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书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全公共英语二级模拟408公共英语二级模拟408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。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。 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Whats the time now?A.10:10.B.10:20.C.10:30.答案:A听力原文 M: When is the movie supposed to start? W: Take it easy. It wont start until 10:30. Weve still got 20 minutes. 2. How is the school now?A.Its not as good as it was.B.Its better than it used to be.C.Its even worse than people say.答案:A听力原文 W: Is this school really as good as people say? M: It used to be even better. 3. What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Solve it as soon as possible.B.Count the time it needs.C.Be patient with the problem.答案:C听力原文 M: This mathematic problem is giving me a headache. W: Try taking one step at a time. 4. What is the womans job?A.A doctor.B.A secretary.C.A waitress.答案:C听力原文 W: Welcome sir, go this way please. M: Thank you. W: Would you like to see a menu? M: No, thanks .I already know what to order. 5. What is the man going to do this summer?A.Work to earn extra money.B.Work for the coming exams.C.He wont earn a little money.答案:A听力原文 W: Youve had a part-time job, havent you? M: Yes, I have. W: Could you earn a lot of money? M: No, only a little. W: Would you like to work this summer to make some extra money? M: I think so. 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、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话或独自读两遍。 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What happened to the shop in one month?A.The shop was on fire twice.B.The shop closed twice.C.The shop was broken into twice at night.答案:C听力原文 Mr. Blue is a rich businessman. He had a nice shop in the Main Street of a small town. He sold diamond necklaces, watches, clocks and other such things. Most of the goods sold in his shop are very expensive. All went well for some years, and then Mr. Blues shop was broken into at night twice in one month, and a lot of diamond necklaces were stolen each time. It made Mr. Blue very worded. He asked the police for help, but the police had still not succeeded in catching the thief three weeks later. So Mr. Blue decided that he would try to do something about it. He bought a camera, fixed it up in his shop so that it could photograph anyone who broke into at night, and put some very cheap diamond necklaces in front of it for the thief. A few nights later the thief came again, but he did not touch any of the cheap diamond necklaces that Mr. Blue had put out for him. He took the camera instead. It was worth $15,000. 2. Which sentence is true according to the passage?A.The police caught the thief within three months.B.The police had still not managed to catch the thief three weeks later.C.The police caught the thief three weeks later.答案:B3. Why did Mr. Blue buy a camera?A.He wanted to photograph all the things in the shop.B.He wanted to photograph anyone who broke into the shop at night.C.He wanted to photograph his shop.答案:B4. What did the thief take from the shop?A.He took the watch which was worth $1,500.B.He took the camera which was worth $15,000.C.He took the necklace which was worth $15,000.答案:B (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 5. How long will it take to get to the museum?A.More than 50 minutes.B.About 40 minutes.C.At most 30 minutes.答案:C听力原文 W: Hey, taxi! Ah, great. Thanks for stopping. M: Where to? W: Well, Im going to the National Museum of Art. How long does it take to get there? M: Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldnt take more than 30 minutes. W: Oh, by the way, do you know what time the museum closes? M: Well, I would guess around six oclock. Is this your first time to the city? W: Yeah. Do you know any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a reasonable price? M: Umm, well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita. Its not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the service is better. 6. When does the museum close?A.At about 4:30 pm.B.At about 5:30 pm.C.At about 6:00 pm.答案:C (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Customer and waiter.B.Doctor and patient.C.Husband and wife.答案:C听力原文 W: Love, my stomach aches. M: Mine too, honey. W: I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant. M: It might have been. W: Or the soup. M: No, it couldnt have been the soup because I didnt have any. Little Jimmy had some and hes all right. W: Of course we sat in the sun for a long time but I suppose it couldnt have been the sun. M: Thats true. Now what else did we both eat? Only those lovely apples I bought at the market. It couldnt have been them. Were you still eating apples and you washed them? W: No, I didnt. I thought you had. M: Oh, Jenny, I didnt wash them, Ive thought you did. It must have been the apples then. Oh, I feel worse now. Lets go see a doctor. 8. What must have caused the speakers stomach aches?A.The apples.B.The soup.C.The fish.答案:A9. Where will the speakers go?A.To the market.B.To the hospital.C.To the restaurant.答案:B (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 10. Which flight does the man take actually?A.The 8:30 flight.B.The 10:30 flight.C.The 9:30 flight.答案:B听力原文 M: Id like to book a seat on the 8:30 flight to New York on 1st July. W: Im sorry, Sir, that flight is fully booked. M: Oh, well in that case Ill go on the 10:30. W: Yes, Sir, we have seats on that flight. 解析 本题为细节题。男子本想预定8:30的航班，但没有空座，只得订10:30的航班。因此答案为B。11. What do you know about the flight on 8:30?A.The tickets were all sold out.B.It has changed its taking-off time.C.The plane is too crowded.答案:A解析 本题为细节题。本题重点是理解fully booked，表示全部预订出去。因此答案为A。 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 12. Why is the woman familiar with this area?A.She worked here.B.She went school here.C.She grew up here.答案:A听力原文 M: Welcome to Blue Ribbon Corporation, Miss Wilson. Did you have any trouble finding us? W: No, Mr. Bradley. I worked at First Savings Bank across the street, so Im very familiar with the area. M: Wonderful. So, I can see from your resume that you have a lot of experience in the banking sector. Before First Savings, you were at Bank of the West, right? W: Yes, that was right after I graduated from Yale University with a masters degree in finance. I learned a lot there, but l was offered a higher position with a better salary at First Savings. M: And now, why are you here? I mean, it seems like you had a great position and a good salary. What do you think you will add to the Blue Ribbon family? W: My particular skills have more to do with making deals rather than accounting, and theres only so much room for that at a bank. Money is not the issue, as Im already quite wealthy. Im looking for a different set of challenges and a new set of partners. M: I think the business environment here would suit you very well, Miss Wilson. When can you start? 13. What did the woman do after getting her masters degree?A.She got a Ph. D at Yale University.B.She worked at Bank of the West.C.She worked at First Savings Bank.答案:B14. What is the woman especially good at?A.Accounting.B.Investing money wisely.C.Making deals with others.答案:C15. What can we learn about the woman?A.She is accepted.B.She is not satisfied.C.She will have another interview.答案:A第二部分 阅读第一节 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。Text 1 Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens, and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from father to son, or mother to daughter, of old country customs, of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness. 1. In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _.A.personal experienceB.wild weeds among good plantsC.the information from the parentsD.the vast store of traditional practices答案:D解析 推理判断题。题干意思为“在最后一段中这片令人迷惑的领域指的是什么”。根据文章的第二段首句“另一个知识的来源就是由父亲传给儿子或者母亲传给女儿的各种传统的风俗习惯”可以选出答案。故选D。2. From this passage we can infer that _.A.well invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB.schools and books are not the only way to knowledgeC.scientific discoveries are based on personal experienceD.discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student答案:B解析 推理判断题。题干意思为“从整篇文章可以推断出以下哪个选项?”A为“我们要邀请工匠来大学上课”，B为“学校和书本不是学习知识的唯一途径”，C为“科学的发现以个人经验为依据”，D为“发现与再发现是大学生获得知识的重要途径”。故选B。3. The main idea of this passage is about _.A.what to learn from the parentsB.how to gain knowledgeC.why to learn from the craftsmanD.how to deal with experience答案:B解析 主旨大意题。根据全文意思，本文的主旨应该为“怎样获取知识”。故选B。Text 2 One hundred new bookstalls that will sell newspapers as well as books have been making their debut on city streets since Saturday morning. The newsstands are part of the citys efforts to improve the appearance of streets and neighborhoods. The newsstands design, featuring large glass window, will help the customers to see what is on sale at a glance. An electrical screen on the newsstands will announce immediately the arrival of the latest papers. There will be 1,000 newsstands by the end of the year. The newly formed company will manage the stalls. According to sources from the company, over 80 percent of the people hired to operate the stands will be recruited from laid-off workers. This means the project will help ease the citys unemployment pressure, sources said. All recruited will undergo a training program and be dressed in green uniform. Municipal Deputy Secretary-General said the installation of the 100 stands was just the first step towards the objective of setting up 1,000 stands in the city by the end of the year. He said the creation of the stalls would be of particular significance to the enhancement of the citys spiritual civilization. He also made some suggestions regarding the location, design and construction of the new stands and the renovation of the existing newsstands. 1. One hundred new bookstalls are set up to _.A.classify the bookstoresB.beautify the streets and neighborhoodsC.enrich peoples minds with knowledgeD.increase peoples purchasing power答案:B解析 由第二段中第一句“The newsstands are part of the citys efforts to improve the appearance of streets and neighborhoods.”可知书报亭是用来美化街道和社区的，故选B。 从星期六早上开始，街道上将有一百个售卖报纸和书籍的新书报亭投入使用。 书报亭是城市努力改善街道和社区面貌的举措中的一部分。新书报亭大玻璃窗的设计将帮助顾客对书报亭所售的东西一目了然。 书报亭上的电子屏幕会及时显示最新的报纸。年底将会有1000个书报亭出现。一家新近成立的公司会管理它们。根据公司提供的信息，80%以上被雇来的报亭经营者是下岗职工，这项工程缓解了城市就业的压力。 所有新雇员都将经过统一培训并统一穿绿色制服。市政副秘书长指出：建立100个新书报亭只是年底竣工1000个书报亭这一工程的第一步。 他提到，报亭的建立对城市精神文明建设具有特殊意义，并对新书报亭的地点、设计和结构以及现有书报亭的改造提出很多建议。 2. Which sentence is NOT true?A.The newsstands also help gather together other public service charges.B.The newsstands will make known the arrival of the current issue of paper.C.These kinds of newsstands will be widely set up.D.The newsstands just sell newspapers and magazines.答案:D解析 由文章第一句话可知，书报亭不仅卖报纸，还卖书籍，所以D项表述不准确，故选D。3. Why the creation of the stalls will be of particular importance to the enhancement of the citys spiritual civilization?A.It will help people enrich their minds with knowledge by reading.B.It will beautify the appearance of the city.C.It will attract buyers with its new design.D.It will ease the citys unemployment pressure.答案:A解析 由文章可知，书报亭的创建可以促使人们多多阅读报刊书籍，从而充实心智，所以说对城市精神文明建设十分重要，故选A。Text 3 Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations. Later he used sharp bones or horns, metal knives and more recently, rubber and plastic. In the 1960s a new tool was developed, one which was, first of all, to be of great practical use to the armed forces and industry, but which was also to revolutionize the art and science of surgery. The tool is the laser and it is being used by more and more surgeons all over the world. As we all know, light is hot, and any source of light will give warmth. But light is usually spread out over a wide area. The light in a laser beam, however, is concentrated. This means that a light with no more power than that produced by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as it is concentrated to a pinpoint-sized beam. Experiments with these pinpoint beams showed researchers that different energy sources produce beams that have a particular effect on certain living cells. It is now possible for eye surgeons to operate on the back of human eye without harming the front of the eye, simply by passing a laser beam right through the eye-ball. Operations which once left patients exhausted and in need of long period of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable. The rapid development of laser techniques in the past ten years has made it clear that the future is likely to be very exciting. Perhaps some cancers will be treated with laser in a way that makes surgery not only safer but also more effective. 1. Which of the following would be appropriate to describe the instruments of surgical operations up until 1960s?A.Traditional.B.Complicated.C.Remarkable.D.Revolutionary.答案:A解析 事实细节题。题干的意思是“以下哪个单词能够确切描述20世纪60年代以前的手术工具?”A选项的意为“传统的”；B选项意为“复杂的”；C选项意为“非凡的”；D选项意为“革命的”。原文第一段提到几千年前人们用石头、牛角等做手术，由此可以推断出选项A是正确的。2. What do we find after the development of the laser in the 1960s?A.Industrial revolution brought surgery changed greatly.B.Medical help became available for industrial workers.C.The study of art went through a complete revolution.D.Human beings methods in surgery changed greatly.答案:D解析 事实细节题。题干的意思是“20世纪60年代激光取得发展后我们可以发现?”根据原文第一段最后一句可知“激光为外科手术带来革命性的变化”，故选D。3. The reason why the laser beam is very strong is that _.A.it is artificially illuminatedB.it is made up of a concentrated beam of