二级英语练习(9)

03英语二级合格期中考 二级英语练习( 9 ) 05D9 I. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的,）： ( ) 1. I’ve never seen such ____ one-eyed animal. A) the B) a C) an D) / ( ) 2. He told his friend that he would finish the work ____ five minutes. A) after B) for C) in D) at ( ) 3. The number of travelers to China ____ day by day. A) is rising B) are rising C) is raising D) are raising ( ) 4. Water ____ atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. A) is made from B) is made up of C) consists from D) is consisted of ( ) 5. The teacher was explaining ____ the sentence was wrong. A) us that B) us why C) to us where D) to us why ( ) 6. Look, the police ____ a robber. A) is searching B) are searching C) is searching for D) are searching for ( ) 7. My mother ____ me to collect the tickets on my way home. A) remembered B) memorized C) reminded D) remarked ( ) 8. This is the girl ____ handwriting is excellent. A) her B) who’s C) who D) whose ( ) 9. How long do you believe ____ to finish reading the book? A) it takes B) does it take C) that it takes D) it take ( )10. The sports meet ____ every four years. A) happens B) is happened C) takes place D) holds ( )11. ____ will you do with these used cans? A) How B) Where C) What D) When ( )12. I’m looking forward to ____ your letter before long. A) receive B) receiving C) be received D) be receiving ( )13. The old man died ____ cancer which is a ____ illness. A) from, dead B) from, deadly C) of, dead D) of, deadly ( )14. How can you make yourself ____ if you cannot express yourself clearly? A) understand B) understood C) understanding D) to understand ( )15. ____ the fireman could be saved was still a question. A) If B) That C) What D) Whether ( )16. It is no use ____ her advice, I think. A) to ask B) to ask for C) asking D) asking for ( )17. The room is used ____ parties by the young men. A) to hold B) to holding C) to take place D) to taking place ( )18. In the exam, the ____ you are, the ____ mistakes you’ll make. A) more careful, less B) careful, little C) careful, few D) more careful, fewer ( )19. This is a very comfortable armchair for us ____. A) to sit B) to sit in C) to sit in it D) to sitting in it ( )20. A: ____? B: She's always kind and ready to help others. A) How does she look B) What's she like C) What does she look like D) Both B and C ( )21. WTO ____ the World Trade Organization. A) stands for B) calls for C) named D) presents ( )22. The Second World War ____ in September, 1939. A) was broken out B) broke out C) was happened D) was taken place ( )23. He asked me what ____ her the day before. A) had happened with B) happened with C) happened to D) had happened to ( )24. Mr. Black is the manager of this company. He ____ this company. A) is to take charge of B) is responsible for C) is in the charge of D) has the duty from ( )25. To call an ambulance, we should dial the telephone number ____. A) 119 B) 110 C) 120 D) 114 ( )26. ____ he wasn’t well, I decided to go there without him. A) As B) Because of C) Due to D) While ( )27. I hope ____ happy while you’re here. A) you to be B) you being C) you will D) you are ( )28. A: Do you think he will go to Singapore? B: ____. A) I don’t hope so B) I hope not C) I hope it D) I don’t hope it ( )29. He dropped ____ and broke it. A) a bottle of ink B) an ink’s bottle C) a bottle of ink’s D) an ink bottle ( )30. It’s nice ____ you to get the ticket ____ F1. It’s said the car-race is very exciting. A) of, for B) for, for C) of, of D) for, of ( )31. Should we _____ the postage _____ the parcel by ourselves? A) pay, on B) pay, of C) pay for, on D) pay for, of ( )32. Alice _____ her service to the public. A) was awarded the prize for B) was deserved to get the prize for C) was proud for D) was pleased for ( )33. He said the story was interesting and he would ____ it to us before long. A) speak B) say C) talk D) tell ( )34. You ought not to believe ____ just now. A) what he said B) that he said C) in what he said D) in that he said ( )35. Would you please tell me _____? A) which is the way to the City Hotel B) which the way is to the City Hotel C) which the way to the City Hotel is D) which way to the City Hotel is II. Read and choose(阅读后选择): ( A ) Most people feel the need to make sure everyone in a group is comfortable before they start a business meeting. In most countries, building personal connections(接触) is an important first step in making sure business goes well. In the Middle East, business people like to get to know one another before starting a meeting. They often judge people's ideas on certain topics by looking into their eyes, so they need to be able to sit or stand very close to the person. Small talk doesn't begin until they are comfortable enough to move close to one another. In Latin American and Asian countries, people also think business is conducted(管理) with an individual, not a company, so it's important to have an honest relationship(关系) before any business is discussed. In the United States ,however, most business people prefer a quite small talk. When they arrive for a meeting, they hope to begin the business discussion right away, perhaps after just a few minutes of greetings and introductions. Most Americans feel that time is as valuable as money, so talking about the weather, hobbies, or the plane trip is seen as a waste of time. They usually become unhappy if the subject turns away from the business of the day. 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”示，不符合的用“B”表示: ( ) 36. Most business people like to build personal connections before a business meeting. ( ) 37. In the Middle East, it's unnecessary for business people to sit or stand very close to each other before starting a meeting. ( ) 38. People usually judge a person's ideas through his eyes. ( ) 39. In Latin American and Asian countries, business is thought to be conducted with an individual. ( ) 40. Most Americans are not interested in the subject which turns away from the business of the day. ( B ) What is language for? Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words --- the longer the lists, the better. That’s wrong. Language is for the exchange of ideas and information. It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can’t speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They’re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong become right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can’t make another people’s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn’t overdo it. They should put communication first. 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示，填入空格内： ( ) 41. Language is used to ______. A) express oneself B) practice grammar rules C) talk with foreigners only D) learn lists of words ( ) 42. Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ______. A) never makes mistakes B) often makes mistakes C) can’t avoid making mistakes D) always makes mistakes ( ) 43. “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” This sentence means that _____. A)​ foreigners speak correct English B) foreigners speak incorrect English C) foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules. D) foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English. ( ) 44. If too many native speakers break a rule, _______. A) what they use will become right. B) they are against the law. C) they should say sorry to others. D) they will become heroes. ( ) 45. When we speak a foreign language, we should ______. A) speak in Chinese way B) speak by the rules C) speak to native speakers D) not be afraid of making mistakes III.完型填空: A magician was working on a cruise ship(游艇) in the Caribbean. He has a different audience(观众) each week, so he allowed 46 to perform the same act over and over again. There was only one 47 : The captain’s parrot(鹦鹉) saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every week. Once he understood, he started shouting in the middle of every show, “Look, that’s not the same hat! Now he’s 48 the flowers under the table! Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades(黑桃A)?” The magician was furious(发怒) but couldn’t do anything about it. After all, it was the captain’s parrot. One day the unthinkable happened: The ship had an accident and sank! The magician found himself on a piece of wood in the middle of the 49 with the parrot. They glared at each other, but did not utter a single word for days. After a week the parrot finally broke the 50 and said, “OK, I give up. Where’d you hid the boat?” ( ) 46. A) others B) him C) himself D) parrot ( ) 47. A) person B) bird C) mistake D) problem ( ) 48. A) hiding B) choosing C) buying D) giving ( ) 49. A) ship B) table C) island D) ocean ( ) 50. A) word B) silence C) rule D) piece of wood