2017年公共英語二級短文閱讀試題及答案
公共英語英語二考試時間分上下半年，共2次。下面是小編整理的公共英語二級閱讀試題，歡迎閱讀!
2017年公共英語二級閱讀練習試題
第21題單選修改
閱讀下列短文,回答{TSE}題目.
Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives.If you are thinking of buying a dog，however，you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is likely to be happy in your house.Specialists’(專家)advice is useful to help you choose the most suitable kind of dog.But in part the decision depends on common sense.
Different dogs were developed to perform specific tasks.So，if you want a dog to protect you or your house，for example，you should choose the one that has the right size and characteristics.
You must also be ready to devote(投入)a great deal of time to training the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life，unless you live in the countryside and Can let it run freely.
Dogs are demanding pets.Cats love the house and SO are satisfactory with their place where there is secure，but a dog is loyal to its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection.The first consideration in buying a dog is whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide.The best time to buy a baby dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old SO that it can transfer its love from its mother to its master.If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old，their strong relationship will always be with dogs.They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets.
{TS}Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.You can always get help from the specialists.
B.It is common sense that is the most important when choosing a dog.
C.You should decide what kind of dog you want.
D.Size and characteristics of the dogs should be considered to0.
參考答案：B
參考解析： 參考譯文
很多人在自己的生活中都會有或者想有一只狗來作為自己的生活小伙伴。然而，當你想買狗的時候，你需要一方面考慮你自己需要什么樣的伙伴，另一方面要考慮你自己的生活環境是否適合養狗。在你選擇要買什么狗的問題上，最好聽一聽專家的意見。當然，做決定部分還取決于基本常識。
不同的狗適合于執行不同的任務。因此如果你想買一只狗看家的話，你就需要考慮狗的大小和性格。除非你住在鄉村，可以讓它自由奔跑;否則，你就要在它年輕時投入大量的時間來訓練它，并自始至終給予它所需要的鍛煉。
狗是需要情感交流的動物，它不像貓一樣，只需要有一個安樂窩就心滿意足了，狗對主人很忠誠，但它也需要主人對它關愛有加。買狗要優先考慮它是否快樂地生活于你所提供的環境。另外，買狗的最佳時間是在狗出生后6到8周，這樣的話，小狗才會把對母狗的感情轉移到主人身上。如果小狗在三個月內還沒有和人建立起情感的話，那么它就只會和狗有感情。它們太易害羞，這種狗往往不適合當做寵物帶出門去。
B【解析】事實細節題。文章中提到了買狗的時候先要決定買什么樣的，狗的大小、特征也要考慮，而且專家的建議也非常重要，所以A、C、D都是正確的。關于“comlnon sense”，是這樣說的：“inpart the decision depends on common sense.”in part在句中意為“部分地/在某種程度上”，所以選擇狗的時候，common sense并不是最重要的，而是部分因素。因此只有B不符合原文。
第22題單選修改
What is mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog?
A.The color of the dog.
B.The price of the dog.
C.Whether the dog will fit the environment.
D.Wtiether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house.
參考答案：C
參考解析：C【解析】事實細節題。根據文章的內容，買狗的時候并沒有提到要考慮狗的顏色、狗的價格，以及狗能否和家中的其他寵物很好地相處。但是提到了要考慮狗能否適應周圍的環境。“whether thedog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide.”
第23題單選修改
Why is it advised to buy a baby dog under three months old?
A.It’s easier to buy a baby dog under three months old.
B.They are less likely to be shy with human beings.
C.They are less likely to run away.
D.It’s easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.
參考答案：D
參考解析：D【解析】推理判斷題。從文章的最后，If baby dogs have not estab—lished a relationship with the human being until they are over threemonths old，their strong relationship will always be with dogs.可知。要買三個月以下的狗，是因為它容易和它的主人建立感情。
第24題單選修改
閱讀下列短文,回答{TSE}題目.
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 decline millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate 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 !
{TS} The underlined 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
參考答案：A
參考解析： 參考譯文
開小汽車、卡車以及摩托車是我們生活的一個重要部分。我們每天都要開車去工作、上學或者拜訪朋友。
開車的確很方便，但是開車也容易引起很多問題。等紅燈等得不耐煩了，司機可能會變得沒有耐性而直接闖紅燈。如果碰巧有另一輛車從對面駛來，則可能會釀成交通事故。從其他司機面前橫穿過去會讓對方惱火導致對方也這樣做。結果所有人都很不耐煩地這樣做。
全世界每年死于車禍的人數以百萬計。僅臺灣，每天死于車禍的人就不少于7人。臺灣年交通事故死亡率是日本的兩倍。要讓交通平安順暢運行.每個人都要遵守交通規則。開車之前.要學會所有的交通規則。只有遵守交通規則的駕駛才是安全、方便甚至有趣的!
答案及解析
A【解析】詞語釋義題。題干的意思是“本段中convenient是什么意思”，A選項意釋為“方便，很容易做”;B選項意為“容易改變的”;C選項意為“喜歡飲酒作樂”;D選項意為“馬車或者其他貨車”。根據意思可知，正確答案為A。
第25題單選修改
The sentence "Traffic accidents decline 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 re, main healthy after traffic accidents
參考答案：B
參考解析：B【解析】詞語釋義題。題干的意思是“原句‘Traffic accidents de—cline millions of lives’是什么意思”A選項意為“交通事故使一些人成為百萬富翁”，8選項意為“許多人死于交通事故”，C選項意為“數以百萬計的人說他們遭受過交通事故”，D選項意為“數以百萬計的人交通事故后仍然健康”。根據全文大意是講交通事故的危害，故選B。
第26題單選修改
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A.Traffic Safety
B.Be Careful
C.How to Drive a Car
D.A Traffic Accident
參考答案：A
參考解析：A【解析】主旨大意題。題干的意思是“本篇文章的最佳題目是?”根據全文大意，應該選交通安全，其他均不符合文意。故選A。
第27題單選修改
閱讀下列短文,回答{TSE}題目.
Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(偽造者), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs(親筆簽名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and write them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale.
Forgers have a difficult time selling their products. A forger can' t go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don' t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.
After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re- spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny' s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong- ing to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.
{TS} Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?
A.There was a greater demand there than in America.
B.There was less chance of being discovered there.
C.Britain was Spring' s birthplace.
D.The prices were higher in England and Canada.
參考答案：B
參考解析：參考譯文
羅伯特·斯普林，一個l9世紀的偽造者，他擅長摹仿別人的簽名，并以出售假的'美國名人的簽名為生，長達l5年。斯普林1813年出生在英國，1858年來到費城并在那里開了一家書店。最初他靠出售一些他收集的早期美國名人的親筆簽名賺了一些錢。在發現了自己善于模仿別人的筆跡之后，他開始模仿喬治·華盛頓和本杰明·富蘭克林的簽名并把他們寫在舊書籍的扉頁上。為了避免可能被發現，他把他的偽造品賣向英國和加拿大。
偽造者在出售他們的產品時都比較困難。偽造者不能與一個體面、正派的買主打交道，只能與那些對此了解甚少的人做交易。偽造者有許多辦法讓他們的作品看起來十分逼真.例如，他們購買舊書并用有年月的紙張作扉頁，同時也對紙張和墨水進行化學處理。
美國內戰結束后，英國仍然對南方各州很友好。因此，斯普林虛構了一個令人尊敬的女士樊尼·杰克遜小姐，她是“石墻”杰克遜將軍的獨生女兒。幾年間樊尼小姐因經濟問題被迫出售了大量屬于她父親的書信。斯普林不得不努力工作以滿足需求。但這些努力并沒有阻止斯普林在貧困中死去。
答案及解析
B【解析】事實細節題。從文章第一段最后一句，To reduce thechance of being discovered，he sent his works to England and Cana—da for sale.可知，為了防止被發現，他只有將偽造的簽名賣往外地。所以正確的答案為B。
第28題單選修改
Robert Spring spent 15 years
A.running a bookstore in Philadelphia
B.writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson
C.as a forger
D.as a respectable seller
參考答案：C
參考解析：C【解析】事實細節題。從文章第一段第一句，Robert Spring….make his living for l5 years by selling false signatures of famousAmericans.可知，他l5年來一直是靠模仿名人簽名來維生的。
第29題單選修改
According to the passage, forgers are usually sold to_________
A.experts
B.persons who aren' t experts
C.book sellers
D.owners of old books
參考答案：B
參考解析：B【解析】事實細節題。從文章第二段A forger call’t go to a respect—able buyer but must deal with people who don’t have much know—ledge in the field.可知，那些偽造者只有將偽造的東西賣給那些外行的人。所以正確的答案為8。
第30題單選修改
Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?
A.The only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson.
B.A little known girl who sold her father' s letters to Robert Spring.
C.Robert Spring' s daughter.
D.An imaginary person created by Spring.
參考答案：D
參考解析：D【解析】推理判斷題。從文章第三段，Spring invented a respectablelady known as Miss Fanny Jackson...可知，這個人物是他虛構出來的，并不是真實的。所以正確的答案為D。
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