新概念英语第二册期中测试卷
I. 听力理解 （20%）
A. 听下面5段小对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选
出最佳答案。
1. When will the performance begin?
A. At 8:10 B. At 10:08 C. At 7:40 D. At 8:20
2. Why is the man having dinner so late?
A. Because he had to work late.
B. Because he went to the evening class directly after work.
C. Because the train was late.
D. Because he didn't catch the early train.
3. Where does the man want to go?
A. The police station B. The city library
C. The TV station D. The railway station
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends B. Boss and secretary
C. Teacher and student D. Mother and son
5. Where did the women expect the man to be now?
A. In Europe B. At home C. In Japan D. At college
B. 听下面2段大对话，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（10%）
听第一段对话，回答下面第6-10题。
6. What will the man do this evening?
A. Go to his hotel B. Meet someone
C. Talk with the woman again D. Go to London
7. Where are the two speakers?
A. In the street B. In a hotel C. In a taxi D. In the woman's home
8. How many times has Mr .Green give the driver if he pays 20 dollars?
A. Many times B. Several times C.Hardly D. Never
9. How much extra money should Mr. Green give the driver if he pays 20 dollars?
A. 10 dollars B. 5dollars C.2 dollars D.4 dollars
10. What do you think the relationship is between these two people?
A. Husband and wife B. Guide and visitor
C. Driver and passenger D. Teacher and student
听下面第二段对话，回答第11-15题。
11. Where is the shopping center?
A. Near the restaurant B. In the restaurant
C. Near another shopping center D. Down Fleet Avenue
12. What can we learn about the couple?
A. They work in a hospital
B. They have a restaurant in the shopping center
C. They own a restaurant
D. They own a shopping center
13. Why isn't the man thinking of moving their restaurant again?
A.Because he wants to open another restaurant in the shopping center
B. Because the shopping center is far from his home
C. Because they haven't enough time
D. Because the business there isn't good
14. How did those two men know the result is good in the center?
A.They have opened a shop in the shopping center for a long time
B. They had a study on the number of people passing through the center each
day.
C. They have enough experience
D. They have enough time to manage it
15. Who probably are George and Jane?
A. The couple's relatives B. The couple's children
C. The couple's neighbours D. The couple's employees
C. 听下面5段对话，回答第16-20题。
16. How long have the speaker been waiting?
17. Where does the conversation take place?
18. What will Jack do?
19. Why does the woman live in the countryside?
20. What can we know about Judy?
II. 单项选择题。从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（15%）
1. -- We're going to have a picnic tomorrow.Why don't you come with us?
-- , but I have something important to do tomorrow.
A. You're right B. I'd like to C. I don't mind D. Maybe next time
2. -- Go for hiking this Saturday,OK?
-- . I like getting close to nature.
A. I couldn't agree more B. I believe not C. I'm afraid not D. I don't think so
3. -- How often do you eat out?
-- , but usually once a week.
A. Have no idea B. It depends C. As usual D.Generally speaking
4. -- How about seeing the new movie at the theatre tonight?
-- , but i've got to go over my notes for tomorrow's exam.
A. All right B.Sounds great C. I can't D.I'm terribly sorry
5. -- How about putting some pictures into the report?
-- A picture is worth a thousand words.
A. No way. B.Why not? C. All right. D.No matter
6. It's impossible to a conversation with all this noise in the background.
A. carry on B.go on C. put on D.move on
7. They set out late and go to the airport with minutes to .
A. spare B.catch C. leave D.make
8. -- May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters?
-- Sorry, but all of them are out to the main events of the day.
A. get B. find C. cover D.search
9. If you're driving to the airport , can you give me a ?
A. hand B. seat C. drive D.lift
10. It was only later that I my mistake.
A.recognize B. understand C. realize D.knew
11. The patient is supposed to go to the hospital for checks.
A.common B. normal C. regular D.usual
12. As a result of heavy snow, the railway has been closed up until further .
A.news B. information C. notice D.message
13. Nick had an unusual clever mind, so his success had been and never in
doubt.
A.hoped B.expected C.promised D.supposed
14. This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can my father.
A.find out B. pick out C. look out D.tell out
15. -- Did anyone support you at the meeting?
-- Mike was the only one who my opinion.
A.agreed B. cared C. shared D.accepted
16. -- Mr. Brown this week?
-- No. He is on holiday.
A.Has; worked B. Does; work C. Did; work D.Is; working
17. How can you possibly miss the news? It on TV all day long.
A.has been B. had been C. was D.will be
18. I arrived late; I the road to be so icy.
A.wouldn't expect B. haven't expected
C. hadn't expected D.wasn't expecting
19. As soon as he comes back, I'll tell him when and see him.
A. you will come B.will you come
C. you come D.do you come
20. -- What will you do if it tomorrow?
-- We have to carry it on, since we've got everything ready.
A.rain B.rains C. will rain D.is raining
21. The weather was cold that I didn't like to leave my room.
A.really B.such C. too D.so
22. -- You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.
-- Well,now i regret that.
A. to do B. to be doing C. to have done D.having done
23. -- I think it's going to be a big problem.
-- Yes, it could be.
-- I wonder we could do about it.
A. if B.how C. what D.that
24. The project by the end of 2012 will ease the city's serious traffic jam.
A. having been accomplished B.being accomplished
C. to be accomplished D.having done
25. There a river near my home.
A. used to have B.used to be C.is used to have D.is used to be
26. Since the first space mission, many communication satellites .
A. was launched B.are launched
C.have been launched D.had been launched
27. By the time you arrive in London, we in Europe for two weeks.
A. shall stay B.have stayed
C.will have stayed D.have been staying
28. -- Tom graduated from college at a very young age.
-- Oh, he have been a very smart boy then.
A. could B.should C.might D.must
29. This sentence needs .
A. being improved B.improve C.improving D.improved
30. This is the school they visited last year and is the one my father
once worked.
A. that; where B.where; that C.where;where D.that;that
III. 阅读理解。从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（20%）
A篇
Mike was 10 years old and he went to the Ashland School.He was very good at football, so he was chosen in the school team.He always played very well in the games and matches,and he scored a lot of goals. One day Mike said to his parents,"We are playing against the Gum Tree School. "Can you come and see us play football?"
And they agreed to come.
The match was in the park.The Gum Tree School team wore green shirts and blue shorts, and Mike's team wore white shirts and red shorts. In the first two minutes of the match, Mike ran with the ball and kicked it into the goal. All the Ashland School boys and their families were very happy to see it.
After that, Mike scored two again before half time.Then in the second half of the match he hardly touched the ball with strength, and the goalkeeper caught it easily and throw it out again.
After the match,Mike's father said to him ,"You missed a good chance to score another goal then, Mike.Why did you kick it weakly?"
"Because there were tears in the goalkeeper's eyes," Mike answered.
1. Which of the following statement is the best to describe Mike?
A.a good student B. a tricker C. a football fan D. a master in football
2. What is "the Gum Tree School"according to the passage?
A.the school where Mike was trained.
B. the school where Mike studied.
C.the school which is Mike's competitor.
D. the school where always trained players.
3. Why did all the Ashland School boys and their families were very happy ?
A.Because they like to see football match. B. Because Mike played well.
C.Because the match was very exciting. D. Because they won the match.
4. Why didn't Mike kick the ball with strength in the second half of the match?
A. Because the Gum Tree School team was terribly beaten.
B. Because Mike thought he could win the watch.
C. Because Mike was too tired.
D. Because the goalkeeper was too tired.
5. What can we know about Mike according to the passage?
A.He is a well-trained football player.
B. He didn't know the match rule too clearly.
C.He is a player who didn't care the results.
D.He is a person who cares other people's feelings.
B篇
"No man is an island"is a well-known line from Jone Donne's Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago.Even now people still agree with him.No one can live a completely isolated life.Without other people, life become empty and sad.We all need friends.
For some of us,though making friends is not difficult,feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move.It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is most famous.This "how to" book about getting along with other people became a best-seller.It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie's advice seems to be simple,but can his advice help you?Do you need to change the way you act? Here is a list of advice from his book.
1. Be friendly and polite.
Always greet with a smile.Begin with "excuse me"or "would you please", when you want to ask somebody.Remember to say"thank you"and try to be as helpful as you can.
2. Go out of your way to be nice.
Find some time to do special things for other people.Making some soup for sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.
3. Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person's ear is the sound of his or her own name.
4. Be open-minded.
Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5. Listen patiently.
When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.
6. The underlined sentence "No one can live a completely isolated life"means
in the passage.
A. No one can live on an island. B. No one can live on his own
C. No one can live alone. D. No one can live without difficulty
7. Some of us feel it not easy to make friends because .
A. we are afraid of making bad friends.
B. we are ashamed to take the first action.
C. we feel worried that we won't be able to keep our friends.
D. we feel sure that we already have enough friends.
8. We can learn from this passage that .
A. Jone Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie
B. friends are always friends.
C. you will make many friends after you read Dale Carnegie's book.
D.Dale Carnegie's advice may help people know how to make friends.
9. What is a "how to”book in the third paragraph?
A. A book that can help you find friends.
B. A book that can introduce you some good friends,
C. A book that offers you some tips to make friends.
D.A book that sells well.
10. According to the passage, which is NOT the advice of Dale Carnegie in
making friends?
A. make others know your name.
B. express apologies when troubling others.
C. try to make other people's voice be heard when talking.
D.sometimes take other people's advice if right.
C篇
The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan,which means Double Income NO Kids.
In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $3000,000 (though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedroom, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. What’s more, if they want to have a child, the child's education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5.000 a year. In such a situation, it’s difficult to afford children.
The number of married women who want to continue working because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to continue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs.
In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.
11. What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?
A. The necessary steps of Asian government.
B. The changing social situation of women.
C. The high prices of houses and education.
D. The cut-down of newborn babies in Asia.
12. According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
A. It is not easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia.
B. The prices of houses in Asia are quite high.
C. Fewer married women want to have a job.
D. The word“DINKS”appeared in an Asian country.
13. To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each
year?
A. 85,000 B. 85,900 C. $10.800 D. $15.800
14.Why do some companies expect women to give up jobs?
A. To look after their babies well at home.
B. They don't think women can concentrate their whole mind on work.
C. They think women can afford their children without work.
D. They wish women could find a higher-paid company to afford their children.
15. The writers seems to believe that Asian governments should ________.
A. let women stay at home and have a baby.
B. give women more free time to bring up babies at home.
C. care for the growing needs of women for job.
D. raise the salary of the women who have a baby.
D篇
Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual, doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. And that’s not all.China has an even greater high-speed railway plan--to connect the country with Southeast Asia,and eventually Eastern Europe．
China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects.The first would possibly connect Kuming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia.Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and possibly to Germany.The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward, people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．
The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard. And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as somairplanes．
China’s bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the world’s fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．
Of course, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracks. So, it’s important to pay attention to every detail．
But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion.
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment. Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．
It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.
For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop China’s far west.We fores-
ee that in the coming decades, millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused.With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all. And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．
16.China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because .
17. A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions.
18. B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways.
19. C.China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries.
20. D.Then foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation busi-
ness and tourism.
21.According to the passage, the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway
plan is .
A. technical issues B. safety of the system
C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks
18. What benefits can high speed railway system bring to the western part of China?
A. economic growth B. resources exploitation
C. trade development D. long-term prosperity
19. Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s
high-speed railway plan?
A. Critical B. Reserved C. Doubtful D.Positive．
20. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．New Railway Standards B．Big Railway Dreams
C．High-Speed Bullet Trains D．International Railway Network
IV. 用括号中动词的正确时态和形式填空。（10%）
Today English 1 (speak) all over the world. The language 2 (learn)
by millions children and adults in every country on earth.Why 3 (everybody want) 4 (learn)English?
The answer is that when we 5 (travel)abroad or when we 6 (do)
business with people from other countries, we expect that English 7 (will use); we expect English 8 (speak).
Not long ago, a small party of Australian 9 (fly) from their homes in Australia and 10 (travel) to almost unknown part of Papua New Guinea.
After 11 (travel) for many days, they 12 (arrive) at a small village. There they 13 (surround) by villagers and 14 (greet)by the chief of the tribe. He 15 (dress) in coloured feathers and his body
16 (cover) with paints of different colours.
The Australian 17 (not know) how to address the chief , but before any of them could speak , the chief 18 (say), in beautiful English ,"Welcome to my village. I am Chief Naga."They 19 (learn)later that Chief Naga 20
(educate) at Oxford University some years before.
V. 翻译下列句子。（20%）
1. 我给他们打电话的时候，他们正在吃晚饭。
2. 她拼命干以便在6点前把一切都准备好。
3. 几乎过了一年，警方才逮捕到了那个抢银行的强盗。
4. 昨天我感到非常不解为什么他不解释缺席的理由。
5. 你还记得我们第一次见面的那片小树林吗？
6. 这是我住过的最好的宾馆之一。
7. 我刚一出门就下起瓢泼大雨。
8. 到今年年底，我就将近学了10年英语了。
9. 当他被发现的时候，他已经死了12个小时了。
10. —前面挤满了人，发生什么事了？
—有个老人发生了车祸，他正在被救护车送往医院。
VI. 篇章写作。（15%）
当今社会，越来越多的家庭都拥有自己的私家车，这无疑给人们的生活带来了许多方便，人们因此节约了时间，提高了生活效率；然而，随着城市私家车数量的与日俱增，城市交通状况每况愈下,汽车尾气排放量剧增，导致城市空气质量下降和环境恶化等现像却不容忽视.
写作要求：请以“是否赞成购买私家车”为话题，写一篇议论文，论点清晰，论证有力，不少于150字。
提示词：1.私家车：private car 2.方便：convenience
3.效率：efficiency 4.增加：increase
5.汽车尾气：car exhaust 6.环境恶化：environment degradation
7.空气质量下降：air quality decline
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