunchbytheirfriends.

Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.Heateddiscussionsfollowed.ButsuddenlyIsawtheheadmasteratthedoor.Heenteredtheclassroomandwalkedupanddown,lookingatpapers,andthensaid,"I'dlikeyoutoseemeinmyoffice."Myheartsank.

WhenIsteppedintohisoffice,hecametoshakemyhandandsaid,"Ijustwanttotellyouthatthatlesson,thattask,whateverthehellyouweredoing,wasgreat.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou."

56.Howdidtheauthorknowthatmostparental-excusenoteswerewrittenbystudentsthemselves?

A．Theexcusenoteswerewrittenindullwords.

B．Thenotesweremorelikestoriesthanfacts.

C．Hecalledtheirparentsandfoundoutthetruth.

D．Thehandwritingobviouslylookedlikechildren's.

57.Whatdidtheauthordowiththestudentsfounddishonest?

A．Hereportedthemtotheheadmaster.

B．Helecturedthemhardonhonesty.

C．Hehadthemtakenotesbeforelunch.

D．Hehelpedimprovetheirwritingskills.

58.WecaninferthatwhenMikeymissedtheclass,hewas

A．outenjoyinghimself

B．takingcareofhisbabysister

C．lookingafterhisgrandmother

D．studyingtheartoftheexcusenote

59.Whatdidtheheadmasterthinkoftheauthor'swayofteaching?

A．Effective.

B．Difficult.

C．Misleading.

D．Reasonable.Text2

DoyouremembertheMillennium(千禧年)Goals?Whenworldleaderscelebratedtheyear2000withaseriouspromisetoreducepoverty(贫穷)andhunger,checkthespreadofAIDS,getboysandgirlsintoschool,andimprovepublichealth,allby2015?

Well,threeyearsdowntheroad,andtheUNDP'syearlycollectionoffactsandfiguresalreadyshowsthatifwecarryonasweare,theonlygoallikelytobemetisthatforreducingpovertybyahalf,andthatisentirelyduetothesuccessofonecountry-China.Itissovastthatthefast-grow-ingeconomyinChinaliftsmillionsofpeopleabovethepovertyline,eventhoughinAfrica,LatinAmericaandtheformerSovietUnion,peoplehaveactuallybeengettingpoorer.

Otherwise,progressisgoodonlyinparts.EastAsiashouldmeetitsgoalofreducinghungerbyahalfby2015,andLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanarenotfarbehind,butatthepresentspeedofprogress,AfricaandSouthAsiawon'tgetthereforanotherhundredyears.

Thegoodnewsisthatitcanbedone-therearesuccessstories.Ghana-aneconomicbasketcaseintheeightiesandearlynineties-hasmanagedtofindawayoutofitsdifficultiesandit'snowcomfortablyinthemiddlerangeofcountries,wayaheadofthemuchmorenaturallywealthyNiger-ia.ForCongo,CambodiaorIraq,ruinedbywar,oreverysouthernAfricancountrydamagedbyAIDS,thereisaMauritiusoraSouthKoreasteadilyworkingitswayuptheleaguetabletowardsabetterlifeforitspeople.

60.Whichofthemillenniumgoalsislikelytobemetaccordingtothetext?

A．Improvingpublichealth.

B．Reducingpovertybyahalf.

C．Sendingchildrentoschool.

D．StoppingthespreadofAIDS.

61.Whichpartoftheworldcanmeetthegoalofreducinghunger?

A．TheCaribbean.

B．LatinAmerica.

C．EastAsia.

D．AfricaandSouthAsia.

62,Whateconomicsituationisbestexpressedas"basketcase"(Paragraph4)?

A．Verybad.

B．Promising.

C．Unexpected.

D．Naturallydeveloped.

63.Whichcountryismentionedasanexampleofsuccessfuldevelopmentinthetext?

A．Conto.

B．Nigeria.

C．Cambodia.

D．Mauritius.Text3

Lookingtoimproveyourlanguageskills,butyoudon'thavethetimetogoabroadtoattendschool?Moreandmoreuniversitiesaroundtheworldareofferingopportunitiesforstudentstogetdegreesonline(distanceeducation)fromthecomfortoftheirownhomes,andmanyofthesecolle-gesanduniversitiesareaccredited(官方认可的),meaningthattheyhavemetcertainstandardsofexcellence.

Ifyoudecidetotakelanguagecoursesonline(oranysubjectforthatmatter),besurethereareadvantagesinstudyingonline.Itscostsareusuallylower,andyoucanstudyatyourownpace(节奏),andyoucaneasilygetthematerials24hoursadayfromalmostanycomputerintheworld.However,youwon'tgetthehumaninteraction(互动)ofmeetingpeoplefacetoface,asyouwouldifyouwereattendingaschoolabroadinperson.

Ontheotherhand,theadvantagesofgoingabroadmayincludeday-to-daychancestolearnanewculture,tomeetnewfriendswithwhomyoucanuseandpracticethelanguage,andtoseedif-ferentpartsoftheworld.However,theremaybeanumberofdisadvantagesforsomestudents,in-cludinghighcosts,timeawayfromone'sschool,family,orworklife,anddifficultyingettingusedtoanewcultureandwayoflife.

Whateveryoudo,consideradistanceeducationprogramthatmeetsyoureducationalneeds,iswhatyoucanafford,andequallyimportant,providesyouwithchancestobeyondtheclass-roomthroughculturalandeducationalactivities.

64.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?

A．Todiscusswaysofimprovinglanguageskills.

B．Topersuadepeopletogoabroadtoattenduniversities.

C．Toadvisereaderstomeetdifferentpeoplefromabroad.

D．Tointroduceonlineprogramstopeopleunabletogoabroad.

65.Whatisthedisadvantageofstudyingalanguageonline?

A．Youmaynotbeabletokeepupwiththeprogram.

B．Youmaynotmeetyourteachersinperson.

C．Thecomputermaybreakdownanytime.

D．Thecoursesmaylastmuchlonger.

66.Thethirdparagraphmainlydiscussesthegoodandbadthingsabout_________

A．studyingabroad.

B．classroomlearning.

C．learningculture.

D．learningonline.

67.Howisthetextorganizer'?

A．Topic-Comparison-Opinion

B．Question-Effect-Opinion

C．Topic-Examples-Effect

D．Question-Cause-EffectText4

Understandinghownaturereactstoclimate(气候)changewillrequirecheckingkey,lifecycleevents-flowering,theappearanceofleaves,thefirstfrogcallsofthespring-allaroundtheworld.Butecologists(生态学家)can'tbeeverywhere,sothey'returningtonon-scientists,some-timescalledcitizenscientists,forhelp.

AgroupofscientistsandeducatorssetupanorganizationlastyearcalledtheNationalPhenologyNetwork."Pbenology"iswhatscientistscallthestudyofthetimingofeventsinnature.

Oneofthegroup'sfirsteffortsistoaskscientistsandnon-scientiststocollectinformationaboutplantfloweringandleafingeveryyear.Theprogram,calledProjectBudBurst,collectslifecycleinformationonavarietyofcommonplantsfromacrosstheUnitedStates.PeopletakingpartintheprojectrecordtheirinformationontheProjectBudBurstwebsite.

"Peopledon'thavetobescientists-theyjusthavetolookaroundandseewhat'sintheirneighbourhood,"saysJenniferSchwartz,ascientistwiththeproject."Aswecollectthisinformation,we'llbeabletoknowaboutthechangesofplantsandanimalsastheclimatechanges."

Notonlythat,theinformationalsohelpsscientistslearnabouthowthesechangeswillhaveaneffectonpeople,scientistsexamininglilac(丁香花)floweringinwesternUnitedStatesreportedthatinyearswhenlilacsfloweredearly--beforeMay20th-wildfireslaterinthesummerandfallwerelikelytobelargerandmoreserious.Lilacflowering,then,couldserveasanalarmbell.

"Thebestwayforustoincreaseourknowledgeofhowplantsandanimalsarereactingtoclimatechangeistoincreasethecountofinformationwehave,"Schwartzsays."That'swhyweneedcitizenscientiststogetasmuchinformationfromasmanyplacesonasmanyplantsandanimalsoveraslongatimeperiodaswecan.

68.ProjectBudburstaimsto_________

A．studyanimalbehaviorallyearround

B．invitecitizenscientiststodoscientificresearch

C．collectinformationonthelifecyclesofcommonplants

D．helpecologistslearnaboutwildfiresinwesternUnitedStates

69.Theauthoruseslilacfloweringasanexampletoshow_________

A．flowerscouldhelppreventwildfires

B．plantfloweringcanberelatedtowildfires

C．someflowersareclosertoourlifethanothers

D．lilacsarethebestplantstoshowclimatechange

70.WhyarecitizenscientistsinvitedtotakepartinProjectBudBurst?

A．Togiveahandinresearch.

B．Toteachsciencetothepublic.

C．Tohelpcreateawebsiteofpopularscience.

[D]Tocallpeople'sattentiontoclimatechange.

71.AccordingtoSchwartz,whatcanhelppeopleknowmoreaboutclimatechange?

A．Takingacourseonphenology.

B．Knowledgeoflifecycleeventsofplantsandanimals.

C．Effortsofecologiststolearnmoreaboutplantflowering.

D．Fullsupportofcitizenscientiststostudyclimatechanges.Text5

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Ifyou'recominginagroupof15ormorepeople,pleasecheckour.groupreservationspage.Foodandbankservicesareofferedforyourconvenience.FormoreinformationaboutScienceCenterhoursorprograms,pleasecontactus.

HowtoFindUs

SouthofdowntownLosAngeles,theCaliforni.aScienceCenterisbuiltinHistoricExpositionPark,justtwoblockswestoftheHarbor(110)FreewayattheExpositionBoulevardExit.TherearebusesgoingtotheScienceCenter.Formoreinformation,seeMap&Directions.

PlanningTips

Don'tmissourSpecialExhibits.Theychangethroughouttheyear,alwaysofferingnewandinter-

estingwaystolearnaboutscience.

Whenyouarrive,besuretocheekattheInformationCenterfortheday'sspecialactivities.Ifyouarewithchildrenunder7,stopbythe'DiscoveryRoomsinCreativeWorldorWorldofLifeforsomehands-onlearning.

72.WhatshouldyoudofirstifyouaretovisittheCenterwithagroupOf16people?

A．Makeareservation.

B．Checkuptheprograms.

C．BuyamapoftheCenter.

D．Reservetablesattherestaurant.

73.Whichofthefollowingisfree?

A．TheExpositionPark.

B．TheMotion-BasedSimulator.

C．TheHighWireBicycle.

D．ThepermanentexhibitionattheCenter.

74.IfyouplantocometotheScienceCenter,youcan_________

A．call213-744-7405

B．followtheHarborFreeway

C．readMap&Directions

D．drivealongExpositionBoulevard

75.Ifyouarewithasix-year-oldchild,whichplaceareyouadvisedtogoto?

A．ExpositionPark.

B．IMAXTheater.

C．WorldofLife.

D．EcologyCliffClimb.第四部分写作第一节短文改错(76～85略)第二节书面表达

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3．请直接将书面表达写在答题卡2背面。

Text1

W:HowdoIlook?

M:Notbad.Doesitfitallright?

W:Uh,abittightaroundhere.

M:Ireallylikethecolor.Itmatchesyourhandbag.

Text2

W:Wehaven'tseenmuchofyoulatelyinthecompany.Haveyoubeenawayonbusiness?

M:No,I'vebeenawayonholiday.I'vegotacousininEdinbu.rgh.

Text3

M:Itdrivesmemadwhenpeopleusetheircellphonesatthewheel.

W:Hmm.Whathappened?

M:Inearlyhadanaccidentbecausethewomanwastalkingonhercellphonewhiledrivinganddidn'tseethetrafficlightsturnedred.Shenearlykilledme!

Text4

M:Sarah,I'mpreparedtorunforclassmonitor,andI'mwonderingifI,er...ifIcancountonyoursup-port.

W：Oh,maybeifyouhadaskedmeearlier,butmyroommate'srunning,too,andI'vealreadypromisedherthatshehadmysupport.

Text5

W:Haveyouboughtanewcameraagain?You'returningmyflatintoacameramuseum!

M:I'llstop.I'lltry.ButIprobablycan't.Iseeanewmodelandmykneesgoweak!

Text6

W:MayIhelpyou,sir?

M:Yes,please.Iwanttobuyapersonalgiftformybrother.He'stakingatriptoSouthAmerica.

W:Ishegoingbyshiporplane?

M:He'sflying.Mygiftwillhavetobesomethinglightinweight.Whatcanyousuggest?

W:Whataboutthistie?It'smadeofpuresilk.

M:Mysisteralreadygavehimone.I'dlikesomethingunusual.Letmelookaround..,oh,thatclocklooksnice,but...

W:Hey,hereisagiftforthemanwhohaseverything.

M:Oh,afoldingtoothbrush!That'sawonderfulidea!I'lltakeit.

Text7

W:HaveyouheardthatthebossofthelawofficewhereRickworkswantshimtoflytoBrazilanddoamonth'sworkthere?

M:That'snice.Hewillloveitbecauseeverythingwillbepaidfor,suchasairtravel,meals,hotel..,andthisishisfirsttimetogetoutoftheStates.

W:Indeed.Youwon'tbelievehowmuchheislookingforwardtoit,andhowmuch'hislittlesisteradmireshim!He'sgoingtoenjoylyingonthebeacheswhenworkisdone,andhepromisedtobuyhissistergifts.

M:Whoelseisgoingbesideshim?

W:He'sgoingalone.

M:Whenwillhebeleaving?

W:Hewastoldaboutitthreedaysago,andIthinkhe'llleaveinaweek.

Text8

M:Oh,whoisthebeautifuloldwomaninfrontofthehouse?

W:That'smygrandmother.

M:Oh,thenthatmustbeyourhouseinthebackground.Whereisit?

W:No,that'smygrandmother'shouse.ShelivesinKentucky.WeliveinBoston,abouttwo-and-a-halfhourawaybyplane.

M:Then,doesshelivewithyouruncleoraunt?

W:No.Sinceherhusbanddied,shehaslivedalone.M:Alone?Butsheissoold!Whotakescareofher?

W:Shetakescareofherself,thoughsheis81thisyearandisbeginningtoslowdownalittle.Shehasacleaningladywhocomesforafewhoursaweektocleanhouseandhelpwiththeshopping.

M:Butisn'tshelonelywithoutfamily?

W:Ofcoursenot.Shehaslivedinthesameneighbor-hoodsinceshewasfirstmarried,sosheknowsalltheneighbors,youngandold,andshehaslotsoffriends.

M:Whydoesn'tshelivewithyou?Don'tyoumissher?

W:Well,actually,wetalktoheronthephoneeveryweekandvisitheratleastonceayear,butwearebusywithourlivesandsoisshe.Welovetohavehervisit,butweallknowthatifshelivedwithus,wemightnotgetalongsowell.

Text9

W:AndIrealizedwewerecompletelylost,butatleastwegotthereintheend.

M:Funnyyoushouldsaythatbecause,er,asimilarthinghappenedtomeonetimewhenIwasabroad.WewereactuallydoingaconcertinthisbarinGer-many.

W:Really?

M:Iwasactuallyabouttoappearonstage,youknow,withtheband,andIjustthought,"I'lljustgooutforalittlewalkandgetsomefreshair,"cause!hadabouthalfanhourbeforewehadtogoon.

W:Uh-huh.

M:AndIwentoutside,youknow,hadalookaround,walkedaroundforabit……,andthenIdecidedtogobackand,uh,Icouldn'tfindit!Itwasabouttwominutesbeforeweweresupposedtostart.

W:No,you'rejoking!

M:Yeah!Ithought,"Ah!WhatamIgonnado?"

W:Couldyouaskfordirections?

M:Well,Itried.Iaskedanoldwoman,butshedidn'tspeakEnglish,andIdon'tspeakGerman...

W:Don'tyou?Oh,right.

M:Andthen,IrealizedIcouldn'trememberthenameofthebar,orthestreetitwasonoranything.So,youknow,IwasinthemiddleofatownIdidn'tknow,notknowingthelanguage..,andluckily,IsawsomeonewearingoneofourT-shirts.Hewasobviouslygoingtotheconcert,soIsortoffollowedhimbacktothebar.

W:Wow,thatwaslucky!Thankgoodness!

M:AndwhenIgotthere,theguyswerelike,"Wherehaveyoubeen?Wethoughtyou'drunoutonus!"Anyway,wemanaged.

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(M:)Hello.I'mCallumRobertson,andthisisLondonLife.Intheprogramtoday,letmeaskyouaquestionfirst:WhatdoyouthinkwouldbethehardestjobinBritain?Apoliceofficer?Perhapsadeepseafisherman?Well,no,accordingtorecentresearch,beingaLondontaxidrivertakesthatprize.It'sreallyahardjob,reallydifficult.Onereasonisthetraffic.It'sget-tingworseandworseinLondon.Formostofus,ifwehavetositinatrafficjamforafewminutes,wegetanxious.Butimagineifyouhadtodothatallday,everydayasyourjob.What'smore,passengersgetintothetaxiandwanttogetfromAtoBasquicklyaspossible.They'reinahurry,andthatmakesthingsworseforthedrivers.Toprepareforthetest,would-bedrivershavetorememberwaysandplacesofinterestaroundCentralLondon.Thisisanareawhichhasabout25,000streets.TheyneedtobeabletotakepassengersfromAtoBwithouthavingtolookatamapandwithouthavingtoaskfordirections.Itusuallytakesnearlythreeyearstopassthetest,soitisalsofoundintheresearchthatpartsofthebrainsoftaxidriversareactuallylargerthanthoseinthegeneralpopulation.Itseemsasiflearningallthestreetsandwaysmakesapartofthebraingrow.Well,anyway,thisisamosttiringjob.Nexttimeyou'restuckinatrafficjamandfeelmad,spareathoughtforthetaxidrivers,whohavetospendmostoftheirworkinglifeinthem.第二部分英语知识运用

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21．D【精析】句意：

——安已经出去了。

——哦，是

吗?她什么时间走的?本题考查的是情景英语。由第一句可知安出去了，第二句后句问的是“她什么时间走的”，由此可知此处表示的是再次确认。故D正确。

22．C【精析】句意：如果你认为杰克会借钱给你，你肯定是疯了。本题考查的是情态动词。“need”的意思是“需要”，“should”的意思是“应该”，“must”的意思是“肯定”，“can”的意思是“能”。故C正确。

23．D【精析】句意：1871年，芝加哥的一场大火毁了1800幢建筑物。本题考查的是形容词比较级的用法。as＋原级＋as意为“和…一样”，表示肯定意义，为等量比较。两个as之间通常为表示数量、程度、性质的词，如many，much，littie，few，good，tall等。如：Thetreeisastallasthebuilding．这棵树和那幢楼一样高。故D正确。

24．C【精析】句意：你好!我不知道你在伦敦，你在这儿多长时间了?本题考查的是时态。从句中谓语动词为一般过去时were，可知主句中谓语动词要用一般过去时或一般现在时。分析题意可知，“我不知道你在伦敦”这个事实发生在双方此刻的交谈之前，主句谓语动词应使用一般过去时。故C正确。

25．D【精析】句意：我不知道我来的这问办公室是否就是我要找的，这个门上没有名字。本题考查的是定冠词的用法。第一个空表示特指“这间办公室”，第二个空表示特指“这间办公室的门”，所以都应当使用定冠词。故D正确。

【知识拓展】定冠词与不定冠词的具体用法如下：

(1)表示泛指的一日三餐的名词前一般不用定冠词。如：Lunchisready．午饭准备好了。但若要确指某一次早、中、晚餐则需用定冠词。如：Thebreakfastwaswellcooked．这顿早饭做得很好。

(2)表示日期、月份、季节、日、夜、早、晚、周、年等的名词前一般不用定冠词。如：Schoolbe-ginsinSeptember．学校九月份开学。但若表示特指某一段时间或特定的时间概念，则用定冠词。若表示“某一个、某一种”这类概念时，季节名词前要用不定冠词。如：Wheredidtheyspendthesunliner?他们在哪里过的暑假?

(3)在姓名前或Mr．/Mrs．/Miss/Ms．＋姓氏前用不定冠词，表示“某一个，某位”，有不确定的意思；也可表示“一位”，指某家庭的成员。如：AMr．Thomsonwantedtoseeyou．一位叫汤姆森的先生要见你。AProfessorZhouap-pliedforthepost．某位周教授申请这个职位。用在某些物质名词前的不定冠词，表示“一阵、一份、一类、一场”等。如：Hewascaughtinaheavyrain．他遇上了一场大雨。

26．B【精析】句意：

——需要我帮你收拾行李吗?

——不用了。我邻居已经提出要帮我了，但还是谢谢你。

本题考查的是情景英语。第一句是向对方提供帮助，第二句回答表明邻居会提供帮助，但依然对对方表示感谢。Allthesanle．意为“依然，照样”。It'sallright．意为“没关系”。Takeiteasy．意为“慢慢来”。Comeon．意为“来吧”。故B正确。

27．C【精析】句意：当这对新婚夫妇要去度蜜月时，人们祝福他们一切安好。本题考查的是固定搭配。leavefor为固定搭配，意为“离开去某地”。由题意可知，这对新婚夫妇要离开本地去度蜜月。故C正确。

28．D【精析】句意：我从来没想到他是威尔逊先生，他长得一点儿也不像他其他的兄弟。本题考查的是固定搭配。notanythinglikesb．为固定搭配，意为“根本不像，一点也不像某人”，如Heisn'tanythinglikemyfirstboss．他完全不像我的第一个老板。故D正确。

29．B【精析】句意：随着我们产品在欧洲市场的成功，我们下一步要将其打入美国市场。本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。非谓语动词在此作状语，表示伴随状态。现在分词与句中主语构成逻辑上的主谓关系，在时间上表示与谓语动词同时发生，此处表示“伴随成功，我们即将采取下一