二级英语练习(8)

03二级合格期中考 二级英语练习( 8 ) 05D8 I. Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的,）： ( ) 1. Our classroom must be made _____ all the time. A) clean B) to clean C) cleaning D) cleans ( ) 2. His _____ son is very intelligent. A) six-years-old B) six-year-old C) six years old D) six year old ( ) 3. ─ May I speak to Mary? ─ _____ She’s in her room. A) Speaking. B) Who are you? C) Hold the line. D) I’m her father. ( ) 4. When I got to the office, the meeting _____ for five minutes. A) began B) has began C) had begun D) had been on ( ) 5. The problem is _____ for me to work _____ out. A) too easy, it B) easy enough, it C) too hard, / D) hard enough, / ( ) 6. His job is _____ the class meeting. A) to organize B) to organizing C) organizing D) organized ( ) 7. Your uniform is _____ than mine. A) much more dirtier B) more dirtier C) far dirtier D) far more dirtier ( ) 8. We _____ the Western Hills at 10:30 this morning. A) set out for B) set off to C) left to D) went for ( ) 9. There are many more here. Shall I show you _____ one? A) another B) other C) the other D) more ( )10. Well done. You’ve made _____ mistakes this time. A) little B) a little C) few D) a few ( )11. A recorder _____ English in our classroom. A) used to learn B) used to learning C) is used to learn D) is used to learning ( )12. My mother is too fat , and she’s going _____ now. A) on a diet B) for a diet C) to a diet D) with a diet ( )13. Although the three boys got tired, _____ of them would give it up. A) but none B) but neither C) none D) neither ( )14. Look, the house is on fire. Let’s go and _____ the fire together. A) put away B) put off C) put out D) put down ( )15. How did you _____ at the meeting yesterday evening? A) speak B) say C) talk D) tell ( )16. The Blacks are _____ visiting China soon. A) looking forward to B) eager to C) expecting to D) hoping to ( )17. This company is _____ Mr. Yellow. A) in charge of B) take charge of C) responsible for D) in the charge of ( )18. It is foolish _____ us to believe him so easily. A) for B) to C) of D) about ( )19. The story _____ in my home town about thirty years ago. A) was held B) took place C) was happened D) was taken place ( )20. Though Peter did his best, he _____ the maths test at last. A) failed to B) passed C) failed in D) couldn’t pass ( )21. Don’t worry. It won’t _____ long for you to finish the test. A) cost B) need C) spend D) take ( )22. Our teacher said that light _____ faster than sound. A) travel B) travels C) traveled D) had traveled ( )23. _____ the students went to the picture show that day. A) Two hundreds B) Two hundred C) Hundreds of D) Two hundred of ( )24. The boy felt _____ to go to school after having a rest. A) enough good B) enough well C) good enough D) well enough ( )25. I haven’t learned the word before, so I don’t know _____. A) what to use B) how to use C) what to use it D) how to use it ( )26. _____ honest the little boy is! A) What B) What a C) What an D) How ( )27. I’ll visit my friend and stay with him for _____ next week. A) some time B) some times C) sometime D) at some time ( )28. I didn’t turn off the TV _____ 11:00 last night. A) on B) at C) until D) during ( )29. My father _____ get up at 6:30 in the morning, but now he gets up at 6:00. A) was used to B) used to C) was used D) used ( )30. By the year 2000, Jack _____ in the supermarket for twenty years. A) has worked B) worked C) had worked D) will work ( )31. Mike likes the dog _____ much that he stays with it all day long. A) so B) too C) very D) quite ( )32. It’s much warmer here inside. You’d better _____ your coat. A) put out B) put off C) put on D) take off ( )33. The music is nice but it’s too loud. Can you _____ the TV set a little bit? A) turn up B) turn down C) turn on D) turn off ( )34. It was _____ a cold winter afternoon that he met her. A) in B) on C) at D) of ( )35.He found all the desks in the room _____ dust. A) were covered with B) was covered of C) covered with D) covered of ( )36. The girl with brown hair is _____ of the _____ sisters. A) the elder, twin B) the older, twin C) the elder, twins D) the older, twins ( )37. The book written by the famous writer is worth ______. A) to be bought B) bought C) to buy D) buying ( )38. It’s unusual _____ Tommy to pass the history test. A) to B) for C) of D) with ( )39. I’m not sure _____ I can win the game this time. A) that B) what C) whether D) where ( )40. If you have any questions to ask me, please _____ your hands. A) raise B) rise C) put D) take up II. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）： When you are reading something in English, you may often come across a new word. What’s the best way to know it? You may look it up in the English-Chinese Dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the part of speech, the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly? First, all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A, then B, C, D, E …. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter, then the third, the fourth, … For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just” etc. Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English learning. 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示: ( ) 41. We may often meet with a new word while reading something in English. ( ) 42. When you don’t know a word, the best way is to ask your teacher. ( ) 43. It’s true that a dictionary will tell you how to use the word. ( ) 44. We may look up the word according to its location in the alphabetical order. ( ) 45. The word “design” will be certainly before the word “decorate” in the dictionary. III. Read and choose(阅读后选择): As you grow bigger and stronger, are you growing in mental(精神的) health as well? There is no human being who has no problems. But the way you handle(处理) them 46 whether you are growing in mental health. To be a person with mental health, you have to learn about yourself and about the world you live in. You have to learn how to get along with other people. You have to know how to make the most of your good points and how to accept your limitations(局限性).You too have to learn how to 47 disappointment. Learn to smile 48 people, like people and help people. Have confidence in your ability to do well and to 49 problems well. Know also that other people may like to help you, and never lose the chance to make use of their help. All this 50 you to grow in mental health. 根据短文选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示，填入空格内： ( ) 46. A) asks B) says C) shows D) gives ( ) 47. A) remind B) find C) face D) remember ( ) 48. A) for B) at C) with D) as ( ) 49. A) solve B) work out C) deal D) decide ( ) 50. A) allows B) makes C) lets D) helps