新概念英语第二册试卷及答案.doc

标准试卷专业 本科 年级 班 姓名 学号题号一二三四五总分得分Part I Vocabulary and Structure (30%)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour 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 didnt write a single card. So he _. A wrote only one B. Didnt write even one C.wrote just one D. 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 bottom 4. The waiter lent him a book. He _ a book from the waiter. A lent B borrowed C took D stole 5. Tim is in Australia. How long _ there? A is he B has he been C has he D was he 6. Mr. Scott cant get a telephone. Telephones are hard to_ A. take B. Receive C. obtain D. find7. He has sent requests for spare parts. He has _ spare parts. A. asked B. asked for C. begged D. pleased8. He has visited a great number of different places. He has not stayed in_ place. A. the only B. a similar C. the same D. alike9. He has just one to Alice Springs. He has never_ there before.A. went B. being C. been D. was10. Mr. Tim can not get a telephone for his garage. _he has just bought twelve pigeons.A. Thats so B. Thats why C. Because D. For 11. Whats the distance from Pinhurst to Silbury? How _ is Pinhurst _ Silbury? A.long ago. till B. long. away C. Away. till D.far.from12. Urgent messages are important, so they must be sent _ . A. quickly B. slowly C.by hand D. largely13. Mr. Buttons telephone service is private. It is _ .A. general B. spare C. secret D. his own14. She gave_ A. to him a meal B. a meal for him C. him to a meal D. a meal to him15. Everyone knows him. _ know him. A. The all B. Each C. Every D. All they16. You can have a meal _ . A. only in the morning B. at any time C. only at midday D.only in the evening17.All the housed in our _ are the same age and size. A. street B. way C. road D. route18. Joes garden is the best in the town. Its the best _ them all. A. in B of C. for D by 19. _, it is an important book. A. By the way B. On the way C. In the way D. In a way20. What s it _ ? A clavichord. A. told B said C called D spoken 21. The family have had he clavichord _ many years. A. since B for C from D by 22. _I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. A. Because B. While C. But D. 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 seldom B.How long C. How soon D. How often25. The detective were _ a valuable parcel of diamonds. A. expecting B. waiting C. expecting for D. expecting to26. Someone had filled the parcel with stones and sand. It was _ stones and sand.A. full with B. full of C. full by D. full in27. Two men took the box off the plane. They _ .A. took off it B. it took off C. took off D. took it off28. The thieves wanted to _ the diamonds.A. rob B. steal C. take from D. take to29. Joe wins every time. He always _ Bill Frith. A. wins B. beats C. gains D. earns30. Marys garden is interesting. She is _ in gardening. A. interesting B. interest C. interestingly D. interested Part II Translation (20%)Directions: Translate the following phrases into Chinese or English.31. 到现在为止 36.its 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 of Part 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 One One 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 couldnt 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, theres nothing we can do about it. Well 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 we cant 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 street B. a mountain C. a hill D. a tree47. Why did the people in the village want to move the rock away? Because_ .A. it was in the middle of the road B. it was on the mountainC. they didnt like the rock D. 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 them B. ask a little boy of 12 to help themC. build another road D. 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. disappeared B. was still thereC. was back on the mountain again D. was rolling down from the mountain Passage 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 doesnt 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 no other insects or snakes.51. Where can you find ants on warm days? _A. Under the ground. B. On the ground. C. Inside peoples 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 gone B. Because they are not dangerous any moreC. Because there are no other insects or snakes D. 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 Three Tom 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. “Dont smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be healthy 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 helpf