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2016年公共英語二級臨考前閱讀模擬題及答案解析
2016年3月公共英語二級考試的時間馬上就要到了，為了幫助到各位考生，小編整理了一些閱讀模擬試題，同學(xué)們可以在考前拿來做一下。
2016年公共英語二級臨考閱讀模擬試題(1)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡l上將該項涂黑。
There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain, although prices are clearly shown on the goods. There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accepted their prices immediately. We know that the prices in some stores are a bit higher than those in Change Alley, but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinson’s is by no means cheap. Besides, in such places we shop in air-conditioned(空調(diào))comfort. For all these, we pay a little extra.
It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less. I once bought a Czechoslovakian glass butter-dish from Robinson’s for a little under two dollars. I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape, design and size, in one of the shops. I then asked about its price, and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it. “How much can you offer?” he shouted at me. I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the article and his reply was shockingly rude(粗魯). I opened my bag, showed him my receipt, stared at him and walked out of his shop.
A buyer in England expects to find the price of goods clearly shown, or, to be told exactly what the price is. He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted. If he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford, he shrugs(聳聳)his shoulders and walks away. He does not attempt to bargain with the shopkeeper. Even if he showed annoyance or surprise, he would expect to be told that if the price was unacceptable, he should try elsewhere.
56. The underlined word “hagglin9” (1ine 2, para.1) in the text most probably means _________.
A. accepting the prices immediately
B. fixing the right cost for some goods
C. arguing about the price of something
D. paying extra for comfortable shopping
57. We can learn from the text that Robinson’s is a store which sells.
A. expensive goods
B. air-conditioners
C. Czechoslovakian goods
D. goods at a bargain price
58. The writer asked about the price of a glass butter-dish in Change Alley because he wanted to____________.
A. buy it at a lower price
B. change his dish for something else
C. find out if the shop assistant is polite
D. compare the prices of the dish in two stores
59. Which of the following words best describes the feeling of a British customer when “he shrugs his shoulders and walks away” (1ine 3, para.3)?
A. Frightened.
B. Worried.
C. Annoyed.
D. Disappointed.
60. What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?
A. The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.
B. The customer would get the goods at a lower price.
C. They would discuss and then reach an agreement.
D. They would quarrel about the price of the goods.
參考答案：
56. C 【解析】題干要求選出劃線詞haggling在文章中最接近的意思�；氐轿恼轮校覀兛梢钥吹竭@個單詞所在的句子中提到如果顧客立刻接受了他們的價格，店主會感到很吃驚，可見他們希望顧客跟他們砍價。所以文章中提到的不會令人意外的事情就是砍價，haggling在文中的意思就是“砍價”，故C正確。
57. A 【解析】此題問的是Robinson是銷售什么的商店。我們可以從第一段的最后三句話可以看出Robinson的商品都比較貴，而沒有明確指出具體賣什么樣的商品，故A正確。
58. D 【解析】此題問的是作者打Change Alley詢問價格的原因是什么。由第二段的第一句可知并不是Change Alley的所有商品都比較便宜。作者無意間在Change Alley發(fā)現(xiàn)了和自己買的一模一樣的商品，因此想詢問一下價格，與自己買的商品的價格進(jìn)行一下比較，故D正確。
59. D 【解析】此題問的是最能說明英國人聳肩離開時的心情的詞是哪個。根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知英國人聳肩離開的原因是覺得商品的價格太高，沒法接受，可見此事的心情是失落的。frightened“害怕的”;worried“擔(dān)心的，焦慮的”;annoyed“惱怒的，煩悶的”;disappointed“失望的”，故D正確。
60. A 【解析】此題問的是如果在英國與店主砍價將會發(fā)生什么事情。文章的最后一句提到如果顧客感到煩惱或者驚，店主會建議到其他店看看。故A正確。
2016年公共英語二級臨考閱讀模擬試題(2)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡l上將該項涂黑。
We all believed that words of a language evolve (進(jìn)化) gradually over the centuries, rather as animals and plants evolve over millions of year. Sometimes the change is so slight as to be almost unnoticeable-finger, for example, means the same today as it did 1, 000 years ago. Other words have changed out of all recognition. For example, modern English “lord”, a person with high social positions, comes from Old English “hlaford”. It used to mean “guardian of the bread”, a person who protects the bread. But not all word meanings change like this. Just as new and different types of animals and plants can be reproduced, we can call completely new words into being.
Anyone can make a word. The difficult part is to make it stay in the language. To stand the best chance it should probably relate to a particular and fairly specialized subject. That cuts down the number of people who need to agree to use it. Chemists are often having to find expressions for new findings. Once that is achieved, there may be a chance for wider recognition if the expression comes to be of interest to the general public.
Ordinary people can make long-lasting words, though. In 1924, a competition (比賽) was held to make a word for a drinker of illegal liquor(非法出售的酒). A prize of US $200 was offered, and there were reportedly over 25, 000 suggestions. The winners were Henry Irving Dale and Kate L. Butler, who both came up with “scofflaw”. And that word exists in American English to this day, in the rather wider sense “someone who disobeys the law”.
61. What can we learn from the text?
A. It is the duty of specialists to make new words.
B. People are encouraged to make new words.
C. Words evolve faster than animals and plants.
D. New words are usually made by chemists.
62. New words are usually not accepted until they__________.
A. can express common ideas
B. are included in school subjects
C. are proved useful by scientists
D. gain public agreement
63. According to the text，making a new word is less difficult than.
A. determining how to pronounce it
B. having a new chemical product
C. organizing a competition
D. making it long.1asting
64. The underlined word “scofflaw” (1ine 4, para.3) originally meant the person who _________.
A. drinks illegally
B. wins prize for drinking liquor
C. disobeys the law
D. destroys illegal liquor
參考答案：
61. C 【解析】此題問的是我們可以從文中得到什么。通過閱讀全文，我們可以看到A,B,D文中并沒有提到。而文章的第一句話提到語言經(jīng)過幾個世紀(jì)就會發(fā)生變化，而動植物的進(jìn)化卻需要幾百萬年，可見語言的演變速度要遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)快于動植物，故C正確。
62. D 【解析】此題問的是直到什么時候新詞才被接受。第二段的最后一句話提到一旦新的發(fā)現(xiàn)引起大眾的興趣，就會得到廣泛的認(rèn)同。此處的新發(fā)現(xiàn)指的就是新詞，故D正確。
63. D 【解析】此題問的是制造一個新詞比什么簡單。文章第二段的第一、二句提到任何人都可以造新詞，難的是怎樣使它在語言中保留下來�？梢娭圃煨略~要比讓這個詞保留下來容易，故D正確。
64. A 【解析】此題問的是劃線詞scofflaw指的是哪種人。文章的最后一段講的是普通人創(chuàng)造新詞的內(nèi)容。本段的第一句話講到舉行了一場為飲用非法銷售酒的人的命名比賽，后面又提到某個人以“scofflaw”贏得了比賽，可見scofflaw的意思是“飲用非法銷售酒的人”，故A正確。
2016年公共英語二級臨考閱讀模擬試題(3)
The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a government report spreads fears of closure. The report says the theatre does not meet modern standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale(更大規(guī)模的)development. While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center, it fails to make any mention of a new theatre, which has left many asking why.
Leading figures from the arts circle have come together to fight for the 21-year-old theatre.
Barbara Windsor, chairman of the Performing Art Society, said, “If they have to tear it down, it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart.”
John Stevens, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. “There’s a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if the Secombe goes.”
Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center was not the same as a theatre. “It’s silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They’re going to replace (代替) it by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real theatre.”
Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said, “The Secombe has played an outstanding role in the culture life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists’ workshops, and performance.”
Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerlake said, “At some stage a building comes to the end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress.”
65. The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be____________.
A. replaced
B. closed
C. rebuilt
D. enlarged
66. Who would agree to have the theater replaced by a better one?
A. Tony Kerslake.
B. Peter Geiringer.
C. John Stevens.
D. Barbara Windsor.
67. The underlined word “it” refers to___________.
A. the city government
B. the city committee for the arts
C. Sutton Theatre Company
D. Performing Arts Society
68. We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are ____________.
A. for the construction of a neighborhood centre
B. for setting up more artists’ workshops
C. against closing the Secombe Theater
D. against the plan to enlarge the theatre
參考答案：
65. B 【解析】此題問的是政府的報告會使人們認(rèn)為這個劇院將會怎么樣。文章的第一句就提到了在政府報告公布以后，人們擔(dān)心劇院將會被關(guān)掉，故B正確。
66. A 【解析】此提問的是誰同意修建一個新的劇院來代替以前的那個。根據(jù)幾位認(rèn)識的話我們可以推斷出Barbara Windsor，John Stevens和Peter Geiringer都希望以前的劇院能夠保存下來，而只有Tony Kerslake則同意建造一個新的劇院，故A正確。
67. B 【解析】此題問的是劃線詞it指的是什么。根據(jù)it在文中的位置，經(jīng)過分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，我們可以知道此處的it指代的是前面提到的committee，也就是the city committee for the arts。故B正確。
68. C 【解析】此題問的是通過文章我們可以知道藝術(shù)界的多數(shù)人的觀點是什么。有文章可知，藝術(shù)界的多數(shù)人是希望保存以前的劇院的，只有一少部分希望重建，故C正確。
2016公共英語二級臨考閱讀模擬試題(4)
Nearly 5, 000 years ago, during the Late Stone Age, people began building Stonehenge. It became a long-term project. People added to the site for more than 1, 500 years. Most likely Stonehenge was first built as a place to hold religious ritual (儀式) and bury the dead. But experts (專家) are not sure because there are no written records telling us what took place at Stonehenge.
At first the site was just a circular ditch(溝渠). Within the circle were two burial hills, and a smaller circle of 56 holes. Scientists have found ashes in the holes. They believed these are from the burning of the dead bodies.
But Stonehenge may have been more than a ritual site. Some experts suggested it was also used as huge calendar(日歷) for watching stars. Outside the entrance of the construction stands the Heel Stone. On the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, a person standing at the center of the circle can look out through the entrance and see the first rays of the rising sun hit the top of the Heel Stone. At the winter solstice, the year’s shortest day, a person standing at the entrance can look into the circle and see the setting sun between the stones of a trilithon, formed by two standing stone posts topped by a stone in flat position. In this way Stonehenge may have marked the passing seasons.
The position of the stones and holes shows that Stonehenge may also have been used for watching the moon and stars. The construction may even have been a huge prehistoric “computer” used to study other natural object in space. The Stone Age people in the area were farmers. Perhaps they used Stonehenge to figure out changes in the weather and to time the planning of their crops.
69. The purpose of the text is_______________.
A. to show research done by today’s scientists
B. to describe life of the Stone Age
C. to tell about the early farming
D. to introduce an ancient site
70. It is suggested in the text that Stonehenge was completed by________.
A. people in different historical periods
B. expels during the late Stone Age
C. people from different places
D. expels in various fields
71. A “trilithon” (1ine 6, para.3) described in the text would most probably look like _________.
72. What was NOT one of the uses suggested for Stonehenge?
A. A way to know when they should plant crops
B. An ancient device used like a computer
C. A way to show what time of year it was
D. A way to know the time of day
參考答案：
69. D 【解析】此題問的是這篇文章的寫作目的。通過閱讀，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)整篇文章說的都是關(guān)于Stonehenge的，可見作者是向我們介紹了這一古遺址的情況，故D正確。
70. A 【解析】此題問的是Stonehenge是怎么完成的。第一段的第二、三句提到那是一個長期的工程，經(jīng)歷了1,500多年，人們不斷建立起來的。可見，Stonehenge的建立經(jīng)歷了好幾個時期，故A正確。
71. A 【解析】此題問的是下面那個圖形最能體現(xiàn)trilithon的意思。在文章的第三段，我們可以看到這個單詞所在的句子。通過分析，我們可以看出句子的后半句是對trilithon這個詞的解釋，文中說這是由兩根直立的石頭上面平方了一塊石頭形成的。故A正確。
72. D 【解析】此題問的是選項中哪項不是對Stonehenge的用處的猜測。文章第三段的最后一句說Stonehenge記錄了歲月的流逝，故C是提到的猜測;最后一段降到這個建筑可能作為是錢“計算機(jī)”，也可能被農(nóng)民用來計算農(nóng)作物的耕種時間，故A和B也是文中提到的猜測，只有D沒有提到，故D正確。
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