新概念英语第二册1-24课阶段模拟

Part one Multiple choice 30marks1．The movie was very___ .She was really ___ in it.A. interest; interestingB. interested; interestedC. interesting; interestedD. interest; interests2. The play ____ finish ____ nine last night.A. not, untilB. didn’t, untilC. doesn’t untilD. not, until3. Sherry didn’t know what to do at the beginning; but she made her _____ at last.A. decideB. decidesC. decidingD. decision4. Jean spent fifty hours ___ the book.A. readingB. to readC. in readD. read5. What is the ____ between this table and that one?A. differentB. differentsC. differencesD. difference6. Juan has _____ a new bike.A. buyB. buyingC. buysD. bought7. There is ____ milk in the bottle, but there is ______ fly in it.A. a; aB. some, anC. some, aD. any, a8. He _______ TV when his father came in.A. was watchedB. watchingC. was watchD. was watching9. Tony runs fast; Jack runs ___ ; Tim runs ____.A. faster, fastestB. fast, fastC. fast, fasterD. faster, faster10. Helen arrived ___ London airport ____ the morning of June 7.A. in, onB. at, onC. at, atD. at, in11. Don’t ____ other people’s mistakes.A. laughB. laugh atC. laugh onD. laugh in12. We are not ____ touch that machine.A. allowedB. allowed toC. allow toD. allowing13. To _______ he won the match at last.A. my surprisedB. my surprisingC. my surpriseD. my surprises14. It was _____ in Japan.A. makeB. madeC. makesD. making15. Jerry was a ___ man.A. luckB. luckyC. luckingD. lucked16. Please don’t call me at 9:30 tomo rrow morning; I ____ at that time.A. will be have a meetingB. will be has a meetingC. will have a meetD. will be having a meeting17. If you ____ the book tomorrow, you will be very happy.A. will readB. will readingC. will be readingD. read18. She ____ read fifty poems when she was only five.A. canB. couldC. mayD. must19.She ___ last year.A. give up smokingB. give up smokeC. gave up smokingD. give up smoking20. My mother has to Hong Kong twice.A. comeB. gotC. goneD. been21. I did not remember her before.A. have metB. having metC. to having metD. to meet22. I’ll go with y ou to the theater as soon as I my homework.A. will finishB. shall finishC. finishD. finished23. —Has your neighbour moved into the new house?—Not yet. The house _____.A. being builtB. is being builtC. is buildingD. is built24. It ____ be my son. He has gone to America.A. mustB. mustn’tC. canD. can’t25. The cake is made _____ flour, butter, eggs and sugar.A. ofB. fromC. byD. in26. The flowers are dead. I _____ more water.A. will giveB. should have givenC. must giveD. would have given27. He told me that he _____ to Paris for two months.A. has goneB. had goneC. has beenD. had been28. I disliked them so I bought _____ them.A. neither ofB. neitherC. both ofD. both29. —I’m sorry sir. The tickets have been sold out. —___A. What a pity!B. Certainly.C. May I have two tickets?D. You’re welcome.30. Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday? I’ll buy her ___.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everythingPart two Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions 5marks1. I’ll go out for a walk _____ half an hour.2. He’s lived in the small house _____ 30 years.3. Look _____! The tiger is dangerous.4. Last week I went to my hometown _____ train.5. I met my English teacher ___ the way home yesterday.Part three Choose correct word to fill in the blanks 20marksenjoy 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. Chong qing is _ _____ for its hot pot.7. When he was driving along the mountain road, a boy asked him for a __ __.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 .Part four Cloze 20marksMr. White works in an office. He liked 1 in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and nowhe has near sight. But he wouldn't like anybody else to know about _2_and he never wears a pair of glasses, and it often _3_ him some trouble.One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He _4_the bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to _5_ there. The road to the village wasn't smooth(平坦). He fell over some times and it made his clothes dirty. When he_6_ got to the village, it began to blow and it got _7 . He was looking for the school while his _8_was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldn't get it. He couldn't understand why his hat ran into a house as if it had __9__. And he ran into the house, too.A woman stopped him and shouted angrily, "_10_are you running after my hen for?"Choose the best answer according to the passage1. A. reading B. dancing C. singing D. writing2. A. these B those C. them D. it3. A. follows B takes C. brings D. carries4. A. took off B got off C. got on D. come on5. A. ride B drive C. walk D. fly6. A. at first B .at home C. at times D. at last7. A. hotter B. warmer C. colder D .cooler8. A. clothes B. bag C. hat D. glasses9. A. legs B. hands C. shoes D. arms10. A. What B. Why C. Which D. WhoMr. Brown lived in a small town. One day he 1 a long journey. It was very late when he was going home. 2 he found that a man 3 behind him. Mr. Brown went faster, and the man walked faster, too. 4 Mr. Brown walked slowly and the man slowly, 5 .Now, they were coming near a garden. Quickly Mr. Brown ran 6 it. He tried to get away from the man in this way, but he failed. He was very afraid. He rushed and the man rushed after him. Now Mr. Brown stopped. “Excuse me…”he said. “What do you want 7 ?”“ 8 , sir,” answered the man.” You see, I have to 9 Mrs. King a bag and I asked the man at the station. He told me, ‘Go right after that man. He lives in the house just next to 10 .’”( ) 1. A. have B. go C. is D. had( ) 2. A. Suddenly B. quietly C. Badly D. Fortunately( ) 3. A. was coming B. come C. was walking D. walk( ) 4.A.What B. When C. Where D. How( ) 5.A. neither B. either C. still D. too( ) 6. A. into B. on C. of D. at( )7.A. something B. anything C. do D. to do( ) 8. A. Sorry B. Excuse me C. OK D. No( )9. A. borrow B. lend C. give D. bring( ) 10. A. Mrs. King B. Mr. Brown C. you D. mePart five Readings 25 marks（1）One day a big rock fell down from a mountain. The rock stopped in the middle of the road in a village. It was like a big ball. Some of the strongest men in the village tried to move the rock. But no matterhow hard they tried, they couldn't move it away. They tried to push it; they tried to roll it and they tried to pull it with a rope, but nothing worked."Well" they agreed, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to build another road. "At this time, a young boy of about 12 years old said, "Excuse me, sirs, but I think I can help you move the rock. ""You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about? All of us have just tried and we can't move it at all.” The men all laughed at the boy.The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is gone!" More people ran out into the street to see for themselves. It was true, and no one could see it anywhere."It is impossible, where has it gone?" they said. The boy stood out, saying "I did it last night. I dug a deep hole next to the rock and the rock rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with earth. "1. Where was the big rock from?A. a streetB. a mountainC. a hillD. a tree2. Why did the people in the village want to move the rock away? Because .A. it was in the middle of the roadB. it was on the mountainC. they didn't like the rockD. they wanted to build a road3. What did the people decide to do when they were not able to move the rock away?They decided to______A. find someone stronger to help themB. ask a little boy of 12 to help themC. build another roadD. break the rock4. Why did the people laugh at the boy? They thought that__.A the boy was too weak to move the rock awayB the boy was so strong that he could move the rockC. the boy was very helpfulD. it was easy for him to move the rock5. The next morning the people in the village found the rock ____A. disappearedB. was still thereC. was back on the mountain againD. was rolling down from the mountain（2）Some ants make their homes under a stone. If the weather is warm, you may see many ants under the stone. If the weather is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.Most of the ants are workers. They are very busy. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen ant doesn't work. She is important because she lays eggs. Those eggs will become baby ants.There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. People are afraid of it, and animals are afraid of it, too.These ants move in groups. They eat all the animals on their way. They can kill and eat elephants, and they can eat wooden houses. When the ants come near, people leave their homes. But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they will see no other insects or snakes.1. Where can you find ants on warm days?A. Under the ground.B. On the ground.C. Inside people's houses.D. Under the stone.2. Why is a queen ant more important than a worker ant? Because ___A. a queen ant produces the youngB. a queen ant is stronger than all the other family membersC. a queen ant finds food for all the other family membersD. a queen ant does more work than all the other family members3. Where can you find many kinds of ants according to the passage?A. In America.B. In China.C. In Canada.D. In Britain.4. Why are people glad after the dangerous ants pass through?A. Because they are goneB. Because they are not dangerous any moreC. Because there are no other insects or snakesD. Because the ants can be eaten5. Which of the following is true?A. People are not afraid of any kind of ant.B. Big animals are not afraid of any kind of ant.C. An elephant can kill and eat a kind of very strong ant.D. One kind of ants moves in groups.(3)Tom Green spent his 114th birthday the other day and some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life.“The secret of a long life is happiness,” Green said. “If you are happy, you will live a long time.”“Are you married?” a reporter asked. “Yes,” Green answered. “I married my third wife when I was 102. If you are happily married, you will live better. But for my third wife, I would have died years ago.”“What about smoking and drinking?” another reporter asked. “Yes, they are important,” Green said. “Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well. Drink two glasses of wine a day and you will be healthy and happy. ”1.Some reporters visited Green becauseA. he did something peculiarB. he was a friend of themC. he had lived much longer than most peopleD. he had married three times2. Green thought that was the most important to life.A. his third wifeB. gladC. happinessD. smoking.3.Green thought his third wife helped him to live years longer.A.12B.14C.16D.184. The writer wants to tell usA. drinking a great deal is good for our healthB. drinking within a limit is helpfulC. smoking and drinking are indispensable to good healthD. we should quit smoking or drinking.5. The best title for this passage isA. Drinking and SmokingB. The Secret of a Long LifeC. Happiness in LifeD. Astonished Reporters﹙4﹚Most people who work in the offices have a boss, So do I. But my boss is a l ittle unusual . What’s usually about him? It’s a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. Myboss’s dog, Robinson, is big and brown. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss, I always known if he is in the office.I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog, I know my boss is out.( ) 1. People ______ bring dogs to the office.A. usuallyB. oftenC. seldomD. sometimes( ) 2. My boss is Robinson’s _______ .A. bossB. masterC. keeperD. teacher( ) 3.Robinson goes to meetings ________ my boss.A. forB. withoutC. instead ofD. with( )4. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is ____.A. in the officeB. at the meetingsC. out of the officeD. out of the work( ) 5.The passage tells us the boss ___ the dog very much.A. looks likeB. hatesC. likesD. looks down upon﹙5﹚Wang Fei can speak English quite well because she works very hard at it.One day, her teacher, Mr. Wu asked her to come to his office and side, : There will be a story-telling contest(竞赛) next week, Wang Fei. Wou ld you like to take part in it?”Wang Fei wanted to go, so she asked what she had to do. Mr. Wu told her that she had to tell an English story in front of the whole school. Mr. Wu said:” If you try your best, I’m sure you’ll win.”Wang Fei decided to have a try.On Sunday night, she stayed up late to get ready for her story for the contest. It was interesting story, she didn’t go to bed until midnight. On Monday morning, she overslept(睡过头) . When she woke up, it was already seven 0’ clock. She did some was hing quickly. Then she had a light breakfast. After that she ran all the way to her school.It was a warm morning, so Wang Fei felt very hot when she reached school. Mr. Wu was waiting outside the school hall, he looked very worried.“ Why are you so late,Wang Fei?” he asked.“ Sorry, Mr. Wu, I woke up late.” Wang Fei said.“ The contest will start in a minute. Remember, speak slowly and clearly.” Mr. Wu said.Wang Fei remembered his words. She told her story very well. In the end, she came out first.“You have done very well. Congratulations!” said the teacher. “All is well that ends well. But remember, don’t oversleep again!”( )1. Wang Fei works hard at ________.A. contestB. ChineseC. EnglishD. his lessons( )2. Wang Fei will be in ______ next week.A. a story-telling contestB. a sports meetingC. an English partD. a school meeting( )3. On Sunday night, Wang Fei went to bed_______.A. late as usualB. early as usualC. later than beforeD. earlier than before.( )4. At last, Wang Fei _______.A. was nearly firstB. came lastC. was not secondD. got first.( )5. Choose the best title for the passage, __________.A. Who was firstB. All’s well that ends wel lC. Wang Fei Learns English bestD. An English contest。