新概念英语二习题Lesson-55-56.doc

新概念英语2 Lesson 55 Not a Gold Mine 并非金矿I. 语法与词汇知识 1. His dream _ finally. He has been working hard for many years. A. came trueB. failedC. found out D. went away 2. Compass _ for more than a thousand years. A. having been inventedB. has been inventedC. was invented D. invented 3. What are you _ under your desk? A. puttingB. holdingC. hiding D. seeking4. _ with strong weapon, this country considered itself as “world police”. A. ArmingB. ArmsC. Armed D. Arm 5. Dont waste your time on doing _ things! A. valuableB. worthlessC. worthy D. valueless 6. Nothing left _ a big round dining desk in the house. A. besidesB. onlyC. except D. out 7. _ rain, I went shopping with him. A. In spite ofB. YetC. Although D. Except 8. He was full of _ when he went to the interview. A. wishB. confidenceC. anger D. emotion 9. Its not _ for you to do so! A. fairB. justC. fairly D. justly 10. We reviewed our lessons _ at the end of this semester. A. livelyB. thoroughlyC. friendly D. badlyII. 阅读理解For many people the subject of hiccups (打嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different. His hiccups began one Sunday lunchtime and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harrys parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure it. Harry, who is now back atschool, described what happened to him. “When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didnt do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didnt work either.” After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldnt find anything wrong. “They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.” 11. Harrys hiccups lasted_. A. a week B. fourteen days C. twenty-eight days D. one month 12. His hiccups started after he _. A. drank a glass of water B. went to hospital C. had lunch D. finished his homework 13. His parents decided to take him to hospital when he _. A. hiccupped for four seconds B. held his breath C. hiccupped at night D. couldnt stop hiccupping 14. His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor _. A. gave him some medicine B. took an X-ray of his chest C. gave him a shock D. let him drink cold drinksIII. 翻译15. buried treasure_ 16. go into_ 17. dig a hole_ 18. gold coins_ 19. an empty tin trunk_ 20. 听说这里曾经是个金矿。 It is said that there used to be a _ _ here. 21. 姐姐当歌星的梦想终于实现了。 _ _ _ _ being a singing star finally came true. 22. 由于装备了新的计算机，我大大提高了工作效率。 _ _ the new computer, I promote work efficiency greatly. 23. 新机器用来探测埋在地下的金子。 The new machine is used for _ buried gold. 24. 医生对于这位年轻的病人痊愈有信心。 The doctor was _ that the young patient would recover.新概念英语2 Lesson 56 Faster Than Sound! 比声音还快!I. 语法与词汇知识 1. _ in 1785, this palace was for the King of England. A. BuiltB. BuildingC. BuildD. Builds 2. Will you _ this weekends party? A. take part inB. comeC. going toD. enjoying 3. The car sped _ when it driving on the highway. A. onB. inC. up D. out4. In spite of competition, they tried to make friends with their _. A. rivalsB. classmatesC. peersD. partner 5. I have a lot of trouble _ to fix the car. A. tryB. triesC. tryingD. triedII. 连词组句：请将下列词重新排序后组成一个句子，每个词只能用一次 6. race, a, once, was, the, held, year_. 7. the, feel, prize, excitement, make, me, a, deal, great, of, big_.8. plane, explosions, in, many, great, a, there, were, the, crash_.9. computer, broke, my, down, yesterday_.10. I, to, hear, pleased, that, am_.III. 完形填空Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot _11_ things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Dont forget this!”One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he _12_ home, his wife said, “Now you have all these _13_. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and _14_ the train with it.About half _15_ hour later, the conductor began to check the tickets. He came to the old man and _16_, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find _17_. He was very worried. “I cant find my ticket. I really bought a ticket _18_ I got on the train.” said the old man.“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you dont have to buy _19_ one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where Im going? I cant _20_ my destination!” the old man said sadly. 11. A. a lot ofB. a kind ofC. a piece ofD. a pair of 12. A. gotB. leftC. wentD. moved 13. A. moneyB. clothesC. ticketsD. things 14. A. had onB. went onC. got onD. passed on 15. A. aB. anC. theD. this 16. A. sayB. saidC. saysD. saying 17. A. itB. thisC. thatD. ticket 18. A. whenB. tillC. beforeD. after 19. A. otherB. the otherC. the othersD. another 20. A. forgetB. getC. rememberD. seeIV. 翻译 21. a great deal of_ 22. on the course_ 23. take part in _ 24