新概念英語第2冊期中測試卷

新概念英語第二冊期中測試卷

I.聽力理解（20%）

A.聽下面5段小對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選

出最佳答案。

1.Whenwilltheperformancebegin?

A.At8:10B.At10:08C.At7:40D.At8:20

2.Whyisthemanhavingdinnersolate?

A.Becausehehadtoworklate.

B.Becausehewenttotheeveningclassdirectlyafterwork.

C.Becausethetrainwaslate.

D.Becausehedidn*tcatchtheearlytrain.

3.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?

A.ThepolicestationB.Thecitylibrary

C.TheTVstationD.Therailwaystation

4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.FriendsB.Bossandsecretary

C.TeacherandstudentD.Motherandson

5.Wheredidthewomenexpectthemantobenow?

A.InEuropeB.AthomeC.InJapanD.Atcollege

B.聽下面2段大對話，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。（10%）

聽第一段對話，回答下面第6-10題。

6.Whatwillthemandothisevening?

A.GotohishotelB.Meetsomeone

C.TalkwiththewomanagainD.GotoLondon

7.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.InthestreetB.InahotelC.InataxiD.Inthewoman'shome

8.HowmanytimeshasMr.Greengivethedriverifhepays20dollars?

A.ManytimesB.SeveraltimesC.HardlyD.Never

9.HowmuchextramoneyshouldMr.Greengivethedriverifhepays20dollars?

A.10dollarsB.5dollarsC.2dollarsD.4dollars

10.Whatdoyouthinktherelationshipisbetweenthesetwopeople?

A.HusbandandwifeB.Guideandvisitor

C.DriverandpassengerD.Teacherandstudent

聽下面第二段對話，回答第11/5題。

11.Whereistheshoppingcenter?

A.NeartherestaurantB.Intherestaurant

C.NearanothershoppingcenterD.DownFleetAvenue

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecouple?

A.Theyworkinahospital

B.Theyhavearestaurantintheshoppingcenter

C.Theyownarestaurant

D.Theyownashoppingcenter

13.Whyisn'tthemanthinkingofmovingtheirrestaurantagain?

A.Becausehewantstoopenanotherrestaurantintheshoppingcenter

B.Becausetheshoppingcenterisfarfromhishome

C.Becausetheyhaven'tenoughtime

D.Becausethebusinessthereisn'tgood

14.Howdidthosetwomenknowtheresultisgoodinthecenter?

A.Theyhaveopenedashopintheshoppingcenterforalongtime

B.Theyhadastudyonthenumberofpeoplepassingthroughthecentereach

day.

C.Theyhaveenoughexperience

D.Theyhaveenoughtimetomanageit

15.WhoprobablyareGeorgeandJane?

A.Thecouple'srelativesB.Thecouple'schildren

C.Thecouple'sneighboursD.Thecouple'semployees

C.聽下面5段對話，回答第16-20題。

16.Howlonghavethespeakerbeenwaiting?

17.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

18.WhatwillJackdo?

19.Whydoesthewomanliveinthecountryside?

20.WhatcanweknowaboutJudy?

II.單項選擇題。從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。（15%）

1.—We'regoingtohaveapicnictomorrow.Whydon'tyoucomewithus?

—,butIhavesomethingimportanttodotomorrow.

A.You'rerightB.FdliketoC.Idon'tmindD.Maybenexttime

2.—GoforhikingthisSaturday,OK?

—.Ilikegettingclosetonature.

A.Icouldn'tagreemoreB.IbelievenotC.I'mafraidnotD.Idon*tthink

so

3.—Howoftendoyoueatout?

—,butusuallyonceaweek.

A.HavenoideaB.ItdependsC.AsusualD.Generallyspeaking

4.—Howaboutseeingthenewmovieatthetheatretonight?

—,buti'vegottogoovermynotesfbrtomorrow'sexam.

A.AllrightB.SoundsgreatC.Ican'tD.Fmterriblysorry

5.—Howaboutputtingsomepicturesintothereport?

—Apictureisworthathousandwords.

A.Noway.B.Whynot?C.Allright.D.Nomatter

6.Itsimpossibletoaconversationwithallthisnoiseinthebackground.

A.carryonB.goonC.putonD.moveon

7.Theysetoutlateandgototheairportwithminutesto.

A.spareB.catchC.leaveD.make

8.—MayIhaveatalkwithoneofyoursportsreporters?

—Sorry,butallofthemareouttothemaineventsoftheday.

A.getB.findC.coverD.search

9.Ifyou'redrivingtotheairport,canyougivemea_?

A.handB.seatC.driveD.lift

10.ItwasonlylaterthatI_______mymistake.

A.recognizeB.understandC.realizeD.knew

11.Thepatientissupposedtogotothehospitalfor_______checks.

A.commonB.normalC.regularD.usual

12.Asaresultofheavysnow,therailwayhasbeenclosedupuntilfurther.

A.newsB.informationC.noticeD.message

13.Nickhadanunusualclevermind,sohissuccesshadbeenandneverin

doubt.

A.hopedB.expectedC.promisedD.supposed

14.Thispicturewastakenalongtimeago.Iwonderifyoucanmyfather.

A.findoutB.pickoutC.lookoutD.tellout

15.—Didanyonesupportyouatthemeeting?

—Mikewastheonlyonewhomyopinion.

A.agreedB.caredC.sharedD.accepted

16.—Mr.Brownthisweek?

-No.Heisonholiday.

A.Has;workedB.Does;workC.Did;workD.Is;working

17.Howcanyoupossiblymissthenews?ItonTValldaylong.

A.hasbeenB.hadbeenC.wasD.willbe

18.1amvedlate;Itheroadtobesoicy.

A.wouldn'texpectB.haven'texpected

C.hadn'texpectedD.wasn'texpecting

19.Assoonashecomesback,Filtellhimwhenandseehim.

A.youwillcomeB.willyoucome

C.youcomeD.doyoucome

20.—Whatwillyoudoifittomorrow?

-Wehavetocarryiton,sincewe'vegoteverythingready.

A.rainB.rainsC.willrainD.israining

21.TheweatherwascoldthatIdidn'tliketoleavemyroom.

A.reallyB.suchC.tooD.so

22.-Youwerebraveenoughtoraiseobjectionsatthemeeting.

-Well,nowiregretthat.

A.todoB.tobedoingC.tohavedoneD.havingdone

23.—Ithinkitsgoingtobeabigproblem.

-Yes,itcouldbe.

-Iwonderwecoulddoaboutit.

A.ifB.howC.whatD.that

24.Theprojectbytheendof2012willeasethecity'sserioustrafficjam.

A.havingbeenaccomplishedB.beingaccomplished

C.tobeaccomplishedD.havingdone

25.Therearivernearmyhome.

A.usedtohaveB.usedtobeC.isusedtohaveD.isusedtobe

26.Sincethefirstspacemission,manycommunicationsatellites.

A.waslaunchedB.arelaunched

C.havebeenlaunchedD.hadbeenlaunched

27.BythetimeyouarriveinLondon,weinEuropefortwoweeks.

A.shallstayB.havestayed

C.willhavestayedD.havebeenstaying

28.—Tomgraduatedfromcollegeataveryyoungage.

-Oh,hehavebeenaverysmartboythen.

A.couldB.shouldC.mightD.must

29.Thissentenceneeds.

A.beingimprovedB.improveC.improvingD.improved

30.Thisistheschooltheyvisitedlastyearandistheonemyfather

onceworked.

A.that;whereB.where;thatC.where;whereD.that;that

III.閱讀理解。從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。（20%）

A篇

Mikewas10yearsoldandhewenttotheAshlandSchool.Hewasverygoodat

football,sohewaschosenintheschoolteam.Healwaysplayedverywellinthe

gamesandmatches,andhescoredalotofgoals.OnedayMikesaidtohisparents,'*We

areplayingagainsttheGumTreeSchool."Canyoucomeandseeusplayfootball?"

Andtheyagreedtocome.

Thematchwasinthepark.TheGumTreeSchoolteamworegreenshirtsandblue

shorts,andMike'steamworewhiteshirtsandredshorts.Inthefirsttwominutesof

thematch,Mikeranwiththeballandkickeditintothegoal.AlltheAshlandSchool

boysandtheirfamilieswereveryhappytoseeit.

Afterthat,Mikescoredtwoagainbeforehalftime.Theninthesecondhalfofthe

matchhehardlytouchedtheballwithstrength,andthegoalkeepercaughtiteasily

andthrowitoutagain.

Afterthematch,Mike*sfathersaidtohimJYoumissedagoodchancetoscore

anothergoalthen,Mike.Whydidyoukickitweakly?"

"Becausethereweretearsinthegoalkeeper'seyes,”Mikeanswered.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementisthebesttodescribeMike?

A.agoodstudentB.atrickerC.afootballfanD.amasterinfootball

2.Whatis"theGumTreeSchoolHaccordingtothepassage?

A.theschoolwhereMikewastrained.

B.theschoolwhereMikestudied.

C.theschoolwhichisMike'scompetitor.

D.theschoolwherealwaystrainedplayers.

3.WhydidalltheAshlandSchoolboysandtheirfamilieswereveryhappy?

A.Becausetheyliketoseefootballmatch.B.BecauseMikeplayedwell.

C.Becausethematchwasveryexciting.D.Becausetheywonthematch.

4.Whydidn'tMikekicktheballwithstrengthinthesecondhalfofthematch?

A.BecausetheGumTreeSchoolteamwasterriblybeaten.

B.BecauseMikethoughthecouldwinthewatch.

C.BecauseMikewastootired.

D.Becausethegoalkeeperwastootired.

5.WhatcanweknowaboutMikeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisawell-trainedfootballplayer.

B.Hedidn'tknowthematchruletooclearly.

C.Heisaplayerwhodidn'tcaretheresults.

D.Heisapersonwhocaresotherpeople'sfeelings.

B篇

nNomanisanislandnisawell-knownlinefromJoneDonne'sDevotion,written

morethanthreehundredyearsago.Evennowpeoplestillagreewithhim.Noonecan

liveacompletelyisolatedlife.Withoutotherpeople,lifebecomeemptyandsad.Weall

needfriends.

Forsomeofus,thoughmakingfriendsisnotdifficult,feelingshy,wemaynot

wanttomakethefirstmove.ltisalsodifficultattimestokeepthefriendswealready

have.

Therearemanybooksaboutfriendship,butDaleCarnegie'sHowtoWinFriends

andInfluencePeople,writtenin1936,ismostfamous.This"howto”bookabout

gettingalongwithotherpeoplebecameabest-seller.ltwaslaterputinto28languages.

DaleCamegie*sadviceseemstobesimple,butcanhisadvicehelpyou?Doyou

needtochangethewayyouact?Hereisalistofadvicefromhisbook.

1.Befriendlyandpolite.

Alwaysgreetwithasmile.Beginwith"excuseme"or"wouldyouplease",

whenyouwanttoasksomebody.RemembertosayHthankyou"andtrytobeashelpful

asyoucan.

2.Gooutofyourwaytobenice.

Findsometimetodospecialthingsforotherpeople.Makingsomesoupfor

sickneighbourmayseemlikealittlethingtoyou,butitwillmakeyourneighbour

feelalotbetter.

3.Remembernames.

Theysaythatthesweetestmusictoaperson'searisthesoundofhisorherown

name.

4.Beopen-minded.

Trytounderstandotherpeople'swaysandideasandlearnsomethingfromthem.

5.Listenpatiently.

Whensomeoneistalkingtoyou,lookathimorher,listencarefullyandsay

somethingwhennecessary.

6.Theunderlinedsentence"Noonecanliveacompletelyisolatedlife"means_

inthepassage.

A.Noonecanliveonanisland.B.Noonecanliveonhisown

C.Noonecanlivealone.D.Noonecanlivewithoutdifficulty

7.Someofusfeelitnoteasytomakefriendsbecause.

A.weareafraidofmakingbadfriends.

B.weareashamedtotakethefirstaction.

C.wefeelworriedthatwewon*tbeabletokeepourfriends.

D.wefeelsurethatwealreadyhaveenoughfriends.

8.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat.

A.JoneDonnelearnedsomethingfromDaleCarnegie

B.friendsarealwaysfriends.

C.youwillmakemanyfriendsafteryoureadDaleCarnegie'sbook.

D.DaleCarnegie'sadvicemayhelppeopleknowhowtomakefriends.

9.Whatisanhowto“bookinthethirdparagraph?

A.Abookthatcanhelpyoufindfriends.

B.Abookthatcanintroduceyousomegoodfriends,

C.Abookthatoffersyousometipstomakefriends.

D.Abookthatsellswell.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtheadviceofDaleCarnegiein

makingfriends?

A.makeothersknowyourname.

B.expressapologieswhentroublingothers.

C.trytomakeotherpeople'svoicebeheardwhentalking.

0.sometimestakeotherpeople'sadviceifright.

C篇

Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies,whichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesand

thechangingsocialsituationofwomen,isoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsia.

Whenpeopletalkaboutit,youcanhearawordinventedinJapan,whichmeans

DoubleIncomeNOKids.

InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoul,Singapore,andTokyo,thecostofahouse

isextremelyhigh.Ayoungcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopay

about$3000,000(thoughpriceshavefallen).Foraflatwithonebedroom,one

dining-room,akitchen,andabathroom,thecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.

What'smore,iftheywanttohaveachild,thechild'seducationisveryexpensive.For

example,mostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5.000ayear.Insuchasituation,it，s

difficulttoaffordchildren.

Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingbecausetheyenjoy

theirjobs.However,iftheywanttohavechildren,theyimmediatelyhaveserious

problems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimeto

haveababy,theyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshort,ifthey

wanttobringupchildrenproperly,bothparentshavetowork,butitishardfor

motherstowork.Indeed,womenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoose

betweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.

Inaword,Asiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationas

soonaspossible.

11.Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?

A.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernment.

B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.

C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.

D.Thecut-downofnewbornbabiesinAsia.

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.ItisnoteasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsia.

B.ThepricesofhousesinAsiaarequitehigh.

C.Fewermarriedwomenwanttohaveajob.

D.Theword“DINKS”appearedinanAsiancountry.

13.Tobuyaflatandsendachildtokindergarten,howmuchwillacouplepayeach

year?

A.85,000B.85,900C.$10,800D.$15,800

14.Whydosomecompaniesexpectwomentogiveupjobs?

A.Tolookaftertheirbabieswellathome.

B.Theydon'tthinkwomencanconcentratetheirwholemindonwork.

C.Theythinkwomencanaffordtheirchildrenwithoutwork.

D.Theywishwomencouldfindahigher-paidcompanytoaffordtheirchildren.

15.ThewritersseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould.

A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababy.

B.givewomenmorefreetimetobringupbabiesathome.

C.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjob.

D.raisethesalaryofthewomenwhohaveababy.

D篇

Imagine,oneday,gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficein

Shanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours,andthen,afterafulldayofwork,goingback

hometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere.

Soundsunusual,doesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentof

China'shigh-speedrailwaysystem.Andthat'snotall.Chinahasanevengreater

high-speedrailwayplan—toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventually

EasternEurope.

Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17

countriesin10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.

Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKuming

withSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgo

throughKazakhstanandUzbekistan,andpossiblytoGermany.Thethirdwouldstart

inthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope.

IfChina'splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward,peoplecouldzipover

fromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.

ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina'shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthe

trainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomairplanes.

China'sbullettrain（高速客車），theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou,already

hastheworld'sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours.

Ofcourse,therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomany

issuesthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge（軌距），maintenanceofrailway

tracks.So,it'simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.

Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillions

ofyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.

Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwith

capitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustain

development.

It'llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries,therailwaynetworkwilldefinitely

createmoreopportunitiesforbusiness,tourismandsoon,nottomentionthebetter

communicationamongthosecountries.

ForChina,suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbring

somemuch-neededresources,butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina'sfarwest.Wefores-

eethatinthecomingdecades,millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions,

wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrains,peoplewillset

upfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandfbrall.Andthey'lltradewith

CentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.

16.China'snewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause.

A.Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregions.

B.Chinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariousways.

C.Chinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountries.

D.Thenforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportationbusi-

nessandtourism.

17.Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailway

planis—

A.technicalissuesB.safetyofthesystem

C.financialproblemsD.maintenanceofrailwaytracks

18.WhatbenefitscanhighspeedrailwaysystembringtothewesternpartofChina?

A.economicgrowthB.resourcesexploitation

C.tradedevelopmentD.long-termpros