大學(xué)英語二級(jí)測試卷二

1、大學(xué)英語二級(jí)測試卷（二）Part I Listening comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. Dur

2、ing the pause you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) He objects her visit.B) The class is not worth visiting.C) To visit his class next Monday.D) Th

3、e students will have their examination next Monday.2. A) She imagined the hotel exactly. B) She agreed with the man. C) She has been in the worth hotels. D) She has other expectations.3. A) It is excellent. B) It is not good. C) He wants to see it again. D) He wants to stay at home.4. A) Mrs. Smith

4、left before Mr. Smith did. B) Mr. Smith left before Mrs. Smith did. C) Mrs. Smith left the house an hour age before her husband did. D) Mr. Smith left the house an hour ago before his wife did.5. A) No. It is too small for the Andersons. B) No. It is too big for the Andersons. C) Yes. It is big enou

5、gh for the Andersons. D) Yes. Because it is very beautiful. 6. A) Waiter and customer. B) Doctor and patient. C) Delivery boy and customer. D) Brother and sister. 7. A) He cannot get the books he needs. B) He must read a lot of books. C) He thinks the course is difficult. D) He doesnt like history c

6、ourse. 8. A) It will probably rain. B) It will probably be foggy. C) It will probably not rain. D) It will probably be cold. 9. A) 8:15 B) 7:45 C) 8:45 D) 7:3010. A) At a department store. B) At a cleaners. C) At a ticket office. D) On a train. Section BDirections: in this section, you will hear 3 s

7、hort passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you heat a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a

8、 single line through the center.Passage OneQuestion 11to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Stones B) Fossils C) Bones D) Mastodon12. A) In a ditch near their home. B) In New York. C) In their school. D) In the American museum of national history.13. A) Less than 1000 years. B) M

9、ore than 1000 years. C) About 1000 years. D) Less than 1000 years.Passage twoQuestion 14to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Because it is a small town. B) Because a lot of tourists are staying in the town. C) Because there are many people coming to attend conversations. D) Beca

10、use the man arrived there too late at night.15. A) The Luxor Hotel in downtown area. B) The Luxor Hotel is too small and inexpensive. C) The Luxor Hotel is far from the city center. D) The Luxor Hotel is too expensive for ordinary people.16. A) The man himself. B) The mans boss. C) The airline compa

11、ny D) Not mentioned in the dialogue.Passage threeQuestion 17to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) They were freed by an old lady. B) Through the carelessness of their keeper. C) By pretending to be asleep. D) By an accident that broke open their cage. 18. A) To a nearby meadow. B

12、) To the trainers house. C) To the elderly ladys house. D) To a nearby zoo. 19. A) Because she likes lions. B) Because she is fearless. C) Because the trainer told her not to be afraid. D) Because she thought the lion was a big dog. 20. A) It turned to its cage. B) It killed the old lady. C) It fell

13、 asleep on the bedroom rug. D) It went to grassy meadow and slept.Part IIReading Comprehension (20%)1 Many of us believe that a persons mind becomes less active as he grows older. But this is not true, according to Dr. Jarvik, professor of psychiatry at the University of California. She has studied

14、the mental functioning of aging persons for several years. For example, one of her studies concerns 136 pairs of identical twins, who were first examined when they were already 60 years old. As Dr. Jarvik continued the study of the twins into their 70s and 80s, their minds did not generally decline

15、as was expected. However, there was some decline in their psycho-motor speed. This means that it took them longer to accomplish mental tasks than it used to. But when speed was not a factor, they lost very little intellectual ability over the years. In general, Dr. Jarvik s studies have shown that t

16、here is no decline in knowledge or reasoning ability. This is true not only with those in their 30s and 40s, but with those in their 60s and 70s as well. It is true that older people themselves often complain that their memory is not as good as it once was. However, much of what we call loss of memo

17、ry is not that at all. They usually are incomplete learning in the first place. For example, the older person perhaps had trouble hearing, or poor vision, or inattention, or was trying to learn the new thing at too fast a pace. In the cases where the older persons mind really seems to decay, its not

18、 necessarily a sign of decay due to old age. Often it is simply a sign of depressed emotional state.1.According to Dr. Jarviks studies, middle-aged and older persons would expected to _A. remember less B. reason better C. learn fewer new things D. lose no intellectual ability 2.Mental decay due to a

19、ging is _A. common B. much more common than most people believe C. much less common than most people believe D. true of those over sixty 3. A long-term study of 136 pairs of twins showed that _A. they lost a little ability to reason over the years.B. the only factor, which declined over the years, w

20、as their speed with which to perform mental tasks.C. their memory was not as good as it had once been.D. their minds became a bit more active as they grew older.4. According to the passage, all the following are instances of incomplete learning except _A. poor hearing B. bad eyebrightC. lack of atte

21、ntion D. the attempt to learn many new things5.What we call mental decay is usually a sign of _A. a low-spirited stateB. a worsening state of healthC. old age D. nervous tension 2Third World countries often mistakenly decide to permit rapid industrialization. When this industrialization occurs, many

22、 new factories open, and workers get jobs. Unfortunately, many of these new jobs are not permanent. The leaders of an industry want their factories to be as productive as possible and they will do anything to achieve that goal. Whenever they can, they take advantage of automation, which means that w

23、orkers are replaced by a more efficient machine. As a result, a worker trained for a specific factory job becomes unemployed, and the profits of the factory owners are maximized. Many experts in Third World economics are concerned about rapid industrialization because it brings problems as well as p

24、rogress. Citizens of these countries need jobs that will last, not jobs that are temporary. In the opinion of these economists, the leaders of Third World countries should be aware of the dangers as well as the advantages of rapid industrialization.1.The rapid industrialization in Third World countr

25、ies could mean _.A. more progress to the state B. more profits to the factory owners C. more problems to the governmentD. all of above 2.Of the following four points, which one do leaders of an industry consider first?A. More jobs for workers.B. Rapid development in all the fields. C. Better pay for

26、 the workers.D. Highest productivity.3.According to the passage, automation could lead to _A. more jobs and therefore more pay B. fewer machines and therefore more workersC. more machines and therefore more workersD. more machines and therefore more progress4.The author wrote the passage in order to

27、 _.A. tell us an interesting story B. reveal a factC. tell us the disadvantages of automation D. give a warning to some Third World countries5.In the sentence Citizens of these countries need jobs that will last, the word last means _.A. follow all the rest B. go on C. become late D. be most recent

28、3 When young people got their first real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situations. They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable and insecure in both professional and social situations. Eventually, t

29、hey realize that university classes cant be the only preparation for all of the different situations that arise in the working world. Perhaps the best way to learn how to behave in the working world is identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you will be able to see what i

30、t is that you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts in crisis. Perhaps even more important, you will be able to see what is his approach to day-to-day situations. While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like yours and h

31、ow you can learn from his responses to variety of situations. By watching and learning from a model, you will probably begin to identify and adopt good working habits.1.The young people just graduated from school may not behave well in the working world, because _.A. what they learn in university la

32、sses is not adequate for their new lifeB. they are not well educated.C. the society is too complicated to adapt to.D. they failed to work hard at school2.In the last line of the first paragraph, the word arise means _.A. bring about B. come into being C. occur to D. cause to happen 3.The best way to

33、 learn how to behave in the working world is _.A. to find a worker and follow him closelyB. to find a person you admire and make friends with him C. to find a person you respect and watch carefully how he acts in different situations.D. to make the acquaintance of a model you admire4.In the last lin

34、e of the second paragraph, the word approach means _.A. means of entering B. speaking to someone for the first time C. way of coming nearer to D. manner of doing something 5.The passage could be best-entitled _.A. Learn from a ModelB. Learn, Learn and Learn AgainC. Learn ForeverD. One Is Never Too O

35、ld to Learn4When I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of school reading assignment to me because I didnt understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to me., and then after each paragraph, she summari

36、zed what we just read.In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldnt read. My teachers gave the last ten minutes of the class to start our reading assignment, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of the class staring at the page, pretending I was reading it - I remember a terrible feeli

37、ng of not wanting to get in trouble for not being able to comprehend. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain to me. How did I get into Cornell University? By eighth grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was reading at an incredibly slow rate. In eighth grade, I g

38、ot hold of all the speed reading books I could get my hands on. I read them very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed reading. Then I developed my own system which was easier and produced quick results. I started to practice these techniques every day, and I started to read

39、 faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better.1. The main difficulty the writer had in reading in her 7th grade was that .A. she often

40、forgot her school assignmentB. she had difficulty reading with comprehensionC. she had a poor vocabulary and bad grammarD. she always looked elsewhere when asked to read2. The writer would pretend to read in the last ten minutes of the class because .A. she was afraid of being found out B. the readi

41、ng class was terribleC. she had to do what others were doingD. her mother told her to do so3. The writers reading ability improved a great deal mainly because .A. she entered Cornell UniversityB. she took a course on speed readingC. her mother managed to help her outD. she developed her own way of r

42、eading4. From her own experience, the writer found that .A. one comprehension drops if one reads too slowlyB. in order to understand better, one has to read slowlyC. one tends to neglect the detailed information if one reads fastD. many people read fast in order save time5. After reading the passage

43、, we can conclude that the writer wrote the passage in order to .A. convince the readers of the importance of higher educationB. tell a story in honor of her motherC. give a detailed description of different reading skillsD. illustrate the necessity of fast readingPart IIIVocabulary (15%)1As soon as

44、 it started t0 rain we turned round andhomeA)made off B)made forC)made tracks D)made up for2Although the police had spent a who1e month investigating the crime, itseemed that they had 1ost a11 hope ofthe criminalsA)turning Out B)trailing off C)tracing back D)tracking down3Heat the desk with his back

45、 to usA)was seated B)seatedC)was sat D)sitted4The sun was so hot that we _ off our clothesA)felt like to B)felt throwingC)felt like throwing D)felt on to throw5The driver was still thinking of the wonderful moment and when his car running into a truck，hewith a startA)came up to B)came toC)came up D)

46、came on6He hasthe good opinion of his friendsA)sacrificed B)100ked up at、C)forfeited D)served7A smile 0f happiness lither faceA)on B)over C)off D)up8Metalsas they become coolA)contract B)reduceC)condense D)compress9the police，the thief ran awayA)In sight B)In sight ofC)At the sight of D)In the sight

47、 of10New houses were _ all over the townA)growing up B)springing upC)making up D)jumping up11. Lets hang the picture on thewallA)blank B)bareC)vacant D)empty 12. They were evidently trying tothe public into obedienceA)frighten B)drawC)attract D)make13. Dick hashis childish habitsA)outgrown B)outletC

48、)outnumbered D)outdone14. His voicethat he was very glad to see us againA)uncovered B)revealedC)noticed out D)pointed out15If you always makepromises，no one will believe youA)bare B)ho1lowC)empty D)dull16. A chairman smile _ her face.A. lit into B. lit on C. lit out D. lit up17. The Roman _ is calcu

49、lated from the date when Rome was supposedly founded.A. era B. times C. day D. epoch18. While I like the dress very much, I cant afford it. “while ” means _.A. When B. Although C. As long as D. Whereas19. He went into the coffee shop and _ in a corner.A. was seating B. seated downC. seated himself D

50、. was sitting20. Something rather odd sprung up. “ Sprung up” means _.A. happened B. jumped upC. grown up D. blown21. When she _, she found herself in a hospital.A. came out B. came to C. came over D. came up22. When she came in from the rainstorm, she looked _ she had taken a shower with her clothe

51、s on.A. as B. like C. as for D. as if23. She has _ her earlier interest in love stories.A. outgrown B. outgrown in C. outgrown up D. grown24. They hope to _ the source of the infection.A. trace down B. track outC. track down D. track up25. Metals _ in low temperatures.A. extend B. contract C. widen

52、D. control26. I dont _ beer tonight.A. feel like drinking B. feel like to drinkC. feel drinking D. feel to drink27. A fit of dizziness _ the patient.A. came across B. came upon C. came through D. came over28. We are pressed for time. Every second _. A. adds B. calculates C. times D. counts29. They f

53、ound the room _ with people.A. crowded B. crowding C. to crowd D. crowd30. Cheers _ from the ground when the pop singer got out of the car.A. rang up B. rang out C. rang off D. rang backPart IVCloze (20%)1Old Sally was a very strange woman. The fine house in which 1 had lived overlooked a lovely val

54、ley. But she hardly 2 went out. Though her servant looked 3 her, her only real companions 4 two cats. For years she had refused to see any of her relations as she felt 5 all they were 6 in her money.In this she was 7 . After her death. The few relations she had, gathered at the house to hear Sallys 8 read her will. They were all sure that Sally had left a 9 fortune and they each demanded a share. This led 10 violent arguments.