2023年二级英语试卷.doc

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Part I：Listening Comprehension (15%)

Section A Short Conversation（10%）
Directions：In this section，you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation，a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken twice. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A)，B)，C)，and D)，and decide which is the best answer.
1. A) 540. B) 1,080.
C) 2,160. D) 270.
2. A) John will be there at 8:30. B) John is usually late.
C) John will not show up. D) John is usually on time.
3. A) He didn’t like the teacher. B) He has met the new teacher.
C) The new teacher is sick. D) He hasn’t met the new teacher.
4. A) To the General Manager’s office. B) To a post office.
C) To a department store. D) To the General Manager’s home.
5. A) A retired worker. B) A manager.
C) A store keeper. D) A dentist.
6. A) She doesn’t remember much about Portland.
B) She’s never been to Portland.
C) She knows someone else who could help him.
D) She’d be happy to talk to the man later.
7. A) After eight. B) At eight.
C) After nine. D) At nine.
8. A) It will take at least two evenings to do the work.
B) Two evenings is enough to do the work.
C) It will take at least than a week to do the work.
D) Dr. Smith is going to check their work in a week’s time.
9. A) Mother and son. B) Teacher and student.
C) Father and daughter. D) Brother and sister.
10. A) Five days. B) Four weeks.
C) A week. D) A few days.

Section B A Short Passage（2%）
Directions：In this section，you will hear a short passage. At the end of the passage，you will hear two questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken twice. After you hear one question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C)，and D).

Questions 11 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) negative emotions increase with age
B) happiness increases with age
C) sadness increases with age
D) anxiety increases with age
12. A) Being single would affect one’s levels of happiness.
B) People after 50 would feel less stress.
C) As people get older，they become more thankful for what they have.
D) As people get older，they have better control of their emotions
Section C Spot Dictation（3%）
Dictions：In this section，you will hear a passage three times. Listen carefully during the first reading. Then listen to the passage again. When it is being read the second time，you should fill in the six blanks with the exact words or phrases you have just heard. Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.

The Internet search --13--company called Google has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The money will be spent over the next five to ten years in several areas，including poverty reduction and --14--business development. The company says the effort is to use the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives.
Google.org will invest in ways to help small and --15--size businesses grow. Google.org also will work with local partners to improve public services and reduce poverty. Google.org will also give money to help two --16--change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable energy less costly than coal-based--17--. The other program is examining efforts to speed up common public use of electric cars.
Google.org can give money called grants much like other --18--foundations. It can also invest in ideas and technologies that may or may not be profitable over time. To date，Google.org has spent seventy-five million dollars.

S13)_______ S14)______ S15)______ S16)______ S17)______ S18)______

Part II) Vocabulary and Structure (35%)
Section A (15%)
Directions：There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C)，and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
19.Fifteen minutes _____ enough for me to go back home from the supermarket.
A) is B) are
C) has D) have
20.The higher you climb，_____.
A) there will be thinner air B) the thinner the air will be
C) the thinner will the air be D) the air will be thinner
21.Before the lady _____ the sofa，she had checked the price in other stores.
A) has ordered B) had ordered
C) ordered D) was ordering
22.My flight _____ at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. Will you come to see me off?
A) leaves B) is left
C) will have left D) will be left
23.Mr. Johnson moved to Paris in ，and _____ there for ten years.
A) has lived B) had lived
C) lived D) lives
24.His opinion was contrary _____ ours，but he said he would work well with us.
A) to B) with
C) from D) of
25.Recently there has been a shortage _____ water in the northwest of China.
A) with B) of
C) in D)about
26.This plan is currently _____ consideration by the Ministry of Education.
A)under B) in
C) for D) above
27.You _____ have crossed the road when the traffic lights were red.
A) mustn’t B) wouldn’t
C) oughtn’t to D) needn’t
28._____ is known to all，Hemingway is a very great American writer.
A) As B) It
C)What D) That
29.Haerbing is the coldest place ____ I have ever been to.
A) where B)that
C) what D) which
30.The reason _____ I’m calling is to tell you about the job interview next Friday.
A)why B) for
C)as D)because
31.The young man spoke confidently，_____ impressed me most.
A) so that B) which
C) that D) in which
32.We do not necessarily grow wiser _____ we grow older.
A) as B) for
C) since D) until
33.My only request is that this problem _____ as soon as possible.
A) should be settled B) would be settled
C) will settle D)shall settle

Section B (20%)
Directions：There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C)，and D). You must choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
34.Information that does not make any _____ is hard for us to remember.
A) sense B) mistake
C) trouble D) difference
35.Another piece of _____ in the bedroom was an old-fashioned bed.
A) mixture B) manufacture
C) feature D) furniture
36.Miss Cathy will be in _____ of our company when the manager is away next week.
A) charge B) honor
C) place D) spite
37.Some people in Shanghai complain of the rapid _____ of life in this big city.
A) speed B) rate
C) pace D) growth
38.The earthquake has been the worst natural _____ to hit China in recent years.
A) distance B）disaster
C）disease D）discovery
39. Mary，could you _____ my mother while I am away in Shanghai?
A）attend B）handle
C）arrange D）settle
40．You may watch the movie，and I _____ that you’ll be fond of it.
A）guarantee B）reveal
C）prove D）disclose
41.I will not _____ you to watch TV unless you finish your assignment.
A）agree B）let
C）permit D）have
42．You should _____ the police immediately，since there is important evidence.
A）inform B）claim
C）ask D）propose
43.Training is provided，so no _____ experience is needed for the job.
A）various B）previous
C）cautious D）conscious
44.We are very lucky to be _____ after the terrible earthquake.
A）alive B）live
C）alike D）active
45._____ had she received the letter than she started back home.
A）No sooner B）Hardly
C）No more D）Seldom
46. John calculates as quickly as Lucy，but not as _____.
A）normally B）directly
C）clearly D）accurately
47. I’ll _____ remember the day when I entered the college.
A）always B）almost
C）nearly D）really
48.Regardless _____ which method we choose，the result will be the same.
A）for B）on
C）with D）of
49.The two Chinese girls were _____ the 40 students awarded the scholarship of Beijing University.
A）among B）along
C）besides D）between
50．The Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur stand out _____ the clear sky.
A）in B）against
C）on D）above
51.It is believed that the new chairman will be fit _____ the position.
A）for B）to
C）in D）with
52.The reporter sent back bad news that there was still no sign of _______ in the military attack.
A）survivors B）soldiers
C）patients D）prisoners
53. As we all know，the shape of __________ often represents love.
A）diamond B）arrow
C）square D）heart

Part III) Reading Comprehension (40%)
Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each question，there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D). You should choose the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage One

To avoid accident and distraction while watching athletes doing their sweaty part in the sports events，we，spectators(观众)，should keep in mind some special rules:
*Archery & shooting
1. Sit at the back or on either side of the field. For safety’s sake，do not venture out of there.
2. Above all，keep quiet during the match. Put your cellphone on vibrate（震动） or turn it off.
3. Do not use the flash on your camera，because it can distract the athletes.
4. When the athletes are aiming at the target，keep your voice down.
*Baseball，basketball & football
1. Drinks in glass bottles or cans are not allowed.
2. Don’t bring a whistle. Referees use them and you can confuse the players.
3. Players can be tense when taking a shot. Keep the cheering down at critical moments. Do not use the camera flash.
4. If you easily get nervous，bring some biscuits. Keep your mouth moving to calm you down.
*Cycling & marathon
1. Spectators should keep off the track. Control your pets.
2. Cyclists or runners might look tired，sweaty and thirsty，but，do not hand them a bottle of water，a cool towel or anything else. Any help from spectators can disqualify （取消资格）an athlete.
3. Again，if a cyclist or runner falls，do not rush over to help. The best thing to do is to contact medical personnel.

54.In this article，the author intends to _____ while watching the sports events.
A）tell the spectators when to cheer for the athletes
B）tell the spectators where to find the safe place
C）tell the spectators what to bring along
D）tell the spectators how to behave themselves

55. According to the passage，spectators mustn’t use flash on the camera while watching _____.
A）shooting & ball games
B）cycling & marathon
C）archery & cycling
D）marathon & ballgames

56. What would happen to the runners if the spectators helped them in the sports events?
A）they would be more tired and thirsty.
B）they would be disturbed in their regular pace
C）they would be dismissed from the events
D）they would get nervous and fall.

57. What are the two things NOT allowed to bring along when going to watch the ball games?
A）Cellphone and camera with flash.
B） Drinks in glass bottles and whistles.
C） Biscuits and whistles
D） Drinks and biscuits

58. Cheers are most improper when _________.
A）the athletes are aiming at the target
B）the referees are using their whistles
C）players are tensely engaged in playing
D）the athletes are entering the sports ground
Passage Two
A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated(复杂) work in a very short time. A large computer，for example，can add or subtract nine thousand times a second，multiply（乘） a thousand times a second，or divide five hundred times a second. Its percentage of error is about one in a billion digits（数位）. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred digits.
The heart of an electronic computer lies in its transistors. Its electronic circuits（电路） work a thousand times faster than the nerve cells in the human brain. A problem that might take a human being two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute，but in order to work properly，a computer must be given instructions--it must be programmed.
Computers can be designed for many specialized purposes--they can be used to prepare payrolls，guide airplane flights，direct traffic，even to play chess. Computers play an important role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world.

59.What is the function of a computer according to this passage?
A）To perform work and to store information
B）To do some complicated work faster.
C）To do mathematical calculations
D）To add，subtract，multiply or divide

60.What is a computer’s percentage of error in making calculation?
A）A thousand times as many as human beings’
B）Nine thousand times as many as human beings’
C）About one mistake per two hundred digits.
D）About one mistake in a billion digits

61.The core part of an electronic computer lies in_______.
A）its electronic circuits
B）its transistors
C）its nerve cells
D）the human brain

62. How long does a computer take to do a problem taking two years’ time by a human being ?
A）One minute.
B）Two seconds.
C）One second.
D）Two minutes.

63. What is the relationship between human beings and computers?
A）A computer must be programmed by human beings.
B）Human brains must be programmed by computers.
C）Human beings can do nothing without computers.
D）Computers can do e