2011年公共英语二级考试模拟试题.doc

　第二节：完形填空 　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． 　　“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many different meanings. 　　“Cool” can be used to express feelings of 19 in almost anything. 　　When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can’t help 20 , “It’s cool.” You might think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your 21 footballer. 　　We all enlarge the meaning of “cool”. You can use it 22 many words such as “new” or “amazing.” Here’s an interesting story we can see 23 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one 25 , “It’s so cool.” 26 he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt. 　　29 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 30 “cool,” some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to maintain some 32 . 　　As a popular word, “cool” stands for a kind of special 33 that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool,” can you think of many words that 34 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 35 . 　　16. A. find 　　B. take　　C. show 　　D. make sure 　　17. A. changed　 B. been developed　C. been cleaned　D. informed 　　18. A. turn out　 B. take on　 C. take in　　D. come into 　　19. A. satisfactiion B. interest　　C. sense　　D. interesting 　　20. A. to say　　B. telling　　C. shout　　D. saying 　　21. A. famous　　B. out of date　 C. favourite　 D. modern 　　22. A. in stead of　 B. in place of　C. to take place of　D. exchange 　　23. A. is used to　 B. showing　 C. used to 　 D. explaining 　　24. A. write for　 B. copy down　 C. describe　 D. say something 　　25. A. phrase　　B. word　　C. story　　D. sentence 　　26. A. However　 B. May be　 C. As far as　 D. Perhaps 　　27. A. The just thing　B. the very mean　C. some methods D. the best way 　　28. A. the means　 B. what　　C. how　　D. wherever