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英语《二》试题
Ⅰ
.Vocabulary and Structure
(10 points, 1 point for each item)
从下列各句四个选项中选出一个最
佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1.
________
Americans
have
different
views
on
many
issues,
they
tend
to
agree
on
one
subject: taxes are too
high.
A. Despite
B. In spite of
C. Because
D.
Although
2.
These
little
things
aren't
important
________
themselves,
but
put
together,
they
can
cause
troubles.
A. by
B. In
C. For
D.
at
3. If there were any inhabitants of the
moon, they would see our earth reflecting the
light of
the sun, again like a huge
mirror ________ in the sky.
A. hang
B.
hanged
C. hung
D. hangs
4.
When we call a word
“
learned
,
”
we do not mean
that it is used by learned persons alone,
________ simply that its presence in
the English vocabulary is due to books and the
cultivation of
literature rather than
to the actual needs of ordinary
conversation.
A. so
B. since
C. but
D.
for
5. ________ is accepted as true often
is relatively, and not absolutely, true.
A.
What
B. That
C. Which
D.
It
6. I ________ awake for about two hours
last night.
A. lie
B. lied
C. laid
D. lay
7. In theory, every person
will have ________ to an unlimited amount of
information with
the development of
telecommunication satellites.
A.
Entry
B. Access
C. Entrance
D.
opening
8. It is in Iran ________
the family members are involved in the wedding
preparations.
A. Where
B. in which
C. that
D.
from which
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9. I have never before met ________ as
he is.
A. so an intelligent person
B. a so intelligent person
C.
so intelligent person
D. so intelligent a person
10.
The role of the father in the traditional family
was to provide ________ his family.
A.
For
B. With
C. Up
D.
over
Ⅱ
. Cloze Test (10 points, 1
point for each item)
答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
Getting plenty of exercise is very
important. I enjoy 11 very much. Last Summer, I
went to
the beach every day. I plan to
go there this summer too, 12 I may not be able to.
I have a new job.
Sometimes I have to
work until 13 at night. Though I now work more
hours than I used to, I do
receive a
larger salary. I didn't receive much pay on my old
job. I like 14 new job, but had I known
that it would take up so much of my
free time, I 15 it. I prefer swimming to spending
money.
I have heared that riding a bike is
good exercise. Maybe I will be able to16 enough
money to
buy a bike. My neighbour, Mrs.
Wilson, has a bicycle that I could borrow from
her, but I would
rather own my own
bike. If I used 17 , I would worry about damaging
it. Since I 18 more money
now, I think
that I can afford to buy my own. Getting a bike is
really a good idea, because while I
am
riding to and from work, I will be getting
exercise at the same time. It's easier to get to
the
beach by bike too. I might be able
to go swimming every day 19 . This new job is
great: I'm very
20 . This will be a
summer full of exercise.
11. A. to swim
B. Swim
C. swimming
D. the swim
12. A. and
B. or
C. neither
D. but
13.
A. lately
B.
latter
C. late
D. latest
14. A. some
B. any
C.
my
D. its
15. A. would not take
B. wouldn't
have taken
C. won't have taken
D.
had not taken
16. A. take
B. save
C. keep
D.
maintain
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17. A. her
B. hers
C. its
D. theirs
18. A. make
B. spend
C.
Pay
D. do
19.
A. at all
B. all over
C. after all
D. all
but
20. A. excited
B. exciting
C. surprising
D. surprised
Ⅲ
.Reading Comprehension (30
points, 2 points for each item)
的答案涂黑。
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the
following passage.
When Rowland Hill, little
more than a hundred years ago, first advocated the
introduction of
cheap postage in
England, he had to face many opponents of the
scheme; some said that it would
not
pay, others that it was unworkable. But Hill,
supported by general public opinion, eventually
overcame opposition, and late in 1839
the Penny Post was established. From then until
the first
world war the cost of sending
a letter any distance within the United Kingdom
remained at one
penny. The gloomy
prophecies (
预言
) of the
critics were not fulfilled: the profits of the
Post Office
were maintained and
improvements in transport and administration made
it possible not only to
handle the
increased volume of correspondence but also to
extend postal facilities.
Before this great change
took place, the charge for sending a letter varied
according to the
distance the letter
was carried and had to be paid for on delivery by
the person to whom it was
addressed.
The lowest charge was four pence and for long
distances as much as eighteen pence.
Such high rates, when wages were low,
could rarely be afforded by poor people, who were
often
compelled to refuse letters from
their dear ones because they were unable to pay.
Under the new
scheme, a letter was paid
for by the sender, who
affixed(
贴上
) to it an
adhesive(
粘的
) postage
stamp, the cost of which was within
reach of all. Thus the poor were enabled to
exchange news
with their relations and
friends at a time when many of them had left their
homes to seek work
elsewhere.
Businessmen
also found cheap postage a boom and, since it soon
turned out to be a great
financial
success,
the
new
scheme
was,
before
long,
adopted
by
every
civilized
country
in
the
world
——
a final
tribute(
明证
) to the wisdom
and vision of its promoter.
21.
“
Some said that it (i.e.
Rowland Hill's scheme) would not
pay
”
means
________.
A. some said that people would refuse
to pay for the scheme
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B. some said that the
scheme would not be profitable
C. some said
that the scheme was not economical
D. some said that they did not have
enough money to pay for the scheme
22. Rowland
Hill's system is known as the
‘
Penny
post
’
________.
A.
because it undertook the delivery of all inland
letters for the charge of one penny
B. since it was
established late in 1839
C.
because many people who used its facilities were
poor
D. as a result of the
gloomy prophecies of those who had said scheme
would not pay
23. Postal
facilities were extended after the introduction of
the Penny Post ________.
A.
because the volume of correspondence
increased
B. as a result of
improvements in transport and
administration
C. until the first world war
D.
provided that the cost of sending a letter
remained at one penny
24.
Under
the
old
system
the
poor
had
frequently
been
compelled
to
refuse
letters
________.
A.
because
they
could
not
afford
to
pay
the
high
postage
rates
which
had
to
be
paid
on
receipt of a
letter
B. unless the charge on
them was less than four pence
C.
although rates varied according to the distance
letters were carried
D. because many
of them had left their homes to seek work
elsewhere
25. The new
postal scheme was adopted by every civilized
country in the world ________.
A. because it
enabled the poor, as well as the rich, to exchange
news
B. as a tribute to the
wisdom and vision of its promoter
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C. since the scheme, in
addition to its convenience, had proved
financially successful
D. a
hundred years after its adoption by the English
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the
following passage.
We can make mistakes at any
age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But
most
mistakes are about people.
“
Did Jerry really care when
I broke up with Helen?
”
“
When I got
that
great
job,
did
Jim
really
feel
good
about
it,
as
a
friend?
Or
did
he
envy
my
luck?
”
“
And
Paul-why didn't I pick up that he was
friendly just because I had a
car?
”
When we
look back,
doubts like these can make
us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too
late.
Why
do
we
go
wrong
about
our
friends
——
or
our
enemies?
Sometimes
what
people
say
hides
their
real
meaning.
And
if
we
don't
really
listen,
we
miss
the
feeling
behind
the
words.
Suppose someone tells you,
“
You're a lucky
dog.
”
Is he
really on your side? If he said,
“
You're
a lucky
guy
”
or
“
You're a lucky
gal,
”
that's
being friendly. But
“
lucky
dog
”
? There's a bit of
envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't
see it himself. But bringing in the
“
dog
”
bit puts you
down a little.
What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you
deserve your luck.
“
Just think of all the
things you have to be thankful
for
”
is another
noise that says one thing
and means
another. It could mean that the speaker is trying
to get you to see your problem as
part
of
your
life
as
a
whole.
But
is
he?
Wrapped
up
in
this
phrase
is
the
thought
that
your
problem isn't
important. It's telling you to think of all the
starving people in the world when you
haven't got a date for Saturday
night.
How can you tell the real
meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take
a good look
at the person talking. Do
his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says
quare with(
符合
) the
tone of voice? His posture? The look in
his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend
thinking
about the real meaning of what
people say to you may save another
mistake.
26. In the first paragraph,
the writer recalls some things that happened
between him and his
friends. He
________.
A. feels happy,
thinking of how nice his friends were to
him
B. feels he may not have
“
read
”
his friends' true feeling
correctly
C. is sorry that
his friends let him down
D. thinks it was a mistake to have
broken up with his girl friends, Helen
27. In the second paragraph, the writer
talks about someone saying,
“
You're a lucky
dog.
”
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He is saying that
________.
A. the speaker of this
sentence is just being friendly
B.
this saying means the same as
“
You're a lucky
guy
”
or
“
You're a lucky
gal.
”
C. the word
“
dog
”
shouldn't be used to apply to
people
D. sometimes the words give
a clue(
线索
) to the feeling
behind the words
28. This passage tries to
tell you how to ________.
A. avoid mistakes about
money and friends
B.
“
size
up
”
people
C. avoid
mistakes in understanding what people tell
you
D. keep people friendly without
trusting them
29. In listening to a
person the important thing is ________.
A.
to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in
his eye
B. to listen to how he
pronounces his words
C. to check his
words against his manner, his tone of voice, and
his posture
D. not to believe what he
says
30.
The
phrase
‘
puts
you
down
’
(Para
2,
Line
7)
can
be
replaced
by
another
phrase
“<
/p>
________
”
.
< br>
A. makes you humble
B. reduces you to
silence
C. press you down
D. makes you sad
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the
following passage.
It is not often realized
that women held a high place in southern European
societies in the
10th and 11th
centuries. As a wife, the woman was protected by
the setting up of a dowry or
decimum.
Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her
against the risk of
desertion(
抛弃
),
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