新概念第二册测试卷

新概念第二册测试卷Name Mark 一．选词填空（1X10=10分）enjoy spent salary waste appear polite afford lift proud famous1. It is a of time to do that kind of thing.2. She __ ___ five days on the work.3. We waited and waited, but the little mouse didn’t ___ __.4. Hugh didn’t __ watching that film.5. John works in a foreign company but he doesn’t get a good _ _ _____.6. Chongqing is _____ for its hot pot.7. When he was driving along the mountain road, a boy asked him fora __ __.8. The house is so expensive that Sherry can’t __ ___ it.9. Sharon is a __ ____ girl. She always smiles when she speaks to others.10. The boy’s parents are _____ _ __ of him; he always studies hard .二．单项选择（1X20=20分）1.---Do you want to go out tonight---______A. Yes, I want.B. That's all right.C. I'm easy.D. Sure, why not2.---Let's go skating after school---______Call for me at any time.A.Wait a moment.B. Sounds good.C. That depends.D. What for3. ---Could you____take care of my dog while I'm away----Sure. Leave it to me.A. perhapsB. possiblyC. maybeD. probably4.You needn't describe her. I____her several times.A.had metB. have metC. metD. meet5.---I've got your invitation.---Oh,A. Can you comeB. Thanks a lot.C. I'll take it.D. May I help you6. ____you don't like him is none of my business.A.WhatB. Who D. Whether7. The mother didn't know ____to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.A.whoB. whenC. howD. What8.---Thanks for the lovely and delicious food.---____A.No thanks.B. Never mind.C. All right.D. My pleasure.9.---It's getting late. I'm afraid I must be going now.A.Take it easy.B. Go slowly.C. Stay longer. you.10.They want to know ____ do to help us.A.what they canB. how they canC. how can theyD. what can they11.Lizzie was ____to see her friend off at the airport.A.a little more than sadB. more than a little sadC. sad more than a littleD. a little more sad than12.There ____ a river near my home.ed to haveB. used to beC. is used to haveD. is used to be13.____and tell us. We are all anxious to know how the story ends up.A.Hold onB. Carry outC. Speed upD. Go ahead14.Do you think the reason____he gave is believableA.for whichB. which15.It is ____work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it.A.a so unusual an unusualC. so unusual unusual16.____the end of the day we had sold over 2000 ticks.A.ToB. ByC. OfD. At17.____ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.A.Even thoughB. Unless long as D. While18.We have five weeks of ____ rain.A.continualB. continuousC. continuedD. Continuing19.He asked ____ for the violin.A.did I pay how muchB. I paid how muchC. how much did I payD. how much I paid20.Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ____.A.who is heB. who he isC. who is itD. who is it 三．完形填空（1X10=10分）Karl Marx not only gave us scientific communist theory， 1 set us a shining example in the study of foreign languages. First, he used a language__2__ a weapon in the struggle of life. He would learn languages 3 he could in order to make the revolution. Second, once he began 4 learn a foreign language, he kept on working hard 5 it and improving it till he could use it 6 . Third, the way Marx learned a foreign language is perfect and scientific. Besides a good trainings in pronunciation, basic grammar and some of the idioms from the textbooks he paid great 7 to learning the language from the use of it. Facts have proved(证明） that a foreign language can be mastered 8 when a person learns it without translating (翻译）the sentences word for word into his native language and use it,forgetting all about his own.Now we are learning English and I am sure that everyone of us will be encouraged to 9 Marx's advise on how to learn a foreign languageand 10 even greater progress in English.1.A. also B. and C. but D. or2.A. like B. as same as3.A. if B. so C. as D. and4.A. / B. to C. with D. The5.A. at B. in C. on D. with6.A. for free B. freely and easy D. in freedom7.A. notice B. attention C. mind D. Money8.A. if B. only C. by D. since9.A. make B. take C. do D. Carry10.A. make B. take C. do D. carry四．阅读理解（2X20=40分）ASarah left school at eighteen, went to college and then worked at a computer company. Four years later, she got a new job as a manager in British Airways(英国航空公司）. This is what she told us about her job：“My office is at Heathrow Airport, but I spend 60% of my time in the air. I teach air-hostesses(空姐）and help them with any problems.I also go to lots of meetings.My hours are usually from 8 . to 4 ., but sometimes I work from 1 . To 9 . At work, the first thing I do is check plane times on my computer and then I speak with some of the air-hostesses.Sometimes I go on long flights to check how the air-hostesses are doing. That's my favorite part of the job, but I like office work, too. Traveling can be hard work，too. When I get back from a long trip, all I can do is eat something and then go to bed! I don't make much money, but I'm happy with British Airways and want to stay there and continue to travel."1.Sarah's first job was ____.a college B. at a computer companyC. in British AirwaysD. at Heathrow Airport2.Sarah does most of her work at ____.meetings B. in the computer roomC. In the officeD. in airplane3.Most days, Sarah starts work at____.A. 8 .B. 1 .C. 4 .D. 9 .4.The first thing Sarah does after a long trip is ____.A. go to bedB. have a mealC. go to a meetingD. go to the office5.Sarah would like to ____.A. make more money travelingC. go to college againD. stay in the same jobBThe students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my questionDidn't I tell you what water is like”Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no color and no smell．But where to find such kind of waterThe water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．“I'm sorry，children．”sai d the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．6．The students were having their _______ class．A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths7．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．A．water B．air C．earth D．weather8．A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”A．white B．black C．clean D．clear9．Most of the children _______ the boy．A．agreed with B．wrote to C．heard from D．sent for 10．The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _______．A．more and more B．less and lessC．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtierCWhen Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.11. What’s the main idea of the first paragraphA. How Columbus found Costa Rica.B. How Costa Rica got its name.C. What the Costa Ricans wore.D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.12. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.A. pink and redB. grey and blackC. blue and greenD. yellow and orange13. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.A. must go to schoolB. study in the same schoolC. do not have to go to school at allD. can choose to stop schooling at any time14. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.A. have lessons every dayB. have their examinationsC. help their parents pick coffee beansD. help their parents decorate their houses15. This passage is mainly about ______.A. Christopher ColumbusB. Costa RicaC. some products from Costa RicaD. the education of Costa RicaDIt is no surprise to find seashells in the sand. Most seashells are found near the sea. But some seashells have been found on high mountaintops. That is a funny place for seashells. How did they get thereThe earth did not always look the way it does today. Once the sea covered mud of the land. Then mountains pushed up. They pushed up through the water. Land from the bottom of the sea became mountaintops. Seashells and fish bones were pushed up, too. They were far away from seawater. They were left high and dry.The seashells and fish bones were covered with soft mud and sand. The mud became hard. It turned to stone. The shapes of the shell and bones were pressed into the stone. These stones are called fossils.Fossils have been found all over our country. Have you ever found one16. Some seashells have been found ____.A. in treesB. on mountaintopsC. on roadsD. in the air17. ____ means shapes of bones pressed into stone.A. BonesB. EarthC. FossilsD. Stones18. The story says, “The earth did not always look the way it does today.” The word “it” means ____.A. the earthB. the moonC. the seaD. the fishes19. Which of the following does this passage lead you to believeA. Fish once lived on high mountaintops.B. Fossils of fish or seashells can be found far away from the sea.C. Seashells turned into fossils.D. The seashells and fish bones turned into hard mud.20. The main idea of the whole passage is that ____.A. seashells are funnyB. mud turns into stoneC. the earth has changedD. seashells and fish bones turn into fossils五．翻译。