公共英语二级考试模拟试题。
C
In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.
But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349.
Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code.
44. Which of the following is not true?
A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money
B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same amount of money
C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded
D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi
45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________.
A. the name of a person B. a kind of drink
C. the name of a company D. none of the above
D
In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营 ), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too diligent (勤奋) about that either.
One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!
46. The furniture department was run by _____.
A. the author's parents B. the author's relatives
C. some member of a big family D. the local government
47. The shop in Cardiff ______.
A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautiful
C. didn't sell furniture only D. was famous in London
48. The author was lucky because ________.
A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger than the others
C. he produced good sales figuresD. his pay was higher
49. One salesman thought that ______ .
A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the store
B. what the author had said was far from the truth
C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestly
D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress
50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested
in business.
B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop.
C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.
D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.
E
Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses.
Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
51.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ .
A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changed
C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks
52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.
A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B
53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______".
A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires
B. Many people die from traffic accidents
C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents
D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents
54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.
A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rules
C. you don't cut another car offD. you wait in line at a red light
55. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.
A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A Traffic Accident
第四部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中错误。对标有题号每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：多一个词：把多余词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加词。
错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后词。
注意：原行没有错不要改。
John put the last of paint in his model spaceship.56_______
He'd painted it silver and blue. He help it up to show dad. 57_______
"It looks greatly. "said dad. "Let me help you hang it." 58_______
They hanged the model from the ceiling with thin thread. 59_______
John watched the spaceship swing back or forth. He began to 60_______
think about journeying all lonely out of space. "Suppose a man 61_______
is in the spaceship ,"John said." And could he run out of water to drink?" 62_______
"yes." said dad. " And could he run out of air to breath?" "Of course." 63_______
answered dad. "Then which would happen to him?" John asked. 64_______
"I don't think he 'd live long. Do you think that?" asked dad. 65_______
"No, I don't think I'd like to be out in a spaceship." said John.
第二节：书面表达
假定你叫李华，是中州市第27中学学生。你前不久在《中国日报》上读到一篇有关农村(countryside)儿童辍学(leaves school at an early age)报道。你于2000年1月14日给编辑写去一封信，谈了农村儿童辍学主要原因以及你看法。
内容要点：原因：
1、家庭贫困
2、帮父母挣钱
3、学习有困难
4、不原上学
5、这些原因中家庭贫困是主要原因
看法：每个孩子都应有受教育机会，愿将自己零花钱(pocket money)送给失学儿童。注意：
1、要点不能遗漏，但不能逐点翻译。
2、词数80-120个词。
3、信 开头己为你写好。
4、书信格式正确。
No.27 Middle School
Zhongzhou, Sichuan Province
January 14, 2000
Dear Editor
Keys：
1—10 CBCDA CDDDB 11—20 ACCDA CABBD
21—30 CBCCD DDBDA 31—40 BCBDA DCBCB
41—50 CDCDD CCACB 51—55 ACBBA
56. in → on 57. √ 58. greatly → great 59. hanged → hung
60. or → and 61. lonely → alone 62. the → a 63. breath → breathe
64. which → what 65. that → so
书面表达:：
No.27 Middle School
Zhongzhou, Sichuan Province
January 14, 2000
Dear Editor
In the countryside a lot of children are leaving school at an early age for various reasons. Some have to leave school because their families are too poor to pay for their education. Some find difficulties in study. Some have to help their parents to earn money. And some simply do not like studying. In my opinion the main reason that the children can not finish school is the poor living conditions of their families.
I think every child has the chance to receive education. As a student I can't do much about it. but I would try my best and now, I would like to give them all my pocket money and hope it will help some children.
