公共英语等级考试二级模拟试题

3.We’ve ____a conclusion that this is not true.a. reached b. arrived c. came d. obtain.

4.Medical science is _____rapidly in our country.a. proceeding b. progressing c. moving d. develop5.______this problem, I will tackle with it later.a. At b. Concerned c. With d. As to

6.The overwhelming flood has polluted the water sources of the city and it is now _____drinkable water.a. in need b. in short c. short of d. needed7._____a man coming, the thief ran away.

a. At sight b. In sight c. At the sight of d. In sight of8.In a few minutes, Mrs. Smith suddenly_____.a. overcame b. regained c. came to d. recovered9.We have _____with the company for 10 tons of steel.a. contracted b. contacted c. constructed d. convinced.

10.The hero in that film is based on a real historical figure, not an _____one.a.imaginable b. imaginative c. imaginary d. imagination11 Nowadays many species of animals are no longer____.a. in common b. exist c. living d. in existence

12.She _____that if he didn’t give her enough money, she would make it public.a. threatened b. tortured c. feared d. scared.

13.We should judge a man by his ____, not by his talks.a. actions b. act c. deeds d. activities

14.Children need many things, but ____they need affection.a. after all b. for all c. above all d. in all15.Difficult ____it was, they finished it on time.a. though b. although c. as d. still

16. The war broke out and killed many _____.a. as a result b. at last c. in the end d. therefore

17. They attached great importance _____the friendship between the two countries.a. for b. of c. with d. to

18. The children are quite happy ____the thought of the coming summer holiday.a. in b. at c. upon d. on

19.Once the decision ____, the most important thing to do is how to carry it out.a. has been made b. made

c. been made d. having been made

20. _____the circumstances, he has done the job quite well.a. Considering b. Considered

c. Being considering d. Being considered

21. As ____as I am _____, I don’t care what you do.a. long…concerned b. long…concerningc. far…concerned d. far…concerning

22. The medicine can make people _____fever.

a. immune with b. immune to c. motionless d. inactive to23. He was severely ill, ____he had to lie in bed.a. as much as that b. so many so thatc. so serious to that d. so much so that

24.It is easy to _____a machine ____but difficult to put it together.a. tear…apart b. take …awayc. take …apart d. bring…away

25. Hearing that he had the first prize, he ____with delight.a. seamed b. filled c. beamed d. joined

26. It’s my _____opinion that I should go abroad after graduation.a. considerable b. considerate c. considered d. considering

27. You must ____the fact that you are no longer as strong as you were.a. live on b. live with c. live in d. live up

28. It is a _____time to wait for the result of the exam.a. trying b. tried c .difficult d. worrying

29. You can hardly avoid ____her if you both work in the same office.a. to meet b. meet c .meeting d. meeting with

30. If you agree to have this operation, ____are that you may recover sooner.a. chances b. opportunities c. occasions d. fortunes

31. Although Annie is happy with her success she wonders ____will happen to her private life.a. that b. what c. it d. this

32.It’s high time that the government took some effective measures to ____the city.a. clear up b. show up c. clean up d. tear apart33. Both sides _____these terms.

a. agreed on b. agreed with d. agreed to d. agreed34. Mad with ____, he beat his son with a big stick.a. range b. rage c. rag d .rank

35. It was so cold outside that my toes became ______.a. numb b. warm c. painful d. stiff

36. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _____enough to eat.a. mild b. slight c .light d. tender37. The rate of unemployment is ____.a. rising b. increase c. decrease d .rise

38. “American Dream” is defined as a young man rising from the humblest beginning to acquire great achievements AbrahamLincoln is ____.

a. the case b. a case in point c. a case d. in point39. Each ticket ____only one person to the exhibition.a. enters b. posts c. admits d. persuades

40. He is ____on going to American to continue his studies.a. intention b. intend c. intent d .intensePart II Reading Comprehension

掌握教材中每单元中及 Test Yourself 中的阅读理解题Passage 1

When 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 eachschool reading assignment to me because I didn’t understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragraph to

me, and then after each paragraph, she summarized what we just read.

In class, I tried to hide the fact that I could’t read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading

homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class starting at the page, pretending I was reading it—I remembera terrible feeling of not wanting to get in trouble for not being able to comprehend. I had to wait until I got home so my mothercould explain it to me. How did I ever 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 got hold of all the speed reading books I could get my handson. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed reading. Then I developed my ownsystem which was easier and produced quicker results. I started practicing these techniques every day, and as I started toread faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I wasreading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better.

I found that when you read slowly, word by word, you get lost in the world, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehensiondrops. When you read faster, your concentration actually increases and your comprehension goes up because instead ofgetting lost in the words, you see the overall picture.

1 The main difficulty and writer had in reading in her 7th grade was that _____a.she often forget her school reading assignmentsb.she had difficulty reading with comprehensionc.she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammard.she always looked elsewhere when asked to read

2The writer would pretend to be reading in the last 10 minutes of class because______a.she was afraid of being found outb.the reading class was terrible

c.she had to do what others were doingd.her mother told her to do so

3The writer’s reading ability improved a great deal mainly because _____a.she entered Cornell University

b.she took a course on speed readingc.her mother managed to help her outd.she developed her own way of reading

4From her own experience, the writer found that ________a.one’s comprehension drops if one reads too slowlyb.in order to understand better, one has to read slowly

c.one tends to neglect the detailed information if one reads fastd.many people read fast in order to save time

5After reading the passage, 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 mother

c.give a detailed description of different reading skillsd.illustrate the necessity of fast reading1-5 b a d a dPassage 2

If we were asked exactly what were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if wehad kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able give an answer to the question.It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimesmen did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.

Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. Forexample, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leavewritten records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago incentral Africa, because they had not learned to write.

Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about if fromolder people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and thesehave been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past.This we may call ‘remembered history’. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as

written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in

writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.6. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?

a.“Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable.

b.Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.c.A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer many questionsd.Where there are no written records, there is no history

7. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because ______a.there was nothing worth being written down at that time

b.the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordc.the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fired.the people there did not know how to write

8. “Remembered history” refers to________a.history based on a person’s imagination

b.stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthc.songs and dances about the most important eventsd.both b and c

9. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when ______a. it is written down b. no written account is availablec. it proves to be true d. people are interested in it

10. The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had______

a.kept a written record of every past eventb.not burnt their written records in wars

c.told exact stories of the most important happeningsd.made more songs and dances6-10 d d d b aPassage 3

Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps weall do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British

Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups inthe contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 116; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were elevenprize-winners altogether.

Nei Hunt, one of the prize-winner, was called “Sunshine Superman” by one newspaper writing about his design. It’s

important, when people study the weather, to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours ofsunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Nei’s is more accurate and this isvery important for research into ways of using solar power. With his prize of ￡100, Nei plans to carry on inventing.You can do so much with animation (动画⽚). Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures withappear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on roadsigns. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling,trains moving, horses galloping or a car falling over the edge of cliff. Quite a warning!

The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren forsuggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power”!

11.______was carried out recently in Britain.

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