全国公共英语等级考试二级04

[00:03.74]97.Who can learn everything from school?  (A)People who go to school for an education¹.
[01:37.65](B)People who go to school to learn a skill². (C)No one can learn everything from school.
[01:48.15]98.Why do some people need to learn a skill in school?
[01:55.15](A)They need to make money to support³ themselves⁴ and their family.
[02:01.03](B)They need to learn a skill in order⁵ to become great scientists⁶.
[02:07.01](C)They need to understand how important⁷ education is.
[02:13.02]99.What is a teacher's job?  (A)To teach his students everything they want to know.
[02:23.10](B)To show his students how to learn. (C)To order his students to study hard outside school.
[02:33.78]100.Why could⁸ those great scientists such⁹ as¹⁰ Newton,
[02:39.79]Einstein and Galileo be great inventors¹¹ in the world?
[02:47.39](A)Because all of them had¹² been in a very good school.
[02:53.37](B)Because all of them had a very clever brain¹³.
[02:59.67](C)Because all of them knew how to study and how to think.
[03:05.76]Text¹⁴  35
[03:09.15]101.How many girls joined in the trip?  (A)Three. (B)Five. (C)Seven.
[04:19.87]102.Where did¹⁶ they want to stay?  (A)In a forest¹⁷. (B)By a river. (C)In a field¹⁸.
[04:36.27]103.How long did they travel¹⁹ on    foot?  (A)For four hours. (B)For five hours. (C)For several²⁰ days.
[04:53.36]104.Did they forget to bring food with them?  (A)Yes.they did. (B)No,they didn't. (C)We are not sure.
[05:11.85]Text  36
[05:15.14]105.What did the person²¹ do every day?  (A)He drank a big glass of beer.
[06:26.74](B)He went to the same beer house. (C)He drank with a different friend.
[06:37.04]106.What did the person do when he was²² given²³ two glasses of beer?
[06:45.73](A)He himself²⁴ drank them. (B)He and his Friend drank them. (C)He and the beer man drank them.
[06:58.74]107.What happened a  few²⁵ days later²⁶? (A)The person's friend stopped drinking beer.
[07:09.04](B)The person asked only for half a glass of beer. (C)The person asked only for one glass of beer.
[07:19.35]108.What do we know about his friend?  (A)His friend died²⁷. (B)His friend was well. (C)His friend was beer.
[07:34.74]The example:
[08:37.75]M:Excuse me.Can you tell me how much the shirt is?
[08:44.15]W:Yes,it's nine fifteen.
[08:48.95]How much is theshirt?  (A)`19.15. (B)`9.15. (C)`9.18.     Answer: B
[09:16.54](Text 1)
[09:21.35]1.What's the time now?  (A)10:10. (B)10:20. (C)10:30.
[09:43.84](Text 2)
[09:48.33]2.How's the school now?
[09:56.82](A)It's not as good as it was. (B)It's better than it used²⁸ to be. (C)It's even¹⁵ worse²⁹ than people say.
[10:07.43](Text 3)
[10:10.93]3.Where does the woman work?  (A)At a bank. (B)At a hotel. (C)In a post-office.
[10:42.43](Text 4)
[10:45.51]4.Where are they going³⁰ to do tomorrow afternoon?  (A)They are going shopping.
[11:01.71](B)They are going to the park. (C)They are going to the cinema with their children.
[11:12.39](Text 5)
[11:15.60]5.Where did the woman think they were supposed³¹ to meet?
[11:29.19](A)On the train. (B)On the platform³². (C)At the information³³ desk.
[11:36.50]That is the end of Section³⁴ 1.
[11:42.80]Section 2
[12:26.71]Listen to Text 6,and answer question 6-7.
[12:50.51](Text 6)
[12:55.81]6.What time did Mr.Gao ring?  (A)8:00 a.m. (B)8:30 a.m. (C)3:00 a.m.
[13:31.39]7.What's the most probable³⁵ job of the woman?
[13:36.67](A)A school teacher. (B)A manager's secretary³⁶. (C)Manager of a company³⁷.
[13:47.77]Listen to Text 7,and answer question8-9.
[14:12.77](Text 7)
[14:17.08]8.What does the woman want the man to do?
[14:56.68](A)Change a decision³⁸. (B)Make a phone call. (C)Suggest a place to meet.
[15:05.59]9.What happened in the end?  (A)They agreed³⁹ on a decision.
[15:12.27](B)They went to the McDonald's. (C)The woman phoned the others⁴⁰.
[15:23.09]Listen to Text 8,and answer question10-12.
[15:52.27](Text 8)
[15:58.25]10.What did the man do about his old car?
[17:01.05](A)He sold⁴¹ it. (B)He repaired⁴² the engine⁴³. (C)He gave⁴⁴ it to his friend as a present.
[17:13.95]11.What did the man feel about his old car?
[17:25.34](A)It's bad-looking. (B)It wouldn't go far safely⁴⁶. (C)It would⁴⁵ be all right for years.
[17:42.03]12.What does the man feel about his new car?  (A)We are not sure.
[17:54.13](B)it's even worse than the old one.  (C)it's much better than the old one.
[18:05.44]Listen to Text 9,and answer question 13-16.
[18:40.34](Text 9)
[18:45.93]14.What's the main⁴⁷ reason⁴⁸ the man doesn't like watching plays?
[19:43.84](A)Because they are expensive.(B)Because they're not well-written.(C)Because the theatre⁴⁹ is too far away.
[19:58.13]15.What kind of music does the man like best?  (A)Light music. (B)English songs. (C)American songs.
[20:21.83]16.Which of the following⁵⁰ does the man like most?  (A)Films. (B)Music. (C)Reading.
[20:44.73]Listen to Text 10,and answer question 17-20.
[21:21.05](Text 10)
[21:25.22]17.What does the speaker⁵¹ do most probably⁵²?
[23:19.82](A)He's a teacher. (B)He's a tour⁵³ guide⁵⁴. (C)He's a shop-assistant.
[23:34.61]18.What does Larp's sell?  (A)Bags. (B)Shoes. (C)Clothes.
[23:45.82]19.What does the bookshop⁵⁵ sell? (A)Chinese books. (B)English books. (C)English-Chinese dictionaries⁵⁶.
[24:05.83]20.Which shop is not in the shopping centre⁵⁷? (A)The Larp's. (B)The Li-Ning. (C)The Splend Tea Shop.
[25:10.01]That is the end of Section 2.
[25:32.53]That is the end of Test.
[25:35.82]Key to question 97-108. 97-100 CABC     101-105 AABBB      106-108 ACC
[26:25.01]Keys to test. 1-5 AABAC     6-10 BBCAA     11-15 BCBBA     16-20 CBBAC

1 education   

n.教育；培养

参考例句：

• He had a good education.他受过良好的教育。
• We mustn't cut the cost of education.我们不应该削减教育经费。

2 skill   

n.技能，技巧，手艺

参考例句：

• He has no skill in teaching.他没有教书的本领。
• He cannot do the work for lack of skill.由于缺乏技术，他不能做这项工作。

3 support   

n.支持，援助，供养；vt.支援，帮助，支持

参考例句：

• You may depend on their support.你可依靠他们的支持。
• He is the only support that his poor old mother has.他是他可怜的老母亲的唯一赡养者。

4 themselves   

pron.他们自己，她们自己，它们本身；他们亲自；他自己

参考例句：

• They finished the work by themselves.他们自己完成了这项工作。
• The boys didn't know what to do with themselves after school ended.男孩们不知道放学后该做些什么。

5 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

6 scientists   

n.科学家( scientist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. 科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。
• Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。

7 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

10 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

11 inventors   

n.发明家，发明者( inventor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars. 发明家正在研制蒸汽汽车和电子汽车。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）
• Inventors everywhere were scrambling to build motorized vehicles. 世界各地的发明家都在争先恐后地来造机动车辆。 来自辞典例句

12 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

13 brain   

n.头脑，电脑，智慧

参考例句：

• The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.大脑需要不断供给血液。
• Her brain has no room for math.她没有数学头脑。

14 text   

n.本文，文件，正文，课文；vt./vi.发短信

参考例句：

• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。
• The teacher asked the students to copy out the text.老师让同学们抄写课文。

15 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

16 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

17 forest   

n.森林，园林，林火；vt.用树林覆盖，植树

参考例句：

• A lion is the king of the forest.狮子是丛林之王。
• I like reading in the forest.我喜欢在树林里读书。

18 field   

adj.野外；n.地，田地

参考例句：

• Go into the field and clear those boys off.到田里去把那些男孩赶走。
• He is going across the field.他正穿越田野。

19 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

20 several   

adj.几个，若干，数个；各个的，各自的

参考例句：

• Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
• Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来，又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。

21 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

22 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

23 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

24 himself   

pron.他自己

参考例句：

• He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

25 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

26 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

27 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

28 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

29 worse   

adj.更坏的，更差的；adv.更坏，更差

参考例句：

• I have even worse news for you.我有更坏的消息告诉你。
• The weather got worse during the day.白天天气更坏了。

30 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

31 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

32 platform   

n.平台，月台，讲台，坛

参考例句：

• Which platform do I want?我该上哪个站台？
• Your train is waiting at Platform 5.你要坐的那列火车在第五号站台。

33 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

34 section   

n.部分，章节，地段；断面，剖面；部门，科；阶层，界；vt.把…分成段

参考例句：

• There is one section of very long road to leave. 有一段很长的路要走。
• How many people work in your section?你部门有多少人？

35 probable   

adj.可能的，有望发性或实现的

参考例句：

• It is probable to finish the job before dark.天黑之前有可能完成这项工作。
• It is hardly probable that he will succeed.他不会成功。

36 secretary   

n.秘书，部长，大臣，书记

参考例句：

• I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
• She rang the bell for her secretary.她按铃叫她的秘书。

37 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

38 decision   

n.决定，决心

参考例句：

• Once a decision is made,we must carry it out.一旦做了决定，我们就要执行。
• It was unwise of you to make that decision.你这个决定是不明智的。

39 agreed   

adj.同意的；接受的；经过协议的；双方共同议定的v.同意，赞同( agree的过去式和过去分词)；[语法学]（在性、数、人称或格方面）一致；相同；和睦相处

参考例句：

• He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us. 尽管勉强，他最后还是同意帮助我们。
• Both sides in the dispute have agreed to go to arbitration . 争执双方已同意提请仲裁。

40 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

41 sold   

v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。
• This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

42 repaired   

v.纠正( repair的过去式和过去分词 )；补救

参考例句：

• My bicycle is not available, and it is being repaired. 我的自行车现在不能用，因为正在修理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had repaired my kettle, and It'saved my buying a new one. 他把我的水壶修好了，省得我再买一个新的了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

43 engine   

n.引擎，发动机，机车，机械；vt.安装发动机于

参考例句：

• The engine started up suddenly.发动机突然发动起来了。
• The engine will not fire.这发动机发动不起来。

44 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

45 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

46 safely   

adv.安全地，平安地；确切地，没错地

参考例句：

• The children can play safely in the garden.孩子们可以在花园里玩耍，很安全。
• The ship came safely to land.船平安靠岸。

47 main   

adj.主要的；重要的

参考例句：

• The building is the main object of his interest.他最感兴趣的是这栋建筑物。
• This is the main purpose of my coming here.这就是我到这儿来的主要目的。

48 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。

49 theatre   

n.剧场，剧院

参考例句：

• Shall we go to the theatre this evening?我们今晚去看戏好吗？
• During our visit to London we often went to the theatre.我们在伦敦逗留时常去看戏。

50 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

51 speaker   

n.说话者，发言者；说某种语言者；扬声器

参考例句：

• Who's the next speaker?下一个该谁发言？
• He is a poor speaker.他是一个蹩脚的演讲者。

52 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

53 tour   

n.旅行；旅游；参观；游览

参考例句：

• He has gone on a walking tour. 他徒步旅行去了。
• A tour guide took us around the city. 一个导游带我们环游了这个城市。

54 guide   

n.向导；指南，手册；导游者

参考例句：

• I guide him in his studies.我辅导他学习。
• A trained dog can act as a guide to a blind person.经过训练的狗能担任盲人的向导。

55 bookshop   

(=bookstore) n.书店

参考例句：

• I want to go to the bookshop. 我想去书店。
• You can get this book at any bookshop. 在任何书店都买得到这本书。

56 dictionaries   

n.词典，字典( dictionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Dictionaries are indispensable in English study. 学英语，词典是少不得的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those dictionaries are theirs, not mine. 这些字典是他们的，不是我的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

57 centre   

n.中心；中央；v.集中

参考例句：

• You should go to the shopping centre.你应该去购物中心。
• Have you got a map of the city centre?你有市中心的地图吗？