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阶段练习1（二级）（Unit 1-Unit 3）Part I Vocabulary and structureDirections: Choose the best one from the four choices to complete the sentence and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1. The _ A _ of having ones marriage arranged by parents has disappeared in many parts of the world but continues in some Asian and African countries.A. customB. habitC. hobbyD. accustom2. An employee who fails to _C_ his or her assigned tasks on time will be considered unreliable.A. preferB. rejectC. performD. owe3. Speed does not always mean success, however the man who is slow and steady is more _C _ to get a better future.A. probableB. possibleC. likelyD. perhaps4. The windows were never opened _ A _ to air the room for a few minutes in the morning.A. exceptB. besidesC. except forD. beside5. Mrs. Brown, who has recently been _ D _ general manager of our company, is one of the most capable women I have ever worked with.A. obtainedB. concludedC. proceededD. appointed6. Mark and Fred are good friends. The former has been a teacher for many years while the _ B _ has just become a lawyer.A. laterB. latterC. lateD. lately7. A radio _ A _ informed the captain of a rainstorm and urged him to sail to the nearest harbor.A. signalB. signC. symbolD. sense8. After waiting for half an hour, we finally saw the moon _ A _ from behind a cloud.A. emergeB. imageC. comeD. expose9. The attack was launched _ B _ after the plane took off from the air force base.A. likelyB. shortlyC. highlyD. extremely10. Mrs. Peterson asked me to go to her daughters concert and I _ B _ her invitation with pleasure.A. receivedB. acceptedC. declinedD. rejected11. After careful examination, the doctors managed to find the _ D _ of the infection (感染). A. imageB. eraC. agreementD. source12. In the past few years the factory has _ B _ a lot of money improving its working conditions.A. costB. spentC. paidD. given13. The youngest child _ D _ the earthquake, but the rest of the family died.A. livedB. stayedC. remainedD. survived14. The top of the hill was _ C _, but the slopes were covered with trees.A. hollowB. emptyC. bareD. blank15. The light above the elevator (电梯) _ D _ that the elevator was then at the fifteenth floor.A. influencedB. hesitatedC. dependedD. indicated 16. Living on campus as a freshman (大学新生), the girl misses the comfortable, homely _ B _.A. circumstancesB. atmosphereC. surroundingsD. conditions17. The book is _ D _ thirteen chapters, while Paris is dealt with in Chapter Five.A. consisted ofB. concerned withC. based onD. composed of18. Todays students need to learn language skills, computer know-how and so on, but _ C _ they need to learn how to be an honest and responsible citizen.A. after allB. for allC. above allD. at all19. When the old man _ A _ 30 minutes after the operation, he felt very weak.A. came toB. came outC. came acrossD. came up20. The headmaster frightened the little boy _ D _ telling the truth.A. atB. ofC. toD. into21. I prefer the quiet countryside _ C _ the noisy cities.A. thanB. atC. toD. in22. They wont buy new clothes because they _ B _ money to buy a new house.A. saveB. are savingC. have savedD. were saving23. The girl as well as the boys _ A _ learned to drive a car.A. hasB. haveC. isD. are24. It is reported that a car had a head-on collision with another one on the highway last night, _ D _ two people.A. killedB. to killC. killD. killing25. Many things _ C _ impossible in the past are very common today.A. consider B. considering C. considered D. be considered26. All flights _ B _ because of the storm, we decided to take the train.A. having cancelledB. having been cancelledC. were cancelledD. have been cancelled27. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, _ B _, of course, made the others unhappy.A. whoB. whichC. thisD. what28. These wild flowers are so special that I would do _ A _ I can to save them.A. whatever B. that C. which D. whichever29. _ D _ your letter, I would have started off two days ago.A. If I received B. Should I receiveC. If I could have receivedD. Had I received30. The workers in France demanded that their pay _ C _ from the following week on.A. would be raisedB. was raisedC. be raisedD. raised31. Information has been put forward _ B _ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.A. whileB. thatC. whenD. as32. Could you tell me how I can learn Japanese well?Do more speaking, I think, _ C _ you will surely be good at it.A. orB. thenC. andD. until33. You _ B _ be careful when you cross here - the traffic lights arent working.A. canB. ought toC. mightD. may34. _ D _ environmental damage is done, it takes many years for the ecosystem (生态系统) to recover.A. Even ifB. If onlyC. WhileD. Once35. Were just trying to reach a point _ A _ both sides will sit down together and talk.A. whereB. thatC. whenD. whichPart II Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are 4 reading 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 your answer on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other peoples. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he cant find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know.36. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _ D _.A. listening to skilled peoples adviceB. asking older people many questionsC. making mistakes and having them correctedD. doing what other people do37. Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do? CA. Give children correct answers.B. Allow children to make mistakes.C. Point out childrens mistakes to them.D. Let children mark their own work.38. According to the writer, teachers in school should _ A _.A. allow children to learn from each otherB. point out childrens mistakes whenever foundC. give children more book knowledgeD. correct childrens mistakes as soon as possible39. The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _ B _.A. different from learning other skillsB. the same as learning skillsC. more important than other skillsD. not really important skills40. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? DA. Teachers should correct childrens mistakes as soon as possible.B. Children should be able to find out the right answer with the help of the teacher.C. Teachers should tell the children what to do and what to learn at school.D. Children should learn how to measure their own work at school.Passage 2How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Youth is a time when there are few tasks to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return.In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child - things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.41. People can experience happiness if they _ B _.A. always think of the past and regret itB. value the presentC. are no longer youngD. become old and have much experience42. When people were young, they used to _ B _.A. be in charge of many businessesB. have few things to think about and take onC. look after their younger sisters and brothersD. face a lot of difficulties43. The pains of children lie in the fact that _ D _.A. no one helps them make right decisionsB. they are often beaten by their parentsC. they can not be accepted and praised by othersD. they are not allowed to do what they like to do44. Children are usually happy because _ D _.A. old people lose interest in themB. they are free to do wrongC. they are familiar with everything going on around themD. things are new to them45. Which of the following is NOT needed for a young man to be happy? CA. Hard work.B. Being free from troubles.C. Wealth.D. Health.Passage 3Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child- or even an animal, such as a pigeon- can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someones personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someones personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a nice face looked like, you probably world have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon AlPorts, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in peoples behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military-type people are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains (坏人) or the heros role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” come from the Latin “persona”, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell t he good guys from the bad guys because the tow types differ in appearance as well as in actions.46. The main idea of this passage is _ C _.A. how to distinguish peoples facesB. how to describe peoples personalitiesC. how to distinguish people both inward and outwardD. how to differ good persons from bad persons47. The author is most probably a _ B _.A. behavioristB. psychologistC. writerD. sociologist48. Which of the following is NOT true? DA. Different people may have different personalities.B. People differ from each other in appearance.C. People can learn to recognize faces.D. People can describe all the features of others.49. The reason why it is easier to describe a persons personality in words than his face is that _ D _.A. a persons face is more complex than his personalityB. a persons personality is easily distinguishedC. peoples personalities are very alikeD. many words are available when people try to describe ones personality50. We learn from the passage that people classify a person into certain type according to _ D _.A. his way of acting and thinkingB. his way of speaking and behavingC. his learning and behaviorD. his physical appearance and his personalityPassage 4I didnt know the city at all and whats more, I couldnt speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day sightseeing (观光) in the town center, I decided to lose my way on purpose on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest way of getting to know my way around. I got on the first bus that passed and descended some thirty minutes later in what must have been a suburb.The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. I discovered little book shops in back streets and had coffee in an open-air caf. Then I decided to get back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about aimlessly for some time, I determined to ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived -and even that I pronounced badly.I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he thrust (用力推，插) the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was an old lady. She was very hard of hearing and I repeated the word several times. When she finally heard me, she seemed to become angry and began shouting and shaking her walking-stick at me. I hurried away quickly and was relieved to see a policeman on a corner. The policeman listened attentively to my question. There was a distant look in his eyes as he pointed left and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station!51. In the last sentence of paragraph one, what does the word “descended” mean?A. got offB. handed downC. passed byD. attacked on52. What trouble did the author have in the city?A. He didnt know the city at all.B. He couldnt speak a word of the language.C. He didnt have a friend to help him.D. All of the above.53. How many days has the author stayed in the city?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. Four54. Why did the author decide to lose his way on purpose?A. He wanted to have a sightseeing aimlessly.B. He wanted to know his way around.C. He wanted to meet different people.D. He wanted to see a policeman.55. What can you infer from the passage?A. The policeman helped the author to find his way.B. The newspaper-seller helped the author at last.C. The old lady helped the author to find his way.D. The author helped himself to find his way.Part III ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in each of the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the one that best fits into the passage and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.1A true apology is more than just acknowledgement (承认) of a mistake. Its recognition that something youve said or done has _ A a relationship - and that you B enough about the relationship to want it C .Its never B _ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how B youve judged roughly, said D things, pushed yourself ahead at the A of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when B _ a small mistake has been made, your feeling will stay out of D until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is D .I remember a doctor friend, B me about a man who came to him with C _ illnesses: headache, insomnia (失眠), stomachaches and so on. No Physical C could be found. Finally the doctor said to him, “_ B you tell me whats on your conscience, I cant help you.”After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he C all the money that his father gave