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二级模拟题一．单选1. I’ve been working round town all day and got very__D__. I’m looking forward to a rest at home.A. excitedB. boredC. interestedD. tired2. Since there was very heavy traffic on the main road, the driver took a__D__ street.A. wideB. singleC. sideD. near3. He took the TV into the kitchen because he wanted to watch the news__B__he was preparing the dinner.A. duringB. whileC. afterD. as4. The Old Man and the Sea and many other novels___A__ Ernest Hemingway the Nobel Prize for literature.A. earnedB. obtainedC. ownedD. owed5. The No. 6 bus__D___ to Fenghui, and not to Daxiang.A. is goneB. goneC. goesD. has gone6. After graduation , he is ___A__ to earn much money.A. desiredB. devotedC. despiteD. defeat7. ____C____, I passed the most difficult exam I have ever had.A. It is my pleasureB. To my disappointmentC. To my delightD. To my anger8. I__A__ to speak to you all these days.A. wantedB. have wantedC. shall wantD. shall be wanting9.Through long power lines electricity goes_D___.A. It down fellB. Down it fellC. Down fell itD. Fell it down10. We moved to the front row B we could hear and see better.A.so asB. so thatC.becauseD. such that11. Well, you can use the meeting room in our school. It can ____D____ about 1000 people.A. absorbB. allowC. attainD. admit12. We ___B_____ him not to play dirty tricks, but it was very clear that he didn’t take our advice.A. persuadedB. advisedC. suggestedD. allowed13. He made up an excuse for his failure in order to avoid ___B_____.A. to be punishedB. being punishedC. to punishD. punishing14. The falling of the new building ____A____ the death of 50 people including a baby.A. resulted inB. suffered fromC. led inD. lay in15. To everybody’s surprise, the fashionable young lady __D______ to be a thief.A. found outB. proved outC. put outD. turned out16. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn’t _____A__ all that Bob had suffered in thepast five years.A. make up forB. look up toC. put up withD. fit in with18. He ____D____ his last chance of winning the election when he said the wrong thing on TV.A. gave offB. gave awayC. gave inD. gave out19. These teenagers don’t know much of the world yet; that’s why they are so easily _____A___.A. taken inB. taken upC. taken onD. taken off20. --- Learning a language isn't easy. It takes time.--- I agree. ___C____. There's no short cut.A. All roads lead to RomeB. Rome wasn't built in a dayC. Practice makes perfectD. Slow but sure wins the race二．完形填空In September, in Britain, you may see a lot of birds 21 B on roofs and telegraph wires. These birds are swallows. They are 22 A together because, very soon, they will be flying 23 Cto much warmer lands, where they will find A 24 the small flying insects on which they 25 D .There are no such insects 26 D in Britain during the winter, it is 27 A cold for them.The swallows settle, fly off, swoop, and 28C again. This they do many times, for they are making short 29B flights in order to be fit for the long journey 30C them.31 C of these migrating birds leave Britain in the autumn. They fly 32 A for hundreds of miles 33 A they reach the warm lands of Africa. But not all the birds get there, for many of them perish in the stormy weather they meet with 34C .In the spring of the following year they 35D the long and tiring journey banck to Britain.They return to the identical barn or tree in the 36 A district which they had left the 37BAutumn. How do these birds find their 38 D there and back over such vast distances? Nobody knows exactly 39 C , but it has something to do 40D winds and air currents.21. A being perched B perching C being perching D be perched22. A gathering B assembling C waiting D forming23. A to south B the south C to southwards D south24. A great number of B a great deal of C plenty of D numerous25. A feed B are fed C eat D rely26. D B about C nearby D over27. A too B a bit C very D much28. A fly off B swoop C settle D turn back29. A practical B practising C practice D practised30. A in advance B ahead of C in front of D in front31. A Swarms B Herds C Flocks D Schools32. A firmly B stoutly C harshly D steadily33. A until B before C when D as34. A in the way B on the way C half the way D all the way35. A take B fly C find D make36. A old B original C familiar D identical37. A before B previous C ago D former38. A way B path C course D route39. A why B when C how D what40. A against B away C for D with三．阅读理解AA latest national survey has found that over half of China's netizens (网民) are suffering from various mental problems although some 62 percent of them claim at the same time that they are happy on the whole anyway.This is the result of China's fi rst White Paper on Netizens’ Health Conditions issued on Wednesday by , China's largest authoritative website on health sciences. It is the first most comprehensive health survey on netizens’ health situation ever conducted in China in ten years’ time. The white paper came out after two months of online and offline research that involved over 150 thousand netizens, covering topics and questions on health knowledge, mental situation, senseof health, and living habits.According to the white paper, more than 70 percent of China's netizens say they are suffering from mental problems such as bad memory, anxiety, depression, and a lack of confidence. And a similar 72 percent of them also say they are often suffering from diseases like insomnia, dizziness, joint degeneration and achings. Meanwhile, another 53 percent of netizens believe that white collar employees who have bigger work pressures are more likely to catch mental problems.The white paper adds, doing almost no sports and spending long time surfing online lead to the above mentioned health problems among netizens. Only 9 percent of netizens take up sports on weekends while over 40 percent stay home, surfing. And only 16 percent netizens can assure more than eight hours’ sleeping daily.At present, China has a netizen population of 162 million, with a monthly consumption of 186 Yuan, or about 25 dollars, on Internet surfing.41The national survey on netizens’ health situation __B_____.A. was conducted on WednesdayB. was carried out online and offlineC. is conducted every yearD. covered about half a million netizens 42．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined part “white collar”? BA. White clothes.B. Office workers.C. White offices.D. White people.43.All the following factors have been mentioned to cause the health problems among netizens EXCEPT ___A_____.A. shopping onlineB. spending long time onlineC. heavy work pressuresD. doingno sports44.What’s the main idea of the passage? BA. China has a large netizen population.B. The Internet has a negative influenceon people.C. Many netizens in China have mental problems.D. How to surf the Internet safely andhealthily.BDifference between American and British EnglishA student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British say “in hospital ” and “ Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?” Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the r’s in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the r’s in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British. “Color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.45. What do students of English often want to know? BA. Can I question the Americans?B. Can I talk with Americans?C. Can I make myself understood?D. Can I speak to Americans?46. Are there many differences in spelling between British and American English. BA. There are no differences between British and American English.B. There are some differences between British and American English.C. There are lots of differences between British and American English.D. There are great differences between British and American English.47. The writer describes the differences between British and American English inA ways.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five48. Who prefers saying “in the hospital”?AA. AmericansB. EnglishmenC. Both Americans and EnglishmenD. Learners of English49. This passage is mainly about B .A. Speakers of British and American English share the same languageB. There are many differences between British and American English.C. British and American English are two different languages.D. There are not many differences between British and American English.CAmericans: Restless? Illiterate(没文化的) ?Americans are queer people: they can’t rest. They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world. But they can’t rest. They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conferences; they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full. But they can’t rest. The scenery rushes past them. They learn it. Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus. They hear them, but they don’t get them. They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers—they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something. So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker (殡葬工) gather them to the grave.Americans are queer people: they can’t read. They have more schools, and better scho ols and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe. But they can’t read. They print more books in a year than the French print in ten. But they can’t read. They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every wee k. But they don’t read them. They’re too busy. They use them for fires and to make more paper with. They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each. But they read only page one. Their streets are full of huge signs. They won’t look at them. Th eir streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away. Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night. No one sees them. Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans. No one reads them.50The underlined word “queer” means ______B_____.A. difficultB. strangeC. forgetfulD. friendly51According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about? DA. When they are to allowed to.B. Where they feel tired and sleepyC. When they are seriously ill in bedD. When they stop breathing eventually52The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ___A________.A. when they are on the tour busB. by driving there in personC. from books and magazinesD. from their friends and co-workers53Why does the writer write this passage? BA. To tell people the Americans are illiterateB. To prove the Americans to be a queernationC. To give the readers information about USAD. To make fun of the American way of lifeDIn American Indian culture one of the surest indications of impending disaster was the tribe’s decision that, in order to survive, it was necessary to eat the seed corn----in the full knowledge that this doomed the crop of the following year.We face a similar situation in cation in math, physical science, and engineering. To remain competitive in the international marketplace, U.S.industries have recognized that they must attract the brightest, most dedicated young people available, and beginning industrial salaries have risen rapidly to bring this about. College and universities can no longer compete, and there is a growing question about our ability, in the 1980s, to supply young people in these areas for either industry or education.54. In this passage, the brightest, most dedicated college graduates in math, physical science, and engineering in the U.S. are compared to the A .A. more competitive force in the international marketplaceB. cause of an impending disasterC. seed corn in American Indian cultureD. future of American industry and education55. In American Indian culture, the decision to eat the seed corn was regarded asC .A. disastrousB. thoughtlessC. necessaryD. good56. The best college students in math, physical science, and engineering choose to work in industry because in industry B .A. their talent is respectedB. they get good salariesC. work is challengingD. they are badly needed57. The situation the U.S. was faced with was that in the three areas few qualified young peopleD .A. preferred industry to education for their future career.B. were produced to meet the needs for either industry or educationC. were attracted by either education or industryD. questioned the possibility of their employment in either industry58. In the writer’s opinion, the young people should go D .A. where competition is most acuteB. where talent is highly valuedC. to industry for high salariesD. to education for further development四．改错Reading English newspapers are my favorite activity. When 1.___is________I entered into high school, I began to enjoy doing such work. 2.a____________For the teacher's help, I realize that reading English articles is 3.With_________of great important. It's a good way to improve my English. I've 4.importance ____ learned more new words and expressions doing so. I also get 5. _in __________ such information, included news about China and the world 6.___the________ outside. It widened my vision. What I love most is the 7.___loved_____ section about TV programs in the coming week. I dislike 8.section of________ reading long articles there are many new words. I will work 9._because______ hardly to keep on even though it's a particularly hard task for me. 10.___hard________五、作文要求：你想去某单位应聘秘书一职，请你用英文写一篇自我介绍，90-100字姓名：苏玲出生：1989.2月3日简历：毕业于南京师范大学；曾经在中学任教特长：英文流利，能与外国人自由交流，曾获英语竞赛第一名，业余时间自学吉他。