1、英语二级期末考试（A卷）IMultiple Choices :( 30%)1. She chose to learn the violin in _ to the piano.A. preference B. favor C. comparison D. liking2. Hard as he tried, he had no _ of solving the problem.A. method B. use C. way D. sense3. Oranges are _less sour than lemons.A. noticeably B. notifyingly C. notifiab
2、ly D. notionally4. After a long hunt for him, we saw him _the crowdA. emerged from B. emerging into C. emerged into D. emerging from5. Its one thing to learn, and _to teachA. the other B. another C. the others D. another thing6. The country _,most of the Americans hurry home before the night falls.A
3、. met B. being met C. having met D. having been met7. His _for his loyal support of the Party was s seat in the CabinetA. reward B. repayment C. recompense D. compensation8. In computer programming, this model is _to any of the others we have in the department.A. the most superior B. superior C. bet
4、ter D. more superior9. He was deeply _over his sons financial difficulties.A. troubled B. anxious C. concerned D. careful10. Listening, speaking, reading, then writing _ the fundamental order in language learning.A. constitute B. construct C. content D. constituent11. Having said how much he liked f
5、ootball, he then _to explain how he had come to like it.A. followed B. got C. went D. proceeded12. The boy has _the local accent while staying with his grandparents.A. picked up B. breakdown C. break D. breakthrough13. There is not much in complaining; they never take any notice.A. reason B. point C
6、. meaning D. spot14. There is no limit _ what you can do if you try.A. of B. to C. within D. for15. Please state your name, age and_.A. field B. trade C. work D. occupation16. The car salesman took the customer for a drive in the new model in order to _ its improved features.A. reveal B. exhibit C.
7、expound D. demonstrate17. Years of _ labor had hardened his muscles.A. menu B. body C. figure-building D. manual18. So far as we know, the original manuscripts of Shakespeares plays are no longer in _.A. evidence B. practice C. progress D. existence19. We all like the teacher because of his _ of hum
8、or.A. manner B. feelings C. nature D. sense20. For lack of sufficient security, the bank had its thousands of dollars_ A. rob of B. be robbed of C. to be robbed of D. robbed21. The bad weather _ the small attendance to the meeting.A. is responsible for B. is responsible to C. is in charge of D. take
9、s charge of22. I am sorry to _ you while youre working but I must ask you a question.A. violate B. interfere C. bother D. annoy23. You must obtain _from the landowner to fish in this river.A. agreement B. right C. allowance D.permission24. His great grandfather was among the first to settle in _ is
10、now the famous mountain resort.A. what B. which C. where D. that25. A new hospital is _ construction.A. in B. on C. over D. under26. I hope to finish the work_.A. until he will arrive B. until he arrivesC. before he will arrive D. before he arrives27. Everyone I invited _ at my wedding.A. showed aro
11、und B. showed off C. showed up D. showed down28. _ a certain doubt among students as to the necessity of the work.A. It existed B. There existed C. They have D. There had29. He studied hard at school when he was young, _ contributes to his success in later life.A. that B. which C. so that D. as30. H
12、e said he would consider our proposal and that we would _ him within twenty-four hours.A. hear B. hear of C. hear about D. hear fromII. Point out and correct the mistakes:（15%）1. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when being seen abc dalone.2. When he found he hadnt enough
13、money to pay for the meal, he was very much a b cembarrassing. D3. We are all for your suggestion that a special board will be set up to examine the a b c dproblem. 4. I remembered clearly to see Ann talking with Mr. Benson at the Christmas party the a bprevious week but now she denied seeing him th
14、ere. cd5. Men suppose to be at the peak of their creative powers at the age of forty-five.abcd6. Most of the freshmen in our college have made far more greater progress in their a b c study of English than we first expected. d7. Jeremy is such a careless person that he has five wallets stolen by pic
15、kpockets.a bcd8. Dont take for granted that all those who score high in the entrance examinationsabc will prove to be the most competent at college. d9. Just like opera was the typical form of the eighteenth century, so film seems likely abcdto become the representative art form of the twentieth cen
16、tury.10. Jeremy is such a careless person that he has five wallets stolen by pickpockets.a b c dIII. Cloze :（10%）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 In its home country of Germany, the hot dog was called the frankfurter. It was named 1 Frankfurt, a German city. Frankfurters were first 2 in
17、 the United States in 3. Americans called frankfurters dachshund sausages(达克思香肠).A dachshund is a dog from Germany 4 a very long body and short legs. Dachshund sausages first 5 popular in New York, 6 at baseball games. At games they were sold by men 7 kept them 8 in hot-water tanks. As the men walke
18、d 9 the rows of people , they yelled , Get your dachshund sausages ! Get your hot dachshund sausages ! People got the sausages on 10 , a special bread. 11 in 1906 a newspaper cartoonist 12 Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game. 13 he saw the men with the dachshund sausages, he got an idea 14 a cartoon.
19、 The next day at the newspaper office he 15 a bun with a dachshund inside - 16 a dachshund sausage, 17 a dachshund. Dorgan 18 how to spell dachshund . Under the cartoon, he wrote Get your hot dogs ! The cartoon was a sensation(轰动) , and 19 .If you go to a baseball game today, you can still see selle
20、rs walking 20 with hot-water tanks. As they walk up and down the rows they yell. Get your hot dogs here! Get your hot dogs ! 1 . A .with B. after C. by D. of 2. A. got B. sold C. bought D. make 3. A. the 1860s B. 1860s C. the 1860 D. 1865s 4. A. by B. of C. at D. with 5. A. gained B. stayed C. becam
21、e D. were turned 6. A. special B. especially C. certainly D. surely 7. A. those B. which C. what D. who 8. A. cool B. hot C. warm D. cold 9. A. sometimes B. up and down C. someday D. here and there 10. A. buns B. the tops C. coffee D. chocolates 11. A. A day B. Any day C. Certain D. One day 12 . A.
22、who is B. was C. was called D. named 13. A. When B. While C. If D. Whether 14. A. to B. as C. with D. for 15. A. called B. made C. drew D. bought 16. A. no B. without C. not D. for 17. A. except B. but C. and D. except for 18. A. didnt know B. wonders C. was sure D. never knows 19. A. so the new nam
23、e was B. so is the cartoonist C. so was the new name D. the new name was so20. . A. over B. around C. fast D. all dayIV. Reading Comprehension:（30%）( A ) In the 1900s, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teeth and combed their hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐)
24、and a wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there. The bathtub was a wash tub(澡盆)filled with water from the stove. If you were small enough you could sit down by drawing your knees to your chest. Otherwise, you washed yourself standing up. Often all the women and girls in the famil
25、y bathed together. Then the men and boys did. In most families this was Saturday night because Sundays they went to church. A small number of families did have running water. But that depended on whether there was a water system where they lived and on whether they could afford the plumbing(水管设施). S
26、ome people had bathtubs in their homes as early as 1895. But many others did not have their first bath in a bathtub until 1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. 1In the first paragraph, took care of means -。 A kept B looked after C used D kept and used 2. In order to use the water from the stove, there be a pipe connecting the tu
