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2017下半年公共英语二级临考阅读模拟试题
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Passage One
The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a government report spreads fears of closure. The report says the theatre does not meet modern standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale(更大规模的)development. While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center, it fails to make any mention of a new theatre, which has left many asking why.
Leading figures from the arts circle have come together to fight for the 21-year-old theatre.
Barbara Windsor, chairman of the Performing Art Society, said, “If they have to tear it down, it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart.”
John Stevens, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. “There’s a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if the Secombe goes.”
Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center was not the same as a theatre. “It’s silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They’re going to replace (代替) it by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real theatre.”
Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said, “The Secombe has played an outstanding role in the culture life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists’ workshops, and performance.”
Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerlake said, “At some stage a building comes to the end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress.”
65. The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be____________.
A. replaced
B. closed
C. rebuilt
D. enlarged
66. Who would agree to have the theater replaced by a better one?
A. Tony Kerslake.
B. Peter Geiringer.
C. John Stevens.
D. Barbara Windsor.
67. The underlined word “it” refers to___________.
A. the city government
B. the city committee for the arts
C. Sutton Theatre Company
D. Performing Arts Society
68. We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are ____________.
A. for the construction of a neighborhood centre
B. for setting up more artists’ workshops
C. against closing the Secombe Theater
D. against the plan to enlarge the theatre
参考答案：
65. B 【解析】此题问的是政府的报告会使人们认为这个剧院将会怎么样。文章的第一句就提到了在政府报告公布以后，人们担心剧院将会被关掉，故B正确。
66. A 【解析】此提问的是谁同意修建一个新的剧院来代替以前的那个。根据几位认识的话我们可以推断出Barbara Windsor，John Stevens和Peter Geiringer都希望以前的剧院能够保存下来，而只有Tony Kerslake则同意建造一个新的剧院，故A正确。
67. B 【解析】此题问的是划线词it指的是什么。根据it在文中的'位置，经过分析句子结构，我们可以知道此处的it指代的是前面提到的committee，也就是the city committee for the arts。故B正确。
68. C 【解析】此题问的是通过文章我们可以知道艺术界的多数人的观点是什么。有文章可知，艺术界的多数人是希望保存以前的剧院的，只有一少部分希望重建，故C正确。
Passage Two
We all believed that words of a language evolve (进化) gradually over the centuries, rather as animals and plants evolve over millions of year. Sometimes the change is so slight as to be almost unnoticeable-finger, for example, means the same today as it did 1, 000 years ago. Other words have changed out of all recognition. For example, modern English “lord”, a person with high social positions, comes from Old English “hlaford”. It used to mean “guardian of the bread”, a person who protects the bread. But not all word meanings change like this. Just as new and different types of animals and plants can be reproduced, we can call completely new words into being.
Anyone can make a word. The difficult part is to make it stay in the language. To stand the best chance it should probably relate to a particular and fairly specialized subject. That cuts down the number of people who need to agree to use it. Chemists are often having to find expressions for new findings. Once that is achieved, there may be a chance for wider recognition if the expression comes to be of interest to the general public.
Ordinary people can make long-lasting words, though. In 1924, a competition (比赛) was held to make a word for a drinker of illegal liquor(非法出售的酒). A prize of US $200 was offered, and there were reportedly over 25, 000 suggestions. The winners were Henry Irving Dale and Kate L. Butler, who both came up with “scofflaw”. And that word exists in American English to this day, in the rather wider sense “someone who disobeys the law”.
61. What can we learn from the text?
A. It is the duty of specialists to make new words.
B. People are encouraged to make new words.
C. Words evolve faster than animals and plants.
D. New words are usually made by chemists.
62. New words are usually not accepted until they__________.
A. can express common ideas
B. are included in school subjects
C. are proved useful by scientists
D. gain public agreement
63. According to the text，making a new word is less difficult than.
A. determining how to pronounce it
B. having a new chemical product
C. organizing a competition
D. making it long.1asting
64. The underlined word “scofflaw” (1ine 4, para.3) originally meant the person who _________.
A. drinks illegally
B. wins prize for drinking liquor
C. disobeys the law
D. destroys illegal liquor
参考答案：
61. C 【解析】此题问的是我们可以从文中得到什么。通过阅读全文，我们可以看到A,B,D文中并没有提到。而文章的第一句话提到语言经过几个世纪就会发生变化，而动植物的进化却需要几百万年，可见语言的演变速度要远远快于动植物，故C正确。
62. D 【解析】此题问的是直到什么时候新词才被接受。第二段的最后一句话提到一旦新的发现引起大众的兴趣，就会得到广泛的认同。此处的新发现指的就是新词，故D正确。
63. D 【解析】此题问的是制造一个新词比什么简单。文章第二段的第一、二句提到任何人都可以造新词，难的是怎样使它在语言中保留下来。可见制造新词要比让这个词保留下来容易，故D正确。
64. A 【解析】此题问的是划线词scofflaw指的是哪种人。文章的最后一段讲的'是普通人创造新词的内容。本段的第一句话讲到举行了一场为饮用非法销售酒的人的命名比赛，后面又提到某个人以“scofflaw”赢得了比赛，可见scofflaw的意思是“饮用非法销售酒的人”，故A正确。
Passage Three
There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain, although prices are clearly shown on the goods. There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accepted their prices immediately. We know that the prices in some stores are a bit higher than those in Change Alley, but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinson’s is by no means cheap. Besides, in such places we shop in air-conditioned(空调)comfort. For all these, we pay a little extra.
It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less. I once bought a Czechoslovakian glass butter-dish from Robinson’s for a little under two dollars. I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape, design and size, in one of the shops. I then asked about its price, and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it. “How much can you offer?” he shouted at me. I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the article and his reply was shockingly rude(粗鲁). I opened my bag, showed him my receipt, stared at him and walked out of his shop.
A buyer in England expects to find the price of goods clearly shown, or, to be told exactly what the price is. He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted. If he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford, he shrugs(耸耸)his shoulders and walks away. He does not attempt to bargain with the shopkeeper. Even if he showed annoyance or surprise, he would expect to be told that if the price was unacceptable, he should try elsewhere.
56. The underlined word “hagglin9” (1ine 2, para.1) in the text most probably means _________.
A. accepting the prices immediately
B. fixing the right cost for some goods
C. arguing about the price of something
D. paying extra for comfortable shopping
57. We can learn from the text that Robinson’s is a store which sells.
A. expensive goods
B. air-conditioners
C. Czechoslovakian goods
D. goods at a bargain price
58. The writer asked about the price of a glass butter-dish in Change Alley because he wanted to____________.
A. buy it at a lower price
B. change his dish for something else
C. find out if the shop assistant is polite
D. compare the prices of the dish in two stores
59. Which of the following words best describes the feeling of a British customer when “he shrugs his shoulders and walks away” (1ine 3, para.3)?
A. Frightened.
B. Worried.
C. Annoyed.
D. Disappointed.
60. What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?
A. The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.
B. The customer would get the goods at a lower price.
C. They would discuss and then reach an agreement.
D. They would quarrel about the price of the goods.
参考答案：
56. C 【解析】题干要求选出划线词haggling在文章中最接近的意思。回到文章中，我们可以看到这个单词所在的句子中提到如果顾客立刻接受了他们的价格，店主会感到很吃惊，可见他们希望顾客跟他们砍价。所以文章中提到的不会令人意外的事情就是砍价，haggling在文中的意思就是“砍价”，故C正确。
57. A 【解析】此题问的是Robinson是销售什么的商店。我们可以从第一段的最后三句话可以看出Robinson的商品都比较贵，而没有明确指出具体卖什么样的商品，故A正确。
58. D 【解析】此题问的是作者打Change Alley询问价格的原因是什么。由第二段的第一句可知并不是Change Alley的所有商品都比较便宜。作者无意间在Change Alley发现了和自己买的一模一样的商品，因此想询问一下价格，与自己买的商品的价格进行一下比较，故D正确。
59. D 【解析】此题问的是最能说明英国人耸肩离开时的心情的词是哪个。根据文章的内容可知英国人耸肩离开的`原因是觉得商品的价格太高，没法接受，可见此事的心情是失落的。frightened“害怕的”;worried“担心的，焦虑的”;annoyed“恼怒的，烦闷的”;disappointed“失望的”，故D正确。
60. A 【解析】此题问的是如果在英国与店主砍价将会发生什么事情。文章的最后一句提到如果顾客感到烦恼或者惊，店主会建议到其他店看看。故A正确。
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