全国英语等级考试二级模拟试题

全国英语等级考试二级模拟试题

全国英语等级考试二级模拟试题(二)

第一部分 听力理解 （略）

第二部分 英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空

1.He is ______ a writer.

A. failure as B. a failure as C. the failure for D. a failure with

2.– can you come on Monday or Tuesday?

– I'm afraid ______ day is possible.

A. either B. neither C. any D. some

3.Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge. I can't remember ______.

A. where B. there C. which D. what

4.In the centuries _____, Egypt became one of the most advanced civilizations on earth.

A. followed B. tat was followed C. which was following D. which followed

5.To enter his house is like ______ a small museum.

A. to enter B. entering C. entered D. enter

6.The local government cut down their costs ______ 30 percent.

A. at B. by C. for D. with

7.I'm reading his ______ novel.

A. best-selling B. best-sold C. best-sale D. best-sell

8.It's rude of you to shout _______ the room.

A. beyond B. through C. across D. over

9.People are more likely to stay _______ 30 miles of _______ they were born.

A. in … where B. at … what C. within … what D. within … where

10.After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses ______ on the table all the time.

A. were lain B. had been lain C. have been lying D. had been lying

11.Facts show that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ______ directed.

A . like B. as C. which D. so

12.I walked too much yesterday and ______ are still aching now.

A. my leg muscles B. my muscles of leg

C. my leg's muscles D. my muscles of the leg

13.He will have ______ 30 by the end of this year.

A. turned B. become C. got D. taken

14.Macao ______ its return to China in December, 1999.

A. watched B. found C. saw D. noticed

15.This hotel _______ $60 for a single room with bath.

A. charges B. demands C. prices D. claims

第二节 完形填空

My father waved me goodbye and the bus （16）_____. My first country journey then began. The man sitting next to me was a road engineer. He said that （17）_____ by bus was an excellent way to （18）_____ road for him. We passed many villages on the way and stopped once （19）_____ to buy cold drinks, （20）_____ it was very hot. The countryside was brown and dry and there were long （21）_____ with no people or villages in （22）_____. We also stopped once at

全国英语等级考试二级模拟试题

some road works, （23）_____ made my traveling companion very （24）_____.

Most of us were dozing in the afternoon heat （25）_____ we were （26）_____ by a sudden noise which （27）_____ a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved（突然转向） and then stopped （28 ）_____ the side of the road, I remembered all the horrible stories I had read about bands of robbers who used to attack travelers on （29）_____ roads like this. Many of （30）_____ people looked as bewildered and frightened as I （31）_____.

My neighbor, （32）_____ , reassured me. ―Nothing （33）_____, only a （34）_____ tyre. But we （35）_____ while he changes the wheel.‖

16. A. set in B. set off C. set D. set up

17. A. traveling B. going C. judging D. coming

18. A. investigate B. repair C. explore D. test

19. A. and two B. or twice C. or two D. and twice

20. A. because B. since C. now that D. when

21. A. extensions B. ways C. stretches D. periods

22. A. view B. vision C. sight D. eyes

23. A. as it B. which C. so that D. thus

24. A. upset B. depressed C. calm D. excited

25. A. when B. where C. while D. the moment

26. A. waken B. awake C. woke D. woken

27. A. sounded as B. sounded like C. sounded with D. sound as if

28. A. to B. onto C. at D. besides

29. A. desert B. deserted C. dessert D. desserted

30. A. the other B. other C. another D. the

31. A. as I was looked B. as I must have looked

C. as I must have been looked D. as I look

32. A. therefore B. although C. however D. furthermore

33. A. to be worried B. to worry C. to be worried about D. to worry about

34. A. flat B. broken C. wrong D. burst

35. A. will have been waiting B. will have waited

C. shall need wait D. shall have to wait

第三部分 阅读理解

A

What will man be like in the future-in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to we …… 此处隐藏：19690字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……