2015年公共英语二级考试押题试卷（一）
三、阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(一)
We walked so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn' t even lift her eyes from the book.Mumpointed to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to have a seat.While I watched,mouth open in surprise, mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold.She walkedquietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop (拖把).She pushed the mop past thedesk and as the nurse looked up, mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors."
"Yes.I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them," the nurse said.She looked at mumstrangely and said, "But aren' t you working late?"
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖) of the mop taking her farther and farther down thehall.I watched until I couldn' t see her and the nurse had turned back to write in the big book.
After a long time mum came back.Her eyes were shining.She rapidly put the mop back andtook my hand.As we turned to go out of the door, mum nodded politely to the nurse and said,"Thank you."
Outside, mum told me,"Dagmar is fine.No fever."
"You saw her, mum?"
"Of course.I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow.Dadwill stop worrying as well.It' s a fine hospital.But such floors! A mop is no good.You need abrush."
56、When she took a mop from the small room what mum really wanted to do was__________.
A.to clean the floor
B.to please the nurse
C.to see a patient
D.to surprise the storyteller
57、When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a__________.
A.nurse
B.visitor
C.patient
D.cleaner
58、After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?
A.It is a children' s hospital.
B.It has strict rules about visiting hours.
C.The nurses and doctors there don' t work hard.
D.A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.
59、Why did mother go to see Dagmar in the hospital?
A.To give her some message about dad.
B.To make sure her room was clean.
C.To check that she was still there.
D.To find out how she was.
60、Which of the following words best describes mum?
A.Polite.
B.Patient.
C.Changeable.
D.Clever.
(二)
In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet(彗星).When the fragments (碎片 ) landed in the southern part of the giant planet, the explo-sions were watched by scientists here on earth.But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?
The year is 2094.It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth.Most of itwill miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the Earth.The newshas caused panic.
On 17 July, a fragment four kilometres wide enters the Earth' s atmosphere with a huge explo-sion.About half of the fragment is destroyed.But the major part survives and hits the South Atlan-tic at 200 times the speed of sound.The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads.
The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour.Cities on the Africancoast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.The wave moves into the IndianOcean and heads towards Asia.
Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north won' t es-cape for long.Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions.As the sunis hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero.Crops are ruined.Wars break out as countries fight for food.A year later civilization has collapsed.No more than 10million people have survived.
Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of theEarth.The dinosaurs(恐龙)were on the Earth for over 160 million years.Then 65 million yearsago they suddenly disappeared.Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment.
The dinosaurs couldn' t survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct.Will wemeet the same end?
61、Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the author' s description of the disasterin 2094 ?
A.The whole world becomes extremely cold.
B.All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed.
C.The whole mankind becomes extinct.
D.The visit of the comet results in wars.
62、Why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?
A.Because they could only live in the warm climate.
B.Because they once dominated the Earth.
C.Because their extinction indicates future disasters.
D.Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age.
63、In writing the passage, the author intends to__________.
A.give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the future
B.prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed
C.tell the historical development of the Earth
D.warn of a possible disaster in the future
64、It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n)__________.
A.horror story
B.news report
C.research paper
D.article of popular science
(三)
It is often difficult for a man to be quite sure what tax he ought to pay to the government be-cause it depends on so many different things: whether the man is married; how many children hehas; whether he supports any relations; how much he earns; how much interest he receives; howmuch he has spent on his house during the year, and so on and so forth.All this makes it difficultto decide exactly how much the tax is.
There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.
One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and af-ter a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not.He believed that he owedthe government something.
He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a let-ter into the box at the front door.Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check forfive pounds from the tax-collector.The official explained that too much had been paid, and thattherefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.
65、It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to__________.
A.how much education one has received
B.whether one is single or married
C.how old one' s children are
D.where one lives
66、The word "proper" in the first line of the second paragraph means__________.
A.small
B.big
C.right
D.wrong
67、After a lot of work, the artist thought that he had paid the government__________.
A.less tax than he should have
B.more tax than he should have
C.as much tax as usual
D.just enough tax
68、Why did the tax-collector send a letter to the artist?
A.To send him a new tax form.
B.To return the money over-paid.
C.To remind him of paying the tax.
D.To explain the rules of tax-paying.