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公共英语二级-439
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M: Do you like football
Which of the following statements is correct about the woman( ).
W: Yes, very much.
M: Would you like to go to a match on the 18th of December
A. She will not accept the invitation because she hates football.
B. She will probably accept the invitation though she does not enjoy watching football matches.
C. She will probably accept the invitation because she likes foot ball very much.
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[单项选择]Just now I saw a young boy( )her purse from her hand bag.
A. takes
B. has taken
C. take
D. took
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[单项选择]The wind( )his candle and he was left in the dark.
A. blew out
B. blew up
C. blew for
D. blew off
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There were many beautiful buildings in ancient (古代的) Rome (罗马), but the living conditions for ordinary people were bad. Most of their homes were so poorly made that they fell down or were fire hazardous (危险的) with their steep (陡), narrow wooden stair ways. Most people were packed (挤满) into apartment (公寓) buildings that rose six to twelve floors, above the ground. The apartments were rooms about three metres square, and each building housed about five hundred people.
In ancient Rome, most people( ).
These tall buildings faced each other across streets only three metres wide, so no sunlight reached the ground. Even so, apartments were costly, though cheaper places could be found outside Rome. But people wanted to be near their work and entertainment (公众娱乐). So the streets became crowded and it was hard to move quickly. At night, the streets were filled with noise as food and supplies were brought into the city on carts.
A. lived in crowded tall buildings
B. lived in beautiful buildings
C. lived outside the city
D. led a life of wealth and comfort
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[单项选择]Over sixty percent of the church( )destroyed during a bomb (炸弹) attack in the second World War.
A. have been
B. has been
C. was
D. were
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[简答题]某合资企业在报上登了一则广告(adver tisement),招聘一名秘书,基本条件如下:
1.年龄不超过25岁;
2.身体健康;
3.高中以上文化程度;
4.有较好的外语基础;
5.具有文秘工作的基本能力,写作水平好。
假如你是刘平,请用英语写一封求职信,简单介绍一下自己的情况。
注意:词数100左右。
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[单项选择]I'd rather( )than stay.
A. have gone
B. to go
C. went
D. go
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[单项选择]You mustn't fill in the form( )pencil but( )ink.
A. in... with
B. with.., in
C. in... in
D. with.., with
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[单项选择]She was so interested in the book that she( )it for three hours before she realized it.
A. read
B. would have read
C. was reading
D. had read
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[单项选择]—Have a nice weekend!( )
A. You have it too
B. You do too
C. The same to you
D. The same as you
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Many people think it is safer to fly in a plane around the world than to cross a busy city street. Flying accidents are not very’ common; so when an air accident happens, the newspapers put it on the front page. Look at the newspapers headline below:
According to the writer, why is an air accident usually reported on the front page of the newspaper( ).
GIRL FALLS 3 000 METRES--AND LIVES TO TELL THE STORY!
A. Because air accidents rarely (稀少地,难得地) happen in our daily life,
B. Because flying is more dangerous than driving.
C. Because flying accidents happen more often than car accidents.
D. Driving is safer than flying.
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M: What were you doing at twelve last night
What does the man probably do( ).
W: I was playing cards with my kids in the kitchen.
M: Do your kids always go to bed that late
W: Not on weekdays.
M: Wasn’t your husband with you then
W: He was away on business in New York. He will be back late this evening.
M: Anything unusual happened
W: The light suddenly went out while we were playing. We remained silent at the table for some moments. After a while, we all heard glass breaking somewhere on the floor above.
M: Do you mean a window
W: I’m not sure whether it was a window or a glass or something else.
M: Didn’t any one of you hear a cry or a fight Didn’t you even consider going up for a look
W: We were frightened at the beginning and then went to bed as it was quiet all around.
A. A teacher.
B. A policeman.
C. A postman.
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[单项选择]( ) whales can weigh 40 tons and reach lengths of 50 feet.
A. Fully grown
B. Full grown
C. Grown fully
D. Growing fully
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W: Would you mind turning down the TV a bit
What’s the man doing( ).
M: Not at all.
A. Turning down the TV.
B. Watching TV.
C. Answering the phone.
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W: What happened
What was the matter with the boy( ).
M: Well, I was lying in the sand enjoying the music on the radio, when suddenly I heard someone shouting for help so I jumped up and saw a little boy waving his arms in seawater. I took off my shirt and my watch and jumped into the water. I brought him back.
W: Was there any body else around
M: No. Not at that moment.
W: Where were his parents
M: They were away buying some drinks.
A. The boy was hurt by the arm.
B. Water got into the boy’s eyes.
C. The boy was in danger in the water.
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[填空题]Many, many years age, only boys could 76. ______
go to school in my home town. Then schools
decided to let girls out. But Mr Brown, one 77. ______
of the teachers, was not of all pleased. He 78. ______
didn’t want to have some girls in his class. 79. ______
When he began his class, Mr Brown always
said "Good morning, boys" at first. Now when
gift students were in his class, he still said
"Good morning, boys." One day there has 80. ______
only one boy in his class. Another were 81. ______
girls. Mr Brown didn’ t know what to do. He 82. ______
just said, "Good morning, boy". The next
day he came into his classroom and look at 83. ______
all the students. There were not boys in his 84. ______
class. He was very angry and said, "Oh,
nobody are here today!" He went out of the 85. ______
classroom.
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Most shoplifters (商店扒手) agree that the January sales offer wonderful opportunities for the hard-working thief. With the shop so crowded and the staff (全体职员) so busy, it does not require any special talent to help yourself to one or two things and escape, unnoticed. It is known, in the business, as "hoisting".
But the hoisting game is not what it used to be. Even at the height of the sales, shoplifters today never know if they are being watched by one of those evil (坏的) little balls that hang from the ceilings (天花板) above the most desirable goods. They can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance (演出) in court (法庭).
Selfridges was the first big London store to install (安装) this equipment to watch its sales floors. In October last year the store won its first court case for shoplifting using as evidence (证据) a video tape showing a lady stealing dresses. It was an important test case which encouraged others to install such
A. they don’t need to wait for staff to serve them
B. there are more goods in the shops
C. there are so many people in the store
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Manners are different from country to country. Below are some examples of good manners in England.
At even a formal (正式的) dinner an Englishman does not wait for a toast (提议为…祝酒) before he has a drink. The English re serve (保留) toasts for very formal or very special occasions, such as at a wedding reception or at a party for someone who is retiring. After a private (私人的) dinner in someone’s house an Englishman will only shake hands with the host (主人) and hostess if it is a fairly for mal occasion, like a business dinner, and he will usually put his coat on and say goodbye as he leaves the house.
Taking one’s leave varies in other ways between China and Eng land. The time taken for saying "goodbye" after a private dinner may seem very short to us. Yet strangely enough, English people also often think that we Chinese end such occasions very suddenly. This is be cause English people usually begin to show that they want to leave fir teen or
A. manners change with countries
B. everything depends on manners
C. manners are unimportant
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One morning a young woman, who has recently lost her first job, was examining the advertisements in the paper in search of other work. Suddenly she called out to her mother, who was in the kitchen. "Listen to this, Mother!" she cried. "I’ye found an easy way of making money."
"What is it" her mother asked, coming into the room. "Listen," said the girl, and read the advertisement aloud: "Do you want to make money Send me a postal order for five pence, together with a stamped, addressed envelope. You will receive a reply showing you how to make hundreds of pounds without leaving your house." Then there’s a name and address.
"Nonsense!" said her mother. "You’ll only lose five pence and the cost of a postal order and two stamps. If he knows how to do that, why doesn’t he do it himself Why does he need to advertise You won’t get an answer."
"Well, five pence
A. Send a postal for five pence and an envelope with a stamp and her address.
B. Continue to read the latter half of the advertisement.
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M: How do Mary and Jill like their new home
what place is close to Mary and Jill’s new house( ).
W: It’s really very nice. But they are tired of the noise of the planes going over their house.
A. A bus-stop.
B. An airport.
C. A traffic center.
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[单项选择]He said he would tell me( )our geography teacher told him last week.
A. all what
B. which
C. all
D. all which
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[单项选择]That is the key( )solving the problem.
A. at
B. to
C. for
D. in
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W: Can I help you, Sir
From what you hear, you can guess that "you" comes to China( ).
M: Oh, thank you, I’m trying to find my way back to my hotel.
W: What’s the name of your hotel
M: It’s the Peter Hotel.
W: You’d better take a taxi.
M: I’ll do so. Would you please tell the taxi driver where I want to go
W: Certainly.
M: I’m sorry to trouble you.
W: It’s no trouble at all.
A. to visit a friend
B. to study in a school
C. to travel
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[单项选择]Lend me( )reference (参考) books you have on the snb jeet.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. whose
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[单项选择]All the leading newspapers( )the trade talks between China and the United States.
A. published
B. reported
C. printed
D. announced
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W: Excuse me...
What place is the woman looking for( ).
M: Yes
W: Could you tell me how far it is to the National Arts Center
M: Yes. It’s only a ten-minute walk from here.
W: How can I get there I’m a stranger here, you see.
M: Well, you walk down this street two blocks to the traffic lights.
W: Two blocks to the traffic lights. And then
M: Then turn left and you’ll be on Queen Street. There’s a big hotel on the corner and the National Arts Center is right there. You can’t miss it.
W: Turn left at Queen Street and look for the Center beside the big hotel.
M: Right.
W: Thank you very much for your help. By the way, could you tell me where I can get a cup of coffee
M: Er... you can get a coffee in the National Arts Center.
W: Many thanks.
M: You’re welcome.
A. The National Arts Center.
B. Queen Street.
C. A big hotel.
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[单项选择]In the centuries( ), Egypt became one of the most ad vaneed civilizations on earth.
A. which followed
B. which was following
C. followed
D. that was followed
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Your letter arrived on Monday. I didn’t answer it at once, because I had an important test this week. We are very happy that you’re coming to stay with us. Perhaps you’ll find it exciting when you first come to China, for you’ll be doing a tot of new and interesting things. School life here will be quite different from that in the U. S. , but I am sure you’ll soon get used to it here.
Where is the National Arts Center( ).
A. On the west side of Queen Street.
B. Near a big hotel in Queen Street.
C. On the east side of Queen Street.
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W: Oh, my God!
What happened to the woman( ).
M: What’s wrong, Mum
W: I have lost my wallet (钱包). I think someone stole it when we were on the bus.
A. Her wallet was stolen.
B. She was ill.
C. She lost her watch.
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M: Mary, why isn’t Tom working here this month
Why did Tom leave here( ).
W: He was fired last month.
A. He worked poorly and was dismissed.
B. He missed his home very much.
C. He wanted to leave.
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[单项选择]"Can't you read" Mary said to the notice( ).
A. angrily pointed
B. and point angrily
C. angrily pointing
D. and angrily pointing
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[单项选择]He was only an office boy before( )the position.
A. being appointed
B. appointed
C. appointing
D. having appointed
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Games can be both fun and difficult. Scrabble is a game I like (36) but is not an easy one. (37) are going to play scrabble to night. Henry cannot (38) all the rules, so I will (39) them. Do you want to learn Listen carefully, and we’ll play (40) .
(41) player takes seven letters. Your letter might be A, S, T, E, B, P and L. You can spell many (42) with these letters. You can spell TABLE with five of them, and you can spell MAP, SAT, LET, BAT, and others with (43) of them. But you cannot use names of persons, countries, or cities.
You have to be (44) : some letters are worth more points (45) others. For example, A, E, L, S, and T have one point each. B and P have three points each. (46) points can be different (47) words with the same number of letters. SAT will give you (48) three points, and BAT will give you five. TABLE will give you (49) points: three for B
A. first
B. least
C. best
D. last