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公共英語二級考試模擬題及答案

Woman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休費) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window(single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics (統計) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(與---相比)82 percent of use of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage,many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.

they had more money, elderly women _______.

A. would have no more problem    B. could live a fairy life

C. would get more respect     D. would need no care of others

Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands still living.

A.75.    B.52.    C.82. D.78.

rding to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _____of them are widowers.

A.27,000 B.78,000 C.72,000 D.123,000

rding to the writer, _______.

A. elderly women should be paid well B. elderly women should live with their families

C. all people should do something for elderly women

D. housework should not be done by elderly women

答案:CDAC

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Si1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 16 . lt was 17 by the only 18 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 19 20 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 21 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 22 'Minty' as his friends 23 call him, 24 a hard life 25 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia.

He had always refused to work in a gold mine 26 he believed that he could do better 27 his own. Although he was not a boastful(誇口 )person, he had often declared that one day he 28 find a lump(塊) of gold as big as his head and 29 he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 31 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 32 .

Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 33 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade(鐵鍬)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 34 it was covered 35 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!

16. A. accident   B. event   C. affair   D. inciden

17. A. taken    B. attended  C. joined    D. brought

18. A. relation   B. relations  C. relationship tionships

19. A. travelled   B. was travelling C. had travelIed to travel

20. A. to     B. of    C. in    D. over

21. A. ready    B. better   C. preparation    D. worse

22. A. and    B. but   C. or    D. except

23. A. liked    B. past   C. used    D. used to

24. A. leaded    B. had leaded  C. had led    D. led

25. A. look    B. looking  C. looked    D. had looked

26. A. because   B. so   C. even    D. only

27. A. to     B. in    C. on    D. for

28. A. would    B. must   C. ought to    D. for

29. A. since    B. which   C. when    D. with that

30. A. comfort   B. comforts  C. comfortable   D. comfortably

31. A. ever    B. never   C. always   D. once

32. A. live    B. life   C. lived   D. alive

33. A. contains   B. containing  C. contained  D. having contained

34. A. Though   B. For   C. Then   D. Because

35. A. in    B. with   C. within   D. below

答案:

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Nipponex Eletuics

Tokyo, Japan

27 December 1996

Amperlite Ltd

146 O'Leary St

Dublin, Ireland

Dear Sirs,

Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (電池)at a reduced price for large quantities.

Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As c.i.f (成本,保險加運費)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere. The quality of our producers remains the same --- only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate sending off is guaranteed because enough can be made whenever you require it.

We appreciate your past dealing and co-operstion (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices.

Yours Truly

Nipponex Electrics

underlined word "guaranteed" in the passage. Probably means ______.

A. in our charge   B. of a little problem  C. difficulty   D. quite sure

the passage we know the quality of the products_______.

A. is as high as before B. is lower   C. is improved reduced

the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction at prices, they should _______.

A. pay the Japanese at least £1,000 B. order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weight

C. order£1,000 worth batteries at least D. pay the Japanese£1,000 ahead

will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent? Because ______.

(1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can't sell them out

(2) Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out more products

(3) expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year

(4) Irish think the prices in the past are unfair

(5) try to sell more products in the past are unfair

(6) want to appreciate the Irish's co-operation

A. (1)(3)(5)  B. (2)(4)(6)  C. (2)(3)(5)  D. (1)(4)(6)

答案:DACC

Woman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休費) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window(single women). Men are normally older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics (統計) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(與---相比)82 percent of use of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage,many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.

they had more money, elderly women _______.

A. would have no more problem    B. could live a fairy life

C. would get more respect     D. would need no care of others

Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands still living.

A.75.    B.52.    C.82. D.78.

rding to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _____of them are widowers.

A.27,000 B.78,000 C.72,000 D.123,000

rding to the writer, _______.

A. elderly women should be paid well B. elderly women should live with their families

C. all people should do something for elderly women

D. housework should not be done by elderly women

答案:CDAC