新概念英语第二册-试卷及答案

标准试卷专业本科年级班姓名学号Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.1. He made a big decision. He ______.A .thought about it B. made up his mind C. changed his mind D. made a wish2. He didn’t write a single card. So he __________.A wrote only one B. Didn’t write even oneC.wrote just oneD. wrote all the cards except one3. On the last day he made a big decision. It was the ______ day of his holiday.A final Bend C. latest D bottom4. The waiter lent him a book. He _______ a book from the waiter.A lentB borrowedC tookD stole5. Tim is in Australia. How long _______ there?A is heB has he beenC has heD was he6. Mr. Scott can’t get a telephone. Telephones are hard to_______A. takeB. ReceiveC. obtainD. find7. He has sent requests for spare parts. He has _____ spare parts.A. askedB. asked forC. beggedD. pleased8. He has visited a great number of different places. He has not stayed in_______ place.A. the onlyB. a similarC. the sameD. alike9. He has just one to Alice Springs. He has never______ there before.A. wentB. beingC. beenD. was10. Mr. Tim can not get a telephone for his garage. _______he has just bought twelve pigeons.A. That’s soB. That’s whyC. BecauseD. For11. What’s the distance from Pinhurst to Silbury? How ____ is Pinhurst ____ Silbury?A.long ago... tillB. long... awayC. Away... tillD.far...from12. Urgent messages are important, so they must be sent ____ .A. quicklyB. slowlyC.by handD. largely13. Mr. Button’s telephone service is private. It is ____ .A. generalB. spareC. secretD. his own14. She gave____A. to him a mealB. a meal for himC. him to a mealD. a meal to him15. Everyone knows him. ____ know him.A. The allB. EachC. EveryD. All they16. You can have a meal ____ .A. only in the morningB. at any timeC. only at middayD.only in the evening17.All the housed in our ____ are the same age and size.A. streetB. wayC. roadD. route18. Joe’s garden is the best in the town. It’s the best _____ them all.A. in B of C. for D by19. _____, it is an important book.A. By the wayB. On the wayC. In the wayD. In a way20. What ‘s it _____ ? A clavichord.A. told B said C called D spoken21. The family have had he clavichord _____ many years.A. since B for C from D by22. ______I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in.A. BecauseB. WhileC. ButD. Even if23. They are not allowed to watch TV _____ the week.A. on B .at C.during D. for24.____ does he call? Once a month.A. How seldomB.How longC. How soonD.How often25. The detective were _____ a valuable parcel of diamonds.A. expectingB. waitingC. expecting forD. expecting to26. Someone had filled the parcel with stones and sand. It was _____ stones and sand.A. full withB. full ofC. full byD. full in27. Two men took the box off the plane. They _____ .A. took off itB. it took offC. took offD. took it off28. The thieves wanted to _____ the diamonds.A. robB. stealC. take fromD. take to29. Joe wins every time. He always _____ Bill Frith.A. winsB. beatsC. gainsD. earns30. Mary’s garden is interesting. She is _____ in gardening.A. interestingB. interestC. interestinglyD. interestedPart II Translation (20%)Directions: Translate the following phrases into Chinese or English.31. 到现在为止36.it’s none of your business.32.我不能忍受37.a few words33.多么糟糕的一天! 38. turn around34.脱下外套39.Dear me!35.许多（修饰复数可数名词）40. in the centre ofPart III Fill the blanks with prepositions(介词) (10%)41. He went ___ America six months ago.42. He will go there _____ air.43. _____ Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.44. _____ return for this, the bagger stood on his head and sang song.45. Please write an essay _____ English.Part IV Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are 2 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneOne day a big rock（岩石）fell down from a mountain. The rock stopped in the middle of the road in a village. It was like a big ball. Some of the strongest men in the village tried to move the rock. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't move it away. They tried to push it; they tried to roll it and they tried to pull it with a rope, but nothing worked."Well" they agreed, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to build another road. "At this time, a young boy of about 12 years old said, "Excuse me, sirs, but I think I can help you move the rock. ""You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about? All of us have just tried and wecan't move it at all.” The men all laughed at the boy.The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is gone!" More people ran out into the street to see for themselves. It was true, and no one could see it anywhere."It is impossible, where has it gone?" they said. The boy stood out, saying "I did it last night. I dug a deep hole next to the rock and the rock rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with earth. "46. Where was the big rock from? ________A. a streetB. a mountainC. a hillD. a tree47. Why did the people in the village want to move the rock away? Because________ .A. it was in the middle of the roadB. it was on the mountainC. they didn't like the rockD. they wanted to build a road48. What did the people decide to do when they were not able to move the rock away?They decided to________A. find someone stronger to help themB. ask a little boy of 12 to help themC. build another roadD. break the rock49. Why did the people laugh at the boy? They thought that_____.____A the boy was too weak to move the rock awayB the boy was so strong that he could move the rockC. the boy was very helpfulD. it was easy for him to move the rock50. The next morning the people in the village found the rock _________A. disappearedB. was still thereC. was back on the mountain againD. was rolling down from the mountainPassage TwoSome ants（蚂蚁）make their homes under a stone. If the weather is warm, you may see many ants under the stone. If the weather is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.Most of the ants are workers. They are very busy. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant（蚁后）. The queen ant doesn't work. She is important because she lays eggs. Those eggs will become baby ants.There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. People are afraid of it, and animals are afraid of it, too.These ants move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat elephants, and they can eat wooden houses. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they will see noother insects or snakes.51. Where can you find ants on warm days? ________A. Under the ground.B. On the ground.C. Inside people's houses.D. Under a stone.52. Why is a queen ant more important than a worker ant? Because ___________A. a queen ant produces the youngB. a queen ant is stronger than all the other family membersC. a queen ant finds food for all the other family membersD. a queen ant does more work than all the other family members53. Where can you find many kinds of ants according to the passage? ________A. In America.B. In China.C. In Canada.D. In Britain.54. Why are people glad after the dangerous ants pass through? ________A. Because they are goneB. Because they are not dangerous any moreC. Because there are no other insects or snakesD. Because the ants can be eaten55. Which of the following is true? ________A. People are not afraid of any kind of ant.B. Big animals are not afraid of any kind of ant.C. An elephant can kill and eat a kind of very strong ant.D. One kind of ants moves in groups.Passage ThreeTom Green spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life.“The secret of a long life is happiness,” Green said. “If you are happy, you will live a long time.”“Are you married?” a reporter asked. “Yes,” Green answered. “I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you will live better. But for（要不是）my third wife, I would have died years ago.”“What about smoking and drinking?” another reporter asked. “Yes, they are important,” Green said. “Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be h ealthy and happy. ”56.Some reporters visited Green because________A. he did something peculiarB. he was a friend of themC. he had lived much longer than most peopleD. he had married three times57. Green thought that________ was the most important to life.A. his third wifeB. gladC. happinessD. smoking58. Green thought his third wife helped him to live________ years longer.A.12B.14C.16D.1859. The writer wants to tell us________A. drinking a great deal is good for our healthB. drinking within a limit is helpfulC. smoking and drinking are indispensable（不可缺少的）to good healthD. we should quit smoking or drinking.60. The best title for this passage is________A. Drinking and SmokingB. The Secret of a Long LifeC. Happiness in LifeD. Astonished ReportersPart V Writing (10%)Directions: For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Use of Computers in Schools. Your composition should be no less than 120 words and based on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 学生越来越多地使用电脑的好处。